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Written in 1973, then stolen and left in a storage locker for almost 40 years, the late novelist Pearl S. Buck's newly unearthed final novel The Eternal Wonder traces the story of a young gifted man whose search for meaning and love takes him across the world.
It's hard to imagine a China so remote in Western imagination that a single American writer could serve as one of the few popular translators of its culture. But that was a status Pearl S. Buck carried after her 1931 novel The Good Earth launched a prolific career that made her a global celebrity. She won a Pulitzer prize for the book, and a Nobel prize in 1938 for the body of her work.
The four decades since her death have seen her profile dimmed, but the discovery and publication of a final book The Eternal Wonder, written in has drawn new attention to Buck. It depicts the formative years of Randolph Colfax, a genius who travels the world seeking meaning and love, accompanied by a Chinese-American woman he meets in Paris.
The draft manuscript – completed in the year before she died in 1973 – was discovered in 2012 in an abandoned storage locker in Texas. Before it turned up, not even Buck's heirs knew of its existence. It's since been speculated that the manuscript was stolen from Buck's home in Vermont after she died. Who stole it? No one knows.
The task then fell to her son and literary executor, Edgar Walsh, to edit the book. In an interview with Reuters, Walsh spoke about how he prepared the book for publication and its contribution to his mother's literary legacy.
How does this book add to Pearl S. Buck's body of work?
The Eternal Wonder is in some ways a crypto-autobiography. It's Pearl Buck creating a character, a young man who could be her, who knows from the get-go that he is special. She makes a statement of her own personal journey and her own personal philosophy. It's an emotional and intellectual voyage.
Pearl Buck always felt that she remembered everything from the time she was born. She had a unique mind, and you'll get to know her a bit if you read The Eternal Wonder.
My father, her publisher, said, "If you are going to write novels, there's three things you've got to have: Food, money and sex." There's food, money and sex involved in The Eternal Wonder. And it is Pearl Buck. It's entertaining.
Describe the editing process.
My mother died in 1973 at the age of 80, so she wrote this book at a time when she was ill and under a lot of stress. We had to do a considerable job of editing because the manuscript was in first-draft form, and it had not been copy-edited, and timelines were off and so forth. We set up a whiteboard. Every time Pearl Buck gave us a date or an age we'd write it down, and then we'd find out that we had to change it.
It was a fairly complete novel. We just had to do what my father would have done. What we had in the home there was a little factory producing books. She sat in one office and wrote; he sat in the next office and edited and published and sold her books.
What kind of feedback have you gotten?
It's had a very interesting reception. I got a letter from a man and he said, "Never before has anyone been ever able to do accurately depict the workings of a mind of a genius; yet Pearl Buck did it."
What impact can this book have on her literary legacy?
Her literary legacy like Pearl Buck herself, is a varied one. If you use literary in the sense of the writing of a novel, that's one aspect. But then the literature that flowed from her pen on politics, on civil rights for our African-American community, for protections for the mentally handicapped, her work for adopted children, you get a legacy that is both literary and social that is really quite remarkable.
I remember a conversation I had with her. She said, "I have a problem - I was too successful, too quickly. I'm too easy to read and academics don't like me for that. And critics didn't like me because I make too much money." Then she went on to say, "I know my audience. I know to write for people who like to read." She said, "If I wish to, I could write a very obscure, difficult novel, but I don't want to do that."
What has electronic publishing meant for her profile?
It's become very expensive for traditional publishers to maintain their backlists. Publishers about 25 years ago began cutting back their backlists. What's happened with e-books is wonderful for older writers, deceased writers - you can simply take one copy, scan it into a computer and you make it available – an infinite printing run. I am amazed at the sales numbers that we've had. There's a huge audience out there.
How would Pearl S. Buck perceive and write about China today?
I think she would focus on certain eternal verities about Chinese society, Chinese culture. She would not try to predict the political climate. The Good Earth made many Westerners recognise that, if the Chinese were not exactly like us, they were part of humanity. It hasn't differed that much from the 1930s. I don't think she would see a great deal of difference.
