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New Jersey takes backseat in Super Bowl XLVIII billing
- The NFL is making New York its unofficial Super Bowl central even though the game is in New Jersey
- East Rutherford Mayor James Cassella said New Jersey is being left out
- The NFL made New Jersey the center for game-related activities
HOBOKEN, N.J. – Hey, Super Bowl fans, New Jersey's got your number.
A 16-foot, illuminated XLVIII statue, to be exact. The giant installation, designed by a local architect and being put into place this weekend, will sit on the edge of the Hudson River, visible to thousands of VIP partygoers descending upon the West Side of Manhattan, N.Y., next week for exclusive Super Bowl parties thrown by, among others, DirecTV, GQ and Bud Light.
Similar statues have dotted the landscape of recent host cities, but there's more symbolism in the placement of Super Bowl XLVIII's edition in Hoboken's Pier A Park. While the game between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks will be played in New Jersey, the event has been unofficially touted as the New York Super Bowl; many official game signs, not to mention the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee, give top billing to the Empire State.
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It's something Garden State residents are accustomed to, with both of the state's NFL teams, the Jets and Giants, billing themselves as New York teams despite playing their home games in East Rutherford, N.J. Even Hoboken's most noteworthy son, Frank Sinatra, ended up crooning a trademark song about making it in "ol' New York."
"The city is going all out in Times Square, where our offices are, with the whole Super Bowl Boulevard," says Chris Mitchell, publisher of GQ magazine, which will host its annual A-list Super Bowl pre-party atop the Standard Hotel in Manhattan's Meatpacking District. "They're not doing that in Newark. The epicenter of the city is New York, even though the game is in New Jersey.
The five-term mayor of the game's host borough, which has a population of nearly 9,000 on non-event days at MetLife Stadium, thinks his state isn't getting enough respect for its role in staging the mega event.
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"I understand the game would not be here if not for New York," East Rutherford Mayor James Cassella told USA TODAY Sports. "I get it. I enjoy New York, too. I go there a lot. And in East Rutherford I expect to get disrespected, but the state of New Jersey is being left out of the mix.
"I get the impression the NFL could care less about New Jersey," says Cassella, a Giants season-ticketholder who said he doesn't have a Super Bowl ticket.
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That's not to say New Jersey isn't seeing a spillover benefit, especially in places near Manhattan. While the NFL cannot control where the parties are held, the league made sure New Jersey was the site of game-related activities. Both team hotels are in New Jersey, and on Tuesday the Prudential Center in Newark will host that annual frenzy known as Super Bowl media day.
Player interviews during Super Bowl week will be in New Jersey, the Seahawks at the Westin Jersey City and the Broncos holding their media availabilities on the Cornucopia Majesty, a 30,000-square-foot luxury party ship that will be docked in Jersey City.
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The top New Jersey hotels also expect to do well, with easy access to public transit that is equally convenient for guests looking to enjoy Manhattan all week and get to the game Sunday.
The W Hoboken is blocks from the XLVIII statue and the "Hoboken Huddle," a week-long festival beginning Monday that will feature ice skating, entertainment and other attractions. The luxury hotel has been booked to near capacity for Super Bowl weekend for months, with a standard room, normally priced from $300 to $500, going for $832 a night with a minimum three-night stay.
"We have about 50 rooms for the (Super Bowl) weekend which are currently selling at a somewhat interesting pace," says Pedro Dias, general manager at W Hoboken. "We are confident that we are going to sell out for the weekend."
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Big game, bigger city
What the game's economic impact will be on both sides of the Hudson is up for debate, as it is at every Super Bowl. The NFL estimates that hosting the game could bring $600 million in additional revenue to New York and New Jersey, up substantially from last year's estimated $480 million impact in New Orleans. Economists and researchers disagree, estimating the impact between $60 million and $100 million.
One fact that is not debatable: While a Super Bowl might stretch hotel capacity in some cities, that's far from the case in New York, where there are 82,000 hotel rooms in Manhattan alone.
"There is tons of hotel availability, from the Ritz Carlton to the roadside motels at the Holland Tunnel," Robert Tuchman, president of Goviva, a New York City-based sports marketing firm that puts together travel packages to big events, said in an e-mail. "It's actually the great thing about NYC/NJ hosting the Super Bowl; there is tons of space for fans making late decisions on rooms. Much more than I ever anticipated."
