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While Lion and Mountain line seem to be reliable enough, a number of Mac users prefer to stick with Snow Leopard, 10.6, which was released in 2009. The critics suggest this is the Apple version of Microsoft's Windows XP dilemma. There's a perfectly good OS, but the newer versions aren't so tempting or compelling, for one reason or another.
With Microsoft, you can understand the issues with Windows Vista, where there were some good ideas, but it was saddled with performance problems and driver incompatibilities. It didn't do near as well as Microsoft hoped, but Windows 7, which didn't look a whole lot different, fared far better. In a sense, Windows 7 was little more than a glorified service pack for Vista, with a different name so as not to carry the baggage of its predecessor.
It may well be that Microsoft will need to make the appropriate fixes in Windows 9 to remove the stench of Windows 8, but I suppose it's always possible customers will surprise us all and buy loads of licenses anyway.
When it comes to OS 10.7 and 10.8, Apple has been sharply criticized for making interface changes that, beyond the desire to integrate the look and feel with the iOS, don't make sense in a practical way. Making scrollbars part time may be sensible on a smartphone, where you need to save screen space, but not on your 27-inch iMac. Reversing the direction of scrolling, which Apple calls "natural," simply throws a convention that's lasted for over 25 years on its ear. Again, this is designed to make it work the same as on an iPhone or iPad.
Now with these two interface changes, a couple of checkboxes in System Preferences will restore behavior to the OS X tradition. It's not such a big deal.
That iChat is called messages, and iCal is called Calendar, for example, shouldn't be a show stopper either. They are just names, and you may be upset over the so-called skeuomorphic excesses in the Contacts and Calendar interfaces. But they're just pictures that do not really hurt the functionality of these apps.
However, using grayscale icons in the Finder and iTunes sidebar does hurt. You may have to look twice to see what they represent. Where's the sense in that?
Well, a few weeks ago, Tim Cook made design guru Jonathan Ive head of Human Interface for Apple. His tastes appear to be diametrically opposed to skeuomorphic. In addition, the release of iTunes 11 was held up for a month for further revisions.
Something has returned!
When you install iTunes 11, the sidebar is hidden. A check of the View menu restores it and, sure enough, the color icons are back in all their glory. But that's not enough to have delayed the app by a month. Inserting different icons in an app can be done in minutes rather than hours or days. Clearly the iTunes engineering team had a lot of other things to do, but the gesture is nonetheless appreciated.
So I wonder when Apple might restore color to the Finder sidebar. Sure, there are third party solutions, but this is also something that could be accomplished quickly. It doesn't have to wait for 10.9. Unless you're color blind, you won't complain.
On the long haul, however, just how will the possible restoration of interface sanity impact development of OS X, particularly OS 10.9? Will the leather stitching effect vanish from Calendar? Will Apple's apps become more consistent in the look and the feel?
Clearly, the need for change comes at a time when Microsoft, for better or wise, is at least trying to do something altogether new and different. Windows 8 may not do much of anything to help a PC user's productivity, but I suppose you can't attack Microsoft for taking a chance, only the results. While I wouldn't want Apple to totally revamp OS X and change interface conventions that have been tested and proven since the early 1980s, there's plenty of room for change. In addition to finding a cool 200 new features with which to entice you to download OS 10.9, Apple needs to take a large look at every nook and cranny and fix all the inconsistencies, and, if possible, consider restoring needed features that were left on the cutting room floor for no obvious reason.
I also hope that Apple doesn't fall into the touch everywhere syndrome. Touch makes sense on a smartphone or tablet. It makes sense on a Mac's trackpad, but nowhere else. On the other hand, enhanced voice recognition isn't such a bad idea, although I can see where it would become highly disturbing in a busy office. But if you must talk to your Mac in your home, I suppose only your spouse, partner or child will care.
A possibly useful alternative to touch, however, is a way for OS X to recognize hand gestures from a distance. This can be done with your Mac's FaceTime camera, although that would present a problem with a Mac mini or Mac Pro, unless you're using an Apple display or someone else's display with a built-in Webcam.
All right, restoring color icons in iTunes 11 is just one small step. But it gives some hope that Apple will, at long last, cut back or eliminate the OS X excesses.


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Varvara Filatova-Standart Hotel
At Design Interviews
Interview with Varvara Filatova : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Varvara Filatova : The concept inspired interiors 70s of the 20th century, but with a modern twist. The main force by the inflammatory for designers became the novel "Solaris", which is the pinnacle of creativity Stanislaw Lem, and his most famous film adaptation, performed by Andrei Tarkovsky. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Varvara Filatova : I want to make a hotel with non-standard interiors and unusual approach to the organization of space. But at the same time it was important to maintain a sense of comfort for guests. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Varvara Filatova : We started working on the project back in 2008. Then there was a long break. The main work on the project was carried out from 2011 to 2014. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Varvara Filatova : Our client a lot of traveling around the world. He wanted to make the hotel does not like all the others, in which he stayed. This was the starting point for creating concepts. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Varvara Filatova : Visitors to the city of Moscow. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Varvara Filatova : This project is absolutely not typical for Moscow. Most of the hotels in the center of the city is made in historical style. Standard is the only design hotel in its class. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Varvara Filatova : The feeling of space that occurs when you get into the room. Certainly it is a merit of the author of design finishes and furniture, specially designed for the hotel. Also of note is the unique paintings of artist Stas Tratsevskiy. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Varvara Filatova : A comparative analysis of the existing projects in the Russian market, and we have studied the world experience in creating similar projects. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Varvara Filatova : The hardest thing was to combine modern design and European standards with outdated Russian hotel standards. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Varvara Filatova : First of all because I am happy with the result. The hotel is at the design stage was enrolled in the organization A MEMBER OF DESIGN HOTELS. The first in Russia. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Varvara Filatova : Design of a big hotel in the center of Moscow is certainly a great professional experience. For me personally, it was also a great experience as the main architector of the project. It was also very interesting to create an unusual for the Russian concept of this design hotel. .
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Sochi's 9 Hours Ahead: It's Already Time to Go Bar-Hopping at the Winter Olympics
By Ryan Howe | BSU at the Games
Traveling to Russia can have its share of ups and downs.
While one gets to experience new culture and surroundings, it also means leaving your favorite bar, club or hangout behind.
Finding one that suits your desires when overseas in places like Russia can be difficult and frustrating.
Luckily, customer reviews and tour guide Pavel Senkiv, who has an affiliation with Sochi Magazine, helped narrow a long list of nightspots in Sochi, Russia, to explore during the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Just make sure to shake off your jet lag quickly, because there's a nine-hour time difference between Sochi and Grand Rapids.
Harat's Pub
With a slogan like "adds Ireland to your blood," the bartender should be pumping Guinness through an IV. Instead, Harat's Pubsells Guinness for $9 a glass. For that price, one can get an entire meal from the 12-page menu full of food ranging from chicken wings to pasta to calamari rings.
The pictures of the place on vk.com, Russia's version of Facebook and the nation's most popular social media site, show just how hard they party Irish-style. Cheers, lads and lassies.
Pervaya Rakovaya
If you've made it to Sochi, but are tapped out -- and can't afford the ridiculously priced tickets for the Games -- don't fret. Pervaya Rakovaya is a warm sports bar airing events live while serving beer and live cancer (a rough translation in Russian for crab).
They even deliver the delicacy in 40 minutes. Don't worry because the bar promises this on its website: "Cancer—the very best snack!"
Senkiv said: "It's a small but cozy place to watch foo, … sorry, soccer games, and have some beer."
Bar London
Dance floor. Live music. Karaoke bar. This little piece of London stashed away along the Black Sea sounds like the perfect place to enjoy a night out with friends. Not to mention it's open 24/7.
But wait, there's a catch. Bar London is a bit pricey. A gin and tonic will set you back $12, and that's a cheap drink. If you're on a budget, you might want to find a cheaper place and avoid spending your trip's entire budget in one night.
Treugol'nik Rock Club
No pop music; classic and contemporary rock music only.
This bar has some of the best qualities for a night out: loud music, dinner, beer, milkshakes and arm wrestling. The prices aren't bad either.
The schedule on the bar's website has a detailed line-up during the Games, including a tribute to Kurt Cobain on Feb. 22.
"Beer, cigarette smoke and rock," Senkiv said. "Sometimes everyone sings along to Russian rock songs. Yeah, Russian rock exists."
Abba Bar
Mamma mia! An entire bar dedicated to the Swedish pop group Abba.
