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There are different spellings used throughout the article (both Gdansk and Gdańsk). Which should be used? Jamboo 05:44, 20 March 2008 (EDT)
German ties of Gdańsk?[edit]
Expression "The German population was expelled and replaced by Poles as the city came under Polish rule and changed its name to Gdańsk. However, the impact of its former German ties is still evident." - suggests, that Gdańsk was formerly a german city, overtaken by Polish people... Gdańsk was a part of Kingdom of Poland since 1242, previously it was owned by Pomeranians (old Slavic - not German - culture). Aftrerwards it was many times conquered by either Teutonic Knights, Prussians or Germans, especially after 1871. It had a complicated history and multicultural bakground, also with great inpact from Jews and Dutch (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gda%C5%84sk ). But thinking that it was a German city - is by far not correct. but before the coming of the slavs to that region it was inhabitated by germanic tribes and some of them remained there after the barbarian migrations, and those who remained there were either expelled or absorved by the invadiding slavs in the sixth century
The recent additions to the 'Splurge' restaurants were done by me. I didn't mean to edit anonymously. (I'm visiting Gdansk for Wikimania 2010.) Ijon 19:40, 9 July 2010 (EDT)
Airport shuttle?[edit]
Does anyone know if an airport shuttle still exists? The link provided in the article (http://airportbus.com.pl/en/time-schedule) now redirects to a 120zl taxi service. -Kierano (talk) 18:23, 18 April 2014 (EDT)


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Although he snapped many a shoot for Vogues across the globe, the latest Helmut Newton exhibit at Pasadena's renowned Art Center College of Design proves that the famed photog was anything but a Devil Wears Prada-style boss. The racy German shutterbug's protégés from back in the day have since — not shockingly — risen to the top of their field (there are too many accolades and glossies to list), and will host a tribute to their master, curated by his wife June Newton.
Titled Three Boys From Pasadena: A Tribute To Helmut Newton, the images by Mark Arbeit, George Holz, and Just Loomis showcase a dreamy correlation between their images and their mentor's lifelong portfolio. The men corresponded with Newton long after their official education ended, and despite how busy he was, he managed to give feedback on contact sheets, write them personal notes, and even journaled about them — all of which will be on display. This truly unique and touching visual treat has us buzzing with warm fuzzies, and we'll definitely be in attendance opening night.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Sounders had the framework for a road win on Saturday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. But Fredy Montero found the framework of the goal rather than the net on two separate occasions and the Sounders finished with a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls.
Montero scored his seventh goal of the season just before halftime to equalize after Juan Pablo Angel put New York up in the 40th minute with his fifth goal of the year.
"A bittersweet tie, due to all the preparation we put towards this game, but I'm content because the team little by little is settling in," Montero said
In the absences of Freddie Ljungberg and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Sebastien Le Toux and Patrick Ianni came on to play strong games to help secure the road draw. Ljungberg suffered hamstring tightness prior to kickoff and Hurtado flew back to Seattle Friday for the birth of his son, Paulo.
Ianni made a key stop in the early-going against Angel and Le Toux provided good service and pressure from the right wing despite twice coming on the receiving end of a cleat to the ankle.
Montero nearly put the Sounders on the board first off of a corner kick from Le Toux. In the 33rd minute, Le Toux whipped in the corner from the right side and Montero got his head on it, but it hit off the crossbar and was cleared.
Just a few minutes later, a defensive misplay put the ball in a dangerous spot at Angel's feet at the top of the box with just Kasey Keller to beat. New York played the ball into Seattle's end, but Tyrone Marshall tried to clear it on the volley, knocking it right into an unsuspecting Ianni just eight yards away. The carom fell to Angel and Keller, seeing the ball coming back toward him, came off his line to meet Angel, but that left him vulnerable to the Colombian striker and Angel touched to his left before shooting into the open net for a 1-0 lead.
New York nearly added to the lead two minutes later, but Keller knocked a Nick Zimmerman shot into the air for one of his three saves.
Then, just before the halftime whistle, Montero made his mark, sliding in to steal the ball off the feet of New York defender Jeremy Hall deep in the left corner. He then controlled the ball, carried it into the box and lifted it over goalkeeper Danny Cepero to even the score two minutes into first-half stoppage time.
"That was an unbelievable goal. When he strikes all of the ball and he gets all of the ball, there's not much anybody can do to stop it, and he just ripped it," Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid said. "We gave away a goal that we shouldn't have given away, but we were able to get one back. So as we said at halftime, it was all even; they gave us one, we gave them one."
Seattle had a near-miss to start the second half when Le Toux sent in a short corner to Brad Evans, who back-heeled the ball to Ianni in front of the open net, but his redirection was turned away by Cepero at close range.
In the 85th minute, Montero showed his dynamic dribbling to dice his way through three New York defenders. Cepero came out to challenge him, but Montero slipped a shot past him, only to have it rebound off the upright and bounce right back to Cepero.
The draw was the Sounders second in a row after a 3-3 draw with DC United on Wednesday. Playing three games in the last eight days, Seattle went 1-0-2 for five points, winning 2-1 over the San Jose Earthquakes to start the stretch.
Montero scored a goal in each of those three games to get back on a hot streak. He scored three goals over the first two games of the year.
The Sounders reached the halfway point in the season at 5-3-7 (22 points) in third place in the MLS Western Conference. New York moves to 2-10-4 (10 points) for seventh in the Eastern Conference.
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District 7 Officers Nab Thieves Who Burglarized Detective's Home
August 21st, 2012 by milwaukeepolice
A Milwaukee Police Detective who discovered his house had been burglarized also discovered shortly after that his co-workers are second to none when it comes to solving crimes!
On August 21, on the northwest side of the city, District 7 Officer Paul Sanchez was checking on the property of several residents. While on patrol in an alley, he had observed the open service doors of several garages. He knocked on the gate of one resident who was out mowing the lawn – and it turned out it was a district supervisor. Meanwhile, Officers Angela Ware and Elliot Whiteside stopped two suspects in the same area immediately after the burglary at the detective's home and arrested them.
It turns out that the two suspects are repeat burglars whose crime spree that day likely was stopped by some good District 7 police work.


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Doha, Qatar, 29 November - 2 December 2008
Member States adopted by consensus the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development (A/CONF.212/L.1/Rev.1*) at the closing of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, Qatar, 29 November - 2 December 2008). The declaration reaffirms the Monterrey Consensus and calls for a United Nations Conference at the highest level to examine the impact of the world financial and economic crisis on development. Officials from more than 160 countries, including nearly 40 Heads of State or Government, attended the four day conference.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, recalling that the Monterrey Consensus marked "a new era of cooperation, bridging the old North-South divide", stated at the Conference that "the Monterrey vision could yet deliver all that, and more. Faithfully implemented, it is a path out of our current predicament." [Full statement]
Welcoming "the remarkable" Doha Declaration, General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann said it "highlighted a new sense of solidarity and goodwill among nations at a time when we can be tempted to withdraw into our narrowly defined self-interests". [Full statement]
On behalf of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, who steered UN substantive support to the Conference, called the Declaration "an important milestone in the struggle for development" that adds significant value to what was achieved in Monterrey in 2002. [Full statement]


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Steven Lopez hopes to reclaim gold at London Games
LONDON – Team Lopez is out for more Olympic gold in London.
With a record five world taekwondo championships and two Olympic gold medals, American fighter Steven Lopez is the sport's biggest star. And at the London Games, he hopes to reclaim the gold he lost in Beijing as part of a family team: older brother Jean is his coach and sister Diana is also competing. Younger brother Mark didn't make the Olympic team this time, but is coming as a training partner.
