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Which level of hardware compatibility exist between BSD and Intel Mac?
Which level of hardware compatibility exist between BSD OS and Intel Mac (Exspecially desktop series)?
I have never been rich enough to have a MAC but from what I understand since Apple ditched PowerPC MACs are just a regular PCs with OS X operating system.
Earlier PowerPCs MAC were completely supported by OpenBSD and NetBSD while FreeBSD was able to run on few models but the support was mostly poor.
That was unbelievably vague.
Intel Macs are based around a mostly traditional x86 architecture, all models include an Intel CPU.. other hardware differs, some models use NVIDIA chipsets and others use an entirely Intel based chipset.
The lack a legacy BIOS natively, it uses EFI to load Mac OS X.. an emulated BIOS is provided so that traditional x86 operating systems can be booted.
Perhaps it's safe to say they all have USB controllers, "HD Audio" (azalia), not all models use the same Ethernet/Wireless chipset, graphics can be from Intel/ATI(AMD) or NVIDIA, they include PCI PATA/SATA controllers in IDE or AHCI mode from a variety of vendors.. a Firewire controller in some(..or all) models, and finally USB UVC-compatible cameras that require a firmware to operate.
No legacy PS/2 emulation, the keyboard and mouse are USB devices.
People boot OpenBSD/NetBSD/FreeBSD on different models and submit the dmesg's to the mailing lists, it shows that they don't all share the same type of hardware.. you should however be able to install any off-the-shelf PCI devices these days, granted you'll need a custom driver for OS X.
Do that help?
Just curiosity because the hardware variantions is much limited on Intel Mac respect Intel Pc so must be more simple have a compatibility hardware with more different OS.
In the past i have think about a mac mini but given the huge difference in price respect a normal pc and given the huge difference in price in Italy respect the Usa i give up.
Italy: € 549 = $ 782
Usa: $ 599 = € 420
Unfortunately don't all european are rich to pay more the in Usa the same product.
but even when the value was more strong then that the huge difference in price is always remained.
One note I might want to place regarding Intel Mac's is that they are difficult and expensive to repair. They're basically all laptops (T serie CPU's, laptop mainboards, etc) with all the advantages and disadvantages of that.
The only good reason to buy a Mac I can think of is MacOS X. If you want to run BSD, then I would recommend buying a "normal" PC or laptop.
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
Actually they are not that bad to work on (experience required), i have taken apart and replaced parts on quite a few, (not just ram, hdd) i have worked on MUCH worse ...
I must say, replacing a mainboard on an IBM/Lenovo on a monday morning will cause you greif, they have about 2 extra layers of stuff to screw down, but i am glad they do. Even there monitors have twice as many screws in them.
I have an HP TC4200 (my firewall OBSD 4.6) that has come apart about 6 different times (soldered power connecter to mainboard, some other misc fixxing) that was easy to work on. Also some of the Dell's at work are quite pleasureful to work on, at least they tag the sizes/lengths of screws on most laptops
I had an OLD Macbook PPC 100mhz back when it actually unfolded apart (outwards) and you unscrewed parts, i recall that one was very easy to work on, the parts cost an arm and a leg though.
Just need to stay away from the Samsung HDD with an Apple sticker on it (100$ CDN) the regular Samsung HDD (60$ CDN, exact same HDD - the Apple sticker) or WD or any 2.5" HDD works fine, i am so glad Apple switched to standard commodity (if i can call them that) hardware.
Apple did a good thing with the hardware switch, that attracted ALOT more technical persons that will run non-MacOS operating systems (Windoz/Linux/Unix) on there Mac's. This i believe will bring greater credability and technical usage from persons that are not Macophiles (you know the ones who get there facts from TV commercials) almost a relief ..... almost.
Although i used to LOVE my Toshiba laptops (had 5 over the years), there quality has gone to shit (even the Tecra's, i used to really like those), and Acer laptops too, those 2 are built like crap, barely held together and flimsy as hell, the parts they are using i was replacing almost every few months for some of our coorporate clients. It is quite a pain to drive 1-2 hours to get on site and tear apart a brand new laptop just to replace a monitor and ram (or cpu fan or wifi/bluetooth module) in a crappier (meaning more used and worse shape) laptop (30 mins work) just to drive 1-2 hours back.
I sold my Macbook (white) with XPPro on it bout 2 months ago (sold my MacBook Pro last christmas) raw metal install no BootCamp (i used there drivers of course) and now i run OS 10.6.2 in a virutal machine (VMWare) so really, for me that is, my Macbook running OpenBSD and MacOS in a virtual machine seems a better setup *_*
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6 different screw sizes, not tagged.
It made the Carpetsmoker cry
I meant that compared to normal PC's (desktops) they are more difficult/expensive to repair. With a "normal" PC you can just buy random ATX PSU, mainboard, etc. and anyone with the ability to hold a screwdriver and more than half a brain can replace the part ...
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
I have an Apple sticker over the Dell logo on my D830 laptop at work, it is silver and does look like a Macbook Pro from afar, you should see how many ppl come over and say "nice Macbook man!"
They notice the sticker only, they don't even bother to really look at the laptop, im glad they feel better from that image. Has anybody else noticed it is a image of a once bitten apple? of biblical myth, what is Jobs and Wozniak trying to tell us?
I liked the multi colored version best, here is a funny picture for all to check out, i asked one of the web/graphics designers at work to make me a sticker like that below, he refused, must be blashphemus for a Macophile
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Greetings from Dallas. I'm still here out west, covering the big high school game this week when Miami Northwestern travels to Southlake Carroll to play in that No. 1 vs. No. 2 prep matchup.
I'm sorry I didn't give some of you a heads up about not having a live Q&A this week. But I've been a bit busy here in Southlake since I drove back in Sunday. But enough about that, let's talk Canes.
I've got to say I was happy to see coach Randy Shannon deliver on his promise he'd do what was best for the team at all times and make some major changes. He did that Tuesday, making moves to improve his starting lineup.
Here's a quick recap:
- Kyle Wright moves back to the starting role at quarterback.
- Randy Phillips, still sporting OU receiver treadmarks, gets moved from corner to backup safety, the spot he really was meant to play.
- Sam Shields, the team's best receiver, moves back into a starting role.
- The experiment of having a 6-4, 260-pound tight end return kickoffs ends. Richard Gordon goes back to his main duties, blocking. DeMarcus Van Dyke or Shawnbrey McNeal are expected to replace him.
- And Daren Daly, who was attrocius on kickoffs, gets replaced by Francesco Zampogna.
Everything should be perfect now right? Hmm. Not quite. To me, personnel adjustments are just phase one. Look, I'm not an offensive or defensive coordinator. I only play one when I got my PlayStation 2 controller in my hand and John Madden Football or NCAA Football on. Kind of just like most of you. But I don't think it took a rocket scientist to figure out Miami's playcalling this season needs some work.
