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Rained out last night, Johan Santana tries again. It's a bright, sunny day, but what's going on with this team hasn't changed in the last 24 hours.
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We are one-quarter into this season, and for as erratic as the Mets have been, they are two games out of first.
It's a simple question really, do you believe they'll turn it around or not?
IN A NUTSHELL (Mets, 7, Yankees 4).
Johan Santana pitched a strong game and settled down after Brian Schneider blocked the plate to get the Johnny Damon for the first out in the fourth inning. The offense played well.
David Wright on a connection between the meeting and hitting: "It does look good to play well after a meeting."
Willie Randolph on the offense: "When we're hitting like that it takes the pressure off everybody. We haven't had that in awhile."
Brian Schneider on the play at the plate: "I had the plate blocked. The throws were good. Everything happened so quickly."
1ST INNING: Andy Pettitte strikes out the side and Derek Jeter continues to torment the Mets. NYY 2, Mets 0.
2ND INNING: On the plus side of Alou getting picked off. There's one less strike out and one less runner to be stranded in scoring position.
3RD INNING: Schneider saves a run. Let's see if it becomes a wake-up call.
7TH INNING: Mets finally tack on some runs. That's 10 homers allowed by Santana. Mets 6, NYY 3.
9TH INNING: Billy Wagner works more than an inning for the first time this season to earn his ninth save. Mets 7, NYY 4.
-Ryan Church has hit safely in 16 of 18 road games.
-Johan Santana is 4-0 with a 2.98 ERA lifetime against the Yankees.
-Carlos Beltran has a nine-game hitting streak.
-Moises Alou played his first game at Yankee Stadium after 1,936 career games.
Until we meet tomorrow, have a good night folks.

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Breaking a nine-year finals drought won't cut it for the ACT Brumbies - they're determined to bring the Super Rugby trophy back to Canberra for the first time since 2004.
Still stinging from letting a play-off spot slip through their fingers in the final game of last season, the Brumbies have set themselves the lofty goal of not only winning the Australian conference but also taking out the southern hemisphere's biggest prize in provincial rugby.
The Brumbies kick-off their campaign in less than a fortnight when they host the Queensland Reds at Canberra Stadium on February 16.
With South African World Cup-winning coach Jake White entering his second season in charge and the addition of Wallabies captain David Pocock and former international Clyde Rathbone to the playing roster, outside centre Andrew Smith sees no reason why the Brumbies can't mix it with the best in the competition.
''That [the title] is what we're aiming for and I think we've got the squad to do it,'' Smith said. ''This is the year we're going to try to have a good crack at it. There's a lot of belief in the squad from last year, so there's a good feeling in the team.''
The Brumbies got valuable game time into several of their returning stars in Friday night's 20-18 win over the Western Force in Darwin.
The score was largely irrelevant as key playmakers Matt Toomua and Christian Lealiifano made their first appearances since season-ending injuries last year.
There were also encouraging debuts for highly touted recruits Pocock and Rathbone, the 31-year-old crossing for a try in his first game since retiring in 2009 and battling depression. The Brumbies round out preparations with a match against an ACT XV at Viking Park on Friday.
Rugby league convert Joseph Tomane is expected to play after recovering from a hamstring injury and will resume his strong combination with Smith, who was one of the mainstays last season. The under-rated 28-year-old played every game and was one of the Brumbies' most solid contributors, but enters his fourth season not knowing what his future is beyond this year.
Smith is off-contract at the end of the season and hasn't ruled out continuing his career abroad. ''I'm always looking to stay in Canberra, we've got a good set-up here and are building something special. Staying another year or so is definitely an option, but so is overseas, so I'm not sure at this stage,'' he said.
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Tony Pulis has called for other Premier League clubs to join Crystal Palace in helping referees in the fight against diving.
Pulis has fined two of his own players, Jerome Thomas and Marouane Chamakh, for going to ground to easily during Sunday's 1-1 draw with Swansea City.
And, after being backed by England manager Roy Hodgson earlier in the week, he wants other clubs to do more to ease the difficult job referees face.
He said: "They (Chamakh and Thomas) are both great lads and have done fantastically well for us but we just don't what to see it.
"I think that is probably the first and the last time you will see it."
He added: "It is difficult enough refereeing games of football at the pace the game is played today - we should be trying to make it as simple as possible for referees, not more difficult.
"We have a responsibility on our side to do that properly and they have both accepted their fines with no problems."


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HOUSTON - A southeast Houston gas station clerk shot a man who hit him in the face, police said.
The shooting happened outside the Valero gas station on Martin Luther King Boulevard at Bellfort Street at 3:30 a.m. Monday.
According to Houston police, Alexander Colloway III, 21, went to the security glass at the convenience store and asked for cigarettes. When the clerk unlocked the doors to try and get him to leave, he said Colloway threatened to kill him and hit him in the face, investigators said.
Detectives said the clerk told them that he saw Colloway was with two other men who had guns in their car.
The clerk pulled out a gun and shot Colloway in the stomach, police said. The clerk then ran back inside the store and locked the door, police said.
Investigators said the two men who were with Colloway ran up to the security window and fired multiple shots into the store.
A friend took Colloway to a firehouse in the 11000 block of Cullen for help. Colloway was taken to Ben Taub Hospital in critical condition. Relatives said Colloway has not been breathing on his own.
"Y'all know that's wrong," said Colloway's father. "My son come to that store every day."
Detectives said Colloway was not armed when he was shot.
The clerk said he fired his weapon in self-defense.
This was not the first shooting at the store. Last fall, two clerks were helping a customer when two masked men stormed in and immediately started firing. A clerk was wounded in the leg.
Community activist Quanell X said he has a lot of questions about Monday's shooting.
"Why did it take a clerk coming from behind bulletproof glass, bulletproof windows, and go outside and shoot someone?" Quanell X said. "If it was that serious, they could have handled it with the police department, not them."
Quanell X spoke to another clerk at the store and gave him a warning to pass along.
"Let the owner know there are going to be problems," Quanell X said. "What happened here shouldn't have happened."
Police said they were checking surveillance cameras outside the store to see what led up to the shooting.
Investigators have not said if the clerk will be charged. One of the men who was with Colloway, Kenneth DeWayne Bogan, has been charged with aggravated assault, police said.
Quanell X said a protest has been scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday outside the store.
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CORSHAM skipper Peter Dennett believes his side gave an overdue glimpse of their true potential as they stunned reigning Wadworth 6X West of England Premier League champions Bath by 42 runs.
Paul Robbins added an important 45 with the bat from number six before taking two Bath wickets to deliver the shock result.
Dennett said: "It was very pleasing and much needed.
"We haven't been showing a great deal of form so far this season. In fact there has been a lot of bad form.
"Our batting wasn't great again. We were about 50 or so short of what we were after so we knew we had to bowl and field well.
"We bowled to plan and with discipline and we also set some good fields.
"It shows what we can do when we stick to what we're doing.'' Electing to bat, Dennett's men lost early wickets and were 61-4 at one stage until a fifth-wicket partnership of 64 between Sam Collier (27) and Paul Robbins (45) steadied the ship.
Dennett chipped in with 31, as had opener Toby Davies earlier, as Corsham made it to 188-9 from their 50 overs.
Sam Mount took 3-35 for the home side, and Adam Kelly and Simon Marchant added a couple of victims each.
Bath's reply started solidly with openers Alex Barrow (18) and Robin Lett (12), but James Amey (2-21), in only his third first-team game dismissed both those dangermen and Ashur Morrison (2-36) and Robbins (2-15) also made inroads.
Bath number three Tom Rouse made 49, but only one other batsman reached double figures as they were dismissed for 146, Jon Parker wrapping up the tail with 3-11 in seven overs.
Dennett added: "We've got (new leaders) Frocester at home on Saturday so it's probably out of the frying pan and into the fire a bit for us.
"They are probably the strongest side in the league so we'll show the respect but we'll be full of confdence.''
Calne captain Dan Knight reckons good teamwork has been key to his side's improved fortunes after they dented Marlborough's Wiltshire Division ambitions on Saturday.
Knight's men followed up their previous week's victory over Trowbridge with a two-wicket success at the Savernake Forest Ground.
"We're playing more as a team and everyone seems to be together,'' said Knight.
"There is a good atmosphere among us and the last two results have been good.'' Opener Nick Crabbe, recalled to the first team after a knock of 63 not out for the second team the previous week, continued his fine form for Marlborough with a well-paced 69.
Peter Day with 35 and a quickfire 30 from James Richardson added further significant contributions, Sean Adams taking 4-29.
Adams then scored a vital 66 not out with crucial support from youngster Matt Richards (36) as Calne reached their victory target despite Marlborough's Paul Smith recording career-best figures of 4-20.
Burbage & Easton Royal closed right up behind leaders Great Bedwyn as they inflicted a first defeat of the Wiltshire Division season on their local rivals.
Burbage's 215-6 was compiled with the help of 58 from wicketkeeper/opener Sourish Mukherjee, 60 from Dan Wootton and 25 from Thilina Batangala.
John Palmer took 3-12 in just three overs for Bedwyn, while there were wickets for Robert Palmer, Max Andrews and Richard Bosson.
Bowlers Darran Freegard (4-25) and Adam Lavis (3-37) rattled through the Bedwyn line-up, the only highlights being 47 from opener John Palmer and 57 from namesake Robert as the visitors finished on 161 all out.
Marshfield maintained their bid for honours as they saw off Purton by seven wickets.
Hosts Purton elected to bat but were dismissed for 164 inside 46 overs, Deepak Ramani top-scoring with 34.
Thomas Lamb and Calum Burnstone took three wickets each, with Tom Bright also taking two.
Opener William Pascall scored an unbeaten 57 to lead the reply, James Williams adding 35 and Russell Lodge 41 as they got home in the 34th over for the loss of three wickets.
Jeremy Smith blasted a superb 160 from 153 balls as Winsley clinched a 67-run triumph over Devizes.
Opener Smith struck 20 fours and three sixes and shared a 209-run partnership with Tim Gibson (81) as Winsley amassed 310-6, James Dunford taking 3-70.
Devizes were all out for 243 in the 46th over, despite 97 from Jonathan Skull and James Langan's 48.
Winsley skipper Simon Orchard took 3-38 and there were two wickets each for Benjamin Strange, Neil Harris and Kevin Hendy.
There was nothing to separate the top two as Potterne's Premier Two clash at Clevedon ended in a tie.
Potterne's batsmen were in good form, posting 253-3 in their 50 overs.
Number three Sahan Wijerathne finished unbeaten on 74, with skipper Neil Clark doing likewise with 78.
Clevedon's reply started well, but Wijerathne and Ed Young (both 2-36) started eating into the order, despite 59 from Masoor Khan, 51 from Conner Crane and knocks of 46 and 44 from Will Carpenter and wicketkeeper Will Plummer respectively.
Potterne fell two wickets short of outright victory as Clevedon finished on 253-8.
Meanwhile Goatacre suffered a four-wicket defeat at the hands of promotion candidates Keynsham.
Brad Dawson's side made a steady start with the bat on their home ground.
But wickets at regular intervals meant that they were unable to forge any meaningful partnerships with wicketkeeper Toby Horton top scoring with 45, while Keynsham bowler Sam Wheller claimed 5-49.
In reply the visitors made a solid start as the opening pair Russ Wakefield and Tom Bancroft put on 96.
The former carried on to hit 64 as Keynsham sealed the win with 20 balls to spare.
Biddestone put themselves in the thick of the hunt for the Glos/Wilts Division title as they lowered the colours of leaders Rockhampton by 26 runs.
Partnerships of 66 between Martin Swayer (47) and Niel Bredenkamp (36) and 60 between Sawyer and Dwaine Perry (60) set Biddestone on the way to 226-8 from their 50 overs.
Andy Flynn added 30 for the visitors as Rockhampton's William Cartlidge, Guy Brothwood and James Hancox took two wickets each.
Opener William Tyler made 46 and Brothwood 76 for the hosts, who fell victim to six leg before decisions.
Perry finished with 4-26 and there were two wickets each for Naeem Khan and Bredenkamp.
Chippenham were comprehensively put to the sword by Gloucester City Winget, who compiled 327-7 in their 50 overs.
Richard Howell clubbed 123 and Scott Montgomery 118 as Chippenham's bowlers were made to toil.
Chippenham's reply subsided to 131 all out by the 34th over.
Tom Abbott and Andy Davis hit 42 and 43 respectively, but Corsham lost by three wickets to Bath in Premier One (2nd XI).
Corsham reached 201-9, but despite 3-36 from Simon Crampton, Bath got home with 205-7.
Goatacre lost at Downend as the hosts chased down their 171 in under 29 overs in Premier Two (2nd XI).
Harry Warner top-scored for Goatacre with an unbeaten 37, Tom Ponting (24) and Keiran Seal (17 not out) at ten and 11 pushing the score up, after Mark Hunt's 29.
Downend opener Christopher Binnie hit a rapid 94 before being bowled by Hunt, but the hosts easily secured a seven-wicket win.
Rahul Dhyani's 73 and Nick Down's 38 wasn't enough for Marlborough as Chipping Sodbury chased down their 176 in 26.4 overs in the Glos/Wilts Division (2nd XI).
Dhyani's knock included 10 fours and a six in 92 balls, but Down's 38 was the only other score above 10.
Andy and Oliver Rawlings took a wicket each to reduce Sodbury to 44-2, but Tom Makepeace (88 not out) and Jeremy Swatton (55 not out) guided the hosts home.
Jamie Hayes hit an unbeaten 74 in Potterne's 133-2 and they defended the total as Dumbleton were dismissed for 131.
A 149-run partnership between Chris Casey (82) and Akito Jacques (65) sent Biddestone on the way to 281-9 against Rockhampton.
James Howells took 3-54 as Rockhampton ended on 225-8.
Haydn Amor (109) and Oliver Lavis (66) paved the way for Burbage & Easton Royal's 101-run win over Great Bedwyn in the Wiltshire Division (2nd XI).
Tom Andrew's 119 was in vain for Devizes (174), who lost by 15 runs chasing Winsley's 189-7, in which Matthew Henly scored 42.


