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(RNN) - Paparazzi chasing down celebrities and their children for a sensational photograph could soon be against the law.
Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry recently testified in favor of a bill that would restrict the Paparazzi's right to photograph children of celebrities and public figures.
The pregnant actress appeared at the California capitol on June 25 and shared that her own daughter, Nahla, is afraid of "the men" who pay close attention to her and take pictures, according to The Washington Post.
Berry told stories of Paparazzi "besieging the school" her daughter attends, following her on trips to the market and lying in wait at the end of the actress' driveway.
Sen. Kevin De Leon said the bill would "protect children who are particularly vulnerable to harassment, because of their parents' employment," according to Capitol Alert.
The senator said children of celebrities, law enforcement officers and public figures are especially vulnerable to attack.
"If it passes, the quality of my life and my children's lives will be dramatically changed," Berry said.
Senate Bill 660 will expand the definition of harassing children to include actions like "alarming, annoying, tormenting or terrorizing conduct" and will also increase the punishment for those actions.
It would make aggression from photographers and the press, as well as other attacks, illegal when directed at children.
First-time offenders could possibly face 10 days to a year in jail.
According to Access Hollywood, journalism advocates fear the bill will interfere with reporters and photographers gathering news. In an age when everyone with a cell phone has a camera, some say it also potentially puts private citizens at risk of prosecution.
Several Assembly members on the committee shared these concerns, but supported the bill after De Leon promised to add amendments that would clarify reporters' and photographers' First Amendment rights.
Despite opposition from First Amendment groups, the bill passed the committee on a 5-0 vote, and will head to the Assembly Judiciary Committee next.
After the hearing, journalists scurried after Berry, recording her every move until she boarded a private elevator with de Leon, according to Access Hollywood.
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Police Log Feb. 13, 2014
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Feb. 13, 2014
12:12 a.m. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – W. Inyokern Rd.; vehicle backed up to fence on east side of yard. Checks ok, one of the company vehicles was parked with it's lights on inside the lot.
12:30 a.m. KEEP THE PEACE – N. Florence St.; Griffiths, John arrested.
8:07 a.m. VANDALISM – N. Cisco St.; caller states neighbor is throwing coffee mugs at caller's vehicle, suspect, who denies accusation.
8:19 a.m. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – W. Inyokern Rd.; stripped vehicle appeared in parking lot overnight.
10:27 a.m. LAND TRESPASS – W. Ridgecrest Blvd.; claims people keep coming on his property.
10:54 a.m. REPOSSESSION – W. Alene Ave.; party is aware.
11:09 a.m. TRUANT - Officer initiated activity at E. Ward Ave. and N. China Lake Blvd.; area check for a truant.
1:01 p.m. SUSPECT ARREST - Officer initiated activity at W. Dolphin Ave.; Stephey, Shawn Ray arrested.
1:19 a.m. TRUANT – N. China Lake Blvd.; unable to locate.
1:59 p.m. BATTERY REPORT – E. French Ave.; arrest of 16-year-old female, released to mother.
3:43 p.m. CONTACT CITIZEN – W. Wilson Ave.
4:26 p.m. TRAFFIC HAZARD – S. Sunset St.; three juveniles walking in and out of traffic to delay people; gone on arrival.
4:59 p.m. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICE CALL – S. Lenore St.; three Chihuahuas, look skinny, on roof of house for last three days.
6:09 p.m. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICE CALL – W. Dolphin Ave. and S. Yorktown St.; cat on the power lines.
6:10 p.m. DRUNK IN PUBLIC – E. Ridgecrest Blvd.; male adult with hat and glasses harassing customer; Roberts, Vernon arrested.
7:51 p.m. WELFARE CHECK – S. Lincoln St.; people haven't seem friend for several weeks, hasn't shown up for work ro contacted anyone; checks OK.
9:58 p.m. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – N. China Lake Blvd.; three male adults, mid 20s, (one had a pony tail, two wearing ball caps) were talking about breaking into a residence at a undisclosed location; gone upon arrival.
10:00 p.m. UNWANTED SUBJECT – W. Upjohn Ave.; adult female banging on door and demanding to be let in.
10:19 p.m. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – S. Gemstone St.; caller believes subject slashed tire on nearby vehicle.
10:51 p.m. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. Inyokern Rd.; caller can see/hear a vehicle alarm going off in the fenced yard behind the garage.
10:58 p.m. BATTERY REPORT – N. Palm Dr.; caller heard a loud noise in her backyard. When she went outside to investigate she was struck in the face by adult female, 20s, dark hair. Subject wearing a jean jacket, jeans, white shoes.
11:00 p.m. DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE – W. Mary Ann Ave.
11:24 p.m. MEDICAL AID - Ridgecrest Regional Hospital; caller in parking lot behind the ER, caller's husband fell and is injured.
11:26 p.m. DISTURBANCE – N. China Lake Blvd.; male adult wearing black shirt and gray pants threatened the clerk.

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BOSTON - Jack M. Wilson, President of the University of Massachusetts, along with the Presidents of the State and Community Colleges, announced today their resolve to support students whose education has been interrupted by Hurricane Katrina.
President Wilson is working with Chancellor Judith Gill of the state Board of Higher Education and with the Presidents' Council of the State Colleges and Community Colleges to find ways to maximize opportunities for displaced students.
The University of Massachusetts System will offer emergency admission to qualified students whose matriculation at colleges and universities on the Gulf Coast was interrupted by the damage from Hurricane Katrina. Students will be offered admission at a UMass campus based upon their matriculation at another higher education institution in the storm-ravaged area.
In preparation for next week's beginning of classes, the University of Massachusetts Lowell is currently working on admitting several students who were planning to attend a Louisiana university this fall.
President Wilson said, "The University of Massachusetts will work closely with the Presidents of the Massachusetts State and Community Colleges to support students whose education has been affected by Hurricane Katrina. We hope that this gesture can have some small impact on those individuals whose lives have been devastated by this event."
Dr. Robert Pura, President of Greenfield Community College and Chair of the Community College Council of Presidents, stated that, "The Community Colleges stand ready to work with the other segments of the Massachusetts Public Higher Education System to support the students from the Gulf Coast region devastated by the recent Hurricane. We are committed to taking whatever steps are necessary to accommodate the needs of these students."
Worcester State College President Janelle Ashley, Chair of the Massachusetts State Colleges Council of Presidents, added, "The Massachusetts State Colleges are pleased to join with the University of Massachusetts and the Community Colleges in opening our doors to higher education students who are displaced by Hurricane Katrina. As individuals, as colleges, and as a nation, we should demonstrate to the world what it means to be an American by lending a hand to our fellow citizens in need."
For more information, visit http://www.massachusetts.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=generic.9&item_id=236
Board of Higher Education Waives Tuition for Students Displaced by Katrina
UMass Lowell, a comprehensive university with special expertise in applied science and technology, is committed to educating students for lifelong success and conducting research and outreach activities that sustain the economic, environmental and social health of the region. UML offers its 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students more than 80 degree programs in the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Management, and the School of Health and Environment and the Graduate School of Education. Visit the website at www.uml.edu.
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The Manischewitz Company, leader and innovator in Kosher foods, announces the beta version debut of their free Kosher Recipe App now available for download on all Apple and Android devices. The Manischewitz Recipe & Holiday Guide app makes its debut just in time for the fall Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Notable chefs, cookbook authors, and everyday home cooks submitted hundreds of recipes for the app which spans many occasions including Passover, Chanukah, Thanksgiving, Shabbat, Shavuot and more. Other categories of recipes include gluten-free, everyday meals, lunches, side dishes, and desserts.
