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Imagine a sculpted, looping series of trails that wind through city neighborhoods, along creek sides, through parks, schools and open lands — allowing any trail user beautiful and easy access to experience Hood River on a personal, down-to-earth level.
Indian Creek:
Segment 1 – Is 1.1 mile in length. Access is off third and east Hazel and meanders along the high banks of the Hood River and Indian Creek. Ends at the Heights Shell Station on 12th Street.
Segment 2 – Is .7 mile in length. Access is across 12th Street, through ODOT, and private properties, as well as CGCC and Providence properties with formal easements. Dead ends at private property owned by the Campbells. Trail starts again at the end of Arrowhead Dr. with sidewalks and then crosses Indian Creek Dr. to connect with Broken Tee Dr.
Segment 3 – Is 1.2 mile in length. Begins off Broken Tee Dr. through Indian Creek Golf Course, heads all the way to the high school. There is also a trailhead/parking area in the high school baseball field parking, adjacent to Golden Eagle Park.
Segment 4 – Is 1+ mile in length connecting the high school to Barrett Park. This is the newest section crossing two private properties.
In completing Segment 4 the District had to reroute a drainage ditch on the Barrett Park property. DeHart Construction was hired to do the excavation and relocation.
Crossing Alameda Dr. involved a comprehensive transportation study. The County Public Works department partnered with the Park District in the installation of the signage required by the study.
Westside Community Trail:
The WCT takes you from Westside Elementary School to Sherman St. This trail crosses two pieces of private property where the district purchased easements for the trail. The district received a Local Government Grant from State Lottery dollars to assist in purchase of the easements and the development of the trail.
This east-west section involved building boardwalks and a short bridge to get over wet areas. The trail emerges at Rocky Rd. and walking is allowed on the city right of way.
The trail crosses May St. and continues on an easement through the Hood River County School District property. The trail continues on Sherman and dead ends.
The district is pursuing an easement with two property owners, the Clifton and Beardsley families.
The district needs to acquire an easement of 50 feet to connect to the Jensen property that would connect to Rand Road. The remaining trail segments are planned to connect to the Rotary Skate Park and the Disc Golf Course.
Hood River Parks and Recreation District has not only imagined it, it has been in great part responsible for making the imagined dream a reality.
Under the long-term guidance of Director Lori Stirn, the dedicated assistance of parks board member Art Carroll, the many volunteers, board members and organizations who have helped, Hood River is getting closer to the finish line for a continuous loop trail system within the city that joins into county trails.
"Our big vision is to connect neighborhoods and schools in the Urban Growth Boundary and to provide connections to lands, trails and neighborhoods in the county," said Stirn.
"We believe these trails provide much needed recreational escapes whether walking or biking – and they add very healthy lifestyle opportunities."
Stirn and the park district are charged first and foremost with operating the aquatic center; the special district was formed when the city opted out of the pool management business.
"The city was closing the pool and some local big vision-folks, like Mike Schend and others, thought that the special district would allow it to keep going," said Stirn. Qualifying the district for a permanent tax rate of .34 cents per thousand has guaranteed the operating budget for the well-used facility.
The district also has responsibilities for maintenance of five recreational parks: Culbertson and Hazelview Neighborhood parks; Morrison Disc Golf park and the Rotary Skate park – both off of Wasco Street – and the latest addition, Barrett Park.
And, while Stirn would love to create some sort of efficient way of coordinating park maintenance across city, county, port and parks properties, right now, no formal agreement is in place to share maintenance tasks.
"It would be great if we could figure that out," said Stirn. "Realistically parks are not a revenue generating activity. There has to be some way to fund the maintenance costs." City and county budgets are also struggling with that same dilemma as tax revenues shrink in general across all jurisdictions.
What is working well over time within the district however, is the slow but steady process of sharing the big vision of a continuous trail system with the community and then obtaining the necessary easements with private and commercial property owners to make that a reality.
"We are very optimistic," said Stirn, as she points out the almost-complete lines for the Indian Creek Trail and the newly developing Westside Community Trail. Only a few "dotted" segments remain – indicating the last few hundreds of feet in easements that are necessary for the initial goals.
About a dozen property owners including private families, Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, ODOT, Columbia Gorge Community College and the school district have already signed-up to bring the trail to life.
On the Indian Creek Trail, the Campbell property remains a key link toward completion and on the Westside Trail, properties owned by the Clifton and Beardsley families off of Sherman Avenue remain in negotiation.
Two other segments are on Stirn's working docket, including a piece behind Westside Elementary School and a segment between Rand Road and 20th St. Both are tied to commercial property owners.
Recently acquired park land bordering Barrett and Alameda drives is already available for passive use, now incorporated into the Indian Creek Trail system. Although not much is visible in terms of signage, Barrett Park does exist. Its development remains minimal to date while the district awaits a ruling from the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals on the project, tied to the alleged conflict with current zoning as high-value farmland in an Exclusive Farm Use zone.
Again, Stirn remains hopeful. And her slow and steady philosophy has proven effective in the past.
A June 14, 2003 article in the Hood River News provides some evidence of that.
Stirn and Carroll are seen above left, in their younger days, standing atop a bluff that would soon become part of the trail system Hood River enjoys today. The actual concept for the Indian Creek Trail was introduced in 1998.
According to Stirn, it has been the commitment of local volunteers, donors and community partners that underlies the success of the system.
"And we are always looking for more donors," said Stirn, who acknowledges that without those private funds and cooperative grant applications, existing funding would not have been adequate.
For those wishing to become involved in the trail system development through donations of time or funding, contact Stirn at 541-386-5720 or 541-490-6264.
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We're pretty experienced with the Kodak Zi8 here at Digital Trends. We've used the handheld camcorders for video reviews and on the show floor at various conferences, and while we've found them convenient and easy to use, the video quality has left something to be desired–particularly in indoor settings.
To that end, Kodak is introducing the new PLAYFULL Zi12. The next iteration of Kodak handycams addresses some of our major issues with the Zi8, and even packages it in a tinier, easier to grip body. Both cameras shoot 1080p HD video, but the PLAYFULL Zi12's improved sensor means video is crisper and colors more natural. The PLAYFULL Zi12, however, only has 14MB of internal memory–the Zi8 has 128MB of internal storage. You can outfit both with SD cards for additional memory.
But the Zi8 includes picture in video capture, creative filters, preset scene modes, and auto-share built-in (you can share to the Kodak gallery, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, and email). The camera is pretty slick looking as well: the Zi8 was small enough for our tastes, but the PLAYFULL Zi12 is less boxy and and has a nice, grip-friendly surface. It's also moved the still capture controls so that when you are just taking a picture you turn the camera sideways, a more natural way to hold the device.


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Former Attorney General Weighs Freedom vs. Libertyby Howard W. Hewitt • March 15, 2007 Share:
John Ashcroft has a simple litmus test when weighing liberty against freedoms.
"The test should be that whenever we seek to implement a program or pass a statute, what is the probability our liberty will be protected more if we enact or don't enact it."
The former U. S. Attorney General spoke in the Wabash College Chapel Thursday night and recounted events of 9-11 and much of the Patriot Act's impact and the debates which have ensued. Ashcroft and his wife took a brief tour of campus, were guests at a private reception, and had dinner with invited guests after his speech. He did participate in a reported lively discussion in a late afternoon political science class led by Scott Himsel. (See a photo album of Ashcroft's visit here.)
He challenged Wabash students that they and their generation will be the ones to solve the great debate of balancing liberty and freedom. "This is one problem you all will have to solve as you step forward to run America. You will have to reconcile this conflict."
Balancing liberty and freedom, and whether to enact laws or not, was a frequently reoccurring theme throughout the former Missouri governor and U.S. Senator's remarks. Ashcroft vigorously defended actions of the Bush Administration and the Patriot Act. While the speech was largely non-political in nature, he was resolute in his defense of Bush Administration policies.
"This president has had a very restrained approach and has been criticized substantially," Ashcroft suggested. "In the process of seeking to defend America, the administration has been more restrained than any other U.S. administration in time of war."
Ashcroft frequently used history to draw comparisons to current events. He said George Washington was known to steam open letters and Abraham Lincoln tried to intercept messages from the Confederacy. He likened the attempts at espionage to the wiretapping programs which became so controversial shortly after 9-11.
It was his recounting of Sept. 11 which riveted the more than 700 in attendance as he began his remarks. Ashcroft was en route to Milwaukee to help promote a reading program when he learned of the attacks. After his plane re-fueled, while being guarded by a swat team, he returned to D.C. with a fighter jet escort.
In defense of the administration's approach to fighting terrorism right after the attacks, Ashcroft recalled his very first words when he arrived back at the Justice Department that day. "I said, 'Think outside the box, but not outside the Constitution,' " he said.
Ashcroft said the 9-11 attacks meant the U.S. had to re-think national security. Traditionally, wars have been between nations but now one man "with a gym bag" can kills hundreds if not thousands. "We have this new lethality and deliverability (of weapons) that changes the dynamic of defending this country."
