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Top 50 Automation Companies of 2005
For this edition of the Top 50, we've rewritten the rules. Check out which companies made the list, as ARC and CONTROL magazine count down the Top 50 automation companies in the industry.12/01/2006
Control is truly global!
Perhaps youve noticed articles in CONTROL and on ControlGlobal.com have become less North America-centric over the past few years. This is intentional, and you can expect the trend to continue.12/01/2006
The iceberg and the storm
Putting change into a process because we want to try out the latest computer is not progress, says Control contributor Dick Morley. We seem only to watch as process implementation cries out for innovation.12/01/2006
Ricks Picks of the Web: This month on ControlGlobal.com
CONTROLs Rick Pedraza offers his picks of whats best on the web. Heres what's happening this month, December 2006, on ControlGlobal.com, the online resource of CONTROL magazine.12/01/2006
SCADA system makers pushed toward security
Idaho National Laboratory and the New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure have teamed up with utilities and makers of distributed control system software to offer advice on how to make system security a major part of the critical infrastructure.11/17/2006
Modeling software for continuous batch processes
Process control authority Bela Liptak brings in specialists from his cadre of co-authors to answer a reader's question regarding good modelling software for a batch and/or a continuous esterification process.11/14/2006
What kind of training do you really need?
As supervisors and employees from outside the research environment are surveyed on thesis-based degree programs, continuing education expectations will convergeand not toward those of the supervisors.11/10/2006
Staying on the level
Every month, CONTROLs editors take a specific product area, collect all the latest, significant tools we can find and present them here to make your job easier. This month, we focus on level measurement.11/10/2006
Industrial PCs take on new functions
A roundup of products new to the market shows the advanced computing functions and diversification of industrial PCs is allowing new forms and new functions for process control applications.11/10/2006
Sensing leakage and emissions at the valve
Process control authority Bela Liptak brings in specialists from his cadre of co-authors to answer a reader's question regarding future trends of sensing emissions at the valve.11/07/2006
Improved level control of a feed water valve
Process control authority Bela Liptak answers a reader's question regarding improved level control for a feed water valve that is too far from a boiler drum.11/07/2006
Loop gain in aluminum extrusion processes
Process control authority Béla Lipták answers a reader's question regarding PID loops and if they can be used without having to change the loop gain when the number of pumps used is changed.11/07/2006
Ricks Picks of the Web: This month on ControlGlobal.com
CONTROLs Rick Pedraza offers his picks of whats best on the web. Heres what's happening this month on ControlGlobal.com, the online resource of CONTROL magazine.11/07/2006
Tuning rule bonanza
Control Talk columnists McMillan and Weiner say in order to get good performance, you need to measure and track the process, the controls, and the equipment under actual real-time operating conditions.11/07/2006
Artificial intelligence in process automation
Just how smart will controller intelligence get? CONTROLs Béla Lipták reports on changes, new concepts, and innovative methods in the use of artificial intelligence in controlling automated processes.11/06/2006
Analyzers not ready for prime time
It is easy to see why the analyzer market doesnt work for end users, but it is harder to find a solution. Clues can be found, however, in one small part of the analyzer market that is improving rapidly.11/02/2006
Intrinsically safe Foundation fieldbus H1 networks
This article provides you with the information needed to understand what is required to implement an intrinsically safe (IS) Foundation fieldbus H1 network in a classified hazardous area of your plant.11/02/2006
UCSC and automation education
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Distillation control and optimization, Part 1
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New maintenance strategy: Dont break it!
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There are over 100 craft shops and galleries on the Midlands Meander route, as well as the famous Ardmore studio, represented by Sothebys in London.
Durban's surrounding areas include the midlands, the North Coast and the South Coast.
The Midlands, which starts in Hilton, just over an hour's drive inland along the N3, is a tapestry of around 150 fabulous art and craft outlets which lie along a route known as the Midlands Meander.
Some of the best produce in the country comes from the fertile pastures found here, so be sure to sample the region's home-brewed beer, hand-made cheeses and organically-farmed produce, as well as visiting weavers, second-hand collectible outlets, book stores, art galleries, bistros, outdoor adventure spots, leather stores and loads more interesting places – spend the night sampling local hospitality.
Travel further on from the Meander and you'll reach KwaZulu-Natal's uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, where highest mountains range in Africa (this side of Kilimanjaro), wildlife and Bushman paintings make up this World Heritage Site. Visit battlefields more than a century old, or ancient 5 000 year-old San artworks and artefacts protected in Drakensberg caves.
Durban's South Coast is made up of small village-type holiday towns, each with its own character and beach, from Uvongo's waterfall and gorge to the bustling holiday town of Margate, with its many hotels and holiday establishments.
North of the city lie larger, more upmarket destinations like Umhlanga and Ballito, where residential estates and holiday apartment blocks compete with top hotels for a share of the tourism trade, and the Gateway mall offers way more than just shopping.
To the north along the Elephant Coast, lies an eden of game reserves populated by the Big Five (elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo), subtropical marine reefs, Maputaland's unspoilt stretches of sand and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site – a wonderland of lakes, flora and wildlife.
There are many places to experience Zulu culture, including the scenic Valley of a Thousand Hills. Don't forget to make a stopover at the historical town of Pietermaritzburg – the city's architecture is a major attraction, as are the student vibes.
As you move away from Durban to the far south, you'll find the rugged Wild Coast with its stretches of uninhabited dunes, coastal forest, and excellent fishing opportunities.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
KwaZulu-Natal Tourism
Phone: +27 (0)31 366 7500
How to get here
Durban is easily accessible from the country's other large centres, such as Johannesburg and Cape Town around the country. The N1 provides double-carriage toll roads so getting to the city by luxury bus or car is a pleasure. The King Shaka International Airport lies half an hour north of Durban.
Best time to visit
All year round Durban is attractive. May and September are particularly beautiful and the weather is just perfect.
Around the area
Explore the north and south coasts. Go on a self-drive holiday incorporating the iSimangaliso Wetlands Park World Heritage Site and Hluhuluwe/Imfolozi Game Reserve and then head up all the way to Sodwana, known as one of the finest diving sites on the African continent.
Tours to do
The Midlands Meander – even if you're not a foodie. The Nottingham Road brewery makes its own beer and hundreds of craft spots welcome visitors.
Get around
Having your own vehicle would be a major benefit. However, numerous tours to the main attractions are on offer.
