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Known Cheats
Cheats performed on BZFlag are usually made by modifying your client. A great deal of power is invested in the client program, and therefore the client may cheat in every way from creating invincible tanks, to invisibility, to super killing. If you have seen any cheats, have performed them yourself, or have noticed a hole in the source, please add it here. Preventions for many of these cheats are on the Development RoadMap
Do not use a modified client on a public server. If you are found to be using a cheat client, you will likely be banned from multiple servers and could quickly find yourself with nowhere to play. Cheating in BZflag is not the same as using a cheat code in a PlayStation game. See also the Notes on "CHEAT" servers at the bottom of the README, which forbid the hosting of a "cheat" server. A copy of the README is included with the source code and is displayed when you install a pre-compiled copy of the game.
Blatant Cheats[edit]
The following cheats are considered "blatant" cheats because they are usually apparent, even to new players.
NOTE: Some of these cheats may be prevented or already fixed in certain versions of BZFlag.
A cheater may:
- shooting shots with vertical velocity while no vertical velocity is allowed on the map
- making it seem like a teammate keeps killing another player
- fly without Wings.
- steal from or give flags to other players.
- give flags to observers.
- rapidly pickup and drop every flag on the map, as if a flag reset were performed.
- spawn with a flag (usually Guided Missile or Genocide, but can be anything).
- be immune to the effects of bad flags.
- grab a new flag when passing through a teleporter (when no flag exists).
- move, pickup flags, or shoot other tanks while paused.
- move through buildings without Oscillation Overthruster ("wall walking").
- move backwards through buildings with the Oscillation Overthruster.
- drive outside of the playing area.
- jump back briefly to avoid a bullet then return to where you were ("network jitter").
- double jump.
- move vertically on a map very quickly or higher than settings would normally allow.
- instantaneous travel to a new location.
- jump and land at a pre-determined set of coordinates (i.e. the center of a team pad).
- shoot teammates without blowing them up.
- shoot bullets that travel at a different rate (usually faster).
- shoot bullets that travel at impossible linear paths (i.e. downwards, sideways).
- shoot bullets from any side of their tank.
- fire multiple shots simultaneously, often in spreads & separate impossible paths.
- shoot bullets which cannot be seen on radar or in the HUD.
- cause himself to be shot by any other player, even if no shots were fired or the player hasn't spawned (AKA "TK Cheat").
- produce abnormally long laser blasts (in terms of length and time).
- be zoned, but yet still shoot tanks that are not zoned.
- become instantly unzoned.
- not lose flags when paused.
- cause the bullets of other tanks to explode prematurely.
- lock onto stealthed players while using Guided Missile.
- produce abnormally large, small, or frequent shockwave blasts.
- produce shockwaves at several locations simultaneously.
- respond differently to gravity.
- move at a different rate (usually faster).
- instantly self-destruct.
- be completely invincible to shots ("god mode").
- be invincible while on auto-pilot.
- be partially invincible, repelling everything but some particular flags (often SW or SR are chosen).
- instantly kill everyone else.
- spawn without delay or very rapid respawns (Has been fixed in 2.0.11).
- be joined as an observer, but playing with a visible, invincible tank
- be able to strafe or slide left or right
- send chat messages that appear to have come from another player
Subtle Cheats[edit]
Subtle cheats are modifications to the BZFlag client that give the user an unfair advantage. Unlike the obvious "blatant" cheats, these modifications are often difficult to detect by other players. These modifications often involve small changes to existing source code, and will make their users appear luckier, more intuitive, or more accurate shooters, giving them a slight edge.
Some of these cheats may be detected by examining long-term player statistics. For example, if a specific player picks up a certain superflag 80% of the time over an extended period, on a map where flag positions are completely randomized, then there is strong reason to suspect the player of using a flag identification cheat.
The following is a list of known subtle cheats:
- FlagColoring
- Flags are given unique colors (or some other identifying feature - colors are simplest). This can be applied to some, or all flags. For example, bad flags are brown, Shock Wave is cyan, Stealth is orange, Guided Missile is pink, etc. This allows the user to avoid bad flags, spot good flags from across the map, and tell what flags other players are carrying or picking up much more easily.
- RadarPath
- The player can see bullet trajectories at an extended length, making shots easier to avoid, or aiding with targeting. The latter function is used mostly on ricochet maps.
- StealthDetect
- The player can see stealthed tanks on the radar. Often times the cheater's client will flash the stealthed tank on the cheater's radar. This allows a cheater to know that he shouldn't be able to know that tanks position and allow him to "play dumb".
- CloakDetect
- The player can see cloaked tanks on the field. Often times the cheater's client will show cloaked tanks as zoned tanks (as if holding the PZ flag).
- DisableBadFlags
- Bad flags whose effects are invisible to other players are disabled from affecting the tank.
- NoGenocide
- A teammate is impervious to Genocide.
- FunnyBullet
- Various cheats that affect the manner in which bullets are fired are possible. The simplest is to increase bullet velocity. Other cheats include launching multiple bullets in different directions and giving bullets a vertical slope. Many of these cheats are less subtle, and discussed above.
- SkinnyTank
- Normally, if your aim is a little bit off, you can still kill a tank. When this cheat is in effect, other players have to aim more accurately to kill the user.
- ImprovedConsole
- The player's console provides more information than is normal. It's debatable whether this should be considered a cheat or not, but players with better consoles will have a slight advantage.
- GuidedMissileWontUnlock
- When the user is killed, his guided missiles remain locked on their targets. This is harder to detect than a Guided Missile being able to lock onto stealthed players, which is discussed above.
- Guided Laser
- A player can lock-on with the laser flag as if it were Guided Missile. Can fire in all directions, regardless of VerticalVelocity server settings
- BulletFreeZone
- Any player in the game can cause anyone else's bullets to explode prematurely (if their client is hacked). Here are a few possible effects:
- A victim (or victims) will not be able to fire his weapon (bullets will explode shortly after leaving the muzzle). Others can't tell who is causing this.
- Bullets will explode before hitting a cheater, as if the cheater has a forcefield.
- Bullets will explode before hitting a "victim" who is not the cheater, creating the impression that the victim has a forcefield and is cheating. Or the cheater could create the impression that a whole group of tanks are cheating.
- Bullets will not be allowed to enter a "bullet-free zone" (such as a building or platform).
- TinyCloak
- The cheater's tank is modified to be smaller and harder to hit, but only when carrying the Cloaking flag. Making a tank this hard to hit would be a blatant cheat if the tank wasn't cloaked.
- ProgressiveIdentify
- A variation of the FlagColoring cheat. The client holds the identity of each flag in memory whenever it is picked up by any player and displays the flag type on the cheater's HUD.
In addition to the above subtle cheats, a cheater may:
- have a wider than normal field of vision (e.g. 120 degrees)
- have Guided Missles modified to not lock onto team mates
- modify the turn rate of his Guided Missles
- modify the way his targets are selected for Guided Missle lock
- have an indicator showing when an opponent is in reloading mode
- modify his client string
- automatically self-destruct if a geno bullet comes too close to him
- see the screen and radar when paused
- be able to see who locked on them with a Guided Missle
- have radar or different radar settings independent of server radar settings
- have lines on the radar showing which way each tank is facing
- see burrowed tanks as regular tanks on the radar
- have no limits imposed upon the radar "/set _radarLimit 0 or Burrow do not affect the radar"
- have shots by a zoned tank not show up on radar
- make slight turns when falling
- have different binocular zoom settings
- fire with no delay after stealing, or steal from far away, a flag using thief
- have an indicator showing how many wing jumps are left
- see invisible bullets on radar
- see opponent's team color despite opponent having masquerade flag
- have an auto-aiming ability that lines up on other tanks to fire upon
- be able to enable auto-pilot on non-auto-pilot maps
- be able to enable/disable/enable auto-pilot without delay
- be able to enable auto-pilot without notifying the server/other players
- be able to pause instantly in mid-air
Other Malicious Activities[edit]
The following is a list of malicious activities that cheaters might also engage in:
- attempt to guess or "crack" the server or map's password.
