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French broadcast software specialist NETIA celebrates its 20th anniversary this month.
Founded in July 1993 in Claret (near Montpellier) by Christophe Carniel and Pierre Keiflin, both engineers from L'École des Mines d'Alès, the company has grown into a leading supplier of media asset management (MAM) and content delivery systems.
"From its humble beginnings 20 years ago, NETIA has evolved into a strong company and a leader within a competitive and rapidly evolving marketplace," says Philippe Fort, CEO at NETIA. "Through the years, our agility, our unparalleled research and development department, and our willingness to meet the specific needs of our customers have made NETIA a success in delivering valuable, forward-looking solutions for smart, cost-effective media production, management, and content delivery for radio and TV broadcasters throughout the world."
NETIA launched its first product range, News-Assist, in 1995 to enable audio storage, editing, and mixing. A second product, Video-Assist, enabled France-based Euronews to deliver its broadcast programming in the language appropriate to each of its target regions.
NETIA went on to work with key partners in the broadcast space – such as France Telecom, Sony, and EVS – to design and deliver solutions, including the U-Share product, that facilitate more efficient handling of digital AV content and its metadata.
In 1999, following the acquisition of Audio Follow and its music planning and broadcast production technology, NETIA introduced the first version of its acclaimed Radio-Assist package, which today is deployed in more than 40 countries. In 2000, the company enhanced its Radio-Assist solution and secured major contracts with international radio and television broadcasters. The most recent generation of the Radio-Assist software stands at version 8 and facilitates "ingest, editing, scheduling, broadcast, multicast, archiving, data security and administration via a single user interface".
With the 2005 addition of Manreo, NETIA completed its range of video solutions and laid the foundation for the NETIA Media Asset Management solution and then the NETIA CMS (Content Management System), announced in 2010.
NETIA became part of the GlobeCast family in 2008 (a subsidiary of France Telecom), and currently employs 60 people – many of whom can be seen in this photo.


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The Apostolic Recipe for Life
- Dr. Calvin Miller Author/Professor
- 2002 24 Oct
For us a thin and needy light focuses on his cross. Like someone being wakened from a deep sleep, we ask, "What does this mean?" Oddly enough, the first to ask this question were fishermen, revenue collectors, peasants, and prostitutes, who had through his dying become respectable. These were the ones who wrote the Gospels—those all-inclusive biographies of Christ.
It is right that we have trusted their report. In the first century the apostles were the needy who desired to know him. Now we are the needy whose greatest need is to know him. They were the old generation of beggars who packaged the bread of salvation for our generation. We now eat from their recipe of life.
I have asked the Father that I might never forget that these who first wrote of the Cross were my brothers. They called him Lord in centuries gone by that I might call him Lord in mine. They stood at the Cross, drinking of its life. Now they crook their fingers to beckon me to a glorious altar—and there I am reborn. Now I can trade all my little reasons to live for one big one.
Those souls of old had little status. Yet they began to insist very noisily that the eighteenth year of Emperor Tiberius was history's most important—for it was the Year of the Cross. It was God's year for answering our one simple question: "Why am I on this planet?" These followers of the Christ couldn't change their minds about the truth of the Cross, and they wouldn't change the subject. They got loud and stayed loud! They shouted it from dungeon windows and prison stocks. They were buried beneath piles of stones thrown in anger. Their heads rolled. Some were crucified in their defense of the crucifixion. And to what have these martyrs (or "witnesses," for that is what the word martyr means) called us? Have they called us to some Sunday, cafeteria-style church where we select the worship we want to hear, then castigate others with different tastes? Have we been summoned to committee quarrels where our prosaic egos lobby for control within Christ's body of believers? God forbid!
These who could not change their minds about the Cross have called us to their own private Calvary and, more important, to ours. Gradually they triumphed! Ever so slowly, as they convinced the world that the central event in time and eternity was the Cross, they bade us look with contempt on our naïve discipleship. Jesus died. Surely, we can apply ourselves to straighten out the cricks in our meaningless, disconnected story. How much we need the ancient hammer man to spike our own short, spastic lives to something more enduring.
It is the Cross's power over my meaningless story that draws me to it. Poets and composers may raise the Cross to the center of art and literature, but only our need and hunger can raise it to the center of our lives.
When I was nine years old, I heard the Cross preached in such a way that I knew I was loved. There my childhood was marked with a sense of awe. The titulus—that I.N.R.I. (Iesus Nazarenus rex ludaeorum, John 19:19 VULGATE) sign above the cross—for me read only "Abba." I had a Father, and he had two sons. His only begotten Son purchased meaning and gave it, wrapped in thorns, to me, the son he had so lately adopted (Rom. 8:15).
Excerpted from Once Upon a Tree by Calvin Miller ©?2002. Used by permission of Howard Publishing Co., Inc., West Monroe, LA 71291. 1-800-858-4109.
About the author: Dr. Calvin Miller, professor of preaching and pastoral studies at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, received his D.M. from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has served on the editorial boards of such publications as Leadership Magazine and Preaching Magazine. An accomplished author of more than 40 books—including the popular Singer trilogy, Into the Depths of God, and Jesus Loves Me—Calvin Miller brings awe-inspiring artistry to the craft of writing.


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The short assembly time and the massive walls that many clients do not want to dispense with, the design and construction versatility, and last but not least, the healthy and comfortable interior climate are the decisive advantages of ED BSP | cross laminated timber. The elements can be individually adapted to the demands made on fire protection, noise and thermal insulation and are therefore very well suited for public buildings such as schools, nursery schools, as well as for detached single-family homes and apartment blocks, office and commercial buildings. Own in-house supervision and inspections by accredited inspection and monitoring bodies guarantee high product quality. Surfaces for visible and invisible use are delivered in Douglas fir, pine and larch, amongst others. ED-BSP | cross laminated timber is used in utilisation classes 1 and 2, i.e. it may not be exposed to direct weathering.
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USCIS California Service Center: Academic Community Engagement
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) California Service Center (CSC) invited interested individuals, including members of the academic community, to participate in an all-day stakeholder engagement on Monday, August 12, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Pacific).
This engagement provided an opportunity for stakeholders to meet with USCIS to discuss student and academic-related immigration issues. Representatives from NAFSA: Association of International Educators, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Student and Exchange Visitor Program (ICE SEVP), and various designated school officials (DSOs) were present to share information and answer questions. Topics for discussion included:
- I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker
- I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
- I-539, Application to Change or Extend Nonimmigrant Status
- Immigration trends in higher education
Following the engagement, USCIS offered tours of the California Service Center to interested participants.