That additional availability prompted at least one luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan to create a last-minute Super Bowl package that oozes New York City hubris. At the Sofitel New York, $100,000 gets 20 guests 10 double-occupancy luxury suites over Super Bowl weekend, a daily breakfast, round-trip transportation to MetLife Stadium and game tickets in Section 300.
Yes, when it comes to being big, the Super Bowl might have met its match in the Big Apple.
"To New York City, this whole 'big party headed to town' is more doable than most cities because the infrastructure is there to make it work," says Brooklyn Decker, a top model who is co-hosting the first night of the annual two-night Leather & Laces Super Bowl party in Times Square next Friday. "As big of a weekend as this is, I feel as it's a little 'been there, done that' for New Yorkers."
While Decker, several of her model friends, a number of other A-list entertainers and athletes will be partying in Manhattan next weekend before trekking out to stadium luxury suites for the game, most residents of New York and New Jersey won't end up doing anything all that different from their normal routine.
"It's good for the economy of this area to have the Super Bowl here, but it doesn't make a big difference to me one way or the other," says Scott Hunter of Old Bridge, N.J. "I wasn't going to be going to it anyway — I wasn't going to be able to afford it — so I'll be watching on TV, whether it's here or not."
Contributing: Erik Brady and the Asbury Park Press.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 12 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
Cheqbook is a small startup that needs a PowerPoint template that matches our new logo.
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Gund wrote:Hello again,
I'm using PTP 1.6
to made a video tour like this one http://bamboo.tomsk.ru/tour/?id=1
I have a 360-120 pano image and 3 .flv video files with alpha-channel.
Using spherical projection and normal view I got the following result http://360tomsk.ru/Panda/tour.html
It has sufficient quality and if I work more on the adjustment of rectangular video I can make it more neat.
However, when I change the projection to planar (like in the first link) the video is not displayed - so the question is - is it possible to put a rectangular video on a panorama in planar projection
And the second question - is it possible to cycle planar projection (like in the tour from the first link) ? So far when I build a tour with a planar projection panorama when I move left or rigth it eventually come to the edge of pano image and stops instead of cycling
Gund wrote:Oops,
I misused the terms - yes the pano was actually equirectangular 360-180 (later it was cropped to apprx. 120 )
I was talking about the projection of this equirectangular image in the final .swf project. It is probably called plane projection in English not planar.
I'd better use two examples
1 http://360tomsk.ru/Panda/tour.html
2 http://360tomsk.ru/Panda/planar/tour.html
In the 1st tour the output projection is spherical while in the 2nd one planar
It is exactly the same project - only output projection is different.
So the question is - why reclangular video is ok in the 1st link and why it is invisible in the 2nd
The 2nd question - when you got to the edge of a pano in the 1st link it is cycled (you can infinitely rotate it right or left) but the one in the 2nd link is limited - when you got to the left or right edge - it stops and you have to get back
Gund wrote:Detiny told that planar projection is not designed to be cycled (http://bamboo.tomsk.ru/tour/?id=1 - this link where it is cycled was probably done in Adobe Flash or some other software)
I just want to ask - is it possible to edit xml in order to cycle planar projection of 360 panorama or such option is not supported and other software should be used to build a tour like on the link above.
It is a strange world but the client said that if to choose from two projections
1 http://360tomsk.ru/Panda/tour.html
2 http://360tomsk.ru/Panda/planar/tour.html
the second one is more geometrically correct. I wonder in what dimension he lives.
Gund wrote:I've decided to work on the classic spherical output projection so far.
As I understand it is impossible to cycle the view when the output projection is set to planar.
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Packers move on with 24-10 victory
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers showed how dangerous they can be when they're at full strength Saturday night, overwhelming the Minnesota Vikings 24-10 in an NFC wild-card game that was never really close.
John Kuhn scored two touchdowns, DuJuan Harris added another and Rodgers connected with an NFL playoff-record 10 receivers as he threw for 274 yards. Defensively, the Packers (12-5) finally managed to contain Adrian Peterson and were all over Vikings backup Joe Webb, pressed into service because of Christian Ponder's elbow injury.
