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Computerworld - Microsoft's Windows 8 may be lagging far behind Windows 7 in its usage uptake, but it's easily topping the low bar set by Windows Vista, according to data from Web metric firm Net Applications.
Windows 8 accounted for 0.45% of all computers running Windows during October, Net Applications noted earlier this month, five times less than Windows 7's 2.33% for the same month three years ago.
Both operating systems were launched in the waning days of October, Windows 7 in 2009, Windows 8 in 2012.
Previously, Computerworld had been unable to compare Windows 8's uptake to Windows Vista's because it had started recording Net Applications' data for the latter only February 2007, the first full month after that problem-plagued operating system's launch.
Numbers recently unearthed on Net Applications' website, however, now allow a head-to-head comparison for previous months.
By the end of January 2007 -- Vista debuted Jan. 30 of that year -- the then-new OS powered just 0.19% of all Windows systems, or less than half that of Windows 8 after its Oct. 26, 2012 release.
In the two prior months -- November and December 2006, which was as far back as the Net Applications data went-- Vista also struggled to draw users.
During those two months, Vista's share of all versions of Windows was significantly lower than Windows 8's: Vista accounted for 0.12% and 0.17% of all Windows-equipped PCs, half that of Windows 8 in the same pre-launch period.
Windows 8, however, had inherent advantages over Vista based on their respective launch months. First, Windows 8 debuted several days before the end of the month, giving it an opportunity to rack up users through its $40 upgrade and new PC purchases. And second, like Windows 7, this year's upgrade made it to market before the critical holiday sales season kicked off.
Vista missed that market in 2006, one of many reasons cited for its slow start if not its ultimate failure, hitting retail as upgrades and on new PCs more than a month after Christmas.
But the trouncing of Vista may be little consolation to Microsoft when it compares Windows 8's numbers to Windows 7's. The latter started strong -- its usage share was robust throughout its preview phase, unlike Windows 8 -- and took off like a rocket after its launch.
By the end of March 2010, just fives months after retail release, Windows 7 had snapped up more than 10% of all Windows machines. Vista needed 12 months to do the same.
Windows 8's share should jump this month. While Net Applications won't publish November's data until Saturday, if Windows 8's gains are similar to Vista's and Windows 7's, it should finish with a share between 1% and 2% for the month.
Early data aside, it's impossible to predict whether Windows 8's future will be more like Vista -- which peaked at 20.3% of all Windows computers in October 2009 -- or akin to Windows 7, which continues to gain usage share. At the end of October 2012, three years after its launch, Windows 7 accounted for 49% of all Windows-powered PCs.
Most analysts are forecasting a weak reception for Windows 8, blaming the poor global economy, the OS's confusing dual user interfaces, enterprise upgrade fatigue after migrating from XP to Windows 7, and fierce competition from rivals' tablets, including Apple's iPad, Amazon's Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus lines.
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In the pokemon fire red I ordered it came with a bunch of level 100's in it, and if I trade them over to White, is this still a legit thing to do? They were caught legit, I can tell from their caught at etc, but I don't want to be cheating. The level 100's are: kyogre, groudon, rayquaza, entei, salamence, mewtwo and golem.
Noo! Of course it's not cheating! When you bought that used Fire Red, it came with those Pokemon, they're now yours! Of course, if you want the challenge and fun for yourself to train your very own Lv 100 Pokemon, by all means, train!
But, of course it's okay to take them! As long as their stats and information is legit, they're legit. There's nothing wrong with taking them, it's their fault for leaving those Pokemon in that game if they had wanted them!
Trading them would be legit but WAIT a minute . Fire Red Has NONE of them EXCEPT for EnTei , Mewtwo and Golem. How did you the the other Pokemon?? Anyway if you're sure you got them fair and square then no worries .
I agree with midnight. Since the game came with those their all yours. Go for it!! :)
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Ian Stevenson's Drawings Are Sick And Very Funny
Ian Stevenson's drawings are mad, weird, very funny and a little bit sick which is good to see. After all a little bit of sickness makes for a healthy mind. Yes they're incredibly simple but, like Shrigley, it's not the technique so much as the whole idea, the concept, the brutally honest sentiment, a reflection and critique of contemporary life. Laugh out loud and then go look at his other drawings. They're all great fun.
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Ian is a professional man, secure in his sexuality and proud of his body. He attended Camberwell College of Arts between 1996 and 9 where he learned to make things look pretty on a variety of surfaces including paper and fabric … Hawking himself on a dirty alley named graphic design, he was picked up in the slick limousine of a famous company who, for no reason at all except to add the illusion of foul play, will remain nameless, where he stayed for three circles of the Earth's orbit around our Sun (that firey, heartless life-giver), making many good things there including videos for songs by a band and little creatures and t-shirts and so on and so forth.
Abandoning computers, Ian now grabs his pen hard and with vigor. He manipulates it in ways never before heard or seen on this little Earth. Your face will implode when faced with his fluids (from his pen). "Begone, airbrushing; farewell, anti-aliasing," he chats, dashing his computer against the rocks "I am a man – a man, you hear? I need my hands to be dirty with inky residue I want to feel my body. Men, men alone, men together need not for effeminate graphic design. They need pictures of weird animals and stuff". So he strides free in the world, a man standing alone in the world, naked and beautiful for all to see naked.