What will it cost
Accommodation costs vary depending on your taste. From upmarket hotels like the Oyster Box in Umhlanga to budget holiday apartments – the choice is yours.
Length of stay
A week in Durban to experience the fun and sun on the beaches, followed by another week or two exploring the Elephant Coast and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Sites.
What to pack
A sun hat, good walking shoes, sun protection cream, insect repellent, binoculars. A warm jacket for the evenings.
Where to stay
Durban is one of South Africa's top holiday destinations, so there is a wide variety of accommodation available.
What to eat
There are superb restaurants in the Natal Midlands, if you are travelling inland.
Best buys
Zulu memorabilia – traditional baskets and beads.


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Our objective was to evaluate a portable device (Somté, Compumedics, Australia), which incorporates 2 neurophysiological channels (electroencephalography and electrooculography) with cardiorespiratory monitoring for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Full polysomnography (PSG) and Somté recordings were simultaneously performed in 68 patients with suspected OSA. Data were analyzed blindly by 2 scorers.
A good agreement between methods in sleep efficiency was observed (68.8% [18.4] with PSG vs 68% [19.1] with Somté [p: n.s.] for scorer 1, and 67.5% [19.1] vs 68.4% [18.5; p: n.s.] for scorer 2). The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) obtained with Somté was lower than with PSG: 19 (17.8) vs 21.7 (19) (p < 0.001) for scorer 1, and 16.6 (16.7) vs 20 (18.8) (p < 0.001) for scorer 2. The sensitivity of Somté for a PSG-AHI > 5 was 91% for scorer 1 and 90% for scorer 2, while specificity was 77% and 90%, respectively. The areas under the receiver operating curve for different PSG-AHI cutoff points (≥ 5, ≥ 15, and ≥ 30) were 0.81, 0.90, and 0.86, respectively, for scorer 1, and 0.90, 0.88, and 0.83 for scorer 2.
These data suggest that Somté is an effective device to identify sleep and respiratory variables in patients with suspected OSA.
Ferré Á; Sampol G; Jurado MJ; Cambrodi R; Lloberes P; Romero O. Neurophysiological two-channel polysomnographic device in the diagnosis of sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2012;8(2):163-168.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder1 and a well-documented risk factor for impaired quality of life,2 cardiovascular disease and mortality,3–5 and accidents.6 A number of recommended methods are used for diagnosing OSA. In 1994, the American Sleep Disorders Association, now the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), defined 4 levels for sleep studies, based on the number and type signals recorded.7 Type 1, known as full attended polysomnography (PSG), is the "gold standard" for the diagnosis of OSA; however, this procedure is both labor- and resource-intensive, leading to long waiting lists in sleep laboratories.8 For these reasons, many laboratories have incorporated simpler tests in order to facilitate the diagnosis of OSA. Type 2 is an ambulatory PSG. The most widely used technique is the type 3 study or respiratory polygraphy,9 which allows for the assessment of cardiorespiratory variables only, without neurophysiological parameters. However, the lack of sleep variables in type 3 studies in patients with suspected OSA has two potentially relevant limitations. First, without data on sleep efficiency, the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is estimated based on recorded time in bed. Second, hypopnea is defined as a reduction of airflow usually associated with a desaturation; hypopnea episodes characterized by the presence of transient electroencephalographic arousals following airflow reduction but without desaturation are not identified. A number of studies have been conducted comparing type 3 devices with conventional PSG, which have shown good AHI concordance. Customarily, patients presenting classic OSA symptoms (usually somnolence) are selected for these studies,10–17 which is a clinical characteristic associated with heightened sleep efficiency throughout the sleep study.18 Furthermore, some studies do not measure the number of hypopneas based on arousal criteria during the PSG.15,19,20 These study design choices favor results that will yield good AHI concordance with both methods.
Current Knowledge/Study Rationale: Portable monitoring testing is increasingly being used to evaluate patients with suspected sleep apnea (OSA). The most widely used approach are type 3 studies or respiratory polygraphy, but the obtained Apnea-Hypopnea Index with this technique could be affected by its lack of sleep variables.
Study Impact: The addition of two neurophysiological channels, EEG and EOG, to respiratory polygraphy showed high diagnostic accuracy for OSA. This approach could be a complementary diagnostic alternative to full polysomnography and respiratory polygraphy.
Based on these considerations, we evaluated the potential value of a commercially available portable device (Somté, Compumedics, Abbotsford, Australia), which allows for the inclusion of 2 high-frequency channels when assessing cardiorespiratory variables. Previously, Cunnington et al.21 used this by adding an EEG channel and a leg movement channel in order to detect arousals, although they did not measured sleep efficiency or sleep stages. In this study, we have used an EEG channel and an EOG channel to score sleep stages in patients with suspected OSA. We compared results obtained with this device to those obtained simultaneously using PSG in the sleep laboratory.
The study group consisted of a total of 68 patients with suspected OSA who were consecutively referred to our sleep unit. We obtained a detailed medical history, the Epworth sleepiness scale, and performed a physical examination for each patient. Exclusion criteria were significant commorbidities (dialysis-dependent renal failure, congestive heart failure, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, previous stroke or psychiatric disorders). The protocol was approved by our institutional review board, and signed informed consent was obtained from all patients.
Fully attended PSG and non-attended Somté overnight recordings were simultaneously conducted for each participant. Patients were admitted to the unit in the evening, and both system sensors were attached by expert technicians in the sleep laboratory. Every system used its own sensors except the nasal cannula, which used a single cannula attached to the patient and a Y-connector to split the cannula tubing to the 2 devices. The sleep study began at 23:00 and ended at 06:30. Each recording was evaluated manually by 2 expert scorers without knowledge of the patient's identity or the results obtained with the other system.
This procedure included the following: electroencephalogram (EEG; F3, F4, C1, C3, O1, O2, M1, M2), bilateral electroculogram (EOG), submental electromyogram (EMG), oronasal airflow (thermistor and nasal cannula), thoracic and abdominal movements, arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), snoring, electrocardiogram, leg movements, and body position recordings. All PSG data were collected and stored using an E-Series digital system (Compumedics, Abbotsford, Australia).
The Somté polygraph allows the recording of 2 neurophysiological signals. Recorded signals included EEG (C3/A2) and EOG (left eye movements channel referenced to right eye), airflow (nasal cannula), thoracic and abdominal movements, SaO2, body position, heart rate, and snoring (Figure 1). The sleep study technician did not have access to the signals being registered during the study and was instructed not to alter any of the sensor attachments throughout the night.
