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PowerShot G10 updates Canon's advanced compact
Canon provided details this evening concerning its latest entry into the advanced compact camera class with the official launch of the Canon PowerShot G10.
Building on the basic platform set forth in the previous G9, the G10 features a 14.7 megapixel CCD imager, a new 5x zoom lens, and a high-resolution LCD.
The flagship compact is among the first PowerShot models to get Canon's latest DIGIC IV image processor. The addition offers some key upgrades, including face detection that's further improved and an increase in overall camera performance and shooting speed.
To this end, the G10 also further expands the raw shooting capabilities set out in the G9. The latest G camera's raw files are now fully compatible with Canon's Digital Photo Professional raw conversion and workflow software. Of course, the new model is capable of JPEG capture as well.
The G10 gets a lens that's not as wide-ranging as the one on its predecessor, but may have more appeal nonetheless. Whereas the G9 sports a 6x lens, the G10's 5x, optically stabilized glass reaches all the way out to a 28mm wide-angle end – significantly wider than the G9's spec.
Control arrangement on the G10 is similar to the G9's setup, with a few key changes. Most notably, the new camera adds an additional dedicated exposure control dial on the left-hand side of the top deck, moving the ISO control that used to sit in this location to a position atop the mode dial.
Out back, users will find a new 3.0 inch, 460K dot LCD in addition to an optical viewfinder. The new screen represents another significant step forward when compared to the G9, adding twice as much resolution and an additional half-inch to the G camera's screen specs.
As with its predecessor, the G10 permits high-sensitivity shooting at full resolution up to ISO 1600, or smaller captures at ISO 3200 via the camera's High Sensitivity shooting mode.
Overall, the G10 is logical, a progressive upgrade rather than a paradigm shift. There's no CMOS sensor, no outrageous high-ISO shooting, no drastic changes to the basic G camera look and layout with the G10. Instead, Canon has announced a conservative, well-speced upgrade that should compete favorably with competitive cameras from Nikon and Panasonic – if not completely outclass them, as many rumors had predicted.
The PowerShot G10 is expected in stores next month. MSRP has been set at $499.99.
Canon PowerShot G1 Specifications:
|14.7 megapixel (effective), 1/1.7″ CCD
|5x (28-140mm) zoom, f/2.8-4.5
|3.0″, 461K-dot TFT LCD; optical viewfinder
|ISO 80-1600 (3200 at reduced resolution)
|Shutter Speed
|Shooting Modes
|Auto, Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Scene, Custom 1/2, Movie
|Scene Presets
Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Night Scene, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor
|White Balance Settings
|Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
|Metering Modes
|Evaluative, Center-Weighted, Spot
|Focus Modes
|Face Detection, One-Point AF
|Drive Modes
|Single, Continuous, Self Timer
|Flash Modes
|Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Slow Sync, Red-Eye Reduction
|Self Timer Settings
|10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off
|Memory Formats
|Internal Memory
|File Formats
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|Max. Video Size
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Jaime King: Topher Grace Was 'Amazing' During My Son's Delivery
Motherhood started off as a labor of love for Jaime King.
With her director husband, Kyle Newman, on location when it was time for the Hart of Dixie star to welcome their son, the actress immediately turned to her good friends: Lana del Rey and her baby boy's godfather, Topher Grace.
"I was in labor for 26 hours and Topher was my surrogate husband … and [Lana's] like my sister, one of my best friends," King, 34, told PEOPLE at the Hunters Alley launch party in Los Angeles on Thursday.
"They were there with me for 26 hours seeing things you would never imagine friends would ever, ever, ever see. We turned it in to a slumber party — they slept on couches and chairs next to my hospital bed."
And although Grace does not have any children of his own, the former That '70s Show actor stepped up to the plate when it came time to deliver. "Topher was really amazing. He was like, 'Okay doctor, what are our options here? What is an epidural? What does it do? What's the next step?' " King says.
King and Newman are now the parents of 5-month-old James Knight, and the new mom is equally as proud of her son's godmother, Jessica Alba.
"Jessica has always been a symbol of the perfect balance of motherhood and work. She's so extraordinary and ordinary at the same time," King explains. "We've been friends for such a long time that I knew if I ever needed anything for my son, she would mother my child the way she takes care of her own — and so would Topher."
With her son continuing to reach major milestones — including rolling over "like a ninja" — King has quickly learned there's little time to relax with her on-the-go baby boy.
"I realized I can never take my eyes off him. It's scary and exciting at the same time," she says. "I'm like, 'Oh my God, that's so cool!' Then, 'Holy s—, I'm really scared!' That's parenting — oh my God, that's so exciting, but oh my God, I'm terrified.
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Today we start with our new Highsnobiety Travel Series. We all know how it is when you are somewhere far away from home, do not know anybody local and have to pick a restaurant/bar/club and you depend on the hotel concierge or strange online travel sites to give you the right hint. At for us, those situations always end up with mediocre experiences, nowhere close to having the right person from that city show you around and tell you where to go. For that reason we start with Highsnobiety Travel. A series that will explore all sorts of interesting areas to make sure that you never hit the wrong spots again.
We are really happy to start the series with Masafumi Watanabe, head of Tokyo brand Bedwin & The Heartbreakers. Some of you may know him and if you do, then you know that he is a true connoisseur when it comes to food. He gave us his 5 favorite Tokyo food spots - where to go, when to go and what to take.
Check them out here below.
KAN Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Higashiyama 2-1-1
Kan is a modern japanese Izakaya in a sophisticated setting. The long counter-table make it interesting to interact with the chef and witness the whole cooking process. It's one of my favorite restaurant for a dinner with clients or friends.
GANTAN Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Higashiyama 1-8-6 #109
This upscale Izakaya offers a great dinning experience with possibility to book one of their few private rooms for an intimate dinner with a small group of friends or out-of-town guest. I particularly recommend their sashimi and the off-menu Soba.
AFURI Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Sendagaya 3-63-1
AFURI ramen has quickly become one of the best ramen shop in town. The Harajuku branch is definitely my go-to spot for a quick noodle fix. I usually order the seasonal AFURI's suggestion, their Yuzu-style ramen is perfect for a hot Tokyo summer night.
KANTERA Tokyo, Setagaya-ku, Daizawa 3-12-26
Kantera is my favorite Korean BBQ restaurant here in Tokyo. It's a bit of a drive from Shibuya but definitely worth the ride. Kantera offers a great selection of Wagyu beef and I particularly enjoy their boneless short ribs. The restaurant itself is very well-designed and they also have a nice patio with outdoor tables.
Cent-Trente-Neuf Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Udagawacho 11-2
French food and jazz music! The oversized Niçoise salad are very good and their Plat du Jour selection is always on point. Perfect for a lunch near my office.


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Bill would help entrepreneurs, science grads immigrate
Arguing that Silicon Valley and the nation are "losing talent and jobs by the day to countries like Canada, Chile and the United Kingdom," a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a bill to grant up to 75,000 green cards each year to immigrant startup entrepreneurs and 50,000 to students with advanced science and engineering degrees from American universities.
The Startup Act 3.0 is one of a flurry of visa bills being introduced as Democrats and Republicans debate a large-scale overhaul of immigration laws.
"I love it, basically," said Stanford Law School's Vivek Wadhwa, an outspoken advocate for expanding visas for the highly skilled and educated. "If we get this through it'll be quite a coup for the economy."
If the bill passes, Bay Area immigrants already here on temporary work or student visas would be able to stay permanently if they can start a company that raises or invests at least $100,000 and employs at least five full-time workers throughout its first three years.
Fifty-two percent of Silicon Valley startups were founded or co-founded by immigrants between 1995 and 2005, but the rate dropped to 42 percent in the past seven years, according to surveys by Wadhwa and other scholars. He blames mounting visa backlogs for the change.
"Typically company founders came to Silicon Valley as students and started their companies 13 years later," Wadhwa said.
"Now, people who came here as students are stuck in limbo. They can't start companies."
Along with retaining aspiring entrepreneurs and foreign students with doctorates and master's degrees, the bill would also relieve Indian and Chinese temporary immigrants stuck in decade-long visa backlogs by eliminating the cap on how many people from any one country can get permanent residency.
