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Corky Still, 35, is the 4th and final winner of our #SuuntoAdventure selfie contest. Here, the Alaskan tells us about his journey from telemark racing to exploring remote mountain lines to ski.
How does it feel to win?
Great! I'm very honored to have a person of Greg Hill's caliber select my photo.
Tell us about the photo?
I was up early getting some turns in at Hatcher Pass, a great local spot, before work. The picture is a GoPro shot of our midwinter sunrise here in Alaska.
Corky's winning shot of an Alaskan sunrise, as selected by Greg Hill.
What are your sports?
I am a skier. I like to Nordic, Alpine, and Tele ski during the winter months. During the summer I spend my time cycling, rafting, and running.
So how did you get started?
I grew up in Alaska ski racing for local clubs and schools. During college in Reno, I got into backcountry and big mountain skiing around Lake Tahoe. I ended up competing in the 2009 Telemark Big Mountain series where I garnered podium finishes and won the event at Alyeska Resort, AK. Since then, I have spent most of my time in the mountains around my home in Anchorage, Alaska. I continue to look for ski lines hiding right here in my backyard, while also traveling to and exploring far away places.
Tell us about a recent adventure you're proud of:
I was very happy with all of the new couloirs I was able to ski last spring. That really has me excited for the upcoming winter season. More recently, I ran the Lost Lake Trail race, which is a 16 mile run through the mountains. I didn't get much preparation, but managed a good time anyway. At least I was happy with it.
Features you'd most like to use from the Ambit3?
I am excited to use the altimeter tracking on the watch. I have always wondered about specific elevations when I'm out skiing and I think it will be neat to track the amount of climbing and descending during those long tours.
What's next? The next few months will be spent preparing for the snow to arrive. Fall around here always involves flyfishing and running, though I will be road riding a lot to prepare for a cycling trip to the Big Island of Hawaii in November.
Check out Corky's other shots on his Instagram profile
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- Over at Slate, legal historian Josh Chafetz (Cornell Law School) brings Anglo-American legislative history to bear on the latest congressional ethics scandal.
- The Library of Congress has announced the acquisition of two volumes of "an extraordinarily rare 1478 edition of the Casus breves of Johannes de Turnhout (c. 1446–1492)," an important civil law reference.
- Via H-Law, we have word of a workshop on "Justice in Ottoman Society: Institutions, Actors and Practices," to be held at the Institut Français d'études Anatoliennes - Istanbul, January 7-8, 2012. More information is here. [Update: the link is in French. A translation to English, via google translate, is here]
- Jonathan Lurie's H-Law review of Stephen Neff's "systematic and thoughtful" Justice in Blue and Gray: A Legal History of the Civil War (Harvard University Press, 2010) is here.
- An H-Law review by Linda Spagnola (NCCU School of Law) of Brian Balogh's Government Out of Sight is here.
- Congratulations to Daniel Rueck, Jonathon Penney, and Douglas Harris, winners of prizes to be awarded on June 21 at the annual meeting of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. The press release is here.
- The McNeil Center for Early American Studies is holding a conference on Bloody Days: Massacres in Comparative Perspective, co-sponsored by the Georgetown Institute for
Global History, in Philadelphia on June 23-24. Registration is now open. More information is here.

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Calling all budding - literally, perhaps - horticulturalists. Now you can see just how green your fingers are with the USB Greenhouse. For once the computer connection isn't simply an alternative to batteries - it can be used to monitor your plant's progress too.
The USB Greenhouse: weed free
The egg-shaped herbarium comes with a pack of Marigold seeds and a sample of "artificial soil". It provides artificial sunlight too, in the form of a purple-hued "growth light" - handy for chlorophyll absorption.
The USB Greenhouse: sprout's progress
Not too keen on marigolds? Then drop in any kind of flower, vegetable, herb, smoking weed, pot plants - whatever takes your fancy.
The bundled Windows-only software will help you keep track of the greenery's growth and prompt you to water your flora on a regular basis - though careful where you sprinkle, OK? H2O and electronics don't mix well.
Inspired to attempt a feat of horticultural extravagance of Titchmarshian proportions? Hong Kong-based Brando will sell you the USB Greenhouse for a mere $43 (£21/€31).
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Cow manure is being converted to energy at the first biogas cogeneration plant in the Ukraine. The facility, which is powered by 4,000 cows and a GE Jenbacher gas engine, has recently completed nine months of successful operation at the Ukrainian Milk Company Ltd., located near Kiev.
The excess power produced at the plant is being sold to the grid. The Ukrainian Milk Company, which produces milk for baby nutrition products, received the license for selling power to the grid based on the "green" tariff, which is being approved by Ukraine authorities. According to the law, the "green" tariff is "a special tariff for electricity generated at the power plants with use of alternative energy sources."
The new combined heat and power (CHP) plant is powered by a GE JMC 312 containerized cogeneration model gas engine and is able to substitute the equivalent of 1.2 million cubic meters of natural gas annually and, therefore, is projected to reduce the equivalent of 18,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). Once converted into biogas, the manure from the cows produces 625 kW of electricity and 686 kW of thermal output.
The first stage of operation for the plant took place during the most severe winter in the last 20 years, with constant minus temperatures reaching -25°C to -30°C. Despite the cold temperatures, the operation of the plant remained at a favorable level.
"The disposal and treatment of biological waste represents a major challenge for the waste industry. Our Jenbacher biogas-fueled gas engines improve waste management while maximizing the use of cow manure, an economical energy supply," said Prady Iyyanki, chief executive officer-gas engines for GE Power & Water.


