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Annual to tree
Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Annual < 30 cm, monoecious, ± glabrous
Stem branched, erect
Leaves cauline, alternate, < 15 cm, entire or lobed
Inflorescence: heads radiate, borne in cymes; phyllaries in 1 series, thin, margins clear; receptacle flat, naked
Ray flowers 613, pistillate, (pistillate flowers without corollas sometimes also present); ligules ± yellow (or 0)
Disk flowers 2100, staminate; corolla yellow; anthers obcordate, pollen yellow or white; style undivided, tip head-like
Fruit 24.5 mm, obovoid, generally papillate (if so, gray, sticky when wet); pappus 0
Species in genus: 3 species: CA & Chile
Etymology: (Greek: slimy seed)
Reference: [Ornduff 1964 Brittonia 16:289295]
Leaves 0.56 cm, linear, pinnately lobed; lobes 315, short, linear
Inflorescence: involucre 56 mm
Ray flowers: ligules 37 mm, yellow or rarely white, ± purple on back; stigma yellow; pistillate flowers without corollas present
Disk flowers: stigmas and pollen white or yellow
Fruit 2.54.5 mm, smooth or ridged
Ecology: Grassland, scrub, woods, generally wet, open areas
Elevation: < 1600 m.
Bioregional distribution: North Coast, North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada Foothills, Great Central Valley, Central Western California, South Coast, Channel Islands.
Disk flowers 2070; pollen generally white
Fruit 2.53 mm, ridged, papillate
Chromosomes: 2n=14
Ecology: Common (very uncommon in s). Wet open areas, woods, grassland
Elevation: < 1600 m.
Bioregional distribution: North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada Foothills, Great Central Valley, Central Western California, South Coast, Channel Islands.Fls early spring
Horticultural information: SUN: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.


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Thunderbolt 2. Blazing-fast data transfer.
Each of the two ultrafast, ultraflexible Thunderbolt 2 ports significantly expand the capabilities of iMac. For example, you can connect high-performance peripherals and move data up to 40 times faster than with USB 2, and up to 25 times faster than with FireWire 800. You also have more than enough bandwidth — up to 20 Gbps — to daisy-chain multiple high-speed devices and still maintain maximum throughput.
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5 millimetres thin. Just the right size to do something big.
The first iMac was a revolution: an all-in-one computer that put everything — display, processor, graphics, storage, memory and more — inside one simple, stylish enclosure. Today's iMac includes the most advanced, most brilliant desktop display we've ever built, and it's filled with the latest high-performance technologies. Yet it's still just 5mm thin at its edge.
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3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz)
8GB of 1867MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
2TB Fusion Drive1
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
Video Support and Camera
FaceTime HD camera
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 4096x2304 pixels on an external display
Support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
Headphone port
SDXC card slot
Four USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps, compatible with USB 2)
Two Thunderbolt 2 ports (up to 20 Gbps)
Mini DisplayPort output with support for HDMI, DVI, VGA and dual-link DVI (adapters sold separately)
10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
Kensington lock slot
Stereo speakers
Dual microphones
Headphone port
Headphone/optical digital audio output (mini-jack)
Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone
802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible; Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Size and weight
Height: 45.0 cm (17.7 inches)
Width: 52.8 cm (20.8 inches)
Depth: 17.5 cm (6.9 inches) with stand
Weight: 5.68 kg (12.5 pounds)4

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Commission recommends upping Kentucky's cigarette tax by 40 cents
FRANKFORT — A commission that has spent the better part of a year evaluating Kentucky's tax system recommended a 40-cent increase in the cigarette tax on Monday but no increase in the 6 percent sales tax.
Gov. Steve Beshear's Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform also recommended pursuing a constitutional amendment that would allow cities to seek a local-option sales tax for limited periods of time. The local-option sales tax has been requested by city officials for decades as a means to generate revenue for infrastructure improvements, such as new arenas.
The commission, headed by Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson, includes 16 business and community leaders and six non-voting members of the legislature. Its next and final meeting will look at proposals to alter the state's income tax. Beshear has pushed back the group's deadline for a final report from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15.
Beshear has not said whether he will take the commission's proposals to the legislature when it convenes in January. He has hinted at the possibility of a special legislative session to tackle tax reform.
Consultants hired by the commission this summer told the group that Kentucky must dramatically alter the way it taxes businesses and people if it wants state revenues to grow with the economy in the coming decades.
The consultants said Kentucky's tax structure, which relies heavily on personal and corporate income taxes, is not growing to meet the needs of its citizens. By 2020, the gap between what the state needs to provide basic services and the revenue it generates will be $1 billion, the report projected.
Kentucky's tax code has not had a major update in decades. It still taxes based on agriculture and manufacturing models, the report found. That means vast sections of Kentucky's economy are not taxed.
The commission has been debating for several months key issues of taxation, such as adequacy, fairness and keeping Kentucky competitive with other states.
Retiring state Rep. Bill Farmer, R-Lexington, told the commission Monday that raising the cigarette tax — currently at 60 cents a pack — is one tax hike he can support.
"This is not a tax policy but a health policy issue," Farmer said.
Commissioner Sheila Schuster, a health care advocate, called for a $1 increase in the cigarette tax, noting that a large increase would deter juveniles and pregnant women from smoking. Her motion failed.
Greg Harkenrider, deputy executive director for financial analysis, said raising the tax too high could result in a decrease in state revenue.
Ultimately, the commission voted to recommend increasing the cigarette tax by 40 cents to $1 a pack. That would generate an estimated $120 million a year for the state. The commission also voted for a comparable tax increase for other tobacco products, such as snuff.
Ohio's sales tax on cigarettes is $1.25. Indiana is at 99 cents, Harkenrider said.
Commissioners voted down any increase in the 6 percent sales tax but approved recommending an additional 1 percent gross receipts tax on utilities for homeowners and businesses. Currently, businesses pay a 6 percent tax on utilities and up to 3 percent more for local schools. Homeowners can pay up to 3 percent for local schools.
Luther Deaton Jr., president and CEO of Central Bank, expressed concern about placing an additional 1 percent tax on businesses, but Harkenrider reminded the commission that in previous meetings the group had recommended lowering many other business taxes. If those recommendations are approved by the legislature, businesses will likely see a tax savings.
Stu Silberman, director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence and a former Fayette County schools superintendent, recommended the additional 1 percent tax go to the main funding formulas for K-12 schools. The commission ultimately agreed.
The task force voted against changing a sales tax exemption involving thoroughbred horses. If a horse is purchased in Kentucky but moved to a different state, the buyer pays no sales taxes. But if the horse remains in Kentucky, sales taxes apply.