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LSU had no competition for the starting position in left field, but a whole bunch of competition for the starting positions in center and right.
Reigning Southeastern Conference Player of the Year Raph Rhymes, who set a school record with a nation-leading .431 batting average last year, was certain to start in left field again before the Tigers even began preseason practice three weeks ago.
"I'd say Raph has left field pretty locked up," first baseman Mason Katz deadpanned at Media Day.
But Katz's move from right field to first base left two-thirds of the outfield open to competition among four similar players. The Tigers believe that competition demonstrated increased athleticism, defensive skill and depth in the outfield.
Sophomore Chris Sciambra of Catholic High School will start in center field and freshman Mark Laird from Monroe will start in right when LSU opens the season against Maryland on Friday night in Alex Box Stadium.
But two other newcomers — junior Sean McMullen from Delgado Community College and Andrew Stevenson of St. Thomas More High School — are still in the mix. Either could be the designated hitter, or a late-inning defensive replacement for Rhymes or start in the outfield later in the weekend. This competition isn't over.
Coach Paul Mainieri used a variety of outfielders last season, especially after Sciambra was lost for the season due to a neck injury suffered at Auburn in the second Southeastern Conference series.
That was done in search of a reliable center fielder; this year's juggling is expected to be done to try and keep several dependable players involved and sharp.
"You always start out thinking that you have too many players and wondering how you're going to get all these guys enough playing time but it will all work out," Mainieri said. "There will be a role for everybody."
Sciambra wasn't expected to be much of a factor as a freshman when last season began, but he had taken hold of the center field and leadoff spots before being injured when he crashed into the outfield wall chasing a fly ball.
Laird, who also was a wide receiver at Ouachita Christian High, was the Class 1A Player of the Year in baseball, Stevenson was an all-state player and McMullen was a junior college All-American.
"Anybody who is in there (in center and right) is really going to make a solid impact," Katz said. "It's really about going with the hot hand.
"That's how it works. Coach Mainieri has always been really good about putting guys in that are hot. He's done it his whole career. He knows when to make a move."
Sciambra will bat leadoff followed by Laird in the opener, and Rhymes' counterparts in the outfield are expected to continue to bat in the first two spots even as Mainieri experiments with different combinations. Rhymes will hit cleanup for a second consecutive season.
If one of the outfielders grabs the DH spot he will likely bat ninth, balancing the speed at the top of the order with more speed at the bottom.
"We're all lefty hitters, we all have speed, we all can play outfield well," said Laird, who's considered the fastest player on the team.
Senior Alex Edward, who's a candidate to be the DH against left-handers, and sophomore Jared Foster also provide depth in the outfield.
"I think we've got five or six guys that can really play center or right field," Sciambra said. "I think any of us could play center or right any day of the week and we wouldn't miss a beat."
Mainieri said the collection of speedy left-handed hitters should help make the Tigers batting order more effective from one through nine.
"I like the idea that Chris Sciambra is back, fully healthy," Mainieri said. "We could have three left-handed hitters that can run in the lineup at the same time. I can hardly hold in my enthusiasm about (the newcomers).
"They can flat out fly, they are excellent athletes, they are excellent outfielders, they are tough to strike out, and they can handle the bat and their speed is going to be a tremendous asset for us."
The improved speed will not only be an asset in reaching base and running the bases, but also in tracking down fly balls in the outfield.
"They have a ton of speed out there," said right-hander Ryan Eades, who will start against Maryland on Saturday afternoon. "There is a handful of guys. It is going to be hard to pick starters. Any guy you put out there can fly and cover a ton of ground. As a pitcher that's a huge asset."
There could be plenty of jockeying among the outfielders leading up to the SEC opener at Mississippi State on March 15.
"We all have one goal and that's to get to Omaha (for the College World Series)," McMullen said. "I'm not going to come out here and say I need to be on the field. Whoever's playing the best is going to play and we all bring our own tools and I'm just lucky to be part of a team that has so much talent."
Rhymes said he's excited about the new-look outfield.
"It's been a lot of fun working with them," Rhymes said, "and I'm looking forward to good things."