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asilda89 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 242 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Get Me A Team; getmeateam.com
We are a college sports recruiting firm that specializes in helping international athletes fulfill their dreams of playing in college sports in the US while getting their entire college education paid for in the process. We also help college coaches find the best talent in the world by providing a centralized platform for them to find and communicate with athletes in every corner of the world.
Our founder is a top ranked Division I tennis player from Russia and has built this venture off of her first hand experience (mostly frustrating) in finding the ideal school and education for her long term goals.
Three primary audiences:
1. College Sports Coaches: We will have the coaches from every college in the NCAA & NAIA using our site to recruit International Athletes from all over the world. The sports include Tennis, Golf, Volleyball, Swimming, Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, Wrestling, Track and Baseball.
2. International High School & College Athlete Parents: Since the athletes we are targeting are predominantly in High School, their parents are heavily involved out of the gate, influencing our design and brand. The primary countries where we will be recruiting are based in Central Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Sweden) and South America (Brazil, Argentina, Mexico).
3. International athletes: while parents are highly involved in the recruiting process, athletes themselves are very tech-oriented and are comfortable with using the web for recruiting purposes
The logo needs to be fresh, creative, and dynamic. It needs to appeal to people from various countries. There is no set theme, but the logo has to be very high-quality.
Feel free to experiment with colors.
The logo also needs to have a bug that can be used separate from the text.
We respect your time, so please no cheap designs.
The logo will be used on print materials (business cards, letterhead), web, and merchandise. It needs to look good in b&w and on white background.
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Visit Us! eManga is Digital Manga, Inc.'s own one stop online ebook shop for manga and comics since 2008. We provide a variety of manga and comics to read online and download at the convenience of our customers. Our downloadable files can be used on all popular devices, such as iPad, Kindle, Nook, Sony, Kobo and Android based devices.
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The Central Connecticut volleyball team suffered its first NEC loss of the season on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils fell in three sets to the visiting Colonials of Robert Morris. Sophomore Rachel Dunlap led CCSU with 10 kills in the match.
The Blue Devils (7-9, 2-1 NEC) and Colonials (6-11, 2-0 NEC) traded points throughout the three sets. Neither squad was able to build a substantial lead and all three sets were tied at 15-15. Robert Morris won by scores of 25-21, 25-22 and 25-22.
In the first set, senior Jamie Rademacher, senior Emily Cochran and Dunlap each recorded three kills. Dunlap was the most efficient of the group posting a .400 hitting percentage.
Dunlap led the squad in kills again in the second set with Rademacher, senior Jennifer Waddill, senior Blaike King, and freshman Makenna Lommori all recording a pair of kills in the game. Cochran finished with three kills in the set and Lommori finished with 12 assists.
The Blue Devils had their best defensive game of the match in the third set. The team posted 14 digs and 4.0 total blocks. Dunlap, King, and Rademacher each assisted on two blocks and freshman Ashley Lenington finished with six digs.
Dunlap finished the match with 10 kills and a .238 hitting percentage. Lindsey Monger of Robert Morris led all hitters with a match-high 15 kills.
Lommori finished with a match-high 33 assists.
On defense, Lenington posted a team-high nine digs and Dunlap contributed to five of the Blue Devils nine blocks.
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In a search for a bigger, better bustle we have come up with the Imperial Tournure. Tournure is the French term for bustle. Based on the lobster tail design, it has 7 wires in total. The upper wires are set in at an angle in a fan shape, which give a round outline to your bustle and plenty of strength to support your heaviest skirts. Ending a little above the knee, this bustle folds up easily to make sitting in any chair effortless. This bustle has side panels that wrap around the body to the front, which holds the bustle perfectly in place, and keeps it from shifting.
This bustle comes in two sizes of prominence, Imperial and Regular. The Regular size is similar to the TV101/TV108 bustles. The Imperial size is quite a bit larger, and is perfect for 1887-88 impressions. The Imperial bustle may require length adjustments to our existing skirt patterns, which are discussed in the instructions.
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A few weeks back, the good folks at Ergon USA sent over their new BX4 backpack after I reminded them of a review we did a few years ago. The BX4 is designed for "bike weekends" and MTB expeditions, with a cavernous cargo capacity and a drool-worthy checklist of features. It also happens to make a pretty fantastic commuting backpack.
Back when we looked at their BD1 pack in 2008, the only real complaint was the overall size/carrying capacity of the bag. With a rated cargo capacity of 30 Liters, the BX4 offers the commuter plenty of room to carry work items, and then some.
We've just started the review process…lots of weighted-down rides with it to see how it shakes out. Since there are so many features, however, we wanted to offer a "first look" to show you what makes the BX4 tick. First, the construction: Ergon borrows a page from the ultralight backpacking craze and specs light materials for the BX4. Lightweight ripstop nylon instead of heavier Cordura for the main bag, airmesh padding on the back panel and shoulder straps, mesh interior pockets and lighter strapping makes this bag, despite its complexity and size, weigh in at just a hair over 2 lbs. That is LIGHT!
The back of the bag is stiffened by a light plastic internal framesheet and supported by two moldable aluminum strips. Both offer great structure to the bag and protect the wearer's back from pointy objects inside the bag. The aluminum strips further offer the user the ability to bend the bag to follow the contours of the back for a truly custom fit and decent air flow.
Coupled with the stiffening features, the shoulder straps are attached to the bag by means of a nylon-covered plastic sheet (Ergon calls this "Perfect Fit"). This one is adjustable for a user's torso length by a hook-and-loop strap running up the centerline of the bag. Ergon calls this setup Perfect Fit:
Ergon's Adaptive Carrier System consists of the shoulder straps and load compression. The tops of the shoulder straps loop through a pair of green anodized sliders that act as sort of a "living hinge"…giving the shoulder harness and cargo load the ability to float and find its own perfect place on the user's shoulders. It's hard to envision, and sounds hokey, but it works like a charm.
For organization freaks (such as myself), the BX4 offers plenty to soothe the soul. The bag is divided into four major compartments, each with additional pockets. At the back is the hydration bladder sleeve, which just so happens to fit a laptop inside. Ergon claims a 17″ laptop will go in there, but my old fattie wouldn't. A 15″ model slid in there with room to spare.
Next up is the full-depth main compartment, with plenty of room for books, lunch, spare clothing or shoes. The main compartment has a couple of mesh organizer pockets sewn into it.
The third compartment is a sort of "half compartment", with a depth of about half the bag. It has room for smaller items, tools, and the like. It also has several organizer pockets made from mesh and covered by a nylon flap.
The last, outermost compartment is the helmet cradle. It is mostly open, with a nylon outer and generous mesh corners. The straps that secure it in place also serve to compress the load in the main bag. There's even a small zippered stash pocket in there! You can see how the helmet fits up there in the first photo of this article.
Alright, alright…that is a LOT of detail to sort through. So, in the review (to be published when we get back from Interbike), we'll talk about how it fits, how it carries a load, and all the other juicy details. For now, the Ergon BX4 shows great promise as a very capable commuter backpack. Stay tuned for that review!


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New England Lobster Rolls
For lunch this weekend, I made these sumptuous lobster roll sandwiches. My kids enjoyed these sandwiches very much. We headed outdoors, to one of the lovely parks here in Vancouver as the weather this spring have been just great! :-)
Recipe adapted from The Dean & Deluca Cookbook
New England Lobster Rolls
1 lb Cooked Lobster Meat, cut into coarse chunks (approximately 2 cups)
1/4 Cup Celery, cut into the size of gambling dice
1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
Sea Salt and Pepper to taste
Pinch of Sweet Paprika
Butter for greasing the griddle and the buns
4 Hot Dog Buns
Blend the lobster meat in a bowl with celery and mayonnaise. Add a few drops of cold water to smooth out the mixture. Season well with salt and pepper, and add the paprika. Place in refrigerator until mixture is very cold.
Grease a griddle or a cast iron skillet over moderate heat with a little butter. Open the hot dog buns (without separating the two halves of each one). Smear a little butter on the outside of each bun, then place them on the hot griddle or in the hot skillet, spread open, exterior side down. Place a weight on the buns (a heavy pan will do). Cook until the exteriors are golden, about 1 minute. Remove buns.
Fill each bun with one fourth of the lobster mixture, sprinkle with paprika, and serve immediately.
Labels: North American, Seafood, Vegetables
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the lobster meat looks chunky and haughty... i should try finding them in northern ireland (but i doubt we have fresh ones here)ReplyDelete
I remember seeing these all the time when I was in Maine. A classic! Looks great!ReplyDelete
thanks for sharing
mmmmm looks good!ReplyDelete
I've never thought of making lobster rolls before...but now I want to! These look delicious.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 9:34 AM
I had my 1st lobster roll in Boston earlier this year. It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo great! Yours is taking me back there right now. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Nice lobster recipeReplyDelete
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"We've been members of a CSA for a while, but we always felt a little embarassed becase we were getting sustainably raised vegetables and using our car to go get them," said Ferstler, who has been a member of the Forest Hills CSA and the Greenpoint-Williamsburg CSA in the past because they were the most convenient locations for her.
Ferstler decided to do something about it; come June, Glendale residents will be able to buy a full share of vegetables for the growing season, which runs through November, for a little over $500, or roughly $20 per week. Half shares are available as well.
"You're cutting out the middleman because you're buying it directly from the farmer. If you're going to buy organic food, this is cheaper," said Ferstler. She added, "It's also nice to know where your food is coming from."
The Glendale CSA group will be working with the Garden of Eve, a certified organic farm based in North Fork, Long Island, that doesn't use synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers.
Ferstler said 30 to 40 people have already signed up. Now she's looking for a distribution site where members will be able to pick up their fresh produce on Saturday mornings.
There will be a trade box for any ingredients that people want to swap, and arrangements will be made for any unclaimed food to be donated to a local charity that feeds the less advantaged. Members will take turns handling tasks like running distribution, managing communications, and organizing fun events like potluck dinners.
"I think Glendale has several solid community-based organizations, but it can always use more," said Ferstler. "We want to foster a community feeling, and it's nice to find people who have like-minded views about food and the environment."
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Captain Becker, how is air traffic regulated?
Are there such things as roads or expressways in the air?
Airplanes travel on arrival and departure routes, and airways that are clearly defined by geographic coordinates. Around 30 000 aircraft alone use Europe's airways every day. For intercontinental flights, we have what we call "race tracks" crossing the North Atlantic, South Atlantic and Pacific, for instance. On routes from Europe to Hong Kong, we also use L888 (Lima triple eight), which passes over the Himalayas and considerably reduces flight time. But only modern aircraft with equipment and crews fulfilling certain requirements are permitted to use
that route.
How are airplane collisions prevented?
Air-traffic control coordinates the flight movements of all large passenger aircraft. The airport tower is responsible for granting the cockpit crew permission to take off and land and can thus ensure sufficient spacing between arriving and departing aircraft. After takeoff, the radar controllers at the large operating centers take over. They tell the pilots how high and what speed they should fly to maintain a safe distance.
Are there any technical warning systems that can alert the cockpit crew to the vicinity of another airplane?
Yes. There are technical warning systems on the radar screens in the cockpit. They show the cockpit crew the position of any aircraft whose flight path might interfere with their own. If necessary, the system will order an evasive maneuver; in other words, tell the pilots to fly higher or lower to avoid the other plane.