He spent about 20 minutes taking questions from the audience, all of which came from students. He again provided a rhetorical answer to several of the inquiries, "If liberty is going to be totally obliterated isn't it better to stop the terrorist act at the cost of some liberty?"
A question about the treatment of government detainees, which has been highly controversial since the revelations of Guantanamo Bay and Abu Graib, drew a detailed response about international law and rules of war. "There is a debate," Ashcroft said, "should people who violate the laws of war be the benefit of laws of war."
He said the United States would be at a tremendous disadvantage to say it was going to treat all prisoners by such laws regardless of the acts they might commit against us. And he noted the irony of nations abiding by the Geneva Convention developing weapons that limit civilian casualties versus terrorists' weaponry designed to kill as many civilians as possible.
Ashcroft's appearance was sponsored by The Commentary and the Young America's Foundation.
Photos by Jim Amidon.


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Stepping up to DSLR from a compact is hard to do, when you don't have a Nikon baby-steps camera by your side. The D3100 has long been a firm favourite with us at Stuff thanks to its awesome Guide mode, great quality 14.2MP stills and fast 11-point autofocus – and it's still hanging on to our Top Ten DSLRs by the skin of its teeth. So what's new in the D3200?
Build-wise the D3200 is pretty similar to its predecessor, made from a fairly sturdy plastic and with a few minor adjustments to the shutter button placement, grip and the addition of a Live View button to replace the D3100's switch.
This baby DSLR comes with an 18-55mm lens when you pay £650 for the package – body only it's £600. But this is no amateur cam, under the hood of this classic-looking DSLR is a 24.2MP APS-C sensor, an Expeed 3 processor and Nikon's 11-point autofocus system. Plus there's ISO up to 6400 and 1080p HD video to boot.
The 3in 921k-dot screen is another improvement over the D3100 and should let you learn which settings you're changing and view those high detail images easily and accurately.
On the right hand side of the D3200's rear-view display, there's room for your SD card but hidden on the left hand side you've also got a 3.5mm microphone jack (handy when shooting video), a mini HDMI port, a USB/AV slot and proprietary GPS/Wi-Fi dongle slot.
Nikon throws in a battery charger, USB cable, AV cable, plastic cover for the viewfinder and a big ol' Nikon strap too. Happy shooting!
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Since I promised to keep everyone updated on my little Xubuntu on Macbook Pro adventure, I'm happy to tell you all that my WiFi card is now properly working. How did I do it? Just follow these very simple steps.
Note: The fix has only been tested on 4th gen. Macbook Pro with Penryn Processor and only in Xubuntu/Ubuntu "Hardy Heron" 32 bit.
Note: The fix has only been tested on 4th gen. Macbook Pro with Penryn Processor and only in Xubuntu/Ubuntu "Hardy Heron" 32 bit.
1. Using Synaptic Package Manager (I assume you have Internet access via Ethernet cable/wire), install the following packages:
2. Insert OS X Leopard installer DVD (disk 1) and find "broadcomxpinstaller.exe" in bootcamp/drivers folder, then copy and paste "broadcomxpinstaller.exe" to your home directory.
3. Open a terminal, then type this command:
unrar x broadcomxpinstaller.exe
4. Install broadcom wireless driver using this command:
sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf sudo ndiswrapper -l sudo ndiswrapper -m sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
5. Setting ndiswrapper to auto load at boot time:
First, open "/etc/modules" on a text editor (use gedit instead of mousepad in Ubuntu) with this command:
sudo mousepad /etc/modules
Then, add:
at the last line and then save and close the file.
6. Creating file /etc/init.d/ndiswrapper:
sudo gedit /etc/init.d/ndiswrapper
Add the ff. text below, then save and close the file.
#! /bin/sh
# Provides: ndiswrapper
# Required-Start:
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start: S
# Default-Stop:
# Short-Description: enable to load ndiswrapper
# Description: enable to load ndiswrapper
rmmod ohci_hcd
rmmod ssb
rmmod ndiswrapper
modprobe ndiswrapper
modprobe ssb
modprobe ohci_hcd
7. Set file access permissions using this command:
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/ndiswrapper
8. Create a symbolic link call S99ndiswrapper in the folder /etc/rc2.d from /etc/init.d/ndiswrapper using this command:
sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/ndiswrapper /etc/rc2.d/S99ndiswrapper
9. You are done! Unplug the Ethernet wire then reboot to test your WiFi connection.
I hope that helps. Feel free to comment if you need some clarifications:
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Net::DBus::Binding::Bus - Handle to a well-known message bus instance
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my $bus = Net::DBus::Binding::Bus->new(type => &Net::DBus::Binding::Bus::SYSTEM);
This is a specialization of the Net::DBus::Binding::Connection module providing convenience constructor for connecting to one of the well-known bus types. There is no reason to use this module directly, instead get a handle to the bus with the "session" or "system" methods in Net::DBus.
my $bus = Net::DBus::Binding::Bus->new(type => $type);
my $bus = Net::DBus::Binding::Bus->new(address => $addr);
Open a connection to a message bus, either a well known bus type specified using the "type" parameter, or an arbitrary bus specified using the "address" parameter. If the "private" parameter is set to a true value, then a private connection to the bus is obtained. The caller must explicitly disconnect this bus instance before releasing the last instance of the object.
Send a request to the bus registering the well known name specified in the $service_name parameter. If another client already owns the name, registration will be queued up, pending the exit of the other client.
my $name = $bus->get_unique_name
Returns the unique name by which this processes' connection to the bus is known. Unique names are never re-used for the entire lifetime of the bus daemon.
Register a signal match rule with the bus controller, allowing matching broadcast signals to routed to this client.
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Echoing and extending the many circulatory and visual connections that define its surrounding topography, the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), forms itself by extending and folding these connections through a series of pleats, producing a structure that changes as visitors pass through it, creating great curiosity yet never fully revealing its content. That is how ZHA describes the new Broad Museum which opened Saturday on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.
For Hadid, the Broad is one in a series of completed museum projects and her second building in the United States, the first one being the Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, Ohio, a building that bears the distinction of raising that museum's profile whilst attracting nearly 20,000 additional visitors to its ranks its second year of operation. Indeed Hadid's museums are proving to be of equal or greater interest than the artworks that they house. And for the Broad, which is located off the beaten path, having the ability to bring them is good thing.
East Lansing, whilst a lovely college town is just that. Unless you are connected with the university there is little reason to go there. And getting there is a bit of a hike as there are no direct flights in. Without a strong building, the Broad could wind up being a local attraction. But with Hadid's expressive and iconic building, it now has a chance of becoming a regional arts destination. Few architects, Gehry and Hadid among them, have proven to have the ability to transform entire towns and villages into pilgrimages through their architecture. It is predicted that the newly minted facility will bring in between 125,000 and 150,000 visitors a year and pump $5.7m in to the local economy. Not bad for a 46,000 sq ft gallery on a college campus.
So what to make of this curious container for art? Grounded by Hurricane Sandy, I was not able to attend the press preview so a full review of the building will follow shortly. But for now we provide you a glimpse of the museum in the images that follow. Like many ZHA buildings, the Broad Art Museum is hard to pin down and I suspect Hadid likes it that way. Looking like an abstracted shark with its mouth wide open ready to devour, the BAM, with its trapezoidal galleries and metal louvered exteriors, stands in contradistinction to its Collegiate Gothic neighbors.
Like much of modern architecture, it is a building designed to be open to multiple readings, a tabula rasa, if you will, ready to receive the imprint of its surroundings, its visitors, and time. Buildings like the Broad, which are designed to be quixotic and elusive, are by definition buildings that generate great interest in themselves and spark the curiosity of those who go to see them. Let's hope the Broad rises to the occasion.
The Broad Art Museum opened 10 November 2012 in East Lansing, Michigan. In addition to galleries, the building houses an education wing, a works on paper study center, shop and cafe.
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Everything You Need to Know About New Star Wars Director Rian Johnson
Did you feel a great disturbance in the force today, as if millions of geeks suddenly cried out in ecstasy? If so, it was probably a reaction to the news that fan-favorite helmer Rian Johnson has reportedly been tapped to write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII, taking over the reins of the new franchise from Episode VII director J.J. Abrams. (Words has it that Johnson will at least script the treatment for Episode IX as well.) Who is Rian Johnson, why are Star Wars fans so excited about him, and what has he said about the franchise in the past? Let us be your guide to the man set to steer Star Wars into the future.
He's directed three movies
Johnson, now 40, made his directorial debut almost 10 years ago with Sundance-award-winner Brick, a stylized high-school noir starring Joseph Gordon Levitt. That cult film more than made its meager $500,000 budget back, but his 2008 follow-up, a $20 million con-man caper called The Brothers Bloom (starring Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo), barely squeaked past $5 million. Johnson's best-seen and most successful effort to date was the 2012 time-travel tale Looper, in which Gordon-Levitt played a hit man who comes face-to-face with his time-traveling elder self (Bruce Willis). The well-reviewed movie with a twist-filled screenplay (which Johnson explained and excerpted for Vulture here) took in $66 million here and $110 million abroad.