Peterson was held to 99 yards – an improvement after gaining 199 and 210 in the first two games. Webb, who hadn't thrown a pass all season, was sacked three times and off target all night. His only highlight was a 50-yard scoring pass to Michael Jenkins late in the fourth quarter.
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Time flies. Happy B-day again.
Happy B-day Carn
Hey. Can you delete accounts?
If so, please delete Grace Saunders, SynchPedro86 and a few others too. Thanks!
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Happy B-day Carn.
That sucks about the DLC man. I was so excited, then the night before it was supposed to be released I saw that there was a last minute decision to push back the DLC to June 21st for PSN.
Not amused.
Oh snap, you must retrieve the game back from your friend quick! I just read on IGN that the CV DLC will be released for PSN/XBLIVE June 7th, aka tommorow lol.
I'm pretty excited, but I'm trying not to be since I ended up a little let down with the last DLC. Hopefully "The Forgotten One" will present an awesome boss fight. I don't have alot of cash on me so I think I'm going to sell my Wii at gamestop just to get a PSN card and reserve RE Mercenaries, screw it
Yea I hear ya, I was hoping to find something other than ghouls lol.
Did you ever get time to play that Castlevania LOS DLC episode? The second one is supposed to be up within the next week or two.
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Alpine® High Rise H-O Fire-Tite® Marine Door Operators
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Should I sell my home myself?
Because selling your home can be a long and complex process it is important to think of about all the potential implications – both positive and negative before choosing to go it alone.
To help you make the decision that is right for you, below is a list of some of the duties and responsibilities you would face as an independent home seller…
Pricing Your Home
Assigning an accurate value for your most valuable asset that will be the highest price a ready willing and able buyer will pay. As part of that decision, you need to consider comparable properties in your area, current market conditions as well as the cost of financing and its availability. You don't want your home to linger on the market or sell for a lower price than you might have otherwise received. Remember, "For Sale By Owner" homes typically attract bargain hunters who may expect you to lower the price since they too are looking to save on Realtor commissions.
Marketing Your Home
Independent home sellers must also market their properties to the public. That means putting together signage that is consistent with local ordinances. Developing and paying for internet and newspaper advertising. Hold open houses and work to ensure your home is getting enough exposure.
Showing Your Home
You will have to be responsible for all showings, getting appointments and screen the buyers to make sure they are not just "lookers" and actually have the financial ability to purchase your home. You will be asked questions during showings and will have to be prepared to answer questions, be ready to negotiate and be able to resolve any doubts and disputes. Make a final agreement quickly and clearly, regarding all terms and conditions without losing the Buyer's interest.
Drawing Up a Contract
Without the help of a professional Realtor, you should have a qualified attorney preside over all the agreements, draw up the contract and manage the proceedings and the closing. It should be documented what items, including personal property, are included with the home or excluded from the home. You are obligated to disclose all material facts and be sure that the buyer is aware of these material facts.
Is a Realtor a Better Choice?
Selling your home takes a lot of hard work and know-how. Making even a small mistake can spell serious trouble. By working with a Realtor you gain the services of an experienced professional with education and training regarding the responsibilities of sellers and buyers throughout the transaction.
I understand that your home is one of your most valuable assets and I would like the opportunity to help you sell it with that in mind.


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Canada For Haiti
Canadians were generous. VERY, very generous. Nelly opened, Gord closed, K'naan and Metric delivered emotional performances, and at my last check on Saturday afternoon we raised $13.3 million to be matched by the Canadian government for a total and counting of $26 million and this does not include other concurrent fundraisers across the country. All told, it's estimated Canada has raised $67 million, not including the match, from with a population of 33 million... this is OUTSTANDING.
Throughout the one hour telecast, we heard from activists and celebrities, the Prime Minister and the Governor General, and while the high profile fundraisers have concluded, please let's not forget there's so much work to be done. UNICEF Canada has a great Twitter feed for current updates.
Images from the event are attached. As for Rachel McAdams, I'm told she was there for 4 hours, was obliging and sweet and low key and willing to help in whatever way she could. No movie star airs, no diva demands. But you know this. She takes the subway, rides her bike, and hangs out in her little hometown when she could be whoring it on the premiere circuit in LA.
Canada, we were amazing. If you are able, please continue to be generous. Canada For Haiti, click here to give.