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I couldn't resist posting this sauce – I got it from a friend some time ago, and have been fiddling with it a bit. This BBQ sauce is a really smooth peachy sauce that should be tried when the regular red sauces get boring. With peach season upon us here in California, maybe some fresh freestones could be substituted, make sure to add a bit of sugar to the peaches to encourage a syrup before puree process.
Black pepper can me an option if your base rub uses pepper.
Remember – different flavor layers MAKE a great BBQ.
Peach BBQ Sauce:
48 fluid ounces peach slices in light syrup
1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon ginger, ground
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup maple syrup
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1. Puree peaches
2. Mix cornstarch with a little water
3. Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan and heat to low boil, stirring occasionally
4. Continue to simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently
5. Sauce may be thin, so at the end of cooking time, if necessary, add sufficient water/cornstarch mixture to give sauce consistency of commercial barbecue sauce
Apply this one very lightly – over the top of whatever dry rub that you used – adding thin coats until the desired "stickey factor" has been achieved. Don't burn it – reduce temps below 300 degrees during the application process.
* The ribs in my header picture received this glaze…
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This service is aimed at keen amateurs who would like occasional use of the studio; for handbuilding, press moulding or wheel throwing. For professional artists or students please see the Student and Professional support section on the website. Materials are provided, and some technical support if needed. Firing is done for you but only for work made at the studio (we don't offer a separate firing service for work made elsewhere). We use mainly earthenware clay and glazes, but porcelain or stoneware are available on request. This service is untutored, and you will need to have attended a course/training previously (this doesn't have to have been with us) and have basic skills with clay as a minimum. We also offer individual tuition if you need it, see website for details. Temporary shelf space is available for work in progress.
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iOS 7: I Love It, I Hate It
Sep 23, 2013 5:00 AM PT
iOS 7 is available from Apple for free.
I am simultaneously excited and saddened by iOS 7 on my iPhone 5. My first impression? All over the freaking map. iOS 7 is at once a fantastic and fresh update, while it's also full of maddeningly stupid icons, buttons and colors. It has better customization, a more intimate and lively feel -- and yet, you're stuck with a palette of soft-but-too-bright pastel-ish colors.
The red? That's not red. It's a travesty, and I'm not color blind. Imagine the color palette applied to your car. If you like that idea, iOS 7 is for you. For the rest of us, we're stuck with it, and we have to look at Apple's new colors every day we remain iOS users.
This represents a fundamental flaw in Apple's vision of iOS -- an inability to tone down stupid colors or change them altogether. You would think Apple would know this -- after all, Steve Jobs started the whole thing with the first iMacs. The tradeoff is device-to-device usability. I can look at anyone else's iPhone and immediately know how to navigate, how to use it, and how to show them how to do something. That's important, and I get that there's a trade-off between customization and cohesion among all iOS users -- but Apple is not hitting the sweet spot with iOS 7 customization. Sorry. Not even close.
So what would be welcome? The ability to saturate or desaturate the color palette, to tone it up or even make it all black and white -- just as if you were editing a photo. This kind of setting would give consumers a better sense of control while maintaining a consistent look and feel. Instead of a neonish green color for your Messages, FaceTime and Phone apps, you could adjust the color to make it use a darker, richer green for your Phone app, for example.
Instead, we get a very slight ability to change the tone of your phone through background images. If you set your wallpaper to a photo of a green lawn, a green tone will bleed into the transparent layer above -- the background color for your bottom row of apps will appear greenish. Use blue sky, you get a blue tone. iOS 7 takes the dominant color from your home screen photo and uses it for you. That's cool, but it's just a start.
Still, Awesomeness Abounds
Despite the lackluster controls for color and customization, there's a lot to like about iOS 7. The sense of layers and animated transitions does make your iPhone feel a little more alive. In fact, in some cases the new transitions make my iPhone 5 seem faster and snappier. Mail, for instance, seems much faster than before -- and I'm not sure if this is truly the case or if it's just an illusion based on the transitions among my various in-boxes and messages. Either way, I like it.
Overall, I like the new airy and modern feel of the new font, which seems to be some variation of Helvetica Neue. But then again, this sense of airiness gets taken too far in some places so that "buttons" are now simply text with maybe a thin < or > to indicate direction. Understandable? Pretty much always -- but not always at a glance. The button motifs were cues for your eye to recognize the activity you wanted, and clearly, iOS 7 will force you to pay more attention to your iPhone than you have in years -- and retrain your brain in the process.
The question is, will I learn to recognize the flashlight icon in Control Center? The funky little clock icon in Control Center that doesn't match the Clock app icon? Yes. But I can tell you this: It's going to take more than 48 hours before I can work my phone with the autopilot ease I enjoyed with iOS 6.
So what are the best new features?
Control Center. If you swipe from the bottom of your screen up, you'll bring up the Control Center layer, which sports frequently used controls like Airplane mode, the clock, camera, screen brightness, and WiFi, among others. The basic feature is not new to other smartphones, but it's new to iOS users.
Multitasking. Multitasking in the new iOS 7 is really a hidden gem -- you don't realize how much improved it is until you use it. Double-tap the home button and you'll get a row of active app icons as well a horizontal scrollable thumbnail view of your open apps. Swipe an app thumbnail up, and boom, you close the running app. Tap the thumbnail or the app icon and you'll rise up into the app in full screen. Not only does it look fantastic, it works fantastically well, too.
Camera App. The new Camera app lets you swipe between modes across the full main screen of the app -- so, to switch from photo mode to video mode, all you have to do is swipe. That's right, there's no painfully small little toggle switch to find and mess with while you're trying to capture a moment. You can also swipe to a square photo frame or a panoramic mode. If you want to look at a scene through a filter while you decide to capture it, you can apply a handful of filters with a new button option. All goodness here.
Photos. The new Photos app is one of my favorites now. Before, I used it all the time but found it a clunky pain. The iOS 7 Photos app breaks up all your photos into Years, Collections and Moments. It makes it so much easier to find your photos and videos to edit them, share them -- everything. Plus, you can share an entire moment -- a whole set of photos and videos.
Tap a "share" word (not a button anymore) and you can AirDrop them via WiFi or Bluetooth (cool) or message them or even copy them to the clipboard to paste them into email or elsewhere. Very nice. Oh, and you can create Albums, too, if you so desire. The bottom line is, the Camera app received a massive redesign that simply sings.
iTunes Radio. Built into the Music app, iTunes Radio is a free streaming music service that lets you listen to channels by genre or create your own via artists that you like. It rocks. It's easy to use, works great, and if you hear a song you want to buy, you can snap it up from iTunes super fast. The interface isn't particularly amazing, but the functionality? Love it so far. Groundbreaking? Not so much. But it's a good implementation that's built into your iOS experience.
Safari. While you don't get tabbed browsing on an iPhone 5 -- no horizontal room -- you do get a new page option that stacks the open and recent Web pages that you have visited in a sort of file-folder sort of way. At first glance, it looks clunky and dumb, but after using it, it feels alive and handy. I'm sold.
Plus, when you scroll down through a Web page, the top control bar shrinks and the bottom bar disappears. The quick animation of the move is perfect. And you can now swipe to go back. And use a unified URL/search field. It all adds up to a Safari that will continue to be the most-used mobile browser around.
Features That Will Get Better With Time
There's lots of little goodies tucked away into iOS 7 -- for instance, time stamps for each message in the Message app. If you slide your finger to the left -- a grab and pull, really -- you'll pull the text messages to the left to reveal a list of time stamps along the right side. Teenagers, take note. Sometimes you need a better sense of time than what was shown in iOS 6.
AirDrop may very well turn out to be quite useful with your colleagues, friends and family. Instead of bumping phones, iOS 7 lets you see other nearby phones via WiFi or Bluetooth, and lets you send and receive files. Pretty cool. But you have to remember to use it -- otherwise, you'll just be emailing or messaging through your old-school habits.
Swiping from left to right to go back is starting to get my attention. It's a natural way to navigate around virtually, especially in Safari. I expect to see it used more frequently throughout iOS in the future, as well as in more apps. But the new motion has some side effects -- you can't swipe from left to right any longer to delete an email message. I almost cried when I realized this. Seriously. A grown man sobbing over his iPhone. Ok, I don't do tears, but I did swear.
Then I remembered that you can now swipe from right to left, which gives you a big red Trash button, along with a More button that lets you do things like forward, reply, or move a message. This feature is actually really cool -- I'll just have to retain my brainstem over the next few days to learn to take advantage of it.
Things That Will Take Some Getting Used To
The new Reminders app lost its old leather-bound notebook paper skin, and while the new iOS 7 version is snappy fast, it's full of Apple's new color palette, and the main set of lists seems too bulky vertically. My question is, will I learn to love it? Or ditch it for a third-party app? It's 50-50 right now.
The Calendar app is much whiter -- with smaller text -- and hard to follow and read at first, but it's getting progressively better for me. I'll probably stick with it. The Notes app? No more yellow-lined paper. The new Notes app is white, fast and tidy, but I sort of miss the horizontal lines for lists. I like the blank canvas for notes in paragraph form, though. Win some, lose some.
All-in-all, I've got other quibbles and have found other little delights, too, but the point is this: iOS 7 is a great leap forward. It's free and easy to install, but there's no easy way to go back to iOS 6 if you don't like it. This is one of the sacrifices you make as an Apple enthusiast -- keep up, get left behind or walk away. No matter what, though, when you run into the inevitable misses in color, customization and icons, just know that you're not alone. There are other Apple-loving iPhone-toting enthusiasts out there experiencing some cringe moments, too, even as we enjoy new benefits of iOS 7.


