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Julian Castro became the first-ever Latino keynote speaker at the Democratic convention. President Obama enjoys a huge advantage over Mitt Romney in support from minority voters. But to win, he needs to get them to the polls. Here's a breakdown of the data on minority voters.
President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney agree on the need to overhaul the federal tax code to produce a simpler tax system with lower rates. But they disagree on whether tax reform should also increase government revenues. Here are five tax issues on which they differ.
For his pursuit of diplomacy with Iran, President Obama has reaped a sputtering international diplomatic effort to curtail Tehran's nuclear program. Rival MItt Romney says a weak Iran policy gave Tehran 3-1/2 years to progress toward "nuclear weapons capability," but his specifics often don't sound different from Obama's. Here are three areas on Iran where the two do differ.
Barack Obama made history on May 9 when he became the first sitting US president to declare support for same-sex marriage. Mitt Romney has said he is against it. But gay issues extend beyond same-sex marriage.
Both President Obama and Mitt Romney claim to want to expand America's access to conventional fuels and green energy. But their energy plans have very different flavors.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney has taken a libertarian turn since championing health-care reforms in Massachusetts, including an individual mandate to purchase insurance, which became the model for President Obama's signature law. Here's a list of areas where the candidates differ.
Elements of the dispute include a Ming Dynasty map, a US treaty, and a fish factory. The following is a basic breakdown.
Whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama occupies the White House in January, one of them will have to deal with more than 12 million jobless Americans, or a little over 8 percent of the total workforce. Where do the candidates stand on issues relating to jobs?
Wall Street is a big target – blamed for the financial crisis that led to the Great Recession. Mitt Romney says efforts to rein in financiers via more regulation are an attack on "economic freedom." President Obama says new regulations would make it "more profitable to play by the rules than to game the system." Here are three specifics on which the two differ.
President Obama says his policy initiatives are helping teachers, schools, and students. Mitt Romney advocates more school choice and private-sector involvement. Here is a look at how the two differ on eduction issues.
President Obama's positions on Israeli-Palestinian peace have rankled Israel's conservative coalition government, while Mitt Romney insists he would be a better friend to Israel. Here are some of the issues on which the candidates differ.
President Obama won the women's vote four years ago, and he'll need to again to win reelection, given Mitt Romney's strength among male voters. Here are some of the women's issues on which the candidates differ.
Islamists seek to blend Islam and politics, but their movement is a very big tent.
Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world. Here are five things to know about the faith.
Islamists hijacked a long-running Tuareg rebellion in Mali and have turned the north into a strict Islamist state. Here are four key questions about where things might go from here.
One bank caught trying to rig an interest rate may be tip of an iceberg. With an estimated $300 trillion in loans or derivative contracts around the world pegged to the interest rate, the scandal is again shaking faith in major international banking centers like Wall Street and London City.
The US House approved a bill in July that's likely to spark a showdown on military spending.
Instability in Congo affects human rights there, and the cost of cellphones in the US.
Congress knows what it means by terms such as 'fiscal cliff' or 'Simpson-Bowles,' but to many outside the Beltway they may as well be speaking Greek. Here's a translation of Washington's shorthand for budgetary issues now before the country – with each entry explained in 50 words or less.
The next Mexican president will inherit a country torn by drug violence. Tackling deep-seated democratic and economic challenges is key to progress.
Wisconsin Republican Scott Walker reflects on surviving a historic recall election and warns that Mitt Romney shouldn't assume that he'll automatically get Republican voters' support in the Badger State.
There's a lot of talk about cutting the US deficit but very little actual cutting of deficit. One reason? There's not much easy to cut. Decoder explains the six ways Washington spends money.
Syria is at the nexus of some of the Middle East's most central problems, meaning that fallout from its uprising is likely to ripple, in unpredictable ways, through the region. Here's a brief guide to the actors in the conflict.
As polls show national opinion toward marijuana use steadily changing toward greater acceptance, laws are changing and ballot initiatives are coming before voters.
Rumors are rife of a Greek exit from the eurozone. While no country has yet dropped the common currency, there are some indications of what will transpire if Greece does.

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The Nobel Prize-winning economist and Princeton University professor assesses the impact of the continuing brinksmanship that dominates Washington.
Described by the NYT as a master of retail politics, the Vermont senator previews the congressional agenda following the summer recess.
The longtime diplomat and president of the nonpartisan Council on Foreign Relations think tank assesses the situation in Syria.
Austin summarizes the EPI's "The Unfinished March" report, which addresses changes that have—or have not—occurred in the 50 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Two longtime activists—the Children's Defense Fund founder and the former Civil Rights Commission chair—discuss the work being done to make the goals of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom a reality.
