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Dell has done another u-turn on open source and announced it will again ship a laptop running Ubuntu Linux.
Through its Project Sputnik, Dell has been working on a prototype open source laptop aimed at developers, based on Ubuntu Linux 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" and Dell's XPS 13 hardware.
"Sputnik is part of an effort by Dell to better understand and serve the needs of developers in Web companies," explained Barton George, director of marketing for Dell's Web vertical, in a blog post on Monday. "We want to find ways to make the developer experience as powerful and simple as possible. And what better way to do that than beginning with a laptop that is both highly mobile and extremely stylish, running the 12.04 LTS release of Ubuntu Linux."
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The topic of Ubuntu has cropped up repeatedly in discussions with developers, George noted. Not only that, but "a fair number" of developers have specifically requested a laptop based on the free and open source operating system, he said.
"To my knowledge, no other OEM has yet made a system specifically targeted at devs," George wrote, so Dell "figured it was time to see what that might mean."
Project Sputnik is a six-month effort made possible by an internal innovation fund. Now available in an install image for the project are drivers and patches for hardware enablement along with a basic assortment of tools and utilities; a software management tool to retrieve developer profiles from GitHub is coming soon, George said.
The project has already been working in collaboration with Canonical to resolve hardware issues involving brightness and the wifi hotkey; still being addressed are touchpad and multitouch support. The video below explains the effort in more detail.
'We Have Big Plans'
The vision for Project Sputnik is "a Launchpad to the cloud," George said.
Among the possibilities for the developer-oriented machine is "a common set of tools from client, to test, to production, thereby tying Sputnik via a common tool chain to a cloud back end powered by OpenStack," he explained. "Developers could create 'micro clouds' locally and then push them to the cloud writ large."
If Project Sputnik is successful, "we have big plans for the effort," George added, though he didn't explicitly address the possibility of a consumer-oriented version.
Still, the news is particularly for Linux fans given the report published by OMG!Ubuntu! today suggesting that Ubuntu will be included on fully five percent of the PCs that ship next year.
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Today's string of starlets at Burberry was rather impressive. Kate Hudson, Kristen Stewart, Claire Danes, Mia Wasikowska all together, great photo op.
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An 8-ounce filet mignon with fries and arugula at Boston Chops.
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In an effort to entertain them, I have planned their time to the hilt.
We have eaten home-cooked Indian food; have been shopping in cute boutiques; lunching at outdoor restaurants in quaint river towns;
saw the Manhattan skyline from the speedboat the Beast and even took in a Broadway show.
I have dragged Cindy to visit other friends and made her schlep across the bridge from Lambertville, NJ to New Hope, PA in the almost pouring rain. (Thank you Peter for driving us back to our car.) The only place we have not been is to the shore and that is simply too far and crowded in August.
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June's movies include a new X-Men film, Green Lantern, and Transformers! Game of Thrones and Doctor Who end, and True Blood begins! Plus there are loads of conventions and tons of author appearances. June is when everything changes, and we're here for you.
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TOKYO – North Korea says it's ready to deploy and start mass producing a new medium-range missile capable of reaching Japan and major US military bases following a test launch it claims confirmed the missile's combat readiness and is an "answer" to President Donald Trump's policies.
The missile tested on Sunday is believed to be capable of reaching Japan and several major US military bases in the country.
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Monday, July 2, 2007
New Paper: Law as Public History in the Seattle School Case
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- Alfred Brophy said...
Love this, Mary. We also ought to remember that judges sometimes speak of their opinions as monuments. And wasn't it Justice Johnson who wrote that he was groping about in a labyrinth for precedent to guide him?
Dred Scott's a great example of an opinion that reflects a particular understanding of history and attempts to shape subsequent understanding as well. Over time we end up with a very strange world--of the United States Reports containing monuments to different, contradictory eras.
- July 2, 2007 at 11:01:00 AM EDT
- Mary L. Dudziak said...
Al, thanks for your note. Wouldn't it be interesting to write a history book that is history according to the way it looks (is re-written) in Supreme Court opinions? I look forward to talking with you & your colleagues about all of this in Alabama.
- July 2, 2007 at 12:00:00 PM EDT
- Alfred Brophy said...
Yes, absolutely--that would be an absolutely awesome book. History according to the Supreme Court. We're all looking forward to your talk in Tuscaloosa.
- July 2, 2007 at 3:19:00 PM EDT
- Trevor said...
I'd love to read such a book! I'm a lawyer and work for the highest criminal court in my state. But my academic background is in history. I've always been disappointed with how judges use history.
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House Passes Bill Redirecting $330 Million to Weather Forecasting
In the near future, the U.S. House of Representatives plans to consider a bill that aims to force NOAA to "prioritize" a large number of its financial resources on the improvement and execution of near-term weather prediction.
The bill, called the "Weather Forecasting Improvement Act," says its goal is to redirect hundreds of millions of dollars "to deliver substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, and for other purposes."
Of the bill's 20 cosponsors, 13 are Republicans and 7 are Democrats. The ideological spread among the cosponsors is impressive for the perennially-deadlocked legislative body — both Alan Grayson (D-FL) and Paul Broun (R-GA), who are as polar opposite as it gets in American politics, signed onto the legislation.
Pete Kasperowicz at The Hill posited a more sinister motive behind the introduction of the bill, though. He says its true goal could be to force NOAA to focus on weather forecasting so it can't spend its resources studying climate change.
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) introduced his bill last year after tornadoes hit his home state. Those storms led him to argue on the House floor the government spends too much on climate change research and not enough on developing weather forecasting tools to predict tornadoes and other events.
His bill does not explicitly kick the government out of the business of studying climate change. But it does say NOAA must "prioritize weather-related activities, including the provision of improved weather data, forecasts, and warnings for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy, in all relevant line offices."
If Kasperowicz's suspicions are correct that this legislation is aimed at stymying ongoing and future climate change research, it would be a wonderful bit of irony on the part of House Republicans to tell NOAA to "stick to the weather."
Members of the GOP have a well-documented grudge against the Federal government's involvement in weather forecasting, including former Senator Rick Santorum's failed 2005 crusade to abolish the National Weather Service as we know it in favor of private weather forecasting venues like AccuWeather or The Weather Channel — neither of which would be able to operate, mind you, without the heavy use of resources made available by the Federal government.
However, if the intent of the bill is pure (which I really hope it is), the legislation would be like a dream for meteorologists and weather enthusiasts the world over. Among the highlights of the bill (as of its March 21 version) include:
- Prioritize "weather-related activities" of NOAA
- Improve the "fundamental understanding of weather."