Farmer said the horse industry likes the loophole because it encourages horse sales at Keeneland and Fasig Tipton. Closing the loophole "would negatively affect sales in Kentucky," Farmer said.
Rep. Jim Wayne, D-Louisville, said he believed there would be no political will in the legislature to close the loophole.
Wayne, a non-voting member of the commission, was one of the most vocal critics of allowing local-option sales tax, noting that sales taxes impact the poor disproportionately.
"It's a regressive tax," Wayne said.
If local-option sales taxes are approved, infrastructure improvements will be paid for by the working poor, Wayne said.
Commissioner John Williams countered Wayne's opposition, saying two different local-option sales taxes in Florida have funded technology and infrastructure improvements for local schools.
Monday's recommendations come on top of several others made by the panel over the past few months. Some of those recommendations include changing the way pensions and Social Security benefits are taxed.
Currently, the state exempts $41,110 in pension benefits from taxation. The commission has recommended dropping that threshold to $15,000. Social Security benefits would be taxed based on the federal government income tax model, which only taxes those in higher tax brackets.
The group also has recommended extending the sales tax to some services, but ruled out the tax for certain business-to-business services. The group also decided against adding the 6 percent sales tax to groceries.


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Kiwi-born Melbourne-based chef Ben Shewry, author of a new cookbook, impresses with his food philosophy.
As a journalist you remember some interviews more than others. When I arrived at Melbourne's award-winning restaurant Attica more than a year ago to talk to New Zealand-born chef Ben Shewry, I couldn't have known that an hour later I would stumble out of there, into the midday sun, and burst into tears.
Talking to Shewry had moved me in ways I hadn't expected. The gentle intensity with which he approaches his craft and everything else he does, from raising a young family to heading up the kitchen of this world-class restaurant to travelling the world sharing his philosophies on what chefs can be doing to preserve the future of our food, had me astounded and humbled.
His words still burn in my brain. "Chefs can decide the fate of a species. Our responsibility as chefs is to be informed and to act". And act he did, taking finned fish off the menu at Attica after discovering that the sustainability plan for most finned species was precarious at best.
A lot has happened in the 12 months since we last spoke; Shewry is now well and truly sought after as a guest chef at the most prestigious food symposiums and gatherings world-wide, Attica continues to win awards for its innovation and excellence and Shewry has just published his first cookbook, Origin.
In true Shewry style (anyone how has seen his live "cooking performances" will know he never does things by halves) the book is a masterpiece and goes well beyond the usual dimensions, literally. The huge, cloth-bound tome emulates a slab of granite with its cover design a heavily embossed image of the earth's layers. But it's what's on the inside that is even more impressive. Interspersed with the detailed recipes (including Shewry's famous "snow crab" inspired by Mt Taranaki and "potato cooked in the earth it was grown", drawing from his childhood memories of hangi) is a raw and honest account of Shewry's path from a childhood spent in rural New Zealand, through the kitchens here and in Australia, to becoming one of the world's most respected chefs.
Talking with him, you get the impression of the exhaustive effort required to get this book to fruition, to have it live up to the high aspirations that seem to drive Shewry in all he embarks on. The book was three years in the making and there was no part of Shewry that wanted to "dumb it down". When I ask him what it's like to see his book in physical form he responds with his trademark honesty. "Of course it's great but it's tinged with knowing what it took to get it there too. I thank my family for letting this happen because in the end it's them who bear the load each time I take on another project and this was definitely a time and energy hungry project."
Despite the projects, increasing travel commitments and ideas he is constantly working on, Shewry remains focused on what he sees as his primary task, that of being a chef. "Attica is a high maintenance restaurant, with a reputation to uphold and so I keep cooking regardless of what other projects I have going on". His most recent venture is taking over the building next door to Attica to set up a research kitchen and library. Though many of the top restaurants around the world have dedicated research kitchens, this may well be the first of its kind in Australia and Shewry is very excited.
"It is going to be so good to get the creative side out of the main kitchen because it gets messy in the middle of the day with people coming and going from the gardens, suppliers dropping in and prep happening for the evening. It will be such a relief to have some quiet space so that we can be dedicated to researching plants and local native products."
One gets the impression that Shewry is right where he wants to be: "It's been seven years since I took over at Attica and I can say that now I have the team I've always wanted to work with. In fact it reminds me of the dream team I worked with at Roxborough Bistro in Wellington all those years ago - hard-working, dedicated and honest." Before we finish, he tells me there's one other idea that he's turning into action: he's setting up a film production company to "make restaurant-based films" he tells me excitedly. He makes me smile with his anticipation and delight for whatever is coming up next for this talented chef of the world.
Origin by Ben Shewry ($120: Murdoch Books) is available in bookstores now.


text: 28 Nov 2013 11:30 The Etihad Airways' Corporate Affairs department last night won the coveted in-house team of the year at the Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) awards ceremony. The award win was announced at a gala dinner in Dubai which brought the region's leading public relations and communications figures together for an evening to recognise best industry practice."Communications is a core element of our business and this award win is testament to the hard work and dedication that we have invested to further enhance our reputation in core markets, at home and internationally," said Michael Venus, Vice President Corporate Affairs, Etihad Airways."The airline has just been through its busiest year to date, and during that time we have successfully handled communications around a series of major initiatives, including equity investments and a US$ 67 billion fleet order for up to 199 new aircraft. Our rapid growth has seen us become a source of frequent news and activity, and we are proud of the communications operation we have in place to manage the significant media focus on Etihad Airways."Over the last 15 months, the department has rebuilt its corporate communications strategy and processes, focusing on core areas including social media, internal communications and corporate social responsibility. It has also grown its global agency network into key new markets. Get in touch with us. Contact us Let us know what you think Send feedback Join our community Etihad Facebook Watch our latest videos Etihad YouTube Follow us Etihad Airways


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The LEGO Group is now the world's fifth largest toy manufacturer in terms of sales.
Warner Bros. and the LEGO Group announce plans to develop the first-ever feature film based on LEGO bricks and icons.
The LEGO Group announces a multi-year partnership with Disney Consumer Products obtaining exclusive rights to construction toys based on the entire portfolio of Disney and Disney Pixar properties.
A completely new product line – LEGO Games – is launched. The line consists of a series of board games that can be played by the whole family. Pilot launch in the UK and Germany. Rest of world to follow.
Selected product news 2009
LEGO Games
The LEGO brick celebrates its 50th anniversary.
