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As the battle of e-book readers heats up, Amazon is trying to beat the competition by continually adding new features to its Kindle product. But some privacy experts say that one Kindle gizmo tucked into a new software upgrade goes too far.
Readers of old-fashioned dead-tree books often like to underline or highlight passages they find particularly meaningful, or scribble notes for later reference. All e-book readers offer an electronic equivalent of such note-taking. But Kindle users who highlight passages will now have a record of those highlights sent back to Amazon servers, where they will be compiled and sorted to help produce a new feature called "Popular Highlights."
The results are undeniably intriguing. Anyone can view the most popular passages of all time (currently a section from Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers") or the most highlighted books (Dan Brown's "Lost Symbol" is first; "The Holy Bible" is second). Meanwhile, Kindle owners who buy e-books can use a nifty option that lets them see which sections were selected by other Kindle readers.
Amazon does not reveal preferences of individual users. Only passages highlighted by three or more users are included.Still, Larry Ponemon, who runs privacy consulting firm The Ponemon Institute, said some users will bristle at the notion that Amazon can track which passages they highlight while reading. The feature "definitely steps over the line," he said.
"From a privacy point of view there's a creepiness factor," he said. "Reading is one of those things that is very personal, something you do in your own space. How you read and what you emphasize is really important to people." He compared the service to a Web site that tracks users' surfing habits with even more precision than is available today.
"It's as if they aren't just tracking what I'm watching but what I'm focusing on when looking at the screen," he said.
Ponemon, himself an avid Kindle user, said it "would definitely change my behavior," and he will consider not using the highlight feature.
It's possible Kindle users are unaware that they are contributing to the "popular highlights " feature, which launched quietly to some users who downloaded the latest version of Kindle software beginning last month. Popular Highlights is turned on by default.
Users are told of the new feature through "forum posts, help pages, and when we release new software to the device," said Amazon spokesman Andrew Herdener. The new Kindle software will be deployed widely "in the coming weeks," he said.
Herdener denied that the new service raises any privacy issues with consumers, comparing it to the popular "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought..." feature on Amazon.com.
"In both cases the data is aggregated to show the popularity of a given item or in this case passage," he said. "The response from customers has been very positive. They are finding popular highlights to be fun, interesting, and helpful."
Users can opt out of participating, but only if they disable a feature that automatically backs up notes and highlights. Herdener would not comment on how many users had turned off the notes and highlights backup feature.
On a Web site named Kindleboard.com, devoted to Kindle fanatics, some users complained that they were being forced to pick between participating in popular highlights or losing their notes due to a system crash or lost device.
But other Kindle users say they like the new feature and trust Amazon to protect the anonymity of the information.
Paul Stephens, director of policy and advocacy at the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, said he thought the new Amazon feature was "concerning."
"There are a lot of sensitive things people might read on a Kindle book," he said. America has a long tradition of carefully guarding the privacy of reading -- special laws govern the release of library records, for example, he said.
"Librarians have been on the forefront of protecting people's privacy," he said. "This is an interesting paradigm change here, if electronic delivery of books becomes the norm. What is going to happen to this strongly held belief that what you read is entirely a private matter?"
Even though the data is presented anonymously, a database of reading highlights could be a treasure trove for law enforcement. Officials would be able to determine the authors of the notes or the users who highlighted a passage by obtaining a court order. The records would also be available to lawyers engaged in civil proceedings, such as divorce cases, Stephens said. For example, the fact that a spouse had highlighted sexual passages in books could become an issue in a contested divorce, he said.
Even before the advent of Popular Highlights, such legal searches were possible because of the way Amazon backs up notes and highlights.
Despite the privacy concerns, Stephens said he thinks the technology is "terrific," and he would have no problem with it if users had to actively opt-in to participate, rather than be automatically included. But he said he is worried that despites Amazon's efforts to preserve the anonymity of the information, clever statisticians might be able to combine the Amazon information with other data to determine users' identities – a trick that has been employed successfully before with other anonymous data.
Ponemon, who polls Internet users every year in order to rate the privacy reputations of major corporations, said Amazon consistently ranks near the top. So he said he is surprised the firm would risk that trust with the new feature.
"I feel like they missed the boat," he said. "Going from recommended books to this is different. This is something very personal … having an organization like Amazon start looking at reading habits not only at the book level but also at micro levels is actually a pretty serious issue."
