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Lhota moves away from Giuliani, toward Bloomberg
Joe Lhota, the former M.T.A. chairman and a top aide to former mayor Rudy Giuliani, used a series of interviews yesterday (including one with Capital) to create some distance between himself and his former boss.
"Joe Lhota is not Rudy Giuliani," said Lhota, during an interview with Errol Louis on NY1's "Road to City Hall."
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Lhota is a self-described libertarian and Republican who voted for Mitt Romney and worked for Giuliani as a deputy mayor and budget director.
His old boss has been reaching out to fund-raisers and speaking to the press on his behalf, but Lhota's affiliation with him, while perhaps an asset in some precincts of Staten Island and south Brooklyn, won't help him in others.
Lhota, in other words, will need votes from some portion of the city electorate that doesn't like Rudy Giuliani if he is to win a mayoral election.
"The thing that was important about Joe Lhota when he worked in City Hall is Joe Lhota talked to everybody, and I will do the same thing when I run for mayor," Lhota said, during a separate interview with NY1 reporter Grace Rauh that ran in the same hour. "I will talk to everybody."
If anything, Lhota is setting himself up to be more like Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
According to Lhota, the city right now is in a fragile state, and depending on how this election year pans out, "things can go backwards."
"I think we need to build upon the foundation that Mayor Bloomberg has put together over the last 12 years, and bring the city to the next level," he said.
Like Bloomberg, he also said that he did not support retroactive pay raises for the city's labor unions, which the Independent Budget Office recently warned could add billions to the deficits. For the first time since the 1970s, all of the union's contracts with the city have expired.
Lhota said he supported raises going forward, but that retroactive ones would create "fiscal ruin."
(One of his competitors, former comptroller Bill Thompson, was asked that question yesterday and declined to comment.)
When Lhota was the chairman of the M.T.A., a position he left to run for mayor, he failed to reach a new union contract with the Transport Workers Union, something he attributes to the fact that his negotiating partner, John Samuelsen, was up for re-election.
"So it became an election-year issue," he said.
Despite the many challenges facing any Republican who runs for citywide office in New York City, Lhota said he was confident a Republican would win the mayoralty.
"What's important to understand ... is the level of independence of the New York City voter," he said. "The New York City voter doesn't necessarily vote by party line. Fiorello LaGuardia would not have been elected, nor would John Linsday have been elected, or re-elected. Remember, John Lindsay didn't even have a major-party endorsement at the time. Rudy Giuliani, Mike Bloomberg. What New Yorkers do ... is not vote party line, but vote their mind, based on who they think is gonna propel the city to the next level."


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MONTEVIDEO, June 3 (Reuters) - Consumer prices in Uruguay rose a slightly quicker-than-expected 0.49 percent in May and 8.41 percent over the past 12 months, government data showed on Wednesday.
Analysts polled by the central bank had forecast a month-on-month inflation rate of 0.48 percent.
May's rate brought inflation for the first five months of 2015 to 5.16 percent. (Reporting by Malena Castaldi; Writing by Hugh Bronstein; Editing by James Dalgleish)


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"The Dirty River Boys" Perform In Studio With The KLAQ Morning Show[Audio/Gallery]
Local band "The Dirty River Boys" which consist of Nino Cooper,Travis Stearns and Marco Gutierrez are performing tonight(7/6/11) at the Stateline restaurant for the "Stateline Music Concert Series." Before they take the stage, the band stopped the KLAQ Studios and performed a couple of their songs.
The band also talks about what where they have been since the last time they were in the studio. So if you're wondering what type of music they play, the DRB explain it… "It's outlaw folk, everybody always asks us, it's kind of hard to explain, so we just say outlaw folk."
The DRB talk about that and also perform their new song "Medicine Show" in this segment:
The Dirty River Boys talk about their unique sounding music, what it was like to perform at the Stateline restaurant in May and their upcoming performance at FT. Bliss with country star Cory Marrow. They also talk about how exciting it was that Morrow came out to their music when he performed in El Paso. "There were a bunch of El Paso people texting us when it was happening." You can also listen to the band performing the song "My Son" in this segement.
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Washington won seven events and captured its fifth straight girls track and field conference championship at the GAC Central meet Monday at Ft. Zumwalt East High School.
The Lady Jays accumulated 124 points to top the girls standings.
Ft. Zumwalt South finished second with 101 followed by Ft. Zumwalt North with 65, Ft. Zumwalt East with 44 and Holt with 40.
"We were a little short-handed with Emily (Stricker) getting injured during warm-ups. (Megan) Bauche and (Megan) Freitag stepped up and did a great job filling in for her events," said Washington Coach Mike Olszowka. "The girls have had a great season and winning the conference once again is something to be proud of."
Washington's boys tied for fourth place in the team standings.
Ft. Zumwalt South took the boys crown with 101 points followed by Holt with 86, Ft. Zumwalt East with 83, Washington with 52 and Ft. Zumwalt North with 52.
"Overall, the boys had a super competitive day," Olszowka said. "Our relay teams improved on their times. Travis Elbert took 10 seconds off his mile time."
Washington also won both the boys and girls junior varsity team titles.
"We won 93 medals and had 68 new PRs (personal records) between the varsity and junior varsity teams," Olszowka said. "Everything went well. It was a great day."
The top five finishers in each event scored team points.
Lady Jays
Kirstie Leslie won three individual events. She finished first in the high jump at 5-2, the pole vault at 10-0 and the triple jump at 36-5.
MC Landolt also had three first-place finishes, two individual and one relay. She won both the 100-meter dash in 12.8 and the 200-meter dash in 26.5.
"Kirstie is now a 10-time conference champion. MC probably is a six- or seven-time conference champion as a junior," Olszowka said. "When you have a base group of kids with that kind of performance, the other kids start to believe they can do the same thing."
Megan Bauche won the long jump at 16-4. She also was second in the 100-meter high hurdles in 17.7 and third in the 300-meter low hurdles in 56.8.
The 400-meter relay team of Lauren Brinkmann, Sarah Brock, Bauche and Landolt won in 52.1.
Abby Stricker placed second in the pole vault at 9-6, the long jump at 15-11 3/4 and the triple jump at 33-1. She also was third in the high jump at 4-10.
Shannon Harrison was second in the shot put at 30-2.
The 1,600-meter relay team of Megan Freitag, Erica Diener, Kirstie Leslie and Brock placed second in 4:18.
The 3,200-meter relay team of Ashley Garrard, Hannah Leslie, Alex Ready and Diener was second in 10:23.
Hannah Leslie placed third in the 800-meter run in 2:30.
Katie Chafin ended third in the shot put at 28-1.
The 800-meter relay team of Brinkmann, Brock, Freitag and Landolt finished third in 1:53.
Josie Plowman placed fourth in the 3,200-meter run in 12:25 and fifth in the 1,600-meter run in 5:38.
Erica Diener placed fourth in the 400-meter dash in 1:06.
Blue Jays
Austin Subke finished second in the shot put at 44-0 and third in the discus at 123-5.
Travis Elbert placed second in the 800-meter run in 2:02 and third in the 1,600-meter run in 4:32.
Brenden Leslie was second in the 110-meter high hurdles in 15.75.
The 400-meter relay team of Colin Anderson, Caleb Curran, Michael Wadlow and Austin Beers finished second in 46.21.
The 1,600-meter relay team of Curran, Beers, Elbert and Leslie ended second in 3:37.
Alex Templeton placed third in the shot put at 42-7.
Curran was third in the 400-meter dash in 52.3.
Ian Smith placed fourth in the 3,200-meter run in 10:27.
Nathan Kopp ended fifth in the discus at 111-6.
Dillon Quaethem was fifth in the 110-meter high hurdles in 17.0.
Austin Beers placed fifth in the long jump at 18-9.
Wadlow finished fifth in the 200-meter dash in 24.1.
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Valuation expected to be set at 1:2 ratio in IronSource's favor, which would give its shareholders 67% of stock in new company.
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Steam Trading Cards
As I mentioned yesterday when the Summer Sale began, Steam has been pushing its new trading card system with a few select games that reward playtime with cards. These cards can then be crafted in to badges, which show on your profile and raise your Steam Level.
That sounds like a neat way to get people to spend more money on games.
...Duh. Steam's ability to promote games through the promise of trading cards is insanely business savvy and a wonderful way to get the community to interact internally.
Games don't offer enough drops for every card required to craft the badge. Purchasing the game grants you three card drops, but there are usually 5-10 cards for each badge. It's up to you to collect the rest through trading and the use of the Community Market Place.
Crafting badges and raising your Steam level to at least 10 makes you eligible for Booster Packs, which contain multiple cards for a given game. Your chances increase by 20% every ten Steam levels.
Can I get them through achievements?
Nope. Currently, trading cards are not tied to achievements in any game. Valve states in their FAQ that tying cards to achievements can make things boring as some achievements are grind-heavy or just stupidly hard to get.
It may also encourage users to use more guides and achievement-unlockers to get cards, and that's not great either.
The Community Marketplace allows gamers to purchase cards.
Including the Summer Sale cards--these can be bought on the marketplace for anywhere from $1 to $.50. As people begin to collect more and more cards through purchases and votes, the price will drop even further.
The ability to trade and buy trading cards is ridiculously addicting. A friend and I have been back and forth trying to collect all the cards required for various game badges.
Currently, the games that offer trading cards are listed on the official Steam Store page--there are over 60 of them.
What do these do for me as a user?
Crafting badges is rewarded by:
- a random emoticon item created for this game, that can use in chat or discussions;
- a random profile background item created for this game, that can use on your Steam Community profile
- a chance to get a discount coupon for a different game or DLC
- 100XP, which may increase your Steam Level
You can also craft the same badge again to increase its level--or upgrade it. Upgrading a badge gives you 100XP and a new title/image for that badge.
Steam levels allow you to customize your profile and increase your friend list count by 5.
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Amanda WallaceJuly 20, 2013, 11:02 amFormer Staff EditorTrade with me, Katy.
GermaximusJuly 13, 2013, 11:16 amCorrespondentNice write up! =) I only just found out that games have a cap at how many cards they will give you. I'm still not sure exactly how it works. I thought they were gonna be random as you play a game.
The one thing I don't like right now is that you can just leave a game idle to earn the cards. It's not a big deal and I don't know how they could possibly change it outside of linking them to achievements, but it feels less rewarding. =p
GermaximusJuly 13, 2013, 11:16 amCorrespondentgrrrr sorry double post!
GermaximusJuly 13, 2013, 11:15 amCorrespondentNice write up! =) I only just found out that games have a cap at how many cards they will give you. I'm still not sure exactly how it works. I thought they were gonna be random as you play a game.
The one thing I don't like right now is that you can just leave a game idle to earn the cards. It's not a big deal but it feels less rewarding. =p
Jamie KJuly 13, 2013, 12:21 amFeatured ContributorSigh. I understand the addictiveness of things like this; however, I just can't stop myself from shaking my head. I think I was shaking my head before I even started to read the article, but since all hopes of anything changing my mind have been dashed, I'm baffled. If people know this tactic is so obviously just to gain more of your money, why give in? I supposed it's the same reason why games like Candy Crush succeed.
GermaximusJuly 13, 2013, 11:14 amCorrespondentlol Well., you can actually make money from them. And they were also implemented into games people already own. It's not just an incentive to buy more games, people are going to do that anyways. It just gives people more reason to use Steam itself.
Tony MonsterJuly 12, 2013, 6:17 pmCorrespondentwhy do i see myself buying into this to collect virtual cards... o-o ... NO... TONY NO, DON'T CLICK THAT BUTTON... -______-