While maintaining production in production sites in Eastern Europe, Mexico and Denmark, the LEGO Group decides to take back the majority of its production so that most LEGO products will be produced inhouse.
The Taj Mahal is launched – containing the largest number of bricks so far: 5,922 bricks.
LEGO owner Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is inducted to the Toy Industry Hall of Fame (US).
Selected product news 2008
LEGO Indiana Jones
The LEGO Group celebrates its 75th anniversary on 10 August in good shape.
LEGO Club has approx. 2.6 million members.
All distribution for the European and Asian markets is gathered in one distribution center in the Czech Republic.
The LEGO Group enters a license agreement with Lucasfilm Inc. on the production of LEGO Indiana Jones sets.
The LEGO Star Wars™ Millennium Falcon is the largest LEGO model so far. Weight 6 kilos. Number of elements included: 5,195 pieces.
Selected product news 2007
Power Functions (electric building system)
LEGO Aqua Riders
4922 employees.
The LEGO Group announces plans to outsource major parts of production to external partners.
The LEGO plant in Willisau (Switzerland) closes.
www.LEGO.com averages more than 8 million aggregated daily unique visitors per month.
The visitors spend an average of about 28 minutes at LEGO.com.
CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp publicly announces Shared Vision – an action plan for the company until 2010.
Selected product news 2006
MINDSTORMS NXT is launched – new and considerably improved version of the LEGO robotics system.
Parcheesi – Board Game
The LEGOLAND parks are sold to Merlin Entertainments. The parent company of the LEGO Group – KIRKBI – buys a share of Merlin Entertainments. Today KIRKBI owns approx. one third of Merlin. The LEGO Group posts a profit again. The company is back on track.
CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp launches a five-year strategy plan (Shared Vision) for the LEGO Group.
The LEGO Group sets up its LEGO Ambassador Progamme to create closer ties between the company and LEGO Fans.
LEGO Factory at www.lego.com enables you to design your own model and then buy the LEGO elements you need to build it online.
Selected product news 2005
LEGO Vikings
LEGO Designer Sets
In January, the LEGO Group announces the results of 2003 – a huge deficit. Owner and CEO Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen heads up the building of an action plan to turn around the company. In October he appoints Jørgen Vig Knudstorp as new CEO of the company.
The year ends with another huge deficit due to heavy write-downs.
The LEGO Group and Ferrari launch an agreement to make LEGO sets based on the iconic race cars.
The DUPLO trade mark is relaunched as a result of consumer requests.
LEGO Factory at www.LEGO.com enables you to create your own model and buy the LEGO elements required to build it.
Selected product news 2004
LEGO Ferrari
LEGO Outdoor Racers
The LEGO Group signs the UN Global Compact initiative.
For LEGO minifigures who represent real-life persons or characters from books, movies or TV series, the yellow facial colouring is replaced by a more authentic skin colour, facial expression and hair style.
The first BIONICLE film, Mask of Light, is released and proves to be a big success.
Selected Product News 2003
CLIKITS – new design system for girls
LEGO Orient Expedition
The brand statement "Play On" replaces "Just Imagine...".
The LEGO DUPLO brand is replaced by the LEGO EXPLORE brand covering all pre-school activities.
LEGO Brand Retail stores open in Cologne, Germany (September), Milton Keynes, England (November) and Moscow, Russia (December).
LEGOLAND Deutschland opens at Günzbrug, Germany.
Selected Product News 2002
Music Composer (LEGO EXPLORE)
Music Roller (LEGO EXPLORE)
Island Extreme Stunts (+ PlayStation game)
WilliamsF1 Racer
LEGO My World receives an important award in Germany for the best software learning product at the book fair in Frankfurt.
LEGO Mindstorms Robot "Jitter" is sent into orbit around the earth with the International Space Station.
LEGO Serious Play is unveiled in the autumn.
Deficit is again turned to profit for LEGO Group.
Selected Product News 2001
LEGO BIONICLE (+ BIONICLE PC and Nintendo game)
LEGO DUPLO dolls
LEGO Bob the Builder
LEGO Harry Potter
Jack Stone
Alpha Team
LEGO My World (software)
Island 2 - The Brickster's Revenge (software)
LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System 2.0 – released in rest of world
The company mission and fundamental beliefs are being revised to "Children are our role models..."
The British Association of Toy Retailers names the LEGO brick "Toy of the Century".
The LEGO Group achieves its budgeted surplus for 1999 of DKK 500 million and employees are rewarded with a bonus and a global party.
The LEGO Group signs a partnership deal with Warner Bros. relating to the launch of LEGO Products based on Harry Potter's magic universe.
LEGO factory opens in Kladno, Czech Republic.
The LEGO Group runs a DKK 1 billion deficit.
Selected Product News 2000
LEGO & Steven Spielberg MovieMaker Set (LEGO Studios)
Decoration foam (LEGO SCALA)
Grand Silver Champion (LEGO TECHNIC)
Speed Slammers (LEGO TECHNIC)
LEGO MyBot
LEGO Football (LEGO Soccer in the US)
The Musical Apple
LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System 2.0 – released in Japan


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Microsoft OneNote 2010 offers several new features in addition to improvements and enhancements to features introduced in previous versions. This article summarizes the most significant changes to help you plan your upgrade.
In this article
Universal access to all of your information
With OneNote 2010, you have virtually uninterrupted access to your notes and information by providing the ability to access your files from anywhere you are — whether at work, at home, or on the go.
Sync to the cloud (OneDrive) Your notebooks are available anywhere from any computer. This is in addition to the other ways you can sync your notebooks (file shares, SharePoint, USB drives, etc.).
OneNote Online You can access and edit an entire notebook from a Web browser, even on computers that don't t have OneNote 2010 installed.
OneNote Mobile 2010 for Windows Phone 7 If you have Windows Phone 7, you can use Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 to work with your notes from anywhere—whether you're at work, at home, or on the go. OneNote Mobile 2010 is part of Office Mobile and already on your phone in the Office hub, so you don't need to download or install anything else to get started. You can use OneNote Mobile to create or update notes using many of the same tools you're familiar with in the desktop version of OneNote, such as inserting voice memos and pictures into your notes, viewing notes and locating specific pages in a notebook, creating lists, and opening and editing notebooks that are stored on a SharePoint 2010 site. You can also add notes to a OneNote notebook that was created for you and synced to OneDrive. This way, you can view and edit your notes on your phone using OneNote Mobile, on your computer using OneNote 2010, or online using OneNote Online in a web browser.
Read more about Office Mobile 2010 for Windows Phone 7.
