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My grandfather was an ice fisherman in Manitoba, and my grandmother was obsessed with catching salmon in her home state of Alaska. But, I'm no fisherman. My brother took me about 10 years ago — I cast a few times, then stopped for the rest of the day to enjoy the spectacular views.
But when a friend invited me on his commercial fishing boat in Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino, B.C., I jumped at the opportunity to see a biologically rich area on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Since I eat salmon, I felt obliged to catch it myself at least once. And I wanted to learn more about the lure of the fisherman's life.
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We headed to the small test fishery near the village of Ahousaht, the hometown of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo. We arrived to a mix of sun and misty rain, which produced endless arrays of rainbows. My friend's small boat catches salmon when they swim into a long line of net about three meters deep and 400 meters long. We "set" the net by dropping it behind the boat and running at a slow speed to pull it off a large drum into the water, then waited about 45 minutes before reeling in the drum.
As the net rolled in, we untangled the fish. The captain effortlessly "picked" the salmon within seconds while I struggled to get a grip on the slippery fish. It reminded me of untying a difficult knot—if you pull the right string it's easy; pull the wrong way and things get worse fast.
As we moved the boat back to place another set, we counted the fish and put them down in the cooler. We filled the time between sets with snacks, and conversation that leaned towards the political. It was fascinating to listen to my friend and another local fisherman (and village elder) discuss issues. Both were concerned about fishing culture, and what policy would do to independent fisheries.
Though each set brought in between 20 and 70 salmon, we caught only a tiny fraction of the fish in the area, leaving most to return to their rivers to spawn. In my few days on the boat, I saw that fishing can provide a decent living to those willing to do the hard work, but it also has many restrictions. While regulation is necessary, we also need to make sure that small and local businesses are allowed to flourish. And if we take care of ecosystems, they will continue to provide for communities indefinitely. Fisheries management has to consider ecosystems, culture, trends, and First Nations' rights. This complexity makes the case for careful—and inclusive—planning.
Despite the late nights and early mornings, I was invigorated and inspired by the trip, and I hope to be invited again. On our final day, we unloaded our catch by hand (about 600 fish) from the refrigerated hold into the truck. I caught my first sight of the full moon, circled by a huge "moon dog" and thought of my grandparents. I'm still no fisherman, but I walked in their boots for a couple of days, and learned to love it.


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Housing for the future
There has been a lot of coverage recently about the state of New Zealand's housing, which has been described as the worst in the developed world.
It's great that initiatives like the ongoing home insulation scheme are improving our existing housing stock. Programmes like these need to continue, as housing is crucial for us all, socially, economically and environmentally.
The problem is we're still building houses that fall far short of where they should be regarding energy efficiency and overall performance. A new home built to the bare minimum standards of our current building code can score as little as three out of 10 on the industry standard Homestar rating scale.
In the aftermath of the leaky homes debacle, we had an opportunity to ramp up the standards and make New Zealand homes world class. Instead, despite "upgrades" to the H1 part of the code we still produce mediocre houses if minimum standards are followed while red tape and compliance costs have increased.
What we need is less red tape and more green solutions. We need a code and a regulatory environment that empowers us to build efficient, affordable homes that meet the needs of people and the environment.
There are a number of areas where we could make massive strides to improve the efficiency of our new homes and their ongoing running costs. Currently, the perverse incentive is to produce houses at the lowest possible cost with no thought for the long term impact.
This is encouraged by the building code, which has weak insulation, energy and water-efficiency standards. Sure, we get cheaper houses upfront but then we are committed to paying higher running costs later.
If we took a pragmatic approach and invested in efficient solutions up front we would reduce lifetime running costs and lower the environmental footprints of housing. We could help offset these initial investments by reducing the cost of compliance.
The sort of solutions which could be made mandatory include: solar hot water, generating a certain percentage of the home's electricity onsite, LED lighting, energy efficient heating, water efficient fixtures and rainwater tanks.
One of the biggest gains we could make would be to structure our homes around passive solar design. When New Zealand was colonised by European settlers in the 19th century you could forgive them for doing things like facing their homes south, it was what they were used to. But why are we still doing things like this in the 21st century?
If we factored in utilising the free heat of the sun when designing and building our homes and combined this with doubling insulation and glazing standards, we could eliminate the need for additional heating in many situations. This would be a huge relief for household budgets and the climate.
Michael Reynolds, the father of the Earth Ship movement, talks about their passive solar home not needing any additional heating despite living in a climate where the temperature consistently drops below -20°C in winter. They put on the fire at Christmas just for ambience.
We are only just starting to scratch the surface of what is possible. We could usher in a totally new paradigm which puts the needs of people and the planet at the centre of our housing design. Central government needs to play a key role in achieving this sort of change by completely revamping the building code.
In the meantime, we're stuck with every mediocre house built to today's standards for decades to come. Let's make the shift sooner rather than later.


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Peppercornz on Main
1037 Main St., Weymouth
Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday 4 to 10 p.m.; Sunday 3 to 8 p.m.
A year ago, Peppercornz moved across town to a new location. It was more than a geographic move; it was a culinary move. The new Peppercornz is a full dining experience, unlike the old version, which was a take-out place and cafe.
Located in a strip mall on a major street, the curb appeal of the new restaurant is less than stellar. But step inside and you'll find yourself in a different world, with warm colors, muted lights, good acoustics, and, best of all, wonderful food that is creative without being pretentious.
Chef Linda Varraso owns the place with her partner, Taylor Beckett, who does the marketing end. Varraso has been a foodie since she was a child, when her parents, who worked and had six children, would often leave the cooking to the kids - with ingredients and instructions provided. Many of the recipes Varraso uses today are her mother's and grandmother's - Italian women who know their way around a kitchen. (Her mother still does the books for Peppercornz, her dad is the restaurant's aide-de-camp.)
On the golden walls, Varraso has painted various food-related quotations. "There is no love sincerer than the love of food,'' said George Bernard Shaw, and as I peruse the extensive menu, I can relate.
This contemporary Italian grille has something in all price ranges. You can get a calzone or a pizza, or enjoy three leisurely courses. A basket of warm homemade focaccia appears at the table, with aioli for dipping. The bread is delicious, the aioli a bit heavy on the mayo.
We start with the artichoke bites ($7), crispy fried balls with a center of chopped artichokes and three cheeses that provide a gooey treat. Though the tasty orbs stand just fine on their own, a side of red pepper aioli adds a nice kick.
The homemade gnocchi ($7) is a generous plate of ethereal ricotta dumplings, a nice change from the usual potato offerings, which can be rubbery. They are served in a delicate tomato cream sauce; the result is a melt-in-your-mouth dish.
The eggplant roll-ups ($8) let the glorious veggie shine on its own, with just the lightest batter and a filmy filling that includes garlic and sage cream cheese; it's all drizzled with warm marinara sauce.
The Sedona pizza ($11), though it has an oil base and no sauce, is hardly naked. Indeed, it is loaded down with goodies: artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh garlic, goat cheese, and caramelized onions. The crust has puffy edges and the pie is cooked perfectly, with a slightly crisp finish.
I loved the truffle sacchetti ($17), though they were out of the little purse-shaped pastas, and substituted cheese ravioli instead. No matter. The porcini mushroom sauce, with a heady onion flavor, is delicious, if a tad soupy.
The grilled beef tournedos ($17) features twin petit-filets, char-grilled and served on a garlic crostini with a red wine and mushroom sauce. It's a generous plate, with fluffy mashed potatoes and grilled squash.
Another good bet is the scallops Arena ($12), plump scallops and linguini served in a skillet, and sauteed in a sweet Marsala and vermouth sauce. A scattering of diced tomatoes, prosciutto, and goat cheese add flavor and color.
Don't leave without trying Varraso's signature dessert: lemon icebox pie ($4.59). From the graham cracker crust to the airy, tart filling, this is a winner.
Peppercornz seats 78 in two rooms and has a full bar where patrons can watch the game. It also has a deal: Tuesday through Thursday nights, a three-course dinner for two, including a bottle of the house wine, costs $49.99. (If you don't like wine, you can get a couple of beers instead.) The wine list here isn't very interesting; Varraso says she's in the process of revamping it.
To that end, she's holding a five-course wine dinner on Oct. 19, each course paired with a glass of wine that complements the food. It's $70 a person, which includes tax and tip.
One quotation painted in the restaurant foyer states: "Food made with love, you'll taste the difference.'' It seems a perfect slogan for Peppercornz.