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Aug 18 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico may attract high-yield municipal closed-end funds to its first sale in public markets since its governor said in June that the island's debt was unpayable, Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday ahead of the $750 million sale of water authority bonds.
Managers of high-yield closed-end funds may participate in this week's $750 million bond sale for the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) because of the authority's stable prices compared to other debt issuers from the island, Fitch said.
A return of municipal closed-end fund managers to Puerto Rico would be a source of liquidity for the U.S. commonwealth, according to Fitch.
The PRASA bond sale follows a failure by Puerto Rico to make a full payment due on bonds sold by its Public Finance Corp. The partial payment was considered a default by its creditors and ratings agencies, the first by the U.S. territory.
Fitch Ratings on Monday rated Puerto Rico's planned bond sale 'CC', meaning that default of some kind appears probable, and that there are very high levels of credit risk.
Puerto Rico was scheduled on Monday to conclude its presentations to investors on the bond sale. The island had been conducting presentations since late last week. (Reporting by Jessica DiNapoli; Editing by Paul Simao)


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WILMINGTON -- Claude Julien has a long laundry list of things to accomplish in a six-day training camp to get ready for the NHL season, but hashing out the second alternate captain for the Black and Gold hasnt been one of them.
Zdeno Chara has been the Bruins captain since arriving prior to the 2006-07 season, and that wont be changing anytime soon. Patrice Bergeron holds the first 'A' letter on his sweater and is the acknowledged second-in-command among the players within the organizations leadership structure.
Mark Recchi had been the easy choice as the third captain until he retired after Bostons Stanley Cup victory. Last season Julien went with a different tact and split the second 'A' between the veteran defenseman Andrew Ference and third line center Chris Kelly, and alternated responsibilities between home and road games.
On the Bruins there are, of course, many candidates that could fill that kind of symbolic leadership role. Shawn Thornton acts, plays and leads like a captain on the Bruins at all times, but isnt on the ice quite as much as some of the other players that are captain-type material.
Milan Lucic, David Krejci, Gregory Campbell and Dennis Seidenberg are among a second wave of alternate captain candidates looking to shoulder more responsibility among their teammates. All would make fine choices while playing their part with a Stanley Cup championship on their hockey resume.
Will he do something similar to last year when he split the alternate captain duties between Ference and Kelly?
Probably, said Julien. On my list of 'to dos,' that is really low. Maybe ask me on Saturday morning or Friday after practice, because thats when things will be more of a priority.
But weve got a lot of the same guys and it could be FerenceKelly unless we get together with the guys and decide to do something else. I dont think theres a big reason to make a lot of changes that way.
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NAPT: Never caught napping
NAPT have had a dream ride into the world of breaks. Their first single was pushed by the Freestylers on their Fabric 19 mix, and with it they had almost immediate support from the likes of Stanton Warriors and Deekline and Wizard, whom they beat to the top this year in the 2009 Breakspoll awards for the 'Best Producer' category. Being picked up by Funkatech records, Tomek Naden and Ashley Pope have gone from strength to strength in a genre considered by many to be dying, becoming one of the scene's big players and proving there is life in the breaks genre yet.
Each letter of their name is sounded out, rather than being like "napped", which would be an odd name for producers of music so lively. "It stands for something we can't divulge," Ashley says, matter of fact, whilst Tomek giggles in the background. "We like giving a different answer every interview," Tomek says. "It's not the most imaginative thing in the world. We always try and come up with a really elaborate story, but it's just our names really."
They started doing music together after attending the same secondary school, and then attended the same university. "We started doing bits and bobs when we were working in a studio complex when we were at university," Tomek muses. "It was in the early part of this decade that we started going to Fabric. We had been aware of new school breaks as I was an avid record buyer and DJ, and we'd go to Fabric and see groups like the Plump DJs play and it just seemed like a really open genre. A bit like house in that you can have so many different styles. Breaks has so many different variations of music under the breaks umbrella template which we could work with. And I think the tempo as well – that 130 bpm tempo is really universal and it's a good way to do what you want with music really."
Their music is exceptional, and their list of awards and accolades is quite high for a group who've only been about a short while. Part of this could be put down to Ashley's history in music. "I've been playing the piano since I was a baby!" He laughs. "I play clarinet too, and these skills have come in useful, although we both push the buttons on the MPC now." Ashley admits sometimes his classical training can come into conflict with his passion for dance music. "You're taught harmony in a certain kind of way and depending on the period of classical music there's certain kinds of rules and certain kinds of expressions which don't exist in dance music as such. It's not really constricting," he corrects himself; "I guess it gives you a different view about harmonies and how things should be made."
They were signed to Funkatech about 3 years ago, introduced by DJ Mutiny who helped run the label back then. "We've stayed with them because they really let us do what we wanted," Ashley says. "I think their label is going to be a big part of the future of breaks," Tomek agrees "because they've invested quite heavily in new artists such as us, Far Too Loud, Pyramid and Specimen A, and let us grow in our own way, and I think this is a really important time for them to let us do that in breaks."
Talking about labels and the music industry in general and how the big labels seem to be lagging behind in getting new artists out, both Tomek and Ash believe things have changed so now artists are not reliant on labels so much to give them a start in the industry. "The format has really changed in the last 7 to 8 years where you had to rely on a label to pick you up and put you out, now days it's about creating your own sound, and one that stands on its own, so when people go looking for music the quality will stand on its own," Tomek says. "And I think the beauty now is you can do it on your own because of the internet," Ashley adds. "It's like a massive, free promotional arena. If you've got the right track, and harness the internet correctly there's no reason why you can't get noticed. All the label owners are checking the blogs, myspace, facebook, youtube, checking activity and number of plays and all that kind of stuff. You can get yourself noticed if you're savvy about the internet and have a good product."
This has worked well for NAPT themselves, with the release of the Platinum Breaks series of mixes a number of years ago, released onto various forums. These competent mixes have been extremely popular and found in many a music lover's collection. "It's nice to be on there and get feedback, you know?" Ashley says of internet forums. "It's nice to be connected in that way."
Wondering if the boys had any tricks up their sleeves when performing, I wondered if they incorporated any live aspect into their sets. "We do lots of edits of our tracks and rearrange them live, but it's still part of the DJ realm," Tomek concedes. "But we don't have any keyboards or anything like that. I think doing a live set of dance music is one of the hardest things to pull off and maintain some kind of integrity. We're going to expand the show a bit more next year, but we're working through how to do that at the moment."
"What do you think?" Ashley asks "Do you think DJing with laptops should be considered "live"? We're going to do some market research now, what do people in Australia think about that?" he laughs. "A lot of people in Europe bill themselves as live with Abelton running and adding stuff into it. We don't think that is live, and we don't want to do a live show like that. We think DJing on vinyl and CDJs is more exciting than a quote un-quote live show with a laptop." "It just looks like people are checking their emails for two hours," chuckles Tomek.
Their approaching tour sees them play a quick succession of gigs around Australia, playing New Years Eve in Brisbane, and New Years Day in Melbourne. "Not sure what time we're playing in Melbourne, but I'm hoping it will be enough time to get there and give us an hour or two sleep before having to jump on stage!" Ash laughs, although Tomek assures me they try and be healthy when on tour. "Except me," Ash laughs again, "I just always eat cake!" They assures me they'll be at their best, whatever time they're on. "When we're DJing, it's always easy to find that extra energy to DJ a set, because it's something we loving doing," Tomek says. "It's not like we have to go into a deadend office job; the worst case scenario is you've got to go play for two hours jumping around and playing music you love."
NAPT tour dates:
Fri Dec 26th – Breakfest, Perth
Thur Dec 31st – Empire, Brisbane
Fri Jan 1st NYD – Brown Alley, Melbourne
Fri Jan 8th – Destination?, Sydney
Sat Jan 9th – Ruby Tramp, Gold Coast