"Being around my family definitely makes me stronger," said Lopez, who earned bronze at the Beijing Games. "They motivate me every day with the energy they bring to the mat."
Lopez has already been called a legend in the Korean martial art, and at 33 he will be one of the oldest competitors at the Olympics.
He has no plans to quit anytime soon.
"After I won two Olympic golds and two world championships, a lot of friends told me to stop while I was ahead," Lopez said. "But it's like they're coming from a place of fear, as in, I might lose the next time.
"And I'm always thinking, 'Well, I might win the next time.'"
Lopez has also set a rather high bar for himself.
"I want to be the best, not only now, but ever," he said. "I love the competition, the high you get from beating the other guy. Knowing that one of us is going to win and one of us is going to lose, that's an adrenalin rush."
He attributes much of his success to older brother Jean.
"He's the general and I'm the soldier," Lopez said. "He knows what's best and my job is to execute the strategy."
Since the Beijing Games, taekwondo officials have boosted the number of points for kicking to the head and declared that simply touching your opponent's head with your foot counts as a valid kick.
That has changed Lopez's style somewhat, though he doesn't usually go into a fight with a set plan. Many of his competitors and their coaches have spent hours studying Lopez's fight style hoping for insight into how to defeat him.
Not that any of that surveillance homework has Lopez worried.
"The key is to always come back with something just a little bit different and to go with your strengths," he said.
That also seems to be his sister's strategy.
"We train hard every day but when it comes to the fight, it's about letting go and getting into my rhythm," Diana Lopez said.
As one of the tallest women in her division, the rule change awarding more points for head kicks should work in Lopez's favor, though she says she won't only focus on head shots.
"I'll take whatever's open," she said. "I like using my front leg to keep my opponents away with a jab, but might also use a spin back kick if they attack."
Having three brothers with major taekwondo titles also gives Diana Lopez confidence, though she herself won a world championship in 2005 and a bronze at the Beijing Olympics.
She's also the only returning Olympic medalist in her division.
"I look to my brothers as my support system as the taekwondo gurus that they are," Lopez said. "It's not just me in the ring, I feel like it's all of us. It's an army within a family going to war."
But not all of the Lopezes are comfortable when the kicking starts.
"I told my mom that she has to be in London, even if she wants to go shopping or to church," Lopez said. "She's just a nervous wreck when she watches any of us fight."


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Filled with tables, chairs and computers, Eamonn Keogh's lab at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering looks like many computer science labs.
That changes when the closet door is opened. Inside are a couple dozen shoebox-size plastic containers, each filled with up to 100 insects and connected to a laser that shines through the container to an optical sensor on the opposite side. When the insect passes through the laser, the sensor collects a short snippet of the sound it makes.
The contraptions, which Keogh and his collaborators and students designed and built, are a step toward merging computer science and entomology – a field Keogh has dubbed computational entomology. His goal is to create an inexpensive way to count and classify insects to help solve pressing global problems, such as insect damage to food crops and insect-borne diseases, such as malaria.
With that in mind, he has launched an insect classification contest that uses a computer program he developed that takes two insect audio snippets and calculates their similarity. Keogh is making the program available for free to people in hopes that they can improve the accuracy of the program.
Yanping Chen, one of Keogh's Ph.D. students, has figured out a way to classify the flying insects with about 80 percent accuracy, but the goal is 99 percent or better accuracy.
"We have no idea what is possible," Keogh said. "It's possible the first person could improve it to 100 percent. I doubt it. But it's possible."
As a contest incentive, Keogh is offering a $500 prize and an engraved trophy for the winner. Keogh's insect work is supported by Vodafone America, but the prize money is coming from his own pocket.
Those interested in taking part in the contest can visit: http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~eamonn/CE/UCR_Insect_Contest.pdf. For more information, potential contestants can send an e-mail to: [email protected].
Humans and insects have a longtime love-hate relationship. Insect-borne diseases annually kill a million people and destroy tens of billions of dollars worth of crops. At the same time, insects pollinate the majority of crop species, and an estimated one third of all food consumed by humans is directly pollinated by bees.
For hundreds of years humans have attempted to kill unwanted insects. While some blanket methods have been successful, they can be costly and create environmental problems.
The wireless bug sensor Keogh is developing aims to change that by counting and classifying the insects so that the substance used to eradicate the harmful insects can be applied on a targeted level.
Keogh – who originally developed the sensor with Legos, a 99-cent store laser pointer and a photodiode from a television remote control – believes the sensors can be built for less than $10 and be powered by solar power or a battery that lasts a year.
In creating the contest, Keogh was inspired by several other successful crowdsourcing projects, including one by Netflix in 2009 to improve the accuracy of predictions about how much a person will like a movie.
"Using crowdsourcing has worked for others in problems as diverse as medical image analysis and whale song identification, Keogh said. "But this is the first time it has been applied to insect classification"


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The Herald/Times has exclusively obtained a draft copy of Gov. Rick Scott's K-12 education agenda, which will be made public Thursday. In the five-page document, Scott unveils his education plan and a list of proposals he will support in the coming year.
The governor will formally present his "College and Careers 1st" proposal at the Market Watch Education Summit in Ft. Myers. Most of the recommendations appear to be in line with what Scott has already said, whether it be opposing school funding cuts or supporting the expansion of charter schools. Still however, this white paper creates the clearest insight to date of his education priorities.
"I think the most important thing here is to get everybody focused on one goal and that is to get our kids ready, whether it's a career when they finish high school or to get ready for college," Scott told the Herald/Times in a phone interview. "Every decision we make needs to say, 'Does this move us in that direction or move us away in that direction?'"
Goal #1 references the state's transition to new education standards and measurements. Under this heading, he recommends suspending any new testing changes or requirements that dont' directly correlate to the Common Core State Standards that will be implemented in 2014. It is not clear however, how that will impact schools since most have already started pivoting toward the new standards.
Goal #2 deals with holding teachers accountable and providing new resources for them and their students. Here, Scott reiterates his promise to keep education speading steady in the coming academic year. He later told the Herald/Times that he wants to ensure per-student funding does not decline and, if possible, would like to increase it.
Scott also proposes redirecting funding for "quality mentoring that can help Florida students prepare for college and a career." During the phone interview, Scott said he wants to review all mentoring programs that receive state dollars and reward the ones that have the highest success rate. A similar proposal was floated by the governor during his 2012-2013 budget proposal, but he retreated in the face of opposition from lawmakers and educators.
In Goal #3, Scott says he wants to increase competition by creating more options for schools and students. He is already working on one of his recommendations -- deregulating school districts -- through a committee of superintendents that is coming up with ways to reduce paperwork. Scott is also proposing to give schools increased flexibility when it comes to purchasing textbooks and other instructional materials.
Goal #3 is also where Scott outlines his proposals regarding charter schools. First, he wants to remove enrollment caps for charter schools "so that results and capacity can determine enrollment." He also wants to hold a "Choice and Competition Summit to discuss ways to remove barriers to choice options in low-performing areas." Lastly, Scott is also recommending that school districts be allowed to open and operate their own "district charter innovation schools."


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The American Dream used to include home ownership as a given, but it has gotten shaky of late.
With so much instability in the real estate market, not to mention high unemployment and tight credit, renting has seen upticks around the country. In many cases, this represents a show of caution in the face of economic distress; people are loath to buy in a weak market, or they can't get a mortgage.