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The century of biology
By Pallavi Priyadarshini | Published: 16th September 2013 12:00 AM |
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The 20th century was shaped by spectacular breakthroughs in physics and chemistry, but the stars of the 21st century will be biological sciences, and those deciphering the genetic code of life. "Biology has become a big data science like climate modelling or astrophysics. Most visible is the branch of biology known as genetics. As genetics has transformed into genomics it has clearly become an information science. The advances in measurement technology for genome sequencing have been astounding," says Vijay Chandru, founder, Strand Life Sciences. After thousands of years of fusing, melting, soldering and forging, we are now splicing, recombining, inserting, and stitching living material. However, it is too early to say if the opportunities in this field are on par with the IT sector, as India needs to revamp its curriculum and research facilities to have its share of the pie.
Genetic commerce
In the sixties, Thomas J Watson Jr foresaw the role computers would play in business. In less than 20 years, he led IBM's transformation from a medium-sized maker of tabulating equipment and typewriters into the world's leading computer company. Similar is the scenario in biosciences. Chandru says, "It took 13 years and almost $4 billion in government and private funding for researchers in the Human Genome Project to make the first complete map of a person's genome. Today, just nine years after that breakthrough, a genome can be mapped in a matter of weeks for about $2,000 and a genome map for half that is within sight." Just like IT, we are on the path to a much more profound business, namely, genetic commerce. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, chairman and managing director, Biocon, says, "The cost of gene sequencing is following Moore's law and can very soon compete effectively with present-day biometrics."
Understanding the field
Shyamal Desai, associate professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, LSU Health Sciences Center-School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA, describes genetics as "an integral part of all branches of biological sciences including plant, animal, and human biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology and medicine."
The expected
Genetic engineering deals with the study of chromosome structures. A qualified genetic engineer must have a graduate/postgraduate degree in genetics or related fields such as biotechnology, molecular biology, microbiology or biochemistry. The basic eligibility criterion for a graduate degree (BE / BTech) is 10+2 or equivalent examination, with biology, chemistry and mathematics or a bachelor's degree in science or molecular biology. Pervin Malhotra, career counsellor, CARING, says, "Most institutes do not offer courses in genetic engineering as a special discipline but as a subsidiary in biotechnology, microbiology and biochemistry streams. Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in biotechnology offer specialisation in genetic engineering."
Different fields
You can focus on animal, plant or human genetics. Animal genetics usually concentrates on livestock and would be a part of animal science programmes. Human genetics usually has a medical focus. Typically, you learn about the immune system and genetic factors that cause diseases. You also study gene therapy. Keep in mind that in-depth study usually takes place at the postgraduate level. "Because of the huge challenges in health and agriculture that India faces, genetics will have a great future. Marker-assisted breeding of crops and a range of rapidly developing technologies will have a great effect on agriculture. Understanding plant-pathogen interaction and unravelling their cellular basis requires genetics. Similarly, dealing with a range of diseases that affect our population and identifying drugs and vaccines and other ways to treat them also requires molecular genetics," says K Vijayraghavan, secretary of Department of Biotechnology. "A knowledge of molecular genetics, combined with an understanding of the underlying biology is invaluable for a wide range of basic and applied studies. This foundation is key to all else, and molecular genetics has a great future here. Basic studies impact applications, these include how our immune system works, how our brain works, how cancer and diabetes hit us, etc."
Most students who receive PhD in genetics want to add more credentials. They continue to learn as a postdoctoral fellow for an additional two to four years. A fellowship or part-time teaching usually supports them while they do their research. BARC and TIFR are the best places for research in this field.
Interdisciplinary programmes
In times of synergies, the trend is towards interdisciplinary courses. Louisiana State University School of Medicine (LSUSM) in New Orleans, USA, offers an Interdisciplinary Course, wherein PhD students learn all the biological sciences including genetics, and after two years they decide on their major for PhD research. They also have an MD/ PhD programme. In this, students learn about basic biological sciences, do research, and then join the medical college for clinical studies. This is perfect for medicos as they eventually have to judge the biochemical and genetic problem in their patients before treating them.
Prof S Mahadevan, microbial genetics, physiology and evolution, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, was a student of physics. "Genetics is a logical subject that requires a quantitative outlook. Therefore, it is easy to enter the field from any area that trains you to deal with numbers such as engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics and statistics. In addition, all that requires is a passion for the subject," he says. "A model curriculum that I envisage includes the physical sciences and mathematics, as well as a good grounding in basic biology on topics such as biochemistry, microbiology and classical/molecular genetics."
Students of genetics can join pharmaceuticals, agricultural business, biotechnology firms, forensic science, veterinary diagnostics, clinics, patent firms and, of course, academics. Prof Mahadevan says, "The major job outlet will be in the research/academic area in pursuit of understanding how living organisms process information. I do not know if the opportunities in this field can compete with traditional IT in terms of salaries, but the job satisfaction will be far superior."
Dr Desai adds, "This depends on what field of genetics you want to make your career into. For example, if you want to work for pharma companies, a combination of molecular biology, biotechnology and genetics is the best choice. If you want to go into the agricultural field, a combination of plant biology and genetics is the best choice. For medicine, knowledge of pharmacology, biochemistry, microbiology and genetics is a must. Although technical skills are always important for jobs and earning, as a research scientist I believe that knowledge of basic principles behind every technique is absolutely essential. Therefore skills and academic excellence should always go hand-in-hand."
Shaw suggests, "Today, synthetic biology is gaining considerable prominence in developing new diagnostics, novel vaccines and drugs and a number of value-added nutritional and food ingredients. Another interesting field of study is the area of bio-markers and companion diagnostics, which will enable patients to optimise the benefits of biotech drugs. Our IT prowess can be leveraged to broaden the application of bioinformatics. Telemedicine and M-health are two other areas where we can combine our expertise in life sciences and IT to improve healthcare delivery in the country."
A decade ago, the projection of 10,000 recruitments per year was not in sync with the industry demand. The hype created around the industry and the herd mentality ended up in students taking up such courses anywhere and everywhere, paying large tuition fees. This landed them either with no jobs, finding alternate careers or settling in for a more mundane job, which is not what the student aimed for. The numbers needed are still not that large, but the analytical and analysis abilities needed are intense. However, since genetics has been integrated with healthcare, it is surely opening new avenues, though, positions may not be attractive in terms of monetary benefits. "At Ocimum and Mapmygenome the main focus is on R&D. We look for specialist personnel from biotechnology, MSc in bioinformatics as well as PhDs in molecular biology, biostatistics and genetics," says its founder and CEO, Anuradha Acharya.
The future of genetics is very bright "as there are many unresolved questions that will keep us busy for many decades. Finding the answers will be challenging and intellectually demanding. Career opportunities are there for those who are up to the challenge. There is always room at the top," says Prof Mahadevan.


