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Ask AnandTech: Tablets at Work, How Important is Backwards Compatibility?by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/18/2013 11:07 AM EST
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nagi603 - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - link(The points can largely be said wbout iOS and Android as well)
Semi-long-time Windows-based tablet user here. I use my current mostly as a note taking platform, with an old OneNote (I found the ribbon menu of the newer ones horrible and simply worse in all of my use-case scenarios). So that is strike one agains RT.
Strike two is that I also use it sometimes for work, meaning I have to have a very stable and fast-ish multitasking system with flash-enabled browser, graphical program, full Visual Studio and the such. Completely impossible on RT.
Strike Three is that I sometimes load up some games from steam. (Point and click games are perfect for pen enabled tablets)
(Plus strike four that the RT version doesn't have the wacom pen I use for note taking and such.)
So backwards compatibility is a grave issue for me. Right now the only thing I might be able to use an RT tablet would be some very light recreational activities. Reply
Death666Angel - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI haven't commented in the old article.
I use my tablet for university related stuff (I'm a student), note taking in lectures, having all the material at my hands without carrying around tons of books, watching movies, listening to music or playing a game during recess or commute. I have an Android tablet that was good at the last few things. But I still carried around my laptop if there was a class where I actually had to do work (excel calculations, look up larger .pdfs...). And when taking notes became more important, I got myself a Samsung XE700T1C with an active digitizer. That is the dream computing device for me currently. The battery life is enough to last me through a day at the university most of the time. If it is a longer day, I just grab a seat next to a power outlet and charge it for one lecture and it gets through the day again. The active digitizer is a godsend for me, the power is all there and the programs we use can be run well as well. The games I can play on it are still very enjoyable, BlueStacks can be run when I want to, but I still have an Android smartphone, so that's what I use for Android apps most of the time.
So for me, legacy support trumps price and convenience most of the time. I have some things that Android simply can't do. And I have enough that Windows does infinitely better (I have a huge library of gog.com games and older steam games that are better than 99.5% of all smartphone games) that the price difference is well worth it most of the time. I could have gotten an Atom XE500T for the active digitizer and excel support. But that thing was too limited in its performance for my games library. So I would have carried around more than one thing again. Reply
mike8675309 - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkPersonally working in businesses focused on manufacturing, distribution, and shipping I see some places where tablets could fit. Some places where x86 would be crucial and others where it wouldn't make a difference. But in general it seems like a very niche market that I don't see being easy to expand until more software is available. Reply
apinkel - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkSimple question. Complex answer. The key is proper management... selecting the platform that is the best fit for the environment, putting effective processes in place to manage the initial rollout (training, feedback of needed enhancments, priority management, etc.), handle on-going support issues after the initial rollout is complete, having a pro-active enhancement process to insure the platform stays viable for the long term, and finally having the strength to make the hard decisions when (not if) the platform is no longer the best fit for the environment. Reply
apinkel - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkAn addition to this point about backward compatibility that I forgot to include in my original post.
I don't think there is one right answer to the backward compatibility issue. It really involves being aware of the environment, taking a real, honest look at the available options, taking them for test drives, and finally selecting the option that fits the best.
And lastly a follow up to the final note in my first post. Often time the hard decisions about putting a platform to rest are made by things outside of your control. Mismanagement, mergers, or the eventual end of life of the business itself. Nothing lasts forever (at least anything that's man made) but even when this end-of-life occurs the lasting effects of that company's work (good or bad) live on in subtle ways. Reply
Granseth - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkA work tablet that is supposed to coexist with my workstation can be all OS's that manages to do the job.
If it also would do the job of my workstation (in a kind of docking station) x86 and windows compatibility would be very important as a lot of my software is only written for Windows, and secondary but also important is the factor of economy, it's very expensive to upgrade all the software I use in one go. Reply
ZeDestructor - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkFor me its purely a question of power and capability. I need a fairly fast machine that can do everything I need to do on the move:not taking, light gaming, reading, video, music, browsing, multitask properly, some programming (software and HDL for uni and hobby) and run real, full Linux. Oh and have a great keyboard.
That really leaves me with two reliable options in the market: Lenovo's X series tablet or Dell's XT line, and of the two, Lenovo's machines trumps the Dell by having a Wacom digitizer.
Sorry no HP love, not after the overheating turd the 2760p is they dared to release nor the truly shit keyboard on the consumer tm line. That tm2 hurt me so bad. Even worse than a MacBook keyboard. T_T Reply
bcutter - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkWork predominantly involves use of Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint, Lync, Skype. In addition I prefer to stick with one ecosystem, as it works better and easy to manage plus my comfort zone. As a tablet I find Surface to be a better fit compared to others, with similar interface to my PC, use of roaming profiles and Skydrive. Multi-user, file system, network folder access is a huge plus. When it comes to creation, the traditional multi window mouse optimized desktop still rules - its the consumption where touch has slight advantage. Surface providing both interfaces makes it much more powerful.
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TwiSparkle - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkBackwards compatibility isn't a particularly large concern for me. The lack of a compiler/IDE on any ARM platform is. I'm currently a college student and even though ARM is less powerful I could deal with it for when I am on the go. Reply
Ikefu - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI would say very important. As an engineer it goes without saying that I use large amounts of custom Windows based programs to interact with equipment, drawings, and compiling code, but its also needed in the office environment.
For instance, many of our clients use custom programs for their training. I'm sure it could be converted to iOS or Android but when you see that many people still use outdated versions of IE (due to lack of interest in investing the time it takes to make sure all corporate internal webpages don't break) then it becomes apparent that they definitely won't want to do an OS or Architecture switch.
For typical home use, Android or iOS work fine because there is very little the average user does that doesn't have an alternative app available to replace the Windows version (Unless you're a programmer/hobbyist like I am but we tend to be the exception and not the rule). However, in the business world there are lots of custom programs around that need to be addressed. So unless every company starts adopting cloud based virtual machine servers you can remote in to from Android or iOS I see the need for backwards compatibility with Windows applications to be essential. Someday that could change, but the platforms/form factors are still to new for many companies to make the switch. Reply
trane - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkIt depends on your occupation. Some can get by with productivity suites just fine, while others need solutions like Autodesk Revit or Adobe Premiere Pro. For the latter, the reality of the situation is that hardcore productivity apps are only available on the Desktop. Hence x86 and Windows are a must today for engineers, artists, architects, accountants and a pretty vast base of professionals.
iOS or Android - even if we were to remove the Desktop these would still too simplistic compared to Windows 8.1 Metro for productivity. I am sure a lot of people can get by, particularly writers and managers, but again, Windows 8.1 has the advantage. The biggest deal in 8.1 as far as I am concerned it finally brings viable and flexible multi-window multi-tasking to a bonafide touch interface.