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2007 Golden State Warriors Season Preview
2007 Golden State Warriors basketball preview from Maddux Sports handicappers. At our website you can also find our Expert NBA picks and live NBA odds each and every single day.
Coach Don Nelson's Warriors made the post season with a 42- 40 mark and then Nelson managed to get his 8th seed team to upset and take out the first-seed Dallas Mavs. After that the Jazz beat the Golden State Warriors and the Warriors were out of the post-season. The question is can Golden State do it again—get to the playoffs? And if they can, might they go deeper into the post-season?
Upfront, it's forward Al Harrington (.457 FG%, .433 3P%, .694 FT%, 6.4 RPG, 1.9 APG, 16.5 PPG), swingman Stephen Jackson (.433 FG%, .322 3P%, .813 FT%, 3.0 RPG, 3.8 APG, 15.5 PPG) and forward/center Andris Biendris (.599 FG%, .000 3P%, .521 FT%, 9.3 RPG, 1.1 APG, 9.5 PPG) teaming up to form the club's matrix. Harrington is the shooter, Jackson the foul shooter and Biendris the rebounder. Journeyman Matt Barnes (.438 FG%, .366 3P%, .732 FT%, 4.6 RPG, 2.1 APG, 9.8 PPG) comes off the bench, bringing athleticism and versatility to the Warriors. Upfront, there are three rookies who can be difference makers on this team.
Baron Davis (.439 FG%, .304 3P%, .745 FT%, 4.4 RPG, 8.1 APG, 20.1 PPG) at point will be key to this team's success. That's worrisome for Nelson and company, since the eight-year vet has an iffy back that could take him out of the lineup any time. When healthy, he's a fine playmaker. Across from Davis is Monta Ellis (.475 FG%, .273 3P%, .763 FT%, 3.2 RPG, 4.1 APG, 16.5 PPG), who was voted the NBA's Most Improved Player of 2006- 2007. Ellis, who's only been in the league for two years, should be a major contributor.
It will be tough for Golden State to repeat last year's performance but not impossible. Health is a key issue for a club with so little leeway in terms of topnotch players versus average guys, and it'll be extremely helpful to Golden State if the bench can contribute. Last season backcourt man Jason Richardson, who was traded to Charlotte, was key to the team's success. Exactly who will take up that slack is yet to be seen.
To see how the Golden State Warriors stack up against the rest of the Pacific division read our previews on the Suns, Clippers, Lakers, and Kings.
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Sociology and Clothes
?Clothing is one of our basic needs. Man has been using clothes since time immemorial. Right from the Stone Age, man is trying to cover his body and has been using grass, leaves, tree bark, animal skin, etc. Gradually with the advancement of civilisation, man learnt the art of weaving natural fibres. Till date, there is gradual development in the art of cloth making. Most probably, the first response is that man wears clothes for modesty and social prestige. But now clothes have become an integral part of our personality.
By personality, we mean qualities and features which are reflected in the man. Body structure and dress are the part of one's external personality whereas intelligence, outlook, interest, and character, etc. are the part of inner personality. Clothes affect our physical, mental, social, and emotional abilities and are deeply related to personality. The dress reflects the social prestige and interest of the wearer. They do various physical, mental, and social work for us which are essential for a complete personality. Clothes are used in each and every household.
Apart from covering the body, clothes are used for variety of purposes in home. For example, towel, dusters, curtains, table cloth, cushion covers, doormats, bed lining, etc. are used in our day-to-day life. Therefore, we can say that clothes affect almost every aspect of our life. Clothes play an important role whether it is the beauty of a person or decoration of the house. Functions of Clothes: 1. Provide physical protection. Clothes protect us from natural calamities like storm, heat, cold, sunlight, etc. There are clothes for every season.
For example, woollen clothes for winters, muslin and viol for summers, raincoat for rainy season, fireproof clothes for protection against fire, and so on 2. Clothes add to beauty. Physical appearance is an important aspect of one's personality. Proper use of clothes can highlight the attractive body features and subdue unattractive ones. Proper dressing enhances the natural beauty of a person whereas undesirable clothes have an adverse effect on it. Similarly an ordinary person can add his beauty by judicious selection of clothes keeping in mind his colour, height, size, etc.
In this way, clothes beautify the physical appearance of a person and bring out his personality. 3. Social development. Had a man not being a social animal and had he not interacted with other members of society, we would not have paid so much importance to clothes. We would use them only to protect ourselves from natural calamities. Clothing serves a social purpose for human beings just as food serves a health purpose for him. A properly dressed person attracts the attention of others towards him whereas a person who for one reason or other cannot dress up properly tries to avoid meeting and interacting with others.
Thus his behaviour becomes unsocial. Decent and proper dressing is essential for social development. 4. Mental development. Clothing has a deep influence on human behaviour. A person who is not dressed according to prevalent fashion or season is mocked at. For example, a person wearing a woollen suit in summers would be a source of laughter. Clothes have a deep influence on adolescents. On one hand, they want to dress up fashionably while on the other hand, they are pressurized by family values.
If they do not dress up according to the latest fashion, they are mocked at and develop inferiority complex. This inferiority complex gradually transforms into problem in behaviour. Proper clothing inculcates a feeling of self-confidence and self control which are very essential for the all round personality development. Clothes enhance our personality, in fact clothes makes a man. Clothes, more than any other factor adds to the development of overall personality. 5. Identification of man. The clothes of a person help others to recognise who he or she is.
For example, we can easily identify the school of a child by his uniform. Similarly, nurses, doctors, advocates, soldiers-all have their distinctive uniform which defines their social role. Dressing reflects the nationality, culture, character, etc. of the wearer. 6. Adds variety to life. Clothing adds variety to life and does away with monotony. Dressing makes a man fashionable. Dress designing is an art. These days, this art is in great demand because of fashion advertisements and fashion shows. Hence, we can express artistic abilities by designing varied dresses.


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Yet again the utterly dismal David Cameron is being generous with other people's money:
David Cameron's plan to offer workers three days' paid leave for volunteering has come under fire from the business world. The Prime Minister has pledged that if the Tories win the General Election up to 15m workers in the public and private sector will be able to take paid time off for volunteering. In the private sector, only companies with more than 250 employees will be subject to the scheme. Communities secretary Eric Pickles got a rough ride on the Today programme this morning as he struggled to explain who would bear the costs of the scheme and what level of compulsion would be involved.
Is Labour even worse that this dismal shower? Yes, without a doubt, but the only difference is how fast the state marches, not the direction in which it marches. I am old enough to remember when the Tories under Edward Health nationalised companies, so even historically it is hardly like comparing chalk and cheese. No wonder there is talk of making voting compulsory, given there is hardly any difference between the main parties.


