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USU Extension Sponsors Youth Finance Camp
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah State University Extension in Salt Lake County presents "Captain Cash Finance Day Camp" held July 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Salt Lake County Government Center, 2001 South State Street, south building, room S1010.
"Captain Cash," a new curriculum designed by Purdue Extension, is an interactive educational program designed to teach basic financial management skills to youth. Participants will attend four class sessions that focus on earning, saving, planned spending and wise borrowing of money. Each session introduces money-related vocabulary words and teaches money concepts.
"It's never too early for children to learn about finances," said Marilyn Albertson, USU Extension family and consumer sciences associate professor. "This fun, interactive two-day camp will help youth learn skills they will use throughout their lives."
Albertson will teach the class along with other USU faculty. The day camp is geared toward youth ages 8 to 12. Along with learning basic financial concepts, students will have the opportunity to apply what they learn at the Kids Marketplace. This activity gives participants real-life experience as they are assigned an occupation and must determine how much they can afford to spend on essential items such as food, clothing, insurance, housing, transportation and other household expenses.
Cost for this two-day camp is $20, which includes snacks and class materials. A reduced- cost scholarship is also available. For more information, call 385-468-4835. To register, visit http://extension.usu.edu/SALTLAKE/ or http://july2013cashcamp.eventbrite.com/.
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"LA HALLE" with Balcony and parking
Size26 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Suitable for events
- Elevator in building
- Parking available
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Rue André Bollier, 69007 Lyon, France
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It has a large balcony and facing south, a private car park in the basement .
Very pleasant for a 2 not a large supermarket .
It consists of a main room with a double bed, a seating area with sofa and convertible sofa ( 3 pers in total maximum) , a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom with Italian shower and toilet.
Facilities : coffee maker, kettle, microwave grill oven, DVD player , toaster , washing machine , clothes line , iron , vacuum cleaner, dishwasher , flat screen TV .
- Unlimited broadband WiFi fiber
- Linen and towels included
Next to the building: Bus C7 towards Part Dieu
200m : Tram Halle Tony Garnier and metro Jean Jaures
DECREASING PRICES depending on the number of nights
House rules-No Smoking
-No Pets
-INTERDIT A PROSTITUTION: use peacefully the housing according to the destination that was given to him by the lease (exclusively and strictly for residential use).
-Ensure Well off lights, fan, well close your apartment and landing door when you are away.
- Refrain from throwing objects likely to block the drains and other plumbing fixtures, otherwise it will be liable for the costs for the return to service of such equipment.
-to meet the damage and losses that occur during the contract period in the premises under its exclusive enjoyment.
-user equipment and material left available in strict accordance with their mode of use, to answer for the damage and losses during its occupation.
- When you leave, thank you kindly do the dishes, take out the garbage and ensure that the apartment is clean.
- The landlord or his representative may enter the premises as often as necessary.
The guarantee of 500€ will be cashed and renting stopped if these rules are not followed.
|Weekly rate for up to 3 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 3 guests
|Price for > 3 guests
|$ 12 US per guest/night extra
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appartement fonctionnel et surtout très agréable ainsi que son hôte. Contact très facile en cas de besoin. Petit hic la porte d'entrée située entre les poubelles peuvent en cas de grosse chaleur entraîner quelques odeurs et insectes...
Bon séjour dans l'ensemble Lyon étant une très belle ville.
Great spacious apartment with wonderful view over the river. Apartment had everything you needed and was very light. Very good communications with the owner, highly recommended. Nice walk into the town along the river and free parking on road outside.
Studio nice and very quiet. Perfect organization with a very nice phone contact. Short stay we will renew with pleasure.
Kathy and Yves
Studio agréable et très calme . Une organisation parfaite avec un contact téléphonique très sympa. Séjour court que nous renouvellerons avec plaisir.
Kathy et Yves
Everything is great The situation is very good, metro 2 min walk, shops, solarium and gym nearby. The apartment is quiet because the windows do not face the main street that is high traffic
The neighbors are quiet, the wifi signal is great. The kitchen has all the necessary utensils, coffee, tea, washing machine etc. The bathroom is very spacious and very clean floor.
Highly recommended for travelers. Many thanks to Emilie for their hospitality.
Todo es estupendo La situación es muy buena ,metro a 2 min andando , tiendas, solárium y gimnasio cerca . El piso es tranquilo porque las ventanas no dan a calle principal que es de mucho tránsito
Los vecinos son tranquilos, la señal wifi es estupenda. La cocina tiene todo el menaje necesario , cafetería , tetera ,lavadora etc. El baño es muy amplio y el piso muy limpio.
Muy aconsejable para otros viajeros . Muchísimas gracias a Emilie por su hospitalidad.
Wimdu first successful experience! The studio is consistent with the description. Excellent location: Metro, restaurants, downtown. The accommodation was very clean and pleasant with a wifi without problems (which was not the case of colleagues who were in hotels). Very good bedding. Only flat, a damp smell when entering the studio; probably due to the fact that it overlooks a sunny courtyard not. Perhaps unique to cool, rainy days during my stay? Emilie is very friendly and reliable.
1ère expérience Wimdu réussie! Le studio est conforme à la description. Très bien situé : métro, resto, centre ville. Le logement était très propre et agréable avec une connexion wifi sans problème (ce qui n'était pas le cas de collègues qui étaient dans des hotels). Très bonne literie. Seul bémol , une odeur d'humidité quand on entre dans le studio; sans doute due au fait qu'il donne sur une cour non ensoleillée. Peut-être propre aux journées fraîches et pluvieuses lors de mon séjour? Emilie est très accueillante et fiable.
Very good experience. The property is well maintained and very nice. Its proximity to the subway is appreciable.
But this experience will remain outstanding as this year.
Très bonne expérience. Le logement est bien entretenu et très agréable. Sa proximité avec le métro est appréciable.
Cependant cette expérience restera à titre exceptionnelle pour cette année.
Apartment very well located, very clean, TB bedding. It is unfortunate that some utilities are not available or in short supply: garbage bag, toilet paper, Sopalin roll savonette ...
Beyond these minor adjustments, the stay in this quiet apartment is very nice.
Appartement très bien situé, très propre, literie TB. Il est dommage que quelques utilités ne soient pas à disposition ou en quantité insuffisante: sac poubelle, papier hygiénique, rouleau de Sopalin, savonette...
Au-delà de ces ajustements mineurs, le séjour dans cet appartement calme est fort agréable.
Nice people
apartment very well located
Des personnes agréables
appartement très bien situé
We are delighted with our stay at this conveniently located apartment. The hot water tank was changed, we did not encounter any problem at that level. The hosts were very welcoming, thank you again.
Nous sommes ravis de notre séjour dans cet appartement idéalement situé. Le ballon d'eau chaude a été changé, nous n'avons pas rencontré de problème à ce niveau là. Les hôtes furent très accueillant, merci encore.
I was in Lyon two weeks in August and stayed at the studio Les Pentes. The apartment is located on the hill of the Croix Rousse a few minutes from the center. The area is very beautiful and quaint and just a few steps from the apartment is the Jardin de la Grande Côte offering a fantastic viewpoint of the city. In front of the house there is the bus stop S6 which stops at the center of the city and is particularly convenient for those who do not like the climbs (in fact the Croix Rousse, being a hill, is full of hills and stairs). In addition, the area is also served by the metro Croix Rousse Croix Paquet. In about 10 minutes' walk away is the heart of the city, passing through the characteristic streets. The studio, though small, is very well structured and two is really comfortable. Nothing is missing, there is tv, phone (with free calls to France and to other countries such as Italy), iron, hair dryer, microwave, coffee machine (American), dishes, towels , etc. In addition, the owners have just replaced the water heater increasing its capacity and there is no risk of running out of hot water. There are no windows but two skylights that ensure the passage of light and air (and rain, so you have to remember to close them when it rains). If you want to spend time in Lyon, this studio is a great option.
