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The Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) is designed to run continuously so that electronic mail and network resources are available to users. This chapter provides guidelines for shutting down and booting a system.
This is a list of the information in this chapter:
For an overview of all of the boot features and methods that are available in the Solaris release, see Chapter 9, Shutting Down and Booting a System (Overview)
For instructions on booting a Solaris system, see Chapter 12, Booting a Solaris System (Tasks).
This section describes new boot features in the Solaris release.
Solaris Express Community Edition, build 104: The iSCSI Boot feature enables you to initialize an operating system over the network from a remote location, such as a storage disk array. This version of iSCSI Boot supports booting from x86 based systems. iSCSI Boot is typically loaded onto an initiator or a diskless client, while the hard disk resides on a SCSI target that is attached to the network. Because the feature uses a standard Ethernet-based infrastructure, data, storage, and networking traffic can be consolidated on a standard network. More information about iSCSI Boot can be found at http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolarisInfo/iSCSI+Boot.
Solaris Express Community Edition, build 100, and the OpenSolaris 2008.11 release: The Fast Reboot feature enables you to reboot an x86 based system, bypassing the firmware and boot loader processes. Fast Reboot implements an in-kernel boot loader that loads the kernel into memory and then switches to that kernel, so that the reboot process occurs within seconds. This feature is implemented on both 32-bit and 64-bit kernels.
For more information about this feature, see x86: Introducing Fast Reboot.
Solaris Express Community Edition, builds 88 and 90: This release includes ZFS TM installation and boot support. Systems can now be installed and booted from a ZFS root file system. This implementation applies to both SPARC and x86 based systems. Booting, system operations, and installation procedures have been modified to support this change.
For more information, see Booting From a ZFS Root File System.
Solaris Express Community Edition, build 88: All Solaris installation methods, including Solaris Live Upgrade, now use the findroot command for specifying which disk slice on an x86 based system to boot. This implementation supports booting systems with ZFS roots, as well as UFS roots. Previously, the root command, root (hd0.0.a), was used to explicitly specify which disk slice to boot. This information is located in the menu.lst file that is used by GRUB.
The most common form of the GRUB menu.lst entry is now:
findroot (rootfs0,0,a) kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive
For more information, see x86: Implementation of the findroot Command.
Solaris Express Community Edition, build 87: A new -p option has been added to the bootadm command.
This option enables you to specify the platform or machine hardware class of a client system in situations where the client platform differs from the server platform, for example when administering diskless clients.
The -p option must be used with the -R option.
# bootadm -p platform -R [altroot]
The specified platform must be one of the following:
For more information, see the bootadm(1M) man page.
Solaris Express Community Edition, build 80: The Solaris SPARC bootstrap process has been redesigned to increase commonality with the Solaris x86 boot architecture.
Other enhancements include an improved boot architecture that supports booting a system from additional file system types, for example a ZFS file system or a single miniroot for installation, as well as booting from DVD, NFS, or HTTP. These enhancements increase flexibility and reduce maintenance requirements on SPARC based systems.
As part of this redesign, the Solaris boot archives and the bootadm command, previously only available on the Solaris x86 based platform, are now an integral part of the Solaris SPARC boot architecture.
The primary difference between the SPARC and x86 boot architectures is how the boot device and file are selected at boot time. The SPARC based platform continues to use the OpenBootTM PROM (OBP) as the primary administrative interface, with boot options selected by using OBP commands. On x86 based systems, these options are selected through the BIOS and the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) menu.
Although the implementation of the Solaris SPARC boot has changed, no administrative procedures for booting a SPARC based system have been impacted. Boot tasks that are performed by the system administrator remain the same as they were prior to the boot architecture redesign.
For more information, see the boot(1M) and bootadm(1M) man pages.
For more information in this document, see Understanding the New Solaris SPARC Boot Architecture.
Solaris Express Community Edition, build 75: In this release, the GRUB boot loader is capable of booting a Solaris release that runs with hypervisor technology. The hypervisor can securely execute multiple virtual machines simultaneously, each running its own operating system, on a single physical system. You can decide at boot time whether to run the Solaris OS as a virtualized domain0, also called a dom0, or as a stand-alone operating system.
You can run the Solaris OS as a virtualized dom0. Whether to run the Solaris OS as a virtualized dom0 or as a stand-alone operating system is a decision you can make at boot time. To run the Solaris OS as a virtualized dom0, there must first be an entry in the menu.lst file that specifies the hypervisor. The entry can be the default boot entry, or it can be an option that you select manually at boot time. Note that when you upgrade your system to a Solaris release that includes this capability, the bootadm command automatically adds a menu entry for the hypervisor to the menu.lst file.
The bootadm command installs a default boot entry in the menu.lst file that is similar to the following:
kernel$ /boot/$ISADIR/xen.gz module$ /platform/i86xpv/kernel/$ISADIR/unix /platform/i86xpv/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive
The format for entries that are used in the menu.lst file for booting the Solaris OS as a control domain differs slightly from the format that is used for other menu.lst entries. The kernel$ line must identify the hypervisor binary to use and includes any options that are accepted by the hypervisor. The first module$ line in the file identifies the Solaris kernel to use, for example unix, and include any options the unix kernel accepts. Due to an implementation detail that exists in this version of GRUB, the specified unix kernel must be named twice on the first module$ line. The second module$ line identifies the boot archive to use.
For more information, see Description of a menu.lst File That Supports Hypervisor Technology.
For more information about administering Solaris systems that support the hypervisor, see http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/ and System Administration Guide: Virtualization Using the Solaris Operating System
Solaris Express Community Edition, build 57: This release includes changes to the GRUB based boot environment to enable the boot loader to directly load and boot the unix kernel.
The GRUB multiboot module is no longer used.
This implementation integrates the previous multiboot functionality directly into the platform-specific unix kernel module. These changes reduce the time, as well as memory requirements, that are needed to boot the Solaris OS on x86 based systems.
Two new keywords, kernel$ and module$, have been added to GRUB to assist in creating menu.lst entries that work with either 32-bit or 64-bit systems. In addition, the bootadm command that manages the menu.lst file has been modified to create file entries for the platform-specific unix module that is loaded by GRUB. During an upgrade, the bootadm command converts any existing multiboot menu.lst entries to unix entries.
The kernel$ and module$ keywords are identical to the kernel and module commands that are used in the GRUB multiboot implementation, with the addition of the $ISADIR keyword. This keyword provides the capability to expand to amd64 on 64-bit capable hardware. If the x86 based system is not 64-bit capable, the $ISADIR keyword is a null value (""). In this case, the system boots the 32-bit kernel.
These changes do not prevent you from booting a newer Solaris kernel with an older implementation of GRUB. Nor do the changes prevent you from booting an older Solaris kernel with a newer implementation of GRUB.
For information about booting an x86 based system with GRUB, see x86: Administering the GRUB Bootloader.
Pressing and releasing the power button on x86 based systems initiates a clean system shutdown and turns the system off. This functionality is equivalent to using the init 5 command to shut down a system. On some x86 based systems, the BIOS configuration might prevent the power button from initiating shutdown. To enable use of the power button to perform a clean system shutdown, reconfigure the BIOS.