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Do not lament if you picked the San Francisco 49ers to win the Super Bowl. For, in the immortal words of Dennis Green, "The Baltimore Ravens are not who we thought they were."
Many weeks ago, I picked the Ravens to beat the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the playoffs. Then I bet against them the rest of the way. I thought they would lose to Denver because Peyton Manning was back in a big way. I thought they would be defeated by New England because of the brilliance of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Then last week I wrote how the youthful exuberance of the 49ers would surely overwhelm the cagey veterans of Baltimore. That mistake was the most costly of all, but it's not entirely our fault.
Those of us that have been watching NFL football for the better part of Ray Lewis's career, do not recognize these Ravens. While it's no surprise they do not resemble the team that won the Super Bowl 12 years ago, they don't even remind us of who they were a few short years ago.
It seems a number of us had a self-fulfilling prophecy when it came to Baltimore. We thought we figured them out seasons ago, understood their strengths and weaknesses and then refused to acknowledge their evolution and stopped processing information about them. They had the same makeup and DNA for so long, it was cumbersome to think of them in any other frame of reference.
When I think of the Baltimore Ravens, I think of defence. I think of a team that used to go weeks without allowing a touchdown. I think of a front seven that hadn't surrendered a 100-yard rusher in multiple seasons and a safety (Ed Reed) that could not be looked off by a quarterback. When a team has the same attributes and characteristics for as long as the Ravens had, it's hard to perceive them any other way.
Outside of a game-ending flashback to their dominant years, if defence was still the best component of this team they would have been done weeks ago. For, not only is this defence not capable of hanging its hat on benchmarks of the past, they have almost completely deferred to the other side of the ball.
The Ravens are now an offensive football team, and it doesn't exactly roll off of the tongue. Even though they were a middle-of-the-pack offence in the regular season, Joe Flacco evolved to win games for the Ravens instead of managing them, and they are a metric mile away from the one-dimensional running team we all knew them to be. Super Bowl Sunday was a back-handed slap in the face for those of us who hadn't yet accepted what was transpiring in Maryland.
Things pretty much went the way I thought they would on first and second down on Sunday. The 49ers are a top-five team against the run and did a stout job of putting Baltimore in third-and-medium or long for most of the night. The rude awakening came when Flacco, in a definitive passing situation, evaded the rush, moved the pocket and threw strike after strike, first down after first down, to the likes of Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith. Coming to terms with the fact the Ravens are a deep-ball football team that can stretch the field and exploit the middle was like believing the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are on the precipice of becoming a CFL dynasty.
Super Bowl XLVII may have been Lewis's swan song, but it was the emergence of this passing game and QB play that shined brightest on this day. The superstars of this team are now the likes of Rice, Flacco, Boldin and Smith. Though he went out a champion and his resumé and exploits speak for themselves, Ray Lewis now knows what it was like to be Trent Dilfer in 2002: Lucky to be along for the ride on a team that is not defined by his play.
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2 September 2011 • Office of Institutional Advancement
A $50,000 endowed scholarship fund was recently established at St. Vladimir's Seminary in honor of Peter A. Herbut, M.D., and Margaret Fetsko Herbut, R.N., by their daughter, Paula Herbut. The fund is intended to assist students at St. Vladimir's who are studying to be priests in the Orthodox Church in the United States or Canada and have financial need. Additional criteria for the scholarships are intellectual curiosity, academic achievement, and compassion for others.
Dr. Herbut (+ 1976) was an internationally recognized pathologist who was appointed president of Jefferson Medical College and Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1966, and then obtained university status three years later and expanded the institution to create Thomas Jefferson University. Prior to his presidency, he wrote four pathology textbooks that were widely used in the United States and translated for use in other countries, and published more than 100 scientific articles, a number of these based on his cancer research. He chaired Jefferson's pathology department and directed its clinical laboratories for many years, and taught Jefferson medical students for more than two and a half decades. During his tenure as the university's first president until his death in office, he led the university and hospital to unprecedented growth in buildings, programs, and degrees.
He was appointed a trustee of St. Vladimir's in 1974, and planned to use his organizational skills for the church after his retirement. In a telegram to Mrs. Herbut following his death, Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann (Dean of St. Vladimir's from 1962 to 1983) wrote: "He inspired all of us with the seriousness of his concern for theological education, his commitment to the church, the depth of his vision...His death is a great loss for the whole church, and for our school."
Mrs. Herbut (+ 2003) was a leader in volunteer fund raising for Jefferson Hospital and for medical and nursing scholarships for many years until her death, and was known for her common sense and kindness to people. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she met her future husband when she was a nurse at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after earning her R.N. from its School of Nursing and he was an intern at the hospital after earning his M.D. from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
A native of Canada, Dr. Herbut was born on a pioneer farm in Edson, Alberta, to parents of Russian descent and language who immigrated first to Pennsylvania and then to Alberta from Galicia (now Poland); his father, Andrew Herbut, was instrumental in establishing four Orthodox churches in Pennsylvania and Alberta. Dr. Herbut's presidential papers are housed at Jefferson; throughout are themes of optimism, compassion, and hard work.
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Cadillac Announces Long-Term Vision for Korea
Targets 10% share of imported luxury car market Unveils all-new CTS luxury sedan, the centerpiece product of Cadillac's expansion
Busan--May 29, 2014: Cadillac today announced its new long-term vision for enhancing its competitiveness and promoting its growth in the Korean imported premium car market at the 2014 Busan International Motor Show.
Cadillac has been a leader in innovative design and technology since its establishment 112 years ago. Despite its great heritage, it is now one of the fastest-growing luxury brands worldwide. Last year, Cadillac achieved global growth of 28 percent backed by its expanded and elevated new product portfolio. Cadillac is stepping up its efforts to enhance its long-term competitiveness with the introduction of new models such as the ATS and all-new CTS.
One of the luxury brand's key markets is Korea. The nation's imported car market has grown dramatically in recent years, backed by the diversification of market demand and the launch of many new models by global automakers. Sales in the segment surpassed 150,000 vehicles in 2013.
"Cadillac, along with Chevrolet, is a global brand that General Motors has nurtured," said GM Korea President and CEO Sergio Rocha. "Our goal is to raise the awareness and competitiveness of Cadillac in Korea through the aggressive growth of our product portfolio and sales network."
New Product Portfolio
GM Korea is in the process of building a complete product portfolio by adding more than one new model to the Cadillac product lineup every year. This will allow the brand to keep up with the ever-changing trends in the imported car market.
As part of its plan, Cadillac today showed the all-new CTS for the first time in Korea. The luxury sedan is the third generation of the nameplate, the signature model that has played a leading role in Cadillac's product portfolio. Cadillac plans to introduce another new model in Korea later this year.
Strengthened Sales Network
Cadillac's three showrooms in Seoul, Daejeon and Busan will undergo a major upgrade. In addition, Cadillac will create synergies with Chevrolet's nationwide sales network. The Cadillac network will be expanded to include combo-type dealerships with Chevrolet in selected locations where Chevrolet already has outlets.
With the expansion of its sales network, Cadillac will establish the foundation for enhancing its brand power and sales efficiency. In addition, GM Korea will continue to introduce new marketing campaigns aimed at strengthening the brand identity of Cadillac as well as Chevrolet.
Expanding Market Share
Cadillac's plan is to capture 10 percent of the country's imported luxury car market, which is dominated by German premium brands, within the next 10 years through continuous new product launches, its strengthened sales network and a diverse range of marketing activities.
All-New Cadillac CTS Unveiled in Korea
The company unveiled the all-new Cadillac CTS sedan today. The third-generation CTS is based on GM's global performance luxury vehicle rear-wheel-drive architecture that also underpins the award-winning ATS sport sedan, moving Cadillac into the prestigious class of midsize luxury sedans.
The all-new CTS embodies Cadillac's definition of a luxury performance sedan, with an advanced lightweight structure that fosters class-challenging driving performance, a dramatic design that reflects the evolution of Cadillac's Art & Science design philosophy, and cutting-edge safety technologies that allow complete control of the car and help avoid crashes.
Since its debut at the 2013 New York International Auto Show, the all-new CTS has been highly acclaimed for its performance and style. It was named the 2014 Motor Trend Car of the Year, one of Car and Driver's 10 Best, Road & Track's 2013 Luxury Car of the Year, and the Best Luxury Sedan in the Motor Week Driver's Choice Awards.
"The previous-generation CTS has helped build awareness of Cadillac in Korea," said GM Korea Co., Ltd. President Chang Jae-joon. "By delivering performance, design and technology, we're confident that the all-new CTS will strengthen the competitiveness of Cadillac in the midsize luxury sedan segment."
The all-new CTS has longer, lower and more athletic-looking proportions. While the CTS has grown 120 mm in length, its roofline and cowl – the base of the windshield – are about 25 mm lower. These dimensions complement the longer exterior to accentuate the car's lean aesthetics.
The curb weight of the all-new CTS is 130 kg less than its predecessor. Lightweight features, including Cadillac's first aluminum door structures, contribute to the lower weight and a nearly 50/50 weight balance. It is powered by a 2.0L I4 VVT DI turbocharged engine, which is one of Ward's 10 Best Engines, giving it the most agile driving dynamics in its class.
The industry's most advanced damping system, Magnetic Ride Control (MRC), provides unmatched driving performance by sensing road conditions every millisecond and continually adjusting the level of damping in real time. The Driver Awareness Package helps detect hazards and alerts the driver to a potential collision by using radars and cameras. Automatic Parking Assist, 10 air bags and the StabiliTrak electronic stability control system also come standard.
The exterior has become more elegant by trimming the brand's unique linear design while maintaining the brand's legacy. The shield grille is wider and gives the front look a stronger presence. Cadillac's signature vertical LED headlights and taillamps deliver technically evolved intensity. The luxurious interior features exquisite craftsmanship.
The all-new CTS will be offered in three trim levels in Korea: Luxury (rear-wheel drive), Premium (rear-wheel drive) and Premium AWD (all-wheel drive). Pricing will be announced when the new sedan is released in June.