Looking further, I see no reason as Metro matures to see the likes of Office first, then Photoshop, followed by the likes of Solidworks or Maya looking at the long term, heading to WinRT. Looking at a similarly long term, I would expect ARM to bridge the performance gap. So there will come a time where Windows RT would require some serious consideration. In this future, I wonder if Android or iOS can catch up to Windows as a powerful and fully featured OS?
But today, there's no doubt in my mind. For my work, give me a Haswell Y series tablet running Windows 8.1. Reply
Da W - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI could not do office work with anything less than Microsoft Office - full microsoft office. Right now it means x86 compatibility, with enough power to be enjoyable (baring atom from the list) and a fair price that isn't highway robery (looking at you samsung), it feels only the Surface Pro is good enough for what i do.
However, i could see a thin and light ARM powered tablet (windows RT or Android) being used with an heavy x86 docking station (think quad core haswell + GTX780M) and you can replace anyone independantly since they remain compatible form a generation to the next. The docking station is desktop replacement oriented and hooked to 3X24" monitors, external speakers and wireless keyboard+mouse. For travel a simple surface-type keyboard cover does the job. If any OEM makes one of those i'm a buyer. Reply
Flunk - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkFor me, it's not at all important. The older systems that we use all have interfaces that are totally unusable on a tablet, everything is far too small to tap and they try to jam too much info on the screen.
Web applications, however are totally usable so it doesn't really matter what kind of tablet it is, we can support it. So from my perspective as long as the HTML5 support is good enough it everything else doesn't matter. Reply
keithzg - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkFor me, backwards compatibility with x86 applications is semi-important. That is to say, backwards compatibility with x86 *nix applications. It's a bit annoying that Android doesn't support a normal Linux userland, and I've yet to find an X11 server that isn't junk for it. So that's been annoying (ironically often making my cellphones, which are Linux+glibc-based Nokias, more practical on paper---what I wouldn't give for a Harmattan tablet), but not overly so, as many commandline programs at least will compile and run on Android or have been ported, and although no terminal emulators are as good as the Nokia ones there are some fairly decent ones. So for my work---for which I'm the entire IT department for a small company that develops Windows software, so we're rather strictly bifurcated with Linux on the servers and Windows on each developers' desktop---I end up getting *more* backwards compatibility that actually matters to me on Android. I desperately hope that the Vivaldi tablet comes out sometime soon, however.
It's not like my job doesn't involve Windows; I'll sometimes be at someone's desk and they'll be complaining about weirdness in Microsoft Access, and I'll have my tablet with a few sessions open connected to our MySQL server running on Linux. But what my tablet needs to interface with and play nice with is x86 Linux servers, not x86 Windows desktops.
I know my use-case isn't necessarily a *standard* business use-case, and I'm stretching the description a bit here, but I felt it was worthwhile to give a different perspective. Reply
yougotkicked - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkAs a computer science student and beginner developer, I honestly feel that backwards compatibility impedes progress, especially in new platforms like android. There is no shortage of developers in the world, and forcing them to make new apps rather than let old ones dominate the market through popularity alone is strictly good for the market.
As a user, I can understand some people's desire to keep the same work environment. But the way I see it if you can get used to using a tablet after a lifetime of using the mouse and keyboard, you can get used to using new software interfaces as well. Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkSure you can, but is it worth the time and effort? On developer and user side? That answer is surely not a resounding, general "yes". Reply
yougotkicked - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI'd say it depends on what the changes are. If it's a microsoft office style update where they change things just to sell a new looking product, it's not very worthwhile. If it actually improves the user experience or makes the software easier to maintain, then it certainly is.
I'm not saying things need to change just for the sake of change. But new and better things shouldn't be blocked just because some people don't like learning new things. Reply
A5 - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkDumping backwards compatibility is a good way to get your IT guys to murder you in your sleep. Not to mention a huge waste of resources if your old software already works.
You'll learn that once you leave school. Reply
Sushisamurai - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI have to agree, loss of backwards compatibility would waste time and money (training staff, buggy software/technical support, new license purchases, software/developer adoption to the new standard, IT training/knowledge to adapt to new software/hardware), not to mention a layer of redundancy lost in the transition as you already had a prior, working solution that everyone was comfortable to and trained for Reply
yougotkicked - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI see my comment was a tad over simplified. I'm not suggesting that every program available to a platform needs to be unique to that generation of that platform. But if google wants to change some data structures in one of the android Java libraries, they shouldn't bloat the new library with legacy support so some apps will be compatible with the new release. Those apps would still work on the devices they are being used on, and the developers can restructure parts of the app to work with the new version.
In short, I don't think backwards compatibility is universally bad, far from it. I just think current trends put too much value on supporting old software, and forcing users and developers to update more often could do the industry some good. Reply
andrewaggb - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI'm not interested in another tablet without backwards compatibility.
I have an ipad 2 and didn't think backwards compatibility was going to be an issue. But I'm pretty disappointed in the ipad overall. I find it more or less useless and at this point it's just a youtube player for my kids and a facebook reader for my wife.
The lack of flash actually sucks for me in a big way. I also still find a fair number of websites that don't work right on the ipad. I've recently had problems adding/authorizing users with logmein or using travelocity (as some examples). And most of the apps are half-featured, eg Vidyo's video conferencing app can join a meeting but doesn't have all the presenter/organizer functionality, xprotect (video surveillance) can log in a view, but can't change any settings. Lots of stuff like that.
If it had backwards compatibility I could make those things work when necessary. As it is now I can't ever just take the ipad because I have low confidence I won't run into a situation where it won't be able to finish.
Windows 8 x86 is really the only choice I think I'll be satisfied with. But the current atom sucks and I wasn't totally satisfied with the first gen i series offerings. So I'm hoping to see some good stuff soon.
I'd like the tablet apps to get better but we aren't even close to being there today. Reply
A5 - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI won't ever be able to use tablets at this job due to what we do, but being able to natively edit MS Office documents would be critical.