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It's hard to remember exact syntax of, how to create stored procedure in MySQL, until you are creating and working on stored procedure frequently, simply because syntax is not a one liner. You need to remember exact syntax, if you are using MySQL database from command line. What help in this case is, quick examples. In last couple of MySQL tutorial we have seen How to find second highest salary and How to join 3 tables in one query; In this MySQL tutorial we will see couple of examples of creating stored procedure and calling stored procedure using IN and OUT parameters. A
ll these MySQL examples are simple and help you to understand syntax of creating stored procedure with parameters in MySQL. These examples are tested in MySQL 5.5 database. We will also use following employee table to create and test these stored procedures :
ll these MySQL examples are simple and help you to understand syntax of creating stored procedure with parameters in MySQL. These examples are tested in MySQL 5.5 database. We will also use following employee table to create and test these stored procedures :
mysql> select * from employee;
| emp_id | emp_name | dept_id | salary |
| 103 | Jack | 1 | 1400 |
| 104 | John | 2 | 1450 |
| 108 | Alan | 3 | 1150 |
| 107 | Ram | NULL | 600 |
4 rows in set (0.22 sec)
Create and Call MySQL stored procedure with IN Parameters
Here is the command to create a MySQL stored procedure with one IN parameter, here we are getting total number of employee by department, dept_id is a foreign key from department table.
mysql> DELIMITER //
mysql> create procedure usp_totalEmployeeByDeparment(IN id INT)
-> begin
-> select count(*) as total from employee where dept_id = id;
-> end//
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> DELIMITER ;
We have first changed delimiter as // to mark end of stored procedure, and then reverted it back to previous delimiter. Also using "usp" as prefix for user defined stored procedure is one of the SQL best practices to separate system and user stored procedures. Now you can call this stored procedure from MySQL command prompt as :
mysql> call usp_totalEmployeeByDeparment(2);
| total |
| 1 |
1 row in set (0.06 sec)
Creating and Calling MySQL stored procedure with IN and OUT parameters
In this MySQL example, we have created a stored procedure usp_GetEmployeeName which takes one IN and one OUT parameter. While calling this stored procedure, you need to pass two parameters, id, and name. One would be the input parameter id and other would-be output parameters to store the result.
mysql> DELIMITER //
mysql> create procedure usp_GetEmployeeName(IN id INT, OUT name VARCHAR(20))
-> begin
-> select emp_name into name from employee where emp_id = id;
-> end//
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.52 sec)
mysql> DELIMITER ;
mysql> call usp_GetEmployeeName(103, @name);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec)
Calling a stored procedure from the MySQL command line:
mysql> select @name;
| @name |
| Jack |
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
That's all on How to create and call MySQL stored procedure from the command line. In this MySQL tutorial, we have seen examples of creating a stored procedure using IN and OUT parameters. These are one of the best ways to remember and recall the syntax of stored procedure in MySQL database.
Further Learning
Introduction to SQL
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SQL for Newbs: Data Analysis for Beginners


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lindsaybrynn necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 118 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
We need a logo design for a new photography business Lindsay Brynn Photography. We do mostly weddings and family photography.
Lindsay Brynn Photography is a photography business owned by two sisters. We have a main focus on weddings/engagements and family photography including babies and maternity. We are looking for a logo that is fun and modern but still professional.
We would like a logo that stands alone and wouldn't be thought of as something that was just for a photography business. I would like Lindsay Brynn and a logo with Photography written underneath so that if we launch another "Lindsay Brynn" business in the future we could use the same logo but replace "Photography" with "Designs" or something else.
Overall we don't have anything too specific in mind for the logo - so feel free to be creative. We just don't want anything pink or too cute but we still want to appeal to a female audience since we shoot mainly weddings and family/baby type photography.
We will most likely be purchasing this website template -
So if you would like to try and match the style that might be good.
- Something simple but not too simple
- We would like a color version but something that would also look good if it had to be in black and white
- We like the idea of a blue and charcoal color combination but aren't married to that idea
- Would like vector files and a layered PSD if possible
- logo should be able to be used as a watermark
- nothing too cute or pink
- don't want cameras or photo equipment to be a part of the logo
- no clipart
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Just steps from the lifts and historic Main Street, with this unit you are truly in the center of it all. Built in 2001, this beautiful two bedroom, three bath unit is 1, 135 square feet and equipped with the latest furnishing and appliances including granite and tile throughout the kitchen and bathrooms. With a full kitchen including a new dishwasher and side-by-side refrigerator, you can enjoy your meals in your room or go to one of the on-site restaurants. Take time to relax in front of the gas fireplace in the living room or take in the mountain views on your private balcony. Bedding includes a king in the master, king in the guest bedroom and a queen sleeper sofa in the living area. Main Street Station has the newest premier lodging accommodations on Main Street Breckenridge. Enjoy the height of luxury Where the Mountains Meet Main Street. Main Street Station offers spacious living areas with professional decor, granite-appointed kitchens and premier amenities and services. Enjoy an on-site fitness center, pool, hot tub, concierge service and 24-hour bell and front desk. The Main Street Station plaza offers sterling shopping and dining options including: spa, jeweler, real estate and apres-ski entertainment. With Peak 9 just steps from your front door and Main Street at your back, Main Street Station is the perfect match of luxury and location. This unit has parking for one vehicle.
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All the way back in February of this year, Apple's iPhone business alone surpassed the size of Microsoft's entire business, reaching nearly $25 billion in quarterly revenue versus Microsoft's ~$20 billion.
Since February, Apple's iPhone business has only grown, widening this gap.
Here's the outdated chart from February:
Remarkable isn't it?
Here's what's more remarkable yet: At this very moment, Apple is working on technology that, if successfully developed, will cannibalize and ultimately destroy that iPhone business.
We have two pieces of evidence.
The first is that Apple has established a pattern.
Unlike most companies, Apple has a remarkable ability to predict the kinds of gadgets that will undercut the gadgets it sells, and then build these new gadgets better than anyone else could.
The best example of this is the iPad, which is actively disrupting Apple's own Mac business.
During Business Insider's Ignition Conference last week, top Apple analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray talked about Apple's tendency to cannibalize its own businesses and predicted that it would continue to do so.
He speculated that Apple is working on consumer robotics, wearable computers, 3D printing, consumable computers, and automated technology.
He showed everyone this chart, which visualizes Apple's pattern:
Here's the other reason it's safe to assume Apple is quietly working on the destruction of its most massive business, the iPhone.
Just like Google and Microsoft, Apple is working on computerized glasses.
Computerized glasses, are, at the moment, the technology that is most likely to bring the smartphone era to an end.
They fit into an obvious pattern, where computers have been getting smaller and closer to our faces since their very beginning.
First they were in big rooms, then they sat on desktops, then they sat on our laps, and now they're in our palms. Next they'll be on our faces.
We have the rough schematics of Apple's project.
They've been publicly available on the US Patent Office's website since this summer, when they were noticed by several Apple-watching websites.
In the patent filing, Apple calls the gadget a "head-mounted display" or "HMD."
The filing is authored by Tony Fadell, designer of the iPod, and John Tang. Fadell is no longer at Apple, but Tang is.
Some highlights from the description:
- An HMD is "a display device that a person wears on the head in order to have video information directly displayed in front of the eyes."
- "The optics are typically embedded in a helmet, glasses, or a visor, which a user can wear."
- "HMDs can be used to view a see-through image imposed upon a real world view, thereby creating what is typically referred to as an augmented reality."
- To "display relevant tactical information, such as maps or thermal imaging data."
- To "provide stereoscopic views of CAD schematics, simulations or remote sensing applications."
- For "gaming and entertainment applications."
Here's an illustration from the patent filing:


