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Text Extractor Yanks Aching PDF Problem
Oct 1, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Text Extractor - Extract text from PDF & Image with OCR by Gerald Ni of Lighten Software is available at the Mac App Store for US$12.99.
Nobody likes shuffling through paper documents to do research on anything. Even if you have a big desk, its surface can get cluttered quickly when dealing with the byproduct of dead trees.
That's why PDFs are so alluring. Adobe's cross-platform file format provides a convenient way to turn paper documents into more manageable digital ones.
There's a hangup, however. Some PDFs are image files. As such, they're more like picture files than word processing documents. That can be very annoying, especially when trying to cut and paste quotes from the PDF document.
Both scanners and OCR software can put a dent in a researcher's wallet. Commercial OCR programs typically cost more than $70 and low-end scanners sell at about the same price point. So an app like Text Extractor, which sells at the Mac App Store for $12.99, can be a real bargain for researchers who need an occasional PDF image file turned into text.
Surprising Accuracy
One problem with low-priced OCR software is that it usually isn't very accurate. If OCR isn't accurate, it will be more trouble than it's worth -- unless you're a really bad typist.
Gerald Ni of Lighten Software, the developer of Text Extractor, claims 90 percent accuracy for his app when working with a high-quality source file. If anything, he might be underestimating the accuracy of his app. In fact, its accuracy is as good as its much higher-priced competitors in the market.
Text Extractor does just that: It extracts text from an image PDF. If you want to create a duplicate text PDF -- one laid out exactly as the original and with the same fonts -- you'll need one of those higher-priced OCR programs. If you just want the image PDF turned into a text file, then Text Extractor is your app.
As with all OCR programs, Text Extractor will stumble from time to time. For example, when I scanned a grand jury indictment -- online court documents are notorious for being image rather than text PDFs -- the first page was marred with stamps. There was a filed-with-the-court stamp with handwritten initials, an ORIGINAL stamp, and the case number stamps.
The text in those stamps is of poor quality, and they appear askew on the page. Even the best OCR software would have a problem with that kind of copy. What's surprising is not that Text Extractor flubbed the text in the stamps but that it reliably interpreted the good text around the stamps. That makes it easy to strip out the junk characters created by the stamps.
Ligature Challenged
Text Extractor's OCR was tripped up by a few typographic curveballs. For example, fonts with ligatures are also common in court documents.
Ligatures are used in typesetting to tighten up words and make a line of type look tighter. The letters "fi," for instance, will appear as a single character with no space between the two characters.
That f-i ligature was used several times in the document I brought into Text Extractor, which replaced it with nonsense characters.
Ligatures aren't just a problem with OCR programs, though. I've cut passages from text PDFs that contain ligatures that were turned into nonsense when pasted into a word processing document because the font I was using didn't support them.
I also found Text Extractor fumbling on smart quotes. That's a little more serious problem than being unable to handle arcane typographic characters, because those are more likely to be found in a document than ligatures.
Easy to Use
Text Extractor complements its high-quality OCR with a nice simple interface. To bring a document into the program, you click a large Open File button at the top of the screen. A Finder window will open, and you can search for the file you want to bring into the app.
Then you can slip the OCR slider control to On and choose a language for scanning. In addition to English, nine languages are supported: Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.
Beside the language menu, there's a dropdown menu for choosing whether to scan all the pages in the document or the current page.
However, you can also select portions of a document for OCR treatment or exclude portions of a document for scanning. That's useful for excluding tabular material or charts in a document. Text Extractor does not covert tables into text very well.
After setting up your document for scanning, you click the large Extract button on the right of the screen and Text Extractor will start cooking. The program converts documents into text at a good clip, but results will vary by the size of the document and the muscle in your Mac.
Converted text will appear in a pane beside the original document for easy comparison. Once converted, you can cut and paste the text into other documents or export the whole converted document to a text file.
Text Extractor is a dandy program for researchers with an occasional need to turn image PDFs into text and a desire to avoid the expense of hardware scanners and elaborate OCR programs.
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Birnbaum, a Queens native, launched Wine Cellar Sorbets in 2000 with partner Dave Zablocki, who's no longer with the company. Wine Cellar Sorbets came to life after Birnbaum and Zablocki had an idea to open a wine bar in Brooklyn, but when Birnbaum got word of Zablocki's new wine sorbet concoction, the plan changed to something much bigger than just a wine bar.
"It wasn't what I was looking for at first, but I just liked the idea so much," said Birnbaum, 38, who grew up in Flushing. "I always wanted to start my own business."
The chief ingredient in Birnbaums wine sorbet blend is of course the wine, which he purchases from private vineyards. But no worries kids, you don't have to be 21 to buy it. Thanks to Birnbaums top-secret "de-alcoholizing" method, the alcohol content in Wine Cellar Sorbets is reduced to a mere .5%, sparing the frozen wine delight from sales restrictions.
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The home of a former Kaufman County, Texas, judge who says he was questioned by agents just hours after the district attorney and his wife were shot to death last month was searched Friday afternoon.
Local, state and federal agents are at Eric Williams' home in Kaufman executing a search warrant.
The FBI, Texas Rangers and Kaufman County investigators are gathering evidence related to the murders of District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife and the murder of Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse back in January, according to Kaufman County public information officer Lt. Justin Lewis.
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In an interview April 3, Williams told NBC 5 DFW he had nothing to do with the McLellands' murders and doesn't even own a gun.
"If I was in their shoes, I would want to talk to me," Eric Williams had said in an interview at his house. "In the investigators' minds, they want to check with me to do their process of elimination."
Williams, a former Kaufman County justice of the peace, was charged with theft and later convicted in a high-profile trial. He was kicked out of office, and his law license was suspended. He was sentenced to two years' probation and is appealing his conviction.
But he said he is not bitter and wouldn't want to harm anyone.
"I've cooperated with law enforcement," Williams told NBC 5 DFW on April 3. "I certainly wish them the best in bringing justice to this incredibly egregious act."
Williams' name has swirled around the courthouse because his trial was sensational news in this small community, and it included testimony of death threats.
William said he was contacted by investigators on March 30 — only about three hours after McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were found dead inside their Forney home.
He said he met the agents at a nearby restaurant, where he allowed them to swab his hands for gunpowder residue. He also gave them his and his wife's cellphones, which they returned the next day.
"I know I didn't do anything," he said. "I know where I was."
Williams said he was at home with his wife or up the street at his in-laws late Friday and Saturday.
He expressed shock at the crime and sympathy for the victims' families.
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Recovering from the GNIRS Overheating
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GNIRS: What Happened
GNIRS in the lab for cold head service.