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Hey Lady! What do you ride and why???
DrtyGrlKristin posted a topic in General ATV DiscussionI'm curious what all the ladies ride on this site and why! I ride a 2008 Yamaha Rhino 700. Just added a new roll cage, dual exhaust and some other things. Here are a few pics: I chose the Rhino because my arms and wrists get way too tired on a quad. I haven't tried a bike, but, I don't think my coordination would be good enough to handle that! I LOVE my Rhino though!!!!!!! It's the perfect machine for me. So, how about you????
Do you race? Or just ride for fun?
wheeler0801 posted a topic in General ATV Discussionwhat's the reason you're on here...do you race, just ride? race and ride? me....I'm a racer chick. Last summer I started motocross/supercross and actually won the championship in the women's class......this year I'm going to start harescrambles I'm stoked:yes::biggrin:and I LOVE to beat the boys:laugh:
Michigan June 25th Ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ballistik posted a topic in Midwest ATV & Off Road ForumMikel5469 and I are trying to get some people to gather for a ride up in Rose City/Bull Gap area. If your interested contact either one of us. Hope you can make it!!!!!!
1000 Great Places To Ride.
Happyrider posted a topic in Where To Ride Your ATVFound a great site, cheers! RiderPlanet USA - ATV Trails, Motorcycle Trails, Motocross Tracks
anywhere to ride in chico, california
tfred13 posted a topic in West ATV & Off Road Forumi was wondering where there is to ride up in chico area?
Quad Crazy Member Ride PA, NY, & NJ
swampcat07 posted a topic in ATV Racing & ATV EventsI am throwing this out there to see if anyone is intrested in trying to get together for a ride this fall in either PA or NY. I say we start throwing some dates around and see who can attend. Once we find the date the we can pick a centeralized place based on who is going. So who things they can make it sometime in September or October. And where do you want to ride?:cheers2c:
ATV to the Extreme. NOS-Atvs Mud Ride.
OutlawGade posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video Sharing[ame] [/ame]
Recommendations for ATV for my DILs to ride?
Muggzy posted a topic in General ATV DiscussionHey All, Looking for some recommendations on an ATV for my Daughters-in-law to ride when they visit with my sons. We ride mostly woods trails. It needs to be fairly easy to ride, automatic is't necessary but shifting should be forgiving and it needs to be under $2000. I have a Banshee and a Polaris Sportsman 500HO now. One DIL is tiny, 5' and about 100lbs, the other is about 5'8" and 130lbs. I'm concerned that steering on the Sportsman may require too much upper body strength and the Banshee is definitely not a beginner's ride. I'm thinking about a Warrior (may be under powered) or a Honda 400EX but I'd love to hear what others might suggest? Thanks!
Murdock Basin Ride - 30 Sept 2015
Gunny posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video SharingWent for a ride at Murdock Basin, which is on the South side of the Uinta Mountains. I hadn't been there in about 13 yrs & I had forgotten just how rocky this area is. I did ride some trails I hadn't ridden before & even found one short ATV trail. I had the "Check Engine - Transmission Signal Fault" message, but the bike never did go into limp mode, so I just kept riding & a little while later, the message disappeared, so all is good. I did check the wires when I got home & put some dielectric grease on the connection thou. Over all, it was a great day of rid'in, I hope you enjoy the video. [ame] [/ame]...
Mud Ride (NOS-Atvs)
OutlawGade posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video Sharingediting video
We went for a ride in the day and enjoyed a good old fashioned "North of Seven" party with a few local bands that evening. I decided to mesh the two together. [ame] [/ame]
Looking for people to ride with around altoona, pa.
Cyiworkbus posted a topic in New Members Area!Hey I just moved here from Philadelphia, pa. And I'm looking for people to ride with. I live in Altoona, pa. I have a 2013 raptor 700 all stock.
Ompah, Ontario (Ride for dad) 2015
OutlawGade posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video Sharing[ame] [/ame]
2014 WATVA VIP Ride, Rome WI
NationalMotorsports posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video SharingThe Wisconsin ATV / UTV Association held it's annual VIP Ride this past September at the Dyracuse Recreation Park in the Town of Rome, WI. Aside from some crazy wind, it was a great day! [ame] [/ame]
I got to ride today Saturday the 14th
hangingon posted a topic in General Talk - Anything Goes!I got a good bit of riding in today I am liking the sport quad! How many of you got to ride this weekend?
A Night Snow Ride
Gunny posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video SharingSorry I didn't post this vid sooner, but it's taking forever for the forum web site to load (for me anyway) & I get frustrated pretty quick. I got a new Rigid SR2 6 inch LED Light bar in a DRIVING pattern I won in a photo contest and I FINALLY got it mounted. So, I wanted to go for a night ride to see if it made much difference when added to the Rigid SR-M's I have on the handlebars, which have a SPOT pattern & the Rigid Dually's in a FLOOD pattern. Here's a short video of a GREAT night ride I had. Man I like these lights !! [ame] [/ame]...
Good to ride
Tim-ANC posted a topic in General ATV DiscussionNice day today, unglued the computer tablets from my kids faces and hit Knik river. My new 09 King Quad 450 on the right. Vintage 280 KQ hand me downs there after. Think I have my new avatar.
First ride in many months
hangingon posted a topic in General Talk - Anything Goes!We got our first snow fall so my daughter & I took the quads out for some fun. Its the first time its snowed since owning atvs.
05 Nov 013 - 1st Snow Ride ... It's Com'in !!
Gunny posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video SharingYup, my first snow ride of the 2013-2014 Winter Season ... Went for a ride yesterday to check out the snow conditions in our mountains. What a GREAT DAY !! It was just like winter, when I unloaded the bike, the temp was 10F (-12c) and at the end of ride it had really warmed up ... all the way to 17F (-8c) ... and there was about 15 to 20mph wind all day long. I will say thou, I didn't see one bug all day long, nor was it dusty !! :smilielol5c: I sure like these Pit Bull Growlers tires too. They really grip. :drivingc: There were a couple sledders that showed up just as I was pulling away from my truck & they returned to their truck about the same time I did. They said that had been trying to follow me, but it kept gett'in to rocky for them ... that made me chuckle !! :nopityc: Here's a short video of the ride, hope you enjoy it !! I will say, it looks so crystal clear on my computer, but Youtube really messes it up. Still, I hope you enjoy the video. :seeyac: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iys6gW7zdCQ]05 Nov 2013 First Snow Ride Of The Season - YouTube[/ame] ...
Another Great Ride ...
Gunny posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video SharingDid another great ride last week. went back to the area I've been riding all month, Taylor's Fork in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. :cheer: Deer season was on & I did see a couple hunters, but all an all, it was a great day with no dust or bugs. :woot: I put this video on my Vimeo video page because YouTube has been giving me some crap about some of the tunes I've been using ... after the video had been up for 5 months ... :toetap05c: Anyway, hope you enjoy the video .... :seeyac: [ame] [/ame]...
Anybody know of any locations in Indiana, Michigan or Ohio where I can take the family to go trail riding and have access to full RV hookup camping?
Rare Weekend Ride
Gunny posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video SharingMy wife went to Vegas for the weekend for some family stuff .... wonder if she'll be talk'in to me when she gets back ?? ........ Anyway, decided to go for a ride today. I knew there would be a lot of people out on Saturday, so I left the house at 0515 & I was on the trail ... actually, it was a road, by 0700 ... One problem with videoing that early in the days is the sun is low & gets in the camera a lot ... but OH WELL !! I really didn't see any game today, but I did see a nice big coyote !! Had a heck a good ride ... and then all the people started to show up ........ Yeah I know, I've become spoiled since I retired !! … Oh well ... here's a short vid of a small portion of my ride, hope you enjoy it ... and make sure ya watch it in 1080p !! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kceq6ot1NM]08 June 2013 Lambs Canyon to Six Bit Springs - YouTube[/ame] ...
Birthday ride video
Mikedoubleu posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video SharingMr adventure on the yellow Honda swamped 4 times that day, mostly because he had left a hose disconnected from his air box. The Polaris swamped twice with air box issues. My brother on the xr70r had no issues. My grizzly other than it being its last ride due to the smoking thing had no issues.
01 May 2013 Spring Mountain Ride
Gunny posted a topic in ATV Picture and Video SharingDecided to head up to the mountains and see if the snow is melting much ... it was 21 degs F when I got to the staging area, the wind was howl'in & it was try'in to snow Up higher it was snow'in. So I rode for a ways and then turned around and went to some lower elevations and enjoyed some dirt, snow & mud rid'in. :cheer: What a GREAT FREAK'IN DAY !! :woot: Hope you enjoy the video & make sure you watch it in 1080P ... :bow: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTSWBNR6vM]01 May 2013 - Early Spring Mountain Ride - YouTube[/ame] ...


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Sept 26, 2008 (LBO) – The United States has guaranteed 540 million rupees of conflict area credit in Sri Lanka by a domestic leasing firm to bring finance into the island's eastern province which had seen intense fighting until recently. The USAID guarantee will be effective for three years from October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2011.
USAID said its guarantee would expand lending in the underserved eastern region, and also enable businesses to access loans or leases at a competitive interest rate.
USAID said it was guaranteeing lending of Lanka Orix Leasing Company.
"USAID believes that this agreement will help LOLC to expand its agriculture and microfinance lending while benefiting eastern businesses, which would be able to access micro loans or leasing at a reasonable interest," USAID mission director Rebecca Cohn was quoted as saying in a statement.
LOLC plans to use at least four million dollars to on-lend to entrepreneurs in conflict-affected areas in the Eastern Province.
"The guarantee would mitigate the risks for LOLC and increase the access to finance for borrowers in Eastern and


