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[Updated 6/17/11 with terms. See below] Some big news in the world of speech software today. Burlington, MA-based Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) is acquiring Zurich-based embedded speech software firm SVOX, Xconomy has learned from a source with knowledge of the deal. The acquisition price wasn't disclosed, but is said to be in the triple-digit millions of dollars.
[Update] Nuance filed a Form 8-K with the SEC on Friday, which reveals the aggregate price was 87 million Euros (about U.S. $125 million)—57 million Euros in cash upfront, 8.3 million in cash or stock after one year, and 21.7 million in cash or stock by the end of 2012.
The deal seems to make sense for Nuance, which is trying to dominate the fields of speech, imaging, and communications technologies—especially speech.
SVOX, a profitable private company founded in 2000, develops speech interfaces for the automotive, mobile, and consumer electronics industries.
Nuance has an aggressive (and controversial) reputation when it comes to acquisitions of speech technology companies, as this recent Bloomberg BusinessWeek article details. The company has made a number of acquisitions in the Seattle area and has a sizable presence there—which is the subject of a separate story.
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I found this the other day down by a river near Christchurch in Dorset. Is it some sort of fossil or is it just one of nature's odd shaped rocks?
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It is tempting to see it as a vertebra, but I don't see any cellular structure suggestive of bone. I suspect you are right in that it is just an odd-shaped rock (the green colouration is probably due to algae).
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There is also a new series of Avalon comedy nights, a chance to see the next big thing now. See comedy stars of the future including Carl Donnelly (Mock the Week, Dave's One Night Stand, Russell Howard's Good News), Matt Forde (a writer for 8 of out 10 Cats and Stand-Up For The Week), the hilarious Wittank, and this year's Edinburgh favourites and Chortle Award nominees Peacock and Gamble.
Penguin is a spectacular theatre experience for the young and young at heart, based on the award-winning book by Polly Dunbar. Pinocchio will also delight the little ones.
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If you're a fan of Holliston and heading to Comic-Con, we have all the details on next week's panel straight from FEARnet. We also have the latest episode for those that missed it earlier this week, featuring a guest appearance from David Naughton.
"(SANTA MONICA – JULY 11, 2013) –Adam Green, acclaimed genre filmmaker (HATCHET; the upcoming DIGGING UP THE MARROW) and writer, producer and star of FEARnet's original TV series HOLLISTON, will participate in a special panel and autograph signing at Comic-Con, on Thursday, July 18. The signing will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the autograph pavilion, with the panel at 8:30 p.m. Joining Green will be HOLLISTON co-stars Laura Ortiz (THE HILLS HAVE EYES), and Dave Brockie (GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus), with series director Sean Becker (THE GUILD). The panel will be moderated by fan favorite Alison Haislip (THE VOICE, ATTACK OF THE SHOW). As an added bonus, Green and Brockie will be recording an episode of The Movie Crypt podcast live at the Geek Nation booth on the main convention floor from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. that same day. A HOLLISTON Season 2 poster signing will occur at the booth immediately following the podcast.
The brainchild of lifelong genre fan-turned-filmmaker Adam Green, HOLLISTON is an irreverent take on the traditional multi-camera situational comedy, aimed at lovers of true horror, sci-fi and pop culture. The series is currently in the middle of its second season—which premiered on June 4—filled with even more heartfelt hilarity and outrageous storylines, and featuring episodes inspired by J-Horror and Found Footage films, an animated episode, and a multitude of guest appearances from genre icons such as Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Kane Hodder, Derek Mears, Danielle Harris and Bailee Madison. HOLLISTON currently airs Tuesdays on FEARnet, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
As a special event for fans who attend the panel, the group will unveil the world premiere of series character Lance Rockett's (Twisted Sister's Dee Snider) first music video in its entirety. Subsequently, fans can get a behind-the-scenes look at the music video exclusively on FEARnet, on Friday, August 2. The music video will run again during the HOLLISTON marathon on Monday, August 5, with a portion of the video debuting in the Season 2 finale on Tuesday, August 6. The original song, itself, "Love It Down Your Throat," will be made available for purchase on iTunes right after the season finale airs.
"It feels great to be coming back to Comic-Con with HOLLISTON," Green said. "The show was all but created for the Comic-Con crowd, mixing horror, Sci Fi, heavy metal and pop culture in a classic sitcom format that was always for 'them' and never for 'us'. It's incredible to see that the show still resonates so strongly with legions of geeks, like me."
HOLLISTON is produced by film and television production company ArieScope Pictures, which was founded in 1998 by Green, producer Cory Neal and cinematographer Will Barratt. ArieScope is an industry leader in independent genre fare, and has produced several theatrical titles over the years, including HATCHET, HATCHET 2, FROZEN, SPIRAL, GRACE, CHILLERAMA, HATCHET 3 and the upcoming DIGGING UP THE MARROW. For more information, visit: http://www.ariescope.com."
Holliston Episode 206—Joe's Soda: "Joe faces a life-sized dilemma when he discovers that his soda has no carbonation in it whatsoever. Also, things get pretty "hairy" when Corri is bitten at the hospital by a strange man that Adam and Joe suspect to be a werewolf. While the boys set out to kill the possible Lycan and prevent Corri from turning into a werewolf herself, Laura is forced to keep watch alone over a very angry and very chained up Corri. Episode 5 guest stars David Naughton ("An American Werewolf In London")."


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A New Technique for Artificial Bandwidth Extension of Speech Signal and its Performance Analysis
In current scenario of wireless communication system, quality of voice output is degraded due to its limited bandwidth (300-3400 Hz) and power constraints which in turn offers speech sounding muffled and thin. Recent wireless systems involved in transmission of speech demands evolution of efficient and effective methods for maintaining quality of speech, especially at the receiving end. In order to obtain toll quality of speech and high intelligibility cum naturalness in wireless systems, NB speech coders should be upgraded to its counterpart WB coders (50-7000Hz). For the effective utilization of WB speech communication in wireless media, it is indeed necessary to upgrade both end devices and network to be WB compatible which is costly and time consuming affairs.