I don't think Xilinx ISE is getting ported to iOS any time soon, so this discussion is purely academic for me. Reply
tech6 - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkFor those that rely on legacy apps, it is an important consideration but for me it is not. All I need is Office compatible productivity apps, good email and a full feature browser. Reply
Sushisamurai - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkWhat a complex answer to such a simple question. In our private clinics, we've always been wary of upgrading our computer systems that have no backwards compatibility (take the transition from XP to Vista, horrible). With that being said, the transition, based on the OS and it's developers, can be a lot smoother. We unfortunately use a lot of custom software, and development for it on newer OS's take longer, as well, due to their complexity, we would lose valuable time and money lost in the transition to a new system. Not to mention a layer(s) of redundancy (and new license purchases), as our previous system was working, and the staff was trained to use it, and the IT guys are dealing with a familiar system. We wouldn't mind switching to a new OS with no backwards compatibility so long as its a perfect world switch, with no hassles or bugs, with similar interfaces to the old software with enough benefits to justify the cost - in a perfect world. In an imperfect world, given the choice between two systems of similar price, one with no compatibility, vs one with, we would always choose with. Mind you, we would factor in the costs of switching with the no compatibility solution, ergo, new systems usually lose out if they have no compatibility Reply
Sushisamurai - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkMind you, as new standards come out, previous companies will develop software for those new standards/solutions to stay competitive, however, every new rendition is not always bug free - we've far too often run into issues where the new software can do some things better, but some things don't work as well as previous versions or were excluded, adding more 'work' / inefficiencies, or just outright not compatible with our current system. Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkJob: university, electrical engineering department
What we're using in the offices is Microsoft Office, Matlab, AutoCAD, Origin, Labview, Ansoft HFSS, Phoenix OptoDesigner, some larger programs I forgot and a bunch of smaller tools. If tablets are to be taken seriously here we need backwards compatibility. Sure, we already run heavy-hitters on simulation servers.. but setting up and maintaining significantly more of this would be some serious effort for questionable gain. And would make us depend much more on the network and data availabilty to the users. Sure, "the cloud" is a solution to this problem.. but not exactly plug & play yet (again more work to set up and maintain this, server and user side).
It's easier if tablets are just ment as special purpose devices (note taking, etc.). But then they'll always just play the 2nd fiddle to the workstations and users don't like to transition between devices (unless this was completely painless.. all open pdfs and stuff transferred to the other device). Reply
MonkeyPaw - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI use an XPS 10 as both my work and personal tablet. For work, I mainly use it to do webmail and view Office files, largely spreadsheets. We also have maps on PDF, and the Reader app does the trick there. For my work use, RT gets the job done.
For personal use, it's mainly browsing and email. I won't begrudge anyone who wants to game--and I do, but I usually do that on a console, if I can even find the time. I had an Android tab, which was good for most things, but I found that I rarely played those FAODs, and the document viewers all sucked in comparison to Office 2013.
Top off the fact that I got this XPS10 for $230 open box, and I'm more than happy with RT, and that's BEFORE the 8.1 update (which includes Outlook RT for free, btw). Reply
domboy - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkTo me, the question isn't so much a matter of backwards compatibility with Windows x86, which I do this is important, but more with the artificial restrictions placed on some of the tablet the OS options available. Windows RT and iOS are locked down, Windows 8 and Android (and soon more linux distros) are more open with what you can do with them. Yes I do find some backwards compatibility very useful, and for me this is why Windows RT without the desktop app restriction is so much more useful. Things like putty can be quickly and easily recompiled, some .NET 4 apps can run unmodified on ARM (KeePass2 for example). This enables some backwards compatibility in a sense. But unless Microsoft re-thinks this boneheaded decision, I think Windows 8 on x86 is going to end up being the tablet of choice for Windows users, maybe even win some existing android or apple tablet owners. I'm not sure about Andriod vs. Ubuntu touch etc, but all three of those can be molded to the users preferences much more easily (though with Android you still have to root it). If you don't care for the applications in the official app store, you can download and install your own, or get an alternate application downloader (Steam for example). You can't do this with iOS or RT in their official state. Reply
domboy - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkIn defense of Windows RT I should mention that Microsoft did get some things right. Mostly notable are Office RT and enabling Flash in IE 10. While technically not backwards compatibility in and of themselves, they would have been considered backwards compatibility issues if they had not been included. It's hard to imagine a Windows OS which cannot run Office. And having flash enables backwards compatibility with the web in a way. Reply
altintx - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkIt's not important. Just plain not.
Use the tablet primarily to augment things the desktop does poorly. Pandora on tablet is far better than any other UI I've found. Calendar on iPad better than our groupware software. Use it for testing webapps on a mobile screen. Use it for flowcharting and prototyping, again, because those apps are better than my desktop options. And use it at meetings.
Meetings are the only situation where I'm disconnected. There, iPad beats a laptop because of the decreased weight and increased batter life. Typing is not awesome. But the overall benefits trump that. (The relatively small amount of note-taking I do is probably also a factor).
I've tried using iPad to code, like several other commenters have mentioned, and it falls flat in that capacity. To make that work, it'd need a keyboard, and a physically bigger screen, and multitasking, and a half dozen things like that which stop it from being a tablet. So I can use it, it helps, but I have no illusions about it replacing my desktop. Reply
dgingeri - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkWell, not so much with apps themselves, but with the equipment I use, yes. I have a great need for a decent serial terminal (and drivers for serial to USB adapters) to talk to switches and raid arrays. Remote desktop for both Windows and Linux is useful, whether RDP, VNC, or SSH, as well. I suppose the apps that would handle that would need to be, but I'm not objecting to moving to a different app to do the same thing. Reply
Sam Jost - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkIn my opinion the end customers do not care which OS is running on their devices. They will just ask their software provider which devices are supported and buy those. Sometimes they'll might try to convince the Software Provider to Support something Special, but without the Software they won't use anything.
So I'd say important is what the Software companies to Support for workplace customers. A lot are going the HTML5-Route which will work on most devices (more or less good). Depends on the Software used, though. Reply
Wolfpup - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkBackwards compatibility is EXTREMELY important. I regularly use programs from the *90s* let alone more recently, for both work and home (and of course play).
Ergo while an RT tablet actually would be fun to play with, and could kind of do a lot of my basics, there's no way it could replace real Windows as my primary or work PC.
Not to mention how many CURRENT programs run on x86, that will NEVER be ported to RT because of it's closed nature.
Heck, I can easily watch shows from my Tivo on a Windows 8 tablet, which an RT tablet can't do without transcoding...which a Windows 8 tablet can actually do, and again RT can't. Reply
hlovatt - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkI use my iPad all the time. I have found that Safari, Mail, Notes, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on the iPad interact well enough with the rest of the work infrastructure that is heavily Windows XP/7 centric to not be a problem.
I use a Mac Book Pro as my desktop machine and find that automatically syncing of the above Apps between my iPad and my Mac great. This easy sync'ing easily trumps any compatibility issues.
To open the debate up further I don't think running a desktop app on a tablet is a good idea. The great tablet apps, like the ones I listed above, don't have the same UI as their desktop versions and that is why they are great. I read all these comments from people wanting to run desktop on a tablet and I suspect that they have not tried a really good tablet with really good tablet specific software to see how good that combination is. Also when you have used tablet specific software you dont want to go back to lesser UIs on tablets, for many tasks it is actually better on a tablet than the desktop (general web browsing, mail, presentations, etc.). Reply
Ytterbium - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkIn my job legacy is critical, the apps I use are only used by a few 1000 people in the world, there is no motivation for application developers to build a new app for a platform that will only sell a few 1000 copies & my company isn't prepared to pay the full price for development. Reply
A Geologist - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkI should have replied to the original article, I just remembered a brief stint in industry between undergrad and postgrad where I did use a tablet for work. First backwards compatibility and then hardware requirements.