The contributor's shared many recipes, some of which have been in their family for generations. In addition to the recipes supplied by home cooks and well-known chefs, all recipes from finalists and winners from all past Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off Contests have been included as well. Jamie Geller, cookbook author and found of The Joy of Kosher magazine and website, contributed numerous recipes across all categories.
Key App Features Include:
All Kosher recipes that use Manischewitz ingredients Recipes for Holiday and everyday including Chanukah, Thanksgiving, Passover, Shabbat, Shavuot, 4th of July, Purim, and more Holiday fun facts Shabbat times for each week Recipe sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest
Besides being kosher and easy to prepare, all the recipes feature some of the most popular Manischewitz products including all natural broths, noodles, matzo, matzo meal, honey, and many more. It is very easy to find recipes by typing in keywords or searching through the categories. The app will be an easy way for families to find new favorite recipes that can be shared and enjoyed at holiday and everyday meals.
The Manischewitz Recipe & Holiday Guide can now be downloaded for free to any Apple or Android device by searching for "Manischewitz" in the App Store for Apple devices, and the Google Play Store for Android devices, or by visiting the respective stores at the links below:


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The Postal Code 123502 of Sherpur post office in Gurgaon district which comes under the Haryana State in India.
Post Office: Sherpur
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UNDATED (WIFR) -- A new study from the PEW Research Center finds 8% of people surveyed use an app or online tool to track their health.
Studies have shown people who keep track of their calories and exercise whether on paper or online increase their chances of losing weight. Popular diet apps like "Lose It" and "MyFitness Pal" make it more convenient, but experts warn the apps only work if you're totally honest and record everything you eat. Another thing to keep in mind, some apps can vary.
Some of the apps I find kind of overestimate how many calories you burn when you exercise," says Martha McKittrick, a registered dietician. "So if you walked for a couple of miles and it says you burned 600 calories, be careful not to eat an extra 600 calories."
There are more than 30,000 health apps on the market. Experts say it's always a good idea to read the reviews before you buy one.


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While some groups only visit the seniors at Mount Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at Christmas time, the children from Aquinas Montessori School also come on Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day.
They visited this past Monday, laden with stuffed Valentine's Day hearts, Valentine's Day cards, songs to sing and warmth to share.
Led by their teacher, Amanda Messinger, and piano and voice teacher Kim Fairchild, the first, second and third graders sang some old-fashioned love songs. A packed room full of residents listened and smiled as the children took turns announcing the songs, and a couple played a tune on their recorders.
After that there was plenty of time to distribute the felt hearts that the children had made; each one filled with a chocolate. They distributed their Valentine's Day cards and asked the residents some questions. They were especially glad to see Meredith Cooper; he and Bessie Bessitti have both celebrated their 100th birthdays. Some of the children had been there when Cooper celebrated his birthday and looked forward to talking to him.
"They've gotten to know Mr. Cooper very well," Messinger said.


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University of Alabama System trustees on Friday authorized purchasing an additional 26 acres of the old Bryce Hospital grounds and approved the next steps for a host of construction projects at UA, including a freestanding Fresh Food Co. location and a new storm shelter.
University of Alabama System trustees on Friday authorized purchasing an additional 26 acres of the old Bryce Hospital grounds and approved the next steps for a host of construction projects at UA, including a freestanding Fresh Food Co. location and a new storm shelter.
The trustees approved a purchase agreement for 26.02 acres of the old Bryce Hospital grounds from the Alabama Department of Mental Health for $1.13 million. The wooded area across McFarland Drive from the east side of campus will be used for stormwater retention, a communications tower for University Police and a recreation area.
In 2010, UA paid $77 million for the 160-acre Bryce Hospital property that is now part of the northeastern corner of campus.
The board also granted approval for the university staff to continue preliminary planning for the stabilization of the main Bryce Hospital building, renovation of the old Women's Admissions Center and infrastructure work on the grounds.
Tim Leopard, assistant vice president for construction, said the university is still considering which of the other buildings on the property should be saved or demolished.
The board voted to authorize contracts with Price Construction Co. Inc. of Peterson for site development and Amason and Associates Inc. for construction for a freestanding location for the Fresh Food Co. The current budget for the project is about $15.59 million. The university hopes to complete the two-story structure by summer of 2014. The dining facility is now in Ferguson Center.
The board also gave its approval for the university to begin preliminary work on a 5,200-square-foot freestanding building on the east side of campus that would be capable of sheltering 725 people during a tornado. The shelter would be near the Child Development Research Center and is estimated to cost $1.68 million, about half of which would be funded by Federal Emergency Management Agency grant money.
The board approved four resolutions for projects involving UA's Greek community.
The board approved a contract with low bidder Kyser Construction LLC of Northport for $3.95 million in renovations and additions to the Delta Chi fraternity house. The project will be funded by $50,000 in chapter funds and a $3.9 million loan to the fraternity from UA.
The board approved using Holmes and Holmes Architects of Mobile for the design work on a new $13.5 million Phi Mu sorority house on Colonial Drive. The construction will be paid for by chapter money and a $10.5 million loan from UA to the sorority.
Approval was also granted for Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternities to purchase each others' existing chapter house as part of a plan for Sigma Phi Epsilon to move into the current Kappa Alpha house. Kappa Alpha would demolish the existing Sigma Phi Epsilon house to build a new 22,500-square-foot house. Kappa Alpha will receive a $5.8 million loan from UA and Sigma Phi Epsilon will get $1 million loan for the project.
The trustees authorized a construction contract with J.T. Harrison Construction Co. of Tuscaloosa for the renovation of the second floor of Russell Hall, part of Phase 2 of work on the building. The company was the low bidder for the work with a base bid of $1.74 million. The total project budget for the building's renovation is about $18.27 million.
The board approved a preliminary budget of $20.5 million for the renovation of the Biology Building and approved beginning negotiations for architectural services. The project is to be paid for by future revenue bonds.
Trustees approved a budget of $15.6 million for renovation of Houser Hall and negotiations for architectural services.
The board authorized an agreement with architecture firm Evan Terry Associates for design work on a 750-space parking deck that is planned between Barnwell Hall and Martha Parham Hall. The cost of the project, to be paid for by future revenue bonds, is estimated at $16.9 million.
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Doncaster was alive with the sound of music as hundreds turned out in force to enjoy an eclectic weekend of fun.
The town took a Victorian twist, with the second Steampunk Doncaster festival that attracted fans and newcomers from as far afield as Spain.
Held at the Doncaster School for the Deaf, the festival was a celebration of the steampunk movement, that combines the Victorian era with futuristic imagery from authors such as Jules Verne and HG Wells and included activities such as steampunk photography workshops, fashion shows, to Victorian-style martial arts.
Tracy Maher, 51, attended the festival with her husband Richard. She said:"It's been great. Steampunk is really about a bit of escapism, and disappearing somewhere else for an afternoon."


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Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.
Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon.
A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement.
