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Napoli has agreed a 9.5 million euro fee with PSV to complete the signing of winger Dries Mertens.
The Belgium international has been capped 19 times, and will become Rafael Benitez's first signing since being appointed as the Partenopei boss.
The playmaker scored 16 goals and created a further 17 in the Eredivisie this season and is excited to take the next step in his career.
"Rafael Benitez wanted me really badly and that gives me a lot of confidence. And when people doubt me and say Serie A is different from the Eredivisie because I won't play against any Dutch defenders, that is when I'll be at my best," he told De Telegraaf.
Mertens spent the past two seasons with PSV, scoring 37 goals in 62 appearances.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis confirmed the signing through his Twitter feed.
"I am happy to tell you that a few minutes ago I closed the deal with PSV for Dries Mertens," he tweeted.
"In the last few days Dries has been in Naples. He told me that he fell in love with our city, with its greatness. Welcome Dries!"


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My LCD is now working with the ATMEGA 162 MCU mounted on my Linefollower2 robot (updated this site with a new picture). First, I had to disable the JTAGEN fuse on the MCU in order to use pins PC3 and PC4.
I recently came to the realization that I'm not going to need these wheel encoders for pure line following, but that's O.K. - I'd like to use this platform for other uses as well.

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures shrugged off earlier gloom and edged higher on Thursday after earnings from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley beat expectations while jobless claims ticked up by less than expected.
General Electric and PepsiCo also rose in premarket action after releasing their quarterly results. Live Blog: Goldman Sachs Q1 earnings call
Futures were lower earlier following soft earnings reports from Google and IBM after market close on Wednesday.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJM4 were last up 17 points, or 0.1%, at 16,348, while those for the S&P 500 index US:SPM4 were last up 3 points, or 0.2%, at 1,855.70. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index US:NDM4 rose 12.75 points, or 0.4%, to 3,514.25.
The moves came after all three benchmarks closed in positive territory on Wednesday after upbeat industrial-production data and more dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen. The Fed chief noted that the central bankers and many economists see a return to full employment and stable prices by the end of 2016, which would be the strongest economy in a decade.
The number of people who applied for unemployment-insurance benefits ticked up by 2,000 to 304,000 in the week that ended April 12, a slight increase from the lowest level since 2007, signaling that employers are maintaining a slow pace of layoffs, according to government data released Thursday.
At 10 a.m. Eastern Time, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will publish its monthly reading on regional manufacturers, with the gauge expected to show a slight improvement to 10 in April, from 9 in March.
Thursday has one of the busiest earnings schedules in the results season, and there also were notable reports late Wednesday.
Shares of IBM Corp. IBM, +1.03% dropped 4.5% after the tech bellwether late Wednesday reported an eighth-straight quarter of revenue declines and missed analyst expectations.
It was the same story for Google Inc. GOOG, +2.02% GOOGL, +1.56% which dropped 1.9% ahead of the opening bell after a disappointing earnings report published late Wednesday.
American Express Co. AXP, +1.70% fell 0.6% in premarket action after it reported quarterly revenue that missed expectations late Wednesday.
But before the open Thursday, other reports from big names were more encouraging.
Banking giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, +0.62% gained 2.4% in premarket trading after it reported first-quarter earnings per share of $4.02 on revenue of $9.33 billion, above expectations. Peer firm Morgan Stanley MS, +1.03% also reporting ahead of the bell, rose 2.7% in premarket action after its profit topped estimates.
General Electric Co. GE, -1.80% said it made an adjusted 33 cents a share in the first quarter, slightly beating FactSet estimates of 32 cents a share. Shares gained 1.8% before the open.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, -0.01% edged down 0.5% premarket after its earnings beat expectations, but revenue missed.
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In other earnings news on Thursday, DuPont Co. US:DD reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of $1.58 a share, up from $1.56 in the year-ago period. Shares slipped 0.8% in premarket.
PepsiCo Inc. PEP, +0.13% posted quarterly earnings and revenue that beat expectations. Shares were up 2.1% premarket.
Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG, -1.46% shares rose 2.7% in premarket as its first-quarter profit and revenue surged, largely attributed to a 13.4% jump in same-store sales. For more on earnings see: Earnings wall.
Shares of Sabre SABR, -0.40% the travel-tech firm which owns the Travelocity website, and Weibo WB, +5.06% China's microblog equivalent of Twitter, are expected to attract attention when they debut on the market Thursday. Sabre said late Wednesday its initial public offering had priced at $16 a share, while Weibo priced at $17, the low end of its range, while selling fewer shares than expected.
In other financial markets, European stocks traded mostly lower amid escalating tensions in Ukraine after three pro-Russia activists were killed and 13 wounded in fighting. Asia markets closed mostly higher. Oil prices inched higher, while metals were little changed.
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How much of a TV are you moved up to or is it an every so often you get a completely random team?On FUMBBL after a team has played 29 matches there is no guarantee that it will be paired with a team having either the same TV or a very close one, so the rampant minmaxing has been partially addressed.Yeah, see for me this minmaxing is what absolutely kills the fun of BB, or at least BB in a matchmaking system. Contrary to the other comment, I don't think that's a "nice team", I think it's pretty lame. Yeah, by all means manage your team. Do manage the TV, to an extent. But just absolutely kicking the arse out of every drop of TV and every skill up to exploit the value matching system...
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Well I understand that MinMaxing is draining the fun out of MM and you wont appreciate the idea of this team, but that is basically what is needed to make the best out of the MinMaxing CDs.
Unfortunately Claw is the only effective way of taking care of AV8+, and there are only a few non bash teams that have access to the skill Skaven, UnderWorld and Necromatic (I consider them to be a mixed running team and the werewolf GA does not help it's cause). If Agility teams where given better and more effective ways to deal with bash teams this would be less of a problem.
Matt does have a nice team, but I believe that teams with enough Guard could just take out his HobGobs for the numbers game benefit. If the numbers game is in your favor you would never need use the fast DT Catcher. The thing with Blood Bowl is bash has always been heavily favored.
That is one of the many problems with MM systems because there is no incentive to not stop your own team growth when you have hit your TV Sweet Spot.I don't think BB should be a game where your primary objective is to stop your team growing as it naturally would in order to forever smash teams that have sub-optimal skill levels to you at that TV.


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This 1-hour overview will cover some of the interface and feature changes to Outlook 2013. The first thing you'll see when you open Outlook is a brand new look. It's cleaner, but it's also designed to give you a clear view of email, calendars, and contacts. The Navigation bar and Navigation pane are separate with the Navigation Bar found on the bottom of the screen and used to navigate between Mail, Calendar, People and Tasks cards.
New features include more use of previewing messages and responding from the reading pane. We will also see how easy it is to get a quick glance at your schedule, an appointment, or details about someone you're emailing without having to switch from email to calendar. Another new feature in the Calendar view is the ability to view your local weather forecast.
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Just when I was about to forget that I was on Stetson's waitlist, I got their rejection letter. Oh well, I've decided on FSU so it doesn't matter.
Yea, I had split LSAT scores so that's probably what did it. It just kinda bothers me that schools wait this long until they notify people.


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Learn about the impact of legislation on the delivery and financing of health care and how SAMHSA helps providers adapt to the new health care environment.
The delivery and financing of health care has changed in response to recent legislation that aims to improve health care while also making it less expensive for individuals, families, and business owners. SAMHSA works to educate consumers about those efforts and help providers adapt to the new health care environment.