Among the bill's backers is AOL founder and venture capitalist Steve Case, who testified at a Senate hearing Wednesday about the danger of American businesses losing the race for talent to other countries that have adopted more attractive visa laws.
"We're making it harder for innovators to come and stay," Case said.
The bill was introduced Wednesday by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Mark Warner, D-Va., Chris Coons, D-Del., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and could be folded into the comprehensive immigration legislation that President Barack Obama, most Democrats and some Republicans want to pass this year.
Divisions, however, are already emerging between those arguing for quick passage of politically popular, high-skilled immigration bills and those negotiating broader changes affecting the country's 11 million illegal immigrants and border security.
"Right now we have people fighting for the undocumented, unskilled workers who are holding Silicon Valley hostage," said Wadhwa, who was invited by Republicans to testify to Congress last week. "I agree with that cause, but I don't agree that we should keep Silicon Valley hostage."
"We should get the startup visa act passed ASAP, and then go back to the big battles," he added.
Case, however, on Wednesday told senators that immigration reform should be comprehensive and include a citizenship pathway for illegal immigrants.
The bipartisan Startup Act 3.0 introduced Wednesday in the Senate would in part:
-- Create a new visa for up to 50,000 foreign students who graduate from an American university with a Master's or Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, the STEM fields.
-- Grant Visa recipients conditional status as long as they remain actively engaged in a STEM field for five consecutive years. After conditional status, the visa holder would become a permanent legal resident with the option to naturalize.
-- Create a new visa for up to 75,000 immigrant entrepreneurs who hold an H-1B visa or F-1 visa, and who during the one-year period after the new visa is issued register at least one new business entity starting with at least two full-time employees who are not relatives and invests or raises capital investments of at least $100,000.
-- End the per-country numerical limit on employment-based immigrant visas and adjust the limits on family-based visa petitions from 7 percent per country to 15 percent without increasing the total number of visas.


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First we had Lifescan recalling the Verio IQ, Verio Pro and Verio Pro+ due to errors for blood sugars above 1024 mg/dl. And now the following from Abbott:
Abbott Laboratories recalls blood glucose meters
ABBOTT PARK, Ill. (AP) — Abbott Laboratories is recalling its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters after finding that they display and store incorrect test results for dangerously high blood sugar levels.
The Abbott Park, Ill., company says the meters will display and store readings for blood glucose levels of 1,024 milligrams per deciliter or higher at much lower levels. That's an extremely high and rare level that requires immediate medical attention.
The inaccurate readings can lead to a delay in identifying the problem or incorrect treatment. Abbott says that can lead to serious injury or death.
Abbott says customers with the meter should contact its diabetes care customer service or download a software update that resolves the issue.
Johnson & Johnson announced a similar recall last month for several types of its blood glucose meters.
What is it with this rash of problems with blood sugars above 1024 mg/dl. Did anybody actually think to design the software for higher blood sugars or even test? Jeez


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(CNN) -- He came from Brazil to leading Spanish club Barcelona in a mega-bucks transfer touted as the new Lionel Messi.
A series of niggling injuries this season put paid to any hope of Neymar living up to those high expectations, while the tax issues surrounding his complicated transfer from Santos cast a shadow over his new career in Europe.
But the Brazilian, who has managed just nine league goals for Barcelona since touching down in Catalonia, is quick to rule out any correlation -- as some have done -- between those off-field issues and his form in a "Blaugrana" shirt this season.
Which will be a relief to Brazil given how important Neymar is to their team and its hopes of winning the World Cup on home soil.
"No, I don't think [it has affected my performances]. I'm used to leaving all those problems aside, I'm very relaxed when it comes to that," said Neymar, who was talking to CNN at a Castrol Footkhana event.
"It's unpleasant when everyone is talking about things that are not true, but on the pitch it doesn't get in the way."
True or not Neymar's club is being investigated over tax fraud regarding the transfer -- which Barcelona was forced to confirm actually totaled 86.2 million euros rather than the 57.1 million euros first announced -- while Sandro Rosell had to step down from his role as president as controversy over the deal intensified.
Neymar's former club Santos, meanwhile, is unhappy with how the transfer fee was divided up -- with a large chunk having been paid to a company controlled by the player's father, Neymar Snr -- and has been seeking a bigger cut than the 17.1 million euros it originally received.
Earlier this year Santos president Odilio Rodrigues reportedly criticized Neymar's father calling the deal he did with Barcelona "unacceptable."
"I was very sad by the way that Santos handled this problem," Neymar, who has previously defended his father's role in the deal, said. "We hadn't done anything wrong.
"The way that Santos handled this left me very sad, but what are you going to do? I can't answer for them, but I can speak for myself and my dad and say that we were truly saddened by how they wanted to resolve this."
Santos was the club that molded Neymar into the player he is today.
Making his debut in 2009 at the age of just 17 -- after coming through the youth ranks -- he helped lead the side to South American Copa Libertadores glory in 2011.
"What I lived at Santos will stay with me for the rest of my life, they were wonderful years where I made history. I think that won't be erased," he said.
"I'm sad with the board, I'm sad with who was in presidency -- with those I am upset. With the club, the fans, the players? No.
"I have a lot of love for Santos, because it was a club where I was for 10 years, so my love will always be great."
Like Neymar, Barcelona have had an up and down season, losing the Spanish Copa del Rey final to rivals Real Madrid and crashing out of the European Champions League at the quarterfinal stage, while a Spanish La Liga title looks unlikely.
Neymar, though, insists he is enjoying life at the Camp Nou, which brings with it the privilege of playing alongside one of the finest players in the world -- Messi.
"Everything is going really well, I'm very happy in this city," he said.
"[Messi and I] haven't played all the games together but I think that the affinity that we have, that we've been creating, is very good. The relationship that we have, it's been wonderful.
"Some people were saying we wouldn't get along, and that's been shown as being the opposite. He's a very relaxed guy, he's someone that I admire a lot."
Despite the difficulties he has faced at Barcelona, Neymar still has the chance to achieve what could ultimately be his career's crowning glory.
In six weeks' time, the 22-year-old and his Brazil teammates will step out onto the Arena de Sao Paulo field to open the 2014 World Cup against Croatia.
The world's most successful footballing nation will be attempting to land the sport's biggest prize in its own backyard for the first time, roared on by an expectant set of supporters.
"It's a dream that is about to happen and I hope that dream that I've always had, also happens with winning the title," said Neymar, who led Brazil to Confederations Cup glory in 2013 having been named player of the tournament in the process.
"It's a dream to put on the Brazil shirt, even more so at a World Cup in my own country. For me it's a great satisfaction."
Winning the World Cup in front of its own supporters would help banish the memories of the nation's darkest sporting hour -- letting slip a lead to allow Uruguay to become world champions in 1950, the last time the tournament was held in Brazil.
Neymar, the national team's poster boy, is well aware of the pressure being piled on the shoulders of him and his teammates, especially given that they won the Confederations Cup in front of their own supporters last year.
But the Barcelona man, who has represented his country on 48 occasions, says he and the rest of the Brazil squad are relishing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"I think that the responsibility that I have at the national team, like my teammates also have -- each of us has their responsibility. We are a group. One needs the help of the other and we are getting ready so that we can win the World Cup," he said.
"So close to the World Cup, every time you see a Brazilian flag or you see some action of the national team, you hear people talking about the World Cup. I can imagine myself lifting the trophy."
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Mad Men actress January Jones took her adorable 2-year-old son Xander to the park in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday (May 13).


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Figgins out to recapture magic of Angels days
In camp with Dodgers, versatile vet hoping to rekindle baseball career
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- What happened to Chone Figgins? How does a player go almost overnight from invaluable to invisible? Put it in the files of unsolved baseball mysteries.
"I can't tell you what went on in Seattle," said Mike Scioscia, Figgins' manager with the Angels. "But I can tell you this: Figgy was such a big part of what we did in those years [2002-09]. Not only was he a complete player; he didn't care what position he played and he didn't care where he hit in the lineup.
