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Alan Sokal
Alan Sokal | |
Born | January 24, 1955 Boston, Massachusetts |
Residence | United States, Nicaragua, Great Britain |
Citizenship | American |
Fields | Physics, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science |
Institutions | New York University National Autonomous University of Nicaragua University College London |
Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) Princeton University (doctorate) |
Doctoral advisor | Arthur Wightman |
Known for | Sokal Affair |
Alan David Sokal (/ˈsoʊkəl/;[1] born 1955) is a professor of mathematics at University College London and professor of physics at New York University. He works in statistical mechanics and combinatorics. He is best known to the wider public for his criticism of postmodernism, after the Sokal affair in 1996 when his deliberately nonsensical paper was published by Duke University's Social Text.
Academic career[edit]
Sokal received his B.A. from Harvard College in 1976 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1981. He was advised by Arthur Wightman. In the summers of 1986-1988, Sokal taught mathematics at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, when the Sandinistas were heading the elected government.
Research interests[edit]
Sokal's research lies in mathematical physics and combinatorics. In particular, he studies the interplay between these fields based on questions arising in statistical mechanics and quantum field theory. This includes work on the chromatic polynomial and the Tutte polynomial, which appear both in algebraic graph theory and in the study of phase transitions in statistical mechanics. His interests include computational physics and algorithms, such as Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms for problems in statistical physics. He also co-authored a book on quantum triviality.[2]
Sokal affair[edit]
Sokal is best known to the general public for the Sokal Affair of 1996. Curious to see whether the then-non-peer-reviewed postmodern cultural studies journal Social Text (published by Duke University Press) would publish a submission which "flattered the editors' ideological preconceptions," Sokal submitted a grand-sounding but completely nonsensical paper entitled "Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity."[3][4]
The journal did in fact publish it, and soon thereafter Sokal then revealed that the article was a hoax in the journal Lingua Franca,[5] arguing that the left and social science would be better served by intellectual underpinnings based on reason. He replied to leftist and postmodernist criticism of the deception by saying that his motivation had been to "defend the Left from a trendy segment of itself."
The affair, together with Paul R. Gross and Norman Levitt's book Higher Superstition, can be considered to be a part of the so-called Science wars.
Sokal followed up by co-authoring the book Impostures Intellectuelles with Jean Bricmont in 1997 (published in English, a year later, as Fashionable Nonsense). The book accuses other academics of using scientific and mathematical terms incorrectly and criticizes proponents of the strong program for denying the value of truth. The book had mixed reviews, with some lauding the effort,[6] some more reserved,[7][8] and others pointing out alleged inconsistencies and criticizing the authors for ignorance of the fields under attack and taking passages out of context.[9]
In 2008, Sokal revisited the Sokal affair and its implications in Beyond the Hoax.
- But why did I do it? I confess that I'm an unabashed Old Leftist who never quite understood how deconstruction was supposed to help the working class. And I'm a stodgy old scientist who believes, naively, that there exists an external world, that there exist objective truths about that world, and that my job is to discover some of them.[10]
- Anyone who believes that the laws of physics are mere social conventions is invited to try transgressing those conventions from the windows of my apartment. (I live on the twenty-first floor.)[11]
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijqy2A2wJJA
- ^ R. Fernandez, J. Froehlich, A. D. Sokal, "Random Walks, Critical Phenomena, and Triviality in Quantum Field Theory". Springer (April 1992) ISBN 0-387-54358-9
- ^ Sokal A. (1996). "Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity". Social Text. 46/47 (46/47): 217–252. doi:10.2307/466856. JSTOR 466856.
- ^ Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity
- ^ Sokal A. (1996). "A Physicist Experiments with Cultural Studies". Lingua Franca: 62–64.
- ^ Richard Dawkins (July 1998). "Postmodernism disrobed". Nature 394 (6689): 141–143. doi:10.1038/28089 url = http://www.physics.nyu.edu/sokal/dawkins.html.
- ^ Stephen Hilgartner (Autumn 1997). "The Sokal Affair in Context". Science, Technology & Human Values 22 (4): 506–522. doi:10.1177/016224399702200404.
- ^ William M. Epstein (1990). "Confirmational response bias among social work journals". Science, Technology & Human Values 15 (1): 9–38. doi:10.1177/016224399001500102.
- ^ Gabriel Stolzenberg, "Debunk: Expose as a Sham or False"
- ^ Transgressing the Boundaries: an afterword. 1996. https://www.physics.wisc.edu/undergrads/...f07/.../sokal-2.pdf
- ^ A Physicist Experiments With Cultural Studies. Lingua Franca. May/June 1996. http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/lingua_franca_v4/lingua_franca_v4.html
External links[edit]
- Alan Sokal at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- University College London
- "Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity"
- Pseudoscience and Postmodernism: Antagonists or Fellow-Travelers? in: Archaeological Fantasies: How Pseudoarchaeology Misrepresents the Past and Misleads the Public, ed. Fagan (2004).
- Alan Sokal's collection of articles related to the Social Text Affair
- An interview with Alan Sokal on The Marketplace of Ideas


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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
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Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
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I do not think Mandarin is that difficult compared to certain latin languages. Im not saying it is easy, but I definitely dont think it is as difficult as it is made out to be. The absence of complex grammar helps a lot! Plus, the Chinese language simply makes a lot of sense (the way words build on each other enables you to understand a word even if you've never seen it before once you have a base vocab that acts as building blocks).
I would not spend time learning how to write characters as this is pointless in our computer age. Character recognition combined with pinyin is all you need to type in Chinese these days.
Yes, tones can be difficult especially if you are studying it abroad (as in outside of China). I never paid much attention to memorizing the tones, rather I simply try to imitate what people around me say (if i I try to think what tone the word has I just get confused and my speech gets choppy)...this of course requires you to be in China or surrounded by Chinese people.
"The absence of complex grammar" is actually the tough part of learning a communicative, if not decent, Chinese.