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The San Perdido "Adventure Flag Two" Bandana
Product ID : SP-AC-BAF2T-EO
DESCRIPTION: We're proud to offer another perfect bandana for every adventure! The Adventure Flag Two bandana is printed with useful information for any journey, treasure hunt, or secret operation: Weights and Measure Conversions, Common Terms in Radio Communication, Hobo Signs and Their Meanings, Inshore Sharks of Polynesia, Finding Direction with a Wristwatch, and much more!
Available in Solid Orange, or Signal-Flag Red & White. We provide the bandana, you provide the sweat and dirt.
SPECS: 22" x 22", 100% cotton, printed in California.
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The best tennis shoes for women can be found from any of the major tennis shoe brands.
However, the shoes that will be best for you will depend heavily on your personal preferences. Each brand has its own benefits and drawbacks.
When choosing shoes, you should also consider what surface you play on. For hard courts, you will need a shoe with better cushioning; for clay courts, you will need more lateral support and traction.
Another major component is your foot shape. If you have a high arch, narrow, or wide feet, you will need shoes with different footbeds and support.
Although there are excellent options from other major brands, the following three options are some of the best tennis shoes for women. Let's now take a closer look at your options.
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1. ASICS Women's GEL-Solution Speed 3 Tennis Shoe
ASICS has great shoes for both men and women at a variety of price points. One of their best options is the women's Gel-Solution Speed 3 tennis shoes. They are fairly lightweight while providing support and cushioning.
Like many tennis shoes, the Gel-Solution Speed 3 tennis shoes are made from synthetic materials and include a number of great comfort features. Their features include:
- Mesh lining for breathability
- Gel cushioning in the forefoot
- Non-marking outsole for multiple surfaces
Although these shoes are technically made for all court surfaces, they are best suited for softer courts as they are lightweight. If you do decide to play on hard courts, however, the gel cushioning will protect your feet well.
One thing to keep in mind is that they do run a little small, so you will need to size up slightly. Also, since they are lightweight they do not have the rigid support of other tennis shoes.
Overall, the ASICS women's Gel-Solution Speed 3 tennis shoes are an excellent choice for a lightweight tennis shoe. Out of all the options, these are one of the best options for women's tennis shoes.
2. Nike Women's Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour Tennis Shoe
Nike also makes a wide variety of tennis shoes for both men and women. The women's Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour tennis shoes are one of their top designs. These shoes are made for all court surface types.
As the Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour tennis shoes are a higher-end shoe, they have many bells and whistles. Their features include:
- Adaptive Fit wraps from the arch to the laces for customization
- Cushioning in the heel for impact
- Flex grooves for increased natural movement
The Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour tennis shoes' main claim to fame is that they have a customized fit. Because they are totally adjustable, they will fit each player uniquely for a glove-like fit.
Unlike the previous option, these shoes work well for both hard and soft courts. They fit high up the ankle, providing good support for lateral moves on a clay court. They also, however, have great cushioning and shock absorption for hard courts.
The Nike women's Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour tennis shoes are an excellent all-around tennis shoe.
No matter what surface you play on, these are one of the top tennis shoe options for women.
3. Adidas Performance Women's Galaxy Allegra III Tennis Shoe
The Adidas Performance women's Galaxy Allegra III tennis shoes are one of the top Adidas pairs. Unlike the previous two options, these shoes cater to hardcourt players mainly.
Even though they are a mid-range priced shoe, the Galaxy Allegra III tennis shoes actually include many of the features of more expensive options. Their features include:
- Torsion bar of stability
- Hard court outsole
- Thermoplastic polyurethane midfoot support for stability
One thing that makes these shoes stand out against the other hard court options is that they are very light weight. While most hard court shoes are heavy in an attempt to be durable, these manage to have the best of both worlds.
As with many other options on the market, these shoes can run a little big for narrow feet. Make sure you size down by about half a size to optimize the fit.
The Adidas Performance women's Galaxy Allegra III tennis shoes are a great choice for hard court tennis shoes. Between their supportiveness and comfort, they are one of the best tennis shoe options for women.
Final Words
Each tennis shoe brand offers different features and fits different needs. Consider what your personal needs are before purchasing any tennis shoes.
Although there are many other good options, because of their superior features, the three options discussed above are the best tennis shoes for women on the market.
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Henrik Zetterberg of the Detroit Red Wings is a poster boy for Easton Hockey. He is endorsed by the brand and as a result his name is plastered on all P4 patterns Easton makes in the retail market (even though most players still call the P4 a Forsberg.) Hockey players are very superstitious and they tend to stick with what works.
Zetterberg fell into a slump early this season and gradually made the switch away from Easton as the games progressed, beginning with the Easton SE16 and S19 sticks. Zetterberg started using Warriors and the brand also 'creeped' to his gloves. We're not surprised if this move was influenced by fellow Swede, and former Easton user, Nick Lidstrom but it's paid off for him as he also made the switch to Warrior last year and scored his first career NHL hat trick at age 40 this week. Oh, I guess Warrior having their HQ in Michigan and Kris Draper's involvement with the company has some persuasion in the locker room as well.
2 games ago Zetterberg has switched out practically every piece of Easton gear minus the pants (they are the NHL leader in pants after all.) If his play starts to pick up don't expect him to switch back to Easton any time soon. Maybe it's time to rename the P4 pattern once again?
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Education leaders recommend shift in NEA policy on digital learning
NEA President Van Roekel says effective use of technology will help improve student learning
WASHINGTON - May 03, 2013 -
Focusing on a commitment to improve student learning, the National Education Association (NEA) Board of Directors is calling on its members to support the development and implementation of high quality digital learning policy created to improve student learning, quality of instruction, education employee effectiveness and help eradicate educational inequities.
The Board has approved for final action a policy statement that is a shift in the Association's prior statements relative to digital learning. The statement reflects the first broad NEA endorsement of combining digital learning and educator interaction to create an optimal student learning environment.
"In the fast-paced, worldwide, competitive workplace we now live in, we must tackle the equity issues that are keeping some of our students from succeeding—including closing digital gaps in our schools," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "All students—pre-k through graduate students—need to develop advanced critical thinking skills and master new digital tools, while adapting to the ever-changing digital information landscape. NEA embraces this new environment and these new technologies to better prepare our students for college and for 21st century careers."
Ensure Equity to Meet the Needs of Every Student
NEA believes that educational programs and strategies designed to close the achievement and digital gaps must address equity issues related to broadband Internet access, software and technical support, and maintenance. Student learning needs can best be met by working collaboratively to develop comprehensive and thorough digital learning plans.
Support and Enhance Educator Professionalism
The increasing use of technology in the classroom will transform the role of educators, allowing the educational process to become ever more student centered. All educators, pre-k-12 and postsecondary teachers, ESPs, and administrators, are essential to student learning and should have access to relevant, high-quality, interactive professional development in the integration of digital learning and the use of technology into their instruction and practice.
Enhance and Enrich Student Learning
Optimal learning environments should neither be totally technology free, nor should they be totally online and devoid of educator interaction. To maximize student learning a blended model between these two extremes should be used. Assessment and accountability systems need to be carefully developed to ensure academic integrity and accurately measure the impact on students.
According to the NEA Board, the development and implementation of high quality digital learning must be a top priority of NEA and its affiliates. NEA will demonstrate its support of digital learning by providing leadership and sharing learning opportunities to develop high quality digital learning that enhances instruction and ultimately improves students learning.
"The appropriate use of technology in education will improve student learning, quality of instruction, and education employee effectiveness, and will provide opportunities to eradicate education equities," said Van Roekel.
During its July 3-6 meeting in Atlanta, NEA's Representative Assembly—the Association's primary legislative and policymaking body—will meet to act on the Board's recommendation. The Representative Assembly consists of some 9,000 delegates, representing local and state affiliates, teachers, education support professionals, higher education faculty, and student and retired members nationwide.
"In today's classroom, a teacher's ability to connect with students has become much easier with the use of technology. There's no turning back," said Van Roekel. "The ability of any school to deliver on the promise of education technology rests on the preparedness of all its educators, from teachers to administrators, specialists and support staff."
Learn more about the NEA Policy Statement on Digital Learning by visiting http://www.nea.org/home/55434.htm
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Recently, I gave a talk on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Sometimes GMOs are referred to as Genetically Engineered (GE) foods or more boldly labeled as Frankenfoods. GMOs have been on the market since 1996. Remember the famous Starlink corn that found its way into corn chips and caused a huge uproar? Why is the whole GMO debate so intense? After all, GMOs help farmers grow more food (supposedly), farm more acreage (definitely), and use less labor (absolutely true). Ironically, not a single GMO has been developed to increase nutritional content in crops being grown.
GMOs are developed by chemical companies who profit from selling the seeds that are Genetically Modified and also the chemical they are resistant to. There are two primary types of GMOs on the market: those that are resistant to herbicides (the most popular herbicide is Round Up or Glyphosphate) and those that actually have a pesticide placed in the plant (Bt or bacillus theringensis is pretty common). And, of course, there is the combination of both.
In America we spend approximately 15% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on health care. Americans don't live as long as other "developed" nations like Japan, England and Switzerland who spend upwards of 8% of their GDP on health care. We have a higher infant mortality rate as well. And if you factor in that about 30% of our population is obese, one could conclude that Americans spend a lot of money on health and don't get very good results!
So what is the rub? I think America's health problems are directly associated with its food and farm policies. Presently, I believe Americans are a part of a large experiment. The USDA wrongly assumes that just because GMO corn or soybeans look like non-GMO corn and soybeans everything is okay! Of course, the chemical companies developing these products control the testing and the reporting. And to no one's surprise, all is well and a few of us radical organic environmental types are out to lunch.
There is no way on earth that any corn or soybean is ever going to naturally become a pesticide or herbicide host. It is against the laws of nature! Sure some seeds may be able to tolerate an herbicide application, but there is no way that an application of an herbicide transfers into the seed and becomes a part of its DNA. That only happens in a laboratory. Hence, the name Frankenfoods. Sadly, GMOs are in the mainstream food supply and Americans are now a part of the experiment that will take a few generations to tabulate the results. However, I believe we are beginning to see the results in our nation's health now.
The only solution to stop this foolishness and this human experiment is labeling. Every person should have the right to full and honest disclosure about how their food is grown. Has it been irradiated (I'll save this topic for another newsletter) or has it been corrupted by a GMO? If 5% of Americans, about 15 million consumers, would stop buying foods that have GMO ingredients in them, these multinational companies would take notice and respond to the consumers. Why? For the simple reason that these companies are driven by profits, and diminishing sales speak loudly!
Thankfully, vegetables and fruits are easier than processed boxed foods, since most of the GMOs have been developed for corn, soy, cotton and canola. Read your labels carefully and only buy those foods that are organic or non-GMO certified.


