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Well that's done! Nice to be back over the million again. : )
This is where I started seven weeks ago: 5 toons came across, each with portable holes to all slots. I'd spent months laboriously converting my gold to product, creating choppers, shuffling for chant mats, proccing out flasks and making BSing buckles and weapon chains (I also took all glyphs to 15 stacks - and then forgot to bring the pally glyphs).
TCG mounts were a definite help, I snagged two raptors (one of which I still have) and a big battle bear. Here's what I bought em for.
And here's what I sold them for.
On my old small server I watched them drop by 10000g before I bought them. On the new populous server I set my sell prices and waited. Combined purchase price was 135554g, sell price was 230850 - so far that's 95k profit on the two. I still have a raptor listed for 142k gold - it'll sell eventually.
And that's what came home to me... on this new server if an item is saleable then it "will" sell and likely at the price you set. I've gone from a server with less than 1000 active toons to one with over 20000. I sold all 10 choppers within a few weeks, they flew off the shelves and for reasonable prices. I'd thought 10 was an optimistic number as on the old server they'd languish for months on end - not so on Frostmourne. My original store of 14 stacks of buckles have gone and I'm now crafting afresh. Gems went like wildfire and mogging flipping has been fun and profitable.
Some interesting things about making it to the mill again on Frostmourne:
- I'm selling gems where the competition is posting at less then 10g for buyout (around 195g). I can only surmise that I have Blizz's dodgy basic interface to thank. It happens regularily.
- I've bought some herbs to transmute green gems to blues but apart from that everything I've sold is what I brought with me which was prospected from 6 bank tabs of pyrite ore.
- I've not entered the epic gem market at all.
- Mogging flipping is great fun. I buy blue and epic weapons only for less than 200g and post for 1500g. They move along nicely. I make sure only to buy weapons that are rare and "look" interesting. Remember, people are mogging to make their toons unique - trying to sell a look that is prevalent on the AH is not going to get you far.
- Glyph competition is fierce - I only really glyphed when I wanted to get the last few thou towards cap - getting about 3k a day from this when actively glyphing (ie, 2 posts a day).


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PIRACY PROPAGATION OF INFORMATION GOODS: THEORY, MEASUREMENT, AND APPLICATION by Joo Hee Oh ______________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION) August 2011 Copyright 2011 Joo Hee Oh
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|Digital technologies have transformed the traditional structure of production and promotion planning for new information goods. Studies, up to now, have examined implications of file sharing technologies on pricing schemes, protection mechanisms, and distribution strategies of digital contents. However, there is little understanding about the characteristics of piracy propagation process brought about by digital distribution technology. By drastically broadening behavioral options of search, consumption and reproduction of contents, IT-enabled tools may have reshaped conventional way of consumers' engaging in new digital technologies and contents adoption decisions. In this dissertation, I seek to further our understanding of the impacts of the emergence of file sharing technology on consumers' behavior in participating in digital piracy and how such changes brought about by new technology have altered the propagation dynamics of digital contents. I explore several questions regarding the dynamics of digital piracy propagation, influences of heterogeneous population segments on piracy propagation process, and the information role of digital piracy to improve business and policy decisions. My first research question characterizes the demand- and supply-side dynamics of piracy propagation and measures the effectiveness of anti-piracy efforts to curb digital piracy. My second question aims to identify different population segments and their inter-segment influences on piracy propagation. In my third research question, I utilize the consumers' preference information in piracy data to improve market forecasting and promotional decisions. While the first research question characterizes the underlying dynamics of piracy propagation process per title at the aggregated level, the second research question identifies the influence of heterogeneous participants' behavior on the propagation process. The study that addresses the third question is an application to utilize the propagation dynamics for the pre-release forecasting purposes. Overall, my research contributes to a better understanding of the economics of digital products, information products diffusion process, and the economics of digital piracy.
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Your reaction might be different, especially if you can understand what the bean dogs are saying. Commenters at Cute Overload point out that each bean spurts out a random fact, or "mame-chishiki" (trivia, or bean knowledge), right before its supposed to be eaten. This video in particular is a remix of the real episodes, turning already useless facts into absurd non-facts. Watch the video and read the translation after the jump. (And if you're interested, there's a Mameshiba version of the edamame keychain, which you can currently pre-order.)
Mameshibu Remix
From Cute Overload:
Natto Episode
[Caption: Nattou-shiba] Bean: Good morning! Lady: What?! Bean: 200 million bacteria live (literally "come and go") in a kangaroo's pouch. [Singing: Once-a-day Bean Factoid.] [Text: Same as what bean and singing said.]
Edamame Episode
[Curtain: Bar (literally "alcohol")] Old Man: Huh? [Caption: Edamame-shiba] Edamame: Hey, did you know? Old Man: What is it?? Edamame: They say France's dandelions are really stinky. Old Man: I'm done. (literally, "Thanks for the tasty meal," the traditional post-meal saying) [Singing: Once-a-day Bean Factoid.] [Text: Same as what edamame and singing said.]
Pea Episode
Boy: Time to eat! [Caption: Green pea-shiba.] Pea: Ta-da! Hey, did you know? They say a kangaroo's pee-pee (literally "bed-wetting") is really stinky. Boy: Mom… [Singing: Once-a-day Bean Factoid.] [Text: Same as what pea and singing said.]
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Earlier in the evening, he had a CD-release show next door at the Rockwood Music Hall. While most blues aficionados would say exotic- sounding cocktails and high-maintenance blondes are about as far removed from the blues as you can get, there's no questioning Schofield's cred as a blues artist. For years, he's been one of the most buzzed-about up-and-coming blues guitarists, and his last album,Heads, Tails & Aces, won a 2010 British Blues Award for both best British Blues Guitarist and best British Blues Album.
Schofield's latest release,Anything But Time, marks several firsts for the young blues sensation: It's the first album Schofield has recorded in the States, it's the first album with his new band, and it's his first album with an outside producer— blues legend John Porter. Having already amassed heaps of critical acclaim—including our 4.5-pick review [July 2011]—Anything But Timeis poised to catapult Schofield into blues superstardom.
Tell us about the new album.
It was recorded in New Orleans and is the first album with this new lineup, which features Kevin Hayes on drums. He was with Robert Cray for 18 years, so I'd known his playing for a long time. We met at a festival he was playing with Robert in Holland a few years ago, and he gave me his card. So we came out here last year to start touring, and Kevin joined us then. What started as a few gigs with him evolved into this current band. Then we thought, "We need to make a CD of this."
This is your first album with an outside producer. What was it like working with John Porter?
I grew up listening to records he made, and he's made like 150—he did Buddy Guy and B.B. King and Otis Rush—so I could really trust him on it. We kind of have the same reference points, even though we're from a different generation of music. I thought, "I'm just going to go with my ideas and he's going to say if it's good or not." When we first met, he said something that stayed with me. He said, "I think we'd have a lot of fun making a record." And Ineverhad fun making a record—it'd always been really stressful.
Some guys are into putting a sonic signature on a record—that's the way they produce. They give you their sound. John is quite the opposite. He's very transparent, sound-wise. He gets in on the material and works on the arrangement with you—really trims the fat off the arrangements. I couldn't have done it this time without him.
I've done all of my other records myself—I produced them and mixed them with an engineer. This time, I decided I was going to do the exact opposite and be totally hands-off. I was just going to play guitar and sing, and I was going to let John do his thing. So maybe next time I won't be so hands off, but it was kind of like an experiment for me to see if I could.
Were you happy with the results?
What gear did you use on the album?
I used my old '61 Strat and the new Daytona Blue SVL 61—which matches a late-'60s Ferrari Daytona—on about the same amount of tracks. I also used an ash-bodied hardtail SVL 59 with custom-wound Amalfitano pickups a little bit—I'm really getting into that now. I'm more familiar with the blue SVL 61—which is based on my original '61 Strat and has an alder body, maple neck, Brazilian 'board, 6100 frets, and Suhr FL Classic pickups. The 59's ash body has a slightly different sound. Simon [Law], who makes SVL guitars, was just trying to get as close to my old Strat as possible. He had some Brazilian fretboards—I don't think you can get them anymore—and he used those because my old Strat's got them.