Sono stata a Lione due settimane nel mese di agosto e ho alloggiato presso lo studio Les Pentes. L'appartamento si trova sulla collina della Croix Rousse a pochi minuti dal centro. La zona è molto bella e caratteristica e,proprio a due passi dall'appartamento si trova le Jardin de la Grande Côte che offre un belvedere fantastico della città. Di fronte alla casa c'é la fermata del bus S6 che si ferma al centro della città ed é particolarmente comodo per chi non ama le salite (infatti la Croix Rousse, essendo una collina, é ricca di salite e gradini). Inoltre, la zona è servita anche dalla metro Croix Rousse e Croix Paquet. In circa 10 minuti a piedi si arriva al centro della città, passando per delle vie caratteristiche. Il monolocale, pur essendo piccolo, è davvero ben strutturato e in due si sta davvero comodi. Non manca nulla, c'é tutto: Tv, telefono fisso (con chiamate gratuite verso la Francia e verso altri Paesi come l'Italia)ferro da stiro, asciugacapelli, forno a microonde, macchina per il caffè (americano), stoviglie, asciugamani, ecc. Inoltre, i proprietari hanno appena sostituito lo scaldabagno aumentandone la capacità e non c'è il rischio di rimanere senza acqua calda. Non ci sono finestre ma due lucernari che garantiscono il passaggio della luce e dell'aria (e della pioggia, quindi bisogna ricordarsi di chiuderli quando piove). Se volete passare del tempo a Lione, questo studio rappresenta un'ottima soluzione.
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Last updated: 1 March 2005
This report is submitted by: Ralph Lindeboom and René Goverde.
Assigned by Vajra Foundation Nepal under the supervision of Dr. M. Hekkert and Dr. W.G.J.H.M. van Sark as a part of their study on the topics of Energy & Materials, Science & Policy at Utrecht University in March 2005.
Executive summary
Since the early nineties the international community has, by means of the UNHCR, been providing basic relief assistance to Bhutanese refugees accommodated in Nepal. Apart from huts, food, drugs and education, these refugees are also being provided of kerosene to cook on, in order to prevent deforestation as a result of the chopping of firewood. Supplying kerosene to the refugees nowadays is much less a feasible solution than it has been in the past as the availability of kerosene has been unreliable and its price has risen enormously over the last five years (in 1999 13 NRs/l, in 2005 34 NRs/l). Since 1998 has Dutch/Nepali foundation Vajra been providing parabolic solar cookers to refugee groups in one of the seven refugee camps. This project is very popular under the refugees, which raises the question whether the UNHCR would not better give the refugees some less kerosene and more solar cookers.
To find the answer to that question, has the usage of the currently used SK-14 solar cooker been compared to two alternatives, in which all cooking is done on respectively firewood and kerosene. For the SK-14 it has been assumed that in the time it can not be used due to whether conditions, kerosene would be used as a back-up.
The alternatives have been compared on the topics of primary energy usage, CO2 emission, deforestation, costs and users' attitude. When doing so, the whole lifecycle of the alternatives and accompanying devices has been examined. In table 1, the outcomes of these sub analyses are being presented. Values are expressed per meal to make comparison possible.
The SK-14 can reduce about half the environmental impact (in primary energy use and CO2 emission compared to the kerosene stove. In fact, most of the energy use of the solar cooker can be attributed to the back-up need: the usage of kerosene when the solar cooker cannot be used due to bad weather conditions.
Cooking on a solar cooker turns out to be financially attractive as well: costs per meal have been estimated to be 4.4 €ct, while cooking on kerosene costs 7.6 €ct. For the firewood scenario, no costs for the UNHCR have been assumed: the refugees would cut or buy for themselves. If these costs would not be neglected, costs for the firewood alternative will be 5.3 €ct per meal. The payback time of investing in a solar cooker has in the current situation been estimated at 1.3 years, compared to the current situation of kerosene provision.
A Multi Criteria Analysis based on weighted summation has shown that given the five criteria considered and the data from the table, the solar cooker can be considered the best alternative of the three. Only when the most unlikely of six weight sets is being picked, the solar cooker finishes second best. So, it can be concluded that supplying the refugees of a SK-14 with some kerosene as back-up is a more than reasonable alternative to the current ways of aid relief.
Screening for possible improvements
No project is perfect, and there are always ways to improve a project and to increase its benefits. Having that knowledge, we have screened the Vajra project for possible improvements.
First it has been examined whether two alternate solar cooking devices might suit the project better than the currently used SK-14: the F1400 parabolic cooker and a standard-type solar kitchen. The F1400 is a new type of solar cooker, that turns out to have similar environmental benefits as the SK-14. In terms of costs (break-even at 3.3 years instead of 1.8 years for the SK-14) and performance it is however no good option. An adjusted F1400 design could make up these differences, especially when production would be possible in Nepal or India. A big drawback of installing a solar kitchen in the camp is the resulting inflexibility. A solar kitchen is very hard to transfer, and as a result, there is a much bigger risk of not being able to breakeven if the refugees would repatriate before the pay back period of 4.3 years. A solar kitchen furthermore is not likely to be a success, as in a questionnaire the refugees valued the ability to cook for themselves very high.
The currently used cooker, although comparatively already a good cooker, can also be improved. It now uses relatively much iron in the frame: environmental impact could be further reduced by decreasing this amount. Switching to stainless or galvanized steel can only decrease the environmental pressure and costs if much less material is used. The reflector plates are relatively expensive, both in terms of costs and environmental impact. Switching to aluminium laminate might be a good option, as this material already proved to cause less environmental pressure. Again it would be very beneficial if opportunities for production in the Nepali, Indian or even the Chinese industry could be found.
For the production both gains could be obtained by implementing quality control mechanisms for the cookers and rewarding the workshop employees when working more efficiently. To decrease the defect in the cookers due to transport, using packaging material seems an easy solution, but possibly equal benefits can be acquired by transporting only a set amount of cookers per shipment, as this takes away the main source of the problem.
Providing the refugees with environmentally sound technology obviously helps saving the environment, but creating environmental awareness amongst them could even prove to be a more sustainable solution. Starting to stimulate standard cooking fuel saving measures like using the hay box for finishing off the rice cooking, using less water and soaking lentils could already decrease cooking time significantly. Because the refugees are already organized (in monthly meeting users groups), such awareness can be trained very easy when in the monthly meetings not only the solar cooker would be discussed, but general environmental issues as well.
Attention for project management is needed every once in a while. Strengthening the institutional realities by creating a solar cooking archive, building evaluation mechanisms and addressing more and different human resources to the project will in the long run pay off in sustaining project benefits. The focus should be on sustaining the projects benefits, just as the solar cooking technology is focused on sustaining the environment.


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Don't know about the wider tactical issues, but the communication issue has been brought up before (regarding the StratGir setup) and the suggestion seemed to be that SLs need to be on the ball communicating everything to the masses.
But regarding slow sunderer pickups/ movements, I have been feeling for a while that when people are too slow moving on, they should just get left behind. It seems like a waste of time waiting for several minutes to move on due to a couple of missing people. Give everyone 30 secs / a minute to get in then anyone not responding (ie telling you that they are on their way) can just find their own way there. It's pretty easy to deploy on SL or pull a flash if you are forced. So long as doing this didn't split the group completely it would speed things up and serve as an incentive to move out when asked.
(edit for clarity: I'm not talking about no holds barred super serious strictness at all times, but more for those times when one person missing from each squad ends up holding the entire platoon back for minutes)
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The waypoint might be obvious, but it's nestled in amongst 20 other very obvious floaing icons that you soon become accustomed to tuning out so you can see everything that's trying to kill you.
It's all well and good saying we should always listen to one person, but frankly 90% of us sound exactly the same, and 90% of what we say isn't as immediately urgent as listening out for the decloaking of an infiltrator or whatever.
It doesn't help that I've set out on foor for 400m after a waypoint as instructed, only for it to be changed to one 400m in the opposite direction again. I think we could do with some kind of codeword for "everyone move now", and/or have it highlighted somewhere we can read it (eg. platoon chat) in case we're busy being exploded when the order comes through.
I do also find that we often move on long before an area seems secure or overrun. Planetside can turn up some bad cards and leave you running aimlessly around without having a good fight for entire evenings sometimes, so it's not surprising when people get caught up in the moment rather than dropping everything just as they're finally having some fun.