- the use of "Bots" or "Drones" to lag a server by sending large amounts of data or using client commands rapidly
- the use of "Bots" or "Drones" to deny a poll or create and complete a poll in the favor of the cheater
- the use of thousands of private messages to "ddos" certain players, so their client just halts
- the use of a bunch of registered bot callsigns to start and win polls (usually to ban players)


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The franchise has never been largely and liberally granted in England; half the males have no vote and are not likely to get one. It was never granted in reply to pressure from awakened sections of the democracy; in every case there was a perfectly clear motive for granting it solely for the convenience of the aristocrats. The Great Reform Bill was not passed in response to such riots as that which destroyed a Castle; nor did the men who destroyed the Castle get any advantage whatever out of the Great Reform Bill. The Great Reform Bill was passed in order to seal an alliance between the landed aristocrats and the rich manufacturers of the north (an alliance that rules us still); and the chief object of that alliance was to prevent the English populace getting any political power in the general excitement after the French Revolution. No one can read Macaulay's speech on the Chartists, for instance, and not see that this is so. Disraeli's further extension of the suffrage was not effected by the intellectual vivacity and pure republican theory of the mid-Victorian agricultural labourer; it was effected by a politician who saw an opportunity to dish the Whigs, and guessed that certain orthodoxies in the more prosperous artisan might yet give him a balance against the commercial Radicals. And while this very thin game of wire-pulling with the mere abstraction of the vote was being worked entirely by the oligarchs and entirely in their interests, the solid and real thing that was going on was the steady despoiling of the poor of all power or wealth, until they find themselves to-day upon the threshold of slavery. That is The Working Man's History of England.
Chesterton, G(ilbert) K(eith). Utopia of Usurers and other Essays. London: Hutchinson, 1936.
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If you compare the prices of a store brand cereal with the name brand (on a sale) then the name brand is much, much cheaper. Using a coupon will save you even more.
Although it is convenient to grab everything at the grocery store, sometimes it's best to only buy certain items and shop for the rest at other locations such as specialty stores or the dollar store. One of the best ways to save money at the grocery store is to keep away from the items that are marked up. I talked to consumer savings expert Andrea Woroch, who shared eight items you shouldn't put in your grocery cart.
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"Meat markup is up to 60% and much more for precut or precubed meats. Since meat has a refrigerated shelf life of just five days and must then be thrown out, most meat departments in grocery stores aim for a minimum 30% markup, and often much higher, to make up for losses.
Steaks, for instance, are marked up 40% to 50%; some cheaper cuts, such as round and chuck meat, are marked up as much as 60%. Lesser cuts of meat, those typically cut into pieces for stir-fries or stews are marked up as much as 300%, should never be bought at full price because they're always discounted at some point (look for markdowns on meats that near their sell-by date or hit up bulk stores like Costco for savings of up to 30% off larger slabs of meat. You can refrigerate that which you don't use for later)."
"Name-brand spices are marked up close to 97%. Smart shoppers can buy spices at a natural food store to save you up to 97% on the basic spices people buy regularly. For instance, a $3.52 jar of bay leaves at the grocery store will cost you only 12 cents for the same amount at a natural foods store. Drugstores and discount stores also sell spices cheaper than at a grocery store. You may have to bring your own bottles to fill but the savings make up for this."
"Bakery items are marked up nearly 100% as you're paying for convenience. For instance, $20 supermarket cake can be made from scratch or out of a box at home for just $5 (or less by purchasing sale items and using coupons for the boxed goods).
Bread can also be baked inexpensively at home. Since most people won't bake bread at home, look for buy-one-get-one-free deals and freeze one loaf or buy when bread is marked down. Savvy shoppers will ask store managers when bread gets marked down — usually nearing the expiration date or end of the day."
"Establishing product differentiation and aggressive brand promotion are key aspects of cereal markups. Production costs and retailer share make up about 36% and 20% of the retail price of cereal, the rest (44%) is average manufacturer gross margin.
One of the most basic cereals, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, had the highest average retail markup of 43.5%. At the low end was an average 18.2% markup. Buying generic is a smart means of saving money, nearly 50%. Compare ingredients of name brand with generic — if the ingredients are the same, you won't taste much of a difference. In fact, most store labels (generic) are actually produced by the big-name brands. They just happen to use different packaging — packaging that didn't cost a lot in marketing dollars to attract customers. However, this difference in packaging results in prices that are as much as 50% cheaper!
Compare the nutritional information and ingredient order of a favorite brand and a store label. Chances are, they will be identical and if so, you will be satisfied with it while saving a ton of money. Note: most stores offer a money-back guarantee on their own brands, so keep the receipt just in case."
"[Batteries] are marked up as much as 60%. Stay away from batteries at the grocery store and instead throw them in your online cart next time you're browsing Target or Walmart's website. Better yet, hop on over to a warehouse store like Sam's Club or Costco where you can find double the quantity of batteries for the same cost as your local supermarket. Since batteries have no expiration date, buying in large quantities is A-OK!"
"Produce that has been presliced, prechopped, or diced for the consumer will cost on average 35% more than the whole vegetable or fruit. Shoppers are paying for convenience but a task that takes no more than five minutes, isn't worth paying more for.
Opt to shop for produce at a local farmers market and buy only what's "in season" to enjoy the lowest prices. Better yet, pop by a street vendor for the least expensive fruit and veggies."
"Though warehouse stores offer unbeatable prices on bulk laundry detergent and other household cleaning supplies for that matter, you could skip the special visit to the store altogether by purchasing online at stores like Walmart and Target. With various free shipping deals and online coupons ($5 off $50 at Target from CouponSherpa.com), you could stock up on bulk detergent and avoid lugging to and from your car. And, since laundry is one of those never-ending chores, the bulk stuff won't get wasted."
"From body lotion to shampoo and toothpaste, unless it's on sale, skip it. The best deals are offered at various drug stores like CVS (with coupons), Walmart, and even cheapest at dollar stores (makeup applicators, cotton swabs, shampoo, etc)."
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If you compare the prices of a store brand cereal with the name brand (on a sale) then the name brand is much, much cheaper. Using a coupon will save you even more.
I recently started going to a farmer's market close to my house. I found that I could get triple the amount of fruits and vegetables for the same price as a few items at my local grocery store. This was very eye opening for me, and I vowed to no longer get my produce from the supermarket. Also, I love GoodValue products. This is the generic brand that is sold at Walmart, Target and other large chains. The food taste's great, just like any brand name version of my favorite Trail Mix or fruit snacks would. In this economy, it's smart to look for these products that taste the exact same as the ones in the fancy packaging, and will certainly be MUCH easier on your wallet.
Spices from a specialty store will tend to be fresher. Big companies also tend to go the legal limit on contaminants such as insect parts.
I've found that dollar store cleaning products do the job as well or better than brand names - who cares if bowl cleaner smells good when it will be down the tubes in 60 seconds?
Evan cheaper than cereal is oatmeal or toast. Whole wheat toast with peanut butter has more protein than cereal, is quick, and is pretty inexpensive. We buy whole wheat bread at Sam's Club for a good price, but you could also get high quality wheat bread at a day-old bread store. Just put any extra loaves in the freezer if you won't be using it right away. We keep a loaf in the refrigerator to keep it fresh.
I buy all of my spices at our local Indian store. Their selection is RIDICULOUS, taking up three or four times the space that my Safeway's spice aisle does. And the prices are incredibly cheap. I'll never go back to standard grocery store spices.
I agree with most of the items on this list, and thinks they're all great things to be aware of, especially things like pre-sliced vegetables, meats, etc. (Cheese goes in this category, too: you pay a lot more when it's sliced for you.) The only pre-sliced thing I deliberately pay more for at the grocery store is lunch meat. I buy the pre-packaged, store-brand offerings in the cooler in front of the deli counter. My husband is the only one in our family who eats lunch meat, and if we buy more than that it spoils before we can use it. We save money in the long run by not wasting food.
I will say that Brand Name items, while most costly, do sometimes legitimately taste better. Everyone should make their own decisions about what they're willing to pay a little extra for. I have, at one point or another, bought the generic versions of every food my family eats. Where the generic is the same or better, we buy generic. Where the brand name is better, we use coupons and buy on sale. We eat brand name Crispix, for example, but we eat generic mac 'n' cheese.