Charlie, the narrator and protagonist of Machine Man, is the quintessential, one might almost say stereotypical, brilliant engineer with all the social skills of a turnip. He works for a stereotypical Big, Bad Corporation run by soulless Managers who only care about the bottom line and running the world. Charlie invents New Parts for human bodies for entirely selfish reasons, and finds himself at odds with the different selfish motives of the Managers. Along the way he meets Lola, the story's (not quite stereotypical) Love Interest, a woman who has not only her own portion of compassion and caring for others, but apparently also got all the leftovers that Charlie never received. Max Barry manages to build a funny (I laughed out loud a lot), disturbing, and compelling story around all of these superficial clichés. Underneath the entertaining tale is a set of provocative questions about the nature of embodiment, intelligence, and identity. Four stars only because the story is a bit too predictable in too many places, and the stereotypes are a bit overdone, but it would make a fun book to argue about with others who have read it. Performance is solid and captures the tone and personality of the major characters very well.
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It's a witty and entertaining book that was originally an online serialized novel (check out M. Barry's website). It revolves around Charles Neumann, a reticent engineer, who loses his limb and decides to improve his body by building a new leg. The funny thing that happens is that the less 'organic' Charles becomes, the more human he feels.
The book IS cynical and entertaining, but it also raises philosophical and ethical questions. What is it to be human? Would you download and upload your mind into a much better equipped robot body? Having been subjected to augmentation, can we still remain human?
Thinking about the quote from Michio Kaku's Physics of the Impossible "...immortality (in the form of DNA-enhanced or silicon bodies) may be the ultimate future of humanity," the question is, what if the essence of humanity could be lost as a result of biotechnological improvement?
On the plus side, there are revolutionary ways of transforming human capabilities, such as pacemakers and tissue grafts that prolong life; e-broidery and smart prosthetics. So in order to survive and 'upgrade' our biological adaptability we need some nanotechnological enhancement. Or do we?
At the same time, a cyborgian reality can widen the gap between 'organic' and 'augmented' people, those who can afford to buy a better body and the havenots, those who become supersoldiers and ordinary people, unable to defend themselves...
And it's the book that gave me food for thought.
As I read about Charles looking everywhere for his lost phone in Chapter 1, I thought about the way technology infiltrates our life. We are overdependent on it. As Naomi Goldenberg put it, "We are engaged in a process of making one another disappear by living more and more of our lives apart from other humans, in the company of machines..." Even now, while typing this, I desperately rely on my iPad.
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Machine Man is a very interesting read, and very original, as are all of Berry's novels. The story and characters are engaging as always, but Machine Man has a darker tone as the plot has to do with accidental dismemberment and an anti-social protagonist. The darker tone however makes the occasional humourous spots stand out even more, as they are often of the cringing variety, and contrast well with some very serious scenes. A worthy read.
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the only book I've come across that deals with nerves learning to deal with new parts rather than keeping old replacement prosthetics. the humor and logic is written by and for engineers
But worth a listen if there's nothing else out there. The Narrator sounded like he didn't give a damn about reading it. He lacked any kind of enthusiasm, might as well been reading a text book on biology.
The story was kind of interesting about a guy, who through an accidental amputation, begins amputating on purpose so he can create the ultimate prosthesis.
Found the story to be rediculous. Nothing interesting about main character or story. Got so irritated had to stop listening. Hoping to get back credit.
I really like Max Barry's stories. But this one ... not so much. Imagine working on a story and you draw a line down the middle of the paper. You put the exciting parts on the right side and the dull details on the left side. Then you throw away the right side and white the entire story just with dull details. That would be this book.
He did some interesting development of a couple of characters. But all of them do dull stuff over and over again.
My thoughts - skip this and go read Lexicon or Jennifer Government. Both much more interesting and they kept the exciting parts in.
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gosh, this is a good idea, but so much of the book is discussion and angst and feelings. I preferred the parts where folks got moving and did stuff.
The start is actually pretty funny (in an aha way, rather than in an LOL way), and I think most of us will see ourselves in the slightly neurotic actions of the protagonist. And action comes along reasonably soon. But the pace is slow from the very start and only slows down more as you near the middle of the book.
Honestly, I read this book as a form of research. I am considering prostheses in my artistic pursuits and a previous book helped me think about them in a new way (FYI: I enjoyed Cinder by Marissa Meyer much better and was intrigued by its perspective on prostheses.) This book did, I suppose, give me something to consider in relation to prostheses, but the story itself was too slow and the main character too focused on himself for the book to be truly enjoyable.
The book is clearly a parable and while listening one feels a bit like the parable of the story is all that one can see. It ain't subtle, is what I'm saying. Read it if it sounds interesting, but here is the one and only time I can remember recommended an abridged version if available.
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Barry writes an interesting story of the limitations of the human body and what would happen if we decided to replace parts with machinery. It's a bit surface level, and I wish Barry had taken the social satire a bit deeper. The worst part is the narrator. It's almost painful listening to him.
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Rumors about a possible move by USA Basketball began circulating again Tuesday after The Arizona Republic reported on its website that the national governing body plans to move its headquarters to Tempe, Ariz.
The Republic cited "multiple sources" and said USA Basketball "is expected to announce a plan soon to be part of a 10-acre project" next to the Arizona State y campus.
USA Basketball spokesman Craig Miller did not give any validity to Tuesday's rumors. Miller said he could not comment on the report.
The Arizona Board of Regents is expected to address the project in its meetings Wednesday and Thursday. The board's agenda said the university is requesting approval of a lease option agreement with USA Place, LLC to develop an area adjacent to the campus that would include a 300-room hotel and 30,000 square-foot conference center.
According to the Republic's report, Arizona State officials said no agreements had been made and any rumors are "speculative."
The desire for USA Basketball to move into a larger facility jumped back into the spotlight May 23 at a press conference announcing that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski would be the coach of the men's national team through 2016.
Krzyzewski said the organization wanted to become a "grass-roots" leader, reaching beyond the national teams and developing the sport for all ages.
"I think in the near future you're going to hear announcements about moving USA Basketball and it's going to be a big complex in another part of the country," Krzyzewski said.
USA Basketball CEO Jim Tooley said May 23 several cities around the country have expressed interest in welcoming the organization. He said many have offered the possibility of building a large, multifaceted facility.
USA Basketball came close to leaving for the Phoenix area a couple of years ago.
Glendale, Ariz., and the organization, based in Colorado Springs since January 1979, reached an agreement in 2008 to build a headquarters as part of a $53.8 million, 75-acre complex that would have included a training center, offices, three-star hotel, sports medicine clinic and fitness center.
A stumbling economy kept developers from securing financing although USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo, former owner of the NBA's Phoenix Suns, was a vocal advocate. The agreement collapsed in October 2010.
The organization that became USA Basketball has worked out of a 18,000 square-foot building on Mark Dabling Boulevard since 1993. It shares the nine gymnasiums at the 35-acre U.S. Olympic Training Center with 13 sports.
Thanks to the U.S. Olympic Committee's move to Colorado Springs in 1978, 22 national governing bodies for individual Olympic sports are based in the area, including about 50 other organizations, such as the Mountain West Conference, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
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Men's Basketball Looks For Retribution Against Boston U. On Wednesday
Game Notes | Season Stats | Live Stats | Live Stream | @UAlbanySports
1. Retribution Game
The University at Albany heads east on Interstate-90 to visit conference-foe Boston University on Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Case Gym. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Terriers came to Albany on Jan. 23 and sqweeked out an 85-80 overtime win following two three-pointers in the final eight seconds of regulation by junior guard D.J Irving to force the contest into overtime. BU holds a 17-8 all-time series lead, having won the last eight games.