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Filling young scientists with enthusiasm for the other country
An interview with Martin Stratmann, Scientific Director of the Minerva Foundation
Martin Stratmann, Max Planck Vice President and Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (iron research) in Düsseldorf, has been Scientific Director of the Minerva Foundation for the past three years. Building on the first efforts of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft to establish scientific relations with Israel after the Holocaust, the Minerva Foundation was set up with funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the early 1960s. Its objective and aspiration was to promote scientific excellence in Israel while cementing scientific exchange between Germany and Israel. The Minerva Foundation, traditionally directed by a Vice President of the MPG, now supports a range of specific programmes, such as a special cooperation programme with the Weizmann Institute, a programme to support scientific centers in Israel and a fellowship programme for junior scientist exchange.
Mr. Stratmann, what is the motivation that drives you to dedicate yourself to the Minerva Foundation as its Scientific Director?
I have long been fascinated by Israel and the science that takes place there. It is hard to find another country with a better scientific balance than Israel, considering its size. And this is something that has changed the role of the Minerva Foundation: what we are concerned with today is continuing our work to cement the good scientific, not to mention social, relations between Israel and Germany, and filling the young generation of scientists with enthusiasm for the other country – in spite of, and in full awareness of our problematic past. Scientists in Germany can learn from their Israeli counterpart: from their spirit of optimism, from their unconventional research approaches, which frequently transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries, and from their entrepreneurial spirit, which enables them time and again to make use of findings from basic research to augment the wealth of society. The Minerva Foundation serves as a basis and a support tool for this perpetual exchange of ideas and persons, a task that must be re-embarked upon every time a new generation of scientists comes up through the ranks. Taking responsibility for this – that was what excited me about it!
Can you give us an example of the work you do for the Minerva Foundation?
My most important objective after taking office three years ago was to make the Minerva Foundation fit for the coming years and decades. There had been an evaluation which showed that some of the Minerva programmes had become a bit "long in the tooth" and urgently needed to have their content and administrative structures revamped. So my work in recent years has focused on reforming the Centers Programme. The programme is being completely redesigned. A lot of the old Centers are being closed. The funding that is freed up is going to be used to open new Centers in a competitive tendering procedure. We are currently working with the BMBF on ensuring that the Centers Programme has a solid financial basis for the long term, given that it represents a core element in the scientific cooperation between Germany and Israel, upon which a great many cooperative projects are built.
You and the BMBF and your Israeli partners are planning to stage a joint Minerva Science Festival for the first time in Jerusalem this autumn. What can we expect to see there?
The Minerva Science Festival will mark the peak of our Minerva activities in Israel. We will present the newly chosen Centers to the public, showcase the accomplishments of the Centers already in operation, and also provide the people involved, as well as our affiliates, with an opportunity for close dialogue. Learning from each other, sharing experience, developing plans and ideas for the future: that is what the festival will be about. I am delighted that Annette Schavan, the German Minister of Education and Research, has agreed to be patron of the event. That shows how significant the Minerva Foundation is for research policy in Germany.