At the end of April, GNIRS was warmed up for routine cold head service. In the process of servicing the cold heads, the fast warm-up system and vacuum pumps were left on over the weekend (which is normal operating procedure).
The GNIRS fast warm-up system has been used about a dozen times without incident. The system has a completely independent controller that shuts off power to the heater resistors when a set point is reached. It is independent of all other Gemini and GNIRS software. For some reason the controller failed, continuously heating GNIRS until it reached temperatures near 200° C for an unknown period of time. The fast warm-up system did not have thermal fuses or circuit breakers.
When Gemini staff arrived on Monday, they recognized there was a problem and shut the heaters off. They then allowed GNIRS to passively cool for several days with the pumps running. After it had cooled, the dewar was opened and the main components inspected by a team of Gemini engineers and scientists. The "Phase 1" assessment was carefully planned with input from the NOAO staff that built GNIRS.
Contamination on the inside of the window was an early indication that all was not well in the dewar.
After the initial inspection, it was obvious that some components were damaged, but many are clearly fine. Interestingly, vaporized plastic and resin condensed on the window, the outer vacuum jacket and radiation shields, which were the coolest parts (near ambient temperatures). Much of the interior was relatively clean.
GNIRS suffered some structural damage to the G10 fiberglass struts that support the full weight of the optical bench.
The fiberglass resin did not survive the baking and some of the struts cracked or broke.
As the engineers looked deeper, the full extent of the damage started to become apparent.
Everything with a low melting point melted.
In particular, the delrin plastic spacers used in filter wheels and lens assemblies melted, and will need to be replaced. The filters and possibly some other optics may need to be cleaned or re-polished and re-coated, or replaced if necessary.
Unfortunately, the science detector was lost. Note the holes in the InSb Aladdin 3 detectorÑa close inspection shows the bump bonds and MUX underneath. Indium has a low melting point (120°C), and the array was damaged beyond repair.
Indium is used to bump-bond the InSb detector to the underlying Si multiplexer. It is also used as an electrical insulator connecting the cold strap to the detector mount.
The wiring, connectors, and insulation all appear to have survived.
In summary, the science detector, the detector mount*, the OIWFS detector*, the fiberglass struts, the plastic delrin spacers, the filters*, the window*, the copper cold straps, and some sensor diodes were damaged (we have spares for those marked with an asterisk).
The dewar and optical bench, most mechanisms, the wiring, the motors and electronics appear to be OK. As of May 11, we are still uncertain about the status of the gratings, the optical coatings and surfaces of the diamond turned mirrors, the cold head displacers, and the slit mechanism (delrin). These will be inspected in detail shortly.
GNIRS: Next Phase
We are now starting the second phase of damage assessment, including testing all the motors and wiring. We are also testing possible techniques for cleaning the optics and other surfaces. The composition of the residue is being identified at a lab. We are carefully examining everything in greater detail and looking into procuring replacements parts, including a new Aladdin array. To help us with the full assessment, Jay Elias (the GNIRS PI, NOAO) and John White (Gemini-North instrumentation engineer) are on Cerro Pachon working with the Gemini-South team of engineers.
GNIRS: Recovery Plan
Once we have a full assessment of the damage, we will know what work needs to be done to bring GNIRS back to full functionality. At that point we will decide where to perform the work, and whose help will be needed to do it. It is worth emphasizing that GNIRS is not lost - the vast majority of its parts are fine. The work to fix GNIRS will be significant, though, and it will take several months. At a minimum, we will need to rebuild the G10 fiberglass supports and reassemble the instrument. We will need to inspect and rebuild the cooling systems. Some of the optics will need to be cleaned, and some may require re-polishing and re-coating. All the optics will have to be realigned and the mechanisms tested. A new array will be installed, tested, and characterized. Finally, we will recommission GNIRS on the telescope.
Gemini's multi-instrument queue provides flexibility in dealing with the temporary loss of GNIRS. An agreement with NOAO to leave Phoenix at Gemini for the rest of 2007 is being negotiated. A special call for proposals was issued inviting proposals for additional bright-time programs using GMOS, T-ReCS and Phoenix. NICI commissioning is under way now, and the NICI campaign may begin in 2007B when NICI commissioning is complete. These will all be important steps to insure that the full scientific potential of the telescope is met while this unfortunate setback with GNIRS is fixed. GNIRS is one of our most important facility instruments, and we are optimistic about getting it back on line as soon as practical.
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PEBBLE BEACH — Like any PGA Tour rookie, James Hahn wants to keep making cuts and earning a decent living.
He's OK with going viral as well.
The former Cal player, who will make his debut in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, shook up the golfing world — and his hips — with a snappy Gangnam Style dance after nailing a birdie putt Sunday at the notorious 16th hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
The Pebble Beach event will boast towering four-time champion Phil Mickelson, along with Dustin Johnson, a two-time winner fresh from a week off. But the tournament also has its zany side, which makes the 31-year-old Hahn a good fit in the salty air.
The fact that Hahn, of Alameda, shot a final-round 62 and finished tied for 16th in Phoenix was overshadowed by his dance, which, as of late Tuesday afternoon, had more than 190,000 views on YouTube.
Hahn said he was inspired after learning from Bubba Watson, whom he follows on Twitter, that everyone was trying to come up with unique antics on the 16th hole — a stadium hole in which fans, some inebriated, boo anyone who misses the green off the tee.
"There's so many ideas," Hahn said. "I've watched that golf tournament for the last 10 years. Everyone growing up as a kid is saying: 'What would I do if I was on 16 in the final round and made birdie?' I knew I wanted to do something special, something fun. But I knew it would only happen if I made birdie."
There were a couple of other ideas he considered.
"The Aaron Rodgers Discount Double Check," he said. "There's also the Tebow. Everybody knows the Tebow. … The Beyonce: 'If you like it, put a ring on it.' … And then the Gangnam Style dance. I made birdie, lifted up the putter, walked off the green, and I was possessed."
So much for staid golfers. Hahn described the atmosphere as incredible.
Out-of-body experiences aside, Hahn had already made a name for himself with a final-round 62 at the Humana Challenge on Jan. 20, when he finished tied for fourth and earned $246,400.
He has made four cuts in four attempts this season, one year removed from having to grind out a spot in the top 25 on the Web.com tour to earn his card. He was fifth on the money list.
Hahn said he did not play Pebble Beach as a junior, only playing it for the first time three years ago.
