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Sony's new HX850 has good picture quality for its price, performing better than similarly-priced LG and Samsung models in its default and calibrated settings. Apart from some minor issues with detail in dark areas, the HX850 handles both standard and HD video with aplomb. Sony's online features have not evolved in line with competitors, and its interface is beginning to look dated.
The Sony BRAVIA HX850 is the newest model in Sony's 2012 TV line-up, and is the second most expensive TV on offer. It's got a slightly higher price than the comparable Samsung ES7500 and LG LM8600. It has excellent picture quality in both preset and calibrated modes, but the Sony interface is beginning to look dated.
The HX850 is the top new release for Sony this year, but it still sits under the HX925 — a 2011 release that the company is keeping on until 2013.
Like the HX925 the BRAVIA HX850 is a 'Monolithic Design' Sony TV, with no visible bezels or disruptive design cues. We tested the HX850 with its optional stand, which includes more powerful speakers and a six-degree backwards tilt, but the bundled stand is also attractive and fits in with the TV's sleek and futuristic design.
The HX850 isn't nearly as glossy as the earlier HX925, and that's a very good thing. We used the HX850 in a room brightly lit by fluorescent lights and while it is moderately reflective, distractions can be minimised with careful room placement. The optional stand is more likely to reflect ceiling lights due to its rakish cant. We wouldn't use the HX850 in a room where a large light source like a window is directly in front of the TV — a matte screen (like a Sharp or some Panasonics) is a better choice here.
The screen is finished in a single sheet of Gorilla Glass, but the bezel of the Sony BRAVIA HX850 does intrude around an inch from the TV's edge on all sides. When it's switched on, the HX850 doesn't have the same impressive borderless effect that we liked on the LG LM9600. The deep black bezel does make the on-screen image look more contrasty and impressive, though.
The remote control that's bundled with the Sony BRAVIA HX850 is a cut-down version of last year's model, and it's a little confusing. The buttons are small, there are a lot of them and it's not really clear what they all do. We would have preferred a simpler remote bundled with a more comprehensive on-screen interface.
The on-screen menu interface of the Sony BRAVIA HX850 is functionally very similar to the one used in last year's models. We wish text was crisper, larger and higher-resolution, as the smooth white-on-black is hard to read from a distance. Samsung is currently our benchmark for a quality menu interface, while Sharp shows what's possible with a simple interface on a non-Smart TV.
The Sony Entertainment Network brings all the company's video, music and apps into one place on the BRAVIA HX850. Sony has consolidated 2011's BRAVIA Internet Video and Sony Internet TV into the Sony Entertainment Network, adding features like Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited along the way.
The SEN interface relies on large icons and is easy to navigate, but the underlying applications are the same as last year. ABC iView, for example, desperately needs an update: instead of the sleek interface of the Web browser version, the Sony interface is a glut of video icons and little more.
The Entertainment Network interface is split into apps, video and music, with an additional favourites section. The apps are free (although some like Quickflix require in-app payment) and are already loaded onto the TV. Video and music purchases are made through Sony's Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited services — Music Unlimited is subscription-based but videos can only be temporarily rented with no unlimited subscription option.
Heading into the app section shows a description box for each app that's not filled out by the information inside it. The interface generally looks a little slap-dash; we think it could use more work.
The BRAVIA HX850 has a range of analog and digital inputs that is comparable to other 2011 and 2012 LED and plasma TVs.
The TV's four HDMI ports are more than enough for average home use — we don't expect many living rooms to have more than a Blu-ray player in them these days, and maybe a PVR to record shows. The HDMI ports are distributed across the side and bottom panels of the HX850's rear.
An optional break-out connector lets the Sony HX850 receive analog composite and component video. There's also a built-in analog composite video port on the TV's rear facing outwards, along with two of the three total analog audio inputs.
There's an Ethernet port on the bottom panel and two side-mounted USB 2.0 ports for Internet and external media connectivity respectively. NTFS file systems aren't supported over USB, so you'll need to make sure flash drives or hard drives are formatted using FAT. We had no problems playing MKV, AVI, MP4, MP3, WAV, JPG and BMP files on the Sony HX850 through either USB port off an external hard drive.
Wi-Fi is built into the Sony HX850, with 802.11b/g/n supported. The HX850 has Wi-Fi Direct, so content can be directly streamed to the TV from any compatible laptop, smartphone or other mobile device.
Like older Sony BRAVIA TVs, the HX850 supports an optional USB Skype camera which, in conjunction with a Skype app, turns the TV into a big-screen Web video phone.
The Sony BRAVIA KDL-46HX850 is the 46in version of the HX850 Series LED TV. There's also a 55in KDL-55HX850, which comes with a $700 higher pricetag of $3999.
The 46in screen of our test Sony BRAVIA HX850 is, as you'd expect, a Full HD 1080p one with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The HX850 is equipped with Sony's X-Reality Pro picture engine for a range of real-time picture quality enhancements like edge sharpening and dynamic contrast.
The backlight of the BRAVIA HX850 is made up of white LEDs arranged around the bezel of the TV. Being an 'edge-lit' LED TV the HX850 is reasonably thin compared to most plasma and LED back-lit TVs.
Sony rates the HX850 as a 'MotionFlow XR 800' TV. This means it's a 200Hz panel with backlight scanning, which strobes the LED backlight in between video frames to help smooth out motion. This is the approach taken by most LED TV manufacturers. While the 200Hz mode's overly-smooth effect may be too smooth for some viewers, having the option is a good thing for those that want it.
We tested the Sony BRAVIA HX850 with an Apple MacBook Pro playing 1080p, 720p and 480p compressed MKV files over HDMI, a Sony BDP-S580 Blu-ray player playing Full HD 1080p Blu-rays over HDMI, and a TiVo HD PVR playing recorded HD and SD digital TV content over HDMI. We also tested various video file types on the BRAVIA HX850's two USB 2.0 ports.
The Sony BRAVIA HX850 has generally good picture quality in its preset modes. Standard mode is more accurate than we are used to, with good (but bright) colours and only a little over-brightening of white and over-darkening of dark areas on screen. The Cinema 1 profile is a little less vibrant and more accurate, with a warmer colour temperature that is more faithful to the original video source.
After adjusting the BRAVIA HX850's various video settings — generally lowering colour gain and bias for individual colour channels, raising the colour temperature, moderating brightness and sharpness — we found that the TV's picture quality went from good to excellent. We would strongly recommend getting this TV professionally calibrated if you purchase it — some minor adjustments can make its picture quality significantly more impressive than straight out of the box.
Colour performance is very good for an LED TV, with plenty of detail and fine gradation, and little to no crushing of detail in heavily saturated areas. Black levels are quite good — not as deep as a good plasma, though — and we didn't notice any significant clouding or backlight bloom in dark scenes.
The lack of local dimming on the Sony BRAVIA HX850 does mean that it's not able to display the detail in deepest, darkest black on-screen areas if there's something bright on-screen as well. The backlight does dynamically brighten and dim the screen if the majority of content is brighter or darker, so for most non-cinematic viewing it's perfectly acceptable.
Sony's performance with high definition video content is generally very good and the HX850 doesn't disappoint in this area. With our Blu-ray video the BRAVIA HX850 was easily able to display minute on-screen detail without any over-sharpening or fuzziness. This is a TV that will flatter your Blu-ray collection.
Standard definition video also looks pretty good — not the absolute best we've seen, but the HX850 is still able to up-scale DVD content to suit without introducing any artifacting or excessive blurring.
We generally kept the Sony HX850 in its Clear or Clear Plus Motionflow mode, as this kept fast-moving scenes looking generally blur-free. The HX850 handles fast motion well and we didn't notice any unnatural jitter, although detail is not as clear during movement as it is during more relaxed scenes.
3D is largely unchanged from last year's TVs. Sony offers slimmer, lighter, sleeker glasses this year, but the size of the active shutter lenses is largely identical. There is still a small amount of cross-talk visible during fast-motion scenes in 3D movies — the problem is lessened during slower scenes but is still very slightly visible.
Sony's second-best TV for this year has great picture quality. We think it's still edged out slightly by the more versatile HX925, but it's excellent for watching Blu-rays and digital TV alike. The interface aside, the Sony HX850 is a TV we can strongly recommend.
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I am in the process of installing and verifying papi 5.0.0 on an Intel Xeon E5530 computer running Ubuntu 11.04 (uname -r gives 2.6.38-11-generic). I am new to using papi hardware counters and have only a vague idea about how they work. Please bear with me.