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On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 01:30:15PM +0100, Robert Rakowicz wrote: > ist das denn so richtig daß bei Debian ( kann nur von meiner LinuxLand > Potato sprechen ) sich die Header des Kernels im /usr/include/linux > befinden ? Ich bin natürlich voll auf die Nase gefallen, da ich gehe > immer davon aus des es ein Link auf /usr/src/linux/include/linux ist. Siehe http://www.linuxfaq.de/f/cache/57.html, unten gedumped. Sorry für die Formatierung (w3m ist - natürlich - schuld. :) Titel [Suche] [Darstellung] (Answer) (Category) Linux User FAQ : (Category) Programmierung unter Linux : (Category) Tips für Selber-kompilieren von Software : Was ist der Unterschied zwischen `/usr/src/linux/include' und `/usr/include/ linux'? Achtung Fortgeschrittenen-Info Warum gibt es `/usr/src/linux/include' (in den Kernelquellen) und `/usr/include/ linux' (in dem System-Includeverzeichnis)? Welches sollte ich benutzen? Warum kompilieren einige Programme nicht, oder meckern über 'falsche Kernel-Header'? Hier ist eine etwas ältere, aber noch aktuelle Erklärung, wozu es diese beiden Verzeichnisse gibt, warum sie getrennt wurden, woher sie kommen, und warum seit einiger Zeit aus `/usr/include/linux/errno.h' die letzte Zeile aus der folgenden Liste #define EPERM 1 /* Operation not permitted */ #define ENOENT 2 /* No such file or directory */ ... #define EMACS 666 /* Editor too large */ herausgenommen wurde. ;-) Here is the rationale of the `/usr/include/linux' vs. `/usr/src/linux/include/ linux' issue. (sorry, I don't have any reference to this, so I have to include all the text here) Basically the kernel headers match the kernel. The `/usr/ include' headers match the program development tools. This allows to separate kernel and libc development. Here is the story: The headers were included in `libc5-dev' after a rash of very buggy alpha kernel releases (1.3.7* or something like that) that proceeded to break compilations, etc. Kernel versions are changed far more rapidly than libc is, and there are higer chances that people install a custom kernel than they install custom LIBC. LIBC6 includes it's own version of `/usr/include/linux' and friends form the beginning (that is, this is no longer a `Debian' only feature, the upstream version has moved to this scheme as well). >> "Linus" == Linus Torvalds said on Wed, 22 Jan 1997: The kernel headers used to make sense exporting to user space, but the user space thing has grown so much that it's really not practical any more. The problem with Debian is just that they are different, not that they are doing anything wrong. That leads to differences between the distributions, and that in turn obviously can result in subtle problems. As of GLIBC, the kernel headers will really be _kernel_ headers, and user level includes are user level includes. Matthias Ulrich did that partly because I've asked him to, but mainly just because it is no longer possible to try to synchronize the libc and the kernel the way it used to be. The symlinks have been a bad idea for at least a year now, and the problem is just how to get rid of them gracefully. Personally, I'm counting on GLIBC, which we are already using on alpha. Just to give you some idea of exactly why the includes really can't be handled by simple symlinks: the main problem is version skew. Lots of people want to upgrade their library without affecting the kernel, and probably even more people want to be able to upgrade their kernel without affecting their compilation environment. Right now doing that has been extremely fragile. Just to give _one_ example of why the symlinks are bad: NR_OPEN and fd_set. I have had no end of problems making NR_OPEN larger in the kernel, exactly _because_ of the damn sym-links. If I just make NR_OPEN larger (the right thing to do), the problem is that people with old libraries will now compile against a header file that doesn't match the library any more. And when the library internally uses another NR_OPEN than the new program does, "interesting" things happen. In contrast, with separate header files, this doesn't make any difference. If I change NR_OPEN in the kernel, the compilation environment won't notice until the library and associated header files are changed: thus the user will contine to compile with the old values, but because we'll still be binary compatible, the worst thingthat happens is that new programs won't take advantage of new features unless the developer has upgraded his library. Compare that to breaking subtly. NR_OPEN is just _one_ example, and actually it's one of the easier ones to handle (because the only thing that really makes much of a difference when it comes to NR_OPEN is the fd_set size -- but it certainly bit some people). Another major problem is name-space pollution: the POSIX/ANSI/XOPEN rules are not only complex, but they are actually contradictory too. And the kernel header files really can't reasonably support all of the intricacies very cleanly. One specific example of why we want separate header files for libraries and kernel is offered by glibc: Matthias wanted to have a sigset_t that will suffice for the future when the POSIX.1B realtime signals are implemented. But at the same time he obviously wants to be able to support programming on Linux-2.0 and the current 2.1 that do not have that support. The only reasonably clean way to handle these kinds of problems is to have separate header files: user programs see a larger sigset_t, and then the library interaction with the kernel doesn't necessarily use all of the bits, for example. Then later, when the kernel support is actually there, it's just a matter of getting a new shared library, and voila, all the realtime signals work. The symlink approach simply wouldn't work for the above: that would have required everybody who uses the library to have a recent enough kernel that whatever magic all the above entails would be available in the kernel header files. But not only don't I want to pollute the kernel header files with user level decisions, it's actually possible that somebody wants to run glibc on a 1.2.x kernel, for example. We definitely do not want him to get a 32-bit sigset_t just because he is happy with an old kernel. Anyway, this email got longer than intended, but I just wanted to make clear that the symlinks will eventually be going away even in non-Debian distributions. Debian just happened to do it first -- probably because Debian seems to be more interested in technical reasons than any old traditions. And technically, the symlinks really aren't very good. The only reason for the symlinks is to immediately give access to new features in the kernel when those happen. New ioctl numbers etc etc. That was an overriding concern early on: the kernel interfaces expanded so rapidly even in "normal" areas that having the synchronization that symlinks offered was a good thing. However, the kernel interfaces aren't really supposed to change all that quickly any more, and more importantly: the technical users know how to fix things any way they want, so if they want a new ioctl number to show up they can actually edit the header files themselves, for example. But having separation is good for the non-technical user, because there are less surprises and package dependencies. Anyway, something like the patch that David suggested will certainly go in, although I suspect I'll wait for it to become "standard" and the glibc first real release to take place. Add to that the fact that few programs really need the more volatile elements of the header files (that is, things that really change from kernel version to kernel version), [before you reject this, consider: programs compiled on one kernel version usually work on other kernels]. So, it makes sense that a set of headers be provided from a known good kernel version, and that is sufficient for compiling most programs, (it also makes the compile time environments for programs on debian machines a well known one, easing the process of dealing with problem reports), the few programs that really depend on cutting edge kernel data structures may just use -I/usr/src/linux/ include (provided that kernel-headers or kernel-source exists on the system). Most programs, even if they include <linux/something.h>, do not really depend on the version of the kernel, as long as the kernel versions are not too far off, they will work. And the headers provided in `libc5-dev' (and `libc6-dev') are just that. `libc5-dev' is uploaded frequently enough that it never lags too far behind the latest released kernel. libc6 has totally disconnected the included headers from kernel headers. There are two different capabilities which are the issue, and the kernel-packages and `libc{5,6}-dev' address different ones: - The kernel packages try tp provide a stable, well behaved kernel and modules, and may be upgraded whenever there are significant advances in those directions (bug fixes, more/better module support, etc). These, however, may not have include files that are non-broken as far as non-kernel programs are concerned, and the quality of the development/compilation environment is not the kernel packages priority (Also, please note that the kernel packages are tied together, so kernel-source, headers, and image are produced in sync) - Quality of the development/compilation environment is the priority of `libc{5,6}-dev' package, and it tries to ensure that the headers it provides would be stable and not break non-kernel programs. This assertion may fail for alpha kernels, which may otherwise be perfectly stable, hence the need for a different set of known-good kernel include files. [Diesen Eintrag erweitern] Vorhergehende: (Answer) Was wird wohin installiert, kann ich es sauber wieder entfernen? Nächste: (Answer) "Hilfe! Mein Programm ist abgestürzt!" oder "Eine kleine Segmentation Fault Einführung" Dieses Dokument ist: http://www.linuxfaq.de//cgi-bin/fom?file=57 [Suche] [Darstellung] Dies ist eine Faq-O-Matic 2.710. This FAQ administered by Jens Benecke -- A: "Ist [...] noch am Leben?" B: "Sie wurde zusammen mit ihrem Mann begraben." A: "Das beantwortet meine Frage nicht!" http://www.hitchhikers.de/ - Die kostenlose Mitfahrzentrale für ganz Europa
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This is in response to Daniel Caraway's letter concerning the need for a drag strip in Augusta ("Why don't we have a drag strip?" Dec. 9).
I have lived in Augusta since the early 1970s, and this area would not support a good drag strip with the attendance and financial support needed to operate. This area is mainly concerned with golf and horse-related events. It would get little if any coverage from any local media. I say this because we have a large National Hot Rod Association track, at Commerce, Ga., with many national events held there throughout the year, and there is no coverage of any of these events.
Another major concern in the operation of a drag strip is a sanctioning body. There are only two of these -- the NHRA and the International Hot Rod Association. The track at nearby Jackson, S.C., is an IHRA track, and I don't think the IHRA would be willing to sanction another track this close; it would be taking money from one of their established tracks.
I don't think this area can generate enough spectators or competitors to get NHRA sanctioning. The land could be obtained and a track built, but it would have to be a private or outlaw strip without national sanctioning.
I have given up on Augusta media recognizing how big the sport of NHRA drag racing has become, and how fiercely competitive it is. NASCAR gets massive coverage, but as far as real competition, NHRA racing makes NASCAR racing plain boring. I was a NASCAR fan, but now I attend all the NHRA events I can. I will never go to another NASCAR event.
Reese Lewallen, Martinez


