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This is an fantastic talk and interesting article on internet personalization filtering that happens automatically. By doing this 'invisible' filtering, search engines are usurping the control from the user. While the smart algorithm filtering is very helpful, it has to be made visible. Any time a system utilizes automation, that automation must be communicated to all parts of the system – especially the human user (see airplane crashes for the result of that lack of communication in extreme cases).


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Opinion: A Time for Partnership
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In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that "winning the future" must start with innovation. Nowhere is the need for innovative technology advances more acute than in energy. The ability to produce and distribute low-cost energy — and the corresponding technologies that will support 50 percent growth in global energy consumption over the next two decades — is fundamental to our nation's competitiveness. The president laid out an ambitious path that included a variety of federal policies targeted at promoting clean energy innovation. But, as the budget deadline approaches, the questions are what can get done and how will we pay for it? The real solution lies in an honest partnership between the public and private sectors.
It has become a trope that China's central government is besting America's efforts in direct clean energy investment, at a rate of well over 2-to-1. In the face of record deficits, the truth is that we simply can't match that level of government spending dollar for dollar. The good news is that we don't need to. America's strength is our private sector, which still has the capacity to out-innovate and out-compete the rest of the world.
And while the federal government plays a determinative role in the highly regulated energy market, it need not follow the Chinese model of nationalized project financing. A better approach is to leverage timely and targeted public policies to unleash our private sector to do what it does best — create wealth and jobs for American corporations and communities.
The secret to our country's historical leadership in innovation is a unique mix of entrepreneurial spirit, strong research institutions, open markets and well-established means of capital formation. All of these elements work in concert and can drive enormous growth when focused on big challenges and opportunities.
Investors are ready to invest where they see large, accessible markets. In the venture capital community, we invest in some of the earliest-stage, highest-potential and fastest-growing startup companies — companies that epitomize the entrepreneurial spirit of our country. Venture capital invests just 0.2 percent of gross domestic product every year, and yet venture-backed companies are responsible for one out of every 10 jobs in the United States. The venture model is designed to take large risks on technology and business development where we see opportunities for disruptive technologies to generate significant value. The key is that the right market dynamics must exist to make this possible. Venture capital is capable of doing its part to help America accomplish "big things," but, in the energy sector, we recognize that government will play an important role in unlocking opportunity.
To help shepherd the most impactful technologies from the lab to the market, government can contribute in two key areas. First, public investment should support the basic and applied research that allows the private sector to uncover transformative technologies. DARPA's investments in the internet and NIH's investments in medical research both have supported America's leadership in trillion-dollar industries. Programs like ARPA-E have the potential to do exactly the same in energy.
Second, to really embrace innovation in this country, we need to break the bottleneck for commercializing novel technologies. This takes two forms: ensuring that regulatory structures and incentives create robust markets for innovative technologies and providing targeted financing to fill gaps in the private financing environment. If the technologies are developed, and large accessible markets exist, then the private sector can drive much of the commercial development of these technologies. However, in many cases, the capital requirements and lack of an operating track record make it difficult for companies to leverage traditional financing. If we are serious about deploying the most innovative technologies in this country, then we need to address this gap. A reliable program would provide more investors the comfort they need to invest in some of the heavier industrial innovations that our country will require.
An enormous amount can be accomplished in partnership with the private sector and through policies and incentives that create competition for the best new technologies to succeed. To this end, we are calling on Obama and Congress to articulate an industrial and energy policy that the private sector can invest behind. It should support early research including commercially oriented programs such as ARPA-E and open markets through programs such as a Clean Energy Standard and performance-based incentives and target funding gaps through collaboration with the private sector on loan guarantees and a clean energy development bank.
If time were not an issue, it might be enough to leave the private sector to go it alone. But we are in a global race to remain competitive. Speed matters. Individual companies will succeed or fail on their own merits, but sound government policy is critical for the United States to win the global innovation race.
Mohr Davidow Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm.
Josh Green is a general partner with MDV. He has acted as an adviser to Silicon Valley startups in the computer, Internet, telecommunications, biotech and medical-device industries.
Will Coleman is a partner in MDV's Cleantech group. He has more than a decade of experience working with several startups and early clean-tech funds and helped develop project finance structures for new energy technologies.

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On the last weekend of every month Mojos on 86th serves cold-smoked filets and scallops. I didn't find out the details but from what I understand the beef and shellfish are cold-smoked ahead of time to receive a light smoke flavor without being cooked, and then they're broiled or grilled when an order is placed. I ordered the surf & turf combo, which came with a fresh black bean salsa and smashed potatoes with potato crisp garnish.
I don't do a lot of finer dining so it's not like I have a huge history to compare with, but this was easily one of the best meals I've ever had. The flavors were outstanding, the beef was extremely tender, and the scallops were just slightly firm. I found myself cutting both as thin as possible in order to get the maximum enjoyment out of the eating process.
The filet, scallops, and surf & turf are all priced at $32 although the sauce is used only when the scallops are ordered (the beef gets a slightly different treatment). Usually when I spend this kind of money I'm paying for at least 2 meals and sometimes 3, but this was a great once a year treat.


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Mark Whicker has apologized for the inappropriate sports column he wrote involving kidnap and rape victim Jaycee Dugard. I believe he is sincere. He certainly has spent the past two days getting a strong earful from readers who pointed out the offensiveness of the column – in concept and execution.
You have read the user comments on our Web site, and the commentary and comments on other Web sites and blogs. You've seen us taken to task on TV.
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Oso landslide death toll now stands at 14 | SLIDESHOW
ARLINGTON — Snohomish County Executive John Lovick described Monday, March 24, as "a day of progress and sadness," as six more were confirmed dead as a result of the Oso landslide on Saturday, March 22, bringing the disaster's total death toll to 14, and reports of missing and unaccounted for persons in the area escalated from 108 at the start of the day to 176 by the time county officials conducted their third and final press conference of the day, outside of the Arlington Police Station.
Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots reiterated that firefighters and law enforcement personnel have been joined in their efforts by search and rescue crews, search dogs and heavy equipment from the state Department of Transportation, the latter to move mud out of the way, and he added some words of appreciation to locally based responders, who have provided insights on whether certain homes were likely to have been occupied at the time of the landslide.
"Crews up there are up against enormous challenges," Hots said. "The debris fields are like big berms of clay and quicksand. One of the folks out there told me, 'You know, Chief, sometimes it takes five minutes to walk 40-50 feet and get our equipment over these berms.'"
Hots noted that the challenges of working in, much less walking across, such debris have been further complicated by the presence of septic tank materials, as well as gasoline, oil, propane and other contaminants.
"It's very tedious and slow-going," said Hots, who relayed another responder's experiences with "void spaces," such as houses, out in the field. "He said it's very tough to even search those buildings, because they've been collapsed and compressed with all that material that's come down. He best described it as like cement, that's gone into those void spaces, and it's very, very difficult to get in there and actually search. One of them even told me, 'You know, Chief, I sat there for an hour, moving material, and only moved maybe about four buckets of material in about an hour.'"
Hots was disappointed to report that crews found neither any survivors nor any signs of survivors during the day, and Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management Director John Pennington likewise acknowledged how discouraging it must sound to hear that the number of reported missing and unaccounted for had increased by so many in a single day, but Pennington emphasized yet again that those consolidated lists of reports are not entirely synchronized yet, and could include duplicates.