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I am up for it, but I am not quite sure how a collab works?
What does ,collab' mean?
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Wow awesome! Can anyone do it? If so then how?
If I decide to accept you, I PM you the password.NOTE: If any hack or site abuse is detected, I can regain my account and lock other collaborators out of it. Please do not edit any games except for Desperate Times. You may look at game projects and games other than Desperate Times in the creator, but if you edit them, the password will be changed. I will notify Geoff if a circumstance occurs where I cannot recover the account. All collab signers must swear by the internal coding of Sploder that they will abide by these rules.
I am simply warning. Collab account changing has sacrificed many users to hackers who are not noticed because of the collab IPs. Updated the list.
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It sounds a little like the movie After Earth, but i look forward to it =)
Will nobody work on this? I shouldn't give you credit if you don't do any work.
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I'd like to join, but,DO NOT USE YOUR OWN ACCOUNT TO COLLAB! IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE!!!
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This dish was a great hit on my Rosh Hashanah table last year. Its great to throw these on the grill just after the men and kids come home from synagogue Rosh Hashanah or Sukkot night.
The grilled lamb kebobs threaded with rosemary can be served along side grilled figs.
Don't over cook them as they get tough and chewy.
Try it! you will get rave reviews!
Serves 20 people.
Inspired by Mark Bittman.
- 5 pounds boneless lamb shoulder, cut into chunks
- 12 fresh figs
- Rosemary branches
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, more or less
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- One and 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 6 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary.
- Marinate lamb chunks with lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper,and chopped rosemary.
- Start a charcoal or wood fire or heat a gas grill; fire should be moderately hot.
- Thread lamb chunks with a wood skewer in order to make a hole for the rosemary to slide in easily.
- Make lamb rosemary skewers – using 3 chunks per rosemary skewer.
- Thread several rosemary skewers with 3 figs each, that have also beem marinated in lemon oil marinade. You will find that most of the men and kids will go for the lamb and not the figs- but the figs add an elegance to the dish.
- Grill, turning skewers as each side browns; total cooking time should be from 6 to 10 minutes for medium-rare meat, and 4 or 5 minutes for the figs. Meat will become slightly more done after you remove it from grill, so take this into account.
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The Handcuffs, the Chicago-based band led by the wife and husband team of vocalist-guitarist Chloe F. Orwell and drummer Brad Elvis, will be introducing brand new guitarist Jeffrey Kmieciak when they perform as part of a triple bill tonight at Quenchers. This looks like a particularly fun evening. Sadie And The Stark—a "femme-rock, fantasy band for your soul, majoring in sci fi," and El Gato Roboto, —"Bowie meets Nico, with songs about nostalgia, space and cats"—are the other acts performing.
Lloyd Cole will be at The Old Town School Of Folk Music this Sunday night for a gig titled The Classic Lloyd Cole Songbook 1983 – 1996. Hopefully, that means he'll be performing the exquisite "Jennifer She Said," as well as film noir-infused material like "Perfect Skin" and "Rattles Snakes."
Congratulations to Dan Pavelich on the publication of his first book; a collection of strips from the first year of his Just Say Uncle comic that ran on the Universal Press Syndicate's GoComics website. Pavelich is also a journalist and he performs with the power pop band The Bradburys. The book is available for pre-order on Pavlelich's Indiegogo page.


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Becky Beasley at Office Baroque
Artist: Becky Beasley
Venue: Office Baroque, Antwerp
Exhibition Title: P.A.N.O.R.A.M.A
Date: September 5 – October 16, 2010
Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump.
Images courtesy of Office Baroque Gallery, Antwerp
Press Release:
There is an undeniable irony in dropping dead while digging a hole in the ground. Almost every biography of the 19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge concludes by mentioning this fact, albeit in a variety of ways1. Muybridge had retired and, after an early career as a bookseller and later on as a successful photographer in the United States, had returned to England, passing his time reading and gardening. Despite the fact that no photographs or conclusive evidence exists to support the Lakes myth, it is almost certain that it is true (2).
Beasley's works have often dealt with minimal, existential conditions within small, closed environments – the space of a room, a book, a box – presenting them as banal theatres of the human condition. The particular starting point for P.A.N.O.R.A.M.A. is Muybridge's former garden in Kingston, as it is maintained and adapted by its current owners. A panoramic series of twelve photographs, Beasley's first digitally produced colour works, were taken by Beasley in the garden in the winter of 2009. Inspired by Muybridge's seminal 360o panorama of San Francisco (3), her series' full titles were made by mapping the orientations of descriptions of the views (4) in the panels of Muybridge's work onto those of the Kingston garden. For Beasley, the overwhelmingly empty centre of a 360o panorama – the original camera position – is suggestive of the missing Lakes project. However, she does not reveal the spatial view of the sequence, but fragments them, revealing their individual frames, highlighting an otherwise invisible, anti-photographic aspect to
(1) Beasley's research to trace the origin of the rumour has revealed that writers have invented a variety of verbs to describe his activity ranging from planning or designing, to constructing, building or digging. The only footnoted claim leads only to a ponderous p.s. to a letter in the archives in Kingston: "I have read, somewhere, that he was drawing to scale, a replica of our Great Lakes, at the time of his passing." (Janet Leigh, 1949).
(2) The artist will be publishing the full findings of her research at a later date.
(3) Panorama expert David Harris wrote that the 1878 panorama "represents one of the supreme conceptual and technical achievements in the history of architectural photography."
(4) These descriptions come from the Haas biography (see above).
the panorama: due to being a systematic procedure, the photographer does not frame the individual photographs. The photographs are absolutely equivalent to each other. This fragmenting of a 'whole' is central to Beasley's practice.
Beasley's work has dealt elsewhere with particular forms of going from one place to another. In 2007, a photo series of small sculptural objects was titled As I Lay Dying, after Faulkner's novella. It featured minimalist objects crafted in American walnut and black glass, floating in low-key sfumato environments. Beasley's Malamud series of 2008 opened up an imaginary around a most common object, a wooden plank, bent under the weight of the body.
The pale green linoleum floor work, The Great Lakes, is a further development in Beasley's research into the garden, and of her interests in pattern, horizontality and threshold spaces. The work alludes to an illusionist portal, a kind of negative, transforming a space through which we pass into one symbolic of our passage to an other- or afterlife. With The Great Lakes Beasley has constructed a space on the hinge of inside and outside, a clean domestic environment that opens up to a heterotopian elsewhere (5).
In the last room is a series of five large, gelatin-silver prints of black, tabular objects. The linoleum floor templates were re- used here to design these metal tables. They were individually photographed from the same distance, rotated at a high angle in front of the camera to produce various views and printed onto matt photo paper at a scale of about 80%. The aerial view that dominated The Great Lakes is gradually turned into an oblique vision from elsewhere. Occasionally the decorative shapes call to mind floral motives, smoke or islands. Beasley's photographs of the lakes sculptures are at a tipping point, from which Muybridge's (photographic) project of mapping movement and landscape topples into an alternative state of animation.
Another rotation is to be found in P.A.N.O.R.A.M.A., a revolving rack, filled with postcard versions of the same twelve panoramic views of the garden. The viewer is welcome to take cards away. One could potentially make up the full 360o panorama. This work references not only a Victorian optical toy, the zootrope, but also Duchamp's bottle-rack ready-made.
Beasley's visits to the archives and to Muybridge's garden have fuelled a narrative fantasy about his late sculptural project, allowing her to pair a fiction about him – his gardening project and his death – with a meditation on photography itself. The biographical tale and the reflection on the medium unfold as parallel stories, overlapping not on a symbolic level, but through analogies between technical manipulations, such as scale and projection, wetness and photography, the figure and the ground. Each of these analogies features a movement upon one and the same complex axis of laborious manipulations.
Eadweard Muybridge was born and died in Kingston, England. Shortly before his death, he bequeathed the professional materials in his possession to the forthcoming Kingston Local History Museum archives, where they were Willed to remain in perpetuity. Beasley's period of research in the archives was commissioned by the Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston. A reconfiguration of P.A.N.O.R.A.M.A. will be on view there from
(5) Linoleum, a naturally hygenic material, was invented in Staines, England, in 1855. After a period of decline, it is currently having a renaissance due to being 100% renewable.
November to February under the title 8th May 1904, Kingston. This will be Beasley's first solo institutional exhibition.