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BlackBerry launched its Z 10 device in Mumbai for Rs 43,490 in India on Monday. But is it worth the hefty price tag when there are so many other options for smartphones in the market?
Here's a quick look at how the new BB 10 stacks up against some of the other flagship devices in the market.
Screen size and resolution: The BlackBerry Z10 has a 4.2-inch screen (diagonal) with a resolution of 1280 by 768 pixels. This comes to 356 pixels per inch(ppi). The screen resolution beats Apple's iPhone 5 screen which is a 4-inch screen (diagonal) with a resolution of 1136 by 640 pixels and comes to 326 ppi.
The screen is also better than the Samsung Galaxy S III which is at 4.8 inches (diagonal) with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels and 306 ppi. The Google Nexus 4 has a 4.7-inch screen with 1280×768 resolution which gives it 320 ppi.
However both Apple and Samsung are going to launch upgraded versions of their devices this year. As far as Apple is concerned the rumours are that they will increase the screen size and pump up the resolution as well.
For now, BBZ10 has the superior screen in terms of resolution.
Processing speed: The BlackBerry Z10 has a dual-core CPU clocked to 1.5GHz with 2GB RAM. Flagship devices like Samsung's Galaxy S III have a 1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 processor with 2GB RAM in some markets and 1 GB RAM for other international markets. Samsung is rumoured to launch the S IV with an eight-core processor this year.
The Apple iPhone 5 has a dual-core A6 CPU processor which is believed to be clocked at 1.3 Ghz and comes with 1GB RAM, while Google's Nexus 4 has a Qualcomm quad-core processor which is clocked at 1.5Ghz along with 2GB RAM.
The BB Z10 processor is thus higher than iPhone 5 but still way lower than the Galaxy S III and the Nexus 4.
Memory space: BlackBerry Z10 comes with 16 GB memory and a microSD slot with 32 GB as the maximum space limit.
The iPhone 5 of course comes with fixed memory space; 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB versions. The Samsung Galaxy S III is available in 16 and 32 GB versions with a 64 GB microSDX slot option. The Nexus 4 is perhaps the lowest in terms of memory space as it is available in only 8GB and 16GB versions with no Micro-sd card slot.
BlackBerry Z10 is thus offering pretty decent memory space but clearly not as much as iPhone 5 or the Galaxy S III.
Camera specs: The BlackBerry Z10 has an eight megapixel rear camera and a two megapixel front camera. BlackBerry's camera also comes with Time Shift option to edit photo and choose the best option from a batch. The rear camera allows 1080p video shooting (this is HD) while the front has an option for 720p video recording.
The Samsung Galaxy S III camera is eight-megapixel for rear and 1.9-megapixel on front with HD video recording option for the rear camera. The iPhone 5 again has an eight- megapixel rear camera and a 1.2-megapixel on front with high-definition video recording for the back camera.
The Nexus 4 has an 8-megapixel camera as well with HD video-recording option and a 1.3 megapixel front camera.
In terms of Camera the BlackBerry Z10 might have a slight edge if one were to just look at pixels but reviewers have complained that the camera doesn't have too many in-edit options such as no HDR, no ISO settings, no grid etc.
Again rumours indicate that both Apple and Samsung will launch new smartphones with a 12 megapixel camera which could make the BB Z10 seem outdated too soon.
Battery Life: The battery life of the BlackBerry Z10 is upto 10 hours on 3G. It has up to 60 hours of audio playback and 11 hours of video playback and 13 days standby talk time.
The iPhone 5 has eight hours talk time on 3G, eight hours Internet on LTE and up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi. It has 10 hours of video playback.
The Samsung Galaxy S III has 11 hours of talk time on 3G and 21 hours of talk time on 2G. The Google Nexus 4 has 15 hours talk time.
For a lot of reviewers, the fact that the BB Z10 battery did not last long was disappointing and this might alter the experience for a lot of hard-core BB fans. However BlackBerry is also selling an external charger bundle that users can buy separately for the phone, which would allow them conveniently recharge their phone's battery. More on that here.
Connections: The BlackBerry Z10 has 4G LTE, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0 support. Both the Samsung Galaxy S III and iPhone also support 4G LTE. However the iPhone 5 does not have an NFC option like the BB Z10 and the Galaxy S III.
Nexus 4 supports NFC, and Bluetooth 4.0, and has an unlocked pentaband DC-HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access which comes to 42Mbps) but does not support 4G LTE.
In short BlackBerry has tried to provide users with an many connectivity options as possible.
Price: The BlackBerry Z10 is almost Rs 10,000 more than Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III which is available in India for as low as Rs 34,000. The iPhone 5 is on the higher end costing Rs 45,500 for the 16GB version. The Nexus 4 has not yet launched in India and is facing serious supply issues all across the world.
Operating System: The BlackBerry Z10 comes with the new BB 10 operating system. For more critics while the features are refreshing the lack of apps is a big turn-off.
The Galaxy S III runs Android 4.0 ( Ice-Cream Sandwich) though Samsung has begun rolling out the Jelly Bean update in the US and other countries. The Google Nexus 4, of course has the pure Google experience and runs the 4.2 version of Jelly Bean.
iPhone 5 runs the iOS 6 version. The advantage that these phones have in terms of the OS is that unlike BB 10 they have a well established app eco-system. For BlackBerry Z10 this remains the biggest hurdle to over come.
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LORAIN — Local fashion designer Jevon Terance is bringing his clothing line to the Lorain Palace Theatre.
Terance, a lifelong resident of Lorain, taught himself to sew and started an independent fashion line in 2007. He previously has done shows in Akron, Cleveland and Elyria and said he tries to base his shows off of those that are held in top markets like New York City.
Terance said what started out as a yearning to do something fun soon turned into a dream to create a fashion landscape in the local area after his friends started asking him for his pieces to wear.
In 2008, Terance held his first show in the alley behind the former Uncle Vic's Nightclub in Elyria.
"That was when I was into my first year of designing," Terance said. "It was an outside of the box show with a street collection I was showcasing."
Today Terance said he is making patterns on his own and has a larger collection of clothing.
"It's a stronger collection," Terance said. "I have a boutique downtown in Lorain now, make clothes for clients and the show will be much stronger."
Terance will present 60 outfits, all made from scratch, that will be modeled by 30 people. One of those models is Benny Hernon, a native of Germany looking to find his place on the runway. Hernon, who is the nephew of one of Terance's friends, said he jumped at the chance to come to the states and work with the budding designer.
"It's a great opportunity for me to gain a new experience," Hernon said. "It's a good thing."
Terance said his clothing line represents the diversity of Lorain.