"That number is about individual names reported," Pennington said. "They're not individuals that are deceased. They're not individuals that are injured. They're not individuals that are missing. They're 176 reports."
Pennington described the crews' "strongly enhanced and coordinated response" as improved over their previous two days, and extended his thanks to Gov. Jay Inslee and President Barack Obama for declaring this situation an emergency on the state and federal levels, thereby facilitating assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
"They've dispatched us a mobile command vehicle from the Mobile Emergency Response System, otherwise known as MERS," Pennington said. "That's going to be dispatched out to Darrington to help them establish communications. At the same time, I'm happy to announce that we've established an Emergency Operations Center in Darrington, in conjunction with the town of Darrington and the Department of Emergency Management."
According to Pennington, the federal government is finalizing the details to send a Type 1 federal search and rescue team, in addition to the Incident Management Assistance Team that's already arrived from FEMA.
"Today, we were able to secure National Guard assistance, in the form of a 50-person search and extraction team," Pennington said on March 24. "That team is en route here, and they will assist with our search and rescue efforts as well, with very technical expertise that we believe will be very effective in the days to come. The Northwest Incident Management Team — the local regional team from the Pacific Northwest and the northwest part of Washington state — remains on scene and continues to manage this incident, and for that, we're eternally grateful."
Pennington not only repeated his request, that members of the public report the names of missing or unaccounted for people to the Department of Emergency Management Call Center at 425-388-5088 if they have not done so already, but he also asked that they send in photos of those who may be missing or unaccounted for, via email at firstname.lastname@example.com, and include the individuals' first and last names, as well their distinguishing marks or features.
"There is an awful lot of grieving out there in this community," Pennington said. "There is an awful lot of unknown. That is completely expected. No information at the Call Center can be given out, and what we'd ask of the media and the public is, especially with shelter operations, and those individuals that are in these very tight-knit, very small communities where neighbors know neighbors, and families know each other very, very well and help out, that we would respect the privacy of those individuals as they begin the extensive grieving process."
Although Pennington acknowledged that it is increasingly unlikely that any survivors will be found at this point, he nonetheless expects crews to proceed as though they're conducting rescue rather than recovery operations, until such time as they feel the need to stop.
Snohomish County Public Works Director Steve Thompson clarified that certain crews had been pulled out of the area between approximately noon to 1 p.m. and 2:30-3 p.m., due to concerns that the landslide might still be moving, but assessments by three geologists on site determined that there was no additional risk.
"It just turned out to be some sloughing off the edge of the slide," Thompson said. "Some trees were falling, but nothing deep, nothing to worry about, so we gave a green light to let the rescue commence."
"Currently, the search effort is directed where there's most likely to still be people that may need rescuing," Hots said, before adding that pockets of vehicles, buildings and other structures are most likely to contain any remaining survivors. "There's other areas of the scene where it's not probable that there's going to be anybody, areas where there were no houses. We're checking the areas where the two neighborhoods were, and along the road on SR 530, both from the Darrington side and the Oso side."
While the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River is currently flowing in an orderly fashion as it carves a new channel for itself on the north end of the Oso landslide blockage, the National Weather Service's Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Tuesday, March 25, due to the instability of the debris dam and the materials in it, as well as the unpredictability of how the new river channel will cut through it.
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CINCINNATI -- When the Reds started their nosedive coming out of the All-Star break, speculation increased over whether the club could pivot from being buyers to sellers before Thursday's 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline.
When asked which way the team was leaning Wednesday morning, Reds manager Bryan Price was pretty emphatic the team and general manager Walt Jocketty still fell in the buyer category.
"I think we're looking to get better. I don't think there is any question about that," Price said. "I don't see us as a team that's looking to 2015. The way we've played and the way we've battled through the year and stayed competitive and stayed in this thing, knowing there's a chance we're going to get Brandon [Phillips] and Joey [Votto] back, that we've got a bunch of guys here that fight and are gamers, I don't think there's any reason to lose optimism that we can stay in this thing and start to get ourselves closer to the top -- where we were right before the break."
Cincinnati had closed the gap behind first-place Milwaukee to 1 1/2 games out in the National League Central before the team lost its first seven games and nine of 10 after the break. Following a Reds win and Brewers loss on Tuesday, the distance was five games.
Jocketty has largely been out of sight since returning from a weekend trip to Cooperstown, N.Y., for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
"He's working the phones, I know that. He's trying to get us better," Price said. "I think a lot of the times, as we've seen so far this July, it really does boil down to these last 24-48 hours before things fire up. Sometimes at the end of July, there's a big bang and other times there is more of a thud and things happen in August."
The Reds have made only two Deadline additions in Jocketty's tenure. Third baseman Scott Rolen was acquired from the Blue Jays in 2009 and reliever Jonathan Broxton came over from the Royals in 2012.
Price seemed to enjoy the general Trade Deadline scuttlebutt, but didn't think any of it affected players in the clubhouse too greatly.
"The great thing about baseball this time of year is it's always exciting. If you're not in contention, you're wondering if maybe you're going to find some pieces for your future. If you're in contention, you're seeing if there's something out there that can help your club for the last two months. Just as a baseball fan, anybody would be interested in what's going on.
"Sometimes you'll hear somebody's name as a possibility of being traded. I think that can create some anxiety. With this bunch, I haven't heard names or buzz that are on the block or something."
Price was reminded that a few managers have been traded over the years -- like John Farrell, Ozzie Guillen and Lou Piniella, although none at the Deadline.
"My palms are starting to sweat," Price joked.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. Manny Randhawa is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Despite a less-than-stellar season, the Saint Leo men's basketball team still had another bright spot when the Lions learned that freshman Nate Johnson has been named the Sunshine State Conference's Freshman of the Year it was announced by SSC Commissioner Jay Jones on Thursday afternoon.
In addition to Johnson, fourteen other student-athletes were named to the 2010-11 All-Sunshine State Conference Men's Basketball Team. Rollins' Nick Wolf was selected Player of the Year, while his coach, Tom Klusman, was tabbed Coach of the Year and Barry's Willie Whitfield was recognized as the Defensive Player of the Year.
In his debut season at Saint Leo, Johnson contributed 3.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. A native of Chicago, he made his way into the starting line-up on eight occasions. Johnson's best outing of the season came in the Lions' game against Nova Southeastern on February 5, as he tallied a season-best 11 points and five rebounds.
Working his way into the starting lineup for the first time in the Lions' primetime televised contest against Florida Tech on January 31, he started all but two games the remainder of the season.
Receiving All-Freshman recognition with Johnson were: Stefon Barfield (Tampa), Alex Bodney (Eckerd), Derrick Bolanos (Barry), and Trip McFall (Rollins).
Joining Wolf and Whitfield on the All-SSC first team were: Rashad Callaway (Tampa), Rion Rayfield (Florida Southern), and Justin Sedlak (Florida Tech).
Earning All-SSC second team recognition were: Anthony Griffis (Tampa), Alex Gynes (Nova Southeastern), Chris Hall (Lynn), Brandon Jenkins (Florida Southern), and Matt Robertson (Rollins).
Two players, John Harper (Eckerd) and Terry Jenkins (Florida Southern), also earned honorable mention.
Voting for the All-SSC team was conducted among the league's men's basketball coaches and sports information directors.
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Brandon Jenkins, Florida Southern, Senior
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MARLOW Hockey Club are living proof that amateur sports clubs can win the numbers war.