In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, together referred to as the Affordable Care Act. This health care law makes health insurance coverage more affordable for individuals, families, and small business owners. It also includes prevention, early intervention, and treatment of mental and/or substance use disorders as an "essential health benefit" (EHB) that must be covered by health plans that are offered through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
The Affordable Care Act in conjunction with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 has already provided an opportunity for new or expanded behavioral health benefits to approximately 60 million Americans and has created programs designed to help states and communities prevent illness and promote health. Under the Affordable Care Act, most health plans must also cover certain preventive services without a copayment, co-insurance, or deductible.
MHPAEA has also contributed to expanding health coverage. The law requires health insurers and group health plans to provide the same level of benefits for behavioral health services that they do for primary care. SAMHSA works to ensure that behavioral health services covered by the Affordable Care Act and the MHPAEA are managed no differently from services for surgical and general medical issues.
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Brandi Glanville's never-ending publicity tour for her book continues today on "Anderson Live" -- and now she's taking aim at someone new: Adrienne Maloof's new boyfriend, Sean Stewart.
While the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star has been very vocal about her distaste for ex-husband Eddie Cibrian, his new wife LeAnn Rimes and her costar in the past, we now know what she also thinks of Rod Stewart's son dating Adrienne ... and it ain't pretty.
"Yikes, it's a bad visual for me. The whole thing," Glanville says about the new couple. "It's just those two people. It just makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little and swallow it."
As for Brandi, she's enjoying a new relationship now too.
"There is a cute male model boy in my life right now," she told Anderson. "He is in his 40s, which is cute except that he's a male model ... what is he doing to do when he's 50?"
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The last time the Houston Dynamo played an MLS match, coach Dominic Kinnear was forced to make three injury substitutions in one game. As they prepare to return to league play after an 18-day layoff, they look to have turned those fortunes around.
Since that last league game, a 1-1 road draw with the Columbus Crew on June 1, the Dynamo have welcomed back Omar Cummings from a knee injury and Bobby Boswell – who missed two games due to suspension – in Reserve League and US Open Cup action.
Their returns were buoyed by the inclusion of previously injured players Adam Moffat, Eric Brunner, Cam Weaver, Giles Barnes and Jermaine Taylor on the travel roster for their return to MLS action Wednesday at Eastern Conference-leading Montreal (7 pm CT, CSN Plus or watch on MLS Live).
"They've been cleared to practice and that means they're a step closer to playing," Kinnear said. "They've gotten through a couple of practices so we'll see as we get closer to the game."
READ: Loan Update: Dynamo's Ownby helps Richmond surge up USL PRO table
The most high-profile returns are those of Barnes, Taylor and Boswell. Boswell missed two games due to a suspension for his headbutt on New England Revolution forward Dimitry Imbongo. Barnes and Taylor are coming back off ankle and shoulder injuries, respectively, that limited them in past weeks.
"Ankle's a little bit swollen but that's just part of it," Barnes told MLSsoccer.com. "I've got a full week of training under my belt and I'm ready to go."
Battling injuries, suspensions and international call-ups, Houston has run out the same starting group in back-to-back games just twice this season, and used 11 different lineup combinations in 16 games.
So Houston may be getting their injured core back, but will likely still have to do without influential midfielders Brad Davis and Boniek García in Montreal. Both are in Sandy, Utah, for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier between the USA and Honduras (8 pm CT, ESPN, live chat on MLSsoccer.com).
READ: Houston looking to come out of two-week MLS break sharp
Garcia picked up a hamstring injury in Honduras' last game and is likely to miss the US match. But Kinnear did not conclusively rule out the possibility that Davis – depending on what type of role he plays for the USMNT – might be able to jet into Montreal in time to play a part on Wednesday.
"We haven't talked about it. It all depends on his inclusion [with the US]," Kinnear said of Davis. "We don't bother him with anything because we want him to concentrate on where he's at. When that's finished, then we'll talk to him."
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Stocks Drop as Investors Pull Back
Stocks undid gains from Tuesday's record-setting rally on the heels of disappointing economic data. Kaitlyn Kiernan reports. Photo: AP.
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Talking 'Bout My G-G-Generation! Generation by Knoll
Product: Generation by Knoll
Price: $897 (w/polished base, high performance arms options)
Rating: Strong Recommend*
It's not often you commend something for being "hardly there", but that's exactly what we noticed a few hours in while working from the Generation by Knoll, a chair designed with an innovate flex-back suspension system whose physical features reflects Knoll's goal of creating a seating option equally flexible for a variety of situational use in a work environment (or in our case, the home office). After weeks of use, we can now report if this new design is a generation forward or reveals a generation gap when it comes to workplace comfort.
Aesthetically, the chair's initial impression was an immediate positive one. The light and darker gray color combination, partnered with a shiny metal base imparted just enough personality to be noticed, but avoided the visual heaviness that some task chairs bring into a smaller space like our own. A plastic base is also available, but that takes us to one of few detracting attributes of the Generation task chair. All the operational controls on the arms and seat are are made of plastic, which feel a few millimeters short of feeling satisfyingly substantial. It doesn't feel like anything would break, but the left seat-side lever felt noticeably a little loose, compared to the right.
Initially our review unit would crack sharply from the wheel/base section when shifting, but the sound disappeared after a few days of use and has since been very silent and might have been due to the hard wheel option our chair came with (a hardwood soft wheel option is available). Operationally, everything worked well and we didn't need to change settings once getting comfortable in the chair after initial fiddling, so in everyday use the plastic controls were a non-factor.
Back to the design: the heart and soul of Knoll's Generation's design stems from its flexible high performance elastomer back; the design forgoes the need for a hard frame and thus the chair's most remarkable attribute advertises its free-feeling comfort. Upon first glance one might expect the feel to be similar to the "mesh net" feel of the Herman Miller Aeron. But once seated, the sensation is much more supportive and lumbar support feels nearly like an internal extension of the lower back muscles rather than an invasive exterior system with pressure points, while also providing sufficient support at the mid-back region (for reference, we're a solid 170lbs, so no lightweights here). We especially liked the cooler feel opposed to warm temperature fabric of other chairs that can cause overheating and bacne - back acne - after long stretches during warmer months.
With the ability to flex up to 270 degrees, the chair is especially adept at times when you need to pivot around to talk or glance back around. Recline angles can be controlled with a lever, alongside the position of the seat cushion. Our review unit also came equipped with the adjustable arms, which we highly recommend for mousing and keyboard use.
As mentioned earlier, the Generation quickly proved to be ergonomically comfortable to work in for long hour stretches, disappearing from thought and adjusting adeptly to our various seated posture throughout the day and evening. If you're someone who likes to change positions throughout the day, the Generation is your chair, capable of adjusting to front and sideways seating. Our old reliable Steelcase Leap has done great service for countless hours as our primary task seating, but comparatively the Generation feels more comfortable (though construction-wise, we still believe the Steelcase feels more solid), despite less material and less plush seating area. The flexibility and lightweight materials afford more fluid motion when turning, sitting back or getting in and out of the chair, affording us a more comfortable long-term sensation (or lack thereof).
On the environmental front, the Generation by Knoll is the first chair to be rated SMaRT Sustainable Platinum. Recycled material content, low emitting materials, minimal parts in manufacturing process and PVC free; there's no noticeable "new product" off-gassing that we sometimes experience while testing new furniture in our modest sized apartment.
Knoll doesn't advertise the Generation as a true long-hour task chair, marketing it against the similar "less is more" design of the Herman Miller Setu; categorically, these are occasional task chair that can be dragged into a meeting room as occasional seating, informal meetings and also for easy collaborative work environments. But after using the Generation in a mostly solo home office environment, the Generation can't be ignored as a strong candidate for home office use also. The compact size, the airy-flexible support, adaptable personality, and the chair's strong eco-friendly construction make it a solid contender as your next task chair. Especially so since the Generation can be had for reasonable prices online with a little Google footwork.