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Nov. 18, Sunday.
We arose in good spirits, although several of the Brethren had not been able to sleep for the cold, for our cabin is small, and the roof full of holes. Several of the Brethren went hunting, and succeeded in getting a couple of wild turkeys, the first game we have had, for although on our trip we tried to secure some game this is the first we have shot. Otherwise we spent the day resting. In the evening we had our first Liturgy, — the "Ave Agnus Dei," — then evening prayer, and went once more to bed, lying in our blankets around the room, and Br. Gottlob in his hammock above our heads.
Nov. 19th, Monday.
After morning prayer the axes and hatchets were sharpened, and other tools made ready for use. Br. H. Loesch took a couple of horses to Mr. Altem's to bring corn for us. We began to build a bake-oven, so that we might again have bread, of which we have had little lately. Our food has been largely pumpkin broth and mush, which has agreed with us very well. The Brn. Nathanael and Jacob Loesch measured off eight acres of land, which is to be cleared at once, so that wheat can be sown. Others began to gather the dead wood, and build bonfires. The grind-stone was set up, a cooper's bench and wash-trough made. The Brn. Gottlob, Nathanael, and Grube laid a floor of clapboards in our cabin, for the better protection of our goods. In the evening Br. Grube held singstunde and evening prayer.
Nov. 20th.
Br. Nathanael held morning prayer, and announced that the Lord's Supper would be celebrated this evening. At noon Br. Hermanus returned, bringing the cornmeal and meat he had bought from Mr. Altem. Br. Feldhausen went hunting. In the afternoon it rained, which interfered with our work. We baked Lovefeast bread in a pan, using cornmeal. Br. Feldhausen did not return this evening. We blew our horn, and shot a couple of times, so that if he had lost his way he could come back to us. As he did not appear we were obliged to postpone the Communion until tomorrow. Our dear Gottlob held the singstunde and evening prayer, and then we went peacefully to rest.
Nov. 21st.
Br. Gottlob held morning prayer; then each went to his work. Merkli, Erich, Peterson, and Beroth began to clear the field; Br. Hermanus went seven miles to an Irishman to buy corn; the Brn. Gottlob and Nathanael burned out hollow logs to make barrels; and Br. Grube baked Indian bread in the ashes. Br. Feldhausen also returned. He had not lost his way, but night had overtaken him. It was very cold, but on account of the rain he could make no fire, so had to keep in motion all night. The wolves and panthers made themselves heard around him. Toward evening Br. Hermanus came back, having shot the first deer on our land. It was very welcome, for we had little food left, and much work to do, and it is hard to clear fields on a diet of corn only. In the evening we had a Lovefeast, with cornbread, and wished that our dear ones in Bethlehem could spend a short hour with us in our little cabin. Then preparation was made for the Communion. The Brethren seated themselves along two sides of the room, with the new little table between, opposite the chimney. Our dear Gottlob made a short talk concerning the Sacrament; then we knelt in spirit at the Saviour's pierced feet, and prayed that His pierced hands might be laid upon us in absolution. Finally we partook of the Sacrament for the first time in North Carolina. Our hearts were deeply moved by His grace, as we sang an appropriate hymn, and our love for one another was strengthened. Then we spread our blankets, and lay peacefully down in our little church, — as the cabin seemed after the service.
Nov. 22nd.
Our dear Nathanael held the morning prayer, and reminded us that this was the 32nd birthday of our dear Brother Jacob Loesch; we sang several verses for him, and wished him all happiness and blessing in his work in this land. Lischer, Hermanus, and Haberland took the wagon to Altem's for meal, and for some pumpkins which he had offered us as a gift. Loesch and Feldhausen went hunting, but returned empty-handed. We had a little Lovefeast in honor of Br. Jacob Loesch, and rejoiced with him over his call of grace. Br. Gottlob held the singstunde.


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Judging by loud applause and bravos, others were satisfied, even thrilled, by the Dallas Opera's Turandot Friday evening. If your criterion for a great evening at the opera is loud high notes, you might have been among the enthusiasts. I was not.
Presumably, some of the ensemble problems will work out in subsequent performances. The large chorus, prepared by Alexander Rom, filled the Winspear Opera House with some awesome sounds, but in quieter passages, coordination slipped and blend disintegrated. Melinda Cotton's children's chorus sang nicely.
Conductor Marco Zambelli had the orchestra mostly playing together, but he was too often behind singers, sometimes whole beats even in slower passages. If he found any magic in Puccini's score, I missed it. Garnett Bruce's staging avoided any obvious collisions.
The biggest problems were the two lead singers.
Lise Lindstrom had the eponymous Chinese princess' icy hauteur down, and also her conflicted warming in the face of Calaf's ardor. She sang authoritatively and expressively, but her shrill, steely soprano could have cut through concrete.
A crude Radamès in last fall's Aïda, Antonello Palombi was even worse as Calaf. Yes, he had loud top notes, but with a quality of desperation about them. Elsewhere, his gruff tenor seemed incapable of maintaining a consistent timbre, or much in the way of line, or singing consistently in tune. Dramatically, he was more a clunky Siegfried than a love-smitten prince.
Hei-Kyung Hong was genuinely moving as the slave girl Liù, both vulnerable in her doomed love for Calaf and brave in facing death to save him. Her lyric soprano has dried out a bit in mid-voice, but she still commands, elegantly, a sweetly creamy upper range.
Joseph Hu, Daniel Montenegro and Jonathan Beyer were mostly vocally adequate as, respectively, Pang, Pong and Ping, although Beyer's attractive baritone petered out on lower notes. Christian Van Horn supplied rather too imposing a bass for Timur, a king old enough to be Calaf's father.
The evening's best vocalism — easy, ample and well appointed — came from bass-baritone Ryan Kuster, in the Mandarin's brief proclamations. Singers portraying the old Emperor Altoum usually whine, but Steven Haal actually sang.
Designer Allen Charles Klein's boldly colored and quilted costumes still arrest the eye. But, apart from the giant sculpted dragon, the much-traveled 30-year-old sets are looking a bit tired, the brown-on-brown second-act décor especially so.
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Repeats at 2 p.m. Sunday and April 21, and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday and April 19 at Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora. $19 to $247. 214-443-1000, dallasopera.org. The Saturday performance will be telecast live on the high-definition video screens at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington; doors will open at 6 p.m. That event is free, but tickets must be reserved at dallasopera.org/cowboys.


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The USA is the country with the second largest Hispanic population in the world, second only to Mexico. Think about it…
- There are more Hispanics living in the United States than in the six Central American countries combined. (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama).
- In each of the last three US censuses it has indicated that the Hispanic population has grown an average of 57.7 percent.
- Over the past 30 years, Hispanics have become the nation's largest minority. The U.S Census Bureau projects that the Hispanic population in the U.S. will triple to over 132 million by 2050.
It used to be that 75% of the Hispanic population would reside in a few key states: New York, Florida, Arizona, Illinois, New Jersey, Colorado, Texas and California. However, we have seen a shift in the migration pattern and today we see states like North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia with a very strong Hispanic presence.
You may be interested to learn that North Carolina has the fastest growing Latino population in the country. According to the latest US Census, the Latino population in North Carolina has grown 394%, from 76,726 in 1990 to 378,963 in 2000. By 2004, the North Carolina Hispanic population totaled 600,000+ or 7% of the state's total population. Now, in 2010 this number is estimated to be closer to 700,000.
Understanding the reality of a growing Hispanic population in North Carolina, what should we do? Here are a few simple steps:
- Pray for a genuine desire to reach Hispanics.
- Pray that God will open doors for contact and ministry.
- Learn about Hispanics that live in your community by getting demographic information from your local Baptist Association and/or from the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.


