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Our First Response to Climate Change
Our First Response to Climate Change
We badly need renewables to combat climate change, but we need ramped-up efficiency measures even more.
Time is passing very quickly," Irving Mintzer wrote in his 1987 study A Matter of Degrees, which I reviewed for the very first edition of World Watch. Two decades later, Mintzer's words, like his report on ways to reduce the risk of global warming, seem understated.
It was later than it seemed. Even those of us who have long been alarmed about global warming did not expect the rapid changes we have seen.
We have watched the northern polar ice cap melt over an area the size of Alaska. We have seen glaciers shrink on every continent while the depth of snow in the Swiss Alps fell by half. We have experienced twice as many hurricanes per year as our parents, and measured them growing stronger year by year. We might have known, when World Watch was launched, that New Orleans was vulnerable to flood, but we have all been shocked by the devastating force of Hurricane Katrina.
Scientists now are highly confident-more than 90 percent certain-that the change we have seen is real, anthropogenic, here to stay, and growing worse. We know this because, since it was founded in 1988, there have been four sweeping assessments of climate science, impacts, and emissions mitigation by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC this year published its Fourth Assessment Report and the scientists' concern was palpable.
Their consensus view is that warmer days and nights are virtually certain in the coming century, or centuries, and that the cause is the release of greenhouse gases mainly from energy use. Sea levels may rise by meters rather than the meter we expected. The worst impacts will be suffered by the poor, especially those living in low-lying agricultural lands like Bangladesh. As climate scientist Stephen Schneider of Stanford University put it recently in the New York Times, "You don't want to be poor and living on a river delta or the Florida coast."
Policy change, meanwhile, has been glacial (in the now obsolete sense of the word). Positive signs are few. Europe has implemented the Kyoto Protocol, putting into practice important mechanisms to spur emissions reductions at home and to finance them in developing countries. China has announced ambitious plans to cut energy waste in industry and improve automobile fuel economy. The Soviet Union collapsed a few years after the launch of this magazine, ending the world's most egregious forms of energy waste. Even some in the United States seem to be taking action, with almost 20 states having announced plans and policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
But these examples are not proportionate to the challenge. Imagine if this were war and we so meekly surrendered our coastal cities.
The worst scenarios of warming described in Mintzer's 20-year-old paper may yet be realized. Mintzer in a recent conversation said that he thinks we have at most 10 years to mount a serious response that will avoid catastrophic change. If that is true-and I believe it is-then there is no time to develop a magic bullet. Technology, unless it is ready to be deployed now, will not save the natural world as we know it.
A response appropriate to reality will require climbing above the reflexive nationalism, racism, and fears that shape our international affairs. It is fashionable to point to China and India, their rapid energy demand growth and increasing wealth, and to demand that they take responsibility for their actions.
It is not that simple. China already suffers from air and water pollution crises that kill tens of thousands of its citizens each year. India is unable to supply adequate electric power to several hundred million of its people, and they suffer the attendant drudgery and ill health. Who can blame the governments of these and other developing countries for pointing out that the per-capita greenhouse gas emissions of their populations are one-fifth that of Americans and saying, "You created this problem, you do something about it."
That is not an answer either, of course. A serious response will require the participation of all the world's leading nations. What could move the United States, China, India, Europe, and Japan to work together on a global accord?
One vision is to catalogue all the low-carbon energy alternatives and ask the world's governments to subsidize and compel their use. But market penetration of wind and solar will take decades, nuclear plants contain plutonium and thus the germ of nuclear terror, and scrubbing and sequestering carbon from coal-fired power plants is two decades down the road-outside Mintzer's 10-year time frame.
Maybe we are asking the wrong question. A recent United Nations Foundation team argued that, without energy efficiency, none of the other energy solutions will work. It is, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, the extraordinary-revolutionary-event necessary to enable all the ordinary events to continue.
Maybe the right question is, how can China and the United States work together to build a safe, comfortable, affordable, high-efficiency automobile? Or how can India build efficiency into its power generating systems-and the ways power is used-as the country develops?
Making markets work to implement efficiency is hard. Investors balk not only because of real and perceived risks, but because they do not quite know how to invest in it. Intervention to reduce energy demand requires a lot of work.
A better question is how we can replicate the good sense of the International Finance Corporation which, unlike so many programs, seems to have figured out, in China, Central Europe, and elsewhere, how to rapidly finance and provide technical assistance for energy efficiency investment projects.
Maybe the answers are in learning how to do the small things, rather than in putting together all the world's leaders to talk. Maybe it's time to pay attention to what people do and not what they say.
William Chandler is president of Transition Energy and co-founder of DEED China, private companies with energy efficiency projects in China.


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MORE than 600 suspected paedophiles have been arrested in the UK, including 11 in North Yorkshire.
Doctors, teachers, Scout leaders, care workers and former police officers, who had unsupervised access to children at work, were among those arrested as part of Operation Notarise.
The investigation was carried out over six months by the National Crime Agency, involving 45 police forces.
Acting on intelligence provided by the NCA, police in North Yorkshire arrested 10 individuals under the operation, with an eleventh arrest made after links were made to an existing investigation.
Those arrested included three from York, one from Selby and others from Harrogate, Scarborough, Craven and Richmondshire areas, said police. All are male, white, aged between 14 and 70, some are married and some have children of their own. They have all been bailed.
Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Mason, head of crime, said: "This operation targeted suspected paedophiles accessing child abuse images online. Those responsible for such offending believed they were operating in an environment that was safe for them and would go undetected.
"The message is a simple one; no such place exists and perpetrators need to be under no doubt whatsoever that this type of offending will continue to be targeted with every effort made to secure criminal convictions and safeguard the children concerned."
The operation targeted people who accessed indecent images of children online.
Details were only released today to protect children and secure evidence.
Of the 660 national arrests, 39 were already on the Sex Offenders register, but many had not previously been known to police, and the NCA said 400 children had been safeguarded by the arrests.
In Humberside, 19 people have so far been arrested or interviewed under the operation.
NCA deputy director general Phil Gormley said this was the first operation of its kind in the UK, and should serve as a warning to offenders.
He said: "Our aim was to protect children who were victims of, or might be at risk of, sexual exploitation.
A child is victimised not only when they are abused and an image is taken.
They are re-victimised every time that image is viewed by someone.
"Some of the people who start by accessing indecent images online go on to abuse children directly.
So the operation is not only about catching people who have already offended – it is about influencing potential offenders before they cross that line.
We want those offenders to know that the internet is not a safe anonymous space for accessing indecent images, that they leave a digital footprint, and that law enforcement will find it."
DCS Mason said: "We all have a responsibility to protect our children and it is vital that anyone who believes someone is involved in child abuse – which includes viewing images of abuse on their computer or mobile device – tells the police. It cannot , and must not, be kept hidden."
• If you suspect someone is viewing child abuse online or abusing or exploiting children, phone the police on 101 or 999 in an emergency

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The 2012 Adobe U.S. Digital Video Benchmark
Cool infographic video from the team at Adobe that shares the results of their own 2012 Digital Video Benchmark research.
As you relax at home, walk through stores, and sit in airports, you see people watching video on more screens than ever before. But don't rely on the eyeball test. The Adobe Digital Index team looked at 19.6 billion video starts on media websites to confirm the growth of broadcast video consumption across connected devices. See the latest video trends they uncovered for device use, ad placement, social media, and more.
Learn more about what they found here: http://adobe.ly/ZeXLoI.
Adobe Digital Index publishes research on digital marketing based on the analysis of anonymous, aggregated data from over 5,000 companies worldwide that use Adobe Marketing Cloud.
The information is about all videos and ad placements in online videos, but the data also applies to infographic videos. Online videos are still on the rise, and have become a very effective content and advertising platform for companies.
Clean data visualizations that I would assume were created in Adobe After Effects. The bar charts that change size and shape in multiple directions are disconcerting though. I can't tell if they were appropriately adjusting the area of each bar, but I doubt it. It looks more like a designer thought it would look unique and different without realizing that it corrupts the visualization of the data.
Thanks to Jordan from Say It Visually for sending in the linK!