Yeah, I don't begrudge being left behind that much, depending on what's been happening (if I'm late because I was half a mile away spotting, I might be annoyed, but meh). I can always sui and spawn an air taxi anyway if I'm out of atvs.
Also, yes, things can get chaotic in the heat of battle and you may miss out on something, which is why when you feel uncertain about what is going on, ask for a status update from your SL, or whether the waypoint is current. And you should always be keeping an eye on your minimap for enemies, so try to see if all the friendly coloured numbers are near your position. Because if they aren't, chances are you have gotten lost somewhere.
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But they all sound so different to my ears! :P But I dunno, it's not just germanic or scandinavian leaders either, though I'll admit (with some cheeky satisfaction) that there's quite a lot of us, so how is it when cooper, laldy, cortosis, cmaster or nick etc lead? Still accents going on here even though they speak the language natively. I just don't see how the specific accents make recognising a specific voice more difficult. Not that it matters that I don't get it, I just find it curious/fascinating.
I could seriously start doing all my PLing in a nazi voice.- Tom De Roeck.
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"Quantacat's name is still recognised even if he watches on with detached eyes like Peter Molyneux over a cube in 3D space, staring at it with tears in his eyes, softly whispering... Someday they'll get it." - The Conclave
Do you use the Mumble overlay? It is an invaluable tool. Mumble must be started before PS, and the overlay can be filtered to only show those currently speaking.
I don't see what's so hard about recognizing voices, and people should be using the Mumble Overlay anyway (we should probably make this a strat requirement).
You can always redeploy to sunderers.
Rizlar: SLs should communicate. If they aren't, /tell the PL. Regarding leaving people behind, that's usually a much worse way to go since to be effective you need to crash in with numbers. If there's just two - three people though I will start to leave them behind so they learn.
A minute is enough to redeploy to warpgate and get in gals. For us it usually takes five - ten minutes. That's not acceptable.
Sinister: There is no way to miss the PL WP in the world or on the map. I don't see how this is possible unless you are color blind and it disappears against some color on the world map. You can still see it in the world.
90% do not at all sound exactly the same. That is an issue on your part then. I can tell everyone apart and identify each person. I probably could without the Overlay, but with the Overlay on I have learned. Turn on the Overlay in Mumble.
Waypoints and orders will update since it is not possible to see cap progress on the world map. There is currently no way for PL to know how the situation exactly is on the ground as both the enemy detected-thing and the hotspots are not very reliable. With the explosions on the map now, it should be easier to see where we are needed.
The number one reason for having to move in an entirely different direction is because people have not deployed fast enough which made the order expire, basically.
Regarding moving out you will see that some people here think we stick for too long, some think we should stick longer, some think we should always be moving, and some think we should always be pushing forward.
I'd say this is up to the PL of the night to decide and try to make the best of.
If you're in a fight there's seldom any need to check the map, though. It doesn't show anything useful, barring ownership of neighbouring territories.
I already have the mumble overlay on. It really doesn't fix much, there's enough on screen as it is, and with dozens of people on at any given time, and usernames not always matching mumble names (mine doesn't), it's really not as simple as that. Sure, after a lot of time you'll start to get used to it, but we're going to have new people coming in and out fairly often anyway, so there'll always be people having these problems.
I fear we're at risk of making a mountain out of this molhill, but my point is just that the tools aren't all the perfect problem solvers they're being touted as. If they were, we wouldn't be having this discussion in the first place.
03-02-2013, 11:35 AM #31- Tom De Roeck.
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"Quantacat's name is still recognised even if he watches on with detached eyes like Peter Molyneux over a cube in 3D space, staring at it with tears in his eyes, softly whispering... Someday they'll get it." - The Conclave
You should have it set to only show speaking. There are about five people without matching names (including you). They have all been told to fix this as it's just unnecessary. The rest of the 40+ do have matching names.
I don't think it's too much to ask to check the map if you don't know where to go. I also don't think it's too much to ask to keep track of who your leader is. You can do this by pressing P if you missed it in Mumble. Then you know who to listen to.
There is a LOT of stuff to keep track of on the PL side. We have so much information to process while also trying to play. Stuff like repeating orders and waypoints for what is a small minority is frustrating and unneccessary when they can, yes, just check the map for example (you do see it). The map is also extremely useful, but I guess this might be mostly for leaders, although I encourage everyone to keep track of it.
Regarding new players, they will learn. Most do it quickly. Again, follow the waypoint and you will be where you should be. If it seems to be in a weird spot, tell your leader. The leader probably forgot to move it.
03-02-2013, 12:40 PM #33- Tom De Roeck.
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"Quantacat's name is still recognised even if he watches on with detached eyes like Peter Molyneux over a cube in 3D space, staring at it with tears in his eyes, softly whispering... Someday they'll get it." - The Conclave
I suggest that if the PL or SL wants everyone to respawn at the warpgate for a galaxy drop, then the appropriate wpoint should be set at the warpgate.
I try to remember that lunar, but sometimes I just say "redeploy at the warpgate" and set the WP at the next target. That might not be the best way to do it, so I'll try to set WP at WG instead.
At the end of the day, it's the waypoints that tell me what to do next. A waypoint at an enemy facility tells me to capture it, and one on a friendly facility tells me to defend it. One in the middle of nowhere tells me to bring a Magrider for a hover tank stacking session.
I do have it set to to speaking only. Bowing out of this one now, as we're really not getting anywhere.
With regards to not keeping track of waypoints and not checking the map, try to make it a rule for yourself to check the distance to the waypoint every time you have some downtime, say during a lull in the fighting when reloading in a corner or whatever. Also take a quick peek at the map when you die. That's what I do when I'm grunting at least.
With speaking only it shouldn't be hard to differentiate who's who. I don't think all the brits sound the same (irish, southern, northern, scottish all in there) nor do the europeans (dutch, austrian, german, spanish, greek, swedish, danish and norwegian all in there, all unique).
I don't even think us swedes sound similar. I could try to speak more swenglish when leading if that helps to make me stand out, I guess.
Anyway, I will try to be more clear, but this issue is not leadership only.
To be fair, sinister, you hardly play with the vanu outfit. Unless you go by some wildly other name I dont know. So lets leave it at "see you at the shooting range". My post was aimed at the Giraffes anyway.- Tom De Roeck.
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Automan is a 1983 sci-fi American TV series by producer Glen A. Larson (best known for creating Knight Rider and the original Battlestar Galactica), spanning 12 episodes first aired on ABC until 1984.
An expert programmer and police officer, Walter Nebicher (Desi Arnaz, Jr.) has created a crime fighting AI at police's mainframe, powerful enough to be able to bring to real world a program's hologram (Chuck Wagner) spontaneously, who introduces himself as Automan (the "automatic man") and resembles a program in TRON: his body glows with geometrical patterns in neon cyan light.Automan exhibits superhero-like abilities in the real world, but he completely fails in human relationships. He can materialize such transportation as a car (a Lamborgini Countach), a plane or a helicopter by means of a companion polyedrical and free-floating character called "Cursor" (which resembles TRON's Bit). At Automan's request, Cursor is able to draw three dimensional wireframe vehicles and materialize them in seconds. When the constructs are no longer needed, Cursor can perform the inverse operation to delete them. As a side effect, the car driven by Automan only turns in 90 degree angles (due to it using the same algorithm that Pac-Mac uses, as implemented by Nebicher), and defying the physics' laws, it turns around instantaneously. Human passengers are invariably buffeted around inside due to inertia during such turns.
To avoid arousing suspicion, Automan disguises himself as a common human, a G-man named Otto J. Mann (a play which sounds almost like "Auto-man") who collaborates with his creator, to whom he shows total loyalty.
The series is clearly inspired by Steven Lisberger's film TRON, released the previous year. The producer involved Donald Kushner and Peter Locke, who already worked on TRON, works as operating producers of Automan. The target of this joint was to avoid apparent plagiarization and to provide respectful credibility to the series. Notably, the main plot is the reversed form of TRON's content: A computer program is brought into the real world as opposed to a human entering a digital one.