While many clubs battle to field teams amidst falling levels of participation, Marlow are bucking the trend in spectacular fashion.
Last year they were the fastest growing hockey club in the south of England and that escalation shows no signs of slowing down this year.
Membership from September 2011 to September 2012 went up by more than 30 per cent and, apart from increasing the men's section from four to six teams and the women's section from three to four, there are now upwards of 150 six to 11-year-olds training at the club every Saturday morning.
Chairman Keith Packer says there are three factors behind the increasing numbers: The new Astroturf pitch at Pound Lane, the appointment of Mike Irving as director of hockey, and improved links with Sir Williams Borlase's Grammar School.
He said: "Ten or 15 years ago we had to play away from Marlow – at Cressex, Bisham, Handy Cross, whereever we could [the club has even played in Naphill and Aylesbury].
"Now we've got a new Astroturf and people can play their games and then stay on and watch the next game. That's made a massive difference.
"At junior level, the main reason [behind the numbers] is that we've generated much stronger links with Sir William Borlase's."
It sounds simple, but it's effective and the club has this year been able to introduce an U18 boys and girls team for the first time to complete the U12, U14, U16 and U18 set.
In fact, Marlow are almost becoming a victim of their own success.
With so many players now jostling for pitch time, demand at Pound Lane is starting to outstrip supply and the club are developing links with Great Marlow School with a view to utilising their Astroturf.
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With today's resignation of BHP Billiton boss Marius Kloppers the reign of the mining boom-time chief executive is coming to an end.
The generation of executives that oversaw a rapid expansion of the mining industry like no other before it is being replaced as mining giants steer into the post-peak period.
The mining giants reaped huge profits during the boom years. In 2011, BHP reported a profit of $22.86 billion and hit a market cap of more than $200 billion as iron ore prices skyrocketed from around $US60 per tonne in 2009 to a peak of $US191.90 per tonne in early 2011.
But the good times couldn't last forever and commodity prices retreated from their peaks, while chief executives oversaw hefty write-downs and the delaying of mega projects.
While Mr Kloppers seems to have had the good fortune of being able to influence the date of his departure - BHP chairman Jac Nasser today noted a succession plan for Mr Kloppers had been in place for some time - several of his peers were pushed out of their jobs.
Tom Albanese, who became Rio Tinto chief in 2007, was pushed out of the top job earlier this year after the company's $14 billion write-down over its aluminium business and Mozambique coal investments. After posting a $13.76 billion profit in 2010, the miner has seemingly struggled to deal with the post-boom world, recording its first ever loss in 2012 of $2.89 billion.
Rio's market cap has fallen from a peak of $151.26 billion in 2011 to $101.37 billion in late 2012.
Others chief executives of mining majors who have felt a tap on the shoulder include Anglo American's Cynthia Carroll, who lost investor confidence due to lower-than-expected returns, Vale's Roger Agnelli, who was forced out by a nationalist Brazilian government and Xstrata's Mick Davis, who will be squeezed out when his company merges with Glencore.
The mining industry is now facing the post-boom world and it seems the company boards believe change at the top is needed to help them tackle this brave new world where super profits, in comparison to boom times, are a thing of the past.
NAB resources analyst Michael Bush said it was unlikely that the major miners would move in completely different directions with their new chief executives.
Mr Bush said the two key issues major miners would face over the coming years were balancing shareholder demands for immediate cash returns with tighter capital and nationalisation.
The trend for governments to look for larger slice of the mining pie had become a common theme, highlighted last year by Bolivia nationalising a mine run by Glencore.
Mr Bush said that major shareholders understood that the returns of the previous five years would not be repeated but there was still a lot of money to be made.
''Have a look at the margin returns, some people were concerned over margins in some of the businesses, but you're still looking at 30 per cent margins, that's still healthy,'' he said.


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How Much For That Tombstone In The Window. Over the years I have spent a lot of time in cemeteries. And while wandering about looking at all the grave markers I have often wondered about how much they must have cost. Many are quite large and beautiful and it must have been a fair burden for some of the families to pay for. Times were hard in The Good Old Days. People did not always have a lot of extra cash. But it was very important to them to have a nice memorial for their loved ones. So to that end I have done a little digging and one of the first things I found was a 1902 Sears and Roebuck catalogue. When I think of shopping at Sears tombstones are not the first thing I think of. But back then Sears sold just about everything you could think of.
The prices in 1902 would seem to start around $6 dollars for a small stone and go right up to almost $30 for a big 4ft tall stone. This would appear quite cheap to us. But when you think about how little people made back then. You realize just how costly they were and how hard it must have been to pay for. For example the 1901 Canadian Census tells us that back then a good wage for a man was about $1.50 to $1.75 per day. So you're looking at a week to a month's pay just for a tombstone. Not an easy burden. Then when you add the cost of the funeral and the fact that the person being buried was in many cases the main source of income for the family. One can really start to get a feeling of just how important it must have been to the family to have a nice marker.


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HUMBOLDT COUNTY- Transportation for health care needs can be a challenge for some senior citizens. The Area 1 Agency on Aging is trying to change that, but first, they need your help.
Ruby Dollar, who lives in Eureka, suffered a stroke in 2012. She used to have to catch multiple buses in order to see her doctor in Fortuna.
"It wasn't any fun, I'll tell you. It was terrible. I didn't like it at all," said Dollar.
But then she heard about the Area 1 Agency on Aging Volunteer Driver Program, which provides transportation for people over 50 from Trinidad to Eel River Valley, who need rides to medical appointments. Gaylord Hughes is a volunteer and has driven Ruby Dollar multiple times.
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TAUNTON Town have reappointed of Mo Hopkins as assistant manager to Leigh Robinson for the 2014-15 season.
Mo (pictured) joined the Peacocks in late March following his departure from the assistant manager's role at Tiverton Town, and his arrival at the Viridor Stadium coincided with the Peacock's superb run of form which saw them win ten of their last 11 matches.
Hopkins said: "With the club's and Leigh's positive plans plus the solid commitment of the players and staff, it is with great pleasure and excitement I commit myself to Taunton Town for the 2014-15 season.
"I am pleased to be part of a club which is looking to maintain and develop high standards both on and off the pitch. The support I witnessed in the dozen games I was involved in was tremendous and bodes well for the future so I'm really looking forward to being part of the team next season."
Robinson who himself was reappointed last month, was equally happy to secure Hopkins for the new campaign.
He said:" I'm very pleased to get the first piece of the jigsaw in place with Mo agreeing to stay on for next year. The quality of his work in the last part of the season after Martyn left was fantastic and he had a huge hand in the successful end to 2013-14 that we put together.
"I am in no doubt that he will be a huge asset going into the new season."
Chairman Kevin Sturmey said: "I am delighted that Leigh has confirmed Mo is continuing as assistant manager. Mo is well known to the club and has been excellent since joining us, bringing a wealth of coaching experience and in my opinion acting as the perfect foil for Leigh."


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This article was published 28/12/2012 (1692 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The silent nights of December are over for the time being as the NHL launched a new bid to crank up the ice plants and turn the lights on for a 2012-13 season.
The league sent a proposal of roughly 300 pages to the NHLPA late Thursday night with three key revisions from its last official contact more than two weeks ago.
The players considered those ideas in a conference call on Friday and will meet over the phone with the league today for explanations and clarifications.
A request for more information is seen as a good sign, at least better than what many on the league side feared -- that the players would simply want to start negotiating up and down the line off the NHL's latest proposal.