"Since Lorain is the International City, we try to use models from all different backgrounds," he said.
Terance will present "VII: A Fashion Show" Sunday at the Lorain Palace Theatre, 617 Broadway. Doors open at 6 p.m. and general admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. VIP seating with a pre-show reception is $30.
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A new wave of "foreclosure relief" scams is hitting San Diego and other California cities where a lot of homeowners are "under water."
State and local prosecutors right now are sounding alarms and issuing warning signs, citing a 60 percent nationwide increase in reports of attempted fraud by so-called "mortgage rescue" consultants this year.
Thursday morning, they held a news conference at a foreclosed home that's back on the market in Mission Village, and introduced Leticia and Eddie Amavisca as victims of a crime that's escalating since the federal government's recent legal settlement with the nation's five largest banks.
The Amaviscas wound up being evicted from their home of 8 years in Chula Vista after engaging the services of a consultant who assured them that he -- as are they -- was "a Christian".
"We paid $1,000 to him, and he promised to work with the bank on behalf of a lower monthly payment," Leticia tearfully told the gathering of journalists. "He also instructed us not to pay our mortgage while he was negotiating with the bank."
The moral of the story, said Wayne Bell, general counsel for the California Dept. of Real Estate, is "Never put your trust in an unlicensed person ... don't pay anything up front, and don't pay in cash for mortgage relief services."
Since the settlements between the government and the five major lenders, a new round of financial assistance to reduce mortgage payments is becoming a powerful lure for scam artists who try to wedge themselves between troubled borrowers and their banks.
They make out like bandits, as prosecutors point out, and don't lack for leads on fresh victims.
"When you go into foreclosure, that information becomes public record, and it is in the newspaper a lot of times," said San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. "These people that are ready to prey on you get that information and then reach out. So where there's money, there's opportunity."
And there are devastating losses.
Ask the Amaviscas, who weren't aware that their home was foreclosed upon until an eviction notice was served on behalf of their lenders.
"They were like, 'Sweetie, I'm so sorry, but your home just got sold' -- after (their consultant) told me that on my birthday, that home was ours," said Leticia, again struggling with her emotions. "Two days later, they came and said the house was not ours any more. It's just wrong!"
The Amaviscas and their pre-teenage daughter now live in an Escondido mobile home park where Leticia was hired as manager.
Prosecutors say the couple's foreclosure consultant is serving an 8-year prison sentence.
Leticia is still bitter.
"It's not fair that your dreams, everything you had are lost, are gone," she said. "You lose everything. We still have it hard right now, I'm not going to lie to you. It's hard for us to get credit. It's hard for us to get anything.
"But we're working it through. Thanks to God, we're working it through."
Dumanis addressed this cautionary note to desperate homeowners: "Don't take a cold call. If somebody emails you directly, be suspicious right away. And I think the best thing is to call the bank and go on the Dept. of Real Estate's website. he attorney general's website, the Better Business Bureau. There are all kinds of ways."
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This summer, German youth national team manager Horst Hrubesch conquered Europe with a talent-laden U-21 squad of Bundesliga regulars. This tournament will be different.
Hrubesch got something less than his first choice
What a difference a few months, and a birth year, make!
During the recent Bundesliga offseason, Germany's Under-21 national side became champions of Europe, winning the continental championship tourney thanks to a host of young players already making an impact at their club teams.
Now that the Bundesliga is in full swing, German clubs have gone tight-fisted. Coach Horst Hrubesch is headed to Egypt for the Under-20 World Cup with just 18 rather than the maximum permitted 21 players on his roster, having had his requests for another 25 players turned down.
"To take part in a World Cup is a career highlight for any player," said Hrubesch, a former striker who won a European Cup with Hamburg. "It's a shame that these talented kids can't take advantage of the opportunity."
Hrubesch doesn't have much choice, however. Under FIFA rules clubs are not required to free up players for youth internationals, as they are for full senior international matches,.
In the last two U-20 World Cups, held in 2005 and 2007, that wasn't much of a problem, as the tournament was held in the summer. This time, with clubs loath to give up any player who's even made the substitutes' bench in the present season, the squads are bound to be thin.
Ongoing conflict
The disagreement is one about whose needs are to be put first when soccer's world agenda is set.
Blatter doesn't always bow to European pressure
FIFA, as the sport's world governing body, naturally sees itself at the head of the table. But the big money and big, worldwide fan base of the European club game means big influence. Therefore, FIFA tries to reassert its dominance from time to time.
"One can't always set things up for the benefit of the Europeans," FIFA President Sepp Blatter said, explaining moves like scheduling the U-20 World Cup during the club season in Europe.
It was FIFA's wish to award the tournament to Egypt, and that country is far too hot in summer for international football. If European clubs refuse to release players, then various national teams (principally European ones) will have to suffer the consequences of fielding weakened sides.
Low profile?
U-20 World Cups are of little interest to most fans, so it's unlikely much pressure will be brought to bear to change the situation.
But the tournament has acted as a springboard for stars to come. Future German internationals like Matthias Sammer, Andreas Moeller, and Michael Preetz had their debuts on the international stage at past editions of the tournament, and Argentina's Lionel Messi was the tourney's top scorer in 2005.
It's not without reason, then, that representatives of the club game are crying foul.
Christian Seifert, the board chairman of the German Football League, believes it's a sign of how "divorced from reality" FIFA has become that they would "hold a U-20 World cup during the club season – and even worse – put on a U-17 World Cup in a politically unstable region like Nigeria."
That tournament is set for October and November of this year and has been plagued by delays in preparations, as well as threats from rebel groups based in the Niger Delta. Some participating countries have already expressed concerns for their young players' safety.
The U-20 World Cup in Egypt begins on Friday, with Germany's campaign starting on Saturday against the United States. Its other group opponents are South Korea and Cameroon.
Editor: Michael Lawton
Germany's Under 21 players have taken the European soccer crown after crushing archrivals England 4:0 with an impressive performance in Malmo. (29.06.2009)