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Much has been said of late regarding Facebook's blatant disregard for the privacy of its users. It's actually more a blatant disregard of users in general, but we should not be utterly surprised. Big corporations (of which Facebook is one) have grown increasingly complacent regarding customer service, and they are only out for themselves and how much money they can make. And hey – this is America – if you can make money, more power to you, but you can only shaft customers for so long before the well dries up. Right now, despite terrible policies and terrible press, Facebook still has a leg up, because it's a hub of communication and it's a little impractical not to participate.
Amidst the buzz about Facebook's privacy changes, I recognized it as a money-grab and actually kind of evil, but it didn't raise great personal concern. I am involved in and enjoy social networking, and while Facebook has been an afterthought to me for a while, I would never have put any of my information online in the first place if I was not OK with that information being public. Therefore, all my Facebook settings allowed "Everyone" to see my page – as much of it as they desired. I presume that most of the population could not care less about my hobbies or pictures of my last vacation. However, if someone found my page through a friend or a web search and found it interesting enough to waste time viewing, then I wasn't going to stop them.
I don't play Farmville or Mafia Wars (and I don't understand why anyone WOULD, but obviously they DO), so I was not concerned about third party applications accessing my information. Anytime I see a stupid quiz on my feed or get an invitation to any other such nonsense, I block the applications anyway. And I've been pretty selective with the things that I "like" and the groups that I join.
I use Facebook to contact people I do not otherwise interact with, to post the seldom status update (which I guarantee you I merely copied to Facebook from my Twitter), and occasionally to plan an event or post some pictures. Of course, the last few times I tried to post any pictures, that feature was broken, so I haven't even been able to use that. (I guess that feature doesn't make Facebook any money, so they're in no hurry to fix it.) Oh, and my blog does update to Facebook via RSS, for the few people who read it there instead of on the actual website or on a Google Reader, etc.
I generally only go to Facebook in the first place if I get an email notification that someone has messaged me, written on my wall, etc., or to wish someone a "Happy Birthday." But in these visits over the last several days, I've noticed an annoying box popping up, imploring me to officially "Like" all the things that I've mentioned in my interests in my profile. I ignored it the first few times (as I make it my policy to ignore all stupid boxes on websites that randomly pop up in my face when I am trying to look at something else), but this morning, I clicked on it just to make it stop getting in my way.
As I suspected, this box wanted me to officially "Like" 57 pages worth of musicians, books, movies, etc. that I had mentioned in my profile. Of course, they also wanted me to "like" things that didn't even exist, because they were phrases from sentences I had used when talking about the musicians and books and movies that I like. (Is the population so dumbed down that they can't even read complete sentences in a Facebook profile? If it's not a clickable link, the general public no longer comprehends it?)
Naturally, I had no desire to turn my Facebook page into one huge advertisement, and I rather enjoy complete sentences, so I wanted to leave my profile as it was. There was no option to do that, however – that would have been much too user-friendly and convenient. So, instead, I went and manually un-checked all 57 boxes, so they wouldn't turn into links on my profile (a link that would then, therefore, have access to all of my information).
Once I had done that, Facebook quickly prompted me that if I went through with that, I would be deleting all of the information from my profile. So, basically: "Hey, Facebook user – do this our way, swear your allegiance to all of these pages, help us make some advertising dollars, or we're going to wipe out your thoughtfully crafted profile data." Well, I certainly wasn't going to succumb, so I let them wipe it all out. So, my Facebook profile, which is supposed to be a little snapshot of my life, no longer functions as that. There are a few pages linked of some of my favorite musicians, but it's no longer a complete list. My hobbies, books, etc. are all gone. If you want to know those things about me, I guess you'll now have to ask me in person. Or get Twitter.
So, I have a message for Facebook, which I have edited for content and language, and now simply reads:
Up yours, you corporate harpies.
I also have a message for MySpace. You were once the hub of social networking, and for my part, I always found your user interface much more enjoyable, and your service to independent musicians was laudable. However, you went down the slippery slope and let the scum of the earth take up residence on your site. Then, you went further down that slope when you felt pressure to keep up with Facebook, and in so doing, adopted all of their most revolting characteristics – namely, those insufferable applications. So, here's your big moment. If you want to redeem yourself and stop being the butt of jokes, seize upon the moment of Facebook's arrogant stupidity and do something revolutionary like catering to the consumer. Get rid of the apps, swear to never EVER allow Farmville on your site, get rid of the junk mail and the spammers, and show us you care about little things like user privacy, and we'll all come flocking back to you, reveling in your music player and the ability to design our own html. Here's your big chance and you better take it quick.
And then, since MySpace undoubtedly will not listen to me, I have something else to pass along to you, dear readers. The Consumerist (which, as you might have guessed, looks out for the consumers) has been reporting on Facebook's shenanigans for quite some time. Today, they posted about a new social networking software, set to debut at the end of the summer. Diaspora, as it's called, is being designed by four programmers at NYU, with the promise of making sure that you own your own data, and you can even host it on your own server (or use theirs, in a similar manner to WordPress). Before you dismiss it out of hand, it might interest you to know that, as of the time of this posting, they've already raised over $100,000 in support of their cause via Kickstarter, more than ten times their goal.