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I have heard so many things about the law and the Martial arts. I have heard one thing that I do agree with; I heard that if a martial artist protects is family against a thug and uses his martial art "skills" and if it gets taken to court the court should have a martial artist (Hight ranked Martial Artist) be on the jury. What do you think about this?? I like that idea because the highly ranked martial artist on the jury might know what it feels like to "Neutralize a situation" and still go to jail and court for it, worse than that is if you get sent to prison for many years when all you were doing was protecting your life as well as someone elses like your family, or friend!
I would be glad to hear other perspectives on the idea of having a martial artist be on the jury!!
Later, Eric


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Shyster wrote:I started suffering panic attacks shortly after graduating from law school. I had an embarrassing experience where I got sick in a car and I started to experience high levels of anxiety when I would have to drive somewhere. I'm pretty much over it, but I still take a prescription SSRI for occasional anxiety. Does anyone think that would make be more likely to commit a gun crime?
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tifosi77 wrote:Haven't gotten totally stuck in this yet, but two thing immediately stood out.
To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes." (Emphasis added)
So now I have to submit to a background check when I purchase a shotgun?
2) SECT 117. "Information collected under section 102(c)(3) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) to assist the Attorney General in enforcing section 922(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, shall not be subject to the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note)."
I don't regularly follow how legislation is drafted, but is it normal to exempt something from HIPAA requirements like this?
mac5155 wrote:She told me today that the manager working the background checks laughed when she was told that the other manager denied my sale, and to come back and they would sell it to me. However the gun sold this morning around 9:30
Shyster wrote:Is he going to get a suppressor for it too?
Godric wrote:Shyster wrote:Is he going to get a suppressor for it too?
He could but I don't know, he has a class 3 license (i believe that's correct but could be wrong)
I don't think he will
SoupOrSam wrote:... and then a 9 month application wait on top of it.
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BWW Interviews: Christmas Cabaret with Chris Tsujiuchi
Chris Tsujiuchi's Christerical Cabaret is fast-approaching, and promises to be one of the most entertaining and festive ways to ring in the holiday season with laughs, love and funny sweaters!
In true Christerical style, Chris has been doing a serious of hilarious vlogs telling people all the various reasons to come to his show. He makes one very funny Father Christmas. And to celebrate the holidays, BWW is showcasing the tremendous amount of Cabaret talent we have in Toronto – including all the Christmas themed cabarets at Buddies in Bad Times! This December alone features Chris, Thom Allison and Cabaret-Goddess SharRon Matthews with her husband George Masswohl.
First up is Chris, who talks about what cabaret means to him, what he's done to his show to make it festive and why Dick in a Box is really a holiday song:
Congratulations on your Christmas cabaret! You've been doing awesome vlogs showcasing the reasons to come to your show – tell me, what would be the number reason for a BroadwayWorld reader to come to your show?
Because my Christmas Cabaret is the whipped cream on the peppermint mocha that is the holiday season. Yep. I just said that. I'm a gaylord.What does Cabaret mean to you?
The way I describe my version of cabaret to people is that it's the middle ground between a concert and a musical; it's pop covers, mash-ups, medleys and parodies driven by story, like a musical, but with more audience interaction. It can be topical, it can raise questions and start dialogues, it's comedy, it's music...sometimes it's even a choreographed dance or two. wait!
How do you tweak your normal cabaret style show to make it festive?My goal with the Christmas show is to capture as many aspects of the holiday season as possible - both in story and in song - without singing too many songs that everyone is sick of hearing because they've been overplayed on the radio, in malls, etc. I like singing songs like "Dick in a Box" for example. It's a Christmas song. Think about it.
Can people who don't celebrate Christmas enjoy this show as well?
A lot of people who come out to the show every year don't celebrate Christmas, and still have an awesome time. I'd like to believe that the themes I present in the show are rooted in my own experiences at Christmastime, but are still accessible to all. We all know how it feels to want to get the perfect gift for a special someone for example, or what it is to spend New Year's Eve alone...
We're seeing a lot of Christmas cabarets this year from some of the city's great talents including SharRon Matthews, Thom Allison and yourself. Will you attend any of the other shows? Is this a Christmas Cabaret takeover?
Unfortunately, I'm taking a trip to NYC in December and will not be accompanying Sharron and George at what I'm sure is going to be an AMAZING SHOW, but if my director lets me out of HAIR rehearsal, I'll definitely be at Thom's show. A takeover?? Hahaha I guess it could be!
What is your favourite classic Christmas song? Favourite comedic Christmas song?
O Holy Night, and Justin Bieber's version of the little drummer boy feat. Busta Rhymes. I don't think it's meant to be comedic, but that sh*t is hilarious.Will there be any special guests making appearances at your show?
The amazing SharRon Matthews is making a special guest appearance on December 7th, as is the fantastic Jenni Walls on December 8th. (There may be some other surprise special guests turning up...)
Both performances will feature my four back-up singers; Stacey "mistletoe" Maroske, Hilary "winter wonderland" Wilson, Colin "Claus" Asuncion and Vaughn "ho ho" Harris. Also, my FANTASTIC band: Michael Mulrooney, Matt Marcoccia, Mark Godfrey, and Jamie Bird.Finally, have you been naughty or nice this year?
It definitely depends who you're asking, but I'm gonna go with nice.
When and Where?
A Very Christerical Cabaret
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
December 7th and 8th at 8PM
Tickets can be purchased in person at the door, by phone 416-975-8555 or online at http://buddiesinbadtimes.com/tickets/


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Eric Hofmeister sworn in as Islip's deputy supervisor
In a room full of town employees, commissioners and town board members, Eric Hofmeister was sworn in as deputy supervisor Monday by Islip Supervisor Tom Croci, who announced last week he has been recalled to active duty.
Croci will leave mid-July for an overseas tour with the Navy expected to last until next spring.
The crowd of about 20 applauded as Hofmeister -- who also was appointed interim supervisor in 2006 after the resignation of Pete McGowan, who later pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from the misuse of campaign funds -- shook Croci's hand.
Hofmeister is town commissioner of environmental control and a former deputy commissioner of the town-run Long Island MacArthur Airport.
"Obviously, this is a big event in Islip, the supervisor being called back to active duty," Hofmeister said. "I'm just honored that he would consider me for this position. I'm very happy to help out the town."
After Hofmeister was sworn in, Croci, a lieutenant commander who joined the Navy in 1999 and has served two tours in Afghanistan, handed a flag flown in Afghanistan from his last deployment to now-former deputy supervisor Linda Angello, the town's director of labor relations. It was a reminder, he said, that "whenever we're called, we go."
Several of Hofmeister's fellow commissioners said they were confident his stint as deputy supervisor -- he will act in Croci's stead but won't be a voting member of the town board -- would be business as usual.
"He's a stabilizing factor. He knows what to do," planning commissioner Dave Genaway said. "I don't think anybody has got any big concerns about it."
Once Hofmeister takes over Croci's duties, the town will conduct a search for an interim commissioner of environmental control. Hofmeister said he expects to have the same strong support from the town board he had in 2006.
"There's still plenty of hard things to get done here," Hofmeister said.


