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Om 2008.9 Update
From Openmoko
The Om 2008.9 Update is the first of many point releases to come after the initial Om 2008.8 release and is recommended for Om versions 2008.8 and 2008.8-update. This includes general operating system improvements that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Neo.
For detailed information about fixes and updates, please visit Openmoko Trac.
Products Affected: Neo FreeRunner
Installing the update
IMPORTANT: It is recommended that you back up your Neo prior to installing any updates.
Opkg Upgrade
- Not yet available
Download and Flashing
- Not yet available
What's Included?
- Created public unstable/testing/stable branches for Om 2008
- New meta toolchain Details
- Fixed issue with unknown wifi
- Fixed Qtopia build issues
- Details
- Improved overall startup / restart speed]
- Fixed suspend request issues in illume
- Added alert signal for low battery
- Details
- Improved overall error handling and stability
- Fixed issues with packages getting switched to wrong categories
- Added improvements to scrolling and list usability
- Added one press to update all packages capability in Update view
- Details
- Fixed issues with accuracy of tag saving
- Fixed tag text issues
- Fixed issues with the location of saving maps
- Added improvements to scrolling and list usability
- Details
- Improved overall call/message handling during suspend
- Improved PIN dialog pop up
- Fixed issues with showing UTF8 correctly
- Improved sound handling issues during calls
- Improved overall GUI issues
- Details
- Improved overall speed of opening/closing of application
- Improved suspend time handling
- fixed issues with sound profile handling
- Details
System Software
- Fixed issues with time changes after removal of battery
- Fixed issues with no sound after resume
- Improved AUX light during charging
- Improved overall suspend/resume handling
- Details
Known Issues
- WiFi can only connect once
- A lot of focus is on wifi at the moment. An Om update is scheduled to release once we have basic usability working on the device.
Audio quality
System Software
- After long suspend, kernel thread events
- xglamo: performance decreases after a while
- Neo turns off before reaching x
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Central Maryland is under a high wind watch starting Saturday morning, with gusts expected to reach 60 mph during the day. The forecast prompted utility Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. to warn of possible power outages.
Rain is forecast to usher in the change in weather pattern Thursday evening, with blustery weather expected Friday and through Saturday. Sustained winds of 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph are expected Friday, increasing to sustained 30 mph winds with up to 60 mph gusts Saturday.
That means the potential for falling trees damaging power lines, Jeannette M. Mills, vice president and chief customer officer for BGE, said in a statement.
The high wind watch covers all of metropolitan Baltimore and Washington, D.C. A gale warning is also in effect for the Chesapeake Bay.
The National Weather Service is forecasting about a half an inch of rain possible Thursday afternoon and evening, less than earlier predictions of 1 inch. Sustained winds are expected to reach 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph by Thursday night and lasting through Saturday evening.
Showers were moving northeast through Virginia and West Virginia toward Central Maryland on Thursday afternoon.
A coastal flood advisory is in effect for the length of the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, from Harford County to St. Mary's County, with high tides possibly 1-2 feet above normal late Thursday and early Friday morning.
The chance of more showers Friday afternoon and evening also brings a slight chance of a wintry mix of precipitation, according to the weather service forecast.
Garrett County and western Allegany County are meanwhile bracing for a winter storm, with snowfall predictions upgraded to 8-12 inches. Allegany, including Frostburg, is under a blizzard warning from 1 a.m. Friday through 6 p.m. Saturday. The brunt of the storm is expected on Friday.
Near blizzard conditions are expected there, with gusts up to 45 mph blowing snow and possibly causing white-out conditions.
Garrett County Emergency Management Coordinator Brad Frantz said the storm is expected to be more routine for the county than Superstorm Sandy was in October, dropping two feet of snow while there were still leaves on many trees. But a few factors could make the storm more challenging, including the blizzard potential and the fact that many residents may be using new portable generators for the first time.
"The generator should be completely away from the residence in a shelter of its own," Frantz said.
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Benton Planning Commission approves Longhills rezone request
A request to rezone Longhills Golf Course from single-family residential to Planned Unit Development was unanimously approved by the Benton Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday night, but not before lengthy discussion that involved both supporters and opponents to the proposal.
The request, one of two items on the commission's agenda, had drawn a standing-room-only crowd.
The commission normally conducts its meetings in the conference room of the Community Development Department at Benton City Hall. In anticipation of a large crowd, however, the meeting was moved to the City Council chambers.
In regard to the changed zoning designation for Longhills, Commission Chairman Pam Gibson explained that a PUD is a development in which a mixed use of activities may be held. The change in designation would allow for construction of apartment home complexes on the property while keeping the current golf course, clubhouse and swimming pool. Once a PUD plan has been approved, it cannot be changed.
Prior to the public comment section of the meeting, representatives from Lindsey Management presented a slide show of the proposed site plan for the Longhills property. The main entrance to the property was shown to be the existing entrance on Arkansas 5. An earlier version of the site plan had an additional entrance along Longhills Road directly behind Landers Chevrolet. Lindsey representatives stated this entrance was removed based upon feedback and concerns from residents in the Dark Forest subdivision.
The plan presented to the commission listed 792 units to be built, averaging 4.67 units per acre on the 176.56-acre site. The units would be contained within 34.42 acres, leaving 142.14 acres as green space.
A plan showing a comparison of the apartment units and a representation of what 792 single home sites on the property was shown. The comparison was later challenged as a "scare tactic" by one of the speakers during public comment.
Those speaking in favor of the rezoning were equal in number to those speaking in opposition.
The concerns of those opposed to the rezoning request included increased traffic, lowering of property values for those who purchased golf course lots and the potential for increased crime in the area.
Those in favor of the request listed the need to preserve the golf course and its beneficial effect on the city.
Terry Jensen, a resident of Longhills Village, presented an alternative for the future of the golf course. Jensen noted that, "We are a special improvement district" and suggested the residents of the area purchase the course, therefore keeping the area as single-family residence development. Jensen cited the Silver Springs development in Haskell as an example.
Longhills resident Bart Ferguson spoke to the commission in opposition to the rezoning request. Ferguson claimed the city "doesn't have sewer capacity and a new power line will have to be run.
Ferguson also questioned the urgency of the sale of the course by saying, "I've never seen a 'for sale' sign on the property and now, all of a sudden, there is an emergency to sell the property."
Carol Martin Blann, whose parents built Longhills in 1954, responded to Ferguson by addressing the commission. Blann said, "I am one of 50 shareholders and a board member of Longhills. Four years ago the board decided to sell the course. We have to sell. We didn't all of a sudden decide to sell it. Lindsey is the only one interested in buying it."
Blann pointed out that Jack McCray is broker for the sale of the property and approached Lindsey with the idea of purchasing the property.
Jim Lindsey addressed the commission and spoke about the safety concerns at the proposed complex. "We will have our own guards there. We have a policy in place on how to take care of our businesses and know what to do. We have statistics that show there is less criminal activity on our properties than the cities at large where we have complexes."
Once the public comment portion of the meeting ended, commission members were allowed to ask questions regarding the proposed development. Commissioner Eric Rytima asked the Lindsey representative if there would be a continued commitment of the Longhills course to the junior golf programs and to the golf teams at the local schools.
The Lindsey representative responded by saying, "We will absolutely commit to matching or exceeding the current commitment to those programs and the local schools."
The commission determined that all requirements had been met to accommodate the zoning change and that utilities were available for the site. The vote to approve the request was unanimous.
Following the meeting, Lindsey was asked what he thought about the chances for the city council voting to approve the PUD given the fact that no multi-unit developments have been approved by the council since 2008. "We think they (council) will be fair to us. We have no reason to believe they won't be. We think everyone can see the benefit of keeping the course going. We hope to keep Longhills going," Lindsey said.
He added, "If Longhills closes or fails, our development at Hurricane Creek in Bryant will benefit from it because Benton will lose its only 18-hole course."
The request will now go before the City Council during its Jan. 9, 2012 meeting.
In other business, the commission unanimously approved the preliminary plat for The Meadows at Centennial Valley Phase 2.