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Bruce has 3 hits on the year, all 3 HRs
Bruce has 3 hits on the year, all 3 HRs
Westbrook was all over the place that inning, prolly needed to get a run or two there.
Swinging on a 3-0 count. Refreshing.
Homer bounces back with a 1-2-3. He just wanted to get those runs out of the way early.
Four runs just seems impossible to make up with our offense
Not sure Stubbs is the best guy to hit and run with.
2 on, 0 out.
Heck of an at bat for Stubbs
Hanny is due.
I heard your record..it's alright.
I heard your record..it's alright.
Bailey was to amped up and not loose enough. He would have gotten away with it if he was pitching at say just about any other ballpark in America. Good example why he would never be any good out of the pen.
fwiw, Westbrook looks just as bad, Reds can't buy a run. Give some of that GAB love right back.
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After months of negotiations, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board reached an agreement Thursday with the state Department of Education that charts the future of 11 low-performing schools in north Baton Rouge and is likely to affect more schools in the future.
It marks the first major agreement between the school and the state agency since the state began in 2008 taking over low-performing schools in Baton Rouge and placing them under the control of the Recovery School District.
The 11 schools are the nucleus of what is collectively being called the Baton Rouge Achievement Zone. The creation of the special zone, which is likely to grow over time, was first floated publicly a year ago by state Superintendent John White.
Seven of the 11 zones schools are operated now by RSD. All seven are former East Baton Rouge Parish schools that operated briefly as charter schools. They are Dalton and Lanier elementary schools; Crestworth, Glen Oaks and Prescott middle schools; and Capitol and Istrouma high schools.
The state's plan had been to find charter management groups to take over those seven schools, but the agreement approved on Thursday allows the East Baton Rouge Parish school system to conduct a simultaneous search for charter school groups. A third party evaluator, yet to be determined, would look at charter applicants and help determine which ones would be best suited for the job.
The other four schools joining the Achievement Zone — Capitol, Park and Winbourne elementary schools and Capitol Middle School — will remain under school system's control until summer 2014. Superintendent Bernard Taylor earlier this month floated a proposal to reconfigure the grades at the schools, with the exception of Winbourne.
"The district is making a concerted effort to collaborate productively with the state," Taylor said of the agreement.
Reached by phone late Thursday, Patrick Dobard, RSD superintendent, said he wants to reread the document one more time before signing it but is pleased the two sides have been able to find common ground.
"I'm trying to find a way to get us to work more in partnership in a way that works better for families," Dobard said.
The School Board vote unanimously in favor of the RSD partnership after two hours of often testy debate. Some board members said were unhappy with the final document, particularly that it failed to list all schools that might be affected and the lack of a firm geographic boundary for the Achievement Zone.
Other board members sought additional safeguards for the school system.
Board member Randy Lamana said he didn't trust the state because state leaders have misled the school system in the past. He said the system has done a much better job in his opinion trying to turn around low-performing schools than the charter schools the state has brought in.
Domoine Rutledge, general counsel for the school system, balked at making changes to the agreement, saying it would jeopardize hours upon hours of work.
"I can't tell you how much of our time has been consumed, right up until we walked in here," he said.
Rutledge reminded the board that it has limited leverage because "RSD has these schools now; they're not ours."
Rutledge also noted that for the first time the state has agreed to have any new charter schools pay for "legacy costs," which is the cost of medical coverage for retirees. That is costing the school system about $866 per child now, and about $1.7 million for the more than 2,000 students in the RSD.
Board Vice President Tarvald Smith, long a critic of the RSD, said the agreement is step in the right direction and he hopes it will lead eventually the state to return schools it's taken over.
"I have probably more reservations than Mr. Lamana about the RSD, but I offer an olive branch so that we can try and work things out."
John Spain was happy that the two parties finally have reached an agreement.
"What I hope is that it creates an opportunity for the RSD and EBR to restore some trust," the executive vice president of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation said.
A year ago, Spain helped form a group called New Schools for Baton Rouge.
The group, in which Spain serves on the board, has been raising money to support schools in the Achievement Zone and has set a fundraising goal of $30 million.
The group has also been courting charter school management groups from around the country to come to Baton Rouge.
"Are there quality charter groups that want to come to Baton Rouge?" Spain asked. "The answer is absolutely, yes."


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The corporation would never put out a press release, go on TV or much less say a word about this. It is just a part of the beauty of this story.
We will pick it up in the tiny Rancho Santa Margarita apartment where Marc and Corina Buhler live. They had one son, Tristan Allen Anthony Buhler. He was 23.
Corina shows me soon after I arrive the sofa she and Marc bought only awhile ago. It has recliners in it, she explains, which was perfect since it would keep Tristan from stealing his father's big recliner when he would come over to watch football or mixed martial arts on TV with his dad.
He loved his parents. When Tristan married Jessica in October 2011, they moved into an apartment a building over. And on that horrible night late last month, the last thing he said to Jessica was to please call his dad.
"Even as he was dying," his father said, "he knew he could always rely on us."
For a full week, Corina, 44, and Marc, 52, would sit from sunup to sundown reading to their boy books that were his favorites from childhood.
"I didn't want him to hear the beeping," Corina said.
Tristan had suffered a brain aneurysm. The doctors told them he was born with it, that at least they had gotten nearly 24 years with their son before it burst.
Those first few days, Corina and Marc prayed hard. Tristan had been born premature at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo where he was lying now, and the doctors saved him. Couldn't they do the same for her boy just one more time?
The nurses on the floor fought valiantly for her son, she said, bathing him, combing his hair, brushing his teeth and crying with them, even when they knew the end was fast approaching.
On Jan. 29, they prepped Tristan Buhler for surgery. Marc and Corina had agreed to end their son's life support that day. Surgeons, in line with the man's wishes, would harvest both kidneys and corneas. In the hospital that day were two patients who would die without transplants.
"He will live on," Corina said. "If we can save another family from what we have gone through, it is all well worth it."
They thought they knew everything about their son. On the day they agreed to allow people to come to the hospital to say goodbye to Tristan, a funny thing happened.
Hundreds of people showed, including Paul Murphy, chief executive officer of Del Taco, the Lake Forest-based restaurant chain where Tristan, a quality assurance inspector, had worked for six years. Murphy would visit twice. Indeed, so many people came that the company dispatched its human resources officer to schedule the visits.
"We were blown away," Marc Buhler said.
Tristan had always said that when his time came, he wanted to be buried next to his great-grandmother and his grandmother at Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest. He had been close with them, Corina said, had grown up with them in their house.
She and Marc dispatched her brother-in-law, Robert Wood, to look into the arrangements, to check the availability of a nearby plot, the pricing of everything that would be needed.
They would not be able to afford much. Marc is a supervisor at an auto parts call center. Corina works in accounts payable at a property management firm. They live in a 700-square-foot apartment, and had only a little in savings. And then, Stacy Marler, Tristan's supervisor called.
"Stacy said he was going into a meeting with the CEO and some of the vice presidents to see if there was anything they can do for us," Corina recalled. "I thought they were going to maybe pass the hat around, see what they could come up with. I thought that would be very nice."
Marler soon called Robert and told him to email every invoice for all burial costs to Del Taco's human resource department. Tristan Buhler today is buried next to his great-grandmother and his grandmother. Del Taco paid every penny of the cost.
"Who does that?" Marc Buhler says, now sobbing hard. "I've never been shown this much kindness and love from anyone, much less a corporation. We still stop and go, 'Did that really happen?' They always talked about how their employees are family. It wasn't just words."
A Del Taco spokeswoman sounded almost embarrassed when I called about the Buhlers. The last thing the company was seeking, she said, was publicity.
She sent me a statement from Paul Murphy: "Every day Tristan made a contribution to our business, and he served as a valuable link to our customers. He was a well-liked member of our corporate team for the past six years. His passing deeply saddened everyone in the Del Taco family. We wanted to honor him and his contribution to Del Taco, and express to his family just how much we valued him."
In the days since, the Buhler's have found out one more detail: Not only did the corporation pay to bury their son, it paid for the grave to be dug extra deep.
"When our time comes," Corina said, "we can now be interred with our son.
"People should know."
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Hi all. Long time listener, first time caller. Picked up the smoking bug a few years ago. Working with a classic Brinkman smoke-n-grill which I have heavily modified to a very working unit. I've spent the last two years reading your posts, reviewing books, experimenting and learning things the hard way to the point that I can now serve very respectable meals to family and friends...now I'm looking to take it to the next level and could use some advice.
Thawing out a pork butt for this weekend's festivities. Want to move past the basic rub of salt, different types of pepper, garlic powder/salt, and other types of dry spices. Thoughts on marinades, brining, injecting, etc...??? Thanks in advance.


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Preparatory work for the I-5/Ortega Highway interchange reconstruction project in San Juan Capistrano has been delayed because of rain. The work that was to have begun Monday will get under way when the ground is dry, according to the California Department of Transportation.
Overnight closures of freeway lanes and the ramps at Ortega for restriping and barrier installation are the first steps in the $86.2 million interchange project that will rebuild the Ortega Highway bridge over I-5 as well as the on- and off-ramps to create additional traffic capacity.
Another project that has been pushed back because of weather is work at Camino Capistrano and I-5. That project was supposed to be wrapped up last week, but rain delays, contract change orders and unexpected work have delayed completion possibly until early March, according to Caltrans District 12 spokesman David Richardson.
That $13.2 million project began in June 2011 to widen on- and off-ramps, build a sound wall, and add an auxiliary exit lane on southbound I-5 at Camino Capistrano.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the I-5/Ortega interchange project is still scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at 26942 Ortega Highway (the former Jack in the Box site).
For more information about the Ortega interchange plan, visit dot.ca.gov/dist12/ortega.html or call 949-724-2000.