Everything appears to build without issues. When I follow it with:
> make test
To run the ./ctests/zero routine, the value given for PAPI_FP_INS is 59999989. This gives a warning message (Warning: FLOPS validation). The expected value is 40000000. (For completion, the other counter, PAPI_TOT_CYC, is 200020342 which is ballpark close to the reported Real cycles of 180924135).
The test is listed as having "PASSED with WARNING".
1. Is a 50% overage acceptable/expected?
2. Has something gone wrong in my install?
2a. If so, what additional information do I need to debug this install?
3. Could papi be counting something running in the background as well as the "zero" test process (which would artificially inflate the PAPI_FP_INS)? (For the record, I don't think there are any other active processes, but I wonder about how careful I need to be in the future.)
I appreciate your help. Thanks!
Additional information:
1. My compilation procedure was:
> cd <papi-root>/src/components/cuda
> ./configure --with-cuda_incdir=/usr/local/cuda/incude --with-cupti_incdir=/usr/local/cuda/extras/CUPTI/include --with-cupti_libdir=/usr/local/cuda/extras/CUPTI/lib64
> cd ../../
> ./configure --with-components=cuda
> make
2. This does not appear to be related to the CUDA component since compiling it without it produces a similar output. I do not think this is limited to PAPI 5.0.0 since the 4.4.0 library also produces a similar output (but does not give a warning message).
3. Running "make fulltest" gives mostly "PASSED" outputs, with the following exceptions:
ctests/all_native_events:Segmentation fault
ctests/cycle_ratio:cycle_ratio.c gives 2 warnings (Line # 92, PAPI_REF_CYC = 0 and Line # 167, validation)
Between ctests/krentel_pthtreads and kufrin.c there is a Segmentation fault message
ctests/profile.c gives a warning at Line # 143 (PAPI_PROFIL_RANDOM not supported)

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
(Work-in-) Progress Report: Steve
19 comments:
- Ben Spendlove said...
How exciting! I'm just starting a brand new novel, and it feels—different. Don't they all feel different? It's an idea I've had for years, and only now do I feel skilled/confident enough to write it.
- October 12, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- Karen Denise said...
To me, each novel starts off feeling like, "This one is special!" And I guess they all have to feel that way, otherwise I'd be phoning it in, right? I know my current wip is the first novel that seems to force me to write it. I want to write it during every waking moment. It's exhilerating and exhausting at the same time. Good luck with Steve!
- October 12, 2011 at 6:36 PM
- Adam Heine said...
"...now that [Bob]'s racked up more rejections than anything else, I know nothing's a guarantee."
Would it surprise you to hear that's exactly where I am :-) I've got some manuscripts still out there, including one that I'm far-too hopeful about. But otherwise, yeah, I'm looking to the next novel.
And the next novel is being drafted. I'm almost at 50k, I think, which is about halfway through.
- October 12, 2011 at 7:52 PM
- Melodie Wright said...
Oh, very glad you're into Steve! I know Bob is your first love but there's something so mature about that second relationship...:)
I'm just starting to query a YA mystery. *pulls chunks of hair* And must say my final round of betas was SO confusing - completely conflicting opinions on everything! Here's hoping you have better luck.
- October 12, 2011 at 8:05 PM
- Jess said...
I'm still editing my first novel but I think I've got around 46,000 words that should be cut... so I've got LOTS of work to do.
Great job with everything, and good luck!!
- October 12, 2011 at 8:21 PM
- Suzi said...
I love every story I have written. I am confident of the uniqueness of my current one for which I'm trying to find an agent.
But I worry more about how polished it is. I think that was one of my problems when I started querying. It wasn't polished enough. I'm hoping that my last round of editing here will bring it up to the agents' standards.
For the agent's inbox, will you allow people who participated in previous contests to submit again? Will it be the same policy as last time?
Last time I submitted my query to see what was wrong with it, and now I think I have one that is much improved. And Ms. Testerman was one who I queried before I was ready, so I'd love to get her opinion on it now.
- October 12, 2011 at 8:23 PM
- Riley Redgate said...
Every time I start a new novel, I'm like, THIS IS THE NOVEL OF MY SOUL!!!! But to be honest, this is the first novel I've been confident in, regardless of soulfulness or whatever.
Also, oh my God. Kate Schafer Testerman... #totalagentcrush Please say entrants from the very first round can enter! Please... (fingers crossed)
- October 12, 2011 at 9:20 PM
- Suzanne Warr said...
Sometimes I think the writer can tell, but it takes the industry a little while to catch up. One of my writing buddies had her beloved Tudor alternate history rejected and rejected a few years back. She moved on, worked on other stuff, eventually signed with an agent for something else entirely. When that manuscript didn't fly out the door, her agent asked to look at the Tudor alternate history. With the agent's guidance, she turned it into a triology and sold it this summer at auction! So...I think the moral of the story is trust your gut, but keep going cause sometimes it takes even longer than the long version. Best of luck with this one!!!
- October 12, 2011 at 9:40 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
Sounds like you're in a great place, Ben. You've already made me want to read this next one:)
Karen, very true - if our projects don't feel special, we'd probably never finish them:) And I love it when my works-in-progress have that draw. Good luck with yours!
Adam, sounds like you and I are still querying twins:) I still have a few manuscripts out there as well, but Steve has really captured my affections (for the moment). (P.S. You should try writing MG sometime. Then your 50,000 words would equal a finished draft:) )
Melodie, I don't know what I'd do if that happened to me. I fear I'd just do nothing, and the manuscript would go out warts and all. Happily, my betas generally come to a consensus, or at least they give me complementary ideas. I must give 'em big, why-didn't-I-think-of-that problems to bring up:)
Jess, your self-awareness astounds me. I didn't know the meaning of revision when I was writing my first manuscript, so I NEVER would have thought I needed to cut so many words. Best of luck with that WIP!
Suzi, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think a manuscript ever feels polished enough. We just have to hope an agent falls in love with it, anyway (after we've done everything we can do, of course).
Riley, that's wonderful. It's great to be confident in your work.
As for next week's round of "An Agent's Inbox," I plan to handle repeat entries the same way I handled them last month: I'll give newcomers the first crack at it, then open things up to past entrants if we still have empty slots after the first twenty-four hours. That said, this round is going to be significantly smaller than September's round, so I'll be surprised if we still have open slots come Tuesday. But we'll see.
- October 12, 2011 at 9:45 PM
- Aurora Smith said...
I love it, its like the begining of love. You think about it all the time and see its future. Good luck.
- October 12, 2011 at 9:50 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
Great story, Suzanne. Thanks for sharing. You know, I've thought the same thing might someday happen to Bob. Even if he doesn't work out right now, I think he'll make a great shelf novel, since I still feel so good about him, all the rejection notwithstanding. He seems like just the sort of project to pull down and dust off in another couple of years...
Read my books, thanks for your enthusiasm. I can always count on a cheerful thought and positive attitude from you:)
- October 12, 2011 at 10:14 PM
- Kelly Bryson said...
Hey Krista- Hang in there! I wish I could read it all in one sitting, that's how I prefer to read, even if it's a crummy book. It's funny how whatever project I'm working on feels alive, and then if I ignore it for a while, I lose that connection. Like it's a real relationship or something. Have a great day!
- October 13, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- Cassie Mae said...
Yay! It's always so exciting to hear back from your betas who are just as excited about your work as you are. Good luck with it!
And very exciting about the agent...she's been on the top of my list, so I really can't wait to send in my entry to get her feedback. Thanks for all the opportunities you give us Krista!
- October 13, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- Anna said...
I'm still screwing up the courage to send mine out. Your honesty and excitement and disappointment are all encouraging because they make me feel like I am not "the only one." And that I want to keep going too. Thank you!
- October 13, 2011 at 8:03 PM
- Myrna Foster said...
Hooray for Steve!
- October 13, 2011 at 9:18 PM
- Michael G-G said...
Good for you, Krista. I too thought my Shakespeare novel was the one; I enjoyed writing it so much. I'm currently midway through a completely different type of novel which has been much harder to write. Who knows if either of them will actually be "the One?"
- October 13, 2011 at 10:06 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
Kelly, whenever I'm in love with a book, I always try to pace myself, read every word, and savor it. It's the crummy ones I want to get through in one sitting:) (Once I've started something, I usually only put it down if the content becomes too much for me.)