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circularlogic needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 94 designs submitted by 52 freelance designers.
The dot com is 'hlookup.com'
The logo should have only the word Hlookup in it (without the dotcom)
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Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
The name of the company is "Hlookup" It is a search/sales website.
The name of the company should be inside the logo, but WITHOUT the dotcom in it.
Simple and minimalistic. Nothing too involved/abstract. Good font choice + some small design element (see belowfor more detail)
Further descriptions:
Maybe the design should be to spell out lookup and to do something funky with just the H. Maybe put a circle or star around it-
Color schemes liked:
Google Search results color template
on kuler.adobe.com the color schemes named:
Duck Soup, Different Colors, and Waterworld
Amazon.com - simple clean design with only a small element (the arrow)
Facebook - clean design (simple)
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SANTA CLARA (AP) — Jim Harbaugh expects Alex Smith to be medically cleared to play by Saturday.
Still, the 49ers coach did not announce Friday who will start at quarterback at New Orleans in two days.
Harbaugh says it serves no purpose to his team and organization to let anybody know what his plan at quarterback is for Sunday's game against the Saints.
Harbaugh also refutes reports earlier this week that he already has told Smith and Colin Kaepernick that Kaepernick will continue as the team's starter after making his first NFL start during Monday's rout of the Chicago Bears.
The coach indicates his stance on the quarterback situation is unlikely to change before the 49ers (7-2-1) meet the Saints (5-5) in a rematch of last year's NFC divisional playoff game won 36-32 by San Francisco.
"We could set our watch here for another 15 minutes and you could keep asking questions and the answers will still be the same," Harbaugh said Friday. "We feel like there's no competitive advantage for us to release that information. We just do not get into what the role's going to be, how we're going to use them, and the specifics of that. It's unorthodox. So be it. That's the way we are going to go about it."
Smith had started 28 consecutive games for the 49ers before he suffered a concussion during the team's 24-24 tie with St. Louis on Nov. 11. Smith practiced all of last week in a non-contact black jersey, but the team declared him out Monday morning for the Bears game later that evening after he was evaluated by team medical director Dr. Dan Garza.
Kaepernick had an auspicious starting debut in place of Smith, passing for 243 yards and two touchdowns with a quarterback rating of 133.1 to lead the 49ers to a 32-7 victory.
Smith practiced again in a black jersey Friday, as he has all week, and Harbaugh said Smith has gone several days without exhibiting any concussion-like symptoms.
"Alex went through his final test today and will be cleared tomorrow, if tomorrow again there are no symptoms," Harbaugh said. "He hasn't had any symptoms since Tuesday, so that's a real positive."
Kaepernick and Smith did not speak Friday with reporters.
A decision will be made Saturday regarding Smith's status for the Saints game.
Harbaugh said reports this week he already has spoken to both quarterbacks and has made a decision who will start against the Saints are "not factual."
"I know there are probably a lot of reports out there, and some of them have been brought to my attention," Harbaugh said. "I didn't see any factual that (were) showed to me."
Harbaugh said earlier this week that the 49ers don't have a quarterback controversy and the team is confident in both players. The coach said both Smith and Kaepernick have the "hot hand," and he could even envision switching between the two during the rest of the season.
Smith had been playing some of his best football before being injured, completing 25 of 27 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns with no turnovers in his two previous games.
Smith had passer ratings of 157.1 and 143.8 in those two games, and he's currently the NFL's third-ranked quarterback with a 104.1 rating. Smith leads the NFL with a 70.0 completion percentage and is third in the league with an average gain of 7.98 yards per pass attempt.
But Kaepernick gave the 49ers a new dimension as a deep passer against the Bears, completing six passes of 20 or more yards to four receivers. Kaepernick is averaging 9.16 yards per pass attempt and also ranks third on the team with 189 yards rushing, averaging 7.6 yards per carry.
"Both quarterbacks are looking sharp," offensive coordinator Greg Roman said. "Colin's getting some of the reps, Alex is getting some of the reps, and that's how it gets divvied up.
"As far as specific game plan goes, it'll tilt one way or the other a little bit, but it won't be that different. It's a 49ers game plan. The beauty of having a quarterback like Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick is it's a great situation to be in. But what's happened up to this point is history."


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It's nice to see the bakers here in the U.S. aren't picking sides when it comes to Super Bowl cakes. Nope, they wreck 'em all equally.
Never mind.
ANYway, so knowing about the towel thing helps a little when viewing this cake:
Oh, and remember a few ages back when I made a crack about how next bakeries will be decorating our loaves of bread?
[shaking head] Well, at least they used dough instead of frosting. That's something, right?
Now, I can only assume this next one was made by a baker who knows even less about football than I do:
That, or s/he is venting some pre-game frustration.
Many thanks to Krista W., Catie P., Diana W., Jennifer H., and Corrie R., some hoopy froods who really know where their towels are*.
*If that last statement baffled/consternated/frightened you, go here.


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'Tis the season of giving, so for this last post of the year, I am pleased to make available some of our most requested cheat sheets used internally and by various implementation partners world wide. These cheat sheets were created as part of the Oracle SOA Black Belt training sessions - advanced hands-on workshops that are available only to experienced Oracle SOA practitioners to gain deeper insight into the workings of the engine, enabling them to architect scalable solutions. If you have gone through this workshop, or have been working with the BPEL engine, I hope you will find this as a handy resource.
In case you are curious about this "black belt" workshop, here is a day-by-day blog written by one of our attendees.
SOA Black Belt Workshop, Day 1:Infrastructure Essentials
SOA Black Belt Workshop, Day 2:Engine Internals
SOA Black Belt Workshop, Day 3:Architecture Internals
SOA Black Belt Workshop, day 4: Solution areas
And if you are wondering, yes, in some locations, we actually do hand out physical black belts - thanks to Jürgen Kress' SOA Community. Follow the tweets for more pictures.
Click on the link to download each. In case of any errors or if you would like to see more such collateral, please do provide feedback.
Weblogic Server Essentials Cheat Sheet (pdf)
SOA Essentials Cheat Sheet (pdf)
BPEL Service Engine Internals Cheat Sheet (pdf)
SOA Diagnostics Cheat Sheet (pdf) -- Thanks to Shawn Bailey for this one!
Happy Holidays and see you in the next year!