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Lucid Hydra 100 - Enabling SLI/CrossFire on Any Platformby Derek Wilson on 8/20/2008 12:00 AM EST
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RedSpectacle - Thursday, April 02, 2009 - linkand the best need only be better than SLI/Crossfire, does this mean we will begin to see major changes in motherboard design? 12 slot 16x or more? Real-time modeling for weather system software in desktop enthusiast platforms? Games that shame Crysis around the corner simply because near linear scaling would mean the end of ceilings? 4 gpus for 60fps @1920x1200, but 10 gpus to unlock 4k resolutution @60fps? Reply
Pok3R - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - link
Looks like Intel is decided to finally make a radical change in the hardware-graphics market with Hydra and Larrabee.
Good news for the consumer, bad news for Ati and Nvidia.
What about prices and when is this going to be available? Cant wait!
Darth Pingu - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkAssuming this technology works as advertised it wont be long until ATI and Nvidia either work out liscensing deals or begin work into cloning the technology themselves.
If they can liscens it for a decient ammount then it can quite possibly serve to their benefit. They wont have to spend time developing and modifying their drivers for Xfire and SLI then can just spend time making efficient drivers that work.
Game companies will no longer have to develop the game to work with one or the other and ATI/Nvidia no longer have to worry about specific profiles for the games. Who knows this might just be the beginning of something really awesome, Graphics cards that work evenly all around with fewer hastles.
True they dont give us too many hastles now but I for one would welcome a world with no specific game configurations or worrying about driver upgrades potentially breaking older games. Can you imagine it, I can and it makes me happy. Reply
tejas84 - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkThis is clearly Intel trying to become a graphics monopoly now. I am sure that AMD and Nvidia will try to break this chip via their drivers in order to retain Crossfire and SLI. Crossfire works great and SLI is pretty good too. I hope this brings AMD and Nvidia closer and hopefully they can report Intel to the European Commission for more anti competitive monopolising behaviour... And no I am not anti Intel as I own a QX9650 and Intel Atom netbooks. In fact I have never owned an AMD chip... This will be a total flop...mark my words. Lucid should concentrate on Intel GPUS such as Larrabee. Also I am really staring to think that Anand is an Intel fanboy...Just my two cents Reply
etekberg - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - linkSo let me get this straight...
You are saying that were Intel to try to compete with nVidia and AMD in the SLI/Crossfire realm, Intel is actually being anti-competitive??
That's rich...
I say "were Intel", because when I read the story it was Lucid's invention, not Intel's. Reply
myocardia - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkSince when did someone bringing you interesting news make them a fanboy? BTW, Anand didn't write this article.;) Reply
AggressorPrime - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkWell, it really only threatens nVidia's nForce 200 implementation with the x58 and any chipsets bought over Intel's for SLI/Crossfire purposes. For while directly this chip will replace the nForce 200, other chipsets will still sell if people like how they perform. And you also need to remember that Lucid is not hurting the CPU market, but actually helping it. Anything that makes people more comfortable buying more GPUs is a plus for both AMD and nVidia. Reply
AggressorPrime - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkAnother question I have is that, if you put one of these on a card that connects to 4 GPUs, can you also have one of these on a motherboard that connects to 4 of such cards, a case in which these Hydra 100's grow off of each other while maintaining linear performance, or can they just connect to GPUs and not other Hydra 100s? Reply
siberus - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkWouldnt nvidia and amd still be able to lock their cards from from working in the drivers? Reply
Penti - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkAs there is no DX or OGL "command stream" to the graphics cards, it's Lucid Logixs software that intercepts them. I'm still not sure how it distributes the workload though. But i guess that has to be 100% before the drivers of the cards, but it seems kinda odd having it as a PCI-e switch. But i guess it needs the x16 2.0 interface and motherboards don't need any more lanes to deal with. I guess it does some framebuffer magic to combine the results into one image. Reply
AggressorPrime - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkWe all know that SLI (and maybe Crossfire) takes a scene and loads it into the memory of each card. Say you have a 1GB scene and 2 512MB cards. The scene is not split into 2 512MB portions, but is sent, 1/2 to both cards to process, then another 1/2 to both cards to process. So you are limited in GPU RAM by the lowest RAM in the GPU system.
Is this chip going to use its own RAM (system RAM) to hold the entire scene and send parts of the scene to each GPU (so that if you have 2 1GB GPUs, each GPU can process a different 1GB of data from a 2GB scene)? Or does this chip not need to use RAM to split the scene into different parts so that GPUs can process without knowing the other parts? Or are we again limited for GPU RAM to the GPU that has the lowest RAM? Reply
jnanster - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkThis is a system-on-a-chip. It must have complete control of the cards and monitor their individual output and limitations. Much more complicated processing than SLI/CF. Reply
AggressorPrime - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkSo does it just use GPU RAM to hold the entire scene and adds them all up, so that if you have 4 1GB cards, it will be like having a 4GB card instead of a 1GB card like we have with SLI? Reply
jnanster - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkNot only 4GB but 4 GPU's "being told" told exactly what to render. This is how they are claiming improved scaling. Reply
AggressorPrime - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkSo basically a 3GB command is given to the Hydra 100. The Hydra 100 splits the command and distributes the segments, giving 2 512MB segments with low processing power needs to 2 512MB mid-end GPUs and then 2 1GB segments to 2 GeForce GTX 280's, being tightly bound to the GPUs' RAM to know how it all fits together. Reply
Penti - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkNo, see my comment below.
The Lucid Hydra 100 is just a PCI-e switch and a accelerator chip for the software that sits BEFORE the graphics driver. It doesn't mess around with the low end stuff of talking directly to the hardware. The CPU in the Hydra 100 is just a 225MHz 32-bit processor with 16kB of cache. The load balancing happens before the graphic cards drivers and they just render some of the DX/OGL each. It also detects the power of the cards so it just won't send as much stuff to the card if it feels it being overloaded. The hydra software won't load the textures or store it, as it don't mess around with communication between the cards as said it will just direct the work from the app to the (drivers) gpus. The textures and stuff don't pass through the Hydra. Reply
allajunaki - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkSo,
if the Hydra intercepts the calls before the driver, and then decides the split based on objects, then my guess is improvement maynot be linear.... Coz it will mess up the card's certain bandwidth saving tricks like Z-Occlusion culling, wont it? Since at any given point the graphics card is not seeing the entire scene, rather only a few objects within the scene. It will not know if the object he is rendering is partially or full obstructed by another object.
Also I wonder how will it handle pixel shader routines, coz some of the shading techniques tends to "blend" the objects.. Reply
Penti - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - linkWell I'm still wondering about all this my self, I guess the software has to know all this. It's not clear how exactly it works from there own site, and the pcper article hints that the software aren't really ready, they just have DX9 support right now. However they also hint at that the software will know how to distribute the scenes and combine them. So I guess they need drivers that knows how to handle every game pretty much. It could work great, but we have to wait and see till next year too see how it does on the commercial market. Reply
jnanster - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkSeems like you need a separate box for your video cards???
MrHanson - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - linkHaving a separete box with it's own power supply(s) is ideal. That way if you want to add 2 or more 3 gpu's to your hydra system, you don't have to rip apart your computer and put in a different motherboard and power supply. I imagine this system will probably come with it's own mainboard and power supply with several separate pcie x16 slots for scalablity. Time to put that external pci express specification to good use! Reply
Goty - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkCourse =/= Coarse Reply
steveyballme - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkThey haven't sent our labs an evaluation unit!
This may be another BigFoot in a freezer!
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TonyB - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkneed benchmarks on Crysis on a quad 280 setup. Reply
hooflung - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkThere is next to no latency according to Lucid. The problem is that Vista doesn't allow 2 graphics card drivers to work at one time so you cannot mix ATI and Nvidia cards in a hydra setup until microsoft fixes that, if possible.
The catch is how much is the hydra going to run. If you look on Dailytech's preview you will see how the graphics are rendered. It splits up the scene before it ever hits the graphics driver, thus, there is no latency that AFR or bandwidth issues.