"The fearless drive in the way he played the game was very important to us. I think he can still play."
Figgins, alighting in Dodgers camp with a Minor League contract and a big league resume, hopes Scioscia's original organization in Los Angeles draws the same conclusion.
During his final season with the Angels in 2009, Figgins was judged the fifth most productive position player in Major League Baseball by the statistical machinery of baseball-reference.com. His 7.7 WAR [Wins Above Replacement] placed him between Joe Mauer and Hanley Ramirez. Nice company.
As he goes about his business now bidding for a job -- any job -- Figgins wistfully recalls a wondrous 2009 for the American League West champions. He scored 114 runs, led the league with 101 walks and hit .298 with a .395 on-base percentage, while playing a superb third base.
"We had a great team," he said. "It was a great time."
Around midseason, then-Tigers manager Jim Leyland was moved to rhapsodize over the Angels' catalyst who received AL Most Valuable Player votes in four seasons.
"I think Chone Figgins is one of the most valuable players in the league," Leyland said. "He's a catalyst, can play all over, plays good wherever you put him. I think he's one of those guys that every manager would love to have on his team. This guy makes a lot of things happen.
"He has fun playing; he loves the game. You can see it. He's actually fun, even for an opposing manager, even though he's been a pain in the [posterior] for us. He's got a passion to be real good. His numbers aren't going to be MVP numbers; I'm talking about for a team, he's really a tremendous asset to an organization."
Signing a free-agent contract that winter with Seattle, Figgins had one decent season and then was lost in the Pacific Northwest. After three seasons with the Mariners, they parted ways in the winter of 2012. Signed by the Marlins in February 2013, he was released six weeks later -- even though he hit .308 in the Grapefruit League, playing a variety of positions.
He went home, continued to work out and took a vacation to Chile, his wife's native country. He kept waiting for the call that never came.
"It was a lost season for me," Figgins said. "Nobody got hurt, and nobody called me."
Asked about his trials and tribulations in Seattle, Figgins wearily shook his head.
"It was like they wanted me to be a different player than who I was," he said. "I allowed it to happen, to change the way I played the game."
His all-out aggression eventually regressed into submission. The fire that burned so brightly in Southern California left him. Now, he hopes to return to the scene of his growth and development. Characteristically, he's the first guy to arrive at the Dodgers' Camelback Ranch facility -- showing up by 6 a.m. -- and among the last to leave.
At 36, Figgins has resurfaced in Dodger Blue with a resolve to resurrect his career as an all-purpose sub, if not a regular. He has capably handled six positions -- excluding pitcher, catcher and first base -- in 11 Major League seasons.
"If you need somebody to move around and do different things," Figgins said, "there's nobody better than me doing that. I can still run and throw and hit. I have to go back to when I proved to the Angels what I could do. I'm still the same person with a passion for the game."
A .277 career hitter who had 17 triples in 2004 and led the league with 62 steals in 2005, he batted .188 and .181 as a part-timer in his final two seasons in Seattle, as his reputation took a severe hit.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly assured Figgins before he signed that he had a realistic shot at making the club. Mattingly remembers him as a "speed guy who was aggressive and smart and could play all over."
The Dodgers are set everywhere but at second base, where Cuban import Alexander Guerrero, a natural shortstop, is a promising but unknown athlete known for his bat. Mark Ellis, who handled the job capably the past two seasons, signed with St. Louis.
Joining Figgins in pursuit of roles are fellow veterans Brendan Harris and Justin Turner, along with Dee Gordon, Justin Sellers and Miguel Rojas. Opportunity is knocking with the departures of backups Nick Punto, Skip Schumaker and Jerry Hairston Jr.
Figgins, a switch-hitter with uncommon speed and quickness and a surprisingly strong arm given his 5-foot-8 stature, has excelled at third and in center field, enhancing his profile.
He brought four different gloves to camp and has worn out his bats in the cage. As an Angel, Figgins was dedicated to honing his skills, making his struggles in Seattle all the more baffling.
Surprised by his move from third to second base during Spring Training -- and from first to second in the batting order to accommodate Ichiro Suzuki -- he was not the same dynamic player in 2010. But he wasn't terrible.
Hitting .259 with a .340 OBP, Figgins stole 42 bases, matching his 2009 total. After spending years getting comfortable and finally flourishing at third, the shift to second seemed unsettling. He had never played more than 54 games in a season there, but he was at second for 161 games in 2010.
Rookie Dustin Ackley displaced him at second in 2011, and Figgins fell into an offensive funk from which he did not recover.
"Baseball is a humbling game," he said. "You always hear that, and it's the truth."
Figgins has had enough of being humbled. He feels it's time to turn back the clock and show he still has the right stuff to help a Major League team -- the Dodgers -- win games and influence pennant races.


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Do you follow Jimmy Kimmel? Although I always prefered Jay Leno (miss that guy's jokes man) but sometimes Jimmy's freakin' hilarious. The things you can see in his shows and the jokes he makes are at times super darn funny. There were so many times I broke out laughing in the middle of the night watching him and just literally woke up the neighbours (honest!!). Here's one of the best moments from the show, it is when Sarah Silverman was being interviewed by Jimmy. They broke up earlier. And this is her present to him:
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And Jimmy would not just let it go away, here's Jimmy's revenge!! What a comeback mannnn..(just watch the entire clip!!)
And you wonder why Matt Damon did the clip fro Sarah Silverman? Here's why...
There's never enough time for Matt Damon!! So do we, so goooooood night everyone!!!
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Fayve for iPad lets you browse movie, TV, and video libraries of several popular services so you can see everything that's available to watch from one intuitive interface.
Using a multiple-tiered, rotating carousel-like 3D interface, you browse the app by rotating tiers to the selections you want, then drilling down from there. You can either browse through What's Hot, New Arrivals, Fayves (shows you've already added to favorites), or even look at info about what's in theaters now.
When you choose, New Arrivals, for example, you can select All (services) or which service you want to see using the second tier of the carousel. Fayve pulls info from Amazon, Netflix, Hulu Plus, iTunes, Redbox, YouTube, and Crackle. With a service selected, you can browse through available movies and shows by swiping each carousel tier below to the left or right. At the bottom of the interface, a filters section lets you designate which services you want to use -- an important designation because you can turn off services that only rent or sell the show, giving you only results you can watch right now. Though it's hard to explain, the second you start playing with the interface, you'll immediately know what to do.
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When you select a movie or show, you go to its info page where you can find a synopsis, rating, show length, and find out which services currently have it either to watch now, rent, or purchase. You can look at the cast and crew of the movie or TV show and get info about each person. The info page also has a recommendations section that gives you similar movies from the same genre.


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- Works with any Windows PC brand: Acer, Compaq, Dell, HP, Gateway, Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba, etc. Not recommended for use with Apple's macOS or Linux systems.
- DVI/VGA connector and DisplayLink USB virtual graphics adapter supporting up to 1920×1080 32bpp
- 10/100 Ethernet RJ-45 connector, 3.5 mm plugs for stereo speaker and microphone, security slot
- Simple and small with no moving parts, no fans, no internal state, all standard USB 2.0. Does not charge laptop
Typical Uses
- Get around the limitations of your laptop or netbook with a single, simple USB 2.0 connection to a full-sized display, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and other USB devices which can stay on your desk
- Hot-desk among several laptop users with a swap of the USB cable
- Use the flexibility of the virtual USB graphics card to extend your Windows or Mac desktop across an additional monitor
System compatibility
Dual core or 2Ghz CPU or better is recommended for virtual USB graphics. USB virtual graphics works well for office applications and web browsing, but we recommend playing motion video and 3D games on the computer's main screen.
On Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 virtual USB graphics make use of your primary GPU, so is compatible only with systems with a single Intel, nVidia, or ATI GPU running recent WDDM drivers.
Manually downloading the latest drivers
Drivers are provided on CD-ROM, but as with any product, the latest drivers are best. On Windows 7, the latest Microsoft-signed drivers for all functions of the dock will be found, downloaded, and installed automatically (also on XP/Vista with WU for hardware enabled). Because the Windows 8 drivers are still being frequently updated, we recommend downloading them.