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Client stories
Applegreen plc (ESM-APGN), Ireland's publicly quoted petrol forecourt retailer, with sites in the UK and US, selected Auxilion to implement a major IT transformation programme. The cloud-based solution facilitated the move from legacy IT systems across over 200+ global sites to support the company's expansion internationally.
Applegreen, which reported revenues of €1.17 billion in 2016, has grown from 64 sites at the end of 2009, to over 250 forecourt sites across the UK, Ireland and the USA.
"Exceptional growth rates had placed strains on our existing on-premise technology. The need to rapidly incorporate new sites and scale seamlessly with maximum reliability led to a major review of our IT infrastructure in 2015," commented Vincent Nolan, (former) Group Head of Information Technology at Applegreen plc.
"It is business critical to ensure resilience, stability and scalability when your operations run on a 24/7 basis. Implementing such a major transformation programme without downtime is like trying to change the tyres on a Ferrari without a pit stop."
Working with cloud specialist Auxilion, which operates support centres in Ireland and the UK, Applegreen decided to implement a Microsoft Azure cloud computing solution which fits the three major requirements – resilience, stability and scalability.
"It was vital to find a partner like Auxilion that we could trust to provide us with strong Microsoft hosting, SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and project management skills, as well as 24×7 support"
"We had embarked on a significant IT transformation program over the last 24 months which has been delivered in partnership with our suppliers including Auxilion," added Nolan who has formerly managed IT transformation programmes for Dunnes Stores, Musgrave and Smyths Toys.
He added, "This was a huge task for the business. It was vital to find a partner like Auxilion that we could trust to provide us with strong Microsoft hosting, SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and project management skills, as well as 24×7 support."
"In addition to meeting the key project requirements, the Azure cloud solution is an Opex rather than Capex model, so it also frees up valuable capital to help Applegreen fund future expansion," commented Paul Schmitz, chief sales officer, Auxilion. "New sites can be now be added quickly and seamlessly and updates managed centrally with the elimination of costly downtime and upfront investment."
As a cloud computing approach is dependent on a reliable internet and telecommunications network, the first phase of the programme was to consolidate the previous eight telecom providers to one which was implemented by Three.
Auxilion has worked in partnership with Applegreen to manage the implementation of IT projects on the Microsoft Azure platform. These include the replacement of in house, end of life Exchange mail servers with cloud based Microsoft Office 365; extending the life of a legacy ERP system by moving from 32 to 64-bit processing; implementing a fully managed firewall service; introduction of a new store management suite incorporating EPOS; hosting of a new payroll system and 24/7 server management and monitoring.
"The total solution provides us with the ability to scale as our business expands without technology implementation barriers or major hardware or software costs," added Vincent Nolan. "The cloud platform provides us with far greater reliability, resilience, stability, management and visibility than the previous dispersed on-premise approach.
"Auxilion is an award winning Microsoft partner and it was great to have the benefit of that experience in the implementation of such a business critical programme. We also have the reassurance of 24×7 support from Auxilion centres in Dublin and Sheffield."


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I am supposedly tone deaf. I know I can't tell most of the time if I'm playing out of key. So, I usually keep things simple. I sent the break to some friends who were torn whether the bass is out of key on the break. One wasn't sure, the other said it was fine, I had just changed modes (I don't know exactly what that means). Then I sent a version with a vocal and suddenly the bass was pitchy.
Could someone point out where the pitchy bass is? Supposedly the bass is "good" dissonance in the break.
I don't know.
Sometimes writing is a chore. I hate chores.
Does anyone know a great link where I might learn about dissonance and finding my own pitchiness. Some people once explained it grates your ears, and you'll hear it. I usually don't till it's pointed out. Then I hear it loud and clear.


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The heatwave is here and we're getting ready to embrace our sun dresses and dine al fresco. There's no better way to celebrate the British summer than with a garden party, from the quintessential tea party to the elegant evening soirée.
With so many opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors, we're making the most of it by getting dressed up. If you're in a dilemma about what to wear to a garden party, take a look at our simple guide for all the sartorial inspiration you'll need for a very stylish summer…
Tea Party
The classic British tea party is even better when enjoyed in the sunshine. Whether you're dining on scones and tea or indulging in a full picnic spread, you'll need to dress comfortably yet elegantly. Look to Vogue contributor, Martha Ward, for style tips on occasionwear dressing. We love her denim dress elevated with practical bejewelled pumps and funky shades.
Get the look- from left: Jeepers Peepers green round sunglasses, Dune red colour block mini satchel, Miss Selfridge denim shirt dress, Dune embellished pointed flat pumps.
Bohemian Affair
The bohemian mood is the most on-trend style to covet right now and is perfect for outdoor gatherings. Look to Caggie Dunlop -our modern bohemian muse- and wear a chiffon floral dress with tan accessories for an effortless yet feminine look. Add Burberry lip and cheek bloom for an English rose glow.
Get the look- from left: Burberry lip and cheek bloom, Faith tan fringed duffle bag, Miss KG tan wedges, Oasis print midi dress.
Elegant Soirée
For the occasions where a simple outfit just won't do, look to all-white and statement accessories for a princess worthy ensemble. The Serpentine Summer Party provides a whole host of garden party style inspiration, but our favourite attendee from last year's event was Princess Beatrice. Emulate her look by making bridal white cool with fashionable accessories and a pop of red lipstick.
Get the look- from left: Coat Lucianna dress, Estee Lauder Pure Colour Envy lipstick, J by Jasper Conran lime floral stone clutch bag, Faith lilac beaded heeled sandals.
For more inspiration on garden party dressing, look back at last year's Serpentine Summer Party, ahead of the elegant annual event this Thursday.
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Something from nothing.
- Sand...be messy, do not remove everything.
- Stain. I use a dark walnut stain.
- Dry brush with AS Country grey in a random pattern.
- Sand again, leaving paint in different places.
- Stain again and wipe off.
- Wax with AS clear wax for protection and even better patina.
Be sure to visit this Chalk Paint Party too!


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books calendar
WILTON Amy Seidl with "Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World," Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. Thurs 7 p.m. 203-762-3950,
STRATFORD Monday Night Shakespeare series discussion, led by author Bob Smith, on "The Winter's Tale," Library, 2203 Main St. Mon 7-8 p.m. In Lovell Room. Through Sept. 14. $10. 203-385-4162, www.stratfordlibrary.org.
DARIEN Author George Dawes Green with his new book "Ravens," Library, 1441 Post Road. Thurs 7 p.m.
SHELTON Adult summer reading party, Plumb Memorial Library 65 Wooster St. Mon 7 p.m. 203-924-1580.
MADISON Matthew Dicks with his novel "Something Missing," R.J. Julia Booksellers, 245 Boston Post Road. Thurs 7 p.m.; Dr. Ruth Westheimer on love and sex Tues 7 p.m. $5. 203-245-3959, 800-74READS or www.rjjulia.com.
NEW MILFORD Author Kristen Skedgell will discuss her "Losing the Way," Library, 24 Main St. Wed 6:30 p.m.
860-355-1191, ext. 203, www.biblio.org/newmilford.
BRIDGEPORT Rainy Faye's Bookstore, 1042 Broad St., Suite 130, in Artspace Building. Hours: Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 203-336-6911.
BETHANY Whitlock's Book Barn, 20 Sperry Road. Hours: Tues-Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 203-393-1240,


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Welcome to GRL Exploration
Welcome to the Gloucester Resources Limited (GRL) Exploration Project community information website. This website has been developed to provide the community of Gloucester and surrounds with clear and up to date information about GRL and the status of its exploration activities in the Gloucester area.
We are committed to ensuring the community is kept fully informed about our company and exploration activities, and that we are able to work closely with the community in a consultative and constructive manner.
For information about GRL's formerly proposed Rocky Hill Coal mine, near Gloucester, please visit www.rockyhillproject.com.au.