Trulia.comprovided a list of the top ten American cities with the largest increases in rentals by comparing change from the third to the fourth quarters of 2010. Additional data, including unemployment, median incomes, home values and rents is from City-data.com.
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For Popeyes Louisiana Chicken, 2012 seemed to be a year of fours: four straight years of same-stores sales increases; four years of traffic increases; and four years of outperforming both quick-serve chicken concepts and the quick-service industry as a whole in terms of domestic same-store sales.
But last year meant more to the brand than just a four-year positive streak; it also proved to be a year of growth by almost every other measure.
Total system-wide sales increased by 13.5 percent in fiscal 2012, while global same-store sales went up 6.9 percent during the year, compared to a 3.1 percent increase in 2011. In the fourth quarter alone, global same-store sales were up 6.2 percent, growing over the 5.8 percent increase in 2011.
The brand opened a net total of 66 restaurants in 2012, and plans to open 85–115 net new units in 2013, a growth rate of 4–5.5 percent.
And while international same-stores sales slowed by just a hair—increasing by 2.3 percent in 2012, compared to 3.3 percent in 2011—Popeyes president Ralph Bower says he isn't concerned about the brand's health in the global market.
"We've been on a pretty long and extended run" in the international market, he says, pointing to the fact that Popeyes has seen six consecutive years of positive same-store sales globally.
He says the brand's Cajun cuisine—which combines flavors from seven different countries—helps Popeyes appeal to foreign customers. "Our rice-based sides and beans and flavorful profile really lends itself to international expansion, and we're putting a lot of things in place to get ready for that," he adds.
While it's focused on growing in the international space, the brand is more concerned with strengthening its presence in existing markets, Bower says. Better yet, the brand's biggest priority is right here at home, he adds.
"At Popeyes, our domestic growth story is equally as compelling. We have the opportunity to at least double in size, if not more than that, domestically," Bower says, adding that the chain is underpenetrated in almost every U.S. market aside from New Orleans.
Going back to its success in 2012, Bower says it largely came down to a combination of three factors: marketing, messaging, and menu.
For the first time, the brand switched from local to national advertising, which Bower says "has really made a huge difference for us."
Popeyes has also created messaging that delivers a stronger platform "to talk about our distinctive Louisiana food and our culinary heritage," Bower says, "and that seems to really be resonating with our guests."
Finally, when it comes to menu innovation, he says the brand's dual focus has helped it create some innovative and traffic-driving options.
"One of the things that makes Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen different from any other chicken [quick serve] is that we are the only one with competencies around not only chicken, but seafood, as well," Bower says. He adds that some of the brand's most popular promotions in 2012 were seafood-focused, including the Zatarain's and Butterfly Shrimp promotions, as well as the Crawfish Festival.
In 2013, the brand plans to continue delivering in each menu area, with innovations in both boneless and seafood items.
Bower also points to the overhaul of the brand's operations over the past five years as a contributing factor in improved guest satisfaction and higher repeat business.
In the brand's recently created Guest Experience Monitor surveys, approximately 70 percent of diners are giving Popeyes full marks on every aspect of the customer experience.
Going into 2013, Bowers says it's essential to continue focusing on the guest, and that starts with the team it has in place at each unit. "At the end of the day, the brands that win are going to be the brands that have the best-motivated and the best-trained teams," he says.
In addition, he says a focus on franchisee profitability has played a large role in the brand's success in 2012 and will continue to do so in the future.
Last year, average restaurant operating profit increased by almost $30,000 over 2011, a year-over-year growth of almost 19 percent.
"One of the things we're probably most proud of is we have a fanatical focus around franchisee profitability, and the fact that our franchisee profitability has improved for four straight years despite the … commodity-cost headwinds that we've faced," Bower says. "We've purposely chosen our franchisees as our No. 1 customer, and that's a model that's worked well for us."
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Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To Present At The J.P. Morgan 32nd Annual Healthcare Conference
Jan 08, 2014, 07:00 ET
CHESTERBROOK, Pa., Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL), a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the executive management team will participate in the J.P. Morgan 32nd Annual Healthcare Conference to be held January 13-16, 2014 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Adrian Adams, Chief Executive Officer and President, is scheduled to present an overview of the Company and its product portfolio at 4 p.m. PT on Wednesday, January 15, 2014.
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"The past year has been a transformational one for Auxilium as we expanded our portfolio from two products to 12 and secured a strong anchor position in the men's healthcare area," said Mr. Adams. "We look forward to discussing our strategy for continued growth in 2014, including the launch of two new products – STENDRA™ (avanafil) an oral treatment for erectile dysfunction and XIAFLEX® (collagenase clostridium histolyticum or CCH), the first and only proven safe and effective FDA-approved non-surgical treatment option for Peyronie's disease in men with a palpable plaque and a curvature deformity of 30 degrees or greater at the start of therapy – this month."
The presentation slides to be used during the call will be available in the "Investors" section of the Auxilium web site under the "Presentations" tab on January 13, 2014. The presentation and the presentation slides will be simultaneously web cast on the "Investors" section of the Auxilium web site under the "Events" tab on January 15, 2014. A question and answer session will follow the presentation and will be webcast. To access the live webcast, please log on to Auxilium's site approximately 15 minutes prior to the presentation to register and download any necessary audio software. The presentation replay will be available for 90 days after the event.
About STENDRA
STENDRA (avanafil) is approved by the FDA for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in the U.S. Auxilium sublicensed this product from VIVUS, Inc. in late 2013 and is in the very early stages of commercializing STENDRA in the U.S. VIVUS licensed avanafil from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC).
STENDRA will be available through retail and mail order pharmacies. The Company plans to offer programs that will help with patients' out-of-pocket costs.
STENDRA is rapidly absorbed and can be taken 30 minutes before sexual activity on an as-needed basis. STENDRA should not be taken more than once per day and can be taken without regard to food and has modest alcohol consumption requirements. For more information about STENDRA, please visit www.stendra.com.
About XIAFLEX
XIAFLEX (collagenase clostridium histolyticum, or CCH) is a biologic approved in the U.S., EU, Canada and Australia for the treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture (DC) patients with a palpable cord and for the treatment of adult men with Peyronie's disease (PD) with a palpable plaque and curvature deformity of at least 30 degrees at the start of therapy in the U.S. XIAFLEX consists of a combination of two subtypes of collagenase, derived from Clostridium histolyticum. Together, the collagenase sub-types are thought to work synergistically to break the bonds of the triple helix collagen structure. XIAFLEX has been granted Orphan status in the U.S. by the FDA for DC and PD.
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Verizon has finally confirmed the pricing and availability for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 that they announced at CES last month. Fortunately the waiting will be over quite soon with the launch coming March 1st.
The Galaxy Tab 7.7 will set you back $499 with a two-year contract and month-to-month data starts at $30 for 2GB.
Here's a quick rundown of the specs:
- 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen (1280×800)
- 1.4 GHz dual-core processor
- 3.2 MP rear camera (720 video)
- 2.0 MP front-facing camera
- 16 GB internal storage
- microSD slot supports up to 32 GB
- WiFi (a/b/g/n) with dual-band support
- WiFi Direct/Allshare
- Bluetooth 3.0
- Android 3.2 with TouchWiz
I got some hands-on time with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 at CES a couple months ago and came away quite impressed. The Super AMOLED Plus screen is the sharpest and most vibrant I've seen on any tablet to date and the device is astoundingly thin and light at 7.9mm and 12 ounces.
Those of course were just my impressions after a few minutes with the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and we'll be doing a full review soon to let you know whether it's worth the price of admission.