The only American ambassador to present his credentials to President Nelson Mandela offers his unique perspective on South Africa's transformation.
The official liaison between the Mandela family and the world's media, Lee assesses the president's trip to Africa & his efforts to re-engage with countries there both economically and emotionally.
Massachusetts' first elected female U.S. senator weighs in on the status of legislation that would give Americans relief on student loan debt.
We celebrate our landmark 2,000th show on PBS with highlights from some of our enlightening, encouraging and empowering conversations over the past 10 years.
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Steve McKenna of the Brisbane Times in Australia visited Birmingham recently and his review is now online.
It's clear that Steve McKenna was very pleasantly surprised by the city - "Truth be told, Brum's a bit of a gem" . He recommends our "swanky" serviced apartments in Birmingham as a place to stay.
The Voyage is taking place in Bimingham in late June just 500m away from our Rotunda apartments.
It will be a spectacular evening. An enormous ship will 'sail' into Victoria Square docking itself beside the Town Hall. High above, dancers and aerialists will appear in the ship's rigging. On the ground seagulls will swoop and travellers will prepare to embark on their journey. When the ship sets sail, the Town Hall will be transformed by projected images.
The event is part of the London 2012 Festival and to show our support we're offering the chance to win a night at Rotunda in a Mini apartment.
You can enter via Facebook or email email@example.com with 'Voyage competition' as the subject header. Entries close on Wedensday, May 30th at 8pm.
As part of our support for Orchestra of the Swan, a very special event called ' Room With a View' will take place at the Rotunda on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012.
Please join us in one of our Roadster penthouses for lunchtime canapès and wine. Members of the orchestra will play live and this promises to be a wonderful occasion.
Tickets cost £25.
Our Rotunda Cool for Kids family package is one year old. We created it to make staying with us en famille at our serviced apartments in Birmingham even more enjoyable.
You can read all about Cool for Kids in our latest blog post.
Our gorgeous Barcelona bolt hole, 39 Steps, is currently available during the half term holiday (up to the 6th).
We don't hike our prices up during the school holidays, so the apartment is perfect for teachers or anyone simply wanting to escape Jubilee fever!
39 Steps is located in the very heart of the city at the top of the Ramblas (Plaza Catalunya end). It is a great place to stay in Barcelona and if you book four nights or more you can get your last night free by using BARCA4 in the rate code box.
Skyscanner.net is a great resource for finding those last-minute flights.
London calling! We sponsor the wonderful Orchestra of the Swan. and they have five pairs of tickets put aside for us at tonight's English Genius' concert at Cadogan Hall with guest performer, Mark Bebbington.
The evening promises a night of music by Vaughan Williams (Wasp Overture and Symphony No. 5) and John Ireland (Piano Concerto and Legend).
First come, first served with a call to the box office on 020 7730 4500. Quote Staying Cool. Further details on the OOTS website.
We have a new blog post talking about business travel with Staying Cool and our PA rewards scheme. You can read all about them here.
Birmingham Food Fest is only two months away and runs from 13 - 19 July, 2012. Our super stylish serviced apartments are the perfect place to enjoy what you can plunder from the stalls.
The city is a great place for serious foodies year round. Birmingham boasts more Michelin starred restaurants than any other UK city outside London. And, this January, its vibrant culinary culture earned Birmingham a slot on the prestigious New York Times' 45 Places To Go in 2012shortlist.
If you're staying at our serviced apartments in Birmingham during the Queen's Jubilee celebrations (2-5 June) there's lots to do from Handel's Royal Music to Jubilee Fun at Cadbury World.
VisitBirmingham have all the details.
We have a new blog post talking about how and why we began Staying Cool back in 2005.
""The Week's Best Deals: Birmingham's Staying Cool at the Rotunda is enticing 'time flexible' guests to its chic, 60s-inspired self-catering apartments with discounted stays on Monday and Sunday nights..." " The Observer Magazine
"Someone has put a lot of thought into making the stay a wonderful experience for guests, and it shows." Made for Mums
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"Strictly speaking, there are no enlightened people,
there is only enlightened activity."
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
Subscribe to HZC Podcasts here.
Listen to recent talks given at HZC by various teachers in mp3 format. Click the talk below to play.
Archived talks are available: ring the bell to go to the 2013 archive.
Previous year's talks are under the Audio tab.