She is very seriously studied in China now, as a builder of bridges between China and the West. She was anathema to Mao Zedong and his wife, but that's changed. – Reuters
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CHARLOTTE – Two Lake Norman area schools could be affected by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' master plan which was unveiled during the March 26 Board of Education meeting.
The Long-Range Facility Master Plan is part of a 10-year capital improvement program, which includes a proposal to build a $30.6 million replacement school for J.M. Alexander Middle School in Huntersville as the current facility is "beyond economical repair."
Also, Davidson Elementary School would expand to include kindergarten through eighth grades to provide relief to Bailey Middle School. The expansion is expected to cost $7.56 million and include new general and specialty classrooms.
Mountain Island Elementary School in Charlotte would also be expanded to include kindergarten through eighth grades. Its expansion would allow students to continue a science, technology, engineering and math focus, or STEM, through eighth grade.
Though no athletics would be available at Mountain Island Elementary, students would be able to participate in them at Coulwood. The expansion will also result in a smaller enrollment at Coulwood and require the use of mobile units for grades six to eight.
The top 25 proposed projects would require $400 million. They will alleviate major areas of overcrowding, address aging facility issues and reduce the district's use of mobiles to accommodate expected student enrollment growth of about 2 percent annually, according to a district news release.
"CMS plans for the capital needs of the district over a 10-year horizon to help drive cost efficiencies," said Board of Education Chairperson Mary McCray in a news release. "We are highlighting our top 25 capital projects because Mecklenburg county managers have indicated they will likely pursue a three-year bond in the fall."
Capital projects for the district are usually paid for with bonds issued by the county. The last school bond package was passed in 2007 for $516 million.
In addition to building improvements and grade reconfigurations, the master plan includes the expansion of magnet programs, career and technical options and classes to allow students to earn college credits through Central Piedmont Community College while still in high school.
"(The plan) reflects our commitment to provide a personalized environment of academic excellence that inspires every child to achieve their personal best," Superintendent Heath Morrison said in the news release.
Here are key dates as the capital improvement plan moves forward:
• April 9: CMS board will hold a public hearing
• April 23: CMS board will vote to approve the plan
• May 7: CMS will present a bond package request to county commissioners
• May 21: County commissioners will vote on bond package
• June-November: CMS will engage the public about the proposed bond package
• Nov. 5: The public will vote on the bond package during the general election

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In another amazing artistic moment, Katy Perry has released the music video for her new hit single "This is How We Do," and it's a visual masterpiece.
The "I Kissed a Girl" hitmaker fans herself with a watermelon slice while also prancing around with dancing desserts and bathing in pearls.
She caused a stir on her Prismatic tour when she brought mummies on stage for a tune, and Katy Perry is speaking to Rolling Stone magazine about the reason behind the controversial stage directions.
She never stops making great music, and Katy Perry's latest single "This Is How We Do" is getting a stellar music video.
On Tuesday night (July 29) the "Hot N Cold" songstress uploaded an image to her Instagram account to announce the clip's July 31st release date.
Taking us back to the beloved nineties era, Katy Perry released her lyric video for "This is How We Do" on Thursday (July 24).
Featuring plenty of video games and TV images from the 80s and 90s, the three and a half minute clip is a fun collection of nostalgia.
Remember that sexy photo shoot with Katy Perry and Madonna? Well, V Magazine released a few outtakes from the bondage-themed spread, and it's quite a site to see.
Enjoying her down time, Katy Perry toured around Canada's gorgeous city of Toronto earlier this week.
The "I Kissed a Girl" babe kept it low key in a baseball cap, yoga pants and a zip-up hoodie as she went shopped with pals at Chanel and Holt Renfrew.
She can't wait for her fans to get a sniff of her latest scent, and Katy Perry just posted an image from her Killer Queen: Royal Revolution campaign.
In the shot, the "I Kissed a Girl" songstress poses in a snazzy black and gold getup (complete with strange headpiece) next to a knight in shining armor.
Showing more support for the Democratic party, Katy Perry snapped a selfie with Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday (June 24).
After showing off her lovely smile, the "Dark Horse" singer captioned the photo, "Brought my pink pony to the White House to holler @VP Joe Biden. #wheninwashington."


