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I am needing to prove the following by induction:
My proof is like so:
Proof needed:
Using Assumption,
Added 2^(k+1-1) to both sides:
Factored out the 2^k on the RHS:
Using exponent addition rule:
Assumption = Proof, thus proven by induction.
The problem is I cannot baseline a value for n (the first required step of induction). E.g. if n=1 I get 2^0 = 2^1 which is false...
What am I missing? I am a bit confused because the algebraic proof works.


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Hey everyone. Just wanted to gauge some opinions on what the gaming community is looking forward to in the upcoming Smash Bros. duo of titles now that we finally have info to chew on with the news out of E3 and the updating Smashbros.com website.Personally, I'm looking forward mostly to how the game will feel while I'm playing it. It's easy to say that I'm excited for new characters and ways to fight, but what makes the series to me is always the pacing and feel of it all. Sakurai has already teased a bit that the development team and Namco Bandai are taking a lot from Melee in terms of feel, speed, and mechanics, so it should be pretty exciting and so far from the videos we've seen, the games looks very promising in all aspects.
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I cant wait for the new online multiplayer (im sure it will have something better than Brawl). I really cant wait to easily add people to my friends list through Miiverse to play this game. It'll be fun to be competitive with the other online players and to see where I stack up in comparison to everyone else.
When a guy I know gets a Wii U and this game, playing together will be a piece of cake. I also want to know how all the new and old characters control. It'll be great to pick a new main and get really good with them. The new stages seem cool too and I can wait for all the surprises from the characters and the stages!
Something so is bound to be a lot of fun and I hope it can live up to my expectations. I can already tell that I'll enjoy it so this game is definitely in my top five. I cant wait for its release and I hope I see plenty of people online playing it.
I agree that the feel is a crucial factor. Maybe I'm old school, but I really enjoyed the game cube Smash and when I played the Wii Smash I was a bit disappointed. I loved the physics on the game cube (e.g. mid air floating dodge). With the Wii version I thought everything was a comfortable leap forward (new characters, interactive levels, new super smash moves, etc.) except for the feel / physics. If I remember correctly (I never got a Wii - just played it a few times at a friends) the characters felt a little bit heavier.
As for the new Smash I didn't know they were making it for the 3ds. I heard about a similar game (I think Capcom was making it?) with a variety of characters from different series. As for the WiiU I'll have to look into it. I didn't get the Wii because of the weird two handed controller - I just couldn't get used to it.
I would like the idea of making a profile character that is awesome and unique, but I wolud like new sonic`s games and pokemon characters appear because just sonic and pikachu (super smash bros brawl characters) not be their game only characters

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|2009-05-08, 13:09
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Zetsubou gunsou
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Switzerland
Age: 37
That preview didn't help; I want to read Wish Your Smile even more now.
About the other manga I'm really grateful for Arienai's scanlation, even though it's a bit mistranslated in some places. I really liked this adaptation of the story. It doesn't divert too much from the game (except the end of ch4) and makes a good depiction of what's going on between missions. Not to mention the art is pretty good.
Great way of introducing the side characters without diverting from the plot too.
Now for the details freak:
Eagerly waiting for volume 2 of VC and 1 of Wish Your smile.
|2009-05-13, 14:41
|Link #63
ARCAM Spriggan agent
The kid has dark hair like Isara, so I'm sure he's a Darcsen aka Daruk.
|2009-05-24, 15:28
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Just to make sure no one forgets, the second volume of the Valkyria Chronicles manga comes out on Tuesday.
If anyone here is taking a trip to Japan in the next little while, remember to pick up a copy so a raw can be scanned. Otherwise, keep your eyes open for online raws.
|2009-05-25, 00:08
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So the 1st volume wasn't bad, pretty close to the game progression wise. I'm glad they made Marina and Catherine awesome, that makes my day . I'm also liking the setup for a Welkin/Alicia/Juno triangle. More so than the Welkin/Alicia/Faldio triangle in the anime. Is it just me or does Selvaria look freakishly tall at the end?
|2009-06-04, 00:39
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Enjoy it. The fourth chapter is particularly amusing.
|2009-06-04, 01:05
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 32
Well, no surprises that Marina is the Ultimate Sniper. I don't know about you guys, but I guessed that it was her when the fellow said "...Impossible? From such a distance?"
So, the war really begins from now on. And Selvaria is her proud self, as always. I don't know why, but I did feel like socking her face in the last part.
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|2009-06-04, 02:17
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Actually, what happened was that Cezary had spotted an enemy sniper, but also saw that the Imperial was aiming at Nadine. Being a Darcsen-hater, Cezary refuses to fire. Marina shoots the enemy sniper, and Nadine thinks Cezary saved her, much to his chagrin.
|2009-06-04, 02:19
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Observer/Bookman wannabe
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 32
But, how good is Marina's eyesight? Even to Cezary, that Imperial sniper is already freaking small.
|2009-06-04, 02:22
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Guess Marina is just that good.
BTW, if anyone is willing to just BUY Volume 2, you could always order it online at Kadokawa Comics' website. Use this link if you plan to:
It'd be much appreciated if someone were to get it and scan it. Still looking for a raw...
EDIT: Also, I'm still looking for a raw of "Wish your Smile". I'm surprised no one has made a raw of it yet, considering it's been out for a month or so. If anyone plans to buy it online, here's a possible link:
I'd do it myself, but I technically can't, not having a valid credit card for those sites.
|2009-06-05, 03:44
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Join Date: Jan 2009
or if the link is not working search 戦場のヴァルキュリア on the search bar for the website http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/indexohb.cgi?AREA=03
This place is much better if you are looking for Japanese books. They'll ship it to your address or you can go to their store to place order and pick up. Compare to international shipping sellers, this is really cheap. $6 shipping for 48states with the purchase price of 19.99 and under.
They have in stock both Volume 2 and Wish you smile...but only in the Costa Mesa store (which is in LA area I think), but I am sure you can order it to ship to individual address.
Hope you can find this useful...I am sure eventually someone will post the raw. I myself is going to hunt for Valkyria Chronicle related stuff when I went back to Taiwan, I'll definately pick it up if I saw anything.
Also thanks for the link, I can finally understand what they were talking about now T_T...
|2009-06-17, 10:30
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WOOT! I finally found a raw for Volume 2 of Valkyria Chronicles!
Spoiler for Volume 02, first impressions:
EDIT: Upload to MangaHelpers is complete. Sorry, but I can't link it. You'll have to find it.
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Thanks to Mr taxman, I've just upgraded my old eeepc to a new one. This is the one I got yesterday:
http://uk.asus.com/Eee/Eee_PC/Eee_PC_10 ... ifications
I've wiped off Windows and installed Mint 11 (and am persuing a windows refund with asus), but I have a couple of queeries.
1) The spec says Dual Core, but the system monitor clearly shows 4 cores. ???
2) I want to upgrade to 2 GB RAM, but I'm not sure exactly what to get. My brother upgraded his laptop and got the wrong speed. He had DDR3 10xx and bought 1333. The new stuff doesn't work. I don't want to make the same mistake. I've opened up the port and there's nothing on the visible side of the RAM.
Can anyone help here? Ta.


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Long Island National Golf Club - Riverhead, N.Y.
Par 71 - 6,450 Yards
Weather - 70 Degrees, Sunny, Breezy
Riverhead, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's golf team shot a first round team score of 310 and are tied for sixth place trailing first place Adelphi University by nine strokes. There are 17 teams competing in the Dowling College Shootout at Long Island National Golf Club in Riverhead, N.Y.
The Rams were led by junior Adam Larkin (Bellmore, N.Y.) and freshman Scott Sessions (Pleasantville, N.Y.) who each posted rounds of 76. Junior Rich Kelly (Oceanside, N.Y.) and sophomore Matt Pollock (Northport, N.Y.) both shot 79 for Farmingdale State.
Nyack College (302) is currently in second place, while Concordia College and Post University each carded totals of 308 and are tied for third place.
Jeff Schaller (Concordia) and Andrew Dame (Assumption) lead individually after shooting rounds of 70.
Tomorrow's final round will begin at noon.
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The Obama administration has laid out billions in cuts to the U.S. military over the next decade. Some say the cuts will weaken the armed forces, while others argue it's time to reconsider the type of military presence the U.S. should maintain. NPR's Tom Bowman describes the proposed cuts and their potential implications for future military operations.
Defense Cuts To Reshape U.S. Military Strategy
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Augusta's wrestling program had one of its best seasons. Other coaches and teams around the state took notice, as indicated by the All-League honors that were awarded earlier this week.
A total of 11 Orioles earned All-League honors. Four Orioles—Jake Goldenstein (106 pounds), Cory White (138), Brett Hamilton (145) and Colton Clayborn (152)—were named First Team All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div. IV.
Nathan Moore (113), Quentin Spainhower (160), Jacob Hill (170), Wright Bosley (182), Colby Willis (195), Jake Ehrlich (285) all were named Second Team All-AVCTL.
Josh Moore (120) earned Honorable Mention as a freshman.