Enough said. The bar is decked out in retro style with records and a disco hall.
The dedication to Abba is taken a step further with an ever-changing menu that coordinates with memorable dates of the group's history, according to Travel RU, a Russian travel site. Step into the time machine and let the dancing queen take over.
Cabaret Mayak
The only gay bar in Sochi, Cabaret Mayak's website pays tribute to the Winter Olympics with a poster of drag queens recreating the Games.
The bar, known for one of the only drag shows in Russia, has been in the limelight the last few months as visitors worry about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LBGT) laws in Sochi. With that much attention, the performers could be raking in a lot of money during the Olympic Games.
97.9 WGRD is partnering with BSU at the Games to bring you full Winter Olympics coverage! Follow BSU at the Games on Twitter and Facebook.


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Diamond X mirrors are crystal clear, diamond cut and corrosion resistant. The smart edge-to-edge design maximises your mirror size and complements any modern interior.
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Just a heads up for all you peeps seeking anonymity and or privacy on the net. I saw this article on Ha.ckers.org – De-anonymizing Tor and Detecting Proxies
Daaaaaaamn!! That's some scary shit for those of us just trying to keep a bit of privacy on the net. Some of us just want to look at some titties without the whole net following us around. Some of us want to study some information perceived clandestine by our governments. (Note: Germany just made posting penetration testing tools illegal!! See Darknet)
There's alot of information to cover here and some of it just plain confused me at first, so I summarized what I saw as potential bullet points in the article.
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As part of a Christmas Tree drop-off program in Burlington, Vt., trees are chipped and burned to generate electricity for area power companies and, ultimately, to power thousands of homes around the region.
"These trees are not going to the local landfill and taking up critical space," Kroplin said. "The material is being reused as a fuel right here in Chittenden County for the benefit of local residents."
The McNeil Plant in Burlington is the largest in the area to turn wood into power.
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Transit center: Location irks transportation advocates
Here's the traveler's ideal: Arrive in town on the train, walk out the door of the station and hop on a bus to your in-town destination. That's called intermodal, and it's today's big buzzword in urban planning circles. It's also what critics say Charlottesville's proposed transit center at the east end of the Downtown Mall lacks.
At one time, the city transit center was headed for the Amtrak station property owned by developer Gabe Silverman on West Main, the optimum in intermodality.
When that deal fell through two years ago, the city decided to use property it already owns to take advantage of $6.5 million in federal funds.
"Now it's become a political decision rather than a transportation decision," says transportation consultant Peter Kleeman, who calls the Mall location a "second choice" driven by deadlines for spending the federal funds.
City planning director Jim Tolbert disagrees. He says the city hired a firm to look at seven or eight locations, and the east end of the Mall was deemed the best– and is intermodal. "It's got bike lockers, and it's accessible to pedestrians," Tolbert says.
The city is holding a public workshop May 21 at 6:30pm at Charlottesville High School on the transit center and the proposed Presidents' Plaza plan that revitalizes the east end of the mall.
For those who don't like the location, well, it's already a done deal. The workshop is for public input on the design, says Tolbert, and groundbreaking is scheduled to begin early next spring.
The Presidents' Plaza plan calls for closing Seventh Street, and that's a concern, even for supporters like architect Gate Pratt. "It's a little bit of a shame, the loss of connectivity at that end of the Mall," he laments.
Pratt concedes that a central location closer to Main Street or UVA would be preferable but acknowledges that's hard to find.
Still, Kleeman dares suggest letting go of the federal funds for now to allow time to come up with a comprehensive transportation plan that could link both current and future transportation modes, such as a light rail system.
"Why do a crappy job now," he asks, "when in the future, we could do a better job?"


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We Love Ridgewood Theater, a group organized by Community Board 5 member Mercy Wong and her neighbor Bridgette Vidunas, has been generating buzz in the community and on Facebook with hopes of securing the future of the building.
According to Wong, there is a 90 percent chance the new owners will go "residential" with the property, however their group is reaching out in hopes of creating a platform with the neighborhood to discuss their own vision for the landmark.
"If there is a theater group that wants to use this space then that would be perfect, but we respect that the owners might have other plans," Wong said. "They are stakeholders as well, they own the building and we understand that, but we just want a place at the table."
While the façade of the 2,500-seat theater is landmarked, the depth of the building that stretches back along Madison Street to Cypress Avenue, facing a largely residential portion of the neighborhood, is open to a wide range of possible development, according to Wong.
Since 1916, the theater at 55-27 Myrtle Ave. has delivered nearly a century of films, early 1900s vaudeville acts and introduced "talkies," the first films with sound, to the neighborhood. Since it's closing in March 2008, the building has been left to the elements and become a dilapidated shell of its former grandeur.
"It makes the street, it makes this place and it makes sense that the community is involved with going forward," Wong said. "Supermarkets come and go, retail comes and goes, but this was a historic place and it was a theater that provides entertainment and has a collective luring with the people that lived here."
Vidunas lives near the theater, and has worked with Wong towards developing an organized effort in notifying the public of any future development.
She hopes the developers will lean towards an entertainment-focused venue, similar to Brooklyn Bowl, and "something like that would employ a lot of people in this neighborhood," Vidunas said. "The Glendale bowling alley closed and I've been talking to families in this neighborhood and they need somewhere to go."
She added they are currently looking for a local celebrity to help promote their plan.
"If this had some sort of attraction, people are going to bring people from outside this community," she said. "We firmly believe that if you put some kind of arts and entertainment venue there, this neighborhood's script is going to shift."
Ted Renz, executive director of the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District, has focused on the theater since it closed in 2008 and anticipates working with the new owner.
"The property is very important to our commercial strip," Renz said. "The building is in contract and if everything goes well, the owner should take the title in June. At that point he promised he would introduce the new owners to the BID and get a sense of what they have in mind for this property."


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SVN is the acronym for Subversion. Also see Git.
- Subclipse vs Subversive - a discussion on Eclipse plugins
- StatSVN
- Slow Subversion Performance over HTTPS
- Synchronising SVN and Git
Error: XYZ has no ancestry information.
This was using the Eclipse SVN client. I tried and tried and couldn't get around this error. Eventually I gave up and just moved my workspace to a new location, and checked out all my projects again.
There doesn't seem to be ANY help on the SVN mailing list about this. :(
Error: commit item XYZ has copy flag but an invalid revision
I think I managed to achieve this after moving a folder in Eclipse (which resulted in a svn add and svn delete), renaming the folder back to the deleted folder manually in Explorer, and trying to commit. No series of updates or cleanups would resolve this.
The solution is to delete not only the containing folder of the folder, but the containing folder of that folder as well. You can then update and re-merge your changes as necessary.
Error: REPORT of XXX Could not read chunk size: Secure connection truncated
If your repository is being served by Apache, and you are using per-directory authentication (such as
AuthzSVNAccessFile foo), this may be a bug with the
mod_dav_svn module:
Note that this means that per-path authentication will essentially be ignored.
One possible symptom of this problem is that you can
svn update individual directories fine, but trying to
svn update a huge directory fails. Another solution may be to refactor your repository into smaller chunks, to prevent this memory/time/stability leak.
You might have a file listed locally as added, but remotely not within the repository. Check your Apache
error.log for messages like these:
[error] [client 10.1.1.31] Provider encountered an error while streaming a REPORT response. [404, #0]
[error] [client 10.1.1.31] A failure occurred while driving the update report editor [404, #160013]
[error] [client 10.1.1.31] Working copy path XXX does not exist in repository [404, #160013]
The only solution I could think of was checking out the entire local folder again, and then manually merging any missing files through a virtual export of the problematic folder.
Error: Error parsing svn:externals property on XXX
This can occur if you are trying to set a
svn:externals property without a target like so:
Remember that
svn:externals operates on a particular directory, so the property should be:
directory http://url
Read-only Database Errors
If you get one of the following errors when trying to commit a change:
- Can't set file XXX read-write: The system cannot find the file specified.
- Attempt to write a readonly database
Then your repository database may be read-only. This can be resolved by applying a
chmod g+w REPO/db/rep-cache.db to the repository database. (more)
Error: Error reading spooled REPORT request response: digest mutual authentication failure: client nonce mismatch
I was getting this wildly unhelpful error only in certain circumstances: SVN was working fine to update, commit and checkout, but it was failing when trying to merge branches. In particular, my SVN was setup to host via Apache using
mod_dav_svn and using Digest authentication rather than SSL.