Did former starter Kirby Freeman ever throw the ball down the middle of the field -- even once while he was in there? No to my memory.
Any of you have an idea why in God's name was Miami's pass defense still playing man-to-man in your face defense -- even after falling behind 14-3 and proving it couldn't handle OU's speedy receivers?
Why was Graig Cooper running sweeps inside the OU 5 and Javarris James not in for the goalline smashmouth situations?
Why was Miami running a no-huddle shotgun offense when it obviously couldn't do anything in it?
To me, the Canes need to go back to basics. When Kyle Wright was in there Saturday and having success, his receivers were doing simple little routes. Darnell Jenkins? Go downfield 10 yards and turn around. Completion! First down! Ryan Hill? Ditto. What a concept! When Miami was running the football successfully, it was Javarris James up the middle, and Graig Cooper following his brigade of blockers on sweeps.
Look, offensive coordinator Patrick Nix and defensive coordinator Tim Walton are young, talented guys. Coach Randy Shannon wouldn't have hired and promoted them if he didn't see something he liked. UM's personnel was obviously were outmatched against OU. They couldn't provide miracles. But they could have made adjustments. There were flaws in Miami's gameplan before the 51-13 loss. 81 passing yards against Marshall? A wide open middle of the field against the Thundering Herd? Surely, Kyle Wright can ought to find ways to get 10-yard completions against FIU this week, right? Surely, Miami's safeties don't have to play in the box nearly every down against FIU, do they?
Just some of my thoughts people. I know many of you have shared the same. Since this is all fun anyway, what did you see as far as playcalling that you'd like to see removed from the playbook? What about what would you like to see Miami do more of? Is there still more personnel moves Miami needs to make? Have some fun. Play coordinator.


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Amanda Flowers always liked her Wii Fit but now she can't get enough of it. Amanda claims a fall from her balance board damaged a nerve and has left her suffering from persistent sexual arousal syndrome. From the article: "The catering worker said: 'It began as a twinge down below before surging through my body. Sometimes it built up into a trembling orgasm.' A doctor diagnosed her with persistent sexual arousal syndrome due to a damaged nerve."


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Finally a way to change my tattoo every time i feel like it, and get rid of my gf's complaints that she doesn't want me to have more tattoos.
You have a tattoo of a buxom blonde overlaid on a heart with a scroll saying "Lucy"... wait, now it says "Cherry"... huh? She's now black haired and thinner and she's called Liza... dude I think you need to check your firmware.
The possibilities for hacking other people's tattoos are frightening. You can hardly go around keeping a continuous watch on them, especially on your back. Imagine going to work at school labelled "Crack $5/bag".
Hmm....shoot, I'll be we could transform the DEA into a group called sandmen, you know, just in case you decided to 'run' and not turn yourself in for sleep.
as someone who went to MANY many birthday parties for 30 year olds at lazertag centers-
it was 30 for renewal, not 21
The age was 21 in the novel, it was raised to 30 for the film to broaden its appeal or to make the portrayals by older actors more believable. I've heard both explanations.
Not in the book....it was 21.
I'd highly recommend the book..is a short read, but, quite a lot better than the movie. The way the 'gun' works in the book is so cool, and worth the read alone. Hehehe...you never want a 'homer' fired at you....
The possibilities for hacking other people's tattoos are frightening. You can hardly go around keeping a continuous watch on them, especially on your back. Imagine going to work at school labelled "Crack $5/bag".
This reminds me of a book: The Diamond Age
In it, a character describes how some people get their eyes cyber-ized so they can have HUDs and such for information, aiming etc.
However one guy he knew had his HUD hacked so that it would always show him catfood commercials, even when his eyes were closed while he tried to sleep, and he couldn't get anyone to remove the code. It eventually drove him to suicide.
This is the reason why the character used older-model goggles.
Even worse, Goatse.
Imagine some dude on the beach with a fresh new digital back plate unwittingly displaying hello.jpg. *shudders*
And god help the poor soul who has their animated ink hacked and is walking around displaying meat spin.
Finally a way to change my tattoo every time i feel like it, and get rid of my gf's complaints that she doesn't want me to have more tattoos.
Plus, when she starts bitching about the naked woman tattoo you can claim your wireless tattoo must have gotten hacked by someone and you have no control over what is being shown!
I've always liked the idea of a tattoo, but the thing with a tattoo is that you always have to think "Oh sure I may think this is awesome now, but what will I think in twenty years?" I have yet to find a tattoo where I imagine twenty-years-senior-me isn't looking back on present-day me and shaking his head, sadly, as if ashamed to be the same person and saddled with their choices.
You'd think this would be the answer. And hey, maybe it is, if there are very careful and deliberate controls. But as a genera
Seriously? It's just an anus, I can understand being shocked by it, but some people talk about goatse like it killed their puppy. You shouldn't have to "unsee' anything, just get over it.
If you thought fun with programmable road signs was something, wait 'til tatoo hacks become the new fad!
Oh the possibilities
- Wash me
- Kick me
- Buy cheap v1agr4
- Profit!
The v1agr/\ adds might be difficult to read the moment they might be most effective if they are in the palm of your hand. I mean , well, uh, you know.
This could actually bring a whole new meaning to STD.
Yes and shareware tattoos. Which will have shareware version only written across them once the trail period runs out.
I don't even want to know what DRM would be like for this kind of skinware...
Implant this under all exposed skin and a solider could have camouflage patterns turned on/off and changed for the terrain.
What's the point in that? He'd either have to carry both desert and urban camo (for middle-east incursions at least), and swap half way through, or they'd have to be butt-naked all the time.
If they can put this in skin they can probably put it in clothes too.
Implant this under all exposed skin and a solider could have camouflage patterns turned on/off and changed for the terrain.
I can only imagine the stories...
"So there I was in the women's shower room..."
Because in war it's such a bright idea to have much skin exposed?
Sorry, some camouflage make-up applied to the parts of the face you can't hide seems like a lot simpler, cheaper, more reliable and simply superior in all other aspects.
See, this is exactly why I don't like cats.
Are you joking? A tattoo hurts a lot less than regular high school beatings or unrequited love.
Without reading the article, should we assume this kind of technology can be used to help college student cheat on tests?
Why not just store everything in your calculator?
Its what the rest of us do
If programmable digital tattoos catch on, it might be a good idea if the data feed in your "handheld display" was used to ensure that the name in your tattoo matches the name of the person you're with.
"Hottie" does it...
This reminds my of the futuristic OCtattoos (Organic Circuitry tattoos) that Peter Hamilton makes use of in his Commonwealth Saga [wikipedia.org] stories.
They're described in the Wiki as:
OCTattoos (Organic Circuitry Tattoos) are also a major technological device. These are tattooed on the skin and resemble colourful, often metallic tattoos, and serve hundreds of purposes from transferring credits to serving as sensors. Their main function is to act as processors for other implants (which may function at reduced capacity if an OCTattoo is damaged).