"I was going to wait until I made it on the PGA Tour to play the rotational golf courses," he said. "It was kind of a reward for me. I've gotten a lot of offers. Friends would want to take me out to Pebble Beach, and I'd always decline and say, 'No, that's the holy ground. I'm not allowed to step foot on there unless it was a professional event.' I think I've earned my way up here and I'm enjoying every experience."
Hahn, born in Seoul, South Korea, jokingly said his friends now call him up requesting dance lessons and threaten to heckle him with signs during his rounds.
His agent, Ben Walter, says the tour is now promoting a more athletic, outgoing type of player — such as Johnson, Watson and Keegan Bradley.
Hahn fits the profile. Plus, he has a charitable side. During the 2010 season Hahn fashioned an Oakland Children's Hospital logo and donated $100 for every birdie he made that year (350) to the hospital.
Walter says Hahn is living his dream on tour, something he'd probably hoped to do a few years ago.
"First of all, he's got the game to back up his personality," Walter said. "He's got a lot of feel. He's got a lot of creativity. He practices a lot on his short game, so he's a feel player by trade, and so that kind feeds into his personalty and who he is. He's not going to change anything. He's just a fun guy, too."
You only need to visit YouTube to see that.
Because he is starting at MPCC, Mickelson, whose amateur partner is banker Skip McGee, will play Pebble Beach Golf Links on Saturday, annually known as celebrity day on the famed links.
Other featured first-round pairings at MPCC include Johnson, the 2009 and 2010 Pro-Am winner, and his amateur partner Wayne Gretzky, 2011 Pro-Am winners D.A. Points and Bill Murray, and Jason Day and 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh.
Webb Simpson, who won last year's U.S. Open at The Olympic Club, will also open at MPCC with actor/partner Andy Garcia.
Those opening at Spyglass Hill, normally considered the toughest of the three venues, include 2006 U.S. Open winner Geoff Ogilvy, Jim Furyk and three-time major winner Padraig Harrington.
At Pebble Beach, Lee Westwood, playing in the AT&T Pro-Am for the first time since 2005, will tee it up with former Pro-Am champ Vijay Singh. Westwood's amateur partner is his father, John.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who's a member at nearby Cypress Point Club, will also open at Pebble Beach with pro partner Jason Bohn.
Harrington, however, said he won't be wearing them at this week's Pro-Am.
At last week's Phoenix Open, the Irishman explained how it's been a task to find the right pair.
"They've managed all the way through my practice round up until I started hitting wedges on the range, and I could have been sowing potatoes after a while in the divots I was taking," Harrington said. "I don't know if those glasses will make it."
In the offseason, Harrington began working with an eye specialist.
"It's kind of the way these days, you know, you're looking for specialists in every area of the game, whether it's short game specialists, putting, long game coach, psychology, everything is par for the modern game, and this is just another little addition," Harrington said.
Correspondent Jerry Stewart contributed to this story.
WHEN: Thursday through Sunday
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San Francisco Giants' young champions outduel former 49ers in Pebble Beach charity event.
WHEN: Through next Sunday.
WHERE: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and Monterey Peninsula Country Club in Pebble Beach.
WHO: Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, Lee Westwood, Webb Simpson, Nick Watney, Jim Furyk, Hunter Mahan and Robert Garrigus are among the pros who are scheduled to play. Several celebrities will be joining the 156 pros, including Bill Murray, Bill Belichick, Matt Cain, Wayne Gretzky, Jerry Rice, Aaron Rodgers, Justin Verlander, Ray Romano, Tony Romo and Andy Roddick.
FORMAT: Foursomes rotate among the three courses Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On the final day, the low 60 pros (plus ties) play at Pebble Beach, as do the low 25 pro-am teams.
PURSE: $6.5 million for the pros ($1,152,000 to the winner).
TV: Thursday — noon-3 p.m., Golf Channel; Friday — noon-3 p.m., Golf Channel; Saturday — 10-11:30 a.m., Golf Channel, noon-3 p.m., Ch. 5; Sunday — 10-11:30 a.m., Golf Channel, noon-3:30 p.m., Ch. 5.
SCHEDULE: Wednesday — Practice rounds at all three courses, 7 a.m.; 3M Celebrity Challenge at Pebble Beach, 11 a.m.; Thursday — Tournament begins at all three courses, 8 a.m.; Friday — Second round at all three courses, 8 a.m.; Saturday — Third round at all three courses, 8 a.m.; Sunday — Final round at Pebble Beach, 7:30 a.m.
LAST YEAR: Mickelson shot a final-round 64 and won for the fourth time, at 17-under 269. In the pro-am, Padraig Harrington and J.P. McManus finished tied for first with Brian Harman and Gregg Ontiveros at 35-under 251.
TICKETS: Daily tickets for Thursday through Sunday, $60. Weekly badges: $150.
PARKING: Wednesday through Saturday, spectators are urged to park at Cal State-Monterey Bay and use the courtesy buses. Follow "AT&T Golf" signs on Highway 1. Parking for the disabled is available at the Spanish Bay Beach Parking Lot; follow "AT&T Golf" signs.


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Orlando, Florida – June 25, 2014 – (INTUITION by Perspective Group) – Nestled in a private enclave between scenic Riviera Maya and bustling Cancun, the 103-all-suite Grand Residences Riviera Cancun debuted in December 2013 as the newest resort in the Royal Resorts collection. The resort recently celebrated its sixth month in operation.
Affiliated with The Leading Hotels of the World, this private enclave in picturesque Puerto Morelos sets a new standard in luxury and beachfront living. "Grand Residences succeeds in creating the perfect blend of a laid-back tropical escape and true five star services and amenities," says [Dr. Simon Crawford Welch, Chief Marketing Officer].
What's more, Grand Residences has received plenty of recognition from both the industry and vacationers, having earned TripAdvisor's top ranking in Puerto Morales (with a 94% rating), as well as two 2013 Perspective Magazine awards (Best Fractional Resort in Latin America and Best Fractional Resort Worldwide).
These accolades are because this peaceful sanctuary sets a new standard in luxury beachfront living. The sprawling beachfront suites blend the familiar comforts of home with luxurious amenities and unique touches, such as artisanal gifts at each turndown and chef's demonstrations with customized menus available for small groups. Gourmet dining, a world-class gym, spa and salon and personalized beach and pool service complete the experience to create the ultimate setting for an intimate couples' escape or a large family gathering.