He also directed some of the best episodes of Breaking Bad
Johnson took on some small-screen work from time to time, and he directed three notable episodes of Breaking Bad, "Fly," "Fifty-One," and the instant classic "Ozymandias," the final-season episode that Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan called "the best episode we ever had or ever will have." So much happened in "Ozymandias," from Hank's death to Walt's gripping fight with his family, that Johnson was almost reluctant to take it on. "I was terrified," he told Vulture, "but once you actually get into it and start just working through it and start dealing with the day-to-day telling the story, there's not really time to be terrified on set."
He's always been attracted to bigger-than-life, mythic tales like Star Wars
"For me, it's the stories that have gods coming down from the heavens, it's the myths that are more interesting than a very really realistic story where nothing really happens, and it looks like what we've been trained to think real life is supposed to look like on the screen," he told Vulture when The Brothers Bloom came out. "I think stuff that elevates the style to the level of myth, when it does strike, strikes deeper and more profoundly and more true than anything else."
But for a long time, he resisted taking on a sequel or a franchise
"There's always conversations," he admitted to Vulture back in 2012, when we asked whether he'd been approached to direct big comic-book movies and the like. "It's flattering to be in that circle of people who are thought about for those things, and I'm a big fan of those movies, so it's fun to talk about them." Still, at least two years ago, Johnson was putting off those plum studio assignments for as long as he could: "Right now, I'm focusing on writing my next film, and it's an original thing I'm working on. Not that I'd shut down the possibility in the future, but I'm in this spot right now where I can get these original movies made, and that's not going to last forever. As long as that's happening, I want to get as many of my own things made as possible."
He may not have been in contention for Star Wars Episode VII
When Episode VII was first announced, many fans touted Johnson as a natural to take over the franchise, but the director himself demurred. "I don't think I'm on those sorts of lists," Johnson told Digital Spy. "On the one hand, it's Star Wars, it would be very hard to say no to. On the other hand ... I don't think it's a problem that I'll have to deal with!"
In fact, he thought there were other people better-suited to the gig
Johnson was so besotted by the trailer for role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic that he suggested that the company behind the game deserved big-screen consideration. "Would the BIOWARE guys please just make a Star Wars movie?" he tweeted back in 2010.
But J.J. Abrams always had his eye on Johnson
Shortly after Abrams signed on to Episode VII, Playboy asked Abrams about other directors he liked, and he immediately named Johnson. "I love what he did with Looper, the scope of the movie and the emotion," said Abrams. "He has a big career ahead of him."
Star Wars made Johnson want to become a director
In Wired's 2013 list of the "74 Things Every Star Wars Movie Needs," the magazine drafted Johnson to pen the 74th item: "Books About the Movie." In it, Johnson recalls an important book about Star Wars special effects he received for his 14th birthday, one that prompted him to dig out his Star Wars toys and start creating shorts himself. "Thanks to my treasured ILM book, the work wasn't secret," wrote Johnson. "They told us how they did it, and that changed my life."
He doesn't want to screw this up
After the news broke today that he'd be directing Episode VIII, Johnson responded with a simple tweet containing this video clip from The Right Stuff:


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text: A day at the races - the e-commerce sector inquiry, a conference report Share this 12 OCT 2016 A cura di: Bertold Bär-Bouyssière Dr Jan Joachim Dreyer Alexandra Kamerling On Thursday, 6 October, the European Commission presented its preliminary findings of the e-commerce sector inquiry (Preliminary Report) to a large audience of interested stakeholders, followed by debates on the three main topics - the online distribution of digital content, the online distribution of goods, and the outlook for law enforcement in this area. In her welcoming speech, Commissioner Vestager re-emphasized her view that one of the main benefits of e-commerce is that the consumer is and should remain in control by ensuring a certain level of transparency online. She also noted that the e-commerce sector inquiry served as an impetus for businesses to check that their distribution agreements were in order. In a comprehensive summary of the preliminary findings presented by Thomas Kramler, Head of the Digital Single Market (DSM) Task Force, he noted that currently only 15% of all online-customers shop cross-border. The Commission is adamant that this percentage should be expanded further under the DSM. Most of the discussions dealt with the most novel and complex issue, the online distribution of digital content, which is still largely unchartered territory for the Commission and DG Competition. In this context, the Commission revealed a new area of interest which had not been discussed in its Preliminary Report, known as 'windowing' where digital content is distributed on an exclusive basis for an initial period then released more broadly after the original broadcasting. As the lively panel discussion revealed, there exists a tension between the Commission's push for a pan-European Single Market with cross-border licensing on the one hand, and rights holders together with broadcasters on the other. The Preliminary Report suggests that territorial restrictions are primarily driven by the right holders' attempt to maximize revenue. Whereas both right holders and broadcasters, question whether or to what extent a pan-European system would be a suitable model for broadcasters, rights holders and consumers alike. Richard Burnley Director of Legal Affairs at the European Broadcasting Union highlighted the fact that broadcasters still typically operate in one or few countries, and are not necessarily interested in pan-European rights which are not suitable for the interests of their respective audience. This is especially the case for public broadcasters that have a legal duty to broadcast national content in their country and who do not have contracts with consumers directly as it is the case in for pay-tv. Also, smaller broadcasters may be driven out of the market if capital intensive pan-European licensing rights became the norm. Seong Sin Han, UEFA's Head of Marketing Legal Services, further emphasized that national licensing is beneficial not only to right holders and broadcasters, but also to the consumer, as it helps to develop an offering that is tailored to local needs and preferences. Sport in particular tends to be national and "tribal" by nature, and an enthusiastic German soccer fan may not have a real interest in watching football matches of the 3rd league in Greece with comments in the Greek language. While some demand for cross-border football exists, it is the exception rather than the rule. Further, there is an intrinsic "live" element in sports content, and there is only so much a customer can watch at one given time. Pan European licensing would also create additional technological challenges for instance on the production side in order to maintain signal quality. Speaking for UEFA, Han said that bidders in public UEFA tenders are free to pitch for whatever is of interest to them, but most ask for exclusivity and limited territorial scope. Richard Burnley, further commented that broadcasters tend to buy content country-by-country, as culture remains national. Ice hockey is big in Finland, but less popular in Italy. Spotify is an online provider of music that preserves the artists' rights in a world often characterised by piracy, says Horacio Gutierrez, General Counsel of Spotify. Finding an agreement with right holders has actually been key to Spotify's success. Roughly 70% of all Spotify revenues go directly back to right holders, which helped reverse years of severe decline in revenues for the music industry. In Horacio's view, the fragmented structure of music licensing deals combined with their "razor-thin margins" is quite a daunting challenge, as there are different types of rights for different categories of right holders in different countries. Spotify's strategy has been to retain some of the world's best copyright experts to master the diversity and maintain a consistent catalogue offering across countries. As a matter of fact, 99% of the content is identical, including for free users. Horacio submitted that creating a requirement of pan-European licensing, may be a circular solution as under this licensing regime, any attempt to impose a local blocking right would inevitably have pan-European effects. Ursula Pacht, the Deputy Director General for the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC's), presented arguments on behalf of the consumers' view. In her experience, there are millions of consumers with cross-border appetite, both in small and bigger countries. By way of example, 70% of German consumers want to have access to cross-border services and content. In her view, it is not the price difference that drives customers abroad or even to pirates, it is the availability of content. "I have the impression that the industry is shooting themselves in the foot", she said, as territoriality pushes consumers towards pirates and deprives the industry of legitimate revenues". "Absolute territoriality is an absolute red banner", says Pacht, adding that "it is against competition and against the law." In her view, the demand goes far beyond the fact pattern at the basis of the European Court of Justice's geo-blocking case. While she believes in competition law enforcement as a very powerful tool to ban restrictions on passive sales, its case-by-case and ex post aspects make it ineffective. BEUC therefore welcomes the Commission's legislative proposal on geo-blocking, but deplores that audio-visual services are exempted from it. The presidents of various national competition authorities (NCA) discussed developments in competition law enforcement and e-commerce. It was particularly noteworthy that Andreas Mundt, President of the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) stated that in order to increase clarity on these issues, in his view more cases were required rather than more sector inquiry type research. However, he welcomed the Preliminary Report as a means to establish a level playing field throughout the NCAs of the European Competition Network. He concluded that one of the main challenges for NCAs going forward would be to find the right balance between undertakings' legitimate interests in protecting their brand, encouraging innovation and giving the consumer transparency and control online. In contrast to the developments in Germany, Chris Fonteijn the Chairman of the Dutch Competition Authority expressed his surprise at the lack of complaints made with regards to vertical restrictions in his jurisdiction and noted that his concerns focus more on drip pricing and a lack of transparency with online sales but that he does not consider marketplace bans to be automatically hard core restrictions. The Commission's position is now clear, but it is far from certain whether it will have the determination to walk the stony path to pan-European licensing, given the arguments put forward by various important stakeholders. 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After a short break, Megan, Linda and I are back in action recording a new Skirted Roundtable. This week we talk about the newest Bravo reality series – Million Dollar Decorators. Gah! My latest obsession!! If you aren't watching this show, do!!!!!!!!!!!! If you read this blog, you are obviously into design, and this show was made for you!!