I worked as an exploration and mining geologist for one of the biggest resource companies between degrees. Windows backward compatibility was a non-negotiable requirement, the software packages for data base input, resource modelling and GIS were all Windows only. These are software packages that had been developed over the last decade or two and are all huge, clunky, massively powerful and maddeningly complex. Going over the code and recompiling for another operating system just isn't going to happen, so for my usage scenario x86 and Windows is a requirement.
As for hardware features, we used tablets mainly as data capture devices and had docks for them back at the office so they served as our workstations for non-demanding workloads. Things that were essential; was good battery life, good WiFi reception, a stylus (imputing data onto spread sheets designed for work stations is difficult with fingers and a lot of places we used the tablets our hand were dirty, wet or covered in protective gloves so the stylus was doubly useful), a daylight readable screen and x86 windows for all the software we needed to run. Things I would have liked but could live without would be a camera with flash (taking photo's of an underground mining face with annotations we could have added right then and there would have been a massive time saver), accurate compass, gyro, accelerometer and barometer would also have been nice and saved hauling a lot of mapping tools around all over the place. Waterproofing and touch screens that worked with wet fingers would also be nice but a good protective covers served us pretty well.
For us tablets were great because they saved a lot of time transferring hand written field measurements to databases back at the office and we had access to maps, engineering and mine models anywhere on site that was covered by the company's WiFi. Reply
mahck - Friday, June 21, 2013 - linkI basically answered this in detail in my comments on the previous question but I'll do a bit more elaboration here too.
For my organization (and I suspect this also applies to a lot of large enterprises) backwards compatibility is NOT important for a companion device but IS important for a primary computing device - these are two different tablet segments. And while I still don't see it being the norm where a typical new employee is issued a tablet instead of a PC, I think we are close to being able to do that.
Most large organizations have made significant investments in things like CRM, ERP, BI, etc. And even if a number of these systems are primarily web-based, there always seem to be some legacy applications that rely on x86. Until an organization is able to retire its legacy apps and move to SaaS or whatever, x86 will be a requirements for many users. If it's not supported on their tablet then they will also need a PC. Of course users in smaller companies may not share these constraints. Is backwards compatibility important? That depends on which part of the tablet market you are looking at. Reply
Eric S - Monday, July 01, 2013 - linkExisting Windows apps (not designed for tablet form factor) do not run well on any tablet, but if you need to run them there are options for the Apple iPad. You can use Citrix or a similar product to use Windows apps directly on the iPad. If it is an in-house .net app, you can port it to the iPad with Xamarin. Most of the time tablets don't need to run the same software as PCs because they are normally used for different tasks. iPads are by far the most popular tablet in the enterprise and are usually easier to manage by the IT department. Reply


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Choosing to represent yourself in court.
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Children and Divorce
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SAINT LEO, Fla. (August 15, 2013) – The Saint Leo men's lacrosse team will hold its first team meeting on Wednesday, August 28 at 5 p.m. in the Bowman Center. This team meeting is mandatory for those who wish to try out for the team for the 2013-14 academic year.
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Topic: A year ago today
It was a year ago today this whole horrible story started. My sister went to theatre to have a gallstone removed to rectify her sudden jaundice and it became apparent when no stone was found that something was very wrong. For her I'm glad she only survived 5 months as her disease was aggressive and her decline was just so rapid. There just has to be a way of diagnosing earlier or making in roads as to why an otherwise healthy 41 year old gets this rare cancer.
It a lovely co-incidence that my husband is doing the Great Scottish Run for her this weekend and has raised some money for the UK CC charity. It kind of makes a hard few days a bit easier.
In the stars now . . . .


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There's so much going on in Talk and the comments week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.
Talk: Untitled
"In the future, I hope this post is referred to only as The Nameless One."—darklighter
Why Do Some Folks In The Drinks Industry Like Cheap Beer?
"Sometimes you drink for comfort; sometimes you drink for speed."—CHCampbell
Serious Entertaining: A Dorm Room Dinner
"Inverted chicken pot pie: microwave a can of chicken stew, and spoon it over a store-bought buttermilk biscuit (or get some fresh from KFC).
Spiral cut hotdogs - because presentation is important!
Vienna sausage pâté.
" — Mike Logue
Study Finds Charbroiling One Burger Pollutes As Much as a Diesel Truck Driving 143 Miles
"You can't eat an 18-wheeler diesel-engine truck."—sbp123
Strange Mustard Phenomenon
"There are two possible answers to this.
1) Because it does, shut up and eat
2) its God's will, shut up and eat
or at least that how i explained it to my kids when they asked." — Meat guy
Your favorite condiment hack
"I make a fair bit of condiments, depends on my mood. I use to use a lot of sour cream, but lately, I've been substituting greek yoghurt in whole or in part with good results.
* Dipping sauce: Equal parts mayo and greek yoghurt + curry powder/smoky paprika/cumin + avocado (to taste)
* Thicker dipping sauce: Equal parts cream cheese & greek yoghurt + salsa/ranch seasoning/curry + avocado (to taste)
* Honey-mustard (3 parts mustard to 1 part honey)
* Tartar sauce. I substitute greek yoghurt for the mayo and omit the hot sauce.
* Special sauce"— Ketherian
"Salanth - the mixed ketchup and mustard is a big hit at my house, especially for pigs in blankets. The kids call it "Mustup," after I put the nix on "Ketch-tard.""— Ancient Acolyte


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Welcome to the penultimate summary of media coverage of the 2012 US election campaign on a day when geography means nothing and psephology everything as the candidates make their final push for the few, surely very few, remaining undecided voters.
The polls on this last day of campaigning suggest President Barack Obama has a slight edge in the states he needs to hold – Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nevada – to keep the White House, but his opponent Mitt Romney is easily close enough for polls to be wrong and an upset to be possible.
RealClearPolitics.com shows "Obama (D)" ahead of "Romney (R)" by a sliver – half of a percentage point. Five national polls on Sunday gave the following margins: Obama +3; Obama +1; Obama +1; Tie; Tie. The possibility, last seen in 2000, of the victor losing the popular vote but winning in the electoral college, remains open. Read more


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My daughter is 2 years old now, 10kg of weight. His first seizure came when she was 9 months. Her first medication was Depakene, but since she got other seizures, she has been given until maximum doses of Depakene (2x5ml) also added with Keppra(125mg) but seizures still happened.