Somté screen shot
Black line correlates the end of respiratory event (hypopnea) with the cortical arousal.
Somté screen shotBlack line correlates the end of respiratory event (hypopnea) with the cortical arousal.
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Sleep stages were scored using Rechtschaffen and Kales standard criteria.22 Arousals were identified on PSG recordings according to AASM standard criteria.23 Given the absence of EMG channel, the following modifications to these criteria were introduced when scoring Somté recordings:
Sleep staging: We identified NREM sleep stages using standard criteria without considering any reference to EMG activity. Based on the criteria used by Dauvilliers et al.24 in REM sleep behavior disorder, REM sleep was identified when low amplitude, mixed frequency activity in the EEG channel (with or without sawtooth waves) was accompanied by rapid eye movements. The chosen EOG montage, referencing left eye movements to the right eye, maximized the signal amplitude of conjugate eye movements typical of REM sleep.12 REM sleep end was considered when K complexes or sleep spindles (N2 stage), delta waves (20% to 50% of the epoch, N3; > 50% of the epoch, N4), alpha activity, or body movement (> 50% of the epoch wakefulness) was present in the epoch.
Arousals were identified according to standard criteria23 during NREM sleep; in REM sleep, they were coded when an EMG artifact rapid (> 16 Hz) and high amplitude (> 8 μV) activity lasting > 3 sec was identified on the EEG and/or EOG channels.
Respiratory events: Apnea was defined as a decrease in airflow amplitude (nasal cannula) to < 10% for ≥ 10 seconds. Differentiation was made between obstructive and central apneas according to respiratory effort channels (presence or absence of thoracoabdominal movement). Hypopnea was defined as ≥ 50% reduction in flow amplitude of the surrounding baseline for ≥ 10 sec associated with a cyclical dip in SaO2 ≥ 3% or an arousal.25 The apnea-hypopnea index was defined as the sum of the number of apneas plus hypopneas divided by total sleep time.
Descriptive variables were expressed as mean (standard deviation) or percentages. Paired or unpaired t-test was used to compare means. The agreement between the AHI obtained with PSG and Somté was evaluated using the Bland and Altman method26 and Pearson correlation. The diagnostic accuracy of Somté was evaluated by obtaining receiver operating characteristic curves, and by calculating the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and positive and negative likelihood ratios for different cutoff points of the AHI during PSG. To determine the agreement between the 2 observers in the analysis of the Somté studies, the ? coefficient of agreement was calculated. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS statistical software (SPSS 12.0; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
Sixty-eight patients completed the protocol, and all studies were considered valid for analysis. Patient characteristics are described in Table 1. Sleep and respiratory data from PSG and Somté are shown in Tables 2 and 3, respectively. Small but statistically significant differences in time spent at different sleep phases, and in awake time during the night, were observed when comparing systems; however, there were no significant differences in sleep efficiency, sleep latency, REM sleep latency, and number of sleep cycles. The AHI obtained with Somté was lower than with PSG: 19 (17.8) vs. 21.7 (19) (p < 0.001) for scorer 1; 16.6 (16.7) vs. 20 (18.8) (p < 0.001) for scorer 2.
Population characteristics
[i] M, male; F, female; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; R, range.
Sleep data
[i] PSG, nocturnal polysomnography; SD, standard deviation; Mean dif, mean difference; min, minutes; E, sleep efficiency; SL, sleep latency; RL, REM latency; WASO, wake after sleep onset; REM, REM sleep; NREM, no REM sleep; N1; stage 1; N2, stage 2; N3, stage3; N4, stage 4; NSC, number of sleep cycles.
Respiratory events
[i] SD, standard deviation; AI, apnea index; HI, hypopnea index; AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; PSG, nocturnal polysomnography.
Table 4 reports the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for the AHI obtained with Somté, according to AHI cutoff points ≥ 5, ≥ 15, and ≥ 30 in the PSG. The κ coefficients of agreement between the 2 scorers for these cutoff points were 0.66, 0.70, and 0.85, respectively. With PSG, the κ coefficients for these cutoff values were 0.84, 0.65, and 1, respectively. There was a significant correlation between the AHI obtained with PSG and Somté (r = 0.959 for scorer 1 and r = 0.937 for scorer 2; Figure 2).
Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of Somté, and κ coefficient of agreement between scorers for different AHI cutoff values
[i] n, number; Sens, sensitivity; Spec, specificity; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; LR+, positive likelihood ratio; LR−, negative likelihood ratio; AHI, apnoea hypopnoea index; PSG, nocturnal polysomnography.
Scatter plots showing the linear correlation between PSG and Somté for AHI
Figure 3 shows Bland and Altman plots comparing the AHI from the 2 methods, with only 4 (6%) outliers for scorer 1 and 5 (7%) for scorer 2. No systematic trend was found, and the mean observed difference was 2.6 (5.4) for scorer 1 and 3.4 (6.6) for scorer 2.
Bland and Altman plots showing the mean difference (thick line) and the limits of agreement (2 SD; dotted line) for AHI with PSG and Somté
The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the AHI obtained with Somté for different cutoff points of PSG are shown in Table 5.
Area under the receiver operator characteristics curve of the AHI with Somté for different cutoff points for the AHI with PSG
[i] AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; AUC, Area under curve; CI95%, 95% confidence interval.
The study shows good agreement between the Somté system and full PSG results in adult patients referred for assessment of OSA. The two neurophysiological channels incorporated by the device allowed for an accurate estimation of both sleep parameters and respiratory events.
Population-based studies have shown that the majority of patients with OSA are not sleepy1,27,28 and that the absence of somnolence is not associated with a better long-term prognosis.29,30 Additionally, other population-based27,28 and clinical series31–35 studies have reported high variability in sleep efficiency in OSA patients without somnolence, being sleep efficiency notably low in a subgroup of them. In line with these observations, our patients had a mean ESS < 10, and 26.4% of them showed a sleep efficiency < 60% during the sleep study. Furthermore, insomnia is also associated with low sleep efficiency; we now know that it is a frequent complaint in OSA patients36 and that a significant percentage of patients with insomnia have OSA.37 PSG in patients with OSA and insomnia shows lower sleep efficiency.38 For all these reasons, we believe that in some OSA patients, an accurate determination of AHI is only achieved if we obtain sleep efficiency during the sleep study.