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If you're like most advisors, you've probably given some thought to using video for marketing purposes — after all, they're ubiquitous on the Web — but you likely have not taken any concrete action.
That assessment is "empirical," according to advisor technology guru Bill Winterberg, who put it this way in an interview with ThinkAdvisor:
"There are over 300,000 advisors in the U.S. and between 60,000 to 80,000 RIAs, yet I would say there are less than 100 advisors actively posting video content online."
So advisors need not feel alone in their predicament but, according to Winterberg, neither should they neglect to keep up with changing business standards.
"Over the next five years, prospects are going to have expectations that they can watch something on advisors' websites, whether that is an explainer video or a video biography that helps me figure out who you are and how you can help me," he says. "Advisors who don't step out and create these videos are going to miss the opportunity to convert these prospects to clients."
Winterberg, who was a financial planner before forming FPPad in 2008 to educate advisors on technology — everything from customer relationship management (CRM) to going paperless — distinguishes between the video basics that every advisor must produce to the more advanced productions of the elite advisors who dominate video marketing.
The first "must-have" is what Winterberg calls an "explainer" video.
"That's the 60- to 90-second video that clearly explains how the advisor and how the advisory firm helps people with specific needs," he says.
He cites the file storage site Dropbox as a model advisors should emulate:
"Go to the Dropbox website and see the 60-second explainer video about managing your files and synchronizing your devices. The first 30 seconds explains these problems and the last 30 seconds shows how Dropbox solves these problems and ends with a great call to action: 'Sign up for a free trial today.'"
Advisors too should conclude their videos with a call to action, he adds. "Ask the viewer to send an email, to schedule an appointment, to reach out to the advisor." That puts the ball in the prospect's court, he says.
The advisor tech consultant, whose free video broadcasts appear weekly on FPPad, says an advisor's second "must-have" is a video biography.
"As a prospect, I want to know why this person is an advisor and why they wake up every day to be involved in this business," Winterberg says, adding that a printed biography doesn't cut it because it doesn't convey "the human element" like video.
"It's the mannerisms, the passion and it's the way they say things — their expression — that does not come through in a written biography."
Beyond these essentials that every advisor must have, there are a variety of ways advisors can express themselves in video both in terms of content and in terms of format.
As for content, Winterberg says it should "absolutely" vary among advisors since the video's purpose is to demonstrate the advisor can solve the issues of his or her unique client base.
"One advisor should know all about taxes for physicians; another should know all the ins and outs of running a small manufacturing business. You should be very clear about understanding your niche and creating video content that addresses issues in that niche," he says.
As to format, "there's no right away of doing it; but there are a lot of wrong ways to do it," he says.
"Not every advisor is comfortable in front of the camera. There should be creative ways to get the advisor involved in the video content without forcing the advisor to do something he's not comfortable doing. When someone is in front of a camera and is not comfortable, that's the first thing the audience sees."
Winterberg cites Andy Millard, an advisor in Tyron, N.C., whose low-stress-investing series he regards as an effective way to leverage the advisor's comfort in front of a camera. It helps that Millard has some acting experience.
"Andy Millard [comes across as] a human being. When you watch his videos, you feel comforted and you're educated at same time. It's a winning combination," he says.
The tech guru is also a fan of Carbondale, Ill.-based CFP Jeff Rose, whose videos Winterberg describes as "cutting edge" and have an "unapologetic," in-your-face style, challenging viewers who, for example, aren't saving enough.
He cites Alan Moore of Milwaukee-based Serenity Financial Consulting as a third good example.
For those lacking the polish of a Millard, Winterberg suggests advisors get professional help:
"Bring in an acting coach—a producer who's going to make the advisor comfortable. The coach should get the advisor to talk about those things that they are passionate about.
"We can all talk about what we're passionate about; that can come out as a 'wow' experience on video. A good coach or producer can bring out the best in a person nervous in front of the camera," Winterberg says.
While explainer videos should last a minute, Winterberg says that bios should be about three minutes, and additional videos should not exceed five minutes.
Advisor attire can vary. While family-office types should dress up, most advisors should avoid excessive formality.
"The goal is you want to be a human being: an open collar, maybe an open jacket, a nice blouse if you're a female advisor" but not dressed to the nines, he advises.
Advisors ready to take the plunge into video will need to determine how they produce them. Winterberg says there are three approaches:
"First, is self-production and that is doing things like Vine videos, using your iPhone, Instagram. You can do that; it's real; it's not high gloss. The disadvantages are the video quality may be poor, the audio quality may be poor; it may not communicate the right message to your audience. It's a double-edged sword," he says: it's cheap but risky.
The second approach, he says, is to buy "prosumer gear: a digital SLR camera; a nice lens; a dedicated microphone; a backdrop or green screen. That increases production quality—you can use cutaways; that keeps the audience engage," he says, estimating the tab for equipment and editing software at about $2,500.
The third approach is to hire a pro. "Fully outsourcing will cost more but you leverage the talent and experience of the pro."
Advisors who go that route are responsible for creating the script and making sure it passes compliance, but then they just show up in the studio.
"The pro films it, edits it, puts in images, uploads the video online and delivers the final product," he says. Winterberg says such services start at about $1,000 to $2,000 a day to shoot several videos.


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Bontrager Preset Torque Wrench (4mm)
High-end, super-light and carbon components require precision tightening during set-up and adjustment. Bontrager's Preset Torque Wrench is a 4mm Allen torque wrench preset to 5 Newton meters so that you can tighten many stems, bars and seatposts accurately. This prevents damage from over tightening. This wrench clicks when the bolt is tightened to 5Nm.