While the lack of Android 4.0 may be a concern to the Android enthusiasts, the pricing and even more importantly that 2-year contract are going to be the big sticking points for most potential buyers. Between those two which do you think would have a bigger impact on tablet sales? Would you be more inclined to buy a carrier tablet if they reduced the initial cost or if they dropped the 2-year contract requirement?Show Press Release
Samsung Galaxy Tabâ"¢ 7.7 Available Exclusively On The Verizon Wireless Network
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BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Announced at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Samsung Galaxy Tabâ"¢ 7.7 will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com starting March 1. Movies, pictures and games come to life in high-definition with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7's Super AMOLEDâ"¢ Plus touchscreen display. Customers can quickly access the Web, stream music and more at blazingly fast speeds using the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network combined with a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor and HTML 5 Web browser.
The Tab 7.7 is a multimedia expert allowing customers to use their tablet as the center of their home entertainment system. The Peel Smart Remote feature eliminates the need for multiple remote controls for televisions, audio players and other home entertainment systems. Customers can make their Tab 7.7 the master controller to find and watch their favorite TV shows, create a favorites list, set program reminders and more. Customers also have the ability to stream media to their compatible TV using the HDMI Multimedia Dock with a built-in HDMI port or the HDTV Adapter (sold separately). The Samsung Media Hub offers a large selection of media to rent or purchase and watch while traveling or plug into a TV to share at a party.
Additional features:
- 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display (1280×800)
- Androidâ"¢ 3.2 Honeycomb — supports Googleâ"¢ Mobile Services, including Gmailâ"¢, YouTubeâ"¢, Google Talkâ"¢ with video chat, Google Searchâ"¢, Google Mapsâ"¢, as well as access to Google Booksâ"¢, movie rentals and more than 400,000 apps on Android Marketâ"¢
- 3.2-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash, full 720p recording and 1080p playback (1080p playback through HDMI dock or adapter)
- Front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chat
- 16 GB on-board storage (actual formatted capacity is less)
- Support for up to 32 GB microSDâ"¢ card
Business solutions
Business professionals can feel secure when working on their Tab 7.7 knowing that it is Samsung Approved for Enterprise (SAFEâ"¢). The SAFE certification signifies that the Tab 7.7 is equipped with an exclusive suite of security features that deliver enterprise-friendly capabilities to help safeguard sensitive data and communications, including Mobile Device Management (MDM), on-device Encryption, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and push synchronization of corporate email, calendar and contacts.
The Galaxy Tab 7.7 provides the ideal balance of portability and productivity so business professionals can get the job done. Pair the Tab 7.7 with a keyboard dock and maximize productivity with the QuickOffice® Pro HD application. Customers won't even notice they left their laptops behind with the ability to create and edit Microsoft® Office documents.
Even traveling business teams can stay connected and productive in remote meeting locations, such as airports, with the 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot capability. The Tab 7.7 lets customers share their 4G LTE connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices simultaneously, enabling leaders to become the team's Wi-Fi hotspot to rapidly download large presentations and blueprints to review before boarding a flight.
Pricing and availability:
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 will be available March 1 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $499.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.
- Customers that purchase a Tab 7.7 will need to subscribe to a 4G LTE mobile broadband data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.
For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com. Follow @VZWnews on Twitter for the latest news on Verizon Wireless.


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The NFL is a go-go-go league and if you're not getting better you're getting worse. That is why young teams put so much emphasis on getting their players on the field together and working hard at the start of training camp.
But sometimes working all the players extremely hard is extremely short-sighted.
Bodies break, my friends, so look for the Dolphins to take a more cautious approach with their more precious, proven, but breakable commodities.
That means even as running back Ronnie Brown approaches 100 percent while he continues to recover from foot (lisfranc) surgery last season, the Dolphins are not expected to expose him to every single repetitition in every single practice right away.
Yes, there will be practices Brown does it all. But there will be practices he's held back a bit to mitigate the wear on him.
Receiver Brandon Marshall is scheduled to be ready for full work at the start of training camp after his hip surgery earlier this offseason. At last check he was very close to 100 percent, if not already there. He and quarterback Chad Henne need to work together and catch up on becoming a great pitch-and-catch combination.
But trainers and coach Tony Sparano may not put pedal to the metal on Marshall's work from the very first week of practice, which begins Friday. Marshall is scheduled to practice. But how much isn't exactly clear.
Good idea?
Sure, as long as the players get their work done. The Dolphins need to come out of the gates fast this year because their early season schedule -- including at Minnesota, at Green Bay, and home games against the Jets, New England and Pittsburgh -- promises to be a killer.
So Miami must be prepared to play its best football early in the season.
But Sparano and his training staff also have to weigh the idea that to play their best football, the Dolphins cannot be walking around wounded. They need players such as Brown and Marshall at 100 percent on Sept. 12 when the regular season opens.
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The smooth baritone Herb Jeffries, who recorded the 1940 hit "Flamingo" with the Duke Ellington orchestra, was also the first black singing cowboy on the silver screen, nicknamed the Bronze Buckaroo. Herb Jeffries died Sunday at age of about 100. His exact age is uncertain. Terry Gross spoke with Herb Jeffries in 1995.
This is FRESH AIR. Herb Jeffries, the smooth baritone who recorded the 1940 hit "Flamingo" with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, was also the movies' first black, singing cowboy. He was nicknamed the Bronze Buckaroo. Jeffries died Sunday at the age of about 100. His exact age is uncertain. He made for Westerns the 1930s - "Harlem Rides The Range," "Harlem On The Prairie," "Two-Gun Man From Harlem" and "The Bronze Buckaroo." And he created the character of Bob Blake.
In each of those films, he sang his theme song, "I'm A Happy Cowboy." Jeffries had wanted to be a cowboy ever since he was a kid. He grew up in Detroit, but he learned to ride a horse at his grandfather's and uncle's farms. It wasn't until he was touring the South with the Earl Hines Orchestra that he saw segregated movie theaters and thought about the need for black cowboy films.
I spoke with Herb Jeffries in 1995. We started with his 1930 a recording of "I'm A Happy Cowboy."
HERB JEFFRIES: (Singing) With my rope and my saddle and my horse and my gun, I'm a happy cowboy. If I'm riding with my cattle, and I'm always on the run, I'm a happy cowboy. You can bet your bottom dollar that you'll never hear me holler 'bout the word on the range. And I love to hit the leather in any sort of weather. And I know I'll never change. With my rope and my saddle and my horse and my gun, I'm a happy cowboy. So when the day is ending 'neath the setting sun, a happy cowboy's work is fun.
GROSS: Tell us about your character. What kind of a cowboy was he?
JEFFRIES: Well, my character, Terry, was not a unique idea. It was that in most of the cowboy pictures that were being made at that time - which were the Roy Rogers, Ken Maynard, Gene Autry, Duke Wayne - those pictures that were being made at that time were five-day quickies. They were made in five to seven days. And they were a C-class picture - a, rather, B-class picture. Mine was C because we didn't have the money. I guess they classified it on how much it cost for your production. Ours were very cheap. I think our pictures ran somewhere between $65,000 to $70,000 to make.
And of course we couldn't afford stuntmen. We couldn't afford a lot of the unique ideas that other production companies were doing. So the idea of these pictures and the character in the picture was just more or less copied after the other characters. We had a high morale, our principles of being moral about it. We didn't do anything that we would want to be - not proper for children to look at, such as drinking. I didn't drink in the picture. I didn't smoke in the picture. It was a sort of a formula that was being used. Bob Blake did not ever use his guns against anyone unless it was in self-defense. So this was a formula that was set up by other cowboys.