Cassie Mae, fingers crossed for you! As long as you submit your entry right when the window opens, I'm sure you'll get in.
Anna, good luck screwing up that courage. But something tells me once you do, you'll be glad you did:)
And hooray for wonderful critique partners, Myrna;)
Michael, good for you for not giving up and for writing something new. While I don't make any predications about individual manuscripts, I do think that, sooner or later (usually later), things will work out. We've got at least a few decades to figure everything out, right? :)
- October 13, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- A.L. Sonnichsen said...
Krista, I love your point about a manuscript being The One: there are too many things outside our control for us to bank on that feeling. You're totally and completely right. Wise words there, my friend! Excited about Steve. :)
And how cool Kate Testerman is your agent for the next round of Agent Inbox. I know she'll find some great stuff! Good luck, everyone!
- October 16, 2011 at 12:23 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
So good to hear from you, Amy! I'm excited about Steve as well:)
- October 17, 2011 at 8:53 AM


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HOOD RIVER, Ore. — For 20 years, Victor Gonzales has traveled the West picking crops. In the Northwest that means pears, cherries and apples. Right now, he's working at a Hood River pear orchard. In the summer, temperatures here can reach 100 degrees. Gonzalez remembers one day when he'd been working really hard, sweating more than normal. Gonzales felt like he was going to pass out. He was shaky and very sleepy, he says through a translator. Instead of sleeping, he went to the farmworker housing unit and drank a lot of water and rested until he recovered.
Gonzales says a friend of his once went to the hospital after the heat in the fields left him weak and vomiting.
Harder Work In A Hotter Climate
Farm labor has always been strenuous. Dealing with the heat has always been a part of the job.
But researchers say climate change is causing more outdoor workers to get sick more often.
Oregon State University's Jeffery Bethel has been studying the connection between warming temperatures and farmworker health.
Bethel says climate models show average summer temperatures in the Northwest are increasing. By mid-century, they could be as much as 9 degrees higher than they are today.
"And not only that, the number of heat extreme events will also increase. It's likely that these outdoor workers will experience a greater number of heat-related illnesses," Bethel says.
Migrant farmworkers are especially vulnerable to ill effects from higher temperatures. Their access to health care is more limited than it is for other workers. And sometimes their housing doesn't provide much refuge from the heat.
On one farm in The Dalles, Ore., migrant worker advocates say even on the hottest nights, workers sleep outside. That's because it's even warmer in their oven-like rooms.
After several highly publicized, highly preventable worker deaths about a decade ago, Washington and California passed laws that regulate outdoor workers' heat exposure. They're the only two states in the country with laws that specifically protect outdoor workers from heat exposure.
Learning The Health Risks
Raymundo Rivas walks through a hops field in central Washington's Yakima Valley. As a teenager Rivas helped harvest the crop that gives beer its tangy bite. Nearby, a conveyor belt takes the fresh flowers to be dried.
It's been 20 years since Rivas harvested hops, cherries, and cucumbers in central Washington's Yakima Valley. He said back then, there wasn't a lot of emphasis on worker protection.
"Conditions before: not as much shade provided out there. It was just whatever was out there and was available, they'd use it," Rivas said.
Now, working for the state's Department of Labor and Industries, Rivas helps educate workers and employers about the rules that are designed to keep outdoor workers cool and healthy.
Laws in Washington now require workers and employers receive heat training. Drinkable water must be available and a plan must be in place in case anyone gets sick. That's especially important as temperatures continue to rise.
"This summer, we've had some record temperatures, days of over 100 degrees," Rivas says. "You've got a lot of crops out here that, once they're irrigated, the humidity inside there is just tremendous. And then the workload that some of these folks have, puts a strain on their bodies."
Staying Healthy
At the Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic, about 20 people sit in the waiting room. Some line up to fill prescriptions. Children play at the back of the room while their parents wait for their names to be called.
Dr. Alberto Jacir has been a family physician here for three years. He says farmworkers actually stop showing up for medical appointments during summer harvest. That's because they can't afford to take days off.
"My patient population, they have to make a living. This is their bread and butter, working in these critical harvest months," Jacir says. "I'm not a person to say, don't go to work. We just talk about dehydration. What is dehydration? Signs and symptoms of dehydration."
Jacir says as days get hotter, farmworker conditions need to get better.
"It's something that I do believe needs to be not overlooked. They're important drivers of the economy. They are very hard workers, and they should have the best conditions for such hard manual labor," Jacir says.
Better Conditions
Migrant farmworker Victor Gonzales says conditions have gotten better over the past 20 years: Growers now provide water; bathrooms are cleaner.
Farmer Alan Schreiber says that's always been the case at his asparagus farm in Central Washington. He says farmworkers have access to water, ice, and shade. And they're allowed to take regular breaks.
Schreiber says farmers won't get their crops picked if they don't look out for the well-being of their workers.
"This is the cold, hard reality. We're short on labor. We do not have enough workers. Anyone who does not treat their workers with respect and treat them well enough and pay them well enough, those workers will get up and move," Schreiber says.
Working In A Warming Climate
Back in Hood River, Gonzales looks out at the pear orchard where he picks fruit every day. He says he's sat in on many training classes in Washington and California. He's watched videos on how to keep cool and what to do if anyone gets sick.
"We know we have to drink water, and sometimes we have to take off our shoes and take a break for five minutes, 10 minutes," Gonzalez says through a translator.
Those breaks will be even more critical for future generations of outdoor workers. Consider this:
Right now, eastern Washington doesn't typically see more than two stretches with temperatures above 100.
But by 2085, those triple-digit heat waves could hit the area six times each summer.
There's more to come in our series, "Symptoms Of Climate Change:"
Monday: A uptick in temperature can make our waters hospitable to life forms, including toxic algae, that aren't so hospitable to human health.
Tuesday: Cities will feel the heat as climate change drives summer temperatures up. It's a phenomenon called the heat island effect.
Wednesday: Scientists say hotter temperatures will bring about more fire seasons that are longer, drier, and likelier to fill the air with smoke that can make breathing more difficult.


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Victor Cruz forecasts a Happy New Year for the Giants and their fans.
Cruz, destiny's darling last season, predicts the Big Blue dominoes will be falling perfectly into place Sunday for the defending champs to miraculously make the playoffs.
The Giants have to take care of their business against the Eagles and pray the Lions upset the Bears, the Packers beat the Vikings and the Redskins beat or tie the Cowboys.
BEARS-LIONS: "I think Calvin's [Johnson] trying to put some distance on that [single-season receiving] record a little bit, so they're gonna do some good things offensively," Cruz said.
PACKERS-VIKINGS: "I just think they're hot, so I think they're gonna continue that streak," Cruz said of the Packers.
COWBOYS-REDSKINS: "I think it all depends on how the receivers play in my book, how Pierre [Garçon] and Dez Bryant on both sides, but I think the Redskins are gonna pull it out," Cruz said.
Oh yeah, EAGLES-GIANTS: "I think this kid named Victor Cruz is gonna have a pretty good game, so I'm excited about it," Cruz said, smiling.
"We get in baby!"
The latest:
EAGLES-GIANTS (1 p.m.): Dog mentality needed against Michael Vick. "Just corral him," Giants linebacker Spencer Paysinger said. "He hasn't played in a while, so we don't know if he has any rust on him or anything like that. He hasn't seen game speed in a long time so hopefully it takes him a while to get warmed up."
Will the Eagles be extra motivated to win one for outgoing Andy Reid?
"I'm sure they will be," Chris Canty said.
Giants players will peek up at the scoreboard for Bears-Lions.
"I try to guard against that, I really do," Canty said, and chuckled. "They flash it up there, I think some guys are gonna take notice."
BEARS-LIONS (1 p.m.): Matt Forte (ankle) is expected to play. Lovie Smith won't rule out Brian Urlacher (hamstring), who missed practice again. Returner Stefan Logan has been benched, in favor of Mike Thomas and possible Joique Bell. Henry Melton called Lions dirty. "In my book," Detroit's Dominic Raiola said, "he's a clown." Chicago's Major Wright on Matthew Stafford: "You put a little pressure on him he kind of folds." Bad blood boils over.
