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"The discretionary dollars that alumni donate add a critical component to our budget, allowing us to fund these extra activities for students," said Dean Mary Ellen Zuckerman.
"Student scholarships and our BusinessLink Professions Program are two big initiatives, funded by alumni, that make a huge difference to our students and their success here at IC," she said.
Involved in both those efforts is Thad Fortin '81, chair of the School's Business Advisory Council and chief executive officer for Haas Group International Inc., the world's largest chemical management services company.
Fortin wants to promote excellence for the School of Business, which he defines as "a well-rounded experience for the students, in the classroom, outside of the classroom, and in the community – the ability to give back, both now and as alumni."
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For six years, IC students have interned at Haas. "The caliber of the student population today is very, very high," Fortin said.
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Researchers tell us that recruiting older adults for research studies—especially older adults from underrepresented groups—is one of their greatest challenges.
Dr. Nina Silverberg, assistant director of the Alzheimer's Disease Centers Program in the NIA Division of Neuroscience, just posted a blog describing efforts in this area. A new project aims to work through local aging services and public health networks to increase awareness among diverse older adults and to include older participants in all types of research "We are developing materials, focusing on healthy aging and research participation," she explains, "with the message that 'You CAN make a difference for yourself and future generations.'"
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I havn't blogged for a very long time, possibly because I've had nothing to say.
Anyway, today I'd like to talk about Mono and its inclusion into Gnome. I have not commented on it in my blog so far, because I only use C and thus have no relevant opinion on the technical merits of the platform and have always thought it best to shut up in these circumstances. Today on the gnome-devel-list I read an email on the subject by someone called Tsume who directed readers to his personal web site containing his views on the issue.
Wow, some insightful stuff there. With brilliant points like "I've nothing against Python. I'm a ruby programmer, but would be very happy with Python" this is sure to raise eyebrows. Also the shocking revelation that Miguel is trying to get Mono into Gnome really set me aghast. The IRC logs especially were a great touch, they proved once and for all that mono has bugs and that some bugs are given lower priority than others because they are seen as more difficult or less harmful.
Sarcasm aside however, all is not lost. It does demonstrate by far the largest problem with mono. Technical merits or the lack thereof aside; mono is a political quagmire. Choosing mono is like painting your bikeshed pink, it's a warm colour and it reflects light well, but it will always be obvious that the bikeshed is pink and the conversation will never be over with people with suggestions as to why it should have been painted a different colour. Mono calls its bytecode files .exe and .dll for a start, while that means nothing more sinister than .jar or .pyc do, it is instantly recognisable as something uncool. Every slashdot article, review and blog will mention it and think they are insightful, just like this guy did. The jeering and booing will be annoying and possibly even affect peoples willingness to participate lest they associate themselves with something that is surrounded with spook stories about Novell and Microsoft (especially young people).
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The Hub - The Bronx
The trench from Port Morris up to St. Mary's Park is extremely narrow and surrounded by formidable industrial buildings. Accordingly, it would probably not be desirable to place a stop on the line until it gets into more spacious environs north of St. Mary's Park.
St. Mary's Park Tunnel
The "highlight" of the Port Morris Branch is a deep bore tunnel under St. Mary's Park. It is not easily (or legally) accessible from the street so I don't have any pictures from inside. But I would imagine that if there isn't too much standing water in it, there probably are street people calling it home. It would doubtless be a stimulating walk.
St. Mary's Park was part of the estate of Jonas Bronck (1600-1643), for whom the Bronx is named. The land was later owned by Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816). The land was annexed by the City of New York in 1874 and following the efforts of journalist John Mullaly (1835-1915), the 1884 New Parks Act lead to the purchase of land between 1888 and 1890 for six parks in the Bronx. This 35-acre park was named after the Episcopal church that stood three blocks to the west until 1959.
The tunnel under the park was dug in 1903 as part of a grade-crossing elimination project for the entire Port Morris Branch.
Tunnel crossing under a vacant lot at the corner of 149th Street and St. Ann's Avenue
Starting in the early 1970s, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development gave the Boston real estate company Continental Wingate a number of crumbling buildings here in the South Bronx along with mortgage guarantees, tax breaks and federal subsidies. This early example of privatization was intended to help improve the quality of life here, but, instead, the company became the area's biggest slumlord. In the mid 1990s, tenants organized to convince HUD to investigate the company. The probe found rampant negligence and fraud, compounded by HUD secretary Andrew Cuomo apparently looking the other way while the government and residents were fleeced by the company's owner, Gerald Schuster, who was a major Democratic donor. Once Continental Wingate was out of the picture, management was taken over by the Diego Beekman Mutual Housing Association, a non-profit entity run by tenants and community leaders.
Westchester Avenue Station
The Port Morris Branch crosses under Westchester Avenue between Brook Avenue and St. Ann's Avenue. The White Plains Road line of the IRT (#2 train) emerges from a tunnel just east of the Port Morris Branch and is elevated over Westchester Avenue when it crosses the Port Morris Branch. Unfortunately, the crossing is about equidistant between the 3rd Ave./149th Street Station to the west and the Jackson Avenue Station to the east, making a extremely unlikely that a tunnel or viaduct would be built for direct transfer between the Port Morris Branch and the IRT.
However, there is a post office and vacant lots adjacent to the tracks at this point, so it might still be a good spot for a station. Curiously, my 2006 Hagstrom map gives the path of the Port Morris Branch as Hegney Place and there is a corresponding street sign on the south side of Westchester Ave. Hegney Place does run intermittently along the tracks north of here, so perhaps there is/was consideration of filling in the trench and converting it to a street.
Port Morris Branch headed north from Westchester Ave. - site of future subway station?
Vacant lot east of the tracks and south of Westchester Ave. - potential station location?