I would also add this cautionary note about bulk laundry detergent: make sure you have somewhere to save it. Sure you'll use it, but if you can't store it, is it really worth the lower price?
I hate buying detergent these days because it is so expensive. I just bought a big chunk of turkey pastrami and am slicing it for sandwiches. It was a really good bargain!
That is a great tip on the spices, I had no idea.
Regarding batteries, I shop at CVS for those. However, I buy them in bulk when they are on sale, and always have some coupons.
What I have found in general is that if you pay attention to prices, you can get just about anything at a reasonable price if you wait until they go on sale and then stock up.
Spices; always buy unground when possbile - Fennel seeds, coriander/cilantro seeds, cumin, mustard, pepper - it all keeps much longer when you grind it yourself. How? Buy a cheap coffee grinder or use a pesstle and mortar.
Batteries: no shelf-life? Think again...
And instead of buying old cheap pre-cut meat I prefer to buy fresh, uncut ...
spices at Dollar General are .50 cents and have never let me down. They even carry spices that I can't find in name brands, such as "soul food seasoning." which my wife loves on chicken and fish. why pay $3.50 when you can spend .50 cents?
Some nice tips there. Batteries however do have an expiration date. Storing them in a water proof container in the freezer can help them last longer because a cooler temperature lowers the rate of self-discharge. Alkaline batteries may not suffer much from self-discharge but they do have a best before date, even printed on them in most cases.
The truth is that batteries actually do expire, albeit often a couple of years in the future. Check your packaging, and the batteries themselves to be sure they're in date. If you're not careful, you'll have to throw out half of that 500-pack of AAAA batteries you bought!
Batteries certainly do have an expiration date, pay attention or deal with the leaky mess when they've sat around too long. This is mostly true for the "cheap" brands, but don't assume that duracell will last forever.
Seriously? even if it was cheaper to bake your own bread, how much can the savings be over paying $1 for a loaf at the grocery store
By the time you are done buying supplies. Electricity to cook it, and water to wash the utensils and what not. It does cost you more then $1 for a loaf of bread. Cheaper to jsut get it from the store
That depends on the bread. If you're attempting to make Wonder bread, then yes, the stuff at the store is cheap. However, if you're getting the $3.50--$4 whole grain kind, you start to see the savings from making it yourself.
Besides which, even the expensive 'healthy' breads still contain all sorts of difficult-to-pronounce additives, and in your own recipes you can control what goes into it. Plus fresh-baked bread is beyond delicious and puts the store loaves to shame, if only due to storage and transport time.
For spices go to the hispanic section of supermarkets. Better yet go to small ethnic grocery stores.
The better way to go with batteries is rechargeable. A bit more expensive upfront, but then you never have to buy any again (well, at least for a long time, or unless you get more devices that need batteries).
You save money and do less harm to the environment (batteries shouldn't be thrown away with your normal trash)
Consumer Reports did a study of batteries a couple of years ago, in terms of cost and performance. The battery that did the best was Kirkland (costco). Beat out Eveready and Duracell.
Name-brand spices are marked up close to 97%. For instance, a $3.52 jar of bay leaves at the grocery store will cost you only 12 cents
That's a markup of 2833% not 97%.
Bakery items are marked up nearly 100%... For instance, $20 supermarket cake can be made from scratch or out of a box at home for just $5
That's a markup of 300% not 100%.
Since batteries have no expiration date, buying in large quantities is A-OK!
Batteries lose capacity over time even when not in use. They even have an expiration date on them.
buy only what's "in season"
Go all winter without onions?
Markup meaning price based on cost to produce the item. If the spice is priced @ $3.52 and was marked up 97% that means it costs the store $1.79 (what with the shipping, the storing, the bottle, the label, the spice itself, the labor, etc).
Markup does not mean comparative to other store prices.
Please keep in mind before you reply, you aren't clever just because you have some grammar and have numbers in your comment.
Onions are a great storage crop. They keep fantastically well in the right conditions. As do many winter squashes, potatoes, parsnips, garlic, and even apples.
There's a farm near us where you can get a walmart bag full of vegetables for like $3. They really only sell tomatoes, corn, squash, and I think they had some peppers and a couple other things. In the spring when they open again I'm planning on going there and buying a bunch and canning them. I'd grow stuff myself, but my dog would destroy it, and I'm not very good with growing things. I like farmers markets too for the same reason.
Definitely bake your own bread. Even including the amortized cost of a breadmaker (I'm on my second in 10 years) and the electricity to run it, I bake a loaf of 100% whole wheat bread each week for less than $2 per two pound loaf, and it has no artificial additives. I use high quality ingredients (including flax seed meal, molasses and olive oil) and since I get them at Trader Joe's or in the bulk section of Smart Co. I don't have to use coupons to get excellent prices. Much better than anything bought in the grocery store!


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Carbon-negative bioenergy to cut global warming could drive deforestation: An interview on BECS with Biopact's Laurens Rademakers Mongabay.com (November 6, 2007)
The article on mongabay.com deals about a proposed mechanism for generating carbon-negative bioenergy. Bioenergy with carbon storage (BECS) holds out the prospect of reducing CO2 from the atmosphere while producing carbon-negative energy. The article provides an informative introduction on how "carbon-negativity" is feasible and assumes geosequestration (developed from the "clean coal" industry, CO2 capture in depleted oil and gas fields, saline aquifers etc.) as the sequestering tool. Laurens Rademakers delineates the risks such as deforestation of tropical rainforests and leakage of geosequestration. In addition these technologies require vast capital inputs and large scale projects. A substantive difference of bio-energy to fossil-energy allows Charcoal Carbon Capture!
For Carbon Emissions, a Goal of Less Than Zero
Article about options to produce carbon negative energy, including biochar
Feasibility study of the by Yasuyuki Okimori, Makoto Ogawa and Fumio Takahashi Kansai Environmental Engineering Center Co.
The project on biomass utilization and forest conservation is proposed as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project, by incorporating the carbonization of biomass residue and waste from the tree plantations and pulp mills, and also non-fuel utilization of charcoal like soil amendment in agriculture and forestry, water purification, etc. The total amount of carbon acquired by biochar reaches 18,587 Mg-C year-1 (biochar used for soil improvement). Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2003, 8: 261-280 Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2006, 11: 429-444
Charcoal is byproduct from wood gasification. This movies demonstrate that efficient and clean burning cooking stoves can produce biochar for horticulture. The efficiency of cooking stoves is important as fuel wood is becoming a scarce resource in many areas and open fires cause severe air pollution.
Easy charcoal production from rice hulls (available in English and German)
http://www.buddel.de/kft/terra_preta.htm (Deutsch, German)
Field trials with rice hull charcoal
Based on Quirino W. F. (2003) Utilizacao energetica de residuos vegetais. Laboratorio de Produtos Florestais LPF/IBAMA, pp 1-35
There are many ways to carbonize biomass. The mechanism is combustion under partial exclusion of oxygen.


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TTT#329 Open Educational Resources, P2PU, and Gooru with Karen Fasimpaur, Paul Oh, Terry Elliott, and Timothy Burke 1.2.13
Enjoy our first show in 2013 on TTT with +Karen Fasimpaur @kfasimpaur. Karen talks about a new opportunity she is providing for youths on P2PU: Youth Maker Space - Jan.-Mar. 2013 p2pu.org/en/groups/maker-space
This group is for youth (13 and over) and teachers. It is a place to make stuff -- like digital stories, food, electronics, apps, robots, rockets, clothes, and more -- and to share with others. There are short projects that just take an hour or so and bigger projects that might take several days. Just choose whatever you want to work on and go! (With thanks for support provided by the Shuttleworth Foundation)
Karen describes more here: k12opened.com/blog/archives/1170
On this episode of TTT, Paul Allison @paulallison was joined by Karen Fasimpaur @kfasimpaur, Paul Oh, @poh, Terry Elliott @tellio, and Timothy Burke @Gooruteacher for a lively start to the New Year on TTT!