PACKERS-VIKINGS (4:25 p.m.): The Vikings need a fast start — in the last three weeks, Christian Ponder is 7-of-7 for 111 yards and a touchdown on opening TD drives. Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 210 yards at Lambeau, needs 208 to break Eric Dickerson's single-season record. He's nursing an abdominal strain.
"AD's a competitor … he'll be ready to go on Sunday," Vikings center John Sullivan told The Post last night by telephone.
Jordy Nelson (hamstring), who has missed the last three games, appears ready. Randall Cobb (ankle) may sit out.
"We know it's gonna be very difficult for Green Bay to execute their offense because of the crowd noise," Sullivan said.
Asked if he had a message for his former Notre Dame teammate Justin Tuck, Sullivan said: "I love the guy. I respect him as a player and person. I hope he's not in the playoffs after this weekend."
COWBOYS-REDSKINS (8:25 p.m.): Former Giant defensive tackle Barry Cofield tells The Post that RGKnee is looking better than he did last week.
"Just more spry," the Redskins' Cofield said over the telephone. "You could just tell he has more pep in his step."
A more mobile Robert Griffin III will be needed in what looms as a shootout with Tony Romo, Dez Bryant and Jason Witten. Cofield knows how important it is to slow RB DeMarco Murray.
"He reminds me of Adrian Peterson in a way," Cofield said. "Similar-type body, very explosive and both run extremely hard. They're just so talented we definitely can't let them be balanced."
Alfred Morris needs 104 yards to establish the single-season Redskins rushing record. "He runs like he's trying to make the team," Cofield said.
Asked about the Cowboys-Redskins rivalry, Cofield said: "It's unlike any rival we had in New York."
Cofield chuckled when it was mentioned to him that his team could help the Giants get in the playoffs.
"You know what? I got a lot of friends over there," he said. "I got so much fixated on the Cowboys that I have no time to have feelings on any other game."
Cofield is aiming for a Super Bowl.
"[Coach Mike Shanahan] always preaches only one team is happy at the end of the year," Cofield said.
Can that team be the Giants again? Getcha salsa ready.


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Yeah, this is kind of another post where I link back to an old post like I don't care about the color of your clothes, shake my head lolwut heirlooms in your Battleground? and wonder when people will ever learn.
I had a few experiences over the weekend that have brought my philosophy of gear being less relevant than attitude to the fore.
Like Raiding in Blues
There was a time, BG – Before Gevlon, where the concept of raiding, seriously, in less than the top of the line purples was scoffed at. "We all knew", despite protestations to the contrary that you had to have the best of the best to even be eligible to apply for a bench seat on a raiding guild, let alone raid.
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I've been using the iPhone for three generations now — starting with the iPhone 3G, then the iPhone 3GS, and finally the iPhone 4 which is my current companion. I'm finally due for an upgrade and I must say that I've come closer than ever before to picking an Android phone (specifically the Galaxy Nexus) over an iPhone, but it just wasn't meant to be and I'll explain why. Be sure to note that what's important to have in a phone for me might not be the same for you; I'm just laying out my thoughts here as to why the Galaxy Nexus has been the phone that has come the closest to tempting me over to Android.
Android 4.0
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich feels like the first truly full package in the history of Android. Finally there's good hardware acceleration and enough performance for a nearly smooth home screen. This hasn't quite translated over to all apps just yet. Android finally seems to have all of the vital default apps and has long included a turn-by-turn navigation app that blows Apple's Maps app out of the water. Google just launched the Chrome Beta browser which offers a rich browsing experience which should have been included in Android long ago. Photos can now be robustly edited right in the gallery without scouring the Android Market for the right app. Home screen folders are extremely fast and a pleasure to use, while resizable widgets further the level of flexibility and customization. There's better battery and data analysis, and much more. This has all come together in bits and pieces over the last few years as Android has grown, and 4.0 is the first time it feels like a complete package to me.
The saddest part about all of this is how hard it is to get your hands on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Google has crafted this seemingly complete package, but less than 1% of users have access to it right now! I'm actually limited to the Galaxy Nexus if I want a top-end phone that also runs Android 4.0 at the moment.
The camera app in Android 4.0 is super fast in both launching and taking consecutive photos. Unfortunately, I still find that all Android handsets that I've tested have lacked in camera quality (for both stills and video) when compared to the iPhone 4, often despite higher megapixel ratings. For me, camera quality is more important than speed. The new panorama mode in the Android 4.0 camera app is neat, but I find that I can achieve better results by taking individual photos, then stitching them together on the computer. It's a shame that Nokia never got into the Android ecosystem as they've long been heralded as having some of the best optics in the mobile industry.
The iPhone 4S camera is supposed to be even better than the iPhone 4 camera with 8MP instead of 5MP and reworked optics. If I can achieve photos like the following with the iPhone 4, then I'm looking forward to what the iPhone 4S has to offer:
Notification System
I've said it before and I think it's still true today: Android is the best at managing notifications, while iOS is the best at delivering them. Between Android 4.0 and iOS 5.0, Android absolutely wins when it comes to managing notifications — you can toss away individual notifications or dismiss them all at once if you'd like. Tapping on a notification takes you directly to the item you are being notified about. All of this is better than how iOS does it. However, Apple's push notification system is best in class. I don't understand why Google doesn't have push Gmail through the official Gmail app. Side-by-side with the Galaxy Nexus, my iPhone 4 shows changes to my inbox almost instantly, while the Galaxy Nexus doesn't do anything until significantly later, unless manually refreshed. I can literally receive, respond to, and be done with an email on my iPhone 4 before it even arrives on the Galaxy Nexus. For some people, getting notifications instantly isn't a big deal, but as someone who works on the web it's a big advantage and one that I can't easily give up.
Screen Size
If you follow Carrypad regularly, you'll know that I've got some gripes with 4″+ screens. One-handed usability is important to me because I'm frequently on the go. The 3.5″ screen of the iPhone (all versions of it) is far more comfortable in my hand than anything 4″ and above. The Galaxy Nexus, at 4.65″, is just too big to be used comfortably in one hand for me. Everyone's hands are different sizes, so everyone has a different limit, but with the massive-screen fad that's been growing in Android over the years, it's almost impossible to get a top-end Android phone in a size less than 4″. If the Galaxy Nexus came in any size 4″ or less, I'd be far more inclined to pick it over the iPhone 4S.
This is one of Android's greatest strengths, but it always runs the risk of being over-complicated. I'm the kind of person who loves to tinker with their gadgets and get them to work just the way I'd like. On the iPhone, this urge is satisfied with jailbreaking, which enhances the customizations you can make on iOS, but it's not much compared to what you can do on Android. With Android 4.0 on the Galaxy Nexus, I can fit tons of apps efficiently on one page with folders. On other screens, I've got at-a-glance access to my calendar, weather, inbox, and music player. It's nice to be able to do much of what I need to right from the homescreen instead of jumping through hoops between apps. This category is a major win for the Galaxy Nexus.
There's no denying that there are some great apps on Android, but Apple's iOS App Store still has a greater number of apps than the Android Market. When we're talking about hundreds of thousands of apps in each store, the aggregate hardly matters. Where iOS has the real advantage is in quality and consistency. Because Apple has strict guidelines, most apps are intuitive and work well without crashing. When it comes to apps from the Android Market, you might have two great apps, but they might have two completely different interface approaches — one app trying to emulate an iOS-like 'everything on screen' style and the other trying to do the Android thing by hiding features away in long-presses and hidden menus. Alone, each of these is arguably as good as the other, but when you have to jump between apps that go back in forth in their interface approach, the user interaction aspect of it becomes increasingly convoluted, and this is something I quite dislike.
If everything above held an advantage for the Galaxy Nexus, there would still be one huge issue for me choosing it over the iPhone 4S — availability. I'm on AT&T, and the Galaxy Nexus is decidedly not available for purchase. AT&T has not one Android 4.0 ICS phone available at the moment, which means the best I could do is buy one of the top-end Android phones then wait and hope that it would receive an ICS upgrade. If Google thinks the Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 is such a great pair, they've got to do a better job of making it available for people to actually purchase it. The only way for me to actually get my hands on the Galaxy Nexus would be to switch carriers or buy an expensive unlocked version of the phone without a subsidy from my carrier.
So, Google, you almost had me on this one, but unfortunately I've made up my mind to continue with the iPhone — for now anyway. Fix the stuff above that needs it; you've got two years to work on it before there's another chance to convert me.


