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Bedard outduels Sale in Astros win over White Sox
Erik Bedard was part of the preseason punch line for the rebuilding 2013 Astros.
He's an aging veteran starting pitcher whose last two years in the majors had been defined by multiple teams, an inflated ERA and dwindling big-league value. A gluteal strain before the regular season began only reinforced the idea the often-injured Bedard was nearing the end of a career that peaked in 2006 with Baltimore.
So much for the end of Bedard.
The crafty 34-year-old lefthander outmatched hard-throwing 24-year-old lefty Chris Sale on Friday night, guiding the Astros to a tight 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Minute Paid Park before an announced crowd of 20,496.
Bedard threw a season-high 104 pitches, striking out six while allowing just three hits and one unearned run in six strong innings. His gem helped the Astros outlast Sale, who struck out 14 in eight innings but gave up two unearned runs during a game-changing fifth inning.
Bedard improved to 2-3 this season with a 4.82 ERA. After being briefly demoted to the bullpen, he has allowed two or less runs in six of his last seven starts. Bedard owns a 3.40 ERA during the span, while an Astros club that has gone 14-14 during its last 28 games continues to ride a much-improved starting staff that has given up just 57 earned runs in the last 171 innings (3.00 ERA).
"He's definitely gotten stronger," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "Obviously, earlier in the year … we understood coming into it that he had some injury history, and I was very cognizant of making sure we built him up properly.
"He's now feeling about as good as he's felt in a lot of years."
Bedard used 40 pitches just to get through the initial two innings and loaded the bases in the second. He struck out No. 9 hitter Tyler Flowers to end the threat, though, staying clean by mixing a mid-70s changeup and curve with a low-90s fastball.
Bedard had reached 58 pitches by the third. But the White Sox (28-36) only had one hit, no runs and had struck out three times.
"I'm just being more consistent with the strike zone, throwing more strikes and keeping the ball down," Bedard said. "As a starter, you always want to keep the ball down and keep it low and try to mix it up so they don't get good wood on it."
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Sale initially was the anti-Bedard.
The 6-6, 180-pound White Sox ace needed just 20 pitches to advance to the third frame and required only seven in the second. Heading into the fourth inning, Sale had six strikeouts on 35 pitches and neither club had scored.
"He's going to be one of the best in the game," Astros second baseman Jose Altuve said.
Bedard paid for his lack of precision in the fourth. Paul Konerko led off the inning with a double lined down the left-field line. A passed ball sent him to third, and it was 1-0 White Sox after Adam Dunn lifted a sacrifice fly to the deep corner of right field.
Chicago threatened again in the fifth, placing runners at first and third after an Alexei Ramirez single. Bedard fell behind 2-0 to Alex Rios but battled back, recording his sixth strikeout to exit the inning at 93 pitches.
"The last couple years have been rough, just because of the injuries," Bedard said. "I feel good now. Last year I didn't get hurt, but I just didn't finish strong. I'm just trying to be better this year."
Sale suddenly faltered in the bottom of the fifth after being hurt by his own team.
Two errors by Ramirez at shortstop produced the Astros' first run. An infield single by Altuve, scoring Trevor Crowe, put Sale down 2-1 via two unearned runs. A four-pitch walk to Crowe set up the break, while Cedeno led off the inning by reaching first via a Ramirez bobble.
"That's what you call just straight-effort baseball there," Porter said. "Guys just laying out infield hits and giving everything they have, plus running the bases.
"Just an all-around tremendous job against one of the more dominant pitchers in our league."
Relievers lock it down
Sale continued to pile up strikeouts, recording his 13th after freezing Brandon Barnes with a runner on third to end the seventh inning.
But Jose Cisnero, Travis Blackley and closer Jose Veras held down the White Sox, who entered Friday ranked 28th out of 30 teams in runs scored and continued to fail at the plate.
Bedard set up the Astros (24-44). A young club that continues to battle then backed up a 34-year-old who refuses to settle.
"You don't give up," Bedard said. "It doesn't matter if you win or lose. You always give your 100 percent, and that's all you want."


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Ordinarily you would not consider driving a load across country overweight. Not only would it be illegal, but also the extra wear and tear on your engine, transmission and other vital components will reduce the life of your truck.
The extra money in your pocket may be tempting, but you know that the ultimate expense doesn't justify those few extra dollars. Maybe you should treat your debt in the same way. Isn't it time to unload this stressful burden before it starts taking years off your life?
For several months now we have been discussing ways to reduce your debt. From using personal finance software, to developing a budget, to reducing your monthly expenses, to managing your credit card payments, there are many things that you can do to reduce your short-term debt.
However, as you begin to pay these debts off, it's important to plan to reduce your long-term debt, especially your home mortgage.
Let's examine a sample case of a homeowner who is considering refinancing a mortgage. In 2001 this person purchased a new home and took out a $150,000 mortgage at 6 percent to mature in 30 years or on Feb. 24, 2031.
Eight years have gone by and the homeowner is considering refinancing to a 15-year mortgage at 5 percent, thereby reducing the interest expense and debt earlier than the old mortgage.
Normally this is sound thinking, but home values in the area have fallen too low to be able to refinance. Millions of people all across the U.S. have found themselves in this same position, but there are ways out.
With a current mortgage at a 6 percent interest rate through Feb. 24, 2031, the mortgage payment (not including insurance and taxes) is $900 per month. If you refinance to a new 15-year mortgage at 5 percent, which would retire in 2024, your monthly payment would be $1,186. Although you may be paying more monthly, you will also pay off your debt seven years earlier, saving a considerable amount of interest.
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Steve Freidell has assisted clients in their cash management, trading, and portfolio management of fixed income securities since 1975. Steve started his career at the First National Bank of Kansas City and later served as first vice president with Commerce Bank, where he served his clients for 25 years. He joined the DeWaay organization in 2006, the financial management company utilized by OOIDA.


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The Lions entered the offseason only $3 million under the salary cap, but that wasn't necessarily a significant concern.
Lions President Tom Lewand says the amount of cap space a team has at any given time is less relevant than how flexible the team is able to be in re-tooling its roster. For instance, the Lions released Titus Young, Kyle Vanden Bosch and Stephen Peterman to save $8.5 million toward the cap, and they believe they have other players under contract who can renegotiate to free up money under this year's cap if needed.