Ananke - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkLucid chip recognizes the instruction pattern, i.e. rendering triangles, textures etc. What about recognizing CUDA or other computational applications designed to run on graphics? If it can't split those instructions effectively, than the Nvidia idea of heavy computations done on multiple GPUs is compromized, and this is exactly what Intel wants :), thus they fund the research in Lucid. Intel needs to wash away competition in heavy computing and eventually make dominant market space for Larabee, i.e. multiple x86 Intel chips. Reply
UnlimitedInternets36 - Friday, August 22, 2008 - linkGiven Intel's orientation with Larrabee being just compute in HW and DX&GL being implemented in API. I think they have this in mind. Gaming graphics are always a useful display example, but you can bet they want GPGPU sales as well. Reply
legoman666 - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkThere has to be some catch. There's no way ATI or nVidia with their respective R&D budgets wouldn't have implemented this if it works as promised. Both companies I'm sure have put many times more money into researching this sort of thing than this small company that no one has heard of. Reply
Dark Legion - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkYes, maybe more money than a small company that nobody has heard of (until now), but not a company that has "loads of funding from Intel" (3rd sentence of the article, come on) Reply
Rev1 - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - link"Lucid is a company with lots of funding from Intel,"
Which means they have plenty of money for R&D. Reply
nycromes - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkhow much spent on R&D has nothing to do with it. Large corporations like NVIDIA/ATI frequently have trouble thinking outside of the box (in other words, how can we get people to buy 2 of our cards).
I assume you are talking about the scalability factor of this product vs current crossfire/SLI configurations. Both ATI/NVIDIA are unlikely to think of placing something essentially between the Graphics cards and the rest of the computer. Lots of new ideas are thought of by the little guys, if their idea is good enough/plausable they can overnight become a major player in their fields. The best thing about this for all the companies involved? The vid card manufacturers still sell their cards and Lucid's not going to have any real competition if this plays out and is true. I am skeptical, but I don't think that NVIDIA or ATI would have thought this far outside of the box. Who knows, only time will tell. Reply
IKeelU - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkI wouldn't be surprised to hear that ATI/Nvidia actually have the expertise to do this, but still prefer Crossfire/SLI because it locks consumers into their format. But perhaps ATI is actually performing similar logic on their multi-GPU boards (their dual-GPU boards do perform quite well after all), and it was only a matter of time before technology migrated to one of AMD's platforms.
This is probably a stupid question, but will this chip be designed to work with a specific API? For example, will there be a "hydra" chip for every new directX release? Reply
ImmortalZ - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - linkAll that back and forth action is bound to create some latency. Will be interesting to see how they work around that. Reply
JonnyDough - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - linkYou know, the reason that NVidia and ATI aren't too enthused about this idea is that once implemented with a wide bus, you wouldn't have to buy new architecture. You could just use old architecture and scale it. Of course, newer architecture uses less energy overall, but it won't be that long before the energy use will be so low that it becomes insignificant.
In other words, this could REALLY hurt the sales of new graphics. ATI/NVidia may soon have to shift towards becoming motherboard manufacturers.
What's so strange is that generally the technology companies have a larger scope of the future when it comes to drumming up ideas to make money, while the manufacturers are slightly more limited in what they can innovate on. The chip designers are on a shakier tight rope perhaps, because if they fail to perform or innovate they die. On the other hand, manufacturers have a harder time dealing with economic fluctuations.
This little dazzler could change all this, forcing manufacturers to become even stronger innovators, while making the GPU market a bit more obsolete. If you have 3 solid chip designs that use very little power and they can scale linearly, then what wide demand would there be for new tech? Just add another GPU, forget buying a new expensive one with the costs of the recent r&d figured in. Reply
Inkjammer - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - linkYep. After all, why would you pay $600 for the hot new gaming graphics card when you can drop in another $250 card and get greater performance cheaper than the new card? Some people would be willing to spend the money, sure, but there does come a time when buying big yields increasingly lesser performance per dollar (think "Extreme Edition"). Reply


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Sehlabathebe lily (Aponogeton Ranunculiflorus)
This unusual species was first described in 1972. It is a small aquatic located first from high altitude rock pools in Sehlabathebe National Park, in what was thought to be only a 3 hectare area. Since then discoveries have been made on the South African side where conditions exactly match the approximate altitude (2600m) and within a 10km radius.
Flowering in January, the flowers are borne on long slender strings, they are pure white little cups floating on the surface of water.
Distribution and habitat:
In Lesotho it is confined in the sandstone rock pools at an altitude range of 2400 – 3300 Meters above Sea Level. It is easily identified on the surface of the pools. It belongs to group of aquatic plants with special needs for propagation. It requires shallow water in the beginning of season and becomes deeper as the rainy season progresses and becomes shallower again as the dry season approaches.
In nature these kinds of plants grow in tarn that allows for seasonal drying, resulting in the seeds being able to settle at the bottom of pond and germinate when the time / conditions are ideal.
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It is classified as a Critically Endangered plant species by the Southern African Red Data Lists. The Removal of plants and seeds for the National Park is highly prohibited.


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Researchers at Washington State University find urine from animals treated with antibiotics could contribute to selection for antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment.
Their paper titled "Urine from Treated Cattle Drives Selection for Cephalosporin Resistant Escherichia coli in Soil," is published in PLOS One, an open-access peer-reviewed online journal.
The researchers tested their hypotheses using the cephalosporins class of antibiotic, for which they note the FDA recently issued new rules for use in food animals in part because of an increasing prevalence of enteric, or intestinal bacteria that are resistant.
The typical treatment with these products, such as injections, has limited effects on enteric bacteria so the researchers tested the hypothesis that antibiotic metabolites in the urine of treated animals causes selection pressure for resistant E. coli in soil.
If this process selects for antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment, cattle could be shedding normal bacteria in their manure, but picking up resistant bacteria as they graze.
In the laboratory, the researchers mixed two different soil types with manure from dairy cattle, and exposed the samples to urine from antibiotic-treated cattle.
They found that the antibiotic metabolites in the urine did remain active in the soil, with the length of activity depending on temperature. Cooler temperatures lengthened the time of activity while warmer temperatures apparently helped soil microbes biodegrade the antibiotic. During the time of activity, the researchers' analysis shows the metabolites in the urine corresponded with development of higher populations of antibiotic-resistant E. coli.
These tests were conducted in a laboratory, so further testing will be needed to determine whether the same effects would occur in a natural environment. The results suggest, the researchers say, that "engineered solutions could be developed so that this important veterinary drug can be used without perpetuating resistance in non-target enteric bacteria. This might involve bioremediation, addition of adsorption agents, or improved waste management. Such strategies might also mitigate selection from other excreted antibiotics that remain bioavailable in the environment."
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Spain's real estate market collapsed in 2008, but unlike in the U.S., the country has not seen any economic uplift since then. A double-dip recession and an unemployment rate of 26 percent is crippling the economy and causing more people to lose their homes.
According to The Telegraph, most of Spain's unsold homes are in the coastal areas that are attractive to vacationers. The move to offer residency permits is aimed specifically at Russian and Chinese buyers, a growing segment of second-homebuyers. From the height of the property boom in 2007 until this year, British buyers dropped from 17 percent of Spain's home purchases to 13 percent, while Russian buyers rose from 1 percent to 8 percent and Chinese buyers from 1 percent to 4 percent.
But as Spain scrambles to sell bank-owned homes to foreigners, there's a much bigger problem that shows no signs of subsiding: An increasing number of Spaniards who are unable to pay their mortgages are being evicted, according to CNBC.
Declaring bankruptcy in Spain does not let residents off the hook for mortgage debt, and borrowers are not only liable for the full amount but also penalty interest charges and court fees. Many of the evicted have resorted to squatting in vacant homes and apartments while the government tries to devise a solution.
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Report: U.S. consumers paying as much as ten times too much for LTE
According to the GSMA, the lack of competition in the U.S. for LTE service explains the difference in pricing. 38 carriers out of the 88 worldwide that offer LTE are in Europe. Besides the lack of LTE signals in the states, European carriers often market LTE as an add-on or for PAYG services. In America, LTE is often bundled with other services that raise the cost. The same discrepancy in pricing can be seen with 3G. The U.S. rate for 3G is $115 per month versus $51 monthly in the Netherlands and $59 in the United Kingdom.
source: NYTimes via AndroidAuthority
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1. Ruckus (Posts: 286; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
This is unfortunately not a surprise to me. I was reading an article online a few weeks ago that showed we over pay for home internet (I believe about 7x higher than France was it?) And our speeds are considerably slower!