As its name suggests, Grand Residences provides home-away-from-home accommodations for the entire family. The resort's all-suite accommodations are 50 percent larger than other similar units, with more than 8,817 square feet of living space in the four-bedroom presidential penthouse. Groups of up to 13 can be comfortably accommodated together under one roof, perfect for multigenerational travel, and full-sized gourmet kitchens and laundry rooms support the needs of extended stays. Many suites offer private pools with spacious terraces, and all are beautifully appointed with the finest fittings, artwork and custom furnishings. All suites have an updated classic décor with elements from the colonial haciendas of Central Mexico.
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Grand Residences offers a premier beachfront location and the unique advantage of spectacular beach views from all suites. Just south of the tranquil fishing village, the resort is uniquely set between a nature preserve and the world's largest barrier reef, and the white-sand beach is just steps away from guest suites.
But this warm Mexican environment also folds in the art of European hospitality. The resort is led by an Italian general manager with extensive industry experience, and a French executive chef combines his classical training in top kitchens in Lausanne and Paris with years of experience with Mexican cuisine. Every evening at 4 p.m. guests can enjoy traditional European tea service complete with a variety of teas, pastries and sweets.
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Grand Residences enjoys the longevity of its parent company, Royal Resorts. As a highly successful real estate development corporation, Royal Resorts has specialized in developing and operating large-scale projects in Cancún and Riviera Maya for more than 30 years, and is a pioneer of vacation ownership development in Mexico.
"We are more than pleased with the success of Grand Residences and incredibly positive reception it continues to generate," says [Dr. Kemil A. Rizk, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Resorts]. "We look forward to many years of providing the highest levels of service and amenities there in order to ensure our owners and guests are beyond satisfied."
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Founded in Cancun in 1975, Royal Resorts® is a pioneer in the Mexican tourism industry and a leading company in the international vacation ownership and resort lifestyle business. The company offers four beachfront resorts in Cancun: The Royal Cancun®, The Royal Caribbean®, The Royal Islander® and The Royal Sands® and one in the Riviera Maya, The Royal Haciendas®, which is located five minutes north of Playa del Carmen. Royal Resorts has more than 85,000 member families from 51 countries. Independent surveys report a member satisfaction rate of more than 95 percent, one of the industry's highest.
A newly designed Signature Club enhances Royal Resorts and expands member benefits with four types of membership: Silver, Gold, Platinum and President's Circle. The Royal Resorts Signature Club is open to all Royal Resorts members.
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A West Texas field producing from the naturally fractured Grayburg formation was one of the first waterfloods in the region's carbonate reservoir. The customer identified a significant number of waterflood patterns that suffered from severe communication between injectors and their offset producers. High water production and poor sweep efficiency resulted in greater operating costs and lower oil production.
The estimated incremental oil was 488,000 bbl, resulting in an incremental cost per barrel of $4.68.
Based on the geological information and water flood communication analysis using injection and production data, our TIORCO enhanced oil recovery (EOR) experts recommended a crosslinked polymer gel solution to correct the rapid water channeling through fractures and high permeability streaks. Laboratory analysis was performed and it was determined the MARCIT polymer gel system would be optimal based on reservoir temperature and the injection water total dissolved solids (TDS). The gel is made up of a medium molecular weight partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide and a crosslinker which are mixed on the surface using specialty equipment and then injected downhole. The reaction rate is sufficiently delayed to allow for placement of the gel in the reservoir.
From 2001 to 2006, 24 injectors were treated in four phases using an average gel volume of 16,550 bbl per well of gel polymer with concentrations from 1,500 to 10,000 ppm. Each injection well had an individual gel volume design based off the estimated thief zone volume between the injector and offset producers. The pumped gel volume and concentrations were changed on-the-fly based on the injection pressure response, which is a good indicator of how effective the gel is filling up the offending reservoir features.
The polymer gel was placed in the high permeability features and fractures responsible for high water production and low sweep efficiency, without damaging low permeability rock matrix. Increasing the MARCIT gel strength allowed the injection pressure to continuously increase throughout the treatment. Oil production increased three months after the first treatment, followed by continual oil rate increases and a significant change in the oil production decline throughout the four phases.
The estimated incremental oil was 488,000 bbl, resulting in an incremental cost per barrel of $4.68, an average payout per phase of 12 months, and an internal rate of return for the customer of 31%.
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Pinch hitter Eric Hinske belted a long two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep.
With Cliff Pennington aboard following a leadoff double, Hinske drove a 1-2 pitch from John Axford (0-1) onto the concourse beyond the wall in center field. Hinske raised his right arm as he rounded second with his eighth career pinch-hit homer.
Tony Sipp (1-0) struck out two in a perfect 10th inning and Heath Bell held on for his first save after J.J. Putz blew an opportunity in the ninth.
Jonathan Lucroy had a one-out RBI single, but Rickie Weeks and pinch hitter Kyle Lohse - a starting pitcher forced into duty after manager Ron Roenicke ran through his available players - struck out to end the game.
Ailing slugger Ryan Braun stepped into the on-deck circle with Weeks at the plate, but Roenicke called him back into the dugout after he struck out.
Aaron Hill also had a two-run homer as Arizona earned its fourth consecutive win and improved to 5-1 for the third time in franchise history. The Diamondbacks also won five of their first six games in 2000 and 2012.
Milwaukee has dropped five in a row since it beat Colorado 5-4 in 10 innings on opening day. Yovani Gallardo was hit hard again, yielding four runs and nine hits in six innings, but remained unbeaten in eight career starts against Arizona.
The Brewers played without Braun, who is out with a neck injury, and shortstop Jean Segura was pulled before the fifth inning due to a bruised left quad. Third baseman Aramis Ramirez went on the disabled list on Saturday with a sprained left knee, and first baseman Corey Hart is expected to miss the first month of the season recovering from right knee surgery.
Segura was injured when Gerardo Parra made a hard slide into his leg to break up a potential double play in the third inning. Segura tried to stay in the game, earning a loud cheer from the Miller Park crowd, but was replaced in the field before Arizona batted in the fifth.
The Diamondbacks carried a 6-4 lead into the ninth, but the Brewers jumped all over Putz to send the game to extra innings. It was the first blown save of the season for the closer.
Pinch hitter Josh Prince started the rally with his first career hit, a long drive to center for a leadoff double. Norichika Aoki then singled to right on the next pitch, giving him three RBIs on his bobblehead day.
Aoki swiped second and scampered home on Jonathan Lucroy's one-out single, delighting the Miller Park crowd of 37,733. The Brewers had a chance to end the game right there, but Lucroy was stranded when Weeks and Alex Gonzalez struck out to end the inning.
Aoki had a career-high four hits and Gonzalez belted a solo homer in the fourth, but it wasn't enough as the Brewers once again struggled to contain Paul Goldschmidt and Hill.
