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UFOs Taped In Jujuy, Argentina
Translation (C) 2003 Scott Corrales
Source: Diario Pregon (San Salvador de Jujuy)
Date: 11-03-2003
A journalistic team of the Canal America 2 'Informe Central' program saw and recorded several UFOs at a location near Maimara and the images are being shown on the Sunday edition of the program.
The experience was made known to Pregon by Alfonso Bidondo, who guided the team to the site at which the contact event took place, only scant kilometers away from Maimara and on the side of National Hwy. 9.
Bidondo, who has been devoted to UFO reseach for some years, claims being able to establish telepathic contact with the crews allegedly aboard these objects.
"The folks from Canal America asked me to take them to see UFOs in order to film them and see if this subject is real. I told them that indeed, my telepathic contact with the vehicles led me to that spot in the early morning hours. We were at the site and while they interviewed me, the vehicles told me that they were about to appear behind me. We turned around and one of the vessels was up above. They were very startled and managed to record it," claims Bidondo.
The team - he detailed - was formed by producer Marcelo Peralta, host Martin Ciccoli and cameraman Alfredo Ghilanda.
A Very Large Light
When consulted about the characteristics of the objects seen, Bidondo described them as "a very big light that passed slowly above us and then vanished. It must have remained for sone 15 seconds and then disappeared. Then other lights appeared. Then the sky clouded and we headed back."
Showing the videotaped images of the experience in La Quebrada, he explained that some members of the news crew "still couldn't believe it. It was the first time they had seen UFOs and it seemed an impossibility. But then they became witnesses and were totally amazed.
"Jujuy," explained Bidondo, "is in one of the most important places on the planet as regards the UFO phenomenon because we are in a magnetic "tube" through which craft transit [..] the atmosphere and electromagnetic field in which northern Argentina is submerged is also an influence." Despite this, he adds, "the UFO subject is taboo in Jujuy."
Bidondo revealed that at the end of the month, a camera crew from the Infinito TV network will visit the area to produce a segment on the experiences which have occurred here and regretted that residents of Jujuy do not grant the phenomenon the importance it merits. "When they hear these subejcts mentioned, people laugh because they don't have information," he noted, adding that "very serious treatment is given to the subject" in developed countries like the U.S. and the European Union.
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By Marlena De Lacroix
When I was in high school I was noted for spending my afternoons watching soap operas and eating cole slaw. Decades later, I am sobbing … and I mean real big salty tears … into my slaw as As the World Turns is drawing to a close, heading to
With the end of As the World Turns, let's celebrate soaps. Our memories of As the World Turns will never fade, nor will our belief that the strength of the American family will never end.
its final episode Friday, Sept. 17. Last week, I even lay awake worrying about Chris Hughes and whether Reid's transplanted heart would save his life. I know ATWT's life is over.
Sob! All those afternoons … I remember in 1970 when Irna Phillips punished Jane House by having her Elizabeth Stewart fall up the stairs and die because the actress was appearing nude in the original production of Lenny on Broadway! Who can remember the afternoon when Iva came after Josh when her daughter Lily found out Lily's father was really her rapist Josh … How come I sob whenever magnificent Kathy Hays as Kim is in a scene advising a younger Oakdaler or hugs Bob over another tragedy (like Nancy's sudden death last week and the fittingly modest service that didn't last for weeks). And the always modest but bravura Don Hastings, too. Were you there last week when Chris told Bob he was the finest man he ever knew? Sob! [Read more…]


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Recent field data have shown that the occupant protection in vehicle rear seats failed to keep pace with advances in the front seats likely due to the lack of advanced safety technologies. The objective of this study was to optimize advanced restraint systems for protecting rear seat occupants with a range of body sizes under different frontal crash pulses. Three series of sled tests (baseline tests, advanced restraint trial tests, and final tests), MADYMO model validations against a subset of the sled tests, and design optimizations using the validated models were conducted to investigate rear seat occupant protection with 4 Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs) and 2 crash pulses.


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Welcome to the FUTURE…Monday, September 1st, 2008
of Turn Signals. It's a new website that I almost built all by myself. Webmaster Larry contributed a great deal (mostly with his fists) constantly inspiring me (with painful punches) to do my best. And here it is. Many new features have been activated including COMMENTS, RSS Feed, and numerous space-age technologies that will keep you safe from alien mind control. (No guarantee implied about being safe from alien mind control.)