2. Batman and Robin Strike Again
The senior guard tandem of Mike Black (Batman) and Jacob Iati (Robin) combined for 32 points to pace UAlbany as they defeated the University of Hartford, 75-49, on Saturday, Feb. 16. Iati led all scorers with 18 points, shooting 4-of-5 from behind the arc. Black scored 14 points, shooting 3-of-6 from three range.
3. Fight for Tournament Seeding Begins
The Great Danes have four games remaining, three in conference, before closing out the regular season. The Terriers are not eligible for the America East tournament, leaving UAlbany (19-8, 8-5) sitting one game behind Vermont (16-9, 9-4) for the No. 2 seed. With the 2013 America East Conference hosted in SEFCU Arena, the Great Danes will look to capitalize on the home court advantage.
4. Depth Past Starting Five Brings Dane Dominance
UAlbany outscored Hartford, 23-11, in terms of bench points in last Saturday's home victory. Against UMBC earlier this month, DJ Evans stepped in for an injured Mike Black, scoring 12 points in 24 minutes. Again on Saturday, Evans showcased his talent, this time for an injured Peter Hooley. The freshman guard scored eight points, adding one assist. Sophomore forward Jayson Guerrier also added eight points off the bench, recording five rebounds. 16 of the team's 34 rebounds came from outside the starting five in the win.
5. Watching the Record Books
Jacob Iati now has 77 three-point makes this season. That puts him tied at third on the list for the single-season record in program's Division I history, alongside Todd Cetnar . The fifth-year guard trails only E.J. Gallup, 93, and Matthew Haggarty, 99, in terms of the record. Iati leads the Great Danes from behind the arc, shooting 41.6 percent (77-185).


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One of the benefits of working in Hollywood is that I do get to hear the occasional good piece of gossip. Today I found out that there is a new role for would be screenwriters 'between jobs' in Hollywood as professional tweeters. That's right professional tweeters. Increasingly celebrities and their agents are starting to understand the importance of social media. Especially when Lady Gaga hit 20M followers.
Although some celebrities obviously tweet themselves and even seem to enjoy it, many more employ staff to manage their accounts, sometimes not so subtly. According to uber-blogger Shannon Albert there are certain techniques to make sure you are being tweeted by the celebrity themselves rather than staff. This is a big deal because who wants to feel that they are reading the thoughts and feelings of the star they love only to find out that in fact they are reading the musings of an assistant? Not many it seems.
So what's a star to do when ones fans don't want to read tweets from ones staff but there simply isn't time in the day to take 20 seconds to tweet? Or worse still when you can't think of something witty or insightful to say? Enter the rise of the professional tweeter. A "special someone" who is able to represent your persona and online brand and make your fans laugh and cry. Perhaps one day a super tweeter will emerge from behind their star to become a celebrity in his/her own right.
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Lindenwood University is mourning the passing of longtime supporter, board member and alumna Dorothy DuQuoin Warner, 93, who died on July 14 at her home in New Hampshire.
A funeral and memorial service is planned for Tuesday, July 22, in Clinton, Ill., where she will be interred next to her husband, John Warner III, who died in 1984.
A 1936 graduate of Lindenwood, Ms. Warner served on the Board of Directors at the school for more than 20 years, and after her retirement from the board in 1992 she was given the title Director Emeritus.
She also served on the school's Alumni Board and was the recipient of many honors and awards commemorating her service to the school, including the Alumni Merit Award in 1977, the Sibley Medallion of Honor in 1991 and an honorary doctorate in 1993.
Ms. Warner's generosity to her alma mater was well known. She was a founding member of Lindenwood's Butler Society and funded renovations to the indoor swimming pool in Butler Hall, which is named in her honor, and the chapel in Sibley Hall, which was built in 1856 and is the oldest building on campus.
At the time of her death, plans were in progress to dedicate the Education Division's office building as Warner Hall in her honor in October. The ceremony is scheduled to take place as planned.
During her time as a student at Lindenwood, Ms. Warner was known for her love of music, which she maintained throughout her life. She studied French at the school as well and remained fluent in the language throughout her life.
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the market wont tolerate it, look at the 1980's everyone and their brother was making computers, often times using the same core parts but totally incompatible with each other. when the IBM clones started to hit market all those makers vanished. It was not because the IBM format was better, it was because everyone got even footing on a platform and their confidence in making an investment to hardware was reassured to not be worthless 6 weeks later.
We still see this today, ie ohh windows 8, oh desktop window
when the IBM clones started to hit market all those makers vanished.
But that took years. For quite some time the ST, Amiga and the like were considered to be the home computers to own while PCs were primarily for business use; only when Windows 3.0 came along did the PC really take off for home users because it then offered most of the capabilities of those other computers at a lower price.
For quite some time the ST, Amiga and the like were considered to be the home computers to own
Waiting for some US user to come along in 3, 2, 1..... and explain that you're totally wrong because *everyone* knows that the Amiga was a total flop. Where "everyone" is defined as US users who don't know or care that their market *wasn't* synonymous with the situation worldwide and that the Amiga was massively popular in Europe. Then again...
PCs were primarily for business use; only when Windows 3.0 came along did the PC really take off for home users because it then offered most of the capabilities of those other computers at a lower price.
You're kind of guilty of the reverse yourself here
The Apple II was pretty popular as well
I understand this was the case in the US. Again, in the UK however, not so much- though my Dad *did* have one at work in the early 80s and I understand some businesses used them before the PC became the de facto standard for business (if not home and hobbyist) use.
Probably didn't help that the PAL-compatible (European TV system) versions of the Apple II were apparently incapable of colour because the original US Apples' colour was generated using idosyncracies of the US TV system that didn't work with the
Yes, GEM was also included with my Amstrad PC-1512 here in Italy.
The PC also came with MS-DOS 3.20.
Both GEM and Windows were completely useless at the time, as there were no useful apps (=games and programming tools).
The Amstrad 1512 also had a special graphics mode, 640x200x16 colors that was not compatible with any of the graphic standards of the time [Hercules, TGA (Tandy), CGA, EGA]. That special graphics mode was supported only by GEM. But it was pointless, since there were no apps. GEM Paint was the o
The Amstrad 1512 also had a special graphics mode, 640x200x16 colors that was not compatible with any of the graphic standards of the time [Hercules, TGA (Tandy), CGA, EGA].
IIRC according to my Dad, the Amstrads also had text mode(s) that weren't quite standard and caused some programs to crash due to the lack of a bottom line (or something like that). He considered them "almost" compatibles in that there were a few areas like that where they weren't *quite* standard that could cause problems. But I don't get the impression it was a major deal.
At the time, I looked up at the Amstrad 1640 as the "perfect" computer, with 640K RAM and an EGA adapter (this time, 16 colors on screen _for real!_).
I remember deciding I wanted a PC at some point in the late 80s, but could never could have afforded one then. No great loss- unless yo
I don't see why that ever happened anyways. They were still making revisions to 8088 machines in 1985 and slowly moving towards the 80286 with a few models. The clone makers were a bit faster off the mark, but they were still making PC-BIOS/DOS machines.
I fail to see how a single-tasking, segmented-memory, 1-meg-max machine could be considered even remotely "professional", when even a lowly CoCo could run a multitasking system (OS-9. The non-Apple one). The IBM-PC was completely and totally a member of t
I see you don't understand the concept the article is presenting.
Their point is that as the potential gains from developing a new architecture approach 0 the incentive to upgrade before the physical failyer of the hardware will also approach 0.