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On the third attempt at starting the PGA Tour season, Matt Kuchar stepped to the 10th tee in Kapalua, Hawaii, and could barely hear his name through the wind. When he finally steadied himself, a gust blew his golf ball off the tee. And then it happened again.
"We had a powwow and took us five or six minutes to laugh it off and say, 'We're really going to go through with this?' " Kuchar said. "Made the best of it."
But not for long.
Just more than one hour after the Tournament of Champions finally got under way, it was scrapped again with all the scores erased. The wind came roaring down the Plantation Course at Kapalua again, and it left officials no choice but to stop play. With more manageable wind in the forecast, the plan was to play 36 holes Monday and finish with 18 holes Tuesday.
That was good news for Ben Curtis. He had birdie putts on the first two holes and was 5-over par.
"It's crazy. That's the only way to describe it," Curtis said. "I've never hit two greens in regulation at the start and walked away at 5 over."
For those wondering why this tournament keeps getting postponed, an hour of television Sunday was all the evidence they needed.
Ian Poulter posed over his 4-iron shot to the 13th green and was so stunned to see it come up short that he looked at his small gallery for the longest time, repeating loud enough for them to hear that he was only 138 yards from the front of the green. Off to his right, Charlie Beljan had a search party stomping through high grass to the right of the 10th fairway looking for both his tee shots. He had a 15-foot putt for triple bogey when play was stopped.
Moments later, a call came over the radio for a ruling on the 12th green. Scott Stallings was trying to tap in a 2-foot putt when a gust blew his ball 8 feet away.
Andy Murray kicked off 2013 with a successful defense of his Brisbane International tennis title, holding off the up-and-coming Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (0), 6-4.
Murray began his breakthrough season in 2012 by winning in Brisbane and followed that up later with career-changing titles at the London Olympics and U.S. Open.
He heads into the Australian Open, starting Jan. 14, as the reigning major champion.


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The seven dwarves are in Rome and they go on a tour of the city. After a while they go to the Vatican and meet the Pope. Grumpy, for once, seems to have a lot to say. He keeps asking the Pontiff questions about the church and, in particular, the nuns. "Your Holiness, do you have any really short nuns?" Grumpy asks.
"No, my son, all of our nuns are at least five feet tall," smiles the Pope.
"Are you sure? I mean, you wouldn't have any nuns that are, say, about my height? Maybe a little shorter?"
"I'm afraid not. Why do you ask?"
"No reason," replies Grumpy. "But you're positive? Nobody in a habit that's about three feet tall, maybe two-and-a-half feet tall?"
"I'm sure, my vertically-challenged son," says the Pope, trying not show his curiosity.
"Okay," moans Grumpy.
So the Pope listens to the dwarves as they leave the building. "What'd he say? What'd he say?" chant the other six dwarves.
Grumpy mutters, "He said they don't have any."
And the other six start chanting, "Grumpy fucked a penguin! Grumpy fucked a penguin!"


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CINCINNATI (AP) — The attorney for an Ohio man charged with aggravated murder in the beating death of a 16-year-old boy says he expects his client to plead guilty to some of the charges.
Lebanon attorney Martin Hubbell says he anticipates a plea agreement in the case Thursday but declined to discuss further details until it's finalized.
Michael Geldrich had pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the case following his indictment in January and was set for trial in July.
Authorities say the 36-year-old Geldrich and another man fatally beat 16-year-old Dione Payne of Dayton in an attempt to steal drugs and money from him at Geldrich's home, about 15 miles southeast of Dayton.
Police say Payne was left at a Middletown hospital Dec. 1 and later died.