For the Orioles, their season was powered by the seniors, who took great pride in finishing undefeated in league competition and attempting to finish with a perfect dual record. Augusta's 14-1 record was only blemished by Class 5A's Kapaun at its home dual tournament. The Crusaders essentially won by one match, 34-28.
Moreso than the accolades, the Orioles' season was the fruition of the commitment they've made to the program. Several of the senios have been a part of the program from the beginning. This group really turned a corner two years ago when it won the regional runner-up title in Mulvane.
Five of the nine Orioles who qualified for State this year were seniors.
White was 16-7 this season and finished his career with an overall record of 47-39. Hamilton had an overall career record of 63-74, but finished with his best season this year (24-16) and qualified for State for the first time.
Spainhower also qualified for State for the first time. He finished with a 29-9 record this year and a career record of 51-24.
Hill, one of the most accomplished seniors of the group, had a 31-9 record this season and a 63-23 career record. He qualified for State again this year.
Willis finished with an 18-8 record this year, but was hampered by an injury that made it difficult for him to get back to State after qualifying a year ago. His career record is 47-30.
Ehrlich qualified for his first state tournament this year and had a 21-15 career record this season.
Of the underclassmen, Goldenstein's perfect 39-0 record and state title capped one of the most brilliant seasons in the program's history.
Sophomore Nathan Moore was the pleasant surprise of the season. After a rough freshman campaign, he came through with a 23-18 season and a berth at the state tournament. His brother Josh, a freshman, finished with a 16-12 record in varsity competition.
Clayborn put together a solid 31-10 season and should be a top wrestler at his weight, as should Bosley (23-8). Both qualified for State this year.
Terry named AVCTL Div. IV coach of year
Augusta head coach Brandon Terry was named the coach of the year in the league.
"It is an honor but mostly a reflection of a good group of kids," Terry said.
This is Terry's third time earning the honor. He won it his first two years with Augusta in 2006-07 and 2007-08 when the Orioles were in Div. III.
For Terry, it was one of the most successful seasons for the program under his watch. Nine Orioles qualified for the state wrestling tournament, the highest ever for Terry's teams, the accomplishment he said he was most proud of this season.
"Our home regional was an awful lot of fun," Terry said. "Most of our kids did their best wrestling of the year and we had a great regional. I was very proud of our boys that day."


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Under the IGA, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will commit up to $8.65 million to support approximately half of the total design cost for the 10th Street corridor rail improvements. The funding is part of Gov. Pat Quinn's Illinois Jobs Now! capital program.
"Springfield is a vital connection for high-speed rail in Illinois," Gov. Quinn said. "This commitment advances our work with cities along the Chicago to St. Louis Corridor to upgrade rail service, improve infrastructure for safer travel and bring jobs and businesses to Illinois."
The 10th street corridor consolidation project through Springfield and the needed flyover project just south of Springfield are identified as part of the Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail project. Currently, no funding has been identified for construction of these projects. The state of Illinois, however, is currently funding a detailed environmental analysis of the Springfield Flyover project. The project would include a new track alignment and railway flyover to grade separate the Union Pacific/Amtrak operations from the Norfolk Southern operations to eliminate train congestion and improve crossing delays for vehicular traffic.
The immediate improvements will include the 3rd Street corridor safety enhancements that will consist of four-quadrant crossing gates that will prevent cars from driving around lowered gates, as well as new grade-crossing approaches, fencing and bridge upgrades to improve rail traffic flow and increase safety in the area until construction is complete on the 10th Street corridor. These safety enhancements implemented through the High-Speed Rail program satisfy the requirements needed for the city of Springfield to be eligible to apply for a quiet zone. The 3rd street improvements are fully-funded by federal High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), with additional contributions from the State of Illinois and Union Pacific.
Approximately $1.75 billion of improvements are being completed by IDOT, Union Pacific and the Federal Railroad Administration, pursuant to a Cooperative Agreement funded by ARRA.


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Are you trying to sell — or helping customers to buy?
Old techniques for making sales just won't work in today's markets.
Many salespeople grew up learning that the key to success was to master some new technique or trick to get potential buyers to "sign the deal." This isn't working today as buyers have more information, have equal access to the slick tricks, and can instantly contact a host of trusted allies to get the right information.
So what is a salesperson to do today?
The answer is help, not hype, said Jay Baer, a social media authority and author.
Forget the hype, the techniques, and the tricks. You need to position yourself as someone who has valuable knowledge and is a respected thought leader in your field.
SEE ALSO: How I boosted my sales (and my life) by dumping TV
Take advantage of online word-of-mouth
The market today is rich with abundant information only a few keystrokes away. For instance, many car buyers do extensive research about car ratings, features, dealer prices, customer ratings, and resale before they even step foot into an auto dealership.
They ask their friends on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and elsewhere what they think before they even consider making a purchase. The favorable (or unfavorable) word of a trusted friend or close advisor has far more weight in their decision than any "slick" advertisement, smile or handshake you can muster.
Even the opinion of anonymous strangers on online review sites like Yelp and Google can sway a customer towards or away from a business. People naturally distrust shenanigans, dishonesty, and bad customer service.
Use this information to benefit your sales. Realize that your customers are more informed than ever, and use this knowledge to better connect with your market.
Forget the "slick" techniques
Customers can tweet a question or comment to thousands even faster than you can say, "Would you like it in orange or yellow?"
These clever phrases are attempts at manipulation in order to make a sale as soon as possible.
Today's salespeople should ditch slick sales techniques such as the "presumptive close." They need to stop asking, "Do you want it on Tuesday or Thursday?" before the customer has even confirmed the purchase.
We need to stop slapping on a fake smile, having that well-trained, "firm, but not fishy" handshake and using the "Hi there, how can I help you?" fake voice. Buyers see right through that facade.
Buyers know the playbook — they've seen it on YouTube videos and in online articles. Even if they don't know a particular "slick trick," they can smell a rat a Google mile away.
Genuinely help your customers
You have to genuinely care about your customers. Research what they are interested in buying. Help them to make the right decision. It is natural for a potential buyer to be skeptical about being "taken for a ride."
Focus on being a resource of much-needed ideas and relevant information to their decision. You want to become a treasure trove of information in areas that are vitally important to buyers. You want to be the resource people crave to be around and know.
This takes time. Do your homework. Pay the price in terms of TME (time, money, and energy) to help them. Even if a particular prospect doesn't buy from you, you are gaining knowledge about the most relevant way to connect.
We've always valued relationships. Now more than ever we long for someone we can trust who has the relevant information and cares about us as human beings.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Michigan State is into the round of 16 for the NCAA tournament — as usual.
Gary Harris scored 16 of his career-high 23 points in the first half and the third-seeded Spartans cruised past sixth-seeded Memphis 70-48 on Saturday, putting the Tom Izzo-led program in the regional semifinals for the fifth time in six years and the 11th time in his career.
Michigan State (27-8) will play the winner of the Duke-Creighton game on Friday in the Midwest Regional semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The Tigers (31-5) advanced in the NCAA tournament for the first time in Josh Pastner's four seasons. The Conference USA champions are headed home because they struggled to stop Harris on the outside or his teammates inside all afternoon.
The Spartans' top post players — Adreian Payne and Derrick Nix — combined for 27 points and 18 rebounds.
Memphis' Geron Johnson scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half, and Joe Jackson finished with 12 points.
Michigan State led by as much as 13 in the first half, creating that cushion when Harris made his fifth shot — and fourth 3-pointer — with 7:59 left in the first half.
Memphis responded with a 12-2 run to pull within three, and the Spartans led 32-29 at halftime.
But the Tigers fell off the pace in the second half because they were overmatched physically by a Big Ten power after going undefeated during their regular season in Conference USA.
Harris got into foul trouble early in the second half, getting called for his third and fourth fouls, sending him to the bench with 13:42 left.
Keith Appling picked up the slack by making his first shot to put Michigan State up by nine points, but the team's leading scorer left for good with 8:35 left when his right shoulder took the brunt of Johnson's drive into the lane.
Before Appling was hurt, he had a towel thrown at him during a heated exchange by Nix, his teammate since high school. Izzo, who has lamented the team's lack of leadership all season, looked dumbfounded at Nix, upset that the senior center would lose his cool at a time like that.
Backup point guard Travis Trice had four fouls, limiting his ability to fill in for Appling, and that put the ball in the hands of freshman Denzel Valentine.
But it didn't really matter who was on the court for the Spartans because they were able to force Memphis into a half-court game and it struggled to have success against Michigan State's in-your-face defense.
Michigan State limited the Tigers to sub-30-percent shooting and outrebounded them by 20, a part of the game Pastner was worried about for good reason.
Izzo has built his program on defense and rebounding, and it has served the 2000 national championship coach very well. Michigan State is two wins away from its seventh Final Four under Izzo.
The Spartans and rival Michigan, which routed VCU earlier in the day in the same sold-out arena near their campuses, are in the same round of 16 for the first time.
Louisville 82, Colorado State 56
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Russ Smith had another big night, leading four players in double figures with 27 points, and top-seeded Louisville is into the Midwest Region semifinals.
The Cardinals put on a defensive clinic as they dismantled Colorado State 82-56 on Saturday. Louisville forced the eighth-seeded Rams into a season-high 20 turnovers, made Colton Iverson look as invisible as a 6-foot-10 guy can be and limited one of the nation's best rebounding teams to 24 boards, more than a dozen below their average.