So, go ahead, programmers. Do us proud and stick it to the man. We're ready and waiting and will support you. Just make sure you stay true to your original oath to your customers, instead of getting all power-hungry and greedy like the whore-mongers of Facebook.


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dr. pete appears to have an arrogant and combative nature - maybe it was an unconscious reaction to being in the presence of the opposite positive energy as david. i'm not hearing that "ring of truth" in his interview...not that some of what he says couldn't be accurate, i'm just not a disciple at this point. i've seen this guy somewhere before but i can't recollect where and it's going to drive me nuts until i figure it out. i'm feeling it was in some attempt to sell something but i'm not sure. it wasn't on the "sham wow" level but more or less in the same manner in which he gives this interview.


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Almost 20 years ago matrix-encoded Dolby Surround videotapes and laserdiscs brought surround sound to home theaters. Almost 15 years ago Dolby Pro Logic decoding raised the ante by extracting a center-channel signal from Dolby Surround recordings. And more than half a decade has passed since Dolby Digital brought discrete digital 5.1-channel surround sound home.
Denon's AVR-4308CI impressed, with very good power results, and virtually perfect noise and linearity performance. Power with stereo channels driven handily bettered Denon's 140 watts spec, and performance with 5 channels driven was only a scant half-dB shy of that mark, at 126 watts.
Pioneer's latest A/V receiver produced uniformly excellent bench results: linearity and S/N were close to perfect on both PCM and Dolby Digital signals, while distortion and frequency response were nearly as good (the latter, in particular, on 96/24 PCM).
As seems usual for Onkyo, the TX-SR605 showed just how technically accomplished mass-produced electronics can be today, with perfectly flat frequency response and perfect D/A linearity to -90 dB (and beyond). Both are as good results as I've measured, and while my memory isn't infallible, I believe this to be the first time these two particular aces have been drawn by the same unit.
Yamaha's RX-V1800 yielded the fine technical performance usual from the firm's A/V receivers. Power exceeded its specs by a good margin and bettered 100 watts all around, even with 5 channels driven.
Meridian's G95 measured excellently in every test. Power was just about spot on its 100-watt spec, though the unit fell a bare 0.8 dB short of this level with all 5 channels driven. True to its high-efficiency Class D nature, the G95 remained at virtually the same temperature (warm, but not hot) whether it was left idling all day, or driven to the verge of clipping for long periods.
AudioControl's Maestro M2e/Savoy duo produced very impressive power in all tests, with the Savoy generating more watts than expected from such a relatively compact and light amplifier. It met its 150 watts-per-channel spec even with all seven channels driven simultaneously and surpassed it by wide margins in our stereo and five-channel trials.
I've come to expect stellar bench results from high-echelon Onkyos (and lower-echelon ones, too, usually), and I got them. Noise and distortion measurements were uniformly state of the art. Frequency response was excellent as well, though the TX-SR875 exhibited a very small rolloff, of about 0.5 dB per octave, above about 10 kHz in all playback modes.
The Cambridge Audio Azur 640R was a pleasure to measure, as it consistently delivered expected behavior and declined to snap fuses, smoke circuit boards, or require resetting, despite the usual abuse.


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KABUL, Afghanistan - Officials say an Afghan police officer has shot and killed three U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan. It is the third attack on coalition forces by their Afghan counterparts in a week.
A U.S. Defense Department official confirmed Friday that the dead Americans were Marine Special Operations Forces. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the family notification process was not complete.
Thirty coalition service members have now died this year at the hands of Afghan forces or insurgents disguised in Afghan uniforms, according to an Associated Press tally - a dramatic rise from previous years.
The assaults have cast a shadow of mistrust over U.S. efforts to train Afghan soldiers and police more than 10 years after the U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban's regime for sheltering the al-Qaida leadership.


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Active Funtoo Linux developers must perform a fresh install of Funtoo Linux from current stage3 at least once per calendar month. This install may be in a virtual machine, or to replace an existing install. During this install process, any bugs or anomalies must be documented on the Usability Testing page, reported to the rest of the team, and steps should be taken by the developer to address any problems found.
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A Funtoo Developer maintains "active" status by being available for consecutive week-long periods to perform active development, fix bugs and participate in the #funtoo development channel, forums or funtoo-dev mailing list. A developer does not need to be available on a particular day, but must be available and active for at least 4 days per week, and should be able to perform at least 1 hour of active, focused development per day. If you do not think that you can commit to this level of involvement, you should become a Funtoo Linux Contributor instead. Core Team members bear the primary responsibility for being available to resolve QA issues in a timely manner and move various key distribution initiatives forward, so our contribution requirements for Core Team members are quite stringent.
Week-long absences are permitted as long as they are announced in advance to email@example.com so that adequate developer coverage for any particular week can be assured. Any absence longer than a week in duration should be announced in advance as well, but will result in the developer moving from the role of active developer and member of the core team to a Staff position in their absence.