"The cap is fluid," Lewand told Detroitlions.com. "I've used the analogy before that anybody who tells you how much cap room you have is looking at a still from a movie and it doesn't tell you much about the movie."
Lewand says he doesn't have a particular number in mind when it comes to how much he wants to be under the cap. Instead, he just wants to feel like the Lions can make the moves they need to make.
"The optimal range is dependent on the opportunities that exist, not just on the cap space available," Lewand said. "You've got to look at what possible methods of player acquisition are in front of you, what players are available to be acquired, how they fit your system, all of the different things that are involved in the complexity of the system and marry that up to what your available cap room is."
The Lions were hamstrung by having either the first or second pick in the NFL draft for three consecutive years — the last three years before rookie salaries were finally reined in. That meant Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford and Ndamukong Suh were all a big drag on their cap situation.
But the good news is that after years of bad drafting, the Lions have actually gotten production out of those high draft picks. And the Lions got some short-term cap relief by doing a long-term deal with Johnson last year, and they may do the same with Stafford this year. So the Lions think they're in fine shape, despite entering the year without a lot of cap space.


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A £5 bag has £15 worth of goodies.
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Right-wing freakout over NYC Islamic center generates flood of absurd comparisons
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In their escalating attacks on an Islamic community center in lower Manhattan, conservatives in the media have resorted to using ridiculous analogies to claim that the center would somehow be offensive.
Conservatives make absurd comparisons to ramp up attacks on Islamic center
Limbaugh suggests building Hindu temple at Pearl Harbor. On the August 16 edition of his radio show, Rush Limbaugh said, "Folks, let's do this. Let's suggest that we build a Hindu temple right next to the Arizona memorial out at Pearl Harbor. Why? Outreach. Show we have no hard feelings. Put a Hindu temple there." Later in the show, Limbaugh clarified, "I said a Hindu temple at Arizona memorial. I meant Shinto shrine."
Gingrich compares Islamic center to Nazis erecting sign near Holocaust museum, Japanese site near Pearl Harbor. On the August 16 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Newt Gingrich said, "Nazis don't have the right to put up a sign next to the Holocaust museum in Washington. We would never accept the Japanese putting up a site next to Pearl Harbor. There's no reason for us to accept a mosque next to the World Trade Center."
Shepherd, Geraghty tweet multiple analogies to Islamic center. On August 4, NewsBusters managing editor Ken Shepherd and National Review Online blogger Jim Geraghty tweeted scenarios they alleged to be similar to the construction of the Islamic center:
Sekulow compares Islamic center to "monument to kamikaze pilots" at Pearl Harbor. On the August 4 edition of Fox News' Happening Now, co-host Jon Scott said, "The mayor says it would show what a great and tolerant country America is if you allow the building of a mosque in this site. Do you have an answer for that?" Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, responded, "That argument is like saying this: It would be appropriate and show tolerance to allow a monument to kamikaze pilots at the site of the Arizona at Pearl Harbor." Sekulow later described the Islamic center as "a 15-story monument to what happened on 9-11."
Buchanan invokes Nazi march in Illinois while discussing Islamic center. On the August 4 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Pat Buchanan said, "I don't think there would be a real -- these objections if a Catholic community center was put where the mosque -- or where the Islamic community center's going to be, or a synagogue or something like that. There wouldn't be the objections." Buchanan went on to say, "We had a real controversy about three decades ago, Joe, and I was involved in it. Should the Nazis -- open Nazis -- be allowed to march through Skokie, Illinois? And I argued they ought to have a -- they certainly have a right to meet, but that's a provocation because that was a Jewish community, and so I said no. Now, I don't know that this is a provocation, or can be called that, if you could get a synagogue there. But I do know it does seem deliberately insensitive, and I don't know why the Islamic leaders don't see that this isn't bringing us together and it's not helping, and take a unilateral step and pull back."
Limbaugh compares Islamic center to the Klan building a memorial in Gettysburg. On the August 3 edition of his radio show, Limbaugh asked a caller, "What would happen, do you think, if the Ku Klux Klan established a memorial at Gettysburg?" Limbaugh later said, "They wouldn't get to first base. Nobody would put up with the Klan building a memorial anywhere, much less Gettysburg."
Erickson asks if supporters of Islamic center also support display of Confederate flag. RedState blogger and CNN contributor Erick Erickson wrote in an August 3 tweet: "Do the people who think a mosque at ground zero is ok b/c of sensitivity concerns support the display of the confederate battle flag?"
McGuirk: You wouldn't build "a sushi stand at the Pearl Harbor memorial." On the May 20 edition of Fox News' Hannity, radio host Amy Walter said, "You would never build something like a German cultural center outside of Auschwitz. You wouldn't do that, even 50 years later. It's wrong. It's in poor taste. You just don't do that." Imus in the Morning producer Bernard McGuirk replied, "Or a sushi stand at the Pearl Harbor memorial." [Transcript from Nexis.]
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Politicians have chauffeurs and big sedans usually painted black, with optional armor plating. But some of them drive interesting cars too once the shift is over, and these are the ten best.
10.) Muammar Gaddafi's Custom Fiat 500
Gaddafi was an asshole, but an asshole with a $130,000 Fiat 500 converted by Castagna to run on electricity with a gas-powered air-conditioner for the ultimate dessert buggy experience.
Suggested By: JayHova, Photo Credit: AP Images
9.) George W. Bush's Ford F-250
Contemporary painter Desert Storm Jr. had a first-gen Bronco before the Secret Service forbid him to drive it because of its open top nature. The F-250 could stay however, and George W. got the most of it. That's what you would expect from a Texan.
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8.) Jerry Brown's Pontiac G8
Different Governor of California, but Jerry Brown, who famously gave up the governor's limo for his Plymouth way back when, drives a Pontiac G8...though not anymore cause it kept breaking.
Oh Pontiac, stop breaking down!
Suggested By: TheCrudMan, Photo Credit: govteen forums
7.) Joe Biden's C2 and Trans Am
The Secret Service also said no to Biden's 1967 goodwood green Corvette, but that didn't stop him from washing a 1981 Trans Am shirtless in the White House driveway.
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6.) Queen Elisabeth II's Rover P5B
Her Majesty is known for being a mechanic during the war and rocking Land Rovers since forever, but she also had a few Rovers back when that was a thing.