There's not much time left for back-and-forth on a new collective bargaining agreement if there is to be a season.
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the new offer Friday, but declined to comment on its details.
"We are hopeful that once the union's staff and negotiating committee have had an opportunity to thoroughly review and consider our new proposal, they will share it with the players," Daly said in a statement. "We want to be back on the ice as soon as possible."
In light of commissioner Gary Bettman's stated preference to consider nothing less than 48 games, the league has told teams and the players a ratified deal by Jan. 11 could open training camps on Jan. 12 and lead to the start of a season containing only in-conference games on Jan. 19, a Saturday.
That would leave 99 days to April 27 to cram in 48 regular-season games, then get the playoffs finished by the end of June.
A season is still far from certain.
After the players conferred by phone Friday, one participant described the call as neither positive or negative or even anxious, just that there's still a lot to go over.
He also described the NHL's revised proposals as small moves in the players' direction but that the remaining issues may not be limited to those things.
On the league's side, a source told the Free Press the updated proposal was a "calculated risk," and worried that Bettman will have a tough sell when it comes to ratification from the owners.
At the heart of the new proposal was movement on issues the league and its owners stood hard on during their four-day session in New York earlier in the month, one that included owner-player dialogue face-to-face.
The NHL had then asked for five-year limits on all future player contracts and has now backed off to six years, with the exception that a team may sign its own free agents to seven-year deals.
Also in this proposal, future limitations on fluctuations of salary within a contract are to be set at 10 per cent up or down, instead of the earlier ask of five per cent.
The league also moved off its refusal to allow any outside-the-system player buyouts. It has now proposed one per team, where the cash involved won't count against a team's payroll under cap accounting, though the money will be counted into the players' future 50-50 share of hockey revenues.
These buyouts seem to be inevitable if a new financial structure and revenue split come into play. Whatever 2012-13 season may be played will likely be conducted under an annualized $70.2 million upper limit, so as the league projects the salary cap to be $60 million in a year's time, teams will need these buyouts as a measure to reduce payrolls and get under the future cap,
The highlights of the NHL's extensive document sent to the NHLPA on Thursday include no movement on several other issues, including asking for a 10-year CBA with an opt-out clause for both sides after eight years.
What could be viewed as positive developments are other inclusions, among them that the NHL has returned a full $300 million amount for future "make-whole" payments to players whose contract face values may be reduced by a move to the 50-50 revenue split.
Also remaining in the proposal are the NHLPA's version of a "cap-advantage-recapture" system that will cost teams who have given out heavy front-loaded, long-term deals to players who may not play out all the years; and an increased revenue-sharing component of up to $200 million.
The NHL has cancelled all games through Jan. 14. Today is Day 105 of the labour dispute.


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ORLANDO, Fla. – Nick Brothers once again led the Saint Leo charge as the Lions' men's golfers battled to a ninth place result after the first two rounds of the 2011 Rollins College Invitational were in the books. The Lions posted a team score 303-304—607 as Brothers' 72-71—143 put him in sixth place at the 7,001 yard, par-72 Rio Pinar Country Club on Monday afternoon.
Saint Leo will have some ground to make up on the final day as the team is currently in the last half of a tournament field led by Carson Newman and Newberry, who posted a two-round 296-287—583 and 292-291—583 respectively.
Brothers is looking for another top-5 finish, but will need some help from his teammates as he was the only member of the Green and Gold to finish in the top-half of the field. Second on the team was Justin Foster, whose 75-79—154 was good enough for 46th while Rick Briggs made it into the top 50 with an 82-73—155.
The final counting card for Saint Leo, and coming in 63rd overall was Ronnie Carlson, who finished 76-81—157 after the first two trips around the Orlando, Fla. course.
Phil Horowicz carded a two-round 80-83—163 to complete the Lions' play on Monday.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach Melissa Miller-Mangen has selected Kent Reiber as the team's newest assistant coach, it was announced recently.
A four-year student-athlete at Marietta College, Reiber comes to the Lions after one year as the volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater.
During his coaching stint, Reiber assisted the team's first-ever male runner to the Division III National Meet, as well as multiple male and female Academic All-Region awards.
In addition, Reiber also spent time as the Avon Lake High School (Avon, OH) volunteer assistant in 2006.
While at Marietta College, Reiber found himself on the Dean's List on multiple occasions before graduating with a Bachelors' Degree in Health Science and a minor in Coaching.
In addition, the Ohio native is USATF (United States of America Track & Field) Level II Endurance Certified.
At Saint Leo, his primary responsibilities will include the daily coaching of the student-athletes, recruiting, and travel accommodations.
On the hiring, Miller-Mangen stated, "Kent is a sponge for the field of coaching and distance running. He has been instrumental in bringing a technical background to the program with video analysis and monitoring of GPS data -all of which have been valuable tools to improving our performances. In addition, I have been impressed with Kent's enthusiasm on the race course. He adds strong vocal encouragement to the athletes during the critical moments of a race. Overall Kent is a great fit and has a lot to offer the student-athletes."
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Microsoft Releases Windows 8 & Windows RTby Ryan Smith on 10/26/2012 3:00 AM EST
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Kepe - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkYou can get the Win8 Pro upgrade for 15 € if you have a legal copy of Win7 by going to windowsupgradeoffer.com, or for 30 € if you have (an illegal copy of) XP/Vista/7 by using the Win8 Upgrade Assistant.
If you want the 15 € (I don't know how many dollars that might be, 20 bucks perhaps?) upgrade, it doesn't matter how old or new your computer is. You can just lie about the age of your machine, where you bought it and what the make and model are. As long as you just set the buying date to later than June 2nd 2012. They don't have any means to check it, they just send you the discount code. I told them my computer is "Asus P8Z77-VLK", which is just the motherboard I have.
A friend of mine tested the Upgrade Assistant with a cracked copy of 7, and it offered a 30€ upgrade to Win8 Pro for him.
I'm downloading Win8 now, can't wait to get to install it. Paid the 15 euros for it. Not bad :p Reply
MonkeyPaw - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkI didn't know integrity was selling for so cheap these days.
I'm sure your post about how to acquire software illegally (aka, piracy) will soon be deleted. Reply
slyck - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkHmm. Well Microsoft is as crooked a company as they come. Whats goes around... Reply
whatthehey - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkIf MS is willing to let you upgrade for 15/30 Euro and they don't put effort into checking things out, it's their problem I suppose. I doubt the big OEMs pay more than 15 Euro for the OS on the systems they ship, so MS is basically getting more than the nothing a pirate would normally pay. But yeah, if you're willing to lie just to get $15 or whatever, that's your call. Reply
BallBond - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkwhat Kim answered I'm startled that some people able to get paid $6487 in a few weeks on the computer. did you look this(Click on menu Home more information)
http://goo.gl/OmXPM Reply
Sivar - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkThat may have been an argument in the 90's, but not so much now.
Either way, the only party making an unethical transaction in this case is the one lying to get a new, innovative, possibly frustrating product at a price intended for people who haven't had much use yet out of their legal license. Reply
LaMpiR - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkIt's an upgrade anyway from downloading cracked version. I'm a student and my university is offering win 8 for 21 euro. I simply don't want to upgrade but I want to have a clean install on my pc. Reply
rallyhard - Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - linkFWIW, the OP's comment is now not entirely accurate.
They just put the kebosh on the $15 upgrade offer for illegitimate upgraders here:
I hope they don't block this comment for including a link, hah!