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Folland Aircraft
Whilst at Farnborough, Folland designed the SE5a biplane fighter for the Royal Flying Corps before joining Nieuport & General Aircraft in 1917.
When Nieuport failed in 1920, he moved to the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company where he was responsible for many type designs including the Grebe, Gamecock, Gauntlet and Gladiator. Folland decided to leave Gloster after it was taken over by Hawker, feeling that his designs would not take precedence over the designs of the new owners.
With the capital he had accumulated, he started Folland Aircraft Limited, manufacturing aircraft components on the Hamble which included 35,000 major assemblies for a wide range of British military aircraft. Sub-contract work also involved the manufacture of ailerons for the Supermarine Spitfire as well as various sub-components for the DH Mosquito and Vickers Wellington bomber. Folland also supplied about 16,000 tail portions for the Spitfire from Hamble .
The first true Folland type to fly was the FO108 although it was ultimately designed as a flying test bed which earned the nickname the 'Folland Frightful' due to its unusual appearance. Further designs were then tendered to meet research requirements of investigating the issues of landing aircraft on sea-borne carriers.
Henry Folland left the company through ill-health in 1951 and was replaced by WEW 'Teddy' Petter, designer of the EE Lightning and Canberra and he immediately set about the design and production of the Folland Midge, a lightweight jet fighter which first flew in 1954.
This was followed by Follands most famous aircraft, the Folland Gnat, which became synonymous with the RAF Display Team the Red Arrows.
Folland Aircraft diversified during the 1950's with ventures into 'cushioned air' products such as the Germ hovercraft and inventions such as a hover-barrow for construction sites and even a hover-trolley for the movement of injured soldiers on rough battlefield areas.
In 1959, Folland was absorbed into the Hawker Siddeley Group who eventually dropped the Folland name by 1963.
Latterley, the facilities on The Hamble became part of British Aerospace (Aerostructures) concentrating on fuselage design and construction.
Today, the airfield has closed and whilst the former Folland facility is now part of General Electric.
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St. Patrick's Day Treat and Printable – Leprechaun Munch
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I've recovered 2TB of data from a faulty RAID5 NAS from a friend using System rescue CD. This included all of his personal pictures from the last 10 years.
I'm sure he wants to thank me, but it should be you/your team receiving the credits. To my surprise there is no donate button on your website. I found a link in the forum pointing to http://www.fsarchiver.org/donate, but that is no longer valid.
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On Exhibit: Kelp Forest
Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Heterodontus francisci
Animal Type
crustaceans, sea urchins, small fishes, molluscs
to 4 feet (1.2 m)
bullhead sharks
Central California to Baja California
Natural History
While sleeker sharks rule the open waters, horn sharks hide out in the shadows of the seafloor. They're not graceful swimmers and don't move around like their streamlined kin—in fact, sometimes horn sharks use their strong pectoral fins to crawl along rocks.
These small, elusive sharks prefer shallow waters less than 40 feet deep. They spend their days hiding under ledges, in caves or among kelp and other seaweeds; they hunt at night. Horn sharks feed on seafloor invertebrates, especially sea urchins and crabs, and occasionally on small fishes.
The horn shark's average length is just over three feet, and it's named for its large fin spines.
Caught by divers for sport and for their spines, horn shark populations have declined in southern California in areas with intense diver activity. Their spines are made into jewelry. Although there's no commercial market for horn sharks, they're accidentally caught as bycatch, usually in crab traps, gillnets or trawling nets.
Cool Facts
Females lay spiral egg cases, which they wedge into crevices—this makes the egg cases stay put. Each egg case contains one pup, which takes between six and nine months to hatch.
Slow and sluggish, horn sharks spend their days hidden in crevices or among rocks—unseen for the most part since their coloration matches the muddy browns and greens of their surroundings.
The scientific name Heterodontus is the Greek word for "different teeth." The teeth lining the front of the horn shark's jaws are sharp and used for grasping prey; the teeth in the back are flat and molarlike, useful for crushing shellfishes. The common name "horn" refers to the spines in front of each dorsal fin.


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Barcelona, Messi finish atop season rankings
LONDON (AP) — Despite failing to win European soccer's top prize, Barcelona came out as the top team this season in The Associated Press global soccer poll.