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IFA 2011: all the latest announcements
Tablets, 3D TV, laptops, phones and more
Below is our original IFA predictions piece. Read on to see if we were correct...
The IFA site is so huge it has its own transport system to help get folks around. With more attendees and exhibition space than CES, it can legitimately claim to be the world's biggest tech expo.
Amazingly, the show first opened its doors way back in 1924. Since then it's seen numerous tech milestones.
In 1930 Albert Einstein gave a keynote speech about the future of radio; five years later the event introduced the first magnetic recording tape. In 1967 PAL colour televisions made their debut, and then in 1981 CD players were unveiled before a curious public. It was at IFA, in 1995, that European broadcasters began to demonstrate digital TV for the first time.
Naturally, the big brands are keeping product announcements and developments close to their chests, as they prepare for the big IFA reveal on 1 September. Until then rumour and speculation is the name of the game. That said, it's not too difficult to predict the direction that tech winds will be blowing.
The big buzzwords bouncing around the halls of IFA 2011 will be (in no particular order) 4K2K, Smart TV, autostereocopic 3D and, of course, tablets. Feel free to combine any and all of these to produce your imaginary device of choice.
Those who have been hoping that the 3D bandwagon would at least develop a slow puncture (yes, amazingly there are a few naysayers still out there) are likely to be disappointed. The big 3D TV makers will all be hawking better-than-ever third generation displays.
One highlight you can expect to see in the Panasonic hall is the brand's astonishing new 152inch 3D plasma. We've already had a preview of this monster and can confirm it is quite simply the most jaw-dropping flat-panel on the planet.
Panasonic has long enjoyed producing impractically large plasmas (just because it can), and this is its most ambitious screen yet. The 4K Active Shutter panel has a resolution of 8 million pixels; at a recent demo we watched in slack-jawed amazement as it upscaled Avatar from a standard Panasonic 3D Blu-ray player.
2011 has already been deemed the year of the smart TV by the likes of Samsung and LG, and this message is only likely to be reinforced at IFA 2011. While Ethernet is now de rigueur on all types of CE gear, Wi-Fi has been an awkward add-on. However, come IFA, the dongle will go the way of the Dodo, as building-in becomes the new going out.
The evolution of the tablet
Naturally, tablets will be everywhere at IFA 2011, with dozens of cookie-cutter slates on hand. What will be new, however, is how they'll be positioned. Many of these handhelds will be promoted as your next second TV screen.
TABLET FRENZY: A new wave of tablet devices will launch, aimed at enhancing the TV viewing experience
Samsung used IFA 2010 to launch its original Samsung Galaxy Tab and it looks like the company will be using this year's show to launch a follow-up device - the Samsung Galaxy Q. The rumour is that it's a "tabphone" that's half tablet, half phone. Read more about the Samsung Galaxy Q here.
Samsung has also shown off a couple of tablet teaser videos, too.
We'll also see a new Intel Ultrabook from Acer (basically a MacBook Air-style machine), as well as potentially Samsung - the Korean giant usually brings out a bunch of laptops at IFA and this year looks to be no exception - as usual there's a whole press conference specifically for their computing kit.
We're also expecting tablets and computing devices from numerous other vendors including Lenovo and Toshiba.
Sony will also be unveiling its S1 and S2 tablets too. The S1 could be known as the Sony Tablet S. It would also be nice if HTC would show us its HTC Puccini tablet, too.
We know that Panasonic's first tablets will allow you to access its Viera Connect IPTV and apps store directly, as well as act as a turbo-charged remote control for a tethered screen.
What about phones?
IFA isn't traditionally a phone show, but Samsung has launched phones before at the show, while it looks like the show conveniently falls into place for Windows Phone Mango.
Mango will be released on 1 September, and it's very likely that HTC, Samsung and others are looking to IFA 2011 to unveil their hardware.
Samsung has already pre-empted the show with the Samsung Galaxy M Pro, Samsung Galaxy Y and Samsung Galaxy Y Pro.
Back to the future
IFA has a habit of repeating itself. So expect those uber-cool products unveiled at IFA 2010, but still conspicuous by their absence in the real world, to return refreshed. We'll bet dollars to doughnuts that you'll witness the second coming of LG's fabled Nano-LED TVs, only this time with Cinema 3D passive tech replacing the Active Shutter 3D system they were originally shown with.
BACK AGAIN: First shown last year, but still not on sale, LG's Nano LED screens will get a Passive 3D makeover at IFA
Of course, LG will still be shilling gear unlikely to ship anytime soon. We predict the highlight of the LG hall will be its first large screen 4K2K 3D display. This will use the brand's proprietary FPR (Film Pattern Retarder) filter and, thanks to the higher resolution of the 4K panel, will be able to produce the first ever Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080) Passive 3D picture.
LG has also indicated that it a major part of its IFA 2011 thinking is around how it can push its plasma televisions in 'new and exciting directions'.
"Through our on-going commitment to plasma, we've come up with technology that's raised plasma picture quality to new heights, and helped rejuvenate the overall plasma TV market," said Heui-seob Kim, vice president and head of the PDP TV business at LG Electronics.
"At IFA 2011, we'll be taking the chance to show European consumers the true potential of plasma, and how we're setting the pace with innovations that deliver real improvements in how viewers can watch and interact with their TVs."
Bizarrely LG has also revealed a mouse and scanner combination device which will debut at the show.
LG's rival Samsung does not traditionally use IFA to launch swathes of new AV kit, reserving that privilege for January's CES event (and using the show to launch a lot of computing kit instead). However, the company does like to steal a headline or two. One way it could do this is by taking the wraps off its own radical new 3D TV technology.
The brand is known to have done a deal with 3D pioneer Real D to create a new generation of displays which deliver Full HD 3D using passive polarising glasses. No specifics have been announced, but by shifting shuttering LCD tech to the panel and away from high-tech eyeware, the brand will free itself from the expensive handcuffs that are Active Shutter spectacles.
Sony, Samsung and Panasonic have also shown that they are not backing down on making active shutter by announcing a new standard initiative with Xpand. Expect more details on this at the show, even though 2012 is more likely for launch.
Over in Toshiba's hall, there's certain to be a massive push on autostereoscopic (no glasses needed) 3D. We predict Toshiba will show a groundbreaking 55inch Auto-3D screen. The company has already touted prototypes and seems firmly committed to making autostereocopic TV happen. Of course, you won't be able to buy one until at least 2012.
Meanwhile, Hanspreee has announced it will be bringing a new generation of its apple-styled TV to the show.
More Smart TVs
IFA 2011 won't just be about hardware, though. Reflecting the rise of Smart devices, there will be a new emphasis on apps and content.
Samsung UK's AV marketing chief Russell Owens says that IFA 2011 will be about more than just kit. "You can be certain apps and services will be a big story at this year's event," he told us.
Sony spokesperson Lucie Speciale agrees, saying that for Sony IFA 2011 will be about "discovering new services and most importantly experiencing digital content in ways that haven't been seen before." She adds "key themes will be connectivity, mobility, entertainment and the next stages of 3D."
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Having previously released an LE version of Live 6, it was only going to be a matter of time before Ableton got around to putting out a cutdown version of Live 7. Well, spec details have now been revealed, so let's have a look at what it offers.
Live 7 LE can handle 32-bit/192kHz audio and enables you to use up to 64 audio tracks per project (plus unlimited MIDI tracks). It comes with more than 20 audio effects, plus two software instruments in the shape of Simpler (a basic sampler) and Impulse (a drum machine).
This being Live, you´ve got real-time timestretching and warping of audio, and you can tweak the software´s controls with your favourite MIDI hardware (some controllers can be mapped instantly). To make the most of your computer´s power, there´s support for multi-core and multi-processor machines.
Of course, this being an LE version, there are certain limitations. You can only have two simultaneous stereo audio inputs and outputs, while each project can host a maximum of 12 built-in audio effects, eight built-in instruments, two AU/VST effects and two AU/VST instruments.
Other restrictions include no support for ReWire or REX files, no video import/export, no track freezing, a maximum of two send and return tracks per project, only eight Scenes per project and no editing of Instrument, Drum and Effect Racks.