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Pro-zygote, anti-woman bills are being presented all across the nation, in an effort to awaken the evangelical Republican base before the election of 2012. Most of these bills have been written by, or championed via Personhood USA.
In Oklahoma, our not-so-distant neighbor, Senate Bill 1433 states a fetus "at every stage of development (has) all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of this state." If Senate Bill 1433 becomes a law, all forms of abortion and various forms of contraception could potentially be considered murder, and therefore illegal.
Democratic State Senator Constance Johnson, attempting to make a point, attached
an amendment to the Oklahoma bill that would ban the spilling of semen in any location other than a woman's vagina. Unfortunately, Senator Johnson then withdrew her amendment, which would have made masturbation illegal.
A like-minded State Senator, Democrat Jim Wilson, also added an amendment to the same bill, requiring the biological father of the child to be financially responsible for the mother's welfare during the entire pregnancy (put your money where your mouth is, conservatives!), including housing, utilities, food, transportation, and all medical care expenses. As you may have guessed, this amendment also failed.
A similar bill to Oklahoma SB 1433 was defeated at the polls in Mississippi in November, 2011. Clearly, the point still needs to be made, and not just in Oklahoma.
In CO, their strategy is a little different. Personhood USA is once again attempting to amend the Colorado constitution through a statewide initiative, similar to the earlier Amendment 62. Amendment 62, in a nutshell, said a fertilized egg is legally a separate and distinct human being, and aborting one is murder. We know from previous elections in Colorado, this initiative will probably not pass. Voters have resoundingly defeated similar bills twice.
Still, Coloradans are concerned about what is happening all over the country, and it is merely a matter of time before our state legislature will be handed an anti-choice bill here. According to NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, which released a 2012 study of pending legislation all over the United States:
The report shows that states enacted more than twice as many anti-choice measures in 2011 as the previous year, and the legislative landscape could open the door to even more attacks in 2012.
"The findings in this report should spur every American who values freedom and privacy into action," Keenan said. "Last year, we predicted that our opponents would ignore the public's call to focus on the nation's immediate challenges, such as the economy. Sadly for women, our predictions came true at near-record levels. Lawmakers waged a War on Women, and as a result, women in many states will see more political interference in their personal, private medical decisions. In some cases, women could lose access to reproductive-health services they currently have."
Keenan said 26 states enacted 69 anti-choice measures in 2011, the second-highest number since the organization started tracking such data in 1995. The record is 70, set in 1999. Since 1995, states have enacted 713 anti-choice measures.
Keenan said two pro-choice governors, Mark Dayton of Minnesota (D) and Brian Schweitzer of Montana (D), vetoed anti-choice bills and kept 2011 from breaking the record for state-level attacks. NARAL Pro-Choice America dedicated the publication to these gubernatorial champions.
The outcome was quite different in other states. For instance, while former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas (D) vetoed eight anti-choice bills over the course of her tenure, her successor, Gov. Sam Brownback (R), signed five anti-choice bills into law in his first year in office. Kansas tied with Arizona and Florida for enacting the most anti-choice measures this year.
Colorado needs to stand together to defeat the latest incarnation of Amendment 62, and be ready when the next pro-zygote bill is presented at the state legislature, as well. As a concerned citizen, I respectfully offer the following tips to our state legislators, when faced with a piece of anti-choice legislation.
Attach any of these as amendments: 1) The mother is allowed to claim the zygote as a dependent on her taxes, 2) Give the zygote a vote beginning with the next election, as interpreted by the mother (pray for twins ladies — you'll get three votes), 3) Give the zygote the right to collect Social Security, food stamps, and other "entitlement" resources, 4) Give the zygote residential status beginning at conception, 5) Attach an amendment saying fathers owe child support beginning at conception.
The persistence of the evangelical right to strip women of their personal, private decisions regarding the health of their own bodies is not funny. Personhood USA, and its supporters, are incredibly persistent. As progressives, we need to also be persistent in protecting the rights of women everywhere. Sometimes, it takes a little humor, or a little shock-value, to wake some people up to the serious ramifications of ill-thought out legislation. In this regard, Colorado is at least as clever as her neighbors, is she not?


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Ricky Martin Stands Up For Arabs
I applaud the effort, but Ricky Martin isn't the person who I envisioned to take this on. Plus, would Arab youth really want Ricky Martin as their spokesperson?
He pledged Monday that he would try to change negative perceptions of Arab youth in the West.
"I promise I will become a spokesperson, if you allow me to, a spokesperson on your behalf. I will defend you and try to get rid of any stereotypes," he told youngsters from 16 mainly Arab countries attending a youth conference. The children, aged 14 to 16, expressed concern about being labeled as "terrorists" by the West.
"I have been a victim of stereotypes."
The last line could have been the most revealing thing that Ricky Martin said about himself. But alas no. "I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are considered 'losers,' drug traffickers, and that is not fair because that is generalizing."
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Rick Nolan leads DFL caucus count in 8th District
Former Congressman Rick Nolan capitalized on his strong party strength in the 8th Congressional District at Tuesday's caucuses, leading in the vote count over Duluth Council Member Jeff Anderson and former state Sen. Tarryl Clark.
Numbers reported as of midday:
- Nolan — 1322
- Anderson—840
- Clark — 342
- Undecided/Uncommitted — 209
Nolan's strong showing in the caucuses could lead to an endorsement at the district convention in May, but the Duluth News Tribune says both Anderson and Clark might continue on to an August primary, hoping to get the chance to challenge incumbent GOP freshman Congressman Chip Cravaack.
Anderson won big in many Duluth districts, and did well on the Iron Range, too, the paper said.
Nolan, who served in Congress from 1975 to 1980, is the only one of the three who has said he would abide by the endorsement process.
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Will Millenials cause a headache for IT in the future?
18.08.2011 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
Kategorie: English Content, Featured Stories, Web Strategy