The donate-to-buy-dice store sham is now gone. The new WordPress store is available by clicking the button marked "dice" above. The donation button still lives, and it's in there, if you feel so inclined. The new store is certainly not perfect but it seems to work. If you have problems just let me know. Also MORE new dice. I was going to unveil the FREEM dice in conjunction with this 5th anniversary extravaganza but the snafu involving the purple EPS dice forced me to disclose those early. A brilliant idea by the team of The Boy (my son) and Webmaster Larry led me to yet another custom dice set
that will only be available in lmited quantities. Each set of anniversary dice comes with an exclusive, printed, TSOALR comic (signed by me if that's something significant to you) and a printed family portrait of Jack and the crew that the new comic logo is based on (but this one features Harkon, Cavendish, Krnk, Sister Mary, Sher-Eek, Roomby, Pig, and Onesie.)
Other significant stuff for today:
There should be recorded, and heavily edited, interview with me over at 40K Radio that posts today (assuming that Spencer, Philip, and their ever-suffering intern Scott have had time to edit out all of my swear words, coughing, retching, and general verbal abuse.) Also, the guys over at Bolter & Chainsword (long-time friends of the Empire) have reskinned their forum in my honor. Plus there's a bonus B&C TSOALR comic in the B&C banner starring Kren, Frep, Jack and several B&C forum mods in full, astounding color. Plus there are two new shirts in the Stuff-Mart for your purchase enjoyment.
There is now an option to subscribe via RSS feed. I assume that works, but if it does not, let me know. Lot's of work still left to do, lots of comics to draw, lots of dice to dream up…
Here's to five more years!
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Go Colorado!
Judging from the first episode of season 3 of "HGTV Design Star," which aired Sunday, June 8th, Colorado native Matt Locke has a great shot at taking the title.
Most of the contestants on this season's show, which will be on Sunday evenings through the summer, exhibit interesting design experience, skill, wit and creativity. (Others seem downright immature, naive and overwhelmed.) But few of them have ALL of the characteristics one needs to succeed as a TV designer. Locke does. Plus, we know from past seasons of the show, and from interviewing Locke, an eclectic and artistic Colorado Springs native, that "Design Star" challenges require tons of ingenuity. Locke has that in spades, having been educated in art school and the Ivy League, and raised by an artist and an architect. He's also already commandeered a variety of forward-thinking business ventures, like the light sculptures about which The Denver Post first interviewed Locke in 2006.
So, go Colorado! We'll be rooting Locke on throughout the summer. And if he wins, you can bet The Denver Post and its Home Girls will be first on the story. Elana Ashanti Jefferson
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After watching both of the previous seasons of "HGTV Design Star," I can say that this seems like the most talented group of contestants so far, which should lead to plenty of nit-picking and infighting among the judges… Bring on the drama!
The first season featured a few contestants whose only skill seemed to be the ability to uncover great finds in a flea market. That turned me off and made me question the integrity of the show. But this year, the semi-finalists are top notch in their industries. Because of this, I'm not sure if I'm ready to call Coloradan Matt Locke a definite finalist. He had several years to build his Colorado house. Can he and other contestants handle the pressure of timed assignments as judge Vern Yip questioned in the season premiere?
In spite of those reservations, I totally dug the anal retentive side of Locke that came out during his first presentation to the judges (since I am anal too!)
This season also seems to have more young talent than previous seasons. That youth showed itself in some of the designers' inability to explain their work. But one of the things I look forward too in these shows is seeing growth within each designer as they progress from week to week. Sometimes all you know is that you like a look and that your client likes it, too. Being able to express yourself and have the confidence of more experienced designers takes time. So let's see if those youngins stick around long enough to understand for themselves what really makes their creative minds tick. Sheba R. Wheeler


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Part One Crimes are made up of seven offenses - homicide, burglary, robbery, rape, vehicle theft, aggravated assault, and larceny. The FBI tabulates the total number of Part One Crimes committed per city to calculate the Crime Index for cities in the United States and these statistics are published in their Uniform Crime Report (UCR). The UCR is not released by the FBI until October of each year for the preceding year's stats. Please Note: In UCR Summary Reporting only the most serious crime in any offense is counted for statistical figures where as in National Incident Based Reporting (NIBR) all reported offenses are counted. The Crime Index involves Violent Crimes and Property Crimes. Here is a breakdown of what constitutes a violent or property crime:
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Two spring breakers died Saturday in a traffic crash on State Road 20 near Howell Bluff Drive, according to Walton County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bill May.