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Netanyahu Can Relax, Obama Won't Punish Him
The notion of reward and punishment in politics sounds likely, but is overly simplistic. Real life is much more complicated.
National interests determine relationships between states, not the love or loathing between their leaders. So, despite the mutual antipathy between the reelected American president and the Israeli prime minister, Barack Obama is not likely to "punish" Benjamin Netanyahu for interfering in the election through his open support for Republican contender Mitt Romney.
The idea of reward and punishment in politics sounds tempting, but it is simplistic. Real life is much more complicated.
Let's say Netanyahu had supported opposite positions and instead of royally hosting Romney in Jerusalem, had urged the Americans to vote for Obama. Would he have received in exchange an American bombardment of Iran? A little Tomahawk on a nuclear facility in Natanz or Fordo? Or just a declaration that from now on, American foreign policy will be based on the Likud platform?
Clearly, these scenarios are absurd. So why should anyone think Obama would change American foreign policy just to get back at Netanyahu?
Adherents of the reward and punishment approach believe the difference is in the president's positions. He would be happy to kick Israel out of the West Bank and establish independent Palestine on the settlements' ruins. He has only restrained himself so far because of his desire to be re-elected and his dependence on Jewish donors and voters. Now a re-elected Obama can treat Israel without inhibitions, and if Netanyahu continues to expand the settlements and say there's "no partner," he will find a much tougher American approach, goes the argument.
Perhaps deep in his heart Obama would like to treat Netanyahu like that. But he is not a private citizen and this is not a personal matter. He heads a superpower and does not need any unnecessary diplomatic failures.
In fact, Obama has no magic formula to force an Israeli-Palestinian peace and end to the occupation. His attempt to mediate between Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas and force Israel to suspend the construction in the settlements burst like a soap bubble. Something big has to happen to break the status quo and get the president to try again - a turnabout in Israeli public opinion or a third Palestinian intifada.
In his first term Obama was a cool-headed realist who put aside his ideology. He knew Netanyahu's seat was stable and that he had no significant rivals, so he was forced to work with him, despite the mutual distrust. This has not changed and Netanyahu appears the only candidate for prime minister. So it is doubtful whether Obama will try to interfere in the campaign. Anyway, what would he do - invite Shelly Yacimovich and Yair Lapid to the White House and try to persuade them not to join Netanyahu after the election? Call on Arab Israelis to vote en masse to weaken the rightist bloc?
Netanyahu and Obama have three important issues that require coordination and understanding - Iran, Egypt and Syria. Obama will devote the first months of his second term to negotiating with Iran in a bid to reach an understanding to freeze the nuclear program. Israel will be asked to sit quietly and not interfere.
Netanyahu, for his part, has strengthened his public commitment to deny Iran nuclear arms and even go to war against the Islamic republic, contrary to the American position. There is a potential for confrontation between Netanyahu and Obama here, but also for a joint effort.
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Dealing with Iran, Egypt and Syria and the danger of a third intifada in the West Bank will occupy Netanyahu and Obama in the coming year, leaving them no time for fighting. They will have to save the grudges from the election campaign for their memoirs.
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The twins were supposed to receive a 10-unit dose of heplock, a diluted version of heparin, but instead received 10,000 units of heparin. After realizing the mistake and a harrowing wait for the parents, according to the family's attorney, the twins are now doing "fantastic."
This fall, the company changed its heparin packaging by adding a red caution label that must be torn off before the vial can be opened. Baxter issued a statement saying, "While we strive to clearly differentiate our products and dosages, no amount of differentiation will replace the value of clinicians carefully reviewing and reading a drug name and dose before dispensing and administering it."