Would be really neat to have this in our lifetime.
Would be really neat to have this in our lifetime.
Therin lies a problem
Where can I get some hands-on experience with this technology?
You're modded funny, but I'm taking you seriously because I feel the same way.
I've avoided tattoos my entire life not because I think they're ugly or unwise, but because a) they're permanent, and b) I can't think of anything important enough to imprint permanently on my skin. But a practical device like a chronograph, or a blood sugar monitor, would be more than sufficient to make me get one.
And to the sister reply: Add some means to provide input, like a keyboard or numpad, and I'd be one of the first. P
This cant be healthy.
There are many biologically neutral materials that are safely implanted into the body all the time. Titanium pins for repairing bones. Pacemakers. Composite plates for skull injuries. These are just medical examples. You get into the "body modification" crowd and you start seeing stainless steel, neobium, and nylon implants and piercings.
I suspect that rejection or attack by white blood cells are not an insurmountable issue here, but I'm not a doctor.
I suspect that rejection or attack by white blood cells are not an insurmountable issue here, but I'm not a doctor.
I suspect that rejection or attack by your mother would be the issue here.
...of the possibilities the porn industry could come up with.
Hmmm. OK. On second thoughts, don't.
of the possibilities the porn industry could come up with.
So, you're going to project a naked body on a naked body?
Or are you going to render certain acts on certain patches of skin to simulate the experience? But it would be only possible by brutally handled and have a sheet of this material inserted on that patch of skin. As I suspect, that part of the sheet should be flexible as well if you would want to try to simulate a certain experience..
What lenghts teen nerds go to simulate a certain experience. In
I can be a very willing guinea pig, lab rat, et cetera. Just tell me where to sign!
Yes, the prospect of long-term, irreparable skin damage is nothing next to the coolness of having the dermatological equivalent of animated GIFs. And I mean that sincerely.
Good luck with that the next time you're at the security check at the airport. Pacemakers they know about, but with people getting withheld due to t-shirts with *images* of electronics, this thing is just asking for trouble.
Good luck with that the next time you're at the security check at the airport. Pacemakers they know about, but with people getting withheld due to t-shirts with *images* of electronics, this thing is just asking for trouble.
I was at the airport with one of those t-shirts with a working clock on it. I boarded with no problems, but as they were to take off, (i am not making this up) they announced: "Please turn off all mobile phones, laptops and t-shirts"
It all sounds cool...for a movie or a fad. The next thing you know you have to keep your virus defs up to date or your tatoo will be throwing up all kinds of unwanted pop-ups. If it can be 'reprogrammed,' that is just a freq that manipulates the nano devices, then it can be maliciously altered as well. I still don't understand the fascination with putting electronics in the body (medical reasons notwithstanding). And there is already an issue with people being tracked and watched. They tie the screen to your vitals and it will glow green if you are telling the truth or red if you are lying. It will tell folks your current medical status. _IF_ that is what you want.
"I still don't understand the fascination with putting electronics in the body (medical reasons notwithstanding). And there is already an issue with people being tracked and watched."
Not everyone is as paranoid about the government spying on them as you. Don't get me wrong, your paranoia helps the rest of us by keeping the government straight... But we don't also need to be paranoid for that to work.
I don't think it's paranoia that I was trying to convey. I didn't limit by statement to Governments. Every time you use your credit card, your purchase is tracked and that information is used by advertising and manufactures. Yes, it does help producers to target consumers needs, but should it be so targeted?
...then somebody is going to try to put DRM on it. I'd love to see that court case...
If they could figure out a voice-command interface to this, "Talk to the hand" could get a whole new meaning.
Yes, they are thinking about possibly being able to, at some point in the future, have the theoretical ability to create smart tattoos.
All they need to do is create an intelligent ink, that is bio-compatible, and that can be switched in color by some as-yet undeveloped method, along with some form of bio-compatible computer that could be implanted to control the ink, some bio-compatible means to connect the computer to the ink, some bio-compatible power source, and some way to interface to those components.
We currently have a problem with old displays and cellphones filling up landfills with toxic materials because these devices are obsolete after a year or two. Just wait until planned obsolescence hits the bionic world. Landfills full of arms, legs, heads, organs, and poor people in the rest of the world will be sewing on body parts discarded by rich wasteful Americans.
This doesn't bode well for people with skin-shedding fungal problems, does it?
... they have also experiemented in implanting a digital tattoo in the palm of a persons hand flashing it red when they are sub-optimal in age...
While dynamically updatable tattoo displays are interesting for output, one could achieve 90% of the tattoo value using an eInk, and externally applying an electrostatic pattern gadget to "print" the tattoo pattern.
I mean it.
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Dec. 18, 2005
The Schedule
Game 9 Monday, Dec. 19, 2005 7:00 p.m. Santa Barbara, CA
UC Santa Barbara vs. Arizona The Thunderdome (6,000)
2005-06 Gaucho Record
2-6 overall/0-0 Big West Conference
2-1 home/0-5 away/0-0 neutral
Gauchos Play Second Straight Game Against a Pac-10 Team
Fresh off its first victory against a ranked team in over a year, the UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team continues its season-long five-game homestand on Monday, Dec. 19 by hosting Arizona (4-4 overall) in the Thunderdome at 7:00 p.m. The Gauchos will be in search of back-to-back wins for the first time in 2005-06 as they face their second straight opponent from the Pacific-10 Conference. It will be UCSB's final contest before a 10-day break from competition, its longest of the year.
Gauchos on the Air and Web
The Gaucho-Wildcat showdown will air live on KTLK 1340AM in Santa Barbara with "Showtime" Steve Wendt handling play-by-play duties and "$1.98" Don Ford providing color commentary. The broadcast begins 15 minutes prior to tip-off with the "Gaucho Pregame Show". All of Santa Barbara's games in 2005-06 can also be heard live via the internet by pointing your browser to www.ucsbgauchos.com and purchasing the "UCSB All-Access Pass".
Wilson Leads UCSB to 90-81 Overtime Upset of UCLA
Jessica Wilson's driving layup at the end of regulation forced overtime Saturday afternoon in the Thunderdome, and the UCSB sophomore guard then scored 11 points in the extra period as the Gauchos upset 24th-ranked UCLA 90-81. The Bruins led 35-31 at intermission and opened up a 63-47 advantage with 11:50 to play when senior Lisa Willis scored three of her game-high 28 points. Santa Barbara later responded with a 12-0 run, but could not grab the lead or pull even until the final buzzer. Ahead 74-72, UCLA's Nikki Blue missed two free throws with 7.3 seconds remaining, and Wilson grabbed the rebound before going coast-to-coast down the right sideline and floating in a basket as the clock hit 0.0. Tied at 76-76 with less than three minutes to play in the extra frame, Wilson scored yet another acrobatic layup and her teammates hit five of their next six free-throws, while the Bruins made just one-of-seven field goals in overtime.