West of the potential Westchester Avenue station is a vibrant shopping district on Third Avenue.
The area just north of Westchester Avenue between Brook Avenue and St. Ann's Avenue seems to have been the Westchester Avenue Yard at an intermediate point between the Oak Point yard to the south and the connection to the Harlem Line to the north. The southern part of the yard area has been taken over by South Bronx High School for multi-sport athletic fields (the Merrill Lynch Field of Dreams). A corridor has been left for the rail line right-of-way and there is a pedestrian bridge over the line. The northern part of the former yard is unimproved and accessible by pedestrians from the west. Given it's unimprovement and accessibility, this may be the easiest place to build platforms and a new station, although it puts transferrees a block further away from the IRT.
Parts of the wall have what appears to be some kind of Art deco ornamentation. However, a gentleman who used to work for NYC Transit told me that they are probably clay liners for cable ducts that separated power cables for the third rail. Some of the ducts appear to be covered over with a concrete shell that was presumably removed when the cables were removed - either by the railroad or by metal scavengers from the neighborhood.
In keeping with the initiative to break large, impersonal (and crime-ridden) high schools into smaller academies (although still housed in the same large, monolithic buildings), the South Bronx campus is home to a number of these smaller schools.
Newer low-rise public housing across from the school - where tenaments didn't survive the 70s


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Another test you can do is a vacuum test. You want to use an undamped 'diagnostic' type vacuum gauge. Use the info here to interpret the readings.
On a stock engine, often setting up the distributor's mechanical advance can help, along w/adding some initial timing. This can depend on how much compression the engine has, along w/the quality of the gas you're using. The idea is to give the engine as much timing as it can use, w/o causing it to detonate. More on that here. You'll notice the page was originally on the GM HEI (which could be a good swap for you to make), but the timing advance info still applies.
Good luck.
First, use tape and a magic marker or Sharpie or other indelible ink pen. Tear off a 4" piece of tape and wrap it around the spark plug wire right next to the boot where the boot pushes onto the spark plug. Mark each tape with the cylinder number as you pull the boots off all the spark plugs so you will get the correct wire back on the correct plug.
Remove the air cleaner and use a piece of wire or heavy string to hold the primary throttle blades wide open so the motor can breathe.
Find the + (positive) terminal on the ignition coil, remove the nut and remove the wire, wrapping the end of the wire with tape to prevent arcing against metal in the presence of the combustible mixture being pumped out of the spark plug holes as you rotate the motor with the starter.
Remove all the spark plugs so the motor will turn over easily.
Thread the hollow adapter into the spark plug hole, hook up the hose to the gauge and have your buddy turn the starter while you monitor the gauge. Let him stay on the starter until you get enough "chuffs" on the gauge to top out the needle so it won't go any higher, usually 3 or 4 "chuffs".
Write down the pressure you found, listing the cylinder number and move on to the next cylinder.
Post your findings on this thread.
I see gearheadslife got there before me. Thanks. I started my reply, then got interrupted.
Compression Test?
I was wondering how I could do a compression test on my 1972 skylark. It has a 350 with a 2bbl carb. I was also wondering If there's any other engine tests I could run. Since I just bought the car. It runs great and all but I just wanna check on whats going on In there.
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I have them, I just don't notice them. I think I probably tape my socks the same way or put on one skate before the other, but I don't think I have to do it before every game. That's just the way I do it. It is more of a routine than a ritual.
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'The final stat sheet doesn't lie: 1-for-9. In fact for the series, Buffalo is 3-of-21. For a team that's made it's mark with skilled postiion players, the numbers are troubling.'
Archives for April 2007
Power Outage
Grading the Sabres: Game 3
'It's hard to tell where the series will go from here — if I had to guess, I'd say Sabres in 6 — but we have seen in the last two outings that the Rangers can not only hang with the Sabres but can outplay them for long stretches.'
Rangers hope offense catches up with defense
'Just as the Rangers are trying to beat Miller, the Sabres are struggling against Lundqvist. "He covers everything really, really well," forward Daniel Briere said. "He's very quick and his reflexes are with the best in the league. But I think for us, we have to raise the puck."'
Sabres look ahead after delfating loss
'"Any time you lose in the playoffs it's a tough feeling," he said. "But I think it's a little bit worse when you go through a game like that when you battle hard."'
Buffalo's trailblazer
'I know it's all speculation right now. But wouldn't it be in Regier's best interest, both professionally and financially, to see what his value is on the open market? Regier is not a foolish man. He knows there are few things more valuable in the NHL today than a quality general manager.'
Note to NHL: Ditch the kick rule, keep OT
'From our vantage point, we thought officials made the right call. Rachunek appeared to direct the puck past Buffalo netminder Ryan Miller with his skate. Many others disagreed. Which brings us to the greater issue, one we hope the competition committee and NHL general managers will consider this summer: why is this an issue at all?'
Sabres-Rangers game good for game of hockey
'While the Buffalo Sabres and their fans would surely disagree, Sunday was a pretty good day for hockey in the good old US of A.'
Double trouble
'The game was a classic goaltending duel between Ryan Miller and Henrik Lundqvist. Miller had 44 saves for the Sabres, while Lundqvist had 38 saves for the winning side. But the Sabres shot themselves in the foot throughout the game.'
Postgame power play
ECSF # 3: Rangers 2, Sabres 1 (2OT)
'Desperate and anxious to avoid an 0-3 chasm from which they weren't likely to escape, the Rangers ended the double-overtime marathon in the ninety-seventh minute to narrow the Sabres' lead to 2-1 in the series and give their fans renewed hope, heading into Game Four on Tuesday.'