Pros: Flex Back design offers excellent support and range of motion; warm bodied users will enjoy cooler feel of elastomer material; SMaRT Sustainable Platinum rated, GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality certified and constructed with 40%-46% recycled materials; lightweight and easy to move around, available colorways offer combinations that range from serious to eye-catching.
Cons: Arm surface could be a tad softer; audible cracking sound when shifting weight or getting into or out of chair at wheel/base; may not be recommended for people who like extremely firm/adjustable backs due to integrated flex back design.
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Extension advances Cuomo's vision to increase access to Buffalo's waterfront, doubles linear footage of docks
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. cut the ribbon Friday on its 520-linear-foot dock extension along the Central Wharf at Canalside in Buffalo, doubling the dock's length and bringing the total amount of berthing space to nearly 1,000 feet. It will allow for up to 40 additional boats to dock at Canalside.
"Today's ribbon-cutting demonstrates another move by Gov. Cuomo to enhance the experience for the anticipated 800,000 individuals that will visit Canalside this season," said ECHDC Chairman Robert Gioia. "The dock extension will boost seasonal and recreational use of the Buffalo River and Canalside, further connecting residents and visitors to our region's greatest natural asset. We heard from the public that it wants increased access to the waterfront, we listened and we delivered."
The majority of the docks will have 30 inches of freeboard, to match the existing floating docks. The last 40 feet at the southern end fill have a lower profile with 12 inches of freeboard to allow easier access for smaller vessels like kayaks, canoes and other non-motorized watercraft. BFLO Harbor Kayak is now set up at the south end of the site, toward the Skyway pier and DL&W Terminal. A platform and gangway at the southern end of the docks, as well as an additional gangway at the northern end, will allow increased and efficient access to the docks.
New this year is also water bike rentals through Water Bikes of Buffalo.
"When first installed, these docks were the only publicly accessible, wheelchair-accessible docks in the region," said Tom Nowak, president of Great Lakes Watersports Institute, which runs the program Adaptive Watersports at Canalside. "They have proven enormously successful and the extension will make this great waterfront asset available to even more people."
In addition to the seasonal docks, ECHDC purchased a floating platform to allow for safe and easy docking for larger vessels, like tall ships. The floating platform has an adjustable access platform and two gangways to efficiently manage circulation of tours and crowds when large ships are visiting. It will be used for events such as the Maritime Festival, when Canalside will welcome the tall ships Peacemaker and Lynx to Buffalo's waterfront to celebrate the maritime history and tradition along one of the world's most storied canalways, Sept. 13-15.
Congressman Brian Higgins said, "Increased activity along Buffalo's waterfront is creating additional demand for facilities to accommodate all of the new and returning visitors. With each project we build excitement and momentum that is important to Western New York, not only for the public space it provides, but the jobs and economic opportunities multiplying as a result of the groundwork we've built."
State Sen. Mark Grisanti said, "I am excited to be a part of yet another development downtown. This expansion on the waterfront will provide more access for those who enjoy watersports. I again encourage everyone to come on down and check out Canalside and all the great things happening every day."
State Sen. Tim Kennedy said, "This is another sign of progress and another opportunity for Western New Yorkers to come out and enjoy Buffalo's waterfront. Canalside has so much to offer, and we must build on this momentum and continue to support economic development. I thank Gov. Cuomo and my colleagues in government for their ongoing focus on rebuilding Buffalo, starting at the water's edge."
Assemblyman Sean Ryan said, "Public access to the water should be the No. 1 goal as efforts are undertaken to improve our waterfront. This latest project shows an ongoing commitment by Gov. Cuomo to provide that public access, and create new recreational opportunities for all boaters during the upcoming summer season at Canalside."
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said, "The extension of the Canalside dock adds another feature to a one-of-a-kind attraction here on our waterfront. Visitors who enjoy boating, kayaking and canoeing will feel right at home as they take to the water and enjoy the summer at Canalside, with recreational opportunities for all to take part in."
City of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said, "Today's announcement is further proof of the continued progress along the Buffalo waterfront that's spurring new investment and job growth. I'd like to thank Gov. Cuomo and Lt. Gov. Duffy for their dedication to the City of Buffalo and Canalside, where there's something for everyone. The dock extension is another part of this great success story, bringing more city residents and visitors to downtown Buffalo and our beautiful waterfront."
Herbert F. Darling Inc., the contactor, completed the $998,000 project on time and on budget. New York Power Authority funds and the balance of the inner harbor state funds paid for this project.
To reserve dock space, contact the dock operator, Brand On Services Inc., at 716-851-6501.
ECHDC recently launched its 2013 season of summer programming at Canalside and debuted www.canalsidebuffalo.com, a mobile-friendly events calendar. This year, Canalside will host more than 800 events and activities presented by 108 local individuals and organizations. It is expected that the programming will attract 800,000 visitors to Buffalo's waterfront. New offerings this year include "Canalside Food Fight" - a series of food truck competitions; a games and leisure component featuring an outdoor reading room and games, such as badminton and other lawn/board games, as well as pool, ping pong and foosball in The Ruins; and "A Celebration of Music" with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Friends. Old favorites returning with expanded programming include Explore and More Children's Museum, Young Audiences of WNY and the African American Cultural Center. Also back for 2013 are the Saturday Artisan Market, Music at the Ruins and fitness programs, such as yoga, tai chi and Zumba.


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Friday's meteor strike over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia allowed dashboard cams and people with hand-held cameras to capture some fascinating moments. Here are some of the best ones.
The above video captures the sounds of glass breaking and car alarms set off by the meteor's shock wave.
(News Article: Meteorite Fragments Injure a Thousand in Russia )
The below video is from a car's dashboard camera which, judging from the number of such videos posted today, are pretty prevalent in Russia:
( NASA -JPL astrobiologist discusses space objects that threaten Earth- Video: Predicting Meteorite Impacts )
This video is louder, capturing the violent aural drama of the moment:
Pictures: Giant Meteorite Hits Russia
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And this one shows a long streak across the sky before the jarring sound of the shock wave arrives:
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The Heffernan Moot Court course is a 1 credit, mandatory pass-fail class that is offered to 2Ls who are currently not on the Moot Court Board. It is the last opportunity for 2Ls to get onto the Moot Court Board. The class will culminate with an appellate advocacy competition tryout in March, where the two finalists will be invited to join the Moot Court Board and have the opportunity to compete as 3Ls. The class is focused on honing skills that prepare students for life after law school, such as brief writing and oral advocacy.


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ASUS GTX 570 Review
3DMark 11 is the next installment for Futuremark in the 3DMark series with Vantage as its predecessor. The name implies that this benchmark is for Microsoft DirectX 11 and with an unintended coincidence, the name matches the upcoming date in number (which was the naming scheme to some prior versions of 3DMark nonetheless). 3DMark 11 is designed solely for DirectX 11 so Windows Vista or 7 are required along with a DirectX 11 graphics card in order to run this test. The Basic Edition has unlimited free tests on performance mode whereas Vantage only allowed for a single test run. The advanced edition costs $19.95 and unlocks nearly all of the features of the benchmark and the professional edition runs $995.00 and is mainly suited for corporate use. The new benchmark contains six tests, four of which are aimed only at graphical testing, one to test for physics handling and one to combine graphics and physics testing together. The open source Bullet Physics library is used for physics simulations and although not as mainstream as Havok or PhysX, it still seems to be a popular choice.