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Saturn 29, Babylon 53
SATURN started the New Year with an away game against Babylon.
It took them a while to settle in the first quarter, resulting in a slow start as the first quarter finished 15-6 to Babylon.
A new line up in the second quarter saw Saturn produce some energetic play from Imogen Setter (C) and Katy Cheese (GA) who marked consistently up the court - and constant defending by Sally Haysham (GK) Emma Downs (GD).
The third quarter saw accurate shooting from Lianne Fothergill (GS) and Becky Palmer (GA) which increased Saturn score lines.
Positive drives from Hazel Hucker (WA) in the fourth quarter and continual attacking down the court from Saturn new centre Karis Holleron meant Saturn could keep momentum going.
Venus 27, Wyndham 52
VENUS travelled to Yeovil for their first game of 2014.
They found themselves trailing 9-5, as Yeovil's second team, Wyndham, stepped up their game in the second period. Tight marking in the circle made it difficult for Venus's attack to get the ball into the shooters and Wyndham capitalised on the turn-overs to lead 24-11 at half time.Pressure from Venus's Coleen Bartlett and Morgan Middleton forced the opposition to work hard in their attacking circle and player of the match, Middleton, rebounded many loose shots to set up the attack.
Chris Durant's (C) efforts in attack paid off as Venus had their best spell in the last quarter, managing to secure a valuable point against the league's leaders.
Mars 23, Hendford 54
A PREDOMINANTLY under 16 team were always going to struggle against Yeovil's more experienced fourth team.
Despite their youth, there were encouraging passages of play and good individual performances.
Highlights were Saskia Middleton's impressive circle defence, while Lily Rowland (GA) was sharp in attack and reliable in the circle. Centre Jess Webb was voted player of the match, her maturity in this vital position, belying her years.
Mercury 16, Reckleford 34
IT took a while for Mercury to find their feet against strong opposition.
Mercury started to settle into the game with superb feeding into the circle from Elaine Bartlett and Aerin Phillips although the first half finished 16-8.
In the second half the opposition pulled ahead despite strong defending from Hana Middleton, Emily Harwood and Victoria Saban. Mercury pushed hard in the final moments to try and get a point from the match with the final score 34-16.


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WINTER PARK, Fla. - With the final SSC regular-season games in the books, the pairings are set for the 2012 Sunshine State Conference Men's Basketball Championship. The tournament will begin with quarterfinal games hosted by the four highest seeds on Wednesday, Feb. 29. The semifinals and finals will be hosted by Florida Southern College on Saturday, Mar. 3 and Sunday, Mar. 4.
Florida Tech (21-5, 12-4 SSC) locked up the SSC regular-season title and the top seed in the tournament with its win at Tampa on Saturday. Eckerd (19-7, 11-5) will be the No. 2 seed, and Saint Leo (16-10, 10-6) has secured the No. 3 slot, marking the first time the Lions have ever hosted an SSC post-season game.
Rollins and Florida Southern tied with a 9-7 record in league play. Rollins (16-10, 9-7) claimed the No. 4 seed by virtue of sweeping its regular-season series against Florida Southern (17-9, 9-7). The Moccasins will be the No. 5 seed.
Nova Southeastern (13-13, 7-9) took the No. 6 seed.
Lynn and Barry tied in the final standings with a 6-10 SSC mark. The teams split their regular-season series, and tiebreaking procedures call for the squads' records against the highest seeds to be examined. Barry (12-16, 6-10) received the No. 7 seed by splitting its series with No. 1 Florida Tech. Lynn (13-15, 6-10), which went 0-2 versus the Panthers, will carry the No. 8 seed.
Wednesday's quarterfinals will see No. 8 Lynn travel to No. 1 Florida Tech. No. 7 Barry will venture to No. 2 Eckerd. No. 6 NSU will play at No. 3 Saint Leo, and No. 5 Florida Southern will make the trek to No. 4 Rollins.
Game times will be announced as soon as they are made final.
Quarterfinals - Wednesday, February 29
No. 8 Lynn at No. 1 Florida Tech
No. 7 Barry at No. 2 Eckerd
No. 6 Nova Southeastern at No. 3 Saint Leo
No. 5 Florida Southern at No. 4 Rollins
Semifinals - Saturday, March 3 (Hosted by Florida Southern)
Winner No. 3/6 vs. Winner No. 2/7
Winner No. 1/8 vs. Winner No. 4/5
Final - Sunday, March 4 (Hosted by Florida Southern)
Semifinal Winners, 1 p.m.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Lions' post-season run, visit saintleolions.com.


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Cut the banana chunks into slices and place in a blender. Add Edensoy and puree until creamy. Add maple syrup, if desired and pulse again. Set a few blueberries in the bottom of two parfait glasses. Spoon about one third of the banana mixture on top. Repeat layers twice more, ending with blueberries on top. Serve immediately.
Per serving - 173 calories, 1 gram fat (5% calories from fat), 2 gram protein, 42 gram carbohydrate, 4 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 15 milligram sodium


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Richard R. Buery, Jr. Celebrates Iron Go!Chefs Competition
On June 11th, I had the honor of serving as a judge at the first annual Iron Go! Chefs competition at the East Harlem Center! (To see the NY1 story about the competition, click here.) Teams of middle school students from our East Harlem Center, IS 98, Mirabal Sisters Campus, IS 166, and Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School competed in a healthy cooking competition. My fellow judges included ABC News Health Correspondent Dr. Richard Besser, James Beard award-winning cookbook author Lorna Sass, and Children's Aid own Jacqueline Morillo, our cook at East Harlem, and Next Generation Catering crew member Ryan Frazier.
The judges had the honor of tasting five delicious meals, any of which I would be happy to be served in a restaurant, and the difficult task of choosing award winners. I was blown away, as I usually am, by the talent of our children and the dedication of our staff.
The Iron Go! Chefs competition exemplified the best of Children's Aid: programmatic innovation, project based learning, youth development, healthy eating and lifestyles, and – of course – fun! Not only was each participant a winner but each team stood out for their delicious culinary creations:
- Taking the award for the Most Healthful Dish was the tasty whole wheat pasta with beans and veggies created by the I.S. 98 Chefettes.
- Best Teamwork award went to the Mirabal Sister's Campus Food Fighters for their collaborative efforts on the Omelette a la Mirabal and Papaya Strawberry Smoothie.
- The award for Best Presentation went to the home team, the East Harlem Center Mighty Bites, for their decorative Salmon Caliente with Quinoa, Asiago Asparagus and Spiced Sweet Potato Wedges.
- The award for Most Original Dish went to IS 166's Fire and Spice team for their creative Seared Salmon with Asparagus and Carrot Brown Rice Risotto.
- The awards for Best Tasting Dish and Best All Around in the competition went to the Fannie Lou Hamer Saute Champions for their perfectly executed and delicious tasting Shrimp Saute with Creamy Polenta and Pesto Sauce.
I would like to give a special shout out to all of the people who made this fantastic evening possible:
Stefania Patinella – Children's Aid's queen of healthy living and the leader of this effort!
Ellen Barker – who did a fantastic job coordinating the entire celebration!
East Harlem Center "Mighty Bites" team: Diana Matias, Educational Coordinator and Jasan Edwards, Chef Instructor…and of course David and his whole staff for hosting!
IS 98 Chefettes team: Venus White, Program Director and Farah Reyes, Chef Instructor
IS 166 "Fire and Spice": Chevar Francis, Program Director and Brandon Henry, Chef Instructor. Chevar deserves a special shout out, because he conceived the idea in the first place!
Fannie Lou Hamer Saute Champions: Oscar Guzman, Program Director and Corinne Shaw, Chef Instructor
Mirabal Sisters Campus Food Fighters: Atiyya Abdur-Rahman, Assistant Program Director, Luz Jimenez, Chef Instructor and Katherine Mordan, Chef's Assistant
Wishing you a summer full of happy and healthy eating!
Richard R. Buery, Jr.
President and CEO
The Children's Aid Society


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I would love to eat a fresh date, preferably right now while taking in the sight of an azure Mediterranean sky through a spray of palm fronds. Today, instead of that, I have muted gray winter light (a chance of snow, they say) and some dried dates.
In Miami, where I once lived, huge majestic date palms were planted all around the grounds of fancy hotels and private homes, and at one of my favorite public spaces anywhere, the Fairchild Tropical Gardens. I'm pretty sure the clusters of brilliant yellow fruit that would sometimes appear on the trees were not good to eat. Date palms are natives of hot, dry desert places.
They're grown in the humid zone of South Florida, often dug up and imported there from other places at huge expense. But while they can flourish on South Beach like sunbathing debutantes, it's not their ideal climate for fruit-bearing.
I'll have to wait until I'm in a place like California in winter to bite into a fresh date, an experience that Alice Waters describes in Chez Panisse Fruit as "soft yielding flesh, with a mildly sweet, rich flavor entirely different from that of the hard, wrinkled and cloyingly sweet dates in the package."
Medjool dates are dried dates, but far from hard and dry, I think. They have a rich quality – kind of luscious really – plump and tender inside. And you can find them in almost every well-stocked market in the produce section at this time of year. [Read more…]


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Topic: Chemotherapy Treatment Sticker Shock!
First of, thank you very much for reading this. If you could help answer some of the questions below, we would sincerely appreciate it.
My Mom is an international patient with CC and has come to the United States to seek better medical care for her disease. She has no medical insurance coverage in the United States, as such she must self-pay any and all medical costs.
Based on the doctor's recommendations for treatment, we have been provided an self-pay estimate of the treatment cost for Folfox-6. Let's just say that we were quite shocked at the cost! Now it could be just the area/hospital, so we are definitely looking into other possible options.
1) For those of you who have had Folfox-6 treatment and self-payed, how much did it cost per cycle?
2) For those who have insurance that covered Folfox-6 treatment, would you be able to share how much the hospital billed the insurance company, as well as how much the insurance company paid the hospital?
3) For those with experience with non-US resident/citizen patients seeking medical treatment in the U.S. who have no medical insurance, do you have any advice on how we could possible get some financial assistance/insurance coverage for my Mom?
4) My Mom actually has medical insurance coverage in her country of origin, just not here in the U.S. Her insurance provider already said that if she upgraded her insurance to have U.S. coverage, she would not be able to use the benefit until 1 year later due to her "pre-existing medical condition." Do you by any chance know of any recent laws that would make her despite the pre-existing medical condition? I thought there was something - but I wasn't sure what to research.
Thank you again for reading.