Overtime Produces a Bad Apple
'"It was pretty hard fought both ways; we certainly had our chances," said co-captain Chris Drury. "They obviously got one that went in and it's tough to take right now."'
No one's getting Buffalo-ed
'It was a game the Rangers had to win and they got almost none of the calls. The Sabres received seven power-play opportunities in regulation time. The Rangers got two. The Sabres got what seemed like the break of the playoffs when the Rangers had a goal disallowed by the mysterious and unaccountable people behind the video replay curtain in Toronto. A ruling that much of the living, breathing hockey world can't begin to explain via the video replays made available to the viewing public. A near complete reversal of a play that produced a goal for the Sabres two nights earlier in Buffalo.'
Double trouble
'"You have to expect that in their building, back up against the wall, a must-win for them," Miller said. "They ended up getting the right side of the post. Both teams hit some posts in overtime."'
Jagr makes statement by going front and center
'People were kidding themselves if they thought Jagr would become the second coming of chronic underachiever Alexei Yashin, one of the alltime no-shows in NHL history. Jagr is the most dominant player in the league when inspired, and he hasn't looked this motivated in years.'
Sabres dimmed by power shortage
'This was a game the Sabres could have put away early. At the least, it was a game they could have seized control of in the second period. Their inability to cash on the power play allowed the Rangers to continue feeding off the raucous Madison Square Garden crowd and ultimately restored their hopes of getting back to even when the series resumes here Tuesday.'


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When "London Road" hits theaters, do check it out. You've never seen anything quite like it.
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An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan (Tom Hardy) returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father (Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path toward the title prize, his brother Brendan (Joel Edgerton), a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan's unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense winner-take-all battle of their lives.
Dom Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
George Smiley, a recently retired MI6 agent, is doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the service, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage. Tasked with investigating which of his trusted former colleagues has chosen to betray him and their country, Smiley narrows his search to four suspects – all experienced, skilled and successful agents – but past histories, rivalries and friendships make it far from easy to pinpoint the man who is eating away at the heart of the British establishment.
Two CIA agents, Tuck and Frank who are also best friends, have been benched because someone's after them. Tuck is divorced with a son whom he's not close to and Frank is a ladies man. Tuck decides to try and find someone so he places his profile on a dating website. Lauren, a woman also looking for a guy sees tuck's profile and goes with him. She later bumps into Frank and he hits on her and she goes out with him. she's intrigued by both of them. When they learn that they're dating the same girl, they agree to let her choose. But both can't help but use their skills to keep tabs on her and each other. And also sabotage each others dates with her.
In 1974, a hot headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson (Tom Hardy) decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawed-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. After making off with only £26.18, he was swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage… [Synopsis courtesy of Magnet Releasing]
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
London Road documents the events of 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The residents of London Road had struggled for years with frequent soliciting and kerb-crawling on their street. When a local resident was charged and then convicted of the murders, the community grappled with what it meant to be at the epicentre of this tragedy.
Tom Hardy will play twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray, who have worked their way through the ranks to become powerful crimelords in London's underworld in the 1960s.
Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows. [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]


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Recently the cars engine has been taking a long time to start as well. Maybe ill post a video later but I really think the issues with the transmission are starting to affect the engine in some way. Either that or there is an engine problem that has caused the transmission to have an issue.
The Escape, since built off the Focus chassis, has some of the inherent issues or traits, and is also a first year vehicle. Then commanilities to other Fords such as MFT. Unfortuantly it is now in the shop for many niggling issues and I am disappointed in how Ford has faltered me the last few years, after owning many of them with almost no warranty claims.
At least I don't have to deal with the Powershift clutch shudder and slipping anymore!
I can't claim to know the entire process for North Carolina, but this is how it went in South Carolina (the BBB process is probably the same, but any other requirements before or after it may be different). Looking at the NC law it seems to be pretty similar. 4 repairs for the same item or 20 days of cumulative repairs (it's 3 repairs or 30 days here). You should probably look at this page: http://www.ncdoj.gov/consumer/automo...lemon-law.aspx
Essentially you fill out the online form and they'll email/call you and send you a packet to fill out which is basically just asking what your problems are, are they still happening, how many times has it been worked on, how many days, what days were they, what's the current mileage of the car, etc. It's not overly difficult. They will also want all service papers and the lease/loan agreement if you have one. If you don't have some of the service papers or the dealership didn't give them to you, go to them and request them. They are required to give them to you. When you request the stuff from BBB, a CSM with Ford will probably call you again since the BBB alerts Ford that a claim is being worked on. Once you return the papers, they will process them to see if you meet the minimum requirements for a claim (not whether or not they think you will win), and let Ford know what is going on. Ford may voluntarily offer you something (extended warranty seems to be the most common) to make it all go away or, if they feel you have no claim, just tell you to pound sand. This is the mediation process. If this doesn't work out (and you meet the min requirements for a claim), they will proceed to arbitration. Essentially a meeting (at the closest BBB location, which could possibly be a fair drive) is scheduled between you, a Ford representative (will most likely call into the meeting) and an independent arbitrator from the BBB. You'll bring the car, the independent arbitrator will inspect it and go over what your claims were and you and Ford both make your statements regarding what you want and why you think they should side with you. After a few days (if I remember correctly, I didn't actually get to this part, but they explained it to me beforehand) they will send you the decision and what Ford is required to do, if anything. Arbitration is binding on Ford and not you, so if you don't agree with the ruling you don't have to do it, but Ford does (so if the arbitrator decides Ford must buy the car back from you for $500, then if you agree to it Ford has to do so - obviously this isn't something that would happen, but you know what I mean. Any ruling must be followed by Ford, but can be rejected by you). If you accept it, then Ford has like 60 days to comply with the ruling. If you don't accept or they don't rule in your favor, then your only other option is civil litigation (sue them).