Live 7 LE will be available in May for Mac and PC. The download version will cost $149/€129, while a boxed copy will set you back $199/€169. In the meantime, anyone who buys a copy of Live 6 LE and registers it before July 30 2008 will be entitled to a free upgrade to version 7.
What´s more, Live LE users who decide that they need more functionality can pay to upgrade to Live 7 or Ableton Suite.
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Typical administration is twice per day.
Keep out of reach of children and animals.
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The array of nutrients in CatSure provides comprehensive nutritional support that has been designed with senior cats in mind. For example, its inclusion of potent antioxidants helps prevent free radical formation. Free radicals damage the body and are responsible for many of the effects of aging. Fatty acids derived from flaxseed help improve joint function and skin and coat health. CatSure is in liquid form, as many aging cats do not consume enough water.
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Nearly Half of Children With Autism Wander From Safety: Survey
Advocates say a system such as Amber Alerts is needed for these kids
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Researchers from the Interactive Autism Network, a project of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, found that close calls with traffic injuries were reported for 65 percent of the missing children and near-misses with drowning were reported in nearly a quarter of all cases.
"There's reason to believe that this is a leading cause of death in children with autism and possibly the leading cause of death," said senior study author and Interactive Autism Network director Dr. Paul Law. "Still, that's in some ways the tip of the iceberg, because most families are able to keep their children safe but have to modify their entire lives to do so. Families are often blamed for this and they're certainly not deserving of that because this is a very difficult problem."
Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child's social interactions, language and behavior. Autism spectrum disorder is the umbrella term for a group of disorders with similar features, ranging from Asperger's syndrome at the mild end to full-blown autism.
The new study is scheduled to be published online Oct. 8 and in the November print issue of the journal Pediatrics.
Considered the most comprehensive estimate to date of the number of children with autism who wander, the study focused on more than 1,200 families of children with autism spectrum disorder and nearly 1,100 of their siblings without autism who were recruited through an online questionnaire.
The most common locations from which children eloped were their own home or another home (74 percent), stores (40 percent) and classrooms or schools (29 percent). From ages 4 to 7 years, 46 percent of autistic children had eloped -- four times the rate of their unaffected siblings.
"Children with autism often have a diminished sense of fear, so they can quickly get in harm's way," said Geraldine Dawson, chief science officer of Autism Speaks, a science and advocacy organization based in New York City. "As a clinician who has worked with families of children with autism, I can recall many instances when families were struggling to keep their children safe."
Parents of children with autism often use a variety of tools, including GPS tracking devices and special door and window locks, to keep their children from wandering, Law and Dawson noted. But a national alert program similar to Amber Alerts issued during suspected child abductions are needed for children with an autism spectrum disorder, Law said.
Of the parents surveyed, 56 percent reported elopement as one of the most stressful behaviors they coped with as caregivers of a child with an autism spectrum disorder, and half said they hadn't received any guidance from anyone on preventing or addressing the behavior. After children went missing, neighbors are most frequently contacted, followed by police, school officials and store personnel.
"It's important to have a strategy to recover the child as quickly as possible, because statistics are very clear that if a child is not recovered within 30 minutes to an hour, the chances of a bad outcome are much higher," Law said.
First responders such as police officers and firefighters also should be better educated about the issue and understand that they need to work closely with parents when developing a search plan taking into account a child's specific interests or behavior, Dawson said. Autistic children's wandering is typically goal-oriented, pursuing specific passions.
"Certain children, such as those who are fascinated by water, can be at higher risk for wandering and may need special supervision at school," Dawson said. "Tracking devices that are worn by the child are helpful and should be provided free of charge to families who need them."
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Here's the thing about building your own time machine:
If you plan on changing anything in the past to improve your present (or future),
you can't build your own time machine to do it.
Because making a change to your past… eliminates the reason why you wanted to create a time machine in the first place. It's a paradox. You will never have created a time machine because you will not have had a need to create a time machine.
Still don't get it? Let me give you an example:
Let's say that a year ago you entered a hot dog eating contest and before the big contest, you got hungry and ate a few pizzas, which made you fall 10 hot dogs short of a world record, losing to Joey Chestnut once again.
You decide to build a time machine so you can go back in time and warn the 2012 version of You not to eat the pizzas, so 2012-You can make room for those extra hot dogs and get the world record.
2013-You successfully invent a time machine, but every time you travel back to warn 2012-You not to eat the pizzas, you fail. The laws of time prevent you from changing the outcome because if you do, you will never have had a reason to build the time machine.
We could talk about parallel dimensions, Gallifreyan Astro-Physics, flux capacitors, Springfield Toaster Mechanics, how freaky that Butterfly Effect movie was, and how every possible outcome becomes it's own reality, but for now let's stick to the basics and just assume this:
If you have a reason to build your time machine other than observing time, you won't be able to change anything.
(Well, not on purpose anyway. Accidents can happen.)
You get around this by stealing someone else's time machine. Preferably, it will be a time machine that was built by someone who had no desire to change anything in his own past, thus insuring that the time machine would have been built regardless.
Look for Universities that have lots of money for History and Science. Odds are pretty good that you'll find some egghead professor or grad student who just thought it would be cool to invent a time machine so he could pop back to the Cretaceous period for a few minutes to see if Dinosaurs have feathers, then zip right back home in time to watch Shark Week on Discovery Channel.
Become his 'research assistant' or 'intern'. You're bound to end up participating in one of his test runs, along with one of his pets, who he's likely named after some famous scientist like Albert Einstein, H.G. Wells or Emmet Brown.
It's best to let someone else make the first trip, just to make sure you'll be able to return to your own time once you've scolded your pizza-eating past-self. You also want to make sure that you have easy access to a time-machine repair kit in case you blow out the flux capacitor or run out of plutonium… and don't get too close to the radioactive stuff. There's no point in tweaking your past if you're not going to live to enjoy the future. Also, you might accidentally erase yourself from existence if you come in direct contact with your past-self, so wear gloves.
Once you've successfully changed the thingy that you wanted to change, it's difficult to say what will happen when you return from the past. Most likely, your memories may have an overlap where you remember the past year's events happening two different ways, one where you had your time travel adventure and the other where you skipped the pizza and broke a hot dog eating record, and then live happily ever after.
There is, however, a very slight possibility that when you return from the past, there will now be TWO of you. If this happens, you're going to have to have a long talk with yourself on what to do next. It could be in your advantage to be in two places at once, but be prepared to 'eliminate the paradox' if necessary. The other you might not want to share your Cubs bobblehead collection.
So good luck. Be careful. Let us know how it goes. Try not to implode the universe.
Also, if you could pop forward a few years and write down a few winning lottery numbers…


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Monday, April 16, 2007
Google 411 from Google Labs
In my tests, Google Voice Local Search worked fairly well, good enough that I intend to use it for most local searches from my cell phone. Others report more mixed results.
Some of the reaction to to this has been interesting. Paul Kedrosky says, "Google just killed the directory assistance business," a statement that probably gives too much credit to Google, but may accurately describe the long-term trend.
Tim O'Reilly mentions Googler Peter Norvig's love for big data and wonders if this is "designed to harvest voice data to build Google's own speech database" to create a "competitive advantage in speech recognition."
Probably true, but I doubt that is their primary motivation. Rather, I suspect they are trying to work around the UI problems of search on mobile devices.
I am convinced that the long-term success of mobile search will require overcoming the issue of the tiny screens on cell phones and other mobile devices.
While there are a few promising paths to manage with the small screens -- including Patrick Baudisch's clever UI work at Microsoft Research, search personalization to display only the most relevant data in the limited space available, or the iPhone's use of the entire surface of the device as a screen -- I am concerned that these approaches may rapidly hit their limits.
Rather, I suspect we will have to replace the tiny screen with something else. One good option is a voice recognition interface like Google Voice Search or the one TellMe has developed. These make the tiny displays unnecessary.
Another approach may be to make the tiny screen a huge screen. The most promising work I have seen here is the Virtual Retinal Display being developed at the HIT Lab at University of Washington. By drawing video images directly on your retina, it replaces tiny displays with a massive one that covers your full field of view.