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Flexible solutions
With over 130 stores, Republic is the UK's leading retailer of branded fashion. Stocking brands such as G-Star, Firetrap and Jack & Jones along with own brands such as Soulcal and Miso, P3 have provided Republic with stores that are dynamic, edgy and fashionable whilst at the same time providing a flexible home to these eclectic brands.
The new Westfield shopping centre next to the 2012 Olympic Stadium in London provides the perfect back drop for this new flagship store for Republic. With an evolutionary store design which included the introduction of Republic's new mango corporate colour, P3 turned to Fagerhult to assist with the lighting solution for this important new store.
Once entering the store, the consumer is met with a stunning double-height space. Here you are greeted with space and time to gain your first impressions of the store and to begin navigation of it. Derrick Pover, owner of P3 Creative said:
When choosing a lighting supplier for Republic, we needed a manufacturer who had the broad range of product required but who was perfectly suited to provide the service level we required to be able to assist us in delivery for this important retailer. In Fagerhult we believe we have found this as, when developing a store such as this, Fagerhult proved they have the flexibility and speed of service required to be able to act as a true lighting partner to P3 Creative and Republic.
An important factor of the store for Republic is that they can move any brand to any area of the store very quickly. For this reason the lighting was designed to accommodate this and hence, as you walk past the wonderful 'cinema fascia' walking up the stairs, you are met with the same lighting solution as that employed downstairs.
Bright entrance
To provide a nice, bright entrance, Fagerhult have utilised the a 250 W metal halide hi-bay fixture, which has been modified to be black in colour and to have a special rusty wire-guard on the underside, providing a unique appearance which reflects the edgy interior of the store. To illuminate perimeter displays and graphics, Marathonswith 70 W CDM lamps are mounted on fix point bases to ensure light is provided exactly where needed.
Great flexibility with Marathon
The windows provide are of immediate interest as you enter the store. With mannequins sited on wooden trolleys and Marathon 20 W CDM-Tc fixtures mounted on the base of these trolleys to uplight the mannequins, a dramatic lit effect is achieved. As the trolleys (and therefore the track and Marathons) can be moved, this solution provides great flexibility for the future as well.
Mixture of wide and medium beam reflectors
As the consumer explores the ground floor, each brand area is lit using smaller luminaires with 150 W CDM lamps (modified aesthetically as their larger brother) with triple Orbit recessed gimbal luminaires. Each Orbit houses 3x35 W CDM lamps with a mixture of wide and medium beam reflectors, providing an interesting lit effect throughout the store.
Fluidity of design
P3 use different feature pendant luminaires throughout each Republic store to ensure individuality and fluidity of design at all times. One area where this is successfully employed is in the mid-shop area where wooden ceiling rafts are fitted.
Fagerhult's Pleaid Power Flexspotlights in white and black are used here to provide the perfect working complement to the beautiful aesthetic of the feature pendant lighting.


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Colorado Springs, Colo. (November 13, 2012) — USA Cycling on Tuesday announced the creation of a formal women's professional team structure for the 2013 national calendar. This groundbreaking initiative gives women racers the opportunity to compete in the Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional Road & Time Trial National Championships, May 25-27, in Chattanooga, Tenn., on the same weekend as the men pro racers and with equal prize money.
In order to race at the national championships in Chattanooga, female riders must be a member of a registered UCI or domestic elite team and a category 1 or 2. Women who raced at the 2012 USA Cycling Road National Championships in Augusta, Ga., are automatically eligible to race in Chattanooga as long as their team is registered with USA Cycling as a domestic elite team.
"There has been a tremendous increase in awareness and interest in women's professional road racing over the past decade," said USA Cycling CEO and President Steve Johnson. "We were very excited to add women's representation to the Professional Road Committee as part of last year's governance reform; and I think bringing the two championships together and equalizing the prize lists are important steps in the continuing development of women's cycling in the U.S."
There will also be a stand-alone U23 women's national championship at the USA Cycling Amateur & Para-cycling Road National Championship, July 3-7, in Madison, Wis. The U23 championship is open to category 1, 2 and 3 racers age 19-22, and will feature road, time trial and criterium races.
Women will also race on the same day as the men at the USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championships, July 27, in High Point, N.C. That race is open to U23 riders under the same stipulations mentioned above.
"Combining the women's and men's National Road and Time Trial Championships in 2013 is nothing but a good move," stated Nicola Cranmer, general manager of the Exergy TWENTY12 UCI Professional Cycling Team. "Not only because of the obvious boost in media exposure that this will gain for women's racing, but also the fact that creating a separate U23 national championships later in the year gives the young athletes a target. Showcasing pro women alongside the pro men is a positive statement."
In addition, the 2013 Exergy Tour for women, held June 5-9, in Idaho, has been awarded "2.HC" status by the UCI. This is a brand new classification for women's peloton and participation will be limited to UCI-registered women's teams and national teams. Teams interested in registering with the UCI should contact USA Cycling Technical Director Shawn Farrell (firstname.lastname@example.com) immediately.


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County Wins E-Government Awards
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Nov. 4, 2005
Fairfax County Wins Two
Awards for E-government Initiatives
Fairfax County has one of the best government Web sites in the country, according to the Center for Digital Government, an international research and advisory institute on information technology in government and education. Fairfax County garnered a second place award in the County Portal category of the Best of the Web competition, which recognizes and celebrates the innovations and resulting maturity in providing solutions and communicating well with residents, businesses or educational communities.
First launched in 1996, the Fairfax County Web site is an integral part of the county's e-government strategy. "Fairfax County is very pleased to be a winner in the Best of the Web contest this year," said Fairfax County Chief Information Officer David J. Molchany. "The county's Web site is a part of our overall e-government strategy, which also includes multimedia kiosks, interactive voice response, mobile access to services, broadcast cable TV, text-based messaging and customer relationship management."
Fairfax County also was recognized by the commonwealth of Virginia with a 2005 Governor's Technology Award. The county received the e-Government award, which recognizes a public sector organization that makes broad and innovative use of technology to deliver services to constituents.
"The power of e-government is the ability to deliver information and service when and where it is convenient for the customer," said Molchany. "This on-demand government is tailored to the needs of those we serve. We strive to create an e-environment in Fairfax County that is also e-local and holistic, delivering information and services in a manner that our customers require and that are tied directly to the overall mission of the county government."
For more information, contact the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.