Edit : Well I suck! I just put two and two together and realized that Ford bought your Focus back. At least I think it was your thread
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This car would be great
Oh and I dont think it was me who posted but if it was sorry . I am new to the whole forum life.
|you weren't the guy who posted a thread in this section last week or so were you on a similar subject? If you aren't that guy, use the search button or go back a couple pages. Threads like this where people give advice do exist do to the dct wonkiness with the new auto. Also check your TSB's. Ford does constantly work on these issues (especially the DCT) hence the constant updates for the trans. That's why I drive a stick besides the fact that is is more engaging.
Had anyone been through a Lemon Law case?
I have basically HAD it with this car, tonight really has been the last straw. I am supposed to get a call from a CSM tomorrow but after reading the threads on here and the response from others I have pretty much concluded that nothing is going to get done. I have been talking with people and doing research on the Lemon Law. NCs Lemon Law states that the vehicle has to have been in for the same problem for 15 days or 4 times. Since it has technically only been in for the SAME issue once (cleaver job on the dealer with the wording) Ford has 3 more tries to fix the car. I am not trying to sound like a Debbie downer but when I say I have no hope I mean it, they only seem to care about selling cars here. I was really just wondering if anyone has gone though the Lemon Law process or the BBB option? I would like to know what I should have prepared etc? Thanks in advance to anyone that contributes, I really appreciate it
Also if I am reading correctly NCs Lemon Law also states that the issue does not have to only be drivability issues?
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Please join the Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Sustainability Science Program for a special seminar: Climate Change Denial and the Conservative Movement Exploring the Connections Riley Dunlap Regents Professor of Sociology and Lawrence L. and Georgia Ina Dresser Professor Oklahoma State University Friday, February 15 10:00-11:30am Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369 Space is limited; Please RSVP to email@example.com Riley E. Dunlap is Regents Professor of Sociology and Lawrence L. and Georgia Ina Dresser Professor at Oklahoma State University. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Psychological Association, Dunlap has served as President of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Environment and Society and the American Sociological Association's Section on Environment and Technology. He is presently serving as Chair of the ASA Task Force on Sociology and Global Climate Change. Dunlap's current research focuses primarily on the nature and sources of climate change denial and political polarization over climate change among the American public, and he has published several recent articles and chapters on these interrelated topics. Amanda Swanson Sardonis Assistant Director, Environment and Natural Resources Program Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Harvard Kennedy School 617-495-1351 firstname.lastname@example.com belfercenter.org/enrp


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I don't have any referral, I usually just stock up on them when they go on sale at the local supermarket or store. I think they are around $9 for a case 12 for qts.
Not a permanent solution, but Craig's list for used ones. I also tell people i'll take a buck off for jar return too w/ mason jars.


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Thanks to a talented board member (thanks!!) I've got Sintra Jango armor pieces, all cut, shaped and everything. I spent the evening watching Stargate Atlantis and sanding the edges to get it all nice and smooth. I need to prime and paint it next..
My question is:
Can you point me to threads or sites that will help me with the following?
How to attach the armor to vest/jumpsuit/shoes?
and Convert a DP97 to a Jango helmet?
I'm not going for perfect accuracy at first (I'll upgrade as I go along), and I'll be winging it quite a bit since this is my first Fett, and first armored costume. I'm pretty handy with stuff though so it is just a matter of knowledge and free time.
I have currently:
- Armor (unprimed, and unpainted)
- Guns (rubies)
- Holsters (rubies, but I am only using them as a template to make new ones out of leather)
- Helmet (DP97)
- Jumpsuit (on order)
so you can see I'm just getting started, but the armor is a big jump in progress...
Any help is appreciated..
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Dienstag, 8. September 2009
Running Java2Demo on cairo's tesselator
Performance is excellent compared to pisces, and quite good compared to ductus.
By implementing more specific functionality (not only draw/fill) it should be possible to get even better performance for common cases like arcs or ovals.
A drawback is that this rasterizer backend needs a private version of cairo, because its tapping a lot into cairo internals. Hopefully this will find its way into IcedTea some day...
- rkennke hat gesagt…
Very impressive! Tapping into internals is quite ugly though...
- 9. September 2009 um 03:25
- mwielaard hat gesagt…
Nice! How "private internals" is it? Any possibility to discuss/negotiate public APIs for anything you used?
Did you publish the sources somewhere?
- 9. September 2009 um 05:41
- Linuxhippy hat gesagt…
Hi Mark!
I guess too private to get it into public. It could be done in an "official" way, but at the cost of performance.
My original intention was to extract the tesselator out of cairo - but almost everything I needed was covered by private apis, so for now I simply link a slightly modified cairo statically.
So I think the outcome "use slightly modified cairo version" compared to the original goal "extract tesselator code and maintain it" is not that bad.
The modifications could be merged into cairo with some lobbying I guess ;)
The code is not public for now. I'll make a first drop soon, but I would like to finish implement the AATileGenerator interface too - for non-xrender surfaces to replace pisces also for BufferedImage surfaces.
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After a while without an entry, I was thinking I would write about a few things Linux that have been happening lately.
Google Chrome OS - Google knows how to make lots of noise with everything they put out there, and I am pretty sure it's got a lot a lot to do with their success story. Not to say that their products are not good, I think they mostly won over people because they were great, but noise is always good.
As far as I am concerned, I think Google is still trying to figure out what to do with Chrome OS. The presentation they put together some days ago was a bit of a strange thing. Usually, when Google presents something new, most people, professionals or not, tend to be amazed at that new great application or feature. Gmail, Google Maps, Waves... Lots of examples out there. However, the story was different this time around. The reaction was a bit mixed as nobody really understands a product that very much feels like a step backwards.