An online study along with in-depth interviews of 400 "Millennials", ages between 20 through 29, and 200 IT managers the U.S. from mid-sized to large corporations gives some interesting insights in the expectations of the Millenials when it comes to IT. The study was conducted by Isurus Market Research and Consulting with analysis by GigaOM Pro, and underwritten by Bomgar.
Millenials are growing up in an "instantaneous world" of social web conversations, mobile phones, and almost permanent WiFi access. This brings new challenges for IT departments in the future as expectations are these young people are high. Millennials expect more or less immediate answers on IT support questions and all options of multi-channel communication. However, the worst is: Ideally, they could solve their technology issues themselves.
Some key findings what Millenials do…
– 71% state to have done a Google search for a solution finding at least once.
– 61% don't turn to company support first to solve problems, while 71% say they have done a Google search for a solution at least once.
– 58% prefer to communicate in chat or text messaging, not the phone.
– 40% use a mobile device for work "on a weekly basis."
So, if Millenials are responsible for their own technology, as it is their private device, IT could get away from the omnipresent IT support issue as they will have less responsibility, costs will decrease for IT, and it is a sustainable Green IT approach. Or who wants to carry around two mobile phones, two tablets, two notebooks, and so on?
The challenge for company bosses? Millennials say that their job satisfaction is "strongly affected" by the type of mobile device their employers provided. Isn't this great? Just ask them what they want and you can increase personal productivity and work efficiency. Correct?
"Our research highlights the biggest challenges for IT departments: Millennials expect immediate responses, prefer a wider variety of communication channels and, when it comes to problem solving, often turn to Google and outside resources before contacting support," David Card, Research Director, GigaOM Pro.
Millenials will become difficult to handle though. 60% think that good support time for a technical problem to be solved is less than 10 minutes. Compared to IT managers who think that a reasonable time frame for solving tech problems was an hour or more, this calls for problems between the work forces in the future. No wonder, 80% of IT managers see Millennials as "different or very different than their older peers in terms of technology expectations".
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However, these two studies might sound like a massive IT change process for companies in the future. It has to said that 75% of Millennials rate their IT departments a six or seven on a seven-point scale. Maybe IT should think about setting up IT knowledge wikis instead of letting their employees loose time surfing on Google for a solution. Millenials are not expecting something outrageous, they might just be brighter in terms of technology handling, and show us that collaboration on social networks and in communities works when they are solving their issues without the IT department. They are just another generation. The transition managers need to rate that aspect, too…
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Tomb Raider (2013)
The simply titled Tomb Raider is the latest entry in the Tomb Raider franchise, making a clean break from past titles in plot, gameplay, and technology. Tomb Raider games have traditionally been technical marvels and the 2013 iteration is no different. iGPUs aren't going to have quite enough power to use its marquee feature – DirectCompute accelerated hair physics (TressFX) – however even without it the game still looks quite good at its lower settings, while providing a challenge for our iGPUs.
Once again, at 1366 x 768 the gap between 650M and Iris Pro 5200 is at its smallest. Here NVIDIA holds a 15% advantage over the 55W Iris Pro.
Increase the resolution and image quality and the gap widens considerably. Again the problem here appears to be AA impacting Iris Pro much more than the 650M.
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beginner99 - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkImpressive...if you ignore the pricing. Reply
tipoo - Sunday, June 02, 2013 - link? Reply
velatra - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkOn page 4 of the article there 's a word "presantive" which should probably be "representative." Reply
jabber - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkMay I ask why The Sims is never featured in your reviews on such GPU setups?
Why? Well in my line of business, fixing and servicing lots of laptops with the integrated chips the one game group that crops up over and over again is The Sims!
Never had a laptop in from the real world that had any of the games you benchmarked here. But lots of them get The Sims played on them. Reply
JDG1980 - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkAgreed. The benchmark list is curiously disconnected from what these kind of systems are actually used to do in the real world. Seldom does anyone use a laptop of any kind to play "Triple-A" hardcore games. Usually it's stuff like The Sims and WoW. I think those should be included as benchmarks for integrated graphics, laptop chipsets, and low-end HTPC-focused graphics cards. Reply
tipoo - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkBecause the Sims is much easier to run than most of these. Just because people tried running it on GMA graphics and wondered why it didn't work doesn't mean it's a demanding workload. Reply
jabber - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkYes but the point is the games tested are pretty much pointless. How many here would bother to play them on such equipped laptops?
Pretty much none.
But plenty 'normal' folks who would buy such equipment will play plenty of lesser games. In my job looking after 'normal' folks thats quite important when parents ask me about buying a laptop for their kid that wants to play a few games on it.
The world and sites such as Anandtech shouldnt just revolve around the whims of 'gamer dudes' especially as it appears the IT world is generally moving away from gamers.
It's a general computing world in future, rather than a enthusiast computing world like it was 10 years ago. I think some folks need to re-align their expectations going forward. Reply
tipoo - Sunday, June 02, 2013 - linkI mean, if it can run something like Infinite or even Crysis 3 fairly well, you can assume it would run the Sims well. Reply
Quizzical - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkIt would help immensely if you would say what you were comparing it to. As you are surely aware, a system that includes an A10-5800K but cripples it by leaving a memory channel vacant and running the other at 1333 MHz won't perform at all similarly to a properly built system with the same A10-5800K with two 4 GB modules of 1866 MHz DDR3 in properly matched channels.
That should be an easy fix by adding a few sentences to page 5, but without it, the numbers don't mean much, as you're basically considering Intel graphics in isolation without a meaningful AMD comparison. Reply
Quizzical - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkAh, it looks like the memory clock speeds have been added. Thanks for that. Reply