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6/16/2010 - Cody Anderson, the 6-foot, 4-inch pitcher who led Quincy High School's baseball team to a section championship last year, was drafted in the 17th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Anderson was the 521st pick out of the 1,525 players selected in last week's draft, which went 50 rounds over three days June 7-9.
With 94-mph fast balls, Anderson was discovered by scouts while playing as a freshman at Feather River College this past season.
After filling out paperwork, releasing his medical records and being showcased in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Anderson was aware he could be drafted, but was picked sooner than he expected.
When his name was announced on television, Anderson was outside fixing his mom's horse bridge that crosses a creek on his parents' property.
"My phone started blowing up," said Anderson, referring to all the calls coming into his cell phone as soon as he was picked. "I was pretty amazed. After playing at Quincy High last year, it was a big step for one year."
A talented multi-sport athlete, Anderson originally wanted to be a center fielder until his pitching skills were discovered around two or three years ago.
A representative from Tampa Bay visited Anderson at his home last Saturday, June 12, to negotiate a signing bonus.
The day before the meeting, Anderson speculated that he might be offered from $50,000 to $100,000.
This signing bonus is a one-time payment which commits players to an organization. After signing, players are paid a nominal monthly wage while playing rookie ball.
During Saturday's meeting, Anderson indicated he wanted to pitch for Feather River College one more season, so no dollar amount was discussed and nothing was signed.
Rather than entering the minor leagues at a young age with little experience, Anderson reasoned he will probably go higher in next year's draft after he proves himself more.
Plus, Anderson would rather play for his local community rather than on the other side of his country.
"I love Quincy," said Anderson. "This is my hometown. These are my roots."
The Tampa Bay Rays will offer Anderson a dollar amount between now and the Aug. 15 deadline, but given Anderson's relative inexperience, it probably won't be enough to lure him away.
In the meantime, Anderson is gaining experience this summer by playing for the Marysville Gold Sox, a team made up of collegiate baseball players.
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Jim is clearly just pulling our legs.
But in case this dream actually will come true then I think the real breakthrough will not be the cameras themselves but the workflow RED will design for them. But... how?
Jim is clearly just pulling our legs.
But in case this dream actually will come true then I think the real breakthrough will not be the cameras themselves but the workflow RED will design for them. But... how?
The workflow is coming together already.
offline edit: Avid has demoed editing in 3D.
online edit: Quantel, Scratch and Speedgrade can online in 3D today.
3D cg & vfx: Maya supports 3D today
2D compositing: Nuke supports 3D today.
Personally I got by with Cinema 4D and After Effects last year for Hannah Montana but it was a tad cumbersome. Onlining in Quantel was fun though...
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Yeah, 4K is a lie too. And 28k is an insult! Hehe.
No, it's just the next logical step and I'm glad they thought about it. Now would be the time to explore what the Red workflow could do for 3D.
Just as Arri has never developed film stock, I do not think it is RED´s duty to get the workflow sorted. And, As ChipG has said, people like Geoff Boyle have already shot 3D feature films on RED One. At NAB there were several vendors showing off their solutions for 3D and RED.
RED should concentrate on making awesome cameras, and let post production suppliers fine tune the work flow options.
All you need to do to edit 3D stereo is to make 16bit TIF files with REDCINE then use a graphics program in batch mode to combine the right and left frames into "Over-Under" or "Side by Side" so that you have one frame image for each set of frames, you can split them later if you need to for projection.
My CAD programs support many stereo 3D formats, if you have a viewing hood for your monitor the over-under format works well for wide screen images, you can view them in full color and motion, a hood with Achromatic lenses and front surface mirrors is better than shutter glasses since there is no ghost image.
If you make side by side for crossed eyes viewing you do not need any viewing device to see 3D and you can edit on any system that supports odd ratio images, like mine... or you can letter box the frames to a ratio your editor supports and extract the images from the letter box later if needed.
The progress of 3D seems to be a lie I mean. Definitely didn't think it was so far in the making, at least not used in more than a handful of places. At least this technology hasn't got the publicity it deserves.
In 2009 at least 4 major features are coming out in 3D.
I just spent 16 months working on one of them.
Lies?...tell Jim Cameron and Vince Pace that comment.
Be careful with posting comments without doing your homework.
It will only help to discredit your future postings.