Improved sharing and collaboration
OneNote 2010 supports simultaneous multi-user editing of notebooks. This is useful for single users who want to work with the same notebook on both a desktop and a laptop computer simultaneously without locking the file, but it's even more valuable for groups and teams who are sharing a notebook for brainstorming, planning ideas, capturing information in meetings, and so on. Shared notebooks are also useful for families who can use it for planning home renovations, gardening, recipes, wedding and event planning, and so on.
Highlighting of unread notes New content in a shared notebook that someone else in your group or on your team has added or changed since you last looked at it is automatically highlighted so you can quickly see what's new. Notebook tiles, section tabs, and page tabs containing new content are shown in bold so you can quickly navigate to it.
Authoring information Content added or changed in a shared notebook by anyone other than you is now indicated by a small, color-coded bar with the author's initials. You can now easily see who added new information — and where.
Versioning support You can now quickly show previous versions of any page, including who wrote it and when. Changes relative to previous versions of a page are automatically highlighted.
Faster synchronization of pages When multiple people are working on the same page, synchronization of that page is accelerated so that changes appear to all authors in near real-time.
Better ways to organize and find notes
Making it easy to capture, organize, and finding information has always been at the heart of what OneNote does. OneNote 2010 offers several enhancements in this core feature area.
Section and page tab improvements OneNote 2010 makes navigation of notebooks with a larger number of sections and pages simpler than before, and it is now easier to create new sections. Additional enhancements include better visualization of the page tab hierarchy, the ability to collapse groups of subpages, and the ability to insert new pages from anywhere in your page tabs.
Fast Search for easy navigation There has never been a faster way to get to the most often used pages in your notebook. Search results appear as you type. In addition to page content, Fast Search can search based on notebook names, section labels, and page titles. Page authors can also quickly search for recently added content (last day, week, month, and so on) or get a quick overview of what's changed on any particular day.
Wiki linking You can now easily create a link to any existing page in a notebook (or even to a new page) by simply typing the Wiki link syntax — for example, [[The Page Title That I Want]] — or by using the new page search experience from within the Insert Hyperlink dialog box. This enables you to easily create Wiki like notebooks with lots of cross links across pages.
Quick filing You can import information into OneNote in a variety of ways, including Send to OneNote from Microsoft Outlook and from Windows Internet Explorer, and you can print any document or file directly to your notebook using the OneNote print driver. The new Quick Filing popup in OneNote 2010 lets you quickly choose where in your notebook you want to import something. To make repeated importing easier, this feature remembers the last places from where you imported content. You can also search in your Quick Filing locations to find a specific section or page if you want to move it to a different location.
Easier research and linked note-taking
OneNote is ideally suited as an indispensable companion when researching and collecting information from other files or on the World Wide Web (for example, a market analysis study, a class paper, home renovation options, a car purchase, hotel and flight information, and so on). This often involves looking at a variety of Web pages and related documents and annotating them. We've enhanced a number of features in this category to improve this experience.
Docked OneNote You can now move the OneNote program window to the side of your Windows desktop, where it docks alongside other windows (for example, your Web browser, other Microsoft Office programs, and so on). OneNote minimizes the user interface and shows you only your current page alongside the other windows.
Linked Note Taking While in docked mode, OneNote 2010 can automatically link the notes you take to what you're looking at — such as a Web page address in Internet Explorer, the cursor location in Microsoft Word, a specific presentation slide in Microsoft PowerPoint, and so on. When you later return to OneNote and hover over a linked note, you'll see a thumbnail preview of the original document, which you can click to be taken back to what you were looking at when you wrote the note.
Automatic text wrapping OneNote now wraps text outlines to automatically fit the window size when there is only one outline on the page (for example, when the OneNote program window is docked to a relatively narrow window on the side of your desktop).
IRM protected printouts In corporate enterprise and training scenarios, you can now more safely distribute intellectual property and proprietary materials such as product manuals or lecture notes. Recipients of protected notes can view such content in OneNote 2010 and annotate them with their own, personal notes. Unauthorized recipients will not see any of the protected material.
Print driver for 64-bit operating systems OneNote 2010 is the first version of OneNote to offer a native Send to OneNote print driver that fully supports 64-bit versions of the latest operating systems, such as Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Editing improvements
Much like OneNote's organizational features, its editing capabilities are a core feature area. OneNote 2010 offers several enhancements here as well.
Gallery of basic Styles OneNote 2010 adds a quick gallery of basic note-taking styles, such as Heading 1, 2, 3. While not intended to match the complexity of a word processor's style gallery, these basic styles provide a quick and easy way to apply a consistent structure and appearance to recurring types of notes (for example, class or meeting notes).
Improved bulleted lists A simple but much requested change, the indentation of first-level bulleted items in a list now exactly matches the indentation of the previous text.
Mathematical equations OneNote 2010 supports the ability to add equations. This is useful for students or anyone else who needs to input math as part of their notes. This feature is further enhanced on Tablet PCs running Windows 7, where OneNote can recognize and convert handwritten mathematical equations in addition to typed ones.
Mini Translator A new Mini Translator in OneNote 2010 lets you use your mouse to point to a foreign word or phrase and see a translation into your native language in a small window. This is useful for language students, or anyone working in a bi- or multi-lingual environment and needs help understanding a word or phrase (for example, from text in a shared notebook or from clipped content from the Web). The Mini Translator includes a Play button so you can hear the audio pronunciation of the word or phrase, as well as a Copy button so you can paste the translation elsewhere in your notebook. No language packs, language interface packs, or proofing tools need to be installed on your computer for this feature to work.
Touch support
The already well-established popularity of OneNote among Tablet PC users makes its newly added support for touch-enabled operating systems such as Windows 7 a natural progression.
Finger panning and auto-switching On compatible computers running Windows 7, you can use your finger to scroll and pan around any page in OneNote 2010. Depending on your input device, OneNote will automatically switch between pen, pan, and selection.
Pinch zooming This is a standard gesture on multi-touch devices, such as a PC running a touch or multi-touch compatible operating system such as Windows 7. By using a pinch gesture with your fingers, you can zoom in and out of a notebook page in OneNote to change the page magnification to your liking.
Improved navigation controls Several navigational enhancements have been added for customers using OneNote 2010 on touch-compatible PCs and operating systems.
User interface improvements
Like the other Microsoft Office 2010 programs, OneNote 2010 includes the Fluent™ interface, which consists of a fully customizable visual system of tools and commands.