We're getting ripped off something fierce!
4. No_Nonsense (unregistered)
You need to see the Indian speeds and data caps before commenting.
5. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Only is good US of A!! take it home with ya!
22. superguy (Posts: 309; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
If you think we have it bad, the Canadians are screwed worse than we are.
28. Nadr1212 (Posts: 741; Member since: 22 Sep 2012)
Are we Canadians I don't think so, so y do u care?
2. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
"The U.S. rate for 3G is $115 per month versus $51 monthly in the Netherlands and $59 in the United Kingdom."
What about prepaid 3g at $50 a month in the US?? verizon offers it
7. laheelahee (Posts: 213; Member since: 09 Apr 2012)
wouldnt that mean they have cheaper prepaid plans in europe too? idk...
10. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
...and they do. But on top of that, the phone you buy is not restricted to one network (like Verizon).
26. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
hey you're right! lol but 50 a month for 3g is really not asking much but also it would never hurt to go lower hehehe :)
27. JunitoNH (Posts: 1934; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
True, but as always there is a catch with Verizon. The offer is only extended to dumb phones a la clam style. If you want to use a prepaid smartphone it'll cost you $80; to add insult, believe is only for 1G of data.
3. BrockSamson (Posts: 8; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Of course there are vast differences in the sizes of these countries that must be considered. Still getting screwed, but there is more to it than a 1 to 1 price comparison.
6. freefour1968 (Posts: 9; Member since: 16 Oct 2012)
size of the country does not matter. look how much money AT@T take in and then compare what other countries take in... thats all bs. I lived in the states ( born an raise 42 years) and worked in cell phone sales for years. America you are getting screwed. I live in Finland and have pre-paid unlimited internet and ony pay 29€ every 6 months. also have a plan on my xperia for unlimited internet 13.95€ a month. and the infrastructure is here and I can be anywere and have signal. Get the government back into the telecommunication and regulate those monopolies an you can have the same.
20. superguy (Posts: 309; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
Getting government IN to the market? The government mucking with the market is the whole reason why prices suck in the US. The telecoms are heavily regulated and relatively limited in what they can do. Add to that it's difficult for new carriers to come in and compete due to the regulation. Plus the government is stingy with spectrum, making it very expensive for carriers to buy what they need (especially for the littler guys).
If the government would make it EASIER for carriers to enter the market, compete, and get the spectrum they needed, we could have more competition.
It's not much different on the wireline side. Laws and local ordinances make it difficult for new competition to enter the market. For wireline internet and phone, you have basically two companies in an area: one telecom and one cable company. And each one pretty much has a monopoly over a given area. So Cox can't compete where Comcast is, Verizon can't compete where Qwest is, etc. It's really screwed up, and we have government to thank for that.
8. wickets (Posts: 12; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
What about those of us that pay for lte but dont have it because we reside in a an lte black hole? Thats being screwed!!
18. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Do you pay a premium for LTE? As far as I'm aware customers pay the same for their data capacity for smartphones regardless of what data network they're using. The only premium I'm aware of is the $10 one for smartphones sprint has
9. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
How's that Republican deregulation work'in for'ya?
16. hybrid06339 (Posts: 23; Member since: 16 May 2012)
Republicans are for the people - mainly the corporate type of people - who then drop a few breadcrumbs for the poor and middle class to feast on.
23. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
And the higher Democrat regulation is any better? Far too often people are too far on opposite sides of any argument and are unwilling to find middle ground. If by some miracle there could be middle ground found in this and many other things, we might have a snowball's chance in hell of seeing things get better.
11. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Welcome to life in an oligopoly. Imagine what would happen to prices if AT&T had been able to buy T-Mo....
12. Ralston1983 (Posts: 70; Member since: 03 Feb 2011)
I'd rather overpay for my mobile bill cause there could be worse things. Do you see how much some of those other countries pay for gas?
13. ibap (Posts: 785; Member since: 09 Sep 2009)
And how exactly are the rates for LTE and gasoline connected?
14. roldefol (Posts: 4365; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Well, if we had to pay what other countries pay for gas, we'd be much more likely to stay home and use WiFi instead. Our low gasoline taxes permit us to surf porn on the freeway instead.
17. Ralston1983 (Posts: 70; Member since: 03 Feb 2011)
They're not, you missed my point. There are other things overseas that are more expensive then it is in the states was the only thing I was trying to get across.
24. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
I was recently in Jamaica, and gas prices there are in the area of $8 - $10 US dollars per gallon. While I don't like gas at what it is now, it definitely could be worse.
35. laheelahee (Posts: 213; Member since: 09 Apr 2012)
way to put things in perspective. lol
15. sleepyjohnny (Posts: 151; Member since: 16 Dec 2009)
the countries being compared to the US are significantly smaller. They pay less to have their networks because less people are covered. While I don't know how much more, we should have to pay more in order for LTE to be so widespread and used by so many people. Also, Verizon customers pay the same whether they have 3G or 4G, so I'm not sure why this article specifically points out 4G LTE
25. freefour1968 (Posts: 9; Member since: 16 Oct 2012)
S imple economics show you that the more people there are paying for a service the lower the service needs to charge them for said service. Henry Ford knew it that the more people buying his cars the cheaper he could sell them for and the more profit he would make. Not just the assembly line was he noted for. Also Sam Walton knew this simple rule. The argument of those countries aren't as big or they only have blah blah blah is not valid. I have lived in both and America needs to open their eyes and get rid of a broken system of corporate greed.
29. sleepyjohnny (Posts: 151; Member since: 16 Dec 2009)
it's not as simple as simple economics. Henry ford manufactured products (trucks), which are nothing like data services unfortunately. If you have a network capable over holding 5 people per tower, and you have 25 people in an area around a tower, you have to invest money into making more towers and opening the bandwith to allow more people to be connected to one tower. So in Europe, since these countries in question are about the size of one US state (on average), these cell phone providers are dealing with MUCH less data consumption. I understand your point, and you do have one. However, to call my point invalid is not supporting material to your point and makes you look quite ignorant.
I'm not saying the amount Verizon charges is just in any way, and I'm not saying it's unjust. My point is that to some degree, the price of the service must be higher when you have a cell phone provider spanning over a much larger area and delivering service to a much larger population
If you'd like an example, imagine another service like delivering water. If a company based in Kansas is in charge of delivering water to all of the United States, and it completes with two other similar companies, I would highly doubt you'd be able to find a bottle for $1.25. It would cost too much money in delivery to be practical, and that's why there are many providers throughout all of the states. Cell phone services work similarly to some degree as that example since area span of service and the amount of people in the area affects price.
31. freefour1968 (Posts: 9; Member since: 16 Oct 2012)
Hummm ok then with that example Wal mart must have the most expinsive prices on their products then because they are the largest corperation serveing the most amount of people covering the most amount of coverage. And mom and pop store should have the lowest prices because they only serve a small amount of people in a small area. a company charges for a service what that service coat the store will be passed down to the consumers but the store has tomake a profit there for if there are less customers then the profit has to be made off fewer itemes sold there for a higher price for the item. If you have many items to sell with many customers to buy you can make less profit per item and still make more revenue because you are selling more items. Logistics, overhead, and everything else is factored into the price of each item so as people are buying your costs are covered. All companies work like this. Laws of supply and demand . Here were I live now, there are laws that companies cant do what they do in the states like grossly overchargeing you for internet, the companies are regulated to protect the consumers. And in doing so the whole counrty has better service and cheaper prices. You say that these cou rties are only as big as a state but so what. Sweden, Netherlands, Estonia, all together prove we all have boarder to boarder internet coverage and all pay about the same. Yet the data we are useing is the same data you are useing. At&t as well as Verizon over charge you because they can. Infostructure, tower maintenance and upgrades, blah blah blah is all been paid for in youre monthly bill a long time ago . Thats just cost of operation, factor in 30-45% of your bill is what it cost those companies to operate the rest is profit. and greed pure and simple. I worked in telecommunications and sales for years with at&t, verizon, t-mobil, sprint, and the prepaids and at&t and verizon were the worst at greed. Go with t-mobile or sprint they were always cheaper and had ok service or pre-paid.