On certain x86 based systems that were manufactured before 1999 and are running an older Solaris release, pressing the power button immediately turns off system power without safely shutting down the system. This same behavior occurs when pressing the power button on systems that are running with ACPI support that is disabled through the use of acpi-user-options.
For more information about acpi-user-options, see the eeprom(1M) man page.
Use these references to find step-by-step instructions for shutting down and booting a system.
Shut Down and Boot Task
For More Information
Shut down a SPARC based system or an x86 based system
Modify boot behavior
Boot a SPARC based system or an x86 based system
Manage the Solaris boot archives
Troubleshoot boot behavior on a SPARC or an x86 based system
This section describes the terminology that is used in shutting down and booting a system.
A run level is a letter or digit that represents a system state in which a particular set of system services are available. The system is always running in one of a set of well-defined run levels. Run levels are also referred to as init states because the init process maintains the run level. System administrators use the init command or the svcadm command to initiate a run-level transition. This book refers to init states as run levels.
A boot option describes how a system is booted.
Different boot options include the following:
Interactive boot – You are prompted to provide information about how the system is booted, such as the kernel and device path name.
Reconfiguration boot – The system is shutdown and rebooted to add new devices, if the devices are not hot-pluggable.The system is reconfigured to support newly added hardware or new pseudo devices.
Recovery boot – The system is hung or an invalid entry is prohibiting the system from booting successfully or from allowing users to log in.
For terminology that is specific to GRUB based booting, see x86: GRUB Terminology.
Keep the following in mind when you shut down a system:
Use the init and shutdown commands to shut down a system. Both commands perform a clean system shutdown, which means that all system processes and services are terminated normally.
For x86 based systems that are running at least the Solaris 10 6/06 release, you can initiate a clean system shutdown by pressing and releasing the power button. Shutting down an x86 based system in this manner is equivalent to using the init 5 command to shut down a system. On some x86 based systems, the BIOS configuration might prevent the power button from initiating a system shutdown. To use the power button, reconfigure the BIOS.
Use the shutdown command to shut down a server. Logged-in users and systems that mount resources from the server are notified before the server is shut down. Additional notification of system shutdowns by electronic mail is also recommended so that users can prepare for system downtime.
You need superuser privileges to use the shutdown or init command to shut down a system.
Both shutdown and init commands take a run level as an argument.
The three most common run levels are as follows:
Run level 3 – All system resources are available and users can log in. By default, booting a system brings it to run level 3, which is used for normal day-to-day operations. This run level is also known as multiuser level with NFS resources shared.
Run level 6 – Stops the operating system and reboots to the state that is defined by the initdefault entry in the /etc/inittab file.
Run level 0 – The operating system is shut down, and it is safe to turn off power. You need to bring a system to run level 0 whenever you move a system, or add or remove hardware.
Run levels are fully described in Chapter 16, Managing Services (Overview).
Keep the following in mind when you boot a system:
After a SPARC based system is shut down, it is booted by using the boot command at the PROM level.
After an x86 based system is shut down, it is booted by selecting an OS instance in the GRUB menu.
In the Solaris 9 release and some Solaris 10 releases, after an x86 based system is shut down, it is booted by using the boot command at the Primary Boot Subsystem menu.
A system can be rebooted by turning the power off and then back on.
This method is not considered a clean shutdown, unless you have an x86 based system that is running a Solaris release that supports this shutdown method. See x86: Support for Using Power Button to Initiate System Shutdown. Use this shutdown method only as an alternative in emergency situations. Because system services and processes are terminated abruptly, file system damage is likely to occur. The work required to repair this type of damage could be substantial and might require the restoration of various user and system files from backup copies.
SPARC and x86 based systems use different hardware components for booting. These differences are described in Chapter 15, x86: GRUB Based Booting (Reference).
The following table lists system administration tasks and the type of shutdown that is needed to initiate the task.Table 8–1 Shutting Down a System
Reason for System Shutdown
Appropriate Run Level
For More Information
To turn off system power due to anticipated power outage
Run level 0, where it is safe to turn off power
To change kernel parameters in the /etc/system file
Run level 6 (reboot the system)
To perform file system maintenance, such as backing up or restoring system data
Run level S (single-user level)
To repair a system configuration file such as /etc/system
To add or remove hardware from the system
Reconfiguration boot (also to turn off power when adding or removing hardware)
Reconfiguration boot (shut down and turn off power when adding or removing devices, if the devices are not hot-pluggable)
Adding a Peripheral Device to a System in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems
To repair an important system file that is causing system boot failure
To boot the kernel debugger (kmdb) to track down a system problem
Run level 0, if possible
To recover from a hung system and force a crash dump
Reboot the system by using the kernel debugger (kmdb), if the debugger can't be loaded at runtime.
Run level 6 (reboot the system)
For SPARC based systems:
SPARC: How to Boot the System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb)
For x86 based systems:
,x86: How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger in the GRUB Boot Environment (kmdb)
For examples of shutting down a server or a stand-alone system, see Chapter 10, Shutting Down a System (Tasks).
The following table lists system administration tasks and the corresponding boot option that is used to complete the task.Table 8–2 Booting a System
Reason for System Reboot
Appropriate Boot Option
Information for SPARC Based Systems
Information for x86 Based Systems
Turn off system power due to anticipated power outage.
Turn system power back on
Change kernel parameters in the /etc/system file.
Reboot the system to run level 3 (multiuser level with NFS resources shared)
SPARC: How to Boot a System to Run Level 3 (Multiuser Level)
Perform file system maintenance, such as backing up or restoring system data.
Press Control-D from run level S to bring the system back to run level 3
SPARC: How to Boot a System to Run Level S (Single-User Level)
x86: How to Boot a System to Run Level S (Single-User Level)
Repair a system configuration file such as /etc/system.
Interactive boot
Add or remove hardware from the system.
Reconfiguration boot (turn on system power after adding or removing devices, if devices are not hot-pluggable)
Reconfiguration boot (also to turn on system power after adding or removing hardware)
Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems
Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems
Boot the system by using the kernel debugger (kmdb) to track down a system problem.
Booting kmdb
SPARC: How to Boot the System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb)
x86: How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger in the GRUB Boot Environment (kmdb)
Boot the system in failsafe mode to repair an important system file that is causing system boot failure.
Booting the failsafe archive
How to Boot the Failsafe Archive on an x86 Based System by Using GRUB
To recover from a hung system and force a crash dump.
Recovery boot


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Over the course of nearly 15 years and an incalculable amount of tour miles, New Orleans' own Goatwhore have inadvertently established themselves as one the most diligent and consistently ferocious bands of the 21st century. Forged in fire by ex Acid Bath/Crowbar guitarist Sammy Duet in '97, their storied legacy follows a dramatic —and often traumatic — series of lineup shifts, injuries, haunting
s, natural disasters and an assortment of other mishaps large and small. But, driven by a blood oath to heavy metal and perhaps the powers of Satan himself, Goatwhore forever persevere.