UCSB Team Three-Dot Data...
Saturday's win was UCSB's second in 15 all-time meetings vs. UCLA and was the Gauchos' first victory over a nationally-ranked team since defeating then-No. 9 Houston on March 22, 2004 in the NCAA Tournament...Santa Barbara has now won three of its last four overtime games...After shooting below 40% in every contest this season entering Saturday - a streak that was eight games long dating back to the 2004-05 finale - the Gauchos connected at an even 50% clip against UCLA...Santa Barbara reached the 90-point plateau for the first time since a 93-58 win over Cal State Fullerton on March 12, 2003...UCSB has been out-rebounded in all six of its losses, and won the battle of the boards during its two victories...Curiously, the Gauchos have committed fewer turnovers than any of the six teams to beat them, and equal miscues in their pair of wins.
UCSB Player Three-Dot Data...
Wilson's career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. the Bruins accounted for her first double-double as a Gaucho...She also nabbed a personal best four steals...UCSB had four players score in double-figures for the first time this season, and it marked the first time a player other than Jenna Green paced the team offensively...Santa Barbara's five starters played 180 of the squad's 225 total minutes Saturday, and accounted for 78 of the 90 points...Sophomore guard Ana Onaindia will likely miss her second straight game Monday while sorting out academic eligibility issues.
Scouting the Wildcats
Led by senior guard Natalie Jones' 17.3 points per game, Arizona will look to rebound from back-to-back road losses to eighth-ranked Maryland (92-67) and Fresno State (81-70). The Wildcats and Gauchos are no strangers to one another, having faced off seven times in the past eight seasons. UofA scored a 96-80 home victory Dec. 16, 2004 over UCSB, which had won the previous two meetings. That triumph gave Arizona a 6-5 edge in the all-time series.


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Lindsay Lohan is returning to familiar territory - a criminal court to face a judge who could send her back to jail or rehab for a failed drug test.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox will formally determine whether the "Mean Girls" star violated her probation with the drug test in September. If the actress admits the results are accurate - as she has already done publicly - then Fox could return her to jail or order her to remain in an inpatient rehab program.
Fox had been expecting Lohan to arrive at court directly from jail, where he ordered her to be held on Sept. 24 after a brief hearing. Within hours another judge had overturned his ruling and the starlet was released on bail.
The following week, a person close to the actress told The Associated Press, Lohan entered rehab for the fifth time. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
Her recent court troubles have put Lohan's career on hold. She missed opportunities to promote her role in the summer film "Machete" because she was in jail and rehab. Her next starring role is supposed to be in a biopic on porn actress Linda Lovelace.
Friday's hearing will be Lohan's fifth court appearance since May, when she ran into trouble with her probation on a three-year-old drug and drunken driving case.
In July and August, she spent 14 days in jail and 23 days in rehab as punishment for missing several court-ordered weekly counseling sessions.
Fox allowed her to be released from rehab early based on the recommendations of her doctors and laid out a path for her to be taken off probation by the end of the year. His regimen included frequent counseling sessions, meetings with probation officials and random drug screenings. It also included several incentives, including an assurance that if the actress complied with the terms for 67 days, her probation oversight would end and she would be free to move from Los Angeles. He also dismissed two drug charges that were filed after a pair of arrests in 2007.
Within weeks of her release from rehab, Lohan, 24, failed a drug test. She acknowledged the result in postings on Twitter and said she was struggling with addiction.
Fox had threatened to send her to 30 days in jail for each failed or missed test. He did not indicate at last month's hearing whether he was mulling other sentences.
Lohan's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, did not return e-mail and phone messages seeking comment.
If Lohan is sentenced to jail, she will be subject to early release due to jail overcrowding. When a judge sentenced her to three months in jail in July, she served 14 days. She spent 84 minutes at the jail in 2007 before being released due to overcrowding.
Lohan pleaded no contest to two counts of driving with a blood-alcohol level above 0.08 percent and one count of reckless driving. She was sentenced to three years of probation, but that was later extended after the actress didn't complete the terms of her sentence in time.
AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen contributed to this report.
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Patrice Bergeron isn't the only player in Bruins camp that knows what Marc Savard is going through with post-concussion syndrome.
Twenty-five-year-old winger Jeff LoVecchio is entering his second full pro season since a well-documented freak accident caused a concussion that cost him the entire 2008-09 season.
"I went through it and I had a terrible time too. That's not something you wish upon anyone, even your worst enemy," LoVecchio told TheBruinsBlog.net earlier this week. "I've been there firsthand. It's definitely scary, but you've just got to stay optimistic and everything's going to work out and the doctors are going to take care of you and they know best. So you just do what they say, and hopefully it all works out in the end."
LoVecchio is still at the beginning of his pro career, but so far everything has worked out as far as his post-concussion health. Last season he followed a strong Boston camp (he was one of the last cuts) with an impressive season with the Providence (AHL) farm club. His 15 goals ranked him third with the P-Bruins, who benefited from LoVecchio's energy and strength as much as his touch around the net.
This season, he has kept the momentum going with a solid start to NHL camp. He's scheduled to make his 2010 exhibition debut tonight at Rochester, N.Y., against the Florida Panthers.
"He's moving really well out there. He tested very well. Just perusing it real quick, it looked like he was one of the stronger guys in camp," said Providence head coach Rob Murray about the 6-foot-2 LoVecchio. "So he's put himself in a position to have success just by doing that, making sure you're in the best condition you can be."
"He's a type of guy, he gives you everything he's got every practice," Murray continued. "He's a guy that can stand out to you watching practice."
LoVecchio's first full season was filled with the usual ups and downs that come with a young player finding his way. There was a stretch around midseason when LoVecchio even started to doubt himself.
"I kind of lost confidence in myself there for a while," he said. "It was just a stretch of 15 games where I was kind of off and on, instead of on like I should've been. It was my first pro season and I figured a lot out. With that adversity and that experience now, I take that forward. I've learned a lot from it."
Part of LoVecchio's struggles might've been caused by a miscommunication with Murray.
"What happened was, at the beginning of the year, he had like six goals in eight games or something like that. And then he fell off a bit," recalled Murray, "but I think maybe there was a little miscommunication between him and I that all of a sudden he thought I was expecting him to score. So we had a talk."
For LoVecchio to be successful, he has to just get to the net and score on tips, rebounds and other broken plays. In a way, skating on a line during practices earlier this week with Mark Recchi was the perfect situation because that's a player LoVecchio has to emulate. He figured that out in time to finish up the season on a positive note and then was rewarded by a postseason recall by Boston.