Good day. Reply
KaarlisK - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkI bought a computer expecting to put retail Windows 8 on it. However, as of now, there seems to be no retail Windows 8. Especially in EU. Reply
GL1zdA - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkMicrosoft changed its licensing with Windows 8. Now you can install OEM copies on self-built PCs:
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-radically-overhauls... Reply
Kepe - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkUmm, I thought that was possible with XP, Vista and 7 as well. No one I know bought a retail version of those, they all got OEM versions because they are so much cheaper. And the only difference is the pretty box you don't get with the OEM version. Reply
Mr Perfect - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkIt's more then just the box. OEM copies are(legally) bound to the motherboard you install it on, retail isn't. Supposedly the retail copy is also less of a hassle to activate, with none of the call-Microsoft-to-enter-your-48-digit-code-and-talk-to-a-representative-in-India procedures. Of course you could probably buy three OEM copies instead of one retail, so it's up to you if that's worth it. Reply
kmmatney - Thursday, November 01, 2012 - linkI've mostly use OEM versions of Windows at home, and it's OK for 2 motherboard changes - after that you need to call in. Reply
GL1zdA - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkTheir violating the license. Microsoft stated explicitly, that you MUST resale to an UNRELATED party a system with OEM Windows installed:
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicens... Reply
Alexvrb - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkYes, this was the case originally, although MS turned a blind eye to it. If you were using a legit OEM install, they would activate it multiple times if you just called them.
Now for Win8 they have provisions for self-built machines and OEM software. Which is a good thing, makes it easier to recommend OEM for DIYers. Reply
Penti - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkNo the provision just isn't in the EULA. PULSB got lost in translation somewhere kinda. You seem to have to accept an additional "license" separately. http://personaluselicense.windows.com/en-US/defaul...
There is still a EULA for Retail / FPP. Just haven't seen the actual product yet. Any way without accepting the additional terms you don't have right to use your OEM copy.
http://www.microsoft.com/OEM/en/licensing/sblicens... Reply
atata - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkWill there be a full retail box? The one with license that does not disappear after upgrading motherboard? Reply
Leonick - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkI don't think any license will do that... I assume all the digital versions MS offer will work like the Dreamspark one does in that it gives you an iso for the disc and a proper license key. Yes, you will have to reactive Windows when you change hardware but that's just a click of a button, it just makes sure you aren't using the same license on several computers.
That's how it works as far as I know anyway. Reply
Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkActually, that's not how it works. An OEM license (and all Windows 8 licenses appear to be OEM) is tied to the motherboard of the computer, and are not transferable.
I am under the impression that you can sometimes convince Microsoft to transfer the license in the event of a motherboard failing, when the same model isn't available to replace it, but I don't believe they are obligated to do so. Reply
Omega215D - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkIn my experience it's generally not much of a hassle. Now they just set you up with an automated system and you enter the original keys and they give you a new one. If or when you do go through a live person they just ask a question whether the copy is installed on multiple machines which the answer "no" is all that's needed.
I've been using OEM copies of XP and Win 7 with Vista being the only retail version I've owned (bought it cheap through my college). Reply
johnsonx - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkyes, I've reactivated OEM licenses many times, even after replacing the mainboard, and have never once had Microsoft deny the activation. Most of the time the online activation works without hassle, and in the maybe 20% of cases where I've had to activate by phone the automated activation system usually worked (annoying though it is). Only in small fraction of cases have I ever spoken to a real person, and each time all that was needed was to answer "one" to the question "how many computers is this copy of Windows installed on?". Sometimes they also ask why it's being re-activated, and I've answered "hard drive failure", "virus", "clean re-install for new employee", and even "mainboard failure" and the reaction is always the same: "ok, I have your activation code ready".
Microsoft could choose to be a LOT more ticky-tack about this than they are. Reply
imaheadcase - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkThe system builders version is the new OEM version. This can reinstall many times over. Reply
Dribble - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkAnd laptop will switch to hibernate after a few hours if not plugged in, so not quite sure why MS are so proud of making a machine hibernate in 10 seconds. Reply
Jeff7181 - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkAnd the idiots have arrived... Reply
Dribble - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkIn before the troll.
I take it there's nothing wrong with my reasoning - insults being the fall back of those who don't actually have an answer. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkThe point isn't just that Windows 8 hibernates fast; we'll have the full rundown of boot/shutdown/hibernate/resume times with our Windows 8 article. Let's just say that the hibernate chart shown here isn't an anomaly; boot and shutdown times are similarly improved (even with a laptop running an HDD). Reply
Dribble - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkThat's fair enough, but the only reason I ever need to reboot is because MS just installed a load of updates, so the rest of the time I effectively get a 2 second startup - only its better then that because all my programmes are already running. The only reason to reboot is if the OS is so knackered that it needs regular reboots to keep working properly. Fortunately windows 7 is pretty good on that front.
Equally the only reason to use hibernate on a laptop is if you battery is completely gone and you'll be carrying it around a lot. For most just getting it to sleep, with automatic hibernate if no one uses it for 12 hours is fine. Being as I haven't used it for 12 hours I don't really care it managed that automatic hibernate in 10 or 20 seconds.
So my original point still stands - if MS already gives me an OS that can sleep in 2 seconds, why should I care if I can now do a hibernate in 10 seconds? Reply
yyrkoon - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkProblem is. If you plug in or removable devices such as say a USB drive. Then hibernate. Then do the opposite after resuming. The device may not work correctly.
This is on Windows 7, can not really say for sure on Windows 8 / RT.
Really, I do not like rebooting either, but I do. Hibernating / resuming can / does cause too many potential issues. Then again, I am not so impatient that I can not wait another 10-20 seconds. Reply
Alexvrb - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkHibernate is better, and almost as fast now. Let me reverse your statement: If MS gives me an OS that can hibernate in 10 seconds, why should I care if I can sleep in 2 seconds?
Then there's also hybrid boot, which 99% of the time can replace traditional cold boots, so even shutting down the machine entirely is a great option, unless you have some specific reason to sleep/hibernate. You can still force a cold boot if necessary. Reply
erple2 - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkThe real difference is for laptop users with whole disk encryption. Sleep does not protect your drive as well as hibernate or a full shutdown. If you are (overly IMO) serious about security, hibernate is the only option.
Granted, my company requires that I hibernate my computer if I leave my office, as they are under the mistaken belief that there is critical proprietary information on the machine (hint: there isn't, but I'm sure that someone at the company that has a company laptop does have that) so they want that protected the most.
Hibernate forces you to back to the initial boot up process, which prompts for your decryption key, which sleep doesn't do. Reply
Dribble - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - link3 replies.
USB removal goes wrong - never had a problem, works fine as windows 7 does know how to handle this -it'll clear cache, etc before sleeping or hibernating.
Hibernate is better with no reason why. Can't answer that as no reason given - sleep basically does the same thing only faster.
Laptop encryption - fair enough but that's not a problem for me or most people. Reply
Compddd - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkIs MS charging tax on the download version of Win8? Reply
HilbertSpace - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkYes (in Canada anyway...) Reply
Zodiark1593 - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkI'm kinda torn here.