Suggested By: Hart88
5.) Ron Paul's Chevrolet Chevette
The Chevette is far from what you could call desirable, but the fact that former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul had one proves he had an idea what sort of problems low income families have to deal with on an everyday basis.
Suggested By: TheDailyTurismo, Photo Credit: Ron Paul
4.) Ronald Reagan's Jeep Scrambler
There's only one thing better than getting all the girls as a film star and continuing by getting all the girls as the President of the United States.
Owning a CJ-8 Scrambler pickup (and a Subaru)! Johnson had an Amphicar, Clinton was driving an ice blue 1967 Mustang Convertible while Taft was doing the Tesla thing with a Baker Electric, but nobody can beat Reagan's Wrangler.
Suggested By: N2Skylark, Photo Credit: wranglerforum.com
3.) François Fillon's BMW M1 Race Car
In his spare time, the former Prime Minister of France races classic Alfa Romeos, Peugeot LMP1 prototypes from Le Mans or a BMW M1 with his son.
He gets our vote.
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2.) Ari Vatanen
The ultimate king of Pikes Peak is also a member of the European Parliament, and while we don't know what's in his garage, we trust his collection to be outstanding too.
Oh, I've heard from people who have had access to his garage that he has lots of old rally cars and other nice metal...
It's time to go to Brussels and ask him.
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1.) Paul Drayson's Lola B12/69 EV
The former Science Minister of Great Britain is creating the future with his electric Le Mans prototype. A very fast future.
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to be fair... it's a tv show, not the history channel, where shows like "ancient aliens" air and whatnot.
so it's not fox news either. wait what?^^
it was a great show, i'm sure they could have stretched it somehow.
pretty stunned they got it going after andy died anyway :/


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Home sales in Fairfield County on the upswing
Fairfield County: An economy on the upswing and pleasing interest rates drive single-family house sales
Mix an improving economy into a pot full of attractive interest rates, and you have concocted a recipe for increased home sales.
An increasing number of people across Connecticut treated themselves to some home-buyers stew during the first half of the year as single-family home sales rose 10.5 percent, and all eight counties reported higher sales rates than last year in the same period, according to Prudential Connecticut Realty's market report.
Of the 23 municipalities in Fairfield County, sales declined only in Darien, slipping to 123 from 143.
However, the median sale price in Darien increased to $1.38 million in the first half of this year from $1.17 million in the year-ago period.
Noting that the number of sales in the first half were just 20 less than in the previous year, Liz Bacon, office leader of Prudential's Darien and Rowayton section of Norwalk offices, questioned the importance of the figure.
"I'm not sure how meaningful that 14 percent change is because we aren't talking about a big number," said Bacon, who has been selling real estate for a decade. "Our inventory is so tight. We just don't have enough to sell."
But she said Darien is in a "sweet spot," touting its positive aspects as a lure for prospective homeowners, citing its top-tier school system, beachfront location and proximity to New York City.
Supporting her contention, Bacon said she saw multiple bidding for appropriately priced homes starting in early spring, and she continues to see it.
"One of the unique aspects of Darien is that we're physically small -- only 13 square miles -- and we're built out," she said. "There are no open lots out there."
Terence Beaty, director of the New Homes & Land Division of Prudential Connecticut Realty, credited much of the rebound in sales to rising mortgage interest rates.
"I think it's people seeing that interest rates have played out at their lowest levels, and it's time to act. It may act as a motivator for folks," Beaty said, adding a 30-year fixed mortgage is now in the high 3- to low 4-percent interest range. "I'd also say there is more confidence in the real estate market and economy."
"Mortgage rates have gone up 1 percent since May. We continue to see pretty strong application levels, but refinance activity has fallen off quite a bit," said Pat McRedmond, vice president, residential, at Ridgefield-based Fairfield County Bank. "People are thinking that rates are going up, so it's time to act. Thirty-year, fixed-rate mortgages are now at 4.25 to 4.50 percent with zero points based on the down payment, credit score and equity. Still, historically, rates are fantastic."
Closed sales, new deposits and a continued decline in home inventory are good indicators of an improving market, Beaty said.
Rising prices
Prices in Connecticut are increasing, with median single-family home values rising 2.7 percent to $249,000. Condominiums rose 5.1 percent to a median price of $162,000.
Median sale prices for the 23 communities in Fairfield County for the first half, as determined by Prudential, were nearly evenly divided between those that declined and increased. Twelve declined, 10 rose and one -- Wilton remained the same at $775,000.
The highest first-half median sale price in Fairfield County was in Greenwich at $1.59 million -- up from $1.56 million in the first half of 2012. The lowest was in Bridgeport -- $125,000 in the first half and down from $130,000 in the same period last year.
Northern Fairfield County experienced an upswing in home sales in the first half, though median sales prices declined slightly in many communities, according to the Prudential report.
The data reflects much of the same experience that Robert Morey, regional director for northern Fairfield County for ReMax Right Choice, said he has had over the past few quarters.
"It's a function of supply and demand," said Morey, who focuses on the Danbury area from his Newtown office.
The area has worked its way through much of the short-sale and foreclosure process, he said, slowly returning to a more normal real estate market.
`Generation-changing event'
"Activity has picked up. We're seeing multiple offer situations. The fact that mortgage rates are going up is indicative of the strength of the market, but you want to make sure that rates don't warm up too fast," said Morey, a real estate professional since 1985. "Hearing that rates went up to 5 percent is a lot better than hearing that rates went down to 18 percent, like in 1979-1980."
The more attractive mortgage rates and the increased numbers of people interested in buying a home has heartened Morey, who said he still enjoys helping buyers reach their goal.
"It's a generation-changing event," he said.
Realtors serving Fairfield, like Dave Harmuth, a sales executive at the local office of Coldwell Banker, have been busy serving people searching for homes in the shoreline town.
"Customer interest has increased in all price segments," he said, adding that while nationally, the number of first-time home buyers are down from their peak in 2007, Fairfield enjoyed a strong interest in first-time home buyer traffic in the first two quarters of this year. "Properties that are well-priced and that are in move-in condition with today's amenities are experiencing very strong interest with the shortest market time."
The resurgence should continue through 2013, Beaty said, noting the strong first half was bolstered by 789 new deposits for condominiums in the second quarter in Fairfield County -- a 38.4 percent increase over the second quarter of 2012.