Ribbon access The Ribbon provides easy access to the tools and commands in OneNote. It replaces the toolbars seen in older versions of Microsoft Office programs. The Ribbon in OneNote was designed to optimize for key note-taking scenarios to make them easier to use. The Ribbon provides quicker access to the full well of commands in OneNote 2010 and allows for easier future additions and customizations. To help maximize your note-taking space on the page, the Ribbon can be hidden while writing and revealed only temporarily when needed.
Ribbon customization You can use customizations to personalize the Ribbon in OneNote 2010 with the tools and commands that you care most about. You can also create custom tabs and custom groups that can provide shortcuts to your most frequently used commands.
Microsoft Office Backstage view A new addition in Microsoft Office 2010 programs, the Microsoft Office Backstage is the latest innovation in the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface and a companion feature to the Ribbon. The Backstage view is where you manage your files and set your program and notebook options.
Simplified language settings Multilingual users can easily access a single dialog box in OneNote 2010, where preferences can be set for editing, display, ScreenTip, and Help languages. If you don't have the software or keyboard layout installed that you need, you are notified, and links are provided for you to make it easier to resolve such issues.


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What you've just watched is models (from left) Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn and Rosie Tapner doing their best to entertain themselves (and the rest of us) while they wait around to walk the Topshop runway at London Fashion Week a few days ago.
They happen to be doing their own version of a slightly obnoxious internet fad—the details and origin of which are not really of concern. You can watch more examples here, but trust us: The British bombshells' rendition above is the only one worth your 30 seconds on a busy Thursday like today.
If you do have more than half a minute to spare, try Topshop's YouTube channel, where you can delight in said models' fetching English accents—or check out the photo-shoot bloopers we posted last week, for further depictions of beautiful women acting irresistibly absurd.
[Video courtesy of Topshop on YouTube, via GQ.com. Individuals pictured do not endorse Nordstrom.]


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I recently blogged about an interesting op-ed in which Ken Klukowski and Ken Blackwell of the American Civil Rights Union argue that the Supreme Court need not overturn The Slaughter-House Cases while "incorporating" the right to bear arms against the states. (Josh Blackman fisked the article in more depth here.) This piece was essentially a distillation of the ACRU's amicus brief in McDonald v. City of Chicago, which ultimately argues, like Cato's brief, that Chicago's gun ban is unconstitutional.
It has come to my attention, however, that I mischaracterized one aspect of the Kens' op-ed (sorry about that): while they are indeed against overturning Slaughter-House, the authors still seek to apply the Second Amendment right through the Privileges or Immunities Clause (like Cato and most libertarians), rather than through the Due Process Clause (like many conservatives and gun rights proponents). This is the ACRU's main argument, and it is based largely on Ken Klukowski's recent law review article – indeed, the brief's body cites Klukowski article some 20 times, often for propositions that find no further support in case law or academic literature. (Josh has also provided a short critique of the ACRU brief/Klukowski article, so I won't do that here.)
In any event, this clarification gives me an opportunity to name and outline the five possible ways a justice could come down in the McDonald case:
- "Extreme Anti-Gun" – Affirm the lower court in its entirety, deciding that it correctly interpreted Supreme Court precedent, that reconsideration of this precedent is unwarranted, and therefore that neither the Second Amendment nor the right to bear arms it protects extends to people in the states (as opposed to in federal territories, like the District of Columbia). I can't imagine that any justice will vote for this way; even those who dissented in Heller generally support the selective incorporation of rights against the states.
- "Conventional Liberal" – Affirm the lower court in part but clarify that while the Second Amendment is indeed "incorporated" as against the states via the Due Process Clause, Chicago's gun ban is still okay – possibly under a test weighing the individual right against the city's interest in reducing gun violence. There may be one to four votes for this position: Justice Breyer likes balancing tests; Justice Stevens may feel that his hometown's regulations are justified; and Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor may feel the same way about New York.
- "Conventional Conservative" – Reverse the lower court, "incorporate" the Second Amendment via the Due Process Clause – adopting an analysis akin to that of Ninth Circuit Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain in the Nordyke case – and strike down Chicago's gun ban. The NRA's brief primarily advocates this position, as do many conservatives fearful of the Privileges or Immunities Clause. There may be one to eight votes for this position: The "minimalist" Chief Justice Roberts may be hesitant to overturn longstanding precedent; Justice Scalia may decide that the devil he knows (substantive due process) is better than the one he doesn't (privileges or immunities); Justice Kennedy may feel vested in his own expansive "fundamental rights" jurisprudence under the Due Process Clause (see my review of a book analyzing that jurisprudence); Justice Alito may share one or more of the above sentiments; and one or more of the aforementioned liberals may decide to "bite the bullet" and go along with this position.
- "Mend Slaughter-House, Don't End It" – Reverse the lower court, overturn three old precedents – Cruikshank (1876), Presser (1886), and Miller (1894), which were decided at a time when none of the rights in the Bill of Rights was considered to apply to the states – "incorporate" the Second Amendment via the Privileges or Immunities Clause without touching Slaughter-House, and strike down Chicago's gun ban. This is the ACRU position, and while I don't think it's textually or historically supportable – a scholarly consensus across ideological lines holds that Slaughter-House was both wrongly decided and forecloses any significant application of the Privileges or Immunities Clause – it could emerge as a political "compromise." (If Justice O'Connor were still on the Court, I could maybe see her advancing this position.)
- "Originalist/Libertarian" – Reverse the lower court, overturn Slaughter-House and the three aforementioned cases, extend the right to keep and bear arms to the states (which is technically distinct from "incorporating" the Second Amendment), and strike down Chicago's gun ban. This is Cato's position – as well as that of the liberal Constitutional Accountability Center on behalf of eight leading constitutional law professors from across the political spectrum – and there will be one and may be up to all nine of the justices here: Justice Thomas has long said that he'd like to revisit Slaughter-House in the appropriate case, and he surely led the push to grant a cert petition whose question presented called for briefing about the Privileges or Immunities Clause; any of the others who seriously grapple with the arguments in Alan Gura's brilliant petitioners' brief (and those of his amici, us included) will also have to go this way despite their various political qualms.
In short, I see at least five votes in favor of extending the right to keep and bear arms to the states, but it's an open question as to whether the Court will do that via the Due Process of Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Now, you may ask why, if I'm so confident that the fifth option above is correct, don't all conservatives qua self-professed "originalists" gravitate towards it (and, conversely, why some liberals qua "living constitutionalists" do). That's an unlawyerly matter of policy preferences: as the Kens' op-ed details, conservatives (and some libertarians), while wanting to extend Heller's interpretation of the Second Amendment to the states, are wary of opening a Pandora's Box of positive rights (health care, housing, welfare, etc.), as well as the perpetual culture-war bogeymen (abortion, gay marriage, pornography, etc.). Liberal intellectuals, meanwhile, are holding their nose at having to extend gun rights because they feel that's the only concession they have to make to achieve their utopic constitutionalization of the entire progressive agenda.