And with 60 goals in all competitions, Barcelona forward Lionel Messi earned 66 votes more than Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo to top the season-end player rankings.
"Messi's supreme form until getting injured near the end of the season — a key factor in Barca's exit from Europe — means he is a more obvious standout for player of the year, especially as Bayern's success was built more on team and squad depth rather than one outstanding individual," said panelist James Porteous of the South China Morning Post.
Barcelona has already regained the Spanish league title from Madrid and is on course this weekend to match its rival's milestone of 100 points from the previous campaign.
The Spanish clubs both exited the Champions League in the semifinals, but the winner Saturday, Bayern Munich, was four points behind Barcelona in the AP tally of votes since the poll launched in October.
In the first all-Bundesliga Champions League final on Saturday, Munich secured a 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund, which was sixth in the rankings.
Arjen Robben scored the decisive goal at Wembley Stadium, a year after missing a penalty in Bayern's shootout loss to Chelsea in the final.
"I'm a little surprised Barca edged out Bayern, given the Germans' domestic dominance and Champions League win, but Barca were hugely impressive before falling to Bayern in the semifinals," Porteous said.
"In the last six seasons, either Barca or the team that knocked them out have won the Champions League, and with Neymar arriving, they should be strongly placed to win back the European title."
The 21-year-old Neymar has signed a five-year deal to join Barca from Brazilian club Santos.
Bayern will be led next season by former Barca coach Pep Guardiola when his yearlong sabbatical ends to replace Jupp Heynckes, who also won the Bundesliga this season with a record points haul.
"Jupp Heynckes must be given lots of credit ... he led Bayern Munich to a fantastic season, made the right choices, kept total control of the team even though the news of his replacement broke in the middle of the season," said voter Aurelio Capaldi from Italian broadcaster RAI Sport.
"(It's) hard, very hard, for Guardiola to do better than this."
No teams from outside of Europe made the top 10 in the end-of-season tally of votes.
Manchester United earned third place, ahead of trophy-less Real Madrid, after Alex Ferguson ended almost 27 years in charge by winning a 13th Premier League title.
The leading Premier League player was the striker whose 26 goals helped to secure the title for United — with Robin van Persie third in the rankings, a point ahead of Tottenham attacker Gareth Bale.
AP Global Soccer end-of-season rankings
10 points for first, nine for second, etc.
1. Barcelona, 199 points
2. Bayern Munich, 195
3. Manchester United, 157
4. Real Madrid, 139
5. Juventus, 127
6. Borussia Dortmund, 103
7. Paris Saint-Germain, 74
8. Chelsea, 65
9. Manchester City, 62
10. Atletico Madrid, 45.
1. Lionel Messi, 191 points
2. Cristiano Ronaldo, 125
3. Robin van Persie, 67
4. Gareth Bale, 66
5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 53
6. Edinson Cavani, 49
(tie) Robert Lewandowski, 49
8. Radamel Falcao, 47
9. Luis Suarez, 37
10. Mario Balotelli, 30
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Jan. 22, 2018 – For the fourth consecutive year, Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources, has been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies.
The recognition measures companies based on nine criteria of corporate reputation, from investment value and quality of management to social responsibility and ability to attract talent. Within the chemicals industry, Ecolab ranked third overall and first for social responsibility and people management.
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Windows Media Player
Before I show you the visual changes, I think it's worth noting that in build 7100, WMP's setup no longer has "I want to help make Microsoft software and services even better by sending Player usage data to Microsoft" checked by default, and there is no Radio checkbox under History. Also, there is no longer a page for choosing an online store during the initial setup. In the actual program, when you head over to Organize => Options => Player => Player settings, there's a new option titled "Save recently used to the Jumplist instead of frequently used."
In build 7100, when not in the Library, WMP's controls have been centered, and the right click menu has been changed significantly. "Show List" has been moved from the top right to the right click menu, and the second "Go to library" option has moved from the bottom right to take its place. All visualizations have been put into their own menu option ("Download visualizations from the Internet..." is now just "Download visualizations...") and more options have been added: "Shuffle," "Repeat," "Video," "Enhancements," "Lyrics, captions, and subtitles," "Always show Now Playing on top," "More options..." and "Help with playback..." At the same time, "Display album art and media info" and "Info Center View" have been removed. Visually, the shuffle, repeat, mute, and go to library icons have changed from blue to white.