Dale Kent: The Power of Ritual. 11.16.14
Peter Coyote: No Way, No Seeking, No Mind. 11.2.14
Gaelyn Godwin: Accepting Things as They Are. 10.26.14
Tim Peaceful Forest Schorre: The Honeyball Sutra. 10.19.14
Gaelyn Godwin: Acceptance, Freedom & Liberation. 10.12.14
Gayle Jika Klaybor: Loving Kindness. 10.5.14
Louise Hokyo Dreyfus: Teaching Mindfulness to Young Adults. 9.28.14
Gaelyn Godwin: Teaching the Dharma to Children. 9.21.14
Robert Meikyo Rosenbaum: Compassion and Emptiness. 9.14.14
Beginning November 11
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 7:00 pm
Led by Dale Kent
Learn the Tai Chi form by following Dale as he moves through the form. See the events page for more information and to sign up.
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Welcome to Houston Zen Center, an urban refuge for the study and practice of Zen meditation.
The Center is open every day except Friday for meditation.
The Abbot, Senior Teachers and members of the Center offer classes and retreats throughout the year for beginners and advanced meditators, on Zen, mindfulness, gardening, Tai Chi and other practices.
The Center's members come from all walks of life and all faith traditions.
Dear Friends and Members,
The year 2014 has been a full and bountiful year for your Center. Our growing membership, daily meditation practice, well–attended classes, workshops and special events led by visiting Zen teachers are all lively demonstrations of the vitality of Houston Zen Center.
All activities are made possible by the Center's dedicated leadership and by your generous contributions of time, participation and membership dues and gifts.
We have only one request at the year's end: With your help we can help pay the cost of replacing both heating & AC systems in the temple.
Thank you for considering keeping the meditation space warm and cozy (or cool and breezy in the summer).
Thank you very much for your participation and support.
The Daily Meditation Schedule is listed here on the PRACTICE link. For a Google map and directions to the Center, click here: MAP AND DIRECTIONS. The MONTHLY CALENDAR can be downloaded here.(Pdf 816KB) It lists the month's current events.
If you are new to Zen or meditation, please come to our Wednesday introduction. We offer a one–hour introduction on December 10th. (It is on the first Wednesday of other months). It begins at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge. Click here for more classes...
Brian Burrell
Nov. 3 –Dec. 15, 2014
6 Mondays 7:00 – 8:30 pm
No Class December 1
This experiential class series provides the opportunity to explore mindfulness in dynamic, supportive group exercises. This is the second set of this popular series. The class is closed to new enrollment.
Three Week Series
December 9 – 23, 2014.
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Five Week Series
January 8 – February 5, 2015.
7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Taught by the Abbot, Gaelyn Godwin, and Gyoshin Dan Le,
this class is for people new to
meditation, as well as those who want to establish a regular practice. The series provides an introduction to Zen theory and practice. Each class includes discussion and meditation. See the events page to sign up and for full class listings.
Begins Sunday November 30 7:00 pm,
Ends Sunday December 7 3:00 pm
The practice of sesshin, gathering the mind, in days of sitting and walking meditation, is a fundamental part of Zen. Participants can join for all 7 days, or one or more days. The sesshin will be led by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin.
Previous experience in at least a one–day sitting is required.
Download the Sesshin Registration and fax or mail it to the Center.
Perfection of Wisdom:
The Mother of All Buddhas
February 10–15, 2015
Zen Master and founder of Houston Zen Center,
Reb Anderson Roshi returns in February to lead a 5–day retreat at HZC. There is a weekend option available, February 13–15, 2015.
Download the REGISTRATION FORM and send it in to secure your place.
5–day Retreat: $425/$325 HZC members.
Nov. 3–Dec. 15
No class December 1 6:30–8:30 pm
Led by Mike Keller &
Tricia McFarlin
This class is an introduction to some basic Buddhist concepts: impermanence, inter–dependence, the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path and more.
Each class begins with a half–hour meditation period.
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Politicians, health practitioners, schools, hospitals and community groups united at a landmark event on 14 November to address the growing impact of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease on Western Sydney.
The Charles Perkins Centre Nepean, based at the University of Sydney's Nepean Clinical School, will bring together world-leading obesity experts with Western Sydney's health and policy frontline to find practical solutions to the region's number one health priority.
"We're starting a grassroots movement to make sure people in the community who are suffering from obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease know what to do and where to go to receive the best possible support," said Professor Michael Peek, Director of the Charles Perkins Centre Nepean and Associate Dean of Sydney Medical School Nepean.
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Combatting Australia's fastest-growing chronic disease
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In 2013 there were 382 million people living with diabetes globally. This is expected to increase by 55 percent to 592 million in the next two decades, however the Charles Perkins Centre is working to tackle this. Its research into the treatment and understanding of diabetes and its complications has been given a boost, thanks to a generous gift from a patient with diabetes.
Greg Brown was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 25 years ago. For more than a decade he has been treated by Professor Stephen Twigg, who holds the Stan Clark Chair in Diabetes and is Kellion Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Sydney.