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DON PESCI: Connecticut's new victims advocate
Connecticut has a new victims advocate in the person of Garvin Ambrose, formerly a prosecutor and political operative in Cook County, Ill.
Chicago, murder capital of the United States, falls in the middle of Cook County facing windswept Lake Michigan, arguably the most politically corrupt county in the United States.
There was nothing wrong with the state's previous victims advocate, Michele Cruz, whose job was put on the sale block after she had strenuously -- and, more importantly for media conscious Gov. Dannel Malloy and his Malloyalists, publicly -- opposed the state's new early prisoner release program, the brainchild of Mike Lawlor, undersecretary for the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division. Both Mr. Malloy and Mr. Lawlor were prosecutors before they began to dabble in politics.
As a prosecutor and a political operative, Mr. Ambrose can be expected to fit in well with other Malloyalists, principally Mr. Lawlor.
Mr. Lawlor has had a distinguished left of center career in law and penology.
Directly out of law school, he was appointed prosecutor for the State's Attorney Office in New Haven, serving there until his election to the state House of Representatives in 1986. He is a professor of Criminal Justice at the University of New Haven's Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences and also a visiting lecturer in law at the Yale Law School. Co-chairman of the General Assembly's Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2011, Mr. Lawlor, along with former Senate Co-chair Andrew McDonald, recently appointed by the governor to Connecticut's Supreme Court, led the state in liberalizing laws relating to gays.
More recently, the Democratic-controlled General Assembly abolished Connecticut's death penalty only a few months after two paroled prisoners living in a halfway house invaded a home in Cheshire, beat the father of the family senseless with a baseball bat, raped the mother of two daughters, one of whom was also raped by one of the prisoners, and set the house on fire, killing all inside but the father, who had escaped and testified against the two at trial. The two "three times and you're not out" professional criminals were sentenced to death. However, a short time after sentence was pronounced, the Democratic-dominated legislature and governor passed into law a bill abolishing the death penalty for all but those awaiting punishment on death row. As co-chair of the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Lawlor strongly favored abolition.
As a state legislator, Mr. Lawlor was instrumental in derailing a "three strikes and you're out" bill that would have increased punishments for repeat offenders. Mr. Lawlor strongly opposed an effort in the late 1990s to relieve overcrowding in state prisons by transferring prisoners to Virginia, preferring instead "alternative ways of combating overcrowding," according to a New York Times report, "like making it harder to put people back in prison for technical violations of their parole," arguing that "transfers should be a last resort."
The jewel in Mr. Lawlor's crown, however, is Connecticut's trouble-prone early release Risk Reduction Earned Credits program.
The chief problem with Mr. Lawlor's brainchild is that it offers a window of opportunity to violent criminals such as Frankie "The Razor" Resto, so called because Mr. Resto occasionally used a razor to shake down lower-level drug pushers. Released early, Mr. Resto, who had engaged in drug activity while in prison, where he had burned his mattress before receiving Mr. Lawlor's credits, traveled to Meriden where he shot the co-owner of an EZMart, Ibraham Ghazal, killing him with a gun he probably had not lawfully purchased. Connecticut laws, not one of which such criminals respect, prohibits murder and the unlawful purchase of hand guns by professional criminals such as Mr. Resto who, thanks to Mr. Lawlor's opposition to "three strikes and you're out" legislation," was very much in business when he murdered Mr. Ghazal. Shortly after the murder of Mr. Ghazal, yet another graduate of Mr. Lawlor's early release program murdered yet another store clerk, this time in Manchester, and only last week Vernon Lloyd, another criminal with a long rap sheet suspected by police in ongoing shooting investigations, was let loose early upon his former pregnant girlfriend in Hartford, where he held her under duress for three days.
Under a "three strikes and you're out" policy for flawed programs, Mr. Lawlor's early release program would be quickly abandoned. But Mr. Lawlor and Mr. Malloy, both former prosecutors, are determined to persevere; to be sure, media criticism has been light, though the Journal Inquirer recently ran two stories on Mr. Malloy's choice of Mr. Ambrose as Connecticut's new victims advocate. Both stories cited objections from a group called IllinoisVictims.org that "wrote to lawmakers last week, questioning Malloy's pick of Ambrose for the position. Ambrose had taken positions against measures that would boost victims' rights in their state, the letter said."
Mr. Ambrose, politically attuned and not likely to make waves, is expected to pass legislative scrutiny. He is in many ways a perfect fit for a political organization that has a Cook County flavor to it.
Don Pesci is a writer who lives in Vernon. E-mail: email@example.com.


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Post 2 - Downloads and Release / Change Information
Post 3 - Bugs, Future Additions to the GUI, FAQ
I have seen multiple sites who copy and paste my work to their site! If I do not approve of it, then do not do it! it will discourage me from adding updates since it is being used for their own benefits!
If you post my work without permission, don't expect updates!
I created an easy to use GUI program for the HTC Amaze and I decided to make one for the HTC One. I spent a good over 10+ hours to learn how to script, watch videos on how to do it, working on it during school when I should have been listening lol and all that fun stuff. I am going to fix it and up and add more updates to it. You CAN place requests and I will try to fulfill it!
- Install HTC Drivers
- Get Token ID.
- Unlock Bootloader (Must place Unlock_code.bin in the folder)
- Install Recoveries
- User Provided Recoveries
- User provided kernels
- Link to PM me if you need a phone unlocked
- Link to the One Development thread
- Boot Into Recovery/Bootloader/Phone
- Flash kernel/recovery/RUU zip
- Relock Bootloader (must be in fastboot)
- APK Batch Installer (Credits to hamsteyr)
- Donate to me (Hasoon2000) -> Donating to yours truly for putting time into this!
How To Use. THIS IS FOR THE PC ONLY. No plans ever for Mac or Linux. Sorry.
1. Download the toolkit DO NOT RENAME THE FOLDER
2. Download Winrar from here. Install it after you download it
3. Extract the folder anywhere.
4. Run the program.
- The guys at the AutoIT help forum that helped me learn how to make the script!
- Flyhalf205 for building CWM
- Devs for making us ROMS!
- The community for being awesome!
- HTC for making us the phone so we can be a community!
- To everyone else I may have forgotten!
I take no responsibility for any fault or damage caused by any procedures within this guide. No warranties of any kind are given.


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I realize this DRMShock business is occupying an awful lot of my attention lately, and is thus occupying an awful lot of my blog. The whole thing is an injustice in my view, so, I've been "fighting the power" (by complaining ineffectually) and "sticking it to The Man" (by calling The Man lots of names) in accordance with the great traditions of impotent geek uprisings.
But why am I so worked up over this? I've come to realize that there are four ingredients to the "perfect" game for me:
- I love games which are "survival horror". I enjoy games where you're intended to fear the bad guys instead of mow through them.
- I love first-person games.
- I love Roleplaying games. (In the sense that I love games where you "level-up" or become more powerful as you progress.)
- I love non-linear games, where you can move freely and re-visit previous locations, and where changes made to the world are persistent.
If we look at this like a Venn Diagram:
My affinity for certain games is related to how many of these four elements they contain. Note the sweet spot in the center, the spot which contains all four, is the perfect game for me. It's like my own personal genre. In the history of videogames, exactly three games have hit that spot: System Shock, System Shock 2, and BioShock. The latter I'll never play because of the asinine and invasive DRM.
This may help explain why my ire has risen above normal levels and attained some higher state of continual, transcendental rage.
Which means I'm likely to keep writing about it.
Also, the next person to tell me to run out and buy a $400 XBox so I can play this game gets a brick to the head. People who suggest this are missing the point by several nautical miles. Economics aside, I can't in good conscience give any money to 2kGames. Period. This is about principals. No I won't pirate the game. No I won't buy it and then download a crack. I'm going to go without, because right and wrong are more important than videogames, even once-every-seven-years treasures like BioShock.
Civilization VI
I'm a very casual fan of the series, but I gave Civilization VI a look to see what was up with this nuclear war simulator.
This is Why We Can't Have Short Criticism
Here's how this site grew from short essays to novel-length quasi-analytical retrospectives.
DM of the Rings
Both a celebration and an evisceration of tabletop roleplaying games, by twisting the Lord of the Rings films into a D&D game.
A look back at Star Trek, from the Original Series to the Abrams Reboot.
Trashing the Heap
What does it mean when a program crashes, and why does it happen?