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After watching the security situation on our southern border deteriorate to the point where the United States was now under the direct threat of the narco-insurgency destroying Mexico, I decided to put together an organization called SAFE (Secure America Forever) to help counter the threat.
As part of SAFE's Information Division I began posting about the border here on Big Peace and Big Government. The first piece was called "American Rancher X, Part 1 & Part 2".
Also as part of SAFE's Information Division, we at SAFE decided to launch a documentary series called "SAFE On The Border". Below is the first episode, "Cartel Sniper/Observation Posts On The U.S. Side Of The Border".
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I grew up a builder's son and spent a lot of time on jobsites from an early age.
Off to the races
After years in the wilderness, big builders are once again hot properties among investors. The overall numbers from this year's Housing Giants help explain why.
When the New York Stock Exchange began the trading day on April 10, a home builder rang the opening bell. An honor reserved primarily for companies going public, this scene was unthinkable at any point over the past eight years. During the final stages of the housing bubble (2005 to 2007), investors were not buying shares in building stocks. After the bubble burst in 2007, investors waited through 2012 for the market to hit bottom before returning to housing stocks. For Sheryl Palmer, CEO of Taylor Morrison Homes—No. 9 on the 2013 list of Housing Giants—and the rest of the company's leadership team, going public this spring was a satisfying culmination of years spent planning and preparing.
Taylor Morrison's Road AheadQ&A with Sheryl Palmer, CEOFor Taylor Morrison CEO Sheryl Palmer, the April 10, 2013, initial public offering of company stock was a culmination of work that began in May 2006 when she accepted the CEO position of Morrison Homes. Previously, she had been a regional president for PulteGroup Inc., having started her career with Del Webb, which was acquired by Pulte Homes in 2000. Morrison Homes and Taylor Woodrow began merger talks soon after Palmer's arrival and a deal was reached in July 2007.According to Palmer, the housing bust, in hindsight, gave the new company time to merge, regroup, and set on a new course. "We had a builder in Morrison Homes and we had a developer in Taylor Woodrow," says Palmer. "It was about combining those two skills. It was about people, the land bank, and the ability to compete better."Like most builders, Taylor Morrison had to trim its organization to match the downturn. In 2009 and 2010, the company avoided paying high prices for finished lots and instead bought large parcels in Arizona and Austin, Texas, to entitle in-house. Those lots are just now coming to market, says Palmer.PB: What was the rationale for Taylor Morrison to go public?Sheryl Palmer: It was the perfect time for Taylor Morrison to complete an IPO. We're seeing strength across all of our markets. We have a strategic and diversified footprint and we are poised to take advantage of favorable trends in the housing market.PB: Operationally, have you implemented any new ideas to turn your homes around faster?SP: 2012 was a strong year for us, with a 39-percent increase in homebuilding revenues and a 46-percent increase in new orders. 2012 backlog increased 176 percent year-over-year; this is tangible evidence of the current strength of the home building industry.PB: Who's buying your product these days?SP: We are seeing all buyer groups pursue home ownership with the greatest group in the recovery being recognized in the move-up buyer and the older adults. Our business is distinguished by our expertise in delivering lifestyle communities targeted at move-up buyers. Taylor Morrison is well positioned with our business mix diversified across markets, regions, customers, and price points.PB: Are you coming to the market with new product?SP: We spend considerable time understanding the wants and needs of our customers, and design our communities around those preferences and are constantly trying to align our projects with homebuyer demand. As such, we already build and sell a broad mix of homes in all of our markets across diverse price points.PB: Are you moving into any new locations? If so, where?SP: We carefully consider all opportunities to enter new markets, although we're very happy with our current footprint. We are seeing strength across all of our markets, we have a strategic and diversified footprint, and we are poised to take advantage of favorable industry trends in the housing market.PB: What are your square footages?SP: We have a broad range of square footages starting with 400 sq. ft. studio units in our Canadian high rises, to 5,000-plus sq. ft. homes in the U.S.PB: Are you buying land? If so, where?
SP: We have significant land inventory, representing approximately 10.7 years of land supply, carried at a low cost basis that will more effectively enable us to execute our growth-focused business plan.
All of these developments ultimately led to Taylor Morrison's successful $500 million initial public offering in April. Since that day, Taylor Morrison's stock price, ticker symbol TMHC, rose steadily from $22 per share when the bell first rang, to $25.78 per share when this magazine went to press April 30.
The big get bigger
A new order: Horton No. 1
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Graveland (Paperback)
Picador USA, 9780312621292, 384pp.
Publication Date: May 28, 2013
Someone is assassinating the financial industry's most powerful players in cold blood and in broad daylight in intricate, eerily relevant new thriller from Alan Glynn, the award-winning author of "Bloodland" and "Limitless."
On a bright Saturday morning, a Wall Street investment banker is shot dead while jogging in Central Park. Hours later, one of New York City's savviest hedge-fund managers is gunned down outside a restaurant. Are these killings a coordinated terrorist attack, or just a coincidence? Investigative journalist Ellen Dorsey has a hunch they're neither, and when an attempt is made on the life of another CEO, her theory is confirmed. The story blows wide open, and as Ellen races to stay ahead of the curve, her path collides with that of a recession-hit architect, Frank Bishop, whose daughter's disappearance may be tied to the murders.
Set deep in a shadow world of corrupt business deals and radical politics with a plot that echoes today's headlines in haunting and unexpected ways "Graveland" is a mind-blowing thriller that intensifies with every page.
About the Author
Praise For Graveland…
"Graveland paints wonderfully detailed characters on the broad canvas of greed, with a plot ripped from as-yet-unwritten but disturbingly credible headlines. A hugely relevant, undeniably compelling thriller." —Chris Pavone, author of The Expats
"Graveland is an excellent novel — smart and edgy, yet possessing real substance and depth. Glynn is fast becoming one of the best contemporary thriller writers around." —R.J. Ellory, author of Candlemoth and A Quiet Belief in Angels
"Glynn takes the pitch-perfect paranoia and the journalist-as-heromotif of the 1970s and matches them up with crimes that are indelibly contemporary…. Graveland is everything a conspiracy thriller should be: paranoid, tense and ultimately exhilarating." —The Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Hugely impressive…. A book that gleefully surprises at every turn… There are uncanny echoes of [the] recent Boston events, and Glynn uses his scenarios to cleverly analyze the way the media and social media influence narrative in the twenty-first century, without ever being heavy-handed about it. Disturbing yet utterly engrossing, [Graveland] a very modern, very original and very good thriller indeed." —Doug Johnstone, The Big Issue
"Graveland proceeds at a rattling pace… A host of disparate characters — among them a pair of radicalized brothers, a bereft father, a crusading journalist, and a Wall Street kingpin — are skillfully interwoven, creating a story that is both a contemporary take on the timeless clash between the powerless many and the powerful few and a commentary on the perception, interpretation and manipulation of the narratives that shape our lives…. An invigorating slice of conspiracy noir, Graveland is simultaneously a heartbreaking account of the human cost of corporate greed." —Declan Burke, The Irish Times
"[Glynn is] a writer with a distinct voice and an extraordinary ability to generate pace and tension… A gripping and cleverly constructed thriller. Suffice to say that, given the terrible and violent events in Boston some weeks ago, it is an eerily prescient read…. Graveland really could have been torn from today's headlines." —The Irish Independent
"Utterly, convincingly unpredictable. This is dark territory, where titans of industry brandish soul-crushing power with ruthless ambition, corrupting the very core of the system that made them rich in the first place." —Kirkus Reviews
"The underbelly of the New York financial scene is uncovered in all of its decidedly unglamorous 'glory' in this timely thriller… The Edgar Award–nominated Glynn's no-frills prose deftly captures the not-so-pretty side of New York's financial elite while serving up a compelling mystery." —Library Journal
"Although Irish, Glynn spent four years in New York City and knows the ways of both its rich and its poor… [and] he clearly knows how to move a plot with many moving pieces…. Timely." —Shelf Awareness
Praise for Bloodland
A Finalist for the Edgar Award (Best Paperback Original)
"Ripped from tomorrow's headlines, Bloodland is irresistible....Exhilarating." —Val McDermid
"Glynn plays out these grand themes—the global economic crisis, America's battle with China for dominance in Africa, the human costs of illegal mining—on a very personal scale, through a group of deeply flawed but compelling characters."—NPR
"Glynn spins a seamless web of conspiracy spanning three continents....I read Bloodland twice, the second time for the rare pleasure of watching a first-rate investigative reporter—and novelist—at work."—The Daily Beast
"Stunningly intricate...like an amped-up twenty-first-century version of Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key." —Los Angeles Review of Books
"A classic paranoid thriller… In a year of global economic disasters, scandalous political mismanagement and the attempted occupation of various strategic interests by 'the 99%,' Bloodland is a very timely novel indeed." —Declan Burke, January Magazine (A Best Book of the Year)
"Powerfully engaging...A thriller has to thrill. And Bloodland, an intelligent, often thrilling book, delivers."—The Richmond Times-Dispatch
"A tightly woven picture of global corporate influence and corruption. Glynn's work has drawn comparisons to John le Carré… [which] usefully illuminates Bloodland's bold, pointed topicality… From the inauspicious beginnings of a dead reality TV star, Glynn's great novel finds an impressive, surprising scope." —The Portland Mercury
"Scarily plausible in a way that eludes most thriller writers, with an alarmingly authentic case of control freaks and loose cannons… I've not read such a multi-layered, expertly plotted portrayal of arrogance, greed and hubris in a long time—there are, as the publishers claim, echoes of John le Carré, 24 and James Ellroy here, but Glynn's talent is all his own, and his ability to ratchet up the tension is eye-popping." —The Guardian (London)
Praise for Winterland
"Timely, topical, and thrilling." —John Connolly
"A terrific read...completely involving." —George Pelecanos
"This is the colossus of Irish crime fiction....It is a noir masterpiece, the bar against which all future works will be judged." —Ken Bruen