One step to try and work out these problems is by only issuing one command at a time:
>svn ls http://host/svn/project/trunk.file
>svn ls http://host/svn/project/trunk.file
svn: E175002: GET of '/svn/project/!
svn/bc/59/trunk/file': Digest mutual authentication failure: client nonce mismatch (http://host)
Another thing you can try to do is to set
neon-debug-mask in your client
servers configuration file, to get much more detailed information on the authentication process (refer here to understand the value of this field):
neon-debug-mask = 138
You might also have a problem with
svn-auth.htdigest file having correct group permissions, but not correct user permissions.
$ sudo chown www-data svn-auth.htdigest
I don't know what the actual cause of the problem was, but as I was behind a web proxy, using a different proxy (or removing the proxy entirely) solved the problem.
See also:
- svn diff 'path not found' and 'Error reading spooled REPORT request response'
- Can anyone help? Server was not authenticated correctly
TortoiseSVN 1.7 does not display modified svn:externals in commit dialog
I think this has to do with the recent change to a new working copy format in 1.7.x. The solution seems to involve executing a fresh checkout.


text: We're less than two weeks away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to start the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Today: The Tennessee Titans. Your video author is...Kige Ramsey. For the past two years, I've brought the Tennessee Titans preview to Deadspin. But this year I decided it was time to pass the baton to a worthier Titans fan, the one and only Kige Ramsey. Initially Kige was reluctant to do a single team preview, "I've already done the AFC South," he said, "and I'm not sure I've got the time." But eventually he came around. So, after the jump, Kige breaks down the Titans. As a quick preview, "Touchdowns are important." Truer words were never spoke.


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I'm using a CoreResultsWebPart to display the latest articles in a short list. To display the last modified Date and Time I've created a Managed Property called LastModifiedDateTime (I'm aware of the existings of LastModifiedTime, but this can't be used.) This works, but not with the expected results, since it only displays the Date and not the Date AND Time.
Creating the Managed Property:
Add New Managed Property
Property name: LastModifiedDateTime Include values from a single crawled property based on the order specified Has Multiple Values > Unchecked Crawled properties mapped to this managed property: Basic:14(Date and Time) Basic:16(Date and Time) ows_Modified(Date and Time) lastaccessed(Date and Time) Allow this property to be used in scopes Add managed property to custom results set retrieved on each query. Note: Only the first 2 kilobytes of data is available for display by default. > Checked
- Start full crawl
Display the Managed Property:
- Edit CoreResultsWebPart
- Add Fetched Properties
- Add XSL with the XSL-editor:
<xsl:for-each select="node()">
Property:<xsl:value-of select="name()"/> |
Value:<xsl:value-of select="."/><br/>
It displays the following result:
... Property:lastmodifieddatetime | Value:28-11-2012 ...
While the expected result was:
... Property:lastmodifieddatetime | Value:28-11-2012 10:34 ...
Any ideas?
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(LOS ANGELES) – CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) announced today that it has partnered with AXS TV, the leading television network dedicated to broadcasting live events from the worlds of music and pop culture. Launched in July 2012, AXS TV is a joint venture among Mark Cuban Companies, AEG, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and Ryan Seacrest Media, and currently has 38 million subscribers to the service. Originally available in high definition, AXS TV is now also available in a standard definition format.
The announcement was made by Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of CBS Corporation, Tim Leiweke President and CEO of AEG, and Mark Cuban, who will continue to lead the network in his current role as President and CEO of AXS TV. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
The multi-year commitment from CBS provides for promotion and access to content and shoulder programming opportunities, in addition to strategic support.
"CBS is happy to provide AXS TV with live event content as the basis of this partnership," said Moonves. "This is an innovative way to use our tentpole programming to gain more ownership in the cable network business. AXS TV will now serve as a terrific complement to our existing broadcast television entertainment programming."
"CBS brings the industry's best and most respected resources and experience to AXS TV which will accelerate our growth and realization of our vision that, 'The future of TV is TV,'" commented Cuban.
"It was amazing to see the transformation from HDNet to AXS TV, and now this new partnership with CBS will create a new kind of live entertainment experience for fans," said Leiweke. "We share Mark's vision of bringing together the best minds and the best companies in the entertainment space. Nobody does it better than CBS and Les Moonves and I consider him the finest at what he does. Add the power of CBS to 'the Shark' – Mark Cuban – and then combine this with AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media and CAA, and I believe this is not just 'must see TV,' it's 'can't miss TV'," Leiweke added.
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Launched in July 2012 under the vision and stewardship of entrepreneur Mark Cuban, AXS TV is the premier destination for live events, breaking news, and as-they-are-happening trends in the worlds of pop culture, music, fashion, and entertainment.
AXS TV Concerts is the premier source on television for 100% live music. From multi-day festivals to stadium tours to club acts, AXS TV delivers an unparalleled shared experience for fans of all genres. Leveraging the network's vast landscape, artists expand their reach to live behind-the-scenes moments, live fan Q&As, social media engagement and more unique opportunities specifically for the AXS TV audience. With multiple live concerts weekly, AXS TV is the number one destination for artists and their fans to experience and share a pure live event in the world of music and pop culture. Live LIVE!
With production facilities at AEG's owned and operated L.A. LIVE (which includes venues such as STAPLES Center, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, Club Nokia and The GRAMMY Museum's Clive Davis Theater), as well as their access to their worldwide network of the busiest venues of all sizes, AXS TV has the inside track to programming that connects audiences with the complete live experience.
From show creation and development to rehearsals, sound-check and performance and right thru the after-party, AXS TV viewers get an immersive look into their favorite acts touring today from across the globe.
The largest independently owned and operated network, AXS TV was developed by entrepreneur Mark Cuban and Philip Garvin. The network partners include Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media and Creative Artists Agency (CAA). For more information, go to www.axs.tv.
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CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company that creates and distributes industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures that operate on the leading edge of media. CBS owns the most-watched television network in the U.S. and one of the world's largest libraries of entertainment content, making its brand – "the Eye" – one of the most recognized in business. The Company's operations span virtually every field of media and entertainment, including cable, publishing, radio, local TV, film, outdoor advertising, and interactive and socially responsible media. CBS's businesses include CBS Television Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, Smithsonian Networks, Simon & Schuster, CBS Television Stations, CBS Radio, CBS Outdoor, CBS Television Studios, CBS Global Distribution Group, CBS Interactive, CBS Consumer Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Films and CBS EcoMedia. For more information, go to www.cbscorporation.com.
About AEG:
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or is affiliated with a collection of companies including over 100 of the world's preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), The Home Depot Center (Carson, CA), Best Buy Theater (Times Square, New York), Sprint Center, (Kansas City), Rose Garden Arena (Portland, OR), Target Center (Minneapolis, MN), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), MasterCard Center (Beijing, China), O2 World Hamburg, Allphones Arena (Sydney, Australia), Ericsson Globe arena (Stockholm, Sweden), O2 World arena (Berlin, Germany) and The O2 arena and entertainment district (London, England) which are all part of the portfolio of AEG Facilities. Developed by AEG, L.A. LIVE is a 4 million square foot / $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, residential & entertainment district featuring Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and Club Nokia, a 54-story, 1001-room convention "headquarters" destination along with entertainment, restaurant and office space that "officially" opened in 2010.In addition to overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA), assets of AEG Sports include franchises and properties such as the 2012 Stanley Cup Champion LA Kings (NHL), Two-time defending MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo (MLS), two hockey franchises in Europe, the Amgen Tour of California cycling race and Bay to Breakers foot race. AEG Live, the company's live-entertainment division, is the world's second largest concert promotion and touring companies and is comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions with fifteen regional offices. AEG Global Partnerships, a division responsible for worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships naming rights and other strategic partnerships and AEG Merchandising, a multi-faceted merchandising company are also core business units of AEG. In 2010, AEG launched its AEG 1EARTH environmental program with the announcement of 2020 environmental goals and the release of the industry's first sustainability report while in 2011, AEG introduced axs Ticketing, the first phase of its new entertainment platform serving as the company's primary consumer brand which will also features a mobile service as well as a video content service now in development. For additional information, visit www.aegworldwide.com.