Thus in a theoretical future where computers have been against the performance wall for half a decade manufacturers will have to compete on build quality and expected longevity of their products. Taken to it's logical conclusion if computing power were to completely f
Actually the grey box market was mainly in the early 1990s. The 1980s clones were much rarer, Compaq was just winning their lawsuits to allow an imitation of the IBM bios.
There were plenty in the '80s. The Computer Shopper was packed full of them. By the '90s we quit even worrying about how compatible they were (they were all 100%) and PC started referring to the class of machine rather than meaning specifically the IBM (where the others were called clones).
Oddly, Compaq was amongst the last to iron out the incompatibilities. TI never did, they just gave up on clones.
Compaq was the first to have a bios. I actually didn't realize the date, but now looking it up 1982 was when Compaq successfully cloned the bios. Pheonix came out in 1988 so that's the date just about anyone could get a BIOS. I think Pheonix is the fair date for when there were clones aplenty.
Phoenix was big and marked an explosion in the clone market, but the (in)famous Packard Bell was 2 years earlier. Before that, we had a variety of odd brands with one-off BIOS around. I don't recall when AT&T put out their AT clone.
Was a wood and brass encased laptop with exquisite scrollwork around the keyboard and webcam, inherited by an archeologist who caries it around for data analysis and note taking.
Thank you for that link again. I'd seen this when it was first completed and loved the effort and detail that went into it.
My grandpappy made his own CPU's, you lazy whippersnappers! And if we're going to get back on top, American kids gonna start having to learn how to again. Now git' your lazy ass in that clean room and get to work!
In my day, we just shouted zero's at the window.
and i seriously dont think that moores law will end soon. Bumps in both directions, extending over some time are nothing unusual. New technologies will rise and Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor processes wont be dominating forever.
There are theoretical limitations to how small things can get, and how much work can be done per unit of space, but we're nowhere near that yet.
The author claims that semiconductor density improvements have been slowing over the past few years, but that's not true at all. One need only look at past schedule of Intel's die shrinks, or their transistor counts, to realize that we're still going ahead at full steam. The pace of reductions has held pretty much constant to Moore's law for at least the past decade, and Intel's roadmaps seem to show that continuing for at least another two die shrinks (which will each double density).
It's kind of amazing, when you think of it. Comparing the best of 2002 to 2012, you get from 90nm to 22nm. In just one decade, that is a 16.7x increase in density, and that doesn't even take architectural improvements into account.
What are you smoking? Theoretical limitations aren't too far away. There are lots of games that we can yet play to increase performance, but miles of runway we don't have.
And yes, I remember a headline "Can we break the 1 micron barrier?" and I marvel that we're at 22nm lithography and shrinking.
The 'theoretical limit' has always been 10 years away. We know we are going to get into some issues (such as quantum physics and molecular issues) but they have said the same about SiO2 since the invention of the microprocessor in every magazine I've read (it's too big, it can't be purified enough, the electrical current is going to be too low, we need to start supercooling,
The 'theoretical limit' has always been 10 years away.
That doesn't mean the theoretical limit will always stay 10 years away. 20 years ago, the doctors said my father would be dead within a year. They were wrong, and he lived for another 20 years. However, if the doctors keep saying "he'll be dead within a year," then there will come a year when they'll be right. The fact that they were wrong 20 years ago does not mean that my father will live forever.
Humans deteriorate, a single human doesn't evolve just like a single non-biological chip doesn't evolve into a faster or better thing. The human race does evolve. Chip baking processes don't (usually) deteriorate. It's like saying that the human race is no longer evolving because we're good enough as we are or we haven't seen any major changes in the last 200 years or we can't see what part of us will evolve next. It's a fact of nature that we're going to continue evolving but nobody knows how (yet).
We'll e
My point wasn't about the particulars of human biology. My point is that when someone makes a prediction that something will happen in a set timeframe, and it doesn't happen in that timeframe, that doesn't suddenly mean that it will never happen.
Back in 2005, I remember watching a news show where an economist was complaining about the housing bubble, explaining that prices would eventually have to come down. They laughed at him. He explained his thinking, and I remember someone saying something to the
I smoke, not at all. And I've been hearing about the "theoretical limitations" for a good 20 years now. Yes, the 386 processor was once touted as the last Moore's law processor.
One need only look at past schedule of Intel's die shrinks, or their transistor counts, to realize that we're still going ahead at full steam.
To some extent yes, but everyone is now focused on making designs more efficient rather than throwing brute force at the problem. For example AMD's 6000 series graphics card actually have less stream processors than the 5000 series, but they are better used so performance is higher. Similarly in the CPU world AMD has been reducing the number of integer and floating point units on its latest generation in favour of having more instruction cores, and Intel is trying to get into the embedded market currently d
But this (the drive for power efficiency over performance) is largely representative of market forces, not technology. Smartphones, for example, have a fixed power budget, unlike a desktop, and people want more and more powerful smartphones inside that budget. Before smartphones and tablets became so popular, there wasn't nearly as much pressure on the SoC market for this stuff.
How many atoms currently make up a transistor? How many atoms do you think is the smallest possible number to make up a transistor?
How many years of Moore's law does that leave?
(Hint: the answer to the last question is not a large number).
Good for them, but bad for everyone else. Users lose the continual improvements we're used to, manufacturers and retailers have to deal with people making their kit last years longer as they have fewer reasons to upgrade. Probably very good for Google and other companies who "rent" computers.
It's actually fairly bad for rental. When you can buy a usable low-end system for $300 or so, rental because you can't afford to buy isn't going to happen. That just leaves rental because you expect the thing to be obsolete in short order and want a rapid upgrade cycle. That will actually be less likely if the tech hits the wall.
The number of people predicting the end of Moore's Law doubles every two years.
It seems computers have been stuck at 3GHz (plus or minus a bit) for a while.
Sure, we've added more cores and the like, but it's interesting to see that plateau at the end of the curve.
I'm sure some things actually are faster, but in terms of what's available to consumers, it hasn't seemed to get all that much faster the last few years.
A 3GHz i7 is a _lot_ faster than a 3GHz P4. Have you tried actually comparing them?
Heck, a 2GHz Core 2 Duo core was about comparable in raw speed to a 3.6GHz P4 core last I measured. And an i7 is a lot faster than a Core 2 Duo.
More to the point, Moore's law is about transistor count, not clock speed. Transistor count continues to increase just fine; scaling clock speed just got hard because of power issues and such.
scaling clock speed just got hard because of power issues and such.
Nothing that can't be fixed with a little liquid helium. Now give me my 8ghz processor.
The new i5s and i7s are about 7 times faster at AES encryption with the new instruction set, than an equivalent processor without it. So try scaling that up to 21ghz, if you want to compete with an i5 2600k. Which do you suppose is easier, adding that instruction set or dealing with the TDP of a 21ghz cpu?
No, but if I look at consumer laptops, it's more or less the same quad-core AMD CPU as I bought three years ago. There actually was a good solid decade where the CPU speed was growing at super crazy speeds.
In a lot of ways, I don't miss the whole "oh, crap, the machine I bought six months ago is half the speed of the one I can buy now"
Though, I am hoping that next time I get a new PC I can go beyond
For the.millionth time, Moore's law is not about processor speed. And no a 3 year old cpu is not the samesame as today. Take for example the sandy bridge intel cpus. They blow away the older core2quads in performance and at lower clock speeds.
Moore's law is about transistors, and no, the 3 year old cpu is not "the samesame as today".
But the experienced performance gains now are much slower, and much more workload-dependent than back in the day.
And back in the day, more MhZ _was_ the (main) way to increase processor performance.