To our knowledge this is the first time that sleep in patients with suspected OSA has been scored with only two neurophysiological channels. Thus, in comparing against PSG results, we found statistically significant differences for several sleep stages. However, these differences were small, similar to those reported when comparing inter-laboratory agreement in sleep staging with PSG39,40 and of no clinical significance in OSA diagnosis.
There are several definitions of hypopnea that include different requirements for concomitant oxyhemoglobin desaturation and/or arousal in association with an airflow signal change.25 There are differences in the measured AHI depending on the adopted definition. One of the factors contributing to these differences is the lack of inclusion of the arousal criteria, leading to a markedly lower AHI value than that obtained when it is included.41–43 Furthermore, several studies have shown improved somnolence and quality of life when OSA is treated with nasal CPAP and obstructive events and arousals are abolished.34,44,45 After monitoring for AHI, the frequency of arousals is independently associated with fatigue symptoms in OSA patients.21 For these reasons, the AASM has maintained as a valid option the definition of hypopnea as a reduction of airflow associated with an arousal.25 Our approach with Somté allowed us to identify arousal-related hypopneas, and the obtained AHI showed good agreement with the one obtained with PSG.
The study has strong points and limitations that must be emphasized. On the one hand, we have included a wide group of patients with different degrees of suspected OSA, 28% of whom are over 65 years of age. Also, PSG and Somté studies were performed simultaneously, avoiding internight46 and postural variability,47 and the studies were manually scored as recommended.14,48 Furthermore, our data were analyzed by two scorers and the κ coefficients of agreement obtained for different AHI cutoff points were good or excellent according to accepted criteria.49 On the other hand, while studies with Somté were performed in our sleep unit, this device could be especially useful for home sleep testing, reducing the long wait time for diagnostic tests in patients with suspected OSA. However, the studies were unattended by sleep technicians, and we think that our results could be extrapolated to those obtained in a home study. Another limitation that we faced is that we studied patients referred to the sleep unit for suspected OSA; although many patients did not have somnolence, OSA prevalence was 80%. Our findings does do not necessarily support the use of Somté as a tool for screening OSA in a general population with much lower pretest probabilities. Another constraint is that we relied on R&K criteria. While our main objective was to establish an effective correlation with sleep efficiency, we also established a good correlation with the various sleep stages. Towards this end, we would need to further review these results using new AASM coding criteria.
In conclusion, in our study the Somté recording device has shown high diagnostic accuracy for OSA. Our results suggest that this device could be a complementary diagnostic alternative to PSG and respiratory polygraphy. Further studies are required to define what clinical characteristics are needed for optimal implementation of this approach.
This was not an industry supported study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
The authors thank our night sleep technicians (M. Bartolomé, A. Garcia, and J. Ros), and A. Saheb specially, for their assistance in performing the sleep studies and data management.
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Halloween is probably one of the most fun holidays around and it offers up the best excuse you to throw a theme party. For one thing, there are an endless array of themes to choose from, and for another, it's the best opportunity to actually get guests to dress up to fit a theme.
Halloween is probably one of the most fun holidays around and it offers up the best excuse you to throw a theme party. For one thing, there are an endless array of themes to choose from, and for another, it's the best opportunity to actually get guests to dress up to fit a theme.
It's always so tough deciding on a Halloween party theme, so we decided to offer up some inspiration to make planning one a little easier for you! Check out these Halloween theme party ideas from around the web that have a unique theme, are simple to plan and set the scene for a good time.
Instead of just calling all your friends and family to come over for another get-to-together, plan one of these Halloween party ideas to give your event that extra kick of fun. We've got plenty easy décor tips as well as food and drink ideas to help you get your Halloween bash started!
Gothic Can Be Glam With This Party Theme
When you think of the term "gothic" you may picture dark eyeliner and being dressed in all black. Glamorous may not be something you associate with gothic, immediately, but we found a way to make it work with this dark and scary Halloween party idea.
A Family Friendly Party
Some kids tend to be afraid of the spookier side of Halloween. Make it a bit friendlier by throwing a family Halloween party inspired by monsters. This Halloween party idea includes a costume contest to get the kids excited about their outfits and fun kid-friendly foods like these mummy mini pizzas that guests of all ages will love.
Bat Theme Halloween Party
With the popularity of Batman this year, we bet plenty of family and friends will be dressing up as both the hero and the supporting cast. Use the bat theme to offer plenty of inspiration for your own spooky Halloween party.
Black and Silver Halloween Party
Here's an elegant Halloween party idea that leaves orange behind and incorporates the hot metallic trend perfectly. Painted metallic pumpkins and the patterns on the printables give this pretty tablescape a Halloween vibe that's chic and simple to pull together.
Image via Urban Comfort
Dexter Theme Party
The popularity of scary television shows have inspired many Halloween parties. And a show about a crazy serial killer definitely fits the bill for a Halloween bash. This party idea shows you gross foods and decor you can DIY to make your Dexter theme party a killer event.
Image via Shes a Betty
Halloween Cocktail Party for Adults
Sometimes you just want to keep decor to a minimum! Let your party food and drinks do the work for your adult only Halloween costume party. Between the Halloween bites and sips laid out, and the costumes, you're party will have enough festive flair!
A Colorful Monster Party for Kids
An ADORABLE and festive idea. this is a cute Halloween party theme for the younger ghouls in your life. Invite your child's school buddies over for a simple party filled with friendly monsters that make Halloween less frightening. Little guests will definitely be amazed, not spooked!
Girls Night Out Halloween Night
We planned this Halloween theme party for girls and invited our favorites over for a pretty way to have a spooky time for Halloween. Follow our tips for turning something as creepy as spider webs into pretty inspiration for Halloween party food and decor.
See how Dawn Sandomeno and Elizabeth Mascali elevate the every day with their fantastic recipes and ideas!Read More »


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Header and footer data can also be populated using this technique but it is not recommended.

Header and footer data can also be populated using this technique but it is not recommended.
==Recommended theme files==
==Recommended theme files==
Themes are neither solid, liquid or gas. They are collection of PHP scripts, HTML/CSS files and images, living under themes folder at root with folder name same as theme name. For Example: Theme Demo will be at ROOT/themes/demo. Theme files are interlinked and hooked together to form the actual website.
These are the reasons why should you learn theme development of Social Network Software.