The following links go directly chipset makers, so you can get the very latest drivers and also see all operating system options. These drivers from DisplayLink and ASIX are fully compatible with the UD-160-A.
- USB Graphics (DisplayLink DL-165 driver)
- USB Network (ASIX 88772A driver)
- USB Audio supported with in-box class driver in all versions of Windows (see some tricks for configuring audio on Win 7)
Compatibility notes
- Microsoft limits multiple display support in Windows 7 "Starter Edition" and Vista "Home Basic" to mirroring.
- Mac OS X driver available from DisplayLink at https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/macos Compatibility and capabilities depend on the version of macOS and driver version used. Please feel free to contact our support team at firstname.lastname@example.com for additional details.
- As of November 2019, USB input devices may not be functional when connected to the docking station, additionally the external graphics may cause display corruption on both the internal and external display as well as errors drawing the mouse pointer. While all internal components do have open source drivers available in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 and newer, drivers for some of this hardware have not been maintained and may not function as expected. In testing with Ubuntu 19.04, 19.10, and Fedora 30 we have experienced significant performance degradation in both external and internal display display performance and USB device connectivity. Please feel free to contact our support team directly at email@example.com and we will be happy to help.
Using the included DVI to VGA adapter
Get to know what's inside
A useful aspect of an all-USB dock like this is the drivers for each function can be updated independently. So what are the actual chips inside your Plugable UD-160-A (DU2791) Universal Dock?
- Terminus Technology USB Hub Chip
- DisplayLink DL-165 USB Graphics Chip
- C-Media CM6300 USB Audio Chip (supporting the USB Audio Class 1.0 standard)
- ASIX AX88772A USB Ethernet Chip
Each of these chips has some level of open source driver available for Linux and other OS support.
Performance tuning
A USB graphics adapter is a "virtual" device that uses your machine's CPU and memory to render graphics. It then transfers just the pixels that change over the USB 2.0 cable to the device. The screen itself (connected via DVI, VGA, or HDMI) is refreshed continually (60 times a second) by hardware, from memory on the device.
• When nothing on a USB screen is changing, the PC is doing no work and nothing is going over USB. Meanwhile, the screen continues to refresh (60Hz) directly from the device.
• However, when every pixel on the screen is changing, your CPU is doing the heavy lifting, and also the (480Mbs) USB 2.0 bus can become a bottleneck. You may start to notice lags in mouse or window movements.
If you're experiencing slowness or latency on your USB display:
• Reduce your screen resolution with the operating system display control panel.
• Run games and videos on your primary (non-USB) screen
By reducing the amount of data that needs to be compressed and sent over USB, you'll increase responsiveness.
Docking Station Comparison* 2560x1440 output only available when using a single HDMI display connected through the dock. If dual displays are connected, each will be limited to a maximum resolution of 1920x1200. 2560x1440 output requires a "High Speed" HDMI cable. 2560x1440 mode will operate at a 50Hz refresh rate; all lower modes support 60Hz refresh. 2560x1440 output requires current DisplayLink drivers and attached monitor must natively support 2560x1440 via HDMI input (most 2560x1600 monitors do not support 2560x1440)
** 3840×2160 output only available when using a single HDMI display. If dual displays are connected, each will be limited to a maximum resolution of 1920×1200. 3840×2160 output requires a "High Speed" HDMI cable. 3840×2160 mode operates at a 30Hz refresh rate; all lower modes support 60Hz refresh. 3840×2160 output requires current DisplayLink drivers and attached monitor must natively support 3840×2160 via HDMI input
† Only for supported tablets. Please see plugable.com/ud-pro8 for more details
Frequently Asked QuestionsDo Plugable USB docking stations and graphics adapters support Windows 10? Windows 10 drivers are available for all of our USB docking stations and graphics adapters. As with any new operating system, Plugable recommends that users wait before upgrading any mission critical systems. For additional information on Plugable USB graphics devices and Windows 10, please check out our blog post covering things more in depth.
How do I set the volume on my UD-160-A?
The UD-160-A's audio function is provided by a C-Media CM-6300 USB audio chip. Because the C-Media chipset is a separate USB audio device, it has it's own volume setting. This can be used to raise or lower the effective range available from the UD-160-A, you then use your regular system volume to control sound from the UD-160-A. How to access this setting is different with each Operating System and generally it's quick and easy. For help, contact us at email@example.com.
Will the UD-160-A supply power to my laptop?
The UD-160-A combines Video, Ethernet, Audio and a 4 port USB hub through one USB 2.0 port. While it does have it's own 2.5 amp external power supply, it does not supply power over the USB cable to the host computer.
Will the AC power adapter for the UD-160-A work in my country?
We currently offer the product with US version plugs (Plugable UD-160-A) and UK/EU version (Plugable UD-160-AEU). The AC power adapter on both versions is able to handle a range of input voltages for most regions of the world. The adapter is rated for AC inputs of 100-240V / 50-60Hz. It outputs USB power of 5V 2.5A. So with a passive adapter (for the pins/prongs) the UD-160-A or UD-160-AEU can be used in most/all geographies.
If you need a replacement adapter, the US version can be bought here.
What do the blue LED and the green LED on the Plugable UD-160-A indicate?
The blue LED indicates that the Plugable UD-160-A is being powered by its power adapter. The green LED lights up and stays steady when a device is connected through any of the four USB ports on the dock.
What do the green and amber LEDs on the Ethernet port on the Plugable UD-160-A indicate?
The green link LED on the Ethernet port on the Plugable UD-160-A is an indication that the Ethernet cable plugged into the port is live and it stays steady as long as the live cable is plugged in. The blinking amber activity LED is an indications that data is transferring through the port. Both these LEDs will not light up when:
1) The drivers for the dock have not installed properly or is corrupted
2) The Ethernet Cable plugged in is not live or is faulty
3) The port has failed
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BSNL just can't get enough of the negative lime-light. It has not even been two months since we reported BSNL getting compromised, and here we are again. A self-proclaimed Pakistani hacker has defaced a public BSNL page. Last time, we revealed a serious security flaw in an internal application at BSNL called Dotsoft, and funnily enough, the vulnerability still exists.
Apparently, Dotsoft became a hot topic with ethical hackers earlier in 2009, here is a clear proof-of-concept hack attempt aimed at Dotsoft. Though, this time, the situation is even worse. Today, a sub-directory on the BSNL website was hacked by a Pakistani hacker. The hacker, who calls himself 'KhantastiC haX0r', placed an index.html file on the sub-directory to prove that he has write-access to the web server. He has also stated he has copied and removed all logs of the intrusion, as well as copied the databases — possibly being held for ransom? The defaced site is available at http://www.bsnl.co.in/tender1/ and doesn't seem to affect any other pages within the same sub-directory, like http://www.bsnl.co.in/tender1/archive3.php.
It is worth mentioning that although 'Khantastic haXor' claims to have connections with the PCA, he was actually thrown out of the PCA according to online reports. The situation was so bad that his personal details were exposed by a rival online 'crew'. They went so far as to include personal photographs of the person in question. In any fashion, KhantastiC haX0r doesn't seem to take his online anonymity very serious, as his Google+ account features pictures in high detail.
BSNL seriously needs to strengthen itself against attacks like these, with over 90 million subscribers, it's a wonder they've managed to stave off theft of credit cards, passwords and other internal databases. It would seem like this is an online turf-war and BSNL was simply caught in the middle, perhaps their state ties can help them with building a more robust and secure network.
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The Monday Dessert Files: Sullivan Street Bakery
Editor's note: You may know Kathy YL Chan as our longtime Sugar Rush correspondent. She'll be joining us each week with a more in-depth look at New York sweets to sweeten up your Mondays. Please welcome Kathy!
Sullivan Street Bakery's sweets warrant more attention than they usually garner. Their puddings, tarts, cakes, and pastries are the less appreciated counterparts to the bakery's breads, pizzas, and sandwiches. Their pizza bianca may be sublime, as are the Cubano sandwich and olive stecca, but hey, let's give the sweets some affection, shall we?