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Chelsea wins Europa on Ivanovic header
AMSTERDAM -- Branislav Ivanovic watched from the stands as Chelsea won its first Champions League last season. He eased the pain of missing that match while suspended by scoring an injury time winner Wednesday as his team beat Benfica 2-1 for the Europa League title.
"When you won one time, you want another one, this never stops. It is something in the sport that pushes you forward," the Serbian defender said after his looping header from Juan Mata's corner kick sealed the win in the 93rd minute.
Chelsea will now hold both European club trophies until May 25, when Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund play this season's Champion's League final in London.
"It is one of the dreams of my career to score in a European final," he added. "It is a dream for every player."
Chelsea's interim coach, Rafa Benitez, had plotted the goal on the training field with former Benfica player David Luiz.
"The second goal was something we practiced," the Spaniard said. "We knew how they defended corners and David Luiz told us problems they have" defending corners.
It was a sweet victory for Benitez, who has faced bitter criticism from the club's own fans since replacing Roberto Di Matteo in November.
Many Chelsea fans remained angry at Di Matteo's departure, after he led the club to a first Champions League title. Others haven't forgiven Benitez for allegedly disparaging comments he made toward Chelsea while Liverpool manager earlier in his career.
"That was a great performance in the second half, against a very good team," Benitez said. "I'm really pleased for the players and everyone involved."
Just as they did in last year's penalty shootout victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, Chelsea's players found a way to win against an opponent that probably would have won if it had converted its chances.
A superb Fernando Torres solo effort gave Chelsea the lead on the hour mark. Oscar Cardozo tied itfrom the penalty spot eight minutes later, setting the stage for Ivanovic's last-gasp decider.
The win made Benitez only the second coach, after three-time champion Giovanni Trapattoni, to win the trophy with more than one club. Benitez first won the competition in 2004 with Valencia.
The victory also lifted Chelsea alongside Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich as only the fourth club to win all three European titles. The Blues won the Cup Winner's Cup in 1971 and 1998.
It was a bitterly frustrating end to the night for Benfica coach Jorge Jesus and his players.
"For most of the 93 minutes, Benfica was better than Chelsea," he said. "Benfica showed the world that they should be a worthy winner."
But Chelsea won without Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard and veteran central defender John Terry, who were both out injured. It was the second year running Terry had to sit out a European final -- he was suspended for last year's Champions League decider and could only look on as his team beat Bayern Munich on penalty kicks.
Terry got into his Chelsea uniform to join his teammates in their celebrations after the match.
The last-minute defeat in front of 46,163 fans at the Amsterdam Arena meant Benfica now has not lifted a European trophy since 1962. That's when a promising 20-year-old striker named Eusebio fired in two goals to power his team to a 5-3 victory over Real Madrid, also in Amsterdam. Since that victory, Benfica has lost all seven European finals it reached. Eusebio was on hand to watch the latest defeat.
It was a second crushing late loss for Benfica in just a matter of days. On Saturday, Porto's Kelvin scored in stoppage time for a 2-1 win that moved his team to the top of the Portuguese league with one game left.
"It was just like last week. We suffered a late goal," Jesus said. "The players felt they didn't deserve to lose, they felt like they were (knocked) down after the game."
The Portuguese team overpowered Chelsea early on, but could not convert its domination into goals. Cardozo and Eduardo Salvio both had shots blocked in the penalty area in an 11th-minute scramble, and Nicolas Gaitan fired over the bar a minute later.
Rodrigo was the next to come close for Benfica, but he slipped as he looked set to open the scoring in the 15th minute and scuffed his shot.
Artur then pulled off a spectacular save on Chelsea's newly minted all-time top scorer Frank Lampard in the 38th minute.
Lampard unleashed a powerful right-footed drive from outside the area and the swerving ball wrong-footed the goalkeeper. But he managed to stick out his left hand and deflect the ball over the bar.
Chelsea hung on again after the break as Benfica poured forward. And Torres, who has struggled to find the net consistently for Chelsea since his 2011 transfer from Liverpool, finally broke the deadlock in the 60th minute.
The Spaniard collected the ball just inside Benfica's half, used his strength to turn and wrestle past Ezequiel Garay and then beat captain Luisao before rounding Artur and calmly slotting in from a tight angle.
He sprinted to the corner and struck a Usain Bolt-style pose in front of the Chelsea fans.
Chelsea's lead lasted about eight minutes before Cesar Azpilicueta handled the ball just inside the area. Cardozo smashed in the penalty to bring Benfica level.
Both sides had chances in the closing stages, with Petr Cech tipping over the net a dipping left-footed volley from Cardozo. Lampard fired a long-range shot onto the crossbar in the 88th minute.
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Supporting the goal of educating confident yet compassionate graduates who demonstrate excellence and leadership, Ursinus College has initiated a lecture series to bring experienced, innovative thinkers and entrepreneurs to campus.
Celebrated green chemist and scholar Joseph DeSimone launched the series, Fostering Innovation & Entrepreneurship Through the Liberal Arts. DeSimone spoke Feb. 11 in Musser Auditorium in Pfahler Hall on the Ursinus campus. His lecture was titled, "Translating Basic Science into Products and the Role of Diversity in Making that Happen."
The new series is based on the view that students who learn to take risks and develop curious minds will thrive in the competitive world today, and that a deeper understanding of what it means to be an innovator and entrepreneur needs role models to demonstrate how those qualities are put into practice.
Series speakers will meet with students, participate in classroom discussions, and share personal stories, making clear the process through which they formed an idea and creatively implemented that it while facing obstacles, having ideas fall flat, and contrasting risks and rewards.
Joseph DeSimone, who is a 1986 graduate of Ursinus College, is the Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University and of Chemistry at UNC. Additionally, in 2012 he was named director of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC. He has published over 290 scientific articles and has 130 issued patents in his name with over 80 patents pending. DeSimone is a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, an adjunct member at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and Director of the Institute for Advanced Materials, Nanoscience and Technology and the Institute for Nanomedicine at UNC.
DeSimone is a member of both the National Academy of Sciences (2012) and the National Academy of Engineering (2005). He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005). DeSimone has received over 50 major awards and recognitions including the 2012 Walston Chubb Award for Innovation by Sigma Xi; the 2010 AAAS Mentor Award in recognition of his efforts to advance diversity in the chemistry Ph.D. workforce; the 2009 NIH Director's Pioneer Award; the 2009 North Carolina Award; the 2008 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention and Innovation; the 2007 Collaboration Success Award from the Council for Chemical Research; and the 2005 ACS Award for Creative Invention. In 2002 DeSimone was honored with the John Scott Award presented by the City Trusts, Philadelphia, given to "the most deserving" men and women whose inventions have contributed in some outstanding way to the "comfort, welfare and happiness" of mankind. That same year he also was awarded the Engineering Excellence Award by DuPont; and the 2002 Wallace H. Carothers Award from the Delaware Section of the ACS.
DeSimone, an innovative polymer chemist, has made breakthrough contributions in green chemistry, fluoropolymer synthesis, colloid science, and nano-biomaterials. He pioneered supercritical CO2-based polymerization reactions and the self-assembly of molecules in compressible media. He has shown the benefit of novel fluoro-elastomers for soft lithographic applications, including the synthesis of shape-controlled nano-biomaterials.
An accomplished researcher and inventor, over his career his projects have ranged from developing a bio-absorbable cardiac stent to inventing an environmentally friendly process for the creation of high performance plastics. DeSimone's work is currently focused in the area of nanomedicine.
At the Kenan Institute, part of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, DeSimone's research focuses on applying lithographic fabrication technologies from the computer industry for the design and synthesis of new medicines and vaccines. In 2004, DeSimone and his students invented a new technology to create nanoparticles using a process they coined as PRINT ® (Particle Replication In Non-wetting Templates).
With PRINT® he and his team are able to achieve mass production of uniform nanoparticles with precise control over size, shape, chemistry, flexibility and other properties. In addition to vaccines and inhaled therapeutics, applications for PRINT include the development of new approaches for the detection and treatment of cancer. They were the first to successfully adapt manufacturing techniques from the computer industry to make advances in medicine, including improved approaches to cancer treatment and diagnosis. Other projects include developing nanoparticle vaccines for infectious diseases, vaccines for cancer and particles that mimic red blood cells.
DeSimone co-founded Liquidia Technologies, a North Carolina-based nanotechnology company, to further develop the PRINT technology. Liquidia has its first product – a nanoparticle flu vaccine – in clinical trials. In June, Liquidia announced the initiation of a multiyear collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline, potentially worth several hundred million dollars. The efforts of the two companies as a result of this agreement could lead to the development of multiple life-saving health-care products.


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The following procedures describe how to restore suffixes in your directory. Your server must have been backed up using the procedures described in Backing Up Directory Data Only. Before restoring suffixes involved in replication agreements, read Restoring Replicated Suffixes.
Do not stop the server during a restore operation. Because restoring your server overwrites any existing database files, any modifications that were made to the data since the backup are lost.
You can use DSCC to perform this task. For information, see Directory Service Control Center Interface and the DSCC online help.
Use one of the following commands to restore your server:
If your server is local and stopped, type:
$ dsadm restore instance-path archive-dir
For example, to restore a backup from a backup directory, type:
$ dsadm restore /local/dsInst/ local/ds/bak/2006_07_01_11_34_00
If your server is running, type:
$ dsconf restore -h host -p port archive-dir
For example, to restore a backup from a backup directory:
$ dsconf restore -h host1 -p 1389 /local/dsInst/bak/2006_07_01_11_34_00
Do not stop the server during a restore operation.
The backup copy must be saved on the server, not on the system that is running the dsconf command.
After a restore, there is no way to go back to the original server content.
To save disk space, you can restore the server by moving files instead of copying them. You can perform this operation by setting the —f move-archive flag with the dsadm restore or the dsconf restore command. However, if the transaction logs cannot be moved during the copyless restore operation, the copy operation is performed instead.
For this operation to complete successfully, the backup and instance files must be on the same filesystem. If you choose to perform the copyless restore, the server data is overwritten with the data in the backup copy and the backup copy also gets destroyed.
For more information about these commands, see the dsadm(1M) and dsconf(1M) man pages.