32. sleepyjohnny (Posts: 151; Member since: 16 Dec 2009)
No that's not a correct analogy in this situation. Walmart sells items. It has nearly an unlimited supply of that item because of the expanse of Walmart and various other factors that deal with the reduced prices available at Walmart. Like I said, data is a SERVICE, not a physical product. Data network relies on bandwidth, so that the more people subscribed, the more bandwidth is required. When you have areas densely populated, the bandwidth required is much higher. You seem to be knowledgeable in economics, but you don't seem to be applying certain facts that change the outcomes. And again, I'm not saying Verizon and at&t aren't charging more than they need to. I'm saying that they need to charge more than a Swedish company providing service in Sweden only. I've only said this in all of my arguments, yet you seem to ignore it completely and just go on to say that all prices are due to greed. That's not factually based at all, not even with your economic knowledge. If you'd like to further contribute to the argument, why don't you look up some statistics pertaining to cellular data.


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Summer Feasts Mark Renewal of Chapel Services
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As the summer season wanes and our community slowly trickles back to campus from vacation, we begin anew a full schedule of services in our Three Hierarchs Chapel. The Feasts of Transfiguration and Dormition, at which we thank God for a harvest of fruit, herbs, and flowers, signal the renewal of our communal worship.
We were especially grateful to welcome His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in America, to our chapel for the Feast of Transfiguration.
View a schedule of our chapel services here.
Listen to the Hymn of Light for Dormition: "Apostles from All the Ends of the Earth," by the St. Vladimir's Seminary Chorale here.
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Have I ever told you I love my blogger life? This past Friday was another reason to love what I do. I was invited along with a group of bloggers to the Torrid headquarters for a spring/summer preview. This not only included a look into the season's trends, but a lot more.
One of the things I love the most about being a blogger is my ability to share and that's exactly what we got to do with the Torrid design and branding team. They asked…we answered. And believe me when I say we told them exactly how we felt and what we thought about their designs and the fit of their clothes. What we liked, loved, and didn't care for.
I hope they take our feedback and use it where it's needed. Besides the fashion aspect, one of the things that was stressed by us was the need for them to be more diverse when it comes to their models. This includes size and race. One thing that I really loved was the fact that some of them, including the CEO actually wear Torrid to work every day. That speaks volumes to me!
After our discussion, we had a chance to try on some of their pieces and we had a mini-photo shoot. I even got a chance to try their new bra that is coming out soon. Let's just say it makes my bad boys look amazing! I'll make to share those photos when I get them. I took some pics below, but unfortunately we weren't allowed to take any photos outside of the meeting room. My favorite photo isn't one I took. I stole it from the Torrid Facebook page! Shhhhh…it's a group photo. And it's delicious!!
My loves Ivory of Ivory Jinelle and Chenese Lewis.
Disclosure: I was a guest of Torrid and was gifted a gift bag for my attendance. All opinions expressed in this post are mine.


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March 12, 2008
James Kennedy Library
Board of Trustees
Minutes of the March 12, 2008, Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the James Kennedy Public Library was held on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in the Hoffman Community Room. Present: Angela English, Sally Brant, Dorothy Digmann, Brenda Ingles, Karen Knepper, Betty Anne Scherrman, Becky Schwendinger, and Library Director Shirley Vonderhaar. Dan Boice and Barb Heitzman were absent.
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:45pm by Board President Angela English.
2. Agenda: Sally MOVED "Approval of the Agenda as amended to permit discussion of the request from the Girl Scouts as the first item," which motion was seconded and CARRIED. Ayes: English, Brant, Digmann, Knepper, Scherrman, and Schwendinger; Nays: None; Not present: Boice, Heitzman.
3. Request from Girl Scouts: Shelly Brimeyer had requested use of the Library for a lock-in for her Girl Scouts. Mr Michel had noted that the Girl Scouts would need to list the Library on their certificate of liability, and he recommended that the Library provide staff during all the hours that the Library would be in use for any purpose, including meetings after hours. He said that liability would not be a concern if staff were present. After discussion, Becky MOVED "That the Girl Scouts be permitted to use the Library from 5:00pm until a time determined by Shirley, who would be present for the event." The motion was seconded and CARRIED. Ayes: English, Brant, Digmann, Knepper, Scherrman, and Schwendinger; Nays: None; Not present: Boice, Heitzman.
4. Agenda Consent Calendar:
• Minutes of the February 13th Regular Meeting
• Correspondence & Communications: None.
• Librarian's Report for February
• Bills:
February Claims Report
General Library Claims for March
February Credit Card Claims
• Budget Reports:
February City Report
February Library Report
• Trust Account Reports:
February Bank Statement
February Balance Report
Trust Account Expenditure Report
• February Gifts to the Library Trust Account:
Donor: Joyce Bries
In Honor of: N/A
Gift: $8.66
Restrictions: Adopt-a-book for specific title
Donor: Brenda Ingles
In Honor of: N/A
Gift: $30.31
Restrictions: Adopt-a-book for specific titles.
Angela expressed thanks, on behalf of the Board, to the donors for their generous gifts.
• Contract Use Reports
Statistics by Residence Area:
Statistics by Contract / Service Area:
• Program Reports
February Report on Programs & Attendance: The miserable winter weather had affected attendance at some programs. The Leap Day program had a good, enthusiastic crowd.
March Calendar of Events: There was discussion about showing the film The Golden Compass, scheduled for June. The Board may revisit the topic.
Schedule for Upcoming Programs:
• Grants: The Friends had submitted a DRA grant application to purchase two Early Literacy Stations, as discussed at the February meeting. The request was for a $5,000 grant, with the Friends to supply the additional $1,800 needed to complete the purchase.
• Friends of the Library: The Friends had completed their membership drive, and there were currently 176 members, and $2,375 in funds. Less expenses, the estimated income from the drive was $1,540. The Friends will elect their officers at their next meeting in April.
Sally MOVED "Approval of the Agenda Consent items, which motion was seconded and CARRIED. Ayes: English, Brant, Digmann, Knepper, and Schwendinger; Nays: Scherrman; Not present: Boice, Heitzman.
5. Finance Committee: The Board discussed the resolution from the City's Finance Committee to "establish the remaining balance in the Library Capital Campaign Account and establishing procedures for the use of said funds." Members of the Board expressed concern about the wording of the resolution's final sentence. The Library Finance Committee will meet with the City Finance Committee and will report back at the April meeting.
6. Personnel Committee: No report.
7. Furnishings Committee: Report attached to official minutes. The Board discussed future library capital expenses. Becky, on behalf of the Committee, MOVED "That the Library Board request the City Council to reappropriate $15,013.65 for Library capital expenditures." The motion CARRIED. Ayes: English, Brant, Digmann, Knepper, Scherrman, and Schwendinger; Nays: None; Not present: Boice, Heitzman..
8. Policy Committee: No report.
9. Strategic Planning: Discussion of the proposed revision of the plan was postponed until the April meeting.
10. Marketing Committee: No report.
11. Meetings and Training:
Upcoming: The annual Dubuque County Public Libraries Agency meeting will be in Dyersville. Shirley, Kim, and Kathy will be attending the Midwest Interlibrary Loan Conference at Loras College on April 11th, weather permitting. Amy has been accepted into the State Library's Public Library Management I program for this spring.
Recently Attended: Kim had attended the 2008 Children's Summer Reading Program planning workshop, as well as the 2008 Teen Summer Library Program workshop. She also attended "The Fun and Facts of Early Literacy with Saraj Ghoting," a workshop on early literacy and story times.
12. Oral Presentations: None.
13. The next regular meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, April 9th, at 6:45pm.
14. Brenda's motion to adjourn was seconded and CARRIED at 8:25pm. Ayes: English, Brant, Digmann, Knepper, Scherrman, and Schwendinger; Nays: None; Not present: Boice, Heitzman.
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In case you missed GameTrailers TV tonight, head to their website to check out our E3 trailer for Fallout: New Vegas.
With E3 starting Tuesday, you can expect more coverage on New Vegas, as well as Hunted, Brink, and RAGE.
In case you missed GameTrailers TV tonight, head to their website to check out our E3 trailer for Fallout: New Vegas.