- Study how the public receives and reacts to severe weather warnings
- Massive efforts to increase research and development of weather technologies
- Institute a program to develop and extend "accurate, effective, and timely tornado forecasts, predictions, and warnings, including the prediction of tornadoes beyond one hour in advance*"
- Institute a program to do the same thing with hurricane warnings/forecasts
- Institute an R&D plan to make the United States #1 in weather modelling
- "Aggressively pursue the newest, fastest, and most cost effective high performance computing technologies in support of [NOAA's] weather prediction mission"
- Enable NOAA to pursue commercial contracts to obtain "surface-based and space-based weather observations" from private companies
The legislation ultimately appropriates $329,500,000 in the 2014 budget for the purposes of carrying out the missions mandated therein.
The flow of hundreds of millions of dollars to weather forecasting research and development is desperately needed. Over the last couple of years, NOAA and its National Weather Service have taken dramatic cuts that threaten the agencies' effectiveness.
The sequestration that took effect in 2012 fired over 100 IT meteorologists, who are crucial for keeping the day-to-day operations of Weather Service offices running glitch-free. If a NWS office faces a technical issue, it now must work out the problem with IT meteorologists at a central location which could cause life-threatening delays in severe weather situations.
One of the biggest problems with weather forecasting in the United States is the growing inferiority of its weather models compared to the rest of the world, which is a problem that would (hopefully) be rectified by the goals laid out in the legislation.
Even up through the end of last month, the budget proposed by President Obama imposes or retains major cuts to the National Weather Service that would hamper its ability to expand and improve operations.
Since the current session of Congress is shaping up to be one of the most unproductive on record, there is a good chance that the Weather Forecasting Improvement Act will die in committee and never see the Resolute Desk. But if its intentions are really to improve weather forecasting and not halt climate change research, it is a desperately needed breath of life into the field of meteorology.
Update 215PM EDT: Andrew Freedman informed me via Twitter that the bill passed the House yesterday on a voice vote, which didn't appear on Congress.gov until sometime after 3:30 this morning. The original text of the post above is unchanged.
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Description : In a thrilling dramatic narrative, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents. When the government of Jordan granted amnesty to a group of political prisoners in 1999, it little realized that among them was Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a terrorist mastermind and soon the architect of an Islamist movement bent on dominating the Middle East. In "Black Flags, " an unprecedented character-driven account of the rise of ISIS, Joby Warrick shows how the zeal of this one man and the strategic mistakes of Presidents Bush and Obama led to the banner of ISIS being raised over huge swaths of Syria and Iraq.Zarqawi began by directing terror attacks from a base in northern Iraq, but it was the American invasion in 2003 that catapulted him to the head of a vast insurgency. By falsely identifying him as the link between Saddam and bin Laden, U.S. officials inadvertently spurred like-minded radicals to rally to his cause. Their wave of brutal beheadings and suicide bombings persisted until American and Jordanian intelligence discovered clues that led to a lethal airstrike on Zarqawi s hideout in 2006.His movement, however, endured. First calling themselves al-Qaeda in Iraq, then Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, his followers sought refuge in unstable, ungoverned pockets on the Iraq-Syria border. When the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, and as the U.S. largely stood by, ISIS seized its chance to pursue Zarqawi s dream of an ultra-conservative Islamic caliphate.Drawing on unique high-level access to CIA and Jordanian sources, Warrick weaves gripping, moment-by-moment operational details with the perspectives of diplomats and spies, generals and heads of state, many of whom foresaw a menace worse than al Qaeda and tried desperately to stop it. "Black Flags" is a brilliant and definitive history that reveals the long arc of tod


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September's here…
…bringing the prettiest sunsets to Soundview. People who've stayed here will recognize this view from the deck. Usually things start slowing down about now, but not this year. The cottage is booked solid through October! But I'm offering the low-season special anyway – 20% off for stays between November 1 and May 15 – because I enjoy my guests.
I've been up on The Mountain recently. The last post was a hike to Spray Park on the northwestern flank, and a couple of weeks ago I hiked with a friend out of Sunrise. The Sunrise road goes up to 6400 ft., the highest road in the Park, and it will close soon for the winter. This was a beautiful view looking south across the terminus of the Emmons glacier.
And, looking far to the southeast, the Tatoosh Range pokes its pointy peaks into the sky.
Another fun recent Northwest happening for me was an informal fundraiser concert in a Bremerton backyard – for the local symphony. Yummy BarBQ, amazing music performed live in a clearing in the woods, pleasant people supporting the arts – what more could one want?
Well, I guess if you really take that question seriously, you could answer world peace; freedom from hunger, disease, want and fear for everyone; a loving home for every child; and a true democracy for our country – washed clean from the corrupting influence of money in politics.


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NWSB insider Dave B brings us another profile featuring an athlete from the Northwest. Milan Lucic is a tough NHL'er who scratched and clawed his way to the Boston Bruins lineup. It all started after he was passed up in the WHL Bantam Draft, but that motivated him even more to join the Coquitlam Express via the Junior B Delta Ice Hawks. From there, he rose to the level he is at today…the NHL.
Northwest Athlete Profile: Milan Lucic
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Masters in Mathematics online programs explore the logical study of numbers, shapes, spaces, and systems to identify patterns and analyze change. As a broad branch of knowledge, math could be studied on the conceptual levels, or, as a professional tool that could be applied to other disciplines.
Masters in Mathematics Online Programs: An Overview
Some Masters in Mathematics online programs may lead to a Master of Science (MS) degree. A general MS in Math might cover a spectrum of mathematics classes that are rounded out by courses targeted to a specific emphasis.
To earn an online masters degree in mathematics, students may need to complete a series of compulsory core courses in specific content areas. Applied mathematics, statistics, algebra or analysis are several examples, although not an exhaustive list.
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Pure vs. Applied Math
Curriculums are often designed to provide both depth and breadth of knowledge in pure and/or applied mathematics. Pure mathematics programs tend to focus more on theory. Applied mathematics is often concerned with the use of math to problem solve in specific industries like business analytics, technology, management, and science.
Application Information
Application information is likely to vary between online math masters programs. In some programs, an undergraduate degree may be required—preferably in mathematics, mathematics education, or an area with a significant mathematics requirement.
Some schools may look favorably on students with a strong background in calculus and experience writing mathematical proofs. Applicants may or may not need to submit GRE scores along with transcripts, letters of recommendation, and an essay.
Types of Online Masters in Math Degrees
Aside from the general MS in Math, there are other types of Masters in Mathematics online programs that may be oriented to applied and computational mathematics. These programs may entail math courses but not to the same extent.
Online MS in Technology and Innovation Management
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Recent events make me think back to my time in divinity school studying for my master's degree.