"Obviously, I wish I could've got called up [earlier]. I was a 'Black Ace' for the playoffs; that was a huge honor," said LoVecchio. "They only had a couple of us doing that. I was glad I got that opportunity, just in case anybody got hurt. That's an honor in itself. I saw that as a step in the right direction for myself and my career."
With a major of influx of young talent in the Boston organization, LoVecchio can get overlooked. However, the former undrafted college free agent could wind up contributing before many of the high draft picks because of how he thrives in his unique role. Even if he doesn't make the team out of camp, LoVecchio figures to be in the mix among players that'll be asked to fill the void when the injury bug inevitably bites this winter.


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CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn is trying to drum up support for wide-ranging changes he made to a concealed carry bill.
The Chicago Democrat spoke Sunday at a church on Chicago's West Side about violence in that city over the holiday weekend. Chicago authorities say shootings since the eve of the Fourth of July have left at least nine people dead and several dozen wounded, including two boys shot in different parks.
Quinn called his changes to the legislation common sense for protecting illinoisans.
However, lawmakers are expected to override Quinn's changes when they meet Tuesday in Springfield.
Illinois has to meet a court-ordered Tuesday deadline to pass concealed carry legislation. A federal appeals court ruled Illinois' last-in-the-nation ban unconstitutional.
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They could counter-sue the music industry for running an illegal cartel.
But more likely, based on how things in Ireland work when it comes to votes on the European Union, they could be thrown a token few million here and there, and a law will be passed. They are an easy nation to bribe.
What baffles me the most is that "the music industry" is a supranational entity.
It's not "the US music industry association", or "the Irish music industry cartel", or something like that.
There is a supranational entity, named "the music industry", and it is both big and concrete enough to sue a country that doesn't play for 'its' interests.
That is a lost battle, that there is a cartel that, in our heads, represents the whole "music industry" of the world, and speaks for all the people related to music.
What they do with that power is also important, of course, but the fact that they detent it is an issue itself.
What about by Flogging Molly? [wikipedia.org] "We'll drink, and drink, and drink, and drink, and drink, and drink and fight!"
Come to think of it, who are behaving like pirates in this case?
The Irish Government or the MAFIAA & Co. ?
Come to think of it, who are behaving like pirates in this case? The Irish Government or the MAFIAA & Co.?
Pirates, no. Gangsters, yes. Pirates don't just threaten to take your stuff if you fail to comply. This's classic protection racket stuff.
Why is it that, over the years, Ireland (and a few notable others) tend so often to pop up in the sights of these bums? Why Ireland? Why Spain? Wouldn't it be cheaper and more productive to buy (ie.) Southeast Asian or African pols than European pols?
Why not? The Irish capitulated to its private banks without a fight, agreeing to pay all those (largely foreign, largely British) bankers' stupid debts with their taxes for the rest of their lives, sending the Irish people back into the depths of the world's poorest.
Why wouldn't a new rapist like the "music" business see Ireland's government waving its tattered ass and jump to take its turn? There's still something left to steal, so no time to waste.
Once upon a time two men wanted to get married. There was no law allowing them to get married, so they sued the (state) government. The (state) supreme court eventually decided that the lack of gay marriage violated the (state) constitution's equal protection clauses and ordered the (state) government to remedy that situation.
They're filthy rich and entitled and want to be more of both.
> I wonder what is next?
After suing their customers, suing a sovereign country was the next logical business move. After Ireland, they will sue the United Nations, only to learn they have less money than Ireland. So then they'll sue Portugal and Greece. Then God.
Then they'll come back to Earth and sue their distribution chain, then their singers and songwriters, and finally, in a final act of desperate cannibalism, they'll finally sue the Master of all Piracy - Weird Al.
Each songwriter who signed copyright over to the music company has a copy of the original song in their memory! How can these illegal copies be allowed without proper licensing and fees?
Those songwriters better pay up, or get in line for a lobotomy.
I'd like to know what else you can sue the government for. If they had the death penalty for petty theft, I bet you'd see a lot less theft. Can drug addicts sue the government for not imprisoning their dealers? Can convicted dealers sue because the government didn't imprison their clients? There's endless fun to be had!
we do this in our country (plain packaging for cigarettes). its a slippery slope, now you're not even allowed to show clients the range of cigarettes they want to purchase.. outright banning isn't too far off IMO.
3 Australia, the nanny state. (at least nanny told us not to waste all our money on a dodgy market, so although we have problems they aren't anything compared to Americas)
Of course, you can sue a ham sandwich for being a ham sandwich. Dunno if you'll win - but that never stopped the "music" biz.
If you can sue the government for not having a law, you can sue for anything. That's pure absurdity. If you can win, precisely because there is no law making something illegal, you can win anything.
You could probably even win a suit against the government for not ruling you win.
Obviously any legal system must have either immediate decisions preventing the state from spending more than a second dismissing truly absurd attempts like this one. Better yet, it should allow the time waste, and simply decide in court to not just dismiss the suit, but also permanently ban any lawyer who brought the stupendously frivolous case, and charge damages in the amount of the cost to the government, plus punitive damages to inhibit truly rich fools from just buying up the government's time.
Then we could destroy the "music" biz, and hordes of frivolous lawyers, at once. Finally some good from the modern "music" industry.
If there was any doubt before now, it has been removed.
If they weren't completely batshit insane they would have sued a government with some money.
>> what is the MAFIAA going get?
Why, the Irish people, of course.
Suing customers costs money. The Irish cost nothing.
>> what is the MAFIAA going get?
Why, the Irish people, of course.
Of course, this solution has been proposed before [gutenberg.org]:
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust.
Sorry, U2 isn't an option - they've already moved their publishing business to the Netherlands, after the Irish government capped the tax exemption on artists at a mere €250,000.
Sorry, U2 isn't an option - they've already moved their publishing business to the Netherlands, after the Irish government capped the tax exemption on artists at a mere €250,000.
Err, I don't know the full story, but is there a tax exemption on programmers ? Potato growers ? Brewers ? Slutty fat chicks ? WTF, does being an 'artist' make you above the tax code now ?!? That's a hell of a superpower.
That cap seems absolutely fine to me. Even at 25000 it would be fine. Actually I think 0 is the better number.
Fuck Bono, he's probably behind this shit. He was whining about pirates taking "his" money since several years now.
Maybe he should stop leaving his wallet unattended on his yacht.
Am I the only one thinking that they don't want money, they want precedent?
Really, can a corporation really sue a government for not passing a law and win??!
That's not even wink&nod bribery, that's outright treason!
I support sovereign immunity is going to an issue pretty quickly.
It's not just about "sovereign immunity", to me it raises questions of
Not to be confused with the principle of public international law that the government of a state is normally not amenable before the courts of another state
time for the irish chapter, Anon O'Mous to step up.
This is the case of using judicial mean to "force" changes to the law itself, which is in the legislative area.