text: Tim McGraw will release a new album, Two Lanes of Freedom, on Feb. 5. It will be his first album for Big Machine Records. McGraw will perform his new single, "One of Those Nights," on the CMA Awards on Thursday (Nov. 1). The single will be simultaneously released to radio. McGraw produced the new album with Byron Gallimore. "I feel like we really found some great songs for this record, and 'One of Those Nights' perfectly sets the tone for the project," McGraw said. "It's about reflecting on old times with a sense of nostalgia, but it's also about creating new memories and living in the moment and looking towards the future. I am doing that in my own life and career now, and I can't wait for my fans to hear the single and album. It's an unbelievably exciting time for me!"


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Penn State University's Department of Mathematics is offering a new course, titled "The Mathematics of Money," which will allow students to learn mathematical techniques in the context of life's financial decisions, such as those involving interest, annuities, investments, retirement plans, taxes, credit cards and mortgages. The course is being offered at University Park for the first time during the spring 2010 semester. It is intended for students in nontechnical majors who need credit in mathematics to meet the University's general-education requirements.
Registration for the course, Math 034, is now open for Fall 2010 via the ELION system. More information is online at http://www.science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2010-news/Roe3-2010.
"This course is important because it teaches students how to understand and use mathematical formulas to solve financial problems," said Cheryl Hile, a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics. "The goal is to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to make sound financial decisions."
John Roe, chair of the Department of Mathematics, cited a statement made by the U.S. Department of Treasury: "Today's complex financial-services market offers consumers a vast array of products and providers to meet their financial needs. This degree of choice requires that consumers be equipped with the knowledge and skills to evaluate the options and identify those that best suit their needs and circumstances." Roe said, "I am pleased that our department is doing its part to help Penn State students achieve these goals."
Some examples of the types of problems that students in the course learn to solve are:
-- A person decides that the most they can afford to pay each month for a car loan is $375. If their credit union offers a five-year car loan at a 6 percent interest rate, what is the most they can afford to pay for a car?
-- A person would like to have $500,000 in their 401(k) account in 30 years. How much money would they need to deposit into this account each month if they expect to earn 8 percent on their investments and anticipate an annual inflation rate of 3.5 percent?
-- A credit card carries an interest rate of 18.5 percent. How much interest would a person owe for the billing month if their average daily balance were $745.09?


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From 12th Man to two men, the last fans to leave the Super Bowl
The game was over, the Lombardi Trophy was won, and groundskeepers were chasing down the last few patches of green-and-blue confetti. But the last two fans at MetLife Stadium lingered by the railing, unwilling - or unable - to leave Super Bowl XLVIII just yet.
For 38 years, Tom Gish and Mike O'Donnell waited for the chance to call their Seattle Seahawks champions. The pair from Everett, Wash., were there in 1976, when the Seahawks spent their first-ever draft pick on Notre Dame defensive tackle Steve Niehaus. They were also in Detroit, in 2006, when controversial officiating overshadowed Seattle's loss to Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XL.
"We got jobbed," O'Donnell said, as stadium workers swept out rows of empty seats behind him. "That's what we felt like, at least."
"We didn't get the job done," Gish added.
Nobody could say that on Sunday, though. Seattle absolutely thrashed five-time MVP Peyton Manning and his record-breaking offense, 43-8. As the second half quickly turned into a Seahawks pre-party, Gish and O'Donnell admit they rode the wave of vindication.
"We kind of felt like, up in the Northwest," Gish said, "we're up there, no one pays attention. The prognosticators and the national media were all over Denver, all over Peyton Manning. As much as I like Manning - I wish he could have got a second (title) - (but) not at our expense."
The sky began to drizzle, but neither fan could stop grinning and swaying with restless excitement. They spoke in "we's" and "ours," indicative of Seattle's now-famous 12th Man fan collective. It was this screaming horde that caused Denver's opening snap malfunction 12 seconds into the game. Later, with 12 minutes left in the second quarter, Marshawn Lynch scored Seattle's first touchdown. To open the second half, Percy Harvin's backbreaking kick-return touchdown took, yes, exactly 12 seconds. It was almost spooky.
Now, though, the 12th Man was just two men, not yet ready to go home.
"You know what? It feels good." Gish said. "We go back to Sherman Smith, Steve Raible." He rattled off a long list of Seahawks flame-outs, names from a largely forgettable history of football. The 'Hawks have come a long way over the decades, but so had Gish and O'Donnell to get to this spot on the railing.
"We were in the last row," Gish said. "We got interviewed today, the gal comes up to us from the New York news. She said, 'I want to interview people who have the worst seats at the Super Bowl.' We were in the last row in the corner. Section 345, row 26, seat 38. The next row was over the edge. It was actually sweet up there. We got legroom, we got people partying, we got to see the choppers fly over the stadium."
The bird's-eye view actually isn't bad. It was a good vantage point to see, for example, a 69-yard interception return or an 87-yard kickoff return.
"At the end of the game, we had a group talking together, " O'Donnell said. "Who's going to be the MVP? (Eventual MVP) Malcolm Smith caught that INT, but who hit Manning? Who caught the tough passes? Who ran the kickoff back? There was no MVP. It was a total team effort."
When, finally, all but the last few stadium workers had gone somewhere else to work or play, the last two fans at MetLife headed for the transit ride back to their hotel rooms.
"As soon as we get off that subway and into Times Square," Gish said. "We're gonna light it up."