It was the 12th straight win for Louisville (31-5), which will play the winner of Saint Louis-Oregon on Friday in Indianapolis.
Arizona 74, Harvard 51
SALT LAKE CITY — Arizona put an emphatic end to Harvard's March Madness success story.
Mark Lyons matched his career high with 27 points to lead the sixth-seeded Wildcats (27-7). Arizona sprinted to a 30-9 lead, as the Crimson (20-10) missed 20 of its first 22 shots.
Lyons led Arizona to the program's 15th appearance in the Sweet 16. The Wildcats will play Iowa State or Ohio State next week in Los Angeles.
Harvard, meanwhile, goes home with its first NCAA win in tow. The 14th-seeded Crimson beat third-seeded New Mexico on Thursday but couldn't recreate the magic.
Kenyatta Smith led Harvard with 10 points. Freshman Siyani Chambers lost part of his front tooth after Arizona's Kevin Parrom elbowed him in the face.


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World Champs 2011 – SRAM
Ottimi risultati per Sram ai campionati del mondo di Champery (Svizzera). Danny Hart (GBR – Giant Off Road Factory Team) è il nuovo campione del mondo. Michal Prokop (Specialized) vince nel four cross così come Anneke Beerten (Milka Trek) vince tra le donne. Troy Brosnan (AUS – MonsterEnergy/Specialized) oro tra gli juniores nel downhill e infine Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE-Specialized Factory Racing) vince nel cross country. Segue il comunicato ufficiale di Sram.
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SRAM athletes win five gold medals at the 2011 Mountain Bike World Championships.
A World Championship title is something every committed racer's heart is set on. SRAM, RockShox, Avid and TRUVATIV riders made their dreams come true last weekend at the World Championships in Champery, Switzerland, winning in all disciplines.
Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE-Specialized Factory Racing) crowned his dominating 2011 season with the Men Elite XC rainbow jersey after a textbook perfect race, on his bike equipped with the new RockShox SID 29, SRAM XX 2X10
drivetrain and Avid XX World Cup brakes. Behind him, Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) and Julien Absalon (Orbea) made this the third podium sweep in a row for SRAM XX athletes at World Championships.
Danny Hart (GBR-Giant Off-road team) won the Elite Men's downhill on X0 DH. A first for him but the second time X0 DH gets to wear the World Champ stripes. Hart won with an absolutely incredible winning margin of 11
seconds over the second place finisher. Hart's run took place in some of the most extreme weather conditions on a track that is so steep and difficult, it chewed up and spit out most who dared to enter.
Troy Brosnan (AUS-Monster Energy Specialized) won in the Junior Men's downhill, with a time that would have earned him the 2nd place amongst the Elites!
In 4X it was Anneke Berteen (Milka Trek) and Michael Prokop (Specialized) who, heat after heat, dominated their way to the World Championship title.
Five athletes, five jerseys, five rainbow stripes, all SRAM.


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Opera has released new versions of both of its on-the-go browsers (Opera Mobile 11 and Opera Mini 6) - the world's most popular mobile platforms.
The difference between the two browsers is that Opera Mini reduces pages down to around a tenth of their size, saving you on data and making surfing quicker, and Opera Mobile is the whole shebang, complete with HTML 5 bells and whistles.
Both new versions offer a smoother scrolling UI, pinch to zoom on supported devices, social network sharing options and they've also both had a tablet makeover, making them more natural on bigger screens.
"If you've lost that loving feeling for the Web on your phone or tablet, don't let it bring you down. Just try one of our browsers," said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. "The sun always shines on TV, but the Opera browser shines on more than 3000 devices."
The Opera Mini 6 browser works on J2ME, Android, BlackBerry and Symbian/S60 phones and the Opera Mobile 11 browser plays nicely with Android, Symbian, Windows 7 desktop (labs release), MeeGo (labs release) and Maemo (labs release) platforms.
They are both available now.


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In game one, Coker scored two runs in the second, when Kayla Buchowski ripped a double into left center that scored Eunice Nettles. Buchowski also scored on the play as she advanced to third on a throwing error and then scored giving the Cobras an early 2-0 lead. That proved to be all the offense the Cobras would need, as Pfeiffer would cut the lead to one with a run in the sixth off a Stephanie Brandt RBI single.
Coker's Somer Bigham (10-4) earned the win throwing all seven innings, allowing one run on four hits, while striking out 13.
Pfeiffer's Dacia Ijames took the loss allowing two runs on five hits in six innings of work.
For Coker, Buchowski was 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored, while Jessica Blackwell, Marie Mascio and Nettles were each 1-for-3.
Pfeiffer's offense was led by Brittany Cowart, going 2-for-3 and Brandt was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Game two was much like game one as Coker scored a run in first and the second for another early 2-0 lead. The Lady Cobras added another run in the fifth for a 3-0 victory.
Amanda Shelton (9-4) earned the win for the Cobras throwing a complete game five hitter, while striking out five.
Pfeiffer's Amanda Beck took the loss, giving up three runs on six hits in four and a third innings.
For Coker offensively, Jessica Blackwell was 2-for-4 with a double and Kimberly Atkinson was 2-for-3 with a run scored and Eunice Nettles was 2-for-3 with a double.
Pfeiffer was led by Jamiee Cassidy, who was 2-for-3 and Crystal Poe and Jody McCurdy each had a hit for the Falcons.
The Coker Softball Team returns to action on Saturday, as they host the Limestone College Saints at 2:00 p.m.


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Masterpiece Classic at 8 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Saturday presents part three of "Downton Abbey, Series II". Isobel and Cora lock horns over control of Downtown's medical role, Mrs. Bird starts a soup kitchen, and Matthew and William embark on a perilous patrol behind German lines.
On Masterpiece Mystery! at 9 p.m. Sunday, Sherlock Holmes stalks again in a thrilling contemporary version of the Victorian-era whodunits. When a banker is found dead inside his locked apartment, Sherlock and Watson must follow the clues that lead to an underground crime gang. But who is the leader pulling the strings? Find out on "Sherlock: The Blind Banker".
American Masters at 9 p.m. Monday presents "Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune". From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged his audiences in the issues of the 1960s and 70s. This biographical documentary shows how Phil's music and his fascinating life story and eventual decline into depression and suicide were intertwined with the history-making events that defined a generation.
A central figure in the narrative of how the west was won, Wyatt Earp and his story of how he became an American legend are presented on American Experience at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Nature at 7 pm Wednesday visits Tongass National Forest, Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska, where the largest concentration of bears anywhere in the world are experiencing a lack of salmon and get a bitter taste of what the future may hold in "Fortress of the Bears".
Nova at 8 pm Wednesday meets a new breed of experts who are approaching "cold case" art mysteries as if they were crime scenes, determined to discover "who committed the art," and follows art sleuths as they deploy new techniques to combat the multi-billion dollar criminal market in stolen and fraudulent art on "Mystery of a Masterpiece".
Folk meets indie rock with Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom as they both make their debut performances on Austin City Limits at 10 p.m. Wednesday and Friday.
Inside Nature's Giants at 9 pm Thursday travels to the Florida Everglades to meet "python hunters" who are attempting to control the python population (approximately 100,000) through a cull on "Monster Python".
Actress & comedian Molly Shannon is best known for her six-year run as a Saturday Night Live cast member, creating many recurring characters. She joins us to talk about SNL, becoming an author and women in comedy on Overheard with Evan Smith at 7 pm Thursday.
Arts In Context Trouble Puppet Theater on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. profiles the Austin group that creates outstanding works of puppet theater for grownups.
Join Chet Garner as he travels to Wimberley, Texas to experience glass blowing, homemade tamales, a hike up Mt. Baldy and a dip in Blue Hole on The Daytripper at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Independent Lens at 9 p.m. Thursday presents the next episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg?", a mini-series that chronicles the unprecedented international movement of citizen activists who fought for three decades to bring down the brutal, racist system of apartheid in South Africa when their governments would not.
Tony Bennett's second duets album was released this fall to great acclaim, pairing the crooner with Lady Gaga, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, among others, and featuring the final Amy Winehouse performance before her untimely death. The album is featured on Great Performances: Bennett Duets 2 at 9 pm Friday.
Experimental modern rock rules with Florence + the Machine and Lykke Li as they both debut the ACL stage on Austin City Limits at 7 pm Saturday.


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Statement by Mr. Carlos Fortin, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen,
Allow me to start by conveying the greetings and the best wishes of the Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Mr. Rubens Ricupero. He was very much looking forward to being here today, but was unable to do so. It is my pleasure to represent him and UNCTAD at this important meeting.
May I also congratulate and thank the Government and the Delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco, and most notably yourself, Mr. Chairman, for the excellent work you have done at the helm of the Group of 77 and China. I would also like to congratulate the Government of the State of Qatar on its election to chair the Group in the year to come, and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on its admission to the Group.