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Get a recap of Tuesday's high school sports action as the Naples boys tennis team defeats Marion in the quarterfinal round of the Class DD tournament.
Get a recap of Monday's high school sports action as the Livonia boys lacrosse team defeats Marcus Whitman in the first round of the Class C tournament.
The Allendale Columbia senior wins the Class C title and finishes third overall at the Section 5 individiual tournament on Saturday at Ridgemont Country Club. Pittsford Sutherland junior Doug Kulikowski wins the overall title after shooting a 76.
The Greece Olympia boys track and field team left no doubt as to which squad was the cream of the crop on Saturday at the Monroe County League Championship meet held at Hilton High School. The Spartans amassed 103 total points — more than 40 points better than the next closest team — to claim the league title.
On the girls side, the story was much more of a nail-biter. Penfield had just enough — half of a point — to hold off the host Cadets. The Patriots finished with 66.5 points, nipping Hilton and it's 66-point total. Pittsford Mendon came in third (57.5), followed by Rush-Henrietta (49), Spencerport (48), Webster Schroeder (48), Canandaigua (47), Gates Chili (46), Honeoye Falls-Lima (44) and Pittsford Sutherland (40).
The Wayne-Finger Lakes League Championships belonged to the Wayne Eagles as both the boys and girls teams won league titles Friday night in the league's East Division. The boys finish the season with a perfect 47-0 record while the girls finish the season with a near-flawless 46-1 record. The Marion girls team also won the West division championship.


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The ILO will bring together representatives from the government, trade unions, chambers of industry and commerce, employers and youth organizations to discuss the drafting of the Jordanian "Youth Rights at Work" manual.
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WASHINGTON – As Tammy Duckworth sees it, her path to Congress began when she awoke in the fall of 2004 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She was missing both of her legs and faced the prospect of losing her right arm.
Months of agonizing therapy lay ahead. As the highest-ranking double amputee in the ward, Maj. Duckworth became the go-to person for soldiers complaining of substandard care and bureaucratic ambivalence.
Soon, she was pleading their cases to federal lawmakers, including her state's two U.S. senators at the time – Democrats Dick Durbin and Barack Obama of Illinois. Obama arranged for her to testify at congressional hearings. Durbin encouraged her to run for office.
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I recently had the amazing opportunity to listen to a challenge from Dr. Duane Litfin. If you are not familiar with the name, he is the President Emeritus of Wheaton College, and brought some great reminders to me in his presentation.
We read from Psalm 127. I have to admit, I had never taken the whole chapter as a single topic, but after hearing this, I felt compelled to share.
You see, I find myself challenged with the notion that my day-job needs to matter. From what I have read in management literature, I am not alone in this. We all need to have a sense that we are not just wasting our days and that we will come to the end of our lives wondering if we really made a difference. Here is what the Psalmist had to say…
1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. 2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to those he loves. 3 Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court. (NIV)
I have never really connected verses 1-2 with 3-5 before. Solomon was passing along some wisdom that really struck home with me. It is not an accident that he starts by saying that the Lord needs to be in the center of the work, but then he wraps it all up talking about our kids and the blessing they are.
Solomon was really onto something here. I have always said that my definition of success in this life is that my grandchildren are serving God. Regardless of where I work, and what I do, my first, and most powerful, field of influence is my children.
C.S. Lewis once said "All that is not eternal is eternally out of date."
How much of the daily work I do is outdated the moment I finish it? Is my career really all about things that no one will know about, or care about, decades from now? I contrast that against the generations before me, and the generations that come after me. My dad does not have much in the way of material possessions, but he did leave me and my siblings a legacy to follow: A passionate legacy of living a life with God unashamedly.
Am I looking at my kids as a blessing? Many days – yes. Some days I forget and need this reminder.
Am I intentional in how I aim their lives towards the Lord? I need to be more so. When I am not placing a priority on my children, and their need for seeing who God is, it is because I am guilty of placing too much emphasis on other endeavors. Endeavors that, regardless of how noble, pale in comparison to my role as the father, mentor, leader in my home. My boys need to see the God I serve. They need to know that I am here for them. They need to know that true manhood is experiencing a personal relationship with the God of creation.
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ProcessHousing & Residence Life has adopted a spirit of sustainability and formed a committee to research several aspects of how the department can be better stewards in this area. The four employee committee met for an hour five times during winter quarter 2008 to answer these questions:
1. Why is sustainability important and what is Housing & Residence Life's role in that commitment? 2. What are the students looking for and how feasible are their ideas? 3. What is our department currently doing around sustainability? 4. What are some best practices that peer institutions have implemented? 5. What recommendations can the department offer for ourselves and the university?
Specific areas focused on included: paper use, energy conservation, bike racks and the creation of environmental department wide policies.
What Students WantHousing and Residence Life distributed the Educational Benchmarking Inventory to all residents during fall quarter 2007. The call for more environmentally responsible practices within the department was evident in the students' survey responses. For example, when asked the question "What services does Housing and Residence Life not currently offer that you wish it did?" Comments included, "More emphasis on educating students about how to create a greener campus!" and "better sustainability stuff."