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Hi Dave,
thanks for the interesting question about the differences between the Great
Gray and Northern Hawk Owls. While both owls in this part of the country
live primerly on voles (Microtus, which include meadow voles &
Clethrionomys, which include red-backed voles) during the summer, their
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The Great Gray is a vole specialist, hunting them year round. In the winter
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The Hawk Owl is a visual hunter and during the winter its prey is much more
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In conclusion, different winter conditions and abundance of different prey
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In 12 years of play, the BlueClaws have had 10 different field managers. Only Steve Roadcap (2007-2008) and PJ Forbes (2004-2005) have come back for multiple seasons (though Mickey Morandini will be added to that list this year). But in those 12 years, the BlueClaws have had only one General Manager, Geoff Brown.
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"This is a bittersweet day for me," said Brown. "For 13 years, this has been my home and my second family. Leaving Lakewood and the BlueClaws was certainly a difficult decision, but the opportunity to work for Tim Pernetti [Rutgers Director of Intercollegiate Athletics] in this new position as they join the Big Ten was something that I could not pass up."
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"The people we work with and the fans that support the BlueClaws are what made this decision so difficult."
Brown was the first employee hired by the BlueClaws and started with Lakewood in November of 1999, a full 17 months before the first game was played and five months before they broke ground on FirstEnergy Park.
Here is a story from the Asbury Park Press and here is the official BlueClaws release.
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Robert Rodriguez is coming out with an explosive, new production company that plans to independently finance, develop, produce and distribute action-oriented films. Quick Draw Productions will be based out of Austin and represent the new partnership between the "Sin City" director, Michel Litvak from Bold Films and OddLot Entertainment's Gigi Prtizker. The multi-picture deal covers films directed by Rodriguez along with those he plans to produce with both established and up-and-coming filmmakers.
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The Real Housewives Of Atlanta Recap: New Business Ventures
January 08, 2012 08:20 PM by Megan Thompson
Tonight on The Real Housewives Of Atlanta, Phaedra Parks is ready to start her family business. But first Phaedra must convince her hubby, Apollo, that a funeral home is a fabulous idea. Then there is Cynthia who is still angry at Peter for leaving her party early. Keep reading to find out what these Bravo women are up to tonight.
Phaedra discusses opening her funeral home with her mom, who is totally on board with the idea. Now the girls just have to convince Apollo that the funeral business is the way to go. Phaedra wants to have "funerals worth dying for."
Cynthia and Peter head to salsa dancing lessons, but Cynthia is still upset with Peter for leaving her grand opening without telling her. Peter blames his disappearance on his dislike for saying goodbye. Peter is set in his ways and tells Cynthia that he isn't going to change. "You can get off the train when you get to the next stop," Peter tells Cynthia. This doesn't seem to be happily married couple! "Things have to change, I'm not doing this anymore," Cynthia confides to the cameras.
Kim and her boyfriend Kroy are unpacking the Versace china. Kim's daughter is acting like a typical teenager, texting, and completely aggravating her mother!
Then onto Nashville where Kandi is looking to break into the country music scene. Kandi arrives at Jo Dee Messina's house to share some music she has written for her. Jo Dee wasn't too thrilled with Kandi's song, so they collaborate on some new lyrics.
NeNe goes out to lunch with Marlo, NeNe formerly dated her boyfriend, to smooth things over. Nene tells Marlo, "he never saw my Hello Kitty." The girls get along, laugh, drink and share their history. Marlo shares that "she has been arrested seven times" for violation of probation. NeNe doesn't seem to flinch at Marlo's past and the girls decide to go shopping together.
Sheree pops over to Kim's house for a visit and to check out the mansion. Sheree brings over a yoga mat, so she can whip Kim into shape. "I haven't bent over in ten months," Kim yells at Sheree. The girls do some planks, while Kim yells out some profanities. Then Sheree brings over some kale and ginger to make a healthy juice for Kim. "It's actually not that bad," Kim confesses.
Phaedra drags Apollo to a funeral home to try to convince him to get into the business. "Get ready to see people get cut open," the funeral director tells Apollo. "This is my passion, I'm very intrigued by the after-life," Phaedra shares. The group goes on a tour of the funeral home. It is obvious that Apollo isn't comfortable in the funeral home, but Phaedra says she could lay down and take a nap.