Rentals not as strong
"I don't see anything going backwards, except the rental market. The rental market is nowhere near as strong as it was. People are getting back in the market to purchase," Beaty said, adding that Stamford is bucking the trend, and apartment rentals there will hold their place for the next year or two. "Median prices for rental property (in Connecticut) remained stable at $1,450 per month. Furthermore, with the purchase market improving, rental days on the market is projected to remain flat."
A dramatic improvement in the state's housing market depends on an improved economy, he said.
"In certain economic categories, Connecticut has significant competition in attracting and retaining businesses," Beaty said. "When compared to our main economic growth rates, our real estate market may end up being one of our best growth indicators moving forward."


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Evolved Machines started working with NVIDIA in September 2006 on GPUs. They achieved accelerations of approximately 130-fold against simulations with currentgeneration x86 microprocessors. They are now engaged in the design of a rack of GPUs, which will rival the world's top systems, at 1/100 their cost.
Applications under active development at Evolved Machines include visual object recognition and odorant recognition. To develop devices which can learn objects and then recognize them in real world environments, the synthetic neural circuitry gradually "wires" itself during exposure to sensory input, much as a baby learns to recognize objects in its environment over the first 6 months of life.
With the GPU, devices with the ability to learn and sense odors to detect explosives in real environments or monitor food for freshness become possible. Further advances in image detection for building image databases based on content and self guided robotics can exploit neural simulation processing to bring a level of capability not currently possible.
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But it turns out the great North Carolina barbecue isn't actually in the city of Charlotte.
A local Associated Press reporter quoted a barbecue expert, retired University of North Carolina professor John Shelton Reed, who said that Charlotte for barbecue was "like Minneapolis for gumbo."Well, you can un-paste the one about "southern charm."
The gaffe was enough to make you wonder whether the White House had simply cut and pasted Southern clichés to create the first lady's announcement.


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Deus Ex was a successful and very customizable game. But what about the fact everyone had the same exact type of pistol, assault rifle, shotgun, etc. What about the fact that some ammo types were completely under powered compared to their real life counter parts. Now you can enjoy Deus Ex with a more modern arsenal of weapons, including revamped and updated vanilla weapons. Enhanced AI, some maps are revamped, new weapons (More assault rifles, pistols, snipers, and explosives than you can shake a stick at.) , new ammo types (includes unique ammo types such as flame rounds, Armor Piercing and high yield explosive rockets).
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Red cushioned furniture grouped around a stone table creates an inviting conversation area on this spacious deck nestled in a wooded landscape. A large arbor offers shade and another eye-catching element.
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Add some old world charm to your front porch with a grouping of different glass front lanterns ranging in size and finish. The flames will add instant ambience and warmth to your entry.
Covered Patio With Arched Doorway and Exposed Ceiling Beams
This covered patio lets you enjoy the great outdoors in style. Exposed ceiling beams highlight the home's architectural style, while an open arched doorway to the backyard mirrors the arched doorways into the house.
SCAD Builds a Garden
The bee is the Savannah College of Art and Design's mascot, "a unique icon of industry" says SCAD president Paula Wallace. The bee is also the star of a new organic garden and apiary legacy project and teaching tool at the college where students can learn about a host of relevant topics including garden design; sustainability; use of plants in beauty and fragrance products; the use of beeswax in jewelry-making and painting; and how to dye fabrics using plants. In just about every way SCAD Back40 is the perfect, holistic teaching tool and laboratory for a school perpetually expanding its approach to incorporating real world practices into its curriculum. Pictured: a bee pollinating anise hyssop.
Explosion of Color
Featured in this raised bed is an appealing cacophony of color including hot pink dianthus (a type of sweet William); lighter pink yarrow (Achillea Millefolium); hot pink salvia in the background; golden coleus 'Wizard' in the foreground and 'Sunshine' ligustrum, miniature to the left and right.
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Brick raised beds and bamboo trellises make this organic garden as attractive as it is functional.
Contemporary Kitchen With Modern Walk-in Pantry
This contemporary kitchen has a large walk-in pantry built into the cabinetry for optimal hidden storage space. Just outside the pantry, a marble backsplash and sleek kitchen island complete the modern look of the space.
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Beautiful floral wallpaper by Anewall makes a lush backdrop in this nursery. Blush pink and gold accents continue the romantic theme. Acrylic crib: babyletto
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Even opportunities to sit and relax have been made design-friendly at SCAD's Back40 garden.
Great Room with a Great View
Cozy furnishings and the stone fireplace are the stars of this great room, which also features a vaulted ceiling with wood beams. The sliding glass doors let in natural light and open to a side wrap around porch that offers incredible views.
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White, bright and efficient, this kitchen has it all. Plenty of space to share at meal at the island, while the stylish chrome pendant lights and stainless range backsplash tie in with the appliances.
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Vaulted, high ceilings harmonize with the stone fireplace and wood beams for a cozy, inviting and informal gathering space. Two sets of french doors open to the patio and pool terrace.
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SCAD Back40's design is modeled on a formal English garden with raised beds and walkways radiating out from the main building where classes are taught and garden tools are stored.
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Thanks to a thick wall of trees and shrubs, this swimming pool and patio enjoys complete privacy. Flagstone gives dimension to the patio and has a more natural look than concrete. Teak lounge chairs offer respite from the sun or serve as the perfect spot to tan.
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Housing Related Forms & Documents for Residential Students
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For other information or additional help, contact us or see your RA/RD.
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Housing Application 2019-20 Online Form
In order to live on campus, every potential resident must complete and submit a Housing Application by the appropriate due date (May 1st is the last date to submit an application for guaranteed fall housing. Applications will be accepted after that date, and acted upon as space is available.
Housing Contract Cancellation Request Online Form
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In order to be released from the year-long housing contract, students must complete the Housing Contact Cancellation Request form. This must be completed prior to the start of the semester for which the student is requesting to be released from the contract.
**Requesting a release from your contract in order to move off-campus is not generally considered a reason to be granted a release without substantial information and evidence of financial hardship.**
Early Arrival Request Form
If you believe you need to return to campus earlier than your scheduled move-in time, you may request an early move-in. This spring, there is just one early arrival date: Sunday, January 20th from 6 – 9 pm. Please fill out the form (link to the instructions and form in the title), and you will hear back via your WCSU email.