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Cetrom IT announced today its second Microsoft Gold Competency, so we wanted to expand a little bit on what it really means to earn a Microsoft competency. As defined by Microsoft:
A Microsoft gold or silver competency can help set a company apart from the competition by demonstrating a specific, proven skill set to its customers. Because Microsoft competencies are aligned with how customers actually buy, customers can easily identify a company's capabilities and expertise.
Levels of Competencies: Microsoft offers two levels of competencies based on a company's proficiency and specialization in various areas.
- Silver: The silver competency is awarded to companies that have demonstrated the highest, most specialized ability and commitment in a specific business solution area. Microsoft recognizes them for offering best-in-class solutions to customers and for undergoing a rigorous, auditable approval process. Earning a silver competency places a business among the top 5% of Microsoft partners worldwide.
- Gold: The gold competency, and highest Microsoft certification, is awarded to companies that have demonstrated high-level expertise and a specialized, proven skill set in a given technology or service area. Microsoft recognizes these partners for their exceptional commitment to strengthening customer relationships by offering effective, innovative business solutions. These businesses are among only 1% of Microsoft partners worldwide that have attained this outstanding degree of proficiency.
So what does it take to earn a gold or silver competency? Microsoft requires a rigorous process for partner companies to earn competencies. On a high level, companies must demonstrate:
- Skill: Employ a minimum number of Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs)
- Proficiency: Pass in-depth certification exams developed by Microsoft
- Experience: Demonstrate real-world successes with at least five years in business
- References: Provide customer references and projects verified by Microsoft
Benefits of having a Microsoft Partner as your IT provider:
- Highly Trained – Masters of Microsoft tools and technologies
- Expertise – Offer several areas of technical expertise in leading disciplines
- Support – Access to 24x7x365 additional support from Microsoft
- Experience – Gained through conducting similar projects over many years of service
The health of your IT infrastructure can reflect the health of your business. Make sure that you have only the most certified engineers handling your critical infrastructure to keep your business running smoothly.


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For today I brought you an easy and healthy idea for a quick dinner:
- 600 g goat cheese
- 1 ice salad
- 2 big green paprika
- 2 big red paprika
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 200 g green olives
- two oranges
- one spoonful of basil
- half a spoonful of white pepper
- one spoonful of levandel
- olive oil
- aceto balsamico
Cut the cheese in slices of appr. 1 cm of width. Cut the ice salad and the paprika in small pieces and the tomatoes in half. Peel the oranges and cut them in small pieces ( If you are awaiting guests, buy another orange as well, cut it in slices and use the slices for decoration.) Put them in a big bowl and add the olives. Pour some olive oil and aceto balsamico on it. Now heat the coconut oil in a ceramic frying pan and put the slices of goat cheese in. Fry them for 2 minutes on both sides. Put the vegetables on a plate and put the cheese on it.
Thanks for stopping by!
I wish you a wonderful new week.


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Tiberium core generator
The Tiberium core generator was a device that was one of the many developments that came from the Tiberium Control Network and allowed for not only an efficient power source but one that was relatively cheap. The Global Defense Initiative was known to had equipped their AT-22 Hunter Tanks with Tiberium core generators which were used to power their Ionized Weaponry array.
- These generators might use the same technology as the Tiberium core missiles.
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No good deed goes unpunished. After letting fans pay whatever they wanted for In Rainbows and releasing stem tracks via iTunes so that one of the songs on the record could be remixed, Radiohead is facing accusations that its "Nude" remix contest is unfair.
Voting in the remix contest has been extended to June 1, possibly in order to give late entrants a chance to make it into the top 10.
The following e-mail from a Listening Post reader is somewhat representative of what disgruntled entrants are saying. The reader wishes Radiohead had run the contest in a way that didn't favor early entrants and those with pre-existing fan networks.
On the other hand, one could argue that this is an online contest, and internet rules apply: Timing counts, and those with friends influence people.
Does this reader have a point, or is it just a bunch of sour grapes?
Thank you for keeping up on the Radiohead remix contest. I wanted toinform you though that the voting is continuing until June 1st.
Radiohead initially said it would end on May 1st (and it still saysthis under the information section actually), but on the main page itnow says June 1st, and sure enough people are still voting. I wantedto encourage you to edit or remove the latest posting [link] in which you havelisted the current top ten just because they are not in fact thewinners afterall, yet having their widgets up there only makes itmore likely that they will stay in the top ten. (I don't know if younoticed, but the guy in the third place had the gall to post a commentsaying "hey vote for my mix!", as if he really needs any more).
Actually, it would be really awesome if you were to write asomewhat critical entry about the contest that reflects what the vastmajority of the contestants are feeling. I am not at all referring tothe 'controversy' over paying for the stems and all that crap aboutTrent Reznor. I am talking about the blatantly unfair systematicstructure of the contest itself. All I am saying is that Wired wouldbe really cool for not just going along with the contest as if it is atotally fair representation of who has the best mixes. The reality isthat the contest is not structured one bit to allow for fair votingbased on merit. Perhaps you could write about this?
Had Radiohead allowed just enough time (say, one full weekend)
for a reasonable amount of mixes (say 100) to come in, without openingthe contest for voting... and THEN, once all the mixes were in, allowedpeople to listen through and vote for the ones they liked, maybeallowing a full week or two for this to take place, then perhaps itwould be fair.
As it is, the contest favors those who submitted early (Holy Fucksubmitted third, Dreamtrak 1st), and those who have a huge network torely on (Spor's myspace page has 40,000 friends and over 1,000,000
hits... for Christ's sake even Thomas Dolby couldn't beat hisambition), oh and it also favors people like Naomi Elizabeth who havedisgusting vapid remixes, yet show their exposed breasts on their MySpace pages [not really] and post their widgets in as many online crevices aspossible. I'm almost positive that some of these folks have random IP
address generators. I saw one guy (The Abrasion mix, at number 4)
submit very late in the mix and then a day later he had 9000 votes...
he hardly has any friends on myspace.. how does one rally 9000 votes inone day?
This contest is bunk, and if you were not a part of it and spenttime observing it you naturally would not realize this, but now that I
have explained it to you, perhaps you could take a moment to considerit and to possibly write about it.
As it is, I believe Radiohead caved in to pressure to allow anothermonth for voting because there are so many frustrated people whosubmitted and realized there was no way in hell for them to getanywhere via public voting, who the hell is going to listen through2500 remixes (That's the actual number by the way). And yet allowingthis extra month doesn't help anyone really in the end.
Other entrants have expressed frustration about the contest's terms and conditions,
which state that the band and its publisher, Warner/Chapell Music,
retain all rights to the resulting remixes. When the compilationeventually goes on sale, the winning remixers will gain notoriety butnot money. What do you think, is Radiohead's remix contest being run fairly?
As for accusations that Radiohead unfairly charged for the remix stemtracks, it must be pointed out that the band gave away the album for free. Maybe it's OK that Radiohead charged for the remix stems, which other artists and labels won't give you for any price.
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Category: Riding in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Cycling Routes Collection – FoTan to Sam Mun Tsai
Last Sunday's weather was not very stable. A hot sunny day but with occasional thunderstorm moving across the region as advised by the Hong Kong Observatory. Instead of taking a long endurance journey, the group opted to ride on a short relaxing trip to the old fishing village, Sam Mun Tsai.
Hong Kong Cycling Routes Collection – FoTan to Ngau Tam Mei / Fairview Park
Today is 10 June 2018, Sunday and with highest temperature over 35ºC. What a hot and sunny day! After a week of heavy rain and tropical typhoon, its time for outdoor activities again. With two of my cycling buddies, we went on a ride to Ngau Tam Mei near Yuen Long.
Top of the Town@Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong
If you like hiking in Hong Kong, there is a place that you must make a visit - Tai Mo Shan. I've been to Tai Mo Shan a number of times. Cold Winter, cool autumn, hot summer; Sunny day, rainy day; hiking and even cycling. No matter how and when, you will find your ways to enjoy.
Hong Kong Cycling Routes Collection – FoTan to Ma On Shan / Sai Sha plus our Crazy Dinner
This is part 5 of the Hong Kong Cycling Routes series. Instead of continuing our long distance group ride in the northern New Territories of Hong Kong, we have taken on a rather relaxing coastal ride in the eastern part of the New Territories this time. Our destination is Sai Sha at the peripheral of the Sai Kung district.
Hong Kong Cycling Routes Collection – FoTan to Old Frontier
The fourth of the series is "FoTan to the Old Frontier at Lo Wu". This is an extension of the FoTan to Sheung Shui cycling route. A visit to the old Hong Kong Frontier before the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China,
Hong Kong Cycling Routes Collection – FoTan to Sheung Shui
Today's ride is also a group ride with a total of 12 riders. They are mostly from the same team in the last ride, plus some other new happy faces ...
Hong Kong Cycling Routes Collection – Yuen Long to Tuen Mun
Unlike what I usually have, today is a group ride with my family and schoolmates. No cycling jersey and no clipless road shoes, just to have fun and enjoy the bright sunlight ...
Hong Kong Cycling Routes Collection – Shatin to Tai Mei Tuk
In this and my coming posts, I will revisit a number of popular cycling routes in Hong Kong. Let me share with you the beautiful scenery of Hong Kong and hopefully provide you with some background information in case you will be riding in Hong Kong in the near future. The first one of the series is "Shatin to Tai Mei Tuk" ...