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MWC 15 Special
Following it's earlier commitment for Windows Phone 8, Nokia today announced its third, and so far most affordable Windows Phone 8 Lumia smartphone - the Lumia 620. Alongside the flagship Nokia Lumia 920 and mid-range Nokia Lumia 820, the Nokia Lumia 620 offers a more fun, youthful appeal, and compact design. The Nokia Lumia 620 uses a new dual-shot color technique to deliver a variety of striking color and texture effects. Dual-shot adds a second layer of colored, transparent or translucent polycarbonate on top of a base layer to produce secondary color blends and depth effects. With seven different exchangeable shells to choose from, people can adapt the look of their Nokia Lumia 620 to their own personal taste and style.
Powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core CPU, the Lumia 620 comes with a 5 megapixel autofocus main camera with LED flash and a front-facing VGA camera. It features 512 MB RAM only and 8 GB flash memory which can be expanded with microSD memory cards up to 64 GB. Among the features shared with the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 are exclusive camera lenses that transform the creative power of the Nokia Lumia 620's two cameras. The Cinemagraph lens adds simple animations to still photographs, while Smart Shoot creates a single, perfect shot from multiple images, even removing unwanted objects from the picture.
The Nokia Lumia 620 also provides access to the world's best maps and location experience, including Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia Transport and the exclusive Nokia City Lens. Nokia City Lens displays information about local surroundings overlaid onto buildings as seen through the camera viewfinder.
Making it easy to discover and enjoy new music, Nokia Music provides free streaming of ad-free tracks without registration or subscription and the ability to download playlists for listening offline.
With NFC support, the Nokia Lumia 620 can easily pair with NFC-enabled accessories like the JBL PlayUp Portable Speaker for Nokia. Open and secure NFC-connectivity makes it possible to share and receive content by tapping with compatible devices, or make secure payments using the Wallet application in Windows Phone 8.
Powered by Windows Phone 8, the Nokia Lumia 620 delivers a more personal smartphone experience. Adjustable Live Tiles update direct to the Start Screen. People Hub pulls together contact information from multiple address books and social networks into a single location, making it easy to stay in touch with friends and set up contact Groups and private Rooms for sharing. From the Me Tile people can check in to their location, post an update, set chat status, see what's new and monitor notifications across Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Windows Phone 8 also includes Xbox Live, Microsoft Office, 7 GB of online SkyDrive storage and faster, safer surfing with Internet Explorer 10.
The Nokia Lumia 620 will be available in a range of colors including, lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black. Estimated at US$ 249, excluding taxes and subsidies, the Nokia Lumia 620 will begin selling in January 2013 in Asia, followed closely by Europe and the Middle East before expanding further.
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How new is it? I was there to watch the Carrington-Cavalier game in '03 not sure if that was there new field or not.


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You know what we have this week? A product roadmap for Kinja. That probably doesn't sound that exciting—and as a document, it's not! It's all just bullet points and lists—but what it means is that the Product team is out there banging away at improvements to Kinja all over the place, working in parallel on lots of improvements, many of which (all of which?) will make our lives better. (It's going to be public sooner than later. They want to make it pretty for the world to see.)
One great example: a couple of the developers dedicated to the Editor project will be sitting up in 210 Elizabeth on the 4th floor with the Edit team, the better to be at hand when one of our writers grasps the side of their face and begins to rip the flesh from their own cheekbones.
To be blunt, this is it for Kinja, in my opinion. Sink or swim. Our vision is good, our aim is true, but our implementation thus far has been patchy at best and just not good enough at worst. We've spent far too much time talking about big dreams and What Ifs—so much so that we've distracted ourselves from taking the incremental steps we need to match our competition. Those steps might be boring, but they're essential bedrock to build the platform that aims to be single best locus of collaborative blogging on the web.
The team is right and ready. They've got the resources, skill, and desire. Expect big changes to Kinja's UX, appearance, and functionality by the end of the year—and incremental but tangible improvements in just a few weeks.
Enough about Kinja.
The eight core titles continue to make strong traffic, holding steady around 68M uniques (US) a month. (We're aiming for 80M sustained by the end of the year; I know I mentioned a higher total than that before, but I made the mistake of shooting higher than I wanted to land, which on reflection was a dumb notion.)
Below, some of the best stories of the week, as well as wins using Kinja's discussion and invite platform. I would be remiss if I didn't highlight my favorite story of late this morning that burbled up organically from the greater Kinjaverse: Paul "Ftrain" Ford's valuable analysis of Kinja as a CMS.


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For those who want to get a head start on Midnight Madden, Electronic Arts just announced the release date for big game. The new Madden will launch Aug. 12 and will come in two flavors: regular and super duper 20th anniversary edition.
So what do you get for the Anniversary Edition? Here's what the folks at EA say:
(The Anniversay edition features) "full versions of both Madden NFL 09 and the all-new NFL Head Coach 09, exclusive classic Madden NFL gameplay, and an extensive library of exclusive bonus video content."
It sounds like a great deal. Two games for the price of one? It just depends on what the price is for an Anniversary Edition …


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Social Services
Illness or disability can create physical, emotional and financial stress for patients and families. To assist with you with these issues, a social worker is available as part of your healthcare team. The social worker can assist you with:
- Psychosocial assessment
- Information and referral to community resources
- Financial assistance
- Transportation
- Discharge planning
- Supportive counseling
- Patient Education
- Advance directives
- Case management services for persons living with cancer, sickle cell disease of HIV
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The auditory system (outer, middle and inner ear) is the sensory system for hearing. And like any other sensory system in the body (vision, touch, smell) it is likely to change how well it works over time. There are any number of reasons why your auditory system may not work as well tomorrow as it does today.
Age is the biggest single cause of hearing loss. Age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, is the slow loss of hearing that occurs as people get older. Most people begin to lose a small amount of their hearing beginning as early as age 30. This type of hearing loss will typically worsen with each passing year. About 30-35 percent of adults between the ages of 65 and 75 have a hearing loss. It is also estimated that 40- 50 percent of people age 75 and older have a hearing loss.
Another common cause of hearing loss is damage to the ear due to exposure to loud noises over time. This is known as a noise-induced hearing loss. Damage from noise doesn't necessarily just occur over a long period of time. It is also possible to incur hearing loss suddenly due to exceptionally loud noise, such as an explosion.
Hearing loss can be inherited. Around 75–80% of all cases are inherited by recessive genes. Sometimes the loss is apparent at birth and sometimes not until much later. Here is a list of the more common syndromic forms of hearing loss.
- Waardenburg Syndrom
- Treacher Collins Syndrome
- Branchio-oto-renal Syndrome
- Usher Syndrome
- Hervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome
- Pendred Syndrome
There are many illnesses and or disease processes that can cause hearing loss including:
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Mumps
- Syphilis
- Meniere's Disease
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Encephalitis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Stroke
There are over 200 pharmaceuticals known to adversely affect the human auditory system. Here are a few of the more common culprits.
- Chemotherapy drugs (cisplatin and carboplatin to name just two)
- Antibiotics particularly aminoglycosides like gentamicin
- Loop Diuretics (fureosemide commonly known as Lasix is one example)
Not all problems with the auditory system are permanent. Here is a list of a few causes of hearing loss that can, in fact, be treated.
- Excessive amounts of ear wax (cerumen) in the outer ear canal
- A build-up of fluid in the middle ear that may or may not result in an infection in the middle ear
- A perforated eardrum – where the eardrum is torn or has a hole in it
- Otosclerosis – abnormal growth of bone in the middle ear which causes one of the bones in the middle ear to be less mobile and less effective at transmitting sound


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Past, Present SOWTs Shape Elite Career Field
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – The Special Operations Weather Team is one of the newest career fields in the Air Force, officially created just three years ago. However, this grey beret-wearing unit has been around since 1963, originally known as the Commando Combat Weather Team stationed here at Hurlburt Field, Fla.
To remember their past and unique heritage, the Grey Beret Association was formed in May 2012 and recently named seven SOWT veterans to its hall of fame.
Selected for their outstanding service record were Keith Grimes, Joseph Conaty Jr., Cornelius Gray, Ronald Kellerman, Lloyd Mitchell Jr., Charles Irby, and Henry Kelley.
These seven men laid the foundation for the SOWT career field as it is known today.
According to Kelley, today's SOWTs have gone through a drastically different process than he did as a member of the original team.
"At first, there was no selection process whatsoever," Kelley said. "One day a colonel came up to me and said, 'you look like you're in pretty good shape … take the rest of the week off, you're going to jump school on Monday.'"
As an airman second class, Col. (Ret) Wayne Golding said he made the team because he picked a piece of paper from a hat that read, "You are a commando." Then, just moments later he was selected as the acting NCO-in-charge because he wore the largest boots of the selectees.