For a minimal theme you will require two files:
So the homepage is rendered at two levels.
Controls homepage structure. It looks like an HTML file with placeholders enclosed in curly braces.
Our basic website structure is clear here.
Controls what's inside the placeholder. It substitutes whatever HTML code needs to be substituted for placeholders inside index.htm.
It is actually done with the help of assign_vars method of $template object of Template class. For example to assign some HTML code to {PLACEHOLDER}, first generate HTML and store it in some variable or as a constant (say $placeholder_data) and then assign that value to {PLACEHOLDER} by
$template->assign_vars(array( 'PLACEHOLDER'=> $placeholder_data ));
Deprecated technique:
$template->assign_vars(array( 'HEADER_HTML'=>$header_data,
The above files are bare bones of a theme but for a full featured theme which is not just a static homepage we have to go beyond and create some more files for a robust and extensible theme structure.
Website has some elements which are global or are common to a large number of pages. eg. Banner is a global element as it is included in every webpage whereas user-page-navigation makes sense only when a user is logged in.
Such elements need to be included in every page. A file called body.php (which is not a part of theme files) is responsible for assigning values to these common template placeholders (just like main_home.php) and is included in every page automatically. A minimal code is shown below.
<?php $template->assign_vars(array( 'HEADER_HTML' => HEADER_HTML, // HEADER_HTML defined in header.php 'FOOTER_HTML' => FOOTER_HTML, // FOOTER_HTML defined in footer.php 'LEFT_HTML' => LEFT_HTML, // LEFT_HTML defined in left.php 'LEFT_COMMUNITY_HTML' => LEFT_COMMUNITY_HTML // LEFT_COMMUNITY_HTML defined in left_community.php )); ?>
Above code shows that the task of rendering the common elements is done automatically, provided that they are defined at their respective places. So everything is reduced to taking care of four additional theme files as following:
Header is a global element. Header covers banner and menu. Banner in turn includes site logo too and so requisite HTML must be taken care of.
Minimal header.php has data for {HEADER_HTML} defined.
<?php $header_html_data = '  <title>My Social Network</title>

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Footer is also a global element which includes links to copyright, social media sharing, RSS feeds, Disclaimer, Privacy Policy and sometimes sitemap resides in footer.


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Corbin Fraser became addicted to backpacking after a trip to New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.
Upon his return home, he found himself obsessing over his travel blog and wishing he was back on the road.
It's a common phenomenon, but Corbin dealt with in in a different way.
"During those travels I began to realize how little information there was for backpackers interested in seeing Canada on a budget," he says.
He created iBackpack.com while working as an "office drone", later quit his job to pursue his passions of traveling, writing and music.
"I packed the biggest, ugliest van I could find with my possessions, which consisted of one backpack and all of my music gear, and began slowly making my way out East to Nova Scotia. I'm currently living in Halifax, and am writing about my travel experiences through Eastern Canada."
There are a couple of uniquely Canadian experiences, like making your own poutine, dying at the hands of the elements and the foods that go well with maple syrup.
You can also find great, informative and "to the point" articles sorted by province on the main page. The site should be bookmarked if you're planning a trip of any kind in Canada.
Great work Corbin.


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Thick arches accessorized eyes on the fall and spring runways—models sported black Elizabeth Taylor-inspired brows at Altuzarra's spring show—and they're popular on the red carpet too. "I love the return to a strong brow," says CoverGirl celebrity makeup artist Beau Nelson. "It's classic and beautiful and makes the face look glamorous and powerful-looking."
Groomed, filled-in brows can also enhance the eyes. "Think of your eyes as pictures; if you give them beautiful frames, they'll make more of a statement," says Hollywood brow-shaper Tonya Crooks. Other benefits of pronounced brows, according to Crooks and fellow star-groomer Anastasia Soare: larger-looking peepers and a more youthful appearance.
Click through for the hottest celebrity brows—and tips on how to be bold!
The first step to getting gorgeous brows? Wean yourself off tweezers and use scissors sparingly. It's not easy, but don't worry—even stars like Kim Kardashian have difficulty letting go. "Kim's pretty good at doing her own brows, but sometimes when she travels she'll trim too much and we'll have to grow the hairs out again," says Soare, Kardashian's go-to brow guru.
And, while you might fear sliding into uni-brow territory, putting down the tweezers means letting those pesky inner-brow hairs grow a little. According to Soare, the beginning of the brow should start from the middle of your nose nostril. Adds Crooks: "The most important hair is closest to the nose bridge, where it comes down and starts to follow the ocular bone. If you remove too much from this area, the brow looks flatter and less triangular."
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This article was published 2/8/2013 (1476 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WASHINGTON -- For those sci-fi enthusiasts who couldn't make it to San Diego for Comic-Con, the White House had a solution last week: a Google+ Hangout webchat exploring the stuff superheroes are made of, including invisibility and super strength.
Uncool people would describe the latest installment of "We the Geeks," a public outreach project of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, as simply a discussion of materials science. But we know better. We're talking invisible cloaks! Liquid armour! Touch-sensitive synthetic skin!
The panel of engineering and physics experts displayed, described and activated an array of inventions that could apply to military operations, surgery, even a high school musical (if, for example, you wanted stagehands to be invisible as they moved scenery).
"Materials science is what allows us to make something real right out of the comic books," explained Nate Ball, co-founder of Atlas Devices and inventor of the Ascender, which allows for "reverse rappelling" up buildings, Batman style. "Most of us are familiar with how Batman gets out of trouble," he said as he introduced the device.
Norman Wagner, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware, offered his own bit of drama by stabbing a swatch of Kevlar containing liquid armor with an ice pick to show how the material turns rigid quickly. Liquid armour, he explained, "transitions from a fluid-like state to a solid-light state under impact," allowing it to resist assaults from small, powerful objects.
"We've been stabbing this one for about five years," he explained as he jabbed away to no effect.
Wagner said his group is working with a range of agencies and industries on applying the research: NASA may use it for spacesuits that could withstand a micro-meteorite traveling at 40,000 km/h, while doctors and nurses could wear garb that could not be pricked by hypodermic needles.
Other scientists offered their own superhero devices and powers: Duke University engineering graduate student Nathan Landy unveiled an invisibility cloak, while Stanford University chemical engineering professor Zhenan Bao discussed the latest discoveries on self-healing and touch-sensitive synthetic skin.