Goldschmidt bounced a two-run single into center field in the third and Hill connected in the seventh, driving Burke Badenhop's third pitch over the wall in left to lift Arizona to a 6-3 lead. Hill also had a solo shot in the Diamondbacks' 9-2 win on Saturday night.
Hill went 3 for 6 and is batting .490 (25 for 51) with three homers and eight RBIs in 12 career games against Milwaukee. Goldschmidt had six hits and five RBIs in the series, and is hitting .400 (12 for 30) in eight games against the Brewers.
NOTES: If everything goes well, the Diamondbacks think they will get OF Cody Ross back before they open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 12. Ross is rehabbing a strained left calf. ... Arizona LF Gerardo Parra went 1 for 6 and is batting .414 (12 for 30). "He is off to a good start," manager Kirk Gibson said. "It certainly helps him to be playing every day. (Martin) Prado has been a great influence on him. He is happy." ... RHP Marco Estrada (0-0, 7.20 ERA) gets the ball when Milwaukee opens a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Estrada will be opposed by RHP Edwin Jackson (0-1, 3.60) in the first game of the season at Wrigley Field. ... Arizona hosts Pittsburgh on Monday in the opener of a three-game set. Diamondbacks RHP Trevor Cahill (0-1, 4.76) is slated to face LHP Wandy Rodriguez (1-0, 0.00).
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|Use activated (see text)
This complicated, mechanical-looking ear clasp adheres to a spot just behind the ear of a humanoid, fitting and staying in place magically. The wearer of this device may press a button on the clasp as a free action to activate it once per day. While activated, the wearer can deactivate it at any time by pressing the button again as another free action.
While activated, the device will record everything the wearer hears for up to 7 minutes (70 rounds) using any auditory abilities or enhancements the wearer possesses. At the end of the 7 minutes, the device automatically deactivates. If the device is deactivated before the end of the 7 minutes, it can be used again the next day to record more, picking up the recording where it left off until it has a total of 7 minutes recorded. The wearer can restart recording from the beginning (thereby erasing any existing recording) on any given day by holding the button down as a move-quivalent action, or an action as part of another move action that doesn't require at least one hand.
Anyone wearing the Ear Scribe can listen to what it has recorded by concentrating for as long as the recording lasts. Concentrating on listening is a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity. The wearer can make a concentration check to listen the audio quickly (DC 15), taking one-tenth the time to listen to the whole audio, though still requiring a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity each round. The listener can begin the audio at any recorded point (in terms of rounds, for example six rounds into the recording) as a free action at the beginning of the round they begin to listen with a DC 10 Concentration check. Any attempt to begin the recording at a point that has no recording (like 12 rounds into a recording that's only 9 rounds long) automatically fails.
Upon being put on, the user is immediately aware of any existing recording and its overall length, though not the content of the recording or the identity of the recorder. They are also aware of how to operate the device.
This device only records auditory information. For visual recording or both audio and video, see the Eye Scribe or Journal Stone, respectively.
Prerequisites: CL 7th; Craft Wondrous Item; clairaudience, ventriloquism, mnemonic enhancer; 5,400 gp + 404 XP.


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Located in Regina, Saskatchewan, on the corner of Albert Street and 1st Ave., Crestview Chrysler is the cornerstone of the Knight Automotive Group. From Crestview Chrysler's early beginnings and with continued outstanding service and dedication to our customers, Crestview Chrysler has become one of the largest Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram dealerships in Saskatchewan. Crestview Chrysler has the biggest supply of new Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles in southern Saskatchewan. With a 35 vehicle showroom and 67,000 square foot facility, it is easy to see why Crestview Chrysler is the dealer of choice in Saskatchewan.
When it comes to quality pre-owned vehicles, Crestview Chrysler carries one of the largest used car inventories in Saskatchewan. We take pride in making it stress-free for you to buy a reliable used car or a used truck that can meet your needs. If we do not have the vehicle you want on the lot, talk to one of our sales consultants about our vehicle locator or try our online Car Finder.
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Oklahoma changed its execution protocols twice this year. State officials have five options for lethal injections, including a new three-drug mixture that was used for the first time Tuesday.
Two of the drugs used carry warnings that they can suppress the respiratory system, and the third warns that cardiac trouble can occur with high but non-lethal doses and lists specific steps to take if a patient receives too much of the drug but doesn't die.
MIDAZOLAM (sedative)
Warning labels that accompany packages of midazolam say intravenous use of the drug has been associated with respiratory suppression or respiratory arrest. Monitoring is required in case there is a need to intervene with life-saving medical treatment. Overdoses can result in a slow heart rate.
VECURONIUM BROMIDE (paralytic)
The package labeling warns that means of providing artificial respiration and oxygen therapy should be available when patients are given vercuronium, which is often used to relax muscles for intubation or during surgery. Respiration "insufficiency" is listed as a possible adverse reaction.
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (stops heart)
The labels include strong warnings that potassium chloride must be given at a slow, controlled rate when administered for the treatment of a potassium deficiency. At higher doses, the drug stops the heart. For non-lethal higher doses, medical literature says to discontinue the infusion immediately and use injections of dextrose and insulin, absorb excess potassium and engage in dialysis. Respiratory paralysis is also possible. Medical literature at the National Institutes of Health says potassium intoxication can cause cardiac arrest and that EKG abnormalities can illustrate trouble.
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Sharp has begun mass-producing blue-laser diodes, a move that may help alleviate the current dearth of this critical component for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD drives.
Sharp began volume production last month, shipping 150,000 diodes from its factory in Japan, the company said yesterday, according to a Reuters report. Sharp also said it plans to ramp up production through 2007 to 500,000 units in 12 months' time.
In addition to Sharp, the big blue-laser diode makers are Sony and Nichia. Sony's output has gone almost entirely into Blu-ray Disc drives destined for its PlayStation 3 games console. Nichia hasn't been able to supply sufficient diodes for every other drive manufacturer. The upshot: next-generation optical drives announced earlier this year have missed mid-year and later shipment windows.
Sharp's entry into the market should help ease the situation, and as Nichia also ramps up its output, prices of Blu-ray and HD DVD drives should fall. ®
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Snowy Christmases, past and present
We had a white Christmas in Christian County this year. The snow started about 6:00 pm on Christmas Eve and continued intermittently throughout Christmas Day. This photo was taken in late afternoon on the day after Christmas.
Keely, Taurus, and their friend Adam spent Christmas Day with us. After they left that evening, I swept several inches of snow off my car so it would be ready to drive in the morning. A couple more inches of snow fell during the night, and when I went out to start my car the next morning, I had to sweep it off again.