Although these selection practices were pretty clever, the selectees were dropping left and right mainly due to a lack of mental strength and fortitude, according to Golding.
"We definitely learned some things along the way," he said. "After we noticed how horrible our retention rates were, we had potential recruits come to our unit and stay with us for about a week to sort of test them out and get to know their personalities. We made sure they were going to be alright. And, it seemed to work because we stopped losing people."
Fast-forward about five decades, and the selection process is much more intense — designed not to just retain, but to find the most elite warfighters.
Now, SOWT candidates must be able to swim 25-meters underwater twice, surface swim for 500-meters in less than 14 minutes, run 1.5 miles in less than 10 minutes and 10 seconds, and perform at least eight pull ups in a minute, 48 sit ups in two minutes, and 48 pushups in two minutes.
"That's just the beginning," said Maj. John Syc, 10th Combat Weather Squadron SOWT operations director. "After they begin training, they are expected to greatly improve on those numbers."
Although the job has evolved over time, one constant between past and present is training. SOWTs have always trained hard.
During the first few years, training was trial and error, Golding said.
"We didn't have any good roadmaps for training when we started in 1963," he said. "By 1964, we went through parachute training and survival school (now called Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training). We also trained on Morse Code, learned second languages and became experts in every weapon we used."
Since then, SOWTs have been steadily expanding on those training requirements.
"We now have a very structured training regimen that is scheduled several months in advance," said Capt. David Mack, 10th CWS SOWT. "Basically, when we are not deployed, our job is training."
The training is about 70 percent weather-related and 30 percent tactical, according to Mack.
"It's split up this way because if we are unable to do our jobs (as weathermen), we aren't of much value to the mission," he said. "But, the mission requires us to become 'jacks of all trades.' Not only do we need to know our primary jobs, but we also need to know something about maintenance, logistics, and several other career fields, since we deploy in such small teams."
Over the course of 50 years, the SOWT career field has adapted from casual beginnings to a very strict and structured present. SOWTs are selected from the best of the best and they train every day to ensure they are uniformly qualified for the dynamic demands of the mission.


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LOS ANGELES — A videotape made by David Hasselhoff's daughters shows the recovering alcoholic falling off the wagon, Hasselhoff acknowledged Thursday, but the actor added that he is doing much better since it was made.
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The video, which aired Thursday on TV tabloid shows, depicts an apparently inebriated Hasselhoff, clad only in blue jeans, lying on the floor of a room and clumsily eating a hamburger while one of his daughters reproves him about his drinking.
"I am a recovering alcoholic," Hasselhoff said in a statement issued Thursday. "Despite that I have been going through a painful divorce and I have recently been separated from my children due to my work, I have been successfully dealing with my issue. Unfortunately, one evening I did have a brief relapse, but part of recovery is relapse.
"Because of my honest and positive relationship with my daughters, who were concerned for my well-being, there was a tape made that night to show me what I was like. I have seen the tape. I have learned from it and I am back on my game."
The tape's existence was first reported Thursday by TV's "The Insider," "Entertainment Tonight" and "Extra," which quickly posted stills and clips from it on their Web sites.
The TV shows said the tape was made about three months ago by Hasselhoff's 16-year-old daughter, Taylor-Ann, in his home in Las Vegas, where the former "Baywatch" star has been appearing in a stage version of "The Producers."
Slideshow: Celebrity Sightings Hasselhoff's publicist, Judy Katz, said she could not confirm those details.
"I thank God for the love and concern from my daughters," Hasselhoff said in his statement. "The tape was never meant to become public, but got into the hands of individuals who are not worthy of mentioning, who maliciously released the tape for their own self purpose. I hope that someone else will learn from the tape, as I have."
On the tape, a girl's voice is heard saying: "Dad, you need to promise me you're not gonna get alcohol tonight, OK?
"If you get alcohol tonight you're fired from your show tomorrow," the girl continues. "And a doctor's coming over here in the morning to check your alcohol level and if there's any alcohol in your system you're gonna be fired from the show. Tomorrow. You hear me? No alcohol."
"OK," Hasselhoff replies in a slurred voice.
"Extra" said the tape also includes the girl repeatedly asking Hasselhoff why he continued to "do this" to himself.
"Cause I'm lonely. I have trouble in my life," he replies.
Hasselhoff, 54, filed for divorce from Pamela Bach last year after 16 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Bach, 43, filed her own divorce papers, also citing irreconcilable differences.
In addition to Taylor-Ann, they have a 14-year-old daughter, Hayley.
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Investors who have been considering going a bit farther afield than EU countries, Japan, and other developed markets for opportunities might want to consider Africa—and not just South Africa, the fifth member of the BRICS nations. There are 54 countries on the continent, and while there are hazards to investing in many of them, there are also opportunities. Both can be substantial.
A new study from the financial advisory firm AlixPartners and the international law firm Dentons indicates that the rise of a middle class in African countries promises opportunities in fields from telecommunications and energy to agriculture and transportation, among others. In "Africa: Now Open for Business—Weighing the Opportunities and Risks," the two firms point out that in its October regional economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund projected that 12 of the 20 fastest-growing national economies over the next five years will be in Africa.
While the study is aimed primarily at businesses that "have not fully realized this evolving picture or have not found the strategies that may allow them to benefit from it," the same could be said for investors, who may be so concerned with the potential for risks that they overlook opportunities in some of the more developed African countries. "A considerable gap persists between stereotypical perceptions of Africa as a single place of prohibitive risks and the evolving reality of the rising potential within an extraordinarily diverse and vibrant continent," the study states.
So substantial is that gap that in a survey of mostly U.S. companies that was conducted for the study, 68% indicated that they were not doing business in Africa, although, among the respondents that did include Africa among the countries in which they did business, 60% said that the continent was "important to their overall businesses." Among those businesses, several sectors went even further and said that Africa was critical to their businesses; these sectors included business and professional services (16%), energy companies (16%), and technology companies (13%).
While South Africa came in at the top of the list of African nations where survey respondents did business, the next most popular nations were Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. If the mere mention of Nigeria brings to mind only e-mail and other scams, it may be no surprise to learn that corruption was cited as a risk by 86% of companies doing business on the continent. And of course there are other hazards, such as allegations of child and/or slave labor and human trafficking in the cocoa industry in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon; conflict financing tied to the mining of diamonds and other minerals; and environmental issues in many nations.
However, middle-class populations in many African nations are growing. Nigeria alone accounts for 15% of the continent's population, and growth opportunities there, and in other countries, are soaring. The IMF said in April that growth in Africa south of the Sahara is expected to outpace the global average of 4% in 2014, instead turning in a rate of 6.1%.
In its world economic outlook report, the IMF said that Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique—the former the world's largest cocoa producer and the latter the site of the largest gas discovery in the world in the last 10 years—should grow at a rate of 8%, while Nigeria will not be far behind at 7%, putting it within shouting distance of challenging South Africa as the continent's largest economy.
In addition, the World Bank predicted foreign direct investment in sub-Saharan Africa would rise to record levels each year for the next three years. In 2012 such investments stood at $37.7 billion; by 2015 the total is expected to hit $54 billion.
Sub-Saharan Africa is not the only part of the continent offering opportunities; Tunisia, a former French protectorate, with the benefits of French law, an infrastructure of roads and pipelines already in place and a stable government, is attracting new attention for oil and gas companies. In addition, central African countries are also now in the sights of the industry, with Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya coming in for renewed attention.
At the April IMF-World Bank spring meetings in Washington, finance ministers from African countries met to discuss the opportunities and challenges that faced their homelands, and much of the news was good—especially for the business climate.
Nigeria's finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said publicly that so far this year Nigeria has seen its economy grow by 6%; in addition, inflation was down. Ali Soilihi, finance minister of Comoros, also reported his country's economy growing at a faster rate than last year, despite a number of challenges. And Cameroon's finance minister, Alamine Ousmane Mey, emphasized the need for better infrastructure for more efficient industrial development, as well as reporting that the country was working on everything from roads and ports to dams to boost imports, exports, and domestic demand. Countries also reported on road building projects that would link nation to nation, for better regional integration.
Thomas W. Laryea, a Dentons partner and one of the authors of the study, said there were "tremendous needs on the African continent for energy," and that the whole energy sector, oil and gas as well as power, has become easier for the firm's clients to invest in. Telecommunications and the tech sector have also been attractive to investors. "In many respects, Africa is very advanced such as in mobile payments, more than in the U.S.," he said.