Guest Visit Parental Permission Online Form
Guests under the age of 18 may be permitted to spend the night with a sibling or friend by providing a completed parental permission form, which must be submitted to the H & RL office no later than 24 hours before the overnight.
If you are providing permission for a child to visit for the weekend, please be sure that you have faxed the form to the Housing & Residence Life Office by noon on Friday. Forms that come in after that time cannot be guaranteed to be delivered, and the guests will be refused at the Information Desks.
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Intersession Housing Application: 18-19 Winter Break Application
Students who currently live on campus and who are returning for the spring may opt to stay for Intersession. Grasso and Centennial Halls will be the only halls open, and students are responsible to finding their own space to stay if they do not currently live in those halls. There is no meal plan in effect, and limited food service is available during the break (Monday-Friday, 8 am – 2 pm in the Daily Grind, usually).
Room Selection Group Pre-Registration Form: Not Currently Available
This form will appear again once room selection information is prepared for the Fall 2019 process.
All students who wish to live on campus for the fall 2019 semester must complete this form, due to Housing & Residence Life no later than (date to be determined). Whether you are a part of a full group, a partial group, or signing up as an individual student, this form must be completed and turned in before you can participate in selection. This is a fillable form. By placing your cursor in the space, you can type your answers, and then print the form.
Credit Exception Form: Not Currently Available
In order to live in Pinney, students must be 21 years of age or have earned 57 credits. For Grasso, the requirements are 20 years of age or 24 earned credits, and for Centennial, students must be 19 years of age or have earned 9 credits. If you will be within 3 credits of those requirements, you may apply for a credit exception waiver, and must complete and attach this form with your Pre-Registration packet. This is a fillable form. By placing your cursor in the space, you can type your answers, and then print the form.
Proxy Form: Not Currently Available
Individuals or members of partial groups who are unable to attend their room selection appointment may give permission for another student to select a room for them for the fall by completing a Proxy Form, which the student making the selection must bring with them to the appointment. This is a fillable form. By placing your cursor in the space, you can type your answers, and then print the form.
|Special Interest Option
|Application link
|Gender Neutral Housing Application
|Gender neutral housing will be offered in Pinney, Grasso and Centennial Halls. Students interested in the Gender Neutral Housing Option must be able to fill an entire apartment (4 people in Grasso and Centennial, 5 people in Pinney). All students must be eligible to participate in room selection (deposit paid on time, registered for 12+ credits for the next semester), and will participate in the regular room selection process as a full group. A supplemental application/contract for Gender Neutral Housing is required.
|Honors Housing Application
|Honors housing is available in Pinney Hall to students admitted into the Honors Program at WCSU. Students wishing to be assigned to the honors' section should complete a regular housing contract/application, as well as the correct application to the right.
Under no circumstances can fewer than four(4) Honors Students sign up for an Honors Housing apartment together. Each group may add one non-honors student to their group packet, but that non-honors student must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA, and must meet all other requirements to live in Pinney Hall (21 years of age by August 27, 2019, or 57+ earned credits at the end of the Spring 2019 semester). Please read the pdf version or the word document (see right) version for more information.
Missing Persons Confidential Contact Form
The department collects a "Missing Persons Confidential Contact Form at check in from all residents. If you wish to change your confidential contact, you must complete this form and bring it to the Housing & Residence Life offices in Newbury Hall. Your old form will be removed from our files and shredded, and the new contact information will be updated as indicated on your form.
The H&RL Guide covers a wide variety of topics that affect life on campus, ranging from residence hall staff and student leadership opportunities to roommate conflict resolution and visitation policies.
Student Code of Conduct
This book offers information about University regulations, students rights and judicial procedures. This is a must read for every student on campus.


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Terrell Owens impresses Seahawks, they're working on a contract.
Terrell Owens had a very impressive workout Monday in Seattle and the Seahawks are engaged in contract negotiations with the free-agent wide receiver and expects to complete a deal soon, league sources told ESPN's Ed Werder.
Owens' time in the 40 was 4.45 seconds, sources said.
Owens hasn't played in the NFL since the 2010 season with Cincinnati when he caught 72 passes for 983 yards and nine touchdowns.
The 38-year-old Owens didn't get any NFL offers to play last season after surgery on his left knee.
If Owens makes the Seahawks' roster, expecting production from him might be a long shot based on recent history. According to ESPN Stats and Information, of the 187 NFL players with at least 20 catches last season, Donald Driver was the only one older than 35. Hines Ward and Tony Gonzalez each had more than 20 catches, but were just 35 last season.
Owens had 35 catches for 420 yards and 10 touchdowns while playing eight of 11 games for the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League. He was released and lost an ownership stake in the team in May.


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I was actually hiding away in the tropical paradise in Southeast Asia.
Elnido, Spanish for ''the nest'' is the place I had longingly dreamt of.
Located in the westside of Phillippines, off the coast islands are only
accessible by boats.
Limestone cliffs that form a Karst backdrop, inlets, clear water,
coral beach, and jungles are found there.
and enable you to dive whenever you want.
This place was for me the best resort destination ever!
dress: Mike Gonzalez
necklace: etsy finds(from this shop)
earrings: Gorjana
bangle: Oscar de la Renta(similar here)
sandals: Jimmy Choo


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Welcome to the John Kuzmich, Jr. family history representing over 45+ years of original research. Peruse the center postings and the tags in the left and right columns for an index of specific links/topics to quickly navigate the blog as well as in the menus below that automatically post in the center column section below. For a historic 360 degree virtual panorama photos of my Eastern European roots, click on the 360 degree virtual tour icon below.
Google Earth Presentation
As you click on the icon above, a Google Earth presentation featuring a 360 degree virtual tour what opens up with a virtual odyssey tour of my Eastern European roots in Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine. This virtual tour can be displayed on computers, tablets and smartphones which makes it compatible like O+ blood with multimedia attributes of interactive Google maps, historical video clips and photo galleries, background music, annotated notes as well as customized virtual panorama connectivity and more!!
- Click on the country icons at the top of the opening screen and there's an index to peruse each photograph for each country.
- For each virtual photo, there is a Google Earth map provided for your convenience in viewing the geographical location from roof top to outer space.