The university it was attached to was well-known as a theologically conservative institution, but the divinity school gained a reputation for being liberal-minded because it insisted we learn both sides of the argument.
Pug Ravenel died last month. He was 79. Most people living in South Carolina today don't know who he was or what he did. But they should learn.
Pug epitomized the triumphs and tragedies of what is and what might have been for South Carolina.
Full disclosure: I worked for Pug for almost two years when he ran for the U.S. Senate in 1978. I was a true believer.
April 15 is a day most Americans dread. But for millions of hardworking taxpayers, the completion of tax returns is actually unnecessary.
The government maintains records showing how much tax has been withheld from their paychecks. Their income is on file. The amount of tax they owe or tax to be refunded is on file, too. Yet tens of millions of hours are wasted with millions of Americans filing their tax returns with information the government already has.
With 15 candidates competing for votes, things are heating up in the special election to fill Mick Mulvaney's seat in the 5th Congressional District.
On behalf of our 81,000 members in the 5th District, AARP South Carolina wants to know where these candidates stand on protecting Medicare for the future and their specific position on "premium support" (a.k.a. Medicare vouchers).
So what are Medicare vouchers?
As we look around the world this Easter Sunday, we see the realities of violence, disease and famine, of graphic horrors in places like Syria and Egypt.
With all this suffering, it is a fitting moment to ask a well-worn question: Why do bad things happen to good people?
My attempt at an answer would be to examine the word "good." It's an extremely relative term. I can look around and find persons with whom I can compare myself, and I can reach the conclusion that compared to them, I am pretty good.
Editor's note: We have offered the 5th District congressional candidates one column apiece to make the case for why they're the best choice.
I believe in America because I believe in South Carolina's 5th District.
Over the past two months, I have traveled this district. While the individuals I met each had different perspectives, different experiences, different challenges and different hopes, they were all bound by an unabashed optimism. They see, as I do, the incredible potential of our state and country.
I don't know about you, but I am getting tired of our roads not getting fixed every year.
The Lancaster County school board recently announced its three finalists for the position of superintendent.
In the 19 years that I have been back home, I have been observant, passionate and sometimes critical of our current superintendent and members of our school board. I have been an active servant, willing not only to voice my concerns but to participate in the process of educational change.
I am endorsing Tom Mullikin to replace U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney in South Carolina's 5th District. My reasoning is simple: Tom is the best man for the job.
That said, this is not an endorsement I take lightly, nor did I decide to lend my support without great reflection and consideration. Fact is, I have other friends in the district who are also campaigning for Mick's former House seat.
In his March 20 response to my earlier article, Michael Jedson contends that the Republicans said "no to anything/everything Obama tried to get through Congress."
What about the $800 billion stimulus approved in 2009 that disappeared into big bank bailouts and crony projects like Solyndra without creating many shovel-ready jobs or green-energy programs?
What about Obama's two Supreme Court appointments, which many Republicans supported? One of them boasted of having a Hispanic and feminist agenda in her mind, which should have disqualified her.
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By Nicolo Fonte and Jirí Kylián.
Today it is almost impossible to discuss the music of the 1900s without mentioning Igor Stravinsky and his best-known work, The Rite of Spring. But at the time of its premiere the critics dipped their pens in poisoned ink. The audience was completely shocked. Today The Rite of Spring is considered a masterpiece. A classic. With the music as a foundation, Nicolo Fonte has created a modern and very dramatic ballet for the Goteborg Ballet - The Waiting - which ticks away like a clock and takes as its theme the choreographer's interpretation of our current perception of just that phenomenon – time. Violin Concerto is the second of Nicolo Fonte's Swedish ballet premieres. Powerful and vivid with emotional overtones, danced to the music of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto. Falling Angels, with choreography and sets by Jirí Kylián. The music for four percussionists, Drumming, is composed by Steve Reich– the performance pulsates with the sound of drums and powerful, lively rhythms. The Göteborg Opera Orchestra is conducted by Michael Güttler. Ballet is at its best when it is experienced through one's sense of hearing.
VIOLIN CONCERTO av Nicolo Fonte, Sverigepremiär Musik: Violinkonsert av Igor Stravinskij (1882 – 1971) Dirigent Michael Güttler Koreograf och scenografi Nicolo Fonte Kostym Christine Joly Ljusdesign Michael Mazzola, Brad Fields Violinsolist Fredrik Burstedt/Anna Wirdefeldt FALLING ANGELS av Jirí Kylián Musik: Drumming av Steve Reich (1936) Koreograf Jirí Kylián Kostym Joke Visser Ljusdesign Joop Caboort Slagverkare Fredrik Andersson, Hans-Christian Green, Jakob Olofsson, Fredrik Tiger THE WAITING av Nicolo Fonte, världspremiär Musik Våroffer av Igor Stravinskij (1882 – 1971) Dirigent Michael Güttler Koreograf Nicolo Fonte Scenografi och kostym Markus Pysall Ljusdesign Brad Fields


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What has happened to the concept of being dependable, honest and responsible adults in this country? We have lost the concept of what it means to be a conscientious member of society to the egocentricity of self-interest. In other words, people just don't care about others as much as they used to.
What has happened to the concept of being dependable, honest and responsible adults in this country? We have lost the concept of what it means to be a conscientious member of society to the egocentricity of self-interest. In other words, people just don't care about others as much as they used to.
I'm not saying we should go back to the days when people were horrified what the neighbors would say if a woman wore slacks to church or if your son pierced his ears. I'm talking about the concept of responsibility.
This thought started when I began watching the TV series "Mad Men." The show has been running for a few years, but I wasn't really interested until I ran across it on Netflix a few weeks ago. The show is about a group of men in an advertising agency on Madison Avenue in the early '60s. Beside the novelty of seeing people continuously smoke and drink, it is a time capsule of when men were the kings of the universe and women and minorities just weren't involved.
The male characters are misogynistic, overbearing and morally corrupt on many occasions, but one of the things that kept coming back to me is how these captains of industry were so young. In one episode, they were threatened by the fact that the company was bringing in fresh blood. They were incensed that these youngsters were coming in to replace them. And I mean literally youngsters. The two who were to become junior ad agents were 19, and the "old guys" they were supposedly replacing were all ranging between 25 and 30 years old.
It made me realize that back in the 1960s, by the time teens graduated high school they were already making plans for finding a job, buying a house, marrying and starting a family. Nowadays I wouldn't trust a 19-year-old to wash my car, but there was a time when your 20s wasn't about partying till you puke. It was a time when you worked your hardest to establish yourself as an adult, and you took pride in acting in a dependable manner.