While agricultural projects are also necessary, they are more problematic. "There are many complexities across the agricultural sector," Laryea said, explaining that despite the fact that Africa has 60% of the arable land in the world, it's "hard to move forward with major agricultural products there," partly due to the lack of infrastructure that the finance ministers are so anxious to improve. While cocoa is "an interesting specific example of investing in agriculture," he added, there are difficulties connected with it because of the allegations mentioned earlier.
Real estate too is "particularly tricky" as an investment opportunity, according to Laryea. While housing is needed, getting financing for real estate developments can be challenging because of legal and financial factors. "There is still tremendous uncertainty on legal title," he explained, with investors not being fully satisfied that projects have legal title to developments. The financial obstacle entails demand: "There has to be demand after [developments have] been built." There are no commercial mortgage markets, which makes it difficult to sell houses once a project has been completed.
While there are "very few developed secondary markets in stock—Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa—most investment is not going in through stock purchases, but through private equity and venture capital investing in projects, rather than in stocks." Still, Laryea said, "That is bound to change if growth continues at its predicted rate."


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Feet are measured for shoes (and socks) pretty well the same way wherever you go, but the scales used to communicate size vary depending where in the world you are. Sock leg lengths are also named differently in different countries and by different makers. If you're unsure what's right for you hopefully we can help.
Firstly let's talk length on the leg!
Here's our picture guide to sock leg lengths. All of our socks are named by a style shown in the pictures below. Further down this page you'll find our guide to shoe sizes.
And if you're confused about shoe size:
Confused about sock sizes that are different in different parts of the world? Here's the answer, just check your shoe size against our comparison chart for US, UK and EU sizes to find the sock (or shoe) size that fits for you. If you can't see the size info you need try referring to the International Shoe Size Conversion Chart here
Some of our socks are handmade and so are sold just as small/ medium or medium/ large, but most of our socks are shown with number sizes that you can relate to your shoe size. We show the US, UK, AUS and EU size on the product page to make ordering that little bit easier!
Remember that a good fit is about more than just shoe size, with the width, shape and size of a wearers foot, and size of lower leg all having a bearing on fit and comfort. For socks where you have a choice of size but your own shoe size is on the border between two sock sizes then we recommend that you go for the larger of the two, for example you're looking for size 8 and the socks comes in 6-8 and 8-10, then go with the larger size!


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News: Storage
Tuesday, 4 Jun 2013
Western Digital Begins Shipping World's Slimmest 1TB Drive
Western Digital has announced that it has began shipping the world's thinnest 7mm 1TB drive, the WD Blue.
Friday, 14 Sep 2012
Hitachi GST Introduces Helium-Filled Hard Disk Drive Platform
Hitachi GST has announced its new helium-filled hard disk drive platform. This radical technology is touted to reduce power consumption by around 23 percent and in turn helps to lower overall operating temperatures by up to four degree Celsius. The company plans to ship these HDDs by 2013.
Friday, 7 Sep 2012
IE10 Users on Windows 8 Probably Susceptible to IE's Embedded Flash Security Flaws
IE10 users in Windows 8 may be at risk due security vulnerabilities in the browser's embedded Flash player. Microsoft has not released software patches for these security flaws as the company has yet to officially launch its Windows 8 operating system.
Monday, 13 Aug 2012
Toshiba to Increase HDD Production by 35% to Meet Demand
Toshiba will be boosting production of hard drives by about 35% in the next three years to meet increasing demand from data centers and PC manufacturers.
Monday, 16 Jul 2012
Apacer Launches AC232 USB3.0 Super Speed Portable HDDs
Available in capacities of 500GB, 750GB, and 1TB, the AC232 comes wrapped in an innovative anti-slip, anti-shock soft rubber with a stylish tropical ocean pattern, and offers maximum read and write speeds of 112MBps and 109 MBps respectively.
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Mach Xtreme Offers SSD Modules for MacBook Air Upgrade
These gum stick-sized modules enables much faster application loading, ultra-fast data access, shorter boot-ups, and longer battery life with the new type low-profile SATA 3.0 interface.
Monday, 30 Apr 2012
LG Cloud Service First to Provide Seamless Connectivity Across Android Smartphones, PCs & Smart TVs
Aimed at providing seamless connectivity and streaming access to all digital content across various electronic devices, the LG Cloud is the first that allows users to manage all types of content on "three screens" which includes Android smartphones, PCs, and smart TVs (including but not limited to CINEMA 3D models) without a separate set-top box.
Friday, 27 Apr 2012
Automatic Photo Uploading for Dropbox on Windows and Mac
Dropbox now enables automatic uploading of photos and videos from any camera, tablet, SD card or smartphone on Windows and Mac. You earn 500MB extra storage space for your first automatic upload and up to 3GB extra for subsequent uploads.
Thursday, 26 Apr 2012
Microsoft Offer Limited Time Free Skydrive Upgrade to 25GB
Looks like Microsoft isn't taking a back seat when it comes to cloud storage. Having revamped Skydrive earlier this week, Microsoft is now giving Windows Live and Hotmail users a massive upgrade to 25GB of storage space.
Google Drive Answers Chrome OS Problem
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This post is an updated compilation of several shorter posts I wrote in the past trying to answer the question, "What camera should I buy?" It includes some new cameras in the recommendation section. But please note: The newest camera is NOT always the best camera.
It's still the most popular question I am asked. "What camera should I buy?" Lately there's a new twist to the question…"Is this brand camera better than that brand camera?"
No matter how hard I try to tell people that there's no perfect answer, they keep asking. So since I can't convince anyone otherwise, at least know the answers to THESE questions before you ask me YOUR question.
What subject(s) will you photograph most often? Weddings, portraits, wildlife, sports, landscapes, still lifes, food, fashion, etc.
What gear (if any) do you now own?
If you had to choose between ease of use and power, which would you select?
Do you want a compact pocket-sized camera (point and shoot) or a DSLR?
On a scale of 1-10 (10 being a working pro and 1 being someone who usually shoots with a disposable camera) how would you rate your skill?
What is the MOST money you'd be willing to spend on a camera?
How long do you think you might keep the camera?
What do your friends use?
Do you have a local camera store that can offer you support?
If you have thought carefully about these questions and have the answers – you should then be closer to knowing what the perfect camera for you might be.
Hopefully, your interest in photography is strong enough that you'll read this entire article. That will give you the best chance of making the right decision. If you're just not that interested, scroll all the way to the bottom to see some of the popular cameras that I recommend.
For Those Who Stuck with Me
I know that beginners especially want this question answered. They are more likely to think that it's the camera that takes the picture, not the photographer. Unfortunately for them, that's not the case. And there's no secret, magic or special camera that will make you into Ansel Adams.
Let's start with goals. What goals do you have with your photography? Photographing the kids is much easier and less expensive than photographing wildlife. Making studio portraits will require a different kind of camera than that used by sports photographers. Do you want to turn pro or just make pictures you'll share with your immediate family? Understand this simple truth: There is no perfect camera. And not all cameras are designed for all types of photography. Many photographers have more than one camera, depending on how many photographic pursuits they are engaged in at one time.
You'll need to take into account a wide variety of factors when selecting a camera, and the first is budget.
Your Budget
Good equipment can sure make it easier to capture great shots, but you do not have to be Bill Gates to afford good quality equipment. Depending on the kind of photos you want to make, and how accessible your intended subjects are, you should be able to get a good camera outfit for less than $500-$600. But if you want to specialize if wildlife or sports photography, that budget will increase. If you want to specialize in food, medical, aerial, high fashion, again – the budget will increase.
Regardless of budget, you'll need to start with some basics. And I am making some assumptions here. I am assuming you are looking for a digital camera. Few film cameras are sold these days. And the focus of Photofocus.com is digital photography, so I am not going to cover film. If you're the kind of person who doesn't know what kind of camera you want, a film camera is the wrong choice almost all of the time. (You film purists out there flame away, because I'll just ignore you.)
Now if you are serious about producing quality photography, you'll need to invest in a 35mm single-lens reflex camera with at least one lens. Commonly referred to as DSLRs, these cameras offer speed, choice, and control. The convenience of smaller format SLRs, combined with their ability to work with affordable lenses, make 35mm SLRs the a good starting point for most types of photography. (There is one exception to this rule. The newer 4/3 Micro format cameras like the Olympus E-P2 aren't technically DSLRs. They don't allow you to look directly through the lens. They have larger sensors than most point and shoot cameras but smaller sensors than most DSLRs. There may be some professionals who could get buy with a micro 4/3 camera system.)