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Renville man to hospital after crash east of Sacred Heart, Minn.
SACRED HEART -- A 35-year-old Renville man was treated and released at Renville County Hospital for injuries sustained in a read-end type crash around 6:10 a.m. Saturday east of Sacred Heart.
According to the State Patrol, Jeremy Spieker was driving a vehicle that struck from behind a 1999 International semi driven by Joseph Lingl, 20, of Bird Island. The crash happened along U.S. Highway 212 three miles east of Sacred Heart. Lingl was not injured.


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Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/14/apple_gobbles_nand_chips/
Apple gobbles world's flash memory
No NAND for you!
Posted in The Channel, 14th September 2009 23:32 GMT
The world is running out of flash memory, and it's all Apple's fault.
Citing those always-voluble "industry sources," the market-watchers at DigiTimes reported on Monday that Taiwanese memory-module manufacturers face a serious shortage of NAND flash chips.
The reason is simple: Apple is buying them up. According to DigiTimes, Samsung has told memory-module makers that it'll cut in half its shipments to them this month, Micron is cutting them off entirely, and Toshiba and Hynix are putting Apple at the top of their shipping list and will only provide a limited number of NAND chips to the usually more-expensive and always volatile spot market.
Apple's appetite for NAND is voracious. Last week it bumped up of the capacities of its top-end iPod touches to 32GB and 64GB, and in June it doubled the flash memory in its most capacious iPhone to 32GB.
As might be expected, the shortage is driving up prices for NAND chips on the spot market. On Monday, for example, DRAMeXchange listed top prices for 64Gb 8Gx8 MLCs at $16.35 and 32Gb at $8.50, a rise of 0.18 and 0.14 per cent in a single trading session.
Just wait until the ChiPhone is launched, possibly later this year, when Apple will need even more NAND chips to feed its flash hunger. ®


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Royal Bank of Canada has been accused by U.S. regulators of breaking the rules in order to orchestrate a complex trading scheme to gain a tax advantage in Canada.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates derivatives trading in the U.S., said in court documents Monday that senior officials at RBC created "a wash trading scheme of massive proportion" that enabled it to earn Canadian tax credits.
The scheme is the largest that the CFTC has ever brought forward based on the value of the securities traded, which it said were in the "hundreds of millions of dollars." But the bank issued a statement strongly denying the charges, saying it sought clearance from the CFTC as far back as 2005 to make the trades in question. A bank spokeswoman said the impact of the case was "not a financially material event."
While it is unclear what financial sanctions RBC would have to pay if found in violation of the law, the case has raised eyebrows on both sides of the border, and is expected to draw scrutiny from tax authorities in Canada. And it is based on transactions involving a number of RBC divisions.
The CFTC alleges that the scheme involved the bank purchasing dividend-paying stocks in the U.S. and Canada in order to gain lucrative tax credits.
RBC subsidiaries then exchanged shares and futures contracts between themselves – and by doing so, effectively influenced prices and nullified the risks posed by owning those shares.
The CFTC has deemed this strategy to be a "wash trade." A wash trade is a trade that involves the purchase and sale of a security either simultaneously or within a short period of time, sometimes to manipulate price or to create the false appearance of market activity, and is illegal under the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act. Under this legislation, market participants can't use multiple futures contracts that offset each other to hedge positions.
In the case of U.S. stocks, RBC believed that under Canadian tax rules, it could use the taxes it paid on U.S. dividends to help offset its Canadian taxes. For that reason, the bank is alleged to have bought large quantities of U.S. stocks near their dividend dates through its Caribbean subsidiaries.
On top of conducting wash trades, the CFTC also alleges that RBC set prices for the futures internally, which means the contracts weren't subject to competitive market pricing. By doing so, the regulator believes the bank intended "to negate risk and price competition."
The CFTC also alleges that RBC misrepresented what it had done in discussions with regulators.
But the bank said Monday that regulators raised no problems with this strategy when it ran the idea past the CFTC in 2005.
"Before we made a single trade, we proactively contacted the exchange to seek its guidance. These trades were fully documented, transparent, and reviewed by both the CFTC and the exchanges, and for the next several years were monitored by them," the bank said in a statement. "RBC's trading was permissible in 2005, and it is permissible today under the CFTC's published guidance."
"Given no objection to the trading activity by either the exchange or the CFTC in 2005, it is absurd to now claim these trades were either fictitious or wash sales. This lawsuit is meritless and we will rigorously defend ourselves against such baseless allegations," the bank said.
However, the CFTC argues that it was led to believe that the trading prices were set by arm's length parties. Rather, the regulator alleges: "RBC traded almost exclusively with its subsidiaries at prices that were not determined by competitive market forces."
RBC said in a statement the trades did not distort the price in the market of the stocks and were above board.
The CFTC is seeking a jury trial in New York to settle the matter. The regulator can seek greater of three times the amount RBC gained from the trades, or about $135,000 (U.S.) per violation. The number of violations has yet to be determined.
Neither the CFTC nor RBC gave any indication of the value of the tax credits the bank was able to access via the strategy.


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Like bananas, Sheriff Cas Larkin's troubles are ripening in bunches.
A fully dressed woman is found drowned in the lake. He has a citizen no one can find, but hasn't been reported as missing and all of her known acquaintances are standing in the way of Cas's investigation. Then Judge Carpenter's fiancée lands in jail, accused of a bloody murder way down yonder in New Orleans!
Now Cas must pick up the pace and connect the dots... before he goes bananas himself.
THE MARYVALE COZY MYSTERY SERIES, in order
The Devil in Maryvale
The Nelson Scandal
Recipe for Trouble
The Mardi Gras Murder
Cozy mystery author Jackie Griffey likes to read as well as write mysteries and romantic suspense. She and her family, two cats, a Chihuahua, and a couple of wild bunnies live in Arkansas.
©2011 Jackie Griffey (P)2012 Jackie Griffey
Every element of story is rehashed over and over with no new content.
no right now.. May give her a shot later...
annoying at times
Book is overall uneventful, long, drawn out mystery with dull ending...
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In Washington, nearly 100 newly elected and emboldened lawmakers -- most of them Republicans -- converged on Capitol Hill for orientation on Monday, many of them reiterating campaign pledges to take up the fight to overturn the legislation championed by President Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders.
Separately Monday, more than 50 members of the conservative Republican Study Committee, led by Rep. Tom Price of Roswell, announced they plan to file a friend-of-the-court brief backing Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and leaders of 19 other states who have filed suit seeking to overturn the legislation. In the suit led by Florida, the states claim the federal government is overstepping its constitutional authority by requiring citizens to have health insurance, and also is placing a huge financial burden on the state governments.