What I love most about the show is who they picked to star in it. Instead of going with big name designers with bad taste (fill in your own favorite big name designer whose taste you hate!) – they picked five designers with fabulous taste. Four of the five are personal favorites: Mary McDonald, Kathryn Ireland, Nathan Turner, and Martyn Lawrence Bullard. The fifth designer I am not as familiar with, Jeffrey Alan Marks. Apparently he does a lot of restaurant design which would explain why he may not be as well known. But, his style fits right in with the other four. Some of the designers seem to be best friends: Mary and Nathan, Martyn and Kathryn and Jeffrey and Kathryn. Another designer I feel who would have been great with this group is Peter Dunham, and he does make a cameo appearance on the first episode. As usual, there's a lot of creative editing involved: in one scene, Kathryn hosts a party for her birthday and makes her 3 teenage sons do the cooking. One of the sons sneezes and snorts over the dishes and the next edit shows the guests eating the guacamole. Yuck!!! Another scene we thought was creative editing is when a client tells Mary McDonald she is getting a divorce and Mary goes ballistic – "You can't sell MY house!" Linda, Megan and I all agreed they probably cut out the part where Mary was at first sympathetic to her client/friend before she lamented the sale of this "perfect house."
Best friends stick together: Nathan and Mary, Jeffrey (with quite a hair style!) and Kathryn and Martin! Their friendly camaraderie makes the show that much better.
Oh, the show is just a hoot! Kathryn's housekeeper, the French "Jack-leen" is going to be the show's sleeper star! With her scarves and glasses and her eyes staring off into space, she is hysterical. Plus, all the scenes of Kathryn's house are priceless! No matter how many pictures you've seen of her house – it looked so different and so charming in the show. Another sleeper star is going to be Jeffrey Marks' partner, the gorgeous (did I stress gorgeous enough?) surfer model turned designer Ross Cassidy – and what a diva he is. The show seems to be portraying them as constantly bickering, Ross doesn't respect Marks – probably all just more creative editing. Nathan is the nice guy. He comes across as the one you would most want to have as your best friend, but Mary McDonald has already claimed that role. Mary's two assistants add even more wackiness. Neither assistant listens to a word Mary says and both go behind her back at every chance – the male assistant is a riot. For pure name dropping snobbiness - no one fits that bill like Martyn Lawrence Bullard! His voice is so effected, he sounds so pompous!!! But, I absolutely adore his style, even though the apartment he did on the first show for Sharon Osborne looked like a Z Gallerie showroom. Ouch!! What a disappointment. Here's a recap of the five stars:
Mary McDonald: This house she designed was published in Veranda in the October, 2010 issue. It's typical of her style, though the red is rather a rare choice for her. Her color schemes are usually lighter.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard: featured recently in Architectural Digest, this style is not his usual. He typically uses more global design with ethic touches, though he can do any style. This house is the home of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. Those barn doors are to die for!!!!!
Kathryn Ireland: much of her house was shown in the first episode. Her living room is typical of her designs – a riot of patterns and colors and English sensibility.
Nathan Turner: he designed this room for a Veranda showhouse last year. His style reflects the ethnic prints and accessories he sells in his popular store. I love the striped curtains and how he painted the ceiling to match them!
Jeffrey Alan Marks: this is his own home, a typical California look. I wasn't that familiar with his style before the show, but the house he did which was featured on Episode 2 was wonderful. This room – decorated to remind him of his childhood on lakes – is a little too whimsical for me. Not sure I would ever hang a boat from a ceiling. Wait, I'm SURE I would never hang a boat from a ceiling.
Spreading rumors? While googling for this story, several pictures of Jeffrey Ross's gorgeous assistant Ross Cassidy on the arm of Martyn Bullard showed up from a few years ago!! Leaves me to wonder did Ross and Martyn ever date before Jeffrey and Ross were a couple? Anyone know????
Episode 1: sneak peek into Kathryn's house – here is her famous living room with the collection of prints above the archway. Mary McDonald, dressed to the nines – always! – came with her bf Nathan Turner.
There's a great web site on Bravo, HERE, with lots of pictures and blogs by each of the designers! Great reading. Oh, this series is just SOOOO much fun!!! I'm crazy about it. So, be sure to tune in the show Million Dollar Decorators on Tuesday evening – 9:00 pm Central Standard Time. They repeat it at 10:00 pm CST. And, if you have twitter, the three of us, Megan, Linda and myself do real time analysis starting at 9:00 pm CST sharp. The hashtag is: #mddbravotv OR #milliondollardecorators – be sure to twitter with us, it gives the show an extra dimension to share it with other viewers across the country. Some of the comments on twitter are priceless…wish the five stars would twitter along too!
To listen to our discussion on The Skirted Roundtable, go HERE. Be careful though – there are two links!!! The first green bar is for the skirted roundtable. The second green bar is for a short talk by Kathryn Ireland that we recorded when she was on the skirted roundtable a few months ago. At that time, she wasn't allowed to discuss the show so we held that part from the recording. You can hear what Ireland said about Million Dollar Decorators by listening to the second green bar! Remember – the first green bar is for the entire Skirted roundtable discussion! Got that???
As usual – thank you so much for your continued support for the Skirted Roundtable! It is very, very much appreciated.


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Thanks, Wayne. That provides a good illustration.
Take a look at the picture on Brian's page here:
You can see the ridge along the top of the aileron. Where the leading edge should blend into the top surface in a smooth, airfoil-shaped curve, there's a relatively harsh ridge. That tells me air will have a tough time flowing smoothly. I know these aren't high-speed airplanes, but that still looks like a location for inefficient, draggy airflow.
I was thinking of trying to add some additional fiberglass leading edge material to what we get in the kit, or of replacing the fiberglass with a strip of aluminum that extends a little further back. Hmmmm . . .


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Tommy Cassell, a sports reporter with the MetroWest Daily News and Milford Daily News, is starting his own podcast.
Each week, he is going sit down with one of the major players in high school sports from the region to talk about their interest in sports, their high school and their lives outside of sports. This is a chance to hear from the players you see on the field, as well as the coaches, athletic directors and alumni who got their start on the fields throughout the region.
Episodes will come out every Wednesday starting on May 24.
Listen to Tommy's introduction and get ready to subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. And if you aren't a podcast listener, do not worry, every episode of Cassell's Corner will be available here on our websites.
Up first is Aidan Wilde. Wilde plays baseball and hockey at Milford and was a Daily News All-Star for hockey his junior year and a Daily News All-Star for baseball his freshmen and sophomore years.
You can find host Tommy Cassell on Twitter, @TommyCassell44, and follow all of the MetroWest Daily News and Milford Daily News sports coverage on Facebook and online.


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2012 Trend: A Chevron Year
I just got my hands on a new photo of an old project, which got me thinking about trends, design and how ideas pulse in and out of consciousness.
Here, we have a chevron, or a flame stitch pattern. It extends as a design motif back to ancient Hindu temples, old Hopi Pottery, French Art Deco, hippie ponchos and on into the night. We've been using this in decorative painting for several years, and for some reason this summer it reached a tipping point. Chevrons were everywhere.
And I mean everywhere — on throw pillows, clutch purses, cell phone covers, and especially the loose summer dresses on every other woman walking down the street. I would have started taking cell phone pictures of all those different dresses just to prove my point, but I'd be writing this with a black eye.
Do I think the fad will fade? Sure, just like mutton chop sleeves and neon sweaters from the 80s faded. Oh, but look — everyone's wearing neon again. That aside, I do think good ideas and good design last more than a season. For example, I'm still mesmerized by Roman floor patterns and frescoes that were created 2000 years ago.
These are actually four sliding doors in front of an office, and the first thing you see when you open the front door. For this project we chose a base coat of Ralph Lauren Regent Metallic Silver Bell RM 45, and continued with a nice set of neutrals determined by the rest of the apartment — Benjamin Moore's French Beret 1610, Temptation 1609, Violet Pearl 1451, and Hampshire Rocks 1450.
I'm less-is-more in the color department when it comes to these things, and as with all those summer chevron dresses (Navy and White) I think it would start to get a little crazy with too many competing colors. And just when I thought I'd had enough, I looked at these photos again and thought, ooh — let's make another one…
(Images: 1, 2. Mark Chamberlain; 3. Tyson Reist)


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|Biographical Information
|Other names
|Labadal (hopafoot), Onefoot, Sadog
|Y.S. c. 430
|Physical Description
|Images of Sador
- "Give with a free hand, but give only your own."
- ― Sador, The Children of Húrin
Sador was a bondsman and servant of the Húrin of Dor-lómin, and the childhood friend of Húrin's son Túrin.
Sador was a "house-man in the service of Húrin" who had been a woodman and somehow had accidentally severed his right foot off. The remaining part of his leg had shrunken from lack of use. One of Sador's talents was wood-working. (UT 78)
Sador worked in the outbuildings, fixing things around the house which were usually of little importance. Túrin would often help Sador by fetching materials Sador might need to spare him from walking. Sador would tell Túrin to return the gifts and taught him he shouldn't steal even if it is to give. (UT, 79) Sador enjoyed Túrin's company and would often carve for him figures of men and beasts, however Túrin enjoyed most the stories Sador told him.