Apollo shows up at Phaedra's work with some flowers and to discuss the funeral business. Apollo is nervous about dealing with people's souls and the spiritual aspect of it. "You are going to put the boom in the tomb and you are going to make a top hat rock," is Phaedra's response. "Okay,I'll go for it," Apollo finally gives into his woman.
Phaedra is happy that Apollo has agreed to the business, but he is refusing to touch any dead bodies.
The not-so-happy couple, Cynthia and Peter, head to their pastor for some words of advice. "Our number one problem is communication, Cynthia tells the pastor. Peter gets insulted when Cynthia refers to him as a dinosaur. Cynthia wants to come up with a plan, because the couple continues to fight. The pastor asks the couple to look at each other and say things they love about each other. First to go is Cynthia, who gives a nice list of what she loves about Peter. Peter doesn't return the favor, but rather hesitates in his answer. Finally he says, "I love so many things about you… I wouldn't be here if I didn't love you." Cynthia is pleased with the outcome of the meeting, but feels they both need a lot of work. The two end their talk in a loving hug.
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January 9th, 2012 at 5:18 pm
My fathers owns a funeral home and has put his whole heart and soul into building up his business and i think the way that phaedra talks about it acting like all its about is the glitz and glam is absolutely terrible to me. These are peoples loved ones and i hope no one would ever think to take there family members to her she is a disgrace to the funeral business. She has no idea the amount of work that is put into a funeral home.
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Slight shift seen in official Chinese attitude on cybersecurity
The government of China has slightly shifted its stance on cybersecurity issues from "outright denials, counter-accusations, conflating various cyber activities, rejection of laws of warfare in cyberspace, promotion of sovereign control over cyberspace, and expressions of victimization" to a new one of some willingness to talk directly with the United States about cybersecurity, says a Congressional Research Service report.
The report (.pdf), posted online by Secrecy News and a general overview of U.S-China military contacts, notes that U.S. and Chinese civilian and military officials met for a first meeting of the Cyber Working Group on July 8. President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to the talks during an informal June meeting between the two leaders in California.
During the meeting, the officials "agreed to talk more about international norms and principles to guide cyber activities" the CRS report says.
Revelations from former intelligence community contractor Edward Snowden (granted temporary asylum in Russia) about U.S. Internet surveillance, including of systems in Hong Kong and China, did complicate diplomatic efforts, the CRS reports acknowledges.
"China used Snowden's case to protest to the United States about so-called 'cyber attacks,' despite the People's Republic of China's suspected surveillance against its own citizens (especially resulting in reported arrests and imprisonment of Uighurs for their allegedly illegal Internet activities)," the report notes.
A decision by Hong Kong authorities, where Snowden first emerged in early June to leak documents to the press, to let him travel onward to Russia also led the White House to say that the U.S.-China relationship has been negatively impacted.
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Modern Languages at Leicester rated 10th in the Country
In its annual survey of UK universities the Guardian newspaper's University Guide 2014 has rated Modern Languages at the University of Leicester as 10th in the country. The survey examined all three language areas offered at Leicester (French, Italian and Spanish studies) and encompasses such diverse factors as staff: student ratios, student satisfaction and graduate employability. A very gratifying 87% of our students said that they were satisfied with the teaching offered in the School, and 73% of our graduates were reported as having a job within six months of graduating.
This excellent news is yet another example of how the degree programmes within the School of Modern Languages offer our students an outstanding learning experience. The result follows other successes in recent years including the University of Leicester being the only university to have won Times Higher Awards in seven consecutive years and nomination as Times Higher University of the Year in 2008/09.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the State Bank of Indias (SBI) proposal to issue shares to its 2.3 lakh employees to raise over R800 crore, a move that is likely to prompt other public sector banks (PSB) to follow suit.
This is also expected to address the issue of wage hike demands from the employees to a certain extent.
SBI will shortly issue the shares under the Employees Share Purchase Scheme (ESPS) as the finance ministry has decided to expedite the move without seeking comments from the capital market regulator Sebi, official sources told FE.