Point-and-shoot cameras USUALLY don't deliver enough control or digital data to deliver professional quality photos. You can get some decent images with the higher-end digital point-and-shoot cameras, and as time goes by, you'll see more published images come from these cameras, but generally, they don't have sufficient focal length, dynamic range, response or image quality. Another problem with point-and-shoot cameras is that they are often too slow for some types of photography.
Therefore, I highly recommend 35mm format DSLR. Medium and large format cameras are also an option, but not a practical one for most due to their cost, size and learning curve. Digital 35mm cameras offer a wider range of lenses, are usually less expensive, easier to carry, easier and faster to operate, and provide the most flexibility to photograph a wide range of subjects.
Why DSLR over Point-And-Shoot?
Shutter lag is the interminable span of time between the moment you trigger the shutter and the moment the camera actually captures the image. You won't face this problem on a high-end SLR but point-and-shoot cameras are commonly slow. If your goal is to capture spur of the moment and candid opportunities, you'll have far greater success with the SLR. This is especially important in wildlife, sports, baby and some other forms of photography. It's impossible to calculate the number of times I've waited for a subject to move just a few inches this way or that. Having access to instant response in the shutter release is absolutely essential in such cases.
TTL or through the lens is the term used to describe what happens when you look through the viewfinder of an SLR. You'll see the actual composition recorded on the sensor. With point-and-shoot film cameras (most digitals have an LCD view screen), you're usually looking through a viewfinder and not through the lens itself. This factor can introduce something called parallax error, a visual distortion resulting from the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two different points. In other words, you'll photograph a slightly different picture than what you saw through the viewfinder. Parallax error increases as distance to your subject decreases. This makes photographing close-ups without TTL problematic. While many newer cameras use "live view" to show you what the lens sees on the camera's LCD, this is hard for some people to get used to, so TTL is the best choice.
Lenses – With SLR cameras, you have a wider range of lenses available. Whether you need a macro lens for close-ups or long telephoto lens to pull in wildlife, you'll be able to attach one to your SLR body. This is something you can't do with a point-and-shoot camera. Yes, there are macro attachments and digital zoom available on point-and-shoot cameras, but they are almost always for appearance sake and are quality compromises due to low-quality optics.
F/stops – By using a variety of interchangeable lenses, you'll have a wider range of available f/stops to work with, giving you greater creative control with depth of field.
Shutter Speeds – SLR bodies also offer a wider range of shutter speeds, often from 30 seconds to 1/8000 of a second, as well as bulb setting. A wide range of shutter speed settings is a requirement for good general photography. Most point-and-shoots have a very limited shutter speed.
Metering – SLR bodies have more sophisticated metering systems. They also give you the choice between different metering patterns such as matrix metering, spot metering, and center-weighted metering. Many even permit you to shift the point of focus.
Auto focus – SLR bodies will give you faster auto focus. This is especially useful if you want to include fast-moving subjects in your photography. Most point-and-shoot cameras won't permit manual focusing, something that is essential for landscape and close-up photography.
Filters – Lenses on many P/S cameras don't allow for the use of filters. At a minimum, you'll need to be able to attach a polarizing filter.
Flash – A modern SLR camera body gives you much greater creative control when using flash. You'll be able to use more than one flash, and you'll have other creative controls, such as rear-curtain sync and repeating flash.
Depth of Field Preview Button – A main reason I recommend the SLR camera over a point-and-shoot camera is the depth-of-field preview button. The DOF preview button shows the effect of your chosen f/stop on your image. You see what the film or sensor will see. This way you can fine-tune your image before pressing the shutter and avoid unpleasant surprises in the final image. I don't know of any point-and-shoot camera that features a depth-of-field preview button, but most midrange to pro-level SLRs offer one. If you're serious about any sort of outdoor or nature photography, I don't recommend buying a camera without this feature.
All that said, there are some very good compact cameras out there. And while they will not deliver the image quality or flexibility of even an inexpensive DSLR, they can make great – even salable images.
Assuming you want a DSLR, here are some specific features to look for in a digital SLR camera body.
Depth of Field Preview button. In my opinion, this is essential but Live View may make this less important.
High ISO noise reduction.
Full range of shutter speeds, from 30 seconds and bulb to at least 1/2000 second.
Spot meter capability.
Full range of exposure mode options, including manual, aperture priority, and shutter priority.
Continuous auto focus and focus tracking.
Capability of using a cable release. This reduces photographer-induced vibrations.
Multiple focus and spot meter points.
Motor drive. Most new cameras can achieve at least three frames per second.
Custom function capabilities that allow you to configure the camera for the way you like to work.
Built-in or add-on vertical grip with shutter release. This feature makes holding the camera in vertical orientation much more comfortable and makes working in the vertical orientation easier and more efficient, particularly for photographers with bigger hands.
The camera body feels right. This is very subjective. You should hold the camera in your hand and decide if you like the way it fits.
What haven't I talked about? Sensor size for one. Most cameras costing $500 or more have very high-quality sensors that deliver more than enough information to make large prints. Do note that simply having more megapixels doesn't mean better image quality. You want the physically largest sensor you can afford, not the one with the most pixels crammed on it. This is why even cheap DSLRs tend to deliver better picture quality than compact cameras. The sensors in the DSLR are physically larger than the sensor in the compact camera.
I haven't talked about battery life, since most modern cameras have batteries that last a long time. I haven't covered other technical or specialty features because frankly, if you're reading this with interest, it's probably because you're new at this. That means you should stick with the basics for now. Later on, you'll know what to look for when the time comes to upgrade.
Should you buy Canon or Nikon? Olympus or Pentax? Any current, brand-name camera system on the market today will give you good results. Some things to take into consideration when choosing a brand are availability of lenses. Someday, you may want to add to your collection. Also consider things like image stabilization, ruggedness, custom features, and how easy it is to use.
What are your friends using? If many of your friends are using Canon, and you buy Canon, you'll have a ready-made "technical support" group (as well as sources for borrowing lenses.) Likewise, if all your friends are using Nikon, buy Nikon for the same reasons.
One point here to consider. When it comes to DSLRs, Nikon and Canon together have more than 90% of the market. That means it's probably going to be easier to find accessories, educational materials, support, etc., when using these brands.
There are lots of choices out there. If you stick with big brands that offer large lens lines, you'll be fine. Don't agonize over this decision. Remember, you can't go to the store where Stephen King buys his pens, and expect to write great novels. You can't go to the art supply store where Van Gogh bought his paints and brushes and expect to make great paintings. And you can't expect to buy cameras with secret powers either.
Photography is about having a vision, a good eye, passion for the subject, great light, access, storytelling and heart. The camera equipment is just a tool designed to help capture the rest. I don't know a single professional photographer who's ever told me an editor refused to buy an image because the photographer used the wrong camera. It's your eye, your vision, your ability to tell a story with the camera and your desire that matter most.
Now just go out and buy the camera, whichever one it is, and start shooting. Good luck.
If you just want to know what cameras I like, here's the list.
EDITOR'S NOTE: I am not saying these are the only cameras I like, or that other cameras aren't good. I am saying that based on price and performance, these are MY safe picks in each category. I own almost all these cameras. I have no bias against or for any of these companies since I own and use so many different brands. None of these companies sponsor me here or anywhere else. Ignore brand loyalty debates. Just pick the one that seems to fit your needs.
Compact And Pocket Cameras
Panasonic Lumix LX7
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX7K
Nikon Coolpix P7800
Nikon COOLPIX P7800
Canon G16
Canon PowerShot G16
Fuji X100S
Fujifilm X100S
Super Budget DSLR
Nikon D3200
Nikon D3200 24.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR NIKKOR Zoom Lens (Black)
Budget DSLR
Canon EOS Rebel T5i Body Only
Canon EOS Rebel T5i
Nikon D7000 Body Only
Nikon D7000
(Yes I am recommending the D7000 over the D7100 because of the megapixel madness Nikon used to double the pixel count on the APS-C sensor.)
Olympus OM-D E-M5 *Note I have not tested the newest Oly camera body – until I do I'm sticking w/ EM5
Olympus OM-D E-M5 with 14-42mm Lens (Black)
Panasonic GH3
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3
I have added the GH3 because while it's a very good micro four thirds mirror less stills camera, it's an AMAZING video camera.