I thought so to, but it turns out (if you read the article) that the suit is about that Ireland has not implemented certain items in Union legislation. Thus, a court proceeding for Ireland is entirely appropriate, especially since Union law have precedence. The court is then asked to look at whether Irish law is compliant with Union law, so the court cannot force the state to make new laws, they can however force the state to follow Union law.
For the non-european who have no idea about how it works (this is a simplified version): EU legislation can be seen as federal law, but most of the legislation (known as directives), are actually laws about that the states should make laws fulfilling a certain set of requirements. If a state does not implement "federal" directives in local legislation within the directive's implementation period, those individuals and companies that suffer some kind of damage that they would not have suffered if the law was implemented, have the right to sue the state for non compliance. This is a normal procedure; try to solve it locally at first, the next step is to take it up with the Union so they can start infringement procedures against the state. Normally, the courts would in this case ask for union level courts for an opinion of the compatibility between state and union law.
Gee, government, not fondling the MAFIAA's nuts enough, so they hit you. Now, are you going to say "I walked into a door" and let them do it again, or are you going to man up?
You know what happens when you give a bully your lunch money? He threatens you for it the next day.
Know what happens when you give the MAFIAA a yard? They take a mile.
There is only one way to stop a bully. Stand up to him.
There is only one way to stop the MAFIAA. Cut copyright to 50 years, and tell them if they don't back the fuck off, you're going to cut it to 20 years.
There is only one way to stop the MAFIAA. Cut copyright to 50 years, and tell them if they don't back the fuck off, you're going to cut it to 20 years.
No, replace copyright with something else. But, as greedy lawyers have an active hand in creating laws, I think this wont happen
There is only one way to stop the MAFIAA. Cut copyright to 50 years, and tell them if they don't back the fuck off, you're going to cut it to 20 years.
That wont stop them, at best that will only slow them down. They'll happily keep suing even if copyright is cut to 3 months. Long copyrights aren't to protect older works, they are designed to protect newer works from having to compete with older works.
The best solution is to change copyright so that the cartels cant own copyrights rather they can be contracted for distribution by the actual content creators, ergo, cant sue over something they cant own. Then jailing any media exec who even thinks of getting out of line for life + 70 years.
How about just going back to the original length? 7 years.
Hell, we can even toss in the additional 7 year extension that you got if you applied, when that extension was added on at a later date.
If it was enough time for books being carted on horsedrawn wagons to a largely illiterate population to make money, it's enough time for your shit song and dumb assed movie to make money.
If it was enough time for books being carted on horsedrawn wagons to a largely illiterate population to make money, it's enough time for your shit song and dumb assed movie to make money.
I don't think that 18th century Americans were largely illiterate. Thomas Paine's Common Sense pamphlet (published in 1776) sold 600,000 copies to a population of 3,000,000 people - that's 1 copy for every 5 people. Of those 3,000,000 people, 1 in 5 were slaves and 1 in 2 were indentured servants. Oh sure, a lot of people probably bought several copies of it and performed the colonial equivalent of sticking it under strangers' windshield wipers. But still, I think that a national ratio of 1:5 for a non-religious printed publication is impressive, especially if hardly anybody could have even read it at the time.
What would be the equivalent of Common Sense today? 61.6 million copies of something for 308 million Americans? Is there a single book, newspaper article, political manifesto, or any other publication that comes close to that today? Sure, there's probably a TV show or movie or something that almost everybody today has seen, but I'm more interested in comparing the overall interest in reading between 1776 and 2012 (especially when the reading requires the commitment of paying to read a print publication rather than checking Google News three times a day for the cost of electricity). The most widely-read publication of today, as far as I can tell, is AARP Magazine, with a circulation of 22.4 million in 2011, roughly 1/3 what Common Sense achieved over 200 years ago. Except I don't think that really counts. AARP is a periodical and it has had 50+ years to get to where it is now.
Change the laws: copyright on music expires after 20 days. ISP have to block websites hosting infringing copies of music 3 weeks after being given written notice of the specific file/url/whatever to block. Of course once the copyright expires the block is no longer required (since it isn't infringing anymore).
Everyone wins!
It's a desperate move to replentish their supply of dead babies [gutenberg.org].
The crux of the case will lie in proving that there is a causal link between the lack of laws requiring ISPs to block websites, and the damages claimed. The precedent is Francovich v. Italy. However, given that the judge in a ruling against British Telecom forcing them to use Cleanfeed [wikipedia.org] to block access to websites like Newzbin and TPB acknowledge that tools to circumvent the system were available. And, in fact, Newzbin has released a client allowing access to their website despite the Cleanfeed block. The same software allows access to TPB. It relies on both encryption and the TOR network. Newzbin told BBC news that 93.5% of UK users have downloaded their Cleanfeed circumvention software. This flies in the face of the judge's comment that "Even assuming that they all have the ability to acquire [the means to circumvent Cleanfeed], it does not follow that they will all wish to expend the time and effort required."
93.5% of UK Newzbin users may not be "all" people in the UK who want to use file sharing networks, but it certainly means that establishing the causal link between lack of ISP blocking remedies and damages from file sharing will be difficult. People want access to those files, and Cleanfeed has proven largely ineffective at stopping two of the main sites involved in sharing. It should also be noted that these sites are not the actual hosters of the allegedly damaging files; they are merely portals to peer-to-peer networks that have other access methods available (e.g. DHT on BitTorrent). Again, the claim that blocking these websites would prevent financial damage is rather dubious.
So not only do they blame the pirates themselves (because their actions may or may not result in a loss of potential profit), but they blame people (in this case, the government) who don't try to stop them (because, if they did stop them, they couldn't do something that may or may not result in a loss of potential profit)? I guess everyone's to blame, then. Clearly the people didn't try hard enough to force the government to pass such laws. Sue everyone!
I just don't understand why there is no world wide movement for requesting setting back copyright terms to 20 years? Even in UK 100 year law extention just passed. BBC article on it was wrote like PR bullshit from recording companies. That's what's happening - journalism ignores this issue (some of them willingly, some of them are not allowed to even think about it, but lots of them simply don't care, because it's "difficult" subject for beer/pizza/tv junkies to understand).
I say - we need 20 year limit back on track. With current media consumption it is more than enough for company to regain costs, and see if it's even are ready to regain costs. Argue that everyone can squeeze enough profit from 20 year term. Copyright cartel will hard time to explain why they need 100 years.
I just don't understand why there is no world wide movement for requesting setting back copyright terms to 20 years?
so you dont understand why there is no worldwide movement for correcting 'copyright issue' ?
maybe because people dont give a shit because they are not only poor, and struggling to survive, but also undereducated and culturally deficient ? (85% of america only does with 15% of national wealth/income - 7% gulps 72% of it).
people are fighting for survival. some are working on two jobs. some start working in high school to support their family. and no - you cannot expect everyone to overcome 'great odds'
Strange, I didn't think there were any Irish lawyers.