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ABC Reports on Michelle and Barack and Student Professor Relationships
ABC News had a report on student professor relationships that was not all that bad. There were a few errors, once again the law dean at UC Berkeley was portrayed as having an affair with a law student; maybe I am out of touch but when someone says so and so had an affair the implication is that the "relationship" was more than just a few hours.
In any case, the catalyst for this ABC report was the revelation by Michelle Robinson, now Michelle Obama, had met Barack in the context of a formal power differentiated relationship. Here is how ABC News put it in the context of discussing student professor relationships-
"But not all such love affairs end in disaster. In 1989, Chicago lawyer Michelle Robinson was assigned the role of adviser to a summer associate from Harvard University, her future husband and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. According to an interview in the Illinois Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, she took the high road and refused to go out with Obama for a month."
Is the ABC implication that Michelle took the low road when she decided to go out with him? If it was a low road, it turned out to be a pretty good road.
Might there be some campus feminists out there who wish to apply the feminist tenet that Barack could not have freely consented since differential power precludes consent and he was in the subordinate position? According to Michelle he did the asking. Attempting to apply the feminist perspective leads one into the absurd.
Of course, the Hillary Clinton campaign might have had an initial inclination to exploit this situation, but such could not occur without an immediate flashing back to Bill and Monica with Monica doing the initiating in her role of subordinate intern. Employing the feminist doctrine, Monica could not consent because she was in the subordinate position.
The absurdity of the differential power precludes consent is so blatant but somehow so many academics accept it as axiomatic.
In addition, too may academics give lip service to the assumption that student professor relationships are doomed to a disastrous failure.
ABC did not accept this scenario and provided an example of a student view contrary to the cartoon stereotypes.
"Aarti, 22, who didn't want her last name used, graduated from Harvard University last year. She told ABCNews.com that romances between professors and their students were "very, very prevalent" on her campus.
"For someone who loves learning, who is more appealing than the professor?" she asked.
She went on to state that "His vocabulary, which I have yet to see challenged, was a regular subject of discussion among the females," "and for those females who didn't feel this way at the beginning, well, they definitely changed by the end of the semester."
One of her friends at Harvard dated her thesis adviser while he was teaching her class. That couple dated for a year.
"Frankly, I don't think the romantic involvement itself is unethical, as long as the student is not receiving preferential treatment in any way," she said. "Then, it is not just a private romantic endeavor, but rather a case of unfair treatment that essentially affects all the students in the class."
Aarti said she would not pursue a teacher because of the double standard for women when it comes to sex."
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I wanted to make a baby gift for a friend, but didn't have a lot of money to spend (I know, what's new).
I was inspired by Heather's cabinet door trays and decided to make a name plaque for the new baby.
First, I took a trip to my local Habitat For Humanity Re-store where I purchased a white cabinet door. This door looked like it had been a business's sample door because it had never had any hardware attached to it.
Then, I turned to my stash of Dollar Store wall vinyl stickers. The baby's name is Hope, so I lucked out that one of the stickers had the word "hope" in it.
I centered the sticker on the front of the cabinet door and added a few butterfly stickers that were also from the sticker sheet.
To make it possible to hang on a wall, I turned it over and attached a small toothed hanger, centering it at the top of the plaque. *Make sure to double check which end is the "top" before hammering in the nails.
I really wanted to use an extra wide piece of ribbon, but this striped grosgrain ribbon was all I had available. It was wired ribbon and easy to work with. I folded the ends down twice and tied a bow in the middle. I had to fuss with it a few minutes to make the bow centered.
I attached the ribbon with hot glue. The plaque is meant to be hung by the toothed hanger and not by the ribbon. The ribbon is just for "pretty".
I also hot glued one of my Tidy Brown Wren tags to the back. I ordered these from an online company and they can be sewed on items or glued on - they are sold as "camp tags", but I use them as product tags.
And there you have it. I quick baby gift for a sweet new baby. If her name had been Matilda instead of Hope, then I would have used large letter stickers from the craft store. A talented person could actually paint or calligraphy the baby's name (I'm creative - not talented).
Since I'm totally into upcycling, I wrapped the gift in wall paper and tied it with a recycled ribbon. I save all ribbon, sort it by color, and iron it when I need to use it. I very rarely buy ribbon.
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I promised more traditional food in this post but first, cotton candy, because I paid $2 for this photo.
What happened was this – I saw the girl making cotton candy and I tried to take her photo without her seeing me. Unfortunately, I am not very sneaky so she spotted me and she looked either annoyed or uncomfortable… maybe both.
This is a situation I avoid when taking photos of people, and I felt terrible. Instead of running off, I walked right up to her, smiled, and told her I thought it was really neat how she made the cotton candy. She looked like she might have been thinking, "Don't they have cotton candy in the United States? What is with this gringa?"
And so I did the only logical thing I could think of – I bought a cotton candy for $1 … I was so mortified by this encounter that I started to run off with the cotton candy before she gave me my change. When she called me back and gave me my change, I'm pretty sure my face was the color of the cotton candy I held in my hand. I took the change and handed her another dollar. "Propina," [tip] I said. She must have thought I was crazy.
(My youngest son likes when I get caught taking photos of cotton candy girls.)
Another stand I visited in the mall was "Tía Toya" – where they sell traditional candies. My favorites were these cookies.
I could have sworn the lady at Tía Toya called these Merenguettas but Carlos says they're Espumillas.
It was hot while we were there. That meant a lot of paletas and ice cream. Poor us, right?
(Sandia y hierba buena paleta)
(Pie de Limon paleta)
These ice cream cones are from La Nevería. The women there very aggressively push their combo deals. You want only one ice cream cone? Too bad. You must buy two, or three. They made it seem non-negotiable. They were like the Soup Nazi only with ice cream. When they weren't demanding that we order more ice cream than we wanted, they were laughing at Carlos. I told Carlos to order me Pistacho Chip flavor, (best ice cream flavor EVER!) but Carlos pronounced it "pistachio" (like you do in English.) Apparently that is hilarious.
Staying hydrated when it's hot is important. I tried to drink water as much as possible.
But we drank a lot of soda, too.
And coffee… (Well, milk with some coffee in it, and a lot of sugar.)
And the occasional agua de coco.
But my favorite drink will always, always, always be horchata. Every horchata I had in El Salvador was delicious – but one of the best ones was from Mister Donut.
The kids thought the name of the place was hilarious, especially the way you say it in Spanish, (Meeeester Dona) – but this is actually a chain owned by Dunkin' Donuts, (which is an equally silly name if you think about it.)
I miss Mister Donut. The first time we went, we lined up to get our food, (cafeteria-style.) When we got to the counter Carlos asked the woman behind the counter, "How does this work?" … The lady looked at him kind of weird before explaining. This caused me and the boys to crack up because then I just kept imaging someone walking up to the counter at a McDonald's and saying "How does this work?" – like where did this person come from? Did they just wake up from a coma?
Another favorite breakfast we discovered was at a place called San Martin's. This breakfast was called "El Desayuno Universitario" (the University breakfast.) Since coming home, I've been making it myself. (Step-by-step recipe in another post maybe!)
One thing I really wanted to try in El Salvador was riguas. Every day we walked by a place called "D'Elote" and the woman would be cooking riguas on the big comal. I begged Carlos to eat there but he wasn't interested. After bugging him for a week he finally gave in.
Carlos and the boys got pupusas.
I got a tamal frito, a rigua with frijoles, and a raspado de elote loco.
Elote loco is a corn cob covered in ketchup, mayo, mustard, Parmesan cheese, etc. – and it's really messy. I would never eat an elote loco in public… But, the RASPADO de elote loco is a genius idea. It's the same thing… in a cup.
Something else I had to try – a Salvadoran hot dog.
This one is a from a place called El Paso hot dogs. I'll admit, I understand why Carlos gets nostalgic for Salvadoran hot dogs – but I still like American ballpark-style better.
Another must try – Panes con Pavo, (Salvadoran Turkey Sandwich, from Pavito Criollo.)
Before going to El Salvador, I'll admit, I thought that American sandwiches were the best – absolutely no contest… but sandwiches in El Salvador are definite competition. The peanut butter and jelly I eat at lunch time now depresses me as I remember this delicious torta I had at a comedor in Parque Hula Hula. (Accompanied by a Pilsener of course.)
While we usually stayed around San Salvador, we made a special trip all the way to Izalco, which was recommended by our friend Chele.