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The idea has already be done way back when with PeoplePC. And while that was terribly unsuccessful, there are two very different things in play at this point. One, those PCs were never really free. They were offered more like mobile phones, in exchange for using their Internet services.
Secondly, Google has access to their own OS and the ability to strip out unneeded processes. This means that users can use a very low-end netbook but will not come out at the bottom with performance. At least in theory, that is.
Google is banking on technology vendor Teracent, to provide the kind of experience for the end user in which advertising could be solid enough to support the cost of super-low end netbooks. Where I see real issues up front however, is the upfront cash needed to get this off the ground. Even on a smaller scale, this will cost a fortune in start-up costs.


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There I go again, nattering on about the dangers of spaceflight. Laugh if you will, but this is pretty interesting: Salmonella bacteria grown aboard the space shuttle turned out to be more harmful to its hosts — "virulent," for all the microbiology geeks out there. Salmonella is a leading cause of food poisoning in humans.
Stock up on surgical masks. SARS and Swine Flu, stand aside. The REAL Andromeda Strain is here.
In Michael Crichton's 1971 science-fiction thriller, The Andromeda Strain, a satellite crashes to Earth carrying an alien microorganism. The space bug proceeds to turn people's blood into sand. Brilliant, selfless scientists rush to the rescue, lots of alarms and flashing red lights go off, isolation doors slam shut dramatically, nuclear bombs enter the plot, yada, yada, yada. The human race is saved.
In the Salmonella Apocalypse scenario, the human race doesn't perish. It experiences a very bad collective bout of food poisoning — a tsunami of vomiting heard 'round the world.
OK, enough with the jokes for a minute. Time to explain the science.
Researchers from Arizona State University exposed Salmonella bacteria to spaceflight aboard space shuttle Atlantis is 2006. At the same time, they grew the same bacteria back on Earth under identical conditions.
After the flight, the researchers infected animals with the Salmonella and found bacteria flown in space were almost three times more likely to cause disease than the bacteria grown on Earth's surface. Apparently the experience of spaceflight caused physical changes in the bacteria, perhaps making them less vulnerable to animals' immune defenses.
This research gives us a few points to ponder.
One, there is still a lot we don't know about the effects of spaceflight on living creatures.
Two, maybe the International Space Station is not totally useless, as some critics contend, because it offers a platform to continue these types of studies in the future. We can learn more about possible hazards of spaceflight and, in general, learn more about biology.
Three, when will people in the media stop leading off their science coverage with hackneyed references to science-fiction films?
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A Bioequivalence Study Of 80 Mg Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets Versus 80 Mg Lipitor® Tablets Under Fed Conditions
This study has been completed.
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
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Ranbaxy Inc. ( Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited )
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: December 20, 2011
Last updated: July 8, 2012
Last verified: July 2012
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This study assessed the relative bioavailability of 80 mg Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets (containing atorvastatin calcium equivalent to 80 mg atorvastatin) manufactured by OHM Laboratories, Inc., USA (A subsidiary of Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals., USA) compared to that of 80 mg LIPITOR® Tablets (containing atorvastatin calcium equivalent to 80 mg atorvastatin) distributed by Parke Davis, Division of Pfizer Inc., USA following a single oral dose (1 x 80 mg tablet) in healthy adult subjects when administered under fed conditions.
|Drug: Atorvastatin
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|A Bioequivalence Study Of 80 Mg Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets Versus 80 Mg Lipitor® Tablets Under Fed Conditions.
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MedlinePlus related topics: Calcium Malnutrition
Drug Information available for: Calcium Gluconate Atorvastatin Atorvastatin calcium Atorvastatin calcium trihydrateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Ranbaxy Inc. ( Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited ):
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) and Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Atorvastatin. [ Time Frame: 0, 0.333, 0.667, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, and 96 hours. ]
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|October 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets of OHM Laboratories Inc.
Drug: Atorvastatin
80 Mg tablets
Active Comparator: 2
LIPITOR® Tablets 80mg of Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals
Drug: Atorvastatin
80 Mg tablets
Detailed Description:
This was an open-label, balanced, randomized, two-period, two-treatment, two-sequence, single-dose crossover bioequivalence study under fed conditions. The total duration of the study, screening through study exit, was approximately 8 weeks with at least a 14-day washout period between doses. At study check-in, the subjects reported to the clinical site at least 36 hours prior to Day 1 dosing and were required to stay for 24 hours after Day 1 dosing. Blood sample collections were obtained within 90 minutes prior to dosing (0 hour) and after dose administration at 0.333, 0.667, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, and 96 hours. A total of 25 blood samples were collected per study period for a total of 50 samples or 150 mL total volume.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 66 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed of the nature of the study, had agreed to, and was able to read, review, and sign the informed consent document prior to Period I dosing. The informed consent document was written in English, therefore the volunteer must have had the ability to read and communicate in English.
- Completed the screening process within four weeks prior to Period I dosing.
- Healthy male or female, 18 years of age or older at the time of dosing.
- Body mass index (BMI) between 18 - 32 kg/m2, inclusive, and weighed at least 110 lbs.
- Generally healthy as documented by medical history, physical examination (including but not limited to an evaluation of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and central nervous systems), vital sign assessments, 12-lead ECG, clinical laboratory assessments, and by general observations. Any abnormalities/deviations from the acceptable range that might have been considered clinically relevant by the study physician or investigator were evaluated as individual cases, documented in study files, and agreed upon by the principal investigator (or sub-investigator) prior to enrolling the subject in this study.
Female subjects were:
- of postmenopausal status (no menses) for at least one year and if < 55 years of age had documented FSH level ≥ 40 mIU/mL; or,
- sterile [surgically (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy) or the Essure® Procedure].
Fe Female subjects that were surgically sterile were to provide documentation of the bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy prior to Period I dosing. The Essure® Procedure must have been inserted at least 3 months prior with documentation of the Essure® confirmation test prior to Period I dosing.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Reported receiving any investigational drug within 28 days prior to Period I dosing.
- Reported any presence or history of a clinically significant disorder involving the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, immunologic, hematologic, endocrine, or neurologic system(s) or psychiatric disease as determined by the clinical investigator(s).
- Clinical laboratory test values outside the accepted range and when confirmed on re-examination was deemed to be clinically significant.
- When confirmed upon additional testing, demonstrates a reactive screen for hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibody, or HIV antibody.
- Reported a clinically significant illness during the 28 days prior to Period I dosing (as determined by the clinical investigators).
- Demonstrated a positive drug screen or alcohol breath test.
- Reported a history of allergic response(s) to atorvastatin or related drugs.
- Reported a history of clinically significant allergies including food or drug allergies.
- Reported a history of drug or alcohol addiction or abuse within the past year.
- Reported donating blood within 28 days prior to Period I dosing. All subjects were to be advised not to donate blood for four weeks after completing the study.
- Reported donating plasma (e.g. plasmapheresis) within 14 days prior to Period I dosing. All subjects were to be advised not to donate plasma for four 12. weeks after completing the study.
13. Reported an intolerance of direct venipuncture. 14. Reported difficulty fasting or consuming standardized meals. 15. Reported difficulty swallowing tables or capsules whole. 16. Pregnant, lactating, breastfeeding, or intended to become pregnant over the course of the study (females only).
17. Demonstrates a positive pregnancy screen (female only).
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01499771
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01499771
|United States, North Dakota
|Cetero Research 4801 Amber Valley Parkway
|Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58104
Sponsors and Collaborators
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01499771 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 20, 2011
|Last Updated:
|July 8, 2012
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Calcium, Dietary
Atorvastatin Calcium
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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Case Modding with Aquatuning Review - XSReviews
Published: Thursday, November 10, 2011 | Posted By: Dennis
Gotta love it when you can watch a simple modding projects like this come together.
Performance is a great factor when deciding what to buy, but what about looks? Should a rig be esthetically pleasing, or is it just a waste of money? For some, including me, casemodding is a hobby and can give a lot of pleasure. Improving the looks of your system can make the difference whether it's good for the living room, to show off on LAN-parties, or just for your own satisfaction.
Today we'll take a look at some casemodding accessories supplied by and available at AquaTuning.
This is basically a wiring project that sleeves each of the wires to make things all nice and tidy.
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Rockets and Reindeer - the history of the Swedish innovation system for space and its spatial dimensions
Given the strength of the Swedish air force and the role of state procurement in industrial expansion, so called development pairs, the size and direction of the non-military but relatively large Swedish space activity raises questions. The purpose of this article is to investigate the historic reasons for Swedish space activities, i.e. research and technology development, with focus on the early period. The relative weight of different policy areas has changed considerably over time. In our analysis the space sector in Sweden has adapted to a multilevel, multi-policy situation and has been instrumental in shaping a science and technology based social innovation system with focus on the Kiruna region.
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Jesse Keating wrote:
Test4 is out, Final looms, must have merge!http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/CoreExtrasMerge is the working page for the merge status. I would like to get merged asap and shake out the problems and get some builds done before the final freeze.Please provide input!
Just a small question: Regarding SRPMS directory structure beneath "updates", is there a reason why it is NOT placed under "source" directory ("updates/6/SRPMS" instead of "updates/6/source/SRPMS") like those of "development" and "release" tree structures ("development/source/SRPMS" and "6/source/SRPMS")?


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Intermediary, n., is, even with concrete sense of go-between or middleman or mediator, a word that should be viewed with suspicion & resorted to only when it is clear that every more ordinary word comes short of the need. [Fowler]
Intermission is used in U.S. for what we call an interval (in a musical or dramatic performance). Under the influence of LOVE OF THE LONG WORD, it is beginning to infiltrate here and should be repelled; our own word does very well. [H.W. Fowler, "Modern English Usage," 1926]


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Published on 2007-04-20 at 20:17:00 by Georgi Sotirov
I'm pleased to announce SlackPack 0.3.0. The new release took me about two months of development, but I'm happy to put some new features and fix some small problems detected by me.
What is new?
The details are in the Changelog file.
Happy using!
Published on 2007-04-19 at 10:18:00 by Georgi Sotirov
Being busy preparing the new version of SlackPack, I dropped package building for some time. Today I'm returning with three new packages for Slackware 11.0 of recent software releases. These are:
The latest was released just hours ago. I'm happy to release the new version of OpenOffice.org BG since it already has been delayed from the official English release.
P.S. Stay tuned for SlackPack 0.3.0, coming later this evening.


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Fairgrounds restrooms taking shape
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- The construction on the bathroom complex at the fairgrounds is still a few weeks away from being complete.
Originally, officials had hoped that the project would be done by the start of the month.
But an issue arose installing sky lights, and pushed the end date back about three weeks.
The building should be done by the end of the month.
One of the biggest additions is the locking doors. Harold Phillips, the fairgrounds Executive Director, says the unlocked doors on the old building created a problem. "On the last building they were so exposed, of course, to anyone. And then these showers are going to have, in terms of key code locks that each one will have, and so they'll feel a lot more secure taking their shower."
Phillips believes this will cut down on use by transients who have used and abused the facilities in the past.