EBRO � Two spring breakers died Saturday in a traffic crash on State Road 20 near Howell Bluff Drive, according to Walton County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bill May.
The crash occurred at about 11:15 a.m. on the eastern boundary of Walton County near Ebro.
One of the vehicles was full of spring breakers on their way home to Ohio, May said.
Courtney L. Miller, 21, of Niles, Ohio, was driving westbound on SR 20 in a 2000 Dodge four-door vehicle when she drifted into eastbound traffic. The Florida Highway Patrol originally reported that the front-seat passenger in the car, Brittney S. Gallagher, 21 of Willoughby, Ohio, was the driver, but further investigation revealed that Miller was actually in the driver's seat, they reported.
Miller veered �aggressively� back into the westbound lane and then a second correction caused the vehicle to rotate counterclockwise, according to FHP.
The car crossed the centerline a second time and into the path of Kelly T. Porter, 26, of Stillwater, Okla., in a 2006 Dodge pickup.
Miller and Gallagher were both pronounced dead at the scene. Both were wearing a seat belt, the FHP reported.
Miller's two other passengers, Diana N. Mitchell, 22, of Solon, Okla., and Lauren E. Kane, 22, of Willoughby, Ohio, were taken to Bay Medical Center in critical condition.
Porter was taken to Gulf Coast Medical Center in serious condition. One of the passengers, Braden R. Solis, 21, of Oklahoma City, Okla., was taken to Gulf Coast Medical Center with minor injuries. Porter�s three other passengers, Tyler J. Magar, 22, of Yukon, Okla.; Courtney E. Butnett, 23, of Edmond, Okla.; and Matthew Gallant, 21, of Oklahoma City, Okla., were all taken to Gulf Coast Medical Center with serious injuries, according to the FHP.
The FHP found alcohol was not a factor in this crash.
Charges are pending further investigation.
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Most of these party stalwarts would have been better off forgoing a run in the first place. After all, it's a decision that's worked out well for one prominent Republican leader: Paul D. Ryan.
It gets lost now after all the debates, early balloting and Trump-authored tweets that the speaker of the House once seriously considered a run for president. In January of last year, he quietly announced that he would not seek the Republican nomination.


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Enlarged Prostate: Transurethral Needle AblationSkip to the navigation
Topic Overview
Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) is used to treat an enlarged prostate gland ( benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH ) with a needle-shaped device that delivers heat to very precise areas of the prostate. The device is inserted up the urethra inside a tube (catheter) that protects other tissues from being burned. The heat destroys specific areas that are blocking the flow of urine out of the bladder. This relieves BPH symptoms. The procedure does not require an overnight stay in the hospital.
A year after TUNA surgery, symptoms can be about 13 points lower on the American Urological Association (AUA) symptom index . For most men, that means a 60% reduction in symptoms. For example, if your symptom score is 25 (severe), it could be reduced to about 10 (moderate). With transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) , symptoms can be reduced by about 85% in most men. footnote 1 But TUNA is less likely than TURP to cause complications.
Needle ablation has minimal complications. The two most common are an inability to urinate (urinary retention) in the first 24 hours after surgery and pain while urinating. Sexual ability is generally not affected. footnote 2
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- It can be done without an overnight stay in the hospital.
- It has a short recovery time, although the symptoms may take longer to improve.
- It has minimal side effects.
The main disadvantages of this treatment are:
- You are more likely to need another surgery for BPH later. footnote 3
- It may not work well for men who have large prostates.
Reports have warned that in a small number of cases TUNA has caused serious injuries and complications, including damage to the penis and urethra. Injuries have required urostomies , partial amputation of the penis, and other procedures. In December 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about these injuries.
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- AUA Practice Guidelines Committee (2010). AUA guideline on management of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Chapter 1: Guideline on the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Available online: http://www.auanet.org/content/guidelines-and-quality-care/clinical-guidelines.cfm?sub=bph.
- Lourenco T, et al. (2008). Minimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic enlargement: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ, 337(7676): a1662-a1669.
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AQHA Professional Horsemen
The AQHA Professional Horsemen Association is an elite group of trustworthy horse experts.
AQHA Professional Horsemen are qualified trainers who can help you and your horse establish a productive relationship with each other. These AQHA member trainers specialize in preparing you for entering your horse into competitions.