Two options have been removed from the Organize menu: "Choose Columns..." and "Restore Columns."
The second menu has been renamed from "Share" to "Stream" to match changes in HomeGroup: "Receive media on your network," "Share media with a homegroup," "Share with media devices..." has been changed to "Allow Internet access to home media...," "Allow remote control of my Player...," "Automatically allow devices to play my media...," and "More streaming options..." The last one takes you to the same streaming page covered in the HomeGroup section above. Also notice that the Radio Stations icon has been removed.
The mini WMP (when you open a music file or stream) can be made much smaller. The scrollbars would be gone completely if I didn't allow Web content to display. As you can see though, the play, full screen icons, and the show list option are gone. The rewind and fast forward icons are now grey and the stop and volume icons are white. The top area now gives more information on what file is being played.
Last but not least, Windows Media Player 12 can now play .mov files. Yes, that's right, no more need for QuickTime. On the left you can see that WMP in build 7000 detected that it did not have the proper codec and then asked the user if he or she would want to play it. On the right, WMP in build 7100 simply plays it without asking any questions.
Windows PowerShell ISE
As you can clearly see, this one has had a complete overhaul of the UI. All the options have been moved to the toolbar at the top, the window is easier to resize, the title bar has lost what ISE stands for, and there's now a timer in the bottom left. In the File menu, "New Remote Powershell Tab..." has been added. In the View menu, "Show Toolbar" has been added, and the "Script Pane Right" option has split into three, with the first one on by default: "Show Script Pane Top," "Show Script Pane Right," and "Show Script Pane Maximized." Windows PowerShell Modules is also available in build 7100; it did not exist in build 7000.
Other than losing the v2 from the name, the only change to the actual PowerShell is an update from 2008 to 2009 for the copyright year. Still, the Jump List has four new items: Run as Administrator, Import system modules, Windows PowerShell ISE, and Windows PowerShell help.
Windows Remote Assistance
Icons for all the options have been scrapped. Not only are they gone from the main page, but later options have also lost their icons: Save this invitation as a file, Use e-mail to send an invitation, Use an invitation file, and Use Easy Connect.
Windows Update
Not only is the old Control Panel icon gone, but "Check for update" and "Updates: frequently asked questions" have also lost their icons. Other than that, Windows Update looks pretty much the same, until you click on the Change settings link.
Under Who can install updates, "Allow standard users to installed updates on this computer" is now "Allow all users to install updates on this computer. The next section has been renamed from "Featured update notifications" to "Microsoft Update" and its description has changed from "Allow standard users to install updates on this computer" to "Give me updates for Microsoft products and check for new optional Microsoft software when I update Windows." There's also a option called Software notifications, which Microsoft describes as "Show me detailed notifications when new Microsoft software is available."
The changes to WordPad are very similar to Paint: a new icon, the same new "File" icon, and every icon in that menu tweaked (New, Open, Save , Save as, Print, From scanner or camera, Send in e-mail, Set as desktop background, Properties, About WordPad, and Exit). "Send e-mail" was actually changed to "Send in e-mail" to match Paint's option name.
As you can see, the following icons in the Home tab have been updated: Paste, Cut, Copy, Subscript, Superscript, Text highlight color, Decrease indent, Increase indent, Start a list, Date and Time, Picture, Paint drawing, and Select all. It's also worth noting that Text highlight color and the Text color buttons are now completely drop-down menus, as opposed to being useless buttons with a dropdown menu to the right. In the View tab, the icons Zoom in, Zoom out, 100%, and Word wrap have been updated. Ruler and Status bar have lost their icons and gained a checkbox.
XPS Viewer
In build 7100, when no file is open, the Find box is grayed out because you cannot interact with it anyways. In build 7000 it appeared as if you could use it when a file was not opened. Upon launch, there's also now a message that appears under the File menu telling you to "Click here to open or save your document."
Final Thoughts
I doubt this many changes will be visible between the RC build and the RTM build, which I would expect to be done sometime between August and October, simply because the priority is fixing bugs. Nevertheless, I will keep my eyes peeled and let you know the changes once the RTM build is in my hands. Until then, enjoy the Windows 7 RC because it really is the best release candidate for a Microsoft operating system I've ever seen.