Mr. Chairman,
It would not be an exaggeration to say that this meeting takes place at a decisive moment in the history of international relations and international development cooperation since the U.N. was created. Indeed Secretary-General Annan said as much two days ago at the General Assembly when he stated that the U.N. had "come to a fork in the road." He was, of course, referring to the field of international peace and security, where there is a challenge to the fundamental principles of collective security on which, in his words, "however imperfectly, world peace and stability have rested for the last 58 years".
Faced with this challenge, many felt that the field of international economic relations remained a bastion of multilateralism. The failure of the Cancun Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization has, unfortunately, cast doubt on that belief also.
There is nothing to be gained by trying to apportion blame. It is useful, however, to recall the sequence of events leading to the decision to suspend the Cancun Meeting without an agreed final outcome. Following the successful agreement on TRIPs and Public Health, which augured well for the Meeting, the United States and the European Union tabled their joint proposal on agriculture. This was regarded as inadequate by many developing countries, in-as-much-as it contained no quantitative targets nor target dates. Furthermore, they objected to the procedure whereby the two largest trading partners struck a compromise among themselves and presented it to the other countries as the basis for negotiation. The response was the emergence of the Group of 20, later Group of 22 and currently Group of 21 developing countries with a common position on agriculture.
The emergence of the Group of 21 is one of the positive outcomes of the whole process. Its rapid tabling of a comprehensive and technically accomplished counter-proposal on agriculture showed the degree to which developing countries could respond both effectively and responsibly to the challenge. If to this we add the participation of the Finance Ministers of the Group of 24 developing countries in the recent meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Dubai, which, again showed both the technical solvency and the political realism of the positions of developing countries, it is clear that developing countries in various fora are playing an increasingly active role in keeping multilateralism alive and relevant.
In this context, the contribution of the Group of 77 and China as the structure that can help coordinate and articulate the developing country positions in the economic field is central. With the General Assembly seized with the question of the follow up to the major Summits and Conferences, it is incumbent on the Group to help advance a genuinely integrated and coherent development agenda, based on the Millennium Development Goals and taking into account the Doha Programme of Work, and the Monterrey and Johannesburg outcomes. The G77 is particularly well suited to this task. Not only has it been a decided proponent and practitioner of multilateralism in its relations with other groupings, but it has adhered to multilateral principles of consensus-seeking and collective decision making in its own internal processes. The forthcoming Marrakech High-Level Conference on South-South Cooperation is yet another example of this multilateral vocation. And, equally important, it is now generally recognized, not least by the President of the World Bank, that at the heart of the problems confronting the world trading system - and we would add, international economic relations more generally - lies the problem of the imbalance between "the rich and the powerful and the poor and numerous".
In this scenario UNCTAD can be of help. Indeed, the theme of UNCTAD XI, which as the Chairman reminded us, will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in June of 2004, is precisely that of "enhancing coherence between national development strategies and global economic processes towards economic growth and development, particularly of developing countries". Within the theme, four sub themes have been identified:
This agenda is an effort at moving away from what we regard as a false dichotomy: whether it is more important to improve the international environment for development or improve domestic policies and governance. We believe it is both, and that they are furthermore closely related.
This is well exemplified by the trade negotiations. If we were to be asked how to define the development component of the programme of work on trade, we would probably summarize it under five rubrics: access, rules, transition, support and interdependence. Let me, Mr. Chairman, say a few words on each.
Access: under this we include, of course, the need to reduce and, ideally, eliminate barriers, whether tariff or quantitative, making it difficult for developing countries to export their goods and services to the rest of the world; but we also include the need to put an end to other trade-distorting factors, notably subsidies. And may I here refer specifically to an example in the field of international commodities. It is what Secretary-General Ricupero has recently called "the international scandal of cotton". As he explained in ECOSOC, the international cotton market is grossly distorted by the existence of subsidies, particularly in the USA, which have led to a veritable crisis for developing country producers. 25,000 cotton farmers in the United States receive between US$ 3 and $ 4 billion annually in subsidies, allowing for inefficient overproduction to continue and depressing prices. As a result, last year Africa as a whole lost about US$ 300 million, with West Africa losing US$ 191 million. Most affected countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali.
Rules: refers to the need to make the rules on international trade adopted at the WTO development- friendly. This applies both to the implementation of existing rules, such as on anti-dumping, and to potential new rules. On the latter, attention should be paid to not expanding the scope of trade rules to unrelated areas, which would both dilute the force of the trade rules proper and unduly reduce the space for national development policy of developing countries.
Transition: it refers to the need to allow for developing countries adjusting to the shocks entailed by implementing their obligations under the international trading system. Special and differential treatment is an accepted component of the integration of developing countries into the world trading system, and it should be made operational.
Support: it entails the provision of technical assistance to implement the obligations entered into by developing countries within the WTO, as well as to participate meaningfully in negotiations and indeed to accede to the WTO for those countries which are not yet members. But it also most importantly means support to expand productive capacity, generate exportable surpluses and become competitive. Investment and transfer of technology are essential here. Trade preferences can be seen in some cases as a necessary condition to expand trade, but they are seldom a sufficient condition, particularly for the least developed countries. The need to support developing countries´ efforts at diversification within and out of commodity production is especially relevant here, with prices of commodities, especially agricultural, at historic lows and the terms of trade developing countries deteriorating: excluding principal petroleum and manufactured goods exporters, the terms of trade of developing countries have fallen by 20 per cent since 1980. For African countries, which are the most commodity dependent group, the fall has been 25 per cent.
Interdependence: it refers to the need to link international trade policy and negotiations with developments in other sectors of the world economy. Two such links have already been accepted by Governments in the WTO, when they created working groups on trade, debt and finance and on trade and technology transfer. Their work should be strengthened.
Mr. Chairman, this is thus the challenging agenda before us. Cancun was not another Seattle. Positive things came out of it: issues were clarified, and developing countries exhibited a new and highly responsible assertiveness. But there is no denying that the Cancun failure has created frustration, a loss of confidence in, and fear for, the future of the multilateral trading system. UNCTAD XI, just as it did after Seattle, can perhaps help re-establish trust, and in so doing reduce the frustration and dispel the fears. The contribution of the G-77 to this endeavour is, as always, crucial.
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Kicked out of college, James visits Grams, his only remaining family, who dies shortly after his arrival. He finds consolation in the company of Grams' neighbor, Dot, a dance teacher, as he figures out his next move. While settling Grams' affairs, James learns she's been the victim of the "grandparent scam" in which someone posing as James has been slowly bilking her out of thousands. But before James can go looking for the culprit, he shows up at the front door, desperate for money. The culprit, Webb, has his own problems in the form of Duane, who has ordered Webb to pay an old debt or else. And if Webb can't get it from Grams, James will have to do – no matter who stands in his way. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]


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Bay County is welcoming its third Animal Control Manager in three years.
Carol Treftz is replacing Bill Olasin, who stepped down in May after the Bay County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Health launched an investigation into the shelter's euthanization practices.
Treftz comes to Bay County from North Carolina, where she was a Level 5 Animal Cruelty Investigator.
Carol Treftz is a level 5 animal cruelty investigator who's worked her way from California to Florida.
She landed in Panama City just four days ago.
Animal Control Manager Carol Treftz says, "There's a number of tasks that need to be implemented daily so just getting all of my staff together on the same page so we're all knowing what's going on is going to be a start for me."
Treftz has her work cut out for her.
She's replacing Bill Olasin who left amid accusations of poor record-keeping and questionable euthanization procedures.
Apparently the shelter was using more sodium phenobarbital than needed for the number of euthanization cases.
Those type issues forced County Officials to reconsider the type person they need for the job.
Bay County Manager Ed Smith says, "The previous time we hired a manager we were more focused on hiring a manager that could control management issues. This time we really looked for someone with shelter background and experience as well as being a good manager."
In the first 3 days, Treftz has already switched the shelter to a different cleaning solution, preventing parvo in dogs, and she's installed fans to keep the animals cool.
She's also planning to change the name from "Animal Control" to "Animal Services".
But her biggest goal is to build a larger shelter in the next five years.
Treftz says, "The county's growing, with more influence of people coming to Bay County comes more animals so there will be a need for a bigger shelter."
Treftz want to create a dog-acquaintance-room for families considering adoption.
She hopes to have that acccomplished in the next six months.
Tuftz says, "One day at a time, that's all i can do. One day at a time."
She's also hoping to build a glass-partitioned play area for cats to promote socialization.


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.. now could you just roll that out globally please
USB and HDMI cables have to be really short anyway, isn't optical overkill? I mean, you have copper on both ends, having an ultra-high-bandwidth hybrid laser in the middle isn't going to perform any miracles. Just run parallel wires instead of serializing everything and you have all the throughput anyone could possibly use.
Just run parallel wires instead of serializing everything and you have all the throughput anyone could possibly use.
Why would you want the link to be slower? Hint: There's a reason everything is serial now rather than parallel.
To explain the point the parent is alluding to: When you run copper wires at high bandwidth it induces a magnetic field. The magnetic field then induces a current in the neighboring wires. This is crosstalk. The more wires you have closer together, the more crosstalk. This is part of why everything is moving from massive parallelism (ribbon cables) to high-speed differential signaling. You use only two wires, and the two wires always send the opposite signal. When one wire sends a 1, the other sends a zero (that's a simplification). And vice-versa. Optical cables don't experience crosstalk.