The constrained input and display on mobile devices cripple the potential of mobile search. Resolving these issues within the form factor of these devices is not trivial. A voice interface, like Google Voice Local Search, may be one of the better solutions.
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- Brian Hayes said...
Battelle's blog makes the point that Google is leveraging 411 services in order to gather data....
Google is teaching itself while it seeks effective voice systems and longer term Automated Translation....
Google saw that it needed to improve recognition systems for expanding voice markets: "All of a sudden there were millions of voices, millions of accents to train..."
Operating the 411 system provides significant challenges but vast machine calibration logs....
At least, I think Battelle is asserting these points. Maybe I've 'read too much' into his post.
http://battellemedia.com/archives/003532.php - April 16, 2007 at 9:41 AM
- Andrew Hitchcock said...
longer term Automated Translation....
You mean natural language translation? Between this and their statistical machine translation work, Google is building the foundation for a Universal Translator. - April 18, 2007 at 10:58 AM


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Considering the high power usage by databases, it is not surprising that Intel wants to dominate the low-power servers market. It is likely that databases and cloud servers (20% of sales, 3x PC segment growth) added to Intel's growth in 2011.
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Intel to Face Off Against AMD, ARM with New Low-Power Server
Intel may think extremely low-power servers are only a small part of the server market, but that isn't stopping the company from competing in this segment.
At its Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, the company said it will release a six-watt, dual-core processor known as Centerton, based on a dual-core Atom design, in the second half of this year.
Atom is Intel's low-power core design and the company has been pushing variants of it for everything from smartphones and tablets to set-top boxes and netbooks. Centerton will be a 32nm, dual-core system-on-chip (SoC) that will draw six watts of power. This will be a 64-bit chip with support for the large amounts of memory that many server applications require.
The microserver market is particularly interesting because of a theory that massive "scale out" deployments—typically large Web farms—would do better with a larger number of physical cores if those processors used much less power than traditional servers. SeaMicro was perhaps the biggest early advocate of this process, coming out with its SM10000 server using up to 512 Atom cores and its proprietary fabric for connecting multiple processors, along with the associated memory and input/output. Last year, it upped the ante by switching to 64-bit Atom N570s.
SeaMicro was acquired by AMD earlier this year, and the company is widely expected to start using that fabric with its own processors and offer the technology to its OEMs.
Meanwhile, a number of companies—notably Calxeda, with its EnergyCore ARM processor— have been talking about using multiple ARM-based cores to compete in the microserver market. The concept is good, and Calxeda says its processor can draw as little as 1.5 watts for a dual-core server, although it is 32-bit only. This, too, is expected to go into real production in the second half of this year.
ARM has announced a 64-bit architecture that many vendors are expected to embrace, but 64-bit ARM cores aren't expected to be available for volume production until 2014.
Intel also said it will be shipping a new version of its Xeon E3 processor based on the Ivy Bridge architecture, manufactured on a 22nm process using "tri-gate" transistors. These chips are aimed at slightly larger servers, usually a single socket 1 U rack or blade server that effectively is the equivalent of a high-end desktop. Currently, Intel offers 45- and 25-watt versions of the 32nm Sandy Bridge-based E3s, along with a 15-watt Pentium 350. It hasn't yet listed power requirements for the next generation E3s, but suggests the 22nm process will be more power efficient.
These should be competing more with AMD's recently announced Opteron 3200, which is meant to be a lower-power, low-price variant on the company's Opteron 4200 chip, based on the Bulldozer architecture. The four-core versions of these chips are rated at 45 watts.
Whether from Intel, AMD, or one of a variety of ARM providers, we're seeing more competition in the server market, particularly in the low-power segment. That's leading to lots of innovation and the potential for companies to save a lot on power bills.


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Trinity System Introduces New Program that Enable Participants to Achieve their Objectives
BVI Road Town — In a bid to provide users with the opportunity to achieve their objectives, Global Strategic Consultancy Limited has launched a whole new program under its proprietary risk management system, the Trinity System.
The Program involves material revision to the mechanics of the Trinity System's Assurance Pool component. More specifically, the revision involves changes to the lock on trading capital based on user experience.
Under the newly launched Program, there would be no lock on a participant's trading capital as long as there is potential to develop financial opportunities in regular circumstances. As such, participants in the Program will be able to explore multiple options for their use.
Incepted with the goal of encouraging early participation in the Trinity System, the Program will be available to specified number of participants with availability being allocated on initiative takers.
Global Strategic Consultancy Limited stated in a press statement that "we are excited about the accelerated roll-out of the program. This is a Program that would encourage participation in the Trinity System and the establishment of a strong community centred around it."
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This site provides information about the horse, its history and the way it thinks. I hope to promote horsemanship through knowledge. The pages on the left have the following information; Horse History is about how horses have been used by man over the ages and very interesting horse facts about understanding a horse and where they have come from; Horseman Tips discuss little things that can help you help your horse and help you become a more knowledgeable horseman; Horsemanship discusses topics in more detail like herd behavior, training issues, sacking out and buying your first horse; Rope Halters discuss the benefits of rope halters, how to tie them and why buckles and snaps are bad for a horse; Tying a Horse talks about good and bad ways of tying a horse, what to avoid, why it is so important to teach a horse to tie and many different knots; Bad Horsemanship is about bad things done to a horse that end up hurting a horse and setting it up for failure as well as all the crazy advice you get from horse owners; Cowboy Wisdom is a list of some good old country sayings that are still true today and a list of over a 100 sayings and quotes about horses; Bosals and Hackamores is about using and understanding a bosal for the benefit of the horse and why I think bit less bridles are better than metal bits; Trailer Loading is about problems with horses, people and trailers; Training Videos has links to Youtube videos with a narrative explaining why the horse did what it did and why it is never the horse's fault; Hobbles discuss why teaching your horse to hobble can help in many other ways and discusses how to introduce hobbles to your horse; A Horse's Prayer is a prayer from the horse to his owner; Cowboy Weather is some neat ways to help predict weather while out on the trail; it discusses how weather was predicted before current technology; Sites & Links are just some other good horse sites that I think have good information about horses; Horse Anatomy Pictures has many pictures of a horse with parts named and how to tell how old a horse is from his teeth; Rick's Photos has pictures of me and horses at different locations; Horse Gear Defined explains some common horse gear and how it is used; Horse Articles has links to some of my articles and other articles I find helpful; Answers to Questions has a bunch of my answers that I have given to different questions; Misc Horse Info has general information about horses, how to draw a horse and other stuff; Lastly Contact Rick page is my email to contact me with a comment or suggestion (NO Questions). There are a couple of pages not listed. One is Opposition Reflex and the other is Rick's Random Horse Thoughts. I have also added, which is still under construction, another page about Discussing Horse and Rider Fear. I get lots of questions on What is a Barn Witch - Barn Witch Defined
If you like the site and think it is helpful, feel free to add my link to your favorite sites so the information can be shared. Share links or information for free - no charging money for my information. Enjoy the site and I hope it is beneficial to you and your horse.
Thanks to everyone for your kind words and comments about the site. It is nice to see that the site is being viewed and helping horses in Wales, Canada, Spain, New Zealand, South Africa, Russia, China and many other locations (see green dots below on map). I provide this site and videos for my love of the Horse!
Happy trails,
Rick Gore Horsemanship
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YAPC::Europe 2010
Pisa, Italy hosted 11th edition of YAPC::Europe, the main Perl-related event in Europe.
Thank you!
The event, which lasted from August 4th to August 6th, 2010, is now over.
A very big thank you goes to:
- Our sponsors (see bar on the right for the names)
- The speakers
- The people who ran the training courses
- All the folks who helped us organizers
- The companies who worked with us (venue, catering, buses, friends&family program, ...)
But the biggest thank you goes to everybody who attended this event, making this conference another success for the Perl community
THANK YOU and see you next year in Riga!
Radio YAPC
We've had radio coverage of the YAPC::Europe 2010!
The YAPC files
People are starting to blog regarding their experience at the conference.
Click here to access all the posts (updated regularly).
You can contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com for any question or comment.