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Dynamic Image Stitching with High Exposure Difference
Image stitching is a generic approach of generating panorama by combining multiple photographic images with overlapping fields of view and is widely used in applications such as texture synthesis, combining images from multiple angles to form a 3D model and image panorama generation from video. Generating a panorama which could extrapolate motion contained in the input images is difficult and time consuming. In case of armature photography, an introduction to another problem domain arises such as exposure difference resulting in an extremely expensive process. Although lot of work has been done in this domain, unfortunately none of the existing approach deals with all the problems highlighted above simultaneously. Therefore in order to provide a higher degree of accuracy and coverage, we introduce a two step approach which can address all the problems simultaneously.
Step 1: Assuming that the images have been geometrically aligned by some feature detection and matching algorithms such as SIFT and RANSAC, Optimal Cut Evaluation techniques such as Graph Cut can be employed to search for an optimal cut between the input images copied on the output with the help of max flow algorithm. The input images I1 and I2 are then stitched along the optimal cut found in the overlapping region. However the quality of the resultant image R12 will depend upon the level of energy flow through the cut which determines the extent of seam visibility. Graph Cut can thus handle motion upto a certain extent.
Step 2: The second step includes Seam Minimization by using Image Smoothing techniques like seamless editing and cloning with the help of Poisson equation. The core makes use of Poisson partial differential equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions which specifies the Laplacian of an unknown function over the domain of interest along with the unknown function values over the boundary of the domain. We can thus use it to tone a resultant image


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Thankfully he wasn't 200 pounds overweight, and thankfully he came to his senses and put his clothes back on pretty quickly. Dragoncon or not the Bible belt is just not the place to be doing this kind of nonsense.
I had my video camera running at the time, so I pulled a few frames out.


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Kenneth Lee "Ken" Salazar (pronounced /ˈsæləzɑr/; born March 2, 1955) is the current United States Secretary of the Interior, in the administration of President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2005 to 2009. He and Mel Martinez (R-Florida) were the first Hispanic U.S. Senators since 1977; they were joined by Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) in January 2006. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, he served as Attorney General of Colorado from 1999 to 2005.
On December 17, 2008, President-elect Obama announced he would nominate Salazar as U.S. Secretary of the Interior. The environmentalist movement's reaction to this nomination was mixed. Previously, Salazar supported the nomination of Gale Norton to Secretary of the Interior, President George W. Bush's first appointee who preceded Salazar as Colorado Attorney General. On January 20, 2009, Salazar was confirmed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
Ken Salazar was born in Alamosa, Colorado, the son of Emma M. and Henry (Enrique) S. Salazar. He grew up near Manassa, in the community of Los Rincones in the San Luis Valley area of south-central Colorado. Salazar attended St. Francis Seminary and Centauri High School in La Jara, graduating in 1973. He later attended Colorado College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1977, and received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981. Later Salazar was awarded honorary degrees (Doctor of Laws) from Colorado College (1993) and the University of Denver (1999). After graduating, Salazar started private law practice.


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Replay a Transact-SQL Script (SQL Server Profiler)
When you test possible solutions to a performance problem, use SQL Server Profiler to replay Transact-SQL scripts, and compare performance before and after your changes.
To replay a Transact-SQL script
On the File menu, point to Open, and then click Script File.
Select the Transact-SQL script file you want to open. Make sure that the Transact-SQL script contains events necessary for replay. For more information, see Replay Requirements.
On the Replay menu, click Start, and connect to the server where you want to replay the script.
In the Replay Configuration dialog box, verify the settings, and then click OK.


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FaithfulPirate42 wrote:That was truly awful. I would hate you now, but my mind is still too boggled and filled with confused laughter. I will try going the opposite direction with my video. It's certainly not new, and I'm sure many of you have seen it, but I still find it awesome and hilarious.
Actually not being American I've never seen that before. You are absolutely right it is superb. I particularly enjoyed this section:
I stand by this man. I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things. Things like aircraft carriers, and rubble, and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message: that no matter what happens to America, she will always rebound—with the most powerfully staged photo ops in the world


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Rival network operators have hit out at communications regulator Ofcom's decision to allow Everything Everywhere (EE) to roll out 4G networks this year using its existing 1800MHz spectrum, which it currently uses for 2G services.
O2, Vodafone and Three expressed concern about the move when EE requested regulatory approval from Ofcom in February.
The other players in the market will have to wait for UK's 4G auction, which is scheduled to begin before the end of 2012 and will allow them to bid for 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum. However, it is unlikely that Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, which will operate this spectrum for 4G services, will be rolled out by these players before mid-2013.
An O2 spokesperson said: "We are hugely disappointed with today's announcement, which will mean the majority of consumers will be excluded from the first wave of digital services. This decision undermines the competitive environment for 4G in the UK."
Meanwhile Three, the smallest player in the market, referred to Ofcom's decision at the beginning of last year, where it introduced new measures that allowed networks to refarm 2G airwaves for 3G services.
The larger networks had spare 2G spectrum and have been able to extend their capacity for 3G roaming as a result. However, Three did not have any spare spectrum and consequently is looking to obtain 4G spectrum as soon as possible.
A Three spokesperson said: "Liberalisation of 2G spectrum to date has distorted the competitive landscape in the UK, which ultimately harms consumers. Further liberalisation without addressing competition issues could make that distortion worse."
However, Vodafone has launched a particularly scathing attack on the regulator, claiming that it is Ofcom itself that is standing in the way of getting 4G services to the UK, due to a number of delays to the auction process.
It also said that the decision is "bizarre", given that EE is reportedly very close to sealing a deal with Three to sell it some of its old 2G spectrum, which was part of the agreement when T-Mobile and Orange merged to become EE.
"We are frankly shocked that Ofcom has reached this decision. The regulator has shown a careless disregard for the best interests of consumers, businesses and the wider economy through its refusal to properly regard the competitive distortion created by allowing one operator to run services before the ground has been laid for a fully competitive 4G market," said a Vodafone spokeswoman.
"Ofcom's timing is particularly bizarre given the reports that Everything Everywhere is currently in discussions to sell some of its spectrum to Three, which Ofcom has previously been at such pains to protect with its over-engineering of the 4G auction. This means the balance in the auction will fundamentally change."
The spokeswoman went on to say that Ofcom has "spent several years refusing to carry out a fair and open auction" and this decision now means that EE and Three had "massive incentive to further delay it", providing the sale of 1,800MHz to Three goes through.
"We firmly believe that a fully competitive market for 4G services is in the best interests of Britain. We have already committed ourselves to reach 98 percent of the UK population with indoor 4G services by 2015 – two years before Ofcom's own target – but we need to acquire spectrum in the auction to achieve this. Ironically, all that stands in our way right now is the regulator," she said.
However, EE did confirm that when it initially requested approval from Ofcom that not all of its customers will benefit from the faster services immediately. An EE spokesperson said that the rollout of 4G services will occur on a "region by region" basis, and no details of timelines could be provided.
Computerworld UK contacted Ofcom for a comment, but the regulator declined to respond to Vodafone's accusations.