Their journey began with the bestial Serenades To The Tides Of Blood demo and subsequent Eclipse Of Ages Into Black debut full-length unleashed over a decade ago. Then a five-piece comprised of Duet, Soilent Green vocalist Ben Falgoust, guitarist Ben Stout, bassist Patrick Bruders and drummer Zak Nolan, the band's stanch DIY work ethic, rigid tour schedule and the bludgeoning force of songs like "Invert The Virgin" and "Desolate Path To Apocalyptic Ruin" quickly spawned a maniacal cult following. By 2003, Goatwhore had systematically harvested a legion of followers possessed by the band's profound maze of unhallowed lyrics, Celtic Frostian rhythms, and blackened bayou swagger. Catastrophe–brewed sophomore release, Funeral Dirge For The Rotting Sun, bore a slower, broodier brand of apocalyptic menace; onethat trailed a near-fatal van crash that left Falgoust temporarily paralyzed and the future of the band in disarray. Against all medical odds, Falgoust regained use of his legs and the band, now a four-piece with Duet taking on full guitar responsibilities, quickly returned to their rightful place on the road. Seemingly drawn to bouts of misfortune, A Haunting Curse found the revised Goatwhore lineup of Duet, Falgoust, drummer Zack Simmons (ex-Nachtmystium) and bassist Nathan Bergeron, fleeing the debilitating floodsof Hurricane Katrina. Delayed but undeterred, Goatwhore's first Metal Blade offering proved their most volatile yet. Relentless in speed, precision and barefaced animosity, Goatwhore had traveled well-beyond the confines of conventional black metal with a thrashier end product that fully-embraced their long-avowed Hellhammer and Venom devotion without ever plagiarizing it.
Released in 2009, the sinistral Carving Out The Eyes Of God hit with titanic urgency. Hailed among the year's most worthy metal albums by fans and critics nationwide, Goatwhore's fourth long-player shattered mainstream conventions. The recordbroke Billboard Top 200 ranking in at #190, debuted on the Billboard Hard Music chart at #33, the Billboard Top New Artist (Heatseekers) Albums chart at #16, and the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart at #34. Decibel magazine declared the production,"the band's tightest, most guitar-driven offering to date. An unholy smorgasbord of rigid tempo shifts, gargantuan hooks, blasting black mass anthems, and Falgoust's soot and venom snarl…," while Outburn compared it to, "a modern day, 'roid-injected sword fight between Celtic Frost and Venom." High traffic web portal Blabbermouth crowned the production "…one of 2009's purest metal albums…nefariously black and sadistically thrashing in a way that is uniquely Goatwhore," while MetalSucks proclaimed Carving Out The Eyes Of God "the catchiest album Goatwhore have ever released." Furtheralbumtriumphs included a spot on the 2010 edition of Ozzfest and two performances at the annual SXSW music conference enabling the horned collective to deliver their sadistic hymns of religious treachery to an even broader sect of listeners.
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In 2012, Goatwhore again raise their cloven hoofs in salutation to Blood For The Master. Now featuring Duet, Falgoust, Simmons and bassist James Harvey, who joined the goaty ranks in 2009 following the departure of Nathan Bergeron, the record finds Louisiana's notorious metal horde at their most unified. Recorded and mixed at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with longtime friend/producer Erik Rutan, who worked with Goatwhore on both Carving… and A Haunting Curse, the ten-track, 38-minute Blood For The Master is epic in sound, mind and execution.
Released through Decibel Magazine's flexi series, and later posted online for the masses to absorb, a cover of Motöhead's "(Don't Need) Religion" was presented as an album teaser in October. An appropriately infernal rendition of an often neglected classic, the song served as the perfect precursor to an album prevalent in its hailstorm of fist-pumping, heathen anthems and rhythmic devastation.
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"It's not like the new songs are a drastic change," Duet noted in an early interview with Decibel Magazine. "It's like an experimentation on how much more metal we can get – I mean actual metal; the roots of heavy metal. But not in a way that it sounds like power metal or anything like that. It's like an extremely metal version of us."
"I thought this was a lot harder to write just because we didn't want to repeat ourselves," he further notes. "I mean, we could have easily gone and written another Carving Out The Eyes Of God but we didn't want to do that. There are still elements on the new album that we wouldn't normally do, but it definitely still sounds like us."
"It's definitely harder at this point," Falgoust agrees of the writing process, "because you start to get to the point where you're a little older and more conscious about your ideas and everything; you become more anal about things. I'm still getting used to it, but I really like it. I like the flow. When we write, we try to think of it in a live approach. A lot of people write records but they never really focus on playing it live but that's so important. We can do all of these songs live, which is something we did with Carving… as well."
"I think sometimes we get slighted for stuff" Falgoust continues on where the band now fits within metal's ever expanding pantheon of subgenres. "Whatever terms people decide to lock us into— black metal, death metal, black death metal, everyone's gotta have some kind of little blanket. It's almost like a social standing. To me, it's all just straight heavy metal."
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Withered formed in mid 2003 by Chris Freeman and Mike Thompson (founding members of the political/crust/grind outfit, Social Infestation). Coming out of a dark period riddled with death & depression, they were driven to explore the darker attributes of life and created a torturous yet liberating form of music. they accomplished this by combining norwegian black metal anguish, early swedish death metal riffing, modern american doom, and dramatic guitar melodies all while still clinging to their punk and grind roots. to culminate this, they needed an unrelenting percussion force. they called upon long time friend and accomplished drummer, Wes Kever (ex puaka balava w/ Mike T.). after writing a few songs they realized it was time to find the bassist that could audibly obliterate their listeners. They called upon Greg Hess (ex leechmilk). His menacing sludgy background helped cultivate withered's intense sound. withered immediately started touring and stirring up a frenzy in the eastern US with a 3 song demo.
Lifeforce records took notice of the bands efforts and a contract was inked in early '05. their debut album "memento mori" was released in fall 2005 and gained incredible praise throughout the world. Decibel magazine gave "Memento Mori" the 4th position in their "top 40 albums of 2005". Every song on "Memento Mori" reminds you that death is patiently awaiting your inevitable arrival and that you can either welcome it with open arms or be dragged into it kicking and screaming. Songs like "the fear and pain that cripples me" are an unrelenting force of grind and metal while the almost nine minute epic "like locusts" embraces the darkest corners of life & conciousness with lulling guitar melodies, majestic riffage, and blistering verses.
2006 was a tough year. Withered parted ways with Greg Hess and Wes Kever just after completing a successful tour supporting Vital Remains and Dismember. They had to step down due to their family obligations and inability to tour at Withered's pace. In Early '07, withered recruited Mike Longoria and Beau Brandon. Both hail from El Paso, TX (eventually moving to Atlanta) where they had known each other for decades and had played together in numerous bands (founding member's of Waited). Their history together provided the foundation for creating a formidable rhythm section. They have been able to over-fill some pretty big shoes left behind by Hess and Kever and have taken withered's music to the next level.
In December '07, withered signed to Prosthetic records. their 2nd full length was immediately named "one of the top 25 most anticipated albums of 2008" by Decibel magazine. "Folie Circulaire" hit the streets on June 24th of '08 and is already gaining tremendous praise. It transcends all sub-genres of extreme music effortlessly and with unsurpassed continuity. The lyrical content and theme of the album challenges you to open your mind and consider humanity's ugly truths. It features a cover of Necrophobic's Into Armageddon and Barney Greenway (Napalm Death) makes a guest vocal appearance on two tracks.