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Colorado travel to Houston this Sunday November 5 to take on the Dynamo in the Western Conference Championship match; this is the second straight year your Rapids are battling for the Conference title! The winner of Sunday's game will advance to the 2006 MLS Cup to take on the winner of the DC United vs. New England Revolution Eastern Conference Championship match.
The Rapids vs. Dynamo kickoff is set for 5:00pm MT at Robertson Stadium this Sunday and the match will be broadcast live on both HDNet and Fox Soccer Channel.
Download the Official Game Guide for this match by CLICKING HERE.
This is the first time the Rapids and Houston have faced off in the postseason. In 2006 regular season play the Rapids went 1-2-1 vs. Houston on the season.
For the full match preview of Sunday's match including projected lineups the latest injury report miscellaneous game notes broadcast information head-to-head stats and more visit the Rapids MatchUp Page by CLICKING HERE.
Rapids fans interested in road-tripping to Sunday's Western Conference Championship match at Houston can take advantage of specially-discounted tickets to the match which are only available for Rapids supporters ($30 seats for only $23)! Call the Houston Dynamo Ticket Sales dept. at (713) 276-7528 and mention that you want to sit in the Rapids supporters section.
For those fans not travelling to Houston the Rapids will be hosting a special playoff viewing party at the British Bulldog located at Broadway and Stout Streets in Lodo for fans to gather and watch the game live in a great soccer atmosphere!
Rapids at Houston Dynamo Western Conference Championship Official Viewing Party Details:
WHEN: This Sunday November 5. Kickoff is at 5:00pm MT. Get there early to reserve your spot!
WHERE: The British Bulldog located at 2052 Stout Street in Denver (Broadway and Stout are the cross streets). Phone: 303-295-7974. Visit their website by CLICKING HERE.
COST: Free to attend for fans of all ages!
The Colorado Rapids look forward to seeing all fans out at the British Bulldog for this all-important game on Sunday!


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Report: Ryan Miller in Vancouver on Sunday 'being wooed by Canucks' brass'
We get the feeling Vancouver Canucks goalies Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom won't be getting much sleep tonight:
It's no secret Miller and the Canucks have been talking. And, let's face it, we all want to be wooed. Multiple reports earlier in the week had the two sides touching base, as the free agent interview period began, and you can read more details about that in the post below this one.
Miller will be 34 in July, and is an unrestricted free agent after wrapping up a six-year, $31.25-million contract he signed as a member of the Buffalo Sabres. He had a .918 save percentage with the Sabres and St. Louis Blues last year, slightly above his .916 career mark.
Markstrom's 24, and is under contract at a cap hit of $1.2 million. He'll be a restricted free agent at the end of the coming season. Lack, his platoon partner, is 26, and on the books at a cap hit of $1.15 million. He's signed through 2015-16 at that same amount, and will then be an unrestricted free agent.
After trading Ryan Kesler and Jason Garrison before the NHL draft, and with reports that they're interested in Jarome Iginla, and now with their courtship of Miller, these are certainly interesting times in out west in Vancouver.


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Hachiko, an Akita Inu, is one of the most loyal dogs in history. Hachiko would meet his owner every day at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as the owner returned from work. In 1925, the owner died while at work and never returned home. Hachiko returned to the train station day after day, even escaping from new owners to await the return of his deceased owner.
A statue of Hachiko now stands at Shibuya Station, and the spot where Hachiko stood for many years is marked with a set of bronze paw prints.


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At my 2011 exhibition at Lisa Harris Gallery, I gave an hour-long talk on the In Sunlight series. This was a special opportunity for guests to get a studio perspective on the painter's creative process — paint handling, composition, color strategies, and how to working from photos.
Parts 1 through 4 in HD video are available for viewing.
Part 1 covers the paintings Snow Rivers in Half Light and Pinnacle Peak, Last Light.
Part 2 covers the quartet of brilliant "yellow" paintings for which the series is named.
Part 3 covers the paintings Upper Ridge in Snow, Upper Ridge at Dusk, and White Space
Part 4 covers the paintings December Peak and Ascent, followed by a Q&A session
In the In Sunlight series I am experimenting with alternative ways to capture the illusion of natural light. In many paintings (discussed in Part 2), I completely abandon traditional value relationships in favor of saturated colors, modulated primarily with subtle hue and temperature differences.
Additional Resources
Part 1: In Sunlight — Genesis of a Series
Part 2: In Sunlight — "December Peak"
Part 3: In Sunlight — Beyond Value with "Border Peak"