We tried other medication with tegretol (2x125mg) and Keppra(2x125mg), but my daughter's heart beats so hard and she got fever and she walked like a drunk-person. Then we stop Tegretol. Now she got Luminal(2x25mg) and Keppra(2x125 mg), but seizures still come. Also, now she had itchy neck, bad appetite and sometimes snoring while sleeping.
My questions :
- Now, my daughter had seizure more frequent.And sometimes she got seizure when awake. Previously she only got seizure while sleeping.
- Does loss of awareness, stiff body considered as seizures ? Her EEG told that she had abnormal signs. If her body got stiff, loss of awareness, we will give stesolid to her. Should we wait until her body starting to got tonic-clonic phase or stiff body and loss of awareness can be considered as seizure? Stiff body happened in a very short time 5-10 seconds.
- Is it safe to give Keppra for kids under 4 years. I read in http://bit.ly/wPFwIX, Keppra should be used at least for 4 years old child.


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H&M to open
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H&M Hennes & Mauritz the Swedish "fast fashion" giant, is continuing its U.S. expansion by opening its third store in Utah. The new H&M store is expected to open this spring in Station Park Center in Farmington.
H&M to open
in Farmington
H&M Hennes & Mauritz the Swedish "fast fashion" giant, is continuing its U.S. expansion by opening its third store in Utah. The new H&M store is expected to open this spring in Station Park Center in Farmington.
Dickey's opens
store in Vernal
A new Dickey's Barbecue Pit has opened in Vernal. The restaurant is the 11th Dickey's that franchise owner John Thomson has opened. The restaurant is at 2085 W. Highway 40, in front of the Lowe's hardware store.
PODS of SLC
gets top honor
PODS of Salt Lake City, a moving and storage company, won the 2012 Storage Center of the Mountain Region award. The company beat out five rival PODS franchises for the honor. PODS of Salt Lake City received high marks for customer service, safety, operations and financial performance.
Adaptive Computing
granted 12 patents
Adaptive Computing, a Provo-based company that offers online workload management software and services, has been granted 12 new patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, raising its total number of patents to 27. The company said its "cloud" software sales increased by 244 percent in 2012.
Southwest's 4Q
profit declines
Southwest Airlines said its fourth-quarter net income was $78 million, or 11 cents per share, down from $152 million, or 20 cents per share, a year earlier. The carrier blamed higher spending during the quarter on fuel, labor and maintenance. Revenue for the quarter ticked up 1.6 percent to $4.17 billion. For all of 2012, though, Southwest earned $421 million, up from $178 million in the prior year.
Gay rights groups
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Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees. The drive comes as Obama included an unexpected declaration of support for gay rights in his inaugural address Monday. Gay supporters hope his comments will lead to action on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Union Pacific sees
4Q profit increase
Union Pacific said its fourth-quarter profit chugged ahead 7 percent because it raised railroad shipping rates and collected more fuel surcharges. The company says it earned $1.04 billion, or $2.19 per share, during the quarter, up from $964 million, or $1.99 per share, a year earlier. Revenue at the Omaha, Neb.-based company grew 3 percent to $5.25 billion even though its total shipping volume fell 2 percent.


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Photo of G-Dragon concerns Big Bang fans
On the 7th, Big Bang member Taeyang wrote via his official Twitter page, "BYE IRELAND BYE LONDON" and uploaded the above photo after winning the "Best Worldwide Act" award at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.
In the photo were Taeyang, T.O.P, and Seungri, but also Daesung who has been taking a break from the industry since his accident last May, and G-Dragon who has also been taking a break from the lime light since his marijuana scandal. Fans were concerned for G-Dragon's well being, as he looked especially frail and thin in his red jumper.
Netizens who saw the photo expressed their support by leaving comments such as, "G-Dragon's face is only half what it used to be", "He must've had such a hard time", and "Congratulations Daesung on your return, and we pray that G-Dragon will make his comeback soon as well. We'll be waiting".
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While "made for men" beauty products are now mainstream, recent research from Mintel reveals online retailing is the ultimate shopping channel for American men when it comes to beauty. Indeed, the ease and convenience features of shopping online appeal to some 60% of men aged 18–34 who buy beauty products and agree that buying online is more convenient than shopping in-store. This compares to 52% of women of the same age and 41% of their older male counterparts (aged 55+).
Moreover, 37% of younger men who buy beauty products also report being more likely to make impulse purchases when shopping online compared to shopping in-store, versus 26% of female consumers of the same age.
It is said that a thing of beauty is a joy forever, and it seems young male consumers don't want to miss the chance to get their hands on the latest beauty products, with the majority (73%) of beauty product shoppers agreeing that buying online gives them access to hard-to-find products, compared to 69% women of same age. Moreover, 43% say that buying online allows them to be the first to try the latest products, versus 30% of women. Also, in time-constrained lives, saving time is another important feature when buying beauty products online, with 73% of young men thinking that shopping online saves them time.
Shannon Romanowski, beauty and personal care analyst at Mintel, said, "The time-saving factor is one of the key drivers for shopping online. The Internet allows consumers to shop 24/7 from the comfort of their own home or even when waiting in line at the grocery store. As men are particularly motivated by time-saving and convenience as reasons for shopping online, beauty retailers may want to consider expanding more marketing efforts to this often untapped consumer in the beauty category. Men are a prime target for online beauty retailing as they are less likely to want to spend a lot of time browsing stores and are looking for quick, simple and convenient ways to get the products they want. Additionally, the Internet allows for a level of anonymity when shopping for products that may be a bit embarrassing to shop for in person, like anti-aging or hair thinning products, particularly for men."
Tapping into the love younger consumers have for technology, enhanced shopping features are of interest to both men and women in the 18–34 age range. Roughly half (52%) of men and around the same number (48%) of women (aged 18–34) who buy beauty products express interest in apps that could help them pick products based on their needs.


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The other week a customer who builds their Sunday newspaper advertising insert with InDesign asked me if they could use use the Contact Sheet Script to make an InDesign contact sheet out of individual INDD files. I thought it was a great idea, and didn't see why it shouldn't be possible, considering that IDCS3 can now place INDD files.
I tried the script on it's own, but it doesn't recognize INDD files without a bit of tweaking. Here's the solution:
- Locate the file called "WasScriptLibrary.jsx" on your hard drive and open it with the ExtendScript Toolkit application or your favorite script editor.
- Locate this string in line 755:
WasLib.fileFilters.putValue( "Contact Sheet","PNG,JPG,JPEG,TIF,TIFF,GIF,AI,PSD,PDF,EPS,EPSF" );
- Change the string to:
WasLib.fileFilters.putValue( "Contact Sheet","PNG,JPG,JPEG,TIF,TIFF,GIF,AI,PSD,PDF,EPS,EPSF,INDD" );
This allows INDD files to be included in InDesign contact sheets. Note that it places different file sizes at the same dimensions and always places the first page of the INDD file. Hope that helps!