The performance improvements alone would be worth the upgrade, but Metro by itself is so butt ugly on a desktop/laptop and cumbersome to use with the mouse. I put a good bit of pride in my clean desktop, I really wish there was a way to disable Metro altogether and get my start menu back. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkYou could try this:
I need to give that a shot, actually, as I really miss my Start Menu on Windows 8. Reply
imaheadcase - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkThe "performance improvements" won't be noticable at all to you. If you upgrade based on that, don't. Its like FPS in games, you really thing 200fps vs 205fps is going to help you out somehow?
The only notable improvement is boot/hibernate, which no desktop user cares about honestly. I can see the MS commercial now "YES i can get to logon screen 5 seconds faster now than before!" But the user takes a minute to remember password. Reply
Alexvrb - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkI like hybrid boot quite a bit on desktops, TYVM. I appreciate faster boot times, and I don't need to stop and think to remember my password. I can't think of anyone I know that does, at least for their Windows login - they use it all the time. Maybe if they needed to remember their password to a specific site...
Anyway it almost sounds to me like you're complaining about performance improvements. If it was 5% SLOWER than Win7, people would be pissing up a storm. Even though, as you say, it wouldn't be noticeable typically - although I have to question your "200 fps". For a cheap software upgrade it is a nice boost to performance, especially since in demanding games you're probably not getting 200FPS at very high settings. If you are, you probably shit gold coins and already have 4 copies of Windows 8 just for the hell of it. One for each GPU you own.
If you're getting more typical frame rates, out of a more affordable system, the extra performance is very welcome. Especially if you get one of the download-only upgrades and back it up to a DVD. This is even more true if you recently bought your system and are eligible for the $15 Pro upgrade! I can't think of any component I can upgrade for $15 that would give me this kind of performance boost.
Oh, and for the consumer purchasing a budget machine with a mechanical HDD, the difference between Win7 cold boot and Win8 hybrid boot is pretty substantial. Especially if it is a laptop, and they just buy whatever cheap model they can afford. Reply
Zkal - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkI'm surprised how smooth "Metro" is on desktop. It's not ideal by far but not the catastrophe that many people said it was. I'll have to use more of this to see how good/bad it really is but positive surprise. Maybe it's because I had low expectations :P Reply
dijuremo - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkSo why does MS have to make everything so complicated. Their download upgrade offer states any machine running XP, Vista, 7 is eligible for the $39.99 upgrade. Why don't they provide an option to purchase multiple keys at the same time?
The stupid Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant has to be run each time to purchase a single key. I do consulting for an office and they want 23 copies, why do I have to run the assistant 23 times and enter a CC number every single time to be able to upgrade all PCs. There is no reason why you should be penalized with purchasing a $69.99 upgrade en-masse (over 70% price hike vs download) to end up with several stickers or cds... grrrrr Reply
KITH - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkTechnically, the limit is 5 per customer. So you shouldn't use it 23 times. Reply
dijuremo - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkSo still why do I have to buy them one at a time...
Furthermore, the free WMC update is nowhere to be seen. Everyone who has updated and requested keys has not gotten them... So you pay you loose, would have been better off getting it the other way... Reply
CaedenV - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkSo Microcenter has a deal right now for win8 upgrade disc for $38 ($41.41 after taxes) instead of charging the full $70. When I opened it up I was very happy to find that is has both the 32 and 64bit discs inside, so when I get around to upgrading my other computers I can just purchase licences online, and then reuse the discs to install 32bit on my netbooks, and 64bit on the desktop. Much simpler than fiddling with the download managers, and then transferring it to a USB or DVD for install. Again... not worth the extra $30 for the 'privileged' of getting a disc compared to a DL, but if you happen to have a Microcenter nearby it is a deal you do not want to pass up.
Plus, MS is giving the media center (DVD playback functionality for WMP) for free to users who purchase before January. So that is another $20-30 saved.
In short, if you have any chance of upgrading, you will want to do it now before everything gets expensive, because Win8 (as much as I happen to like it), is not worth the $140 you need to purchase it outright, or the $70 for the upgrade package. Reply
Topweasel - Friday, October 26, 2012 - link*In short, if you have any chance of upgrading, you will want to do it now before everything gets expensive, because Win8 (as much as I happen to like it), is not worth the $140 you need to purchase it outright, or the $70 for the upgrade package.*
That is some niave thinking. A.) That price is the Pro version. B.) It's an operating system, you know the one thing that allows you to do everything else on your system C.) That is the cheapest a full legal retail license of a MS OS yet. D.) That's the price of the most feature rich version, of the latest MS OS, with the most compatibility with applications people use.
I am all for people not wanting to use Win8 because they like 7 better. But 8 at $140 for pro is worth it, if you need a full license copy. Whether or not you yourself would be willing to pay that amount. For most people the $40 dollar version is going to cover them for a long time. Reply
imaheadcase - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkGreat OS for tablet/smartphone. Terrible for desktop users.
A couple guildies got it, first thing they did was make desktop look like win 7. That is a great sign considering they are in college, the core market for MS. lol
I say a couple guildies, this certainly does not have anyone running out to get it like win 7 did with everyone I play with. Most people did not even know win 8 was close to release because did not hear anything noteworthy about it. Reply
rabidkevin - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkThat sounds like an opinion of someone who hasn't used the OS yet! Honestly, if you dont want to use metro apps, the ONLY difference is the start menu is now full screen rather than a small window. The desktop already looks like win7, there is nothing else you need to tweak to revert any changes. The start screen is by far much more functional than the start menu was. Then you have the added bonus of using metro apps if you so desire. Reply
augiem - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkUnless you have 988 items in your start menu like me and can't remember them all by name to type. Reply
rabidkevin - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - link988? I find it hard to believe you have anywhere near that many applications installed on your computer. But the start screen has plenty of space to store tons of application shortcuts. And if you insist on having a start menu then get classic shell and you can have your tree style structures shortcuts again. Reply
augiem - Sunday, October 28, 2012 - linkI make my living from my PC. Most applications include 5 or more items in their folders. And yes, I did a dir /s on my start menu tree a few months ago and it was 988. It's more now actually. And in Windows 8 under all apps, they'll all show up as a gigantic mess of icons stretching out to infinity. Not my idea of good organization.
Windows 8 doesn't provide any benefit to me. I do have it installed dual boot simply because I cannot develop Windows Store apps without VS 2012 and Win 8 installed. Reply
mfergus - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkI used the $40 upgrade on a win8 consumer preview install i was using. My question is how will I install it again if my hd dies and i have to reinstall the upgrade on a blank drive? Reply
dijuremo - Friday, October 26, 2012 - linkYou did not make a copy of the installer? e.g. USB or ISO? If not, then look for the hidden folder C:\ESD. The files should be there in the machine where you downloaded it. Back that up and use it to create a USB keychain. Reply
rabidkevin - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkUsing upgrade assistant you can choose to create an .ISO file. I did this and saved the copy. I also did a fresh install without having win7 pre-installed, and it accepted it just fine. So the 39.99 upgrade didn't actually require a preinstalled OS to install. I assume the upgrade assistant verifies you have a qualifying OS first then makes the ISO file preauthorized for full install. Reply
dijuremo - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkYou can run upgrade assistant in one computer then create USB or ISO and install in a different computer. So if you already had Windows 8 Pro installed and just needed to buy the key, you could run upgrade assistant in other machine (even a VM), buy, download, then use the key in your other computer. Reply
rabidkevin - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkEnjoying it so far. It's like Win7 with more features! It is a little confusing running desktop apps and metro apps at the same time, but besides that it works great. To me the OS runs faster than 7 in every regard. Task manager is extremely informative. Windows explorer's ribbon menu is laid out very well. The start screen is a lot more useful than I originally imagined. In win7 I would only use the start menu to search for apps and launch control panel. Now my start screen has all my apps easily lined up without cluttering my desktop. I look forward to getting a win8 tablet so I can easily sync my machines together. It takes a little getting use to but It's getting better by the hour. I do like metro apps to load up free games, software and utilities without having to go to an add littered site like download.com. Thumbs up MS Reply
alchmist - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - linkSurface is going to be a tough competition to Apple iPad3 when considering it's price and features. I have written an article on this topic http://bit.ly/R4s1zm Reply
TheFlyingSquirrel - Sunday, October 28, 2012 - linkI just upgraded to it and I like it overall. There are of course plenty of things to the metro interface that can be improved for the desktop, but I think the added functionality to the start menu far outweighs the areas that can be improved. I like that Microsoft Security Essentials is now included in Windows Defender (which can be disabled and then you can install another anti-virus). I like that they added ribbon to windows explorer. It has way more things accessible in the ribbon itself.