The technology is already available. The one thing that the new 3D design that RED has rendered cannot do is Close-ups.
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I listen to this the stock market hey it's nearing all highs but if you're still skeptical skeptical -- it's about getting back into equities.
There's another place to invest its wine.
Joining me now with the ins and the outs Peter shake -- Founder of this next limited a wind broker they specialize in introducing private individuals to the benefits of investing in wind.
Are -- so Peter I'm I'm happy to drink a bottle of wine but why would I invest in a bottle line.
But there are two separate things sanitary and I think that the first rule it's.
It be good gonna look at the top 25 financiers in the whole world hands.
People invest -- for two reasons I guess the first is because this the most -- cut Tennessee level.
That the Americans buying fine -- the Russians do the Chinese team the Brazilians didn't say.
You can imagine it just getting out of any any currency in just being one flag currency this -- the first thing.
The second thing is that we're seeing a lot of people coming out of bonds now and they're looking for alternative assets they're not sure about economy and they wanna get involved in something light -- Is if it like any other kind of mutual fund.
Yeah absolutely absolutely you've just gotta be careful about son of this may he be trading with me you've just gotta be going through winds that's.
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Well you know.
Except brings up a question we have it.
Graphic here of I guess you say that live that's the live -- fine wine 100 index.
And it encountered some problem yeah it's come down quite considerably.
In the last eighteen months and I just wonder why.
So this wind trade similarly to the S&P -- a trade against did what's the typical trend.
You could look at it over along that Peter to have first time you do you don't have spot trade -- the market like he would do stocks and says.
You're looking at a between three and -- -- hold as sort of based minimum.
-- about it at 3000 dollar entry level if you're gonna buy one specific case.
But -- is a great thing great article here last year when do you think we just celebrated the queen's sixtieth anniversary.
And -- looking for the best investments over the course arraigned since signing fifty to eighty.
And why and -- go they'd -- Toyota being the S&P 500 to be -- I don't know I think that to generally speaking exactly as a lot of people now just saying that has so little bit away from traditional investments in getting involved in line.
Now appearing understand that if you're serious you that -- is an even in your house.
Guide you you don't even hold -- at home with today and it's in this special warehouse somewhere why is that.
You're not likely to behalf houses I know that because they're just like a nice glass of -- I guess that.
But yet it's it's coded in bonded warehouses son and stay invested -- -- that way and it's.
You know the taxes and up to one side when you get a cell that's when you you pay out.
Telling about the fee is it's always important -- about the fees with any investment.
-- -- city -- -- -- is if he's really I guess.
The one is that they just incorporated may need in the case of wine.
-- -- is fond obviously they -- of the fund on the on the document is -- is out there for everything seemed to listen to the regulations.
-- hoping we'll put a percentage -- -- I like to think you have done is being.
They've been -- he's been set out to be stockbrokers of the wine investment trade and and we just clearly say -- -- that's the way we get.
Alright Peter were at a time I have more questions you must come back it's a fascinating topic and that.
Would love to hear more about it thanks so much for your time tonight appreciate it.
Bode thanks Simeon Jerry's that unite here but certainly enjoy it doesn't get -- (%expletive) -- -- -- -- there.
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Dinner Marco Rubio.
-- Florida senator rubio big day here historic for our country in your opinion what does this mean for the American people.
I think it's telling that the -- got a victory for the Obama administration means in middle class tax increase and that's exactly what this is let's be clear the Supreme Court only rules.
On the constitutionality.
Of things they don't rule on whether it's a good idea or.
The idea and I think laughed all the noise is done I hope people back home fully understand what this means and here's what this means.
It is now unlawful for you not to buy health insurance and if you don't buy it you have an IRS problem.
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You don't have to buy health insurance but if you don't you're out of compliance and you have an IRS problem and somehow the Obama administration thinks that's a victory.
That's everything you need to know about that administration.
Let's talk a little bit about your power as a lawmaker now I knew you -- in office when the health care vote went through the right now is there anything that the senate can do.
That is change that that outcome of that tax.
Listen I think that no matter where you stand on this health insurance issue and we do have a health insurance problem in America.
I hope that we can reach some sort of common sense reasonable consensus Republicans and Democrats that say look we have a health insurance problem we have to do something about it.
But but.
Getting the IRS the chase after millions of Americans.