Latest news
- Post-YAPC Contest!
- Attendee's guide available for download
- MOAR, MOAR, MOAR videos!
- Videos status update
- Even more on Video recording: thanks to Dijkmat, ModuleBuilder... and to emi and peppe!
- Radio YAPC: episode 3
- YAPC::EU::2010 media roundup
- Radio YAPC: episode 2
- Radio YAPC: episode 1
- Hotel shuttle broke down


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What is contraception?
Contraception or birth control refers to any activity, medication, or equipment used to prevent pregnancy. There are many types of birth control available for women who do not wish to become pregnant. The decision on which method is right for you should be made with your physician, as well as with your partner.
What are the different types of birth control?
Some methods that do not require a prescription from your physician include the following:
- Abstinence - not having sexual intercourse.
- Spermicides - foams or creams placed inside the vagina to kill sperm; these may also provide some protection against sexually transmitted diseases, especially when used with a latex condom.
- Male condoms - a thin tube made of latex or a natural material that is placed over the penis. The sperm is collected in the end of the condom. Latex condoms may provide some protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
- Female condoms - a liner made of latex or natural material that is placed inside the vagina. Latex condoms may provide some protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
- Natural family planning - timing intercourse to avoid "fertile" days using various methods of monitoring body temperature, watching for changes in cervical mucus, and the use of ovulation prediction kits. This method, often known as the "rhythm" method, has a high risk for pregnancy.
Some methods that require a visit to your physician for an examination and a prescription include the following:
- Oral contraceptives (birth control pills) - medications taken daily that prevent ovulation by controlling pituitary hormone secretion. Usually, oral contraceptives contain the hormones estrogen and progestin. In addition to prevention of pregnancy, oral contraceptives have several health benefits including regulating menstrual cycles and decreasing the amount and length of menstrual periods. This can help increase iron stores in women with iron deficiency associated with excessive bleeding. Prevention of certain ovarian and endometrial cancers is a significant benefit of the use of oral contraceptives. Some research has found that some benign (non-cancerous) breast diseases, including fibroadenoma and cystic changes, occur less frequently with the use of oral contraceptives. Recent studies have also suggested that oral contraceptive use may reduce the occurrence of severe disabling rheumatoid arthritis.
- Mini-pill - unlike the traditional birth control pill, the mini-pill has only one hormone, progestin. Taken daily, the mini-pill thickens cervical mucus and prevents the sperm from reaching the egg. The mini-pill also can decrease the flow of your period and protect against PID and ovarian and endometrial cancer.
- Norplant - capsules containing the synthetic hormone levonorgestrel, implanted under the skin in the upper arm of a woman, which continuously prevent the ovaries from releasing an egg for up to five years. Anesthesia is required for insertion and removal of this type of birth control.
- Depo-Provera - a progesterone-like drug given by injection to prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation. The effects last for about three months and another injection must be given to continue birth control effectiveness.
- Monthly injections - a new type of contraceptive that combines two types of hormones, estrogen and progestin, in a monthly injection. These hormones work to prevent ovulation and continue regular menstrual periods. The injection must be repeated every 28 to 33 days to be effective.
- Patch - this is a skin patch worn on the body that releases the hormones estrogen and progestin into the bloodstream. It is most effective in women who weigh less than 200 pounds.
- Diaphragm or cervical cap - a dome-shaped rubber cup with a flexible rim that is inserted through the vagina to cover the cervix. This type of birth control must be inserted prior to having sexual intercourse.
- Hormonal vaginal contraceptive ring - a ring that is placed inside the vagina around the cervix. The ring releases the hormones estrogen and progestin.
- Intrauterine device (IUD) - devices placed in the uterus through the cervix by a physician. The IUD works by preventing an egg from being fertilized in the tubes or from attaching to the wall of the uterus. IUDs containing hormones must be replaced annually, while copper IUDs can last up to 10 years.
- Intrauterine system (IUS) - the IUS is a small T-shaped device that is placed inside the uterus by a physician. It releases a small amount of hormone each day to prevent pregnancy.
- Nonsurgical sterilization - a thin tube is used to thread a tiny, spring-like device through the vagina to the uterus into each fallopian tube. A material in the device causes scar tissue to develop and permanently plug the tubes.
Surgery that results in the inability to become pregnant includes the following:
- Hysterectomy - removal of the uterus and usually the ovaries and fallopian tube. This is a permanent form of birth control.
- Tubal ligation or tubal occlusion ("tying the tubes") - surgery to cut, cauterize, or band the fallopian tubes to prevent the egg from being transported to the uterus. Tubal ligation is designed to be a permanent method of birth control. Although certain types of tubal ligations can be reversed, the reversal procedure may not be successful.
- Vasectomy - cutting or clamping the vas deferens, the tubes that carry the sperm from the testes - are blocked. The testes still produce sperm, but the sperm die and are absorbed by the body. This is a permanent male birth control measure.
Methods that have been suggested as preventive, but may actually present a high risk for pregnancy include the following:
- Withdrawal before ejaculation


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Paddlers and boaters from around Kachemak Bay, the Kenai Peninsula and the state are invited to an inauguration of the Kachemak Bay Water Trail. Two ceremonies are planned for June 6:
• Noon-2 p.m.: Seldovia ribbon-cutting;
• 5-8 p.m.: Homer ribbon-cutting.
The celebrations include food, fun and water activities.
Kachemak Bay Water Trail is a 125-mile route that stretches from the Homer Spit, continues to the head of the bay and then south to Seldovia. Its route offers opportunities for viewing wildlife and intertidal areas, and provides access to alpine trails.
Planning for the trail began in 2011, spurred with support from the National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program. The trail's steering committee envisions it as a way to inspire "exploration, understanding and stewardship of the natural treasure that is Kachemak Bay."
Development of the trail reflects a cooperative effort that includes the trail's steering committee, as well as federal and state agencies, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the cities of Homer and Seldovia, Homer's and Seldovia's chambers of commerce, Cook Inletkeeper, the Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Society, HoWL, Friends of Kachemak Bay and others.
For more information about KBWT:
• Visit kachemakbaywatertrail.org;
• Follow it on Facebook;
• Email Dave Brann at firstname.lastname@example.com or Sandy Murray at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Cost of Injury Reports
Motor Vehicle Traffic Deaths and Estimated Lifetime Medical Costs, by Sex, 2010
This application produces reports showing estimated costs associated with
- fatal injuries or
- nonfatal injuries
with injuries classified either by
- intent and mechanism of injury or
- body region and nature of injury.
Cost estimates can be calculated using system-provided data (built into the application) or using a combination of system-provided data and data that you enter.
You can specify the following characteristics for cost estimates
- national, regional, or state-level geographic coverage for fatal injuries (estimates are always at the national level for nonfatal injuries)
- sex and age of injured persons
- type of cost (lifetime medical and/or lifetime work loss and/or both combined) and cost measure (total for all persons and/or average per person)
- indexing to U.S., regional, or state prices (depending on geographic coverage specified)
- indexing to prices for different calendar years (when using your own data).
The Cost of Injury and Violence in the United States
Page last reviewed: February 25, 2019


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Although this is a general question it is also specific to a problem I am currently experiencing. I currently have an interface specified in my solution called
public interface IContextProvider
IDataContext { get; set; }
IAreaContext { get; set; }
This interface is often used throughout the program and hence I have easy access to the objects I need. However at a fairly low level of a part of my program I need access to another class that will use IAreaContext and perform some operations off it. So I have created another factory interface to do this creation called:
public interface IEventContextFactory
IEventContext CreateEventContext(int eventId);
I have a class that implements the IContextProvider and is injected using NinJect. The problem I have is that the area where I need to use this IEventContextFactory has access to the IContextProvider only and itself uses another class which will need this new interface. I don't want to have to instantiate this implementation of IEventContextFactory at the low level and would rather work with the IEventContextFactory interface throughout. However I also don't want to have to inject another parameter through the constructors just to have it passed through to the class that needs it i.e.