Abiotic is an American progressive, technical death metal band from Miami, Florida that has recently signed to Metal Blade Records. The five-piece group consists of vocalist Ray Jimenez, bassist Alex Vazquez, drummer Andres Hurtado and guitarists Matt Mendez and Johnathan Matos. The band has released two singles and a seven song studio EP entitled 'A Universal Plague'. "Vermosapien", the second tr
ack on the EP, has recently been featured on the quintet's first music video, directed by Dan Drescher.
Abiotic is agressive, melodic, technical and musical, to say the least. They've been compared to bands like The Faceless and Veil of Maya. Mixing technical riffs, brutal break downs, and solos that will leave you breathless, makes this five-piece assault an act that fans won't ever want to miss.
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Formed Originally as a Studio project in 1999. The project had been put on hold for a few years. Mike moved away and Nickulus went on to do Various other projects such as Decaying Creation, Eviscerator, and then Paths of Possession. Reunited in 2004 we had been reborn writing material between the two Brothers. Over the last 5 years Promethean Horde has searched for just the right combination of members with Jechael(Amon) as their first addition. We began rewriting and revamping the old material to meet our musicianship. 2 years later we enlisted our 4th man Alex(Fall to Prey) on drum duties. Now with Jack(Paths of Possession) and Jones(Fall to Prey) on Guitar duties the line up would now be complete. Our Impressive First Show on July 24th 2009 would Solidify us easily in Tampa landing us shows opening for Various Nationals. Moonspell, Divine Heresy, Marduk, Nachmystium just to name a few. Now in Nov 2009 will Mark the Release of our New EP Entitled "Bring Forth the Fires" which will contain 5 new Originals at about 30 Minutes in Length.
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Have you visited this year's Spoleto Festival in Charleston? It's a major international event just up the road and it continues through Sunday. Performances include: * Chamber music at the Dock Street Theatre * "A Beautiful View" at the Emmett Robinson Theatre * The opera "Roméo et Juliette" at the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium * "Tristan & Yseult" at the Dock Street Theatre * Jazz artist Marcus Tardelli at the Recital Hall at the Albert Simons Center * Sara Baras Ballet Flamenco at the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium * Westminster Choir at the Cathedral of St. Luke & St. Paul * Solo Turns: Hip Hop Theater with Danny Hoch at the Emmett Robinson Theatre * The festival finale, an all-Tchaikovsky program concluding with fireworks at Middleton Place For more information visit www.spoletousa.org or call (843) 579-3100


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iPhone 5s vs. iPhone 5c – Plastic vs. Metal Design Comparison [Gallery]
Having now got my hands on both the new devices, I've decided to run a series of posts and videos comparing various aspects of both the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. There are clear differences to the way both devices looks, and both has its up and down sides. Both being iPhones, they have clear similarities too.
From the front Apple's trademarked front panel is obvious. A black rounded rectangle face, with a circular home button at the bottom and a centered front facing camera and earpiece at the top. While many manufacturers have opted agains the use of any physical buttons on the front, Apple has stood by its decision to create a single press-able button, and making it more likely to stay for the long term by implementing its clever Touch ID sensor.
The two buttons are exactly the same size, but the clickable area in the new Touch ID sensor-equipped model is smaller. You'll notice immediately that there's no longer a square app icon in the middle, and the 5s' home button has a metal ring surrounding it with polished, chamfered edges. All in all, it gives the entire face of the iPhone a much classier look. To touch, the two are also different. The 5c has the usual concave glass surface, whereas the Touch ID sensor has a flat (if not ever so slightly convex) surface. Although the home buttons on both work the same, the clicking mechanism definitely feels different to what I'm used to on the 5s. It's not as reassuring.
On the bottom edge, all the same ports exist. Both feature a speaker to the right of the Lightning connector, and a microphone to the right of the headset jack. But the way they're covered is entirely different. iPhone 5s features 16 individually machined holes in the metal surface acting as the speaker grille, whereas the 5c only has 4. More than likely that's down to the structural properties of metal vs. plastic. There's no doubt in my mind that any more holes in the plastic surface would make it very likely to crack. That's no concern with aluminum. Likewise, the microphone has 10 individual holes machined in to the metal on the iPhone 5s, and only one on the 5c. Headset jack, Lightning connector have metal surrounds on both phones, but the 5s is noticeably shinier and has a chrome finish, much like the device's diamond cut edges.
And, since we're on to the edges of the phones, let's compare those. iPhone 5s features the same elegant, diamond cut, chamfered edges found on the iPhone 5. Even after 12 months, they still look as stunning as they did a year ago. Perhaps more so on the gray version versus slate. The 5c, being plastic, features no such luxury. Instead, its plastic rear shell has something of a thin lip surrounding the front of the phone. It's understandable why many thought the pre-launch leaks were nothing more than an iPhone 5 in a plastic case. It does kind-of look like that: An iPhone 5 in a very slim case.
All the way around the iPhone 5s are curved edges, yet another unique design feature when compared to the 5s. It may not look as nice as the 5s' angled chamfers and flat edges, but it feels so much more comfortable. In hand, although much more pleasant, the 5c is noticeable heavier and a tiny bit thicker. One other notable difference is the four black "gaps" in the aluminum frame at the top and bottom of both sides of the 5s. I'm sure they wouldn't be there if they didn't have a very necessary function: making sure the external antenna works properly. We don't want a repeat of the iPhone 4's "antennagate" conspiracy.
On the buttons front, here's another distinction between the two. While both feature the same shape and sized mute switch, the volume buttons are completely different. 5s' are made of the same aluminum material used to craft the chassis and are circle with the '+' and '-' symbols placed center in each. iPhone 5c has individual pill-shaped buttons made of plastic, to match the rear shell. In day to day use, both sets have a really nice tactile response. They click nicely. No surprise though that the 5s' are much more solid feeling.
It's from the back where we see the biggest difference between the two devices. The 5c is all one piece of plastic, and appears a lot rounder at the corners because of its curved edges. The 5s has the same two-tone glass and metal back as the 5, but this time has different color choices. I have to say, the 5c (as much as I prefer holding it) does look a little cheap from the back. Thankfully, it's reinforced with steel and feels really solid and well constructed.
The other – less noticeable – difference is the camera setup. Both feature an 8MP lens with a noise canceling microphone in between the lens and LED flash. But, the iPhone 5s' LED cutout is pill-shaped and features two LED lights. One is the usual white light, the other is an orange temperature. Both combined supposedly create more natural looking skin tones.
Plastic vs. Metal is a continuing thread even down to the way the SIM trays are constructed. Both are exactly the same size, and the main tray from both devices is made of metal. 5c is finished in the same matte black found around the Lightning connector and headset jack. But, the external, visible part is white plastic whereas the 5s has a gray finish to match its device.