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Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned show person, the key to success in the show ring is proper training – for both your horse and you. Not everyone has the time or expertise to develop a horse or a rider to their full potential. You may need the help of a professional. This is where AQHA provides members with another valuable service; we can help match you with an AQHA Professional Horseman who fits your needs.
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This is accomplished by not only certifying instructors, but also accrediting equine facilities, publishing educational manuals and producing events for the horse industry. CHA certification does not mandate any particular teaching style or method but evaluates instruction on the basis of being safe, effective and fun.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces all of these laws. EEOC also provides oversight and coordination of all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and policies.
Other federal laws, not enforced by EEOC, also prohibit discrimination and reprisal against federal employees and applicants. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) contains a number of prohibitions, known as prohibited personnel practices, which are designed to promote overall fairness in federal personnel actions. 5 U.S.C. 2302. The CSRA prohibits any employee who has authority to take certain personnel actions from discriminating for or against employees or applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age or disability. It also provides that certain personnel actions can not be based on attributes or conduct that do not adversely affect employee performance, such as marital status and political affiliation. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has interpreted the prohibition of discrimination based on conduct to include discrimination based on sexual orientation. The CSRA also prohibits reprisal against federal employees or applicants for whistle-blowing, or for exercising an appeal, complaint, or grievance right. The CSRA is enforced by both the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).
Additional information about the enforcement of the CSRA may be found on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/er/address2/guide01.htm; from OSC at (202) 653-7188 or at http://www.osc.gov/; and from MSPB at (202) 653-6772 or at http://www.mspb.gov/ .
Discriminatory practices under these laws also include:
Employers are required to post notices to all employees advising them of their rights under the laws EEOC enforces and their right to be free from retaliation. Such notices must be accessible, as needed, to persons with visual or other disabilities that affect reading.
Note: Many states and municipalities also have enacted protections against discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation, status as a parent, marital status and political affiliation. For information, please contact the EEOC District Office nearest you.
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Title VII prohibits not only intentional discrimination, but also practices that have the effect of discriminating against individuals because of their race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 requires employers to assure that employees hired are legally authorized to work in the U.S. However, an employer who requests employment verification only for individuals of a particular national origin, or individuals who appear to be or sound foreign, may violate both Title VII and IRCA; verification must be obtained from all applicants and employees. Employers who impose citizenship requirements or give preferences to U.S. citizens in hiring or employment opportunities also may violate IRCA.
Additional information about IRCA may be obtained from the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices at 1-800-255-7688 (voice), 1-800-237-2515 (TTY for employees/applicants) or 1-800-362-2735 (TTY for employers) or at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc.
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Sex Discrimination
Title VII's broad prohibitions against sex discrimination specifically cover:
Additional rights are available to parents and others under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which is enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor. For information on the FMLA, or to file an FMLA complaint, individuals should contact the nearest office of the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. The Wage and Hour Division is listed in most telephone directories under U.S. Government, Department of Labor or at http://www.dol.gov/esa/public/whd_org.htm.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
The ADEA's broad ban against age discrimination also specifically prohibits:
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The EPA prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the payment of wages or benefits, where men and women perform work of similar skill, effort, and responsibility for the same employer under similar working conditions.
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The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in all employment practices. It is necessary to understand several important ADA definitions to know who is protected by the law and what constitutes illegal discrimination:
Individual with a Disability
An individual with a disability under the ADA is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having a disability. An entity subject to the ADA regards someone as having a disability when it takes an action prohibited by the ADA based on an actual or perceived impairment, except if the impairment is both transitory (lasting or expected to last six months or less) and minor. Major life activities are basic activities that most people in the general population can perform with little or no difficulty such as walking, breathing, seeing, hearing, speaking, learning, thinking, and eating. Major life activities also include the operation of a major bodily function, such as functions of the immune system normal cell growth, brain, neurological, and endocrine functions.
An individual with a disability is "qualified" if he or she satisfies skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the position held or desired, and who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of that position.
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Photographer's Note
One of the pleasures to visit Hoi An, other than the splendid architecture and small town feeling, are the lively street scenes where so many things are going on. Among them, the street food vendors, selling fruits, veggies and ready to eat meals.
Although it was quite early, at a time when westerners would opt for croissants, pancakes, brioches, eggs and bacon, or a piece of bread with Nutella, vietnamese are ready for rice and meat, or the always very popular pho, a delicious noodle soup, no matter what the time of the day ( i have tried it more than once and soup is actually very good for breakfast!...).