With the new benchmark comes two new demos that can be watched, both based on the tests but unlike the tests, these contain basic audio. The first demo is titled "Deep Sea" and have a few vessels exploring what looks to be a sunken U-Boat. The second demo is titled "High Temple" and is similar to South American tribal ruins with statues and the occasional vehicle around. The demos are simple in that they have no story, they are really just a demonstration of what the testing will be like. The vehicles have the logos of the sponsors MSI and Antec on their sides with the sponsorships helping to make the basic edition free. The four graphics tests are slight variants of the demos. I will use the three benchmark test preset levels to test the performance of each card. The presets are used as they are comparable to what can be run with the free version so that results can be compared across more than just a custom set of test parameters.
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William "Bill" P. Barnes, Jr., an OSA Fellow Emeritus, died 8 August 2011 in Acton, Massachusetts. He was 85, and had survived pancreatic cancer for nearly six years.
Barnes was born in 1925 in Wilmington, Delaware. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1946 with a Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering. He received two Masters degrees: one in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1948, and a second in Physics from Catholic University of America in 1958.
Barnes worked as an engineer at various corporations, including DuPont, Goodyear, Atlantic Research and Itek. In 1986, he became a chief scientist, and later was a consultant, for Precision Optics Corporation in Gardner, Massachusetts. He also taught as an adjunct professor at MIT.
An OSA member for 52 years, Barnes served two terms as President of OSA's New England Section. He was elected an OSA Fellow in 1988. He served two terms as President of OSA's New England Section. He was also a member of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) and the American Academy of Mechanics, and he was a Life Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Barnes published papers in professional journals such as Applied Optics and Space Optics, and he served as the editor of Reconnaissance and Surveillance Window Design Handbook for the Air Force Avionics Laboratory. He also held five U.S. patents, most notably in mirror and laser welding methods.
Although physically limited as a player of soccer and golf, Barnes was an enthusiastic sports fan. He was adept at languages, knowledgeable in many areas of science beyond his specialties, and a classical music fan, particularly of Mozart. He enjoyed traveling, especially to California, Maine and Florida, and he loved, in addition to his family, a good meal, good book, and a challenging crossword puzzle.
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Partnerships are never easy — just ask Ginger Rogers, who had to do on skates everything Fred Astaire did, only backwards. But when it works, it's magical! Mayo and Rochester have had a similar partnership, though in this case, neither is skating backwards. Rather, both are looking forward 10 or 20 or perhaps a hundred years.
Believe or not, the weather was a major factor in kick-starting the Mayo-Rochester partnership. In 1883, an F5 tornado struck Rochester, killing 37 and injuring 200. Only three hospitals existed outside of the Twin Cities, none in Rochester, so victims were attended to in the local dance hall.
The Sisters of St. Francis did their best but soon realized that what Rochester needed was a hospital. They set about this mission by promising William W. Mayo that they would build a hospital if he would provide clinical services. He consented, provided they could raise the capital.
The funds were given by the good people of Rochester. A partnership was born. Two sons later (Will and Charles), a medical model was born. Today, the model and the partnership are world-class. But in the competitive world of business, and especially health care, there are no guarantees. Frankly, Mayo can't sit on its assets. It has to leverage them to create a new future.
Rochester's leadership and citizens trust Mayo to do what it says: Build a $5.6 billion complex for its delivery of care, research and education. To make this happen, the partnership is seeking $525 million in state bonding proceeds that would be generated by the increase in state tax receipts — sales and wages, mainly.
I once lived in a town about 200 miles north of Rochester. By the late 1800s, virtually all the white and red pine had been clear-cut, and the village of about 1,000 faced extinction. There was no economic reason for being.
Then a few leaders fastened upon the idea of harnessing the rapids of the Mississippi River, much like St. Anthony had done to power the grindstones that turned wheat into flour.
To build a dam would cost the tidy sum of $7,400, which was an astronomical amount, given that the combined payroll of all the citizens was less than $1,400. But on Christmas Eve, the 61 voters unanimously approved the bonding to build the dam. Soon thereafter, a paper machine was built.
Today, the paper machines in Grand Rapids are world-class, and employees have enjoyed five generations of prosperity, even in the depths of the Great Depression.
So what's the point? Citizens, acting in partnership with government, identified an asset and created opportunity for thousands of future young people and an economic reason for the community's existence.
This scenario is not unique to Rochester or Grand Rapids. It can, and has, played out in many other cities. But today, Rochester stands out as the most audacious and promising example.
Why would anyone commit $5.6 billion in a mid-sized city, surrounded by cornfields and trees, with a tempestuous river running through downtown? Consider these factors:
• Payment schemes, therapies and machines will change, but there will always be places where people seek health and longevity.
• Health care is high-tech. High-tech jobs are at the top of the pay scale. The state's largest employer of 40,000 thrives on highly educated workers.
• The Mayo model is solidly based on a triumvirate of functions: patient-centered care, research and education. This model will never "dead-end" in the manner suffered by the other Rochester (in New York) with Kodak and film.
The most controversial question about this partnership is whether state government should lend assistance. Legislators are especially perplexed, wondering: If we help Mayo and Rochester, won't others come at us for similar assistance?
How short can memory be? We just had an election, and virtually every candidate promised jobs, jobs, jobs. Mayo estimates it will add as many as 40,000 in Minnesota, doubling its employees.
Mayo and Rochester are asking for help to build the infrastructure to service the new construction. Who can dispute that government's rightful role is providing the roads, bridges and the like to service economic expansion?
One last thing to think about is "class." Mayo has not threatened to move out of state if it fails to get infrastructure funding. It's been a class act, unlike a few professional-sports team owners. Sure, Mayo has many suitors for the expansion, but it will never pull up stakes — 20-story buildings are difficult to move.
The true significance of the Mayo-Rochester partnership is that it should stand tall as a model for other communities to identify their assets and leverage them to the maximum in partnership with highly capable partners. This could be the new Minnesota Miracle.
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RENO, Nev. -- It can be a scary transition going from high school to adulthood, but before students can graduate, they have to pass proficiency exams and their classes.
One local man is helping Washoe County students succeed in high school with his program that gives them the necessary tools they'll need after graduation.
Nathan Hallmark has big dreams after he graduates in June. He wants to be a firefighters, a therapist and a writer. His biggest problem now is trying to decide which dream he wants to pursue, but that wasn't the case three years ago; graduation never even crossed his mind.
"Being the goofball, the one who's always in trouble, you know not really carrying about my life as much," he said.
When senior year came around, he quickly realized he had to get his act together or he'd fall behind.
"If ten years down the road, I have a family and I can't support them because of what I did now, people aren't going to want to hire someone who goofs off and cracks jokes."
Through Dr. Wynn's Youth Empowered to Succeed (Y.E.S) Program, Hallmark realized he was capable of doing much more; he cracked down to focus on his future.
"If you don't teach them to care for themselves, what good is your grade gonna do for them?" Dr. Wynn, program director said. "We try to teach them that it's a reflection of you not your teacher, not the work, not the class, but you."
Many students struggle figuring out plans after graduation, but this program helps them create goals and steps to accomplish them.
"We became like a family. Instead of mostly thinking like 'oh we're in trouble." it's mainly like 'we're trying to help you,'" Hallmark said.
Dr. Wynn says education opens many doors for students and breaks down mental blocks.
"A lot of people's minds are closed off and they don't have any answers. 'I don't know what to do because all I know is I didn't pass this test and I'm a failure here,' and they think it's the end of the world," he said.
Through written exercises and class dialogue, the students are shown all the different skills they need and options they have after high school, from financial literacy, to landing a first job, to getting into college.