GROSS: Now, although you were the only singing black cowboy, it sounds from what I read about you that you grew up in a very kind of racially ambiguous environment. Let me ask you to describe your own ethnic background for us, which is really very mixed.
JEFFRIES: Well, my mother was Irish. My grandmother and my grandfather were O'Dells (ph) from County Cork, Ireland. My mother was 100 percent Irish. My father was the mongrel. He was Italian, French Canadian and - let me see - Ethiopian, yeah. My great-grandmother, Carey (ph), who I did meet and did know, she was a full-blooded Ethiopian. And that is my ethnic background. So, you know, actually I could, if I wanted to be a chameleon, I could identify with about five different races.
GROSS: Did you identify as black or white when you were young?
JEFFRIES: No, not in my school. I had no identity. I was just, you know, as I said, I was a mongrel. And I had many different bloods in my vein. And I was a little bit - probably had a little bit of egotism about it because I felt that, as a chameleon, I could celebrate anything. I could celebrate Saint Patty's Day. I could celebrate Hanukkah. I could celebrate - oh, and I did - Pesach, Passover and...
GROSS: Yeah, I understand you speak a lot of Yiddish.
JEFFRIES: Yes, I do. I speak Yiddish. I was raised in a heavy-Yiddish neighborhood. Most of our merchants were Yiddish. And as a matter of fact, I worked in a grocery store where the owner was the cantor at our school on Frederick Street. And my two dearest friends were his son and daughter.
And of course when they studied at night, I would sometimes go upstairs and study with them, the Hebrew as well as - I learned to speak Yiddish because we had many Yiddish customers. Little ladies would come into the store that didn't speak English. And so if you wanted to wait on them, you had to know what they were saying, and you had to answer them back.
GROSS: So it was when you started singing with Earl Hines and traveling through the South that you decide to identify more black. Tell me a little bit more about what that experience was like of understanding the discrimination in America and being exposed for it in a major way for the first time.
JEFFRIES: Well, Terry, it was very difficult for me because I am - probably if I were identified, they would more look at me as an Italian or Middle Eastern. It was difficult. It was very difficult because while I traveled with Earl Hines' band, I never had a problem performing in front of it. Yet if I went out into the street sometimes - when they couldn't stay in a hotel or they couldn't eat at restaurants, we would go out, my sub, Barney Bigard, who was Creole, and Juan Tizol, who was Puerto Rican. We would go to the stores and bring things back for the guys in the band. And we could do that.
It was an emotional, difficult thing for me to realize that I had an advantage over people who were supporting me in music, which I love more than life itself. And I couldn't do anything that would reflect against their feelings towards me. And I wouldn't stay at white hotels, even though I could have.
GROSS: We're listening to a 1995 interview with Herb Jeffries. He died Sunday. We'll hear more of the interview after a break. This is FRESH AIR.
Let's get back to our 1995 interview with Herb Jeffries who died Sunday. He sang with Duke Ellington and Earl Hines and was a singing cowboy in black Western movies of the 1930s.
I want to talk with you a little bit more about music. You know, you started off music - in music singing with Earl Hines. And then - I believe then you make your movies and then sang with Ellington.
JEFFRIES: Yes.
GROSS: How did you join Ellington's band? How did he hear you?
JEFFRIES: During that period of time, they had what they called four-a-day. That was, Duke Ellington was at the Apollo Theater doing a variety show, a stage show. Then they'd play a picture. Then he'd come back and do another show, and they'd a picture. And that went on four times a day. It was called four-a-day.
And he happened to be playing with my picture "The Bronze Buckaroo" at the Apollo Theater on 125th Street in Harlem. And I went to a dance in Detroit that he was at. And he saw me there and introduced me and then asked me if I'd like to join his band and do some theater engagements with him and record. And so I took that opportunity because I thought this was the greatest band in the world.
GROSS: Your biggest hit was the song you recorded with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, "Flamingo." How did Ellington end up giving you "Flamingo" to sing?
JEFFRIES: (Laughing) Ellington didn't give it to me. A man by the name of Ted Grouya handed it to me at the stage door because he was unable to get in to see Duke. And I was going out for lunch, and he said, I can't see Mr. Ellington, will you give this to him? And so I put it in my pocket and went on and had my lunch.
And then when I came back, I threw it up on my dressing table in my dressing room. And Billy Strayhorn came in. He said, what is this? And I said, oh, it's a song a guy gave me to give to see if Duke would like it. And so he said, let's take it down into the rehearsal room and see what sounds like.
So we went downstairs into the rehearsal room, and Strayhorn played it. And while he was playing it, Duke stuck his head in the door. He said, what is that? And I said, oh, it's a song about a bird. And we're going over it, he says, hey, that sounds pretty good. So when he went on and when we finished, Strayhorn told him. He says, hey, that's a great song. So he said, well, make an arrangement on it, and we'll try it on stage.
You see Ellington was clever that way. Most of his song hits, he pretty well knew when he recorded them that they were going to be successful because he got the reaction from personal appearances when we were on stage. If the audience really liked the songs that he played, then he would record them. So that was his testing ground. And so it worked, and we recorded it.
GROSS: Well, why don't I play that first recording that you made of "Flamingo" with the Duke Ellington Orchestra? This was in 1940.
JEFFRIES: (Singing) Flamingo, like a flame in the sky flying over the islands to my lover nearby. Flamingo, with your tropical hue, for it's you I rely on and the love that is true.
GROSS: Did Ellington or Strayhorn give you any advice about singing?
JEFFRIES: (Laughing) Yes, indeed they did because, if you don't notice, in my Western pictures, I was singing very, very high.
GROSS: Yeah, right.
JEFFRIES: Yeah, I had a very high voice. And I was a boy soprano in the choir in my church, and I sang high. And somehow as I grew to the size that I finally became, it sort of didn't fit my image - a big guy, 6-foot-2-and-a-half shouldn't really be singing up in a high voice like that. And I did in my Western pictures.
But when I went with Ellington, I used to - for fun around the backstage, I would imitate Bing Crosby. And I was clowning around one time imitating Crosby, who was really my idol, and they heard me. And Strayhorn said, that's voice. And he said, come on, do that for the Duke. And I did, and Duke said, absolutely. We're going to record in that voice from now on.
GROSS: Herb Jeffries, recorded in 1995. He died Sunday at the age of about 100. The exact date of his birth is uncertain. This is FRESH AIR. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The Center for Law and Computers and Distance Learning welcomes you back to Chicago-Kent College of Law! As most of you are aware, while you were away this summer we have been upgrading the network and email systems to improve performance and reliability, increase network and email storage space and lower support costs. We are pleased to report that the majority of this project has been successfully completed.
If you use a laptop/notebook, you will need to configure it with the new system settings before you have access to the new internal network. Special sessions will be held to assist you with that process. Sessions will begin promptly at the scheduled time. To ensure that your laptop is set up with everything you need, you must attend one of the sessions. Twelve sessions have been planned between the dates of August 2 and August 31, 2000. The sessions are scheduled throughout the day and evening and each will last approximately three hours. Please plan on being in attendance for the full length of the scheduled time.