Though SBI officials did not comment, it is learnt that the proposal is to offer shares to around 2.3 lakh employees of the bank at discount of around 15% of the prevailing market value of the share. It is also expected to give loans to employees for the same.
RBI norms also allow banks to give advances to employees to buy shares of their own companies under ESOP to the extent of 90% of purchase price of shares, or R20 lakh whichever is lower.
The issue was taken up at a meeting earlier this month chaired by the then finance minister P Chidambaram to review the performance of PSBs. The sources said Chidambaram asked all PSBs to similarly raise capital through ESPS, after citing the RBIs green signal to them for raising capital through rights issue and issue of shares to employees under ESPS/Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOS) without waiting for Sebis comments on such capital-raising plans.
The sources said SBI is expected to put on offer around 60 lakh shares, though the share allocation will be on the basis of staff seniority.
The bank employees union has offered support to the proposal, they said, adding that it has been approved by the banks board.
The government holds 58.6% in SBI. Of the R14,000 crore that the government had infused into PSBs last fiscal, the SBI group had got R2,000 crore. SBI had raised R8032 crore through a qualified institutional placement in January.
The ministrys move to go ahead on such moves without waiting for Sebis comments is because the latter is currently reviewing ESPS/ESOS norms, the sources said. Waiting for the regulators comments would lead to delays, and PSBs would anyway be complying with the existing and new Sebi norms.
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The mammoth Highway 99 tunnel machine will start its journey under Seattle a few weeks late, after workers at the Japanese assembly site found damage to the rotary drive that spins the cutter head.
Instead of a June 3 launch, the boring machine will embark from Sodo to South Lake Union sometime this summer, said Chris Dixon, project manager for Seattle Tunnel Partners.
"It doesn't affect the overall schedule, as far as completion and turning it over to traffic in December 2015," Dixon said Wednesday.
Testing was to be finished Dec. 25. As of this week, Hitachi-Zosen crews in Osaka are disassembling and diagnosing the drive system.
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The world-record 57½-foot-diameter drill must be reassembled and retested before shipment to Terminal 46 in Seattle.
Workers had heard sounds indicating a problem, which went away, before a completion ceremony Dec. 20, said Dixon.
Shortly after, the team discovered some parts were one-fifth of an inch out of alignment, he said.
Linea Laird, project administrator for the state Department of Transportation, notified a legislative committee of the problem Wednesday.
Dixon said he was glad to find the flaw now, instead of in the ground.
The team has at least a three-month cushion, and many chances to recover lost time, Dixon said.
This is because an innovative design allows workers to replace worn-out cutting tools from inside the 300-foot cylindrical machine — reducing the need for divers to work from outside at several times atmospheric pressure.
The $2 billion tunnel is the largest piece of a $3.1 billion replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct, built in the 1950s.
Mike Lindblom: 206-515-5631 or email@example.com. On Twitter @mikelindblom


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Special ad units
Let's say that you have an ad unit that is expensive, sensitive, or strategic, and you don't want traffickers to accidentally target them. For example, you may want to prevent a run-of-network remnant line item from appearing on your homepage. How do you make sure the ad unit is specially treated? You can mark it as special.Special ad units (1:36)
If you designate an ad unit as special, a trafficker must explicitly target it, even if it's hierarchically below the inventory that's been targeted. No line item will serve to a special ad unit unless that ad unit has been explicitly targeted.
If you mark an ad unit that has line items delivering to it as special, any line items that aren't explicitly targeting it will stop delivering to it. If you exclude an ad unit, everything within and beneath it will be excluded regardless of whether it's special.
Special ad units are marked with an asterisk (*) in DFP, and you can designate an ad unit as 'special' on the ad unit's settings page (learn more).
You can add special ad units to placements for reporting purposes only. If you add a special ad unit to one or more placements, line items targeted to that placement don't serve to the special ad unit unless it's explicitly targeted. Additionally, any child ad units of the special add unit need to be explicitly targeted as well, even if the child ad units aren't special ad units.