We'll start with the Peach-Blueberry Crumble ($3.50), my favorite dessert from their current (and ever-changing) selection. This sweet couples two fine summer fruits and tops it off with crumbled buttery shortbread, which even alone would make a great cookie. It's a dessert that requires a spoon and steady hand, lest you spill off all the tender baked fruit, loosely packed and still a touch warm.
More gorgeous goodies, after the jump.
The Apple Turnover ($3) hides a surprise; biting in, one discovers a whole apple half comfortably tucked within the walls of a golden crust. That crust is flaky, though not the least bit heavy. The turnovers can be inconsistent—I've come across a doughy interior on more than one occasion—but when done right, it's something worth hoarding for yourself.
Earlier this year, Sullivan Street's sambuca-soaked banana bread pudding made for an incredibly delicious breakfast, but as the sweets change with the season, it's been replaced with a Blueberry Bread Pudding Tart ($3.50). Bread puddings here, resting upon a butter-rich flaky base, are much different from the norm; they're no more than an inch in height, with the bread composing no discernible individual element of the pudding. Think of it more as a custard, with blueberries popping in each bite.
My favorite bit to take away, and stuff in my bag for a forgotten afternoon treat, is the Pasqualino di Riso ($1.75), a dainty two-biter of rice pudding nestled in a crunchy short pastry crust. The baked pudding, firm in texture with rice just this side of cooked, bears hints of vanilla and cardamom.
It was sweet and tart cherries this week, but no matter what fruit is employed in the Brioche al Frutto Stagonale ($2.50), it will be nothing less than incredible. Mascarpone is spooned into the center of the brioche dough and topped with exactly six ripe cherries, then finished with a rustic sprinkle of slivered almonds. The best bite is right in the middle—sliding down a single cherry with a mouthful of mascarpone and a nibble of the citrus glazed brioche.
As for the Chiocciola ($2.50)—this is the one pastry I would pass up at Sullivan Street. A perfectly decent bun by any means, it doesn't quite reach the sticky moist luxury of Bouchon Bakery, nor the gooey and golden flaky wonder from Balthazar Bakery. It hovers in-between, neither very tender nor crisp.
The Tortino di Cioccolato ($2.50) is a classic at Sullivan Street Bakery, and one that I will never tire of. At the intersection of a chocolate tart, a cake, and a brownie, the indulgent treat is distinguished by a touch of sea salt and a handful of breadcrumbs, giving every bite an intoxicating crunch. If you're taking this home, warm it up just a little and gently top with soft mounds of fresh whipped cream. It's crazy good.
Finally, don't forget about their Bomboloni, which we included in our guide to the Best Doughnuts in New York. These Italian doughnuts are fried a deep dark brown, injected with filling and the topped off with confectioners sugar. Bombolonis come in two flavors, vanilla pastry cream and raspberry jam—both quite delicious, but if I had to choose, I'd go with the silky vanilla-speckled cream any day.
And there you have it—seven more reasons to visit one of this city's best bakeries, all worth the trek to Eleventh Avenue. Some say that the sweets from Grandaisy (Sullivan's onetime sister bakery of sorts; long story) are comparable. I'm reserving judgment for now, but it may well be worth a future taste test.
Sullivan Street Bakery
533 West 47th Street, New York NY 10036 (map)
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|Winchip PC3-10666 DDR3 1333MHz 64A0TRHN8G17E
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Memory
|Written by Olin Coles
|Friday, 07 December 2007
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DDR3 Comparison Review Progress
Ultimately DDR3 offers a faster design which allows all hardware enthusiasts to take advantage of it. Current high-speed DDR3 memory doesn't offer any benefit when installed into computers running at the stock JEDEC standard speeds of 400 (800), 533 (1066), 666 (1333), and 800 (1600).
Instead, the new generation of DDR3 is meant to avoid a bottleneck between the CPU and the system memory; especially in highly overclocked scenarios. With the high-speed variety of DDR3, which presently includes everything beyond the highest 1333MHz JEDEC standard, you increase the Front Side Bus (FSB) and CPU clock speed without being forced to slow the system memory to remain stable. It should be noted that as of late October 2007 the JEDEC 1600MHz speed is still in draft in standard JESD79-3A, but once finalized high-speed DDR3 will include parts beyond this new speed.
System Memory is labeled with a new generation for each interval of Front Side Bus development. In terms of DDR, or double data rate memory, the first generation was designed for 100 MHz to 200 MHz speeds (DDR-200 to DDR-400). Later, DDR2 arrived and started production at 266 MHz (DDR2-533) and officially ended (by JEDEC standards) at 400 MHz (DDR2-800). This is where DDR3 begins, starting with 533 MHz (DDR-1066), and scale up to 800 MHz (DDR3-1600).
Each generation of DDR is more than just an update to the memory speed, it is also a more technologically advanced production process and a lower operating voltage and better heat dissipation. The previous generation of DDR2 is manufactured on a 110nm node, whereas the new DDR3 has receives a fab process shrink down to a 90nm node (although some use 80nm) with either 55/45nm prepared for later into 2008. Together, this all helps the hardware enthusiast reach higher clock speeds at the expense of higher latencies. This is why the new DDR3 generation of memory needs a significantly higher clock speed deliver better performance than the preceding generation of DDR2 technology.
In additional to the logically progressive changes, there are also improvements made to the architectural design of the memory. One particularly important change introduced with DDR3 is in the prefetch buffer: up from DDR2's four bits to an astounding eight bits per cycle. This translates to a full 100% increase in the prefetch payload; not just a small incremental improvement as there have been in the other area's.
DDR2-400 Memory is equal in performance to DDR-400, which is why it must operate at DDR2-667 speed to carry incentive. The same scenario is true with DDR3 when compared to DDR2. While in theory DDR2-1066 offers the same performance as DDR3-1066, this generally means that DDR3 requires a DDR3-1333 speed to show any benefit over DDR2-800. Memories within the same generation (DDR/DDR2/DDR3) are downwards compatible, meaning that if you have DDR3-1600 RAM, you can configure it to operate at 1066 and 1333 MHz speeds.
Unfortunately, without the proper chipset to support high-speed DDR3 memory, anything beyond DDR3-1333 (the fastest selectable memory multiplier setting with most motherboards) will be relegated to overclocking. Intel has designed the entire 3 Series of motherboards to be DDR3 compatible; but even though the G33, P35, X38, and the upcoming X48 chipsets all support the newer standard they are still encouraging DDR2 support. This is going to be a power struggle between standards until Intel launches yet another new Front Side Bus.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on transboundary EIA, on SEA and on the Espoo Convention and its Protocol on SEA. Links and resources on SEA are available with the on-line Resource Manual to support application of the Protocol.
What is EIA? What does it do? What is the Espoo Convention?
What is SEA? What does it do? What is the Protocol on SEA?
Why are these international agreements important?
Which States are Parties or Signatories to the Convention and Protocol?
How do States establish bilateral agreements to support the Convention?
How does the Convention interact with other international agreements?
Where can I find general guidance on carrying out an EIA?
Where can I find examples of transboundary EIAs?
Where can I get training in transboundary EIA?
For help on specific topics, stages of assessment and sectors see the help topics page.
Hint: Use your web browser's Find function (Ctrl+F) to search for information by other keywords, e.g. for a particular country (e.g. France) or type of activity (e.g. railway).
Disclaimer: The following informal guidance is provided for information only and does not constitute formal legal or other professional advice. The authors assume no liability for actions undertaken in reliance on the information contained in this guidance.
What is EIA? What does it do? What is the Espoo Convention?
Environmental Impact Assessment "is a systematic process to identify, predict and evaluate the environmental effects of proposed actions and projects." (UNEP EIA Training Resource Manual )
According to the Espoo Convention, EIA is "a national procedure for evaluating the likely impact of a proposed activity on the environment" (Article 1(vi)).