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Mike Breen asked Clyde a couple times during games "What did he think of Bargnani". Clyde said he was sporadic. Sporadic he was in the preseason, not the shooter his rep said he was, terrible from 3 pt range and a so so jump shot and no post game to speak of. Best part of his game was putting it on the floor and drawing fouls, he is a terrific FT shooter. Terrible rebounder and will never get better, has no explosion going up for the ball and even an explosive wing is going to beat him to a rebound even though he's 7 ft. He did use his size to block some shots and that's the best part of his defense.
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Career Facts - Civil Technologies Program
What does a civil engineering technician do?
Civil engineering technicians assist civil engineers with the
planning and building of highways, buildings, bridges, dams, wastewater
treatment systems and other structures. Technicians may also
perform related surveys and studies in addition to inspecting
water and wastewater treatment systems to ensure that pollution control
requirements are met. Others estimate construction costs and specify
materials to be used. They work at various places, including
construction or survey sites, offices and testing labs.
Civil engineering technicians engage in varied activities.
State highway departments utilize their services to collect data, design
and draw plans, as well as to supervise the construction and maintenance
of roadways. Railroad and airport facilities require similar
services. Cities and counties need to have transportation systems,
drainage systems, and water and sewage facilities planned, built, and
maintained with the assistance of civil engineering technicians.
Some technicians specialize in certain types of construction
projects. Highway technicians, for example, perform survey and
cost estimates as well as plan and supervise highway construction and
maintenance. Rail and waterway technicians survey, conduct
specifications, cost estimates, help plan, and construct railway and
waterway facilities. Assistant city engineers coordinate the planning
and construction of city streets, sewers, drainage systems, refuse
facilities, and other major civil projects.
Other technicians specialize in certain phases of the construction process. For example, materials technicians sample and run test on rock, soil, cement, asphalt, wood, steel, concrete, and other materials. Photogrammetric technicians use aerial photographs to prepare maps, plans, and profiles. Party chiefs work for licensed land surveyors, survey land for boundary-line locations, and plan subdivisions and other large-area land developments.
What types of skills are required?
The successful civil engineering technician must have a working
knowledge or an interest in learning college algebra, trigonometry,
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must be computer literate. A student contemplating a career in civil
engineering Technologies needs a desire to be a builder or planner, an
understanding of mathematics and sciences, the ability to get along with
others, an aptitude for learning, and the ability to think and plan
A two year, Associate's degree, or four year, Civil Engineering degree is desirable for successful employment placement for the prospective up and coming Civil technician. Prospective technicians should take all the mathematics (at least two years of algebra, plane and solid geometry and trigonometry), sciences (physics, chemistry, biology and any other general science courses) and communications subjects available to them in high school. Other useful courses include mechanical drawing and any available shop courses. Civil engineering technicians often make use of mechanical drawings to convey their ideas to others, and neat, well-executed drawings are important to convey a sense of accuracy and competence.
Where are they employed?
Civil engineering technicians work for construction, engineering, and architectural firms. They are also employed by state, city, and federal government agencies, wastewater treatment system plants, mapping agencies, and various private petroleum and mining companies. They work with other employees at all levels including engineers, surveyors, supervisors, managers, and skilled trade workers who generally are supervised by experienced civil engineers. Technicians may instruct or supervise other workers.
Working conditions for civil engineering technicians vary. They may work outdoors at construction or survey sites, at indoors in well lighted and ventilated offices, and/or in testing labs. Working outdoors may expose technicians to extreme types of weather and to such hazards as snakes, poison ivy, heat exhaustion, sunburn, and frostbite.
What do they earn?
Earning of civil engineering technicians depend on their level of education, work experience, and technical specialty. The average annual wage in 2008 was $44,290 and ranged between $45,150 and $69,470 depending upon the size, type, and geographical location on the company. Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What degrees are available?
Lansing Community College offers a Civil Technologies Associate in Applied Science degree. For transferability of civil Technologies courses, please review the transfer equivalency list.
Related occupations:
Civil Technologies Civil Engineering Geographic Resource & Environmental Technologies program, Environmental Resource Management Technologies
Career Pathway:
Civil Technologies is part of the Engineering/Manufacturing and Industrial Career Pathway of the Michigan Career Preparation System.
For specific up-to-date information on wages and the employment outlook within the civil Technologies field, please refer to the Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-11 Edition, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Considered as an extension of the ?Pieles? [Skins] series in which Miguel Vallinas Prieto staged himself exercising various professions or mastering a number of ancestral traditions, the ?Segunda Pieles? [Second Skins] collection created in 2014 depicts a fantastical world in which taxidermied animals have taken the place of individuals. With the intention of investigating ?the animal inside all of us?, the photographer positions them in full-length poses in front of his lens, as though they were real models. Their clothes serve as second skins, each sporting sophisticated styles of dress. The artist humorously questions our preconceived ideas regarding identities and appearances in the face of social diktats. Comprising 50 photos, the ?Segunda Pieles? collection has earned the photographer worldwide recognition.Read more Read less
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Born in 1970 in Medina del Campo in the Northwest of Spain, photographer Miguel Valinas Prieto has produced images for industry, television and advertising for over 20 years. He trained at the School of Photography and Cinema (EFTI) in Madrid, where he still lives today. Alongside his commercial activity, Miguel Valinas Prieto develops personal artistic projects that have earned him the merit of exhibiting in Hispanic galleries but also abroad and namely for the international Affordable Art Fair. He recently presented "Segunda Pieles†in London then Hong Kong.In addition, his work is widely published in the specialised press such as Vogue, Vanity Fair or The Guardian.An accomplished artist, he finds inspiration in all kinds of subjects, whether contemporary architecture, urban landscapes or portraits.