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THE friends of a missing Cumbrian chef have continued to scour the area for any trace of him.
A search party made up of almost a dozen local people turned out to UIlswater yesterday, to continue the hunt for Thomas McMorrow, who went missing on January 5 after a work Christmas party in Glenridding.
"We're so grateful to all the people who are helping with the search," dad, Fergus McMorrow, told the Gazette.
"The more eyes the better. It's great so many people are still turning out to look for him."
Mr McMorrow, 26, was last seen at the Inn on the Lake hotel, prompting a major search around Ullswater.
Underwater divers, mountain rescue teams and police officers all combed the area in an effort to find him, but the search was stood down when no trace of him was found.
"We just want to get him home to his family," said friend, Andy Scantlebury, who helped organise yesterday's search party.
"If he's still alive we need to find him."
Over 1,000 people have joined a Facebook group which is dedicated to the search for Mr McMorrow, who worked as a chef at the George Hotel, Penrith.
"It is so so touching to see so many of you doing so much to find Tom," his mum, Eulyth McMorrow, wrote on the page.
"God bless you all and especially my gorgeous Tom."
This week the Lake District National Park Information Centres in Bowness, Ullswater and Keswick have all displayed posters in case any visitors have seen anything.
And on Sunday BBC DJ and writer, Stuart Maconie, 'retweeted' a call for people to continue the search.
Mr McMorrow, a former Keswick School pupil, is described as 5ft 11ins in height, of slim build, with short brown hair which is receding at the front.
He was last seen wearing blue denim trousers, a long sleeved white shirt and brown shoes.
Anyone who knows of his whereabouts, or who has seen someone matching his description, is urged to call Cumbria Police on 101."


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The World's Largest Yachts—2012
81. Anastasia • 247'7"
Fancy a few hands of poker? There's a game room aboard Anastasia with a felt-topped card table. Guests seated in the saloon and adjacent dining room can gaze at fish, given an aquarium separating the two. Should the fish seem too sedate, the saloon can become a disco when the furnishings are pushed to the outskirts of the room, the lights come down, and the music pumps through the hidden speakers.
82. Reborn • 247'7"
Sure, Reborn's master suite provides great views, thanks to being on an upper deck and having a private terrace. But how many yachts do you know of that have a lush garden aboard? Tropical plants adorn the aft section of the same deck as the owner's cabin. Then there's the atrium-like saloon, with a balcony ringing it and an overhead height exceeding 16 feet. And did we mention the pool and spa? Reborn is available for charter for €570,000 per week (about $725,000).
83. Northern Star • 247'4"
Northern Star has an English country interior décor, similar to the owner's previous yacht, which was also named Northern Star and built by Lürssen. Workout buffs can exercise in the dedicated gym aft of the wheelhouse, on the second-highest deck aboard...though we can't help but wonder: Isn't riding the elevator up there the equivalent of taking the easy way out?
84. Leander G • 245'3"
Last year, Leander G's owner, Sir Donald Gosling, offered to let the Queen of England use his yacht this year to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Gosling, who founded the UK's most successful operator of parking lots ("car parks" to the Brits), has owned Leander G since launch and has previously loaned her for Royal Family excursions. The Queen took him up on the offer and was aboard in northern England in mid-May. Earlier this year, Leander G toured the Caribbean with the Earl and Countess of Wessex (better known as Prince Edward and his wife Sophie) as part of her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee.
85. Giant I • 241'1"
Flying the flag of Panama, Giant I is a bit of a mystery. She was available for charter for a few years but was withdrawn from the market. Hopefully she still totes her mini-armada of toys, which included two sportfishermen with red hulls painted to match the mothership.
86. Enigma • 244'4"
Aidan Barclay, chairman of The Telegraph Media Group in the UK, has enjoyed life aboard Enigma for several years. If you sail to Sardinia, you might just spot Enigma there, as it's a favorite spot.
87. Cocoa Bean • 242'1"
Code-named New Horizon while under construction, Cocoa Bean is owned by an American couple whose previous yacht was far smaller, about 150 feet. Evan Marshall was tapped for the interior of this fully private yacht—Cocoa Bean is not available for charter. Even with her LOA and 40-foot beam, some spaces are smaller than you might expect. It's particularly true of the skylounge, which would fit easily inside the skylounge of pretty much any other megayacht in her size range. But, Cocoa Bean's owners saw no reason to make it any larger than needed to accommodate their family.
88. Ilona • 241'8"
Do a quick Google search for Ilona, and you'll come across a terrific YouTube video showcasing a table specially designed for her. Sounds boring? Not at all, and not even to the general public, given that about 200,000 people have viewed the video to date. Made by DB Fletcher Furniture Design, it's a round table that starts out as a six-seater and becomes a 12-seater with a simple rotation of its top. Expansion leaves emerge from the center when the tabletop is rotated. Words don't do it justice, so trust us, look it up on www.pmymag.com.
89. Pegaso • 241'5"
Pegaso is actually classed as a research vessel, but she's outfitted and intended for use as a luxury yacht. Her owner wanted to explore a variety of remote regions, including those with ice-laden waters. So, Pegaso can remain self-sufficient for days on end away from land, and she's even outfitted with a hospital room should a medical emergency arise. But, on a lighter note, a 120-inch screen in the bridge-deck lounge can show the latest sports matches to keep everyone aboard in touch with civilization. A five-person sub can take them to check out sea life, too.
90. Salem • 241'5"
Salem started life as an ocean weather vessel, aptly christened Cumulus. Despite being converted into a luxury yacht, she is still powered by just one engine. She has a nearly one-to-one crew-to-guest ratio, accommodating 48 in the owner's party and 43 crew. Salem was undergoing sea trials in May in Gibraltar, though we do not have information as to why.


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Topic Overview
Glaucoma is not diagnosed using a physical exam alone. A medical history and other tests are also needed to diagnose the condition. During the physical exam for glaucoma, the eye doctor will:
- Measure the eye pressure (intraocular pressure). Often pressure in the eye is high when glaucoma is present. But a person can still have glaucoma when the pressure in the eye is within the normal range (10 millimeters of mercury [mm Hg] to 21 mm Hg).
- Examine the structures in your eye. The doctor will look at the optic nerve in the back of the eye to check for signs of damage that could be caused by glaucoma. He or she will also check the drainage angle in the front of the eye.
- Take photos of the optic nerve and/or do imaging tests such as optic coherence tomography. This can help your doctor detect signs of damage to the optic nerve.