My kids have a favorite family story about one of the few Christmas snows in their childhood. We went to church on Christmas morning that year. By the time church was over, several inches of snow covered the ground. We were surprised! We didn't know that snow was in the forecast!
I was driving, and I had no problems until I turned off the highway to the little gravel lane that leads uphill to our house. I made it about halfway up the long, hill before the car started to slide. When I let up on the gas, I lost momentum and came to a stop.
Dennis got out and pushed the car. That wasn't successful, so he decided to drive while I pushed. I got behind the car and gave it all my muscle while Dennis stepped on the gas aggressively. When he got the car moving, he roared up the hill, leaving me to walk home. The kids didn't know whether to laugh or cry about leaving Mom behind, but I understood. If he had stopped, we'd have gained nothing.
Several days before Christmas in 2004, we had the closest thing to a blizzard that I've seen in Kentucky -- seven or eight inches of snow with strong wind and very cold temperatures. Dennis was in Kuwait that Christmas with AAFES (the PX system, from which he has now retired), so he missed out on that storm.
We always heat with wood, but normally, we have a thermostat-controlled propane heater that turns on when needed. During that storm, we had only wood heat. We had bought a new propane heater a few days earlier. After the installer disconnected the old heater, he realized that he didn't have everything he needed to connect the new heater.
That night, while I was shoving firewood into the stove and listening to the wind howl, I thought about Laura Ingalls Wilder's blizzard story in On the Banks of Plum Creek. Pa and Ma had gone to town, leaving Laura and Mary at home with little Carrie. When the blizzard hit, Laura knew that it was important to have lots of firewood inside. Otherwise, people had to burn their furniture to keep from freezing. With fear-driven energy, Laura and Mary hauled the entire woodpile inside their little cabin, finishing just as their parents arrived home.
Isaac's longtime friend DJ was home from Oregon that Christmas, and he was visiting us on the night of the snowstorm. The next morning, the storm had ended, and it was clear, cold, and still. Isaac and DJ bundled up and went out with the sleds.
I didn't know that they were sledding down the hills on the highway until they got back home! "We'd have heard any cars coming!" they assured me with the wisdom of 15-year-olds. I felt a little better when they told me that there were only two sets of tire tracks on the highway.
A day or two later, the snow was still on the ground and the roads were still bad. Keely got a ride home from Murray on Christmas Eve with her friend Kyla who had a Jeep. A tall fellow named Taurus crawled out of the Jeep with Keely and spent that Christmas with us. He's been here for every Christmas since then, and in October of 2010, he became our son-in-law.
I hope you've enjoyed your Christmas, white or otherwise. And if it's snowy where you are, stay warm and be careful!


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Let´s camp out!
What's not to like about a campfire and the romance of the great outdoors? Well, all of your loud, annoying campsite neighbors, for a start. So why not hook up with someone nice and camp out in their backyard! The gamping.com site is a kind of Airbnb for campers.


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News item: The Canadian province of Quebec has joined California's new climate-change regime.
What this means is that when carbon trading credits are sold later this year, purchasers will be able to buy and sell them interchangeably.
Whatever you think of climate change and trading emissions permits, there's something intriguing about this partnership between two large states from different countries.
U.S. & World
California has very little in common with most U.S. states, which are a tiny fraction of our size. But we have much in common -- much more than we realize -- with other large states and provinces around the world.
I've been reading up on the world's largest "sub-national" entities. They have different names in different places: states, provinces, prefectures, divisions, regions. But reading about them will put you in mind of California.
These big places tend to be highly diverse in all kinds of ways (by race, religion, economic status). They tend to be large in area, with a variety of climates.
These mega-states, for all their problems, tend to be huge economic engines for their countries. And almost all of them have reputations as places that are famously hard to govern. Sound familiar?
And in almost all cases, there is a long history of tension between the large states and the national government.
These states are large enough that their interests, particularly in economic matters, often don't line up neatly with the interests of small states and national leaders. And they also are so large that there is talk of splitting them up into smaller states.
Californians don't think about this; we're as obsessed with our own problems as people in these other mega-states are.
But as I learn more, it's hard not to think that we should be comparing notes with them. Indeed, the world's mega-states have enough in common that an organization of such states could be fruitful, leading to cooperation on trade, education, and environment.
What places would be in such an organization?
Certainly a lot of Chinese provinces (16 have populations equal to or greater than California, with Guangdong the largest with 120 million people) and Indian states (11 have populations greater than California, led by Uttar Pradesh, which, with a population of 200 million, is the biggest state in the world, and has as many people as Brazil).
Wikipedia has a handy list of the top 100 sub-national entities in the world by population.
If that were the list, some of the group's leading members, in addition to California, would be Pakistan's Punjab province, North Rhine-Westphalia State of Germany, the Dhaka division of Bangladesh, the West Java and East Java provinces of Indonesia, Sao Paulo state in Brazil, and England. U.S. states in top 100 include Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, and North Carolina.
Meetings could be held in Paris (part of Ile-de-France, which makes the list) or Milan (the Italian region of Lombardy makes the list).
California is perfectly positioned to lead this effort, as the world's richest -- and most famously dysfunctional -- mega-state. Maybe we could put Schwarzenegger in convincing other mega-states to join up; at least it might keep him from making more movies with Sylvester Stallone.
An organiation like this would bring new energy and ideas about governance into a state that desperately needs new ideas. And it would remind us that, in our troubles, we Californians are not alone.
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Hmmm. The phrase- "Apples and Oranges" in English is an analogy for "different". WWII and the Iraq invasion are different, almost in their respective entirety. I'm not going to bother to explain the obvious and go into why they are vastly different, vastly. But, yes a war is still a war and their are guns, pants, boots, shirts, helmets, death, etc involved. So in loose terms they were virtually the same war.In short: was going to Iraq a bad idea? Yes, it was. Absolutely. Rationalize it all you want with loose WWII comparisons, it was politically, economically, humanely, and all around a foolish and reckless thing to do.
Anyone expect to go into Iran soon?
People always forget that we DID find WMD. Saddam went on tv bragging about the ones that could hit Israel and the Kurds despite the rules imposed upon him. That alone was enough.


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InteractiveWebs necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 111 diseños de 55 diseñadores freelance.
The Project Centre
A small business that concentrates on:
Build services
Architectural design
Plans and designs
Building extensions
All of the work we do is about building services and planning design. Mostly we work for residential customers on what would be considered small to medium jobs.