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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Cyber security is a concern and a necessity at all levels. Computers and networks operated by governments, businesses, academia and other associations and agencies have been prime targets of cyber attack, but the number and rate of attacks on privately owned personal computers and smart devices has become explosively endemic. While cyber security and safety is a responsibility of all computer and smart device users, the federal government along with a variety of private and public partners has promoted "National Cyber Security Awareness Month" (NCSAM) for many years. Traditionally, the president of the United States had inaugurated NCSAM with a presidential declaration calling on everyone to be aware of cyber security, and to take all appropriate precautions to secure their digital devices from attack. In October 2012, there will again be a national effort to encourage and promote cyber security.
This year, the lead federal agency promoting Cyber Security Awareness Month will be the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which will be coordinating events and activities with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). According to the DHS, this joint operation, " ... encourages Americans to ACT – Achieve Cybersecurity Together – reflecting the interconnectedness of the modern world and the responsibility of each of us in securing cyberspace."
One might ask, "So what can I really do to help the cyber security effort?" The various agencies working together have come up with a list of actions and activities all computer and smart device users should implement. One of several behaviors encouraged by the alliance is to "Stop, Think, Connect" (stopthinkconnect.org). According to the alliance, all users should: "Stop: Before you use the Internet, take time to understand the risks and learn how to spot potential problems. Think: Take a moment to be certain the path ahead is clear. Watch for warning signs and consider how your actions online could impact your safety, or your family's. Connect: Enjoy the Internet with greater confidence, knowing you've taken the right steps to safeguard yourself and your computer. Protect yourself and help keep the Web a safer place for everyone."There are several definitive steps that users can take to implement and improve the security of their digital devices. According to a Microsoft Web page devoted to the National Cyber Security Awareness Month, there are six major practices that we should all accomplish in order to improve our cyber safety and security. Microsoft's first recommendation is to defend your computer by strengthening your computer's defenses, and not to be tricked into downloading malicious software. While these first recommendations may seem to be common sense for most computer users, these recommendations are also some of the least implemented. In order to defend our computers and other devices from attack, we need to keep all software (especially Web browsers) up to date; install legitimate and comprehensive security software and keep it current with the latest updates (most security publishers now push hourly or continuous updates); use and never turn off the firewall; be sure to have a hard-to-guess password on your router (and my urging to implement the highest level of encryption available on your wireless access point or device); and to use USB and other flash memory devices cautiously, as they have become a major vector for passing malware between computers and other devices. Microsoft also warns, "Think before you open attachments or click links in an e-mail message, an instant message (IM), or on a social network, even if you know the sender." Much of the spam and malware being disseminated appears to come from someone we know, as their computers, instant messaging account, address books, or e-mail accounts have been hijacked and used to spread malware and spam to others, under the guise that it is OK because it is from someone you know. Another component of this second recommendation is to never click on links or buttons that appear in pop-up windows.
Identity theft and related financial crimes has become a huge source of revenue for cyber crooks the world over, and Microsoft covers this in its second recommendation, "Protect Sensitive Information." Microsoft warns users that before they enter any sensitive data on a Web site or online form, look for indications that the Web page is secure, such as the Web address beginning with "https" rather than "http," and some indication from the browser that the connection is secure. Most browsers use a padlock (clearly open or closed) or some similar indication of a secure connection. Another common trick to steal personal information, such as usernames, passwords, banking and credit card information, and other personal information is commonly referred to as "phishing," where identity thieves attempt to trick the user into disclosing personal information. Much of this phishing is by way of e-mails informing the user that their e-mail account will be locked unless they respond with their username and password; credit card companies, banks and other institutions asking for personal credit card or bank account information; offers of riches in exchange for helping some foreign official or widow to place investments in this country; foreign lottery winnings; and a variety of other scams. One of the latest common scams is known as "ransomware" where the user's computer is locked, and a warning from the FBI or other law enforcement agency appears on the screen informing the user that unless he pays a "fine," typically $200, his computer will remain locked, and he will be prosecuted for several felonies, including possessing child pornography.
Similar requests for personal information that can be abused often arrive in instant messages or social networking postings. Another common e-mail scam is a post apparently from a friend or relative that claims they lost their wallet, checkbook, passport, return airline tickets and credit cards while visiting a foreign country, and are stranded unable to return home. This recognizable friend or relative then asks you to make him a loan and wire a large sum of money to him such that he can get home. The problem is that this is a complete fraud, and that friend or relative overseas is a name stolen from a hijacked e-mail account or address book! Also be aware of phone calls claiming to be from Microsoft (or a recognizable computer security company) telling you that your computer is infected with a virus, and that either for free or for a fee charged to your credit card, they will remotely access your computer and clean it for you, "So please give us remote access to your computer." Not only will they not clean your computer of malware, but they will likely plant malware on your computer as well as access and steal all of your personal data and information.
Third on Microsoft's list of recommendations is to create strong passwords, and keep them secret. Passwords should be complex long phrases, consisting of upper case (capital) and lower case letters, along with numbers and symbols. These passwords should not be easy for other to guess like permutations of your name, address, phone number, kids names and birthdays; pets' names; and other information that can be easily obtained through public or online resources. It is also necessary to utilize different passwords on different Web sites, such that if one Web site is compromised, it will not adversely impact your passwords and accounts on other Web sites. Microsoft emphasizes that it is especially important to use different complex passwords on Web sites that contain your financial information, such as banking, credit card and shopping Web sites.
No. 4 from Microsoft is "Take charge of your online safety and reputation. Discover what is on the Internet about you and periodically evaluate what you find." What others say about you online in social networking services, blogs and even eBay user ratings can adversely impact your online reputation. It is important to both maintain a positive online reputation and correct erroneous postings about you, but be careful not to fall into someone's trap and disclose too much personal information.
In its fifth security recommendation, Microsoft urges that users exercise care when using social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. All of the legitimate social networking services offer "settings" or "options" where users can set and manage their privacy and security settings. Users should control who can access their private information, what private information is available, and how others can search for your information. It might be appropriate to block other people from viewing your information. In addition to Microsoft's suggestions, I would also add do not post information that you are out of town, on vacation or even at a movie or at dinner, as burglars and other crooks read Facebook and Twitter looking for empty homes to burglarize. Turn off the GPS in your digital camera or Smartphone before taking pictures that you want to post on a social networking site such as Facebook, or otherwise strip off the GPS information, as crooks and pedophiles have been known to use the GPS information encoded in digital photographs posted online to locate homes, cars, valuables and children for the purposes of victimization. An old cliché' says, "Don't do anything that you would not want your grandmother to read in the newspaper," and that applies to social media postings as well.
No. 6 from Microsoft says, "Take extra steps to help keep kids safer online." Online safety and security must be a family effort, and incorporate some mix of guidance and monitoring. Microsoft suggests that "(parents) negotiate clear guidelines for Web and online game use that fit your kids' maturity and your family's values. Pay attention to what kids do and who they meet online." Pedophiles and identity thieves troll chat rooms, social networking Web sites, blogs and other online resources looking for potential victims. Parents and children need to be cognizant of the risks, and educated in what to watch for that might indicate potential risks to children. Children must never disclose personal information to anyone, especially others who claim to be the same age and gender as the child (pedophiles often pretend to be a child in order to gain the confidence of the potential victim). Identity thieves try to gain the trust of children and trick them into disclosing private family information; residential burglars will do the same, asking the child about vacation or dinner plans: "We are going out for pizza and then a movie" tells a burglar that the house may be a good target. Children should never go to meet someone face to face that they met online, unless under the direct supervision and participation of a parent.
There are a number of National Cyber Security Awareness Month events posted online (staysafeonline.org/ncsam/events), several of which will be streamed free over the Internet. There are also free materials available for parents, teachers, children and businesses that can be used in a variety of environments for educating others (staysafeonline.org/ncsam). While October is officially National Cyber Security Awareness Month, every month should be. Stop, think and connect properly, and stay safe online.


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Your mini-session with Santa is a 5 minute session. Reserving your session date & time requires full payment at the time of booking. Your session fee is refundable with a 24 hour advance notice of cancellation.
While many images will be captured during your session, you will be provided with the best possible image(s) as determined by the photographer. Each image provided to you will be carefully edited to ensure the studio's quality of artistry & technical perfection.
Should you arrive late and miss your session time, all efforts will be made to accommodate you at another time; however, we cannot guarantee another time will be available and you may lose your session fee as a result of our 24 hour advance notice of cancellation.
We want your child's experience with Santa to be a happy one. We encourage cheerful cooperation, but cannot fully guarantee the final result from your session given factors like your child's mood that day or their possible aversion to Santa. We will, however, still try to capture that perfect image for you within your given session time.
Your digital image(s) will be included in your session fee and provided to you within a 10 day period after your session. You will be given permission to use your image(s) for future printing. We can surely assist you with ordering Christmas Cards at our current prices.