For not buying health insurance was never the way we hope this thing would go because that's what we're left with now that's what this means.
And I hope the people back home understand that that -- you don't buy health insurance you are.
You have an IRS problem you -- and and who wants that.
So I hope that even the Democrats here in the senate will realize.
That this is never what I hope this is not what they intended I will repeal this thing and let's start from scratch replacing it with some common sense approaches.
That somehow doesn't put all of these American millions of Americans.
At odds and out war with the IRS.
Let's talk a little bit big picture here what do you think this means for the Republican Party.
-- had -- that election in November.
Well look this is such an important -- every day Americans that I hate to politicize -- but I think in many respects we're back where we were when I ran for office in 2010.
One of the 1 of the central issues of the campaign was this real anger at the overreach of the Obama administration on this health care law and it is now becomes the central issue again.
In light of this thing that happened today which was important is that a new report came out that last month economic growth and America was pathetic it was anemic.
And you think this is gonna make it easier do you think the news that millions of Americans are now going to be chased by the IRS to prove that you have health insurance do we think that's gonna help.
Economic growth -- heard it so I think this goes right back to the argument about the economy.
As this one more have piece of evidence that the Obama administration is hurting economic growth in America.
Senator -- has had your comments today to continue to work through the news and headlines look for to have -- back to talk more about this issue.
And others of course -- to -- thank you very much we'll be right back from.
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John wrote:F**** I hate these Dutch sets that nobody takes care of.. Not even a picture, Condition/Consistency both on 5? For a player who has captained (due to his good performances) every team he has played for and played an average 30 games a year he should have at least 6 in both values. In general the whole set is totally wrong, he is by no means a bad player as this set suggests
Mateo wrote:If you could tell us about this segments, because the first set is really bad.
1. Is he a DMF or a CMF?
2. Is he really that slow?
3. 75 agility for a 179 cm player is low, don't you think that also?
4. In the video, he scored a beatiful long range goal, IMO he struck it with nice power, it could be 83.
5. Aggression is quite low for a player who has free roaming.
Mateo wrote:Coolactive, I don't really think Fides is the original 1st poster.
Seeing as the first post is just horrible, and John provided a good set (with explanation), I don't see a reason why you couldn't update it
Fides wrote:You can update him. Though I think you are a bit generous on his technical capabilities. He was regarded as a fighter and a good team player but lacking on the technical side for Dutch standards.
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Wow what a fabulous time I had at Women On Their Way on Friday! Jo Cameron (past contestant from The Apprentice) and her business partner Lisa Ibbotson created an amazing line up of speakers for a room full of eager to learn ladies. I don' think I've shared a room with so many millionaires – who were ladies! Listening to their strategies for success was such an opportunity. Being in a room full of women celebrating and learning from women was an unusual but great experience – the warmth and camaraderie was intoxicating, the wish for the greater good – completely different from the usual mixed sex conference I've been to.
Listening to Gill Fielding talking about strategies for success being like following a proven recipe I felt the buzz of ambition resonating through my being. She discussed ways we could overcome the pension crisis we are heading towards… empowering knowledge. Her statistics showed that in the 2008 list of the richest 1,000 people in the UK only 98 were women (and two of those are in couples) – however women are the fastest growing wealth group. By 2020 it is predicted that the majority of millionaires will be women.
Emma Wimhurst who built an incredible business supplying own brand colour cosmetics to the major UK high street chains and sold it for a well deserved fortune.
Deirdre Bounds a lady who created a hugely successful company from scratch – without commercial experience but a passion that drove her to help others to duplicate her English teaching back pack days.
The message I heard over and over was – find something you love doing (then it's not like work), decide your value and vision for your company – keeps you in alignment when you need to make decisions. Write a business plan (amazing how so many people choose not to do this) which will keep you on track when some days become foggy – you can get back on track. Know your customers – know their 'wants' not necessarily their 'needs' after all, us ladies my need a coat because it's cold but if a pair of shoes (of which we may have hundreds) catches our eye – we'll go for that, because we want it. De-clutter you workspace and home – it clears your mind and allows new ideas and business to flow in (Marie-Claire Carlyle presentation was fascinating). Know your finance – monitor regularly. Learn from your mistakes and dare to be different (your USP). Trust your intuition and don't share all your ideas and thoughts with everyone – they will often talk you out of them – but do talk to your team and communicate with your customers. Remember, life is supposed to be 'fun'! Enjoy it!