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Valentine's Day isn't just for couples. Kids LOVE making giving and receiving tokens of admiration to friends, teachers, parents, siblings, and grandparents. Basically, they're excited to show just about everyone how much they care. That's the beautiful thing about kids; they have so much love to give. Try getting the little ones pumped up for Valentine's Day with some of these extraordinary fun and adorable DIY crafts. Want to share photos of your creations? Post them to our Facebook Page and we'll highlight the best ones!
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Your one-stop shop for the ultimate comfy bottoms! Jeggings and treggings look like jeans and trousers but are both as easy to wear as leggings! Our collection of stretch fit styles have got you covered for all occasions, from the office to the bar to a casual weekend.


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Here at the Derbyshire Times we love seeing your pictures.
We regularly feature readers' snaps in the paper and now we've started showcasing them online for everyone to see.
Just log on to our website every Thursday afternoon to see a video slideshow of your stunning shots.
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Beautiful Handcrafted Brooms
Broom making may be a dwindling art, but it's not dead yet. In fact, it seems to be flourishing in some corners of the country and around the world, where craftspeople are still creating beautiful, functional sweepers using natural materials like broom corn, sassafras, sorghum, and bamboo. Here are a few artful brooms and broom makers that have captured our attention. Sweeping just might become our new favorite chore!
• 1 Justamere Tree Farm – European Round Hearth Broom, $30; more designs on website
• 2 Broomchick – Turkey Wing Broom, $17; more designs on website
• 3 Berea College Crafts – Will-O-Wisp, Cottage, Shaker Braid, Cobweb, and Streamliner Brooms, $19-39; more designs on website
• 4 Palümba – Child's Broom, $19.99
• 5 Labour & Wait – Sailors' Whisk Brush, £14
• 6 Sweep Dreams – Long Sweeps, $28-30; more designs on website
• 7 Mjölk – Kake Busho, $98 CAD; more designs on website
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Three world leaders -- a white conservative, a black liberal and an unpretentious woman governing the happiest country on Earth -- mirthfully huddled together for a photo capturing a momentous event.
Nelson Mandela would have been pleased.
The cellphone camera snap heard 'round the world captured President Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt united in a playful moment Tuesday at the hours-long celebration of Mandela's long and inspirational life.
All three leaders have taken heat from their political opponents at home for laughing at a funeral gathering and taking the "selfie."
PHOTOS: Nelson Mandela through the years
Obama, whose Republican opponents are still smarting from his successful re-election campaign last year, was accused by conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh of using the Mandela rituals to draw attention to himself and to take up the revered South African freedom fighter's mantle.
Cameron, of Britain's Conservative Party, was lampooned by opposition Parliament members Wednesday for engaging in "international mobile phone usage" at an event meant to mourn the late South African icon.
Danes were more accommodating of Thorning-Schmidt, seen in her prosperous Nordic homeland as fun-loving and down-to-earth. Denmark, after all, was rated No. 1 in this year's annual survey of happiness by a U.N.-affiliated agency. But her behavior is also "quirky, divisive and embarrassing" at times, Peter Stanners, a senior journalist with the Copenhagen Post, told a London Daily Telegraph columnist.
Thorning-Schmidt, who this year was captured on film asking "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker for an autograph, defended her recording of the moment with Cameron and Obama as in keeping with the mood at the stadium tribute to Mandela.
"The atmosphere was of course melancholic, but ultimately it was a celebration of a man who lived to be 95 years old, and who managed to accomplish so much in his life," Thorning-Schmidt told the Danish daily Berlingske. "There was dancing on the stands and singing and dancing, so the mood was positive. And then we took a really fun selfie."
PHOTOS: A public farewell to Nelson Mandela
Cameron likewise acquitted himself before his critics. Mandela was a man who brought people together, he told the back-benchers during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions. To reject Thorning-Schmidt's request for the souvenir photo would have been a betrayal of Mandela's commitment to unity and reconciliation, Cameron suggested.
"When a member of the Kinnock family [Denmark's prime minister is the daughter-in-law of former British Labor Party leader Neil Kinnock] asked me... I thought it only polite to say yes," Cameron told Parliament members.
Agence France-Presse photographer Roberto Schmidt, who captured the three leaders chatting and giggling midway through the four-hour tribute to Mandela at a stadium in Johannesburg, said on the news agency blog that he considered the light moment in keeping with the atmosphere at "a celebration for an obviously exceptional person."
Obama hasn't dignified the conservative chatter with a response, neither over the selfie criticism nor his handshake with Cuban leader Raul Castro when the two men encountered each other at the memorial.
A State Department spokesman said the greeting and brief chat with Castro was "unplanned," and even some conservatives have conceded that to snub an ideological foe at Mandela's memorial would have been rude and undiplomatic. But older Cuban exiles who cling tenaciously to the U.S. strategy of isolating Havana's leftist revolutionary government denounced Obama for his cordial gesture.
"Sometimes a handshake is just a handshake, but when the leader of the free world shakes the bloody hand of a ruthless dictator like Raul Castro, it becomes a propaganda coup for the tyrant," Cuban-born Florida Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said in a statement.
The Cuban government issued a statement casting the handshake as a hopeful signal for the future of U.S.-Cuban relations, which have been frozen in acrimony since Raul and Fidel Castro and their fellow leftist guerrillas deposed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and later aligned with the Soviet Union.
The image of Obama and Raul Castro shaking hands could portend a "beginning of the end of U.S. aggressions," the statement from Havana said.
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Multigenerational responses of Daphnia magna to Ethynylestradiol and Faslodex. Clubbs, Rebekah L. (2006-05-11)Select environmental contaminants can disrupt normal functions of aquatic invertebrate endocrine systems. While ecological risk assessments often rely on standardized laboratory toxicity tests to assess ecological impacts, ...


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ThermalTake Element G Review
When you search for a suitable case for your build, it's not all about the performance. Likewise, it's not all about the looks of the case either. That is where ThermalTake comes in with its Element series cases. Today we are reviewing the Element G. The Element G seems to encompass everything that a good case should be; good looks and great performance, all in one tight package. Is this case really this good? Perhaps you should read on and find out.
Closer Look:
Looking at the box of the Element G, you will find the top emblazoned with "Element G". More importantly, however, is what the front of the box conveys. The front shows off the elegant look of the case, along with the words "Create for Pros". What these words seem to convey to me is that this is a professionally-designed case. As such, I would expect the performance to be nothing short of professional as well. Upon further investigation of the box, one may find that it features three color-changing LED fans. Both the front and top fans are 200mm in size and the side panel fan is 230mm in size. With fans this big, they must move quite a lot of air. Additionally, the case supports two 120mm fans in the front for intake and two 60mm rear exhaust fans for cooling your video cards.
Upon opening the box you'll notice not only is the case between two pieces of Styrofoam, but the case itself is wrapped inside what appears to be a blue ThermalTake bag. The bag seems to provide the best possible protection for the case than any other application I've ever seen, plus, as an added bonus, it would be of great when lugging your computer around at LAN parties, so it does not become scratched.
Well so far we have what looks to be a great case, so let's take a closer look at it, shall we?