// example of problem
public class MyClass
public MyClass(IContextProvider context, IEventContextFactory event)
_context = context;
_event = event;
public void DoSomething()
// the only place _event is used in the class is to pass it through
var myClass = new MyChildClass(_event);
So my main question is, would this be acceptable or is it even common or good practice to do something like this (interface extend another an interface):
public interface IContextProvider : IEventContextFactory
or should I consider better alternatives to achieving what I need. If I have not provided enough information to give suggestions let me know and I can provide more.


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A bit of internal company news, if you'll allow it: We're thrilled to announce that Eater, Racked, and Curbed are joining SB Nation, The Verge, and Polygon as part of the Vox Media family. Here's AllThingsD, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, TechCrunch, and Felix Salmon reporting on the deal. Onward to great things. [Vox Media]
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Mallorca Wedding Photography
You found this page, because you are looking for a wedding photographer in Mallorca. As a destination wedding photographer I have photographed weddings in many different places in addition to Spain such as Sweden, Italy, Morocco, USA, and Austria. Even in regular travel, my passion is discovering new locations. Therefore, it is a joy to combine this with wedding photography. My specialty is destination weddings, due to my love of discovering new countries and locations around the world and most importantly, to capture the connection between the two of you.
You can see more of my work in my portfolio.
So, I'd love to hear more about yourself and what you have planned for your wedding in Mallorca
Please fill in the contact form below and I'll get back to you soon. (usually within 24 hours)
I look forward to hearing from you!
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the details:
who: the fab folks at tartine (and me)
what: a warm, wintery three course family-style fixed menu
where: tartine bakery (600 guerrero st. sf, ca)
when: tuesday, february 22nd at 8pm
why: to highlight the joy of good food and good company
how much: $35 plus wine and gratuity (cash only, please!)
to reserve: this dinner has sold out. please join the mailing list by entering your name in the box on the sidebar to receive notice of our next dinner and enter the lottery.


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DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Lions have leaned heavily on Matthew Stafford since selecting him No. 1 overall in the 2009 draft.
Stafford has started since he was a rookie, and after injuries stunted his first two seasons, the strong-armed quarterback has started every game for eight straight years.
Detroit desperately needs that streak to extend through Matt Patricia's second year. Otherwise, it's difficult to envision how the Lions could possibly bounce back from a 10-loss season in Patricia's debut season as a head coach.
The Lions signed Tom Savage to be Stafford's backup after he started seven games for Houston last season. Savage, though, has been in concussion protocol during the preseason. Detroit's other options are Josh Johnson, a three-game starter for Washington last season, and David Fales, who has never started an NFL game.
Perhaps wisely, the Lions didn't expose Stafford to injury during the first two preseason games and held him out of practices in the hopes of keeping him healthy all year. Stafford insisted that sitting out of practices and preseason games had nothing to do with the back injury that bothered him last season.
"Oh no, I feel good," he said.
Patricia inherited offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter, who worked for fired coach Jim Caldwell, and chose to let his contract expire following last season. He hired former Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell to bring his balanced approach to Detroit, where Stafford has been a part of pass-happy schemes for much of his career. Second-year running back Kerryon Johnson and veteran C.J. Anderson, coming off a solid postseason run with the Los Angeles Rams, will have a chance to take advantage of Bevell's play-calling tendencies that have favored the running game.
The Lions addressed their biggest need in the offseason, signing former New England standout defensive end Trey Flowers to a five-year deal worth up to $90 million. They bolstered their front even more in late July, adding defensive tackle Mike Daniels after Green Bay released him in a salary-cap move. That duo, along with DTs Damon "Snack" Harrison and A'Shawn Robinson and end Romeo Okwara, will likely be able to slow down running games, forcing teams to pass.
Stafford should have some favorable matchups when he drops back to pass. Kenny Golladay seems to be a rising star. Veteran Marvin Jones is intent on returning to form after an injury-shortened season. Newly acquired Danny Amendola provides a slot receiver the team lacked when Golden Tate was traded to Philadelphia last season. The Lions also turned their weakness at tight end into a strength by signing veteran Jesse James and drafting T.J. Hockenson with the No. 8 overall pick.
"I've seen a big upgrade in that room," Bevell said.
The Lions experienced a rough transition last year under the hard-driving Patricia following four seasons with the mild-mannered Caldwell. In Year 2, the coach and the players seem to be more comfortable with each other.
"Everyone kind of understood what was expected," Patricia said. "And what we were going to try to do and how we were going to try to do things, which was obviously very different last year compared to what was done previously."
Darius Slay seems to be motivated to earn a new contract, showing up for training camp after missing a mandatory minicamp in the hopes of getting a new deal. The one-time All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback is in the third year of his $50 million, four-year deal. Slay predicted he's going to dominate this season, seeking to be compensated as one of the game's best players at his position.
"I play for the name on the back of my jersey and this organization and my teammates," he said. "Nothing is going to stop me from what I'm going to do on the field."
The Lions lost a key player on both sides of the ball in the third preseason game and their injuries may linger into the season. Linebacker Jarrad Davis was carted off the field after he could not put any weight on his right leg. Center Frank Ragnow was able to limp off the field after appearing to hurt his right knee.


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Located in fashionable Jomtien just outside Pattaya the Sauna complex is on three floors.The Ground floor has the locker room, showers and toilets, Steamroom and Sauna, Swimming Pool, Gymnasium, Jacuzzi , a Bar and Restaurant serving professionally cooked and served Thai and Western Food, also a relaxing area with comfortable Sofas to watch the large TV.
There is now an enlarged Patio around the Swimming Pool where you can relax, have a drink and a snack any time of the day.
On the 2nd floor there is an area where you make your own entertainment with Dark Room, Relaxing Rooms, Showers and Toilets.
On the 3rd floor we have more relaxing rooms, a Maze, Sauna, Steam Room, Toilets and Showers.
Sansuk now has two Guesthouse buildings .The original building (Wing A) was opened in 2005 and has 19 rooms. The new eight story building (Wing B) has an elevator and has over 60 rooms, with many room choices with different prices, it was opened December 2013


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As promised back in December '08, after having spoken briefly at SQL teach here in Montreal thanks to MVP Paul Neilsen (SQLserverBible.com), here is an introduction to one of our favorite new Management Studio Enhancements: Activity Monitor. To use AM, right click on a SQL Server 2005/8 instance in the object explorer and take a look, it'll inspire you to take care of what's bogging down your database engine and motivate you for some good ol' Spring cleaning.
First, let me start off by mentioning that even if you do not have SQL 2008 instances, it is worth it to install SQL 2008 Management Studio (SSMS is the client tool acronym to manage your SQL Server infrastructure) just to have this critical problem resolution feature known as Activity Monitor. SSMS has backwards compatibility built-in; thus you can take advantage of the dynamic management views already existing in SQL 2005 while connecting from SQL 2008 SSMS' Activity Monitor (AM). To view the equivalent information used in the AM before, for example, I was loading information directly from the dynamic management views in Excel sheets to understand what was really going on across the specific servers' activity. Thankfully, this is now all built into SSMS as AM and provides sortable columns, which enables exceptionally swift pin-pointing of problematic operations.
Ever since the RTM of SQL 2008 was released last summer (unless perhaps, you had beta versions) you can view real-time critical SQL Server performance details and even sort by the worst performing queries, whether it be by the number of times the offending code is run per minute, which login is running it, which database it is in, the application it is running from, the number of logical reads…you get the picture, practically everything you need to fix SQL Server tribulations – even giving the option to right click on a line in Recent Expensive Queries to get down to optimising the offending code right away! There are four panes with graphs for each, plus collapsable details, so you can even view/filter processes, resource waits and disk activity, as well as my favorite Recent Expensive Queries. By hovering over any of the columns within the respective information panes, one can also see which dynamic management view was used to provide the systems management information; for further investigation and perhaps even set up alerts for when thresholds are met.
If you cannot update your instances to SQL 2008 for a while, which would not be surprising considering the economic tsunami hitting the world (and now a Pandemic!), then at least you can use the updated client tools to enjoy this eye-opening and cost-effective updated feature – in my opinion a critical step in remediation.
On that note, Happy Easter / Passover to all my readers J