Many non-native speakers hardly realize that they've been enjoying a mercy of Chinese language's contextual beauty and banking on Chinese people's hospitality. For any foreigners who make any efforts to utter any Chinese, especially those white westerners (not a racist here, just stating a well-accept myth popular in Chinese Society), Chinese are happy to respond.
Dialogue Chinese is not that difficult. It's anything going beyond that level of which fluency required by diplomats, for example, is very difficult.


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The tables started turning at the latest session of the Kerviel appeal trial. While before, the head judge had a field day nailing Kerviel for his fraudulent behavior - which he freely admitted - today Société Générale looked a bit foolish.
The French bank's witness, Claire Dumas, was repeatedly asked why the risk control officers believed what Kerviel described as "incredible explanations" for some of his activities. Her basic answer: "Because Mr. Kerviel was always so nice."
She did not described Kerviel as a rogue trader, like she had in the past, but as Mr. Nice Guy, who was always "cooperative and polite" (apparently, this was not the norm for most star traders at the bank), who "always volunteered to give explanations" (however unbelievable) and even gave flowers to a young woman who was taking over some back office operations while her superior went on vacation. "That's how he got to know that there would be no real control over the summer," she concluded.
Lack of control at the bank was the buzz word for most of the session. Judge Mireille Filippini summed up the situation by saying that "Société Générale had ambitious goals for its trading activities, but did not hire enough back office people to control operations. The French regulators did mention this imbalance", she pointed out.
In fact, Kerviel should have been caught much earlier if strict controls had been in place. Here are some examples:
At some point in his (short) career at Société Générale, Kerviel was dealing with warrants. Lots of warrants. And made fraudulent trades. When the risk control officers noticed there was something fishy, they asked him what was going on. "No problem," Kerviel said, producing a neatly crafted chart, with products meeting all the required characteristics. Everything was in Finnish, though. And everything was fake. "He fooled us that way, explained Claire Dumas, his documents were so nice." Kerviel has a good laugh, "You said before that I was no genius, while these experts were highly qualified professionals, with much more experience than I had", he smiled. "Yes, funny you could fool them," added his lawyer.
In another instance, Kerviel had to face margin calls for €2 billon on unauthorized futures positions. The overdraft stayed in the computer system for three days and nobody noticed. "His boss just checked the desk activities at random, explained the bank's witness - and not everyday." The judge was not happy. "We will ask Mr. Kerviel's boss why he had forgotten his glasses," she snapped.
Another time, Kerviel was caught giving a fake counterpart name for a fictitious hedge. "No problem": when asked to correct his mistake, Mr. Nice Guy produced a fabricated e-mail from Deutsche Bank, pretending the German bank was the counterpart. And the back office employees accepted it.... It was the only time during the session when the judge mellowed: "There are too many counterparts to check them all," she suggested.
Finally, when a Société Générale witness started answering another question by saying: "Mr. Kerviel's position was visible but not seen and this is normal in the back office," it was clearly time to call it a day.
The no-nonsense judge wrapped up the session with a demand that Kerviel's lawyers back up the plot theory they had put forward the day before with "hard evidence and sworn witnesses, … And I want this now," she yelled. She was promised to be given documents by Friday morning, so she can study them over the weekend. Witnesses should follow by mid-June.


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marital deduction
If a married couple has a community property estate of $500,000, each has a net estate value of $250,000. Assuming both spouses have wills that leave their estates to each other, when one spouse dies, the other will inherit the decedent's $250,000 estate. That inheritance is free of estate tax, because the marital deduction eliminates estate tax on anything from one spouse to the other.
Definition from Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary
A deduction allowed by the federal estate tax laws for all property passed to a surviving spouse who is a U.S. citizen. This deduction (which really functions as an exemption) allows anyone, even a billionaire, to pass his or her entire estate to a surviving spouse without any estate tax at all.Under current federal law, this deduction is not available to same-sex couples even if they were validly married in a state that allows same-sex marriage.
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MIAMI (WSVN) -- There was a strange sight on the rocks right off the South Florida coast that left many to wonder how it got there.
It's one of the most beautiful sites in South Florida, Government Cut, South Pointe Park, the beach and the ocean. But the sight was briefly filled up by a bathtub.
Skyforce HD caught a glimpse of the tub on top of gigantic rocks that line the end of Government Cut.
The tub was there for roughly a day and a half, until Wednesday morning. "A police boat was just rolling by and a porcelain tub was beside it," said Rich Myers. "It was kind of random."
A production crew, like many Miami Beach beachgoers saw the police boat haul the tub away at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Florida Fish and Wildlife were first made aware of the tub Monday and declared it a hazard to boating traffic. "Whether artsy or not," said Jorge Pino of Florida Fish & Wildlife, "The fact remains that it is against the law and it's considered littering. And you shouldn't be putting foreign objects in an area where it could potentially become a navigational hazard."
"It was weird, it was really weird," said a Victoria Masters. Weird and strangely enough, not uncommon. On New Year's Day, 2011, a baby grand piano was discovered on a sand bar in Biscayne Bay. It gained national fame and mystique.
The tub is eerily reminiscent. "Cool," said a beachgoer. "I think it's kind of interesting. It can correlate with that piano-thing a couple of years ago. It's something different."
That bathtub was placed on a dock by the bay. It was picked up by Marine Patrol and dropped off there. The sanitation department then removed it from.
Just exactly who placed it on the rocks and how they did it remains unknown. However, police have speculated that it may be a publicity stunt by an artist as Art Basel Miami Beach approaches, next week.
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It's Alberta's biggest environmental battle — to reduce the rising greenhouse gases in the oilsands — and former oil executive Eric Newell is running a global search for some silver bullets. Newell also knows it's a race against time.
A house on Ada Boulevard was destroyed by fire Saturday morning. Firefighters were called around 4 a.m. to 6226 Ada Boulevard in the Highlands neighbourhood after a person renting the house reported smelling smoke, fire chief Greg Flett said at the scene.