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Getting Rid of POC Systems
There's been talk among pro-gun voices in Pennsylvania about eliminating PICS, the state point-of-contact background check system. It looks like there's an active effort in Colorado to do just that. It's being touted as a cost saving measure, because the state would save approximately 1.7 million dollars by relying on the federal system. In this time of tight state budgets, the money argument is probably the winner. The only difficulty we have here in PA is that our PICS system is being used for a number of different reasons, including conducting background checks for teachers. That complicates the issue a bit more for using the cost saving argument, at least here in Pennsylvania.
The main reason for doing this here in PA, is that the state system has more downtime than the federal system, and when the system is down all gun sales are halted, and we revert to the Brady waiting period. Since very few dealers are willing to do default proceeds after the waiting period, this essentially halts all gun sales for the duration of the outage. The other reason is that it would interfere greatly with the State Police using PICS to keep a registry of all guns sold in the Commonwealth. The legislature intended to prevent this eventually, but the State Police found a legal argument around it. If you've bought a gun in the past decade, they know about it. We've had individuals have guns seized from them in traffic stops because local police erroneously believe the State Police database is a comprehensive registry. This has been difficult to remedy legislatively.
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I believe Nebraska's purchase permit is considered a POC system, but it's actually a convenience. Show the little piece of paper and you're done. No worries about an instant-check system being down, and no purchase-specific information other than the 4473 is recorded.
This year, legislation passed to use the CHP in lieu of the purchase permit. Bit by bit, it's getting better.
NJ, of all places, has had the idea of shutting down their POC system floated; also as a cost-savings measure. (The version I saw also reduced the waiting periods for paperwork, so had the proverbial Snowflake's chance… Not that the current system's time limits are respected)
Very few dealers complete sales on default proceeds? Maybe Bloomberg should pony up evidence to the contrary since he wants to take this option from dealers.


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Racial remains in a company town? Iscor houses and the appearance of race in contemporary Newcastle
This article developed out of a qualitative study of the lives of four white working-class families in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. It focuses on how race appears in the built environment - rather than being consciously 'thought' - and how, for these families, racism is tied to the loss of place. For them, the experience of living in a house that once promised security and has now become a site of insecurity produces a specific kind of alienation and a racial consciousness which is subtly different from the 'white talk' described by Steyn (2001) in analysing white South African discourse. © 2012 Copyright South African Sociological Association.


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Intelius to pay $1.3M settlement
Bellevue, WA-based online background check and information commerce company Intelius, agreed today to pay $1.3 million in a legal settlement, according to a report by TechFlash. The Washington State Attorney General's Office handled the dispute, which was part of an ongoing effort to prevent "post-transaction marketing" tactics that unknowingly rope consumers into adding and paying for additional services after they sign up for an initial online service. Intelius has been the subject of a number of class action lawsuits in the past, including one back in October when it was accused of violating the state's Consumer Protection Act. In addition to the fine, the settlement includes a number of injunctions put in place to prevent the company from further participation in any "post-transaction marketing." For more information, see the story at TechFlash.


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SACRAMENTO – Pacific Gas & Electric said it was "probable" its equipment caused the Camp Fire, considered the worst wildfire in California history, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
PG&E officials reported said despite the on-going investigation, "The company believes it is probable that its equipment will be determined to be an ignition point of the 2018 Camp fire."
California's largest power company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January due to the losses from the fire. The company has cited at least $7 billion in claims from the Camp Fire.
PG&E has been linked to a series of wildfires in California, including the Camp Fire, which caused 85 deaths and destroyed 14,000 homes, along with more than 500 businesses and 4,300 other buildings.
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St Wulfstan became Bishop of Worcester in 1062, just before the Norman conquest. He was the only English Bishop to keep his job after the conquest. (Most of the Bishoprics went to William's Norman friends or relatives)
Wulfstan campaigned vigorously against the slave trade based in the city of Bristol. At that time, people who could not pay their debts were sold into slavery in Ireland. (A few hundred years earlier, St Patrick, a Briton, had been sold as a slave in Ireland, but that's another story).
As a result of Wulfstan's impassioned sermons against the trade, many slaves were released. During his time as Bishop, Wulfstan cared for the poor, and struggled to alleviate the harsh decrees of the Normans upon the vanquished English.
Wulfstan was a great church builder and laid the foundations for Worcester Cathedral. The crypt that he built is still in use, and it is worth a visit to admire the stark Norman architecture.
Wulfstan died in 1095 while engaged in the daily ritual of washing the feet of a dozen poor men. He was canonized in 1203 by Pope Innocent III.
King John has a bad reputation but must have had some good points as he was a great supporter of Worcester Cathedral and had a devotion to St Wulfstan. He asked to be buried at Worcester, and to this day still lies at the foot of the high altar..
St Wulfstan's feast day is January 19.


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The suit is available in three sizes, 8-10 (S), 10-12 (M), 12-14 (L).
As this is the first year the suits are available they are likely to sell out quickly so will be sold on a first come, first serve basis.