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The Q70 continues into 2019 virtually unchanged, but some package contents were updated
The 2019 INFINITI Q70 is offered in two wheelbases and three different trims: Q70 3.7, Q70 5.6 and Q70 Hybrid. A 330-horsepower, 3.7L V6 engine is offered on the Q70 3.7, while the Q70 5.6 upgrades to a 420-horsepower, 5.6L direct-injected V8. The Hybrid utilizes a 360-horsepower 3.5L V6 alongside an electric motor, each of which can power the Q70 at any given time. All models come with a 7-speed automatic transmission that allows manual shift control. All-wheel drive is available in a road-performance-oriented system that can send up to 50 percent of torque to the front wheels. All but the hybrid model are available in both 114-inch and 120-inch wheelbase lengths. The longer wheelbase's extra length is focused toward the rear seat occupants, giving them even more legroom than before.
A system called INFINITI Drive comes in all Q70 models and includes four modes (Standard, Eco, Sport and Snow) to help tailor throttle and transmission response to various road conditions. In Eco mode, the system will actually push back if the vehicle is being driven in a non-efficient manner.
The Q70 sedans get a front double-wishbone and rear multi-link suspension setup, bringing responsiveness as well as composure over rough surfaces. Thanks to a series of underbody panels and well-designed aerodynamics, the Q70 sedan has a very low coefficient of drag, which especially helps with highway fuel efficiency.
The Q70's interior offers deep front seating with a wrap-around dashboard and console. A large 8" touch-screen dominates the upper part of the dash, and while much of the car's function is handled through that screen, INFINITI has chosen a button-heavy control system in the dashboard. Naturally, leather abounds and, if the customer desires, woodgrain or aluminum can be fitted to all surfaces.
Through packages and standalone options, the interior can be appointed with several distinct themes. Soft, full-grain leather is included with the Deluxe Touring Package, which adds leather to the armrest and center console, while heated seats, rear backup sonar and ventilated front seats come with the Premium Package. The instrument-panel design includes electroluminescent gauges and a Plasmacluster air purifier and humidity control help keep the air fresh. A Performance Tire & Wheel Package with 20-inch wheels and tires is also available.
INFINITI's Q70 sedans include plenty of conveniences standard, including a rain-sensing wipers, heated mirrors, a USB port and iPod connection, Bluetooth, an Intelligent Key system and a garage-door opener. Many of the more exciting tech features are included in a Technology Package, which includes a Blind Spot Warning system that will alert the driver if there's a vehicle just beside and behind, while Blind Spot Intervention takes it a step further, selectively braking each wheel to help nudge the driver back into the lane.
The Q70 is available with a host of other tech features, including Active Noise Control, which helps keep the cabin quiet and a Forest Air system that keeps the interior air fresh. Intelligent Brake Assist with Forward Collision Warning is another system designed to help avoid accidents. The Q70 Hybrid comes with Blind Spot Warning, navigation, heated steering wheel, cooled front seats, and Lane Departure Warning as standard features, and several unique trims are available.
Infotainment content looks great on the 8-inch display. The navigation system comes with XM NavTraffic, NavWeather and Zagat restaurant ratings. The 10-speaker Bose sound system includes streaming audio capability as well as a 9.4GB Music Box hard-drive music-storage system.


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NIS goes screenshot bonkers with Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
NIS America has released 33 shots of Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention, its enhanced remake slated for Vita. Scheduled to hit Japan with the system's launch, it will release in the west during spring 2012. You can view the entire gallery over on Gematsu.
Disgaea 3 headlines
Sony bringing 19 unannounced Vita titles to TGS
Sony's announced its full lineup for Tokyo Game Show in two weeks, confirming that 19 yet to be announced games for Vita will be at the event.
Disgaea 3 coming to Vita, four new NIS games teased
Nippon Ichi has reportedly confirmed Disgaea 3's rumoured Vita release, and dropped hints at four new games.
NIS release schedule mentions Disgaea 3 for Vita
A release schedule for NIS that was posted on Yahoo! Japan has listed Disgaea 3 for a release on PlayStation Vita as a launch title. The release schedule has since been pulled from the site, but not before it was caught. The original version of the RPG launched back in February 2009 for PS3 in […]
Disgaea 3 getting Trophy patch on July 16
Disgaea 3 will get a Trophy patch on July 16 in the US.It will add over 50 Trophies but will make your previous game saves unusable.No word on a European release for the patch, yet, but with the game being out so long and forcing you to start from scratch just for Trophies, we're unsure […]
Square to publish Persona 4, Disgaea DS in Europe
According to this Siliconera story, Square Enix is to publish Persona 4, Disgaea 3, Rhapsody DS, and Disgaea DS in Europe.PS2 RPG Persona 4's scheduled to release in the spring.Bit odd on those Nippon Ichi games: that's normally Koei territory.More through there.
The first 10 minutes of Disgaea 3
After the break. It's amazing. Characters in the Japanese SRPG shout things like, "This is love! And justice!" The graphics looks the same as Afternoon of Darkness, we swear. We so want it. Watch: it's in English. Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice is out on August 26 in the US.Thanks, PS3F.
New Disgaea 3 screenshots released
Over at Watch Impress. They look pretty terrible to us, to be honest but it's all about the gameplay, right? And that's pretty darn hardcore.Click the link and see for yourselves. By Mike Bowden
Disgaea 3: interview, screens movie
IGN's just posted a ton of new stuff on Nippon Ichi PS3 SRPG Disgaea 3, including new shots, a translated interview and a trailer you can see after the break.The interview begins with this gem of a quote from lead designer Masahiro Yamamoto, so you know all's well: "I planned to make the story of […]
Disgaea 3 to get DLC
According to this Siliconera piece, Nippon Ichi's releasing a Japanese update for Disgaea 3 which includes ten super-powerful playable characters. You get them to join your group by having Mao at a certain level when you beat the game. You can see the available characters – or nine of them, at least – here. The […]
Disgaea DS dated for Japan
Here. The DS version of Nippon Ichi's strategy RPG will release on June 26, and will make it to America this summer. No news on a European release, but it'll almost certainly happen at some point, as will Disgaea 3 for PS3, we're privately assured.
Koei has "no idea" if Disgaea 3 will release in Europe
Following last night's announcement that Nippon Ichi's mega-hardcore RPG Disgaea 3 will release in the US for PS3, Koei UK – publisher of all Nippon Ichi titles in Europe – has confirmed there are no plans to bring the title out here as yet."There's currently nothing," said a spokesperson. "I don't even know if we'll […]
Disgaea 3 heading to US PS3
According to this, NIS has confirmed that RPG Disgaea 3 is heading Stateside for PS3.The turn-based, tactical game "makes a bold new step towards the next generation console with a whole new cast, story and game system."This is a Koei affair in Europe, and no announcement's been made as yet. Disgaea is a game for […]
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Red Hat Fortifies RHEL 7 With Docker Support
Jun 12, 2014 2:28 PM PT
Red Hat on Tuesday rolled out Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the latest major release of the company's flagship Linux platform, six months after the software's beta version made its debut.
Among the key new features included in the release are KVM virtualization technology, an improved installation experience, Active Directory/Identity Management integration, and Linux containers as a key application packaging and delivery technology.
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 redefines the enterprise OS because we deliver new tools and technical support to allow *enterprises* to take advantage of Linux containers," Mark Coggin, Red Hat's senior director of platform product marketing, told LinuxInsider.
"This includes distribution of Docker and all of the other features required for namespace isolation, resource management, security and process management," he added. "Having these tools made available within Red Hat Enterprise Linux and supported by Red Hat will open the door for enterprises to embrace new classes of applications, architectures and deployment models via containers."
More than 90 percent of companies in the 2013 Fortune 500 use RHEL, the company said.
'It Will Be Successful'
"The headline feature in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is the inclusion of the Docker Linux container technology," Al Gillen, program vice president for servers and system software with IDC, told LinuxInsider.
The use of container technology has some "potentially powerful positive impacts on the use of Linux as a PaaS environment, and on application -- rather than VM -- density," Gillen explained. "However, like any new technology, adopting Docker will require a change in application configuration and packaging on the part of user organizations and ISVs."
Some investment will be required, in other words, before Docker or Linux containers truly can take off, "so we won't be able to call Linux containers a success or a failure for a while to come," he added. "The reality is it will be successful, but not wildly successful, for years to come."
Other new features in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 include significant file system improvements, including XFS as the default file system, scaling to 500 TB; optimized network management, bandwidth and security; enhancements to both NFS and GFS2; and the ability to manage Linux servers with OpenLMI.
The software also has achieved multiple world record-breaking benchmark results running on HP ProLiant servers, Red Hat announced.
'A Pragmatic and Smart Move'
RHEL 7's improved support for Microsoft's Active Directory service is the other feature that caught Gillen's attention.
"This is an acknowledgment of the position that Windows holds, and will continue to hold, for the foreseeable future in corporate IT," Gillen said. "This is a pragmatic and smart move on the part of Red Hat.
"My only disappointment is that Red Hat and Microsoft continue to stare one another down without directly engaging and working together as they should on interoperability issues," he added.
'A De Facto Standard'
RHEL 7 "marks Red Hat's embrace of cloud computing in a couple of ways, along with the operating system's usual dedication to enterprise stability and predictability," Jay Lyman, a senior analyst for enterprise software with 451 Research, told LinuxInsider.
Red Hat seeks to do for enterprise applications "what we've seen with mostly Web and mobile applications thus far -- that is, make them more lightweight, portable and standardized," he explained. Application containers and RHEL 7's integration and support for Docker are both steps toward that goal.
Docker "continues to emerge as a de facto standard for packaging applications that are distributed over various infrastructures, particularly the cloud," Lyman pointed out.
Finally, RHEL 7 introduces performance and scalability improvements via tuning and instrumentation and the new XFS default file system, he added. "Also significant is deeper Windows Active Directory support in RHEL 7, which is critical for the common mixed-OS environments of large enterprises."