Some people would call this straight-laced and boring. I guess it is, but it was a different mentality than today. Today, we are shocked when a 20-something starts a successful company and makes lots of money. But back then there were scores of young men working in jobs that would require years of education and experience to fill today. Even if it wasn't some high-paying job, young men were expected to work back in that era.
It was probably this instilled role of provider that made it so difficult for men to recognize women as equal contributors because up to that point women stayed in the home. I don't think women should depend on men or that women are somehow incapable of providing for themselves, but with the progression of equal rights and the evolution of the world in general, we lost that concept of responsibility. I'm glad that we are treated more fairly and people can express their thoughts more freely, but I grow frustrated with the overall lack of maturity in people.
Everyone is more interested in what's in their own best interest regardless if it harms someone else. The attitude is that they aren't responsible for their own bad actions, and other people should take care of themselves. There are some people who don't believe it's necessary to take care of their family or that they should spend whatever they make on themselves first. We see surgically processed women on reality shows parading their overstated self-indulgence and materialistic men placing their value in the excessiveness of their possessions. This is the standard of what it means to be an adult in 2013?
Sure we would all like to live our lives unfettered by daily drudges. We would all like to do exactly what we want, when we want, but that is a fantasy to which few are privileged. We have to grow up at some point and gladly shoulder the burdens of creating a secure home for all of those people in our lives. We must realize if we want something, we have to work for it without depending on another person to give it to you. And that is the meaning of responsibility.
Sharon Myers is a married mother of two. She is a graduate of Lexington Senior High and received her bachelor's degree in journalism from East Carolina University.


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Oct 29, 2013
Rüsselsheim. What an exciting first season in Opel's comeback to motorsport! With two brand trophies up for grabs in 2013, the German carmaker returned to the national stage. It continued its great touring car tradition with the 300 hp Opel Astra OPC, for which there were nine rounds of the Astra OPC Cup on the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife within the framework of the VLN Endurance Championship. Two drivers shared an Astra for these marathon races through the "Green Hell". At the season's final last weekend, Mario Merten and Jürgen Nett were ultimately victorious in winning the Astra OPC Cup from their toughest rivals Jannik Olivo and Elmar Jurek by a wafer-thin margin of 29 points.
For Jörg Schrott, Director Opel Motorsport, the racing was excellent: "Congratulations to Bonk Motorsport and Mario Merten on the championship win in the Opel Astra OPC Cup! We have experienced an incredibly exciting and toughly-contested first season. Plans for the 2014 season are already underway: "We will continue to build on our involvement in the coming year. We would like to make the Cup even more attractive with a further six vehicles."
The ADAC Opel Rallye Cup season ended with three key outcomes. At the Three Cities Rallye, the ADAM pack had an overall Cup victor, Markus Fahrner, there was a junior driver award winner, Marijan Griebel, and a free starting place in a brand-new Opel ADAM R2 for next season.
Of the five youngsters – Christian Allkofer, Timo Broda, Dominik Dinkel, Marijan Griebel and Fabian Kreim – Griebel and Kreim were ultimately able to assert themselves. The young driver will thus receive an ADAM R2 especially prepared by Holzer Rennsport in Augsburg for the brand Cup next year. This latest, 185-hp rallye version caused a sensation as a course car at the Three Cities Rallye with ADAC Sport President Hermann Tomcsyk at the wheel. This second prototype (number one had its world premiere at the Deutschland Rallye in August) has been further enhanced, and now roughly approximates the status Opel will homologate on January 1 with the international motorsports federation FIA. This means that the foundations have already been laid for the 2014 season.
In collaboration with the ADAC, Opel will be intensifying its promotion of young drivers in rallying. The current R1 vehicles, with upgrades and slight modifications, will remain in the competition and will be joined by 14 brand-new R2s. The highly attractive price of the ADAM Cup variant remains unchanged at 24,900 euros. Like this year, participants will take delivery of their cars directly at the Eisenach plant, where the Opel ADAM is built. It is, in fact, the only small car from a German manufacturer that is actually made in Germany.
The Opel Rallye Cup will consist of eight races within the framework of the ADAC Rallye Masters 2014. Young drivers up to 27 years old are eligible to take part. Older drivers can take part outside of the brand trophy and will be assessed in a joint division in the ADAC Rallye Masters. This is well worth winning, given that the senior winner will receive a new series production ADAM as a prize at the end of the season. For the Opel Rallye Cup itself, the prize money is increased: first place receives 30,000 euros, second place 20,000 euros and third place 10,000 euros. A junior rating winner who qualifies for a free ride in 2015 rounds off the package. Motorsport could hardly be more attractive for young drivers.
Opel Chief Marketing Officer Tina Müller agrees: "The young, committed drivers in our trendy, quick Rallye ADAM are a perfect fit to Opel. This is hands-on motorsport. It's gripping for the spectators and exciting for the participants. So it is a highly emotional experience for all involved and all takes place on a very high technical level."
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text: Pipe Replacement Improves the St. Mike's Water System News Home 08.16.13 By: Mark Tarnacki Suiting its enviable location in one of America's most pristine and environmentally attuned scenic regions, Saint Michael's College taps into one of the nation's highest-quality water-supplies from the multiple-award-winning Champlain Water District (CWD). It's great campus water that's about to be even better after engineers and contractors finish a summer/early-fall upgrade of the water's delivery system, prompted by too many expensive and disruptive breaks in the main line along Route 15 during the past year because of deteriorating original main lines which, in places, were 75 to 100 years old. Anyone passing campus on Route 15 this summer couldn't miss backhoes, dump trucks, workers in hard hats and hulking yet almost sculptural metal "trench sleeves" on lawns that keep workers safe as they work laying new or taking out old pipe in trenches. All the main-campus work is complete, so it won't affect students, and the next few months workers will be boring under Route 15 from across the highway near Prevel Hall, the fire/rescue station and down to Gorge Road just before the Interstate for various system loop lines, reports Rick Battistoni of the facilities department. For many years, college admissions chief Jerry Flanagan and Fr. Joe McLaughlin, a priest from the college's founding Edmundite order, have been leaders for Colchester Fire District No. 1 – the 75-year-old municipal water-delivery - entity for St. Mike's and its immediate Winooski Park neighbors. The district's history is one of challenges well-met to assure water for an originally isolated little college high on a hill. At times, that's meant logistically or politically "going with the flow" of shifting political or infrastructure realities in greater Burlington and Winooski Park, McLaughlin says. Before the upgrade, one legacy of cumulative water-service improvisations - necessary and notably foresighted in their times - was nevertheless a vexing patchwork of lines around and under campus with too many redundancies or dead-end pipe branches for optimal efficiency. The recent upgrade - nearly 9,000 feet of pipe has been decommissioned, much of it old cast-iron, with about 5,000 feet of new PVC pipe installed - involves CWD taking over some lines once owned by the college. It's a better arrangement for both. Water will flow more smoothly and constantly now, making it fresher, and uninterrupted service is better assured via rerouting options during maintenance. Ratepayers - St. Mike's is about 50 percent of the Fire District's business - will cover the costs through assessment fees, but water rates will go down concurrently to offset that, McLaughlin says, and the project is a cost-saver in the long-run, particularly given expensive recent repairs and their likely recurrence otherwise. Champlain Water District was first in the nation to win a national "Excellence in Water Treatment Award" from the Partnership for Safe Water in the late 1990s, and has received the award for 10 recent years running, one of only 76 districts in the nation to do so. Its water also placed first in a 2011 Vermont-wide tap-water taste-test competition. Read more about the history on the Saint Michael's College water system.