Most customers find us thought the web, and are seeking a quote on a project plan or design. Usually they will contact a number of businesses like ours to find someone they feel happy dealing with.
Our professional Image is important for this reason.
We are seeking a logo design (possibly letterhead and business cards too) that will give a professional look and image to our customers. Currently we get customers from 3 main sources.
1. Website
2. Referrals - (past customer)
3. Local advertising in news print etc.
The logo can contain the name or part of it. "The Project Centre"
The logo does not need to contain the name.
The result should be modern and professional.
The result will be used in turn to drive the color scheme used on our website and other promotions. Currently we do not have a website.
We aim to build the total identity of the business off this logo design.
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I am reading a SCJA study guide and it's explaining examples of classes that use inheritance, I saw one example and am confused why the wheelRPM variable is overriden, even with the explanation given below, it inherits the variable so why can't it be set by the methods of the TenSpeedBicycle class? Can anyone help me understand?
// This is the base class, it is a basic bicycle public class Bicycle { private float wheelRPM; private int degreeOfTurn; public void pedalRPM(float pedalRPM) { float gearRatio = 2f; this.wheelRPM = pedalRPM * gearRatio; } public void setDegreeOfTurn(int degreeOfTurn){ this.degreeOfTurn = degreeOfTurn; } public float getWheelRPM() { return this.wheelRPM; } public int getDegreeOfTurn() { return this.degreeOfTurn; } }This is a quote from the book:// This is the subclass, it is a special kind of bicycle. public class TenSpeedBicycle extends Bicycle { private float gearRatio = 2f; private float wheelRPM; // why are we overriding this variable? It is inherited, no? public void setGearRatio(float gearRatio) { this.gearRatio = gearRatio; } public void pedalRPM(float pedalRPM) { this.wheelRPM = pedalRPM * gearRatio; } public float getWheelRPM() { return this.wheelRPM; } }
ok, and to go through what I don't get:The TenSpeedBicycle class, listed in the preceding example, extends the
Bicycle class. This class represents a bicycle that has ten different possible gear
ratios. The regular Bicycle class cannot be used because it has a fixed gear ratio.
The TenSpeedBicycle class adds a method and instance variable so a gear ratio
can be set. It also overrides the wheelRPM variable. This must be done because the
Bicycle class has no setter to set that variable directly. The TenSpeedBicycle
class also overrides the pedalRPM(float pedalRPM) method. In the Bicycle
class version of this method, the gear ratio was fixed. In the newer version, it uses
the gear ratio that can be set. To retrieve the wheelRPM variable, the getter must
also be overridden. This is because the original version of this method can only
return the instance variable that is in its same class.
To which I say, what does 'the Bicycle class has no setter to set that variable directly' have to do with the TenSpeedBicycle class's ability to access the wheelRPM variable, inherited from the Bicycle Class? It has a private access modifier, meaning any Bicycle objects can access their own wheelRPM variables and any TenSpeedBicycle objects created inherit this member that they can access privately too.It also overrides the wheelRPM variable.This must be done because the
Bicycle class has no setter to set that variable directly.


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The UCI has issued a statement that professional men's cycling is financially healthy, with a report by their auditor Ernst and Young revealing that team budgets have increaed 36.5% since 2009. The number of teams has remained pretty much the same, at 40 for 2012 versus 39 in 2009, however, the total budget for the ProTeam and Pro Continental squads has increased from 235 million Euros (approximately $308 million Canadian) to 321 million Euros ($421 million Canadian) in that same period. Average salaries for ProTeam riders have gone from 190,000 Euros ($249,000 Canadian) to 264,000 Euros ($346,000 Canadian).
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While the number of men's professional cycling teams has remained relatively stable over the last few years, their total budgets have increased by 36.5% since 2009, reveals a report from auditors Ernst & Young.
This result shows that cycling is in a healthy position and resisting the effects of the current global economic downturn.
In 2009, the total budget for the 39 professional men's teams was 235 million euros. In 2012, there are 40 professional teams (18 UCI ProTeams and 22 UCI Professional Continental Teams) with a total budget of 321 million euros, according to the Ernst & Young report on the economic situation of the professional peloton. This represents an increase of 36.5%.
These figures show that the investment by sponsors continues to increase as they demonstrate their support for the sport of cycling. In 2012, there are 61 principal sponsors for the 40 professional teams, providing 73% of the teams' revenue. This figure increases to 95% when grouped with the remaining sponsors.
In a similar vein the average annual salary of a rider with a UCI ProTeam has risen from 190,000 euros in 2009 to 264,000 euros in 2012.
UCI President Pat McQuaid commented: "It is very pleasing to see that the men's professional cycling is prospering in these difficult times. Most of the cyclists within the professional peloton can live very well, or at least comfortably, on their salaries thanks to the support of sponsors who invest in this sport. These sponsors are attracted by the extremely good visibility cycling provides them throughout the year."
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I've loved "North by Northwest" since the first time I saw it - the visuals, the music, the tiny razor gags, but most of all, the urban/rural scene hopping, from New York, to Chicago, to South Dakota. So - I thought I'd throw together a sort of scenic chart of all the actual locations in the movie - the only fictional one being the Northwest Airlines terminal, which no longer exists and I couldn't find reference for (but for "North by Northwest", I figured I'd take a little liberty). Also not included are the 1212 Michgan Ave Auction house and the hospital in Rapid City, as they were shot on soundstage in Hollywood. Even with that, it was a bit of a beast. Lots of research, lots of windows . . . The cars are also accurate from the initial 57 Skoda 440 cab to the '51 White Freightliner the plane crashes into, to the '52 Ford Customline Cary Grant rescues the girl in. I took color from the footage to get some of that "technicolor" feel, and blatantly ripped off Saul Bass' opening credit arrows to show the action.
Anywho - the show opens at the Gallery1988 Venice location on April 13th!
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Editor's note: "Jaime's China" is a weekly column about Chinese society and politics. Jaime FlorCruz has lived and worked in China since 1971. He studied Chinese history at Peking University (1977-81) and served as TIME Magazine's Beijing correspondent and bureau chief (1982-2000).
Beijing, China (CNN) -- North Korean strongman Kim Jong Il rarely travels overseas.
When he does, it frequently takes him to China, North Korea's closest ally and largest trading partner and main provider of food, fuel and military aid.
The reclusive leader has just concluded a weeklong unofficial visit to China. As usual it was shrouded in secrecy.
Last Friday, Kim's special bullet-proof train was seen crossing into China's northeastern border. Days later, his entourage was spotted in eastern China, inspecting a factory and watching a song-and-dance performance.