This restaurant and Izalco itself, were "de buen ambiente" even though it was rainy the day we went.
This drink is called a "Frozen de Coco" … It was delicious but I can't stand the word "frozen" used in this way. Many restaurants had drinks they called "Frozens" … It just makes me insane. I can't explain why. Maybe because it's being used as a noun. I don't know.
Down from the mountains and to the beach!
It was night time when we finally made it to the famous "Malecón" (boardwalk) in La Libertad. This was my Coctel de Camarón… Carlos got a Coctel de Conchas. He was very happy.
Carlos's best friend who showed us around knew where to find cheap Salvadoran food and took us to a cafeteria-style place called La Movida which is on the top floor of a grocery store. We went crazy ordering anything and everything there.
This evening Carlos called our friend back in El Salvador. The friend told us that he had just gone back to eat at La Movida today, and the cafeteria lady asked about us.
"Where's the girl with the pretty eyes and the other people who were with you last time? They ordered a lot of food!" she said.
"They had just gotten out of Mariona," our friend said, "they were hungry."
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SONL housings are intended for loads acting perpendicularly toward the support surface. The housings should always be supported over the entire base. Perpendicular loads acting towards the base are limited only by the bearing. If loads acting in other directions occur, be sure that the magnitude of the load is permissible for the housing, the cap bolts and the attachment bolts. When housings are subjected to cyclic loads or dynamic imbalance, contact the SKF application engineering service.
Breaking loads and safety factors
Guideline values for the breaking loads P for housings made of grey cast iron are listed in the product tables for bearings on an adapter sleeve and for bearings on a cylindrical seat. To obtain the permissible load for a housing, the appropriate breaking load value should be divided by a factor based on the safety requirements. In general engineering, a safety factor of 6 is typical (→ Load carrying capacity). The permissible load can only be exploited if the cap bolts are tightened at least to the torque values listed in table 1. The load Pa is the axial breaking load of the housing. If the incorporated bearing is mounted on a sleeve, check the permissible axial load for the sleeve.
For housings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron, the values obtained from table 1 should be multiplied by a factor of 1,8.
Additional housing support
When loads act at angles between 55° and 120°, or when the axial loads are greater than 5% of P180° (product tables for bearings on an adapter sleeve and for bearings on a cylindrical seat), the housing should be pinned to the support surface or a stop should be provided to counter the load. The dowel pins or stop should be sufficiently strong to accommodate the loads acting parallel to the support surface.
Recommendations for the position and size of the holes to accommodate dowel pins are provided in table 2.
Load carrying capacity of the cap bolts
Approximate values for the yield points for four cap bolts are provided in table 3. The values apply to 8.8 class cap bolts, which are supplied with SONL housings.


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This Canadian production, now airing on Cartoon Network, offers a Survivor cum Endurance (the kid show version of Survivor, for those of you without kids) set up, with 22 animated contestants vying for the title of "sole survivor" (to use yet another of Survivor's oft-quoted clichés) on an island that houses Camp Wawanakwa. Host Chris (obviously modeled on Probst himself, down to Probst's nasal idiolect) introduces each episode, insisting in Probst-like hyperbole, that it will be the most dramatic episode of Total Drama Island ever. The 22 contestants, each a little mini stereotype in and of themselves, are split into two teams, The Screaming Gophers and The Killer Bass, and are put through their competitive paces, tasks which often, in cooking show reality show parodies, often involve some sort of food preparation, frequently in conjunction with the show's manic chef, Hatchet.
Anyone who has followed the exploits of ostensibly "real" Survivor loons like Richard Hatch, the first season winner who has stayed in the news for such fun sidebars as tax evasion, child abuse and, most recently, being hauled back to Federal prison for breaking his parole by calling into radio interview shows to insist his being gay is the source of all his problems, will know that a lot of these reality show contestants are kind of living cartoons themselves. Total Drama Island does a frequently very funny job of lampooning these fame whores (in fact the theme song is about getting famous), while also gently satirizing various "types" of young people, from surfer guys and gals to geeks and nerds.
Total Drama Island is also interesting in that it follows the Survivor tradition of voting one character off each episode. As the various teams maneuver for dominance and one character after another meets their fate (revealed by not receiving a toasted marshmallow at the end of the episode), the reasons for any character's eviction can boil down to something as silly as a misplaced MP3 player, which, for anyone who has ever watched Survivor, sounds just about right. Interspersed with each episode's overall storyline are often hilarious confessionals, all delivered from a little fly infested space where the contestants need to dodge getting buzz bombed while trying to deliver their heartfelt commentary. There's also some interesting character development as the series moves through its season, with various characters' interactions leading to something akin to arcs, some of them feeling at least as real, if as equally manufactured, as anything you're likely to see on Big Brother.
Some would argue that "reality" television is a parody in and of itself, but Total Drama Island manages to take something patently unreal to begin with and then poke merciless fun at it. Kids, such as my two sons, obviously the perfect target demographic for it (13 and 10 years old), enjoy it on one level, but adults can pick up a whole, more sophisticated level of satire running through the series, one that says as much about contemporary viewing (and voyeuristic) habits as it does about the "real" people, animated or otherwise, who inhabit these shows. This is fun and engaging television that will bring a smile to anyone who has rolled their eyes at any reality television show. Viewers--ready? Watch!
The DVD
Video:Kind of suprisingly for a recent animated series, Total Drama Island is presented in a 1.33:1 OAR. It makes up for that with a splendidly colorful palette, which is very well reproduced on this DVD. The animation style is pretty basic, almost Hanna-Barbera-esque at times (by way of more modern, angular designs like Powerpuff Girls). But overall this is a very fun show to watch, as long as you're not expecting any sort of CGI-fest.
Sound:The DD 2.0 soundtrack is certainly fine, delivering all the dialogue cleanly and clearly, but (am I getting addle pated here?) I was sort of hoping we could have a more immersive experience, especially considering all the island noises that crop up in various episodes. This is certainly an acceptable soundtrack for an animated series, and one that is probably going to appeal, rightly or wrongly, to kids. No subtitles are offered.
Extras:Two Cartoon Network promo pieces, one a "reunion special" and one featuring "interviews," are included.
Final Thoughts:Making fun of Survivor may be like shooting pheasants in a Dick Cheney hunting party, but it still makes for some fun moments. Kids will love this show, but any parents who are fans of Survivor are certain to get a kick out of it as well. Recommended.
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What is the best way to deal with work stress?
A: Dealing with work stress can feel totally overwhelming and all encompassing at its worse. First off, it's critical to be mindful that your work or your career are a component of your life, albeit an important one….you are not your work and your work should not define you. Of course this is easier said than done. I encourage you to take a step back and define the stress you are experiencing rather than having it all jumbled up as "work stress" or "I hate my job." Often enough, it is your relationship to your job or relationships at your job that feel the most overwhelming and burdensome. Continue reading


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In the Namib desert in southern Namibia lies a ghost town known as Kolmanskop.The town was once home to approximately 1,000 miners and their children, but today only tourists with the proper permits may enter the perimeter of the "Sperrgebiet" or "Prohibited Area."
The story goes that in 1908, a worker named Zacharias Lewala found a shiny stone and showed it to his supervisor, August Stauch. Stauch saw the rock, and realized the area was rich in diamonds. The news spread quickly, sparking the migration of German miners and fortune-seekers to the area.
The diamond field was called "Sperrgebiet" by the German government, and the miners began to settle down and build the town with their families. Homes and establishments were erected in the German-style, and Kolmanskop became prosperous due to the enormous wealth of those first miners.
The town had a hospital, ballroom, power station, school, swimming pool, casino, and even a bowling alley, and it was also the first in the South African region to own an x-ray machine.
But by the end of the first World War, the diamond field was near-exhaustion. And by 1954, Kolmanskop was completely abandoned. The remaining homes today are slowly filling with sand and only visited by tourist groups who come to see the ghost town.
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HP, Dell fight to stay relevant
These words originally were written on an iPad using a Bluetooth keyboard and an app.
Then they were transferred to the cloud via WiFi. Only then did I download them to my grandpa box at the office so they could be put in the paper.
I'm not offering this glimpse inside the sausage factory of daily journalism to impress you with my technological prowess.
In fact, the technology's advance increasingly feels like a train I'm chasing and can't quite catch.
Perhaps Meg Whitman and Michael Dell feel the same way these days.