In total, students asked for: post-consumer food waste compost collection in the residence halls and at Bon Appetit, a community garden at each hall for students to grow food and flowers, environmentally responsible paper use, more energy conservation, more low-flow water fixtures, more vegetarian options and less food waste, secure indoor bike racks and bike rentals, expanded eco-awareness learning communities and the creation of sustainable department wide policies.
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Tory support stays stagnant as NDP surges in Conservative strongholds: poll
The Canadian Press May 10, 2012 – 7:37 AM ET | Last Updated: May 10, 2012 8:03 AM ET
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the New Democrats are widening their support across the country and gaining unprecedented favour in historically Conservative regions.
The Canadian Press Harris Decima survey indicates that the NDP have 34% of popular support, compared to 30% for the Conservatives.
With a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points, support for the two parties could be equally split.
Still, the poll indicates that the New Democrats have become competitive in traditional Tory areas.
Among rural Canadians, the poll suggests the New Democrats have 31% support, compared to 35% for the Tories.
The NDP appear to have the support of 36% of urban and suburban men, a number that has risen steadily since February.
Meanwhile, the Conservatives are seeing their support in that demographic appear to hover around 29%, down from close to 40% four months ago.
As well, the New Democrats appear to have supplanted the Liberals as the natural party among women, said Allan Gregg, chairman of Harris Decima.
"Remember this is a party that a decade ago, half the electorate said they would "never" vote for," he said.
"To broaden their base as we see in these data is quite remarkable."
Overall, the Liberals continue to hold steady at 20% support, the poll suggests.
Just over 2,000 Canadians were polled for the survey in the last week of April and first week of May.
The period marked ongoing controversy of the price tag for fighter jets as well as the introduction of the Conservatives' controversial omnibus budget implementation bill.
But it also saw the anniversary of the 2011 federal election which returned the Conservatives with their majority government.
The election resulted in the NDP surge into Opposition status thanks to a record number of MPs being elected in Quebec.....................http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/05/10 ... olds-poll/


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Jacobs University Bremen is a private, independent research university. Opened in 2001, it currently offers 20 Bachelor and 24 Graduate programs (Masters/PhD) in the fields of engineering and science, the humanities and social sciences. Jacobs University brings many of the best aspects of American higher education in Europe: the classic bachelor's degree, combining broad exposure to many different intellectual traditions with solid training within a major field of specialization; on-campus living arrangements for undergraduates that will facilitate the inter-relatedness of social with academic life; small classes, ensuring ready access to faculty; hands-on research opportunities for students at both the undergraduate and graduate level; great flexibility in terms of student input into the design of their own academic programs. Research at Jacobs University actively addresses global challenges such as Energy and Environment, Food, Water and Health, Education, Information and Communication as well as Peace and Conflict Management. An international foundation year that prepares international students for their future studies is also provided.
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by doomie, ,
Computer Science/IT, Undergraduate Study
Personal assessment
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? It's much more handier and practical. Plus, one does not have so much time to wander between classes to his home in case it's somewhere in the city.
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Accomodation is on of the best things here: rooms are singles with bathrooms shared between two. This way one gets privacy, while not being secluded from communication with some other people. Buildings fom colleges are connected by a house which hosts the canteen, and the common areas (gaming room, TV room, common study areas, etc). This is also very good in case one just want to hang around. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Christopher James, ,
History, Independent
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment Personal comments:
Lagerhaus: Socialised with other German students from local German Universities. The Loft: located above Paddy's Irish Pub, Do not miss the Schnoor This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by hristina, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Mathematics, Erasmus
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
I take courses not only within my major, but also outside of it:like Computer Science, Chemistry and Introduction to Digital Systems. Moreover, there are transdisciplinary courses at IUB that every student needs to take.
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
No, I think what we have now is pretty enough and of good quality. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by doomie, ,
Computer Science/IT, Undergraduate Study
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't. Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Basic phrases My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
English is the language in the University and you must know it to get around here. Outside it, though, German (of course) prevails and it's a bit tougher, but most of the Germans I talked to knew some English so I seldomly had too many problems. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by hristina, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Mathematics, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
A private grant Other sources of funding:
Family Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work Personal spending habits:
Because the prices in Germany (food , accomodation etc.) are much higher compared to those in Macedonia. Food, Travel, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home. Nightlife: was the same price as at home. Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
The best solution would be to have a campus job or job during the summer. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by hristina, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Mathematics, Erasmus
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
No, nothing. In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
Excellent living conditions:accomodation, food, facilities. Very high level of international students : 60-70% Academic rigorousity and 6-7 courses per year enable you to finish your BA or BS in 3 years. FINAL COMMENTS
Bring your umbrella, because you will definitely need it! The airport at Luebeck is cheaper and it is near Bremen, so you can plan your flight from/to there. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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Spitz is always willing to do the heavy lifting for Packers offensive line
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Posted: Sept. 9, 2008
Green Bay - Having a guy like Jason Spitz in the weight room is good for the Green Bay Packers because when the tedium of pushing dumbbells around really sets in, Spitz is good for a little "anything you can do, I can do better."
It sounds like a lot of weight, Gullickson said.