For me, the iPhone 5s looks much better than the 5c. It has a classy, refined look and feel thanks to its unmatched level of fit and finish. Those diamond-cut chamfers are beautiful, and the new gray color looks really good in person. I mean that. I've almost started liking it more than the slate version from last year. Although the 5c may not look as premium, you can't put a price tag on great ergonomics. And it's one of the best feeling phones I've used since I gave up my iPhone 3GS 3 years ago.
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PC Magazine published on Tuesday that Samsung, maker of Galaxy S III smartphone has topped Nokia for the top phone maker of 2012 position. The results were recorded from data in a new study from IHS iSuppli.
Samsung ranked at number two last year. It's expect account of about 29 percent of worldwide cell phone shipments, up from 21 percent in 2011, deemed Samsung as this years best. Nokia's standings list them at 24 percent this year, down from 30 percent last year and putting an end to their run on top since 1998.
The data also shows that more people in general are using smartphones. With just a one percent increase in cell phone shipments, smartphones saw a projected 35.5 percent increase in shipments this year. Smartphones, the fastest-growing segment of the market, accounted for nearly half of all wireless handset shipments in 2012.
"Samsung made significant gains in both the high end as well as the low-cost market with its Galaxy line of smartphones," iHS Suppli said. "This diversified market approach has allowed Samsung to address a larger target audience for its phones that Apple's limited premium iPhone line."
In 2012, Samsung surely had a huge year, showing signs of greatness since first quarter when they first topped Nokia in sales. They are projected to reach 59 percent of total smartphone sales for 2013, a "significant tipping point" in the cellphone market.


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Something mystic and comforting fills the air in the Green Mill Lounge each Wednesday night in Chicago. Kurt Ellings singing booms and ricochets against the walls of this popular jazz joint. The patrons leave with an emotional experience they will not forget. Elling performs every Wednesday at the Green Mill when not touring. He just might change the future of jazz, but it will be
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In his quest for unheard-of sounds, Kurt Elling has evolved into the hottest jazz singer around. The 33-year-old Elling is half philosopher and half beat poet. During live shows and on CD, his vocals steam with emotion. This vocalist ninja effortlessly shifts from a warm baritone to an intense holler and returns with a calm whisper. This cat can sing and scat. So far, his singing has garnered him five Grammy nominations.
Jazzman, you take my blues away.
Elling discovered jazz while growing up and became more familiar with it by the time he reached college at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. When he heard a fellow student playing jazz in the same building, he became excited.
When I was in college, some cats down the hall were playing Dex Gordon, Herbie Hancock and Dave Brubeck, people like that. It was a gas, says Elling. Ive tried to take the best from all the greats including Mark Murphy, Joe Williams, Betty Carter, Don Hendricks and Frank Sinatra. Ive just tried to take the best of what those singers had to offer, and absorb what Ive been able to use.
Sha-boom, daddy!
Ellings love for jazz comes from his desire to be himself artistically. Jazz is for musical individuals, unlike classical music where everyone is searching for a pristine, ideal sound. In jazz, you want to sound like yourself, and that continues to intrigue me, says Elling. The human exploration is an individual trying to become the best version of himself. Jazz is really a strong reflection of that. Im just trying to play like myself.
Ellings live performances have been called spectacular. He fills the room with magical energy. On stage, he smoothly improvises, scats and can be quite animated. His band never knows what to expect.
I go in a lot of directions. It may be confusing to some people when they come to my shows, but they leave saying, He did a lot of cool stuff, says Elling. When they come back the second time, they have the experience of the first time to lead them to expect the unexpected. They wont know what they will get and are excited about it. They just know they will get me.
Jazzman, you take my blues away.
Elling has recently released his fifth CD, Flirting with Twilight, which deviates from his lively, complex albums. Instead, Elling concentrates on spacious, gentle romantic ballads. The results happen to be very pleasing, and this CD should outsell his other works simply because more listeners will connect with a ballad. He shows us his softer side because he wanted to go a different avenue.
I wanted to make a more complete statement than past records. This time, I wanted to choose a different direction. I wanted the initial idea completed as much as possible by the end of the record, says Elling. Rhythm section Marc Johnson on bass and Peter Erskine on drums join Elling for the first time on Flirting with Twilight. Shaken, not stirred.
Jazz appeals to a very narrow audience in America. Smooth jazz garners a big following, but that genre and marketplace differs from jazz. A jazz artist never fills an arena. You will never find a jazz album on Billboards top 50, except for maybe the very beautiful Diana Krall. Elling has an idea on how to make it more popular in the states. We need to fund art programs in grade school and high school. We have to hook up the kids. It has to be done as much as possible and as early as possible. Not only for the sake of jazz, but for the sake of civilization, says Elling. If you dont have kids exposed to a higher level of creativity, then why should they develop a sensibility for it later on? People have to have stuff played for them early enough so they can fall in love with it when their mind is still focused.
Jazzman, you take my blues away.
Subpar music can be part of the reason why jazz remains stagnant, according to Elling. Theres too many records being put out, anyway. Everybody has the technology to make a record. Theres a lot of stuff out there that isnt very good that makes people who are not jazzheads a little confused. They ask themselves, If thats jazz, then I dont want to listen to it. I think if there was a lot of weeding done, and if people were exposed to the best possible music, then more people would be inclined to check it out. He adds, Jazz is a very difficult and focus-oriented music, and people dont have as much time to focus. They dont have enough time because of the accelerated input of everything. I really cant blame people. Its not their fault.
Although singing jazz does not pay much money compared to other musical genres, Elling does not see himself leaving jazz anytime soon.
I dont plan on making a complete left-hand turn from what I do. I intend to make a long-term effort to become what I think I can become, says Elling. On the possibility of crossing over to other musical genres, Elling says, You want to have career stability. You dont want to not have work. Theres the element of having fiscal responsibility to yourself, but I think Im in the position of being able to do what I feel like doing.
Elling spends about half the year touring and keeps it spread out. For example, he will go out four days and come back for a couple days. He might also go out for two days and come back for four days.
It all depends on the circumstances, says Elling. Some of the cities he plans on hitting to promote Flirting with Twilight include New York, Madison, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles and Seattle. Elling will also visit a few foreign markets such as Brazil, Canada and Europe.
Elling remains open to touring internationally. In fact, his plans to tour Lithuania got canceled because of Attack on America. Many blues artists feel more appreciated overseas than in America. Does Elling feel the same way? In the states, jazz is a homegrown thing, so people have more access to it. They naturally take it more for granted. I definitely say we have some of the most enthusiastic audiences abroad, but I wont say all of them, says Elling. He recently played in Japan and states that the Japanese love the free expression of jazz. A few of the foreign markets Elling has played include France, Denmark, Germany and Australia.
Jazzman, you take my blues away.
Elling can be called a refreshing face on the jazz scene. He truly makes one think about jazz. Rock on, Kurt.