Transboundary EIA is the same as EIA, but there is an explicit consideration of potential transboundary effects, including consultation and public participation in the affected Party (i.e. the country that may be affected by a project in the 'Party of origin' or, more formally, the Contracting Party or Parties to the Convention likely to be affected by the transboundary impact of a proposed activity).
What does EIA do?
When done well, EIA has several potential benefits:
- It may help the project proponent to identify project alternatives (alternative locations or technology, for example) and mitigation and compensatory measures that reduce the environmental impact of the project. Suggestions may come from the public, the EIA experts, the consultees and the developer.
- It may provide for public involvement in the project design, promoting understanding between the community and developer. It may also promote good governance in the longer term: for example, Almer & Koontz found that public hearings as part of an EIA process "provide important indirect benefits that can contribute to the capacity for democratic governance and an active civil society".
See also:
|Principles of EIA Best Practice, IAIA (and IEA)
|A study on cost and benefits in EIA/SEA, 1996, European Commission (DG Environment )
What is the Espoo Convention? See an introductory slideshow presentation.
What is SEA? What does it do? What is the Protocol on SEA?
General definition of Strategic Environmental Assessment: "The formalised, systematic and comprehensive process of evaluating the environmental impacts of a policy, plan or programme and its alternatives, including the preparation of a written report on the findings of that evaluation, and using the findings in publicly accountable decision-making." (Source: Therivel et al)
According to the Protocol on SEA, SEA is "the evaluation of the likely environmental, including health, effects, which comprises the determination of the scope of an environmental report and its preparation, and the carrying-out of public participation and consultations, the taking into account of the environmental report and the results of the public participation and consultations in a plan or programme." (article 2.6).
What does it do?
|Brochure on the Benefits of SEA, UNDP /REC
|See also:
|A study on cost and benefits in EIA/SEA, 1996, European Commission (DG Environment )
|Performance criteria for SEA, IAIA
What is the Protocol on SEA? See an introductory slideshow presentation
For much more on the Protocol and numerous links and resources, see the Resource Manual.
Why are these international agreements important?
They promote:
- Protection of the environment
- Sustainable development
- Public participation and good governance
- Standards
- International cooperation
- New approaches
Which States can become Parties to the Espoo Convention and Protocol on SEA?
UNECE member States (see list) can become Parties to either instrument. For other UN Member States, the possibility of becoming a Party is described below.
For the Espoo Convention, an amendment to the Convention has been adopted (in 2001) to allow non-UNECE member States to become Parties to the Convention (see current status ). Once in the amendment is in force, the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention may approve the accession of a UN Member State that is not a member State of the UNECE.
The Protocol on SEA includes a similar provision. The 'Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol' may approve the accession of a UN Member State that is not a member State of the UNECE.
Accession (or ratification, etc.) to a treaty requires that a State is able to implement the treaty, i.e. all the preparatory work such as enactment of national legislation should have been completed.
How does the Convention interact with other international agreements?
The secretariat to the Espoo Convention undertook an informal review of transboundary EIA provisions in selected multilateral environmental agreements:
|Main review
|Shortened review (presented at the 8th meeting of the Working Group on EIA)
|Presentation to the Working Group (with two detailed examples)
In addition, the secretariat to the Espoo Convention has undertaken a number of informal studies between the Convention and ...
Неофициальные исследования, проведенные секретариатом Конвенции об ОВОС. Взаимосвязь между Конвенцией об ОВОС и …
|Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (2002)
|Convention on Biological Diversity (2002)
|Convention on Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (1st study, 1995) (2MB)
|Convention on Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (2nd study, 2002)
|Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourse and International Lakes (c. 1996) (2MB)
Where can I find guidance on carrying out an EIA?
See also training below. For specific guidance see the Help Topics.
Transboundary EIA guidance:
|The Parties adopted (June 2004) Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention - available as a printable document in various languages
|- as web pages
|Procedural Guide: Transboundary consultation of the authorities and the public for projects having a significant environmental impact in the Upper Rhine area - Franco-German-Swiss Conference of the Upper Rhine
|Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context in the Caspian Sea Region - produced by UNEP, the Convention, EBRD and the Caspian Environment Programme (1.3MB)
|Guidelines for EIA in the Arctic, produced by the Finnish Environment Institute (1.4MB)
|Recommendations for the performance of transboundary EIA between Germany and Poland (Germany as state of origin of a planned project) - the results of a practical trial of implementation of the Espoo Convention, produced by German Federal Environmental Agency (1.1MB)
|- summary
For general EIA guidance:
|Guidance from France on EIA - France (Ministère de l'écologie, du développement et de l'aménagement durables )
The study (IMP)3 - "IMProving the IMPlementation of Environmental IMPact Assessment" produced reports on:
|Health Aspects in EIA (2MB)
|Risk Assessment (2MB)
|Projects subject to EIA (1.2MB)
|Policy Options (2MB)
Web-based EIA guidance:
|Hong Kong's 'Cyber Help Bench for EIA'
Reviews of effectiveness, from European Commission (DG Environment ), available here:
|The outcome of EIA in Denmark. Ministry of Environment /Aalborg University, 2003
|5 years report
|Update of 5-years EIA Report - 1997
|Evaluation of the performance of the EIA process - 1996
|How successful are the EU Member States in implementing the EU's EIA Directive (and by extension the Espoo Convention)?
And from Switzerland:
|Report of the Swiss Federal Council on the implementation of EIA and authorization procedures, Swiss Confederation
|Review of the effectiveness of EIA in Switzerland - with abstract in English, German, French and Italian, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
|International Study of the Effectiveness of Environmental Assessment, Final Report, Environmental Assessment in a Changing World: Evaluating Practice to Improve Performance, Prepared by Barry Sadler, June 1996, with support from CIDA and IAIA (6MB!)
There is also guidance on different stages (as well as topics, e.g. biodiversity, and sectors) on the Help Topics page:
- Screening
- Scoping
- Assessment
- Consultation of authorities
- Public participation
- Decision-making
- Monitoring
Where can I find examples of transboundary EIAs?
Case study fact sheets are being prepared for the Convention. For the latest see here.
Transboundary EIAs as notified by Parties to the Convention are available here.
In addition:
|EBRD publishes EIAs for projects that it funds - some are labelled 'regional' but may not necessarily refer to the Espoo Convention, whereas others do refer to Espoo (e.g. Narva Power, Estonia)
|Caspian Environment Programme to hold transboundary EIAs - initial information is available (rather old)
|Recommendations for the performance of transboundary EIA between Germany and Poland (Germany as state of origin of a planned project) - the results of a practical trial of implementation of the Espoo Convention - German Federal Environmental Agency (1MB)
|- summary
Where can I get training in transboundary EIA?
The following EIA training resources may be useful:
|UNEP EIA Training Resource Manual, 2nd Edition, from United Nations Environment Programme , Economics and Trade Programme
|- 1st Edition (translation by Ecoline).
|International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) EIA Training Course Database (look in Training / Resources)
|EIA Training Resource Manual for South Eastern Europe - materials available in English and in subregional languages (look in Training / Resources), from the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC-CEE )
References (return to the item using the back arrow, or go back to questions)
Almer, H.L., & T.M. Koontz, 2004, Public hearings for EIAs in post-communist Bulgaria: do they work?, in Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 24 (2004), pp. 473-493.
Therivel, R., E. Wilson, S. Thompson, D. Heaney & D. Pritchard. 1992. Strategic Environmental Assessment. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, UK.


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I've never been to Australia, but I imagine that pretty much every single thing there — from plants to animals to rocks — is able to kill me. That goes double for the crocodiles.
What could make crocs more dangerous? The power of flight, for one.
On a recent Qantas flight from Brisbane to Melbourne, a small croc got loose in the baggage hold of the plane. Now, while it wasn't exactly up to Snakes On A Plane levels of terrifying, the ground crew that found it had to be a little freaked out.
Reportedly, the croc was captured and returned to its cage without incident. Australian authorities are investigating how the croc escaped from its cage.
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Thursday, November 1, 2012) –The Colorado Rapids announced on Thursday that the team will play three preseason matches in Tucson, Ariz. in early 2013. Several MLS teams will participate in the Desert Friendlies Presented by FC Tucson, where the Rapids will face the Portland Timbers on January 29, the Houston Dynamo on January 31, and a third, to-be-determined team on February 2.