While libertarians share the conservative concern about positive rights – as well as legal, if typically not policy, qualms about courts' handling of social issues (e.g., that Roe v. Wade is bad law even if some libertarians are pro-choice; that Lawrence v. Texas is good law but achieved through Kennedy-esque hand-waving rather than sound legal reasoning) – many of us see the benefits of being able to protect economic liberties and other natural rights. For example, unlike conservatives, we generally like Lochner, the 1905 case that struck down on "liberty of contract" grounds a New York law limiting bakers' hours.
Yes there's a danger – particularly if President Obama gets to replace not only Justices Stevens and Ginsburg, but also Scalia and Kennedy – that overturning Slaughter-House will open the aforementioned Pandora's Box, but: 1) that danger isn't necessarily mitigated by somehow managing to use the Privileges or Immunities Clause without overturning Slaughter-House; 2) the danger is no different than under the current substantive due process doctrine; and 3) if we are to remain originalists not just in overturning Slaughter-House but in future jurisprudence, the progressives' arguments fail, the danger is averted, and the Box stays sealed. Josh Blackman and I wrote our article, "Keeping Pandora's Box Sealed: Privileges or Immunities, The Constitution in 2020, and Properly Extending the Right to Keep and Bear Arms," in part to address the valid concerns (sketched in the Kens' op-ed) about the consequences of truly reviving the Privileges or Immunities Clause.
While we won't assuage the staunchest social conservatives – (adult) pornography is protected speech (but even more so is political advertising!) – we should mollify many faint-hearted originalists. Anyone who thinks the Constitution is a "dead" document, whose text is to be interpreted according to its original public meaning, has to admit that the Privileges or Immunities Clause protects something more than what Slaughter-House said it did.
To see how all this works in greater detail, read our Pandora's Box article, which I've previously discussed here , here, and here. And again, Cato's amicus brief is here; see also this law review article by its principal author, Cato adjunct scholar Timothy Sandefur.


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The thorny issue of immigration reform may get pricklier before it gets better, and Congress may have a narrow window of opportunity to make meaningful changes in a system that has not worked well for years before the cycle of national elections makes passing any contentious issue even more difficult.
In the meantime, the produce industry, a labor intensive business, depends on immigrant labor for much of its harvesting, packing and processing chores and finding a reliable pool of legal immigrant workers is increasingly difficult.
Frank Gasperini, with the National Council of Ag Employers; Dan Brown, an attorney with Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP; and U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, discussed current immigration issues and potential for reform during the Texas Produce Convention in Austin.
Gasperini said from an employer's perspective, immigration reform is a critical issue to provide enough legal workers to keep U.S. companies competitive and keep jobs from moving offshore. But reform will not be easy.
"The country is polarized by the far right and the far left," he said. "It's hard to get it toned down. For the last eight or 10 years in Congress it's been a case of do it all or do nothing. It's a difficult time to get things done in Washington."
He said a temporary guest worker program, H2A, currently provides less than 5 percent of all agricultural workers in the United States. "The estimate that three-fourths or more are not documented legally is probably true. It's difficult to supply enough legal employees for agriculture."
He said the Bush administration made some changes in H2A near the end of the term, but many of those changes have been under pressure by the Obama administration, including wages that are $2 higher than prevailing rates.
Employers got an injunction to stop suspension of previous H2A rules, he said, and the Department of Labor will begin working on new regulations. He said new rules could be announced in the fall or winter. "We'll probably see a new proposal for H2A, but we're probably not going to like it."
He said regulations have been too broad. "I hope to see more specific rules that leave less agency latitude. With vague legislation, we get changes with any new administration."
He said an ag jobs bill "is a long shot to pass this year." He expects Congress will push next year for a comprehensive immigration bill that may include ag jobs.
"The issue becomes a lightning rod. Legislators will not support it publicly, fearing a backlash from voters. The House is more urban now."
Representative Cuellar said the agricultural industry needs immigration reform to offset "a labor shortage in certain areas. Agriculture, especially, needs a guest worker plan that works. We want strong border security and a guest worker plan. We also have from 11 million to 12 million illegal aliens in the United States."
He said dealing with that many illegals "is the hardest part" of immigration reform. "It will take a lot of help. We have to look at the realities and what works and what doesn't."
Cuellar said the last immigration reform came during the Reagan administration. "It gets emotional," he said. "But we have to get something that makes sense. Intent is to do it this year but other things have gotten in the way."
Timing is critical, he said. "If we get too far into next year, the election will be a factor. Then next winter we'll be into 2011 and looking at the 2012 presidential campaigns."
Brown said enforcing current immigration laws will "get reform moving in Congress," and said legislation likely will focus on employers rather than on individual workers. He said President Bush had "virtually no I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form) inspections or fines, especially in his early years.
That is changing with an announcement in July of 652 notices of inspections. "Even more enforcement is to come. The biggest issue is to have the I-9 compliance policy in place."
He said fines have increased and range from $300 to $3,200 per illegal worker for the first violation. Improper paperwork could result in fines from $110 to $1,100 per worker. "Fines can add up," Brown said.
He said some agricultural employers likely will be included in the list of inspection sites. "Companies that receive an I-9 inspection notice should take it seriously. Employers must get procedures in place and follow them properly. Provide proper training. A lot of errors can be avoided with training."
He also recommended that companies do their own audits and said electronic I-9 programs may eliminate some errors.
Brown said "no match letters," in cases where an employee's Social Security number doesn't match tax records, may be used to identify a possible illegal immigrant. The rule was recently repealed and final regulations for a new program have not been issued.
"For now, go back to the guidelines for 2006 and earlier," Brown said. "If companies get 'no match' letters, they shouldn't ignore them. They may need guidance from Homeland Security and they may need to terminate employees."
Gasperini said in a question-and-answer session that the industry is not certain how the Obama administration will proceed on immigration reform. He said some "very conservative congressmen will label California Sen. Diane Feinstein's proposal as amnesty.
"The Obama administration wants comprehensive immigration reform, which offers our best chance to get an ag jobs bill."
He said California wants an amnesty program, but that Texas needs a day crossing program. "It's a difficult issue, but there will be a lot (of advantages) for Texas in an ag jobs bill."
He said H2A is "broke and not fixable as is."
Brown said regulations need to "allow people to cross the border quickly and easily."
Gasperini said health care also will "be a huge employer issue. Employer mandates are possible and may include H2A and other guest workers."