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In these nine autobiographical essays, most of which first appeared in the London Review of Books , poet Kleinzahler (A Calendar of Airs , etc.) writes from the perspective that an "unfriendly room" is a "sanctuary." Kleinzahler was the youngest of three children growing up in a Mafia-ridden New Jersey neighborhood in the 1950s. His father had an "unpredictable disposition" and his mother "didn't like children, least of all her own"; thus young Augie was raised, "in lieu of parents," by the family dog. Such challenging beginnings have forged a complex voice, both bitter ("The entire nation sucking from the same teat, a teat with a Nike swoosh and dripping Diet Coke") and lyrically meditative ("the morning's first streetcar comes out of the tunnel before dawn... this is my rough carillon"). A few of the book's early essays wander, failing to strike a balance between topic and tone, but Kleinzahler saves his strongest essays for the end. In "Eros & Poetry," he uses stunning examples, from Chaucer to Dylan Thomas, to prove how love and passion "awaken us to the pulse of poetry and dance...." And the final, eponymous piece is a moving elegy to Kleinzahler's older brother, a gambling homosexual gangster, who, in the 1970s, shared his secret life with the author as if to gain witness to—and record—his brief but extraordinary life. (Nov.)
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What if your wingman was a robot?
Dating can evoke wonderful special feelings, but it can also provoke insecurity and depression when it doesn't go well. We often look to friends and family for a confidence boost to try again. And again. And again.
But what if you had that support and confidence 24/7? It turns out that robots can make excellent wingmen.
According to a recent study published in Computers of Human Behavior, researchers wanted to see if robots could help humans see them as a "safe haven in times of need and as a secure base for becoming more confident in a subsequent stressful interaction." Participants told a robot named "Travis" about recent dating experiences. Meanwhile doctors controlled the robot remotely, having Travis "react" with body language and statements of support, both positive and negative.
Afterwards, participants talked to potential romantic partners, and those that got positive reinforcement from Travis felt like they were more suitable for dates than those with negative responses.
Of course, Travis can't give us this emotional support on his own yet. After all, he had scientists pulling his strings from another room. But the study shows humans are open to robots with social skills. In the meantime, we will have to rely on our friends and ourselves for our pep talks.
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Our 15 year old Blue Burmese kitten, "Little Dorritt", has taken up residence on our clog collection. She has spent the last week sleeping on them and gently pushing them out of shape. Fortunatley it has been over 30 deg C here for the last two days and we have had no need for warm footwear.


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This award, launched by Climate Alliance Italy, the Kyoto Club and the national club of the Covenant of Mayors (NET-COM project), aims at rewarding the best SEAPs submitted by Italian Covenant Signatories in 2012.
Four A+CoM awards will be attributed to plans that are expected to prove decisive in guiding the local governments (and stakeholders) towards their energy-climate goals. More than 1,000 Italian cities and towns are currently developing their SEAPs and after a successful launch in 2012, A+CoM wishes to carry on honouring the best plans of the year.
This competition is based on the idea that a well-prepared and cohesive Sustainable Energy Action Plan gives a sound basis for moving forward in the energy transition process. Giacomo Parenti, in charge of the Covenant of Mayors for the 2012 -A+CoM-winner city of Florence, said: "We are constantly monitoring the impact of our actions. Six months after the SEAP was accepted, we have already got significant results as regards CO2 reduction, in particular in the transport sector thanks to a new centralised traffic management."
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In X-ray microscopy we acquire several frames at each X-ray energy point and merge them together with an aim to improving signal to noise ratio of the final image. The evil comes from the fact that beam is unstable and in the state of flux. Thus, due to the beam motion there is a limit to the number of frames we can acquire and merge to increase SNR. Is there any way to track beam motion using MATLAB and eventually take the motion into account during data acquisition? Any help is much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Two flat field images taken at different period of time are here: http://imgur.com/UAP768E
I am not sure that beam motion in the two flat field images is noticeable visually though, because the beam moves around the image center following an unknown trajectory with a shift of a few pixels. Also, I am not sure it is possible to outline beam boundaries precisely because of light diffusion.
I wonder if we could get a few images so we could see the effect of the beam motion ?
I would be grateful for your advice, I posted a link to two flat field images. Thank you.
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What do you get if you simply find the weighted centroid of each image?
Why do you have no decimal places of accuracy? You should get subpixel resolution on the centroid. For another method, you could try to fit the image to a model, like a 2D quadratic, and look for the peak. Try this: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/34765-polyfitn
Thank you, it was a bad idea to use round to coordinates. From your expertise, do you think it is possible eventually to describe the motion using some function (polynomial, etc.)? Also, do you think it is possible to predict the motion? Thank you very much!
It may or may not be possible to describe the motion, with a polynomial or anything else. I don't know what causes the shift in the beam. Is it a periodic/cyclic motion, or is it chaotic? Try plotting the centroid and see what its path looks like.
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Caleb Smith first made contact with Idaho because his Kent (Wash.) Kentridge teammate Cameron McKernan signed with the Vandals in the 2011 recruiting class. After the coaching staff talked to Smith and reviewed his film, they decided to offer and it's the first one for the 6-foot-7, 240-pound tight end.
"(McKernan) gave me the number to coach (Eti) Ena," Smith said. "I called and talked to him and we got along pretty well.
"Then I didn't talk to him for a while and then last week I got a call from coach (Rob) Akey and they saw my film and liked how I played and they want a big tight end and he offered me a full ride."
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Idaho is definitely under consideration but Smith said he doesn't plan to make any decisions soon. While it plays a role that McKernan is going to play for the Vandals, Smith said it won't be a major consideration when he's picking a college.
"It plays a part but I'm not going to make a decision on people I know going there," Smith said. "I want to look at all the academics and other ways I fit into the program and how the coaching staff is running things, style of play and a lot of other things."
Washington State, Boise State, Oregon, UNLV and Montana are showing lots of interest in Smith, who performed well at the Badger Sports Elite 7-on-7 in Las Vegas earlier this spring.
The Cougars could be the closest to offering the big tight end but Smith said he's going to sit back and wait things out in his recruitment to see what all of his options are later on.
"I think I might be close to a Washington State offer," Smith said. "If there was another school that was going to offer Washington State would be one of the first.
"A Pac-10 offer would be great but I'm not going to a specific college just because of their division. I want to really fit into the program really well and I wouldn't say I have a favorite right now. I want to weigh out my options."


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The first time I tried this was with FyreTyde and we drank from some of my china cups. Just yesterday I brought this with me to the office, along with some brown sugar. When making tea in the office, I have to make a somewhat larger quantity at a time and use a larger mug, since I'm limited on how often and when I am able to get up to refresh or refill.
So I made myself a mug of this deliciousness, prepared just as if I were making it for a more intimate party. It was definitely just as delicious as I remembered, but I guess what was lost to me this time around was the feeling of sitting around with my girlfriends drinking tea out of antique china cups.
The larger quantity/size of the mug did take a little from the experience for me and I think I'll be keeping this beauty at home to enjoy in smaller, more focused settings to get the real flavor of it!


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Sunday, September 26, 1999 Published at 22:01 GMT 23:01 UK
Leonard is toast of America
Justin Leonard responds to the crowd as his bandwagon starts to roll
Justin Leonard (US) v Jose Maria Olazabal (Eur) - Match halved to give the USA a 14½-12½ lead and secure overall Ryder Cup victory.
Because the comeback that the Texan launched in the closing holes against Jose Maria Olazabal encapsulated precisely the American final-day effort as a whole.