So impressed by the diabetes research being undertaken by Professor Twigg, and the approach of the Charles Perkins Centre, Mr Brown has gifted the University with half a million dollars to establish the Greg Brown Laboratory, with the aim of better understanding diabetes and its complications, to give people living with the illness hope for a healthier and longer life.
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A new website has been launched to facilitate up to 5000 Australians invited to participate in an online trial of the new CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, a nutritious and convenient weight loss program. The 12-week program allows participants can check meal plans, track latest snacks or look up a workout while on the go. The exclusive introductory price of $99 will be fully refunded for participants who successfully complete the trial.
The new and enhanced diet has been developed by Charles Perkins Centre's Professor Jennie Brand-Miller and CSIRO's Professor Manny Noakes.
The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet online aims to offer better personalisation options to suit individual tastes and lifestyle. The new Total Wellbeing Diet diary instantly tallies food groups and shows participants where they're going right and wrong with their eating plan. From January 2015, participants will be able to search the complete Total Wellbeing Diet recipe collection online. Look up, save and track over 1000 recipes from the best-selling books.
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It's been 25 years since Marty McFly went back to the future for the second time, visiting a far-flung, far-out version of 2015.
It's been 25 years since Marty McFly went back to the future for the second time, visiting a far-flung, far-out version of 2015.
DEAR AMY: I have a sister who has been mentally ill for 44 years, with schizophrenia. She is not able to work and has been on welfare. I have helped her out for the past 25 years.
A Quebec police officer who was driving 120 km/h in a 50 km/h zone when he hit a car, killing a five-year-old boy, will not be charged. And the public won't hear why as a matter of protocol.
Comedian Bill Cosby attempted to censor a segment of a recent TV interview when he was asked to comment about sexual assault allegations.
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For those who want to see the world through different eyes, this story of love between a Panamanian boy and a Mexican girl living in an apartment building full of new immigrants explores what it means to be 'other'.
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July: If you think it's always simple economics that drives people to immigrate to this country from Latin America, think again. A wonderful look at the complexities of the modern immigrant experience through the lives of two families bound by deep regret, friendship and their love-struck teenag... Read More »
It's about the combined fates of immigrant families from all over Latin America living in an apartment complex in Delaware. Filled with family tragedy, deep regret and heartfelt teenage love- it's the kind of book that you read in a single sitting and finish at 1:00 am silently sobbing. The pai... Read More »
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In this time of immigration chaos, this is a great book to read that humanizes the people that are so often demeaned and dismissed by politicians and community members who see only stereotypes for those seeking a better life. While it doesn't provide any answers to how best to deal with immigration, it at least has the narrative to perhaps take it to a better level of discussion and compassion. I thought the main story read more like a very good YA novel but the back stories to the characters were very illuminating. It reminded me of Orange is the New Black when they give the vignettes of how the women wound up in jail. I loved this book and see how it could be a great tool in any high school civics class. This is a book that can help build bridges for anyone interested in trying to understand issues of immigration. Everyone should read this book.
Immigrants from Mexico and Central American tell about their experience living in the United States.
The story showcases Alma, Arturo and Maribel, a small family who dreams of a better life after Maribel suffers brain damage in an accident.
This is a moving story about a group of Hispanic immigrants from various Latin countries and their integration in the American culture. The writer draws you into the families and make you feel like you are there with them rooting for them to make it in this strange land. I was very disappointed when the book ended, because I felt that I was leaving some of my family behind.
This is the first book I have read by Cristina Henriquez and I know that I will be seeking out her past books for future reading.
Her writing is crisp and clear, the voices in the story are strong and the dialogue in the story reels you in so that you are unable to put this book down. The vignettes that provide poignant insights in to the lives of a variety of immigrants from across Latin America are woven in to the story so artfully that they enhance the main storyline of Maribel, her parents and that of Mayor and his parents without interrupting the flow of events.
Besides being a good story, this book provides lots of food for thought and discussion about the importance of family, parental love, and how immigrants are viewed in America today, especially if they are hispanic.
Likely to be a top pick for book groups in the months to come.
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1 Willbyr, Fri, 22nd Jun '12 10:12:39 AM from North Little Rock, AR Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Anime-tedThe current pic on Oneesama could fit any number of tropes...there's not enough information to explicitly get that trope across.
Motion to pull
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It's a little girl running after her oneesama. But this trope has many expressions, so we need one that shows more than one.
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On the David Asman show last night, Ron Paul was asked what plans he and son Rand had for the new term. He said they had talked about entering legislation together in the Senate and the House on the first day. Half joking, Ron Paul said his son suggested legislation to "end the Fed."