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The Express Car Service, also known as Bellic Enterprises, is a taxi depot featured in Grand Theft Auto IV.
The depot, located on the corner of Cisco Street and Iroquois Avenue in Broker, Liberty City, is owned by Roman Bellic. The company's phone number is 555-2222.
The building may first be seen in the mission The Cousins Bellic, when the player may drive past the depot as they leave East Hook and enter Hove Beach. The depot has a slightly worn-down exterior, and consists of a small office and a large garage. Taxi drivers can be seen repairing the vehicles in the garage, with other vehicles seen entering and leaving the depot. A Security Guard can often be seen outside.
The business, along with Roman and Niko's apartment, is later burnt down by the Russian Mafia on the orders of Dimitri Rascalov, which forces the cousins to escape to Bohan. Weazel News later reports that two men were seen setting fire to the building using Molotov Cocktails. Roman's insurers later pay out on the damage, believing the fire was caused by an electrical fault.
Roman later moves to Algonquin and opens a new taxi depot, although the location is not revealed, and later replaces the Esperantos with a new fleet of Cavalcades. After the player obtains a high enough friendship level with Roman, Niko Bellic can call Roman for a taxi.
By 2009, the setting of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the depot has been repaired, though it is unknown if Roman still owns the depot.
Events of GTA V
On Tavell Clinton's Lifeinvader page, he claims that Roman's Taxi Service was the "worst cab company ever.", which suggests that the company is still running in 2013. In the enhanced version, Niko's Lifeinvader page reveals that he is still working as a cab driver for the company.
Known employees
- Roman's Taxi
- Black Esperanto
- Cavalcade
- Roman's office appears to have a texturing glitch, as the office door has an office sign on the inside of the office.
- It is possible for Luis Lopez to enter the depot in The Ballad of Gay Tony by spawning a motorbike halfway through the entrance. However, there are no accessible features inside. To exit, the player can walk through the burnt wooden blocks at the other end of the depot.
- Inside the depot there is a map of Liberty City.


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#32 wrote:Vilanova has a long way to come... right now, he looks like a rebounding, athletic Adonal Foyle.
I don't think Adonal has ever got 27/13 right after he got 26/12, wait, Adonal has never socred more than 20 points...
Numbers are one thing; I just got back from the Toronto-Golden State game and Charlie looked helpless out there. If you threw Foyle onto Toronto's roster, he may get the same numbers. Right now, they're just looking for a second option besides Bosh. Jalen Rose is aging fast, Mike James is average, and everyone else seems to be still developing. Charlie's no different.
TMC wrote:No, you could throw Foyle in an empty gym and still would have trouble getting 20/10.
That's something I totally agree on... I'm just saying, Charlie's not looking like he'll be in the hunt for the ROY or anything. He appears productive, but something about him is screaming Joe Smith at me (I've seen play like this before). I have a gut feeling his best seasons will be his first three, followed by a declining career. Just a feeling, but I'm going with it cause I'm usually right (hella called Jay Williams and Mike Miller... don't argue for Mike Miller, he's still Dunleavy-status as far as I'm concerned).


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Manufacturing's potential for an economic boost comes with varied opinions
Differing opinions about the strength of manufacturing in the United States are front and center when it comes to looking at the sector as a driver of economic growth.
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A little while back, I came across a New York Times article with this headline: "The Myth of Industrial Rebound" and this subhead: "Don't buy the hype about a manufacturing revival. It is not enough to restore the U.S. economy."
Given what we cover and keep an eye on at LM, it was hard not to take notice of this article for certain. At the same time, I had this thought in the back of my head: could this article really be true? If so, it would widely dispel the many data points, metrics, and cases (strong ones, too) being made for the actual strength of manufacturing in the U.S. and how it is serving as an economic driver, maybe not the force that pulls all engines but something to point to and see it for what it is, an economic catalyst.
Looking at things like the monthly manufacturing reports on business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and decent volume numbers for many industrial commodities being hauled on the rails provided by the Association of American Railroads, as two examples, it made me very curious to see what the New York Times article was saying.
The article points out that there are some manufacturing success stories, with some companies bringing back manufacturing operations to the U.S. But its author, Steven Rattner, a former Wall Street executive who also served as President Obama's lead auto adviser, maintains that the hype about any type of domestic manufacturing revival is overblown, as the "so-called renaissance…has in reality been a trickle of jobs, often dependent on huge public subsidies. Most important, in order to compete with China and other low-wage countries, these jobs offer less in health care, pension and benefits than industrial workers historically received."
Rattner went on to say that dispiriting wage trends in manufacturing are a central reason for the slow economic recovery, as without sustained income growth, consumers can't spend.
The assessment of American manufacturing in this article was described as "one man's opinion," according to Brad Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, and lead author of the ISM's monthly Manufacturing Report on Business.
"It is not supported by my data, which I try to stick with so what we can see and might agree on is that manufacturing is just 11-12 percent of GDP so in that regard it does not account for all of the U.S. economy," noted Holcomb. "The services sector has to be paid attention to as well. And we should look at manufacturing and services combined and remember trends require many months of collective data, with manufacturing well- and appropriately-regarded as not the whole of, but a bellwether for the U.S. economy and rightfully so."
And Josh Green, CEO of Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, said that while excitement about the possible resurgence of U.S. manufacturing is a good thing, he explained there is still a massive wage differential between the U.S. and other countries around the world.
"In one way, it is a fantastic thing for American workers as their wages are, relatively speaking, higher, but what it means for manufacturing is there is a relatively small slice of manufacturing that makes sense for it to be relocated to the U.S.
What's more, to the extent that manufacturing does come back, Green said it is not going to be a cure all for the country's jobs' problem because it is not going to be as massive as it once was. What could make more economic sense, he said, is technology-intensive manufacturing rather than labor-intensive manufacturing although that comes with the caveat that with manufacturing there are not a high percentage of jobs being created.
When it comes to manufacturing's staying power and subsequent job growth, it is fair to say there are—and will likely always be—differing opinions. That said, it is doing quite well, while representing less than one-fifth of our country's economic output. Can it raise all tides and get the country back on its economic feet all by itself? Probably not but it still is a good thing to have on our economy's side.
About the AuthorJeff Berman, Group News Editor Jeff Berman is Group News Editor for Logistics Management, Modern Materials Handling, and Supply Chain Management Review. Jeff works and lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where he covers all aspects of the supply chain, logistics, freight transportation, and materials handling sectors on a daily basis. Contact Jeff Berman
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Lucite and greenery are the perfect pair for this black-tie affair at Front & Palmer in Philadelphia. I use the term greenery loosely. In reality, it's stunning white blooms intertwined with green garlands and all fashioned into statement making installations hanging from the ceiling. It's a wow moment crafted by Wild Stems that fits right in with this modern take on a classic, fancy affair. See it all unfold through the lens of Rachel Pearlman Photography.
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Firmin by Sam Savage
"Sometimes the books were arranged under signs, but sometimes they were just anywhere and everywhere. After I understood people better, I realized that this incredible disorder was one of the things that they loved about Pembroke Books. They did not come there just to buy a book, plunk down some cash and scram. They hung around. They called it browsing, but it was more like excavation or mining. I was surprised they didn't come in with shovels. They dug for treasures with bare hands, up to their armpits sometimes, and when they hauled some literary nugget from a mound of dross, they were much happier than if they had just walked in and bought it. In that way, shopping at Pembroke was like reading: you never knew what you might encounter on the next page -- the next shelf, stack, or box --and that was part of the pleasure of it."
I just finished reading "Firmin," from which this passage was taken.
I first heard about the book thanks to the Lit-Blog Co-op (you can read what they have to say about it here.) I read a couple of the posts about the book and went on to other things. It was only a few weeks ago, when I saw the book at Barnes & Noble in the staff recommendations with a 10% discount sticker on it that I thought: well this might be worth a try.
The book is the story of a rat, Firmin, born in the basement of a used book store in Boston's Scollay Square. The square is only a short time from being bulldozed and covered in concrete. In the short time he has, Firmin discovers books and writes his own in his head (he can't speak or write, so this is the only way he can do it.) He desperately wants to reach out to humans, he wants to communicate. His efforts to cross that gap make up the majority of the book.
The story is all about the love of books and how it can both make one feel more in touch with the world while, at the same time, increasing one's alienation.
I knew I would love the book when I got to the paragraph above. It reflects some of my same feelings about used books stores. (I imagine it's a pretty common feeling among book lovers.)
This was Sam Savage's first novel. He's got to be in his late 40s, at least, which makes me selfishly happy. You can hear an interview with Savage from The Bat Segundo Show. He sounds like an interesting man. You can also check out his Web site, The Old Rat, which includes some poetry and other writings.