17 minutes agoIn the dream, Misty Franklin is in a big, empty house. She can hear his heavy breath and smell the smoke from his cigarette. She can feel the disgust at having him close, the terror of running and hiding but never getting away. She has had the same nightmare almost every night for 10 years. Sometimes it has felt as though they've lasted all night, one of the tortures she's been left with after Trevor Fontaine stabbed her in the neck on Dec. 18, 2003, and made her a quadriplegic.


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The dangers of talking on a mobile phone or texting whilst driving are well known. So adding what, on first glance, look like added distractions may not seem like the best idea.
But researchers and car firms are increasingly looking to give drivers enhanced, or augmented reality (AR) that adds extra information ranging from directions to social media feeds to the view through the windscreen. And, perhaps the most unintuitive part of it is that it is designed to make the roads more secure for all of us.
"The biggest way augmented reality can be useful is in supporting safe driving," says Professor Anind Dey, of the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. "The ability to enhance information around us that might otherwise be opaque to us is invaluable."
AR is usually considered to be a live view of the real world, onto which extra data – usually pulled from the internet - is layered or superimposed. It is similar to the view of the world that Arnold Schwarzenegger had in the Terminator movies.
The technology is already well established elsewhere. For example, there are numerous smartphone apps that allow users to overlay the view from their camera with everything from directions and transport options to restaurant reviews and house prices. Point your phone at something of interest, power up your app and you are away.
Companies like Google are taking it one step further. Earlier this year the search giant unveiled its Google Glass project, a pair of minimal glasses that overlay a person's vision with everything from weather data, location and diary appointments. It is an idea that has been seized upon by other firms, such as Microsoft.
And now AR is making its way into cars. It builds on so-called "heads up display" (HUD) technology that is commonly used in fighter planes and began to make its way into high-end cars in the late 1990s. These HUDs are frequently used to project directions or speed onto the windscreen in the driver's line of sight to minimize the amount of time the driver takes their eyes off the road. But augmented reality could allow these displays to go much further than that.
Looking glass
Car manufacturers such as BMW, Toyota, Mercedes and GM have shown off various prototypes in recent years. For example, a Mercedes concept unveiled earlier this year and known as Dice allowed drivers to conjure up information about passing places of interest by merely pointing at them while friends driving past the car show up as an icon on the windscreen, alongside their social network status.
Another concept from GM, known as the enhanced vision system, uses an array of sensors and cameras mounted inside and outside the vehicle to monitor the environment around the car and the driver's eye and head movements. This information is then used to overlay the view from the windscreen with relevant information about driving conditions – such as the location of the building you are trying to find or dangers that you may not be aware of, such as an animal or child at the side of the road. Another mode marks the edges of the road when fog obscures the drivers view.
Other concepts take AR even further. Japanese car maker Toyota has shown off a prototype of "enhanced car windows" that would allow passengers to zoom in on places and objects of interest that they are passing.
However, the most extreme concept comes from designers at Keio University in Japan, who are working on technology that will make the back seat of a car appear transparent, so that when drivers are reversing they can see everything around them.


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Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman
Special features: "A story of survival" featurette which includes insight into the making of the film, Roman Polanski's own story of survival during WWII ; Director's note by Roman Polanski ; Q&A with Roman Polanski ; The Warsaw Ghetto: Historical background ; Wladyslaw Szpilman biography ; production notes ; Sample tracks from the Sony Classical CD soundtrack ; Filmographies
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer
Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis
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The 2012 NBA All-Playoff Team
The 2012 NBA Playoffs are heading towards the Conference Finals and already some of the league's best players have stepped up and helped their teams advance. Here is a look at the players who have separated themselves from the rest of the league during the 2012 playoffs.
All-Playoff First Team
Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics
No point guard has done more for their team than Rondo. He leads all players in assists in the playoffs at more than 13 per game and is second in steals. He's also averaging almost 16 points per game, more than six rebounds and he's shooting 47% from the field. Rondo has been controlling the pace for the Celtics and is arguably the biggest reason why Boston is on the verge of the Conference Finals for the third time during the 'Big Three' era.
Rondo's improved play has energized the aging Celtics and his ability to get into the paint has opened up the perimeter for Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. If Rondo can continue his torrid pace during the playoffs, the Celtics could be looking at their third trip to the NBA Finals in the last five years.
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
Westbrook is peaking at the perfect time. After averaging 3.6 turnovers per game during the regular season, he's averaging only 1.6 during the playoffs. Westbrook's ability to control the tempo of the game without losing control of himself or the ball is one of the reasons the Thunder have eliminated the last two NBA champions from the playoffs in the Dallas Mavericks during round one and the Los Angeles Lakers during round two.
Westbrook is pouring in more than 24 points per game, grabbing almost five rebounds and dishing out over four assists. His play has been nothing short of spectacular. In last year's playoffs Westbrook took most of the blame for the Thunder's Conference Finals loss to the eventual champion Mavericks, this year it's clear he's out to prove that he's not just one of the best point guards in the league, but he's one of the best players in the world.
LeBron James, Miami HEAT
No player has been more criticized during the playoffs than James, and no player has lifted his game to greater heights, either. James is the second-leading scorer during the playoffs at 29.1 points per game. With Chris Bosh missing all but the first game of the second round against the Indiana Pacers, James has done everything his coach has asked him to do.
James has been playing more power forward than he's used to and because the HEAT are missing their best big man, James has taken it upon himself to dominate the glass. During the playoffs James has averaged nine rebounds per game, but against the Pacers, a team that features all-star center Roy Hibbert and former all-star power forward David West, James is averaging almost 12 boards per night.
James' 40-point, 18-rebound and 9-assist effort on the road in game four against the Indiana Pacers was a historic performance that will be remembered for generations. Had the HEAT lost game four, they would have been looking at a near-impossible 3-1 deficit and another possible playoff flameout. Instead, James has put the HEAT on his back and has them one game away from another trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
It should come as no surprise that the Thunder have two players that would be considered all-playoff first team. They didn't just dispatch the last two NBA champions, but they did so in dominating fashion. They've lost only one game during their run to the Western Conference Finals and Durant's clutch shooting has been a big reason why.