Indeed, Google Chrome does not offer anything that Android doesn't. If anything, it offers less. In fact, it's been so badly stripped out of functionality that it could be considered a browser with a few shortcuts around. Google will claim that you don't need anything else, as all you need is out there in the cloud, but I feel that concept is still not mature enough. Not having storing capability, not having any customization available or strong hardware dependencies are some of its biggest drawbacks now, the most obvious one being its extremely limited functionality as a standalone device.
In fact, spending a few hundred euros on a device that is useless unless connected is not something that most of us would like to do. However, I also believe that this model is very intrusive and really concerning from privacy standpoint. If you want to store any sensitive personal information, you have no choice but to do so on a remote machine owned by a corporation. Of course there are privacy agreements, but which company stands by them? Should we really move to a computing model that allows a third party to track each and every move we make in our PCs? I personally don't buy the idea.
Anyways, lots of doubts around this OS. Let's wait and see what Google makes out of it.
Linux based Smartphones: November was a great month when it comes to Linux powered Smartphones. The motorola Droid and the Nokia N900 are probably the biggest announcements, but several other Android phones from different brands were announced. I think Android is very well positioned to take over this market, as it has made a very smart move by building an open OS that is available for many makers. Soon, the amount of people using Android phones will overtake that of iPhones, and it will quickly become the "standard" way we use such devices. I think other OS will keep niche markets, though.
In terms of the N900 and the Droid, I have read several reviews and they both seem to be closely matched. It seems the N900 has a better camera and keyboard, while the Droid seems to be more mature from a functionality standpoint. I have seen many reports from members of Maemo.org forums complaining that things are not smooth enough on the N900. This is specially bad considering its really high price tag and the fact that Maemo5 is actually considered somewhat of a middle step before Maemo6, which should be the unleashing of all its capabilities. A wrong start could easily build a bad name to this OS, and discourage people from giving Maemo6 a go. I think Nokia must be very careful now and respond quickly to any issues if the want to have any chances at competing against the iPhone and even the Droid.
In any case, it is good that Linux is becoming a standard for this type of devices. The amount of development around them will surely have a knock on effect on all kinds of elements Linux, from Server to desktop. In fact, Linux is becoming very popular on the Netbook market, reportedly holding 25% of the share of preinstalled devices, with Ubuntu leading the way.
So the end of 2009 seems to be bringing great news all around. My tests with Mandriva 2010, Fedora 12 and Ubuntu 9.10 have all been very positive, and I believe they are all great releases in their own right. So go get any of those Linux flavours and never look back! Choice is now better than ever!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Several things Linux
Publicado por Chema Martín en 4:33 AM
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Maybe people is already very comfortable with Google products, even if the product is not that good(but good enough), people will only use Google products because of faithfulness and because everybody is using it.ReplyDelete
Linux is the best OS in the world, long life to open source.ReplyDelete
Hello, i think that linux is better that microsoftReplyDelete
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WHile they are selling them here (they aren't called the Jericho anymore, they aren't hugely popular. I think 1 person here prev mentioned having 1 - maybe they will respond to this thread.
id like to know what people here have to say of the jericho 941 or the baby desert eagle from the magnum research...opinions or comparisons to other guns...maybe post a question even..
WHile they are selling them here (they aren't called the Jericho anymore, they aren't hugely popular. I think 1 person here prev mentioned having 1 - maybe they will respond to this thread.
I have the Semi compact baby eagle polymer frame in 9mm. It is an absolute tack driver. The single action trigger pull has much the same feel as a 1911 but the double action pull is a nightmare. It ties with my M&P for the best feeling grip in my hand. I have over 1500 rounds so far and I cannot get it to fail. I have dropped it in the sand, shot it while wet, and even put a couple of empty casings in the same mag and it always chambers the next round. The first time I shot it I put 1000 rounds through it non stop without cleaning it and it was still working perfectly. I have also read a lot of reviews on the baby eagle, jericho, and the EAA witness, all basically the same gun, and they all rate very high in quality, accuracy, and reliability.
i know im a complete moron for asking this but what is:
-" It is an absolute tack driver"
-"The single action trigger pull has much the same feel as a 1911 but the double action pull is a nightmare." what do you mean by this "its a nightmare"??
ps.. can you tell why my username is what it is??? :-D
The first pistol I was ever able to shoot 2 inch patters with at 7-10 yards (tack driver) most handguns are not this accurate. The gun is as accurate as the shooter. The double action trigger pull us about 18 lb and the single is about 3.5 to 4 lbs. You must have very strong hands to accuratly shoot this gun in double action.Originally Posted by newbie222
The user name is one of my favorite video game characters.
No :-D - he said HIS username - "newbie"Originally Posted by Maximo
No more beer for meOriginally Posted by Shipwreck
Well, I have heard good things about the gun from others - I've also heard that the metal version is very heavy.
Not my thing, but probably a good gun :-D
The steel framed are great guality guns but for a carry gun the steel frame is 36.4 oz empty.
I have a Jericho 45 FS (the same thing as a Magnum Research Semi Compact Baby Eagle 45acp). Great shooting pistol!!! As Shipwreck mentioned, the all metal frames are heavy, and really not a great CC. BUT, the weight really helps swallow up the recoil of the 45acp, even with the shorter semi compact frame. It's super easy to break down and clean. Very reliable...I've only had one FTF, and I think that might have had something to do with the mag...although it only happened once and I've put about 300 rounds total since I bought the gun. I did buy it used from a friend as well. Maybe a total of 1000 rounds or so through it total. I love mine and everyone that shoots it loves it as well.