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Is it possible to create a stored procedure/function that returns records so that I can just call by the following query :
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I know I can do this in SQL Server, but how to do this in Oracle ?
If it is impossible, what is your suggestion when you have a situation where you find queries that are duplicated across several caller and want to put them in 1 place to be reusable ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Tax season is safely behind us, so it's time to breathe a sigh of relief. But if you paid more to the IRS than you feel you should have, maybe it's also time to start thinking about doing things a little differently. Maybe it's time to think about living in a state where the tax burden is less than it is where you are now.
Some states have low property taxes, low gasoline taxes and low sales taxes. Some have low income tax rates, and some expect not one cent of income tax revenue from its residents. Each of these states is the closest thing there is to an American tax haven, and there are many factors to consider for anyone thinking about relocating to one.
Using data from tax service provider H&R Block, CNBC.com lists the top 10 states for low tax burdens. We also spoke to financial experts for insight into things you should think about before you sell your house, pack your bags and drive into the sunset.
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An asexual person is a person who does not experience sexual attraction.,,,and that is the clearest answer to your question....unless your in the other place
and it's unchallenged comments that seem to be freely avaliable in there that leads to the confusion about what we are and in particular asexuality means not having sex
so just me saying that some might poo poo so I thought, lets see how it's members are putting their "asexuality" is defined by their avatar description and it saddens me to see not only how many are wrong but also the lengths some go to to try and make it every definition in the sexual arena
here are a few
A/Sexuality: Polyflexible Asexual, Gray-Panromantic: rare Demi-Apathromantic
A/Sexuality: Cupioflux, pandemiromantic, omnisthetic, homoalterous
A/Sexuality: Greyplaciopansexual (Grey-ace, placiosexual, pansexual)
A/Sexuality: sex-indifferent ace, gray-bi-frayromantic and heteroromantic, strongly homoasthetic
A/Sexuality: Heterosensual, grey-heteroromantic, reciprosexual nonlibidoist. Kinky, submissive exhibitionist.
I'm sure some can find even more longer and non relevant desctiptions to asexuality but it is for me not so much how we are allowing ourselves to vere away from what asexuality is....but the lack of clarity we offer to those who genuinely are asexual and the honesty to say to those who clearly are not asexual, have you tried lgbt forums?..the balance of inclusivity has clearly gone from borderline to the rediculous and alice in wonderland definitions which do little other than harm us or others belief in what we are
This is not about them and us...it is about US putting ourselves first in a way we can offer a home for those looking for fellow asexuals and we fail to do that when we see the sillyness above and do little to correct it
I am at a loss at the momment but very greatfull that Apos whilst welcoming all...remains an Asexual information centre and a home for asexuals.
Annnd the award for the most labels goes toooo
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – South Carolina reached a new low Wednesday night.
The Gamecocks scored 36 points in a lopsided loss at No. 4 Florida, breaking the school record for fewest points in Southeastern Conference play. The previous mark was 40 points against Kentucky in 1999.
This one was ugly from the start.
South Carolina had three baskets and 11 turnovers at halftime. Guards Bruce Ellington and Eric Smith might as well have been no-shows. And nothing coach Frank Martin did made a difference.
The result was a 75-36 loss, the team's fifth in its last seven games.
"(The Gators did) the same thing they've done to every opponent this year," Martin said. "They're rock solid; they're sound. What allows them to be so good defensively is how good they are on offense. They rarely take a bad shot. They rarely turn it over. If you try to guard them, they don't panic. They rebound it so their defense is always where it belongs."
Michael Carrera led South Carolina (12-8, 2-5 SEC) with 13 points and nine rebounds. None of his teammates reached double figures.
Ellington finished with seven points on 2-of-9 shooting. Smith had five points on 2-of-8 shooting. They combined for three assists and 10 turnovers.
"Coach sat everyone down and said we lost by a pretty good margin," guard Lakeem Jackson said. "He said to take it like a man and learn from it so the next time we play them we know how to handle things."
The Gators (17-2, 7-0) have enjoyed seven blowouts in as many conference games. They won the first six by an average of 26.5 points. They had that covered early in the second half.
"It's fun," Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin said. "It's working out great for us, and we're just going to keep playing. And if that's the outcome, we're happy with that."
The Gators, who won their ninth game in a row, led 33-10 at halftime and made their first five shots after the break. They opened a 31-point lead that seemingly couldn't get any more lopsided.
Then it did.
Florida pulled ahead 55-15 on Wilbekin's floater in the lane with 12:32 remaining, sending the happy home crowd to the exits even earlier than usual this season.
The Gamecocks meanwhile, seemed dazed on the floor and the bench.
"Florida had more experience than us and we played a bad game," Carrera said.
Pat Young opened the second half by hitting a left-handed hook shot. Kenny Boynton and Mike Rosario followed with consecutive 3-pointers. Young hit a jumper — yes, a rare jumper for the 6-foot-9 center — and Boynton drained another 3 that pushed the lead to 46-13.
That second-half spurt was exactly what coach Billy Donovan wanted when he challenged his players in the locker room.
"When you're up by a large margin, that does not give you the right not to do your job," Donovan said. "The scoreboard's got nothing to do with responsibility on the court, and they've done a pretty good of playing every possession."
Florida overwhelmed South Carolina from the opening tip, doing just about everything right.
It had to ease Donovan's mind some. After all, the Gators came into the game with their highest ranking since the 2006-07 season, and Donovan expressed concern earlier in this week when he talked about his players needing to "drive our car with two hands on the wheel inside the lane and looking at what's in front."
The Gators had no issues staying focused.
In fact, they probably could have been stopped for speeding.
Florida led 11-2 in the first 6 minutes of the game, pulled ahead 21-4 at the halfway point of the first half and probably could have named their score after that.
The Gators finished the night shooting 53 percent from the field, made 12 of 21 shots from 3-point range and dominated the glass.
"The more you win like this, the more you show what you're capable of and the more responsibility you have because you're playing at a certain level and you've shown a certain level," Donovan said. "What you want to try to do as a basketball team is not go backwards a step but to continue to grow and get better and improve. And understand that that's the No. 1 priority — getting better. We've got to get better. All this other stuff doesn't mean anything."