"Before you can really help a kid you have to ask themselves the right questions...what has happened to you, what's stopping you, what are some things that you like, what are things that you don't like," Dr. Wynn said. "It's not just a program; it's a lifestyle because if you don't look toward yourself or look toward the future, you'll never make it."
Currently, the Y.E.S program is at Spanish Springs and Sparks high school, Washoe Inspire and Dilworth Middle School.
Dr. Wynn says he hopes to expand his program to all the schools in Washoe County.


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The PASTA domain is found at the C-termini of several Penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) and bacterial serine/threonine kinases. It binds the beta-lactam stem, which implicates it in sensing D-alanyl-D-alanine - the PBP transpeptidase substrate. In PknB of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (P71584), all of the extracellular portion is predicted to be made up of four PASTA domains, which strongly suggests that it is a signal-binding sensor domain. The domain has also been found in proteins involved in cell wall biosynthesis, where it is implicated in localizing the biosynthesis complex to unlinked peptidoglycan.
PASTA is a small globular fold consisting of 3 beta-sheets and an alpha-helix, with a loop region of variable length between the first and second beta-strands. The name PASTA is derived from PBP and Serine/Threonine kinase Associated domain [(PUBMED:12217513)].
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Exit Interview: Foster Kamer, Weekend Editor
Today is Weekend Editor Foster Kamer's last day. Transparency is paramount, and as such, his exit interview is being presented without edits on the site. Andrew Krucoff of Young Manhattanite acted as the interviewer and witness to the following.
1. What are your reasons for leaving the organization? Preferably without sounding like a whiny asshole.
The Golden Rule: Fuck you, pay me. Change is nice. Also, I get to work in the same building as the long-haired dope smokers at Foursquare, the short-haired dope smokers at that design thing that copies the blogs for everyone, and the guy who wrote The Book on Phish. Also, the squares at the Village Voice. Via my attorney: "The Voice has a great history with a talented staff of writers. I'm going to be a part of a growing company with a history committed to growing talent, who I'm excited to both work with and learn from." Was I supposed to put both of those there?
2. Can you describe your level of job satisfaction? Pick one. 1-Richard Morgan 2-Emily Gould 3-Choire Sicha 4-Richard Lawson 5-Jess Coen
3.7 Past Sheila, Almost to Alex Pareene. Enjoyed greatly. Have a lot of fun but sometimes wonder if my services wouldn't be better utilized as someone baking cookies with illegal substances or as a fourth-party candidate for New York City mayor.
Would stay if I were more mature and had time to develop ability to perceive in sight and sound employer and employer's legal council as funny-sounding proto-Jim Henson Workshop creations before they start causing emotional damage not covered by most health plans.
3. Besides a bonus based on self-references, what could the organization have done to encourage you to stay?
Rapper money? A NBA-like signing bonus? Wouldn't even have to be that much money, would just have to be legally organized like a signing bonus. Also, a breakfast meeting? I'd like to go to Balthazar for breakfast one morning and not pretend I was there for "a reason." Also, I'd like to order more than a saltshaker and a grapefruit.
4. Was the job what you expected? If not, why not?
Yes and no. Yes, in that I enjoyed it as much as I thought I would. Yes, in that it's not easy, and that I'd be fucking terrified every morning of doing it terribly. And yes, in that I often felt like I did a shit job, and even better, knew I did. No, in that it didn't totally destroy my job prospects. No, because I didn't expect it to send me to physical therapy. No, because I'd do it again. For some reason, I didn't think this would be the case.
5. What factors were important in choosing your new role?
B. Who I was working with, definitely. The Village Voice has great writers. I've got something to offer, but quite a bit to learn. I think it's going to be a pretty fair exchange, moneys changed aside.
C. Whose ass am I going to have to kiss? Answer: Tony Ortega and Bill Jensen. Jensen used to play hockey. Dude could beat the shit out of me—like, I'm talking pissing blood and everything—and is young enough to probably do so if so inclined. Ortega would encourage a bar fight because he likes his writers scrappy. When I talk about learning, I'm basically talking about "how to break a bottleneck off efficiently." And motivating factors are important. Seeing as how A.J. is this company's de facto "enforcer" there's really not much in that department, is there?
6. What advice would you give to a new employee who takes on your role?
Don't be a pussy. Enjoy yourself. Listen to the commenters. Most of the time they're wrong, but every now and then you'll pick up something substantial. Like a copy-edit. If you pretend you're not receiving Nick's emails, he knows you're doing so. The most important people to have on your side in the office, in
1. Julia.
2. Kidder.
3. Nick.
129. James Del.
Also, in this order:
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4. Ritalin
5. Concerta
6. Flu Vaccine
Finally, don't fuck with the newly dead. It's the only thing you'll ever regret writing about.
7. Did you ever use the office bathroom? Wash your hands after?
Yes. There? Always. But did you know the guys in the office always piss on the seat? True story. They had to put up a sign once. The people who are the best at pissing on things don't even work in editorial, either. Come on, that's impressive.
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This weekend, 107 news outlets around the world picked up this AP story about the custom typeface we designed for one of our favorite organizations, The Nature Conservancy. "What it looked like," writes journalist Erin McClam, "was not so much an alphabet but a masquerade ball for 26 capital letters that had arrived early, stayed late and gotten into the good liquor."
The font, which we've been calling "Oakleaf," is a cousin of our Requiem typeface. (These characters aren't currently available for sale, but keep an eye on this page for updates.) The AP should be posting has just posted more illustrations of the font, but in the meantime here's the money shot to which the article alludes: the word "Koninklijke," H&Co designer Andy Clymer's homage to his alma mater, the Type & Media program at the Royal Academy of Art (Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten) in the Hague. —JH
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Philips' 47PFL9664H is one of the top dogs of the Dutch manufacturer's LCD TV range.
Strip out the Cinema 21:9 and LED Pro models and it's actually the most highly-specced TV it offers, boasting a plethora of picture enhancing tech alongside Wi-Fi, web and media-streaming DLNA capabilities – not to mention the iconic Ambilight rear lighting system.
If you're looking for a smaller set with all the features listed about, check out our review of the 42PFL9664H, the smaller brother of this quite mammoth LCD TV.
Haul the 47in beast out of its box and you'll find it's a solidly built set that's easy on the eye. The narrow frame sports a fetching brushed metal finish and the TV is a slim 50mm in depth – not as achingly skinny as some edge-lit LED models, but very thin all the same – and running down the right-hand side is an array of touch-sensitive controls.
Perhaps as a result of this slimline profile, there are no connections located on either side panel, and everything is clustered at the back, including five HDMI inputs. There are also USB and Ethernet ports, the former for playing back media files and the latter for connecting the 47PFL9664H to your home network – although thanks to the built-in Wi-Fi you don't need to use an actual cable.
Internet on the TV
Philips' NetTV feature allows you to view a variety of pre-picked websites (including YouTube), or alternatively log into a full-on web browser – although the sloth-like pace and need to key in URLs via the remote control means it's not the smoothest experience.
The TV's networking talents also allow you to stream media content via DLNA. So if you have a PC or a Mac running some sort of UPnP client, you can plonk yourself down on the sofa and enjoy videos, photos and music stored on your computer. Would you want to listen to music through your TV's speakers?
Well, the 47PFL9664H comes with a surprisingly good set of them. Despite the TV's thinness, its speakers are capable of belting out a substantial slice of bass, backed up by clear treble.
As for images, the company has brought its full arsenal of enhancement technology to the table here (besides the LED backlighting): Perfect Pixel HD Engine for boosting sharpness and detail while reducing noise; Perfect Natural Motion to remove judder from pictures; and 200Hz Clear LCD to counter motion blur, keeping moving images looking sharp.