Wife has a Desert Eagle 9mm. She loves it! I've shot it many times & it shoots great. It's a very accurate, good looking, bad ass gun. I love the 4lb S/A trigger & expect a heavier DA trigger pull. As a CCW gun, the only thing I don't like, is the way the safety protrudes out to snag on clothing. I think it was designed as a Israili service weapon not a CCW. I haven't run over it with a pick up truck or soaked it in the creek or buried it in sand yet but I highly recommend it. :-D
It's nice looking! Always admired them from a distance... I'd love to shoot one someday. :wink:
im in such a freaking dilemma man...i love the jericho the way it lokks and the fact that its military used....but the fact that there arent many accessories for it and the fact some friends of mine dont say anything good about it(neither do they say anything bad about it) and the fact that supposedly theyre going to bring prices down on glocks has just got me mentally stupified..
glocks are awesome guns i know because of comments and all the info i have gotten off of forums and websites...
so this is crap man....oh and i just got offered the following guns:
walther p99 (i know what youre gonna say shipwreck haha)
spring xd-40
keltec p11 (dont like it)
FEG "witness" i think they got messed up and its the EAA witness, but im not sure
Sig pro 9mm
the problem is i havent shot neither of the above or the glock...so cra i dont know what to do
I think you should really try to get some time with the Walther P99 I have one in 40 S&W its great and you can shoot cheap cast lead bullets if you reload. you cant do that with a glock the keltec p11 is nice and small for carry 11 rds of 9mm aint too shabby but double action only not a target pistol but a life saver!! good luck
I own a Baby Eagle semi compact .45 and she's a beaut. very reliable. She is a heavy pistol, but with the all steel frame she's extremely tough and durable. Proven? This is what the Isreali police use as a side arm, so in my book that says something about it's durability and reliability.
Excuse my saying so, but a 2" group at ten yards hardly qualifies as a "tack driver." At seven yards (21 Feet) the gun should only open up the bullet hole slightly!Originally Posted by Maximo
Bob Wright
Depends on the shooter... For me, I would consider that a tack driver too
Originally Posted by Bob Wright
An "honest" experienced shooter knows that the number of people who can do that, you can put on the head of a thimble.


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Heritage Oaks Bancorp Announces Results for the Third Quarter 2012 - 10/25/12
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- Total deposits grew $21.1 million from the second quarter, of which $17.5 million was growth in non-interest bearing demand deposits. Total deposits grew $68.8 million or 11.6% from the fourth quarter of 2011.
- Gross loans increased $14.7 million from the second quarter, marking the second consecutive quarter of loan growth for the Company.
- Provision for loan losses was $1.3 million in the third quarter, down $1.8 million from the second quarter. The allowance for loan losses was 2.65% of total loans at September 30, 2012.
- On September 27, 2012, the Company announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Morro Bay branch of Coast National Bank and approximately $30 million of related branch deposits. This transaction is expected to close by year-end 2012, pending regulatory approval.
- In early October, a $5.0 million pay-off was received against a loan that was included in classified and non-accrual loans as of September 30, 2012. This transaction will be reflected as a $3.9 million reduction in classified and non-accrual loans and a $1.1 million recovery to the allowance for loan losses in the fourth quarter of 2012.
PASO ROBLES, Calif., Oct. 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heritage Oaks Bancorp (the "Company") (Nasdaq:HEOP), the holding company of Heritage Oaks Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $6.4 million for the third quarter 2012, $4.5 million higher than reported in the second quarter and $4.3 million higher than that reported in the third quarter 2011. The increase in net income from the prior quarter was primarily attributable to a $2.7 million increase in the tax benefit largely due to the reversal of the Company's remaining deferred tax asset (DTA) valuation allowance of $4.1 million as compared to a $0.7 million partial reversal in the second quarter, a $1.8 million reduction in the provision for loan losses, a $0.3 million reduction in non-interest expenses and a $0.2 million increase in net interest income. After incorporating accrued dividends and accretion on preferred stock of $0.4 million, net income available to common shareholders for the third quarter was $6.1 million. Net income per basic common share was $0.24 and net income per diluted common share was $0.23 in the third quarter, $0.18 and $0.17 higher than the basic and diluted income per share, respectively, reported in the second quarter of 2012.
Pre-income tax earnings for the third quarter were $3.5 million, $1.8 million higher than the prior quarter. The third quarter earnings before income taxes and the provision for loan loss expense were $4.8 million, substantially unchanged from the second quarter of 2012 and $0.4 million higher than the third quarter of 2011.
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Kim Scott on 'That Deadman Dance' and Noongar culture
16/01/2013 , 6:24 PM by Dominic Knight
What's on top of your reading list for this summer? For me, it was a book that's won a whole stack of prizes over the past few years.
That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott carried off the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction at last year's NSW Premier's Literary Awards, and had already won the 2011 Miles Franklin Award (Scott's second, for what is only his third novel!), the regional Commonwealth Writer's Prize and several more besides.
The book is a fictional account of early contact between European settlers and the Noongar people of Western Australia. It's somewhat reminiscent of The Secret River, but deals with a reasonably different historical situation using a less linear narrative approach.
Relations between the Aboriginal people in the south of Western Australia and what Scott calls the "horizon people" were friendly at first, with the Noongar providing invaluable assistance to their visitors and exercising their curiosity.
The book's central character, Bobby Wabalanginy, moves between the two cultures and attempts to mediate what became a conflicted relationship.
I spoke to Kim Scott about That Deadman Dance.
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By Helen Buchanan, GoHeels.com
When Houston Summers was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005, there was no way he could have imagined where he would be seven years later. As a self-described utility player, Summers has played nearly every position wherever he was needed and was bounced around through every level in the league. He signed as one of the top catcher prospects out of North Carolina who had played with and against the likes of Tar Heel greats Dustin Ackley and Greg Holt and could have competed for a starting spot against Tim Federowicz behind Chris Iannetta at Carolina.