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XBMC has no GPU acceleration under Windows only in Live/Linux.
Maybe I'm mistaken but I don't think XBMC can actually play Blu-ray discs ?
For one the discs are encrypted and I tired playing a Blu-ray through XBMC on my Windows box with AnyDVD-HD running in the background and it still wouldn't play it.
I would have assumed from all that XBMC Live running on a Revo cannot play Blu-ray discs unless there is a piece of the puzzle I'm missing.
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Sorties by the Chinese navy into the Pacific Ocean are becoming more commonplace and provide it with the means to familiarize itself with the environment surrounding Taiwan, while creating a new front from which to attack in case of conflict, an analyst said.
Four frigates from the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were spotted in waters between Miyako Island and Okinawa Island on Friday, the Japanese Ministry of Defense said last week. All four ships, which were tracked by a P-3C patrol aircraft deployed by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces, were traveling from the direction of the East China Sea toward the Pacific Ocean, where they conducted exercises.
The ships — the Type 054A Jiangkai II-class missile frigate Changzhou, the Jiangwei II-class Jiangxing and Lianyungang and the Jiangwei I-class Tongling — stayed in international waters and did not enter Japanese territorial waters, the ministry said.
All the ships, which are part of China's East Sea Fleet, are equipped with anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles.
The 300km-wide channel between Okinawa and Miyako, known as the Miyako Strait, is regarded as one of the most convenient routes for Chinese vessels heading for the Pacific. Chinese vessels went through it in June 2010 and twice last year as they headed for exercises in the Pacific.
Such sorties have become increasingly commonplace as China's navy gets more comfortable as an oceangoing navy, James Holmes, an associate professor at the US Naval War College, told the Taipei Times.
Holmes, who recently co-authored a study of the Chinese navy, said the Japanese Defense Ministry was now publishing maps of Chinese naval forays through the Japanese archipelago.
"The maps depict the tracks of PLAN flotillas as though ramen noodles were spilling through the home islands into the Pacific," he said, adding that in peacetime, China had as much a right as anyone to transit through those waterways, provided they conformed to the restrictions in the Law of the Sea Treaty.
However, asked to discuss the implications for Taiwan's security, Holmes was less sanguine.
"I have no doubt that the PLAN is familiarizing itself with the operating environment off Taiwan, including the coastal geography and underwater hydrography, and experimenting with tactics for waging war there," he said.
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PALIN: We should create a competitive climate for investment in renewables and alternatives, none of this snake oil science stuff that is based on this global warming, Gore-gate stuff that came down where there was revelation that the scientists, some of these scientists were playing political games. I sued the Feds over this, I sued the Feds over this as Governor for some bogus listing on the ESA, just about got run out of town by the environmentalists. But now we feel a little bit vindicated because we're realizing through Gore-gate that there was some snake oil science involved over the data collection there … We invented the Internet, unless that was just another Gore-gate thing too.
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Tri-captain for 2010-11 season ... Received All-ECAC Hockey third-team and All-Ivy League honorable mention honors ... Finished with 22 points and led the team in assists with 18 on the season ... Assisted on Liza Ryabkina's last-second goal in season-opener against Yale Oct. 29 ... Scored a power-play tally against Brown Oct. 30 ... Added an insurance goal in 3-1 win over Colgate Nov. 6 ... Notched an assist on Jill Dempsey's game-winner against No. 9 Dartmouth Nov. 20 ... Picked up an assist on Kate Buesser's power-play tally against No. 7 Minnesota Nov. 28 ... Collected two assists against No. 6 Boston College Dec. 5 ... Registered assists against New Hampshire (Dec. 9) and No. 4/5 Boston University (Dec. 10) ... Picked up an assist against Brown Jan. 28 and tallied two the following afternoon at Yale ... Tallied an assist against Quinnipiac Feb. 5 and had two at Clarkson Feb. 11 ... Registered a goal and an assist in 7-0 win over Colgate Feb. 18 ... Logged an assist in first game against St. Lawrence in ECAC quarterfinals Feb. 25 and picked up two helpers the following day.