It all works together, along with the strong dynamic contrast, to serve up a mightily impressive picture. Black levels are strong, but not at the expense of vibrancy and brightness. Colours are beautifully vivid, with smooth, contour-free gradation from light to dark.
There's a huge amount of detail on show, too, particularly with HD sources, and there's built-in sharpness enhancement if you want to upscale SD material.
Motion is smooth and moving images remain clear (even for fast-paced games), although the effect 200Hz tech creates might not appeal to all viewers – it can make things look too smooth, and introduce an occasional shimmer around a moving object. You can tone down the processing, or turn it off completely, should you wish.
Top notch, top price
The 47PFL9664H's excellent picture performance, fine array of features and stylish, high-end design make it a very impressive LCD TV.
Its price tag will put a lot of people off, but if you're looking for a top-notch largescreen and have the money, then add this one to your list.
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Rihanna + Chris Brown Are Probably Still Together Since She Tweeted a New Photo
Ri-united and it feels so good? Or did they ever really split?
The latest rumors of a Rihanna and Chris Brown breakup swirled for the past week. A mystery blonde entered the picture, denying any hanky panky took place since Brown doesn't fit her dating profile, and Ri discussed love onstage at one of the dates of her Diamonds tour. But she tweeted a picture that may squash all that talk. She shared a photo of herself and Breezy last night (April 10), pretty much indicating that they are still together.
They look cute, cuddly, cozy and content in the shot, which Ri captioned, "This s--- look like a toupee."
Fake hair aside, they both appear to be having a good time. We're actually more interested in RiRi's chunky Chanel cuff. That thing is eye-catching and we want one.
But is anyone else besides us totally exhausted trying to keep up with the status of their relationship? It appears to stop and start, like a traffic light.
Sources are always talking about the fact that they breakup and reunite on the regular, but that could just be chatter that isn't as connected to the situation as it seems.
All photographic evidence indicates that ChRihanna are still a unit, despite the fact that the whole world is rooting against them.
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Governor McGreevey and Education Commissioner Librera
Urge Voters to Participate in April 20 Annual School Elections
Governor James E. McGreevey and Commissioner of Education William L. Librera are urging voters throughout New Jersey to vote in the upcoming annual school elections. More than 4.6 million registered voters statewide have the opportunity on Tuesday, April 20 to decide the fate of 550 local school budgets that carry a combined local tax levy of more than $9.5 billion. Also at stake are more than 1,500 seats on local school boards.
"Historically, voter participation in the school elections has been well below participation in the November general elections, said Gov. McGreevey. "This year, I ask New Jerseys registered voters to begin a new trend by taking advantage of this annual opportunity in much greater numbers."
"It is vitally important for schools throughout New Jersey to develop effective and efficient programs to provide a high quality education for all students," said Commissioner Librera. "I strongly encourage all voters to be informed about the proposed budgets in their communities, as well as the positions taken by local candidates for the board of education, before casting their ballots on April 20."
Polls must be open on school election day between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. School boards may designate additional polling hours between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Last year, approximately 15.2 percent of registered voters approved 62.4 percent of school budgets statewide.


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Frenchman Richard Gasquet beat compatriot Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-3 Sunday in the Open Sud de France final for his second title this season.
"It's fabulous to win two titles in a season, especially so early," Gasquet told Canal Plus television. "I'm very motivated for the remainder of the season."
Gasquet broke Paire twice for a 5-2 lead and took the opening set when a backhand return from Paire sailed wide. The third-seeded Frenchman dropped serve once in the second set, but broke Paire three times. He clinched victory when Paire netted a backhand.
It is Gasquet's ninth career singles title. He also won the Qatar Open in January.
"I knew I could rely on my experience. He was playing his first final in France - it's always a tricky situation," Gasquet said. "Benoit is a very dangerous player. He has a very special game that can be disconcerting."
Paire was appearing in only his second final on the main tour. He was runner-up in Belgrade last year, losing in straight sets to Andreas Seppi of Italy.
"I rushed a lot of my shots," Paire said. "I thought about the final in Belgrade where things went bad for me. When I lost the first set 6-2, I told myself `it's happening again.' I think the result is a bit normal. You must play a few finals to know how it feels."


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The storage for rows and associated columns affects performance for queries and DML operations. As more rows fit into a single disk page, queries and index lookups can work faster, less cache memory is required in the InnoDB buffer pool, and less I/O is required to write out updated values for the numeric and short string columns.
The data in each InnoDB table is divided into pages. The pages that make up each table are arranged in a tree data structure called a B-tree index. Table data and secondary indexes both use this type of structure. The B-tree index that represents an entire table is known as the clustered index, which is organized according to the primary key columns. The nodes of the index data structure contain the values of all the columns in that row (for the clustered index) or the index columns and the primary key columns (for secondary indexes).
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Nine shows and counting: life really is a fashionable fairytale for Oscar-nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld.
BY Bibby Sowray | 11 September 2012
Photo: REX
At 15 we were stuck in a classroom learning how to solve equations, the glittering lights of New York Fashion Week just a distant, unreachable dream. But it seems if you're an Oscar-nominated teen actress you need not worry about such frivolities as education standing in the way of being frightfully fashionable.
IN PICTURES: See Hailee Steinfeld's front row marathon
Hailee Steinfeld has been spotted sitting front row at no less than nine shows since New York Fashion Week commenced at the end of last week - and she's worn a different outfit to every single one.
From green lace at Peter Som to a chic shift at Diane von Furstenberg, the 15-year-old has been rocking a variety of get ups as she's schmoozed with designers and posed with the likes of Alexa Chung, Kate Bosworth and Bruce Weber for the waiting paps.
IN PICTURES: Stars on the front row
Steinfeld, who found fame following her performance in True Grit , has become a fashion favourite, and has already starred in a controversial campaign for Miu Miu's autumn/winter 2011 collection. In November last year, The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that one of the campaign images, which showed the then-14-year-old actress sat on a train track and wiping away what could be tears from her eyes, was irresponsible because it depicted a child in an unsafe location.
15, a front row fixture and already causing a fashion furore - we predict big things for Steinfeld.
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Photos: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's capture
Photos: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's capture
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev exited the boat where he was found.
Tsarnaev lifted his shirt as he stood up in the boat where he had been hiding.
Medical personnel tended to Tsarnaev as he was captured by police.
Tsarnaev was apprehended April 19, 2013.
Law enforcement vehicles drove to where Tsarnaev was thought to be hiding in Watertown.
Tsarnaev is facing charges that include using weapons of mass destruction for his alleged role in the Boston Marathon bombing.


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It was a routine Friday during the spring of 2007. I was driving back to Jacksonville from Havelock when I received a frantic phone call from a friend and prominent woman in my community. She told me her son had just been arrested along with another youth for allegedly possessing a �weapon of mass destruction� on school property.
It was a routine Friday during the spring of 2007. I was driving back to Jacksonville from Havelock when I received a frantic phone call from a friend and prominent woman in my community. She told me her son had just been arrested along with another youth for allegedly possessing a �weapon of mass destruction� on school property.
She did what most any parent would do. She tried to protect her son, who was one month away from graduating high school with a promising college career on his horizon and her family from an avalanche of publicity before the facts behind his arrest could be determined.
She asked me if there was any way I could talk to someone inside my newsroom and see if they could not report the story and plaster his face all over the front page. I told her in no uncertain terms that while I felt sorry for her as a mother and a community leader, our newspaper does not play favoritism when reporting on criminal matters � especially stories involving weapons on school grounds.
The next day, the front page of The Daily News ran the story complete with the names of the two boys and pictures of the alleged weapon of mass destruction. During the course of the investigation, the charges against the young man would be dropped. He graduated high school and attended college the following fall.