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No one likes to take their work home, but race car drivers might be an exception. From Talladega to Monaco, the world's best-compensated drivers tend to fill their garages with collections of prized automobiles. In the slides ahead, you'll discover which pro driver can't drive 45 in a Mercedes SUV (and got ticketed and a trip to driving school), and which famed racer has a thing for vintage Camaros, including the 1967 model pictured here.
But whether these famously fast drivers are affiliated with NASCAR or Formula One, their everyday rides are not always flashy and pimped. Sometimes they're downright practical vehicles suitable for driving the kids to school, and one or two of them might even get good gas mileage.
The following collection runs the gamut, containing not just speedy supercars, but a healthy dose of vintage classic cars, and one distinctive off the wall novelty vehicle. Click on to discover which pro drivers make fantastical car choices, which ones are practical, and whose selections represent a little of both categories.
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This is the beginning of a new day.
God has given me this day to use as I will.
I can waste it or use it for good.
What I do today is important, because
I am exchanging a day of my life for it.
When tomorrow comes,
this day will be gone forever,
leaving in its place something
that I have traded for it.
I want it to be gain, not loss;
good not evil; success not failure;
in order that I shall not regret
the price I paid for it.
Author Unknown
Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.
Art Buchwald
Never let yesterday use up today.
Richard H. Nelso
The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.
Carl Sandburg
Money, I can only gain or lose. But time I can only lose. So, I must spend it carefully.
Author Unknown
Don't procrastinate
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
Scottish Proverb
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.
Baltasar Gracian
One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks.
Malcolm S. Forbes
To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing.
Eva Young
A year from now you will wish you had started today.
Karen Lamb
The surest way to be late is to have plenty of time.
Leo Kennedy
While we are postponing, life speeds by.
You may delay, but time will not.
Benjamin Franklin
Never leave 'till tomorrow which you can do today.
Benjamin Franklin
Don't excuse, you are in control
You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.
Charles Bruxton
Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
H. Jackson Brown
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot.
Michael Altshuler
In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking.
Sir John Lubbock
Those who make the worse use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.
Jean De La Bruyere
The great dividing line between success and failure can be expressed in five words: "I did not have time."
Franklin Field
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.
I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.


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il padrone wrote:Xplora wrote:because there are two sides to every argument, and we need to accept the research at hand.
Correction to that. We need to question and critique any research conclusions to establish their validity.
The validity of the conclusion (that cyclists who don't wear helmets are likely to take more risks) is entirely valid, but that is correlation, and not causality, ie helmets do not cause helmet wearers to take less risks, risk averse people are simply more likely to wear helmets. ie I wouldn't even bother to read the study to try find errors with that, because I feel its extremely unlikely to be an incorrect conclusion.
Another detected correlation is the tendency for people that have lit lights on their cycles to have less severe accidents (and probably less accidents) during broad daylight, because fitting lights is correlated with peoples ability to perceive risks, as is the frequency and severity of their accidents.
As it turns out, dutch accident and head injury rates for cycling without helmets (by trip or by kms) are vastly better than ours with helmets, which is an example of why offloading what should be infrastructure safety to PPG is a poor governmental level practice.


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Angel Ilnisky was paying the rent and living with roommates, so she carefully saved up enough money for a five-per-cent down payment on a house with her partner, Michael Nicholson.
The 29-year-old respiratory therapist at the Alberta Children's Hospital and her 31-year-old oilfield driller partner worked hard to save, but the pair of first-time homebuyers quickly realized there would be plenty of other costs involved with buying their new home.
There was $300 for a home inspection, $1,000 for the lawyer - the hidden costs of home ownership began to mount.
Luckily, some hail damage to the roof was covered by the previous owner's home insurance, so it was totally replaced when they bought it - one less cost to worry about.
They also avoided $800 in moving costs by not hiring a company and doing it themselves by renting a U-Haul and getting some friends to pitch in.
"Thank God for good friends," she says, adding free pizza and beer helped entice enough hands for the actual move-in day in September.
Studies show the first year of home ownership is especially costly, according to Tom Bzowey, vice-president of home and auto insurance for RBC Royal Bank.
"Especially for people buying their first home, there always seems to be unanticipated costs," Bzowey says.
Aside from getting friends to help with the move, there are other ways to prepare for the hidden costs of buying a new home and to save where possible.
Bzowey recommends that buyers create a checklist by going through every added expense in addition to the actual property and work it into the budget.
By saving in advance and by planning for these costs, buyers can save that money before they buy and avoid any nasty surprises.
A buyer's hidden costs - whether it's their first home or third home - tend to be quite elevated for the first couple of years.
"We really encourage people to just get on top of that before they move so they don't have any stress associated with ... all of that kind of stuff," he says.
Bzowey also advises buyers to remember the non-monetary, emotional costs associated with the inherent stress of buying and then moving into a new home.
"The way that breaks down to dollar and cents is that it is stressful and any time we're under stress we're vulnerable to missing some of the details," he says.
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possible extra costs
RBC notes these additional costs to consider when buying a home:
- Home insurance is often required by your mortgage lender and provides protection against loss or damage of your property and its contents and liability claims.
- Life insurance and any related types of insurance (such as disability or critical illness) helps ensure money is there to pay the mortgage if something happens to your spouse or loved one.
- Mortgage loan insurance is re-quired if your down payment is less than 20 per cent of the purchase price.
- Appraisal fees may be required if the lending institution requests that your property be appraised.
- Legal fees include reviewing the offer, drawing up the title deed, conducting a title search and preparing and registering the mortgage.
- A property survey may be required to verify the location of the property's boundaries, measurements and structures and any registered or visible easements or encroachments on the property.
- A home inspection could help evaluate any structural and mechanical problems with the property before you purchase.
- Furniture is the most obvious ad-ditional move-in expense, as people buy new items to go with their new space and are usually made over the first one or two years.