Junior • 2009-10
Nominee for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award ... Named to All-ECAC Hockey third team and All-Ivy League second team ... Played in all 33 games at defense ... Key member of Harvard's blue line, helping the Crimson rank fifth in the nation in scoring defense ... Ranked 17th in the nation among defenders in points per game ... Tied for the ECAC Hockey lead with 11 power-play points in conference games (4-7-11) and was fourth in scoring among defenders (6-10-16) ... Has amassed a career-high in points (19), goals (eight) and assists (11) ... Boasted a +12 rating ... Scored in win at Colgate (Oct. 30) ... Tallied the game winner and matched a career-high with two assists in victory over Quinnipiac (Nov. 15) ... Had a +5 ratting in 5-0 win over Yale (Nov. 20) ... Scored a power-play goal and handed out an assist in win at Brown (Nov. 21) ... Assisted on game-tying goal at Princeton (Jan. 8) ... Added an assist against Cornell (Jan. 15) ... Netted the game-winning goal on the power play against Colgate (Jan. 16) ... Tallied game-winning goal for second straight game on the power play against Union (Jan. 22) ... Assisted on a power-play goal in victory at Dartmouth (Jan. 29) ... Dished out an assist on game-winning tally over Providence (Jan. 30) ... Handed out an assist on power-play goal in victory against Brown (Feb. 5) ... Netted a power-play goal in win over Yale (Feb. 6) ... Assisted on the game-winning goal at Union (Feb. 13) ... Dished out an assist on power-play goal at Clarkson (Feb. 20) ... Netted a goal in win over Princeton in Game 1 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinals (Feb. 26) ... Found the back of the net in NCAA quarterfinals against Cornell (March 12).
Sophomore • 2008-09
Tabbed to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team for second straight season ... Played in 30 of 32 games ... Boasts a +15 rating, ranking her fourth on the team ... Achieved a +3 rating twice (Dec. 17 at Dartmouth and Feb. 13 at Cornell) ... Helped the Crimson rank fifth in scoring defense (1.69 goals allowed per game) ... Tallied first career goal on a slap shot in second period of victory at Rensselaer (Jan. 31) ... Assisted on a first-period goal in victory at Dartmouth (Dec. 17) ... Recorded an assist on power-play goal in win at Brown (Jan. 9) ... Handed out an assist against Rensselaer in ECAC Hockey semifinal round (March 7).
Freshman • 2007-08
An ECAC Hockey All-Academic selection ... Member of a defensive unit that led the country in scoring defense (1.00 goals allowed per contest) ... Recorded a career-high two assists in Harvard's 6-0 win at Union (Dec. 1) ... Added an assist in collegiate debut vs. Quinnipiac (Nov. 2) ... Collected assists in 4-1 victory at Brown (Feb. 1) and in 4-0 win over Union (Feb. 8) ... Earned a career-high +2 rating against Northeastern in Beanpot semifinals (Feb. 5) and repeated the feat in the Beanpot final vs. Boston University (Feb. 12) ... +18 rating.
Before Harvard
Played four years of varsity hockey at Noble and Greenough school in Dedham, Mass. ... Also played three years of varsity field hockey and two years of softball ... Named to Independent School League (ISL) all-league ice hockey team all four years ... Named to ISL all-league field hockey team twice and all-league softball team once ... Presented with the Shield Award for best female athlete at school ... Member of four ISL championship ice hockey teams ... Led team to three New England finals and captured titles two of the three trips ... Member of two ISL championship field hockey teams ... An honor roll student.
Brother, Nick Coskren '09, plays for the Harvard men's ice hockey team ... Brothers, Tim and Tony Coskren, both played ice hockey at Holy Cross and graduated in 2004 and 2005, respectively.


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Troy Aikman didn't hold back when Sports Illustrated asked him about his newest colleague at Fox Sports, Skip Bayless.
"To say I'm disappointed in the hiring of Skip Bayless would be an enormous understatement. Clearly, [Fox Sports president of national networks] Jamie Horowitz and I have a difference of opinion when it comes to building a successful organization," Aikman told SI. "I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected and credible individuals, none of which applies to Skip Bayless."
Aikman, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback who now serves as one of Fox Sports lead on-air personalities, has a messy history with Bayless, who arrives at Fox Sports after a long career at ESPN. In his book "Hell Bent," which chronicled the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s, Bayless made an unsubstantiated claim that Aikman was gay.
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