You could feel the incredible yet predictable pace at which that happened, and suddently you had to upgrade, since the 3 year old cpu could not keep up with newer software anymore. This is less the case today.
components, not just transistors. It's an important distinction.
In 2006, the Dual-Core Itanium 2 had 1,700,000,000 components
in 2011(over 2 doubling) 10-Core Xeon Westmere-EX has 2,600,000,000
should that be > 6,800,000,000 components'
Of course we are living in a golden age whining about who has the sweetest wine.
and suddently you had to upgrade, since the 3 year old cpu could not keep up with newer software anymore. This is less the case today.
Don't know about that; my work PC has just been 'upgraded' from Windows XP to 7 last week. Aye caramba. It used to be that I would start some coffee brewing and do work on the computer while waiting for it to finish. Now I start a process on the computer and go make coffee while I wait for it to finish.
A few months ago we needed a second laptop, so I ended up buying a 13" Macbook Pro that had pretty much the same Core2Duo at 2.4 Ghz. Is this because we hit a wall with Moore's Law?
No, it's because you bought it used or refurbed. The 13" MBP has been all i5/i7 for well over a year now.
Your gaming machine is still capable of running the latest games because most games are being developed to support cross-platform with the consoles, which haven't upgraded since around the time you got your computer. Expect a huge leap in system requirements when the next generation of consoles finally make it out the door (guessing we'll see some "surprises" at next year's E3).
Though, I am hoping that next time I get a new PC I can go beyond the 4 cores/8GB of RAM I have now and not be outrageously expensive. That would rock.
You can. It's called Llano by AMD and Asus is offering a Matx board that supports 16GB of memory. You do need to spend some money on the 4GB DDR3 sticks but the price isn't too bad as this shows http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134927 [newegg.com] -$25 a stick isn't bad at all for 4GB memory.
I've been planning a new build for year end and it's going to use the Asus board and the Llano Quad Core with APU. Cost of the hardware w/o the Wacom Cintiq 12WX and Corel Painter 12 is right around a grand (
The whole point of Netburst was to achieve premature ejaculation in the frequency domain. This is what happens when people evaluate performance on a proxy indicator (given a choice between simple and correct, what does your average careerist commuter choose?)
Apparently it was a pretty good ruse, because ten years later, people are busy citing the frequency plateau as if it means a great deal more than it does. It didn't hurt Enron's raping of California that Intel took out a few hundred megawatts of gener
yes, but how many transistor per sq. cm are there? and is it's double* and is it is, did they cost the same?
That is Moore's law. Ironically, its not the most genius thing about his paper. the fact that he realized very complex systems will be made from smaller pieces is the real forward thinking in the paper.
*assuming they where fabricated 18 months apart, otherwise adjust based on 18 month
P4 used a 180nm process in 2000.
Core 2 duo used a 65nm process in 2006. That's about 9x the density, so corresponds to doubling every 2 years in there.
Core i7 in 2008 is a 45nm process, so about 2x the density again. For this one, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_count [wikipedia.org] has numbers: 731e6 transistors on 263 mm^2.
Core i7 in 2010 is 1170e6 transistors on 240mm^2, with a 32nm process. So about 1.75x the transistor/mm^2 of the 2008 i7.
The price might rise along those, though. Hard to say.
The doubling
I'm sure some things actually are faster, but in terms of what's available to consumers, it hasn't seemed to get all that much faster the last few years..
Heres a reality check for you.
Im speccing out a machine for a pfSense firewall; Ive settled on a low power, 20 watt Xeon E3 1220L. At about 1/5th the power consumption of a Pentium 4 2.8ghz (and at about 75% the clockrate), it can handle about 13.5gbits of AES encryption, compared to the Pentium's 500mbps.
So we're talking a 36-fold improvement in processor performance in the area of encryption, along with a 5-fold reduction in power requirements; not to mention the improved memory bandwidth and whatnot.
Processors continue to improve at a rapid pace; Intel is supposed to be releasing Ivy Bridge soon, which should have another ~15% performance increase, and they just released Sandy Bridge which mostly eliminates the need for a dedicated GPU on laptops and about 80% of users.
So when people bemoan the rate of computer improvement, despite the MASSIVE leaps in performance, reductions in power usage, and price drops (a core i3 @ $100? A phenom x3 @ $60? Yes please), it boggles my mind. 5 years ago a "modern", decent gaming rig could be had for about $800. Prior to that, getting a fabled 2GB of ram was like $200 on its own. These days, you can have a decent gaming rig for about $500, with none of your parts costing substantially more than $60. For goodness sake, RAM is down to about $6 per GB.
Heck, I just priced out and ordered 2 laptops for 2 different clients-- they come with i3s, 4GB of RAM, a 4hr battery life, and very high build quality, all for under $500. Where the heck could you have gotten a laptop anywhere close to that value 3 years ago? A celeron? A crappy AMD mobile?
Seriously, come back to reality please.
I remember when the cost of memory dropped below 1c per bit - $10,000 per megabyte. (IIRC it was about 1972, close to the time when RAM began to take over from core.)
Now get off my lawn!
At 3 GHz light travels 10 cm in one clock cycle. Faster speeds would make it hard to send a request of data from one end of the chip to the other and get a response during the execution of a machine instruction. Having to insert no-operation cycles while waiting for data to arrive would negate the usefulness of faster clock rates.
Moore's law is about the number of transistors, not their clock rate.
In the beginning, hardware was not "open." Any antique radio collector will tell you that the schematics of 1920s radios were some of the best-kept secrets the manufacturers had (at the time), since the parts used in their products were readily available. Giving the user a schematic was viewed as a license to compete, and there were hundreds, if not thousands, of radio receiver manufacturers -- many of whom got started by reverse-engineering an existing design.
It was only in the 1930s that schematics bega
Funny, my 1920 radio has the schematic stabled inside the cabinet.
By the time Moore's law slows down, we'll also have systems on a chip. Replaceable parts? We've moved the other way from the days you could solder chips and until today. Extension cards are almost gone, more and more of the north/south bridge and motherboard chips is moving into the CPU, now even the graphics card is moving into the CPU for many.
His argument sounds to me to use the same logic as arguing that once computers don't get faster, we'll have to make applications faster so we'll see a return of assembler language and hand optimization. Somehow, I don't think that's very likely. I'd make a fair bet that custom hardware is even more of a niche in 20-30 years than it is now.
"Extension cards are almost gone, more and more of the north/south bridge and motherboard chips is moving into the CPU, now even the graphics card is moving into the CPU for many."
You're missing the point unfortunately, the laws of physics demands that expansion cards are here to stay. The memory bandwidth you can get from a dedicated card exceeds that of today's modern CPU's. Specializations is here to stay. The same argument was made by epic games over 10 years ago when they thought everything would b
Right now, I can build a mid range game machine with no expansion cards. HD, 7.1 dolby.
So why A card can be faster, it not necessarily NEEDED.
If you want to play quake 10, and you can get HD 100FPS without adding component why would you? And would many other people do ti for the same reason.
All hardware advances to have meaning require killer apps, it's a chicken and egg scenario. As hardware gets more powerful someone will find the killer app. No one knew we needed google until it existed, the same thing will happen as hardware becomes more powerful.