Durant hit a game-winning shot against the Mavericks in game one with 1.5 seconds remaining on the clock, he did again in game two against the Lakers with 18 seconds left and then drilled a three-pointer in game four against the Lakers with only 13.7 seconds left. Durant is leading the Thunder in scoring at almost 27 points a game, which isn't a surprise, but he's also leading the team in rebounding with just over eight per game.
Durant is also doing work on the defensive end. He was tasked with guarding Kobe Bryant during most of the fourth quarters during their second round series. Durant's standout defensive performance came during the Thunder's crucial road victory in game four when he held Kobe to just 2-10 shooting in the fourth quarter.
Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
It's odd to put Garnett on a list as a center, but that is the position he has played almost the entire season for the Celtics. In fact, he seems to have been rejuvenated by moving from power forward to center. His defensive presence is as always, stellar. His rotations and intimidation in the paint is one of the main reason teams are only averaging 84.9 points per game against the Celtics, the best mark during the playoffs.
The move to center has also made Garnett a bigger factor on the offensive end. He's tied with Paul Pierce for the team lead in points at 19.3 per game and is shooting over 52% from the field. Not bad for player who hasn't averaged more than 16 points a game during the regular season in more than four years.
All-Playoff Second Team
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
A case could certainly be made that the playoffs' leading scorer deserves to be on the first team; unfortunately, the Lakers are heading home while the Thunder and Celtics are still playing. Also, Bryant's efficiency wasn't in the same class as Westbrook or Rondo's. Bryant averaged 2.8 turnovers per game and while he may have averaged 30 points, he shot below 44% from the field and it took him 25 shots a game to get those 30 points, more than any other player in the playoffs.
Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
If your team goes 8-0 and steamrolls into the Western Conference Finals, at least one player has to be considered for the all-playoff team. For the Spurs, Parker has been the catalyst that they run every offensive set through. He is the team's leading scorer at over 19 points per game and is dishing out over seven assists. Thanks to Parker's unrelenting offensive style, the Spurs are the playoffs leading scoring team at over 102 points per game.
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
Duncan, like Garnett, is turning back the clock. In only 32 minutes of action per game, Duncan is averaging 17.6 points on 54% shooting from the field and nine rebounds. Where Duncan has had the biggest impact though is on the defensive side of the ball. As always he is in the right place at the right time and is averaging one steal per game and almost 2 blocks.
Josh Smith, Atlanta Hawks
Smith is the playoffs leading rebounder at 13.6 per game, yes he only played five games, but he proved to be the Hawks best player in the first round against the Celtics. Smith not only dominated the glass for the Hawks but was also the team's leader in assists and was second to Joe Johnson in scoring. Had Smith been available for game three in Boston, an eventual six-point loss, it could be the Hawks on the verge of the Conference Finals instead of the Celtics.
Andrew Bynum, Los Angeles Lakers
Bynum has deservedly received some of the blame for the Lakers second round loss to the Thunder, but it's hard to argue with his numbers during the playoffs. He shot almost 48% from the field, scored almost 17 points per game, is third in the playoffs in rebounding with over 11 per game, and blocked more than three shots a night. The fans, media and even Kobe may want to point the finger at Bynum (and Pau Gasol) for the Lakers early exit, but it's impossible for him to score when Kobe is taking 25 shots a game and Bynum is only taking 12.


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It's ragweed season, and for people with this pollen allergy, that means miserable symptoms such as sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, trouble sleeping, asthma attacks, and itchy skin, eyes, nose, or throat. The season usually kicks into high gear about August 15, says Martha White, research director at the Institute for Asthma & Allergy, a private practice in Maryland with offices in Wheaton and Chevy Chase. "People are starting to have symptoms already," she says.
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Most regions in the United States experience ragweed growth between mid-August and the first frost. Each ragweed plant makes about a billion pollen grains per season—and with the help of the wind, those grains can travel up to 400 miles, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, or AAAAI. Also, some people with ragweed allergy experience itching and swelling around the mouth as a result of eating some common fresh fruits and vegetables. The condition is called oral allergy syndrome and is commonly prompted by eating bananas, cucumbers, melons, and zucchini.
Though the season is just getting started, some experts believe that climate changes associated with global warming may be lengthening the annual ragweed allergy season. That's bad news for the 10 to 20 percent of Americans allergic to these weeds, which studies suggest will flourish for longer each year, thanks to rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels. One study found that between 1990 and 2007, the duration of ragweed season in the New York metropolitan area increased from 90 to 105 days. "The longer you're exposed to it, the more miserable you will be," says study coauthor Leonard Bielory, whose research on the topic was presented this year at the AAAAI's annual meeting in March in Washington. "It's more misery, and it ... will lead to lost work days and lost school days."
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The first part of the total grant was donated during the 2009-2010 Academic year and funded two months of the program. The latest portion of the grant, in the amount of $50k, will help support In Collaboration during the spring and fall 2011 semesters. The Staten Island Foundation will be back at St. John's Staten Island campus on February 24th, to present a check reflecting this latest contribution.
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Iaconesi: Great point. And that's one thing I'm really caring about: combining things in effective ways. To do this, I explicitly ask people (doctors, researchers, regular people... ) who contribute, to compare their approaches, also critically, and to try to understand how and if they should/could be combined, and to what extent.
Even in this scenario doubts remain, obviously. But at least you can benefit from a wider set of competences, technologies, strategies, philosophies and you can have an active role in the decisions which will affect your health.
Also because everyone involved will dedicate energies to make sure that they keep you informed and in the loop, making sure that you are actually able to understand what they're talking about, the implications and side effects, the dangers and problems.
5) Can cancer treatment be crowd-sourced?
Joe Michaels: It would be wonderful if a crowd-sourcing site existed for cancer. Options for treatment (offered by physicians / treatment facilities) could / should include research data on outcomes, side effects, and so on. This would greatly simplify a mystifying experience for many patients.