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HOUSTON - Tropical Storm Debby remained stationary as rain and winds hit the coast of the Florida Panhandle.
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Bigfoot's Killer-N 1102 Wireless Networking vs. the Worldby Jarred Walton on 8/10/2011 10:38 AM EST
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zephon85 - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkAny words on the impact of the different wifi adapters on notebook battery life? Would be quite good to know how much (if any) time you gain by using different wireless cards... Reply
Gigantopithecus - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkI could be wrong but given the upper limit on mini-PCI and mini-PCIe power capacity, I'd assume differences between cards on the same interface would be negligible in the real world. You might be able to demonstrate small statistically significant differences between cards using large sample sizes and very rigorous, controlled testing, but that's an enormous amount of time and effort to show that card X yields 5-6 more minutes of battery runtime than card Y. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkI'll cover the battery life question in the laptop review; I didn't actually take the time to perform those tests yet. I don't expect much of a difference, as WiFi adapters are usually pulling less than 250mW, but we'll see. Reply
Souka - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkI'll put my $.02 in.
Different cards have different drivers....each with their own defaul power settings.
Unless all the various options are taken into account, it can be really hard to get a apples-2-apples comparison of power needs.
But I agree to a point, the wi-fi power draw is really low compared to drive, memory, cpu, gpu, and LCD power needs.
Kinda think of driving a car with the antenna up vs down.... yes it does make a difference, but not much.
My $.02
:) Reply
SquattingDog - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkJust to post on this - Wireless being on or off can make a huge difference to battery life on notebooks - so some testing between cards could definitely be good. Eg on a Netbook I have (Asus n10jc), I typically get around 30 - 45min more battery life with wifi OFF.
In saying that, since upgrading from a 54mbps wifi network to a 300mbps wifi network, I have seen no difference in battery usage on the machine (connects at 300Mbps now). Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkTrue, but you're looking at a netbook that idles at around 7W. A reduction in power draw of .25W would be a lot more noticeable on that than on a full laptop that's drawing 12-15W minimum. Reply
Souka - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkwith wi-fi on you may have a fair amount of network activity going on...which also increases the draw by the cpu/drive/mb/etc
anyhow...good points all! :) Reply
philosofool - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkWireless networking isn't something I really keep up on, so I don't know much past the various 802.11 names. What, forexample, does 3x3:3 mean and why might I like that more than some other configuration? Reply
A5 - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkFrom Page 1 of the review:
"While we're on the subject, let's clarify what the MIMO numbers mean. When we're talking about a 2x2:2 part, the first digit is the number of transmit chains, the second is the total number of receive chains, and the third is the total number of data streams supported. It's possible to have a 3x3:2 device, for example, which would use the extra transmit and receive chains to improve SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio), but the number of streams cannot be more than the larger of the transmit/receive chains (so 2x2:3 isn't possible, but 2x3:3 is)."
Theoretically, a 3x3:3 device offers 3x the bandwidth of a 1x1:1 device. Reply
GeorgeH - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkThanks for the review, it looks like my bias against everything "killer" will have to be adjusted a bit. While I'm still not sure that the performance difference is terribly meaningful, neither is $20 in most laptops. Reply
Aikouka - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkJarred, if you asked me about a year ago... I never thought I'd recommend a Netgear product. My past encounters with their networking devices has been less than stellar. Even with that, I decided to take the plunge, and I purchased a WNDR3700 a few months back. It has treated me rather well so far and that's on stock firmware. It is DD-WRT compatible; so if you prefer their firmware, you're good to flash.
Compared to the Airport Extreme, it is a bit weaker on the wireless front as it only supports MIMO 2x2, but its newer sibling, the WNDR4000, supports MIMO 3x3.
The one feature I'd definitely argue for though is simultaneous dual-band. I don't think most people have homes with only 5Ghz devices. So with just a dual-band router, you'd be limited to 2.4Ghz anyway. Reply
xand42 - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkAny idea why the (default parameter) netperf tcp transmit results are so horrible across the board? I just ran netperf on my Advanced-N 6200 notebook and got 190Mbit/s to my Cisco E3000 router, basically the same value as with iperf and netcat and every other benchmark. Reply
Rick83 - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkIt would be fairly interesting to see the difference between the Killer NIC, server NICs, laptop NICs and desktop NIC's from different vendors (and in different implementations).
As I run only a SSD in my desktop, and have my user profile residing on a NAS (Intel i5 powered NAS, though, not limited by the available cycles and RAM) on a RAID 5, with reasonable linear throughput, network performance is quite important for me, as it accelerates such tasks as generating thumbnails of files, listing large directories, local decompression (that's probably the worst offender, and with large archives I do this on the NAS directly) and many tasks that access my user profile that may be latency or throughput limited.
For this reason I recently specifically got a mainboard with Intel network adapter, hoping for enhanced performance, but only realizing, that I'd have to hack the .inf to get driver support under my OS.
On the NAS, I am currently using the RTL 8111D chips, one connected to the switch and the other to the modem. If using a decent chip increases my samba/nfs performance, I'd put down the 50 euros for the intel pro chip in a blink.
Also you could test supported cable length, jumbo frame support, documentation (with some cards the maximum MTU is not properly documented, and it takes ages of non-fragmented pinging to discover the correct MTU) and performance of teaming and fail-over mechanisms.
Also, 5Ghz was something that I tried in my parent's home, but we couldn't even connect a machine that was one ceiling and wall away, at less than 10 meters distance. Might have been just a spectacularly bad router (Linksys 320N) or maybe 5GHz is really just for line-of-sight applications. Reply
pityme - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkJarred,
I think it would be nice to run tests of multiple wireless network interference like the kind observed in apartment/townhouse/condo situations. This is a big problem that no one seems to ever test/talk about. Reply
ckryan - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkTrue that. I live in a condo building in uptown Charlotte, NC and every unit has a wireless router of one kind or another. To make matters worse, the elevators seem to interfere somehow -- along with every wireless phone and microwave, the acres of glass and the steel structure. To top it off, there's an office building right next door which has many wireless systems on its own. Reply
ckryan - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkSometimes it seems like someone has cast some manner of evil voodoo on WiFi as a whole.
I bought a Killer 2100 NIC because I thought it was a good idea -- and it was on sale. It is better than Intel's on-board Ethernet (and better still than Realtek) if only just barely. In reality, I just liked the idea of dedicated hardware for my networking needs. It really did make a difference, and really is some good stuff, but probably not worth the substantial premium over garden variety PCIe NICs (for most people). I'm glad I bought it... but only because it was on sale.
The Killer product line is in the position of having a product family which does perform mostly as advertised, but becomes a tough sell when you already have onboard ethernet or wifi. It has to be difficult to sell a consumer NIC that costs as much as a 80GB SSD or mid range video card. For $65 or $70 it's great. At $140, not so much. As such, I'm glad to see them trying to put their hardware inside other hardware, like networking cordon bleu. Shoving their "NPU" onto the PCBs of video and sound cards, motherboards, and laptops is a good idea and if nothing else add a little variety to the mix. It would easily be worth an extra $25 -$35 premium for a motherboard in any price range to get their NIC over the bog standard Realtek. It can't possibly cost more than the NF200 or Hydra chips on mid and high end mainboards and is surely worth an extra $20 on top of a laptop as well. Whether they can sell this particular device sans lappy at a reasonable price or even at all remains to be seen. Reply
honvl - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkI'm on a wireless card and want to test my latency. Where can I find this GaNE tool? Reply
Flunk - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkThis result really surprised me, I was expecting results like their wired products (no difference). My guess is that the biggest factor is the support for more channels but the performance really does seem markably better. I'm gearing up to by a new Alienware laptop near the end of the year and I may very well check the box for a Killer-N upgrade. Reply
StormyParis - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkIsn't there a wide gap between what tech sites review, and what users use ? I know it's part of the purview of a tech site to go for the 0.001%-of-users, bleeding-edge stuff, but... has anyone ever seen a review of mainstream Wifi adapters/laptop anywhere ? As one of the 99.999%, I'd be interested ! Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkBigfoot offered, so I thought, "Hey, this could be fun." Well, it wasn't. WiFi testing is a real pain in the butt I've decided. Still, it would be good to look at some other products. We might come back to the subject in the near future; I'm going to see about soliciting a bunch of different WiFi adapters and see what turns up. Obviously, I have at least the 6230 and 6300 from Intel. I want to add the Killer 1103, some Broadcom stuff, etc. Really, I'd want to focus on just dual-band cards, though -- anything that can't do 5GHz becomes less interesting after playing with the Linksys E4200. Reply
DesktopMan - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkWhat's the reason for the big difference with these results: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-r...
Anyone know? Reply
Reflex - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkProbably different laptops. This review is unfortunatly not very good because if I'm reading the first couple pages correctly, he used different laptops for each card. Contrary to his earlier experience, most laptops will accept any wifi card you wish. I swapped in a 6300 in my Dell a year ago and it works great.
They need to establish a baseline testing platform to isolate the perf between the cards. Testing them all on different laptops invalidates the test. Hard drives, CPU's, memory speed, etc can have a *huge* impact on wifi performance, especially for file copy type operations. And the range test is completely irrelevant as everyone has their own way of routing the antennas up through the lid. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkFor wireless, the storage actually matters almost not at all. I swapped in an HDD to one of the laptops and ran the two file copy tests. The HDD was withing 1 second of the SSD for the large file, and within 3 seconds on the small files. On GbE, HDD vs. SSD is a huge disparity, but with WiFi topping out at <30MBps it really doesn't matter much. The WiFi latency appears to be almost as bad as the HDD latency for seek operations.
But you're right: the different laptops all make it hard to to apples-to-apples, and depending on vendor swapping in a different WiFi card may or may not work. The real issue for me was lack of time; I kept going back and forth between devices as I discovered a potential issue with one of the results. Now that I'm more comfortable with what WiFi testing entails, I'm hoping (not right now, but maybe in a couple months) to go through and test a bunch of cards in a single laptop, as well as in a PCI-E x1 desktop adapter. Reply
endrebjorsvik - Sunday, August 14, 2011 - linkThis puzzles me as well. The last couple of days I have been struggling with getting decent performance from my own setup. I have a Netgear WNDR3700v2 and a Lenovo X220 fitted with i5-2520M and Intel 6300 3x3 and running W7. A HP ProLiant ML110 G6 with GbE and 4x2TB RAID-Z is serving the test-files.
According to smallnetbuilder.com, the WNDR3700v2 ( http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-r... ) should be faster than WNR3500L ( http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-r... ), so my setup should at least be as fast as Jarred's Netgear-Intel6300-Ideal-result (154 Mb/s).
I have tried both 2,4 and 5 GHz with both 20 and 40 MHz BW and with both stock and open firmware (dd-wrt), but I don't even get to 90 Mb/s (Windows file transfer tops out at 11 MB/s = 88 Mb/s, and usually stays below 10 MB/s). The distance between the router and laptop is ~6 feet, and I have tried every possible position of the router (different antenna directions). The laptop lid is open (~90 degrees).
So I wonder if you (Jarred) came across any mindblowing tricks that increased the throughput dramatically? Or was the Netgear-Intel6300-combo just plug'n'play? Reply
JarredWalton - Sunday, August 21, 2011 - linkWhat are you copying from? 11MB/s max sounds like you've got the Ethernet side hooked up to a 100Mb port, or else you're doing a transfer from one wireless PC to another? In that case, you'd be doing 22MB/s of wireless traffic, which would be pretty good considering collisions and such. Reply
ss284 - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkIt would have been really great if a recent macbook's wireless throughput was tested. I believe all the recent refreshes have the same broadcom based wireless adapter. Reply
xdrol - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - link"the number of streams cannot be more than the larger of the transmit/receive chains (so 2x2:3 isn't possible, but 2x3:3 is)"
No it is not. It cannot be more than the SMALLER of the two. But the transmit and receive antennas are on a different device, so a given device could support more than it's Tx/Rx antennas, but only in the other direction (where it does have more antennas).
As for specifying what 1 given device can do, then there are actually 4 different numbers, 3 are not enough:
- The number of Tx antennas (a)
- The number of spatial streams to be received (<=a)
- The number of Rx antennas (b)
- The number of spatial streams to be transmitted (<=b)
As WiFi is a symmetrical system, the Tx and Rx features of a device are usually the same (read: I'm yet to see any that differ) - unlike e.g. LTE, where the usual MIMO currently is only downlink, but not uplink (it has different PHY for uplink anyway).
In the example, the 2x3:3 is valid only if you meant it has 2 Tx antennas, 3 Rx antennas, and it can RECEIVE 3 spatial streams. As it has only 2 antennas, the maximum outbound spatial streams is 2. Reply
Brian Klug - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkThat's technically right, and we do mention that the Intel 1030 can do two streams on Rx and one on Tx, but I've seen very few routers actually support an asymmetrical MIMO scheme like that. Even the intel card for example always only shows 1 stream being used for Tx and Rx, so in practice really it should be symmetrical.
-Brian Reply
James5mith - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkMaybe I'm used to living in smaller places, but 60 feet from your front door to the router? That seems a bit extreme. Is the router in the attic, and the front door in the basement corner of the house or something? Reply
James5mith - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkActually, more to the point, if it's 60 ft to your front door, then your google maps view shows the Intel 6300 making it nearly 500 ft from the router in the Cisco 2.4GHz test. You stated it was 200 ft. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkI was estimating. I just paced it off, and walking (around corners) it's about 50 feet. In a direct line, it's more like 30 feet. I'll update the distances, though it's all very rough. (I don't have blueprints for the house, but it's about 2300 sqft with an upstairs and downstairs; corner to corner is about 50 feet I'm guessing. I'm revising the distances to be as accurate as possible, but for reference that red vehicle in the driveway is almost 20 feet long if that helps. Reply
theqat - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkAny idea when we can expect the Pollux review? I'm trying to make a decision on a laptop fairly soon and I'd love to see what you guys think about it before I do so. Reply
Hrel - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkI kept looking for a range test but didn't see it. Having an issue with my Clevo P150HM, had to send it back to cyberpowerpc. Got no wifi signal at all at public places like panera and starbucks. I kind need internet in those places. Huge part of the reason I even have a laptop. It has the Intel 6230 in it cause I need bluetooth. Reply
ggathagan - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkPage 7? Entitled "Testing Signal Range"? Reply
Focher - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkOnce again, Bigfoot's product doesn't really offer anything of extra value to alternative products (personally, I think the UDP test results are wonky and it's unbelievable that a current wifi device would best wired gigabit Ethernet, let alone dominate to the extent that the test showed). You're better off getting a true 3x3:3 card, even if the current performance only matches the 1102. At worst, performance will stay the same. But there's at least a chance that the addition transmit and receive channels will enable improved performance with a firmware update. Sure, if the 1102 is the default card in a particular laptop then fine (although I'd still take the Intel 6300 over it) but I sure wouldn't pay any price premium for it unless it's an upgrade option to replaces some default low end device. Reply
neothe0ne - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkyeah, Lenovo and HP are horrible companies. HP is even worse because all their consumer products force you on WiFi Link 1000 (their Bluetooth is offered in a separate chip). Most of the Probooks and Elitebooks and the Envies use Centrino 62xx cards, thankfully... but they're still whitelisted. Reply
Peroxyde - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkHi experts,
Sorry for off topic question. Can you please recommend a good wireless router? I have heard of TP-Link 1043ND as being well rated. Is it really better than Linksys or DLink? Thanks in advance Reply
jigglywiggly - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - linkA LIL LATE FOR THIS ARTICLE
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iamkyle - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - linkThe majority of laptops can't even use this card thanks to the legalized monopolization of laptops via whitelists. That crap should be illegal. Reply
The_Laughing_Man - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - linkI think Bigfoot should sue those tier one laptop suppliers for anti-competitive practices.
Whitelist should be illegal.
I have a brand new HP laptop, I can replace the WiFi card after booting and it works just fine. It is even in the same WiFi family that comes with the laptop and Windows uses the same set of drivers for both cards. But the notebook will not boot with newer dual-band card installed during start-up due to HP whit-list in their BIOS.
On top of that HP encrypts their BIOS such that is is very difficult to hack their BIOS to allow valid WiFi cards, not to mention other things.
HP doesn't even offer an upgrade to a dual-band WiFi card for this very expensive high-end notebook the DV7T, even if I was willing to pay them for it.
And Dell, Asus, Acer, and Sony all do the same thing.
They all need to be sued. And until they remove their whitelists, Bigfoot will be forced to have a very small market to sell their mini-pcie killer-n card to. Reply
neothe0ne - Sunday, August 14, 2011 - link"And Dell, Asus, Acer, and Sony all do the same thing."
Are you sure about that? I was under the impression HP and Lenovo were alone in the industry with the WLAN whitelist. And anyway, Dell does offer the Intel Centrino 6230 on the XPS 15 now, unlike HP's dv6 which is stuck in budget-tier Intel WiFi Link 1000 land. Reply
cjl - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkDell, at least in their Alienware products, definitely does not whitelist. After reading this article, I got one of the Killer 1102 cards for my M11xR2 (which comes with a rather terrible card by default, and there were no upgrade options offered), and it works just fine. I popped it in, installed the drivers, and everything has been working great since. Reply
Musafir_86 - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - linkHello,
-Thanks for the article, but did you tested those adapters with or without any security/encryption/password protection scheme? I mean WEP or WPA/WPA2 - I think encryption put some overhead in the throughput.
Thanks. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - linkAll testing was done with WPA2 AES. Most modern cards do fine with that, though a few years back it was sometimes slower IIRC. Reply
Musafir_86 - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - link-Okay, thanks for the clarification. :) Reply
Yummer72 - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - linkThanks for the informative review.
I wonder if Bigfoot will continue to have an advantage if the "WLAN Optimizer" program was used with the other WiFi cards?
I have personally seen significantly improved performance and the elimination of "lag spikes" (QuakeLive) with this software tweak.
Any comments? Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - linkI'll give that a try; it could very well remove the spikes, leaving the primary advantage as the lower base latency. Reply
bhima - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - linkYou should review that 95% color gamut matte screen in that Mythlogic ;) Reply
loopingz - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - linkFirst of all thanks for highlighting that I can change my wifi adaptator on my laptop. Mine is always frozing during transfert in windows (linux is fine).
Second thanks for helping me choosing the good one.
I hesitate now between intel 6300 for range, correct performance and price, and the 110 2/3 for pure performance.
May be best of two worlds intel 6300 in the eeepc that travel a lot and bigfoot in the main home laptop.
Can I recycle a my old wifi card or a new one using an antenna and puting it in my desktop computer?
I will give try to Wlanoptimizer too because watching movie from the raid5 nas still not perfect (router linksys e3k).
Thanks for the good job. Reply
name99 - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - link"Wireless networking also tends to need more overhead for error checking and interference losses, and there's a question of whether the streams are linearly independent enough to get higher throughput, orientation, directionality of signal, etc. Even though you might connect at 450Mbps or 300Mbps, you'll never actually reach anywhere near that level of throughput. In our testing, the highest throughput we ever saw was around 75% utilization of the available bandwidth, and that was on a 300Mbps connection."
This is not a useful description of the situation. The nominal speed of a connection (ie the MCS index) already includes error correction overhead --- that's why you see a range of bit-rates, with the same parameters (modulation, number of streams, bandwidth) --- these different bit-rates correspond to different levels of error correction, from the strongest (1/2 coding rate) to the weakest (5/6).
It is also unlikely that corrupt packets and the retransmission (what you are calling "interference losses", though in your environment noise is likely more relevant than interference) are substantial --- both ends aggressively modify the MCS index to get the best throughput, and try to keep the number of corrupt packets low.
The real issue is the MAC --- the negotiations over who next gets airtime. This used to be a big deal with wired ethernet as well, of course, but it went away with switches around the time we all moved to 100TX. The basic 802.11n MAC does not rely on any real co-ordination, just on timing windows and retries, and it wastes a phenomenal amount of time. 802.11e improves the situation somewhat (I expect all the systems that get 75% efficiency are using 802.11e, otherwise they'd see around 50% efficiency), but it's still not perfect.
What one really wants is a central arbiter (like in a cell system) that hands out time slots, with very specific rules about who can talk when. For reasons I don't understand, 802.11 has been very resistant to adding such a MAC protocol (802.11e has elements of this, but does not go full-hog), but I would not be surprised if we finally see such as part of the 802.11n successor --- it's just such an obvious place to pick up some improvement. The real problem is that to do it right you have to give up backward compatibility, and no-one wants to do that. At least if we'd had it in 802.11n, then we'd be part way to a better world (people could switch it on once all their g equipment died, eg at home). Reply
ktwebb - Thursday, August 11, 2011 - linkWe didn't "start" at 11mb. For the consumer yes but I was putting in 900Mhz 2mb in schools in 97' and Aironet (bought by Cisco) by late 98. Reply
AEROSPIKE - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link802.11b WAS NOT THE FIRST MARKETED WiFi HARDWARE BUT THE FIRST MANUFACTURER'S BACKED STANDARD BY THE IEEE, 802.11 WAS THE FIRST WITH UP TO 6 CHANNELS AT 1-2 MEG BANDWIDTH BACK IN THE NINETY S. I WAS AN EARLY ADOPTER, THE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE OF THOSE UNITS WERE VERY UNSTABLE. Reply