Every era computing era has had periods of centralization and decentralization the trend will continue on for the indefinite future. When centralization reaches it's limits, decentralization occurs (think the mainframes vs the internet). The s
Firstly it's high unlikely that Moore's law will be retiring any time soon. All we are seeing is a slow down in the advancement of shrinking the manufacturing process. That doesn't say anything about performance improvements by other means. We are continually seeing advancement in performance per watt which is enabling CPUs to spread their dies not only "out" but even now we're seeing the prospect of "up" with promising research in layering techniques. Beyond that there are carbon rather than silicon based materials coming online that promise to further improve upon the performance per watt angle. We're even starting to see glimmers of hope in the quantum computing arena which would be game changing.
With respect to small companies being able to enter the market and compete with the "big guys" I would seriously doubt it. The first and obvious reason being the cost factor being a barrier to entry. The equipment isn't cheap and contending in the patent arena is worse. The most you'll ever see here is university level research being sold off to the big guys.
Well.. moore's law is specifically about transitor density, specifically the rate of its increase per time. So a slowdown in that increase is in fact an end to the law in that the "law" predicted a specific rate that would no longer be met.
Well, you're wrong.
ftp://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Articles-Press_Releases/Gordon_Moore_1965_Article.pdf [intel.com]
There's some discussion of what the trend means for prices, but the core observation is clearly about the density.
You're still wrong.
He's *interested* in the predicted result that they will follow a flat economic behavior while increasing in density, but the observation and prediction is that they will increase in density.
NO IT IS NOT. It's appalling on how ignorant so many posters are about Moore's law on a tech site. Simply appalling.
Double the amount of Components per sq.cm at the same cost.
Layering buys you a 15 year extension on Moore's law if you're lucky. After that it gets really hard to layer fast enough to produce the finished chips within 18 months.
It takes a few hours per layer right now. In the ballpark of 12. Going parallel means that intel, which currently spends billions per fab, is going to then spend trillions per fab. Going parallel to that degree means a fundamental rework of a manufacturing process that has had hundreds of billions of dollars in research already. Not that this is impossible, but getting that kind of fundamental redesign of the process done on the kind of timetable required to keep Moore on schedule? That project will pu
Well done. You can have all the nerd point most these other yahoos have lost with there careful planned out incorrect explanation of Moore's law.
Moore's law has applied, and will apply - at least by inference - to all past and future computing paradigms.
The exponential growth trends of price/performance started long before CMOS processes were developed. While Moore's law specifically refers to integrated circuits, the facts remain: exponential growth trends were present in relay-based machines, vacuum tube based machines, transistor based machines (pre-IC), and integrated circuits.
In fact, the exponential growth trends are actually accelerating at
What a nice explanation of what Moore's law isn't.
And it's far from the only thing that impacts a computer's performance. The advent of SSDs proves there are still major areas of computer performance to be addressed outside of the CPU. While the GPU will be brought onboard before system RAM is, I'm sure that's another area that will find its way onto the die eventually. Gigabit ethernet is good enough for now - I don't know of any broadband connections anywhere that exceed that just yet, but an increase to 10gigabit isn't out of bounds in the nearterm, and
The advent of the 10" 2560x1600 panel are upon us - put three of those together for a nice 30" display, and you're good to go. The more things are offloaded FROM the CPU, the more irrelevant CPU density and speed becomes.
To maintain the aspect ratio, you need nine 10"(diag) displays to make a 30"(diag) display.
The advent of the 10" 2560x1600 panel are upon us - put three of those together for a nice 30" display, and you're good to go. The more things are offloaded FROM the CPU, the more irrelevant CPU density and speed becomes.
To maintain the aspect ratio, you need nine 10"(diag) displays to make a 30"(diag) display.
Whoops. I knew that, but somehow typed three instead of nine. *sad panda*
They haven't announced prices on those new panels, so who knows if that will be affordable. I know they're planning to make 2560x1600 panels in sizes ranging from 4" - 10", so let's hope it's affordable. A 30" panel is rather big for me for a desktop display; I'm more comfortable with my current 24", but higher pixel density would be appreciated.
It's going to be strange having a 4" smartphone with a 2560x1600 display, though. That's a
funny... i was just writing up a post to the http://openhardwaresummit.org/ [openhardwaresummit.org] mailing list about a way to accelerate the process by which enthusiasts can work with the latest mass-produced embedded hardware.
the initiative, which has a specification here - http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/PCMCIA [elinux.org] - is based around the fact that, just as mentioned above, the development of processor "speeds" is slowing down. this funnily enough allows so-called "embedded" processors to catch up, and it's the
It's all just propaganda.
I'm not convince of the central postulate here. We may not be able to continually increase CPU performance by slavishly increasing the transistor count any more than we could do it by slavishly increasing the clock frequency, but that doesn't mean the Intels of the world can't maintain dominance in performance. There are all sorts of possibilities that haven't been as yet fully explored because the industry has billions (trillions?) sunk into the silicon-specific end-to-end fabrication process, and they s
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Dan Enos, a four-year football letterman (1987-90) and two-year starter (1989-90) at quarterback at Michigan State, is in his fourth year as a member of the Spartan coaching staff and his second season as running backs coach. The 40-year-old Enos is in his second stint as an assistant coach under Mark Dantonio, having previously served as the quarterbacks coach at Cincinnati from 2004-05.
In 2008, Enos mentored one of the top running backs in the nation in Javon Ringer, who led the nation in carries (390), scoring (132 points) and touchdowns (22), while ranking fourth in rushing (125.9 ypg.) en route to being named a consensus first-team All-American. Ringer is the first Spartan running back to earn All-America honors since Lorenzo White in 1987. The consensus All-Big Ten first-team selection rushed for 1,637 yards, the second-highest single-season total in school history.
In his first season coaching Spartan running backs, Enos mentored one of the top backfields in the Big Ten in Ringer and Jehuu Caulcrick. Michigan State ranked third in the Big Ten and No. 25 in the NCAA in rushing offense, averaging 198.2 yards a game, an improvement of 69 yards per game over 2006. Ringer, a second-team All-Big Ten pick, and Caulcrick, an honorable mention selection, combined to rush for 2,319 yards and 27 TDs in 2007. Ringer led the Spartans in rushing for the third-straight season with 1,447 yards, the sixth-best single-season total in MSU history, while Caulcrick set an MSU record with 21 rushing TDs.
In his role as quarterbacks coach in 2006, Enos mentored Drew Stanton, who earned team MVP honors after accounting for 2,252 total yards and 17 TDs as a senior. Stanton, who was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft, finished his career ranked among MSU's all-time leaders in completion percentage (first at .642), pass completions (second at 543), pass attempts (second at 846), passing yards (second at 6,524), total offense (second at 8,036 yards), 200-yard passing games (second at 18), passing efficiency rating (third at 138.7) and TD passes (fifth at 42).
In 2005, his pupil Dustin Grutza became the first freshman quarterback to start a Cincinnati season opener (vs. Eastern Michigan) since World War II. Grutza, a red-shirt freshman, finished fourth in the BIG EAST Conference in total offense, averaging 165.0 yards per game.
In 2004, Enos helped hone the talents of Gino Guidugli, who closed out his career as Cincinnati's all-time passing leader with 11,222 yards. As a senior, Guidugli completed 210-of-342 throws (.614) for 2,633 yards and a school-record 26 touchdowns while leading the Bearcats to a 7-5 record, including a 32-14 victory over Marshall in the Fort Worth Bowl. Guidugli ranked fifth in Conference USA and No. 15 in the NCAA in passing efficiency with his 146.5 rating.