Since 2010, a cottage industry has emerged using mug shots of individuals arrested for breaking the law as the sole content of for-profit periodicals and websites. Newspapers and most other media outlets have also entered into this arena under the auspices of keeping the public informed. The Daily News publishes mug shots of people arrested by local law enforcement, which are public record, on its website jdnews.com. Mug shots are usually included with stories about the incident as well if they�re made available by law enforcement and deemed newsworthy by editors.
But here�s where The Daily News, like most newspaper and TV websites � separate themselves from some other publications and websites that make a living solely providing mug shots as their main content. The Daily News does not accept payments to have a mug shot removed from its site.
In a New York Times article published Oct. 6, examples of mug shot sites charging individuals anywhere from $30 to $300 to remove one mug shot from a particular site was chronicled. With the proliferation of social media, blogs and other websites once a mug shot goes online it�s next to impossible to ensure all your images are scrubbed from every site.
A class-action lawsuit filed in 2012 by Scott Ciolek, an Ohio attorney, claims that in addition to violating the state�s right-of-publicity statute, these sites also violate the Buckeye State�s extortion law.
Nationwide, there are more than 80 mug shot sites devoted entirely to pictures of people taken immediately after their arrest. There are many other similar print publications, which often feature cover photos of public figures as well as criminal suspects with unique facial features, disheveled hair or excessive make-up. While the publishers of these mug-shot publications repeat the mantra that their sole purpose is to inform the public, there�s also an obvious tactic to play up the most outrageous and weird mug shot for the sake of grabbing the consumer�s attention at the checkout counters where most of these publications are sold.
It is not clear whether a local mug shot publication, the Emerald Isle-based Busted Locals, uses that practice of asking payment to withhold publication. Busted Locals� publisher did not respond to a question raised in two emailed inquiries asking if that publication removes mug shots for a fee.
A similar publication � Carolina Mug Shot, based in Myrtle Beach and available at area stores � leaves little doubt that for a price someone can have their mug shot removed. On its website, CarolinaMugshots.net, the online visitor sees a message that states: �Having your mug shot published can cause embarrassment and humiliation. If you were processed through a local law enforcement agency and DON�T WANT YOUR BOOKING PHOTO PUBLISHED, please download and fill out form below to have your mug shot omitted from this publication. Depending on the severity of the charges, we will not publish your mug shot. (fee required).�
Years ago, I had a conversation with Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown about these types of publications and he told me he felt a better way to help the community and law enforcement would be to publish the names and faces of absconders. Publicizing absconders � those people already tried and convicted in a court of law but on the lam � would inform the public that a particular person was on the loose and might lead to a citizen�s tip to law enforcement that would result in bringing the absconder back to justice. The Daily News� website devotes a section to this point called �On the Run.�
Brown felt publicizing mug shots for the sake of entertainment was not right; and I have to agree with the sheriff. These people who are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law are probably at their lowest point when the flashbulb flashes in the police station�s booking room after their arrest. Having never been arrested � and I probably speak for many readers � it must be a frightening and humiliating experience.
I�m all about keeping the public informed and will be the last person who feels we should coddle criminals. But we live in the greatest country in the world because we all enjoy rights set forth by the Founders when they drafted and ratified the Declaration of Independence and Constitution which reaffirmed that anyone charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Mug shots have a place in our society. But when someone obtains a mug shot under public disclosure laws then offers or accepts payment not to publish it in an over-the-counter periodical or to withhold uploading on a for-profit website, we should call that action for what it is. It�s a form of extortion.
Swansboro resident Mike McHugh is an advertising account executive with The Daily News. Readers can email him at: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Euro Crisis Mires Continent in Longest Slump Since War
The euro-zone debt crisis has mutated into Europe's longest slump of the postwar era, with no recovery in sight for a broad swath of the continent.
Continuing government austerity, banks that can't or won't lend and heavy household debts are weighing on many countries. Weak business surveys are challenging official predictions, including from the European Central Bank, that growth will return this year.


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Expert Oracle RAC Performance Diagnostics and Tuning provides comprehensive coverage of the features, technology and principles for testing and tuning RAC databases. The book takes a deep look at optimizing RAC databases by following a methodical approach based on scientific analysis rather than using a speculative approach, twisting and turning knobs and gambling on the system. The book starts with the basic concepts of tuning methodology, capacity planning, and architecture. Author Murali Vallath then dissects the various tiers of the testing implementation, including the operating system, the network, the application, the storage, the instance, the database, and the grid infrastructure. He also introduces tools for performance optimization and thoroughly covers each aspect of the tuning process, using many real-world examples, analyses, and solutions from the field that provide you with a solid, practical, and replicable approach to tuning a RAC environment. The book concludes with troubleshooting guidance and quick reference of all the scripts used in the book. Expert Oracle RAC Performance Diagnostics and Tuning covers scenarios and details never discussed before in any other performance tuning books. If you have a RAC database, this book is a requirement. Get your copy today. Takes you through optimizing the various tiers of the RAC environment. Provides real life case studies, analysis and solutions from the field. Maps a methodical approach to testing, tuning and diagnosing the cluster What youall learn Dissect the eight stage pre-implementation testing process across all tiers of the RAC cluster Optimize your RAC cluster for availability and scalability Diagnose your cluster to get the root of any performance problem Establish a replicable methodology for testing, tuning, and diagnostics Walk through real-world examples and solutions. Learn how to be proactive to prevent common performance issues Discover an exhaustive list of tools to help optimize your RAC environment Who this book is for Expert Oracle RAC Performance Diagnostics and Tuning is for all those customers implementing RAC systems into a production environment without undergoing a systematic methodology for testing, tuning and problem solving. Table of Contents1. Methodology 2. Capacity Planning and Architecture 3. Testing for Availability 4. Testing for Scalability 5. Real Application Testing 6. Tools and Utilities 7. SQL Tuning 8. Parallel Query Tuning 9. Tuning the Database 10. Tuning Recovery 11. Tuning Oracle Net 12. Tuning Storage Subsystem 13. Tuning Global Cache 14. Tuning the Cluster Interconnect 15. Optimization of Distributed Workload 16. Tuning the Oracle Clusterware 17. Enqueues, Waits and Latches 18. Problem Diagnostics A. The SQL Scripts Used in This Book BibliographyHP Invent, March 2004. aLinux Ethernet Bonding Driver Mini How-To Page.a The Linux Kernel Archives. ... http://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0103/0103025.pdf The Globus Alliance. ... OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual. June 2002.
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I would say, if you know what you want to do, and roughly how to do things, then learning the syntax to do it is easy.
If you're trying to learn algorithms and programming at the same time, doing it in any language is going to be hard.
I was introduced to Perl at work, and was given 2 weeks to get up to speed on it. Now, I was already a developer and knew algorithms and a couple flavours of C and VB, so all I needed to learn was the actual language.
I spent the first day collecting files and installing, and browsing around and found http://perldoc.perl.org/ and perlmonks.
The second day, I aimed high and grabbed some sample code which opened a port and echoed back what you sent it. Over the week, I then turned that into a little market/exchange server that would let people log in and trade virtual resources for a play-by-committee game.
At the time, I didn't get dereferencing syntax, so the code was quite verbose with each deref step on its own line and no arrows in sight (just @$ref and friends to start with). My code also had a strong C accent, but I've gotten a lot better since then ;).
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CHICAGO — Tuukka Rask needed just four words to sum up the goal that beat him and the Boston Bruins.
"Point shot, tip, goal," he said.
There wasn't much more to say.