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ZEELAND, MI--(Marketwired - Dec 9, 2013) - Gentex Corporation (
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This new release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements contained in this communication that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give the Company's current expectations or forecasts of future events. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "goal", "hope", "may", "plan", "project", "will", and variations of such words and similar expressions. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and beyond the Company's control, and could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those described. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, changes in general industry or regional market conditions; changes in consumer and customer preferences for our products; our ability to be awarded new business; continued uncertainty in pricing negotiations with customers; loss of business from increased competition; customer bankruptcies or divestiture of customer brands; fluctuation in vehicle production schedules; changes in product mix; raw material shortages; higher raw material, fuel, energy and other costs; unfavorable fluctuations in currencies or interest rates in the regions in which we operate; costs or difficulties related to the integration of any new or acquired technologies and businesses; changes in regulatory conditions; warranty and recall claims and other litigation and customer reactions thereto; possible adverse results of pending or future litigation or infringement claims; negative impact of any governmental investigations and associated litigations including securities litigations relating to the conduct of our business; integration of the newly acquired HomeLink business operations; retention of the newly acquired customers of the HomeLink business; and expansion of product offerings including those incorporating HomeLink technology. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law or the rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Accordingly, any forward-looking statement should be read in conjunction with the additional information about risks and uncertainties identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's latest Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.
About The Company
Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) is a supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and electronics to the automotive industry, dimmable aircraft windows for aviation markets, and fire protection products to the fire protection market. Visit the Company's web site at www.gentex.com.
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Please Read carefully, two cases in this message:
Yesterday, i noticed a big issue within my notebook. I have a Y550 (P8700 cpu, 4 GB DDR3 RAM, 500 GB HDD, GT130M) and interestingly the battery only lasts 5 minutes before saving state of computer and turning of.
I called Customer Support, because it has only been approximately one year since my purchase. The support staff (don't remember his name) told me to use Lenovo Energy Management Program to check to capacity of battery. Well, i did try that but it didn't help my case. He also told me that Lenovo gives only 6 months warranty for battery, but other components has 2 years warranty.
It is totally unacceptable and false information. Because, i checked several online forums and resources and finally looked at Turkish Commercial laws and website fo industry and trade ministry.
The statement is: Batteries and Recharging Tools are under two years warranty.
So, Lenovo's policy is 6 months, but offical statement by Industry and Trade Ministry of Turkey is two years.
I read a user's topic (he owns another company's high end laptop) and he had a very similar case like mine. After receiving a reply like mine, he applies to a court against company and company had to replace his battery under warranty, even after 6 months.
Today, i called Lenovo Turkey again, (toll free line) and a madam (her name is Saadet) responded to my call. She tried to help. However, her responses was same as the day before. So she strongly says, it's Lenovo's policy to support batteries only for 6 months.
But, i don't understand this part. From her response:
"If your battery can last 10 minutes, then it means it is functional and we won't replace your battery under warranty. However, we can replace it for a cost. But, if your battery can't last even 10 minutes, then we replace it with a new battery under warranty."
So, the message above clearly states that, i can't get benefit of warranty now. It also means, i can't get the benefit of mobility of the product. Because under battery my system only lasts 5 minutes.
This is clearly unacceptable. Do i have to go and apply the court, in order to replace my battery under warranty?
Mark or someone please respond to this topic or pm me. I'm very nervous since i couldn't use my notebook with battery.
I'm a Microsoft Certified Trainer. I had a lot of classroom trainings last year. And i decided to purchase a good laptop (this one). In my mind, i decided to purchase a laptop which supports a lot of things.
By default, P8700 cpu supports the Intel Virtualization technology.
See the link below:
However, i realized very late that i purchased a notebook which does actually support virtualization under theory, but comes as disabled by bios because of Lenovo's interesting sale policy.
The guys i talked before adviced me to purchase Thinkpad series to have virtualization benefits, after purchasing my y550.
You should have specified that intel virtualization is not supported with Y550 (even it has P8700 cpu) under brochures. While purchasing my laptop through the store (Vatan Computer, Izmir Store, Turkey) sales represantive and i discussed following:
ME: Does this model support virtualization?. Because i know that P8700 cpu supports virtualization.
Sales: Yes, P8700 supports virtualization. So, this model too...
I purchased my notebook after this chat. I couldn't have enough time to test virtualization feature at first several weeks. Because i had to manage my classroom trainings and documentations. Anyway, when i decide to test virtualization feature, surprise happens. A big let down by Lenovo.
I immediately called Lenovo Turkey and asked about the issue, they said: "We will report this to our headquarters and reply to you". I waited several days, weeks,months... Monitoring Lenovo Forums, calling Lenovo Turkey and so on... The BIOS update never come out officially. Then a guy released an unofficial bios update which claims to support virtualization. I desperately had to test it, but couldn't risk my notebook for it. So never installed that bios update and continued waiting for a offical BIOS update from Lenovo.
Many people around the world owns Lenovo Y550 with P8700 or similar cpus. And those computers still does not support virtualization. Right?
Because of these two cases (battery and virtualization) i'm going to apply to a court for refund and compensation.
Reasons: Lenovo clearly never told that virtualization is not supported with this product before selling it. Customer support delayed my requests about virtualization support. And finally, they provided misleading information about battery warranty.
Although i was quite happy with other features of my notebook, i am going to consult a lawyer and apply the court. If other ways to solve my problems, please respond to this topic.
Sorry it is a quite long post, i couldn't summarize my problem. But i had to add all related information.
Solved! Go to Solution.
10-27-2010 10:05 AM - edited 10-27-2010 10:20 AM
p8700 supports vt but you need bios update which there's not any available for vt.
( you can use feedback form to inform lenovo, but it may take some time and/or they may not publish new bios update )
for replacing battery, you should contact vatan computer, let them ship your laptop back to support line.
you might want to take a look at this post, Sorry for the short answer, but I hope it helps.
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10-28-2010 03:20 AM - edited 10-28-2010 03:23 AM
andy came up with solution for vt, here's the solution for wireless issue :
right click my computer > manage > device management > network adapters > find your wireless adapter > double click > on power management tab, make sure "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" unchecked
click the one of the link below, and use feedback form.
for shipping and other issues, i'll also try to contact with lenovo, let's see if i can do anything for you.
Sorry to hear about your troubles, and I appreciate the way you have explained these issues.
I'd like to look into the situation with your battery - could you please send me a private message with your name, address, phone number, and the serial number of your system. I need to check the warranty status on your system and will investigate with service. While batteries do wear down and are considered consumable, you should have more than 10 mins of run time during warranty. In most countries I am familiar with, our battery warranty is 1 year, however, it is possible that local country laws could supercede this and provide additional time. I'm not familiar with a 6 month provision, which is why I need to look into this. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
On the virtualization - this has been discussed a number of times in the forum and escalated to the Idea development teams and the position has been that VT is not supported on IdeaPad. However, there have been some instances where subsequent BIOS versions, notably on the U330, did enable this function. Lenovo has not represented the product as support VT, however if you had that specific conversation with the store and they made that incorrect representation to you, then perhaps you have a claim against them?
If not, perhaps Andy and Yigit's suggestions can provide alternative for you.
Best regards,
Hello Mark, thanks for your detailed reply. For pm, I'm going to send it today.
Please reply to this message, as far as i remember Lenovo has a product catalog for stores right? So has it really been noted in those brochures that Lenovo Ideapad Y550 with specific cpu's does not support virtualization?
Let's say i am working in a store, how could i know that a notebook with P8600 does not support virtualization? I would look for product brochures and review cpu specs. The guy, that i talked before buying my laptop was an average sales person. In Turkey Sales people can't do the magic, the statement is also valid for customers.
I read somewhere on this forums, that Ideapads are designed for people who surfs, plays, watches etc... Then why did Lenovo implemented a cpu that actually supports virtualization and disabled it, without clearly informing customer?
From ethical perspective, this is also a complex case. I can't find correct words to desribe it, but if a lawyer would read here, i believe he could give us more valid examples.
I paid approximately 1400$ to purchase this notebook to have all features that i need.
About battery i am going to contact you. However, i won't apply the virtualization workarounds which Lenovo does not support officially.
What would you do if you were in my shoes?
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I disagree.Hank wrote:Doe anyone still ask how the heck the twins manage to beat guys on the rush or on the boards? They're still physically average, has only decent speed, not super quick or agile, don't beat defenders one-on-one with their stickhandling but still they get the job done and win scoring titles.
Physically, the twins are incredibly well conditioned athletes. They are very strong on the puck and along the boards. Their conditioning and the intensity of their training has been referenced many times by the coaching staff and teammates.