I think it was St. Paul or maybe Kurt Cobain who said, "There is no such thing as a joke." They might think of doing just that. Certainly it would not pass, but it would set a benchmark allowing them to graph progress from now into the future.
It would also begin to explain Austrian economics to Congress, to everyone, and it would also establish a beachhead for the reality-based Tea Party. As Ralph Nader has been saying, within the Tea Party there are the committed and conscientious and the horde that follows. Every movement is like this, and this is the beginning of a new movement. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) correctly says, "Turn the ship around," but McConnell did not in any way turn this ship around. Ron Paul began the turnaround.
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converted long-grain white rice
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Very tasty. Lots of flavors I like. However, it was too sticky. I hadn't rinsed the rice but will make sure I do next time to take that extra starch away.
Cook time varied with my crock pot. The rice turned our very tender almost gummy. This was my first experience with rice in the crock pot.
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I used to make "risi a bisi" when my girls were young. They loved it. I had forgotten about it until recently, my eldest called me for the recipe and low and behold, you had this featured. I have sent it on to them. after making it to check it out. Wonderful!!
I made this and wasn't impressed - the flavor was very good but the texture was that of playdoh - not light and fluffy.
I didnt use the crock pot. Instead I used a skillet. I used a whole onion (purple, but yellow would do) and a few shitaki mushrooms. I fried the garlic, onion, and mushrooms in a little grape seed oil (better for you than olive oil, check it out) until softened, dumped in the rice and covered with chicken broth. Didnt have Italian seasoning so I substituted with oregano, rosemary, and a little parsley and ceyenne pepper. When most of the liquid was out of the pan, I stired in the peas, just to warm them up. Instead of parmesan cheese I grated asiago over top. I will make it this way again.
I'll try again. Seemed to taste good but I had a big pot of mush.
I consider myself to be a fairly good cook and this recipe bombed for me. It was complete mush. I'm not sure what I did wrong but I think I'll stick with my rice cooker.
This recipe turned out kind of bland. Also, don't try to cook it on the stove instead of a crock pot. For most things it works, not this one.
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Intel Releases $700 Bill of Materials For Thinnest Ultrabooks
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | August 5, 2011 - 02:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ultrabook.asus, Intel
Digitimes reported today that Intel will be meeting with its Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) partners in Taipei next week to discuss the Bill of Materials (BOM) that outlines the components to be used in Intel's Ultrabook notebook class. The goal of the meeting will be to tweak the Bill of Materials such that the initial selling price will be below $1,000 USD.
Intel has further broken up the Ultrabook category into two thickness classes of 18mm and 21mm. The 18mm reference designs, of which Intel has rendered five, have thus far omitted any optical drives. An example of the 18mm design can be seen in the upcoming Asus UX21 and UX31 ultrabooks. The proposed Bill of Materials for the 18mm ultrabooks is between $493 and $710 USD while the 21mm ultrabooks BOM is between $475 and $650 USD.
Beyond the Bill of Materials, the site notes that Intel is further planning to release next generation ultrabooks based on 22nm Ivy Bridge processors in 2012 and 22nm Haswell CPUs in 2013. These ultrabooks will come in sizes ranging from 11" to 17." The 11" to 13" models will have a thickness of 18mm while the 14" to 17" models will be of the 21mm variety.
Apple Insider notes that the push from Intel to keep the cost of materials and initial selling price for its ultrabooks below $1,000 may be due to the $999 entry level Macbook selling so well and Intel's desire to provide a competitive product that can match the thin-ness of the Mac notebooks and is priced to sell. Do you think Intel's ultrabooks will catch on with consumers, or will it be another niche and/or gimmick product?
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Subject: General Tech | August 3, 2011 - 02:24 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ultrabook, Intel
Look at that UX21 there, isn't it gorgeous? Only 1.1kg of brushed aluminium, fully kitted out with a new style lithium battery, is only 1.7cm thick and it has ASUS' Instant On technology which will boot you to desktop in 5 seconds. It was shown off as the shining example of what Intel's Ultrabook could be at this years CES and everyone who saw it loved it. It seemed that Intel was going to go straight to the core of Apple's ultra light market, not that their processors aren't already in Apple's MacBooks but it is nice to keep the PC partners happy as well.