None of them can pass a bar.
Many hundreds of years before the GPL was even a twinkle in Richard Stallman's eye, an Irish monk proved to be an unlikely champion of the geeky A2K notion of access to knowledge. [...] and they settled things the way they did in those days, with 3000 people getting killed in the resulting battle.
The full article about Saint ColmCille and his fight for free access to knowledge and Copyleft is available here (PDF). [ed.ac.uk]
(and after all, if those lawyers working for the music industry are serious about that copyright shit, why don't they join the army and fight that battle on the front line, huh ? Hand me a banana bomb, there's a cluster of them coming our way...)
So they say file sharing is killing the music industry. Even if they're right (and that's by no means a given)
Copyright is a tool for the benefit of society, not a natural right of artists (or the parasites who trick them into lopsided contracts) to make money. As far as music goes, there's just no measurable benefit to society to justify any significant effort or expense on copyright enforcement.
I say the proper response to this demand is to declare music to be outside the scope of copyright. Entertainers, learn your place and watch your step.
We had music be for we had the wheel; culture existed before copyright. Besides, we have more than enough PAST music that little new is being created. This protectionist system is not adding much benefit to society.
Nobody has a right to a job doing whatever they want to do. Industries must be allowed to die when their time has come! This isn't about car company bail outs, we still need cars. This is more like banning teleporters because it'll put the airlines out of business.
The greed mentality is what it is always about; take everything away from you as possible and make you pay somebody who controls it. We've gone so far as to privatize ownership of WATER, including the rain and make people pay for the water collecting naturally in their own backyard- literally. It has been done and that evil thinking continues to spread; as CRAZY as that sounds the issue will come to your area someday in the future unless trends change. Privatization has always been about handing power to the politically connected so they can leverage that power into profit and it never has anything to do about helping anybody. Copyright has NOTHING (today) to do with helping the "starving" artists and everything about control.
Music is no longer a "product"; it is becoming a "service". (Streaming, downloading, etc). Music has actually been a service throughout most of human history, i.e., before recorded music you had to go where the musicians were to hear them. The "record business", starting around 1905, turned music into a product -- records, then cassette tapes, then CDs. The product is essentially "containers" for music that require a distribution infrastructure. But today we no longer need those containers and distribution costs nothing. How the "record companies" initially got so much power over the musicians is a sad story. Imagine if the people making wine bottles had control over what wines got made!
EMI is also suing God, for not affixing "copying is stealing" to His commandment "thou shalt not steal". In addition to monetary compensation, they are asking that the court order God to smite thepiratebay.org.
A government declare war against a corporation?
"The Irish government recognizes any employee or person affiliated with the RIAA or MPAA as an enemy of the Country and will be killed on sight. We ask the United states government to allow us to run a military operation and bomb the corporate locations of all RIAA and MPAA operations, their lawyers offices, and anyone that claims affiliation with them."
They are terrorists just like Al-Quieda, why cant a freedom loving country declare war against them?
... The MPAA and RIAA have sued world governments for not requiring anti-piracy shock collars on all citizens. They claim that, were anti-piracy shock collars in place, piracy would disappear and people would go back to their rightful activities - buying music and movies. Critics charge that the shock collars inhibit freedom of speech... or at least they used to until they had shock collars put on them. Now they're all for the idea. Personally, I think that anti-piracy shock collars are horrib... *BBZZZZZTTT* WONDERFUL idea!
AFP - Flash: MCP Records sues all citizens everywhere for not buying Justin Bieber albums.
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So, GI just posted that future DLC for Mass effect 2 will be connecting the gap to Mass Effect 3.
that is interesting, but it also makes me a little pissed. Mostly because now I need to go out and purchase it to fully enjoy the game. Wasn't my 60 dollars enough?
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that is interesting, but it also makes me a little pissed. Mostly because now I need to go out and purchase it to fully enjoy the game. Wasn't my 60 dollars enough?
I think ME3 is gonna be awesome but I'm kind of worried about how they are going to handle interaction and story with characters from ME1 and (mainly)ME2 because they made the character deaths much less significant in ME2. By that I mean that any of your 13 squad mates could die. I'm worried that Bioware won't be able to fit the older characters in the story of ME3 too well.
It's rumored to have multiplayer now. Can't wait to see how that works?
Think there will be anything on this at E3?
It's been confirmed to be shown at E3. Whether or not gameplay well make an appearance isn't known, but both it and Dragon Age 2 is on EA's list.
It's rumored Mass Effect 3 will show up this Dec 11th on the Video game awards. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Also, I know you'll be able to have relationships in ME3 but I want more love traingles. Maybe even have certian members like each other depending on certain situations.
I'm hoping that your decisions are tougher and have more consequences. Sure, it was possible for your team members to die and even for Shepard to die, but it was easily avoidable by doing their quests and such. I want the story to build a real connection between you and the characters, and then make you choose who lives and who dies. That would be an awesome ending.
Or maybe a choice of saving your female love interest or yourself. Things like that.
We should be seeing a slew of characters for this one. ME1, ME2, and ME3. Imaging at the end. To fight the final fight, every single character that has partnered with you standig by your side.
I would be happy if they don't change a thing except for the story, that's how much i love this series.
All I know is that Commander Shepard will be in it :)
Confirmed fact: your love interest from the first mass effect will clash with the second love interest from ME2.
this clash will render the character you do not choose to become un-recruitable.
Fear My Strings. Fear them.
I just don't want it to suck.... And it needs to stop trying to be like StarWars ...
Thr wasn't one aspect of that game that was even near exciting... I take that back--the going to different worlds was cool... But each world being just one small level... WAS LAME or you just scanning planets was boring...
Mass effect 2 was what made me come to Gameinformer anyway... Telling them that the game sucked... was my main goal. i don't even subscribe to the magazine anymore... They just review games for some self-purpose that i don't understand.
Mass Effect's story is one of the main reasons I love it. I'm sure the last of the series wont let us down. I'm hoping it shows up tomorrow on spike t.v. Grabbing my Wrex doll.
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5Outline the design of the pattern that is beneath the Leading Blank. (Tip: If you hold the bottle with 2 hands above the project you'll have a steadier hand and are able to get a more even line of leading; it also avoids air bubbles!).
6Put the leading blank in a safe place away from nosy fingers (is this dry!?), approximately 8 hours (do the leading before you go to sleep, it'll be ready to go the next morning!).
7Once it is dry, you can "color in"! As per Plaid, fill in the design with chosen Window Color. For the I Heart Dad block use Gold Sparkle, Ruby Red, Royal Blue, Morning Glory and Blue Bird. For the #1 Dad block use Holographic Glitter, Ruby Red, Sapphire, Shimmer Copper, Gold Sparkle and Silver Glitter.