I rarely actually used the start button in 7 since I hold all my important folders and commonly used applications pinned to the taskbar which I still do now. Now I actually use the start menu so far. If it gets an Amazon Video app then I'll probably be in there more often.
The metro IE runs real fast but I still probably won't use it especially because it won't even run if it isn't the default browser. Make chrome or firefox default and the IE shortcut starts opening the desktop version. Reply
BuddyRich - Sunday, October 28, 2012 - linkAfter a few hours with it, still setting it up, etc... I don't see what ALL the hate is about. Some hate, sure.... but it is not a Vista since its actually a bit faster than Win 7 and can use Win 7 drivers. The hate is really all about the UI and of course the writing on the wall about where the OS is going.
The problem is that it is really 2 OSes cobbled into one.
The start menu is replaced by the tiles interface and Windows RT OS (ie. the tablet OS, ie. the Xbox360 UI.)
However there is a desktop tile. Hit that and you are basically back in Win7 OS land, minus the start menu. In its place is an icon that takes you back to tiles. You can right click it and get a very handy menu though. I think you can even default Win8 to logging into the desktop tile somehow so never have to see the tiles if you don't want to.
The other big stumbling block is understanding the difference between Apps (capital A apps) and desktop applications aka legacy apps.
Starting with the desktop, its the same Win7 desktop we all know and love. It is traditionally multi-threaded and does its thing with desktop programs, services, steams games, etc. but there are also capital A Apps. Think of them like the old widgets. They also run and you can switch from them and the desktop pretty easily. Its here were the UI interaction falls down a bit. The Apps and the tiles basically live in the foreground.... they really have no interaction with the desktop, can't be pinned to the desktop taskbar or the desktop itself or alter it in any way (they can be pinned as a tile and the start bar there) but that overlays the desktop. Its like the desktop runs as an app itself.
Likewise desktop apps can't interact with live tiles either, save the desktop tile, which shows a thumbnail of your desktop, so I guess it could work full screen, but only one desktop app at a time and only if it is full screen.
You can use and see the Apps as an overlay on the desktop (think hitting shift-tab while in a game running through steam, you get the overlay where you can do some things... only this includes launching a mail app, netflix, etc. The sky is the limit depending on whats in the app store).
Another neat feature is that you can pin a Win8 app, such as netflix to the side as 1/3rd of the screen, and pin the desktop to the other 2/3rds... work and watch netflix on one screen. ;-) Not sure how this would work multi-monitor but that is neat.
However in their greed they really did gimp it. It would be much better if you could have desktops apps create a live tile or RT apps interact more with the desktop. However, desktop apps aren't curated via the app store so MS won't get their cut and hence the arbitrary restriction of no desktop apps with live tiles. I think they really missed an opportunity here (or artificially created another one depending on how you look at it.)
Otherwise, so far so good. Im giving it a qualified nice BUT no reason to upgrade from 7 if you are happy with your current functionality or have a touchscreen.
I didn't touch on storage pooling, etc. and a few other nuts and bolts that make it nice as a home server (which is my intended use). That and acting as my HTPC as well it is an upgrade over Win7 I think.
The one app I tried, other than the Mail app (linked to my hotmail account) was Netflix. The Netflix app is hardware accelerated so would allow HD playback on an Atom ION or E350 box. This is an upgrade over regular PC and the website and silverlight. However its UI as designed requires a mouse and is optimized for touch. It is a snazzy app but its not meant to be used with a PC I think. That is not MS' fault, its lazy Netflix app makers not making it work with just the keyboard. Even better if it could use the MCE remote. The UI of the app itself would lend itself to a 10' UI but with no practical way to interact with that UI its useless at 10'. The MCE Remote works fine in XBMC in Win8 desktop but I am not sure if the MCE Remote can interact with Windows RT apps, it does work for selecting between tiles. Reply
damianrobertjones - Sunday, October 28, 2012 - linkhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/featu...
Free for a limited time Reply
Shambolic - Sunday, October 28, 2012 - linkI was surprised to see that three Aussie retailers are selling the boxed upgrade disk for ~$49 including tax, namely Office Works, Harris Technology and Alliance Computers (in Brisbane).
Minus the tax this is only $4.50 over the download price, most unusual for rip-off Australia.
Question: how do you go about getting the audio/video pack? Must you already have Win8 already installed to download it and install it live, or can you just get the file and save it for later? Reply
Shambolic - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkBought the boxed disk at Office Works in Australia. I haven't installed it but there's no sign of the word "upgrade" anywhere on the pack.
It looks to be the full system builder version.
Mickysoft don't seem to care about licensing this time, as witnessed by the $15 licenses available with no proof of purchase and the media pack available for the asking, just supply an email address.. Are they planning on getting all their money from apps in future? Reply
trajik78 - Sunday, October 28, 2012 - linkbought it. installed it. don't like it. it's not intuitive at all. Reply
MadAd - Thursday, November 01, 2012 - linkwhat happens to people that want to go from say XP 32bit to W8 64?
The upgrade info says that has to be done fresh from the disk, how would someone with only a single XP machine get the best deal then? Are physical disks available for the same upgrade price?
Its not for me, im on 7x64 and will get the upgrade iso for 39.99 (for my second machine) Im just trying to work out what the lowest cost path for a couple of friends to update who only have XP 32bit machines. Reply
johnnyboy101 - Friday, November 09, 2012 - linkWill we be seeing an official anandtech windows 8 review for desktop? I am very excited to see what you guys think! Reply
Johnlever - Monday, September 16, 2013 - linkYou can find more promotional codes and offers for microsoft's new Windows 8 at http://www.microsoftstorepromocode.us save upto 50% off on windows 8 and RT. Reply


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I'm a student of computer science and i want to done few projects during studies so that i can get job easily after study. I have learned html and css and i created a super nice website design and then i learn basics of javascript and now i learned basics of php from w3school and other few websites. I just know basics of php and mysql like arrays, loops, inserting and retrieving data from database. As i told that i created web design of directory website now i want to develop it, i don't know from where to start it and how cause i just know little about mysql so now where i should start.
I'll be very thankful to you guys if you can help me.