He said health care for seasonal workers would be difficult to manage with employees moving from farm to farm and across state lines as seasons change.
"The (legislative process) has slowed down," he said. "But something will pass and will be worked on and added to over the years. It's better to be a part of the process and help slow it down and work on the issues."
He said long-term, employer mandates likely will be part of the health care program. "Temporary workers will be an issue. Our goal is to keep a system where we can remain competitive."
Cuellar said two goals stand out for health care reform: helping people with insurance reduce costs and helping people without insurance to get coverage.
A member of the Blue Dog Democrats, Cuellar recommends holding off to study the options. But he pointed out the need to do something.
"Insurance premiums have gone up over the last 10 years — 104 percent in Texas since 2001. Co-pays also are up."
He said he wanted neither an insurance bureaucrat nor a government bureaucrat making medical decisions that should be made by individuals.
He said Texas ranks No. 1 in the nation in the number of children without health insurance. "One in four Texans has no coverage."
He said a public option (government supported) or a co-op plan both "have strong arguments. A balance is needed," he said, to keep insurance companies competitive.
He said health care would be one of the most important issues Congress has faced in the last 40 years. The goal is to make insurance coverage available to all Americans. The trick is "how we get there."
He said the working middle class could be the most vulnerable in the system. "Some are penalized for having a job. We also want to focus on small businesses. Ten years ago, 68 percent of small businesses had insurance coverage; today it's 32 percent because premiums have gone up. How do we help the working class?
"We have to be careful of what role government plays," Cuellar said.
Gasperini said employers also need to develop strategies for managing pandemics, such as the H1N1 flu. "Employees will be frightened by the media and may not show up for work. The issue also could be real with deaths possible. Employers need a plan to deal with it. The industry will face the issue this winter."


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As everyone in the valley knows that Vail Mountain opens tomorrow and everyone is excited! This morning we got a couple inches of fresh powder for everyone to enjoy! The mountain's operation crew was proud to announce today that both Vail Village and Lionshead Village base areas will be opened thanks to the cold temperatures and the most recent snow fall.
This is what Vail had to say regarding the terrain for tomorrow:
The majority of skiing and riding will be available on Born Free with connecting routes from the top of Gondola One and the top of Eagle Bahn Gondola. Beginner terrain will be available at the top of the Eagle Bahn Gondola around Little Eagle Lift (#15). We are very close to opening much more terrain on natural snow, we just need a little more snow and, more importantly, cold temperatures for our snowmakers and groomers to fill in the few gaps and ditches to connect everything together safely. Ski Patrol is evaluating trails every day and once a run is safe and skiable, we will drop ropes immediately.
Here's what Vail's COO, Chris Jarnot, had to say about openings: "We are very close to being able to open up much more additional terrain on mostly natural snow, and just need a bit more snow and, most importantly, cold temperatures to allow our snowmakers and groomers to fill in a few ditches, holes and gaps to connect everything together safely. Ski Patrol will be evaluating trails every day, and we will open up as much additional terrain as we can, as soon as we can open it safely for all of our guests. Keep your fingers crossed for continued snow and for cold temperatures, and we'll get there soon."
Skiing and riding will be offered from Gondola One, Born Free Express Lift (#8), the Eagle Bahn Gondola and Little Eagle Lift (#15) beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, November 22nd. Until more terrain opens, all of Vail Mountain is considered a slow zone. Please me in control and considerate of others.


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The UEFA Women's Champions League knockout stage begins on Tuesday with FC Zürich Frauen and Inka Grings getting the games under way and FC Barcelona's debut against Arsenal LFC among the round of 32 first-leg highlights.
Grings, a winner with FCR 2001 Duisburg in 2009, scored three goals in the qualifying round and now needs only two more to equal Hanna Ljungberg's all-time record of 39 in UEFA women's club competition. She could achieve that on Tuesday, but France's FCF Juvisy Essonne, one of 22 teams given a bye to this stage, provide tough opposition.
The bulk of the first legs are on Wednesday and include the start of Lyon's bid for a third straight title away to Finland's PK-35 Vantaa. Meanwhile, at the Mini Estadi, in the shadow of the Camp Nou, Barcelona play their debut European fixture against 2007 champions Arsenal.
Four further first legs take place on Thursday, including the keenly awaited bow of ambitious VfL Wolfsburg, who hope to do what German compatriots 1. FFC Frankfurt, 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and Duisburg managed: win the European title in their maiden season. They are away to Poland's RTP Unia Racibórz while MTK Hungária FC welcome Swedish champions WFC Malmö, for whom Anja Mittag is herself just three goals short of Ljungberg's record mark.
In the round of 16, for which an open draw was made, the winners of the tie between Barcelona and Arsenal will face two-time champions Potsdam should they knock out Standard Fémina de Liège. Arsenal will also have their sights on a home-town final in London on 23 May having missed out in the last four to Lyon when Fulham FC's Craven Cottage staged the 2011 decider.
Round of 32 draw
First legs: Wednesday (*Tuesday, **Thursday)
Second legs: 3/4/11 October
Stjarnan (ISL) v FK Zorkiy Krasnogorsk (RUS)
*FC Zürich Frauen (SUI) v FCF Juvisy Essonne (FRA)
PK-35 Vantaa (FIN) v Olympique Lyonnais (FRA, holders)
Birmingham City LFC (ENG) v ASD CF Verona (ITA)
Glasgow City LFC (SCO) v Fortuna Hjørring (DEN)
**MTK Hungária FC (HUN) v WFC Malmö (SWE)
CFF Olimpia Cluj (ROU) v NÖSV Neulengbach (AUT)
**RTP Unia Racibórz (POL) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER)
Apollon Limassol LFC (CYP) v ASD Torres Calcio (ITA)
Stabæk Fotball (NOR) v Brøndby IF (DEN)
**WFC SFK 2000 Sarajevo (BIH) v AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
BIIK Shymkent (KAZ) v Røa Fotball Elite (NOR)
Standard Fémina de Liège (BEL) v 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (GER)
**ADO Den Haag (NED) v FC Rossiyanka (RUS)
Spartak Jaffa (SRB) v Göteborg FC (SWE)
FC Barcelona (ESP) v Arsenal LFC (ENG)
Round of 16 draw
Played 31 October/1 November & 7/8 November
Apollon/Torres v Olimpia Cluj/Neulengbach
Birmingham/Verona v MTK/Malmö
Glasgow/Fortuna v Spartak/Göteborg
Unia/Wolfsburg v BIIK/Røa
Sarajevo/Sparta v Den Haag/Rossiyanka
Stjarnan/Zorkiy v Vantaa/Lyon
Barcelona/Arsenal v Standard/Potsdam
Stabæk/Brøndby v Zürich/Juvisy
Knockout calendar
Quarter-final & semi-final draw: 20 November
Quarter-finals: 20/21 & 27/28 March
Semi-finals: 13/14 & 20/21 April
Final (London): 23 May


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text: Updated LED Message Board Driver 18 December 2011 david Code In the past few months several people have contacted me to ask if I could update my LED USB Message Board driver so that it works on 64 bit machines, especially Windows 7. So I have finally gotten round to that. It actually took me longer to find the source code than to fix it for 64 bit machines :-) It was one of those seemingly counter-intuitive problems. I had to tell Visual Studio to target x86 machines when compiling to make it work on 64 bit computers. This is because the USB code that I'm using is 32 bit only, so changing the compiliation to target x86 means that a 64 bit machine will know to run the code in 32-bit mode. Easy when you know how. It might mean this driver has a limited shelf life, I'm probably not going to re-write a specific 64 bit version. So if Microsoft stop allowing 64 bit machines to run 32 bit code then the driver will stop working. But for now it works. It even means that I can use my own LED display again, since I've been running Windows 7 64 bit for ages... My LED driver page is here.