"I don't think I've ever been super dominant at one particular position," says Summers, "I've always been the guy who can play a little bit of everywhere. That's kind of the role I'm in now even."
Now? Now he's a freshman in college living in the dorms and studying to one day become a pediatric orthopedist. On top of that, he's a freshman student-athlete throwing javelin for the University of North Carolina track and field team.
"It definitely wasn't my idea," Summers says of how he came to be a part of a new era of Carolina track and field under Coach Harlis Meaders. A trainer at former UNC All-America Scott Bankhead's North Carolina Baseball Academy in Greensboro, N.C., told Summers that even though his baseball career was over and he was embarking on an academic dream since childhood, he was athletic enough to play another sport collegiately if given the chance.
Summers leapt at the opportunity to continue his competitive drive, so the process began to find a sport at Carolina not only he could compete in but also had space on the roster. One of those calls connected to assistant coach Josh Langley of the track and field program and ended with the possibility of a 200 or 400 runner out of the former pro prospect.
"I did say that it was going to be tough for a baseball player with zero track experience to be a 400 meter runner on our team and [be competitive] in the ACC," says Coach Langley, "But I had some success turning old baseball players into javelin throwers so [I told the trainer] maybe he would be willing to go that route."
Summers met with the coaches shortly after arriving on campus in August and started the process of trying out for the team. "I talked to Coach [Meaders] and he said 'You may absolutely suck at everything we do, but I'll give you a chance to try out and if we like you and think you can compete and benefit the team, then you'll be on the team,'" says Summers.
"From the first day of tryouts Houston came out and impressed us from the start," says Coach Langley, "He was meticulous with his details, and he was in outstanding shape. He was so good Coach [Steve] Rubin was giving the sprinters a really hard time saying 'You let a retired baseball player beat you today.'"
Coach Langley says Summers still has a lot to learn, but that he is giving total effort to the cause. Fellow student-athletes on the team have also lent a helping hand, from changing Summers' phrasing of "clubhouse" to "locker room" and even help on practice gear and uniforms, most notably the transition to running tights.
From High School to the Pros -- "I knew my numbers were just as good as any catcher in the big leagues."
A lot has happened in the seven years since Summers graduated from Northwest Guilford; even more has happened since he started this journey as a freshman baseball player for his high school team. Summers says he hadn't always considered being drafted, mostly because of the number of injuries he suffered while playing.
His freshman season, Summers missed the majority of the season after a dive into second dislocated his shoulder badly enough to require season-ending surgery. As a sophomore, he came back to the game not only stronger, but the best catcher in school pushing him to the varsity ranks. As a junior, things started to click which rolled into pre-draft workouts and what was looking to be a stellar senior season.
"Senior year came, and I started out the season just on fire," says Summers, "At that time Dustin [Ackley] had actually transferred to North Forsyth and we were playing in a game against them and I dislocated my thumb. So I missed over half of my senior season recovering from that."
Despite the injuries, everything Summers had done prior in workouts and camps proved he could compete professionally. Naturally colleges wanted him, including UNC head coach Mike Fox and Virginia Tech's then-head coach Chuck Hartman.
"Chris Iannetta was the catcher here at the time and Coach Fox basically said 'We'd love to have you, but...'" recalls Summers, "The coaching staff here had brought in Tim Federowicz too, and we had played against each other a lot and it was basically going to be us two competing for Chris' spot whenever he left.
"Coach Hartman at Virginia Tech gave me a massive scholarship and said 'Look, you will be our starting catcher freshman year. You're going to play against all the same teams. We may not have the success that North Carolina is going to have but you're going to get the same exposure,'" adds Summer, "I weighed out those options and decided I needed to play."
Summers signed with Virginia Tech only to opt out of his scholarship when he was drafted in the 47th round as the youngest American-born player in Diamondbacks club history.
Life in the MiLB -- "If you've ever seen the movie Bull Durham, it's that and then some."
Summers was 17 when he was shipped off to Missoula, Mont., for rookie ball. There were already three experienced catchers listed on his team's roster so Summers knew things likely weren't going to happen in his first year. The next season he was sent back to Missoula but was quickly moved to Yakima, Wash., where he switched between A and AA teams for two seasons.
"Starting my fourth year is when things kind of got crazy. I was literally in AA one week and then they would send me back to A-ball," says Summers. "If someone was hurt or someone got called up to the big leagues, I would jump up to AAA to spot start. I was used here, there and everywhere. If we got in a tight game and there were extra innings, they would put me in the run bases or play second base. I really became a utility guy during that time."
In 2010 Summers was released from his contract with Arizona only to be signed by the St. Louis Cardinals soon after. Like many minor league veterans at his age who had played since high school, particularly for players without a standout position, Summers continued to be bounced around through the league ranks until his release.
While playing in the minors, Summers' life was typical for the baseball scene but atypical for most 18 to 24 year-olds. By the time he was done playing he had lived anywhere from Missoula, Mont., to Tucson, Ariz., and Palm Beach, Fla., to Batavia, N.Y. He learned very quickly how mature he had to be in order to make the MiLB life work, which he adds is helping him transition to college.
"My first season [I was barely 17 years old] so my Mom is like 'Oh here's my debit card, you can get gas, you can do this and do that,'" remembers Summers, "So I had her debit card with me but no bank account of my own, so all of my bonus checks, my meal money, all of that I just kept in a book bag. I would get home at the end of a season and literally go into the kitchen and put my cash and checks on the table. It was really funny looking back at how immature I was then and how quickly it forced me to grow up."