In Montreal, the best pho is at Pho Lien on C�te-des-Neiges boulevard, a restaurant I used to go to 3 to 4 times a month to have their heavenly huge bowl of soup, the meal I miss the most from my hometown.... other than Schwartz's smoked meat.
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Angshu (56760) 2014-01-07 4:43
Namaste my dear friend!
Do I see some pleasure in the old lady's face, in anticipation of the food being served? Obviously the quality of the food which is being served is well known to her.
The scene is beautifully depicted in the vertical frame..you close to the pillar, the subjects candid, not even aware of your existence, the French shutter windows & the strange hanging object (a lamp?)
Best Regards
PS : Warmest Wishes for the new year for you and your loved ones...
photographer_sg (6059) 2014-01-07 6:48
Hello Andre
Superb composition with perfect exposure and lovely colours. The pleasant mood of the old lady is very well captured. Beautiful street shot. have a nice day.
Best regards
sevy (58) 2014-01-07 7:44
Salut Andr�,
Une belle sc�ne de rue au grand angle. On a la fois le contexte et l'action. L'�clairage doux et diffu � permis d'avoir des ombres peu marqu�es (important pour le visage sous le chapeau).
Oceania (5202) 2014-01-07 11:00
Hi Andre,
I've been there, a very charming small town in Vietnam. Yes, most historical buildings are in yellow just like that. This picture shows the vivid street scene in Hoi An, fabulous.
jjcordier (79299) 2014-01-07 22:31
Une fois encore, un cadrage et une "mise en sc�ne" parfaite de cette sc�ne de vie des rues de Hoi An et une jolie lumi�re pour l'envelopper.
Belle note....un brin nostalgique!!
Bartleby (13552) 2014-01-08 9:41
Salut Andr�,
on reconna�t le style entre mille! Sc�ne de rue au grand angle, belle lumi�re douce, attitude capt�e au bon moment et cadrage aux petits oignons...what else?
emka (143582) 2014-01-08 15:26
Hello Andre, Hoi nan is such a marvelous town and indeed one can observe many lovely scenes like this one. I liked pho even for breakfast but my favourite are always spring rolls.
nice memories for me.
Happy New Year
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A post on the Japanese Capcom blog (translated by Event Hubs) states the following:
"I would like to bring something else to everyone's attention. Shortly after the Street Fighter X Tekken promotion in Asia Ono-san's physical condition rapidly and heavily deteriorated and he had to be taken to the hospital.
Because of his hospital tenure he will not be performing work-related affairs for a while. Ono's well-being is very important to us and we wish for his steady recovery."
In addition, Capcom USA provided IGN with the following statement:
"Capcom USA sends its dear friend Ono-san best wishes for a speedy recovery!"
Ono's exact status is currently unknown, but everyone at IGN wishes him a speedy recovery. We'll update this story with any additional details we hear about his health.


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CVE Author: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
In phpMyAdmin 4.x before 4.9.5 and 5.x before 5.0.2, a SQL injection vulnerability was discovered where malicious code could be used to trigger an XSS attack through retrieving and displaying results (in tbl_get_field.php and libraries/classes/Display/Results.php). The attacker must be able to insert crafted data into certain database tables, which when retrieved (for instance, through the Browse tab) can trigger the XSS attack.Exploitability Analysis:
This is a vulnerability exploitable with network access which means the vulnerable software is bound to the network stack and the attacker does not require local network access or local access to exploit it. Such a vulnerability is often termed "remotely exploitable".Exploitability Complexity:
The access conditions are somewhat specialized; the following are examples: The attacking party is limited to a group of systems or users at some level of authorization, possibly untrusted. Some information must be gathered before a successful attack can be launched. The affected configuration is non-default, and is not commonly configured (e.g., a vulnerability present when a server performs user account authentication via a specific scheme, but not present for another authentication scheme). The attack requires a small amount of social engineering that might occasionally fool cautious users (e.g., phishing attacks that modify a web browser's status bar to show a false link, having to be on someone's "buddy" list before sending an IM exploit).Authentication:
One instance of authentication is required to access and exploit the vulnerability.Confidentiality Impact:
There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.Integrity Impact:
Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited. For example, system or application files may be overwritten or modified, but either the attacker has no control over which files are affected or the attacker can modify files within only a limited context or scope.Availability Impact:
There is no impact to the availability of the system.NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
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Android is booming like never before, with millions of devices shipping every day. It's never been a better time to learn how to create your own 3D games and live wallpaper for Android. You'll find out all about shaders and the OpenGL pipeline, and discover the power of OpenGL ES 2.0, which is much more feature-rich than its predecessor. If you can program in Java and you have a creative vision that you'd like to share with the world, then this is the book for you.