On Wednesday, his motorcade was seen in Beijing leaving a guesthouse and heading to the Great Hall of the People, presumably to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders.
Although hit-and-miss, his stealth movements were tracked by professional journalists and Chinese netizens who tweeted their sightings in cyberspace.
Still, China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu declined to confirm anything. "As I said before, relevant authorities will release relevant information at a later time," she said Thursday afternoon. Hours later, soon after Kim's train left Beijing for home, the Chinese media confirmed details of his visit.
Read more about China's acknowledgement of Kim's visit
What brought Kim here for the third time in one year?
"The frequency is linked to the political succession in Pyongyang and the fact that North Korea requires China's ongoing political and economic support," says Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, director of the International Crisis Group's North East Asia Project.
Kim's regime desperately needs outside aid to cope with chronic energy crunch and severe food shortage.
More than 6 million of the North's 24 million-population urgently need food aid because of a shortfall in domestic production, food imports and international aid, the United Nations reported last month.
Kim may have other wishes. "He wants Beijing's ongoing support of the political succession that he as put into place, and which Beijing has already endorsed," says ICG's Kleine-Ahlbrandt.
Kim, 69, is believed to have suffered a stroke in 2008 and remains in fragile health. Now he has lined up his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, as his successor. Last September, Jong Un, not quite 30 yet, was appointed to the second highest military post within North Korea's ruling party.
If the dynastic handover succeeds, Jong Un will inherit a big role -- and big challenges.
His father presides over a failing Stalinist state that largely survives by closing itself off to outside influence.
Inside North Korea, it's all about Kim Jong Il, portrayed by a propaganda machine as an omnipotent leader.
During my three visits to North Korea, I saw his omnipresent personality cult wherever we went.
Tour guides and local officials invariably regaled our group with stories of how Kim gave "on-the-spot guidance" on just about everything: how to build the nation, fly planes, grow flowers, write operas and make movies.
While playing a round of golf at the Pyongyang Golf Club in 1999, one caddy told me quite solemnly that Kim was such a naturally gifted sportsman that he shot 11 holes-in-one during his first try at golf!
Personality cult aside, analysts say Kim is an adroit politician who managed to wield total power, develop nuclear weapons and leverage them as bargaining chips for the regime's survival.
"One point that Kim's visit highlights is that the regime in Pyongyang is stable enough for him to be able to travel," says Mike Chinoy, a senior fellow at the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California and the author of "Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis." "All signs suggest the succession to Kim Jong Un is proceeding, and that the notion of a looming North Korean collapse remains, in my view, wildly exaggerated."
To be sure, Kim desperately needs China's political backing.
South Korea blames the North for the sinking of one of its naval ships in May 2010, killing 46 sailors. It also berates Pyongyang for bombarding a border island in November, killing two South Korean soldiers and two civilians.
These fatal incidents have soured its relations with the South and have worsened its diplomatic isolation.
Pyongyang's predicament gives China's leaders an opening. Kim's visit provides them a chance to coax Pyongyang back to the negotiation table and re-start the six-party talks aimed at dismantling the North's nuclear programs.
The talks involving the two Koreas, China, the United States, Japan and Russia have been stalled since April 2009 when North Korea abruptly walked out, vowing to "never again" take part in such talks.
Over the past month, however, North Korea has signaled willingness to discuss ways to break the political impasse.
Diplomats of the six parties have also been shuttling back and forth, seeking to find a way to restart the talks.
Ironically, analysts say, it's now the government of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak which is the biggest skeptic about resuming the six-party talks. "Even though South Korean public opinion is divided, there is no appetite to reach out to Pyongyang," says Chinoy. "Hence we see Seoul opposing any move to provide food aid and rebuffing the North's so-called charm offensive."
China insists the six-party talks are the only viable way to resolve the conflict.
And if the talks are to be restarted, says ICG's Kleine-Ahlbrandt, it must happen soon. Reason: the US and China are set to undergo elections or leadership changes next year.
"As we approach 2012, neither the U.S. nor China will have much time to spend any political capital on the issue," she says. "So there is a need to instill greater urgency into the process. The nearer we get to 2012, the more intractable these problems will become."
Hours after the North Korean leader left for home, the Chinese official media extensively reported on Kim's discussions with Hu. One news headline says it all: "Kim Jong Il calls for early resumption of Korean nuclear talks."


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Professor Jarrod Wong spoke on September 10, 2010, at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law's Fifteenth Investment Treaty Forum. The London conference, "Recent Developments in Investment Arbitration Procedure," brought together scholars and practitioners from throughout Europe and the United States.
As a panelist on "Transparency in Investment Arbitration," Wong discussed the 2006 transparency-related amendments to the ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) arbitration rules. It is a subject he examines in a forthcoming co-authored chapter in the Vale Columbia Yearbook of International Investment Law and Policy.
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law, which was founded in 1895, is an independent research organization whose mission is to promote the rule of law in international affairs.
Wong, who counts an undergraduate law degree from Cambridge University among his many academic credentials, was a recent co-recipient of McGeorge's 2010 Sprankling Award for Legal Scholarship. He teaches Contracts, International Arbitration, and Remedies at the law school.
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Monsignor Charles Scicluna took part in a press briefing on Thursday for the release of modified Vatican norms on how to examine and punish cases involving the "most serious sins." He fielded a number of questions as to its content but underscored the importance of ongoing action for successfully bringing about change in the Church.
Journalists in the Holy See's Press Office spoke of the encounter as "unseen since the days of Cardinal Ratzinger." The Maltese promotor of justice of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith fielded questions on complex matters with apparent ease, answering journalists' queries regarding many aspects of the updates to the Motu Proprio of 2001 in both English and Italian.
About the concern in the media that sexual abuse against minors was being equated with the attempted ordination of women in the eyes of canon law, Msgr. Scicluna said in English, "They are not on the same level." Serious sins are divided into those against Christian morality and those committed during the administration of the sacraments, he explained.
Sexual abuses of minors and child pornography are the graver sins and represent "an egregious violation of moral law." And while the attempted ordination is grave, it's "on another level," he said, explaining that it is a wound that goes against the Catholic faith and the sacrament of Holy Orders.
"So they are (both) grave but on different levels," Msgr. Scicluna said, noting in Italian that their comparison is incidental as both "are found in the only document that attempts to put in order all of the competence on the delicts that are reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith."
He also defended Pope Benedict XVI's stance on the obligation to obey civil law in cases of sexual abuse of minors. Msgr. Scicluna said the Pope has been "very clear. The Christian obeys civil law when it is just and there is no doubt that in this case civil law is just."
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