- On each photo you will find icons for individual photos and/or red balls as hot links to other nearby virtual photographs.
- Once a still photo is displayed within each virtual photo, click on it and the still photograph will appear in the center and then click on the "I" icon on the tool bar if it is unshaded.
- By clicking on the "I", a commentary about each photograph will be displayed.
John Kuzmich Jr. Genealogy Blog; Eastern European Roots
High Web Presence: by clicking on Turning Hearts: Taking Your Genealogy Viral! and center posting below for Google Search rankings
Poland: Snietnica, Stawisza, Krempachy, Nowa Biala. Juszczyn, Krolik Polski and Szaflary (KUZMYCZ, KUZMICZ, KUZMYCH, KUZMICK, BOCHNOVICH, GALINIAK, HOC, BASALYA, KUCSALA, SURMA. PAZIS, WOLOSHYNOVICH, KUCHTA and TOMASKOVIC)
Ukraine: Maximilianovka (KUZMICZ, PETROVICH, PUGACH, IVANOVICH AND FEDOROVICH)
Slovenia: Novo Mesto (TURK, GAZVODA, STANGEL, HROVATIC, SCHURER, SEVEROVLJA, GOLOBIC)
Czech Republic: Stara Wieś -- Staravesz in Moravia: (DLUGI)
Slovakia: Holic (GALINIAK, SKUBOVA)
Life Story of John Kuzmich, Jr. through a Google Earth Presentation
My Eastern European Roots of John Kuzmich, Jr.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Latest Wołoszynowicz Family History Research: Part 1
This video, part 1, represents the latest Wołoszynowicz family history research for 16 generations in Krolik Polski, Poland from 1559 to 1874.
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Insane Lord of the Rings fan, mod tester, and writer of fiction (especially RPs at my staff position at RPGFrontier.net). I'm one of those crazy people who has way too many ideas and can't keep his mouth shut. This is how I got the title of "Head Fanatic," and later Adminship, for the Narnia mod. I was formerly WoA's Secretary of Foreign Affairs, but I've resigned that post for ModDB. Recently, I've only been lurking in the corners of moddb, leaving the PR work for Wars of Arda to the more eager Neth, but you'll still see me around from time to time. I marvel, nonetheless, at the amount of respect I get around here... it's weird, but I guess all you need is a level 10 profile and a few friends.
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Colerne SurgeryTel: 01225 742028
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All four surgeries are closed for all Statutory Bank Holidays
The surgery is open between 13:00 and 14:00 daily for collection of medication and to make appointments in person, although a skeleton staff operates. Incoming telephone calls are asked to call an emergency number.
Emergency Supply of Medication Out-of-hoursIf you need prescription medication out-of-hours, please dial 111 who will be able to advise you which pharmacies are open and give emergency advice, or organise consultations. Further information here
Tel 01225 891265
Surgeries usually run until mid-morning when the last person requesting an appointment is seen but please telephone as soon as possible after 08:30 in order to allow us to plan the rest of the days work.
If for any reason you cannot consult in the normal surgery time but could come up by special arrangement, please ask.
Please let us know as soon as possible if you cannot attend an appointment in order for us to give the slot to someone else.
Visits take at least four times as long as consultations in the surgery and we cover large areas. Obviously many housebound elderly and very ill people will need to be visited. Please request home visits by 10.30 wherever possible.
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The fall colors aren�t the only draw for folks flocking to the North Carolina mountains .
The fall colors aren�t the only draw for folks flocking to the North Carolina mountains .
A burgeoning culinary scene and rock star chefs are giving foodies plenty of reason to make the trek to Asheville, Blowing Rock, Boone and mountain towns in the western part of the state.
�The North Carolina mountains are a culinary destination now and that is becoming a stronger trend,� said John E. Batchelor, a long-time food critic and travel writer and author of the new book �Chefs of the Mountains: Restaurants and Recipes of Western North Carolina.�
If you�re looking to pair fall foliage and fine dining, �organize as many days and nights as you can so you can have a good meal every time you stop the car,� said Batchelor in a recent phone interview from his hometown of Greensboro.
The book grew out of his experiences judging the culinary competitions Fire on the Rock Chef�s Challenge in Blowing Rock and the Western North Carolina Chef�s Challenge in Asheville.
�I got the idea that these are original dishes that have never been made before that are so good they ought to get some recognition even beyond the competition,� he said.
�Chefs of the Mountains� offers an explanation for the culinary explosion in the region. The short answer � it was the perfect storm of the local food movement taking root in established tourist destinations combined with the dramatic increase in the level of professionalism for chefs in recent years.
�What I discovered in researching this book, to a greater extent than I�ve ever seen anywhere in North Carolina, are the partnerships these restaurants have with local farms,� he said.
The book also includes personal interviews with the innovative and creative chefs redefining the flavor profiles of the mountains and recipes from some of the most posh and trendy culinary gems in the region.
There�s James Welch, chef at the popular Green Park Inn in Blowing Rock, whose espresso-rubbed chocolate steak recipe was a result of his ritual of giving his daughter one of the Hershey�s kisses from his chef�s jacket as she was returning home from school and he was heading out the door for work.
A leftover chocolate in his jacket was melting, so he ate it with an espresso he was drinking, Batchelor explained. Knowing that many chefs have used espresso as a rub for steak and that chocolate and coffee are a classic match, Welch decided to experiment with all three.
�It�s good, it�s real good,� Batchelor said of the recipe, which is included in his book.
The author also recalled the story of Wolfgang Green, the chef and Wolfgang�s Restaurant & Wine Bistro in Highlands. Green, who grew up in what was then East Germany, crawled through a false wall and escaped his homeland exactly seven days before the Berlin Wall went up. He worked his way across Europe and the Caribbean before eventually becoming executive chef at the renowned Commander�s Palace in New Orleans.
�He wants to retire, so he moves to Highlands in western North Carolina and opens a place,� Batchelor said. �It�s so good he has to double it in size in a couple of years.�
Those are the kinds of stories Batchelor said he never would have known and the ones that make his book more than just a cookbook.