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In his "10 players to watch at the 2014 NFL Combine" for the National Football Post, Dave Miller compares former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron to Andy Dalton, saying that he has a chance to have a beginning of a career similar to the Bengals quarterback. That's an interesting way to put it I would say because Dalton's early career has been very admirable. The big question now is where he and the Bengals go from here.
Better quarterbacks have had great careers that didn't start off as well as Andy Dalton, although there are other good quarterbacks especially recently who have had as good or better starts than him from a numbers perspective.
Dalton is an interesting case because he doesn't have the physical tools that create high early expectations for somebody like a Matthew Stafford or a Cam Newton, but now he's won enough, in part because of him and in part because the situation created by the Bengals suddenly learning now to draft over the past five years or so, that the expectations are very high just the same.
Year 1 Andy Dalton, Year 2 Andy Dalton, and maybe even Year 3 Andy Dalton are all good things to be in the grand scheme of things. But the original Andy Dalton brought along with him questions about arm strength and accuracy that continue to linger and open the door to wondering just how much better Year 4 Dalton or Year 5 Andy Dalton and can be. That's important because none of the Daltons we've seen so far will have this team going deep into the playoffs.
So what else is there?
Of course time for development is good for everybody and necessary for most. Drew Brees did not become a Super Bowl-caliber quarterback early in his career, but there is a key difference. And this comes up with the McCarron story as well. The writer notes that McCarron might have more accuracy than Dalton. Well, Dalton's number one question would seem to be accuracy (in the sense that it's a given he doesn't and will never have an extremely strong arm, so that's not really a question anymore). That's also why it's hard to have a lot of patience with him. Not everybody is blessed with a super strong arm, but accuracy is something that can be developed. Where has that development been in the last three years?
We are a long way from the draft, but McCarron could be the guy who could play the effective caretaker role that Dalton has struggled with in the postseason, when he has not only failed to make big plays but committed errors that hurt the team's chances to win. They might live with the former but not the latter.
It's impossible to ignore the good things Dalton has accomplished so far in his career, and I certainly don't think it's time to cut bait and move on. However, I do think it's essential the team be open to finding a possible alternative.
Quarterback purgatory is a bad place to be, and the Bengals don't have to end up there. They also don't need to draft a quarterback who has superstar written all over him because they've already proven they can win enough games to get into the playoffs with a guy who's only okay. With the way the pay structure is now, you can afford to carry multiple young quarterbacks, especially non-first rounders.
That's why I think it wouldn't be a bad idea at all, and perhaps could be viewed as a necessity, to find another Dalton-type player in this draft and then see how things develop. Is that McCarron? Their senior seasons were statistically similar, but McCarron certainly faced a higher level of competition while also having better weapons around him.
The progression we've seen with Dalton is not unusual at all. There has always been a huge gulf between being able to be effective and being able to dominate at quarterback. And the difference is generally determined by mentality much more so than talent. The ability to make decisions that lead to big plays in crunch time is the ultimate determinant of success as a quarterback. Is that something you learn, or is it something you're born with it? Or do you have to be born with the ability to learn it?
A player can be physically talented enough to have a wider variety of decisions available to you that can become effective, such as being able to make certain throws that won't work for everyone or create something out of nothing with his legs. Dalton does not and will never live in that world. And that is cause for concern when thinking about development and ceiling.
Hence why the present is most important, but the future could be close enough the team needs to make sure it has it's bases covered for both.


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45Gunner, sounds like your concerns were basically the same as mine. It seems like your solution would work well when you are out just for a ride. When the time of the year allows it, and I don't need more (i.e. no passengers or lots of junk to transport), I like to use my motorcycle as transportation as well as recreation. What do you do when you are using the bike to get somewhere and you get to your destination? It seems similar in concept to a shoulder holster, why did you choose this over a shoulder rig?
Actually, I tried a shoulder rig. It didn't work for me on several levels. First, when wearing a leather jacket, it just wasn't comfortable to have the gun/holster and the extra mags digging into my sides. For those not in the know, riding a cycle is not like sitting in a car. You body is constantly in motion as is your hands, arms, feet, and legs. Perhaps if I had had an over-sized jacket it might have made a difference but then again the bigger jacket would also be cumbersome when riding. I found that the helicopter pilot holster kept my firearm tucked in close to my chest and didn't move around.
I could keep my extra mags either in the bags or on my belt. I kept a belt holster in my bags so when I wanted to get off the bike and walk around or go to a restaurant, I simply took the belt holster into a bathroom stall, changed from one holster to the other and took my shirt out of my pants to conceal the firearm.
As far as considerations if one were to hit the pavement while riding in this configuration; you are going to be pretty sore most everywhere on your body after going down at any speed in excess of 35 MPH. One more bruise, in the overall scheme of things is not going to make much of a difference and the leather holster and jacket is going to protect your firearm. Biggest problem on hitting the pavement is having your jeans "burn away" as you slide and the road rash is probably the most painful thing you can experience if the "crash" is not that serious. If a car hits you or vice versa, its not going to make much of a difference what you are wearing.
My wife and I were hit by a car 11 years ago. I saw him coming and tried to get out his way. It was like he was aiming for me. I was able to maneuver to prevent from being T-boned but he did catch the very back of my bike. Both of us were on the pavement in an instant. My wife didn't see it coming and when she hit the ground, she slid into a curbstone and broke and dislocated her shoulder. I slid and was able to avoid the curbstone but did suffer some pretty severe road rash. We were taken to a local hospital by fire dept. emt's
and while in there, a police officer came to visit me. First thing he said is they ran the investigation and found I violated no laws. The other driver ran and I was told they did not have the manpower to look for him as there was not a death in the accident. And lastly, he wanted me to call someone to take my gun as it was against hospital policy to have a firearm in the hospital.
By the way, my gun was never scratched. Our helmets saved our lives as we hit the road pretty hard.
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Because hustling is hard work, here are five sassy character posters for David O. Russell's true-life movie "American Hustle". Talk about playing dress up. This is probably why most actors get into the business in the first place — so they can dress up in groovy '70s clothes and pretend they're living in another era. I'm sure the ridiculous paycheck and getting everything you want doesn't hurt, either.
A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock the States, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O. Russell's previous films, American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life and death stakes.
Starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence.
Hustlin; it this December 25th.


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The small bay at Steephill Cove has been described as one of the Isle of Wight's hidden treasures due to the pretty beach, the wonderful locally caught crab & lobster and the peace and traquility gained from an off the beaten track location.
To reach Steephill Cove you must do it on foot but this is part of the charm of the bay which can only be reached by the coastal path from Ventnor or down through the Ventnor Botanical Gardens.
Once at the bay you can relax on the sand and shingle beach, swim in the clear water and enjoy lunch at one of the two crab restaurants with views of the sea. At low tide the beach is revealed to it's fullest extent and some take the oppertunity for a small game of beach cricket.
The bay is a natural sun trap and is often protected for any wind by the cliffs either side. The friendly and mellow local atmosphere has often lulled visitors into restful sleep while sitting up on the promenade.
For holiday cottages available for self catering holidays in Steephill Cove as well as nearby Ventnor and St Lawrence visit Steephill Cove Holiday Cottages.