DigiTimes has heard from a few manufacturers and are ready to add a large lead weight to the Ultrabook, the same weight that dragged down the CULV; namely price. When competing with Apple, the number one thing you need to do is beat them on price. You might be able to match their quality of design, or match them on the size of the notebook or even on the weight but the problem is that Apple was there first. Consumers know Apple's ultramobile platforms and have been using them for years, so if a newcomer tries stealing market share from Apple the only thing they cannot match is Apple's prices. The manufacturers that DigiTimes talked to placed the cost of the components they need to include to meet Intel's specfications are ~$1000, which is the market price of a lower end MacBook Air. Since businesses tend to like to make a bit of profit, as does everyone else in the supply chain, the cost of even a low end Ultrabook will be higher than an equivalent MacBook. Unless Intel is willing to drop prices, the Ultrabook will likely do even worse than the CULV, since at least the CULV had a mobile power user niche to crawl into and hide.
"While Intel is positioning ultrabook as a set of specifications to enable partners to design notebooks imitating MacBook Air, ultrabooks may encounter the same frustrations as CULV notebooks did if prices are not lower than those of the Air, according to sources from Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
The sources pointed out that Intel's ultrabook concept is not a brand new innovation, but a design to allow first-tier notebook players to quickly catch up with Apple's advances in the ultra-thin segment and help the notebook industry recover from the impact of tablet PCs.
Intel has been hosting conferences with the upstream notebook supply chain about its ultrabook since the second quarter and is providing suggestions and assistance in designing related components and methods for reducing costs. Ultrabooks will feature a similar design as MacBook Air and adopt li-polymer batteries, which will completely remove the device's capability of exchanging the battery, to significantly reduce weight, while the machine will adopt metal chassis for heat dissipation and a solid state drive (SSD).
In addition, all the components will be soldered on to the machine's PCB to save space and reduce weight, but the new methods will completely change the existing notebook production process of combining several modules together.
The sources pointed out that the new MacBook Airs are priced at about US$999-1,599 with rather strong demand in the US; however, designing an ultrabook based on Intel's technical suggestions will still be unable to reduce the machine's price level to lower than the MacBook Air's unless Intel is willing to reduce its prices, which already account for one-third of the total cost. If Intel does reduce its prices there is a chance for vendors to provide pricing below US$1,000."
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Subject: General Tech, Processors | July 28, 2011 - 06:50 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Sandy Bridge-EP, Intel
Since we got back together with Sandy B we have played a few games, made a couple home movies together, and went around travelling. Now that our extended vacation is over Sandy decided it is time to get a job. Sandy B was working part-time as a server and apparently like her job because Intel brought her to a job opening in Jaketown. Intel has apparently released details on their server product, Sandy Bridge-EP "Jaketown" that will debut in Q4, to replace the current server line of up-clocked desktop parts with disabled GPUs.
According to Real World Tech, Intel's server component will contain up to 8 cores and sport PCI-Express 3.0 and Quick Path Interconnect 1.1. Rumors state that the highest-clocked component will run at up to 3GHz with the lowest estimated to be 2.66GHz. The main components of the CPU will be tied together with a ring bus, although unlike the original Sandy Bridge architecture the Sandy Bridge-EP ring will be bi-directional. Clock rates of the internal ring are not known but the bidirectional nature should decrease travelling distance of data by half on average. The L3 cache size is not known but is designed to be fast and low latency.
Intel looks to be really focusing this SKU down to be very efficient for the kinds of processes that servers require. There is no mention of the Sandy Bridge-EP containing a GPU, for instance, which should leave more options for highly effective x86 performance; at some point the GPU will become more relevant in the server market but Intel does not seem to think that today is that day. Check out the analysis at Real World Tech for more in-depth information.
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Intel reproduces '8MB bug', fix coming soon.
Subject: Storage | July 24, 2011 - 09:22 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: ssd, Intel, firmware, 320
We've seen some recent mumblings about a corner case where inadvertent or improper power loss to an Intel 320 Series SSD would result in the drive getting stuch in an inaccessible mode where it appears as an 8MB drive. From what I've gathered, the issue seems rare and may be tied to some specific hardware configurations.
The SSD 320 we tested back in March (we couldn't get it to 'stick' in 8MB mode).
Intel MLAA: Matrox had the right idea, wrong everything else
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors | July 22, 2011 - 08:20 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: MLAA, Matrox, Intel
Antialiasing is a difficult task for a computer to accomplish in terms of performance and many efforts have been made over the years to minimize the impact while still keeping as much of the visual appeal as possible. The problem with aliasing is that while pixels are the smallest unit of display on a computer monitor, it is large enough for our eye to see it as a distinct unit. You may however have two objects of two different colors partially occupy the same pixel, who wins? In real life, our eye would see the light from both objects hit the same retina nerve (that is not really how it biologically works but close enough) and it would see some blend between the two colors. Intel has released a whitepaper for their attempt at this problem and it resembles a method that Matrox used almost a decade ago.
Matrox's antialiasing method.