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That is starting to change, however, as a small but increasing number of ERP vendors begin to offer their system in the software-as-a-service (SaaS), or cloud, model. Although there are relatively few cloud ERP options on the market today, every major ERP vendor offers some form of Web access to their software. We wrote this buyer's guide to sort through the myriad of Web-based ERP solutions on the market.
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Prior to beginning your software selection process, it's important to know what type of buyer you are. This will help narrow your options and provide a good launching point for deciding which system is best for you. Generally speaking, there are three types of buyers:
Full-suite buyers. These buyers want a single, integrated system to run their entire business. The goal in relying on a single system is to mitigate integration issues and facilitate a smoother flow of information between departments and business functions. These buyers favor cloud ERP suites, such as SAP Business ByDesign, NetSuite Manufacturing Edition and Infor Syteline.
Best-of-breed buyers. These buyers favor purchasing specialize applications that perform a single function, such as an HR system or CRM system. Typically, they're looking for an application that has more robust functionality than what's offered in an full-suite package. These buyers favor best-of-breed applications such as Taleo, Salesforce and ADP.
Small business buyer. Historically, there have been few options for small businesses to choose from when it comes to ERP software. That's changing, however, as the software-as-a-service (SaaS) trend strengthens in the ERP software market. Of course, there are still several on-premise software systems available for small business buyers. Examples include MISys, Exact and Made 2 Manage by Consona.
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A day after he was elected chairman of the House Agriculture Committee in early December, U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat, held a press conference where he spent the bulk of his time speaking on the need for a vibrant biofuel industry.
For those hoping for an extension of the current farm bill, Peterson offered little. But he wasn't dismissive or hostile to the current bill's structure.
"You can expect to see a (farm) bill that looks similar to what we have now. There are a couple of things you've heard me talk about before that I want to try and concentrate on. (One is) a permanent disaster program.
"Once again, we're in the process of trying to pass an ad hoc disaster bill. That doesn't look like it'll happen during this lame-duck (session). But we'll be taking up this fight again right after the first of the year and hope it'll be successful once (Democrats) take control…
"I'd like to see the secretary (of agriculture) have permanent authority so we don't have to do these ad hoc bills every couple of years."
The other area Peterson wants "a lot of focus on" in the new farm bill is renewable fuels.
"I think it's safe to say this is the most exciting thing that's happened in agriculture in my lifetime. Farmers are excited about this. Young farmers are coming back to the farm and people are making money."
It's a great opportunity for agriculture, he said.
"Corn ethanol is doing very well and is very profitable. They're building plants as fast as they can. Frankly, they don't need a lot of help. We need to get out of the way and not screw things up."
Long-term, Peterson said, his goal is to have more than half of the United State's fuel produced in agriculture. Accomplishing that "means we'll be moving beyond corn to cellulosic ethanol.
"A lot of focus of the (next farm) bill will be on cellulosic feed stocks, with research and, potentially, a CRP-type program where we'd pay people so much per acre to grow the feed stocks across the country. That's basically to try and determine what's the biomass crop in each (region) of the country. What will produce the most biomass for the least cost?"
Peterson expects such cellulosic plants will be commercialized and "ready to go in five or six years. Initially, they'll be run on agriculture waste like wheat straw, rice straw … and so forth. We want to be ready to go when these plants are up and operational. When this industry is ready to take off in five or six years, we must be ready to provide the feed stocks to fuel it."
Several days prior, Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat who will soon take over the Senate Agriculture Committee, said he'd be willing to consider doing away with the foreign ethanol tariff. When a reporter asked about Harkin's comments, Peterson was surprised.
"Are you serious? You didn't mishear him? I'm not in favor of that. The last thing we need is any foreign ethanol being imported into the United States. We can produce plenty for the demands here. This is a product not under the WTO, and I have no interest in it being put under the WTO.
"I think to stand up the cellulosic ethanol industry we need to keep this product in the United States and under our control until the industry is established, running and on its feet. I don't how long that'll take — probably at least 10 years."
Peterson recently returned from a trip to Brazil — a country that produces ethanol in excess.
"They were bringing this up and I let them (know), from my perspective, we're not interested. …The Brazilians are trying to build a case that we need to get more (of their) ethanol (into the United States) and therefore we should lift our tariffs. I don't agree at all."
Peterson said he's very concerned that politicians set the proper foundation for the U.S. biofuel industry.
"I've been working on ethanol for 30 years. … Now everyone is trying to help ethanol out. It's the most popular thing you could think of. So there are all kinds of bills being introduced, all kinds of members of Congress trying to help it (along).
"In my judgment, probably half the bills introduced would do more harm than good. So we need to make sure whatever we're doing will benefit the industry and fix problems that exist, not problems that existed 10 years ago but don't any longer.
"Things are going along well. But people are introducing bills to, for example, set up loan guarantees so people can buy into these (ethanol) plants. Wall Street and other big people are doing their darnedest to come in and get control of this industry and buy into these plants.
"They haven't been able to because the farmers are there and there's no need for (other investors') money. If you put a loan guarantee deal in and screw up the equity drive process, you may see these plant builders say, 'Well, this is too much trouble. I'll just get the money from Wall Street.'
"So we must be careful with how we go about this. Whatever we do needs to fix a problem that actually exists — not a problem someone perceives."
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perfektbilde.no needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 185 designs submitted by 54 freelance designers.
On/Off Electro
We are a company with a total of six employees (also owners). We plan to expand in the future, but since we have just started, it won't happen tomorrow.
As the name explains, our field of work is electro. We will deliver both electrical equipment and services to the onshore and offshore (oil) industry, but our main focus is the offshore industry.
Our company will focus on beeing environmentally friendly, so a logo which indicates this can be a plus.