When you create child ad units under a special parent ad unit, the children aren't marked as special by default. If you want one or more of the children to be special, you must mark them as such. For example, let's assume the following hierarchy, where special ad units are marked with an asterisk (*):
Sports* > Football > Positions > Quarterback*
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What this means is:
- If you configure the line item to be run-of-network,
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Sports, then
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Special ad units in Ad Exchange
DoubleClick Ad Exchange does not recognize DFP special ad units, and will instead treat them as regular ad units when targeting using rules, blocking, or deals.
If you're using Ad Exchange line items for dynamic allocation in DFP, special ad units will only be available to the Ad Exchange if you explicitly target them.


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The iOSphere roiled over September hopes, and The Rollup contributes its own exclusive rumor from a Trusted Source, natch.
Also this week: fresh "worries" over a shortage of 28-nanometer chips, how iPhone 5 is depressing Apple's stock price, why the Next iPhone will be a colossal disappointment, and rescuing your 30-pin iPhone accessories.
You read it here second.
"Leaked snaps indicate that although the next iPhone is going to be taller and thinner, its look and feel will remain largely unchanged from the iPhone 4S. Which, you'll not need reminding, itself retained the design of the iPhone 4, a phone that's now over two years old. That's aeons in smartphone years."
-- Jonathan Leggett, uSwitch.com, explaining why the most successful product design in Apple's history ensures that when Apple unveils iPhone 5 "you'll be able to see the sense of disappointment from space."
Exclusive: iPhone 5 will be announced in September
The Rollup is proud, and pleased, actually thrilled, to present its first, and exclusive, rumor contribution to the iOSphere.
THE HIDDEN iPHONE: New photos from early 2006 show Apple's design tinkering
First, we present the rumor in the style of the Worst Best iPhone Rumors:
The Rollup has learned, exclusively, and from a trusted source, that Apple will announce iPhone 5 in September.
Our source was reliably informed of the date by someone who had a frank exchange with a Apple technical expert about iPhone issues. At the conclusion of the exchange, this person asked point blank, "When is the new iPhone coming out?"
"He stuttered for a moment and put her on hold for about a minute," according to the trusted source, who was an earwitness to one half of this exchange. "He came back and said the newest iPhone would be released in September. He did not have a specific date."
This clear statement, from an Apple employee in a position to know, means the Next iPhone will not be released in August. Or in October.
Further, it means Apple is clearly responding to the economic pressures created by Samsung's smartphone success, the rise of Android, the falling demand for the current iPhone as a growing number of buyers delay their purchase in expectation of iPhone 5, the European debt crisis, and the recent Supreme Court decision on Obamacare.
Apple is not stupid, people! The September announcement, surely to be followed by the release of the phone within a couple of weeks, means that Apple will have nearly one entire quarter to flog the new phone and convince many of us of what we already know: that it's truly magical, even if it does turn out to be the iPhone 4S+.
With the September release date now a certainty, we can confidently know that Foxconn factories in China are already in production mode, cranking out the phones. It's only a matter of time before we see blurry gray-and-blue photos that show white-suited Chinese worker bees manufacturing something roughly the size of the iPhone 5; and unfocused shots of some shipping manifests translated into English from Japanese from Chinese that in all likelihood document cargo flights carrying The Precious to the New World.
[Imagine the story extending several more paragraphs with a breathless recap of long-rumored new features, a litany of iPhone and industry factoids, and insufferably smug revelations on the thought processes of Apple.]
Our information has been conclusively confirmed by the French site App4Phone.fr, which [via Google Translate] "obtained information from a Chinese source that specializes in the manufacture of accessories (one of the three largest factories in Hong Kong), who would have received from some Apple specifications technical apparatus on its future and its specific release date," specifically Sept. 21, 2012.
One could never have believed until now that hubris could feel so exquisitely pleasurable.
So, what lies beneath this exclusive rumor?
A reader sent an email. "I have an interesting bit of info you may be able to use," he wrote. "My wife's iPhone 3GS recently got dunked in soda and hasn't been working right. She called Apple support for some guidance. (They answered her questions.)"
(Of course they did: Apple is one of the few computer makers that consistently rates high in customer service. Although in this case, the answers didn't actually help much. "Her phone got accidentally drowned in cola when a cup leaked in her car," according to her husband. "Amazingly, she can still send and receive calls though her screen is nearly dark. She needs a flashlight or sunlight to see the screen. I am really surprised the whole phone didn't crash!")