They lead the country's two biggest personal computer makers, Hewlett-Packard and Dell, yet the gap between their once-pioneering businesses and what is now the technology industry grows ever greater.
PC shipments slid 8.3 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, according to Gartner, a market researcher, and they're expected to decline for the full year for the first time in more than a decade.
Whitman, in particular, is getting left on the tracks, battling declining sales as she struggles to stabilize HP and steer it into the mobile age. That effort took another hit last week with the embarrassing revelation of accounting improprieties in its Autonomy division, a software operation it bought a year ago. As a result, HP will take an $8.8 billion charge, wiping out much of the acquisition's value.
The write-down comes on the heels of another big bungle - the $11 billion write-down in August for Electronic Data Systems, which HP bought in 2008.
Both focus on goodwill, an accounting term for what most of us would refer to as added value. It's the intangible worth that the acquisition brings in excess of its assets.
HP is now saying that two of its biggest deals in the last few years essentially don't have any added value for the company.
As disturbing as the news is, it speaks to a far bigger problem. HP is trying to buy relevance, grasping for a purpose in an industry it once defined but which it no longer dominates.
It hasn't helped that its board and top management have been in disarray for years, further inhibiting a cohesive strategy. In fact, some investors began questioning last week whether the Autonomy write-down was designed to mask bigger boardroom mistakes.
Sales dropping
While it's lacked HP's turmoil, Dell, too is battling marginalization. The Round Rock company was never an innovator of design, but it redefined the industry in terms of efficient manufacturing.
Now, those innovations no longer set it apart. Dell is battling declining sales, which, like HP, it's sought to offset through acquisitions that have done little to stem the slide.
HP's shares are now trading at a decade low, and Dell's are selling at about the same level as three years ago.
To put the latest woes in perspective, HP's Autonomy write-down came just weeks after former employees of Comaq Computer Corp., which HP bought in 2002, gathered in Houston to commemorate the distant past.
The only thing missing was the company itself.
Compaq, much like Dell and HP today, once defined an industry, and then clung to that definition as if dominance were a substitute for innovation. When Dell redefined how PCs were built and sold, offering custom designs and shipping them directly to customers, Compaq couldn't adapt. It was still making money by building PCs one way and selling them through retailers. It needed to develop a build-to-suit business, but it couldn't turn its back on the revenue from "the channel."
Dependent on the past, it couldn't leap to the future, and so Dell surpassed it, and Compaq became another tombstone in the technology graveyard.
Like typewriters
HP is now reliving Compaq's nightmare. It, like Dell, finds itself fighting over a technology's buggy whips - those desktop boxes that remain in offices much as electric typewriters lingered in the workplace long after Compaq and Dell helped define their obsolescence.
The innovators of yesterday find themselves left on the tracks, watching as the future moves away from them.
Loren Steffy, firstname.lastname@example.com, is the Chronicle's business columnist. His commentary appears Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Follow him online at blog.chron.com/lorensteffy, www.facebook.com/LorenSteffypage and twitter.com/lsteffy.


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Hi friends, I was reading an article, I thought better should be share here with the story of a fitness freak who actually took other way round, became fat and learned what fat people faces and he got back his six packs.
Article was published in CNN:
hen Drew Manning stepped out from behind the cardboard cutout of his former fat self on Monday, the audience of "Good Morning America" was appropriately shocked.
The fitness trainer's journey had come to an end after successfully losing more than 70 pounds -- six months after he purposely gained the same amount. "Like it never happened," host George Stephanopoulos said.
"Kind of," Manning said. Both Manning and his wife, Lynn, can attest that a lot actually has changed in the past year. While Manning's body may have returned to its six-pack heydays, his mind, in many ways, has not.
Always a fitness junkie, staying in shape comes naturally for Manning. He's that guy at the gym the rest of us love to hate, the one who likes to use his biceps for pumping iron instead of changing channels, and who prefers sucking down a spinach shake to indulging in a brownie sundae.
Trainer gains 70 lbs on purpose
Because of that, Manning was a "judgmental" trainer, his wife says. "He would look at someone who was overweight and say, 'They must really be lazy.'
"I was convinced people used genetics or similar excuses as a crutch," Manning writes in his new book, "Fit2Fat2Fit." "You either wanted to be healthy or you didn't."
Defining the new male body ideal
That point of view wasn't helping Manning help his clients. When he failed yet again to push someone over to the light side, he knew something was wrong. In order to better understand the struggles his clients were facing, he had to face them himself.
He gave up the gym and started consuming junk food, fast food and soda. In just six months, he went from 193 pounds with a 34-inch waist to 265 pounds with a 48-inch waist.
Lynn saw the difference in her husband in less time than that. He became lethargic, stopped helping around the house and was less than eager to play with their 2-year-old daughter.
"He was so insecure -- saying 'I'm so fat. I look so horrible,' constantly complaining about how he looks," she said.
Manning says he didn't realize the effects of his weight gain would be more than physical. It altered his relationships and his self-confidence. Returning to the gym after the Fit2Fat portion of his journey made him nervous. The fact that he had to do push-ups on his knees was almost humiliating.
"The biggest thing [I learned] is that it's not just about the physical. It's not just about the meal plan and the workouts and those things. The key is the mental and the emotional issues. I realized those issues are real."
Of course, Manning had his critics. Experts said that his stunt was dangerous. His blood pressure and cholesterol shot up with such dramatic weight gain. But Manning has no regrets. The followers on his website have encouraged him with their own tales of weight loss.
Overheard on CNN.com: Do Americans take enough personal responsibility?
"We see the success stories of people losing all this weight, but it's more common now," he says. "To see someone do it in reverse on purpose -- it's mind blowing. A balance of craziness and inspiration."
Manning suffered through soda deprivation headaches and food cravings on his way back to fit. The journey was easier for him than for most, he'll admit, but he's eager now to provide tips for others to follow in his footsteps.
Lynn is just glad to have her husband back, maybe a bit better than he was before. Before Fit2Fat2Fit, the self-described foodie wife would make treats, and Manning wouldn't even look at them.
"Now he craves them," she says with a laugh. "It might be cruel, but I like that. I like that he's humanized."


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Form and Content
(Masterpieces of Women's Literature)
Mrs. Dalloway follows the title character on a typical day, as she plans a party, shops, meets old friends, and makes her grand entrance at the party, all the while rethinking her life, her choices, her problems with identity, her sense of self, and the conflicting demands of love. Like Irish writer James Joyce's Ulysses (1922), this is a "stream-of-consciousness" novel, but the book really illustrates Virginia Woolf's notion of the webs of humanity, love, hate, and even apathy that connect all people. The book also clearly focuses on the metaphor of "the bubbles of selfhood" that surround people and that even those who love them have difficulty penetrating.
Like Joyce's, Woolf's style is impressionistic in the sense that she uses interior monologue (characters' thoughts and feelings) and individual glimpses that illuminate the hearts and souls of her characters while the pace of the plot pauses. To Virginia Woolf, time, selfhood, existence, and the soul or psyche are interrelated and thus must be dealt with intrinsically, each a component or crucial facet of the other.
By presenting apparently unrelated bits and pieces of characters, their actions and choices, and their interactions with others, Virginia Woolf forged an unforgettable and wonderful new writing style that has changed the direction and focus of much twentieth century literature.
Thus, Mrs. Dalloway's character may be symbolic of purity, sensitivity, and reason, all of which lead her to accept her life without question, while her double, Septimus Warren Smith, poignantly represents destruction, apathy, and a passionate rejection of the fraud of civilization, the needs of love, and the despair of life itself. Their juxtaposition is at the heart of Woolf's attempt to reveal Clarissa Dalloway's true character as a woman in search of her self, threatened by the demands of love and apathy, passion and reason. Whereas Smith commits suicide by leaping out of his apartment window, Clarissa's is an emotional suicide that allows her a chance to believe that she is in control of her self, her nature, her identity.