Our services will be targeted towards smaller and medium sized companies working in the onshore and offshore industry.
The brand name can be used in the logo, but it's not a requirement. If used it should be spelled "On/Off Electro" in that exact way (uppercase/lowercase).
Feel free to experiment with colors, and the use of green is also not a requirement, but it's easy to use in regards to our "environment friendly" company,
"On/Off" can mean several things, eg: "Onshore/Offshore", or "On/Off" as when operating an electrical switch. This is only a couple of examples, so feel free to use your imagination.
The logo must be easy to recognize even shrinked down to fit a business card. Very detailed designs must be avoided.
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- Easy recognizable to the electro branch.
- Unique
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The door makes for a sturdy, large desk, and for only $26.00 you just can't beat it!
The chrome wire shelves are great for storing books - I picked those up on sale for only $15 each!
It's Faux Leather Contact Paper that really pulls this project together. It was very easy to stick it to the door. I used a wallpaper squeegee to work out any little bubbles and then just folded the edges like a present. Plus, I only needed one roll to do the entire door!
I simply laid the table on top of the shelves. It's not attached in any way, making it easy to slide a bit to put computer cords behind.
I surprised mu husband with this spiffy new desk when he returned from a business trip and he was thrilled!
The Fake-It Yourself Breakdown:
Fake Leather Desk (Door $26.00, Shelving $30.00, Contact Paper $12.00)
Total Fake-It Cost: $68.00
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Total Fake-It Savings: $461.00
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2 ounces cream cheese, softened2 tablespoons sour creamBlack paste food coloring1/2 teaspoon minced chives1/8 teaspoon garlic salt1/8 teaspoon minced fresh parsley36 butter-flavored crackers18 cherry tomatoes, quartered18 large pitted ripe olives72 fresh chive pieces (about 1-1/2 inches long)DirectionsIn a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Remove 1 tablespoon to a small bowl and tint black. Place tinted cream cheese mixture in a small plastic bag; set aside. Add the chives, garlic salt and parsley to the remaining cream cheese mixture. Spread over crackers. Arrange two tomato quarters on each for the ladybug wings. For heads, halve the olives widthwise; place one half on each cracker. Insert two chives into olives for antennae. Use tinted cream cheese mixture to pipe spots onto wings. Yield: 3 dozen.
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3 each) equals 86 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 187 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.


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To read the complete article, click here: Microsoft PressPassREDMOND, Wash. -- May 19, 2003 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the formation of the Virus Information Alliance (VIA) with Network Associates Inc. and Trend Micro Inc. This new program is designed to help Microsoft customers obtain timely and relevant information about the latest virus threats affecting Microsoft® technology. The new resource for Microsoft customers addresses the need for a centralized resource of reliable information about high-risk viruses, saving customers critical time in identifying and deploying the correct preventive measures to defend against virus threats.
The alliance with Network Associates' AVERT( (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team) and Trend Micro TrendLabs (TM) will enable Microsoft customers to be kept informed about critical malicious code and Internet threats, including a full assessment of the threat based on the collective research results of the VIA, through a TechNet Web page located at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...us/default.asp.
I think this is nice, but I'm not sure how much it will help. The users who are insecure or ignorant of security will also remain ignorant of this new resource. You have to first realize that security exists and then make an effort to find a resource like this to help you.
I didn't see whether they will offer email alerts or not. I don't know if we need yet another email alert list for users, but for the home user market I think getting virus alerts from Microsoft would pull some weight and possibly get them to do something.
For users that DO visit this resource, it seems like they have a decent amount of useful information on it: Microsoft Virus Protection Strategies although not very timely- the latest info they have is on Slammer with no reference to either Fizzer or Palyh/Mankx. Hopefully this new alliance will help them stay more current on the existing threats.


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At 4:50 this afternoon, the crew of Discovery awoke to the sound of the Space Center Intermediate Band playing familiar themes from "Star Wars." The music and performers were of particular interest to Mission Specialist Dan Barry because his daughter, Jenny, plays flute in that band. Barry and fellow Mission Specialist Tammy Jernigan are STS-96's own "skywalkers" tonight as they prepare to work outside Discovery during an Extravehicular Activity scheduled to begin shortly after 10 this evening.
During the planned six and a half hour space walk, Jernigan and Barry are scheduled to install some 700 pounds of tools and equipment on the International Space Station's exterior for use on future assembly flights.
The space walk will include the transfer of two cranes from the shuttle's payload bay to locations on the outside of the station. The cranes will help subsequent space station crews move large modular components from one module to another. With Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa operating the shuttle's robot arm to maneuver Jernigan up toward the space station, Canadian astronaut Julie Payette will choreograph the activities from the Discovery's flight deck.
The astronauts will move the first crane, the American built Orbital Transfer Device from the cargo pallet to one of the pressurized mating adapters located on either side of the Unity module. Jernigan and Barry then will move components of a second crane, the Russian-built Strela - Arrow in English - to the other PMA closest to the shuttle.
Their last scheduled task is to open a storage box on the cargo carrier and move three equipment and tool bags to locations on the outside of the ISS. Time permitting, they will install a thermal cover on Unity's payload bay attach pin, inspect some painted surfaces on Zarya's exterior and examine a communications antenna on Unity's starboard side.
The space walkers are scheduled to climb back aboard Discovery at about 4 a.m. Central time Sunday. Meanwhile, all systems aboard the Discovery and ISS space complex continue to work well as the two craft orbit 240 statute miles above the Earth's surface.
The next STS-96 mission status report will be issued at approximately 6a.m. Central time or as events warrant.


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Betty Johnson needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 55 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Need a design for newsletter - we need a template and we need to add content using Word. Design should be suited for the Japanese market.
Our company is a trading company and we sell frozen vegetables and frozen fruits to the Japanese market. We procure products from all over the world but mostly from the U.S. and Central America. Our products include frozen corn , frozen peas, frozen potatoes, frozen broccoli as well as frozen blueberries and many other frozen vegetable and fruit items.
We are beginning to send to our Japanese customers a newsletter twice monthly which will inform them about the current crop conditions and other useful information in regards to the products we sell to them.
- Item 1...Must have our company logo
- Must have our company name and address and telephone number of the Seattle branch office - you can pull this information from our web site.
- Simple design - fresh looking.
- design should be suited to the Japanese market place
- Should have some type of visual
- Item 1...We dont want something that will be distracting to the information we are writing .
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A couple of years ago I watched the miniseries Berkeley Square and learned that a footman does a lot more than ride on the back of Cinderella's pumpkin carriage. He serves at table, carries all kinds of things from food to packages, runs errands and delivers letters. Last year I watched Downton Abbey, the addictive show that highlights the life and hierarchy of servants in a wealthy English home.