Nikon D610
Nikon D610
NOTE: I almost pulled the old D600 from my recommended list because the camera had a high failure rate. Nikon has addressed those issues and the D610 is a safe bet now.
Canon 70D
Canon EOS 70D
Nikon D700
Nikon D700 12.1MP FX-Format CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD (Body Only)
Nikon D800 – E (If you do macro work, or product/food photography I'd choose this body due to the detail but otherwise I prefer the D700)
Nikon D800E
Nikom Df
Nikon Df
NOTE: I know this is a controversial choice but I had a chance to play with this camera briefly and while I do agree it's overpriced, I think that it is what the D800 should have been. Image quality is tremendous and I am a real fan of all the dials. I am old and this cameras ergonomics more closely match the style I am used to. It barely makes this list because of its high price but, it does make the list.
Canon 5D MK III
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon 1DX
Canon EOS-1D X
Nikon D3s
Nikon D3S 12.1 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3-Inch LCD and 24fps 720p HD Video Capability (Body Only)
NOTE: I realize this will be controversial but I am sticking with the Nikon D3s over the D4 and the Nikon D700 over the 800 (with one exception as noted above.) Generally speaking, I don't think the D4/D800 warrant spending money on the upgrade. I'd wait for the D900 and/or the D4s/5.
Leica M9
Leica M9
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A Week of Lunches
Five excuses to skip the brown bag routine and actually leave your desk.
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In these degenerate times, I often find myself eating at my desk. My own cooking, even microwaved the next day, seems preferable to a lot of the food my younger co-workers go out and purchase.
Then I drew this assignment: Eat lunch out every day for a week, downtown. Sounded like I could handle it. I skipped the usual suspects: the steak (or even better, the lamb shanks) at Murphy's, the buffet at Indigo. No, I was going to have a different midday culinary adventure the whole week through.
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Soul de Cuba Café
1121 Bethel St. // 545-2822
Lunch Monday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dinner Monday through Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m.
No parking, major credit cards
Forget mojitos, that trendy Cuban cocktail. Honolulu's only Cuban restaurant also serves the traditional drink of Brazil, the caipirinha.
"Since when do we drink at lunch? On a Monday?" said the friend who'd joined me.
Exceptional circumstances, I argued. "This is a caipirinha made with real cachaça, not vodka." Cachaça is distilled from sugar-cane juice, not molasses, like rum. It's heady stuff. Combined with fresh lime wedges and a little sugar, it's a samba in a glass.
"Whoa," said my friend when he tasted it. "There goes the afternoon."
Photo by Ryan SiphersAnd what to drink with this fricase de pollo? A caipirinha, of course.
I'd tried Soul de Cuba when it opened last year, and been put off by both the small portions and the outrageously tame flavors, especially for a Caribbean cuisine.
Perhaps our experience was colored by the caipirinhas, but, this time, we managed to enjoy lunch. On the sampler platter of aperitivos, what went first were the grilled shrimp, in a black bean sauce with a touch of heat, a seriously accomplished dish.
Then we sat and stared at the devil crab. Not deviled crab. A crab-vegetable mix had been deep-fried inside a croquette that was pointed at both ends. Cut in half and set upright on the plate, it looked like devil's horns.
The croquette batter was so heavy, this dish reminded me of a corn dog. But it tasted fine, especially with the salt-chili-vinegar dip. The dip beat the pants off the orange sauce on the ho-hum empanadas, which tasted like a mix of mayo and catsup.
For some reason, we both wanted to try the sopa de garbanzo. Improbably, this turned out to be good—a powerful chicken broth flavored with sautéed chorizo, simmered with whole garbanzos.
After all that, prudence would have suggested ordering only a single entrée. But at the outset of the meal, we'd asked the waitress which two platillos principales she would order. The ropa viejo and the fricase de pollo. The chicken fricassee was two small, not particularly distinguished chicken thighs. But the chicken was marinated in garlic, citrus, onion, bell pepper, and bay leaves, and simmered in with tomato sauce and olives. This lit up our mouths.
Unlike the ropa viejo, a shredded beef dish whose name means "old clothes." Ropa viejo is supposed to be suffused with sofrito—an olive oil paste with tomatoes, green peppers, onions, garlic, cumin, oregano and bay.
No. "It's like the kitchen ran out of flavor when they got to this dish," said my friend. We didn't eat much of it. I took it home, sautéed it with shallots, doctored it up with red and black pepper, and cooked it with eggs and shredded cheese, but that's a whole other story.
Taken by the plantains that came with the entrées, my friend ordered house-made plantain "butter rum" ice cream. He pronounced it fabulous, I thought it was just sweet. I was tempted to order another caipirinha, but sanity prevailed.
Lunch was $84 with tip. We ordered more food than two people should eat, since I took home a whole entrée in a clam shell. Warning: caipirinhas cost $8. You shouldn't be drinking at lunch, anyway. Leave it to the professionals.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Wednesday with declines accelerating after President Barack Obama set up a drawn-out fight over the fiscal cliff when he stuck to his pledge to raise taxes on the wealthy, and as violence increased in the Middle East.
Obama, in his first press conference since re-election, held to his position that marginal tax rates will have to rise to tackle the nation's deficits.
With talks over solving the U.S. "fiscal cliff" in early stages, investors are reacting to the uncertainty by shedding positions.
"I think we will have a last-minute cliffhanger solution," said Michael Cheah, portfolio manager at SunAmerica Asset Management in Jersey City, New Jersey, about a deal to avoid the so-called cliff.
"In the meantime, the market is going to get punched every day."
Without a deal, a series of mandated tax hikes and spending cuts will start to take effect early next year that could push the U.S. economy into a recession.
Taxes on capital gains and dividends could rise as part of the negotiations, pushing investors to sell this year and pay lower taxes on their gains.
Adding to the selling pressure, Israel launched a major offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza, killing the military commander of Hamas in an air strike and threatening an invasion of the enclave. Egypt said it recalled its ambassador from Israel in response.
"We know Europe's in trouble, China's slowing down ... and now you've got the Middle East flaring up again. It's all hitting at once, and obviously, the market is taking a 'sell first, ask questions later' approach," said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati.
Industrial shares led the decline, dragged lower in part by a 1 percent spike in crude prices after the Israeli offensive on Gaza. The S&P industrial sector index .GSPI fell 2.5 percent.
Wall Street had opened higher after Dow component Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) reported first-quarter earnings and revenue late Tuesday that beat expectations, driving its stock up 4.8 percent to $17.66. But the positive momentum was short-lived.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 185.23 points, or 1.45 percent, to 12,570.95 at the close. The S&P 500 .SPX dropped 19.04 points, or 1.39 percent, to 1,355.49. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 37.08 points, or 1.29 percent, to 2,846.81.
Both the Dow industrials and the Nasdaq ended at their lowest levels since late June.
The S&P 500 has fallen 5.1 percent in the six sessions since election night. Wednesday marked the benchmark index's lowest close since July 25.
The Russell 2000 tumbled 2 percent. The Dow Jones Transportation average .DJT slid 2.6 percent. FedEx Corp (FDX.N) shares dropped 3.7 percent to $87.12. Bank of America (BAC.N) shares lost 3.6 percent to $8.99.
In contrast, Facebook (FB.O) shares jumped 12.6 percent to $22.36 as investors were relieved that expiring trading restrictions on a huge block of shares did not trigger an immediate wave of insider selling.
Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF.N) jumped 34.4 percent to $41.92 after the company reported unexpectedly improved third-quarter results and a full-year outlook that exceeded Wall Street's forecasts.
About 7.53 billion shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and NYSE MKT, more than the daily average so far this year of about 6.51 billion shares.
On the NYSE, decliners outnumbered advancers by a ratio of almost 9 to 1. On the Nasdaq, about four stocks fell for every one that rose.
Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Additional reporting by Steven C. Johnson and Leah Schnurr; Editing by Jan Paschal


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Montana Ranks in Top 10 for 'Zombie Preparedness'
How prepared will you be when the undead come for you?
That's a question you'll be better equipped to answer now that Estately has come out with its very scientific look at what states are most prepared for a zombie apocalypse.
The weather may be frigid, but that didn't stop Alaska from leading all states, while New Jersey finished dead last.
The rankings were determined by taking into account nearly a dozen factors, including military presence, knowledge of zombies, rates of physical activity, gun ownership, percentage of people who play paintball and practice martial arts and have survival skills.