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 24/12/2012 (1702 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Want to check the maintenance records of Winnipeg School Division playgrounds for the last three years? That will be $2,714.25, please.
That's how the division responded to a recent request from three Red River College journalism students.
For the fourth annual Open Secrets, a freedom-of-information project sponsored by the Winnipeg Free Press, the students followed the process available to anyone under Manitoba's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
One group requested copies of monthly playground inspection reports and incident reports from 2009 to 2011.
Shocked by the bill, the students declined to pay it, and therefore the division did not have to provide the information.
Instead, the students requested details about a machine designed to test playground equipment, only to learn it is broken and in storage. For further details on that, the school division requested $593.
Rather than paying, the students pursued traditional, no-cost interviews and still uncovered a story.
It could have been worse. During last year's Open Secrets project, students who asked how many children have been injured on City of Winnipeg playgrounds received a bill for 10 times as much -- more than $26,000.
This year, Free Press city hall reporter Jen Skerritt and Wendy Sawatzky, the paper's associate editor for digital news, briefed the students on the legislation, then guided them in filing their requests and following up. Skerritt helped refine their stories, while Sawatzky helped them create maps, charts and sidebars for informative and appealing presentations.
When government departments did not provide the requested information, students negotiated with the departments' freedom-of-information co-ordinators.
Most were helpful, complying with the legal requirement to "make every reasonable effort to assist an applicant and to respond without delay, openly, accurately and completely."
Duncan McMonagle teaches journalism in the creative communications program at Red River College