Susan Ardelie wrote these great posts about domestic servants in the 18th century, one about women and one about men. A lower-income family would hire an all-purpose maid who (I shiver to think of it) empties the chamber pots in the mornings and cooks the food afterwards.
Finding detailed information about life in 17th-century Ireland has been more difficult. MacLysaght's index is less than comprehensive. Quennell's index also ignores servants. I skimmed through and found only one image of a country milkmaid. I checked other social history books, but they describe indentured servants and slaves, not domestic employees.
I finally found answers in the Diary of Samuel Pepys. This abridged version starts in 1660, the perfect time frame for my novel. There would be similarities between the practices of the English in England and the English settlers in Ireland. The differences are that Pepys was an upper middle-class city boy who kept a small household and no stables or farm. John Clibborn was also well off — at least, before the Jacobite-Williamite war — and needed enough people to maintain his large country household with lands.
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Pepys' household of servants, usually three, gave him a lively time. One time he lowered their wages and they cursed him. He had constant trouble with his boy, whom he whipped at least once. After struggling with his conscience about firing the boy, Pepys finally found out he was a thief. Pepys hired his own sister as an extra maid, on condition that she act like a servant and not a family member. They couldn't stand each other and within a few months, Pepys sent her back home to their father.
Pepys mentions other servants among his wealthy acquaintance: a sword bearer, the king's footmen, the duke's pages in opulent livery, a drayman, a coachman, "his man," "the boy," "her wench," "the girl of the house," the Master of the Horse, "his girl" who was cleaning, countrymaids milking, a guide (in the city), a porter, labourers, and the queen's "maydes of honour."
Since Clibborn was a Quaker, he would not have had fancy livery for his servants. Pepys' wife got her hands dirty, working with the maid to do the laundry and sometimes cooking. I can see Dinah English Clibborn, who grew up a farmer's daughter, doing the same. So maybe the Clibborns had one or two chamber maids (no housekeeper needed to manage a large staff), the cook and a kitchen wench.
As for the men, there might have been a steward to manage all the servants, although I can also picture someone like Clibborn being hands-on and managing many things himself. As landlord and farmer, he needed someone to manage the household, either a steward, or his wife Dinah. MacLysaght lists several sources that show the Irish people living at a slower pace of life — in other words, perceived as lazy by the busy, industrious English. I can't decide between the diplomacy of an Irish steward over Irish servants, or an efficient English steward with the friction of a house full of Irish servants who didn't live up to his pace of life.
Would Clibborn have managed the stable hands and field hands himself, or was there an overseer for the outdoor staff? Clibborn himself (whom I've fictionally given a great affection for horses) would be his own Master of the Horse.
Let's add them up: in the house, a steward, one footman and a boy (to run errands and work) or two footmen, an upper chamber maid and "a girl" or all-purpose maid, and a cook. Oh, and a nursemaid. Outside, one or two stable hands including a driver, a gardener, a gardener's helper or general handyman, and a bevy of seasonal field hands.
Next time: Where did they all sleep?


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NWSB Editor and Insider Chris Anderson talks about Oregon State's performance against Colorado in the first round of the 2013 Men's Basketball Tournament. Though the Beavers were able to manage a victory over the Buffaloes on Saturday, they could not repeat their impressive effort in the tournament, falling by a score of 74-68. Unfortunately for the Beavers, Colorado was able to put the game away at the line despite all of the late-game efforts being put on by the men from Corvallis.
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Way back in our iPhone 5 review, iMore mentioned new restrictions Apple had put in place for their new Lightning connector licensing program. Now, thanks to iOS device accessory maker mophie, even more information has come to light. Ross Howe, vice-president of market for mophie, spoke with Brian X. Chen of the New York Times and revealed:
When a hardware maker signs up with Apple's MFi Program, for companies that make accessories for Apple products, it orders a Lightning connector component from Apple to use in designing the accessory. The connectors have serial numbers for each accessory maker, and they contain authentication chips that communicate with the phones. When the company submits its accessory to Apple for testing, Apple can recognize the serial number.
While the chip can be, and is being, reverse engineered, Apple could also theoretically issue software updates that would disable Lightning products that did not use authentic chips.
In controlling Lightning products in the way, Apple also has some control over the quality of such products. Apple's policies with these accessories ensure that the market isn't flooded with cheap knock-off products that could potentially damage the Lightning, and thus Apple, brand.
The most take away is that Apple wants the best possible user experience with its devices, and by exerting some control over third-party hardware, they make sure that customers have the best experience however they use their devices.
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Today is the day true blue Alison and her tech guys are sending out the match ups for the 600+ participants in Sockapaloooza. Hooray for the tech guys! I have no idea how long it takes to prepare and send out 600+ individual secret sock pal email messages. I just hope the tech guys are well provided with Tech Guy socks (wink, wink).
Every Sockapaloooza participant has a secret pal to knit for, a secret pal knitting for them, and a sock sister. I'm excited and honored that Alison recruited me to serve as a sock sister to a small corner of the vast Sockapaloooza universe.
Sock sisters collect updates on sock progress, which are posted every Tuesday on the Sockapaloooza blog. Much of the fun of this knit-along is getting to watch socks-in-progress and receiving comments from other Sockapalooozers, so do feel free to report often on your own progress and to comment generously on the progress of others.
When the corrected list of participants is ready, I'm going to send an email to all my sock little sisters and brothers. In the meantime, if you signed up for Sockapaloooza and think I'm your sock big sister but have an uneasy feeling something in Sockapalooozaland is not quite right, never fear! Contact me at jerseyknitter [at] gmail [dot] com and we'll try to set things right.
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Pav Food Store is a Responsive Opencart Template suitable for any kind of restaurant, hotel, café, coffee shop, spa and all kinds of food business that needs a feature rich and beautiful presence online.
Pav Food Store Responsive is one of great opencart template built on pavo framework version 2.0 and bootstrap version 3.0 to make fully responsive theme that works perfect on all kind of resolutions as well for mobile, tablet, desktop having medium and large screen. With powered by the framework the theme support you many great tools to customize theme via using Live Theme Editor, Auto loading custom css files support you creating unlimited of theme profiles without code very easy and simple.
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Fulvestrant Solution for injection
What is this medicine?
FULVESTRANT (ful VES trant) blocks the effects of estrogen. It is used to treat breast cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
bleeding problems
liver disease
low levels of platelets in the blood
an unusual or allergic reaction to fulvestrant, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
pregnant or trying to get pregnant
How should I use this medicine?
This medicine is for injection into a muscle. It is usually given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others.