Iaconesi: This is one of the things we're working on, with a lot of researchers and designers. Something which goes beyond eHealth, and looks at the whole story of people: emotional, lifestyle *and* medical, including data, imaging, history etc. And also taking into account the important issues of privacy and ethics of a thing of this kind -- really really important. We will publish a few things about this in just a bit.
6) Can the Internet make you a medical expert?
Kropotkin: I wish him the best, but it's dangerous to think that because you have access to a wealth of information on a particular subject, you are an expert at interpreting and applying the information. (Read the full comment)
Iaconesi: That is a good point, actually. And, in fact, I feel that I "have become an expert," but through the possibility of accessing the knowledge and competences of people who have expertise on this subject, from a variety of points of view, and also by asking them, if they can, to speak, and confront, and compare, and criticize.
7) Shouldn't you just trust your doctors?
Mr1Man: Truth and knowledge are not democratic. Trust your doctor over the Internet. Do what they say and get better soon. Good Luck.
Iaconesi: I do trust my doctors. All of them. And they trust each other, as well. So much that they are collaborating among (themselves) and with the other people as well. (They are) also helping out to understand the best ways in which collaboration of this kind can take place with the least amount of possible risk, by filtering out useless and dangerous nonsense, and by working together to understand how to combine techniques and how to really *care* about the human being, in the process, by taking into account their lifestyle, their creativity, their engagement. ...
8) Isn't this just nonsense?
Christopher Carr: Homeopathy does not and can not contribute to curing anything. It's just water. And it's not your "spirit" which needs healing. It's your brain -- specifically that tumor -- which is a real thing in your real head.
Iaconesi: Dear Christopher, I hope you never have to deal with this kind of thing. But if you really speak (and I mean really) to someone who has, you will learn some incredible things.
There are many, many approaches to confront this kind of problem. And most of the time they are inaccessible to you, either economically, technically, or even because you don't know about them.
Cancer, like many complex things of our time, is not something for which a "truth" exists. Many explanations are possible and available, as well as techniques to try and cure it.
Furthermore, many of them are compatible with each other. And, by combining them harmoniously, you have the chance to really send powerful messages to your body, working on immune system, cell multiplication and differentation, metabolism, etc. This is what, for me, is looking like the best possible option. For now it has proved effective.
And, BTW, I also don't plan on excluding surgery at all. On the contrary: I wish to use every possible, positive, useful technique, as a combination. Just like science says.


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Why are the best technical books also the thinnest? To make the case, I highly recommend the MySQL 5.1 Cluster Certification Study Guide In rack units, it's a 1U; it fits nicely into my laptop bag; and if you're considering implementing MySQL Cluster, it can save you a world of time.
Of course, if you get the book, you should consider the certification itself. There's a legitimate debate about the usefulness of certification exams, but the MySQL 5.1 Cluster certification is a little more important than others for a couple of reasons:
1. In case you haven't heard it by now, Cluster isn't always the best fit. In many cases, an active/passive failover setup is a much more flexible and cost-effective approach. It's not always a clear-cut decision. If you're willing to make application changes and if you understand the internal workings of MySQL Cluster, it can be an amazing solution.
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2. There aren't many consultants and DBA's that have actually installed and used MySQL Cluster. There's still a lot of misconceptions. The primary misconception is: "I know MySQL, I'm sure that I can quickly set it up and support a MySQL Cluster." Outside of MySQL professional services group, there's limited expertise in the marketplace. If someone has a MySQL Certification, at least you know that they're tall enough for this ride.
I thought the most important part of the book was Chapter 7 regarding Indexes in NDB tables. Unless specifically suppressed, a hash and ordered (T-tree) index will be created for primary keys. The hash index is stored in the IndexMemory pool. The ordered index is stored in the DataMemory pool.
If you want to create a unique index, that's a bit more complicated and it takes about a page to explain. Unique indexes have performance implications, which provides even more reason that someone should really understand MySQL internals before implementing a cluster.
To summarize, I'm hesitant to say this in public, but frankly; the study guide is a good read. It won't make the Oprah book club any time soon, but it has some good discussions about hash indexing vs. t-tree indexes, database isolation levels, ACID properties and high availability concepts.
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12 Day Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Suzhou, Shanghai Tour
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Day 1
Place & Transport: Arrive in Beijing, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport Transfer (Beijing)
Day 2
Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: Tiananmen Square, Short Hutong Tour in Xicheng District, The Forbidden City
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Courtyard 7 Restaurant
- Tiananmen Square: Located in the center of Beijing City, it is the largest city square in the world. It is surrounded by many magnificent buildings, such as national museums, People's Hall, and Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao.
- Short Hutong Tour in Xicheng District: Hutong, or old alleys, is the best place to observe the tradition of old Beijing. By taking a Hutong tour, visitors can ride a rickshaw that goes through the winding Hutongs, visit a local family in their courtyard house, talk to Beijingers and get to see how life goes on within these traditional architectures.
- The Forbidden City: The Imperial Palace was once home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, from 1420 till 1911.Its construction began in 1406 and completed in 1420. It is the world's largest and best preserved ancient complex of wooden architecture. In 1987, it was enrolled as a "World Chutural Heritage" by the UNESCO.
- Courtyard 7 Restaurant: Courtyard 7 is located in central area of Nan Luo Guo. Its well designed Chinese style modeling,the layout makes it antiquity and rusticity. Its special featured restaurant provides new modern French dishes. Seating in Courtyard 7, you may see the fusion of eastern and western culture, and smell apart of old and new fashion air. Here, you can not only taste delicious gourmet food, but also can enjoy a piece of pure land and haven in such a busy city. Courtyard 7 welcomes you stay and enjoy.