Landy has worked with his colleagues to make a cloak (it's actually a diamond-shaped, solid structure) out of metamaterials, artificially structured composites that respond in a certain way to electromagnetic waves. Long story short, you can put objects such as a metal cylinder (which normally is very easy to detect because it scatters light) inside the cloak, and it's undetectable by radar.
"This demonstration shows that cloaks aren't some sort of mystical entity," Landy explained in a phone interview. "They're real, in a very genuine sense."
The device has practical applications in both the defense and telecommunications worlds. "It's no secret that there's a lot of military interest in this," he said.
This technology might allow devices to communicate better with each other, even when objects such as telephone poles get in the way; the cloaking would make such obstacles "disappear," allowing radio waves to transmit smoothly.
At the end of the hangout, the experts offered their own superpower wishes.
James Kakalios, a professor in the University of Minnesota's School of Physics and Astronomy and author of The Physics of Superheroes, said he wanted the power of super-speed. "Not just being able to avoid rush hour traffic... but just to be able to take care of all the things we need to in a given day," he said.
Landy said he didn't actually want to be invisible: "I think it would cause more problems than it would solve."
And Ball? He opted instead to praise scientific research as well as Batman and Iron Man, both of them heroes because of the gear they deploy rather than powers they command. He then activated his rappelling device in signing off.
If you want to educate yourself on all of this, videos of the discussions are available at www.whitehouse.gov/we-the-geeks.
Take that, Comic-Con.
-- Washington Post-Bloomberg


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Expect to see more protests like the one above in West Hollywood.
Just hours after we posted this story from the Associated Press about conservatives pressuring Target not to make a donation in support of LGBT equality, the Human Rights Campaign announced Monday afternoon that the company has decided it will take "no corrective actions to repair the harm that it caused by contributing $150,000 to an organization supporting a vehemently anti-gay candidate closely associated with a Christian rock band that advocates death and violence to gay people."
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Going back to the AP story, it sounds like Target was ultimately more faithful to the almighty dollar:
Conservatives are watching to see whether Target bends to the pressure, said Kelly O'Keefe, a brand expert at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va.
"They're likely to raise the ire of a different constituency of customers and get themselves in a never-ending cycle of alienating people," he said. "A better thing is for them to swear off any future investment in elections."
The full HRC press release is after the jump.
UPDATE: For your further viewing pleasure, check out this inspiring in-store flash mob protest:


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STAGE TUBE: OROSMAN AT ZAFIRA: the Breakthrough Komedya Plays at CCP Today
By Precious Lee Cundangan
Manila, Philippines, November 17, 2012 - Dulaang UP brings to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (via the Fourth National Theater Festival) "Orosman at Zafira," one of the theater company's breakthrough productions today, November 18 at 3 p.m.
"Orosman at Zafira" combines the conventions of a komedya (moro-moro) with contemporary, alternative twists that today's theatergoers can relate to. Komedya, a popular theatrical form during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, focuses on the conflicts between Christians and Muslims.
This fourth restaging of "Orosman at Zafira," directed by University of the Philippines (UP) professor Dexter Santos; and penned by the Father of Tagalog Poetry, Francisco Balagtas, retains certain aspects of the komedya such as having a live band (orchestra), which plays traditional curacha and marcha music, mixed with transdance and world music for this production.
Theatrical devices such as the loa (narrator) and the battalya, a dance inspired by the pasodoble, are also infused into the play.
"Orosman at Zafira" tells the story of three tribes: the Marruecos, the Duquelas, and the Tedenst. As conspiracy and doubt enshroud the feast for the pachas (tribal leaders) given by Mahamud, the sultan of the Marruecos, Boulasem, the Tedenst's chieftain, disrupts the celebration by committing treachery and by murdering Mahamud, which prompts the war among the tribes. Caught in the middle of the war are star-crossed lovers Orosman, son of Boulasem, and Zafira, daughter of Mahamud.
Balagtas, who created three-dimensional characters and provided a feminist slant by way of female protagonists Gulnara and Zafira, breaks the Komedya formula by making the pointlessness of war as the theme of "Orosman at Zafira." Just like Balagtas, Santos' staging of "Orosman at Zafira" revels in those aspects and enhances them to create this one of a kind contemporary theatrical production.
Adding to the larger-than-life characters, the three tribes are presented with specific locality, ethnicity, and marcha movement: The Marruecos are from Northern Luzon, whose movements were based on the rituals of Albaab; the Duquelas are from Palawan, whose movements were inspired by the "golden turtle dance"; and the Tedenst are from Mindanao, whose movements were influenced by the rituals of the Manobo.


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- Use Template:Episode
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- Make sure the episode title is correct and use the code to determine which season/series it is. (For example: IL001: Pokémon - I Choose You!)
- You could try adding a Gallery but it's not that important.
- Trivia's fairly important but don't worry if you can't put it on.
- Never copy from Bulbapedia (I think we all know that anyway!)
- Don't put information on it if your not sure - we don't mind, everyone's here to edit the mistakes.
- Remember that Major Events are called Major for a reason, it's really annoying when people put things like "Dawn's Pachirisu enters it's First contest." It's not Major it's Minor, nd no we're not going to create a Minor Event section.
- Follow any other Project Anime Rules not mentioned in this blog.
To avoid confusion and to help with tagging and categorizing use the following codes for the following episodes;
- IL=Pokemon Indigo League (Episodes 001 to 081) E.g. IL064
- OI= The Adventures in the Orange Islands (Episodes 082 to 274) E.g. OI023
- JE= Johto Journeys, Johto League Champions and Master Quest - They're all in Johto. E.g. JL004
- AG= Advanced, Advanced Challenge, Advanced Battle and Battle Frontier. E.g AG015
- DP= Diamond and Pearl, Battle Dimension, Galactic Battles and Sinnoh League Victors E.g. DP107
- BW= Best Wishes E.g. BW012
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A MAN who stored unlicensed cars and tools outside his home for several years has been ordered to clear up his driveway.
Hyndburn Council had issued numerous notices to self-employed Accrington builder Gerard Clifford Buckel after fed-up neighbours complained about his hobby of fixing up cars in the quiet street.
Mr Buckel, who had been brought before Hyndburn magistrates for the third time by Hyndburn Council, was advised to sell his cars to pay the thousands of pounds accumulated in fines.