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It's a cold, cruel world out there, and I am not just referring to the nasty and seemingly never-ending winter many of us have experienced during the last few months.
The world can be an extremely hostile place for anyone who dares to challenge the over-sexualized messages that are the norm in just about every form of entertainment and mass media that permeates our society.
Don't believe me?
Consider the case involving a family from the peaceful town of Chelsea, Mich. It serves as a reminder as to just what could happen when we push back against a culture that knows no limits.
Michael and Mary Stone believed they were doing the right thing when they complained about a song that was scheduled to be performed at the local high school choir concert — an event that involved their own teens.
The song, by the popular boy band One Direction, contains some pretty risqué lyrics — and that's putting it mildly. It includes not only one too many sexual references but references to sexting as well. Now, one would think given the long list of problems associated with sexting among today's media savvy teens and tweens in recent years, and the many sexting and online bullying horror stories that have made headlines, the school itself might take the Stones' suggestions and maybe change the lyrics in the song for the performance or not perform the song at all.
Given that One Direction is featured in a video promoting Office Depot's bullying prevention program, one would also hope the pop stars would have some sort of a clue that the parents might have a point. Or even if they disagreed, acknowledge the parents' concerns.
Not a chance.
For starters, the school rebuffed the parents' suggestions, so their teens and a few others sat out the concert. Next on the hit parade came a tweeting tirade, which led to a cyber attack on the family.
Apparently One Direction just could not stand the idea of having one — or heaven forbid, several — fans not going absolutely bonkers over every single song. So band member Louis Tomlinson decided it was a good idea to show the Stones a thing or two. The singer sent out nasty a tweet inferring that Michael and Mary Stone are frigid and backward crybaby parents who need to get with the sex-for-recreation program. Charming.
The only shred of decency shown toward this family came from the national spokesperson for the Office Depot campaign. Brooks Gibbs told the Ann Arbor News he applauded the parents for taking a stand for something they felt strongly about. He alluded to the fact that the tweet was quite hypocritical given that the band is involved in a campaign that promotes bullying prevention to more than 300 middle schools around the country and also donated $1 million to the cause.
"I am really bummed about his comments because it launched a cyber-attack on these two parents. I have no doubt that it caused a lot of harm to the students who refused to perform the song as well," Gibbs said.
The Stone family has since said they are very proud of their children, who decided not to buckle under pressure and perform the song. And while One Direction seems to have taken a wrong turn in the case of the Stone family from Chelsea, Mich., maybe the Stones' witness will encourage other families — as well as other young people — to do the same: to stand up against bullies promoting and profiting off of a culture of decay.
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Not sure where this topic should go, but they've got pictures of what they're calling "Saga 2 Wave 7,"
Looks like the folks at 4-inches have a new rumor list (thanks to Jayson for the heads up ):Basic FiguresTSC/#044: Luke Skywalker (Endor Battle Poncho) TSC/#045: Darth Vader (Endor Capture) TSC/#046: Rebel Trooper (Endor Bunker) TSC/#047: Darth Maul (Holographic Sith Lord) TSC/#048: Obi-Wan Kenobi (TBA) TSC/#049: Rep Bean (Gungan Warrior) TSC/#050: Naboo Soldier TSC/#051: Podracer Pilots (2-Pack) TSC/#052: Graga (Mos Espa Market Stallholder)
So are they all gonna be in the same assortment? Or will the Endor guys ship with the other Endor guys? I don't know--I'll let the assortment experts here sort it all out.
Looks like that rumor list was right on the money, only one missing from the GH pics is Obi-Wan.
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Yeah, but this is neither the Naboo wave nor the Endor wave. This wave has got elements of both. It's the "Nabor" wave--an appropriate nickname, given the resculpts and repacks included therein.(And this was posted first.) Gregg
That Obi-Wan is MIA gives me hope that they were planning on releasing a repack of him, but came to their collective senses and decided to shelf him in favor of an all-new, super-articulated version.
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Apparently the isc-dhcp-server is started too early in the boot sequence, it states that it has nothing to do. If I just log directly in as root and start it using the init.d-script, it starts normally.
My setup is basically an utterly standard router, with an eth0 on the inet side, and an eth1 on the lan side. However, I've defined a bridge instead of the eth1 for the lan-side. Thus, the lan-part of the network isn't up until the bridge is up.
I currently believe that the dhcp server is brought up before the bridge is brought up, probably because the bridge is brought up with the 'networking' task, while the eth's are taken up with the 'network-interface' tasks - which are run earlier. (also, the bridge takes a small age to get up compared to the eth's).
If I do take away the bridge config, instead using eth1 directly for the lan side, things work. (However, judging by syslog, things are still tight.)
Ideas of how the get DHCP to start later?
(The reason for the bridge, is to be able to use KVM with bridged networking..)


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June may be the popular month for weddings, but early spring is a busy time for wedding planning. Some 16% of proposals occur on Christmas or New Year's, according to TheKnot.com and another 10% on Valentine's Day.
A major part of the planning process is setting up a gift registry. True, getting married isn't about the presents — but this is a time when they're likely to stack up.
The average wedding consists of 136 guests (according to The Wedding Report), and if you multiply that by the typical gift spending of $75 to $150 apiece, depending on the person's budget and how well they know you, a newly married couple might receive over $10,000 in wedding gifts.
So, when planning your registry, it's smart to think about what you need.
Not only is this one of your only shots at asking for — and receiving — kitchen investments like stainless steel cookware or a top-of-the-line chef's knife, but there are also plenty of bridal deals and discounts that come along with the registry game.
Manufacturers offer freebies just for putting certain gear on a registry, regardless of whether anyone gets it for you, and others offer incentives when people purchase certain gifts.
At Bed, Bath & Beyond, for example, just registering for $99.99 of Henckels flatware gets you a wood flatware storage box. Asking for, and actually receiving, $100 in Cuisinart cutlery comes with a four-piece ceramic knife set.
Plus, most registries offer some discounts after the wedding on any registry remnants that weren't purchased, helping you get a better price on items you need.
So, what's worth asking for? We talked to chefs and other foodies about goods that should be on your list.
Here are seven kitchen items they say every couple should have on their wedding registry:
Forged Steel Chef Knives
Ask to see some of the high-end knives in the display cases. "A good set of knives will help you prepare for every meal like a pro," says Chef Mark Dowling, vice president of academics and executive chef of Escoffier Online Culinary Academy.
Poor quality or dull knives can rip food, rather than cut it, making meal prep harder on you. Finished dishes won't look as nice, either.
"At minimum, [you need] an 8" chef's knife and a small 4-5" paring knife," says Anne Maxfield of Accidental-Locavore.com. "My go-to is an 8" Santoku knife and a steel knife sharpener to keep them in good shape. Extras would be a bread knife, possibly a cleaver, a set of steak knives and a block to hold them all."
Himalayan Salt Block
Offbeat, yes, but chefs like this cooking and serving option that adds flavor to food placed on it.
"You can heat the salt block to high temperatures and sear thinly sliced meats, fish, vegetables and seafood," says Chef Oscar del Rivero, executive chef at Miami restaurants Jaguar Ceviche, Peacock Garden Cafe and Talavera Restaurant.
"Or you can chill the block in the refrigerator and use it when serving sushi, appetizers, cheeses and cold desserts," he says.
A powerful stand blender can be used to make drinks, soups, dips and even nut butters. "Look for one that's capable of crushing ice for summery smoothies and cocktails," says Dowling.
"Get a decent immersion blender, too," says Pamela Braun of MyMansBelly.com. "You can use it to make up a quick smoothie in the morning, make fresh whipped cream or just save yourself from having to wash the blender when you need to puree soup."
Slow Cooker
You can make pretty much anything in this kitchen workhorse. "You'll have no more excuses for eating out," says Kristl Story of TheBudgetDiet.com.
Look for a model that has a range of settings and a timer, so slow cooking doesn't become over-cooked if you're running late.
KitchenAid Stand Mixer
"This thing makes life in the kitchen a whole lot easier," says Braun — the mixer itself can whip up everything from mashed potatoes to cookie dough, and attachments can do tasks like grind meat, roll pasta and prep ice cream.
"Go for at least a 5-quart model rather than a 4.5-quart one," she says. That offers the capacity needed to handle bigger batches for holidays and parties.
Quality Cookware
There's a variety, including copper, stainless and nonstick, so weigh the pros and cons before deciding. Daniel Bortnick, executive chef of Firefly restaurant in Washington, D.C., says his personal preference is All-Clad stainless steel, plus a nonstick skillet for eggs.
Look at multi-piece sets for a sense of which pots and pans you might need, but then register for those pieces individually to break up the cost, he recommends.
"Beyond the basics, a pasta pot, grill pan and tiny saucepan are good to have, says Maxfield."
Frugal Foodie's two cents: A high-quality Dutch oven like a Le Creuset is a smart investment, too.
Miscellaneous Gadgets
It's smart to have some cheaper items on the registry for shower gifts and budget-minded folks. That's where your pineapple slicer and vegetable peeler make an appearance.
Braun recommends adding two pairs of tongs — one with silicon-covered ends for use with nonstick cookware, and a metal pair for everything else.
Also consider a set of wooden spoons, silicon spatulas and a hand-crank can opener.
On Maxfield's list: a zester, a 4-sided grater, an instant read thermometer and some oven mitts.
Frugal Foodie is a journalist based in New York City who spends her days writing about personal finance and obsessing about what she'll have for dinner. Chat with her on Twitter through @MintFoodie http://www.twitter.com/mintfoodie.