The other major reason for the shift is that ribbon cables get expensive, and are a pain to route.
Examples of things that use this:
- Ethernet
Also, note how this is not a single serial 50 Gbps link - it's 4 parallel 12.5 Gbps links. You can run light in parallel with no interference, the trick is to make sure that each independent channel uses a different wavelength instead. So, they are doing it in parallel. Some 100 Gbps ethernet standards use 10 parallel 10Gbps lasers running at different wavelengths, but they are amazingly expensive because of this.
And by encoding data at 12.5Gbits/sec across four laser beams of differing wavelengths, the connector yields a total bandwidth of 50Gbits/sec, five times that offered by Light Peak.
From the comment you replied to
So, they are doing it in parallel.
He is pointing out that current products that do this are expensive, not arguing that this new thing will be, or anything like that.
"Optical cables don't experience crosstalk."
I wouldn't be so sure of that. We've seen the Emerson effect in plants, and looking at it on a quantum level it seems similar effects might apply to optical cabling.
Is the Emerson effect due to something like crosstalk? I just looked it up because I was intrigued, and WP and what it links to are of little help, but it looks to me like the two frequencies activate different systems within the plant cell.
The Emerson Effect is optical crosstalk that occurs when 660-670nm light is mixed with 720-740nm IR. It ends up enhancing photosynthesis, stimulating the same phytochemical systems and increasing the rate of photosynthesis.
I also remember reading somewhere that it's easier to achieve high speed over a serial interface because once you start dealing with very high speeds the timing differences of when a signal arrives at the destination become a big factor.
In a super simple, flawed I'm sure, example, assume you have an 8-bit interface (and ignore other lines required). When you send a byte down the line, you have each bit traveling down it's own data line. When they reach the other end, you have to wait until you have all ei
This is the ONLY real problem with parallel interfaces -- crosstalk is a complete red herring because no one in his right mind will approve a cable, serial or otherwise, that will mess up data on another cable laid in parallel. Parallel interfaces of the past rely on single clock for all lines, so they can fill bus-wide buffer in one cycle.
However with multiple lines, each with its own synchronization and with a larger buffer on the receiving end, clock skew is merely latency -- you have to wait for every bit to complete its cycle before you can push the received data word to the bus. So parallel interfaces are possible, they just require different mechanism of data transfer and synchronization. It is more expensive, but if you really need this speed, it is easily achievable.
IIRC, parallel cables had much shorter max lengths (SCSI, parallel printers) b/c of noise at longer lengths? Am I misremembering?
Well, kinda. If you have physically separate fibers, it's not much of an issue. If you have different wavelengths on the same fiber, they unfortunately do interact, for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-wave_mixing [wikipedia.org], but there are other non-linear phenomena as well.
This is part of why everything is moving from massive parallelism (ribbon cables) to high-speed differential signaling.
Another reason is keeping the signals on the various wires synchronized. At the frequencies we now use, say 50Gbps, that's only 6mm between one bit and the other. If one wire of the same cable is only 1mm longer than the other you run a one in 6 chance of mistaking the bit with the previous or next one. Adding delay lines add lots of complexity.
Best bandwidth we see out of something like DisplayPort now is about 17gbps. That works fine for today's displays, but we'll need more if we want better. Ideally we'd like to move to more bits per pixel so that we can have a large colour gamut without banding and perhaps HDR displays, we'd like a lot higher rez so you can't see individual pixels, and 120Hz (maybe more) would be good so motion is dead fluid and maybe for 3D. That is going to need a shitload more bandwidth.
Unfortunately we seem to be running
You really want 240hz for the combination of fluidity and 3d at the same time, particularly for games.
To be honest, I'd rather have a display interface that understood an arbitrary N channels of video, much like current audio standards (dts, DD, etc).
A game could feed two screens worth of data down a high bandwidth HDMI cable at 60Hz for use as a 3D video game and the receiver could either be a TV that flipped back and forth between the feeds at 120 or 240Hz, or it could be a pair of projectors with an HDMI pass-through port each projecting one eye's display simultaneously for use with polarized lenses.
I just had a really cool idea.. what if a part of the bus were directly tied into the CPU bus? So you could connect two devices and machine A could be the master and it would have direct access to other CPU. Some time-expensive operation? Make B do it, and set up the flags so that B's cpu looks into A's memory to do memory operations.
What's most exciting is when you think of low-power devices like phones and ipads. Have a computationally-intensive task for your device? Walk up to your desktop computer, or a
From the best as I understand, the HS cross-connect to the faster machine is not the hard part of making a system that works like you describe. OS and hardware interactions are (protecting ram, etc) are the tough bits. Thinking machine went after an industrial version of this, and there are lots more. Oh - even beowolf! Wow, I used beowolf in a slashdot post.
There is a reason that the industry have been trending towards serial and away from parallel buses.
It's been a while since I've done an transmission line and bus design work. Let me see if I can explain this in 'lay' terms:
To implement a parallel bus, you have to have each and every wire be within a certain variance. Your driving and receiving chips also need to be able to send and receive the data within a certain variance. This is because you typically send your data, say a 32-bit word over a 32 wire bus, across the bus at the same time. If the wires (and drivers and receivers) do not match up, your data will be scrambled on the other end of the bus.
The larger your chips (because you need all the drivers and receivers to send the parallel signals) or the more wires you have, the variance between the parts becomes harder and harder to control because of manufacturing limits. The trick is to design your entire system to tolerate the variances of each individual parts so that they will still work together.
But at the same time, you want to increase the speed of the bus (because having 20,000 wires is just not so practical). This is a force in conflict with what you're trying to achieve because an increase in speed translates to less tolerance in the system for parts variance.
At some point between increasing parallelness and higher and higher speed, the increase in variance will exceed the system's tolerance, and the parallel bus becomes impossible to implement or unreliable.
This is why bus designers have been trending towards serial interfaces, because that at least takes most of these variances out of the equation (it's still there but less influential).
The other trend is clock encoding. Instead of sending bits synchronously, or sending a strobe (a separate clock) signal along with the data. Now we 'encode' the clock into the data, using encoding such as the 8B/10B encoding. The receiving circuit can then 'retrieve' the clock from the data signal (it basically allow you to identify each set of data from each clock cycle, and detect problems). Serial interfaces are also usually accompanied by training sequences at start up (may be software implemented) to adjust various parameters to make the data transmission ideal for the environment.
Let me see if I can explain this in 'lay' terms:
To implement a parallel bus, you have to have each and every wire be within a certain variance.
Sorry, you lost me at the end of the very first sentence. I realise now why you put the word "lay" in quotes. What is a "variance"?
Replace "variance" with "length". Every line on a high speed parallel bus on a circuit board has to be almost exactly the same length, otherwise the delay you get in the longer lines can make the bits on those lines arrive too late. Likewise, valid data can arrive too early on a couple of lines if they're too short.
If you look at the memory bus on a modern motherboard, you'll see lots of "squiggly" traces, traces which loop back on themselves, etc. This is done to make the short lines longer so that the len
The other trend is clock encoding. Instead of sending bits synchronously, or sending a strobe (a separate clock) signal along with the data. Now we 'encode' the clock into the data, using encoding such as the 8B/10B encoding. The receiving circuit can then 'retrieve' the clock from the data signal (it basically allow you to identify each set of data from each clock cycle, and detect problems). Serial interfaces are also usually accompanied by training sequences at start up (may be software implemented) to adjust various parameters to make the data transmission ideal for the environment.
Isn't Manchester encoding / differential Manchester encoding (having both clock and data going down one line) really old?
There is a reason that the industry have been trending towards serial and away from parallel buses.
It's still possible to combine multiple high-speed serial buses in parallel as long as you handle skew independently per transmission line. That is what happens with PCIe - you can have x1, x4, x8, x16 lanes where effectively the x16 lanes are just 16 x1 lanes in parallel.
This is true, and I think the main point is that such a parallel bus is made possible with the new serial technology. You will still need to sync up each bus, but it can be done at a higher granular level than individual bits as it was done in traditional parallel buses. For example, you can transmit packets of data through the serial bus, containing information to help the receiving end piece together the larger block of data. This isn't possible with single wires since a single bit can't hold this type of
What?? HDMI cables do not have to be short, I use a $90 HDMI over Cat-5e converter box over 70-feet and run 1080p @ 120hz to my 60" LCD with no problems. And that's with (1) 10' HDMI cables, (2) 1.5' Cat-6 into (2) Cat-5e jacks with RJ-45 crimped on the other end to the converter with another 10' HDMI cable.
Really short??? And USB is way lower bandwidth than HDMI.
I would love this for ceiling mounted projectors or wall mounted TV's.. you could move the equipment far away from the TV, such as in a closet behind the couch..
It is a replacement that, because it is optical, does not need to be limited by "really short cables". If the technology is cheap enough, I would love to have webcams at 100m distance instead of expensive ethernet cameras (as an example).