Please bring the following items with you to the configuration session:
· Laptop computer, manual, and AC power supply
· Any Windows OS or other setup related CD's that came with the laptop
· Any CD's for any applications that came installed from the factory or were installed by you - please include any Office 2000 CD's you may have obtained from the CLC
· For computers with multiple drives, bring both the floppy and CD/DVD ROM drive
· Ethernet Card
· Any diskettes or CD's that came with the ethernet card (drivers)
· 10BaseT ethernet cable
· Any CD's for any Microsoft applications that are installed on the laptop
By now, you should have access your new Kent email accounts. If you are not sure of your new password or how to access your email account, please contact Technical Support at 312.906.5300 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
· Changing Your Password:
To change your password back to the one you had prior to the migration or to select a new one:
· Access Webmail (http://webmail.kentlaw.edu) from your internet browser, (i.e. Internet Explorer)
· Select the option CHANGE PASSWORD
· When prompted, enter your username, password and desired new passwordWhen successfully completed, you will receive the message PASSWORD SUCCESSFULLY CHANGED
· Your new password takes effect immediately and will give you access to your email account and network files
Technical Training and Support:
Please feel free to contact Technical Support any time we may be of assistance to you with technical issues:
Technical Support Help Desk Hours of Operation:
Room 525
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Phone: 312.906.5300
Fax: 312.906.5165
To assist you in becoming acquainted with some of the communication and collaboration tools available with our new cutting-edge infrastructure, a variety of technical training classes will be offered throughout the year. We recommend that you sign up right away for one of the Microsoft Outlook classes scheduled during the first few weeks of classes.
Registering for Training Classes and Laptop Configuration Sessions:To register for training classes:
· Access Webmail (http://webmail.kentlaw.edu) from your internet browser, (i.e. Internet Explorer)
· Select: TRAINING REGISTRATION or LAPTOP CONFIGURATION REGISTRATION
· Enter your network Password if prompted
·Click on REGISTER for the session most compatible with your schedule
· When you are successfully registered, you will receive the message: YOUR REGISTRATION IS CONFIRMED IN THE FOLLOWING EVENTS - followed by the event(s) you selected
Keep an eye on this page throughout the year for an exciting array of classes featuring the latest applications and collaboration tools used at Chicago-Kent and throughout the legal industry!Obtaining Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition and FrontPage:
CD ROM distribution centers will be set up outside each laptop configuration session and obtainable through Technical Support - Room 545 - after that. Each student is allowed to purchase one copy only for the price of $25.00. Please bring your student ID or other photo ID with you to purchase a set.
Over the July 4th Holiday, the entire infrastructure for computing at Chicago-Kent was migrated to new network servers, a new operating system and new e-mail servers. We are now using Microsoft Exchange as our e-mail system and Outlook as the default e-mail client software. For more information about Outlook and our migration go to http://webmail.kentlaw.edu.
The CLC main office is Room 525.
Hours of Operation
Monday -- Thursday 8:30 a.m. -- 6:00 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
When you have a question or need help, please email us at HELPDESK. HELPDESK is your main link to computer support. When your message is received, one of our Customer Service staff members will respond to you at their earliest convenience. If your email is inaccessible, please feel free to call us at 6-5300 or stop by room 525.
The principle printers in the KENTNET system are Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8000N Printers. There is one printer in each lab, which is set up as the default printer when you sign on in that lab.
Individual Student Printing Accounts
The CLC is in the process of upgrading the print accounting system. A notice will be sent via e-mail and posted to the Web describing how to use the print accounting system once the user interface has been completed. What follows here are the policies that will be implemented when that new system is initiated.
Each student receives 400 pages of printing per semester. Any printing past 400 pages will be charged to your student printing account at 5¢¢ per page. You must settle your student account with the BURSAR'S OFFICE before receiving your 400 page allotment for the following semester. Students with outstanding balances will have their Kentnet accounts deactivated until the balance is paid.
If you have printed work for a faculty member, print out a detailed balance and have the faculty member sign for their pages. Present the signed balance sheet to the HELPDESK in the Center for Law and Computers (Room 525). Your print account will be credited accordingly.
LEXIS-NEXIS, WESTLAW, and eLOISe printing are automatically directed to the Document Center printer. Payment for Document Center printouts is required when you pick them up. Graduating students with a delinquent printing balance will NOT receive their diplomas until the accounts are paid in full.
Please report any problems with printers or printing by E-mail to HELPDESK.
The E-Mail stations located throughout the building are intended to allow students convenient and quick access to E-Mail and to the Record. Please be considerate to your fellow students when using these stations. If you want to compose many or long E-Mails, or browse the Internet at length, please use one of the computer labs in the library. Thank you for your cooperation.
NEW VIRUS DETECTION SOFTWARE - Version 4.0.34
As always, it is a good idea to update the virus protection software on your personal computer periodically to catch any new viruses that are out there. Since we have a volume license to McAfee Virus scan, all students can install copies of this software onto their computers for free. (Thus, no excuse not to do it!)
To install the latest version, go to Room 525 and borrow the MCAFEE version 4.0.34 software to install on your machine. There are a limited number of CD's available, thus there is a 24 hour loan period. After you install the latest version, you need to scan your machine for viruses. This is very important because the program does not automatically do this. To scan your machine, go to Start - Programs - Mcafee Virus Scan. The default is automatically set to scan Program files only, so make sure you select ALL Files, then click on scan now. The scan will take about 10 minutes, depending on how many files you have.
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PHILADELPHIA—Protection 1 has added "deep IT and integrated systems knowledge" with the acquisition of Integration Logistics, a systems integrator based in Newark, Del., Jamie Haenggi, Protection 1 CMO, told Security Systems News.
Protection1 announced on Monday that it has acquired Camtronic Security Integration of Wilmington, N.C.
I'm scheduled to do an interview with Protection1's Jamie Haenggi, who is on the road, so I'll have more in a story later this week. From the press release, it's the national accounts that attracted P1 to this buy. After he took over P1 in 2010, CEO Tim Whall said national accounts would be a priority. Last fall, Haenggi spoke to us about Pro1's national accounts research
Judging by its web site, Camtronic seems to be soley focused on retail accounts. Its client list includes: Winn Dixie, Coach, Saks Fifth Avenue, Safeway, Louis Vitton and Whole Foods.
In business since 1991, the founder and president is Jay Linton. Linton, Jim Finley, Camtronic's vice president, managing director, and Paul Yezzi, managing partner of Camtronic, and the rest of the Camtronic employees will stay on with Pro1.
Does it seem like more owners are staying on with companies after acquisitions? It does to me. At the Barnes Buchanan conference this year, Michael Barnes said that keeping owners and staff is increasingly something sellers are looking for in today's market.
Pro1 acquired accounts from Sting Alarm in Feb. 2010
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Today we are going to be looking at an add-in-board partners version of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 video card that might be worth your hard earned money. The card we are looking at today is made by Gigabyte and has the GPU core clock and shaders factory overclocked, so you get an extra performance boost without having to get your hands dirty with overclocking utilities and software. The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC comes clocked at 830 MHz core, 1660 MHz shaders and 4008 MHz on the GDDR5 memory ICs. The NVIDIA reference design for the GeForce GTX 560 video card is 810 MHz core, 1620 MHz shaders and 4008 MHz memory. As you can see, Gigabyte left the memory clocks alone, but increased the core clock by 20MHz and the shader clock by 40MHz. This is a mild overclock when you step back and look at it, but Gigabyte isn't charging any extra for this overclock as it is their entry level NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 card design! In fact, this video card is the least expensive of the 14 GeForce GTX 560 video cards that are being sold right now on Newegg.com! So, how much is the card? The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560 OC GV-N56GOC-1GI video card is $169.99 after a $20 mail-in rebate!