8Note: Be sure to apply color to the depth of the leading and that the color fills in the corners of the design. If the Window Color is applied to thinly, lighter patches of color will appear as it dries and the element will tear when peeled from the Leading Blank.
9When the entire image is dry, carefully pull it off of the Leading Blank, you can now place it on the Glass Block.


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Step-by-Step: Build a SharePoint 2013 Lab in the Cloud on Windows Azure
Leverage Windows Azure as your Lab in the Cloud!
By: Keith Mayer
Jan. 7, 2013 03:43 PM
My good friend and colleague, Tommy Patterson, recently blogged about leveraging the Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) preview offering to build a FREE lab environment in the Cloud. You can read Tommy's step-by-step article at:
What about a SharePoint 2013 Lab in the Cloud?
This makes a great scenario for leveraging our Windows Azure FREE 90-day Trial Offer to build a free lab environment for SharePoint 2013 in the cloud. Using the process outlined in this article, you'll be able to build a basic functional farm environment for SharePoint 2013 that will be accessible for approximately 105 hours of compute usage each month at no cost to you under the 90-day Trial Offer.
After the 90-day trial period is up, you can choose if you'd like to convert to a full paid subscription. If you choose to convert to a paid subscription, this lab environment will cost approximately $0.56 USD per hour of compute usage ( that's right – just 56 cents per hour ) plus associated storage and networking costs ( which can typically be less than $10 USD per month for a lab of this nature ). These estimated costs are based on published Pay-As-You-Go pricing for Windows Azure that is current as of this article's date.
Note: If you are testing advanced SharePoint 2013 scenarios and need more resources than available in the lab configuration below, you can certainly scale-up or scale-out elastically by provisioning larger VMs or additional SharePoint web and application server VMs. To determine the specific costs associated with higher resource levels, please visit the Windows Azure Pricing Calculator for Virtual Machines.
SharePoint 2013 Lab Scenario
In this lab, we'll be using a naming convention of XXXlabYYY01, where XXX will be replaced with your unique initials and YYY will be replaced with an abbreviation representing the function of a virtual machine or Windows Azure configuration component (ie., ad, db or app).
Note: This study lab configuration is suitable for study, functional testing and basic proof-of-concept usage. This configuration is not currently supported for pilot or production SharePoint 2013 farm environments.
The following is required to complete this step-by-step guide:
Let's Get Started!
Exercise 1: Register a DNS Server in Windows Azure
Register the internal IP address that our domain controller VM will be using for Active Directory-integrated Dynamic DNS services by performing the following steps:
Exercise 2: Define a Virtual Network in Windows Azure
Define a common virtual network in Windows Azure for running Active Directory, Database and SharePoint virtual machines by performing the following steps:
Exercise 3: Configure Windows Server Active Directory in a Windows Azure VM
Provision a new Windows Azure VM to run a Windows Server Active Directory domain controller in a new Active Directory forest by performing the following steps:
The configuration for this virtual machine is now complete, and you may continue with the next exercise in this step-by-step guide.
Exercise 4: Configure SQL Server 2012 in a Windows Azure VM
Provision a new Windows Azure VM to run SQL Server 2012 by performing the following steps:
The configuration for this virtual machine is now complete, and you may continue with the next exercise in this step-by-step guide.
Exercise 5: Configure SharePoint Server 2013 in a Windows Azure VM
Provision a new Windows Azure VM to run SharePoint Server 2013 by performing the following steps:
The configuration for this virtual machine is now complete, and you may continue with the next exercise in this step-by-step guide.
Exercise 6: Export / Import Lab Environment via PowerShell
Our functional SharePoint lab environment is now complete, but if you're like me, you won't be using this lab environment 24x7 around-the-clock. As long as the virtual machines are provisioned, they will continue to accumulate compute hours against your Free 90-Day Windows Azure Trial account regardless of virtual machine state – even in a shutdown state!
To preserve as many of your free compute hours for productive lab work, we can leverage the Windows Azure PowerShell module to de-provision our lab virtual machines when not in use and re-provision our lab virtual machines when we need them again. Once you've configured the PowerShell scripts below, you'll be able to spin up your SharePoint lab environment when needed in as little as 5-10 minutes!
To ensure safe de-provisioning and re-provisioning of your SharePoint lab environment, note that it is important to preserve the specific order of the VM names listed in both code snippets above to ensure that the dependency order across VMs is properly handled.
What's Next? Keep Learning!
Now that your SharePoint Server 2013 lab environment is running in the cloud, be sure to explore the resources below to continue your learning:
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The Medford airport is planning to build a seven-bay light maintenance shop to handle work for the five rental-car companies based there.
The proposal went before the city's Site Plan and Architectural Commission last week.
The 9,050-square-foot center would consolidate varied detailing and washing operations for rental returns by Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz and National agencies. In a business where time is of the essence, the project is welcomed.
"Right now, we have to send cars down the road to our wash facility," said local Hertz Manager Nathan Oseth. "It will be a time-saver because we have to drive through fewer intersections and there will be less traffic to deal with. Depending on how dirty a car is, it takes a half-hour to an hour to get a car ready right now. This will be a 15-minute time-saver."
The maintenance and car-wash building is the second phase of a project to improve rental-car operations at the airport.
Last year, two above-ground fuel tanks with four dispensers were installed on a 5-acre parcel southwest of the terminal.
Airport Director Bern Case said the airport has been collecting fees from the five rental companies for several years with the two projects in mind.
"This way five rental companies are not building five facilities, and it works well as a cooperative effort," Case said. "Right now, Budget goes to the Budget trucks lot on Biddle Road and a couple of the operators go to the fixed-base (air services) operators to wash cars. There are some that I don't know what they do, but in the past they had to go all over for fuel and that's not very effective. Now it's only a couple of hundred yards from where they store the cars. It's one of those things that oozes with efficiencies."
Rental-car operations are one of the top three airport revenue generators, along with parking and commercial airline fees, Case said.
In 2012, the rental companies operating at the airport had combined revenue of nearly $7.6 million, up 3.8 percent from the $7.4 million in 2011.
"That tracks with the number of passengers we've seen," Case said. "It's a sizable chunk."
The maintenance center, designed by Brian Westerhout, principal architect at Ron Grimes Architects, includes an automatic car-wash system that uses only 7 gallons per wash.
Case said two extra bays were built, allowing for additional rental companies entering the market later on. In the short-term, he said, airport operations likely would use one of the bays.
He said any work involving certified mechanics or warranties would continue to be done elsewhere.
Reach reporter Greg Stiles at 541-776-4463 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregMTBusiness, and read his blog at www.mailtribune.com/Economic Edge.
Proposed rental-car shop at Medford airport aims for efficiency
The Medford airport is planning to build a seven-bay light maintenance shop to handle work for the five rental-car companies based there.