OpenGL ES 2 for Android: A Quick-Start Guide
by Kevin Brothaler
OpenGL ES 2 for Android
A Quick-Start Guide
by Kevin Brothaler
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About this Title
Pages: 346
Published: 2013-06-20
Release: P1.0 (2013-06-19)
This book will teach you everything you need to know to create compelling graphics on Android. You'll learn the basics of OpenGL by building a simple game of air hockey, and along the way, you'll see how to initialize OpenGL and program the graphics pipeline using shaders. Each lesson builds upon the one before it, as you add colors, shading, 3D projections, touch interaction, and more.
Then, you'll find out how to turn your idea into a live wallpaper that can run on the home screen. You'll learn about more advanced effects involving particles, lighting models, and the depth buffer. You'll understand what to look for when debugging your program, and what to watch out for when deploying to the market.
OpenGL can be somewhat of a dark art to the uninitiated. As you read this book, you'll learn each new concept from first principles. You won't just learn about a feature; you'll also understand how it works, and why it works the way it does. Everything you learn is forward-compatible with the just-released OpenGL ES 3, and you can even apply these techniques to other platforms, such as iOS or HTML5 WebGL.
What You Need
Preferably an Android phone or tablet that supports OpenGL ES 2.
Top Five OpenGL ES Tips
1) Avoid expensive operations on the UI and rendering threads.
To avoid frame rate stutters or the dreaded "Application not responding" dialog from appearing, expensive operations should be run asynchronously in a background thread. This is especially important when it comes to the rendering thread, as rendering at 30 frames per second means that each frame has to complete in about 33 milliseconds to avoid frame stutters.
Garbage collection is an expensive operation that happens non-deterministically and can cause rendering stalls, so to avoid this, you'll also want to minimize object allocation during a frame to reduce pressure on the garbage collector. You may even see benefits to doing a manual GC at certain points in the application.
2) Do expensive texture and shader loads during intermissions.
Some expensive operations need to be done on the rendering thread, such as texture loads and shader compilations. These operations can cause noticeable stuttering if they happen in the middle of rendering, so to avoid this, preload these resources at opportune times, such as when the game / application is loaded, or at the beginning of each level.
3) Take advantage of the libraries out there.
There are many libraries out there that support OpenGL ES 2.0 development without boxing you into a framework or a closed-source middleware solution. Libgdx is one of these libraries, and by using a library like libgdx, you can more easily port your code to other platforms, as well as take advantage of the library's math classes and asset loading management.
4) Read the documentation
The OpenGL specs and manuals are available for free from Khronos.org. Each GPU vendor also shares a wealth of free information on how to use their GPUs, and as you read the documentation, you'll find that they generally share a lot of advice in common, such as "minimize state switches" and "avoid discard in a fragment shader." Reading these documents and specs will give you a lot more insight into how the GPUs work at a lower level, and will help you understand what the pitfalls are, and how to avoid premature pessimization when writing your OpenGL code.
5) Focus on what will impress the end user
Sometimes it's easy to lose sight of the end goal, and to become focused on optimizing areas that won't make much of a difference to the end user. Does it matter if we get this shader to execute 2% faster? Or will we make much more of a visual impact by finding a better artist? Find out what the most important areas are, and then focus on improving those first.
Contents & Extracts
- Welcome to OpenGL ES for Android!
- Getting Started
- Installing the Tools
- Creating Our First Program
- Initializing OpenGL
- Creating a Renderer Class
- Using Static Imports
- A Review
- A Simple Game of Air Hockey
- Defining Vertices and Shaders
- Why Air Hockey?