Now we all know that Gigabyte is one of the leading motherboard manufacturers in the world, but did you know they were in the business of making video cards as well? Well… they are. But I guess the better question would be, do they make a good video card? That is what this article is for. Gigabyte was founded way back in 1986 in Taipei, Taiwan and back then they supplied motherboards to custom computer makers. But now, all these years later, all you have to do is pull the side panel off of a case and chances are you will see one of Gigabyte's products, whether it be a motherboard, video card, or even mice and keyboards.
The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC Video Card features NVIDIA PhysX technology as well as NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround, 3D Vision and Pure Video HD, all of which make your movie watching, or better yet your gaming experience, a far more beautiful and immersive experience. Now, let's not forget SLI, because when you put two Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC Video Cards together you get the ability to nearly double your video gaming pleasure. In these times of tight budgets most people's first question is, "How Much?" Well, the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC (GV-N56GOC-1GI) Video Card will set you back $169.99 shipped. This also carries a 3 year warranty.
But the big star here today is the Windforce cooler on the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC (GV-N56GOC-1GI) Video Card. With two 100mm fans inclined toward each other it creates a kind of anti-turbulence that not only moves more air away and keeps your new video card nice and cool with 30.5 CFM of airflow from each fan, but it is also very quiet coming in at a mere 31 db at full speed, and full speed is 2000 RPM. Not too bad, if you ask me. You may very surprised by what we found when we tried to fry this card with a full load. I don't want to stop there, though, because there is much more to the Windforce cooler than its inclined fans and quiet operation. It also features four 6mm copper direct contact heat pipes to help dissipate that hot air that surrounds your Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC (GV-N56GOC-1GI) Video Card while it is trying to help you pwn n00b's. And if you are worried that the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC (GV-N56GOC-1GI) Video Card won't fit into your case, worry not as it weighs in at a little over 9 inches long and a little over 5 inches high, and it is a double slot width video card so the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC Video Card will have very little problem fitting into most modern cases sold on the market today.
Gigabyte currently makes 4 versions of the GTX 560 Series GPU:
830 MHz Core Clock/4008 MHz memory Clock at $169.99
950 MHz Core Clock/4580 MHz memory clock at $259.99
1000 MHz Core Clock/4580 MHz memory Clock at $259.99
900 MHz Core Clock/4000 MHz memory Clock at $296.65
Looks like Gigabyte has made sure there is a card for everyone's taste as well as their budget. As you can see, all of the video cards listed above are from the Ti series. At the time of this writing Gigabyte does not make any other non Ti card than the one we are looking at today. This is the part of the article where I tell all of you that we should take a look at the features and specifications of the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC Video Card, and that we should quit wasting time and find out just how the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC (GV-N56GOC-1GI) Video Card performed in our battery of torture tests.
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Value Line is regarded as the best independent research available. More than just recommendations, Value Line provides the rationale behind its picks for greater understanding.
Investors can usually find stocks with low risk or equities with strong expected relative price performance fairly easily. The challenge comes when you want to combine these two features, as the presence of one attribute often means that a stock lags in the other. In this screen, however, we seek to combine the best of both worlds, and search for issues that meet both of these criteria. To generate our list, we first required that all stocks possess top ranks for Safety and Timeliness (i.e. relative price performance in the year ahead), two of Value Line's many proprietary ranks. Then, to further reduce the relative collective risk that is usually associated with stocks that offer high returns, we limited our cut to equities with a Price Stability Index (another one of Value Line's proprietary measures) in the 90th percentile and above.
Not surprisingly, equities arising from this screen are largely considered defensive in nature, and our list (see below) is dominated by established and conservatively run companies, including Ecolab, Inc. (ECL).
Ecolab, Inc.
Ecolab develops and markets cleaning products (for washing dishes, hotel/healthcare laundry, kitchen and quick service restaurant sanitizing), as well as pest elimination, maintenance, and repair services. The Food & Beverage Division provides cleaning systems, primarily to dairy plants, dairy farms, breweries, soft-drink bottling plants, and meat, poultry and other food processors. The Healthcare Division offers infection prevention and other related offerings (hand hygiene, hard surface disinfectants, instrument cleaners, etc.) to acute care hospitals, surgery centers, dental offices and veterinary clinics. Approximately 13 months ago, Ecolab completed a merger with Nalco Holdings, a leading supplier of chemicals and services used in water treatment, pollution control, energy conservation, oil production and refining, steelmaking, papermaking, mining, and other industrial processes. Typically, customers engage Nalco to achieve water and energy savings, maintenance and capital expenditure avoidance, as well as product quality and production enhancement improvements. The combined entity operates in 160 countries and enables necessities such as clean water, abundant energy and healthy environments. The diversified product and service offering allows Ecolab to sell the wares of several segments to individual customers.
Continuing with its shopping spree, Ecolab recently announced it will be acquiring privately held specialty chemical company Champion Technologies for $2.16 billion. Champion provides the chemicals used in drilling for natural gas, a market that is currently booming in the U.S. The deal should enhance Ecolab's energy services business and add approximately $1.5 billion in sales, $0.12 to 2013 earnings per share, and $0.50 in earnings by 2016. The company continues to be in discussions with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice regarding its bid to acquire Champion. The deal was not approved by the end of the year as expected, so the DOJ's review will likely continue for another few weeks (deadline is February 28, 2013).
Meanwhile, Ecolab is trying to get its operating margins in order. In the U.S., its profitability has fluctuated quarter to quarter over the past several years. It hopes to even this out with more product introductions and synergies arising from the Nalco and Champion acquisitions, i.e., closing some plants and deleting repetitive products. The difficult economic situation in Europe has caused lackluster volumes, which is taking a toll on ECL's margins. Higher raw materials costs and supply chain inefficiencies have also contributed. Ecolab is working to offset this weakness by consolidating facilities and achieving procurement savings. Price hikes should also help dilute the higher raw goods costs. Still, Europe will likely remain a weak spot until the macro environment there improves. Management expects conditions to remain more or less the same there in 2013.
Although Ecolab has paid a dividend for 76 consecutive years and recently had its 21st consecutive annual dividend rate increase, the payment still only yields around 1.2%, well below the Value Line average of 2.3%. Nonetheless, Ecolab says dividends will be a priority in terms of cash usage in the coming years. It also aspires to pay down a chunk of the debt load it took on to acquire Nalco. Smaller, bolt-on acquisitions will also be a focus, as will share repurchases.
Overall, we think Ecolab shares are a solid choice for conservative investors. We expect growth to stem from emerging markets in need of water preservation and oil field services customers looking to augment production. For more information, please view our full page report found in The Value Line Investment Survey.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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The first thing to know about this film is that there are essentially two versions of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey floating around. They feature all the same content, but they are very different, and the level of love this film receives will be dominated by which version you see. Simply put: one is good, the other is not.
The difference comes in the way the film is shot. If you have been following this movie, then you've probably already heard the outcry that came following the debut of the footage at ComicCon. The film was shot at 48 frames per second, which is double the frame rate that films have been using for decades. According to Jackson, it brings a new level of clarity to the images. The fans that saw it loved the content of the footage, but seemed to universally deride the new fps.
Of course, this was mostly dismissed. The fans that go to ComicCon are hyper-aware of all the nuance and details, and they are also more critical for it. That criticism is generally justified, but the enflamed passions of hardcore fans can make a minor issue into a major one, and an annoyance can become a catastrophe. So while the frame rate was certainly cause for a concern, it didn't necessarily mean it would be that big of a deal.
It is.