�It�s a book that works on several different levels,� he said. �It�s a cookbook with chef-quality recipes and a travel guide to 45 restaurants that I as a critic would recommend to anyone planning a trip to the mountains. It�s also good reading about interesting people.�
Serves 4
1 large sweet onion
2 Tbs. butter for saut�
2 cups good quality baked ham, such as Honey Baked, cut into �-inch cubes
8 cups chicken stock
2 cans cannellini white beans (preferably imported Italian)
Salt and pepper to taste
� cup fresh parsley, diced
Dice onions and saut� in butter until browned. Add a little salt and pepper, taste. Add ham. Add chicken stock and bring to boil. Add beans.
Reduce heat, simmer until thickens (the longer the better, but at least 15-20 minutes).
Press some of beans against side of pot to mash and release starch.
Continue to simmer. Add diced parsley at last minute.
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Installed software
Our M92p came with a 64-bit copy of Windows 7 Professional and, as is all too common, a heaping helping of pre-installed trialware and bloatware. The standard players are all here: a 30-day trial of Norton Internet Security, which should be uninstalled and replaced with Microsoft Security Essentials or your free anti-virus software of choice; disc burning and basic DVD authoring software from Corel; a copy of Microsoft Office Starter 2010 that can be converted into a proper version of Office if you buy a license; Windows Live Essentials; and the requisite months-if-not-years-old versions of Adobe Reader and Flash. A few other odds and ends like Chrome, Evernote, and Silverlight round out the package.
In addition to this, Lenovo adds on some of its own programs. Most of these are pretty innocuous (and the ThinkVantage System Update tool, which automatically downloads new drivers and BIOS updates for you, is genuinely useful), but there is one strange one that sticks out: Lenovo SimpleTap is a touch-optimized overlay that launches in full screen and serves as an alternative of sorts to Windows Explorer. Clicking (or tapping, on a touchscreen) the app tiles usually launches a smartphone-esque site rendered by Internet Explorer—more app tiles (and quite a few regular Windows apps) can be found in the program's App Shop. You can also access volume and brightness controls and a few other things through SimpleTap's interface.
For my part, I can't imagine what the practical application of SimpleTap would be on a standard desktop computer like the M92p, and even for tablets its days are numbered in the face of Windows 8's impending launch. Luckily, it can easily be uninstalled or ignored.
Many computers that use their small size as a primary selling point do so at the expense of expandability and repairability—the new Retina MacBook Pro made headlines for using virtually no user-serviceable parts. The M92p happily makes no such compromises.
Two thumbscrews and a single Phillips head screw hold the case's top panel on, and once they're removed the case slides apart fairly easily. Inside, you'll find a standard 2.5" SATA hard drive sitting in a drive caddy. Removing two more Phillips head screws and a speaker cable will allow you to lift the drive caddy out of the system, and removing four more screws from the bottom of the drive will let you remove and replace the drive completely.
Removing the drive also gives you access to the M92p's two DDR3 RAM slots, which support up to 16GB of RAM—our review unit had one 4GB memory module in one of the slots and left the other one empty, making it easily upgradeable. The mini-PCI card slot for the optional wireless adapter is right next to the RAM slots, though our review unit didn't include one. We didn't touch the processor heatsink or the system fan since those are generally warranty-voiding activities when performed by anyone but a certified technician, but all of the user-serviceable parts in the M92p aren't much harder to get at than they are in a standard mid-tower or small form factor desktop.
You do lose out on expandability with the M92p since it lacks any kind of standard PCI or PCI Express slots, but this generally isn't a huge concern with business desktops. In my experience, most of these aren't upgraded at all throughout their life cycle, and of the ones that are, a RAM upgrade or a hard drive replacement are the most common upgrades.
To benchmark the M92p, we looked mostly to other, competing business desktops. Our lineup consists of a few generations of Dell Optiplex desktops: an older Core 2 Duo based unit to represent the sort of system that the M92p might replace, and some current Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge-based systems to represent the extra processing power that larger, more traditional desktops can pack.
|Test systems
|Dell Optiplex 960
|3.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (2 cores, 2 threads)
|256MB ATI Radeon HD 3400
|2GB 800MHz DDR2
|Dell Optiplex 990
|3.3GHz Intel Core i5-2500 (4 cores, 4 threads)
|512MB ATI Radeon HD 5450, Intel HD Graphics 2000
|4GB 1333MHz DDR3
|Dell Optiplex 9010
|3.4GHz Intel Core i7-3770
|Intel HD Graphics 4000
|4GB 1600MHz DDR3
|Custom desktop PC
|3.1GHz Intel Core i3-2105
|Intel HD Graphics 3000
|8GB 1333MHz DDR3
|Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p
|2.9GHz Intel Core i5-3470T
|Intel HD Graphics 2500
|4GB 1600MHz DDR3
The Geekbench scores don't show many surprises—Ivy Bridge is faster than Sandy Bridge given comparable speeds and similar core counts, and the Core 2 Duo hangs behind all of them. The M92p's memory bandwidth looks bad here, probably because our review unit uses only one of the system's two RAM slots, limiting it to single-channel mode. Put a second 4GB memory module in there, and the M92p should catch up.
The single-core Cinebench score is probably the most interesting one—in single-threaded tasks, the M92p can be almost as fast as the more powerful quad-core chip in the Optiplex 9010.
The Cinebench GPU test shows just how far behind the Intel HD 2500 hangs behind the HD 4000—the gap is even wider than the one between the HD 2000 and HD 3000. The HD 2500 does approach the speed of the older ATI Radeon 5450, though, and it's head and shoulders above the Radeon 3400 in the Optiplex 960, demonstrating how quickly the market for low-end dedicated graphics cards in new computers has dried up.
The Lenovo M92p is a solid upgrade over Core 2 Duo systems from three to five years ago—these are the kind of desktops that some businesses will be or already are replacing. You do make some sacrifices in speed—the dual-core processor can't keep up with quad core Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge offerings, the 5400RPM hard drive is slow compared to 7200RPM drives and SSDs, and the integrated graphics processor is passable for media and things like drafting or GIS but untenable for high-performance work and anything but very lightweight or older games.
Intel's Ivy Bridge processors and chipsets are the real star of this show, bringing a decent amount of processing power and USB 3.0 into price brackets and case sizes where they had rarely ventured before. We would rather see the Intel HD Graphics 4000 in the M92p, but the size, features, and speed of the M92p are all great for this size and price point. It's not the first tiny desktop PC we've seen, but it's one of the first that businesses can realistically consider as a replacement for a full-fledged PC tower.