- Don't Start From Scratch — Reusing Our Project
- Defining the Structure of Our Air Hockey Table
- Making the Data Accessible to OpenGL
- Introducing the OpenGL Pipeline
- The OpenGL Color Model
- A Review
- Compiling Shaders and Drawing to the Screen excerpt
- Loading Shaders
- Compiling Shaders
- Linking Shaders Together into an OpenGL Program
- Making the Final Connections
- Drawing to the Screen
- A Review
- Exercises
- Adding Color and Shade
- Smooth Shading
- Introducting Triangle Fans
- Adding a New Color Attribute
- Rendering with the new color attribute
- A Review
- Exercises
- Adjusting to the Screen's Aspect Ratio
- We Have an Aspect Ratio Problem
- Working With a Virtual Coordinate Space
- Linear Algebra 101
- Defining an Orthographic Projection
- Adding an Orthographic Projection
- A Review
- Exercises
- Entering the Third Dimension excerpt
- The Art of 3D
- How Opengl Transforms a Coordinate from the Shader to the Screen
- Adding the W Component to Create Perspective
- Moving from an Orthographic to an Perspective Projection
- Defining a Perspective Projection
- Creating a Projection Matrix In Our Code
- Switching to a Projection Matrix
- Adding Rotation
- A Review
- Exercises
- Adding Detail with Textures
- Understanding Textures
- Loading Textures into OpenGL
- Creating a New Set of Shaders
- Creating a New Class Structure for Our Vertex Data
- Adding Classes for Our Shader Programs
- Drawing Our Texture
- A Review
- Exercises
- Building Simple Objects
- Combining Triangle Strips and Triangle Fans
- Adding a Geometry Class
- Adding an Object Builder
- Updating Our Objects
- Updating Shaders
- Integrating Our Changes
- A Review
- Exercises
- Adding Touch Feedback
- Adding Touch Support to Our Activity
- Adding Intersection Tests
- Moving Around an Object by Dragging
- Adding Collision Detection
- A Review and Wrapup
- Exercises
- Defining Vertices and Shaders
- Bringing Things to Life
- Spicing Things Up With Particles
- Creating a Set of Shaders for a Simple Particle System
- Adding the Particle System
- Drawing the Particle System
- Spreading out the Particles
- Adding Gravity
- Mixing the Particles With Additive Blending
- Customizing the Appearance of Our Points
- Drawing Each Point as a Sprite
- A Review
- Exercises
- Adding a Skybox
- Creating a Skybox
- Loading a Cube Map into OpenGL
- Creating a Cube
- Adding a Skybox Shader Program
- Adding the Skybox to Our Scene
- Panning the Camera Around the Scene
- A Review
- Exercises
- Adding Terrain excerpt
- Creating a Heightmap
- Creating Vertex and Index Buffer Objects
- Loading in the Heightmap
- Drawing the Heightmap
- Occluding Hidden Objects
- A Review
- Exercises
- Light Up the World
- Live Wallpapers
- Taking the Next Step
- Spicing Things Up With Particles
Kevin Brothaler is the founder of Digipom, a mobile software development shop. He has extensive experience in Android development, and he also manages Learn OpenGL ES, an online set of OpenGL tutorials for Android and WebGL.


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I contemplated the angle to take when writing this review whilst at work. To earn my crust I work in Retail Security, an ideal job for a daydreamer. Whilst considering the legacy of Sub Pop, the record label which signed Husky, my thoughts were rudely interrupted by a radio call. A banned shoplifter was in the food hall, and needed to be ejected. Christ on a bike, the adrenaline rush jolted me into life, and I stooped over to the dairy aisle, where the shoplifter was last seen. A sense of calmness swept over me when I arrived by the milk fridge and saw that the shoplifter was not a burly brute or a scabby hepatitis riddled junkie, but a sixtysomething male with NHS specs who looked rather gaunt and frail. I informed the male that he was banned from the store and had to leave immediately, he dropped his shopping basket to the floor which contained a few ready meals and a variety of cheeses, called me a 'silly bastard' and hurriedly left the store. That was it, job done, back to the daydreams. I would say it was the highlight of the day; however that was probably chatting up the make-up girl from Superdrug later that afternoon.
So, Husky the first Australian band signed to Sub Pop. The significance of this probably matters most only to the Australians. In fact, is signing to a label significant even for a band anymore? You could make arguments for labels such as Rough Trade, Warp, Domino and XL, but as time goes on, having the endorsement and support of a respected record label, a stamp of approval if you will, matters less and less.
We know about Sub Pop, how its founders learned from Motown and SST, gave Seattle a cultural identity and more importantly a sound.Jack Endino became the Berry Gordy figure, churning out the albums, and then the label launched the career of a little band called Nirvana, who legitimized the whole project. In recent years Sub Pop was mellowed somewhat, and the artists currently signed to label such as The Shins, Fleet Foxes, Niki & The Dove and Beach House represent a less abrasive, more eclectic roster.