With E3 starting Tuesday, you can expect more coverage on New Vegas, as well as Hunted, Brink, and RAGE.
Hmm… did anyone catch the Rosevelt Acadamy bumper sticker?
So does this mean the enclave are in? Or is this a captured eyebot only?
really Fallout New Vegas exceeded all expectations, bethesda is 10… T_T I want a poster Autographed
Thats one gorgeous Eyebot. Love the setup of it gliding down the highway like a sports car 😀
Fantastic trailer richly thick with all the things to come. Weapons capture that handmade salvaged look of FALLOUT 3 perfectly. I will definitely be feeling at home here. Oh my and New Vegas! City of lights! City of love! Now where have i heard that before..
Thank you for the trailer and congratulations on its release which can only mean the time is drawing near 😀
remote explosives!
badass Nighkin!
cooler melee animations!
iron sights!
Rat Pack-style suit!
the Strip!
different creatures!
lots of 'splodey things!
that is a nice video! Looking foward to the game even more now.
Nice! Can't wait for game to come out even more than before! I have one question though…what in the name of god were those dogs?? @_@
Nice video, but it looks like footage from the console versions. Why don't they use footage from the PC version with the highest graphics settings?
to Henke:
They said in an interview all gameplay footage currently hasn't been retextured, as it will in the final version.
sadly I believe that bethesda and obsidian could have done better with the trailer, but I'm not saying thats its bad, I'm saying that they could have done better regardles if it is or isn't the final trailer.
i didnt see lot of ai people in the city whick would make it feel like a grost that one thing i hate in the fallout 3 hopeful that put more people in it. it vegas theres got to be a lot of people in the city
There was a vault 21 in Vegas!
Now we need TES V.
Where are the dialogs? Is it still rpg game?
yeah folks, the graphics look crappy. even crappier than Fallout 3! why? stuff is lacking final textures, and in 3D work lighting and atmosphere are some of the last things handled. so the game looks poor because, in many of the shots, everything is too evenly lit or there's a lack of haze/dust to really bring the scene together. compare the shot of the training camp (PC walking with NPCs doing push-ups) to the shot of the enemy group being lit up by a remote explosive. the training camp (while it still seems to need work) has haze and HDR lighting, while the explosives shot seems to completely lack haze and depth lighting.
i agree with FoxyGrandma (you don't say that every day). it's not THAT great of a trailer, entertainment- or suspense-wise. the editing is OK, the pacing is a bit weird, and there could have been better use of the "big moments" and VATS shots. they obviously don't want any spoilers, but it could have been much more exciting with a simple -> crazy progression of shots.
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Hey guys,
I'm trying to achieve the below while still retaining it's fluid/flexible/responsive layout.
So basically I have a 3 column section where the two images on the right are loaded with no set width and height and the div on the left is a p tag that i want to expand to match the height of the images.
Something like:
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display: block;
max-height: 320px;
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OK so the the plugin im using for the responsive images is imgLiquidFill. It takes no initial set width and height, instead taking my max-height and applying the it's picture fill techniques accordingly.
Here is the HTML and CSS for the area in question:

Some big callout text goes here!

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max-height: 280px;
background: #2c2f31;
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If it can't be done - I guess I will use a multicolumn jquery plugin - but trying to avoid that.
An easy option might be to do this:
.row {display: table;}
.span4 {display: table-cell;}
Hey Ralph, thanks.. yeah I tried that but maybe I'm not implementing properly.
I created a jsfiddle:
I added the table-cell property to the span4 as you said - that didn't work. I also added it to the fpBlockItem class as that class was being called last so it should go there. That didn't work either.
There's a lot of conflicting CSS going on there. Start with something simple and build up from there. E.g.
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50 States, 50 Pizzasby Food Network Magazine in Food Network Magazine, August 11th, 2011
Before you click through these pizzas, let's be clear: In regard to pizza, we, the editors and writers of this story, do not discriminate. When we set out six months ago to find the greatest pizzas in America, we did not insist on thin crust over thick or red sauce over white. We didn't even care if the pizzas were round. We just needed them to be awesome.
Inevitably, some of you will be alarmed by our choices, shocked that so-and-so was snubbed because their crust has the perfect crunch or their cheese oozes just so. But passionate disagreements about pizza reveal one great truth: There is no single best way to make it. In the bellow gallery, you will see by-the-book classics right next to brash pies that break every rule.
But all of them have one important thing in common: They're well worth the trip.
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A FIRE which destroyed part of a children's play area in Droitwich is being treated as suspicious by police.
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue service was called to the play area at the Spa Lido Park on Worcester Road at 10.10pm last night.
They extinguished the fire that had consumed the climbing frame and slide, leaving it almost completely destroyed.
Police are now treating the incident as suspicious and would like to speak to several teenage boys who were seen near the scene a short time before the fire began.
Local Chief Inspector Adam Thomas said: "This was a disgraceful and mindless criminal act of vandalism that we very much want to bring the offender to justice for.
"The people of Droitwich deserve to have pleasant and well equipped public spaces to enjoy and the person responsible for this damage has shown total disregard for their community.
"I can assure the people of Droitwich that officers and staff, patrol and Safer Neighbourhoods are jointly following a number of leads in this case and will do all they can to catch the culprit.
"Furthermore, additional covert and overt assets will be deployed to prevent and detect any further offences in the area."
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HOUSTON - As the eyes of the nation focus on the results of the Iowa caucuses, some voters in Texas want more influence on the presidential primary process.
The Saddle Up Texas Poll could give conservative voters a voice in choosing the Republican party nominee for president, U.S. Senate and other critical races.
Participants will vote on the candidates they prefer to win the Republican party nomination. Those results will be shared with conservative voters in other states.
The Texas Straw Poll Celebration will take place January 12 - 14 at Minute Maid Park.
According to organizers, this will be a historic event and it will be Texas' first statewide straw poll.
"Our vote is a very sacred thing in America and to have the right to go and cast your ballot for the best person to lead our country," said Bill Moore, a member of a Texas Conservative Grassroots Movement planning the event
The series of events will include speeches from elected officials and candidates for office.
"This is a voice of the people, saying this is who we would like to choose," said Moore.
Although Texas is a bigger state with more voters than Iowa, the Texas primary doesn't take place until April.


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Learn about this approach to Internet IP allocation.
Unfortunately, there is no easy, one-line explanation of what CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) is. To understand the ins and outs of CIDR, you must know some binary math as well as how IPs are routed. We will give a brief explanation of what CIDR is here.
CIDR is an addressing scheme for the Internet which allows for more efficient allocation of IP addresses than the old Class A, B, and C address scheme.
The old Class A, B, and C address scheme provided the following:
- Class A would give a network 16,777,214 host addresses.
- Class B would give a network 65,534 host addresses.
- Class C would give a network 254 host addresses.
Note: A host is any device attached to the network (e.g. a router, a computer, a printer, etc.).
If you needed 70,000 IP addresses, you would receive a Class A network. That would waste a lot of IP addresses. Using this way of Class routing, you could be assigned a Class C network containing 255 IPs. In the past, this was the only way to assign the IPs to a network. What if you only had 5 computers? You'd be left with a lot of unused IPs.
Using CIDR, those 255 IPs can be broken up into multiple smaller blocks allowing more efficient use of the space. For example, that same IP block can be split up into 32 separate IP blocks. Each of the blocks will contain 8 IPs. 2 are unusable - the first IP and the last IP - so a total of 6 IPs can be used for your network. Using CIDR, blocks of addresses can be assigned to networks as small as 8 hosts and as large as over 500,000 hosts. This allows for a much more efficient use of the IPs. If you need 5 IPs for your office, you could receive 8 using CIDR and only allow 3 to go unused. This allows for address assignments that much more closely fit an organization's specific needs.
CIDR specifies an IP address range by the combination of an IP address and its associated network mask. CIDR notation uses the following format - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/n - where n is the number of (leftmost) '1' bits in the mask. For example, 192.168.12.0/23 applies the network mask 255.255.254.0 to the 192.168 network, starting at 192.168.12.0. This represents the address range 192.168.12.0 - 192.168.13.255.
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