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Hi hope someone can guide me through this.
Currently I have a split database BE running on server and 3 other users each with their own copy of the FE. DB was created in Access 2000. (yes I did say 2000)
I want to be able to sell copies of this program to other businesses, but want to sell it as a stand-alone item. (I do have a registered copy of Office 2000 developer tools).
1. I have experimented with deploying non split databases, but my problem is how do I do this with a split database?
2. With runtime version I have no access to the "linked table Manager" so how do the BE and FE find each other?
3. Mapped drives were suggested to me but I have never used these.
any help you could give me would be much appreciated
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I think your question would be better addressed in the Access forum, so I am moving it there with a redirect from the prior forum.If it's not practically useful, then it's practically useless.
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THE New Zealand sharemarket's benchmark NZX 50 Index has edged up to a new record as optimism about growth in the economy lifts stocks.
The NZX 50 rose 5.803 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 4703.83 on Wednesday. Within the index, 16 stocks rose, 22 fell and 12 were unchanged. Turnover was $124 million.
"The key positive is that this economy is starting to recover. Earnings are moving up somewhat on the back of that," said Matthew Goodson, managing director at Salt Funds Management.
"From our modelling, the market is fully and fairly valued at current levels.
"The key negative is bonds have sold off very sharply, so the rate at which you discount earnings has risen.
"That's a key reason why the property sub-index has tipped over of late."
The yield on benchmark 10-year government bonds has climbed almost 30 basis points this month to around 4.85 per cent.
Fletcher Building, the biggest company on the NZX 50, rose 1.5 per cent to $9.64. Contact Energy rose 2.3 per cent to $5.29. Tower, the general insurer, rose 2.2 per cent to $1.86, extending its gains since flagging an initial $70 million capital return from the sale of its life business.
Kiwi Income Property Trust fell 0.9 per cent to $1.10, leading most property investors lower as rising bond yields sapped their appeal. Argosy Property fell 0.5 per cent to 93 cents and Goodman property Trust shed 0.5 per cent to $1.01.
Chorus fell 1.4 per cent to $2.83 as a coalition of internet companies and consumer groups called on Australian regulators and the ASX to look into claims the company could fail should the Commerce Commission's network pricing recommendations be imposed.
Stocks were mixed among companies to shed rights to their dividends on Wednesday.
Telecom fell 0.7 per cent to $2.26, Port of Tauranga declined 0.9 per cent to $14.10, and Heartland New Zealand dropped 0.6 per cent to 85 cents.
SkyCity Entertainment Group gained 0.5 per cent to $3.89, Briscoe Group gained 0.2 per cent, while Seeka Kiwifruit Industries and South Port New Zealand were unchanged at $1.97 and $3.554 respectively.
Fast food operator Restaurant Brands gained 1.5 per cent to $2.80 after the company said it lifted second quarter sales 6.2 per cent, led by the roll-out of its new Carl's Jnr burger chain.
Originally published as NZ sharemarket edges higher on optimism


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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
A systemic regulator needs a global reach to address a financial firm's multinational operations and increased use of derivatives around the world or risk being ineffective, a top Federal Reserve policy maker said on Tuesday.
The U.S. needs to 'adequately empower those in the systemic risk-regulatory and resolutions roles. If we cannot, we will do well to find other ways to limit systemic risk,' Eric Rosengren, president of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank said in remarks prepared for delivery to a panel in Hong Kong.
The financial meltdown has led to calls in the United States for a so-called systemic regulator to oversee institutions that are big or interconnected enough to pose a risk to the financial system. The Federal Reserve is widely seen as the most likely candidate for this role.
Rosengren said the need for a systemic regulator to be able to address firms' global operations and use of financial derivatives is key as firms global presence and derivatives activity will likely grow over time.
The case of the bailout of American International Group , which was heavily involved in derivatives, highlights the need for more transparency and regulation of derivatives, Rosengren said.
'I believe a systemic regulator should have the ability to require transactions to be moved to an exchange as the contract becomes standardized and widely used,' he said.
This article was posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 9:26 am


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32 Ann St.
Charleston, SC, 29403
Doors 8:00 PM / Show 9:00 PM
This event is 16 and over
Zedd, being born into a family of musicians, began playing the piano at the age of four. After sevreal years of learning to master the piano, Anton began playing the drums in a band, and composed and produced numerous rocksongs in his band's own studio. In 2009 he began producing electronic clubmusic, to much and quick acclaim. After a peroid of only few months he attained a remarkable level and participated in Beatport's "Armand Van Helden / Strictly Rhythm Remix Contest", which he went on to win. This opened up a number of new possibilities for Zedd, and only shortly after, he won his second contest on Beatport, the "Fatboy Slim / Skint Remix Contest"! This was the foundation for several cooperations with artists such as Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, P. Diddy, Skrillex, Fatboy Slim, Armand Van Helden and labels like mau5trap, Interscope, Atlantic, Strictly Rhythm or Skint Records. His first release "The Anthem" entered the Beatport charts top 20, and even made it to the second place of Track It Down charts. His remix for Skrillex' 'Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites', released on 'mau5trap recordings' climbed up the charts to #4 on Beatport and #2 on Beatport's Electro House charts. One of the reasons for this rapid development is undoubtedly Zedd's unique and highly recognizable style of composition. It stands out as very detailed and carefully produced Electro House, very playful and the same time remarkably catchy. Zedd is definitely an artist to look out for in the future...
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