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Karte Wardaya was a finalist in the Philip Morris Art Award in 1995 and 2001. His artworks are based on his daily self-reflections that filter into his subconscious. He draws his inspiration from his environment and the things that happen around him. Realising that plurality is constantly occurring around him, he integrates these multiple, unique realities with their varying ideas into his works. His artworks visualise the central subject of interest more prominently than the diverse range of interpretations and subtexts they contain. Without a literal explanation, viewers are left to ponder on how every man may be similar but different in essence and how this difference can be used to synergise with its surroundings. Read More
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Hydraulic fracturing is water intensive, and operators look to reduce the use of fresh water by recycling the maximum amount of produced water possible. Working closely with a service company and operator, Nalco Champion developed a salt-tolerant, water-based friction reducer that does just that, offering environmental, economic, and operational advantages over previous technology.
Recycling produced water depends on the ability of chemical additives in the fracturing fluid to tolerate high levels of total dissolved solids (TDS)—a quality not found in the industry-standard inverse-emulsion friction reducers. In the Marcellus Shale, operators often added an external surfactant to the friction reducer, aiding in hydration but increasing operating costs and decreasing their ability to recycle produced water.
Our innovative friction reducer decreased fresh water consumption.
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Beyoncé's (possibly) canned inauguration performance last week marked perhaps the most talked about ventriloquism act to hit the nation since George H.W. Bush told citizens to "read my lips" in 1988.
We know how Bush's no-taxes pledge ended up. We'll see how Beyoncé's silent dare to read her lips plays out on Sunday, when she performs before her largest – and, no doubt, most attentive – audience ever during Super Bowl XLVII.
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The superstar's star-spangled singing malfunction sets the stage for the most ballyhooed halftime show since Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction nearly a decade ago.
The "Bootylicious" singer exposed herself in a much different way than Jackson, but similarly generated controversy, and, in some corners, disappointment. We suspect few fans ever expected Beyoncé, who wields one of the strongest and most distinctive voices in pop music, to rely on the crutch of a recording – especially when assuming the honor of singing the National Anthem at a presidential inauguration.
The flap only inflates the usual out-of-proportion Super Sunday hype, threatening to overshadow the game – and even the annual onslaught of clever commercials. The network executives and advertisers likely are hoping the added Beyoncé-driven publicity will help pump up the ratings.
For Beyoncé, the prime-time high-profile gig marks a chance for redemption and to quickly re-establish her reputation as one of pop's pre-eminent live performers – even if it's unclear whether she believes she erred in lip-synching at President Obama's second-term inauguration Jan. 21. A picture of her in a sweatshirt reading, "Can I Live?" – the title of a song by her husband, Jay-Z – emerged this week. The photo suggests either she has a healthy sense of humor – or that she doesn't understand the fuss over her Washington miscue, which would put her out of tune with much of the public.
For all the contrived spectacle surrounding the Super Bowl, there's no doubt the battle on the field is real, with members of both teams arriving determined to play the game of their lives. While there's no crying in baseball, there's no faking it in football. That also goes for the action on the 50-yard line at halftime, whether for the humblest high school marching band or the biggest act in the world.
As she gets set for Sunday night's show in New Orleans, where they can tell the real musicians from the phonies, Beyoncé might want to remember that fans deserve more than lip service.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.
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Fantasy Sports Player
We are a new startup. We aim to provide a fantasy sports contest website that hosts a wide variety of contests for fantasy sports players who desire to compete in money league style contests against the toughest competition online.
We are launching this summer, with football being the initial contest. We will be adding several new contests for different sports in the future.
We will work hard to provide you all of the timely feedback you require so please ask questions and do not wait until the last days.
(1) Serious fantasy sports players who want to play with like-minded competition, rather than the typical players who play in the big, free contests run by the large sports media companies such as ESPN, Fox Sports, or NFL.
(2) Anyone who wishes to compete for cash prizes based on daily, weekly, and yearly contests.
We need a home page. We will use the winning design to propagate the look and feel to our other pages. We are programmers so the coding and adapting for future use is something we can handle. However, we may contract with the winning designer for HTML/CSS or additional page designs in the future as we evolve.
We are including a few different logos we have. We do not want to limit the designer's creativity by specifying which one or with which colors. We are not creative but will know what we like when we see it.
We are including an example site map to guide in the design of the navigation.
We need a link near the top to register/login.
We would like a scrolling control for promotional link images.
Use the site map for the navigational component.
We like sites with a 2.0 look and feel. A central layout, strong colors, simplicity, etc...
We will be offering games for different sports and would like a layout that can be easily themed for each one, possibly with different backgrounds.
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Te Papa Press, New Zealand's unique museum publisher, are delighted to advise that two of its books are finalists in the prestigious annual New Zealand Post Book Awards.
The finalists, announced this morning, were selected from 160 entries and are described by the judges as "diverse and exciting".
'Whatu Kakahu: Maori Cloaks' edited by Awhina Tamarapa and 'New Zealand Film: An Illustrated History', edited by Diane Pivac, Frank Stark, Lawrence McDonald and published in association with The Film Archive, are both finalists in the Illustrated Non-fiction category of the awards.
According to the finalist announcement the judges were unanimous in their selection of the titles and Te Papa Press publisher Claire Murdoch is thrilled that both books are being recognised in this way.
"Awards like this are a welcome acknowledgement of the great care and professional pride our team takes in creating books about Aotearoa's art, culture and natural world. An immense amount of dedicated scholarship went into the writing and editing of both books, and because they're also heavily illustrated, the efforts of the photography and design teams were similarly substantial. I'd like to extend congratulations and hearty thanks to all who worked on these beautiful books."
The New Zealand Post Book Awards will be announced at an evening ceremony on Wednesday 1st August. Readers are invited to vote for their favourite through the People's Choice Award here: www.nzpostbookawards.co.nz
Visitors to Te Papa will also be able to find elements from 'Whatu Kākahu: Māori Cloaks' featuring in the exhibition 'Kahu Ora Living Cloaks' which opens at the museum this week. Entry to this exhibition is free.
Te Papa Press books can be purchased online through www.tepapastore.co.nz


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Nassau County residents in dire need of gasoline may be seeing some relief over the coming days. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he has signed an Executive Order to allow distributors to transport gasoline, diesel and kerosene into New York without having to meet the usual registration requirements.
According to a release from the governor, transporters and distributors must be registered with the State Department of Taxation and Finance. The Executive Order would temporarily suspend those registration requirements, and could help alleviate the gas shortages across the state, Cuomo said.
As of Friday, many gas stations across Nassau County are without gasoline. The few that do have gasoline have lines that range from dozens to hundreds of cars or people with gas cans. "This Executive Order will allow distributors and transporters to bring gas into our state to fill shortages now so that New Yorkers can get to their jobs, families and homes as soon as possible," Cuomo said.
On his Twitter account, around noon, Cuomo said that 200 million gallons of gasoline was offloaded into Newburgh, in upstate N.Y.
The United States Coast Guard issued a press release at noon on Friday, offering updates on the status of New York and New Jersey ports and waterways. The release said that ferry and taxi services are operational on the Hudson and East Rivers, and that the Hudson River is now open to all vessel traffic.
On Friday, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said now that New York waterways have opened, he is calling upon the Long Island Power Authority to prioritize restoring power to gas stations in order to help alleviate the gas shortage plaguing Long Island. "According to the gas retailers and local officials I've been speaking to," Schumer said, "there are still many gas stations with available supply sitting without power. We are currently in a gas crisis and LIPA needs to add stations with available supply to its priority list immediately."
Another concern regarding gasoline shortages is the process of price gouging, which is when businesses exploit emergency situations by charging excessive prices for vital consumer commodities, such as gasoline.


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Taste your way across the world with Oceania Cruises' unique Culinary Discovery Tours and other epicurean excursions. Exotic towers of spices, vines overflowing with luscious grapes and fragrant fresh produce hint at the culinary culture of your destination as you enjoy privileged access to vibrant local markets and renowned wineries. Then, be granted an insider's perspective through immersive tastings and hands-on culinary lessons to gain even more insight into the authentic dishes of the region.
Prime your palate for delectable discoveries as you touch, taste and inhale the scents of local ingredients within your destination, followed by a bounty of culinary experiences that forever connect you to the locale.
Create in the steps of Oceania Cruises' esteemed Chef Franck Garanger. Here, we share his special recipe for Capellini Alla Emilio.
Returning to Oceania after the birth of his son Emilio in 2005, Chef Franck Garanger was inspired to create this dish in his honor. The artichokes are seasonal to his birth month, while cherry tomatoes are a reminder of Emilio's round, cherubic face.
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Whether you're honing your knife skills with a seasoned chef, dining in Master Chef Jacques Pépin's eponymous restaurant or even joining the legendary restaurateur as he personally hosts Rome- and Lisbon-bound voyages this fall, Oceania's reputation for presenting "The Finest Cuisine at Sea" is more than a promise — it's the hallmark of each and every sailing.


text: We met up with Casey & Dustin in Bragg Creek to do their engagement photos. We started off at a small lake in Bragg Creek Provincial Park and finished the session at Elbow Falls. It turned about to be a beautiful day! The Bragg Creek area and Elbow Falls are great locations for an engagement photo session. We are really looking forward to photographing Cassandra & Dustin's wedding next summer at the Cochrane RancheHouse.