Many of the 3D showings of An Unexpected Journey uses this new frame rate, and if you see it this way, the two visual effects combine for an experience that you will have to overcome rather than embrace. It's not a good look in any way, but whether or not you see it in 3D (and not all 3D showings are in 48 fps), the faster frame rate is an issue. The first problem is the intense clarity. It adds a strange look to everything that actually makes everything seem a bit fake – even when the shot is of something very obviously real, like landscapes. Ironically it also makes the production and sets look cheap when they are both anything but. That is further exemplified by the unnatural speed at which the camera moves around, which is beyond the possibility of actual movement. It zooms and pans too quickly, which gives a jarring and uneven visual presentation that is more akin to a bad edit in a TV movie than a multi-million dollar film.
And then there is the speed of the action. The increased frame rate makes the action – even muted actions like characters walking quickly – seem wrong. It's almost as if the film moves 5-10 percent faster than it should. When the movement shifts to an actual fight, characters move in a way that is off putting because the action isn't smooth or even. It just doesn't make for easy viewing.
This visual style makes the entire film less than what it should be. It also cheapens the grand sense that the Lord of the Rings trilogy cultivated. You can make a valid argument that the films should be as different as the books were from one another, but that shift is easily accomplished tonally, and the visual change is for the worse, no matter what property it is used for.
Now, with that all being said, if you skip the faster frame rate showings, then you are going to be treated to a much different experience.
Although The Hobbit is obviously connected to The Lord of the Rings on a very fundamental level, the two properties are also very different. When Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he was coming from a very different place than when he wrote the follow-up trilogy. The book originally began as a series of anecdotes written for his son during World War I, and then percolated into a children's story that would be published in 1937. As such, despite the serious currents throughout, the tone was much lighter and meant for a younger audience. By the time he began work on The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien's intended audience was completely different and the content reflected that.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was a complex myth for a modern age, complete with world-shaping battles, detailed histories, and mature themes. The films reflected that. By comparison, The Hobbit novel was a kids' yarn. That works in the greater context when you are reading the book and graduate from the simpler tale to the trilogy, but it presents a challenge for the film as a prequel.
It was a good initial decision from Jackson to take a step back when The Hobbit was first greenlit. The original idea was to have Guillermo del Toro take over the director duties, which would have naturally created a shift in tone. But then MGM collapsed and the film was left in limbo. Del Toro waited as long as he could, but he is simply too in demand to be permanently on hold for a project that he was not nearly as invested in as Jackson, so he moved on, leaving a gap – and a fear.
Del Toro seemed like a perfect pick with his background in sci-fi and fantasy, plus he was deeply involved in the pre-production, so replacing him would have meant entrusting someone new with a beloved franchise that was already deep into production. Jackson was the only logical choice.
While the films are tied together as part of a set, tonally they need to feel very different, and so far they do. There is a greater sense of fun, more akin to the first half of Fellowship of the Ring before the weight of the quest began to show itself. The Hobbit is an adventure with plenty of dangers and a nearly impossible quest, but the individual characters aren't as emotionally scarred by the outing. Despite the trials, they have fun.
The scale is also a bit smaller, for the better. While the trilogy was meant to come across as an epic story that decided the fate of the entire world of Middle-earth, The Hobbit has a much more central focus, which lowers the stakes and allows the quest to succeed or fail without the same sense of consequence.
Therefore the prequel trilogy won't reach the same level of depth as the previous trilogy, and it won't have the lasting cultural impact either. There is very little chance of surpassing the original, but they don't need to in order to be successes.
Those that aren't familiar with the book but know the film trilogy may be surprised to see how effortlessly Martin Freeman (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Sherlock) takes over the role of Bilbo. The older Bilbo (played by Ian Holmes) was the beneficiary of years of experience and trials that shaped his character, while Freeman's Bilbo has the same core values, linking both actors' portrayals, but his Bilbo has a youthful inexperience that is refreshing, welcome, and stands on its own among the other hobbits we've met.
When a band of 12 dwarves unexpectedly drop by Bag End to answer the call of Thorin Oakenshield (played by Richard Armitage) and Gandalf (once again played by Ian McKellan), Bilbo is faced with a choice: to stay in the comfort of his home, or to risk the dangers and discomforts – and adventures – of the quest proposed. The journey will take him to The Lonely Mountain, once the home of the mightiest dwarf kingdom before the dragon Smaug came and forced out the dwarven inhabitants.
Thorin is the de facto replacement for the trilogy's Aragorn, and is very much cut from the same cloth. The rightful heir to the lost kingdom, Thorin is the driving force of the story, while Gandalf is the brains and Bilbo is the heart. The other dwarves are flavor, and while some receive more attention than others, only a few are ever really considered important to the narrative. The film does a good job of trying to give each member at least one scene that makes every character memorable though, and it succeeds more often than not.
The party's journey takes them through Middle-earth to several previously seen haunts and locations, and their paths cross with many familiar faces – as well as a few new characters that are important to the future of the world Jackson has created.
There are several moments of action and wonder, but throughout it all, the somewhat melancholy nature of the trilogy, which gave it a haunting beauty at times, is deliberately missing. This film is meant to be far more fun than dramatic, and Jackson manages to create a unique tone that fits within the universe he created so masterfully. This new trilogy can't compete with the previous one because of that, but it doesn't need to in order to be enjoyable.
The film moves along at a decent pace, and there is a traditional arc that ends with a resolution and a climactic final act despite the "to be continued" nature of the first film in a trilogy. Its ending raises questions though. The decision to make The Hobbit into two movies was understandable. The world is rich and intriguing, and the original trilogy garnered so much good will that the more the better. The decision to stretch it to three films is tougher to justify.
The book is not that big or dense, and it lacks the deep mythology of the trilogy, which Tolkien worked to develop for nearly 20 years. The universe is so well detailed at this point that there is plenty of additional content that could be drawn upon, but the first film accounts for a major portion of the book and makes you wonder how the remainder will play out over two more films and at least four more hours (and probably closer to five). We'll find out next year.
Peter Jackson knew exactly what he needed to do with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The film is a separate story that exists in the same universe as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and while it feels at home in Middle-earth, the feel of it is far lighter throughout. As the name suggests, it is an adventure rather than a war, and the tone reflects that. Freeman has the charisma and charm to make an excellent Bilbo, and Armitage's Thorin is the traditional hero that a story like this needs. The others all serve their purpose too, but most are only slightly memorable. Over three movies though, this is certain to change.
The frame rate is a debacle, but it is one that can be avoided altogether if you choose to skip the 48 fps showings in favor of the traditional 24 fps. And you should. It really is the difference between a good film and a bad one.
The film is different than The Lord of the Rings, but that is how it should be. It builds on the fun scenes in the Fellowship, and creates a new story that doesn't feel as necessary, but is just as worthy. We just need to see how the other films in this trilogy fit before we can truly judge the return to Middle-earth, and the way ahead is treacherous, but it's off to a good start.
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At 23, I was still in college, partying on Tuesday nights and flitting in and out of classes during the day. What were you doing? Even if you had a child, you definitely didn't have a grandchild, like 23-year-old Rifca Stanescu of Romania, who is said to be the world's youngest grandmother. (Although, according to Wikipedia, the youngest grandmother was 17-year-old Mum-Zi of Nigeria.)
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Rifca eloped when she was 11 in fear of being forced into marriage by her father, gave birth to daughter Maria at age 12. Now 11-year-old Maria has given birth to baby Nicolae after marrying last year. Rifca says she's glad to be a grandma, but had wished more for Maria.
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I just hope the two young moms have lots of support; it's going to be a challenging road ahead for all three generations. And I hope Nicolae breaks the cycle and waits until he's an adult to be a parent. I was about to suggest someone send him some clips of Teen Mom, but he will probably get a taste of teen mom chaos in his own home.
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