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Looking at the problem of antialiasing, you wish to have multiple bits of information dictate the color of a pixel in the event that two objects of different colors both partially occupy the same pixel. The simplest method of doing that is dividing the pixel up into smaller pixels and then crushing them together to an average which is called Super Sampling. This means you are rendering an image 2x, 4x, or even 16x the resolution you are running at. More methods were discovered including just flagging the edges for antialiasing since that is where aliasing occurs. In the early 2000s, Matrox looked at the problem from an entirely different angle: since the edge is what really matters, we can find the shape of the various edges and see how much area of a pixel gets divided up between each object giving an effect they say is equivalent to 16x MSAA for very little cost. The problem with Matrox's method: it failed with many cases of shadowing and pixelshaders… and came out in the DirectX 9 era. Suffices to say it did not save Matrox as an elite gaming GPU company.
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Intel's method of antialiasing again looks at the geometry of the image but instead breaks the edges into L shapes to determine the area they enclose. To keep the performance up they do pipelining between the CPU and GPU which keeps the CPU and GPU constantly filled with the target or neighboring frames. In other words, as the GPU lets the CPU perform MLAA, the GPU is busy preparing and drawing the next frame. Of course when I see technology like this I think two things: will this work on architectures with discrete GPUs and will this introduce extra latency between the rendering code and the gameplay code? I would expect that it must as the frame is not even finished let alone drawn to monitor before you fetch the next set of states to be rendered. The question still exists if that effect will be drowned in the rest of the latencies experienced between synchronizing.
AMD and NVIDIA both have their variants of MLAA, the latter of which being called FXAA by NVIDIA's marketing team. Unlike AMD's method, NVIDIA's method must be programmed into the game engine by the development team requiring a little bit of extra work on the developer's part. That said, FXAA found its way into Duke Nukem Forever as well as the upcoming Battlefield 3 among other games so support is there and older games should be easy enough to just compute properly.
The flat line is how much time spent on MLAA itself, just a few milliseconds and constant.
(Image from Intel Blog)
Performance-wise the Intel solution performs ridiculously faster than MSAA, is pretty much scene-independent, and should produce results near the 16x mark due to the precision possible with calculating areas. Speculation about latency between render and game loops aside the implementation looks quite sound and allows users with on-processor graphics to not need to waste precious cycles (especially on GPUs that you would see on-processor) with antialiasing and instead use it more on raising other settings including resolution itself while still avoiding jaggies. Conversely, both AMD and NVIDIA's method run on the GPU which should make a little more sense for them as a discrete GPU should not require as much help as a GPU packed into a CPU.
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Subject: Editorial | July 22, 2011 - 01:59 PM | Josh Walrath
Tagged: Sandy Bridge E, Q2 2011, llano, Intel, bulldozer, APU, amd
The first half of this year has been surprisingly strong for the chip industry, and Intel and AMD are helping to lead the way and satiate demand for new processors at all market levels.
Intel was first off the bat to release earnings for their 2nd quarter, and they again broke revenue and profit records for Q2. Gross revenue was a very healthy $13 billion and the company's net profit was an impressive $3 billion. Margins are down from last year's high of 67%, but the actual 61% far outshines that of their competition. Q2 2010 results were $10.8 billion in gross revenue and $2.9 billion net profit. While profit was "only" $100 million more than Q1 2010, the extra $2.2 billion in revenue is something to sit up and notice.
Sandy Bridge based parts have continued to propel Intel's domination of the CPU market.
Probably the two greatest strengths for Intel are extracting the most amount of performance per mm squared of die and of overall process technology leadership. Intel has been shipping 32 nm parts for some 18 months now, and their redesigned Sandy Bridge architecture has left their primary competition in the dust when it comes to overall multi-core CPU performance. Intel has improved their integrated graphics capabilities, but this is one area where they simply cannot compete with the more GPU focused AMD. Intel is also facing much increased competition in the mobile market from the Llano based chips and their accompanying chipset, which has been a virtual fortress for Intel until recently. While Intel still rules in CPU performance, the combination of rich graphics, chipset features, and competitive power consumption has made Llano a true threat to the mobile sector.
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Subject: Editorial | July 20, 2011 - 06:10 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: vpro, TPM, speculation, security, mcafee, intel txt, Intel, infineon, amt
Not too long ago the tech world was buzzing with the news that Intel had aquired McAfee for $7.68 billion. This gave them the knowledge base to start thinking about putting antivirus technology directly onto their chips, which seemed far more likely than an Intel branded software antivirus product. When Intel CTO Justin Rattner started talking about technology that resembled the failed attempts at digital rights management, such as Microsoft's Palladium, or the Trusted Platform Module, aka TPM, a different idea was promoted with its own acronyms; Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT). This theory was lent credence by the mention of Intel's vPro and a desire by Intel to move security to the top of their list of priorities. By integrating security software directly into vPro architecture, it might not even be necessary to place antivirus code directly on their hardware. Adding optimization to product architecture that Intel trusts absolutely, as they made it themselves, and the overall level of security on an Intel based virtual machine would be greatly increased.