Magistrates found him guilty of ingoring notices requiring him to remove all waste, stored materials, vehicle repair equipment and unlicensed cars from the front of his home in Whitewell Road.
The 54-year-old pleaded not guilty but offered no evidence in his defence. Having heard from the council that the notice had not been complied with, the court found him guilty.
Mr Buckel had previously been ordered to pay more than £2,000 in respect of two similar prosecutions and in court claimed that 'playing on cars' was a hobby and that he used one car 'a couple of times a year, just to drive something different'.
Magistrates then ordered Mr Buckel to pay over £1,200 in fines and costs and advised him to remedy the breach and also settle his debt to society by selling the unlicensed cars.
Deputy council leader Clare Pritchard, who oversees environmental issues, said: "I want to pay tribute to the many residents of Whitewell Road who raised concerns with their ward councillors.
"They even offered to help Mr Buckel tidy his land, but he refused.
"Mr Buckel's obstinacy has caused them several years of avoidable distress and so I'm really pleased that the court has acted firmly in support of his neighbours."


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34 35th St., Unit 26, Brooklyn, NY, 11232
Eye To Eyebeam: A Conversation With Maria Michails
Eye to Eyebeam is a series on Eyebeam's artists in residence and fellows that includes interviews, photos, and other information on Eyebeam's artists and creative technologists. It is authored by Eyebeam intern Katherine DiPierro.
At a time when "sustainable" and "environmentally friendly" are the latest marketing buzzwords, Maria Michails creates projects which invite both meditation and participation in the processes of ecology and the consumption of energy. Her interactive sculptures relate the exploitative effects of human consumption of energy (past projects have highlighted the effects of industrial agriculture and fracking) and graft natural materials with precise electronic instruments and participant-powered mechanisms. Eyebeam intern Katherine DiPierro sat down with Maria to talk about her past and current projects.
Katherine DiPierro: This fall and winter you'll be completing an honorary residency at Eyebeam, after spending the first half of the year as a resident. As part of your experience here, have you incorporated new forms of technology into your projects, or mastered newer ones?
Maria Michails: Yes, and that is exactly why Eyebeam has been a great place to develop this project. For the first time since making human-powered mechanisms I was able to incorporate a micro-controlled system and LCD monitors as well as living plants. We can now monitor the moisture level in the soil, read this data to calibrate the solenoid valves that control water flow and to have a visual feedback via colored LED lights. Additionally, and a surprising new component, we are working on incorporating the Botanicalls module that will also monitor soil moisture and tweet people to have them come water the plants by pumping the handcar. The experimentation that was and is still being conducted here enables me to understand how much power the handcar can actually produce. Turns out we haven't even reached the maximum.
KD: You've created human-powered installations for some time - Emergy, one of your earlier works, utilized a rowing mechanism. What led you to use a mechanism modeled after a handcar for your latest set of projects?
MM: I had read a book, called Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken and Amory Lovins, and in many of the chapters it talked about how technology can be applied to modify existing industrial processes so that they can be closed-loop systems, meaning the outputs (waste) are reused as inputs and monitoring is through a feedback loop that then regulates the process. Generally, nature works that way. I was intrigued and wondered what mechanism I could use as the aesthetic trigger to emulate such a system. I chose the train, following on the idea of transportation using boats, since it was pivotal to the expansion of the industrial revolution, urbanism and particularly, agriculture.
KD: Your Handcar Projects are novel interactive sculptures that involve participants in the process of bringing the work literally and metaphorically to light. Are you planning to develop future Handcar Projects, or are you developing a new series of human-powered sculptures?
MM: As I worked with the concept of the train and started to develop the railway handcar, ideas started to take shape. I wanted to look at all industrial processes that affected the five different ecosperes of the planet. I began with the biosphere and focused on the resource in crisis: topsoil. So I began researching industrial agriculture. The project I am developing here is called S*OIL. It looks at topsoil erosion through monocropping and the growing of corn as a biofuel while also growing experimental hybrid plants from seeds developed by The Land Institute. These perennial grains have the potential to give us a sustainable type of agriculture. Future projects will include the hydrosphere (water/desalination); geosphere (minerals/mining); atmosphere (air) and cryosphere (ice). They may or may not be part of the Handcar Projects series but the idea is that an industrial process will be created that reflects both the current mode of operation and potential sustainable methods being developed by researchers. It is a way for me to, as you say, bring to light industrial processes and juxtapose them to natural systems in a way that resonates physically and emotionally to the user.
Thanks so much, Maria! For more information on her latest projects and exhibitions, visit Maria Michails' Eyebeam page and personal website.
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Florida stayed at No. 7 in this week's AP poll and moved up one spot to No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.
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Waterloo, Ontario-based Research in Motion, Ltd. (
) tried to put on its most cheerful face reporting its fiscal Quarter 3 2012 earnings (calendar quarter 4 2011). The numbers weren't great, but they weren't worse than expected either, living up to analysts' somewhat grim predictions.
I. RIM Can't Find an LTE Chipset to Save Its Life
The biggest story was not the earnings itself, but the earnings call in which RIM announced its BlackBerry 10 OS would be delayed half a year.
Canadian brokerage firm National Bank Financial, "RIM confirmed the BlackBerry 10 smartphones will be delayed until the latter part of calendar 2012. This could be game over for the BlackBerry franchise."
Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey in a research note to investors concurred that this could be the end for RIM or at least was a huge hit. He writes, "We see a high risk that this is too late to turn around RIM's position and believe the risk of further delays is meaningful. Even in the best case, however, it seems unlikely RIM will have large volumes of its BB10 devices on sale within 15 months."
BBX -- or should we say "BlackBerry 10" -- has been delayed half a year.
[Source: RIM]
RIM's co-CEOs, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, defend the decision to push the future of the company, well... into the future. They said that RIM would "bounce back" from "some of the most difficult times in the history of this company".
In the conference call Mr. Lazaridis blamed the delay partially on RIM's inability to find an LTE capable chipset, a somewhat astounding excuse given the volume of LTE chipsets. He
As I said on the last earnings call, we are focused on delivering a high quality, fully featured user experience when these products are launched. This means having a well-developed ecosystem of publications and services both in the hardware specifications, industrial design, and application features that will meet the expectations of consumers in the competitive US market. To achieve this goal, we need a highly integrated dual core LTE platform. The processor we selected offers industry-leading power and efficiency, and also allows us to deliver the industrial design that we believe is critical to the success in this market segment.