What if I miss a dose?
It is important not to miss your dose. Call your doctor or health care professional if you are unable to keep an appointment.
What may interact with this medicine?
medicines that treat or prevent blood clots like warfarin, enoxaparin, and dalteparin
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?
Your condition will be monitored carefully while you are receiving this medicine. You will need important blood work done while you are taking this medicine.
Do not become pregnant while taking this medicine or for at least 1 year after stopping it. Women of child-bearing potential will need to have a negative pregnancy test before starting this medicine. Women should inform their doctor if they wish to become pregnant or think they might be pregnant. There is a potential for serious side effects to an unborn child. Men should inform their doctors if they wish to father a child. This medicine may lower sperm counts. Talk to your health care professional or pharmacist for more information. Do not breast-feed an infant while taking this medicine or for 1 year after the last dose.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
feeling faint or lightheaded, falls
pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness in the legs
signs and symptoms of infection like fever or chills; cough; flu-like symptoms; sore throat
vaginal bleeding
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
aches, pains
hot flashes
nausea, vomiting
pain at site where injected
stomach pain
This list may not describe all possible side effects. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Where should I keep my medicine?
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When it comes to digital power, iWatt claims that it is the inventor of digital power control for AC/DC. The company notes that its technology allows its customers to eliminate BOM costs by reducing components while adding reliability and enabling smaller designs. Over the past few years, the company has been able to grow its sales 50% a year and it has shipped more than one billion chips since 2007.
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Digitimes had the opportunity to speak with iWatt senior marketing VP Scott Brown about the value of digital in AC/DC power adapters, solid state lighting (SSL) and LED TV back lighting.
Q: The power control business is a very competitive industry. How have you been able to succeed?
A: We are competing with large competitors with large sales forces and large manufacturing capabilities. We win because of our core technology. And while you see a lot of great technologies in the semiconductor industry, the trick is being able to bring it to market. We have shown that we can ramp quickly by leveraging our partnerships. United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is our exclusive foundry partner at the moment. We also use Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) in Taiwan and Shanghai, and Unisem in Malaysia for backend services.
So far we've been focused on 5-10W power and we've been very successful there. We believe we have about strong market share in this segment. We are now moving up to the 10-40W segment and we believe we can retain our share in those markets.
Q: Can you tell us a bit about your core technology?
A: Our core IP is called PrimeAccurate. Basically, our digital technology comes into play through an accurate way of controlling the primary side of an AC-DC power supply. It is unique and patented.
If you look at an AC to DC system - AC on the input, DC on the output - historically, a controller on the secondary side of the transformer would feed back to the primary side via an opto-isolator. With our technology, we eliminate the need for the opto-isolator and the secondary side controller, as well as some other discrete components by digitally analyzing the waveform on the primary side of the transformer. In doing this we can accurately determine not only the voltage but also determine the current on the secondary side.
This combination of primary side control and accurate regulation makes us unique. There are imitators out there but they are not able to achieve our combination of primary side control and accuracy. Some companies may offer primary side controllers. Other companies offer accurate regulation by using a secondary side regulator. We are the only company that can combine those two key attributes into one product, allowing us to offer reduced cost, increased reliability and increased density.
Prime accurate technology is embedded in about 85% of the products that we ship.
Q: Can you elaborate more on your value proposition?
A: In our key areas, whether it is chargers, adapters, or solid state lighting, having an accurate voltage or an accurate current can enable smaller solutions because there is less heat sinking required if you know what your power is going to be. It can also enable faster charging in adapters and brings more reliability to our customers' products.
Our technology also takes it one step further. Any time you can take a component off the board it helps improve reliability. But in particular, eliminating the need for an opto-isolator is a significant improvement. In general, opto-isolators tend to fail sooner than most components in a system. In systems that have to survive surge voltages or systems that are plugged in all the time - networking systems in particular - the weakest link in a surge voltage situation is typically the opto-isolator.
Q: How does your primary side solution compare with competitors offering secondary side regulation? Basically, how good is your solution?
A: Well, for example, looking at voltage out in a constant voltage mode of operation, our tests show we can achieve +/-3%. Even in constant current mode of operation we can achieve +/-5%. This is as good if not better than conventional systems employing secondary side regulation. In fact, particularly for constant current we believe primary side regulation is actually better that secondary side. And if you are willing to use higher precision resistors in a system, we have customers that have achieved +/-2%.
Moreover, as I mentioned previously, we provide a strong value proposition in the networking space as well. We are designed into home gateways, networking equipment, and we have significant share in that market. In areas such as industrial, smart meters and set top boxes, we are looking to replicate that success.
Q: You have also been able to achieve success in the solid state market. How did you extend your coverage to that market?
A: Our value in the charging space is a small, low-cost solution. We noticed the SSL space has the exact set of requirements. They have an AC input, DC output and makers want something small because it has to fit inside a bulb. In the case of retrofit bulbs, you have a very small amount of space to jam everything inside. And like anywhere else, they want something that was low-cost. So the exact same attributes that made us successful in the adapter market were equally applicable in the lighting space.
We initially got into the space by taking our adapter chips and putting them inside light bulb. Having established ourselves, our digital heritage continued to pay dividends. We noticed that it is very difficult for an LED bulb to work with a conventional wall dimmer.
Dimmers weren't designed with an LED in mind; they were designed to be used with a tungsten filament. These dimmers use triac (Triode for Alternating Current) to hack out portions of that AC wave form. That works fine when you are trying to warm up a wire in a vacuum, not so well when you have an LED light.
The main difference is that LEDs react very quickly. Whatever current you inject into an LED, you basically get that same light wave in the output. On the other hand, when you heat up a traditional filament, you can't make it instantaneously cool down. It inherently gives you a nice long time constant when cooling and thus you can smooth out any glitches in the system during the transition. By contrast, LEDs do the exact opposite. But because they react so quickly, LED solutions can enable flicker to make it through into the light spectrum. This can be a real issue. It can be annoying and even if the flicker cannot be noticed with the naked eye, the IEEE has shown that flicker can be produced at a frequency that can induce epileptic fits. Using a digital approach, we are able to digitally eliminate sources of flicker.
Q: You also have an LED solution for TV backlights. Is this based on the same technology you focus on in the solid state lighting segment?
A: The technology we use for LED TV backlights is totally different from our technologies used in other areas but we still leverage our digital heritage. We found that through a digital control mechanism, we can help to balance the voltage mismatch between the LED strings that make up an LED backlight. By balancing the voltage mismatch, we are able to dissipate less power and heat in the driver units themselves, meaning you can get more drivers in a package and that means saving system costs. However, this is a whole new area for us so our share is quite small.
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