Enos spent the 2003 season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Craig Bohl at NCAA Division II North Dakota State, where he designed an offensive attack that averaged 30.1 points per game en route to an 8-3 record. Tony Stauss hit 220-of-325 passes (.677) for 2,134 yards and 15 TDs. His 2,134 passing yards represented the second-highest single-season total in Bison history.
Prior to his appointment at North Dakota State, he worked for three years as the quarterbacks coach at Western Michigan (2000-02) under Gary Darnell. In 2002, the Broncos finished fifth in the Mid-American Conference and No. 30 nationally in passing offense, averaging 256.1 yards per game. In 2001, Western Michigan ranked third in the MAC and No. 30 in the NCAA in passing offense (257.8 ypg.). In 2000, the Broncos averaged 400.6 total yards and 29.9 points per game while posting a 9-3 record, including the MAC West Division crown. In addition, quarterback Jeff Welsh ranked fourth in the league in passing (211.4 ypg.) and total offense (212.8 ypg.).
In 1999, Enos served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) under Randy Ball. The Bears ranked among the NCAA I-AA leaders in passing offense (No. 22 at 258.8 ypg.), scoring offense (No. 23 at 33.9 ppg.) and total offense (No. 30 at 417.8 ypg.). Quarterback Jay Rodgers finished among the national leaders in passing efficiency (No. 9 with a 150.1 rating) and total offense (No. 20 at 251.6 ypg.). In addition, Rodgers set school single-season records for completion percentage (.632), passing yards (2,741), TD passes (24) and total yards (2,768). Rodgers had three 300-yard passing games in 1999, including 395 yards vs. Southern Illinois - the second-best single-game total in Bear history.
His full-time coaching credits also include stops at Southern Illinois (quarterbacks and wide receivers, 1997-98), Northern Michigan (offensive coordinator/backfield, 1996) and Lakeland College (offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks and wide receivers, 1994-95). He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for George Perles at Michigan State (1991-93).
Enos compiled a 16-7-1 record (.688) as a two-year starter for Coach Perles, including back-to-back bowl victories (defeated Hawaii, 33-13, in the 1989 Aloha Bowl and defeated Southern Cal, 17-16, in the 1990 John Hancock Bowl). As a senior, he threw for 1,677 yards and four TDs while helping the Spartans earn a share of the 1990 Big Ten championship. Enos still ranks among MSU's all-time Top 10 in pass attempts (No. 10 at 478), pass completions (No. 10 at 297), completion percentage (No. 3 at .621), passing yards (No. 10 at 3,837) and total yards (No. 8 at 4,301).
Enos earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Michigan State in 1991 and received a master's degree in sports administration in 2006. A native of Dearborn, Mich., Enos earned all-state honors as a senior for Coach Jack Bridges at Edsel Ford High School. He accounted for 5,743 total yards and 46 TDs during his prep career.
Enos and his wife Jane have two children: Idalia and Alex.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth. Joined staff on Feb. 9, 2006, from Cincinnati.
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College -- Graduate assistant at Michigan State (1991-93); offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Lakeland College (1994-95); offensive coordinator and backfield coach at Northern Michigan (1996); quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Southern Illinois (1997-98); offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southwest Missouri State (1999); quarterbacks coach at Western Michigan (2000-02); offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Dakota State (2003); quarterbacks coach at Cincinnati (2004-05); quarterbacks coach at Michigan State (2006).
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in business administration from Michigan State in 1991; master's degree in sports administration from Michigan State in 2006.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College -- Four-year letterman (1987-90) and two-year starter at quarterback at Michigan State (1989-90).
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player - 1988 Rose Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1990 John Hancock Bowl. Coach -- 1993 Liberty Bowl, 2000 MAC Championship Game, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.


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Saturday, June 1, 2013
June score: Cardinals 15, Giants 1
Starting pitcher: Zo
Not much relief the second game today. The Giants managed to squeak a run across. The Cardinals hit no more home runs than they had in the first game, and managed a similar result. The final: 7-1. Madison Bumgarner threw 94 pitches, 62 strikes in 6 innings. He gave up 5 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk. The Cardinals were very good at grouping their hits together. Ramon Ramirez, who has mostly been a waste of time since his call up, gave up 2 runs on 3 hits in one inning. It would have taken a very low scoring game for the Giants to beat Adam Wainwright. The Giants got 8 hits in his complete game effort, but no Giant walked. With the exception of Andres Torres' rbi single, the Giants hits were not well grouped. Chad Gaudin starts tomorrow, then the Giants get a day off before taking on Toronto on Tuesday.
2 comments:
- M.C. O'Connor said...
Damn,four runs last week and five this week, even MadBum is not immune to the club's run-disease.
- Sun Jun 02, 09:47:00 AM PDT
- nomisnala said...
The Cardinals are very good this year hitting with men on base, or with pitchers in the stretch. Think they have a system of stealing signs? Their average with men on vs their average with no men on, probably has the biggest split in the N.L. Matheny, is one smart dude.
- Sun Jun 02, 04:39:00 PM PDT
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After more than a year of prickly contract talks between the Pentagon and its F-35 prime contractor, Lockheed Martin, the two have finally reached an agreement of terms for the $3.8 billion deal.
The goal is to lower the price of each of the three variants by 4%, according to Joe Dellavedova, F-35 spokesman for the Pentagon.
Target per-unit airframe costs are as follows for the three variants of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF): $105 million for the conventional-takeoff-and-landing F-35A; $113 million for the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing F-35B and $125 million for the carrier suitable F-35C, Dellavedova says. Low-rate, initial production (LRIP) lot 5 includes 32 aircraft -- 22 F-35As, three F-35Bs and seven F-35Cs, all for the United States.
Pricing for the F135 propulsion systems for the single-engine fighter has not yet been established as negotiations are underway between the Pentagon and Pratt&Whitney.
Perhaps more important to both parties is that the deal increases Lockheed Martin's exposure to risk for cost overruns if they occur in building the aircraft. The company must pay 55% of any overruns up to a ceiling of 112 of the target cost, with the government picking up the remainder, Dellavedova says. The low-rate, initial production (LRIP) 4 contract evenly split the cost of overruns.
The Pentagon has paid $136 million in concurrency costs for LRIPs1-3, or about $4.86 million per aircraft.
The unlikely benefits of cost underruns are equally shared between the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin.
Also notable are the teams reached last year on the so-called "concurrency costs" of these 32 F-35s. This refers to the price of retrofits to already produced aircraft that would be needed as a result of discoveries made during the ongoing F-35 testing program. The parties will equally share in these costs.
In LRIP 4, the Pentagon took any concurrency cost over $52 million out of the company's award fee. The LRIP 5 deal includes a 50/50 split on costs associated with concurrency, Dellavedova says.
The Pentagon embraced the concept of concurrently developing and producing the F-35 when it signed the contract with Lockheed Martin in 2001 but has since worked to shift the financial risk for the strategy to the contractor as a result of ongoing cost overruns, earlier testing delays and missed delivery deadlines.
The contract also includes a payment schedule based on each aircraft's journey through the production process until the jet is accepted by the Pentagon.
Prior to LRIP 4, the Pentagon bore the burden of overruns to producing the aircraft. Last year, the Pentagon said that totaled $771 million for those lots, averaging at $27.5 million per aircraft (including the concurrency costs).
LRIP 5 deliveries are slated to last from August 2013-May 2014, Dellavedova says. Lockheed Martin has delivered 20 airframes in 2012; its goal is 30. A spokesman says the final 10 are off the production line and awaiting paperwork for the formal delivery.