Day 3
Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: The Mutianyu Great Wall(with round way cable car), Cloisonne Factory
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Xin Shuang Quan Restaurant
- The Mutianyu Great Wall(with round way cable car): This section of the Great Wall is less-crowded than Badaling. It is about 2.5 hours from Beijing city center. Cables car is available to take visitors to a good section and enjoy superb views from its watch towers. You can either walk back down or choose to descend in a chairlift. Good walking shoes and protection from weather is advisable.
- Xin Shuang Quan Restaurant: Xin Shuang Quan Restaurant is near Great Wall of Mutianyu section. This garden style restaurant serves farmhouse dishes, specializing in rainbow trout, sturgeon and salmon. Its use of natural ingredients and fabulous taste will leave you with great memories.
Day 4
Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace with boat Cruise & The Garden of Virtue and Harmony
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
- Temple of Heaven: Built in 1420, the Temple of Heaven covers an area of 2.72 million square meters,even bigger than the Imperial Palace. Most of the buildings are located along the central axis from south to north. This is where ancient emperors used to hold sacrificial ceremonies and pray for bumper harvests for his people.
- Summer Palace with boat Cruise & The Garden of Virtue and Harmony: Summer Palace is China's largest and best preserved imperial garden. Covering an area of 290 hectares, Summer Palace mainly consists of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake. Visitors can enjoy a short cruise on the lake, or watch Beijing Opera at the Garden of Virtue and Harmony.
Day 5
Place & Transport: Beijing to Xian, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing), Airport Transfer (Xian), Great Mosque, Ancient City Wall
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Yue Zhen Xuan Restaurant(Hanguang Branch)
- Great Mosque: Built in 742, the Great Mosque in Xi'an is one of the largest Islamic mosques in China. Its architecture, unlike other mosques, is completely Chinese style, except for Arabic letters and decorations. It is an active mosque used by Chinese Muslims, or Hui People, as a place of worship.
- Ancient City Wall: The walls, ramparts, gates and watchtowers form one of the oldest and most complete city defences still around. Built in the 13th century on the foundations of the original Tang Forbidden City surrounding the city centre. You can walk, rent a bike,rickshaw or take an electric cart around the full 14km circuit, with great views of the city on either side. If the weather is not good for biking on the city wall, we will substitute a visit to the Bell Tower. Your guide will be very glad to take you the Bell Tower after you have been to look at the city wall.
- Yue Zhen Xuan Restaurant(Hanguang Branch): Yue Zhen Xuan Restaurant is located near the Hanguang Gate of Xi'an City Wall and has a capacity of 200 people. This restaurant features for Cantonese cuisine and seafood along with a great variety of refreshments. It has become popular for its elegant environment and excellent service.
Day 6
Place & Transport: Xian
Today's Activities: The Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda,
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Da Wan Cheng Hotel(A La Carte)
- The Terracotta Warriors and Horses : It is one of the "Eight Wonders of the World". Over 7000 life-size soliders, chariots, horses as well as other archeological relics have been buried in this impeiral tomb since 210 BC, till they were accidentally discovered in 1974. Here you can also watch a film introducing the history of this vault. It is advisable to wear comfortable walking shoes.
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda: It has become the symbol of Xi'an City since its construction in 652. The pagoda is about 64 meters tall, and it was built to house Buddhist sutras and figurines that Monk Xuanzang brought back from India. Ci'en Temple at the foot of the pagoda has several Buddhist halls and statues that are worth visiting.
Day 7
Place & Transport: Xian to Chengdu, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Xian), Airport Transfer (Chengdu), Wanjiang Tower, Jinli Old Street
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
- Wanjiang Tower: Decorated with flying eaves, red pillars, green tiles and a gilded steeple ball on its pointed octagonal roof, the extremely splendid tower is the memorial to a famous female poet named Xuetao in Tang Dynasty.
- Jinli Old Street: Jinli Street was one of the busiest commercial street in ancient times. The architecture of the style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Here you can enjoy almost all kinds of traditional dishes and snakcs of Chengdu, relax in one of the elegantly decorated bars,or buy some traditional crafts such as chopsticks, papercuts, tea and lanterns as souvenirs.
Day 8
Place & Transport: Chengdu
Today's Activities: Dujiangyan, Panda Breeding and Research Center
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
- Dujiangyan: Dujiangyan is a large irrigation project that was built in ancient times (256 BC), and it still functions perfectly today. The surrounding scenery is also very beautiful with numerous historical sites.
- Panda Breeding and Research Center: Situated in the suburbs of Chengdu City, it is home to the Giant Pandas, Lesser Pandas as well as some other endangered species. Here you can see Pandas eat, rest or play, or visit the Panda nursery room and and get to know about the breeding program.
Day 9
Place & Transport: Chengdu to Shanghai, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Chengdu), Airport Transfer (Shanghai)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Day 10
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Today's Activities: The Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Jinmao Tower, Jiangnan Silk Museum
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Home's Restaurant
- The Bund: The 1.5-kilometer-long pedestrian with Huangpu River on the east side, is lined with European-style buildings on both sides, so it is also called "World Architectural Fair". Beautiful scenery together with shops, restaurants and bars offer much to see and do during a leisurely walk. The view at night is also magical with lighting on.
- Yuyuan Garden: Yu Garden was built in 1559, and is a beautiful landscape park consists of pavilions, bridges, rocks, resident halls and ponds. A busy small market nearby offers a great shopping opportunity for souvenirs, antiques and local snacks.
- Jade Buddha Temple: An active Buddhist temple, and one of the richest in Shanghai. The main treasures are two statues of Buddha, carved from rare single blocks of white jade adorned with precious stones. The temple is a hive of activity with monks, worshippers and visitors, and photos of the Buddhas are forbidden.
- Jinmao Tower: At 420 meters with 88 storeys, Jinmao Tower is among the tallest buildings in the world. The observation deck on the 88th floors offers stunning panoramic view of Shanghai.
- Home's Restaurant: Home's Restaurant is located near the Nanjing Road. It specializes in Shanghai cuisine using the best local ingredients. Smoked fish and red jujube with sticky rice are well known in Shanghai. The restaurant enjoys a great reputation with diners from many parts of China and abroad.