Leonard had been four down to Olazabal after 11 holes and was seemingly heading for defeat.
But, just as his team would not accept losing nor would Leonard - and he sank a string of amazing putts to win four holes in a row to take the match down the last two holes.
When he sank a putt from about 40ft at the 17th he knew he could not lose.
And so did his team-mates. They stormed onto the green, causing a long interruption in play before Olazabal could attempt the long putt he needed to halve the hole.
The actions of the Americans caused great bitterness among the European contingent.
But Leonard could not be blamed for the behaviour of his compatriots, as he tried to clear the green and allow Olazabal to play on.
When the turmoil subsided, what was now a dead-rubber went up the 18th - and, all credit to Olazabal, he went on to hit a birdie to win the hole and claim a share of the spoils.
Leonard may be the toast of the whole of the US golfing community - but the result means that, remarkably, he has yet to win a Ryder Cup match.
See-saw start
A sloppy five from Leonard at the very first hole handed the early advantage to the Spaniard.
But a brilliant 25-foot putt for a two at the short second hole from Leonard immediately restored parity - and was a premonition of the heroics to come.
When a Leonard putt horeshoed right around the hole at the fourth, Olazabal claimed his second victory to move back into the lead.
And a birdie at the sixth gave the Masters champion some breathing space at two-up.
The out-of-form Olazabal had been seen by many followers of the game as one of the major weak links in the European team.
But he produced some storming golf to charge into a four-hole lead at the 10th and looked to be cruising for victory.
The comeback begins
However, Leonard had other ideas and stormed back into contention in stunning style.
Two birdies in a row at the 12th and 13th halved the Spaniard's lead.
A third awesome blow was then dealt by the American, who holed for a four at the par-five 14th - and when his birdie could not be matched by Olazabal, the lead was down to just one hole.
Olazabal could then only card par at the 15th and the Texan made it four holes in a row with another brilliant birdie.
He raised his arms in triumph in response to enormous bellows from the crowd, as the match was now, remarkably, all-square.
Then came the drama at the 17th - and the Ryder Cup was back in American hands.


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text: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (GPI)-- Susana Gómez takes her 4-year-old to nursery school every weekday morning in San Telmo, one of the the oldest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital. But she says the walk is never easy because of the broken sidewalks and hazardous public repairs. "It's terrible," she says. One misstep on the broken sidewalks can lead to a twisted foot. "When I don't trip, my son does," she says, "and so we go these seven blocks falling down and getting up." She also pushes her baby, who is less than 1 year old, in a stroller. But she says that the broken sidewalks have forced the little wheels to come off several times. The only alternative is taking a longer route. Gómez says that the poorly maintained public spaces are not only inconvenient, but they also threaten the safety of her children. She recounts one humid winter morning when she was walking her son to school. "We were about to cross a stoplight, and my 4-year-old son was leaning on a wall that had a tape that said 'DANGER,'" she says. "I took him away from there, and there were sparks." She says they left the area, where the situation worsened. "That same day, there was an explosion," she says, "but I don't know if it was from electricity or from gas or from what." She says it made her fear for her children's safety during their walks to school. "It scared me a lot," she says. The deterioriation of public spaces in Buenos Aires exposes a lack of coordination among citizens, services companies and the government. The government and service companies are working together to improve maintenance, but the city ombudsman says that the government needs to increase its initiative and regulations. A recent death has escalated concerns. City officials say citizens must also take responsibility for respecting the public space, citing a crisis of values in the capital and nationwide. The Buenos Aires metropolis spans some 200 square kilometers (80 square miles), says Diego Santilli, the city's minister of environment and public space. Three million people live here, while another 3.2 million people come into the city every day from the suburbs. Diego Mielnicki is the chief of urban affairs, spaces and public services for the Defensoría del Pueblo, the autonomous ombudsman established by city law to receive complaints from citizens about violations of their rights. Mielnicki defines the public space as the area that belongs to the citizens, including sidewalks, streets, highways, plazas and monuments. "The Defensoría del Pueblo observes the deterioriation in the area of the public spaces," he says, "broken sidewalks, signs that indicate [an] electric current near a nursery school or a center for the blind." One of the most common issues cited is the city's broken sidewalks. Mielnicki says that the responsiblity for repairing them falls to the owner of the property, the government or the service business that opened it, depending on the case. "In principle, the responsibility of the maintenance and conservation of the sidewalks belongs to the street-level owner when the damages are caused by the normal passage of time," he says. "The government of the city takes charge of the repair of the sidewalks when these are damaged by the execution of public works." When service companies, like electric, water or gas providers, open the sidewalks to perform work, the repairs fall to them. Santilli of the Ministerio de Ambiente y Espacio Público says that service companies open 6,000 sidewalks or streets every month in the city and may fail to repair them. In these cases, the government intervenes.


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Looks like I have to spend most of July in the States for a customer in New York and then August for another in Mumbai. I loathe commuting in big cities on public transport & would much rather be zooming though the streets on a hack bike.
Has anyone ridden in either of these two places? I imagine NY is a bit like London with slightly different rules. If Mumbai's anything like the rest of India, then I might be better off walking.


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But if you really want your wii to virgin state, search the guide a gave you.
Lets see, I paid $38 for a 320GB usb hdd, what's a new game cost anyways, $30-50?
And your drive is what... D3-2 (meaning, incapable of playing backups) or?
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Sky's blue, water's wet, Iowa favored over ISU
For 13th-straight year, Vegas says Iowa over Cyclones
Las Vegas tried to make Iowa State the favorite in its football game against Iowa Saturday, but bettors wouldn't buy it.
Wynn Las Vegas posts its college football lines for the coming week on Sunday afternoons, ahead of the other casinos in Vegas. It installed the Cyclones as a 1-point favorite.
Iowa was listed as a 1-point pick just one minute after the line was posted. Six minutes later, the Hawkeyes had been bet up to a 2-point pick. As of Tuesday afternoon, Iowa hovered as a 1.5- to 2.5-point favorite depending on the casino.
So, this is the 13th-straight year in which Iowa was favored to beat the Cyclones.
"Pretty amazing," Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday when told that. He wasn't describing the oddsmakers' accuracy.
See, Iowa and ISU have split their last 12 games. And the Cyclones were 9-3 against the point-spread in those games. In fact, Iowa State has covered the spread in 12 of its last 15 games against Iowa and has won nine of them.
This isn't meant to be Gamblers Forum. If you bet on football at all, you either have disposable income to burn or a problem. No, this is just to illustrate this series is quirky.
Had Iowa State defeated UNI in its Aug. 31 season-opener, by the way, it surely would have been favored to beat the Hawkeyes. The Cyclones were a combined 7-26-1 in the last three seasons (1992, 1994, 2007) they lost to the Panthers.
But back to ISU-Iowa. There can't be a series this even-steven in any sport in which one of the two teams has been the favorite every year for the last 13 years!
Maybe some things aren't meant to be figured out. In the 14 years Ferentz has been the Hawkeyes' coach, Iowa is 6-8 (. 429 winning percentage) against Iowa State. Yet, it is 59-53 (. 527) against Big Ten teams, and 56-40 in the league since 2001.