Clarissa and Septimus never meet but are connected by the streets and activities of London and by the much-repeated Shakespearean line "'Fear no more the heat o' the sun/ Nor the furious winter's rages,'" which clarifies Woolf's focus on love, hate, apathy, and fear. The phrase is from Cymbeline (c. 1610), a play about deceit and marital infidelity which ends in love and reconciliation. Its recurrence in Mrs. Dalloway may suggest the author's ironic view of love as a threat to one's sense of self. For Woolf, erotic love is much too demanding of one's identity, particularly if one is female. In her own life, she helplessly watched as her emotionally demanding father killed first his wife and then Woolf's older sister with his incessant need for totally unconditional acceptance and support. Her own marriage to Leonard Woolf was often too much for her, since his sexual demands were unwelcome and frightening, despite his otherwise kind behavior. For Mrs. Dalloway, too, erotic love requires too much of one's heart and soul; it was far better to marry the undemanding Richard, who did not care whether she loved him or not, than to risk her fragile sense of self with the passion of Peter or the purity of Sally.
Places Discussed
(Critical Guide to Settings and Places in Literature)
*London. Capital of Great Britain whose diversity of life is characterized by the city's commercial life, its social order, and national politics. As characters walk through the streets of London, they encounter famous locations and monuments—Whitehall, Westminster, the parks, Big Ben, and St. Paul's Cathedral. London's diversity suggests the potential for harmony in society on at least two levels: a union between public and private, epitomized in the characters of Clarissa and Septimus, and among all the diverse social and political factions found in English society.
*Westminster. This upper-class London...
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Perry unsure of his role at Houston prayer rally
Perry unsure of his role at his own prayer rally
Governor says he 'may be ushering, for all I know' at event
Nearly two months after calling the nation to a day of prayer and fasting at Reliant Stadium, Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday said he still was not sure what role he will play in the Aug. 6 event.
"I'm going to be there; I may be ushering, for all I know," Perry said during a bill-signing ceremony at the Greater Houston Partnership. "Don't get confused; this isn't about me. It's not about the people on the stage, either. This is truly about coming together as a state and lifting up this nation in prayer and having a day of prayer and fasting."
Eric Bearse, a former Perry aide helping organize the event, denied suggestions that the governor's potential presidential candidacy could cause Internal Revenue Service problems for the non-profit religious groups sponsoring the event.
"We're just trying to decide the best way for him to participate, whether to just be there or play a more substantive role," Bearse said. "It's an ongoing project."
With financial support from the Mississippi-based American Family Association, the seven-hour prayer rally has the support of some of the biggest names in evangelical ministry. Perry, listed on the event's website as the "initiator of The Response," invited all of his fellow governors to attend, but, to date, only Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, has said he will be on hand.
Asked about a lawsuit filed by the Freedom from Religion Foundation to prevent his participation in the event, Perry said that the case would be decided by the courts.
"My prayer," he said, "is that the courts will find that the First Amendment is still applicable to governors no matter what they might be doing, and that what we've done in the state of Texas or what we've done in the Governor's Office is appropriate and no different than what George Washington or Abraham Lincoln or President Truman or President Obama have done from the standpoint of a National Day of Prayer."
The Freedom from Religion Foundation, a Madison, Wis.-based group concerned with the separation of church and state, filed suit last year against President Barack Obama, claiming that the federal statute establishing the National Day of Prayer violated the Constitution. A district judge in Wisconsin sided with the foundation, although the case is on appeal.
Signs 'loser pays' into law
Perry was in Houston on Wednesday for the ceremonial signing of tort reform legislation dubbed "loser pays." Designated by the governor as one of his "emergency items" during the recently concluded legislative session, and designed in part to underscore the conservative bona fides of a potential presidential candidate, the law would require plaintiffs to pay the legal fees if they lose and allow lawsuits without merit to be dismissed early in the legal process. The measure, which goes into effect Sept. 1, also creates expedited civil actions for cases of less than $100,000.
Although Perry shed no light Wednesday on when or whether he might announce a bid for the presidency, he did take the opportunity, as he regularly does, to blast Washington and the Obama administration for usurping the power of the states.
With GOP on debt ceiling
"I truly believe that for the future of America, for our state to be more competitive, the idea that the federal government is telling us how to deliver health care, the idea that Washington, D.C., knows best how to educate our children or — for that matter - how to take care of the air in Houston, Texas, which our kids breathe, that's our business," Perry declared.
Noting the continuing impasse in Washington over raising the debt ceiling, he said that "this threat that somehow or other the world is going to come to an end and the threat that we're not going to be able to pay our bills is a bit of a stretch."
Perry also reiterated his support for the GOP's "cut, cap and balance" approach to resolving the nation's debt-ceiling crisis.


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The Anonymous Hero
The Israeli solder heard the sound of shots coming from a lonely spot in Hebron and rushed to investigate what had happened. There he saw another solider lying in a pool of blood, the victim of a terrorist attack. He quickly administered first aid, summoned help and accompanied the ambulance to the emergency room of the hospital. The doctors told him that the patient would live only because of the initial medical attention he had provided.
When the parents of the wounded man arrived at the hospital and heard the story of his rescue they wanted to thank his rescuer. But he was nowhere to be found and no one knew his identity. After a fruitless search for this anonymous savior they returned to their grocery story in Kiryat Malachi where they hung a big sign relating the story of their sons miraculous rescue and asking for help in locating the hero.
One day a year later a woman from Beersheba entered their shop, read the sign and cried out Thats my son! A quick telephone call to her son was followed by a heartwarming meeting of the two families. At one point the heros mother called aside the mother of the soldier he had saved and said to her:
You dont remember me but we met twenty years ago when I entered your shop and I struck up a nice conversation with you and your husband. In the course of our talk I mentioned that I was suffering from a difficult pregnancy and was planning an abortion. Both of you persuaded me to drop this idea, pointing out what a blessing children are. You succeeded in convincing me and the child to whom I gave birth was the one who saved your son!


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FCC Is 'Deeply Troubled' By Verizon Wireless's New Throttling Plans
from the not-so-fast-with-that-'network-optimization' deptEarlier this week, we wrote about the ridiculousness of Verizon Wireless refering to its new plans to throttle heavy users of its LTE mobile data network as "network optimization" while denying that it was "throttling." However, in a bit of a surprise move, FCC chair Tom Wheeler has sent a rather angry letter to the company, questioning the plan:
I am deeply troubled by your July 25, 2014 announcement that Verizon Wireless intends to slow down some customers' data speeds on your 4G LTE network starting in October 20 14. Your website explained that this was an extension of your "Network Optimization" policy, which, according to your website, applies only to customers with unlimited data plans. Specifically, Verizon Wireless "manage[s] data connection speeds for a small subset of customers - the top 5% of data users on unlimited data plans" in places and at times when the network is experiencing high demand. Verizon Wireless describes its "Network Optimization" as "network management."The letter then has a list of questions it is expecting Verizon to answer concerning this program. The third question may be the most important:
"Reasonable network management" concerns the technical management of your network; it is not a loophole designed to enhance your revenue streams. It is disturbing to me that Verizon Wireless would base its "network management" on distinctions among its customers' data plans, rather than on network architecture or technology. The Commission has defined a network management practice to be reasonable "if it is appropriate and tailored to achieving a legitimate network management purpose, taking into account the particular network architecture and technology of the broadband Internet access service." Such legitimate network management purposes could include: ensuring network security and integrity, including by addressing traffic that is harmful to the network; addressing traffic that is unwanted by end users (including by premise operators), such as by providing services or capabilities consistent with an end user's choices regarding parental controls or security capabilities; and reducing or mitigating the effects of congestion on the network. I know of no past Commission statement that would treat as "reasonable network management" a decision to slow traffic to a user who has paid, after all, for "unlimited" service.
How does Verizon Wireless justify this policy consistent with its continuing obligations under the 700 MHz C Block open platform rules, under which Verizon Wireless may not deny, limit, or restrict the ability of end users to download and utilize applications of their choosing on the C Block networks; how can this conduct be justified under the Commission's 2010 Open Internet rules, including the transparency rule that remains in effect?This is, in some ways, a follow up to Wheeler's letter last week, in which he reminded access providers of those transparency rules. Wheeler has shown, a few times, that he's willing to speak up against the actions of some of the broadband companies, which is a shift from previous FCC chairs. Of course, many are still reasonably skeptical about how much bite there is behind the bark, but it's at least a marginally good sign that he's paying attention and worried about this plan.
Still, remember, that the "open internet rules" leave out wireless networks, a massive loophole that many of us warned about all along. However, in the current proposal, Wheeler did ask about whether the rules should extend to mobile operators as well, and this letter is a pretty clear signal that he sees very clear reasons to include such networks in the final rules.
Filed Under: fcc, net neutrality, network optimization, open internet, throttling, tom wheeler, transparency, wireless
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