So Gullickson started the new leg press off with Spitz. Spitz lifted 800 one week. Then 900. Then 1,000. Two weeks before the season opener against Minnesota, Spitz got it up to 1,110. And not just one press and done.
Jason goes, How many do you want? I said if you can get 20 repetitions here, that would be unheard of, Gullickson said.
He did 30.
That drew some serious attention from the other weight room fanatics.
So he does 1,100 pounds for 30 reps. Just the thought of moving that kind of weight is just incredible, Gullickson said. He needed to rest for a considerable time afterwards because he had really exerted himself.
But now, Allen Barbre wants to see if he can do it. Ryan Grant, Brandon Jackson, they want to see if they can do it. Those guys that are really strong in the legs, they step up and try to keep up.
In just his third season, Spitz has become more than a weight room phenomenon and the leader of the younger offensive linemen. He has been the go-to guy in a pinch, such as in the season opener Monday against Minnesota, when injured center Scott Wells needed a capable athlete to fill in for him. That was Spitz.
Spitz is your classic put up-and-shut up, tough-guy offensive lineman. Last year he started games at all three interior offensive line positions: left guard, center and right guard. In 26 starts overall he has never settled into one position but rather has filled in for anyone.
Against the Vikings, Spitz showed that although it aint always pretty, it works. Daryn Colledge and Tony Moll had solid blocks to aid a key 57-yard run by Grant in the fourth quarter, but Spitz had to block the middle linebacker, who got the early first step on him. Unwilling to get beat, Spitz pushed him out of the way from behind. It wasnt textbook style but Spitz prevented the linebacker from getting to Grant nonetheless.
And then theres his personality.
Youd never guess that the guy zooming up Oneida St. on his little buzzing scooter, with his posse Colledge and Moll in tow, is the same guy who can play with a little edginess to him, an aggressive quality desired by coaches in a lineman.
The guy is a finisher, offensive coordinator Joe Philbin said. Our definition of nasty is a guy that plays the game the right way, plays to the whistle, plays hard, works to finish every single play, doesnt take plays off. Some people think nasty is hitting a guy in the back or something (dirty), yeah.
We want a nasty guy to block your guy 10 yards down the field. Thats nasty to us. Jasons a tough guy. No question about it.
Spitz makes a face when asked about his toughness. He has missed only two games in his career but he has battled injuries to his calf, thigh, even a torn esophagus that caused him to vomit blood.
They made a bigger deal out of it than it was, Spitz said. Its our job to go out and play. They make the decision whether you can go or not. Sometimes if you have a real bad injury you cant go. But for me, I didnt think any of those were that serious. Youve just got to push through.
Gullickson simply says Spitz knows the difference between discomfort and injury, and thats what makes him tough.
Hes going to push himself through any discomfort, Gullickson said. He recognizes that when you push yourself to exhaustion, when you train yourself as hard as possible, then the game and practice becomes pretty easy.
Filling in whenever called upon is not always easy, especially when people want to know how a fumble could come out of the center-quarterback exchange between Spitz and Aaron Rodgers on Monday. But Spitz has made himself a utilitarian lineman who has gained a lot of experience in a short amount of time by combining his two greatest assets: his strength and his willingness to be flexible.
Any time you have players that can play a multitude of positions, the more flexible you will be as a team, Spitz said. You have such a limited roster, you have to have guys that are versatile.
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I've done 800 lbs on the leg press before and I'm skinny, so I would hope they're doing 1000+. the 30 reps though, that is impressive.
I too like the quiet 'get it done' attitude of our o line. Minnesota's d line was a great first test.
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With a name like "Timmons" you should do 800. Oh wait that was Timmerman. :icon_smile:
I think at my best I was only around 600. Never 30 reps.
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FRESNO, Calif. – Runs can score quickly when a team loads up on extra-base hits.
Just ask the Tacoma Rainiers, who ripped six doubles and a homer on their way to an 11-1 rout of the Fresno Grizzlies on Saturday night at Chukchansi Park.
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Missing album art on Windows Phone 8? Then you must get this app and kill the grey.
We've lamented numerous times here at Windows Phone Central on the sorry state of Xbox Music on current Windows Phone 8 devices. When it comes to management, features or in one particular case, missing album art, it can be quite frustrating to use and it's quite the downgrade from the Zune days..
We touched on this topic recently on the last podcast where ripping a CD (via Zune) and transferring to our device using the Windows Phone App (RT) caused our album art to magically disappear, leaving a hideous gray box in its place.
Luckily for us we now have a solution. Best of all it's simple, free and called MPAtool.
The app, now available for Windows Phone 8 devices is to the point, well laid out and clear as a bell. Launching the app gives you a menu of five items, including manual attach, auto download, albums, settings and about.
The manual attach lets you select images of your favorite band to be used as background artwork during album play. The bad news is if you already have exiting artwork, you can't replace it. Instead you need remove all the music first of that artist, change the artist image then re-add music. Certainly a pain but this is not the developer's fault. Regardless, if you have a low resolution image that is really bothering you, you can now replace it (seriously, what's up with that?). Heck, you can even specify your own image if the selection is not to your liking.
Auto download will go through all your artists and download the latest images from Last.fm.