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The incoming Coalition government in Victoria – normally considered the party most favoured by business – will have a hard act to live up to, according to industry leaders and business groups.
The Brumby government was yesterday congratulated on the environment it had created for business and leaders warned it was important that the incoming government, led by Ted Ballieu, built on recent momentum.
Melbourne-based chairman of KPMG,
"There has been a general respect in the business community for the Brumby government," he said.
"Most people won't necessarily be alarmed but will be intrigued in terms of what we will see for business reform.
"The reality is that there has been both payroll tax cuts and workcare reductions consistently in Victoria in recent years which have been generally well received by business."
Mr Andrew said the Brumby government has been active in attracting investment.
The Brumby government also had a good record on supply chain logistics with the expansion of Port of Melbourne, the harbour dredging and the connectivity of the road and rail. Business would now be looking for continued investment in infrastructure and would welcome the coalition's proposal to develop rail links to Avalon airport, Mr Andrew said.
Melbourne-based director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Colin Galbraith said the result was not as big a shock as some people considered.
"I think it is very, very difficult for state governments to be elected for that number of terms," he said. "The electorate is a bit smarter than sometimes people think and they do just not trust government getting in there too long."
VECCI chief economist Steven Wojtkiw said business would be looking for a stronger vision and welcomed the Coalition's commitment to a review of the state's red tape and business tax. While business expected more evolution rather than revolution in policy it was a good time for a stocktake on the state's progress.
"Victoria has a good base to build on, so it is about getting on with the job to deliver on the commitments which were made such as reducing the payroll tax burden, reducing red tape, building exports and progressing some infrastructure challenges," he said. "But we didn't see much vision by both sides leading up to the election and we certainly didn't see any vision at the federal level and that is as important as action."
"They are the here and now priorities but we also need a clear vision from a Baillieu government about the future long-term direction and how to get there."
The Business Council of Australia said a major focus would be how the new Baillieu government cooperated with the federal government.
Victorian director of the Australian Industry Group, Tim Piper, said the result meant that the state government would need to be more focused on local issues.
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text: ASSU finalizes ARP recommendation December 5, 2012 0 Comments Share tweet Justine Moore By: Justine Moore The Alternative Review Process (ARP) subcommittees of the Undergraduate Senate and the Graduate Student Council (GSC) finalized their recommendation on the ARP at a joint meeting Tuesday night. According to the subcommittee's chair Viraj Bindra, the recommendations will include an expansion of the ARP review panel to five members from four, requiring a 4/5 majority to convict. The standard of proof under the subcommittee's proposal will not change from preponderance of evidence. After several separate meetings, the subcommittees had four joint meetings in the past two weeks to discuss potential changes to the ARP, Stanford's judicial review process for sexual assault cases. "The discussions flowed and we have all been very good at working together, so it definitely hasn't been difficult," said Senator Lauren Miller '15. Miller said that the Senate's ARP subcommittee will present the recommendation to the Senate for a vote during its Jan. 8 meeting. The Senate will suspend the rules of order to vote at the meeting, as the bill should have been on previous notice this week. Senators will receive the bill over winter break to review it before they vote. When ASSU Assistant Financial Manager Stephen Trusheim '13 asked whether this expedited process was really necessary, Miller noted that the senators wanted enough time for their recommendations to be reviewed by the Board of Judicial Affairs before the Faculty Senate's meeting in March. Miller also said that senators on the ARP subcommittee would like to spend their time working on other projects. "This committee has taken up a really huge amount of our time. We don't want to be working on this; we want to get other stuff done," Miller said. "The GSC feels the same way." If the Senate and the GSC both approve the subcommittee's recommendation, it will be passed along to the Board of Judicial Affairs, which will then return the bill to the Senate and the GSC with any changes. If the Board of Judicial Affairs, the Senate and the Graduate Student Council can come to a consensus on the ARP by the March meeting of the Faculty Senate, the Faculty Senate will vote on it. If the Faculty Senate approves the bill, the revised ARP will remain in effect. During the Senate's regular Tuesday meeting, senators passed a bill creating a pilot grant program for student groups that do not receive special fees funding. The bill states that groups will be able to apply for grants for winter or spring quarter events. The grant program will be funded with $80,000 taken from the general fees reserves, with $40,000 allocated to events each quarter. According to Deputy Chair Garima Sharma '15, the Senate Appropriations Committee will be considering each group's financial need as well as the quality of the proposal while evaluating grant proposals. The Senate passed the bill after making several amendments resulting from debates among senators, Trusheim and Associate Dean and Director of Student Activities and Leadership Nanci Howe. Senators took a recess in the middle of the meeting in order to discuss the bill and unanimously approved it after reconvening. The bill originally stated that $40,000 would be allocated to groups planning events in winter quarter only, and that groups would be able to apply for a maximum of $5,000. One amendment removed the $5,000 cap, though the bill still states that the average grant will be $5,000. Another amendment created separate proposal deadlines for winter and spring events. At Trusheim's suggestion, senators also added a note stating that the purpose of the grants is to enhance existing student events and revised the name of the bill to "Redefining Student Life: The 80K Challenge." Trusheim, who advocated for the removal of the $5,000 cap, suggested that the bill be used to create a brand for the Senate. "Limiting yourself in the text of the bill would be very strange," Trusheim said. "I would encourage you through this challenge to get the word out about the ASSU Undergraduate Senate as a funding source." The meeting was the Senate's last meeting of the quarter. Senators also unanimously passed bills allocating $200 to Stanford Says No to War and $450 to Robber Barons Sketch Comedy. ARP ASSU Faculty Senate Garima Sharma GSC lauren miller Stephen Trusheim Viraj Bindra 2012-12-05 Justine Moore December 5, 2012 0 Comments Share tweet Subscribe Click here to subscribe to our daily newsletter of top headlines.


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Our new house!! !......big update
so we have been waiting on one thing before we closed on the house.the second story of the house was an addition to the house its about 15yrs old.well we had to wait on the owner to show us the permits he got to add the 2nd part and we needed the basement inspected and we were done we were closing everything was looking great we started packing and everything.no one saw what happened tonight coming.well my husband went out with the inspector to look at the basement and the people that were renting the house (the owner used it as a rental property) never told the owner that the sliding glass door to the basement was having problems with water and the basement is covered in mold there was mold everywhere and the guy never got permits to build the second story so now the bank wont give us the mortgage.so now we are right back to where we started and im so upset we loved that house and our kids were so excited about moving in.plus we just wasted about 4,000$ doing everything we needed to do on our end
this is the new house we are going to have our realtor call on tomorrow for us
Thanks mamas.now the fun starts of trying to pack with 3 kids lol
Thank you the only other pictures I have are of the other bedrooms and bathrooms and pictures of the hallway.if you want to see them I can pst them but they are really nothing that special
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Thank you I can't wait to move in!
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MP calls for UK ban on illegal EU pork
PUBLISHED: 19:43 30 January 2013 | UPDATED: 19:43 30 January 2013
A Norfolk MP has called on the government to ban imports of pork from countries that do not comply with EU laws on pig farming.
On January 1 new regulations came into force that ban the use of farming methods that see sows kept in individual metal stalls.
Yet while the UK is already fully compliant with the rules, the majority of EU nations are not.
Speaking in a House of Commons debate this evening South Norfolk MP Richard Bacon said it meant farms in those countries enjoyed a competitive advantage due to lower costs.
He said: "If illegal farms either complied with the law as they should, or stopped producing pork altogether, this would tighten the supply chain and lift pork prices, creating a brighter future for those who have made substantial investments in making sure the pork they produce is legal."
He added: "We should refuse to allow meat that is produced illegally from entering the United Kingdom."
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Twelve British Fascist followers of Sir Oswald Mosley were arrested here last night when they demonstrated outside the Warwick Hippodrome Theater, where a benefit performance was given for the Earl Baldwin Refugee Aid Fund. "We cannot ask you to boycott this show," placards carried by the demonstrators said, "but we can and do ask: why support a fund to give relief to aliens when poverty and unemployment are rife in Britain? Mosley says not a penny for aliens while Great Britain starves."