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Klitschko manager not planning Haye bout
Vitali Klitschko's manager Bernd Boente claims it is highly unlikely the Ukrainian will fight David Haye, because he plans to swap boxing for politics in October of this year.
Haye announced his return from retirement with a fifth-round stoppage of Dereck Chisora on Saturday, finishing a man Klitschko failed to put away earlier this year. Now Haye wants the veteran in a world title fight.
Klitschko's brother Wladimir was the man who put Haye into retirement, but it is believed Vitali is a slower, less powerful, form of his sibling. Boente insists there is no fear from his charge, but says a fight with Haye is highly unlikely because the Brit has missed the boat.
"We offered Haye the fight September but he chose to fight Chisora instead because that was easier for him," Boente said. "David probably turned Vitali down because he got more money against Chisora, who is by far the easier opponent.
"We had a contract ready for Haye, had booked an arena, but he turned us down for a second time - the first time he chose to face Nikolay Valuev instead.
"After fighting Manuel Charr [on September 8], Vitali goes on the campaign trail for parliamentary election in the Ukraine. He's the leader for the opposition, UDAR. Should he be elected on October 28 then he will probably stop boxing. For him politics is the future - he wants to fight for democracy.
"But even if he's elected, maybe he'll want to have a farewell fight. At the moment David Haye means nothing to us and Vitali is definitely not afraid of fighting him."
Boente also refused to pay any compliment to Haye for his performance against Chisora, insisting Chisora was not as prepared as he was for his bout with Vitali. Haye claimed his display will have scared the Klitschko camp, but Boente argues to the contrary.
"I was more disappointed by Chisora's poor display. He was out of shape and looked in better shape against Vitali," Boente said. "Saying his performance against Chisora was too good, that Vitali won't want to fight, was typical Haye. He has a big mouth and is like a little dog that yaps.
"We all know the calibre of fighter Vitali has fought in the past, including Lennox Lewis. I'm sure he's not impressed by that performance.
"Chisora fought a stupid fight and was completely open. Vitali would also have knocked out Chisora had he not suffered that injury in the third round. He fought Chisora with only his right arm, he could not use his left arm anymore."


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Oscar Pistorius Case: 'Blade Runner' Denies Charge He Intentionally Killed Girlfriend
Pistorius sobbed as prosecutors outlined plans to charge him.
Feb. 19, 2013 -- Olympian Oscar Pistorius today denied that he willfully killed his girlfriend, telling a South African court that he shot the woman through his bathroom door because he believed she was an intruder.
Pistorius, 26 and a double-amputee Olympian, was charged today with premeditated murder, or a Schedule 6 offense, which under South African law limits his chances for parole if convicted.
"I fail to understand how I could be charged with murder, let alone premeditated murder because I had no intention to kill my girlfriend," Pistorius said in a statement, read by his lawyer.
"I deny the accusation," he said. "Nothing can be further from the truth that I planned the murder of my girlfriend."
The court adjourned today with no decision on his bail and the hearing is scheduled to resume Wednesday.
Read Oscar Pistorius' Full Statement to the Court
PHOTOS: Paralympic Champion Charged in Killing
Pistorius, who gained worldwide fame for running on carbon-fiber blades and competing against able-bodied runners at the Olympics, is accused of shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his gated home in Pretoria, South Africa, Feb. 14.
In a statement read by his lawyer today, the runner said he and Steenkamp went to bed together before he was awoken by a noise he thought was an intruder coming from the bathroom.
Filled with a "sense of terror," he removed the 9-mm pistol he kept hidden under his bed and, without putting on his prosthetic legs, began shooting through the bathroom door, according to his statement.
"I was scared and didn't switch on the light," he said. "I got my gun and moved towards the bathroom. I screamed at the intruder because I did not have my legs on. I felt vulnerable. I fired shots through the bathroom door and told Reeva to call police.
"I walked back to the bed and realized Reeva was not in bed. It's then it dawned on me it could be her in there," he said.
That's when he realized Steenkamp was not in bed, he said in the statement. Fearing she was inside the bathroom, he says, he broke down the door using a cricket bat and carried the woman outside, where he called for help, and she soon died.
Excerpts of Prosecutor's Case Against Pistorius
Pistorius appeared in court today for the first time since his Valentine's Day arrest, as prosecutors laid out their case, insisting that the runner could not have mistaken his girlfriend for an intruder.
"[Pistorius] shot and killed an innocent woman," Gerrie Nel, the senior state prosecutor, said in court, adding that there is "no possible explanation to support" the notion that Pistorius thought Steenkamp was an intruder.
Prosecutors said, "There is no possible explanation to support his report that he thought that it was a burglar. Even [in] his own version, he readied himself, walked to the bathroom with the clear intention and plan to kill the 'burglar' and did so whilst the burglar was harmless and contained in a toilet. This in itself also constitutes premeditated murder of a 'defenseless burglar.''
Pistorius said he and Steenkamp were in his bedroom the night before Valentine's Day, when she was doing yoga exercises and he was in bed watching television. "My prosthetic legs were off," according to his statement. "We were deeply in love and I could not be happier. I know she felt the same way. She had given me a present for Valentine's Day but asked me only to open it the next day.
"After Reeva finished her yoga exercises she got into bed and we both fell asleep."
Later, police responding to neighbors' calls about shouting and gunshots at Pistorius' home in the guarded and gated complex in the South African capital discovered Steenkamp's body. A 9-mm pistol was recovered at the home.
Prosecutors said Steenkamp had arrived at the house with the expectation of spending the night with Pistorius. They said that Steenkamp was shot while in the bathroom, which is about 21 feet from the main bedroom, and that the two rooms are linked by a passage. The door to the toilet was broken down from the outside, prosecutors said, implying that the bathroom door had been locked.
Prosecutors believe it's a case of premeditated murder because, they say, Pistorius had to stop, put on his prosthetic legs, grab a gun and then walk 21 feet to a bathroom.
The premeditated murder charge means that he would likely be sentenced to life in prison if convicted, and that he is likely to be denied bail.
Just hours before Pistorius appeared in court, Steenkamp's family and friends gathered at a Port Elizabeth crematorium for a private funeral.
"We are here as a family and there's only one thing missing and that's Reeva," her uncle Mike Steenkamp told reporters.
South Africa has moved away from the jury system, in light of its brutally racist past, so Pistorius' fate will rest in the hands of a judge and two magistrates.
The prosecution had said that the defense would no doubt argue for the charge to be downgraded to a Schedule 5 offense, but that was clearly wrong, according to the prosecution.
In a Schedule 5 offense, the onus is on the prosecution to prove that it would be in the interest of justice to keep the accused behind bars and not release him on bail. A Schedule 6 offense is a more serious category, wherein the defense has to prove that it would be in the interest of justice to release the accused person on bail.
The defense had made it clear today that it would argue that Pistorius thought a burglar was inside that bathroom. The defense said prosecutors have no way to prove that he knew who was in there, and that they are prepared to submit evidence of other men who have shot wives and children, mistaking them for burglars.
News reports in local papers have said that police are investigating whether Pistorius had an anger-management problem that led to the incident. They focused on a bloody cricket bat that might have been used when Steenkamp died.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Kuroda's gritty effort not supported by Yanks
Ninth-inning rally falls short in club's third consecutive loss
CHICAGO -- Tuesday night's matchup between Hiroki Kuroda and Chris Sale lived up to its billing as a pitchers' duel, but the Yankees' offense continued to sputter and couldn't provide the team's hottest starter with enough run support.
Kuroda pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on nine hits, but his counterpart shut down the struggling Yankees lineup in a 3-2 loss to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
Alex Rodriguez, who hit third in the lineup and served as the designated hitter, returned to the Yankees on Monday amid hopes that he would provide an offensive spark, but he finished 1-for-2 with a single and a walk on Tuesday. He was also hit by a pitch.
Rodriguez was in the on-deck circle when Alfonso Soriano, batting with the tying run on first base, struck out swinging against closer Addison Reed for the final out of the game. The loss was the Yankees' third in a row and their sixth in a span of nine games.
"You always want to have an opportunity to come up with the game on the line and get a big hit for us," Rodriguez said. "I thought [Soriano] was going to get a big hit, and he looked pretty good up there."
"[The White Sox] had some hits with runners in scoring position, and that was probably the difference in the game," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "[Kuroda] gave up three runs in seven innings. I mean, usually, you'll sign up for that. … He has pitched extremely well, and he should have a lot more than 10 wins."
Kuroda said that he didn't have his best stuff, but he battled to keep the Yankees in the game.
"I wasn't really sharp out there, but I think I was able to get big outs," the right-hander said.
Kuroda dueled Sale to a 1-1 tie through five innings, with the Yankees' only run until the ninth scoring on a first-inning wild pitch.
With one out in the bottom of the sixth and runners on the corners, Kuroda was able to induce Paul Konerko to ground to third, but the Yankees couldn't turn two, allowing Alexei Ramirez to score the go-ahead run.
White Sox left fielder Alejandro De Aza plated a seventh-inning insurance run -- one that Kuroda didn't think would decide the game at the time, but one he regretted nonetheless.
"I didn't think it was a game-decider, but at the same time, that third run -- I have to admit -- was a big run," he said. "I wanted to contribute to a win, and I couldn't do that."
Another key moment came in the third inning when Robinson Cano singled to left and Brett Gardner tried to score from second. Gardner raced toward the plate standing up and De Aza made a strong throw to Josh Phegley, who tried a swipe tag as Gardner crossed the plate. Gardner thought he was safe, and both he and Girardi argued the call with home-plate umpire Alan Porter to no avail.
"Possibly [Gardner would've been called safe if he'd slid], but possibly he's blocked out," Girardi said of the play. "It looked like Phegley was doing a pretty good job of blocking the plate. Possibly he's safe, though."
"It's a tough call," Girardi added. "The one thing I don't understand is [umpire] positioning, and I've never understood it. … I think they've got to be where the tag takes place, so I think they almost have to be in line with the right-field pole and first base and up the line a little bit at third base, where the tag is going to take place, so they can see the tag."
That play proved to be important, as Sale turned in another strong performance, holding the Yankees to one run on five hits while fanning six over 7 1/3 innings. Sale has been pitching well all season but said he was extra amped up for a start against the Yankees.
"I take the same approach against everybody, but obviously when I see those guys coming to town, I don't know if I did more, but in the back of your mind, you know it's the greatest franchise in all of sports," Sale said. "You have to bring your 'A' game for sure."
Girardi said Sale did just that.
"You're not going to get a lot of opportunities off Sale," Girardi said. "I mean, he's been stingy, the way he's been pitching, so you have to take advantage. We weren't able to do it tonight."
The only RBI on the night came on a single by Gardner in the ninth to score David Adams. But it was too little, too late.
The Yankees have dropped back-to-back games to the team with the second-worst record in the American League. But Girardi says this week's disappointment isn't about the White Sox. It's about the Yankees.
"I don't care who you're playing," Girardi said. "We haven't played well, and it's more upon ourselves as opposed to the other teams."
With the loss, the Yankees lost ground in the AL East and are now 10 1/2 games behind the division-leading Red Sox. New York is six games out of the AL Wild Card race.
"With where we're at and the position that we're in," Girardi said, "we have to win every day."