Sador, before he became disabled, fought in the Dagor Bragollach. He came too late to the battle field however, and was only able to bring back the fallen Hador. He was then stationed at Eithel Sirion. He was there when Húrin took command. (UT, 79)
- "a man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it."
- ― Sador, on fleeing battle only to lose his leg by accident.
On Túrin's birthday, his father gave him an Elven knife of great worth. Túrin pitied Sador and decided to give the gift to him. Sador accepted the gift as it would be rude not to, but he knew he would be unable to repay Túrin for such a gift. (UT, 84)
Túrin's mother, Morwen, did not care for Sador and called him "self-maimed by his own want of skill, and he is slow with his tasks, for he spends much time on trifles unbidden." (UT, 85) With this knife Sador set to carve a great throne for the hall of Húrin.
After Túrin departed, Sador remained in the house of Morwen, though he wished he may have joined the battle to die a valiant death. Upon Túrin's return from Nargothrond, Sador joined in the rebellion against the Easterlings who had taken over the land. He was then wounded and perished.
sador is a Sindarin word which most likely translates to "faithful one". This is deduced from sadron if we assume these two terms share the same relation as hador and hadron. [1]


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MISENHEIMER, N.C. - The Pfeiffer women's lacrosse team has released its 2014 schedule as the Falcons look to make a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Last year's team finished the season 14-3 and earned an at-large bid to the National Tournament. Pfeiffer ran off 12 straight wins to start the season, but fell to Limestone 11-7. The Saints also knocked Pfeiffer out of the NCAA Tournament in the Quarterfinal round in May.
Head Coach Dawn Easley is primed to become Pfeiffer's all-time leader in wins this season, as she currently sits seven wins shy of the record. The Pfeiffer grad has a 58-31 career record and has a 29-9 mark in Conference Carolinas play and has led the Falcons to a winning record every season she has been at the helm.
Pfeiffer will take on five top-15 teams this season, including Dowling, Limestone and Rollins. Pfeiffer will also be traveling to Maryland to take on New Haven and Bloomsburg in Annapolis.
The season gets underway on Feb. 15 as the Falcons host Rollins at noon. Conference play kicks off on Feb. 22 when Pfeiffer travels to Converse for another noon contest.
After that tilt with the Valkyries, Pfeiffer has seven of their next nine games at home. The team will have April 12th circled on their calendar, as they travel to Limestone to avenge last year's losses.
"Our goal every year is to win the conference," said Easley. "We will look to continue to improve on last year's performance and get better every day."
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2. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?jarnoh Mar 7, 2012 9:45 PM (in response to areohbee)
There doesn't seem to be much new stuff, compared to SDK 3.0, I can see at least these files...
LR 3.6 also had LrSha256, but that's no longer provided with LR4?
3. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?areohbee Mar 7, 2012 10:05 PM (in response to jarnoh)
Uh-oh. We got short-changed? Where/how did you find these namespaces?
4. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?jarnoh Mar 7, 2012 10:35 PM (in response to areohbee)
find "/Applications/Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.app" | grep "/Lr"
I didn't actually try out if they work (apart from LrPhotoPictureView which was discussed in another thread)
5. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?DawMatt Mar 9, 2012 3:16 PM (in response to areohbee)
It hasn't been released yet, as you've implied. Not sure what the exact
timing for the release will be. I think they have waited till the first dot
release to publish the SDK for some previous versions. It certainly isn't
uncommon for the SDK doco to lag the official release by some time period.
It is coming. Just need to be a little more patient than we'd like!
Thanks, Matt
(Apologies for the brevity - sent from my Android)
6. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?Cornelia-I Apr 24, 2012 11:15 AM (in response to DawMatt)
Hi Matt,
I would be interested only in the description how to create my own templates for the book module in Scribus. I mean what properties the Scribus result needs to have in order to function as a template. And how I get this into LR4 to show up in the book module.
Could that be available already somewhere?
Thanks, Cornelia
7. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?areohbee May 8, 2012 1:46 PM (in response to jarnoh)
Maybe there will be a whole bunch of new Lr... functions when 4.2 is released - I can't imagine them all being added to Lr4.1 final without having an RC3.
just idle speculation...
8. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?johnrellis May 9, 2012 8:18 AM (in response to areohbee)
LrView.viewFactory appears to support these new methods:
catalog_photo() has been discussed in another thread. The other three look curious. Scrollable lists and general scrollable views are understandable, given how many plugins have used less satisfactory approaches to scrolling. But what's a "square_button"?
9. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?areohbee May 9, 2012 2:09 PM (in response to johnrellis)
John R. Ellis wrote:
I can't imagine. - good question...
Perhaps it's like a clickable rectangular region, so you can make "image maps" like in html.
I guess no way to surmise function call parameters?
10. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?Blatman888 May 10, 2012 1:58 AM (in response to areohbee)
11. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?areohbee May 10, 2012 2:35 PM (in response to Blatman888)
Thanks Blatman,
While a square button (& others) is nice, I sure hope Adobe has more in store...
12. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?areohbee May 29, 2012 3:00 PM (in response to areohbee)
It appears to be released but download link is broken:
BUT YOU CAN GET IT FROM HERE: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/developer/lightroom/sdk/Lightroom_SDK_4.0.zip
13. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?Cornelia-I May 30, 2012 1:44 AM (in response to areohbee)
The link worked well enough for me now.
But correct me if I'm wrong: there is nothing contained about creation of additional templates for the Book Module.
Even the word "book" exists exactly once in the manual-PDF, where it recommends sources how to learn LUA.
What a disappointment !
Looks as if Adobe have abandoned their half-baked Book Module immediately...
14. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?areohbee May 30, 2012 1:53 AM (in response to Cornelia-I)
Is book module template creation under the umbrella of the SDK? Maybe there is another resource for that??
PS - No square button documented in SDK 4, that I could find.
15. Re: Where's the Lr4 SDK?DawMatt May 30, 2012 6:36 AM (in response to Cornelia-I)
I've never seen anyone indicate that Book Module template creation would be covered by the SDK. The SDK is fundamentally for supporting development of plugins and web galleries and they both rely heavily upon LUA coding.


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"Baillet" Surname
Frequency of "Baillet" Surname in the US
2000 US Census
The surname "Baillet" is not included in the US Census Bureau's ranking of surnames with 100 or more people. Since fewer than 100 people with this surname were included in the 2000 Census, it is relatively uncommon.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
1990 US Census
Accoring to the US Census Bureau, "Baillet" ranked #58,646 in frequency out of 88,799 surnames for which statistics were released from the 1990 Census.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 1990 Census", US Census Bureau.
"Baillet" Graves on Histopolis
Histopolis currently has 1 grave(s) with the surname "Baillet".
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Resource Links for "Baillet"
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Surnames that Sound Like "Baillet"
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Nginx (pronounced "engine X") written by Igor Sysoev (Russia) in 2005, is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy, as well as an IMAP/POP3 proxy server. According to the May 2010 Web Server Survey, Nginx now hosts nearly 6.55% of all domains worldwide, while lighttpd hosts about 0.91%. Nginx is now well known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Starting service
- 3 Configuring
- 3.1 Use PHP/Python with Nginx
- 3.2 Ruby (Rack-based and Rails)
- 3.3 phpMyAdmin Setup
- 3.4 Security
- 4 Troubleshooting
- 5 References
The nginx package is now in the [community] repository, the latest stable version is nginx-1.0.6-1:
# pacman -S nginx
Or, you can compile and install the latest development version with ABS.
Starting service
Check that /etc/rc.d/nginx has this line correct:
Then run:
# rc.d start nginx
To start the service, Nginx server should now be running.
The default served (i.e. the page served at http://127.0.0.1) page is:
(The Nginx package does not install a default index.html, you must create this one yourself if you wish).
After creating a /etc/nginx/html/index.html webpage, you can use this URL: http://127.0.0.1 to test if Nginx is working.
To enable service by default at startup just add "nginx" to the DAEMONS in the /etc/rc.conf:
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng hal .. nginx)
You can modify the configurations by editing the files in /etc/nginx/conf. (/etc/nginx/conf/nginx.conf being the main config file).
More details can be referred from Nginx Configuration Examples.
Use PHP/Python with Nginx
FastCGI technology is introduced into Nginx to work with many external tools and servers, i.e: PHP and Python. So, you cannot use PHP or Python service unless FastCGI server has been started.
PHP and Python can be run as FastCGI application and can process FastCGI requests from nginx.
FastCGI is usually faster than implementations in e.g. Apache where PHP is loaded each time, with FastCGI the script is simply passed to the PHP daemon, and the appropriate value is returned and used by Nginx.
Step 1: Start the FastCGI server
There are two different ways to run FastCGI server. It is recommended to use NginX#Method_two_.28Third-party-wrapper.29.