Day 11
Place & Transport: Shanghai to Suzhou to Shanghai
Today's Activities: Our guide and driver will escort you from Shanghai to Suzhou, The Grand Canal, Humble Administrators Garden, The No.1 Silk Factory, Our guide and driver will escort you from Suzhou to Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Yangyang Dumpling Restaurant
- The Grand Canal: The Grand Canal is the longest man-made waterway in the world. As you sail along the canal on boat, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of lakes, as well as people life alongside the banks.
- Humble Administrators Garden: The garden is the largest one of all the gardens in Suzhou. Centered around a large pond, there are numerous pavilions, bridges, terraces, chambers and towers. Please wear comfortable walking shoes, because a lot of walking is needed here.
- The No.1 Silk Factory: Suzhou is famous for its silk since ancient times. The factory introduces how silk is processed from worms to final products.You can also buy some fine silk products at the shop or simply appreciate the goods on display.
- Yangyang Dumpling Restaurant: Originally established as a dumpling factory, Yangyang has developed into a restaurant serving diversified cuisine. Combining traditional delicacies with western-style food, Yangyang has been recognized by overseas tourist magazines.
Day 12
Place & Transport: Depart Shanghai, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Shanghai)
Meals: Breakfast
Tour Summary
Tour Dates | Destinations | Transport | Today's Activities | Meals Included |
Day 1 | Arrive in Beijing | Flight not included | Airport Transfer (Beijing) [detail] | \ |
Day 2 | Beijing | Tiananmen Square, Short Hutong Tour in Xicheng District, The Forbidden City [detail] | B,L | |
Day 3 | Beijing | The Mutianyu Great Wall(with round way cable car), Cloisonne Factory [detail] | B,L | |
Day 4 | Beijing | Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace with boat Cruise & The Garden of Virtue and Harmony [detail] | B,L | |
Day 5 | Beijing to Xian | Flight No. TBA | Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing), Airport Transfer (Xian), Great Mosque, Ancient City Wall [detail] | B,L |
Day 6 | Xian | The Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, [detail] | B,L | |
Day 7 | Xian to Chengdu | Flight No. TBA | Hotel to airport Transfer (Xian), Airport Transfer (Chengdu), Wanjiang Tower, Jinli Old Street [detail] | B,L |
Day 8 | Chengdu | Dujiangyan, Panda Breeding and Research Center [detail] | B,L | |
Day 9 | Chengdu to Shanghai | Flight No. TBA | Hotel to airport Transfer (Chengdu), Airport Transfer (Shanghai) [detail] | B,L |
Day 10 | Shanghai | The Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Jinmao Tower, Jiangnan Silk Museum [detail] | B,L | |
Day 11 | Shanghai to Suzhou to Shanghai | Our guide and driver will escort you from Shanghai to Suzhou, The Grand Canal, Humble Administrators Garden, The No.1 Silk Factory, Our guide and driver will escort you from Suzhou to Shanghai [detail] | B,L | |
Day 12 | Depart Shanghai | Flight not included | Hotel to airport Transfer (Shanghai) [detail] | B |
Tour Price
* Prices are in US dollars per person. Prices may vary according to your travel time and are higher in the high season, e.g. Labor's Day (Apr 29-May 3, 2012), China National Day Holiday (Sep 29-Oct 8, 2012), and Chinese Spring Festival (Jan 21-26, 2012).
* If only one person is traveling then the single room supplement is not required. If, for example, three people book a hotel, with two in one room and one in another room, the single room supplement must be paid.
Price Inclusions and Exclusions
Price Inclusions:
- Entrance Fees:
To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary. - Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another restaurant from our list of approved restaurants. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts is supplied, however there may be occasions when only a Chinese breakfast is available in some remote locations. - Private Transfers:
Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Shanghai, Suzhou by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide (as listed above). - Guide:
As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available. - Hotels:
Hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with twin beds.
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified. - Transportation:
Beijing To Xian Transfer via: Flight, TBA (Our arrangements)
Xian To Chengdu Transfer via: Flight, TBA (Our arrangements)
Chengdu To Shanghai Transfer via: Flight, TBA (Our arrangements) - Airport Tax and Fuel Fee
- Service Charge & Government Taxes:
- Insurance
The insurance is China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance. - Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels. - Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
Price Exclusions:
- International Airfare or Train Tickets to enter or leave China.
- China Entry Visa Fees.
- Excess Baggage Charges.
Passengers holding an adult fare or half fare ticket are entitled to a free baggage allowance of 20kg, for economy class. Total weight of carryon baggage for each passenger may not exceed 5kg. The size may not exceed 20x40x 55cm. - Personal Expenses:
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Intel was recently awarded a fine of over a billion Euros by the EU for anti-competitive malpractices in the EU. Speaking at Reuters Technology Summit, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang accused Intel of anti-competitive pricing for the Intel Atom processor, although made it clear that NVIDIA won't be pressing charges any time soon. According to NVIDIA, Intel sells an Atom processor typically for US $45 a piece, while in a bundle with Intel's own chipset consisting of an i945-class northbridge and ICH7-class southbridge for just $25, that's $25 for the processor and Intel chipset. This is driving away motherboard manufacturers from opting for Intel Atom paired with NVIDIA's single-package Ion chipset, which NVIDIA claims, (and reviews have shown,) to offer superior performance and features at almost half the board footprint. "That seems pretty unfair," Huang said. "We ought to be able to compete and serve that market." Intel was quick to dismiss Huang's accusation. "We compete fairly. We do not force bundles on any computer makers and customers can purchase Atom individually or as part of the bundle," said Bill Calder, a spokesperson for Intel. "If you want to purchase the chip set, obviously there is better pricing." NVIDIA made it clear it doesn't have any immediate plans to lock onto Intel in (yet) another anti-competition case. "I hope it doesn't come down to that," Huang said. "We have to do whatever we have to do when the time comes. We really hope this company [Intel] will compete on a fair basis," he added. Source: Reuters
So what's to stop them just buying the bundle? And then just only using the CPU while putting the chipset in its rightful place: in a dumpster?