The Good:
- Small size
- Low power consumption
- Plenty powerful enough for entry-to-mid level users
- Intel management features make it more attractive to businesses
- Easy to repair and upgrade, especially for its size
The Bad:
- Slow hard drive and lower-end integrated graphics put a crimp in performance
- Wireless and Bluetooth are optional upgrades, not a standard, and you can't get both dual-band wireless and Bluetooth in the same package
- Bloatware and trialware abound
The Ugly:
- Built-in speaker is so quiet that you can barely tell it's in there
- Optical drive is a nice option, but it should be just that—an optional accessory, not a mandatory add-on
- Lenovo's pricing for its SSD upgrade approaches twice the market rate for the drives


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All rights reserved. * */ #ifndef _I2CUSERCLIENT_H #define _I2CUSERCLIENT_H // kI2CUCBufSize defines the size of the byte stream that is passed between // user space and kernel space for both reads and writes. ALL I2C // transactions performed through the user client are constrained by // this buffer size. In addition, the in-kernel user client checks to // make sure that the buffer is the correct size before accepting the // transaction. Unless you are changing it in both the in-kernel code // and the user-space device interface code, DO NOT CHANGE THIS VALUE!!! #define kI2CUCBufSize 32 // Indices for externally accessible functions enum { kI2CUCOpen, // ScalarIScalarO kI2CUCClose, // ScalarIScalarO kI2CUCRead, // StructIStructO kI2CUCWrite, // StructIStructO kI2CUCRMW, // StructIStructO kI2CUCNumMethods }; // I2C transaction modes enum { kI2CUCDumbMode, //polled mode used kI2CUCStandardMode, //polled mode used kI2CUCStandardSubMode, //polled mode used kI2CUCCombinedMode, //polled mode used kI2CUCDumbIntMode, //interrupts mode used kI2CUCStandardIntMode, //interrupts mode used kI2CUCStandardSubIntMode, //interrupts mode used kI2CUCCombinedIntMode //interrupts mode used }; // Clients to PPCI2CInterface are required to bracket their bus usage // by opening and closing the I2C bus. This is done by calling // openI2CBus and closeI2CBus methods. PPCI2CInterface does checks to // make sure that the thread making read, write, mode change or close // requests is the same one that made the last open request. Presumably, // if a thread opens the I2C bus and then dies without closing the bus, // the bus is stuck open and all other clients are permanently locked // out of the bus. // // In order to avoid this from happening, I2CUserClient must ensure that // any operation which requires a bus open operation is completed // atomically before the thread returns to the calling application. // Read operations pass an I2CReadInput struct and get their results // in an I2CReadOutput struct. The number of bytes requested is passed // with the inputs, and the number of bytes successfully read is returned // as an output, along with the data. If the operation fails, an error // code will be returned and realCount will be set to zero. typedef struct { UInt8 mode; // transaction mode UInt8 busNo; // bus number, sometimes referred to as port UInt8 addr; // 8-bit I2C address -- the R/W bit, bit 0, will be ignored UInt8 subAddr; // 8-bit register subaddress IOByteCount count; // number of bytes to be read, must be <= kI2CUCBufSize } I2CReadInput; typedef struct { IOByteCount realCount; // how many bytes actually read UInt8 buf[kI2CUCBufSize]; // buffer holding returned data } I2CReadOutput; // Write operations pass an I2CWriteInput struct. After the write // is performed, the number of bytes actually written is returned in // an I2CWriteOutput struct. If the operation failes, realCount // will be set to zero and an appropriate error code will be returned. typedef struct { UInt8 mode; // transaction mode UInt8 busNo; // bus number, sometimes referred to as port UInt8 addr; // 8-bit I2C address -- the R/W bit, bit 0, will be ignored UInt8 subAddr; // 8-bit register subaddress IOByteCount count; // number of bytes to be written, must be <= kI2CUCBufSize UInt8 buf[kI2CUCBufSize]; // buffer holding write data } I2CWriteInput; typedef struct { IOByteCount realCount; // how many bytes actually written } I2CWriteOutput; // For a single byte read-modify-write cycle, use I2CRMWInput. There // is no data to be returned after such an operation, just success or // failure, so there is no output structure used. The caller must // specify the transaction mode for both the read and the subsequent // write operation, between which the bus is held open to make the // operation atomic. 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NEC Display Solutions celebrates ISE 2016 success
NEC showcases journey from LCD to LED and Laser, and the world of visual experience
Munich, 22 February, 2016 – NEC Display Solutions Europe has concluded a successful ISE 2016 showcasing 'your world is our showroom'. ISE 2016, this year extended to include an extra day named FRDY, highlighted NEC's innovation in LCD, LED and Laser technologies, touch and interactivity and sensor technologies. Each were showcased in a unique application-focused showroom created with key NEC ecosystem partners.
Stefanie Corinth, Senior Vice President Marketing and Business Development at NEC, commented: "Our presence at ISE this year was very much about demonstrating how we deliver on our customers' needs. We presented visual solutions that showed not only our innovation around LCD, LED and Laser, but also our focus on dedicated applications to enable real business benefits."
The NEC booth was designed around five key application themes: share, present, analyse, review and control, applied to a number of vertical industries. NEC, together with its partners, showcased effective solutions and applications such as in corporate, retail, education, broadcast and digital out of home.
NEC also took part in the Opening Panel Keynote of ISE 2016, featuring Wired UK editor David Rowan and NEC's Bernd Eberhardt, amongst others. The panel explored the future of the converging worlds of AV and IT, and the increasing role of sensors. Throughout the event, a team including Adrian Cotterill from DailyDOOH also produced over 40 videos interviewing leading figures from the technology and display industries, on the NEC stand.
Stefanie adds: "ISE this year was a great success for NEC Display Solutions - we welcomed many visitors to the stand, a huge increase of over 60% compared to 2015. The additional day of ISE was also a great success, ensuring that more people could explore the possibilities of visual experiences and spend time understanding how it can help meet their business objectives."
For more highlights from NEC at ISE 2016:
- Visit the dedicated microsite with videos and images of the stand
- Take a look at the dedicated NEC ISE 2016 YouTube channel with the interviews from the stand
- Check out the Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook pages for more videos, updates and highlights from the show