This chipset will not be available until mid-2012
, and as a result of this and certain other factors, we now expect our first BlackBerry 10 smartphones to reach markets in the latter part of calendar 2012.
For their failure the pair of co-CEOs have agreed to take pay cuts down to a $1 USD/year salary, effectively immediately.
II. "I find your lack of confidence disturbing"
Investors' patience with the pair is waning. Several high profile investors have put together plans advising the company to revamp its bizarre management structure. They also suggests
exploring the option of a sale
RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie may be all laughs and grins, but his company's increasingly abysmal U.S. sales outlook has given investors little to crack a smile about. [Image Source:
To recap the latest developments:
Oct. 10-13
RIM experiences
a major service outage
, leaving customers without messaging.
Oct. 17
RIM offers
free premium apps as apology
Oct. 18
unveils its great OS hope
, "BBX", a new smartphone OS based on QNX.
Oct. 21
News arrives that
RIM has been sued
for scooping the name from an American software company's trademarked and active product.
Nov. 30
security is breached
allow jailbreaks, and raising concerns about BBX
Dec. 2
RIM announces
it will miss its Q3 2012 revenue outlook
due to poor QNX (PlayBook) tablet sales.
Dec. 7
More flaws in QNX's security are revealed,
hackers defeat
RIM's feeble patching attempt.
Dec. 8
RIM is barred from using the trademarked "BBX", is forced to rename operating system to "BlackBerry 10".
Dec. 14
The NPD Group reports that RIM is fading fast in sales and only has an
8 percent market share
in the U.S., down from its peak of almost 50 percent.
It's hard not to be skeptical of RIM's future given its increasing abysmal string of misfires and embarassments in the last three months.
All this seems very ironic given Mike Lazardis's 2009
-- "Sometimes we have to put the brakes on. We've shown that we can handle annual 100% growth. I'm not sure we could handle more than that."
It's certainly done a remarkable job putting the brakes on its growth, that can be said for it.
III. The Financials
Now back to the financials themselves.
For the revenue RIM cheerfully highlights, "Revenue of $5.2 billion, up 24% from last quarter."
That $5.223B USD (GAAP adjusted) is a far cry from RIM's original outlook of $5.3B-$5.6B, which it was forced to adjust downwards just weeks ago, in an effort to soften the blow. It's also down 4.95% from the company's
reported revenue
$5.495B USD in fiscal Q3 2011, a year ago.
Why compare to fiscal Q2 2012 only, when Q3 revenue has always been higher than Q2 revenue for RIM? Such quarter-to-quarter comparison are not unusual, but companies typically put both the quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year numbers in the highlight, if they differer substantially.
RIM reports a "GAAP net income of $265 million or $0.51 per share diluted; adjusted net income of $667 million or $1.27 per share diluted."
This is down from a net revenue of $877M USD ($1.67 USD/share) in Q3 2011, a plunge in profits of 22.7 percent.
About the only hopeful numbers for RIM come in its subscribe counts, which rose 35 percent on a year to year basis, hitting "almost 75 million", with 14.1 million BlackBerry smartphones sold in Q3 2012. But that optimism is tempered by the fact that the global smartphone market is growing is
to have grown 55-57 percent in 2011.
In other words, the comprehensive picture from the earnings report is that RIM may be growing its subscribers, but it's falling behind its competitors in growth and is seeing its profitability plunge.
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Perhaps most telling is the fact that RIM has only $1.5B USD in cash on hand. That means that just one or two quarters in the red could sink the veteran firm. For that reason, it's hard not to agree with the analysts at the NBF -- this could be "game over" for RIM.
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Nick and I just touched down in Dallas and are prepping for the start of QuakeCon tomorrow. If you weren't able to make it to Texas, fear not, Quake Live TV will be providing live coverage of the QUAKE LIVE tournaments being held.
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August 11, 2010 (Rockville, MD) – id® Software and Bethesda Softworks® today announced that Quake Live TV, a community-run broadcasting organization, is set to provide live coverage of the QUAKE LIVE™ tournaments at QuakeCon® 2010, being held August 12-15, 2010 in Dallas, Texas at the Hilton Anatole.
QuakeCon, which is free to the public, offers an unparalleled opportunity to see the greatest players in the world compete in highly-competitive matches. Participants will be vying for their share of over $50,000 in prize money. Top professionals will compete in the Intel®-sponsored QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship and the QUAKE LIVE Capture the Flag Championship while up-and-coming players will have the opportunity to prove their gaming prowess in the QUAKE LIVE Open Tournament. Quake Live TV will provide complete coverage of the official QUAKE LIVE contests and Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) events.
The Intel® QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship will be hosted by world-renowned eSports commentators James "2GD" Harding and Joe "Joe" Miller while Quake Live TV commentators Steve "GreasedScotsman" Huff and Alex "Jehar" Popa, will be covering the Capture the Flag Championship, the QUAKE LIVE Open Tournament and the various BYOC events.
The live broadcast of The Intel® QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship will be available at www.quakelive.com with supplementary content syndicated on www.quakelive.tv. For European viewers, the broadcast will be recorded and replayed outside of tournament hours. With player interviews and BYOC tours and tournaments, Quake Live TV and its partners are poised to showcase more of the energy, excitement and behind-the-scenes drama of QuakeCon than ever before.
Attendees of QuakeCon will be able catch all of the intense gaming action up close in the newly created 250-seat tournament arena. Top matches will also be broadcast live each day of the competitions on large screens, complete with simultaneous play-by-play commentary by Quake Live TV shoutcasters.


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When a fire forces her family to turn their home into a guest ranch, aspiring horse trainer Jessica finds herself working once again with her favorite horse, Storm Chaser, to tame the wild filly for snobbish, spoiled Ariel, Storm Chaser's future owner.
For twenty-two years, since a fateful baseball game against their rival town, it has rained in Moundville, so when the rain finally stops, twelve-year-old Roy, his friends, and foster brother Sturgis dare to face the curse and form a team.
Winston and his friends enter an all-day puzzle contest to win fifty-thousand dollars for their school, but they must also figure out who is trying to keep them from winning. Puzzles for the reader to solve are included throughout the text.
Thirteen-year-old Sunny, accompanied by a stray dog, takes advantage of a windfall to travel from her Nebraska foster home to Enumclaw, Washington, to find the twin sister from whom she was separated at age three.
Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
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