- Perform visual field tests which can detect loss of side (peripheral) vision and central vision. Loss of vision may indicate damage to the optic nerve caused by glaucoma.
- Test how quickly the dark spot in the center of your eye (pupil) closes (constricts) when bright light is shined on it. If the pupil does not react to light, closed-angle glaucoma may be suspected.
- Look at your eyes for signs of redness or excessive tearing. Redness and excessive tearing could indicate closed-angle glaucoma. But glaucoma most often has no symptoms.
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As Brandeis AZA Turns 50, Two Presidents Talk
Read this story in the Washington Jewish Week
This year, Brandeis AZA, a local chapter of BBYO's high school fraternity, celebrates its 50th anniversary. Josh Frieder, the chapter's 100th godol (president) sits down with Bernie Weisz, who is being honored at tonight's BBYO Gala and served as godol of Brandeis from 1974-1975. Together, the two presidents compared being a Jewish teen leader in D.C. in the 1970s and now.
Frieder: What did Brandeis AZA "Stand UP" for when you were a teen? What were the most important issues of the time? Weisz: I remember going to a candlelight vigil on the National Mall where we demonstrated for the refuseniks - Russian Jews' right to be allowed to emigrate to Israel. We also spent Christmas day each year visiting and interacting with patients at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, a facility for patients suffering from mental health issues. Today, Brandeis AZA's Stand UP campaign focuses on Alzheimer's research. It is important for today's teens to know that it is a part of the AZA and BBYO history and tradition to care for others and our community through service and advocacy.
How did you connect with Israel in the 70s? I attended a Summer Experience in Israel with BBYO in 1974 and still have many close friends from that trip. Having had parents who were Holocaust survivors, traveling to Israel and witnessing the Jewish state myself was definitely a memorable and life-changing experience. Now, 38 years later, being a part of BBYO still allows us the same opportunity to form a connection with Israel. We visit during Summer Experiences and through Speak UP, BBYO's Israel education and advocacy efforts, we learn how to be effective champions for Israel.
What did brotherhood mean to you then? What does it mean to you now? In the case of Brandeis, brotherhood meant having a common bond and commitment to all of the members in our chapter. AZA appeals to all shapes and sizes and there is no popularity contest; as long as you are a good Jewish guy, BBYO is the place for you. Today, my definition of brotherhood has expanded to be more universal to include my Jewish brothers and sisters throughout the world. Frieder: Weisz' definition of brotherhood is similar to mine. To me, brotherhood means having a community that will always support and accept you. I will be there for my brother Alephs forever and I know that they will be there for me in return.
What do you think young Jewish men take away from being in AZA and BBYO? Young Jewish men have amazing opportunities to excel on many levels as a result of participation in AZA and BBYO. One of the premier benefits for me was the opportunity to take on responsibility and develop and practice leadership skills. Members were encouraged to plan programs and become active participants in the Jewish community. Additionally, we were able to compete in intramural sports, perform community service and learn the meaning of tzedakah. These social interactions with other like-minded teens helped me build my own Jewish community. It is also where I met my wife, Janyse. Frieder: I also feel that being a part of AZA and BBYO can truly change a person. The experiences and opportunities that BBYO offers help a boy mature into a young adult and it is just plain fun. The support system and friends made through AZA are like none other.
What was it like to be a Jewish teen in the nation's capital? Washington, D.C., is a beautiful city with its monuments and landmarks. It is also the center of our country's political power base. Living here helped me appreciate the importance of the president's and Congress' support of the state of Israel. Frieder: For Weisz, being a Jewish teen in Washington, D.C., 38 years ago allowed him to understand the importance of the state of Israel. As a part of the largest council in the BBYO order and living in an active Jewish community, I am lucky to be constantly surrounded by other Jewish teens and role models. Wherever I am, I feel a Jewish connection and do not feel alone.
Frieder: When I learned about Weisz's Brandeis experience, I was deeply touched to learn that I have similar sentiments when it comes to my own BBYO experience. One thing in particular remains true: BBYO, AZA and Brandeis AZA continue to be safe places for young Jewish men to come together to proudly connect with their Judaism and develop as leaders.
The biggest similarity, though, between Weisz's Brandeis AZA experience and my own is that we both learned to become leaders and to make a difference in others' lives. BBYO offers countless opportunities to be challenged, to be taught leadership skills that last a lifetime and to give back to the Jewish community as a whole. Both Weisz and I feel that we owe this realization to BBYO.
Josh Frieder, senior at Quince Orchard High School, is 17 years old.
BBYO is the leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences. BBYO's network of Jewish teens, alumni, parents, volunteers and philanthropists serves as the Jewish community's most valuable platform for delivering to the post bar/bat mitzvah audience fun, meaningful and affordable experiences.


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DETROIT - Navy Week kicks off in Detroit on Wednesday, commemorating the bicentennial for Detroit's War of 1812 with numerous free, public events in the downtown area.
The event takes place at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle and is supported by the Naval Sea Cadets and the Noble Odyssey Foundation and sponsored by American House Senior Living Communities.
Five days of activities include ship tours, technology displays, search and rescue and rifle drill team demonstrations led by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard.
Detroit is one of several strategic port cities where War of 1812 bicentennial commemorations are taking place through 2015.
Info: War of 1812 commemoration
The public will also enjoy free public tours of four Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships at the Renaissance Center, Port Authority and Nicholson Terminal.
The event will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Naval Sea Cadet program.
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If you thought it was loud at Winnipeg Jets games last year, you ain't heard nothing yet.
The MTS Centre has just installed a state-of-the-art sound system expected to make the home of the Jets even less hospitable to visiting teams.
Kevin Donnelly, general manager and vice-president with True North Sports & Entertainment, said six giant speakers have been installed above the scoreboard which will ensure every possible sound reaches every eardrum with the utmost clarity and maximum volume.
"We're going to set it at 11 and see what the reaction is," Donnelly said.
He said the previous sound system was fine for the 7,000 or 8,000 fans who regularly turned out for Manitoba Moose games but the clarity suffered when the volume was turned up with a full house of 15,003.
On the flip side, when the sound was crystal-clear, it was too quiet for some fans to hear.
Perhaps most importantly, True North has heard fans' complaints about the bladder-splitting lineups for washrooms, particularly between periods. (No, the trough is not making a comeback.) Not only has it boosted the urinal count in the main concourse by 21 per cent, it has also opened up a previously closed-off corridor and stairwell to direct fans down to the event level, or basement. Unbeknownst to most fans, that's where the largest men's and women's washrooms in the building are found. He hopes to pull between 100 and 500 people downstairs between periods.
Subway joins the food and beverage offering at the MTS Centre, too. It recently opened a new outlet in the main concourse that has a traditional made-to-order counter as well as a "grab-and-go" side. Subway kiosks will also be set up in the concourse of the 300 level.