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This year's Paris-Roubaix saw little more than a few spritzes of rain on the course and yet at least two of the top ten ran full-on 'cross frames instead of road bikes: second-place finisher Sebastien Turgot (Europcar) and Rabobank rider Lars Boom in sixth.
Boom is a two-time UCI world cyclo-cross champion and is obviously well accustomed to riding such a beast. Mud wasn't an issue for this year's running but even so, Boom says he preferred the handling and feel of his Giant TCX Advanced SL on the cobbles over the Defy Advanced SL the rest of the team was riding – the same bike he rode at last year's Paris-Roubaix.
"It feels good so why should I change it?" he told BikeRadar at the team hotel in Compiègne the day before the start.
Overall, the geometry of the two bikes is similar with identical head and seat tube angles and the same top tube lengths. The TCX chain stays are one centimeter longer, though, and the wheelbase is a substantial 3.5cm longer for extra stability. Giant doesn't publish bottom bracket drops on its web site but we know the TCX measures an unusually tall 55mm – the Defy is almost certainly significantly lower.
Boom says the other major factor in his decision was tire size. While the rest of the team was using 27mm-wide tubulars over the cobbles, Boom was running even bigger 30mm casings with tons of room to spare on account of the more generous frame and fork spacing and Giant's own team-only machined aluminum cantilever brakes.
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Video: Lars Boom's Giant TCX Advanced SL Paris-Roubaix
Boom wouldn't disclose what air pressure he was running – "I'm not going to say!" he told BikeRadar– but it was especially low even as compared to other bikes at Paris-Roubaix. We estimated approximately 4 bar (60psi) front and rear.
Boom did, however, start on his Defy Advanced SL in Compiègne "to save some energy." Boom says he and the team chose a good location about 80km into the race to make the swap and he rode the TCX into the velodrome later in the day.
Build kit on both bikes was similar aside from the tires and brakes. As did nearly all of the Rabobank team, Boom switched to a mechanical Dura-Ace drivetrain instead of his usual electronic group and 35mm-deep Dura-Ace carbon wheels were the norm. Boom opted for an all-aluminum cockpit from team sponsor PRO his saddle of choice was fi'zi:k's Antares k:ium.
175mm-long Shimano Dura-Ace crankarms with 53/44T chainrings for Rabobank rider Lars Boom
Total weight for Boom's TCX Advanced SL was an impressive 7.49kg (16.51lb) without bottles.
Complete specification
- Frame: Giant TCX Advanced SL, size L
- Fork: Giant TCX Advanced SL
- Headset: FSA Orbit ZS tapered, 1 1/8-to-1 1/4"
- Stem: PRO Vibe 7s, 115mm x -6°
- Handlebars: PRO Vibe 7s Anatomic, 42cm (c-c)
- Tape/grips: PRO
- Front brake: Giant custom cantilevers for Rabobank
- Rear brake: Giant custom cantilevers for Rabobank
- Brake levers: Shimano Dura-Ace STI Dual Control ST-7900
- Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace FD-7900
- Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace RD-7900
- Shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace STI Dual Control ST-7900
- Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace CS-7900, 11-23T
- Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace CN-7900
- Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace FC-7900, 175mm, 53/44T
- Bottom bracket: Shimano Dura-Ace press-fit SM-FC7900P
- Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace SPD-SL PD-7810
- Wheelset: Shimano Dura-Ace WH-7900-C35-TU
- Front tire: 30mm tubulars (Veloflex?)
- Rear tire: 30mm tubulars (Veloflex?)
- Saddle: fi'zi:k Antares k:ium
- Seat post: Giant TCX Advanced SL integrated
- Bottle cages: Tacx Tao (2)
- Computer: n/a
Critical measurements
- Rider's height: 1.91 m (6' 3")
- Rider's weight: 75kg (170lb)
- Saddle height, from BB (c-t): 814mm
- Saddle setback (ask mechanic): 92mm
- Seat tube length, c-t: 547mm
- Seat tube length, c-c: 537mm
- Tip of saddle nose to C of bars (next to stem): 605mm
- Saddle-to-bar drop (vertical): 140mm
- Head tube length: 175mm
- Top tube length: 575mm (horizontal) (indicate actual/horizontal)
- Total bicycle weight: 7.49kg (16.51lb)


text: Fifth Annual DLA Piper Global Intellectual Property Symposium Share this 19 OCT 201712:30 PM - 6:30 PM JST MY PLAZA HALL Meiji Yasuda Building 4F 2-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo Directions With great honor and pleasure, DLA Piper announced our Fifth Annual Global Intellectual Property Symposium. In this symposium, leading lawyers from the US and Europe discussed the latest developments in IP law. TOPICS How the US Supreme Court has been reorienting Patent Law: Interesting Times. After a long silent period, the US Supreme Court has recently taken up and issued major opinions that are reshaping the intellectual property landscape. We looked at the Supreme Court's recent cases and their impact on litigants as they pursue protection for their IP and protect themselves from other companies' patents, and what to expect from the Court in the near term. Digital strategic asset management: Navigating the impact of emerging technologies and data optimization on the digital transformation of the enterprise. The Internet of Things (IoT) and emerging technologies like blockchain, machine learning, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are significantly altering how businesses operate as they transform their operations to compete in a world where everything and everyone is connected. We offered strategies for managing technology and data as core strategic assets while addressing the risks associated with digital transformation. The antitrust/IP interface: a moving frontier. Over the last decade, EU competition law has increasingly interfered with the exercise and enforcement of intellectual property rights in both the life science and technology sectors. We offered a forward-looking overview that looks at potential risks and offers suggestions on avoiding them. Navigating collaboration agreements and trade secret claims in the life sciences. The life sciences present special problems for collaboration agreements and the protection of a company's trade secrets. We offered practical, real-world tips for protecting your company's secrets and avoiding trade secret claims from your collaboration partners. Panel discussion (in Japanese): Using open source software. Open source software can bestow significant technological benefits but may also involve significant legal risk in the business setting. Our panel, including as a guest speaker Mr. Masato Endo of Toyota Motor Corporation, a leading figure of promoting Open Souse Software in the automotive industry, discussed how to utilize OSS effectively and avoid its risks appropriately. PRESENTERS John Allcock, Global Co-Chair, Intellectual Property and Technology, DLA Piper (San Diego) Dr. Bertold Bär-Bouyssière, Partner, Litigation & Regulatory, DLA Piper (Brussels) Masato Endo, Assistant Manager, Connected Vehicle Group, Intellectual Property Division, Toyota Motor Corporation Shuzo Maruyama, Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property and Technology Group, DLA Piper (Chicago) Richard Mulloy, Co-Chair, US Life Sciences Sector, Partner, Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property and Technology Group, DLA Piper (San Diego) Takahiro Nonaka, Head of Litigation and Regulatory Group, DLA Piper (Tokyo) Ferlillia Roberson, Counsel, Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property and Technology Group, DLA Piper (Chicago) Vinny Sanchez, Global Co-Chair, Technology Transactions and Strategic Sourcing, DLA Piper (Los Angeles) Hajime Shirasaka, Founder, Shirasaka & Patent Partners (Tokyo) Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey, Partner, Litigation & Regulatory, DLA Piper (San Francisco) Following the program, we hosted a casual cocktail reception offering you the opportunity to meet and network with our speakers and other attendees. FOR MORE INFORMATION Please contact Cheryl Freedman with questions.