As I left I spoke to Jo and to thank her for an extraordinary day. I said it was life changing which sounded a bit cliché but on reflection of course its only life changing if I take action based on what I've learned. So here we go!
If you were setting up a business what would you like to be doing? What do you feel passionate about? Who could help you to get started? What would be important to you? Clutter/hoarder? When will you begin to de-clutter? How much fun is your life? What could you do differently to make it more fun?


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Apple recently launched their new iPad, with a departure from their previous naming convention which many thought would be called the iPad 3 or as the Apple rumour mill would have it iPad HD due in part to one of the new iPads features.
The new iPad feature updates are; the Retina display (capable of displaying HD 1080p), it is actually higher resolution then a HD display at 2048px x 1536px. The processor is now a dual-core A5X, with quad-core graphics, which enables faster tasks, but most importantly faster graphics for gaming. The new iPad also has a front and a new 5 megapixel rear camera, the front being for FaceTime the rear for photography and HD 1080P video. The the final update is the collective networking capabilities, it now has Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi b, g, and n, 4G [LTE (700, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)]…. all of which is supposed to actually give the same battery life.
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Whether your child is just starting kindergarten, entering the final year of high school , or is somewhere in between, there are many good reasons and opportunities for you to volunteer at school. It's a great way to show your child that you take an interest in his or her education, and it sends a positive message that you consider school a worthwhile cause.
Many schools now have to raise their own funds for activities and supplies that would once have been considered basic necessities, and parent volunteers are essential in helping to organize and chaperone these fundraising events, as well as to participate in other school activities.
Parent volunteers offer a huge resource and support base for the school community while showing their kids the importance of participating in the larger community .
The school isn't the only one to reap the benefits of your involvement. By offering some of your time to the school, and by interacting with teachers, administrators, and other parents on a regular basis, you can gain a first-hand understanding of your child's daily activities and some insight into the trends and fads of school life that will help you communicate with your child as he or she grows and changes (all without intruding on your child's privacy or personal space).
Even if you haven't been involved in the past, it's never too late to start; in fact, it may be more important than ever to get involved when your child reaches secondary school. However, some parents may experience "volunteer burnout" by the time their children enter high school or may decide that the schools don't need them as much when the child leaves the primary grades. But many parents who volunteered a lot of time during their children's elementary years may have returned to full-time careers by the time their children reach their teens , so there's often a shortage in the secondary schools.
One of the best starting points for getting involved is a parent-teacher conference or open house - these are usually scheduled early in each school year, and they provide a great opportunity to approach your child's teacher or principal about volunteer involvement. If you have something to offer, or if you just want to help out in whatever way you can, discuss the possibilities with your child's teacher. The teacher may arrange something with you personally or direct you to a department head or administrator who can answer your questions and make suggestions. It's also a good idea to join the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) or parents' advisory council.
Here are just some of the things your child's teacher and/or the PTA can help you to do as a school volunteer:
Remember that not everyone is suited for the same type of involvement - you may have to "try on" a number of different activities before you find something that feels right. If you're at a loss for how you can help, just ask your child's teacher, who will likely be glad to help you think of something!
When you offer to help out, find out how much of a time commitment you'll be expected to contribute, and if you'll be expected to help out on an ongoing basis. Are you going to repair the costumes for the spring musical, or will you be expected to keep the drama department's supplies in good condition year-round? Are you chaperoning the track meet or coaching the whole season?
Be sure to ask if there are any financial costs associated with your volunteer activities. If you're chaperoning a field trip, for example, find out if you'll be required to pay for transportation and admissions costs. Find out if you'll need to transport students in your own vehicle or if a school bus will be provided. If you're organizing or helping out with an activity that will take place off the school grounds, be sure to find out if there are any specific school regulations you need to keep in mind or any liability issues you should consider.
Here are a few tips to keep in mind once you've signed up for the volunteer opportunities of your choice:
When volunteering at your child's school, remember that the work you do not only benefits your child, but will enrich the classroom, the whole school, and the entire community by providing students with positive interaction, support, and encouragement. And don't underestimate the students - you may feel that what you have to offer might not interest them or might be above their heads, but you'll probably be pleasantly surprised. You'll be helping to build skills, confidence, and self-esteem that will last beyond their school days.
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