Moving away from home for the first time is scary for any young adult. But moving into a professional career versus college is a world all it's own according to Summers.
"It was really tough. It was something that I knew I really wanted to do and was really passionate about it," says Summers, "But at the same time, my old life was all I had ever known. I was born and raised in Summerfield, N.C., and the Greensboro area so I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
"One of the long-time scouts and my advisor who played baseball here, Scott Bankhead, he basically told me that this game is a machine. It's either going to chew you up and spit you out or you're going to suck it up and deal with it. For lack of a better term, that's what I did. I just had to grind away.
"There were times when I would drive home from the stadium just balling my eyes out -- I would have an awful game, I'd miss my girlfriend, miss my Mom and Dad, and I was just like 'I just want to go home.'"
Despite the struggles, Summers started his baseball career at 5'7 ½" and weighing 140 pounds but finished at 5'10" with 40 extra pounds of muscle having played catcher, pitcher, infielder and outfielder and competed at every level in the league. Another shoulder surgery that required 18 months of rehab looked to be the end of his professional career, but what he had left to accomplish couldn't be done on the baseball diamond.
A New Balancing Act -- "'Ten years ago could you imagine that we'd be here now?'"
As a child, Summers was diagnosed with a tumor that thrust him in front of doctors and all sorts of medical professionals deeply involved in the process to give him a normal life after the tumor was removed. Ever since Summers came out of his situation, he wanted to be a doctor, specifically a pediatrician because of the care he had received as a child.
"I thought that was the coolest thing ever and I want to help little kids like that," says Summers, "Orthopedics kind of came into it because of athletics."
Most minor league contracts have a clause denoting scholarship money paid for by the MLB, which can be used for college once a player leaves. To no surprise, much of that money for education goes to waste and Summers didn't want that to happen to him.
"I was always a good student in high school and I really enjoyed school," says Summers. "[Coming to a place like Carolina,] the teachers are fantastic and as athletes, everyone here wants you to exceed on the field, in the classroom, everywhere. There's so much help and everyone wants you to succeed. That's a really cool atmosphere to be a part of."
Getting back into the classroom hasn't been a complete culture shock for Summers. The regularity in the schedule is much like the training schedule he kept while playing baseball, just swap weights for study hall and autograph sessions for exams. The real change has been in earning a spot on the track and field team as a javelin thrower and a potential indoor sprinter.
First, throwing a knuckleball is a completely different arm action and idea than throwing javelin. In baseball, you throw downhill and curve the plane as much as you can; but in javelin, in Summers' words, "You just want to chuck it as high and as far as you can."
Despite the athletic differences, it's actually the time management he wants to give to all of his commitments and dreams at Carolina that is proving difficult.
"The thing I'm having the most issue with is, in baseball if I was having an issue with something I could get to the field at 5 a.m. and stay until I wanted to, until I fell asleep in my locker," says Summers. "Here I have to balance that out with lots of things: I have to go to class, I have tests I have to study for, so I can't completely dedicate every bit of my time to athletics."
No need to worry, however. Summers is well on his way to academic excellence at Carolina (potentially four A's and one B if his predications hold true for the fall semester) as well as athletic prowess on the track. The NCAA will not allow Summers to compete in the outdoor season giving him an extra year to perfect his javelin technique, and the sprints coaches at Carolina are working with him so he can compete and score for the Tar Heels during the indoor season.
Summers' biggest contribution at the moment is something hard to quantify: his life experience. At 25 beyond being a former professional athlete, he has lived all over the country and traveled all over the world with his charity organization Unlimited Potential, Inc. He has succeeded and he has failed, traits Summers says of his life experience that helps put everything in perspective, both in the classroom and on the field. He says playing professional baseball as well as the mentality it takes to make it in professional baseball pushes you to get up and push harder if things aren't going as expected.
"I told Coach Meaders and Coach Langley from day one that I have no idea what I'm doing," says Summers, "But I promised them that every day I'm going to work my tail off. That's all I can do. I don't know any of the technique stuff, of course I'm learning it, but I will promise you every day that I will bust my tail and there is no substitute for that hard work."
"I think the big thing that Houston brings is knowledge of what it takes to be an athlete at a high level," says Coach Langley, "You have a guy whose livelihood depended on his ability to perform and each year, there was a wave of new, younger players drafted and he had to try and out perform those guys. It doesn't matter what your sport, competing under pressure and competing at a high level translates over."
"Sometimes I feel a bit out of place being that I'm a freshman and have no idea about track and field yet I'm saying these things to my team members who some are All-Americas or All-ACC and all these other honors," adds Summers, "But it's not necessarily about what we've accomplished individually. It's about a bigger vision for the future of this team and program."
Summers says by the time he leaves UNC he wants to be a national champion in the javelin. He does admit he has a long way to go to get there, but adds that it's a mentality that every Tar Heel has: "We want to be national champions, period."


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Arsenal Ladies at Musashigaoka College
Arsenal Ladies headed to the Musashigaoka College in Saitama on Saturday morning to hold training sessions for 65 elite youngsters.
The treble winning squad and coaching staff took to the college sports fields to oversee a number of sessions for a select group of talented teenagers. With rain lashing down, England, Scotland, Wales and Republic of Ireland internationals taught drills and oversaw small-sided matches.
The team then presented the youngsters with certificates, signed by the whole squad, and manager Laura Harvey gave a talk to explain what it took to get to the top of the women's game.
England and Arsenal captain Faye White took a group of talented youngsters for a special elite session, and was impressed by what she saw:
"We drilled a group of 12-18 year olds and the level they were at technically at their age was very impressive indeed. The ethos here is to focus on technique, and quick passing and movement. It's obviously paying off at the top level already – with the World Cup win – and the quality on show on Saturday was very high."


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