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Users can browse and look through all their files on nanoHUB via the "Storage Management" page but they have no way to actually download the files (at least that I can tell).
This is *really* needed for tools that generate large output results (> 30MB) that are not suitable for loading in Rappture. Currently the only way for a tool to serve files for download is to copy their contents into a string output element. When the file is large (> 30MB or so) doing this causes Rappture to freeze and become unusable. This wish would allow a tool to instead post a "README" string in the output that contains directions on how to download the (large) files via the "Storage Management" page.


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Events offer opportunities for recognition, celebration, entertainment, and learning. Nowhere are these more important than in higher education. The FAU Club understands the importance that even the most simple event can play in working towards the university's ultimate goal of educating.
Planning a University Event takes a multi–faceted approach in order to ensure that your meeting, reception or conference is executed perfectly. The FAU Club provides the university community with a venue focused on sustainability and excellence. The staff of the FAU Club are ready to provide assistance with everything from decor to audio-visual support and catering to parking.


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Hero Welcomed by Legion Riders
In July 2006, the 1074th Transportation Company of the Army National Guard deployed to Iraq. Gene Hendricks of Broken Bow was a member of that unit - it was his first overseas deployment. It was also the first deployment for a young soldier from McCook, named Randy Matheny. Unfortunately, Matheny did not make it home with the rest of his unit. Matheny, a 2004 graduate of McCook High School, joined the Guards a year out of high school - in March 2005. Though a member of a different unit, he really wanted to deploy and begged to go with the 1074th. Dean Reicks, Matheny's high school typing teacher, was Truck Master for the 1074th at the time - so he pulled some strings and made Matheny's request happen. Reicks also has strong ties to Broken Bow. Both he and his brother, Dom, began their guard careers at the Broken Bow Armory back in the 1980s. February 4, 2007, seven months after arriving in Iraq, the vehicle Sergeant Matheny was driving was hit by an IED (improvised explosive device). Matheny was killed. Watching the horrific incident from a nearby vehicle was Alex Jauregui, who was a member of the same battalion as Matheny but a different unit. Alex ran to the burning vehicle and pulled Matheny out. "He (Matheny) was already gone, but Alex knew if he got him out his family would be able to have an open casket at his funeral," explains Hendricks. Though their son could not be saved, Matheny's family was extremely grateful to Alex for his heroic actions. Matheny's mother, Jan Collins of McCook, began a 5-year communication with Alex - who was on his second deployment at the time of Matheny's death. He would deploy two more times. It was on his fourth deployment, in April 2012, when Alex himself also came face-to-face with an IED. He lost both legs as a result. But Alex is a true fighter, and as members of the American Legion Riders will tell you, he is a true inspiration. Alex was sent to Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, Md., to recover and rehabilitate from his injuries. Just two months after losing his legs, in June 2012, he took his first steps, and Nov. 3 - seven months after his injuries - he ran on his prosthetics. "His doctors in Bethesda told him they only had one other guy who progressed that quickly on prosthetics - and he was a Navy Seal!," Hendricks said. Reicks, Matheny's former teacher, paid a visit to Alex at the Maryland hospital in August, and Alex shared with him at that time of his desire to come to Nebraska and visit Matheny's mother whom he had remained in close touch with. Reicks then immediately went to work organizing a trip to Nebraska for Alex. He contacted the Veteran's Airlift Command (VAC), a non-profit organization that offers free travel to wounded veterans for certain purposes, and they agreed to help. Reicks then called a fellow member of the 1074th, Hendricks, and told him about his plans to bring Alex to visit Matheny's family. Wanting to be part of this special event for a man Hendricks calls "a true American hero", he organized about 20 Legion Riders to meet Alex in Kearney and offer him a proper escort. The riders were part of Broken Bow's Sandhills Chapter of the American Legion Riders, and the South Central Chapter of American Legion Riders, which got its start in Broken Bow. The group met the plane at the Kearney airport Nov. 7, and escorted Alex to the Kearney Legion Club. Of course the highlight of Alex's trip to Nebraska was a face-to-face meeting with Matheny's mother, Jan Collins. But while here he also made an appearance at Ravenna High School, where he was guest speaker for the Veterans Day program, and two other high schools. He participated in a specially organized duck hunt in North Platte Friday, and a banquet was held in North Platte in his honor Saturday evening. He then spent Monday and Tuesday this week in McCook, with the Matheny family. Jan Collins says "Alex is a true American hero, and he feels like a son to me." At the end of the day, the Broken Bow Legion Riders bundled up for the chilly ride home from Kearney. But there was one more special moment yet to come for the group. "By the time we hit Ansley we were all freezing," says rider Deb Sonnichsen. "So when we got to Broken Bow we all decided to stop at Tumbleweed for coffee and supper, to warm up." Hendricks then joins in the conversation. "There were eight of us eating together, and when we got up to pay for our meals we were told that they had already been taken care of. Someone in the restaurant that night paid for all eight suppers." Hendricks and Sonnichsen were both moved by the gesture, and want to say thank you to whoever the Good Samaritan was that night. However, it would be my guess that whoever picked up that ticket was just saying thank you first - an appropriate ending to a very special day.


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DailyDirt: Playing With Technological Fire...
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
- Pumping water into the ground in order to extract more natural gas may be causing some man-made earthquakes in Arkansas. A seismologist says that an earthquake with a magnitude greater than 5.5 is extremely unlikely, but also states that the fault system in the area is largely unmapped. [url]
- Wired interviews Jack Horner on his experiments towards hatching dinosaur-like creatures from chickens. Since Horner is working on a really tight budget, he's not actually creating any fancy DNA hybrids -- just knocking out genes until he finds (he hopes) a set of genes that resembles a pre-historic, dinosaur-looking chicken-lizard. [url]
- Here's an interesting TED talk that questions the wisdom of bioengineering animals. GATTACA, FTW. [url]
- To discover more interesting tech-related content, check out what's currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]