Albums – this is the good stuff. Here you can auto download album images from Last.fm and have them added to your device library. Depending on how many albums you have missing artwork, it can take a few moments over Wi-Fi. After fetching the images it then shows you the new choices and lets you one-touch update everything. This is what will fix all your missing artwork and it works brilliantly.
Settings has a few features including low or high quality image previews, notifications (for process completion) and backing up your custom artwork to SkyDrive—a nice touch.
There's not much else to say about this app. It works well, it's laid out nicely and has no ads. Sure, it's a shame that Xbox Music even has this issue with no built in way to fix but we glad a developer like hppDev has stepped up with such a great app.
Grab MPAtool right now here in the Store and get fixin'.
There are 67 comments. Sign in to comments0briquet says:
Omgersh. This is exactly what I have been wanting. Tried it. Works perfectly. Thanks devs+wpc!!
Quin 2013 says:
It's fucking stupid that MS doesn't care enough to had fixed this issue.
Let alone have someone come up with an app to save their ass.
Big plus for the app developer, but an uber fail for ms.
mrshamoozoo says:
this app is brilliant. been using it since day 1 of wp8. lets you change all the lock screen images for the now playing artist. really awesome, almost wish this was baked into the os.
Sef Ahmed says:
it is. its just really bad. Its something to do with the region of your music and the ID3 tags! This app pushes all that aside though!
Tiago Lopes says:
This is great, hats off to the developer. But anyone else agree that in 2013, when we have phones that do so ruddy much, wd shouldn't be having to do this?
elpedrogrande says:
Bad Religion!
Doom At Last says:
I use this for my missing artists.
JacksonSQD says:
Sweet, just what I needed. :D
Now the problem with garbled characters on artist/album/track names is still to be solved..
missionsparta says:
I used it before and it is great. But the thing that baffles me, is that if some guy in his family room can do this, why the hell can't 50 guys making 6+ figures get Xbox Music to do this? LMAO
Update: sorry...saw one of the first comments said something similar..but what the hell? This is so true.
Ticomfreak says:
It'd be illegal for MS to pull images from last.FM so...
ammarmalik2011 says:
Can someone tell me the difference between the picture that appears in the small box and the main background in the now playing?
mr_808 says:
There is album art(small box) and then there is artist art(shows on lockscreen). The reason your screen is grey is because there is no artist art. Personally, I think this is ridiculous. I don't need to see the artist; I want to see the album artwork. I can't believe there isn't an option for this.
ammarmalik2011 says:
I've never seen 'artist artwork' in any media player before. This is the first I'm hearing of it.
Sef Ahmed says:
HAHA! I sort of know how you feel! I found out about it last month, when I got Justin Bieber's new album!
ChrisLynch says:
Wow, can't believe this app got published into the WP8 Store. Loved this tool in WP7. Glad it's now available for WP8.
iamSherlocked says:
Link for wp7 app please...
Karel Krivanek says:
It's only for dev unlocked phones - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377210
rebel_yell says:
Yes, this makes me want to chew glass. When I xferred all of my wife's music from her Andrhoid, where there once was album art, became NO album art. You've got to be kidding me. I just upgraded from a 1965 Chevy to a 2013 Bently and I can't get no freakin' album art??? "I cain't get no, satisfaction". Hopefully, this gets fixed along with the other shortcomings. But hey, even iOs couldn't do "cut and paste" when it first arrived which left people with a permanent question mark above their heads. Ok, WP8 is still cutting teeth but in this day and age, you better sprout a full set of molars and start eating with the grownups pretty damned quick or you go hungry.
myjota says:
Pleassse for wp7
iamSherlocked says:
can we get this on wp7.8!!!
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Sunofabob says:
Any idea on when MS will fix this Xbox Music issue?
typhon62_1 says:
Like the tool but it adds a "MPAtool Dummy.mp3" file to the end of each album. Not that hard to get rid of, but a pain none the less.
Mattyh95 says:
Yeah noticed that, what's the best way to get rid of that?
Karel Krivanek says:
In the 7.x version there is a ...dummy album created and all you need is delete that. Any chance this would work in WP8 version? If not try pinging the dev
typhon62_1 says:
The only way is to go in each album directory and delete the file. 200 directorys = 200 files to delete. Pain in the butt!
o_k_boy says:
I found that if you go to 'songs', press # or one of the letters, and then go to the globe icon at the very end of the list you can see all the dummy files there and then delete them without having to go into each directory individually. Still a little bit annoying, but not as bad.
Mattyh95 says:
+1 that works, but that was 10 mins of my life that I cant get back, great app dev, just a shame that it has to create those annoying files :/ its a catch 22 probably :?
kevj67 says:
As a developer of mobile software I'd have to say that must have been an oversight on their part. I know why they needed the dummy file but I'd think after they download the album art and update the audio file's tag to reference it, they should just delete the dummy (temp) file at that point. Hopefully in a newer version they will.
MarcXW says:
The real problem with Xbox Music is the fact that it changes the data. I spent an hour rearranging my music library to make it accurate and the next morning, it was as inaccurate as before I even changed it, that's outrageous. I have songs that are in non-existing albums. I'm going to try this app though, to see if it can fix some of my issues.