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BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress and TV host Vanessa Lachey was born at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines on this date in 1980. This birthday gal is a former Miss Teen USA who has hosted such shows as "Wipeout," "True Beauty" and "Total Request Live." She's also guest-starred on episodes of "Hawaii Five-O," "30 Rock" and "Psych." Formerly Vanessa Minnillo, she's been married to entertainer Nick Lachey since 2011, and the couple share the same birthday.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You wake up to the wild and wonderful. You may be challenged to keep up with the social pace due to pressing obligations. Your partner or a friend could be unpredictable. Hold off on key purchases.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take a stroll down the middle path. It's easy to Ping-Pong back and forth with extremes of emotions. Don't let a fleeting obsession blind you to the facts. Possessiveness can cause a rift with a loved one.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be a guiding light. Partners could demonstrate extremes of behavior. It might be your mission to prevent your loved ones from going overboard with a major purchase or taking unnecessary risks.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put your best foot forward. You could be the target of someone's romantic ardor. Play it cool, since a decision about love could backfire today.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don't brood over imagined injustices. If you've been down in the dumps, a brisk walk or a few hours throwing basketballs might revive your spirits and restore equilibrium. Energy creates more energy.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The best things in life are free, so take advantage of them. Celestial conditions are improving but are not yet good enough to invest resources or make key purchases. Your tastes may run to the unusual.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Rustle up a romantic rodeo. This isn't a good day to change your mind or put your heart on the line, but you can dream a little and follow up on romantic fantasies. Sympathy is the key to success.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be patient and wise enough to wait out a temporary tense situation without making matters worse by overreacting. If you pound your head against the wall, all you end up with is a sore head.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take disruptions or surprises in your stride. It might be tempting to make an abrupt about-face regarding a financial matter, but it's better to settle back and until the temptation passes.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don't jump out of the frying pan into the flames. Don't act on impulses and whims where loved ones are concerned. A special someone is waiting for you to take the lead.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You might make new friends on the Internet or flirt at the store, but the most important person in the world might be right by your side. Best friends can become closer and more intimate.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Concentrate on being compassionate. Show affection to loved ones by doing what you imagine would be pleasing. Finances can take a turn for the worse if you go gaga over a popular fad.
IF NOVEMBER 9 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Watch your p's and q's when dealing with authority figures between now and the end of February. You may have a tendency to feel unappreciated and could be overly critical with others and they may find fault with you. Wait until this period is over to reassess your situation and don't make impulsive decisions. Any romance that falls by the wayside is not worth crying over, but one that survives the winter is a sure thing. Love could come your way in April or May, or you may find that you're suddenly the top banana in an important endeavor. That is also a great time period to begin a new job or make a commitment. New love may stir your heart and add motivation to your life.