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Sound.File.Sndfile provides a Haskell interface to the libsndfile library by Erik de Castro Lopo (visit the library's website at http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/). The API is modeled after the original C API, but type and function identifiers follow Haskell naming conventions.
- type Count = Int
- type Index = Int
- data Format = Format {
- data HeaderFormat
- = HeaderFormatNone
- | HeaderFormatWav
- | HeaderFormatAiff
- | HeaderFormatAu
- | HeaderFormatRaw
- | HeaderFormatPaf
- | HeaderFormatSvx
- | HeaderFormatNist
- | HeaderFormatVoc
- | HeaderFormatIrcam
- | HeaderFormatW64
- | HeaderFormatMat4
- | HeaderFormatMat5
- | HeaderFormatPvf
- | HeaderFormatXi
- | HeaderFormatHtk
- | HeaderFormatSds
- | HeaderFormatAvr
- | HeaderFormatWavex
- | HeaderFormatSd2
- | HeaderFormatFlac
- | HeaderFormatCaf
- data SampleFormat
- = SampleFormatNone
- | SampleFormatPcmS8
- | SampleFormatPcm16
- | SampleFormatPcm24
- | SampleFormatPcm32
- | SampleFormatPcmU8
- | SampleFormatFloat
- | SampleFormatDouble
- | SampleFormatUlaw
- | SampleFormatAlaw
- | SampleFormatImaAdpcm
- | SampleFormatMsAdpcm
- | SampleFormatGsm610
- | SampleFormatVoxAdpcm
- | SampleFormatG72132
- | SampleFormatG72324
- | SampleFormatG72340
- | SampleFormatDwvw12
- | SampleFormatDwvw16
- | SampleFormatDwvw24
- | SampleFormatDwvwN
- | SampleFormatFormatDpcm8
- | SampleFormatFormatDpcm16
- data EndianFormat
- = EndianFile
- | EndianLittle
- | EndianBig
- | EndianCpu
- defaultFormat :: Format
- data Info = Info {
- duration :: Info -> Double
- defaultInfo :: Info
- checkFormat :: Info -> Bool
- data Handle
- hInfo :: Handle -> Info
- hIsSeekable :: Handle -> IO Bool
- data IOMode
- = ReadMode
- | WriteMode
- | ReadWriteMode
- openFile :: FilePath -> IOMode -> Info -> IO Handle
- getFileInfo :: FilePath -> IO Info
- hFlush :: Handle -> IO ()
- hClose :: Handle -> IO ()
- data SeekMode
- hSeek :: Handle -> SeekMode -> Count -> IO Count
- hSeekRead :: Handle -> SeekMode -> Count -> IO Count
- hSeekWrite :: Handle -> SeekMode -> Count -> IO Count
- class Storable e => Sample e where
- class Buffer a e where
- fromForeignPtr :: ForeignPtr e -> Int -> Int -> IO (a e)
- toForeignPtr :: a e -> IO (ForeignPtr e, Int, Int)
- hGetBuffer :: forall a e. (Sample e, Storable e, Buffer a e) => Handle -> Count -> IO (Maybe (a e))
- hGetContents :: (Sample e, Buffer a e) => Handle -> IO (Info, Maybe (a e))
- readFile :: (Sample e, Buffer a e) => FilePath -> IO (Info, Maybe (a e))
- hPutBuffer :: forall a e. (Sample e, Storable e, Buffer a e) => Handle -> a e -> IO Count
- writeFile :: (Sample e, Buffer a e) => Info -> FilePath -> a e -> IO Count
- data Exception
- = Exception {
- | UnrecognisedFormat {
- | SystemError {
- | MalformedFile {
- | UnsupportedEncoding {
- catch :: Exception e => IO a -> (e -> IO a) -> IO a
- data StringType
- = StrTitle
- | StrCopyright
- | StrSoftware
- | StrArtist
- | StrComment
- | StrDate
- getString :: Handle -> StringType -> IO (Maybe String)
- setString :: Handle -> StringType -> String -> IO ()
- module Prelude
Stream format
Stream format specification, consisting of header, sample and endianness formats.
Not all combinations of header, sample and endianness formats are valid; valid combinations can be checked with the
checkFormat function.
data HeaderFormat Source
Header format.
data SampleFormat Source
Sample format.
data EndianFormat Source
Default 'empty' format, useful when opening files for reading with
Stream info
Info structure is for passing data between the calling function and the library when opening a stream for reading or writing.
duration :: Info -> DoubleSource
Return soundfile duration in seconds computed via the
Info fields
frames and
Default 'empty' info, useful when opening files for reading with
checkFormat :: Info -> BoolSource
Stream handle operations
hIsSeekable :: Handle -> IO BoolSource
I/O mode.
|Enum IOMode
When opening a file for read (
When opening a file for write (
Every call to
On success, the
|Eq IOMode
|Show IOMode
getFileInfo :: FilePath -> IO InfoSource
Get header format information associated with file.
hFlush :: Handle -> IO ()Source
If the stream is opened with
WriteMode or
ReadWriteMode, call the operating system's function to force the writing of all file cache buffers to disk. If the file is opened with
ReadMode no action is taken.
hClose :: Handle -> IO ()Source
hClose function closes the stream, deallocates its internal buffers and returns () on success or signals an
Exception otherwise.
hSeek :: Handle -> SeekMode -> Count -> IO CountSource
The file seek functions work much like
System.IO.hseek with the exception that the non-audio data is ignored and the seek only moves within the audio data section of the file. In addition, seeks are defined in number of (multichannel) frames. Therefore, a seek in a stereo file from the current position forward with an offset of 1 would skip forward by one sample of both channels.
like lseek(), the whence parameter can be any one of the following three values:
AbsoluteSeek- The offset is set to the start of the audio data plus offset (multichannel) frames.
RelativeSeek- The offset is set to its current location plus offset (multichannel) frames.
SeekFromEnd- The offset is set to the end of the data plus offset (multichannel) frames.
Internally, libsndfile keeps track of the read and write locations using separate read and write pointers. If a file has been opened with a mode of
ReadWriteMode, calling either
hSeekRead or
hSeekWrite allows the read and write pointers to be modified separately.
hSeek modifies both the read and the write pointer.
Note that the frames offset can be negative and in fact should be when SeekFromEnd is used for the whence parameter.
hSeek will return the offset in (multichannel) frames from the start of the audio data, or signal an error when an attempt is made to seek beyond the start or end of the file.
hSeekRead :: Handle -> SeekMode -> Count -> IO CountSource
hSeek, but only the read pointer is modified.
hSeekWrite :: Handle -> SeekMode -> Count -> IO CountSource
hSeek, but only the write pointer is modified.
I/O functions
class Storable e => Sample e whereSource
The class Sample is used for polymorphic I/O on a
Handle, and is parameterized with the element type that is to be read from a file.
It is important to note that the data type used by the calling program and the data format of the file do not need to be the same. For instance, it is possible to open a 16 bit PCM encoded WAV file and read the data in floating point format. The library seamlessly converts between the two formats on-the-fly; the Haskell interface currently supports reading and writing
Double or
Float floating point values, as well as
Word16 and
Word32 integer values.
When converting between integer data and floating point data, the following rules apply: The default behaviour when reading floating point data from a file with integer data is normalisation. Regardless of whether data in the file is 8, 16, 24 or 32 bit wide, the data will be read as floating point data in the range [-1.0, 1.0]. Similarly, data in the range [-1.0, 1.0] will be written to an integer PCM file so that a data value of 1.0 will be the largest allowable integer for the given bit width. This normalisation can be turned on or off using the command interface (implementation missing in Haskell).
hGetSamples and
hGetFrames return the number of items read. Unless the end of the file was reached during the read, the return value should equal the number of items requested. Attempts to read beyond the end of the file will not result in an error but will cause the read functions to return less than the number of items requested or 0 if already at the end of the file.
hGetBuf :: Handle -> Ptr e -> Count -> IO CountSource
Read a buffer of frames.
hPutBuf :: Handle -> Ptr e -> Count -> IO CountSource
Write a buffer of frames.
Buffer class for I/O on soundfile handles.
fromForeignPtr :: ForeignPtr e -> Int -> Int -> IO (a e)Source
Construct a buffer from a
ForeignPtr, a start index and the element count.
toForeignPtr :: a e -> IO (ForeignPtr e, Int, Int)Source
Retrieve from a buffer a
ForeignPtr pointing to its data, a start index and an element count.
hGetBuffer :: forall a e. (Sample e, Storable e, Buffer a e) => Handle -> Count -> IO (Maybe (a e))Source
Return an buffer with the requested number of frames of data.
The resulting buffer size is equal to the product of the number of frames
n and the number of channels in the soundfile.
hGetContents :: (Sample e, Buffer a e) => Handle -> IO (Info, Maybe (a e))Source
Return the contents of a handle open for reading in a single buffer.
readFile :: (Sample e, Buffer a e) => FilePath -> IO (Info, Maybe (a e))Source
Return the contents of a file in a single buffer.
hPutBuffer :: forall a e. (Sample e, Storable e, Buffer a e) => Handle -> a e -> IO CountSource
Write the contents of a buffer to a handle open for writing.
Return the number of frames written.
writeFile :: (Sample e, Buffer a e) => Info -> FilePath -> a e -> IO CountSource
Write the contents of a buffer to a file. Return the number of frames written.
Exception handling
Values of type
Exception are thrown by the library when an error occurs.
catch to catch only exceptions of this type.
|:: Exception e
|=> IO a
The computation to run
|-> (e -> IO a)
Handler to invoke if an exception is raised
|-> IO a
This is the simplest of the exception-catching functions. It takes a single argument, runs it, and if an exception is raised the "handler" is executed, with the value of the exception passed as an argument. Otherwise, the result is returned as normal. For example:
catch (readFile f) (\e -> do let err = show (e :: IOException) hPutStr stderr ("Warning: Couldn't open " ++ f ++ ": " ++ err) return "")
Note that we have to give a type signature to
e, or the program
will not typecheck as the type is ambiguous. While it is possible
to catch exceptions of any type, see the previous section "Catching all
exceptions" for an explanation of the problems with doing so.
For catching exceptions in pure (non-
IO) expressions, see the
Note that due to Haskell's unspecified evaluation order, an
expression may throw one of several possible exceptions: consider
the expression
(error "urk") + (1 `div` 0). Does
the expression throw
ErrorCall "urk", or
The answer is "it might throw either"; the choice is
non-deterministic. If you are catching any type of exception then you
might catch either. If you are calling
catch with type
IO Int -> (ArithException -> IO Int) -> IO Int then the handler may
get run with
DivideByZero as an argument, or an
ErrorCall "urk"
exception may be propogated further up. If you call it again, you
might get a the opposite behaviour. This is ok, because
catch is an
IO computation.
Note that the Prelude also exports a function called
Prelude.catch with a similar type to
except that the Prelude version only catches the IO and user
families of exceptions (as required by Haskell 98).
We recommend either hiding the Prelude version of
when importing Control.Exception:
import Prelude hiding (catch)
or importing Control.Exception qualified, to avoid name-clashes:
import qualified Control.Exception as C
and then using
Header string field access
data StringType Source
Header string field types.
getString :: Handle -> StringType -> IO (Maybe String)Source
setString :: Handle -> StringType -> String -> IO ()Source
setString function sets the string data associated with the respective
module Prelude