One change fans won't get a chance to see, but which should result in happier hockey players, is the addition of a "family room" behind security at the event level. The parents, wives and children of the players can watch the game there, have a drink and a snack and meet up with them after the final buzzer has sounded.
The budget for all the pre-season changes is into seven figures, but it was nearly $10 million last year. Donnelly said reinvestment in the building will be a regular occurrence.
"It's a long-term plan to stay vital, current and polished," he said.


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Paris Hilton: 'Michael Jackson named his daughter after me'
While attending the premiere of her MTV documentary Paris, Not France (above), Paris Hilton revealed to Extra that Michael Jackson's daughter was named after her:
"My mom and Michael went to high school together and they were best friends since they were 13," Paris explains. "So I grew up knowing Michael very well and when he had his daughter, he always loved the name Paris and grew up being an uncle to me. So he asked my mom if it was okay and of course she said yes and I think she's such a beautiful little girl and I'm proud we have the same name."
I don't know about you guys, but this is probably the most fucked up thing I've heard about Michael Jackson. Ever. I could find out I have repressed memories of him molesting me as a child, and I'd still be saying "Wait. He named his daughter after who now?"


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Average weekly earnings were up for the third straight month in Manitoba in December, according to new Statistics Canada figures released today.
The agency said earnings grew by 0.8 per cent to $842.10 from $835.82 in November. The increase was the third largest among the provinces, after a 1.2 per cent jump in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Manitoba also had the third-biggest year-over-year gain in earnings, at 4.1 per cent. Saskatchewan and Alberta also led the way there, with December-to-December gains of five per cent and 4.2 per cent respectively.
With December's gain, Manitoba continued to have the sixth-highest average weekly earnings among the provinces, ahead of Quebec and the three Maritime provinces.
On the jobs front, the news was less encouraging. Statistics Canada said Manitoba lost 4,600 payroll jobs from November to December, as the number of payroll employees fell to 571,500 from 576,100 in November.
However, December's total was still 5,000 workers higher than in December 2011, when there were only 566,500 payroll employees in the province, the figures show.
The agency said Manitoba was one of eight provinces to see a drop in the number of payroll employees in December. The other two saw no change in their numbers.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Organizers of a second annual festival of laughter in Grand Rapids are hoping to start this year's event in record fashion.
"Gilda's LaughFest" announced Wednesday that organizers want to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing animal noses. They say people will be asked to wear fake chicken beaks at 6 p.m. on March 8.
Anyone wishing to help try to set the record at downtown's Rosa Parks Circle will be provided with an official LaughFest chicken beak.
Last year, the event's kickoff broke a Guinness World Record for the number of people tossing rubber chickens at one time.
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S3's 90nm Chrome: The S20 Seriesby Ryan Smith on 11/3/2005 10:15 PM EST
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Donegrim - Friday, November 04, 2005 - linkI don't see how this is aimed at the 6600
If it is an 8/4 pipeline card at 700mhz, then theoretically it should be able to do:
5600 MP/s (pixels)
2800 MV/s (vertices)
11.2 GB/s (memory bandwidth)
Compare this to the mainstream geforce lineup:
2400 MP/s, 900 MV/s, 8.8 GB/s
4000 MP/s, 1500 MV/s, 16 GB/s
3900 MP/s, 1625 MV/s, 22.4 GB/s
It seems that if it wasn't for the crappy 128bit memory this card would compete with the 6800, and it will definately beat the 6600 and probably the 6600GT, at least in situations with lower AA.
Furen - Friday, November 04, 2005 - linkI would guess it will be slightly better than the 6600 but you have to take into account that not all pixel/vertex pipelines have the same efficiency, which is why ATI can still compete with the 7800GTX with 33% less pipelines. Another important thing is the driver. Nvidia's and ATI's driver are tweaked for performance while S3 is still dealing with compatibility problems, which it has to resolve before the mainstream market accepts it as a viable competitor to the other two.
A little nitpick about the article: I was under the impression that the S27 supported single to quad-channel DDR1/2/3, meaning the lowest memory interface width supported would be 64-bits, whith the maximum being 256-bits. Reply
Ryan Smith - Friday, November 04, 2005 - linkFrom the info shared with us, S3 explictly mentioned that 32bit designs were possible, and while they didn't discuss anything about their memory crossbar, it seems more likely it's a 32bit/channel design given that the S20 is not meant to compete with higher-end cards where 256bit memory is required and customers are willing to pay for. Reply
nserra - Friday, November 04, 2005 - link" "It's not a paper launch," Keith Kowal, Marketing Manager for Via, said. He said that the new cards will be available at US etailers and retailers in November. " Reply
SynthDude2001 - Friday, November 04, 2005 - linkThe LCD overdrive thing sounds really interesting. Too bad it'll be way too slow to consider for any kind of serious 3D gaming though... Reply
ksherman - Thursday, November 03, 2005 - linkthere is finger prints all over that chip... Reply
stephenbrooks - Friday, November 04, 2005 - linkAre you sure? They all appear to be over the surface-mount thingies and nowhere else (could be some local heating effect from the thing being punched on). Unless of course someone has a thing about touching SMT components. Reply
formulav8 - Thursday, November 03, 2005 - linkSo, they want this to be right around the 6600 pricepoint it seems. Did I read correctly on it having 8 Pixel Pipes and 4 Vertex? And if it really does hit 700mhz core and DDR2 on a 128Bit memory bus, it could very well give a 6600 a run for its money. But, no PS3 will hamper it for future the somewhat.
Jason Reply
nserra - Friday, November 04, 2005 - link"Company officials said that S3 felt that it was not worth the transistor-expense to integrate Shader Model 3.0, given the amount of currently available applications that support the technology. Instead of supporting 3.0, S3 said it will integrate Shader Model 4.0 in 2006." Reply
Ryan Smith - Thursday, November 03, 2005 - linkYes, you read that correctly. How competitive it will actually be remains to be seen however - this is certainly S3's best chance in some time now that it's an 8/4 core(as opposed to the 4/4 of GammaChrome), but drivers will play a big role, and pipelines aren't everything(ex: X1800XT vs. 7800GTX). Reply


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Still no official word on Gaborik (flu), but he skated in warmup and probably will play. Derek Boogaard remains out with a shoulder injury.
The red-hot Penguins haven't lost since the Rangers beat them two weeks ago.
Henrik Lundqvist opposes Marc-Andre Fleury.
By the way, did you see that it took a few swipes of the wrecking ball to even dent the Spectrum when it was being demolished last week?
My friend Mike Vaccaro (to whom I simply refer as the best sports columnist in New York) had this story in the Post.