Husky, named after frontman Husky Gawenda (I know, how freakin' cool is that first name) fall in line with the rest of the pack, existing in chillville. Each song on Forever So is impeccably produced, rich and full sounding, yet retaining an intimacy that recalls long summer drinking in front of a fire with your pals. They are close cousins to their label mates Fleet Foxes, albeit without the delightful vocal harmonies.
Gawenda's reserved, almost reluctant vocals make the album an engrossing listen. For a band raised on the classics (Dylan, CS&N, Neil Young and the Beach Boys) Gawenda's unique tone carries the album, particularly when 'Tidal Wave' begins with a here-we-go-again acoustic driven hum, and the worst is feared. 'History's Door' is friendly and familiar, providing drum rolls and merrymaking aplenty. The title track is rather quite stunning, a spider walk across the fretboard, and dainty background keys make one of the shortest tracks on the album, one of the most memorable. 'Don't Tell Your Mother' and 'Farewell (In 3 Parts)' respectably close the album in an earnest manner.
Husky's best songs are carefully paced and uncomplicated; when they attempt to aim for cod-psychedelia they produce some turgid tunes. The slow burning momentum of Forever So is interrupted by several duds. 'Fake Moustache' is an excitable pumice stone rub to the testicles, or do be less self-mutilating, a pile of trippy hippy cow dung. 'The Woods' though attempting to sound ambitious is pretty dull, with unimaginative composition and bland lyrics. The needless instrumental on a debut album serves no purpose whatsoever. 'How Do You Feel' has this glum 'Mad World' style atmosphere to it, though lacks the same ominous intensity.
If you want a faultless new Sub Pop release then pick up the Father John Misty album. If however you want to listen to a young band starting out on the rocky road, or you are Australian, then this album is for you. As for the future, the magic appears to be there in places, Husky just need to learn to channel it better. There is possibility that after touring this album hard, they might find inspiration from road weariness, and release something less naïve, and a heck of a lot more sincere.
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Farmingdale State - 15, Mount Saint Vincent - 4
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's lacrosse team led 10-2 at halftime en route to a 15-4 victory over Mount Saint Vincent this afternoon in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams improved to 5-8 overall and 3-2 in the Skyline Conference with the victory.
Leading 6-2 after the first period, Farmingdale State held the Dolphins (7-10, 0-6) scoreless in the second and added scores from senior midfielder Jason Opitz (West Hempstead, N.Y.), freshman midfielder Donovan Devaney (Northport, N.Y.), freshman attack Brad Rapone (Roslyn Heights, N.Y.) and junior midfielder Bobby Thomas (Wantagh, N.Y.) for a 10-2 halftime lead.
The Rams outscored Mount Saint Vincent 5-2 in the second half for the 15-4 conference win. Farmingdale State held a 43-21 ground ball advantage over the Dolphins in the game.
Thomas scored a game-high four goals and picked up four ground balls, while Rapone and Opitz each had three goals and an assist. Devaney scored two goals, had a game-high eight ground balls and was a perfect 8-for-8 on faceoff's. Senior midfielder Tim Caden (Setauket, N.Y.) tallied two assists for Farmingdale State.
The Rams next will play their final regular season game as they travel to Maritime on Saturday, April 21st at 1:00 p.m.


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Augie & Ray's Unveils 'The Eaglewich' to Honor Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney earned a place of honor at an East Hartford, Conn., eatery on Monday when "The Eaglewich" joined the menu at Augie & Ray's. The landmark diner, a local fixture for more than 60 years, dedicated its new chicken sandwich to its longtime Main Street neighbor.
"The Eaglewich," a 5-ounce chicken cutlet served with lettuce, tomato and a choice of horseradish or barbecue sauce, joins a menu already packed with area flavor. U.S. Rep. John Larson and Goodwin College President Mark Scheinberg are among the local luminaries who have been honored with namesake burgers.
Pratt & Whitney turned to its employees for help in naming the new sandwich, soliciting hundreds of suggestions from around the world. Potential names included wordplay on the Pratt & Whitney "Dependable Engines" wordmark, engine test references, past and present product placements, and dozens of eagle-themed options. "The Eaglewich" prevailed.
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