In the end, key mistakes by his teammates late in regulation and one wild series of deflections at the end were simply too much for Rask to overcome. Now, the Bruins trail the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup finals. Don't blame their goalie for that.
Rask did his part, but the Bruins fell 4-3 in triple overtime in a riveting Game 1. The best-of-7 series continues Saturday at the United Center.
The longer this one went, the more convinced Rask became that a bad bounce would end this one, and that's exactly what happened.
Michael Rozsival's shot deflected off Dave Bolland and Andrew Shaw before slipping into the net for the winner at 12:08 of the third OT, bringing a wild game to an appropriate finish.
"You're not going to make any fancy backdoor plays," Rask said. "That's where it came down to. I thought, especially in the last overtime, we were forcing the play a little too much and they just shot the puck and it found its way in and it went in."
It was a fitting conclusion to a game that saw the Bruins blow a two-goal lead late in regulation through little fault of Rask's. Had the puck not been deflected, Rask believes he would have stopped it. After all, it wasn't a hard shot by Roszival. He just threw it into traffic.
"Last time we won the Cup, we lost the first two games to Vancouver. It never stopped us from coming back. This certainly won't," coach Claude Julien said. "When you look at the game, it could have gone either way. I thought we had some real great looks in overtime. With a little bit of luck, we could have ended it before they did."
Either way, this game more than lived up to the hype.
In the first championship meeting in 34 years between Original Six franchises, the Bruins were sailing along with a 3-1 lead after Milan Lucic scored twice and Patrice Bergeron added a power-play goal just over six minutes into the third period.
Then, in a flash, everything changed for Boston. What looked like a safe lead quickly evaporated thanks to one big turnover and one unfortunate bounce for the Bruins.
The comeback started when Shaw picked off a clearing attempt by Torey Krug and fed Dave Bolland on a two-on-one rush to pull Chicago within one with 12 minutes left in regulation. Lucic then got stopped on a two-on-one by Corey Crawford midway through the third, and Johnny Oduya tied it for Chicago when his shot from the point deflected off Boston's Andrew Ference defending at the side of the crease and bounced past Rask.
Just like that, the game was tied.
Rask came in with a league playoff-high .943 save percentage, and he stopped 59 shots in this one. He went 149:36 without giving up a goal before rookie Brandon Saad scored off a feed from Marian Hossa to make it 2-1 and bring the crowd to its feet.
They were really roaring in the end, and now, the Bruins will have to shake this one off after winning nine of the previous 10 games.
"We had the game," Rask said. "We're up 3-1 in the third and then a terrible turnover leads to a second goal and then a tough bounce leads to the tying goal, and we just gave it away."
It wasn't just the turnover before Bolland's goal, the shot by Oduya that deflected off Ference or the winner. Jaromir Jagr nearly won it on a power play in the closing seconds of the second OT when the puck deflected off him, only to hit the post. And in the third OT, Kaspars Daugavins' backhand shot in the crease went wide after Oduya got a stick on him.
"I guess it will hurt for a little bit," Daugavins said. "Got to get a good night's sleep and analyze the things you did wrong and get back and working hard in practice and get ready for Game 2."
It's not the first time they've had to pick themselves up in these playoffs. They nearly got knocked out by Toronto in the first round, blowing a 3-1 series lead and then rallying from three down in the third period of the seventh game.
"It definitely gets tougher and tougher, but at the end of the day you're going to have to find a way to dig deep and try to win the game," Lucic said. "I think we played well in all three periods of overtime to give us a chance to win, but unfortunately we didn't get the result.
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I am looking for some help. Hence Why I am seeking the AO members.
My company has multiple forms that we are printing and having people fill out as request forms (request for a cell phone, pager, laptop, etc)
I am wanting to create something (or use an already exisiting program) that will allow a user to:
visit a page
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have the option to email the form to whoever to approve and have them email it to IT where we can process and fulfill the request.
I am looking for a free way to do this. The only database applications I have access to would be access. I would have to go through hoops to get this added to one of our SQL servers and its just not worth the convienence. I am also hoping to come across a free application or something that would be under 100 dollars. My current thought process is just to create the digital form in word and make it read only, have the user save and forward it to their boss who would forward it to IT. I would rather have the option to email it straight from the webpage.
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Triple Strength Myomer
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Triple Strength Myomer (aka TSM) is bulkier and also more expensive than standard myomer. It can be used in the "muscles" of BattleMechs instead of standard myomer, and delivers significantly improved performance when the 'Mech has hit a certain heat threshold. Under these conditions the 'Mech will move faster and deal more damage with physical attacks.
This should not be confused with Myomer Accelerator Signal Circuitry (MASC), an entirely different technology that is incompatible with TSM but also improves myomer performance.
Triple Strength Myomer is, however, compatible with the Supercharger device. [1]
The Federated Suns intentionally leaked early research results regarding TSM to the Capellan Confederation during the Fourth Succession War. The Capellans were quick to copy the technology and the 'Mechs of Warrior House Imarra, who guarded the Capellan capital at Sian were equipped with TSM first. Unbeknownst to them was the fact that this early version of the improved myomer reacted violently when exposed to a certain gaseous agent. The Kathil Uhlans took advantage of this to during the extraction raid to Sian for double-agent Justin Xiang Allard at the end of the war, by fogging the entire area with the green gas; this led to violent explosions whenever the armor was breached on a defending Imarra 'Mech, and rendered them incapable to mount an effective defense.
Much to the chagrin of the Federated Suns, the Capellan Confederation was the first to perfect the TSM formula and gained a valuable technology which they later used as a bargaining chip to gain further technologies from the Free Worlds League. This perfected TSM went into use in 3050. [2]
By the Dark Age, it is indicated that the technology had come into use by the Clans, particularly with Clan Jade Falcon's Jade Hawk.
Prototype TSM
Industrial TSM
As part of the experiments that led to Triple Strength Myomer, the NAIS and other research firms went through several prototypes. Though unsuited for combat use, there were several formulations that held promise for Industrial applications. This information, released in 3040 [3] allowed IndustrialMech manufacturers to create Industrial Triple Strength Myomer which was ideally suited for loading, hauling, and other heavy lift tasks.
Triple Strength Myomer is manufactured on the following planets:
|Ares-Bergan TSM
|Bergan Industries
|Cosby ThermoFlex
|Cosby Myomer Research Firm - (Cosby BattleMech Research Firm)
The original formulation was actually Quadruple Strength Myomer, it was to bypass the weakness of the gas catalyst that caused Liao researchers to reduce the specifications on it as well as the side effect of it only activating under moderate heat.
- ↑ http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=3039.new;topicseen#new
- ↑ Tech Manual, p. 240
- ↑ TechManual, p. 240


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The new MK500 combo proudly handbuilt in England partners Mark King's stunning 575W Signature series bass amp head with 2 x 10" Ashdown Custom Designed Neodymium speakers and an HF horn in a compact combo that's ready to deliver Mark's trademark punch and dynamics wherever and whenever required.
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Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp believes that his side's ability to stifle Manchester City was key to their 1-0 triumph over the English champions.
A goal from Julian Schieber was enough for the Bundesliga side to secure a win over their Premier League counterparts, and ensure that Roberto Mancini's men exited the competition without a single victory.
"I'm sure that City would have been capable of playing better if we had given them more room. We were really on top of things and didn't allow them too many clear-cut chances," he told reporters.
"It was a great game and I'm really happy about it. The fans were great too and appreciated our performance."
Meanwhile, Schieber is happy to have contributed to the team's success as BVB rounded off an unbeaten group-stage campaign.
"I'm very happy that I managed to score my first Champions League goal. Our squad consists of 21 players and we can all contribute to the success.
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