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Blue Jays option Gose, send three others down
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays made another round of cuts on Monday morning by optioning outfielder Anthony Gose and re-assigning Mike Nickeas, Chris Getz and John Tolleson to Minor League camp.
Toronto now has 30 players remaining in camp: three catchers, eight infielders, five outfielders and 14 pitchers. One catcher, two infielders and at least one pitcher likely will be sent down within the next couple of days.
Gose is the biggest name in the latest group of cuts, but his departure hardly comes as a surprise. For the past couple of weeks, it has become a foregone conclusion that he was set to start the year in the Minor Leagues.
The 23-year-old remains one of the organization's top prospects, but still has a lot of work to do at the plate before he's ready for a full-time role at the next level. He strikes out far too often and needs to improve his on-base percentage, but his overall skillset is still very enticing to the organization.
Gose has game-changing speed on the basepaths and plays very solid defense in center field. In 313 at-bats at the big league level, Gose is a .240 hitter with a .294 on-base percentage.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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As the mobile-enabled population grows and the scope of the many ways in which we use our smart devices widens, our mobility further permeates our day-to-day. And with this, marketers just as quickly come behind, looking for more and more opportunities to engage with savvy on-the-go consumers.
We've discussed in this column, and you hear rattled off in all the trades, the new and clever ways to identify who is on the other side of the device or screen. There's also a lot of insider talk on how you determine when and where is the right time to deliver a targeted, compelling message. We love our conversations on the latest precision methods.
We've even discussed the importance of moving beyond a focus on target demographics or those handy but imprecise segments and instead leveraging consumers' mobile behaviors or digital and physical pathways to determine the right time and place to engage. But wait, there's more.
The Mode as Telltale
What about the fact that the very way we use our mobile devices is changing – and changing entirely? And, I'm not just talking about the overall population's utilization, but the way each and every person evolves their mobile operating mode. As it is, the devices themselves, the enabling technologies, the available applications, the mobile usability of sites, and the personal adoption are all changing individually, and so are the dynamic relationships between these factors. And, finally, whether by way of what can be done, as far as capability, versus what we choose or learn to do, circumstances of life change our mobile behaviors.
Zooming in on Holiday Mobile Behavior
Let's take the summer holidays as our lens. In fact, examining the upcoming holidays next to those holidays later in the year provides a good illustration of these varied and dynamic relationships we have with our now bodily appended mobile devices.
By contrasting and comparing upcoming holidays, and the likely behaviors that go along with them, we can gain an interesting and valuable look at the ways we connect and consume, so that we may market more efficiently. After all, just like mobility, and content engagement behaviors, understanding when and how we use are devices is key to effectively leveraging smart devices to acquire and grow customer relationships.
Come Fourth of July…
As we all know, typical July 4th activities and celebrations are picnics, BBQs, pool parties, block parties, large community events, and both private and public firework displays. So of course, likely mobile use includes planning events and food purchases, coordinating with friends, using local event directories, browsing reviews, scouting locations, and booking regional travel. So you can imagine the associated, ideal marketing engagement opportunities – serving deals and savings on low-cost or high-value items, such as food and party supplies; quick/short engagements and prompts; low-involvement messaging – as more than likely the mobile moments are fast, low-impact, and possibly last-minute.
Flash-Forward to Thanksgiving
The tenor and flavor is quite different for this holiday, when we see activities and celebrations such as big meals, football, and friend and family gatherings. There may be a wider scope of travel and of course more planning ahead of time than the regional, last-minute hustle of the July 4th period. Mobile utilization spans planning events and food purchases, and coordinating with friends and family. So, marketers are wise to step forward and serve deals on food, in-home entertaining, home improvement and décor, or tradition-focused items, all using moderate involvement messaging or softer calls to action than those necessary to engage the bustling July 4th mobile consumer. It's still a hive of activity, just not so tightly regional and impromptu.
Oh, Hanukkah and Christmas
This period immediately brings to mind gift-giving, big meals, friend and family gatherings, and religious observations – as well as the longer-term travel profiles we saw at Thanksgiving. So, likely mobile use includes shopping, planning events and food purchases, travel planning, and coordinating with the loved ones we saw only a few short weeks ago. This period is chock-full of ideal marketing opportunities tuned to the season, an open door on deals on everything, from apparel to unique and once-a-year gifts, in-home entertaining, home improvement and décor, and all the accouterments that go along with our traditions. I suppose we don't need to suggest much to marketers. This, after all, is the time that all types of engagement go, as the window for this season's engagement is wide and long, encompassing large purchases, little purchases, both planned and spontaneous, purchases for self, purchases for others, gifts, travel, food.
And, of course, the most important thing to note is that how we used our smart devices around these holidays last year will not be the same as this year or next. We'll do more things with our smartphones and tablets, and we'll do more of those things. We're already moving well beyond having the novelty of a little extra help in our palms to relying on our devices as key tools in our life. Likewise, marketers, when they understand the opportunities and differences in when there is an engagement moment (or potentially an annoying distraction), they too will master the mobile device for making connections with customers, and making it easier for them to become loyal customers.
Related reading
The brand's guide to Near-Field Communication (NFC)
There is no shortage of emerging technologies that could revolutionize the way that brands do marketing. But thanks to a recent announcement by Apple, one may have shot to the top of the 'must-have' list: near-field communication, or NFC.
The age of m-commerce: Why consumers love using mobile as a shopping tool
Mobile is taking the fashion retail industry by storm. Statistics taken from a 2016 Pew Research Center report show that just over one in ten American adults are "smartphone-only" internet users. But why are shoppers taking to their smartphones in such high numbers to buy clothing? Here's why mobile and fashion retail go together.
Is it time for a QR code comeback?
A few years ago, QR codes were everywhere. But due to a combination of poor implementation, subpar technology, and a lack of native support, they largely went out of fashion. However, in an increasingly mobile world, signs are showing that the time might be right for a QR code comeback.
Is SMS marketing still relevant in 2017?
It's a channel with a host of potential benefits, but SMS marketing has fallen out of fashion somewhat recently with marketers in the US and Europe, prompting the question: is SMS still relevant?


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US Navy Completes Raytheon Laser-guided Maverick Testing
- Naval and Marine aviators go 4-for-4 during tests
The U.S. Navy completed developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of the newest variant of the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) laser-guided Maverick missile. This brings U.S. Sailors and Marines one step closer to conducting airborne precision engagements of rapidly moving targets in urban environments.
"In numerous conflicts, Maverick has proven its effectiveness against ships, tanks, fast moving vehicles and fortified personnel," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Air Warfare Systems product line. "With the completion of DT/OT, Raytheon can begin producing and delivering this highly accurate weapon to the U.S. and coalition warfighter."
Global Man-portable Rocket Launcher Market Research Report 2017
During four DT/OT tests, Navy and Marine Corps aviators fired four AGM-65E2 laser-guided Maverick missiles at moving and stationary targets from F/A-18C/D Hornets, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and AV-8B Harriers. During one particularly challenging test, an AGM-65E2 was fired from a Harrier and accurately guided to a rapidly moving target via the laser designator of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter.
About the Maverick Family of Missiles
The laser-guided Maverick missile is a direct-attack, air-to-ground precision munition used extensively by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in ongoing combat operations. The AGM-65E2/L has an enhanced laser seeker and new software that reduces the risk of collateral damage.
- Maverick is integrated on 25 aircraft and in the inventory of 33 nations.
- The AGM-65E2/L can use onboard, buddy and ground-based lasing to designate targets.
Source : Raytheon Corporation (NYSE: RTN)
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E. A. SNIVELY was born in the village of Cuba, Fulton county, Illinois, February 17th, 1845. The Snivelys are of German ancestry, the descendants of whom settled in Pennsylvania many years ago. The grandfather of the present sketch was one of the pioneers of Ohio. He was a man of fine education, and was an accomplished German and English scholar. On the maternal side the family are of Irish descent, although three generations have been born in this country. The father of Ethan A., removed from Ohio to Illiois in 1838, and settled in Fulton county, where he remained until his death, which took place in 1860. The mother survived him, and died in 1879, in the house where the subject of this sketch was born. Ethan A. attended the district schools of his native village and received a fair English education. In the spring of 1860, when he was fifteen years of age, he entered a printing office in Havana, Mason county, and determined to learn the trade. His father wisely advised him to continue at school and prepare to take a classical course in some first-class college, and then enter upon the profession of law, but Ethan believed and argued that learning a trade, and thereby providing some certain way of making a living in the furtue, was the wiser course. The father admitted the force of his reasoning, and gave his consent. He finished his trade at Canton, Illinois. During the first week of January, 1866, he commenced the publication of the Rushville Times, at Rushvillle, Illinois, which paper he successfully conducted for two years and a half, when he sold the paper and established the Galesbury Times, at Galesbury, Illinois. In this enterpeise he was unfortunate and lost about $3,000. After this he edited the Pekin Times for three months, and in October, 1869, the position of city editor of the Peoria Daily Democrat was tendered him, and he accepted it. He remained with the Democrat for two years, during which time he acted as reporter for the paper at the session of the Constitutional Convention, and the first session of the 27th General Assembly. In October, 1871, he took charge of the Macoupin Enquirer, which succeeced the Macoupin Times, and continued in control thereof until March, 1877. While a resident of Carlinville, he on the 23d day of February, 1876, became connected with one of the oldest families in Macoupin county, by being united in marriage to Miss Kate M. Dubois, eldest daughter of Mr. A. McKim Dubois, of Carlinville. In 1878 he was elected clerk of Supreme Court for the thirty-three counties, comprising the Central Grand Division. In March, 1879, Mr. L. C. Glessner established the Macoupin County Herald, and Mr. Snively took charge of the editorial management. In June, 1879, he was elected president of the Illinois Press Association. Mr. Snively comes from strictly Democratic stock. His father was a prominent Democrat in Fulton county, and held several official positions at the hands of the party. Mr. S. has been an active and uncompromising Democrat.