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Best Cheap Portable Chargers
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New Trent iTorch IMP52D Review
From $25 Best
This model is very portable and still holds enough power (5,200 mAh) to recharge most smartphones more than once. Unique features such as a flashlight add value.
The New Trent iTorch IMP52D (starting at $25, Amazon) offers a large battery capacity of 5,200 milliampere hours, a solid yet lightweight feel, and unique features such as a laser pointer and a flashlight built in. At about the size of an iPhone 5, the charger is very portable, according to New Trent iTorch reviews. Some point out it's a little bulky to carry inside a pocket along with a phone, but inside a backpack or purse, no problem. It also comes with a convenient carrying pouch.
A reviewer from iDownloadBlog put the iTorch's battery capacity to the test and found that it didn't quite live up to the manufacturer's claim of up to three charges for an iPhone 5. Still, the battery had more than enough juice for a full charge while the phone stayed powered on. It took around two hours to bring the phone to full power and afterward showed about a third remaining. That was good enough to satisfy the reviewer, given the charger's small size.
In reviews on Amazon, consumers praise the iTorch for its compact size, light weight, and straightforward operation. During one reviewer's testing, the power pack provided more than two full charges to an iPhone 4. Shoppers have found that the iTorch recharges quickly after it's been fully depleted, and many enjoy the laser pointer and flashlight features.
A reviewer at Mac Observer used the New Trent iTorch IMP52D to bring an iPhone 5 and an iPad Mini back to 100 percent from 50 percent, which used up only half the capacity of the external battery. Don't expect this charger to top off a tablet with any kind of speed, however. The output is only 1 ampere, and tablets generally draw about 2 amps. The reviewer also warns that the manual instructs users to deplete the battery's fuel cells at least once a week to keep them healthy, so she doesn't recommend this product for people who might forget to do that.
The New Trent iTorch IMP52D has recharge time of six hours, according to the manufacturer. Its dimensions are 4 x 1.8 x 0.9 inches and it weighs 4.4 ounces. It's compatible with 5-volt devices including iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones. It comes with a micro-USB cable and also a Samsung Galaxy Tab converter cable. Users must rely on AC adapters and Apple USB cables they already have.
The New Trent iTorch IMP52D is a portable and powerful little charger that offers a couple of fun extras. Most reviewers have found it handy enough to keep on hand daily and recommend to others.
Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh Review
From $26 Best
This portable USB charger is fairly light and compact, yet it's capable of topping off a tablet on the go. Most other cheap battery packs don't have the amperage for that.
The Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh (starting at $26, Amazon) is a powerhouse compared with many other cheap portable chargers. Its 6,000 milliampere-hour capacity allows it to charge most smartphones more than once, yet it remains small enough to fit comfortably in a pocket, backpack, or purse. It also has a 2-ampere output, which delivers a fast enough charging speed for a tablet. An Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh review at Legit Reviews has particular praise for Anker's proprietary Power IQ technology. This allows the charger to adjust the current as the connected device requires.
Consumers posting reviews on Amazon share the expert enthusiasm for this external battery, awarding it a 4.2 rating based on more than 450 reviews at the time of writing. One reviewer notes that the device never gets hot while charging. That user has found that the charger is able to charge an iPhone 5 more than twice and an iPad 3 once.
This device has a rubberized coating that divides reviewers to some extent. One Amazon shopper observes that the finish is less prone to fingerprints, and another opines that the charger feels significantly hardier than other external batteries on the market. Some reviewers, though, mention that the texture makes this charger slightly more difficult to pull out of a pocket.
The Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh has an LED power meter that appears when you shake the device to let you know how much power is remaining. The recharge time is five to six hours, according to the manufacturer. This external battery is compatible with USB-charged, 5-volt devices including all Apple and Android smartphones and tablets (including the Nexus 7, although the company specifically notes that it doesn't support the iPod Nano and Classic, HP TouchPad, LG G2 smartphone, Asus tablets, and some GPS and Bluetooth devices). The charger measures 3.7 x 1.8 x 1 inches and 4.8 ounces. It includes a micro-USB charging cable and comes in black, yellow, and green.
The main selling points of the Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh are its power-to-size ratio and 2-amp output for charging a tablet. A nifty power meter and durable build only add to its appeal, and an 18-month warranty solidifies our recommendation.
Where to buy
Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh Review
From $17 Good
This charger is one of the smallest and lightest we researched and can fully charge most any smartphone at least once. Reviewers laud its dependability.
The Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh (starting at $20, Amazon) does not hold a particularly large charge. On the other hand, Anker Astro Mini reviews describe the device as the height of portability, coming in a bit bigger than a lipstick tube. Notably, it supports pass-through charging; i.e., it can juice up other devices even while it's being charged.
A reviewer at Boing Boing calls the Astro Mini a perfect travel companion. It takes only about two hours to charge fully, in this reviewer's experience (three to four hours according to the manufacturer) and then holds enough power for more than one full juicing of an iPhone 5.
Another reviewer writing on the travel blog Map Happy is a little less enthusiastic about the Astro Mini. She points out that the charging capacity, already fairly small, is significantly less than the advertised amount. No charger is 100 percent efficient, and this product's manual advises that the external battery loses about 20 or 30 percent of its total capacity to circuit resistance and voltage conversion. That leaves a true capacity of less than 2,500 milliampere hours. The reviewer notes that the battery should be able to produce one and a quarter charges for an HTC One S -- good enough to get you through the day or a weekend away, just not ideal for long trips.
The Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh weighs in at 3.5 x 0.9 x 0.9 inches and 2.8 ounces. It can charge a full spectrum of Apple and Android smartphones and other devices, as long as they support a 5-volt input (notable exceptions include the iPod Nano and Classic, HP TouchPad, LG G2 phone, and Asus tablets). The Astro Mini comes with a micro-USB charging cable; users of devices with other types of connectors must use their own cables. This sleek external battery is available in black, silver, and gold. Anker provides an 18-month guarantee.
Despite its shortcomings, this is one of the highest-rated chargers on Amazon, with 4.5 stars overall from more than 5,500 reviews at the time of writing. Reviewers have high praise for the reliability and portability of the Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh and encourage others to keep this cheap, useful little device close at hand.
Lepow Moonstone 3000 Review
From $20 Good
This portable battery has a sleek, rounded shape and comes in several colors. It has two separate outputs, allowing it to charge two devices at the same time.
Consumers and experts show this funky-looking portable battery a lot of love in Lepow Moonstone 3000 reviews for its quick charging ability, efficient capacity, and wide range of supported devices. With two separate output ports (1.2 amps and 0.5 amps), it can charge two devices at once, although that will drain the 3,000 milliampere-hour capacity pretty quickly.
A tech expert from Booredatwork delights in thoughtful touches such as the stylish felt carrying case; flat, tangle-resistant micro-USB cable; and included goodies such as a headset-jack protector. Although these may not be the most important factors for most consumers, they certainly sweeten the deal for those on the fence about which charger to select.
Reviewers posting feedback on the retail site Newegg say the charger gives the impression of being well made and charges almost any USB device, including wireless speakers. Consumers reviewing the Moonstone 3000 on Amazon often mention the charger's sleek aesthetics. It's only about a quarter-inch thick, with a smooth surface and rounded edges, so it easily slips inside a pocket, and it comes in black, green, red, yellow, and white.
In a rare negative review among the hundreds of high ratings on Amazon, a consumer laments that the product lost its ability to hold a charge. However, Lepow immediately reached out to offer of exchange or refund, prompting the reviewer to post an update lauding the company's customer service. Lepow also offers a 12-month guarantee.
The Lepow Moonstone 3000 (starting at $20, Amazon) features LED lights to indicate battery level and has an advertised recharge time of 3.5 hours. The flat shape measures 3.2 x 3.1 x 0.3 inches and 3.88 ounces. Overall, the Lepow Moonstone 3000 makes a good option that can charge a large range of items. It also has a unique look that consumers are proud to pull out of their pockets.
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Jackery Mini Review
From $20 Think Twice
Reviews are generally favorable, and the company has upped the capacity, but some have found that this device doesn't hold a charge or stops working after a few charges.
The Jackery Mini (starting at $20, Amazon) is an OK choice for a portable charger, thanks in large part to its lipstick-size design. Jackery has also increased the capacity to 3,200 mAh from 2,600 mAh and decreased the cost to well below the list price of $69.95. Although Jackery Mini reviews are generally favorable, some reviewers find the device unreliable and difficult to use. Dozens report that it doesn't hold a charge or stopped working after a few months.
Expert review sites such as TechRadar count this among their recommended portable chargers but seem to have low expectations for such a small, inexpensive device and often include caveats in their reviews. For example, the TechRadar reviewer warns that the power button is easy to press accidentally, leaving a low battery when you need it.
User reviews on Amazon likewise note that the power button is apt to get bumped in a bag or pocket and drain the battery. Another frustrating design quirk: Buried in the product manual, and in an FAQ on the company site, are instructions to press and hold the power button for at least three seconds to begin charging after the Jackery Mini has been sitting dormant. That may explain some of the many complaints from consumers who say they used the charger only once or twice before it quit working.
On the whole, the Jackery Mini is fairly well reviewed on Amazon. It has about four stars based on more than 900 reviews at the time of writing. Users appreciate the LEDs that show the level of charge left in the battery and often comment on the handy little size. It's tiny, at 3.7 x 0.9 x 0.8 inches and 2.7 ounces. The Jackery Mini charges most major smartphones and other 5-volt devices using an included micro-USB cable or the cable that came with the device being charged. The Jackery Mini has an advertised charge time of two-and-a-half to four hours.
The Jackery Mini is compact enough for stowing wherever you go, but other similarly small external batteries seem to offer a more reliable charge for the buck.
Buying Guide
Cheap Portable Charters Buying Guide
Cheap portable chargers are an answer to the prayers of business travelers and other heavy users of mobile devices. Imagine it's the end of the day, and after hours of phone tag, you finally get hold of a key client or friend. But the minute you launch into your pitch, you hear that first, ominous beep: Your battery is about to die. Luckily an array of portable chargers is available for the rescue, and you don't have to spend big to get your hands on one of these little lifesavers.
In this market you can find recognizable names including mobile device manufacturers such as Samsung and battery brands such as Energizer and Duracell. But some of the best values come from lesser-known names that specialize in mobile accessories. Companies such as Mophie and Anker sell products ranging from battery cases to outdoor solar chargers. We focused on portable external batteries that charge phones and other electronic devices via USB.
Based on our research, the best portable chargers under $30 are the New Trent iTorch IMP52D (starting at $25) and the Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh (starting at $26). The Lepow Moonstone 3000 (starting at $20) and the Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh (starting at $17) have more limited capacities but are highly portable. The Jackery Mini (starting at $20) is only a bit bigger than a lipstick tube, but user complaints about reliability kept it from making our list.
The chief difference between cheap portable chargers and more expensive models is battery capacity. Pricey battery packs can juice up even an iPad or a laptop in an emergency. The budget chargers we picked generally don't have the capacity or the necessary output to charge a tablet, although today's external batteries have double the capacity of our recommendations from a few years ago. They should have enough oomph to charge any top smartphone at least once, not to mention a feature phone, MP3 player, GoPro, PSP, GPS, Bluetooth, and more. A relatively small capacity also makes for a lighter, more portable battery pack.
The portable chargers we picked each come with a micro-USB cable. To charge them up, users plug one end of the cable into a micro-USB input and the other into a computer USB port or an AC adapter (not included). The cable can then be reversed to charge a micro-USB device on the go. Some chargers come with extra connectors for different types of devices, but those aren't necessary as long as you have the USB charging cable that came with your phone. If you have an iPhone, for example, simply use the Lightning or 30-pin cable provided by Apple.
The portable USB charger market used to be somewhat sparsely populated, and the available devices drew more attention from consumers than from expert reviewers. Now the market is crowded and full of competition, which has driven down costs and spurred companies to deliver extra features such as built-in flashlights and sleek design. Ultimately, though, there are bigger considerations.
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What We Looked for in the Specs
At Least 3,000 mAh.The most important feature of a portable battery charger is the amount of extra power it can hold, which is measured in milliampere hours. The larger the capacity, the more charges a power pack can provide before its own battery needs to be recharged. Generally, consumers just want assurance that if their phone dies when they are out for the day, they can get it charged up again. We looked for chargers with a minimum capacity of 3,000 mAh, as this should provide at least one charge for a leading smartphone such as an iPhone or Samsung Galaxy. Still, consumers should note the sizes of the batteries in their electronic devices and compare them with the capacity of the external battery. The Nokia Lumia 1520, for example, has a 3,400 mAh battery, so consumers who expect a full charge from a 3,000 mAh battery pack will be disappointed. Keep in mind, too, that no charger is 100 percent efficient; some power will be lost in the transfer.
The New Trent iTorch IMP52D boasts a 5,200 mAh capacity and our other top pick, the Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh, has the highest capacity among the low-cost chargers we researched. It also has 2-amp output, which means users can top off the battery on a tablet at a respectable speed. However, 6,000 mAh is not quite enough to fully charge even a small tablet such as an iPad Mini with Retina display.
Smaller Size Than a Smartphone.A portable charger is convenient only if it's small and light enough to carry around easily. With that in mind, we looked for chargers smaller than the smartphones they're designed to power. Our recommendations also weigh less than 5 ounces. That way, you can toss one into a bag along with your other gadgets without adding much extra bulk. The lightest of our picks is the Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh, weighing in at 2.8 ounces.
The trade-off with a compact, lightweight external battery is that you sacrifice capacity. Determining the best size-to-capacity ratio is a personal decision, but some portable chargers stand out more than others. The lightweight Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh is about the size of a roll of quarters, yet it offers a full charge for most smartphones. The Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh, the most powerful battery pack on our list, still weighs in at just 4.8 ounces. The best-selling EasyAcc Brilliant Ultra-Slim Power Bank (starting at $24) boasts a 10,000 mAh capacity but weighs more than twice as much as any of our top picks.
Portable Charger Reviews
In order to determine what makes a portable charger successful, we looked at information and reviews from a wide range of expert sources. These included sites such as PC World and the Apple news and review site iDownloadBlog, which conducts hands-on testing. We also found reviewers with related expertise, such as a blogger at the travel site Map Happy. We checked in on sites such as Amazon to see what consumers on had to say after buying and living with the products. In general users and experts seem to want the same thing: a fast, reliable charger with a convenient design. Portable charger reviews indicate whether the performance of cheap models matches up with manufacturer claims about things like battery capacity and portability.
Efficiency.According to their stated capacities, all the external batteries we picked are capable of fully charging a typical smartphone more than once on a single charge. In reality consumers must account for power that's lost in the transfer. A reviewer from iDownloadBlog reports that the New Trent iTorch IMP52D (starting at $25), which is supposedly capable of charging an iPhone 5 up to three times, showed about a third remaining after one full charge. The reviewer suggests that powering off the phone may improve performance and is satisfied with even one full charge from a unit so small and inexpensive. Reviews of the Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh (starting at $17) more or less corroborate the company's estimate of 20 percent power loss due to circuit resistance and voltage conversion. The upshot is that this small device may fall a smidgen short of a full charge for a smartphone with a big battery, such as the Samsung Galaxy S5 (2,800 mAh).
Speed.The best portable chargers provide extra juice fast. User experiences vary and many power bank reviews are vague -- e.g., one simply calls the Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh (starting at $26) "insanely" fast -- but we gleaned that a good portable charger should fully charge a smartphone within a couple of hours. In an Amazon review of the Lepow Moonstone 3000 (starting at $20), a consumer points out that this external battery has two ports, one with output of 0.5 amps and one that delivers 1.2 amps for faster charging of power-hungry devices. The latter revived a nearly dead Samsung Galaxy S3 in just over an hour.
Some users see sluggish charging speeds because they're trying to use an inexpensive charger with output of 1 or 1.2 amps to charge a device such as a tablet, which generally draws around 2 amps. Only one of our top picks, the Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mAh, has a charging port with output of up to 2 amps. Its proprietary technology enables faster charging by automatically recognizing what kind of device is connected and adjusting the output accordingly. One reviewer found that it took about three hours to charge an iPad Mini almost completely. The rest of the cheap chargers we researched are designed for phones and max out at 1 or 1.2 amps. That current will eventually charge a tablet but far too slowly to be useful.
Manufacturer specs tend to focus on how long it takes to recharge the battery pack itself. This correlates with the size of the battery and generally jibes with what we read in portable charger reviews. The New Trent iTorch IMP52D and Anker 2nd Gen Astro take about five or six hours to recharge, while the smaller batteries on the Lepow Moonstone 3000 and Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh come in at three to four hours.