New method (As of PHP 5.3.3)
PHP now contains a FastCGI server spawner that takes care of everything for you.
To get started: ( Just login as root, `su -` )
# pacman -S php-fpm # rc.d start php-fpm
Now, move to: Step 2.
Old method (PHP's built-in)
Directly running PHP's built-in FastCGI server - this method does not require any third party tools.
Archlinux's php package in the [extra] repository has already enabled FastCGI support.
For example:
# pacman -S php php-cgi $ php-cgi -b 127.0.0.1:9000 &
This command sets up the local machine as a FastCGI server using port 9000.
Below is a daemon script to be used in Template:Filename on boot to start PHP-cgi. save it as Template:Filename and add "fastcgi" to your DAEMONS array in /etc/rc.conf
#!/bin/bash . /etc/rc.conf . /etc/rc.d/functions case "$1" in start) stat_busy 'Starting Fastcgi Server' if /usr/bin/php-cgi -b 127.0.0.1:9000 & then add_daemon fastcgi stat_done else stat_fail fi fi ;; stop) stat_busy 'Stopping Fastcgi Server' [ -e /var/run/daemons/fastcgi ] && kill $(pidof php-cgi) &> /dev/null; if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then stat_fail else rm_daemon fastcgi stat_done fi ;; restart) $0 stop $0 start ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" esac
Method two (Third-party-wrapper)
This can be more comfortable than the first method because of increased flexibility.
There are currently three options for deploying PHP on NginX:
- fcgi
- Includes cgi-fcgi
- lighttpd
- Includes spawn-fcgi
- PHP-FPM (Recommended: see above)
To spawn a process, issue one of the following commands (matching the package you installed):
# cgi-fcgi -start -connect localhost:9000 /usr/bin/php-cgi
# spawn-fcgi -a 127.0.0.1 -p 9000 -C 9 -f /usr/bin/php-cgi
# php --fpm -b 127.0.0.1:
Step 2: Edit /etc/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
- 1: Add index.php after index.htm in this line: (example below has index.php already added, you need to add it to your file manually)
location / { root html; index index.html index.htm index.php; }
- 2: Un-comment these lines and edit in the file to be as follows:
location ~ \.php$ { try_files $uri =404; root html; fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock; fastcgi_index index.php; fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name; include fastcgi_params; }
Step 3: Restart nginx
If NginX has been working, run:
# rc.d restart nginx
Edit Template:Filename,
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
Visit the URL: http://localhost/index.php with your browser, and you'll find PHP has worked well with NginX.
Ruby (Rack-based and Rails)
The Ruby on Rails wiki has tutorials on configuring Ruby for Nginx. It is not recommended to use FastCGI to make Nginx work with Ruby anymore, although very well possible. Nginx and Passenger are a great toolkit, and this setup is extremely easy to achieve on Arch Linux. It should be noted, however, that there are other alternatives, including Mongrel, Thin and Unicorn.
Setting up Nginx and Passenger
Install the Nginx Passenger package from AUR, and you are ready to go.
For further information on setting up Nginx with Ruby, read the Nginx part of this tutorial.
phpMyAdmin Setup
See the following wiki article: PhpMyAdmin#NGINX_Configuration.
- Allow/deny visitors based on IP
- HTTP authentication
- HTTPS support
Accessing local IP redirects to localhost
Solution from forum.
Edit /etc/nginx/nginx.conf and locate the "server_name localhost" line without a # infront of it, and add below:
server_name_in_redirect off;
Default behavior is that nginx redirects any requests to the value given as server_name in the config.
Error: 403 (Permission error)
This is most likely a permission error. Are you sure whatever user configured in the Nginx configuration is able to read the correct files?
If the files are located within a home directory, (e.g. /home/arch/public/webapp) and you are sure the user running Nginx has the right permissions (you can temporarily chmod all the files to 777 in order to determent this), /home/arch might be chmod 750, simply chmod it to 751, and it should work.
Error: 404 (Pathinfo error)
In some framework(like thinkphp, cakephp) or CMS, they need the pathinfo function.
1.Edit the file '/ect/php/php.ini', make sure
2.Edit '/ect/nginx/conf/nginx.conf', comment
location ~ \.php$ { ... }
#location ~ \.php$ { #... #}
Then add the follows,
location ~ ^(.+\.php)(.*)$ { root /srv/http/nginx; fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock; #fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000; #Un-comment this and comment "fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;" if you are not using php-fpm. fastcgi_index index.php; set $document_root2 $document_root; if ($document_root2 ~ "^(.*\\\\).*?[\\\\|\/]\.\.\/(.*)$") { set $document_root2 $1$2; } if ($document_root2 ~ "^(.*\\\\).*?[\\\\|\/]\.\.\/(.*)$") { set $document_root2 $1$2; } if ($document_root2 ~ "^(.*\\\\).*?[\\\\|\/]\.\.\/(.*)$") { set $document_root2 $1$2; } if ($document_root2 ~ "^(.*\\\\).*?[\\\\|\/]\.\.\/(.*)$") { set $document_root2 $1$2; } if ($document_root2 ~ "^(.*\\\\).*?[\\\\|\/]\.\.\/(.*)$") { set $document_root2 $1$2; } fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(.*)$; fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root2$fastcgi_script_name; fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info; fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root2$fastcgi_path_info; include fastcgi_params; fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $document_root2; }
This is because the FastCGI server has not been started.
Error: No input file specified
Most Likely you do not have the SCRIPT_FILENAME containing the full path to you scripts. If the configuration of nginx (fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME) is all right, this kind of error means php fail to load the requestd script. Usually it's simply an permission issue, you can just run php-cgi as root
# spawn-fcgi -a 127.0.0.1 -p 9000 -f /usr/bin/php-cgi
or you should create some group and user to start the php-cgi. For instance :
# groupadd www # useradd -g www www # chmod +w /srv/www/nginx/html # chown -R www:www /srv/www/nginx/html # spawn-fcgi -a 127.0.0.1 -p 9000 -u www -g www -f /usr/bin/php-cgi
Another occasion is that, wrong "root" argument in the "location ~ \.php$" section in nginx.conf, make sure the "root" points to the same directory as it in "location /" in the same server. Or you may just set root as global, do not define it in any location section.
Also keep in mind that your php script path was defined as /srv/www/nginx/html by default using the variable "open_basedir" in /etc/php/php.ini, you can change them if you need.
- nginx Official Site
- nginx Wiki
- nginx HOWTO (Dead?)


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The beers of Goose Island are usually fairly recognisable, with their distinct logo and the name of the brewery in big letters. I'm not sure whether the white label Belgian-style ales are simply reflective of creativity, or if they're trying to pass these off as something other than your friendly neighbourhood goose.
The tripel (er, or not: see comments) in the set is called Matilda and pours a pale amber colour with very little by way of head, after the initial surprise of pouring this sort of beer from a screwtop bottle. That it's made with a Belgian yeast strain is immediately abundantly clear from the spicy aroma coming straight off the top. Expecting complexity, I was surprised at what happened next. The taste isn't much like a tripel at all. It's a touch thin and the dominant flavour is tannic. More than anything else it reminds me of sweet, slightly lemony, tea. It's quite a simple beer when it comes down to it, and I liked it for that.
The matching dubbel in the range is called Pere Jacques. It's appropriately dark, though like Matilda there's worryingly little sediment in it. They haven't bothered with the soft carbonation and thick foam of a Belgian dubbel, opting instead for decapitation and prickly fizz. Caramel and sherry dominate the aroma, and flavourwise we're talking nutmeg, molasses, plums -- all the usual stuff you would expect in a real Belgian dark ale, just without the weighty treacle body. Which, frankly, is a shame.
I paid over the odds for this pair (so did Reuben, for at least one). They're good, but they're not better than the Abt 12s, Tripel Karmeliets and Westmalles of this world, despite carrying a much heftier price tag.
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Too many books come across this review's desk to read and review in this column. Here are a few noteworthy resources that should be considered as acquisitions for one's personal library and/or parish library.
The Liturgy Documents, Volume One: Fifth Edition. This volume contain documents that can be difficult to find. Here, they are brought together in one place. The documents in volume one are: Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Dies Domini: On Keeping the Lord's Day Holy, the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under Both Kinds in the Dioceses of the United States of America, Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the General Roman Calendar, Ecclesia de Eucharistia: On the Eucharist in its Relationship to the Church, Redemptionis Sacramentum: On Certain Matters to be Observed or to be Avoided Regarding the Most Holy Eucharist, Lectionary for Mass: Introduction, Book of the Gospels: Introduction, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship, Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship, Fulfilled in Your Hearing: The Homily in the Sunday Assembly, Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest: Introduction, Directory for Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest, and Gathered in Steadfast Faith: Statement of the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy on Sunday Worship in the Absence of a Priest.
The Liturgy Documents, Volume Two: Second Edition (Chicago, Ill.: Liturgy Training Publications, 2012. $25.00). This 502-page volume, subtitled Essential Documents for Parish Sacramental Rites and Other Liturgies, contains the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of Vatican II and the Introductions from Christian Initiation, RCIA, Baptism of Children, Confirmation, Penance, Marriage, Pastoral Care of the Sick, Order of Christian Funerals, Directory for Masses with Children, and more. Like volume one, this tome comes with a glossary and an index.