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As Members of the Calimesa Breakfast Lions Club, we are honored to take part and support many worthwhile charity's
within our own and other community's.
Lions are men and women who volunteer their time to humanitarian causes in their local communities, and around
the world. By conducting service projects and raising funds, Lions are dedicated to helping those in need.
The Calimesa Breakfast Lions are members of the "International Association of Lions Clubs", and was founded
in Chicago in 1917 by a insurance agent named Melvin Jones.
Since 1917, Lions clubs have offered pepole the opportunity to give something back to their communities. From
involving members in projects as local as cleaning up an area park or as far-reaching as bringing site to the world's blind,
Lions clubs have always embraced those committed to building a brighter future for their community.
Today with more than 46,000 clubs in 193 countries and geographical areas, Lions have expanded their focus
to help meet the ever-increasing need of our global community.
Our programs are continually changing to meet new needs and greater demands, but our mission has never wavered:
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The Wii U's Pro Controller already does a great 360 pad impersonation, but just in case you wanted/needed it to be more like Microsoft's input device, here's a mod that shows you how to drop a pair of Xbox 360 thumbsticks inside the casing of a Wii U Pro Controller.
It's of course not going to happen easily, as you'll need to take the pad open and unscrew and move around some stuff, but hey, the effect might well be worth it for some.
Even though I had no interest in doing this myself, I watched the whole damn video, because you get to see extensive footage of both controllers being taken apart, something I'm developing a strange fetish for.
Wii U Pro / Xbox 360 Controller Mod [Gametista, via Go Nintendo]


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The DIGEST-MD5 mechanism authenticates clients by comparing a hashed value sent by the client with a hash of the user's password. However, because the mechanism must read user passwords, all users that want to be authenticated through DIGEST-MD5 must have {CLEAR} passwords in the directory. When storing {CLEAR} passwords in the directory, you must ensure that access to password values is properly restricted through ACIs, as described in Chapter 6, Directory Server Access Control. In addition, you need to configure attribute encryption in the suffix, as described in Encrypting Attribute Values.
The following procedure explains how to configure Directory Server to use DIGEST-MD5.
You cannot use DSCC to perform this task. Use the command line, as described in this procedure.
Use the ldapsearch command to verify that DIGEST-MD5 is a value of the supportedSASLMechanisms attribute on the root entry.
For example, the following command shows which SASL mechanisms are enabled:
$ ldapsearch -h host -p port -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w - \ -s base -b "" "(objectclass=*)" supportedSASLMechanisms Enter bind password: dn: supportedSASLMechanisms: EXTERNAL supportedSASLMechanisms: DIGEST-MD5 supportedSASLMechanisms: GSSAPI
If DIGEST-MD5 is not enabled, enable it.
$ ldapmodify -h host -p port -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w - Enter bind password: dn: cn=SASL, cn=security, cn=config changetype: modify add: dsSaslPluginsEnable dsSaslPluginsEnable: DIGEST-MD5 - replace: dsSaslPluginsPath dsSaslPluginsPath: SASL-library
where SASL-library is one of the following:
Use the default identity mapping for DIGEST-MD5, or create new ones.
For information, see DIGEST-MD5 Identity Mappings.
Ensure that the password is stored in {CLEAR} for all users who will access the server through SSL using DIGEST-MD5.
See Chapter 7, Directory Server Password Policy for password storage schemes.
If you modified the SASL configuration entry or one of the DIGEST-MD5 identity mapping entries, restart Directory Server.
Identity mappings for SASL mechanisms try to match the credentials of the SASL identity with a user entry in the directory. Authentication fails if the mapping cannot find a DN that corresponds to the SASL identity. See Oracle Fusion Middleware Reference for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition for a complete description of this mechanism.
The SASL identity is a string called the Principal that represents a user in a format specific to each mechanism. In DIGEST-MD5, clients should create a Principal that contains either a dn: prefix and an LDAP DN or a u: prefix followed by any text determined by the client. During the mapping, the Principal that is sent by the client is available in the ${Principal} placeholder.
The following entry in your server configuration is the default identity mapping for DIGEST-MD5:
dn: cn=default,cn=DIGEST-MD5,cn=identity mapping,cn=config objectClass: top objectClass: nsContainer objectClass: dsIdentityMapping objectClass: dsPatternMatching cn: default dsMatching-pattern: \${Principal} dsMatching-regexp: dn:(.*) dsMappedDN: \$1
This identity mapping assumes that the dn field of the Principal contains the exact DN of an existing user in the directory.
You cannot use DSCC to perform this task. Use the command line, as described in this procedure.
Edit the default mapping entry or create new mapping entries under cn=DIGEST-MD5,cn=identity mapping,cn=config.
The following command shows how this mapping would be defined:
$ ldapmodify -a -h host1 -p 1389 -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w - Enter bind password: dn: cn=unqualified-username,cn=DIGEST-MD5,cn=identity mapping cn=config objectclass: dsIdentityMapping objectclass: dsPatternMatching objectclass: nsContainer objectclass: top cn: unqualified-username dsMatching-pattern: \${Principal} dsMatching-regexp: u:(.*)@(.*)\\.com dsSearchBaseDN: dc=\$2 dsSearchFilter: (uid=\$1)
Restart Directory Server for your new mappings to take effect.