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Here's a practical tip that can save you from needless litigation: Always double-check that an employee who has requested FMLA leave is actually eligible. It's crucial if you operate out of several states or have multiple offices, since some locations may not be large enough to require FMLA coverage.
Why is it important to check before approving the time off? Because if it turns out you were wrong and the employee wasn't really eligible, she may sue you if you wind up disciplining her for taking leave she wasn't entitled to. She'll argue that she relied to her detriment on your leave approval; otherwise, she wouldn't have taken leave.
Recent case: Diane requested and was approved to take FMLA leave. She took the time off, but was fired once the company figured out that she really wasn't eligible because it didn't have 50 or more employees within 75 miles of the location where Diane worked.
Diane sued, arguing that she wouldn't have taken the time off if she hadn't first been approved. Instead, she would have made other arrangements. This, she claimed, was detrimental reliance—she was harmed because she counted on the accuracy of the company's assertions.
The court said her case could go forward. It reasoned that if Diane can prove she would have been at work instead of out on what she thought was approved FMLA leave, she will have shown detrimental reliance. (Schweitzer v. Forward Air, No. 4:12-CV-01865, MD PA, 2013)
Final note: If you discover you erred by approving FMLA leave for someone who wasn't eligible, check with your attorney before you terminate the employee. You might be better off just allowing the employee to take the time off.


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Hope the amazing ladies here have some suggestions.
Normally I machine quilt for just myself and a friend. I do hers in exchange for her doing the handwork on my binding. Once in a while another friend will finish one and I'll quilt it for her. I have always done my FMQ table top with my juki.
So, 2 months ago I purchased a grace start right/juki frame combo. It's my first frame and I've already quilted 5 tops on it. I mostly do meandering (large, small, medium depending on quilt design), hearts or leaves with loops, small curls and on the borders what I call waves. Nothing fancy. With my frame I did buy the Grace Pattern Perfect but haven't used yet as i like doing it freehand. I'm just starting to practice some flowers but I love meandering.
With all that said, here's my situation. The ladies in my weekly group send their quilt tops to Kentucky for $25-40 per top. The LAQ advised them last month she is retiring so they asked me about quilting for them. I looked and her patterns she's done look pretty much the all over standard pantographs I see for sale for most FMQ. My question is how can I figure what to charge them. They're telling me crib size should be about $15 and lap or throw size no more than $30. Apparently the LA was only charging $40 to do a queen size. Maybe I'm slow but it takes me half hour just to pin a queen on the frame. I finished a carpenter star 70 x 70and did it in 2 colors thread with small curls all over the top. It took me several hours.
Is there a way to decide what would be fair? I think about squaring the backing, pressing the backing and top, pinning it all the the frame and then charging $15-20 and I'm thinking it's not worth the trouble. Any ideas? I attached a couple I've quilted but not sure you can see the actual stitching. I haven't learned all the fancy feathers and not sure I want to but I think I do a nice job.


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'the extraordinary fertility of Blow's imagination has not yet been celebrated as fully as it deserves' - Robert Quinney
The choir's latest disc, symphony anthems by John Blow, was officially released today, and is available to buy in our online shop, or in Blackwell's Music in Oxford. Recorded on the choir's own label, Novum, this disc is the first to be made by the choir under the new Organist, Robert Quinney.
John Blow – mentor, colleague and friend of Purcell – deserves recognition as a major figure in the flourishing of music that followed the Restoration in 1660. This new recording includes three previously unrecorded symphony anthems, together with ceremonial works written for the coronation of James II and the consecration of the rebuilt St Paul's Cathedral. Alongside these sits the first performance in 400 years of a verse anthem, newly reconstructed by Robert Quinney. New College Choir are accompanied by by St James' Baroque, playing period instruments, bringing Blow's innovative and strikingly individual voice vividly to life.


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Welcome to the party Maryland fans. The Terps are now a serious player for Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic linebacker Brian Cushing after his recent unofficial visit.
"It was really nice," said the 6-foot-4, 216-pounder. "I never knew College Park was so nice. I was very impressed with the visit and the location was great."
Cushing also liked the coaching staff and opportunity at Maryland.
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"Coach Friedgen was great, he's a really good guy," he said. "Coach Sollazzo is a trip, he's funny and coach Franklin was cool as well. They want me to play strong safety which is something I'm interested in. They said I would probably start this year, they liked my film that much. They need defensive backs who can come in and impact. They said they need players like me who can help them reach the next step in the ACC."
Cushing went on the visit with his teammate and Maryland verbal Isaiah Williams and Cushing's father.
"My dad really liked it, I think my family would really like me to stay close to home if possible," he said. "Maryland is only four hours away. Isaiah really wants me there as well and we're good friends."
Cushing's top eight has now changed a bit.
"I have official visits set up with Southern Cal (Dec. 17) and Miami (Dec. 10) and I know I'm going to take an official visit to Virginia in January," Cushing said. "The last two visits will be between Maryland, Boston College, Penn State, Ohio State and Oklahoma."
Who leads?
"I still like Southern Cal and Virginia a lot, but naming a leader seems to be pointless now since I have official visits to take and new schools emerge," he said. "I almost committed to USC last week, but I'm going focus on the season, take my officials and decide late in the process."
Any other unofficials coming up?
"I want to go to Boston College in the next couple weeks for a scrimmage," he said. "They're close enough so I can get there easily. Beyond that it will be official visits."
As a junior, Cushing made 120 tackles and had 10 sacks playing strong safety. He will the same position this upcoming year as well as wideout and running back on offense.