If ASUS wants to make an Atom motherboard, all it has to pay Intel is $25, in return for processor and chipset (higher margins). Now if it wants NVIDIA Ion, it will either have to pay $25 (for Intel processor + chipset) and an additional amount for NVIDIA's Ion chipset, or take the more expensive route of $45 + Ion's price. In each case, Intel is making Ion seem a bad expenditure.
Cmon Cuomo get the damn grand jury together and indict Intel on being a Monopoly and Trade Law violations... we gotta hit em at the same time to make it hurt! AMD, no matter how low your stock goes I will never sell out.
What do you mean accused? They have been found guilty in 4 countries of the same crap over and over... They are no longer innocent. -- edit- Im not meaning to sound mean, and I am not being rude in my tone or anything like that... I just don't buy from a company as dishonest as this. AMD's management honestly thought that since the K8 architecture was A-LOT better than what Intel had that they wouldn't need to bribe anyone or make illegal rebate stipulations. Now we know why AMD's marketshare remained below 25% throughout that product dominance. People may call me an AMD fanboy... how about this... I promote the company that treats its customers with respect and actually tries to look after its customers. The people that consider me a fanboy are people that don't give a shit about others and consider lie'n to get ahead a good habit. (sure, a little white lie every now and then never hurts anyone) A 6 year lie and THEN having the audacity to STEAL a patent and think you could get away with it... /end rant
Definately anti competetive when: 1. Nvidia lacks a x86 liscense 2. Means less market exposure of the Ion I want more Ion systems dammit. This is hurting us the consumer.
Nvidia bitching about Intel again.What about the times when they make some false claims about how good are their video cards in some bullshit charts , or times when they cover up some bad GPU's until it's not possible anymore and they replace it with insurance law suits , of cousre . It seems to me they can't agree with anyone , unlles they make a profit from it and then all is good , we can't make profit then we fight dirty.
rofl@intel. I actually think the extra $ is worth it, considering how much better the chipset is. Now as for AMD. They don't depend mostly on marketing. They come out with a chip and hope for the best
intel is limiting their sales by not allowing their CPUs to be on other Chipsets, First it was QPI now its this.
NOW I know why there are SO MANY sh1tty Atom boards with the power hungry chipset. Basically, Intel is dumping that cr4ppy hot, power hungry, underperforming chipset through effective rebates. The Atom CPU is $45, and the cr4ppy chipset is -$20 ($20 rebate)! I guess they have stock piles on stock piles of that chipset that no-one wants for a desktop mainboard... and they hope to palm it off on the economy Atom... This is clearly a case of chipdumping, just like the Asian's were accused of memory dumping and fined for that. Intel will get into trouble again for that.
We can only hope that the Ion platform becomes popular; I'm getting a Netbook for xmas, I want an Atom+Ion+Windows 7 combination! That would be almost perfect. Intel needs to stop its cr@p and get with the program; users want good products. :shadedshu
In other words: nVidia wants to dictate how Intel should sell its products. If Intel only sells the Atom with their chipset, it is their choice, not that of nVidia, or anyone else for that matter.
Appearingly the fine missed a couple of zeros. I wonder how the Brussel guys will spend all their Intel-love.
Unless i miss understood, that's not the problem. The problem is that Intel is charging $45 for the CPU, but charges only $25 if it includes the chipset as well. Why would manufacturers buy the CPU + non-Intel chipset if they can get the Intel's chipset AND CPU for nearly half the price (or less)? Why doesn't Intel make a price for the chipsets only? Are they afraid they won't sell? EDIT Read here: last paragraph.
This is business, not kindergarten, businesses exist soley to make profit, not to make you feel good about yourself.
lol is this anti-competitive? sure. breaking any laws? certainly not. this is diffferent from the amd situation as intel is not offering the discount on the provision that the buyers not sell nvidia parts. you can't fine a company for wanting to offload a product for free. (or for giving a discount for a bundle) to me this says that intel is about to come out with something better and needs to get rid of the crappy stuff first that they have stockpiled. I mean this is no different than disney offering a 5 day park hopper for the price of a 3 day. (or sometimes it's even cheaper than a 3-day if you watch for the deal). thats a discount for staying 2 more days. I'd imagine many companies will employ similar tactics during these hard economic times. see intel like disney knows that one product is already popular and will sell well on it's own (3 day hopper is the #1 bought for the disneyland/california adventure parks) so they offer discounts to puch a weaker product (5-day hopper) and increase it's sales to get more cutomer loyalty and a higher chance at return business. it's called surviving tough economy 101.
Why would you care if intel gave it away, its theirs. Just because nvidia cant compete sounds like the crybaby they have always been. If nvidia had any common sense they would STFU along with AMD. Intel is one company that can make it hurt for them for a long time. And have the money for the fines that makes them hurt. GO INTEL!!!!!!!
Nvidia should get in good with intel so they can be part of that bundle. Plus, if AMD comes out with something competitive (being that they own ati) intel will be forced to look to nvidia to compete. The potential irony is thick with this story. "We gotta hit em" Who's we? Are you a stock holder of nvidia or amd? Why do you care so much? If you had a brain in your head, you'd realize that Intel is good for consumers since their competitive nature drives pricing down on anything they are competing with. Seriously people, can we stop the mindless fanboy bs? It's one thing to prefer a company's product over another, it's another to throw logic and thought out the window all for the sake of looking like a loyalist. I know I'm breaking Godwin's law here, but wasn't one of the reasons the Nazi's hated the Jews is because they did so well in business and commerce in a time when the country was hurting financially? Do you see the parallelism between the Nazi's and AMD fanboys? Why does it cost more for a 10 count McNugget than it does for three 4 count dollar menu mcnuggets? It's all an incentive to move product.


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Tue, Jul 31, 2012 | 15:07 BST
Rapper and NBA team co-owner Jay-Z executive producing NBA 2K13
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