The Liturgy Documents, Volume Three (Chicago, Ill.: Liturgy Training Publications, 2013. $35.00). This 600-page volume, subtitled Foundational Documents on the Origins and Implementation of 'Sacrosanctum Concilium,' contains historical documents from 1902 to 2003, such as "Mystici Corporis Christi" (1943), "Musicae Sacrae Disciplina" (1955), "Liturgiam Authenticam" (2001), etc. The volume is also indexed.
The Liturgy Documents, Volume Four (Chicago, Ill.: Liturgy Training Publications, 2013. $35.00). This 678-page volume, subtitled Supplemental Documents for Parish Worship, Devotions, Formation and Catechesis, is a library of miscellaneous documents that influence liturgical celebration. For example, this volume contains Sacramentum Caritatis, guidelines for concelebration of the Eucharist, the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, Pope John Paul II's letter to artists, and lots more. Taken together, the four volumes of this series make available liturgical documents that even the most resourceful scholar might not be able to find. They should be in any parish library.
Let Us Pray: A Guide to the Rubrics of Sunday Mass by Paul Turner (Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2012. $23.95). The new edition of this book has been updated to conform with the revised English translation of the Roman Missal.
Lost in Wonder: Essays on Liturgy and the Arts by Aidan Nichols (England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2011. $80.96 HB). Nichols, a Dominican, presents nine essays on the liturgy in this book. The tome is divided into three parts: Explorations of the Liturgy, the Setting of the Rites, and Response to the Word. In many of the essays, Nichols laments the far-afield direction that some people took the reforms of Vatican Council II and calls for a return to wonder and beauty. Individual essays cover such topics as St. Thomas and sacramental liturgy, Romano Guardini and Joseph Ratzinger on liturgical theology, architecture, icons, a theological perspective on church music, and more.
FATHER BOYER, a priest for 38 years and an instructor in the Religious Studies Department of Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo., for 26 years, is the author of 35 books primarily in the areas of biblical and liturgical spirituality. His latest book is Nature Spirituality: Praying with Wind, Water, Earth, Fire (Eugene, Ore.: Wipf & Stock, 2013).
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Pictured: Senior defender Kwaku Nyamekye was an unanimous
selection to the All-Ivy League first team.
Photo courtesy: David Silverman Photography
Live Statistics
Live Audio (WHRB 95.3 FM-Cambridge)
Complete Ticket Information for Sunday's Game
Akpan, Rogers Sweep Annual Ivy League Honors
Akpan Selected to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Year
Updated NCAA Bracket
Complete Postseason Media Guide (pdf)
The Game:
For the first time since 2007, 10th-seeded Harvard will host an NCAA tournament game, as the Crimson will welcome Monmouth to Ohiri Field Sunday for a second-round contest at 1 p.m. The winner of Sunday's game will advance to the Sweet 16.
How They Got Here:
Harvard won the Ivy League title, earning the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA postseason. The Crimson has reached the NCAA tournament four straight seasons.
Monmouth won the Northeast Conference tournament, defeating Quinnipiac, 2-1, in the championship game. The Hawks topped Connecticut, 4-3, in penalty kicks in the oprning round of the NCAA tournament.
Come Out To The Game:
Ticket prices for Saturday's game are $10 for adults and $5 for students with a valid college ID and children. The first 100 Harvard undergraduates will be admitted free of charge.
The Coverage:
Live game statistics and free live audio will be available at www.GoCrimson.com and www.WHRB.org. Tom Brennan and Brendan Roche will have the call on WHRB (95.3 FM-Cambridge).
Around The Tourney:
Harvard is joined in the NCAA tournament by fellow Ivy League schools Brown, Dartmouth and Princeton. The Bears will host Stony Brook, Princeton will welcome Bucknell and Dartmouth will travel to Boston College in opening round games.
The Matchup:
Sunday's second-round game matches up two of the nation's best defenses against one another. Harvard entered the tournament ranked 18th with 0.74 goals-against per game, while Monmouth was second, allowing only 0.35 goals per contest.
Harvard In The NCAA Tournament:
The Crimson has now reached the NCAA Championship for four straight years. Harvard owns an 19-15 record all-time in the NCAA tournament. The Crimson has reached the national semifinal four times (1969, '71, '86 and '87), the furthest the team has progressed in the tournament.
About Harvard:
In the regular season finale, the Crimson defeated Penn, 1-0, to win the 13th Ivy League title in program history. Freshman Richard Smith, who was named to the All-Ivy League second team, netted the game's only score at 67:26, while sophomore Austin Harms stopped two shots for his sixth shutout of the season.
With 28 points on 11 goals and six assists, senior co-captain Andre Akpan, who earned Ivy League Player of the Year honors, led Harvard in scoring and was tied with classmate Adam Rousmaniere with the most assists on the squad. Freshman Brian Rogers, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, ranked second on the Crimson with 17 points and six goals.
Between the pipes, Harms finished the regular season with a 12-3-1 record with a 0.80 goals-against average. He also stopped 53 of 66 shots faced for a save percentage of .803.
The Crimson has scored 29 times this fall, while only surrendering 13 tallies by opponents. Harvard has outscored teams by an 18-8 margin in the second half, while owning an 89-65 advantage in corner kicks.
About Monmouth:
In its opening-round matchup against Connecticut, the Hawks played the Huskies to a 0-0 tie after two overtimes. In the ensuing penalty kicks, Monmouth converted three, defeating UConn, 4-3.
The Hawks are led offensively by Ryan Kinne, who has scored 10 goals and handed out seven assists for 27 points. Kinne also has six game-winning tallies to his credit. RJ Allen paces the squad with eight assists, while Ryan Clark and Chase Barbieri have netted six goals apiece.
Ryan Meredith owns a 17-1-2 record in net and has the nation's best goals-against average (0.33). He also has recorded 14 shutouts, including a clean sheet against Connecticut in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
The Hawks are outscoring opponents, 36-7, overall, including 17-3 in the first half and 19-4 in the second half. Monmouth boasts the nation's second-best defense, allowing only 0.33 goals per game. Entering postseason play, Monmouth had earned twice as many corner kicks as opponents, 128-64.
Series History:
Harvard and Monmouth have never met on the soccer field.
Monmouth Against The Ivy League:
The Hawks are 2-0 against opponents from the Ancient Eight this season, having defeated Cornell, 4-1, Sept. 18 and Princeton, 1-0, Sept. 20. Harvard did not play a team from the Northeast Conference during the regular season.
Harvard Sweeps Ivy League Soccer:
For the first time since 1996, both Harvard soccer teams won the Ivy League title. The Crimson soccer teams have also both qualified for the NCAA tournament the last two seasons.
When The Game Is On the Lines:
Andre Akpan ranked second in the Ivy League with four game-winning tallies, while Brian Rogers stood tied for third with three game-winners to his credit.
State Of Massachusetts:
Harvard owns an 8-1 record in games played in Massachusetts this season. The Crimson was 7-1 at home and also won a non-conference game at Boston College Sept. 7.
Great Beginning, Great Ending:
The Harvard senior class - Andre Akpan, Brian Grimm, Desmond Mitchell, Kwaku Nyamekye and Adam Rousmaniere - won the Ivy League title as freshmen in 2006 and regained the crown this fall.
Harvard Against the NCAA Field:
The Crimson played seven games against teams that reached the 2009 NCAA tournament. Harvard posted a 4-3 record against those squads, having defeated Stony Brook, Boston College, Brown and Dartmouth. The Crimson dropped games to Wake Forest, Connecticut and Princeton.
Among the Ivy League's Best:
Andre Akpan led the Ivy League in points (28), goals (11) and was tied for first with six assists. Goalkeeper Austin Harms paced the Ancient Eight with six shutouts to his credit. As a team, Harvard led the league with the fewest goals allowed (13) and shutouts (eight).
Score Early:
Harvard boasts an 11-1 record when scoring the game's first goal this season, but is only 2-2-1 when the opponent gets on the scoreboard first.
Hot Streaks:
The Crimson is 5-1 in its last six contests and has won three straight games (Dartmouth, Columbia and Penn) entering the NCAA tournament.
Defense Wins Games:
The Crimson, which has allowed only 13 goals in 17 games this season (0.76 goals allowed per contest), owns a 13-1-1 record when allowing one goal or less in contests this fall. Harvard is 0-2 when allowing two or more goals in a game.
Vs. Ranked Opponents:
The Crimson has faced five ranked opponents this season, going 3-2 in those games. Harvard defeated No. 14 Boston University, 1-0, Sept. 11, downed No. 15 Brown, 1-0, Oct. 17 and topped No. 21 Dartmouth, 2-1, Oct. 31. The team also lost to No. 3 Wake Forest, 1-0, Sept. 26 and fell to No. 17 Connecticut, 4-0, Oct. 17. Both losses to ranked teams came in road games, while Harvard is 3-0 against ranked opponents at Ohiri Field.