Less power. Optical interconnects can operate at much lower power than their semiconductor counterparts. Other benefits include potentially using multiplexing (sending additional information along the same cable, differentiated by some property of the signal such as the wavelength of the light used) to enhance the signal bandwidth. And higher-frequency switching: light could, in theory, be modulated in ~10^-15 seconds, the optical frequency whereas electronic frequency is hard to get smaller ~10^-9 seconds
Don't forget the lack of heat in the cable.
Electronic cables have to be able to withstand the heat generated by the electrical resistance in the wires. Optical cables have almost no such problem.
USB and HDMI have to be short precisely because they're wire interfaces. With optical, we'd be able to have HDMI connections hundreds of feet long presumably.
There are already HDMIopticalHDMI connectors available, much like the old parallel cable extenders, but having the optical protocol in place would eliminate the extra adapters.
PS you don't understand why SATA replaced PATA or SAS replaced LVD SCSI either, do you?
The way things are going, extended HDTV and HD monitor warranties are going to need interface obsolescence coverage.
Imagine a beowulf cluster using those!
Keeping the dream alive!
Is there a storage device today that can deliever 50Gbps speeds?
Yes, they're called enterprise grade SANs. A good one is faster internally than the latest fiber connection and just begging for an upgrade to this new tech.
Why don't they use transmission arrays (TA)? It seems obvious to me that SAN plus TA would have a massive packet delivery boost. Of course the downside is when something bad happens, you tend to end up with a lump of coal.
Its naive to think that buses are only good for storage.
1080p video is 1080*1920pixels/frame*32bits/pixel*60frames/second is roughly 4Gb (uncompressed). If history is any indication displays will get larger and denser (also remember bandwidth needed will scale by the square of the number of lines). Or what if you want an external GPU? 16x pci express is about 32Gbits/sec. Also more speed reduces latency, which may be helpful too depending on what you use it for.
External graphics cards? These have been tried before for laptops, but electricity only moves down copper traces at a very limited speed. This sort of connection could decrease the latency as well as bandwidth. Potentially other external components could be done the same way - e.g. additional memory in a laptop base station. The bandwidth is enough to support it, and the latency should be good too.
Not sure what that is...can I get that converted to mp3s/sec?
For near studio quality of 192 kbps (kilo bits) audio, 8 bits in a byte = 24 Kb (kilo bytes)
10,000 MB = 10,000,000 Kb (kilobytes)
(10,000,000 / 24) = 416666 seconds = 6944 minutes, which gives us...
115 hours of good quality audio. That's 4 days of solid music every second.
Built on a technology known as silicon photonics, the link has the potential to scale to up to a terabit per second, enough to transfer the contents of a laptop in less than a second or the entire Library of Congress in less than two minutes, according to Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technical officer.
Presumably they figured out how to fab this on a chip which is the magic. And I'd guess they'll clean up all over with it..
I just have one question -- is the purpose of all this crap to make a device that only few manufacturers can produce, then make sure that only DRM'ed to Hell version is available on the market?
HDMI DRM is for all practical purpose defeated (YA, RLY) by the use of mass-produced $100-$300 HDCP strippers in homemade DVRs -- now our beloved content providers want hardware companies to build something else, easier to keep out of consumers' hands?
Mass-produced by who and at what risk?
The homemade DVR is a pleasant - if geekish - project.
But the father of three kids rents - or more likely buys - the video from Pixar - and that is where the money is.
Mass-produced by who and at what risk?
http://www.hdfury.com/ [hdfury.com]
The homemade DVR is a pleasant - if geekish - project.
And that covers absolutely everyone who will ever bother to copy DRM'ed video. Demise of NTSC and Comcast's eagerness to DRM each and every channel will eventually force everyone who has a homemade box to add such a device, and then HDCP will be about as effective as DVD CSS.
But the father of three kids rents - or more likely buys - the video from Pixar - and that is where the money is.
And he would buy it even if DRM is broken. VHS tapes and CD were sold and rented just fine without DRM, the problem is that content producers want to squeeze more and more profit from the same content.
It's all part of the Connector Conspiracy.
I must have $500 tied up now in 40/80 pin IDE cables, SATA cables, 8-Bit Apple SCSI, four or five other flavors of SCSI interconnects-- mini- sub-mini, regular and LVDS, VGA cables, HDMI cables, USB type A, B, and Mini. Let's not forget the big bag of "RCA Phono" cables, to and from eighth-inch mono and stereo plugs. Then all those offbeat motherboard to PCI-slot Parallel port flat cables. ANd parallel-port printer cables, and who could forget serial cables, DB9, DB25, gender-changers, and breakout boxes. And the various internal flat- SCSI cables and connectors. And the various Vidio connectors on iMacs-- at least four varieties there. Somehow, no matter how many bulging cardboard boxes of cables and adaptors I have, each month I have to make a new trip to BEstBuy to purchase some overpriced new cable. I thought things would plateau for a while with the cheap SATA cables, but noooooo, we better start saving up for a whole new series of optical interconnects.
if you are shopping for cables at BestBuy you have serious problems.
check out monoprice.com
It's all part of the Connector Conspiracy.
You're complaining about a plethora of cables on an article about a one-cable-to-rule-them-all technology, and calling 'conspiracy'?
I too have a closet full of obsolete cables and would like to put that dark-alley of technology behind me.
Perhaps my dream of having 1 port for everything, peripherals, storage, display, power even, will be achieved. Just a line of identical ports on the side/back of the computer.
I'd like to see a connector with both an optical connector (for two way communication) and a copper connection for power.
I worry though. Give Joe Sixpack a single mode fiber optic connector with a warning "do not look down connector with remaining eye", and he probably will need Braille to do his next computer stuff.
"I worry though. Give Joe Sixpack a single mode fiber optic connector with a warning "do not look down connector with remaining eye", and he probably will need Braille to do his next computer stuff."
TOSLINK optical sockets have little cover flaps. I suppose they could figure out a way to have such auto-retracting flaps on both socket and cable.
Um, in fact, it's starting to sound downright anatomical.
Makes sense. Anatomical or not, the flaps will mean that Joe Sixpack has to defeat some type of safety system in order to burn his eyes out. However, Joe Sixpack Jr. will likely bypass it, and the maker will end up on the short end of a lawsuit because of the kid.
Perhaps a system that verifies the connection over the copper first, then starts the optical communication. This way, it will take some doing for Joe Sixpack or Aunt Tillie to be able to eyeball the laser diode.
Yeah, but even that is barely an excuse. It's not that hard to keep noise in a digital inteface below the logic threshold.
Ehm, ONE copper connection? Give Joe Sixpack a wire that actually has to run back to the computer and he will certainly hang himself with it, never mind that eye. Or do you want to connect all devices to the radiator of the central heating system?
That line of reasoning seems to be a little self-limiting, particularly when you are talking about advances from a single company. What I mean is, although sometimes you might decide to 'skip a generation' (I think perhaps in this case, maybe Intel should skip Lightpeak and move straight to the faster tech from the get-go), in general, no one can afford to never have any revenue generating products on the market because they are always just 2 or 3 months from releasing the next product. That's a fast way to
I still think it is to early to replace DVDs, yet we see this insane push for Blu-ray, and now there are other technologies trying to push it off the hill.
And all the while, my 5-yr old computer is taking everything I can think to throw at it.
Yeah! We've got this great new tech.
But we have this even better tech coming out just a little later that sucks the doors off, steals it's dog, sleeps with its wife, empties out its bank account, and thoroughly curb-kicks it.
But buy the crappier neat new stuff now!
Historical reference:
Anyone else think that 10Gbps is too little bandwidth for a display interconnect that's not even released yet? Why target the past?
For example, HDMI 1.3 is already at 10.2 Gbps, which is more than Light Peak, and with good reason. For example, Dell has a 27" monitor with Deep Color support, so that's:
2560h * 1440v * 60Hz * 48 bits per pixel = 10.6 Gbps.
If you want 3D or high framerate gaming with Deep Color even on a smaller 24" screen, you're also out of luck:
1920h * 1200v * 120Hz * 48 bpp = 13.27 Gbps.
Why target a bandwidth that already can't handle existing displays, when future displays will likely have even higher bandwidths?
Some of the touted features of Light Peak are daisy-chaining and hanging multiple displays off one port. That's just not going to work for any decent modern monitor. Even at the standard 24 bits per pixel, multiple displays won't be possible with two 27" or 30" monitors, or two 24" monitors at 120Hz.
These aren't even high-end professional monitors, Dell will deliver the 27" U2711 for USD 1100 to your door, and 24" monitors that can do 120Hz are common now.
Or DisplayPort [wikipedia.org], which provides:
17.28 Gbit/s of video bandwidth, enough for supporting 4 simultaneous 1080p60 displays or 2560 × 1600 × 30 bit @120 Hz
I guess that if there are faster interfaces then there are faster interfaces. But it is like saying hard drives are better than SSD because of size or cost per gigabyte. This interface can use (a probably cheap) long / strong thin & flexible cable. That alone should make such a thing interesting. Think HD-TV on the other side of the room for instance. This cable should easily fit under the carpet or something like that.
That Intel has been so present minded to be able to interleave different protocols. I
Bugger this external/peripheral connector stuff.
Stick these transceivers on the CPU/Memory/GPU silicon, have them all connected via fibre and get rid of this stupid front side bus bottleneck.