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Just got back from the game and finished reading this entire thread.
1. Zatkoff looked horrible all night. While the first goal was a pretty good shot, it still seemed like a stoppable one. He seemed rattled from that point on. Not impressed with him at all. Yes, just one game, but he looked ba double d badd.
2. The entire team looked flat and lost most of the game. Compared to how smooth and controlled their breakouts have been the first few games, they looked like a team that hasn't played in a month. Sloppy passing, just nothing really generated offensively.
3. Glad to see I'm not just a whiner about the officiating. I sat there half the game wondering why the officiating was so bad 4 games into the season. Swear I saw Mario go on a breakaway dragging a Nordique down the ice with him. The non-call on the PP when Bennett was baffling (granted, there were zero replays other than goals on Florida nice brand new scoreboard). It seems like every time they play the Panthers, the officiating sucks.
4. After Zatkoff looked bad the first two goals, I started paying attention to Maata instead. I thought he had another solid game, especially against Florida's top 2 young players Huberdeau and Barkstrom. Huberdeau tried to fancy stickhandle around him and he broke up the play, and did something similar with Barkstrom. He looked strong all night, and seemed to have good acceleration. Bortuzzo didn't look to bad either, although I did see he was a minus 2.
I've seen some bad Penguins teams before Crosby play some bad games here in Florida, but this is defintely one of the worst games I have watched the Pens play in person with the talent they have. They just seemed to have no jump or energy. I know Jokinen got hurt and that had an affect, but it also appeared after he came back that Bylsma was changing the lines up almost every shift. Hopefully they decide they want to play hockey tomorrow. Didn't seem like it tonight. I did like Crosby going after the Panthers player for the hit on Dupuis. Was it dirty, not that I could see....seemed a tad late, but again, no replays for me.


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Home / News and resources / Websites of interest
Research is a key element of our work and here are some of the websites that have influenced our thinking or caught our eye as we have delivered our digital, print and branding projects.
Horizontal Attention Leans Left (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
People spent more than twice as much time looking at the left side of the page as they do the right:
* Left half of screen: 69% of viewing time
* Right half of screen: 30% of viewing time
The remaining 1% of viewing time was spent to the right of the initially-visible 1,024 pixels. Such information is visible only after horizontal scrolling, and the minute amount of attention it attracts confirms the guideline to avoid horizontal scrolling.
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20+ of The Best Designed Tourism Sites For Your Inspiration | Web ...
As we are gearing up for summer time and starting to plan vacations I wanted to take a look at an area that can help us in our travel plans and perhaps give us some great design ideas at the same time. Today lets take a look at 20+ of the best tourism sites from around the world whose one goal is to impress you, quickly give you the information you need and then get you to visit.
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5 Top jQuery Chart Libraries for Interactive Charts | Graphic and Web ...
Nowadays the need for an easy way to add interactive charts becomes essential because we are shifting from pc applications
to web application. jQuery and other libraries allows to make accessible data visualization in (x)HTML, giving us this needed functionality.
In this article we are going to present 5 chart libraries that suit different needs from simple charts to high complex charts. Most of them are free for personal and commercial use.
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The Opposite of Fitts' Law
If you've ever wrangled a user interface, you've probably heard of Fitts' Law. It's pretty simple -- the larger an item is, and the closer it is to your cursor, the easier it is to click on. Kevin Hale put together a great visual summary of Fitts' Law, so rather than over-explain it, I'll refer you there.
The short version of Fitts' law, to save you all that tedious reading, is this:
* Put commonly accessed UI elements on the edges of the screen. Because the cursor automatically stops at the edges, they will be easier to click on.
* Make clickable areas as large as you can. Larger targets are easier to click on.
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jQuery Spritely | Spritely
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How old is the average Twitter or Facebook user? What about all the other social network sites, like MySpace, LinkedIn, and so on? How is age distributed across the millions and millions of social network users out there?
To find out, we pulled together age statistics for 19 different social network sites, and crunched the numbers.
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Designing Websites for Kids: Trends and Best Practices - Smashing Magazine
Websites designed for children have been largely overlooked in web design articles and design roundups, but there are many beautiful and interesting design elements and layouts presented on children's websites that are worthy of discussion and analysis. There are also a number of best practices that are exclusive to web design for children's sites — practices that should usually not be attempted on a typical website.
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35 Super Crisp and Clean Free Fonts To Help Make Your Designs Great ...
The difference between a good design and a great design sometimes comes down to the fonts you are using. There are so many different styles, faces, themes and looks to choose from it is sometimes very hard to find just the right one. While there are countless wonderful and affordable fonts to buy, most of the time you can find equally great ones for free. More than ever some great typography designers and type foundries are sharing some of their beautiful designs with the public for free.
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There are those times when starting a new project that we ask "what colors do you want me to design with?", and we get the answer we always thought we wanted to hear…there are no specific colors and we can use our imagination. The opportunities are endless, and that is sometimes a problem. With this perceived lack of limits it can sometimes be difficult to find focus and direction in our designs.
Where do we start? What colors work best? When developing a full color logo and we don't know where to begin, we should look to be inspired by the best in order to keep the creativity flowing.
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35 Inspiring Retro and Vintage Print Designs and Tutorials
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text: My g/f's step dad has a 30-35g tank with 3 or 4 goldfish and 2 others of a different kind. I notced his goldfish aren't lookin really gold. They look awful, more like silver fish with spots of orange on em. One goldfish has a black patch covering most of the top of him and his head. His tank looks awful. The walls look like they never been scrubbed. Ibelieve hes running a aquaclear 200 if I remmebr correctly. But the media looks disgusting. I remmebr he had a Betta in their awhile back and it died in 3 days. He doesn't test the water for anything. Maybe does a water change once a month and feeds em twice a day. Hes had these fish and his tank set up for a year now and the other two fish which are not goldfish look fine, in fact one of the others is the largest but he tends to hide in a cave almost always except to eat food scraps, rarely comes up. I'm not sure what kind these other two fish are but I can try to describe them. They look like goldfishes except they have light grey and black coloured thick stripes horizontally on their body. Also I think for the age of the goldfishes they should be more plump but they still grow. They only eat goldfish flakes and the temp of the tank is 77F. I feel really bad for the fish. When I go over their I always feed them even if they ate earlier because I think they should be eating more then twice a day. I don't know much about these fish only their environment. What can I do to make them more healthy and happy?


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Last week I decided to go shopping for a bra. The one I wear every day is finally losing any possibility of holding anything up!
Last week I decided to go shopping for a bra. The one I wear every day is finally losing any possibility of holding anything up! You may be wondering why I only have one bra. Well I do have several, but each one subjects me to various forms of torture that include pain, reduced oxygen supply from underwire hell, and strap marks that resemble gullies left by dried-up riverbeds.
Oh, yes, I know there are probably bras out there that fit well, and believe me, I've made many efforts to find them. They seem to feel OK initially, but then over a period of time they turn against me like a caged animal.
I decided this time I'm going to a store that has "bra specialists." I'm assigned a salesperson with a foreign accent that makes her sound like she might have been in a World War II movie. She has a full figure and carries a tape measure as if it were a badge of honor. She takes lots of measurements and then asks many questions about my lifestyle.
She then decides on several selections that just might do the trick. Then it's time to go into the dressing room with "Helga" to get her input and suggestions. But first she explains how to put the bra on. This in itself is an art and one that I have never seemed to be able to imitate. She babbles on about getting proper alignment, and all I can think of is my mechanic, who uses the same terminology when talking about the tires on my car.
Finally, I am in the bra, all lined up and everything is at attention. She mentions that my old bra wasn't doing anything for me. Well, I never asked it to do anything for me. I didn't realize we had a partnership. She convinces me that I must buy the bra and a few others that have the same construction. Now I'm beginning to feel like I should have on a hard hat and be able to drive a truck.
So I trust her judgment and start to feel euphoric, like I finally found the holy grail of bras. But after several days I start to feel twinges of pain. I think I should endure even if it is simply to honor "Helga" and her quest to help women conquer becoming vertically challenged.
But then I decide to literally release myself from bra prison and just let everything float freely and naturally. Hey, it just may be time to "let go and let loose."
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