Meanwhile, ISU has been 37-77 (. 324) against its Big 12 foes in those 14 seasons while being 8-6 (. 571) against the Hawkeyes.
Do the Hawkeyes play worse than normal when they go against ISU? Does Iowa State play that much better against Iowa than it does against its conference rivals?
Has the Big 12 been that much better than the Big Ten in that time period? Would Iowa State's record be better had it played a Big Ten schedule in those 14 years, and would Iowa's be worse had it been in the Big 12?
That's in the eye of the beholder. I think the Big 12 has had fewer weak-sisters than the Big Ten over the last several years. Look at Iowa State's 9-game Big 12 schedule last year and you see no mediocre opponent aside from Kansas.
But in the final AP rankings over the previous 10 seasons, there were 39 teams from the Big Ten and 38 from the Big 12.
Ferentz has losing marks against just three of the other 10 Big Ten programs (Nebraska, Northwestern and Ohio State). His Hawkeyes have had better records against Michigan (5-5), Michigan State (7-5), Penn State (8-4) and Wisconsin (6-6) than against Iowa State.
The Hawkeyes went to bowls in each of the six years they've beaten the Cyclones under Ferentz, and have a 54-23 record over those seasons. In the eight years Ferentz's teams lost to ISU, Iowa had a total mark of 46-51 and went to four bowls.
Conversely, since 1999 ISU has gone to bowls six times after defeating Iowa, but only twice after losing to the Hawkeyes.
Perhaps this all means the better team usually wins in this series. Even if, half the time, Las Vegas and its customers can't identify the better team in advance.
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What's so unique about the ecosystem? Rabbits, deer, and raccoons ain't too rare anywhere in the Eastern US.
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|Great page. I was able to use your information to get there and assist my partner and I to the summit. The only thing....you forgot to warn me that the summit shelter is drafty and when it snows outside....it snows inside! Ha Ha!
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There have been over half a dozen cases along the coast of undivided DK district and Kasaragod during the past month.
To add to the statistics, a dead whale was found on the Belikere stretch of Gangolli seashore on Thursday. The 12-ft-long, 6-ft-wide mammal lay there unattended for long hours until evening.
To add to the woes of the residents and fisheries community, carcasses of a pig and a buffalo also were found on the beach the same day.
The limbs of the pig were found bound. Stray dogs kept feasting on them to make the sight even more dreadful.
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In an interview with UK newspaper The Sunday Times, Sam Houser from Rockstar has spoken about the development of GTA V, and how much went into it.
He states "The development process began as soon as GTA IV was complete, and it has come together over those five years. It's a process that only ever gets more complex. We've all seen Hearts of Darkness" Houser says. (The documentary about the production of Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now.)
"We're definitely in that realm of excitement and misery at the same time. It's not supposed to be easy. Each time, we push everything to its limit. I don't think it's conscious, but it's sort of how it has to be. It has to hurt more. You want to find Kurtz every time."
During the interview film maker Alex Garland is approached for his views on GTA V and he explains
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1950-1964 Proof Sets not only cover a relatively large range of years, but also involve changes in packaging as well as changes to some of the coins included in them.
The release of the 1950 Proof Set was important because it marked the first proof set issued by the U.S. Mint in seven years. The sets were discontinued after 1942 as the nation focused on its involvement in World War II.
Upon their return, coins of the proof sets were individually packaged in pouches which were stapled together at the top. These pouches were wrapped with tissue paper then placed in cardboard boxes and sealed with paper tape. However, halfway through 1955 the Mint changed the packaging so that all of the coins were sealed in individual compartments of the same plastic pack which was placed between two cardboard inserts inside a paper envelope.
Historical 1950-1964 Proof Silver Set Melt Values
There were five coins included in these sets representing proof quality examples of the American circulating coinage of the day. When the first 1950 set was released it marked the first time the Roosevelt Dime and the Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar had been released in proof quality. The 1964 Set marked the replacement of the Franklin Half Dollar with the new John F. Kennedy Half Dollar.
Coins Included in 1950-1964 Proof Sets:
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- Jefferson Nickel
- Roosevelt Dime *struck from 90% silver
- Washington Quarter *struck from 90% silver
- Franklin Half Dollar (1950-1963) or Kennedy Half Dollar (1964) *struck from 90% silver
In total, the three silver coins of the set have a total silver weight of 0.61487 ounces.


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ARLINGTON, Texas - Those "kids" in Texas have been all right without Alex Rodriguez, the MVP who was supposed to be their captain this season. Now they get an up-close view of A-Rod in pinstripes.
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"It will be different. I'm sure it will be because we were used to having him," said Michael Young, the new Rangers shortstop and AL hits leader. "At the same time, that little nostalgia period will last about 10 minutes."
That's because the Rangers haven't been consumed by the loss of Rodriguez, who returns to Texas this weekend with the New York Yankees. And Texas isn't at the bottom of the AL West as it was with him.
"People did not expect the Rangers to be in second place," closer Francisco Cordero said. "They thought we were looking at two or three years. We're doing it this year. We've been playing real good, having fun and winning games."
The Rangers go into tonight's opener against New York just 31/2 games out of first place in the AL West. Because of a strong start, Texas stayed close despite losing five of six games before playing Kansas City on Thursday night.
Texas lost 270 games and finished last the past three seasons when A-Rod led the AL in homers and was an All-Star each season, won two Gold Gloves and was the AL MVP last year.
Sellout crowds are expected all weekend, the first chance for Rangers fans to boo or cheer their former shortstop.
"I'm excited about seeing a lot of the guys, but it'll be business as usual," Rodriguez said. "Everywhere we go, it's a circus, anyway."
Still, this will be different.
After being traded to New York just before spring training, Rodriguez talked about his depression in Texas and said in the same ESPN magazine interview that he "would have never gone to Texas if they had told me, 'Alex, it's going to be you and 24 kids.'" Not even for the $252 million contract he got.
Rodriguez tried to facilitate an offseason deal to Boston by agreeing to take a cut in his contract. The players' union refused, and after two months of talks that ended just before Christmas, A-Rod was still a Ranger.
On the day he accepted his MVP award in New York, Rodriguez met for nearly five hours with owner Tom Hicks, general manager John Hart and manager Buck Showalter. He emerged as the Rangers captain.
Two weeks later, Rodriguez was back in New York being introduced as the latest All-Star in the Yankees lineup.
"I guess it's going to be like going everywhere else - it's going to be noisy," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "They were teased more than anybody else because he was going to Boston, then he was back there, then he went to the Yankees."
When Rodriguez first went back to Seattle after signing with the Rangers, he was showered with fake dollar bills and loudly booed.
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Minnesota's disabled veterans are able to use public transportation at no charge beginning Wednesday.
The benefit encompasses all fixed-route services in the state, including Metro Transit and the Hiawatha light-rail line. To qualify for free rides, disabled veterans need to show proper identification to transit operators.
The free ride benefit also extends to a personal care attendant who may be assisting a disabled veteran as they travel.
There are approximately 50,000 disabled veterans in Minnesota. The transit benefit was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Tim Pawlenty this year.
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