Stick these transceivers on the CPU/Memory/GPU silicon, have them all connected via fibre and get rid of this stupid front side bus bottleneck.
This is actually the driving application for hybrid Si-InP integration research. (http://engineering.ucsb.edu/bowers/). The biggest limitation of this technology is the inefficiency of the laser. It seems logical that Intel is going after an electronically simpler application like an integrated tranceiver, before attempting to integrate with an already hot running microprocessor.
And here I was runnin' around telling everybody that 5GBs is enough for anybody. I feel like a complete idiot!
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Flushing Meadows, N.y.
The earliest real signs of trouble for Andy Murray came in the 10th game of his U.S. Open quarterfinal. For 22 points stretched over 15 excruciating minutes Thursday, Murray's body language was as poor as his play.
When the 2012 champion pushed a simple forehand into the net, he smacked his palm against his forehead, once, twice, three times.
When he left a similarly routine forehand too low, he mocked his footwork by pressing one shoe atop the other.
When he sailed a later forehand long, he rolled his eyes and muttered.
When he delivered his second double-fault, he swiped the ground with his racket.
And when he rushed yet another forehand on break point No. 6 of that key game — the ball drifting long to cede a set to his far-less-accomplished opponent, ninth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka — Murray cracked his racket on the court.
Not satisfied, he trudged to his changeover chair and whacked the racket again, mangling the frame.
Trying to defend a Grand Slam title for the first time, and not quite two months removed from his historic Wimbledon championship, Murray bowed out quickly, if not quietly, at Flushing Meadows, losing 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to Wawrinka in a result that was surprising both because of who won and by how much.
"I have had a good run the last couple of years," said the third-seeded Murray, who shook his hands in front of his face and screamed after dropping the second set. "It's a shame I had to play a bad match today."
The first Grand Slam semifinal of Wawrinka's career, in his 35th appearance, will come Saturday against No. 1 Novak Djokovic, the 2011 U.S. Open champion.
Djokovic overcame a third-set lull and beat 21st-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 on Thursday night to reach the semifinals in New York for the seventh year in a row.
It's also the 14th consecutive Grand Slam tournament where Djokovic is in the semifinals, a 31/2-year streak.
The other semifinal is No. 2 Rafael Nadal against No. 8 Richard Gasquet.
Murray's rough afternoon included only 15 winners, 30 fewer than Wawrinka. Murray tapped in second serves as slow as 75 mph, allowing Wawrinka to hit four return winners and easily take control of countless other points.
Murray, one of the sport's top returners, never earned a single break point during any of Wawrinka's 14 service games.
"I didn't get into enough return games, which is disappointing for me," said Murray, who had won 30 of his preceding 32 Grand Slam matches. "That's normally something I do pretty well. I always give myself opportunities to break serve, and I didn't today."
Give Wawrinka credit — something Murray made sure to do.
At age 28, Wawrinka finally made it further at a major tournament than his Swiss Olympic teammate and good friend, Roger Federer, who lost in the fourth round and sent a congratulatory text to Wawrinka after his breakthrough victory.
"Today, for sure, it's my moment," Wawrinka said.
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Hicham Rahma is an Egyptian cartoonist and one of the driving forces behind the Egyptian comic magazine Tok Tok. Originally from Abu Dhabi, he attended the High Cinema Institute in Gizeh. He was art director with the Nahdet Misr Publishing Group between 2008 and 2013, and works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator in Cairo. Together with Shennawy, Makhlouf, Andeel, and Tawfik, he co-founded Tok Tok magazine, a quarterly comics magazine for adults, of which the first issue was published in January 2011.
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SITKA — The commander of the Coast Guard vessel Maple in southeast Alaska has been temporarily removed from command because of a "lack of confidence," an agency spokesman said.
Lt. Cmdr. Fred Seaton was removed Oct. 1 after officials received reports of problems on board, KCAW reported Monday. Seaton has served as commander of the Sitka-based cutter since June 2012.
Coast Guard spokesman Kip Wadlow said the agency began an investigation last month following reports of a "poor command climate." While the investigation continues, preliminary results led the Coast Guard commander for Alaska, Rear Admiral Thomas Ostebo, to temporarily relieve Seaton of his command. Seaton has been reassigned to Air Station Sitka for the duration of the investigation.
Wadlow declined to discuss details of the investigation until it is complete, citing policy, but said Seaton was relieved of command because of a "lack of confidence."
"It appears that the commanding officer of the Maple was acting in a manner that's not consistent with the standard of conduct that's expected of Coast Guard leaders," Wadlow said. "Coast Guard commanders are placed in a position of high authority, and they are expected to create a positive command climate where people can come to work and they can grow professionally and they have a safe working environment."
Lt. Raymond Reichl, who served as second in command on the vessel, has taken over as the Maple's temporary commanding officer.
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I haven't commented on music yet lol.
Anyways, I like the OP, but more the animation than the song. It was really cool and showcases the characters really well. I like the ED better. The song is really really good, and the scenes, while simple, are cute. Kuroko looking up at Mikoto while they're walking is somehow relaxing. I'd have to say the animation and music matches very well, even at the ending.
I didn't really like the PVs though. The OP was kinda weird in a way and the ED was too happy happy.
|2009-11-02, 12:43
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Just caught that live PV of the OP. The song itself is a perfect OP-type song, especially for this show. I liked fripSide's work for Koihime Musou, too.
But the big deal for me was seeing Nanjou Yoshino there. I had no idea she was now in fripSide, or that she could sing that way. I did know she was that attractive, though. I may be one of about three people who really liked her as Koko in DC2. I think lots of people liked her as Maria in Canaan.
@Joe_fh: Both OP and ED are officially out Wednesday, which means they are in some stores either already or on Tuesday.
|2009-11-02, 19:04
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The OP seems to be made specifically For Railgun, though the chorus could have told me that from the actual show. Um, it was interesting to see live action versions of Kuroko and Misaka, as well as those other esper powers. Um, does anyone have any idea who the others were, or were they just generic people?
|2009-11-03, 09:15
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Yes the PV is unusual, but very good. Nice to see the characters being cosplayed. I even spotted Uiharu!
No Saten I know...
They saved the Railgun for the last. If it weren't so cheesy looking it would've been perfect!
|2009-11-03, 22:12
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Although, I honestly think the cheesy effects come with the territory. After all, it's hard to do effects like Railgun and the neon tube (I have to admit that I lol'ed IRL after reading that...) without looking like it was ripped from a B-side movie. I'm not sure how big the budget for a PV is on average, but it probably isn't too large.
|2009-11-04, 22:33
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Congratulations to fripSide (and to Railgun in general) for having the OP debut in the music charts at #6 (2009.11.02).
NOTE: Official release date was 2009.11.04, but the songs released that day were already in the charts two days before. They actually reach some big stores before the Wednesday, and the charts are based either on sales at those stores or even on pre-sales, not sure.
|2009-11-07, 06:51
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I always wonder what was the singer saying in the English verse in "Only my Railgun" but Ayako came up with what i believe was the best translation.
|2009-11-07, 11:27
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Lol, I'm already adjusting myself to the original and official lyrics even if Ayako subs make it sound better, but nah, if you listen really carefully, the official lyrics actually fit through the song... it's hard to get a first... but you'll get used to it... Just keep listening to it repeatedly while having the original lyrics in front of you... the adjustment will come through. XD
(listening to Eurobeat music also gives you an advantage for troublesome song verses/words too XD)
|2009-11-07, 20:13
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There was a surprisingly big fuss (rather, gag?) over the net about the OP PV, so I went to look at it, but... The bizarreness was one thing, but that magician with that ear completely killed my stomach.
And so, a new joke about the PV was born... Who would have though... Not only was there a magic side and science side, but a magic (as in, tricks-type magic) side too?!
For more info:
You need to know Japanese though.
Had a good laugh.
|2009-11-08, 05:43
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The man, the mountain, the Mathews. The greatest all rounder since Keith Miller. (Y)
Jaffna Jets CC (Battrick & FTP)
RIP WCC and CW Cricket
Member of the MSC, JMAS and CVAAS
OK we will get this back to the times soon as the reports will be coming in a hurry now that Liam knows the teams.
India v Pakistan at Chittagong
India named the side below :
V Sehwag
S Ganguly
R Dravid (C)
S Tendulkar
Y Singh
MS Dhoni (WK)
I Pathan
R Powar
H Singh
MM Patel
Z Khan
12th Man:G Gambhir
Y Arafat
I Nazir
M Yousef
Y Khan(C)
S Malik
S Afridi
A Razzaq
M Salman (WK)
S Ahktar
U Gul
M Asif
Both teams are looking to give some players some fresh starts and build towards the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
It's not necessarily how they will play it on the day but he does have a OD average of 22.
Pakistan Earn Revenge
Pakistan v India
Played at Chittagong
Pakistan started off a new era after there poor World Cup Showing when they smashed India in Chittagong.Khan and Patel started off rather well before Yousef took over the game with a compact 78 he was joined by Afridi and Salman who compiled solid scores before both threw their valuable wickets away. Pathan and Harbhajan Singh were the main destroyers both picking up 3 a peice.