Then Intel went and muddied the water with the $1.9 billion purchase of Infineon Technologies AG's wireless business, which doesn't own manufacturing facilities but does own the intellectual property and patents for chips providing wireless communication. Suddenly some discarded theories about the purchase of McAfee seemed valid again. One possibility that was bandied about was the idea of Intel moving into ARM territory in the cell phone business. With Intel's new focus on low power chips, with Atom being the starting point, the idea of Intel moving into providing secure CPUs appropriate for cell phones and tablets became much more believable. With the current rise of viruses targeted at those mobile platforms and the vulnerabilities present in Android and Windows based phones having hardware based antivirus, or at least optimized hardware, makes a lot of sense.
It also differentiates them from ARM, who has more market experience making ultra low power chips but certainly does not own an antivirus vendor. The security concerns with cell phones and tablets will continue to increase at the same pace as the capabilities of the devices increase. Where once bluejacking was the biggest concern of a cell phone user, a smart phone user can browse the world wild web and expose themselves to all sorts of nastiness, including more than just the nastiness they intended to browse for. A hardware solution would leave more processing power for the user; running Norton 360 on a cell phone or tablet would chew up a lot of cycles.
Today those muddied waters were stirred up even more as Intel announced it is planning to buy Fulcrum Microsystems, maker of high end 10Gbps and 40Gbps ethernet switches. This purchase would support the theory decided before the purchase of Infineon's wireless group; that Intel is taking a serious look at a total TPM ecosystem. In order to truly trust your platform you need to do more than secure your endpoints. If your server is running AMT or Intel TXT, then you can be assured that any virtual machine running on it can be trusted. As well, if both the server and client are running processors capable of Intel's TPM (sounds so much better that DRM, eh?) again both machines can be considered trusted platforms.
That does not help with trusting data which has been transferred over a WAN, or in some cases even a LAN. Data transfer allows an attacker a means of entry, or at least a way of denying data transfer. With a trusted platform, any data which does not match what is expected by the receiving machine will be prevented from running, so a successful man in the middle attack might not allow remote code execution or privilege escalation but would certainly act as a DoS attack as the TPM client refuses to accept the incoming data. Once the routers and switches involved in the data transfer are secured with the exact same TPM specifications, the entire route is protected and can all be considered part of the same Trusted Platform. The network devices would reject any code injection attempted on the data during transfer, allowing data to flow freely inside a LAN as well as customized WANs.
Returning to the secure cell phone theory, we can now consider the possibility of a TPM compliant cell phone thanks to the theoretical integration of Intel processors into your phone and tablet. Now you would be able to include your mobile communications into your TPM ecosystem. Properly implemented that security and not only will you challenge ARM 's market share by out-securing them, you could topple RIM's share of the business market as a BlackBerry may be handy to the sales team but they are a nightmare for the IT/IS security team. Nothing is perfect but that would be a huge step towards defeating the current attack vectors that effect business systems. So far Intel is not saying much, so all we can do is speculate ... which is fun.
Intel and AMD be warned; ARM could grab up to 20% of the laptop market in the next 4 years
Subject: General Tech | July 19, 2011 - 01:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Intel, amd, arm, mali, low power
Those who ignored Microsoft's announcement that Windows 8 will support ARM processors will perhaps take note of Isuppli's claim that ARM could grab 1 in 5 of the laptops sold by 2015. The extremely low powers System on a Chip design that they have been selling were at the opposite end of the market from AMD and Intel's X86 chips, but with the rise of the APU the market has undergone a fundamental change. While the X86 makers are trying to lower the power requirements of their APUs, ARM is busy trying to ramp up the power of their chips. There are already several vendors establishing a relationship with ARM, up to and including Apple.
ARM's Cortex A9 and Mali are impressive, but ARM is already talking about console level graphics quality from their next generation of chips which we will see in roughly 18 months. This improvement will also encompass their next generation of power efficency research, which should keep power consumption and heat well below what Intel and AMD will be trying to reach. As well, it might provide an interesting opportunity for NVIDIA as the lack of a license to integrate chips with the new X86 based architecture will not stop them from developing graphics enhancements for ARM based laptops. Drop by The Inquirer for more on this topic.
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|August 8, 2014
|Posted by Staff under Electoral reform, Politics
What's wrong with this picture? Those who donate the most to campaigns don't win them. No wonder the left wants money out!