The series of preseason matches has been organized by FC Tucson, a Premier Development League (PDL) team, and will include the Rapids, Dynamo, Timbers, New England Revolution, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, and Sporting Kansas City, with matches taking place at the Kino Sports Complex. Tickets to the games will go on sale in November. Colorado will continue to release information on the team's preseason plans as it becomes available.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Eric Abidal raised his hand. Gerard Piqué raised his. And then the crowd that engulfed Jeffrén Suárez raised theirs. Víctor Valdés raised his, latex glistening in the light and soon the rest of Camp Nou joined in. So did the fans who gathered down the Ramblas – palms open, fingers outstretched. Not far away, a hand was being raised on the front cover of Sport. On the back, its cartoonist was taking the easy way out. "Today, instead of drawing," he wrote, "I have decided to scan my hand." So he did.
Meanwhile, right about the time Andrés Iniesta was posting pictures in his pants, in a warehouse somewhere they were already rushing off a batch of T-shirts to go with the Barça tupperware, Barça knives and Barça tool set. Blue and yellow and yours for just €9.95. On the back it reads: "great theatre". On the front it does not read anything much. Just the dateline and the score from last night's clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid: Camp Nou, 29/11/2010. 5-0. And, above that, a giant yellow hand.
Jeffrén's late goal made little difference, but it made all the difference. Madrid were already being humiliated. José Mourinho, already suffering his worst ever defeat as a coach, felt "impotent", barely moving as fans chanted for him to "come out the dugout! José, come out the dugout!" It was already 4-0 and into added time and Almería's Henok Goitom, thrashed 8-0 by Barcelona last weekend, had long-since noted: "I know how you feel: you just want the game to finish." But the game had not finished, not yet. The fifth goal had to arrive and when it did, it mattered. It turned a baño – a bath, a drubbing – into a manita, a little hand. A goal for every finger. The most perfect of beatings.
Especially for Barcelona. Because if manitas are symbolic in Spain – and even fans of Racing Santander have their T-shirt – in Barcelona there is something even more emblematic about them. If Abidal did not know exactly what the gesture meant, Piqué, son of a Barça director and a soci from birth, certainly does. Last week, after that win in Almería, Cristiano Ronaldo had shrugged: "I'd like to see them get eight on Monday." They could have done and eight would have been great, but somehow five, while fewer, feels more fitting.
When El Mundo Deportivo called it a Super Manita, everyone in Catalunya knew what they were measuring it against. This was the fifth time Barcelona had defeated Real Madrid 5-0. Beyond 1934-35 and 1944-45, two linger in the memory: the 1973 team led by Johan Cruyff the player and the 1994-95 Dream Team led by Cruyff the coach. No one could watch last night and not recall Cruyff. Or Romário. Just in case, television programmes drew on the archive. Last night two epoch-defining victories became three.
Under Pep Guardiola, Barcelona had already beaten Madrid 6-2 at the Bernabéu and this result may ultimately change little. This was a single match and Barcelona's lead is just two points with 25 games left. Lessons will have been learnt. Madrid had, Mourinho insisted, "been to blame" too. And as he pointed out: "Last season I lost here with Inter before returning for the semi-final. We were the ones who reached the final – they watched it on television." And yet last night felt symbolic; another exhibit to present to the jury in the case of Barça v All The Others.
It is as if there is a checklist of things this Barcelona side have to do to emulate their predecessors, to prove their worth. And beating Madrid 5-0 is one of them. The parallel was not lost on anyone. Guardiola dedicated the win to Carles Rexach and Johan Cruyff, "the men who started us like this; laying down the approach we consider non-negotiable". Xavi talked about this Barcelona team as being "sons of the system" – in Sergio Busquet's case, literally.
It was not just that Barcelona beat Madrid, or even that they hammered them. It was not just that they defeated Mourinho – although they loved that – and a starting XI that cost €292m. Not that they defeated a team that had been unbeaten. It was not even that Guardiola completed a manita of his own – he has now won all five clásicos as coach, with a barely plausible aggregate score of 17-2. It was that they did it their way.
A way that would be risky for any other team. Busquets produced a drag back despite being under pressure and the last man. If hearts were in mouths, his was not one of them. If Xavi turned into trouble, he invariably turned out of it again. Even Valdés, true to Cruyff's great obsession, was playing the ball out short. The second goal came after more than 20 passes and a minute of uninterrupted possession to a soundtrack of olés. If Barcelona scored from their first four shots on target – Messi's fantastic chip against a post counts as off target – it is because they did not shoot until putting the ball into the net with just another pass.
Barcelona battered Madrid. Not some team of donkeys: Madrid. Only battered is not really the word. Barcelona killed them softly, with precision not power. As Ramón Besa wrote in El País: "Goals fall at Camp Nou like autumn leaves: naturally, beautifully and serenely." It was the control that was stunning, the bewilderment felt by Madrid. "The worst thing isn't losing, the worst thing is not having a clue what's going on," sobbed AS's mad Madridista Tomás Roncero.
Barcelona completed 636 passes, Madrid 279. "They could have played with two balls," wrote Roberto Palomar, "and Barcelona would have controlled both." Xavi, the best central midfielder in Spanish history and the man who ran last year's clásico, completed 114 of 117 passes. It was the sixth time he has gone over 100. Busquets and Iniesta moved the ball with a pace and precision, usually with a single touch. And then there was Messi. He did not score for the first time in 10 games. Or do one of those runs. But he gave two perfect assists and laid bare the fallacy that Ronaldo is a more "complete" player, by doing the thing often missed amid the goals and the dribbles: controlling the game. Again.
Even the clinically obsessed Marca, while whining a bit about the referee, admitted that Barcelona had been "too MOUch for Madrid." But it was not just about Madrid; it was about Barcelona producing what Santi Segurola described as "a symphony" – one of the most extraordinary displays anyone could remember as AS declared Barcelona "still miles ahead of Madrid".
There is a question that keeps getting asked: which Barcelona team is the best in the club's history? Last night, the current side raised their hand.
Talking points
• Yeah, right. Talking points? Aye, like anyone is talking about anything else. Oh, OK then, how about this one: there's a team in Barcelona that are in a Champions League place, enjoying their best season for years and have won every game at home. And, get this, it's not Barcelona. Not only did Espanyol win again this weekend, they did so away – for only the second time all season. Osvaldo battered in a brilliant volley to give them a 3-2 victory at the Calderón in a game that ended with Atlético Madrid coach Quique Sánchez Flores doing his best Scrappy Doo impression – "lemme at him, lemme at him, I'll pulverise him!" – while Espanyol keeper Carlos Kameni held him back. Quique was furious that in the dying minutes an injured Espanyol player who was off the pitch rolled back on to it to kill a few seconds. As it all kicked off, Sergio Agüero turned on the pantomime – by booting an opponent up the backside. "I don't like people coming to my house and laughing at me," Quique huffed.
• Míchel breathes again. The Getafe coach looked like he might be the latest in a flurry of coaches to get the sack – following Gay and Lillo – but his side somehow hit three past Sevilla at the Sánchez Pizjuán. The Manzano effect isn't working for Sevilla. They're losing touch with the Champions League places: Espanyol are five points clear of them while Valencia, Atlético and Mallorca – yes, Mallorca – are all ahead of them too.
• At the other end of the table, Sporting Gijón find themselves just two goals away from the relegation zone and coach Manolo Preciado found himself watching fans getting fidgety and walking out early after a match in which there were 56 – yes, fifty-six fouls but very little football. Mind you, Preciado would have been having a chuckle under that moustache last night: when he had the set-to with Mourinho's assistant Rui Faria after the Sporting-Real Madrid game, his parting shot was: "I hope Barcelona put five past you!" Rumours that he spent last night sending a fax to the league complaining that another team had just gone to the Camp Nou and thrown the match are unconfirmed.
• By the way, Ramos's red card makes him the most sent off player in Real Madrid's history, overtaking Fernando Hierro. Pretty good going for a player who's still only 24.