Hello, best way to learn php is w3school i think you take task and complite the task with help w3school it's best way.And the best book name is PHP Objects, Patterns and Practice …pro php Kevin McArthur (Author)
I would strongly disagree with @amitchoudhary about learning from w3schools, the reason you can check here http://w3fools.com/Best way to learn is by doing, for your web design directory I would start with minimal features and then add some advanced stuff later, as you gain more knowledge.For learning databases I suggest Introduction to Databases, not sure if it's still open to signup, though.As for books, I guess, if you already have basic knowledge, then best choice would be something on best practices and approaches on building php apps, the books mentioned by @amitchoudhary should be a good start.
i'm sorry guys i can't understand what are you saying. I think i should develop few little php apps. Actually i don't need to read book cause books have only basics like arrays, loops , variables etc. I need something advanced who must have use in a website. Can anyone recommend my which applications i should develop as intermediate level.
Good app to start with would be something like todo or blog, you can start with basic adding/editing/deleting items and later develop as many features as you please.By the way, those books suggested are not about basics, for sure.
There are many books out there that will help you dive into PHP with MySQL, two books I highly recommend are [PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja and [url=http://www.sitepoint.com/books/sql1]Simply SQL](http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpmysql5)
Both of these will help you understand Database much more fully and in the process help you develop good patterns to use in PHP when developing a site.
@ronalds i am suggest w3school to solve her query under the development of a website it will help.The best way you are take a task and develop the website like hotel management ,library management taking any one topic start web development if you are minor query solve it through w3school also MySQL database. @ronalds this reason i suggest w3school.
W3schools is NOT a good resource. They are full of poor and outdated information, and using this site to learn almost anything will only work against you.
http://nettuts.com is a much better resource.
Yeah, for the 4 billionth time, DON'T USE W3SCHOOLS. IT IS CRAP.
Best way to learn PHP is practise online on w3schools, phpabout.com and net.tutsplus.com helps you alot to learn PHP. In internet, online book available and some forum are available to learn PHP. PHPabout.com helps to Step by step instructions for creating usable php applications for your website. ... to start learning a programming language, let me help get you started with PHP!
It is easy to learn PHP, since you have learned html and css. As it is said above, I also think w3school is the best to learn PHP.
For the 4, 823, 239, 124, 343 time: W3SCHOOLS IS CRAP.
Just ignore these people advising you to go there. They're just amateurs.
WARNING:Next person to mention w3schools as a learning resource will be fluffed. It has already been mentioned (numerous times) and refuted. Please offer something original and meaningful to the OP. If you must mention w3schools, back it up with a good reason/personal experience. Otherwise, mention the other countless ways you should be keeping your PHP skills honed, blogs you follow, magazines you order, etc.
You can learn PHP from YouTube videos. There are tons and tons of videos.
I've tried learning PHP using w3schools but that website is full of crap. Do NOT even try, you will become more confused than you were before.
There are books out there that will go beyond the basics (arrays, Loops, variables, etc..) like Beginning PHP 5.3 (WROX PROGRAMMER TO PROGRAMMER) that I am currently reading. Simply skip to the OOP or beyond chapters if you already know or are comfortable with the basics. Go on the Internet and search for tutorials on PHP, but avoid tutorials that teach you mysql instead of tutorials showcasing mysqli (specially Tutorials using prepare statements) or PDO and if you see them using magic quotes run for the hills. PHP has been around for a long time and just like I.E. 6 people don't want to give up outdated stuff specially businesses. That is why there are a lot of bad tutorials on the web as already mention. One last thing there are no short cuts when it comes to learning a programming language. I have either taking classes or self-taught on the following languages Actionscript, JavaScript , JQuery and C++ ... I also have learned some obsolete languages that are no longer being used (I'm a dinosaur:D ). All doing shortcuts does is cause you hours of frustration and writing bad code, my advice is do it right the first time around and you won't be pulling your hair out.


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A Chippenham woman who has lived through two world wars celebrated a century of birthdays with 45 friends and family members.
Popular Mabel Humphries, born Say, received 56 birthday cards on Friday, not even counting the one from the Queen.
Mrs Humphries, was born in Biddestone and brought up in Weaver's Cottages next to the post office in Corsham, did not have a television until she was married and did not have a car until her daughter Kay was married in 1959.
"We had great fun, we could play out on the street because there were no cars," she said.
"I was free, you could run where you wanted to. The horse and cart used to deliver the milk."
She became Mabel Humphries at the age of 24, after meeting Tom while working as a barmaid in the Little George pub in Chippenham.
"It was Bonfire night," she said. "He came in to play darts and when the pub closed he took me to see the fireworks in the park."
Mrs Humphries lived in Lowden in Chippenham 60 years, half of which she spent with her husband, who worked on the railways delivering goods, before he passed away in 1981.
Mrs Humphries, who now lives in Avon Court at Rowden Hill, remained at home until she was 98.
She has three children – David, Roy and Kay Barnett - eight grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren, and says having her family around has kept her young and in good health.
She was also a keen walker and would often walk the six miles from Chippenham to Neston.
She said: "I've had a very happy life. My happiest moment was when my grandchildren were born. That was the loveliest time, because you haven't got full responsibility."
She has enjoyed sewing and playing bowls in John Coles Park, and used to holiday at the seaside near Weymouth, where her brother lived.


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Veteran's Day Exclusive: Sneak peek interview with Major General Dunbar
We asked Maj. Gen. Sharon K. G. Dunbar questions about military sexual assault. Below are some of her answers. See the rest of this Q&A in the Fall/Winter 2013 issue of The Resource:
Q: How is the Air Force working to prevent sexual harassment/sexual violence?
A: I can say unequivocally that the Air Force has devoted considerable time and thought into how to most effectively prevent sexual assault … Despite these efforts, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct still occurs within the force. The continued occurrence reinforces that far more needs to be done and that we must remain vigilant in our prevention focus.
This prevention focus is why the Air Force has been conducting two-day annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) training summits for senior commanders worldwide. These summits reinforce to commanders the Air Force expectation that sexual assault prevention and accountability start at the top … our Air Force Equal Opportunity experts now train commanders through junior airmen on what we term the "continuum of harm" -- a continuum of unacceptable behavior that may begin with sexual harassment and progress to further sexual misconduct if not immediately addressed.
The Air Force has increased manning and bolstered selection criteria for our Basic Military Training operations, SAPR programs, and Special Victims' Counsel program … In July, the Air Force also implemented a new regulation that requires commanders process for discharge from military service those found to have committed sexual assault.
We fully realize there's more we need to learn and improve, which is why we value our ability to collaborate with civilian anti-sexual assault advocates and experts.
Q: You served on the Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment & Sexual Violence at the Military Service Academies and the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services. What did you learn from this experience ?
A: These two task forces illuminated the devastating and life-altering impact of sexual assault on victims, their families, our military, and the communities in which we live. Military members and veterans of all ages approached us to share heart-wrenching stories of the sexual trauma they experienced during their military service. One veteran tracked me down at my office to recount his story and to seek help. This gentleman was serving during the Vietnam War era when sexual assault shattered his life. Nearly 50 years later, he was still struggling to get beyond what happened to him. … Like many survivors of sexual trauma, his recovery was complicated by the fact that no one wanted to believe him, and so he received no support, let alone any recourse for justice. Unlike military sexual assault survivors today, this fine patriot lacked support systems within his military service, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
We're at a much better place today in seeking to prevent and respond to both sexual assault and sexual harassment, thanks in large part to congressional oversight, insights from civilian organizations like NSVRC, and courageous survivors who still come forward to remind us that much more needs to be done.
To learn more about sexual violence in the U.S. military, check out our Military Guide.