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My name is Matt Fried. I'm a writer, and this is my website. I live in Chicago.
I wrote a novel called The Survivalist, which you can buy on Amazon or iBooks. I've been told it's pretty good.
I enjoy hot dogs.
Warren Eves is having one of those years: his fiancee dumped him, his job wants to fire him, and he blew-up a second date with Tracy - the girl of his dreams. As depression and anxiety take hold of the once promising rock musician, Bruce Springsteen shows up in his apartment to save his life. Warren is sure he's having a nervous breakdown. But - even so - he has nothing to lose, and begins a friendship with Bruce that leads to regrettable one-night stands, career suicide, and - most importantly - soul searching.
The Survivalist by Matt Fried is a comedy about adult disappointments and the choices we make to recover; how those choices can be terrifying, but your imaginary best friend told you to do it.
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Everyone Loves a Do-Gouda!
Here's the latest experiment from our lab: WHAT IF we could remake cities to be more bike-friendly by convincing businesses to offer up their space for bike parking? We've found a business that is open to this!
If we support Mission Cheese, they will use the money to apply for permits, install, and maintain new bicycle parking on Valencia Street! Plus they'll use any remaining Carrotmob funds to install new water-saving devices making sure that not a drop of Hetch Hetchy's finest goes to waste.
Will this work? Depends on if you like cheese: https://carrotmob.org/missioncheese
Hark, cyclists! Do you hear the call of the cheese? IT BECKONS. All those who care about urban density, climate change, public health and a strong bike culture are suddenly, at this moment, UTTERLY OVERCOME with a desire to buy vouchers to Mission Cheese. Huzzah!
And what's more, we're having an optional bike party mob! If you want to meet and hang out with other mobbers, we're going to ride our bikes to Mission Cheese at 11:05am on Sunday, Feb 10. They're creating a special Mission Cheese tote bag filled with a selection of artisan cheeses and crackers for each of us - perfect for a picnic! We'll head to Dolores Park and celebrate. RSVP on Facebook to join!


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With all the Sun in Hawai'i, hats, or pāpale, are very popular. Hats add character. They can make you look silly and goofy. Or they can make you look down right serious...like you mean serious Clint Eastwood business...
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Search Education Northwest
This is the second in a three-part series on Ontario School District's "language in the air" approach to creating opportunities for students learning English to practice language throughout the school day. Check out Part 1 and Part 3 to learn more about this project. From the beginning, our
With raising Oregon high school graduation rate a top priority, we asked Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Salam Noor a few questions on the direction that the state is taking to make progress in this area.
What strategies promote teacher collaboration across a school and provide English learners more opportunities for academic success?
Researcher Art Burke writes about a successful collaboration that eased the way for a district to translate research into practice and improve teaching for English learners.
"In my classrooms, I have tried multiple approaches, and through much experimentation, I'm convinced that what really matters is giving my students get as many opportunities as possible to practice subject-specific academic language through focused conversations with their peers."
Do English learner students miss more class time due to discipline than their non-English learner peers? Art Burke examines this and other questions in his newly published REL Northwest study.
My sister is about to become the first college graduate in our family, and we were chatting recently about the things that our future holds as well as our childhood. We were looking through some old baby pictures—cringe-worthy ones, may I add—and we started talking a lot about our upbringing. Both
Looking at the assets (rather than the deficits) of English learners is a way of reframing the conversation.
Welcome to the Oregon Leadership Network's monthly blog series. Topics relate to building the capacity of education leaders to sustain research-based equitable practices across Oregon's P-20 education system. Learn more about the Oregon Leadership Network. While some people still view speaking
English learners benefit when they have opportunities for language practice throughout the day. What does it take for schools to make this happen?