BGBrereton says:
I agree. I have copied music files that already have all of the tag data in them onto my phone only for it to replace all the info (artist, album, artwork) apparently based on a common track title. You can stop it by going to settings and switching off "Connect with Xbox Music" (before copying the files!) but then you don't get any artist pictures, etc, at all. At least this app allows you to make the artist picture connection.
raxnw says:
How do I add a background vía Zune in 7x?
teoami says:
Zune does this automatically for WP7 as long as it recognizes the artist. If it is not populating for you, you need to fix all your metadata. Zune can do that for you too, but you have to go through each album and select download info.
WPSteve says:
MP3Tag is a good program to use for this with Zune.
apocacrux says:
I need this!!! Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
BGBrereton says:
So sad that Microsoft can't get this right, but this app at least represent a very serviceable workaround.
spyderzWPC says:
now we need and id3 editor for wp8, I have stuff labled right on my zune player and when I transfer some stuff in it changes to unknown wtf...
Lundon44 says:
Love this app and have been using for a while now. Only 2 issues still occur though. Firstly, connecting your phone with Xbox Music will auto sync album art to your phone with really crappy art and this cannot be overwritten using this app. To avoid this you must turn off this feature, wipe the music from your phone and re-sync it THEN use this app.
Secondly, I have a lot of songs that refuse to show up in the app. Even if I play a song that won't show up using the option to apply art to the "now playing song" fails. I assume some data is missing from the id3 tag that needs to be fixed for it to show up. But regardless this works for about 80% of my music which is still awesome.
Fludlyt says:
This app is a dream come true. I listen to a lot of Japanese/Korean music and this solves the problem of Xbox Music not having any album/background art. Along with ScrobbleMe I'm now happy on the music front. It's a shame MS doesn't natively plug into last.fm like this.
buggyglint says:
A little off topic but if anyone is looking for a better way to manage their music from their PC to WP8 give MusicBee a twirl, it has a simple and easy to use interface similar to Zune with great meta tagging features that will make it easy to find/add missing album artwork.
hapa papa says:
Or you can use windows media player to sync your music and it will have all of your album art like it should. No need for another app.
Cpt_Streamline says:
Excellent..just what I needed!!!!
James Confessore says:
Does this work for podcasts? I actually really hate that I don't get Podcast "art" when syncing podcasts from iTunes (BLAH bring back zune damnit!!) through Windows Phone Connector to my Lumia 920
Sarang68 says:
Ahh. At last.
Sarang68 says:
So,if i get all the album artwork delete all music on my pc,then transfer the music in my mobile to my pc will i be able to see it on my Windows 8 also?
JimmyRespawn says:
. The artist art on Xbox music is fuzzy and usually duplicate my album.
JsLee14 says:
This app is soooooo godly thank you so much guys!!!!
david90531 says:
Can't believe I got this app so long before WPCentral introduced it formally. Amazing app and dev keeps updating too, looking good!
jdhooghe says:
It always leaves dummy things in my playlist and I have to manually remove them or erase the device. In my opinion, a crap app
BGBrereton says:
This seems to be the technique the app uses to trick Windows Phone into using the artist picture. It creates a dummy file with the artist and associated artist picture, which Windows Phone then uses for all tracks by the same artist. The files are easy enough to delete.
jdhooghe says:
Easy yes, time consuming also a HUGE yes. It even alters some of your music. I can live without this app until MS fixes.
ankurjain1702 says:
i need this app for WP7.8...
Redman74 says:
I recently became a member of WPCentral and have received so many good tips such as limited time free games and deals!! I couldn't wait to see the new articles for the week and saw this and soon as I got home, got the app and received 95% metadata that was missing from my 920 since switching. Love the site and keep up the good work.
adrian1338 says:
Does this also work with cloud stored music or just the local one?
ctr2000ng says:
This app worked only once, did not open again after. Even restarted my phone. Lumia 920 Developer pls resolve cause thus app is the bomb. Lovely
Mr. Tofu says:
Does this store the images on the phone or the SD card? My little remaining memory took a 100mb hit.
Jay_wpcentral says:
This is the best app. I listen to music all the time and I was slightly pissed at the dark grey backgrounds while playing music. This app changes everything!!! WOW!!!!
Rolando Nispiros says:
Thanks, just what I needed and have been waiting for as well!
Joshua Kohler says:
Yes! Finally, an application to customize! I love this app and Wpcentral!
Nimdock says:
I don't think anyone will see my posts but thank you very much for this.
MrCappuccino says:
For those who want an easy fix for the dummy files on WP8:
- Let the app attach all the art you want on your phone
- When you are done, hook up your phone to the computer
- Go directly to your phone through Windows Explorer
- Go to Phone; Music; Album (hidden folder)
- Search the MPAdummy file
- Click and delete
This will delete all the dummy files on your phone, but the art remains.
Cheers. ;)
freeware savant says:
If you want to make sure that your mp3s downloaded on a pc always have album art when put on a phone, process them with the free app taghycardia (http://taghycardia.info). It scans your mp3 folders and uses artwork found both locally and online to embed into the files that miss it. In addition, the program corrects other mp3 tag faults like missing album, artist or track names, and more.