One-Sided Affair:
Harvard outscored Ivy League opponents, 9-5, in seven games this fall. In non-conference games, the Crimson owned a 20-8 advantage in goal differential against opponents.
Climbing The All-Time Chart:
With his 11 goals and six assists this season, Andre Akpan has increased his Harvard career points and assists records to 123 and 33, respectively. Akpan also stands second on the all-time Crimson goals list with 45, trailing Chris Ohiri '64 by only two goals for first in program history.
Harvard On Sunday:
The Crimson has played three games on Sunday this fall, going 3-0. Harvard defeated Army, 4-0, at Ohiri Field Sept. 13 and shut down Penn, 1-0, at Ohiri Field Nov. 15.
Extra Sessions:
During the regular season, Harvard played in four games that went to overtime, posting a 2-1-1 record. The Crimson defeated Yale and Princeton with a golden goal, tied Cornell, and lost to Princeton.
The Rankings:
Harvard is currently ranked sixth in the latest Soccer Times poll, matching the highest ranking in program history. Harvard also appears No. 9 in the NSCAA and Soccer America polls, while also appearing 10th in the College Soccer News national ranking.
Rookie Dominance:
The Crimson has two Ivy League Rookie of the Year players on its roster. Senior Andre Akpan won the award as a freshman in 2006 and Brian Rogers was named the conference's top rookie this fall.
On The Sidelines:
Jamie Clark was named The Virginia B. and James O. Welch, Jr. '52 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Soccer on February 12, 2008, and is the 13th head coach in the history of the Crimson program. He is 25-9-1 overall and 10-3-1 in the Ivy League so far in his Harvard career. Clark has guided the Crimson to the NCAA tournament in each of his first two seasons, reaching the round of 32 both times.
Joining Clark on the sidelines for their second seasons are assistant coaches Carl Junot and Chris Cahill. Harvard also welcomed volunteer assistant coach Jeffrey Rowland to the program prior to this season.
Six Crimson members were named All-Ivy performers this week.
Senior co-captain and forward Andre Akpan was honored as the Ivy League Player of the Year, while freshman forward Brian Rogers was tabbed the conference Rookie of the Year. The last time Harvard swept the Ivy League's top honors was in 2006 when Akpan was named the top rookie and Charles Altcheck '07 took home his second straight nod as Ivy Player of hte Year.
Akpan and senior defender Kwaku Nyamekye were unanimously named to the All-Ivy first team. The Crimson also earned three nods to the All-Ivy League second team, including Rogers, senior co-captain and midfielder Brian Grimm and freshman defender Richard Smith.
Junior Alex Chi received All-Ivy League honorable mention as a midfielder
Dynamic Duo:
Forwards Andre Akpan and Brian Rogers combined for 17 goals anad 45 points this season. The 45 points represented 52.9 percent of the team's offense, while the two combined for 58.6 percent of Harvard's goals this fall.
National Ranks:
The Crimson enters the tournament ranked eight in the nation in won-lost-percentage (.794), 18th in goals-against average (0.74) and 38th in scoring offense (1.71 goals per game). Individually, Andre Akpan stands 13th in goals per game (0.65) and 14th in points per contest (1.65).
Harvard Set to Host Monmouth in NCAA Second-Round Matchup at Ohiri Field Sunday
Pictured: Senior defender Kwaku Nyamekye was an unanimous
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No matter what kind of investing you do – bonds, stock options, mutual funds, gold, commodities, real estate – in order to be successful you need to have a thorough understanding of your personal investment style. Some investors are risk takers, some investors are conservative, some investors are a combination of the two, depending on their cash position and the form of the investment. Understanding your personal risk tolerance and investment style will aid you in making smart investment choices.
While there are many different types of investments, there are only three specific investment styles – and those three styles directly relate to your risk tolerance. The three investment styles are: conservative, moderate, and aggressive. These styles are dependent upon your tolerance of risk and how much time you're willing to invest in … your investing.
For example, some investment strategies may have you watching prices go up and down continually throughout the day. Are you equipped to handle these changes, especially if they don't go your way? Other ventures may place your entire investment at risk. You could lose all your money. Is that something that would weigh heavily on your mind, possibly affecting the way you handle the investment? Do you panic easily? Are you able to stick to the numbers and the plan they represent, with clear cut entry and exit points? Or are you the type to watch an investment dive and toss out the original plan in the hope that the investment will eventually come back?
Also important to consider: how involved do you want to be in your investments? Do you want to trade daily and make a career out of it? Do you want to overlook and control every aspect of your investments? Or would you prefer a more passive role, spending only an hour a week or a month in making sure everything appears on track? Do you prefer to do your own research or rely on the research of others?
The next consideration is your life situation. For instance, if you're investing for your retirement and you're in your early twenties, a conservative or moderate approach to your investments is often the best road to take. However, if you're investing for your retirement and you're in your mid-fifties, you may have to be more aggressive, and therefore a little riskier in your investments. In the same vein, if you're trying fund your first house, your approach will generally be more aggressive because your time-line for generating profits will be dramatically shorter than if you were simply working toward a goal such as retirement.
Conservative investors want to preserve their initial investment. If they invest $5000, they want to be sure that they'll get their initial $5000 back. Common stocks and bonds, short term money market accounts, Treasury notes, high-rated municipal bonds, CDs, even interest earning savings accounts are generally preferred investments for this type of investor. They tend to steer clear of stocks, since stocks can loose their value.
A moderate investor invests similarly to a conservative investor, with the goal of increasing the value of their investments without risking any major losses. They'll generally use a portion of their investment funds for higher risk investments. Many moderate investors invest 50% of their funds in safe or conservative investments, with the remainder in something slightly riskier (blue chip stocks, for example).
An aggressive investor is looking for significant gains, and he's willing to go out on a limb with his initial investment to achieve these gains. Individual stocks, stock mutual funds, stock options, and some of the speculative markets are all potential investments for the aggressive investor. Larger returns, generally in the short run, are the goal here.
Determining the style of investing that best fits your personality, life situation, and financial goals is the most important step toward making successful investments. However, no matter which approach to investing you take, always do your due diligence. Never invest without having all of the facts.


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Mushkin Blackline 996782 PC3 12800 2x2GB Review
Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. You hear it all the time on television from the guys hawking the next big thing in the stock market with the get-in-low mentality. Well if past performance does happen to be any indicator, then Mushkin's Blackline modules will provide a certain level of performance along with a more than modest amount of overclocking headroom. With Intel's release of the Socket 1156 processors, there was the need to deliver modules that worked within the same boundaries as those processors since they are built upon the same Nehalem micro-architecture. That meant that the voltage used to push the modules should not exceed the 1.65 volt specification set by Intel. Pretty much every manufacturer has been on board and delivered modules that meet and exceed this specfication with speeds that really are reaching new overclocking limits. This set of Blackline modules are part of the Extreme performance lineup and, as such, come with enhanced latencies of 7-9-7-24 at 1600MHz, using just 1.65 volts. The modules come equipped with Mushkin's sleek looking Frostbyte heatspreaders that not only give the modules a unique look, but are functional to boot. With each set of Mushkin modules that I have tested, the "Get More " tag line has been on the packaging. It's there for a reason! Let's see if this set of modules indeed live up to the expectation set by Mushkin's past performance.
Closer Look:
Those of you who have followed Mushkin's products are familiar with the green, white and black theme. Well it looks a little different now with an update to the look. Still the same retail blister packaging, but that's to be expected; it works. The front of the package shows the Blackline 996782 modules with the phrase "Get More" still proudly displayed on the top right. Flip the package over and the "Memory of the Future" slogan is along the top and under that a brief explanation of the Mushkin Enhanced business philosophy. Under that you get a tutorial on how to properly install the Mushkin Enhanced modules into the motherboard DIMM slots. Just pictures, no words - the perfect solution for the men that don't read the instructions (let's face it; most of are in this category)!
These Mushkin Blackline modules carry part number 996782. This 4GB dual channel set of modules is designed to run on the Intel P55 platform with a voltage specification of 1.65 volts and enhanced latencies of 7-9-7-24 at 1600MHz. These modules are equipped with Mushkin's own Frostbyte heatspreaders to disperse the heat generated by the modules under load. Not as effective as the Ascent heatspreader, but when you put heatpipe cooling on memory modules, everything else seems to be just average! The Frostbyte design does work though, as I have seen in past testing.
In the past, Mushkin's performance modules have proven to deliver great performance and excellent overclocking headroom for the enthusiast. Let's see if this new set of modules lives up to the company ad line of "Get More"!


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50 Cent To Executive Produce "B.M.F." Film
50 Cent has announced his next film, B.M.F.
"I'm out of control now, watch my next move. STRATEGY #smsaudio #animalambition #power," 50 Cent says in an announcement post the rapper made on Instagram post.
"The World Is BMF's," the post says. "B.M.F. The movie coming soon, A CHEETA VISION PRODUCTION Executive produced by Curtis (50cent) jackson Welcome to the south."
50 Cent has executive produced several projects, including the Starz series Power.