Results: Sporting 1–3 Real Sociedad, Hércules 3–1 Levante, Racing 1–0 Deportivo, Mallorca 2–0 Málaga, Athletic 1–0 Osasuna [with a 91st-minute winner and great shirt-removing celebration from Carlos Gurpegui], Valencia 2-1 Almería, Atlético 2–3 Espanyol, Sevilla 1–3 Getafe, Zaragoza 0–3 Villarreal, Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid.


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A 10th grader at a high school for Jewish girls, Danielle has a busy schedule: Practices for the Song & Dance Show, homework, dinner with friends and Shabbos afternoon get-togethers. There are some struggles with cliques and a few tears, but mostly joy. In other words, it's the life of a typical observant teenage girl. Except Danielle isn't typical at all. She was born with Down syndrome.
This is her story. It's also the story of her parents, Holly and Terry Magady, and their determination to fight for her. It's the story of open-minded and open-hearted principals and schools. It's the story of a community receptive to change. And it's a story of hope and the unbelievable depth of human love and potential. Aish.com met Holly in her home in Los Angeles.
Our first warning that something might be different was the Alpha Fetal Protein Test. We had a low score which could mean a unique chromosomal configuration. Based on this information, our ob/gyn sent us to a perinatologist who urged us quite vigorously to get an amniocentesis. It was clear to us that his agenda was to promote an abortion. We patiently explained that was out of the question. We would never do anything to endanger this pregnancy, which was a long time coming. Whatever the news, we wouldn't consider anything other than carrying this baby to full term.
This was clearly not the answer he was looking for. He showed us a chart with women's ages and their corresponding chance of having a child with Down syndrome. At the time I was 33 which would have put the chances at 1 in 800. With the low score on the AFP test, the chance was now 1 in 92. "Do you know what it would mean to raise a child like this?" he intoned. We ran out of his office.
We didn't discover that she actually has Down syndrome until a few days after she was born. I'm glad I didn't know beforehand. Prior to my daughter's birth, my own feelings towards children with Down syndrome had been very negative. If I knew I would have imagined the worst, as opposed to having an actual baby in your arms -- someone to hold and love and to smile back at you.
Danielle was taken to the NICU because of other physical ailments. The pediatrician came in on Shabbos and told us what they had discovered. We were so isolated. We couldn't call anyone for any help or comfort since it was Shabbos. I think it was the most painful day of my life. Friends dropped by to visit. No one knew what to say...
After Shabbos my husband called his rabbi and they both just cried and cried. Now, looking back, we feel like we were so mistaken, so wrong. Danielle's life is so upbeat; we wouldn't trade our life with her for anything in the world. Life is topsy-turvy and things aren't always as they seem. Situations that are so painful and difficult turn out to be the very things that give us the most joy. With enough time, if we're lucky enough, we see more of the whole picture. Realizing this gave us a lot of hope for any future challenges that may come.
Initially we were completely overwhelmed, but somehow we made it through. We made it through major surgery, through coping with the accompanying physical ailments, through mourning the loss of the person we thought we had and through replacing that with a different vision.
We asked her questions that seem so absurd to us now, like, "Do you take him on vacations with you?"
While I'm more emotional, my husband went right into information mode. He called everyone. He called a woman in the community who had a child with Down syndrome. "The first thing I'm going to tell you is don't let anyone say anything bad about Down's syndrome. The second thing is I'm on my way." She was a lifesaver. We asked her questions that seem so absurd to us now, like, "Do you take him on vacations with you?"
I remember just being in survival mode. We had a baby-naming at shul. We knew that everyone would be looking at us and taking their lead from us. We felt a tremendous responsibility to put on a positive face.
After a year and a half of many therapies and surgeries, she entered a special program run by UCLA. We met other families through this excellent program and made life-long friends. It was small, nurturing and we all felt understood, loved and protected. The program ended when Danielle was three and it was like a push off a cliff. What were we going to do now?
Once again, the Almighty has a plan. At this time, there was a TV show called "Life Goes On" whose protagonist was a young man with Down syndrome. It was life-affirming, the ultimate in inclusion. So my husband suggested to his brother, a TV critic for the local paper, that he write a piece on this show. In the article he mentioned Andrea Friedman, another cast member who has Down's syndrome, as well as his niece, Danielle. Andrea's father called to thank my brother-in-law and offered to meet with us. He and his wife told us their daughter's story. They were the real pioneers of inclusion. It just takes one person to say "I did it" to open the doors for others. They hired Sharon, a recent college graduate, to be their aide. She became an inclusion advocate and has the talent, sensitivity and experience to make it happen.
In the meantime we prepared to convince the rabbi of a small local day school to enroll Danielle in a regular classroom with other girls her age. So much was at stake. We were so nervous and so afraid of disappointment. But he could not have been more welcoming.
"I was just talking to our administrator. We would like to have some children with Down syndrome at our school." Not a grudging 'all right' but a suggestion that we were doing something for them!
It was scary; we were treading new ground. The other parents were concerned -- would Danielle take up a disproportionate amount of the teacher's time and take away from other children? Will the school get some kind of negative label? I understood their concerns. Hard to believe, but we were one of the first to attempt to do this in the Jewish day school system. Sharon really helped integrate Danielle into the school throughout her years there. We couldn't have done it without her. There were so many issues to deal with: psychological, emotional, social.
If the girls in the class were having a problem with Danielle, Sharon would not allow her to feel sorry for herself or whine about the other girls. In fact she would always maintain that it was Danielle's behavior that was causing this reaction and that it was Danielle's responsibility to change. (This is really hard for all parents to hear and accept!) Danielle was forced to grow and mature. Carol would show the teachers how to facilitate a session where the girls could tell Danielle directly what was bothering them.
Not coddling Danielle made a big difference.
Sharon also trained Danielle's one-on-ones. The aides have to stay back. We didn't want them to get between Danielle and her classmates because that would defeat the whole purpose of inclusion. The aide had to know when to participate and when to blend into the background.
Frequently children with Down syndrome, like other people, seek their comfort zone. They need just a little tension to keep them learning and growing. Danielle's teachers and aides had to learn not let her coast, not to underestimate her abilities, and to resist the temptation to go easy on her. It took a few years for Danielle to be integrated socially but it eventually happened. It couldn't be forced. And I think Sharon's insistence on not coddling Danielle made a big difference.
Although Danielle certainly needs a modified program in a few areas, she basically stayed with the class and we encouraged the staff to stay focused on the similarities not the differences.
Then came the end of elementary school and a new challenge. Once again, we were leaving the cocoon and we were nervous. What if she didn't have the same high school experience? Or, even worse, what if the Bais Yaakov high school we wanted her to go to wouldn't accept her?
We were dumbfounded by the welcoming response. The principal told us that he believed that the way we treat our sisters and brothers with disabilities needs to be one of the most important concerns of this generation.
High school is more challenging; it's a bigger school and most of the girls haven't grown up with her and don't understand her ways. But slowly, slowly, they are opening up. Danielle is a social butterfly and loves to be with people. She doesn't always read social cues accurately, but the girls are kind and she is learning about people's boundaries.
This year she is in the gymnastics portion of the school performance; she got in on her own merit and is having the time of her life. Hopefully when people see her up there it will open them up to the possibilities. There's the same variety of talent among girls with Down syndrome as among other girls.
Every day I'm thrilled with each step of Danielle's progress and integration. My husband likes to think big. He has a vision for the future of communities -- whether they be in Jerusalem, Los Angeles, or Brooklyn -- where people with Down syndrome are fully included. They'll have their own homes, they'll be married, they'll have jobs, they'll have guests for Shabbos. They'll be a part of our community with whatever degree of support they need. They'll make their contributions, they'll have their anxieties, and feelings, and dreams. Just like everybody else.
No one should have to choose a particular school because it's the only one with an inclusion program. Each school should make a place for these individuals. The only way that vision will be realized is through more inclusion. The knowledge and comfort level will only increase as more children are included. Every Jewish child has the right to be in a Jewish school.