India started off terribly and honestly were never in the race, Ganguly played a lone hand in a stubborn innings to continue on his exciting form since he has come back into the squad,Powar showed some guts but it was too little too late in a disappointing performance for India. Asif and Razzaq were the main destroyers both picking up 3 measly wickets in World-Class displays. Overall this Indian sides need to perform better to have any chance of winning this series.
Pakistan won by 95 runs.
Pakistan 10/240
M Yousef 78, M Salman 39,I Pathan 3/54, H Singh 3/46
India 10/145
S Ganguly 48,M Asif 3/31, A Razzaq 3/39
Man of the Match : M Yousef
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The Future of International Cricket - Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravi Bopara, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Shahriar Nafees, Raqibul Hasan, Salman Butt, JP Duminy
Proud Supporter of the Bangladeshi Tigers
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Sreesanth said, "Next ball he was beaten and I said, 'is this the King Charles Lara? Who is this impostor, moving around nervously? I should have kept my mouth shut for the next ball - mind you, it was a length ball - Lara just pulled it over the church beyond the boundary! He is a true legend."
Woops was in a rush to get to work and forgot to attatch .
Teams for Game two.
Shahriar Nafees
Tamim Iqbal
Habibul Bashar(C)
Aftab Ahmed
Saqibul Hasan
Mohammad Ashraful
Mushfiqur Rahim(WK)
Mashrafe Mortaza
Mohammad Rafique
Abdur Razzak
Syed Rasel
Sri Lanka
ST Jayasuriya
WU Tharanga
KC Sangakkara(WK)
DPMDS Jayawardene(C)
LPC Silva
RP Arnold
TM Dilshan
WPUJC Vaas
CRD Fernando
M Muralitharan
DNT Zoysa
Sri Lanka win in a tight one!
Bangladesh versus Sri Lanka
Played in Chittagong
A captain's knock of 66 from Bashar and many contributions around him ensured Bangladesh set a decent total for Powerhouse Sri Lanka to chase. Nafees and Hasan stood tall in playing solid and reliable innings while Bashar showed why he is the "Bradman of Bangladesh Cricket" with a very compact 66. Muralitharan was the early destroyer picking up Ahmed and Iqbal. This resulted in some steady middle order batting before Ashraful showed his talent to smash 30 runs off 15 balls. 232 was not too bad on this pitch.
Sri Lanka started there chase with some rather good strokeplay from Tharnaga and Jayasuriya, Jayasuriya fell with the score on 72 this provided a mini-collapse losing Sangakkara,Jayawardene and Silva. Arnold looked tentative early on but soo enough got into his stroke play. 4.4 runs per over needed at the end of the 45th over was going to need some cool heads and finally Arnold came through.Spinner Razzak was the best Bangladeshi bowler picking up two wickets.
Bangladesh 8/232
Bashar 66,Hasan 38,Ashraful 30,Fernando 3/51
Sri Lanka 6/234
Tharanga 73,Arnold 70,Jayasuriya 36,Razzak 2/42
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets.
Man of the Match : Russel Arnold
Aftab batting too high for my liking, he should be at #6 with both Saqibul and Ashraful moving up a position in the batting order. Lucky for Sri Lanka that Arnold was able to pick up the pace at the end of the innings, Tharanga was a bit slow at the top.
India v Sri Lanka
V Sehwag
SC Ganguly
R Dravid(C)
SR Tendulkar
M Kaif
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni(WK)
AB Agarkar
Harbhajan Singh
Z Khan
MM Patel
Sri Lanka
ST Jayasuriya
WU Tharanga
KC Sangakkara(WK)
DPMDS Jayawardene(C)
RP Arnold
LPC Silva
TM Dilshan
WPUJC Vaas
CRD Fernando
M Muralitharan
DNT Zoysa
Gripping Encounter comes down to final over!
India versus Sri Lanka
Played in Dhaka
Ganguly and Sehwag strode to the crease both looking focused and intent on the job at hand, but soon after Sehwag lost his middle stump to Vaas from an off-cutter. Dravid was brought to the crease as they went about building a solid total to defend. Dravid was trapped LBW by improving Fernando and Ganguly stumped by Sangakkara of the bowling of Muralitharan. Tendulkar and Kaif batted for a touch over half an hour before both became Muralitharan's 2nd and 3rd scalps. Yuvraj joined them at 6/121 there was certainly work needed. Stylish keeper Dhoni played a patient "out of character" innings. While Harbhajan stroked his way to a solid 36 off 43 deliveries. Muralitharan spell yielded 5/32 off 10 deadly overs.
Jayasuriya and Tharanga looked to be playing Sri Lanka into an unstoppable position before both disappeared joined on the way by Sangakkara. This all happening while Jayawardene built a very tidy innings with support from Silva, the partnership resulted in a nervous victory at the end of the 48th over after Patel was dispatched to the boundary to go alongside a few singles. India had 5 bowlers pick up one wicket a peice.
India 7/212 (50 Overs)
M.S.Dhoni 43, S.C.Ganguly 42,H.Singh 36,M.Muralitharan 5/32
Sri Lanka 5/213 (49 Overs)
D.P.M.D.S.Jayawardene 71,W.U.Tharanga 53
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets.
Man of the Match : M.Muralitharan
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A thunderstorm chased the Florida State football team from the practice field early Tuesday, but didn't keep the fourth-ranked Seminoles from getting in a full day of work in preparation for Saturday's showdown with No. 10 Clemson inside Doak Campbell Stadium.
FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said the Seminoles shook off the initial distraction and got down to the business of preparing for the highly-anticipated game.
"I thought the guys got better and better as practice went and I liked their work," Fisher said. "We had a good, solid day. We need to finish up with a good one tomorrow."
One of the primary storylines entering the game will be Florida State's defense – which leads the nation in five categories – contending with the same set of explosive, offensive playmakers that Clemson leaned on to with their first ACC Championship in 21 years last season. Led by quarterback Tajh Boyd, tailback Andre Ellington and the dynamic receiving tandem of Sammy Watkins and DeAndre Hopkins, the Tigers will thoroughly test defensive coordinator Mark Stoops' talented unit.
From a preparation standpoint, Florida State has the luxury of working against a full complement of scholarship, scout team players simulating the Tigers' offense. That may well be an overlooked benefit of bringing in three consecutive top-five signing classes. Quarterbacks Jacob Coker and Jameis Winston have spent the week imitating Boyd, Clemson's dual threat, All-ACC quarterback of a year ago.
"They can simulate arm strength, athleticism, running and good size," Fisher said of the quarterbacks. "The defense is getting a good look from that perspective."
Likewise, wide receiver Marvin Bracy and tailback Debrale Smiley bring a similar set of athletic skills to their respective positions that the Tigers put on the field. And it doesn't hurt that the 'Noles have enough scholarship offensive linemen to fill those roles as well on the practice field.
"It prepares your team better when you get more quality guys," Fisher said.
As for the game itself, there will be no shortage of quality players on the field, which is one reason the game is drawing a high number of scouting requests from NFL teams.
"[There] will be some great matchups Saturday," Fisher said. "It's going to be fun to watch."
Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. Saturday on ABC. The live broadcast of ESPN's College GameDay will originate from Langford Green, beginning at 9 a.m. on ESPNU, and 10 a.m. on ESPN. Fans wanting to get close to the GameDay set for the live shots are encouraged to arrive around 7 a.m.
Additional Quotes from FSU coach Jimbo Fisher:
What does he expects to learn about his young secondary against Clemson?
"You're going to learn a bunch. You're going to find out because these guys here are about as good as it gets. They're one of the best groups out there. We'll find out a lot about our guys. It's a game where you can't take a play off, because one of them will slip by you, or break a tackle or whatever they've got to do to make a big play and that's what you've got to limit."
How dangerous is Clemson tailback Andre Ellington?
"Big time. That's the thing that makes them very unique is he [Ellington] got 220-some yards against Auburn. It was a bunch. They have balance, and Boyd can run the ball. They have great balance on offense. It's a big concern."
On the unique ways Clemson utilizes receiver Sammy Watkins:
"They give him the speed sweeps, the bubble screens, they can hand it to him, pitch it to him, reverse -- he doesn't have to get it way down the field. That makes him very unique. You've got to always know and keep leverage on him."
How often do you face teams where you have to account for so playmakers?
"Those are your top-10 teams. You play those kinds of teams -- that's why they're there is they have ability to have explosive players."


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To the Editor:
Today, nearly 50 million Americans, including 17 million children, are struggling with hunger.
These often are hardworking adults, children and seniors who simply cannot make ends meet and are forced to go without food for several meals, or even days.
Fortunately, the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers once again will join forces when they conduct the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
On Saturday, the nation's more than 200,000 letter carriers will collect food donations in more than 10,000 communities, large and small, and deliver them to local food banks and other hunger relief organizations.
This is the 21st anniversary of the nation's largest single-day food drive, having collected more than 1 billion pounds of food since its inception in 1993. In 2012, generous Americans donated more than 70 million pounds of food, which marked the ninth consecutive year that at least 70 million pounds were collected.
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To learn more about the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, ask your letter carrier, contact your local post office or visit www.helpstampouthunger.com.
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