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ETSU lands at No. 19 in Soccer America's top 25
WILTON, Conn. (September 6, 2011) – Starting off the season with a record of 3-0-0, the ETSU men's soccer team has soared into the national spotlight and is now ranked No. 19 in the Soccer America top 25 poll, as released on Tuesday. The Bucs are also ranked No. 25 by Goal.com and are receiving votes in the NSCAA/Continental Tires top 25.
"This team has worked very hard through the preseason and the first few weeks of the regular season to achieve some results on the road against very difficult teams," said head coach Scott Calabrese. "It is nice to be recognized for our hard work, but we must continue to remain focused on the task at hand. We have some very difficult games ahead of us, including a couple this weekend, and we will continue to work hard and improve if we want to remain successful."
Defeating a top-25 team for the first time in program history, beating then-No. 24 (NSCAA) UNC Greensboro on Wednesday, the Bucs now find themselves amongst the upper echelon of the college soccer world. Last year, ETSU first emerged into the national scene by winning the A-Sun Tournament to make their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Bucs faced the College of Charleston in the first round and went down, 3-0, at the half, but scored two goals in the second half before Theo Yang (Lilburn, Ga.) nearly equalized the contest but had his shot clang off the right post in the 87th minute.
ETSU will have its ranking quickly tested, as they will travel to Norfolk, Va. on Friday, September 9, to compete in the Stihl Soccer Classic against No. 22 Old Dominion inside the ODU Soccer Complex at 7 p.m.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Three Lipscomb track and field athletes will be competing in the NCAA National Championships Preliminary Round. Junior Tucker Peabody and freshmen Gemikal Prude and Madi Talbert will be competing in the event in Greensboro, N.C., beginning Thursday, May 23.
"It is a progression for our program," Bill Taylor, director of cross country and track and field, said. "We are moving forward and although we have the same number of participants as last year, they are all far higher ranked. We have made progress that way. We had a lot more people that were close to getting in."
The top 12 finishers in each event will qualify for the finals which takes place June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore.
Peabody will be making his second consecutive trip to the preliminary round. For the first time ever for a Lipscomb athlete, he will be competing in two events at the meet after qualifying in the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
"Obviously he has been dropping his time significantly," Taylor said. "He had a big time PR in the 100 at the conference meet, which really put him in good position for the preliminary round. We are looking at the 100 as one last chance to run a fast time and get warmed up for the 200. The 200 is what he is really focused on."
Peabody defended his 200-meter dash conference championship this past weekend, finishing in an A-Sun record 20.68 seconds. He also claimed the silver medal in the 100-meter dash in 10.36 seconds. He enters the meet ranked 11th in the 200 and 21st in the 100.
Prude will be making his first appearance on the national stage after having a leap of 2.15 meters in the high jump at the Sun Angel Classic in early April.
"Gemikal has a chance to make it through," Taylor said. "He is ranked 20th right now, so he needs to get by eight people. He has room to go high and we have seen him jump higher. At the same time, everyone in front of him won't jump that high.
Prude won the A-Sun Championship in the event with a top leap of 2.11 meters.
"Is he expected to advance?" Taylor asked. No. But he has a legit chance if he stays relaxed and goes and jumps his best. Our first goal is for him to get a PR. Then the rest takes care of itself."
Talbert will also be making her first run through the preliminary rounds having qualified in the 3000-meter steeplechase. She ran her top time at the A-Sun Championships winning the event in 10:31.12.
"She is going in and shouldn't have any pressure at all," Taylor said. "This is an experience moment for her. She is there to get more experience in the steeple and get a PR. She is there to learn what a preliminary round competition is like.
"Getting there as a freshman is really big for her development. It is an opportunity to start thinking that big meets aren't a big thing."
Even though she is there to get experience, Taylor wants her to do her best and hopefully move on.
"She really isn't that far from the top six," Taylor said. "She is going there without any expectation but with an opportunity to throw it out there and see what happens. It is pretty cool."


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Nepal plane crash kills 18 in snow, rain and fog
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers on Monday found the wreckage of a plane that slammed into a snow-covered mountain in Nepal and burst into flames, killing 18 people, including a child, authorities said.
Moving slowly through thick snow, rescuers walked 8 miles to the crash site. Air traffic control had lost contact with the plane on Sunday afternoon in poor visibility due to snow, rain and fog.
"Our plane was technically airworthy and we believe it was the weather that caused the crash," said Ram Hari Sharma of Nepal Airlines. He said there will be a full investigation.
The state-run airline is often criticized over allegations of corruption and flying old planes. The Twin Otter that crashed Sunday was 43 years old. Last year, the European Union banned all Nepalese airlines from flying to Europe because of poor safety records.
The plane's charred wreckage was flung across a wide area, said police official Bam Bahadur Bhandari. Some victims were identified using documents found in the wreckage, he said.
Officials aboard a helicopter spotted the wreckage earlier Monday near Machinelek, about 160 miles west of the capital, Kathmandu, but they only way to access the remote location was on foot.
Rescuers used ropes and nets lowered by a small helicopter to retrieve the bodies. The helicopter transferred the bodies to a clearing where they were picked up by a larger army helicopter and flown to Kathmandu.
Doctors at the Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital were performing autopsies before releasing the remains.
The cockpit voice recorder was also recovered from the crash site, the air rescue office in Kathmandu said.
The plane was flying from Kathmandu to Jumla, about 250 miles to the west, when it made an unscheduled fuel stop in the city of Pokhara, about a third of the way into the journey.
The de Havilland Canada-manufactured Twin Otter had 15 passengers and three crew members. One passenger was believed to be Danish, while the rest were Nepalese. The age of the passenger with the infant ticket was not given.
In May, another plane of the same make and model operated by Nepal Airlines crashed while attempting to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal, injuring all 21 people on board.
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A federal judge has refused to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the city's panhandling ordinances.
In a 23-page ruling Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman denied a request by the American Civil Liberties Union to prevent enforcement of the two ordinances, enacted in January 2013.
"In my analysis, I have found that the City has a legitimate reason for enacting the ordinances in question, that these interests are substantial and necessarily outweigh the Plaintiffs' interest in the unfettered right to solicit in public areas. I further find that it is in the public's interest to be safe and secure in their person, and for safety of all to be maintained on City streets, sidewalks, traffic islands and similar public areas," Judge Hillman wrote.
The ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of three city residents — one a School Committee
member — to block the panhandling ordinances that took effect in late January.
The organization argued that the ordinances are unconstitutional and violate free speech and people's rights to peacefully solicit donations in public.
The plaintiffs are Robert Thayer and Sharon Brownson, two people described as homeless city residents; and Tracy O'Connell Novick, a member of the School Committee.
Judge Hillman ruled the ordinances were narrowly tailored to achieve their purposes and leave open alternative channels for communication. He said the city has a legitimate interest in promoting the safety and convenience of citizens on sidewalks and streets.
Judge Hillman gave a nod to an electoral process in which sign-holders descend upon rotaries, traffic islands, and intersections.
"They are colorful, persistent, and, at times distracting. Rotaries and traffic islands are especially attractive venues for both political sign holders and those seeking to solicit for funds because of their clear sight lines and heavy traffic. They are also dangerous exercises in survival driving skills."
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