"Well, at the end of the call, she asked the representative when the new iPhone would be coming out," he added. "He stuttered for a moment and put her on hold for about a minute. He came back and said the newest iPhone would be released in September. He did not have a specific date.
"Now, I don't know if the rep was given accurate information or not but I was surprised to hear an approximate date from Apple themselves," he remarked.
"Surprised" as in "amazed, astounded, awed, bewildered, blown away, bowled over, confounded, confused, consternated, dazed, dazzled, discomfited, disconcerted, dumbfounded, and about 28 other synonyms for OMGLOLOMG!
There you have it: the alchemy of iOSphere rumoring. You read it here first. [Hat tip to Todd G, and spouse, both iPhone 3GS users, in southern Texas.]
iPhone 5 is lowering Apple's stock price and that's good news
Apple missed Wall Street's expectations for its third quarter, triggering a slide in its stock price to "just" $575.80 last Wednesday. Blame the iPhone 5, says Reuters.
Some stock analyst lowered their target prices for Apple's stock, but most see this sell-off as a buying opportunity, according to Reuters.
Revenues were off in part due to the weak European economy, and in part due to customers deciding to delay buying the current iPhone 4 ahead of the upcoming announcement of the Next iPhone.
From Reuters: "'Owning Apple ahead of iPhone product cycles pays off,' Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty wrote in a note, referring to the stock's usual post-launch bump. 'This is likely one of the last buying opportunities ahead of the iPhone 5 launch as we expect headwinds to reverse in the calendar fourth quarter.'"
And to reverse in a big way. "Apple shares are famous for climbing new highs after product launches -- even though many of these debuts are well anticipated by industry insiders and Apple enthusiasts," Reuters noted. "They have risen 13 percent since the launch of the new iPad in March this year and more than doubled since the iPhone 4 debuted in June 2010."
J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz raised concerns about the "greater-than-expected decline in the average selling price (ASP) of the company's products and the slowdown in its China business. Overall margins have been falling as sales of the iPad -- less profitable than the iPhone -- go up." Reuters again: "'The accelerating rates of decline in blended ASPs of iPhone and iPad, as estimated by the J.P. Morgan IT Hardware research team, could imply that Apple is being forced to test price-elasticity to drive incremental demand,' Moskowitz warned."
Rollup thinks Moskowitz means something like price-cutting, but not Walmart style. Apple consistently has lowered the price of certain models of prior iPhones and iPads, over time, creating a range of price points for differing product generations, compared to prices for the newest phone or tablet model.
iPhone 5 will be in short supply because of a lack of 28-nanometer "chips"
There seems to be less to this than meets the eye.
"Worries about whether Apple's iPhone 5 will be delayed due to a shortage of 28 nanometer processors are surfacing again," according to Larry Dignan, ZDNet editor in chief, in a post that picked up on a summary at Taiwan-based WantChinaTimes.com, of the original story in Shanghai's First Financial Daily.
The basic thrust of all this referencing is the contention that Apple will or might or "is set to" delay iPhone 5 because of the shortage of the advanced 28-nanometer chips.
But it depends on which 28-nanometer chips. iPhone 5, like most mobile devices, has a lot of chips. Qualcomm earlier this year said it was facing challenges in meeting customer demand for the advanced chips, but there seem to be two types: CPUs and cellular baseband chipsets. Dignan doesn't help matters because he doesn't clearly distinguish between them.
Qualcomm offers its highly integrated Snapdragon CPU, and is bringing this chip out in 28 nanometers. But Apple relies on Samsung to build its iPhone/iPad CPUs, the Apple-designed A series chip. Apple relies on Qualcomm for the cellular baseband silicon, and the 28-nanometer process is critical because it promises more power-efficient chips for LTE, which today can quickly drain smartphone batteries.
"In other words, if someone is gobbling up all the 28nm chips in the supply chain it's likely to be Apple, which has the clout to ensure it has components for the iPhone 5," Dignan declares. "The most likely outcome: The iPhone 5 will launch in October, but supplies will be tight for a few months."
This explains away more than it explains.
A very thorough June 2012 analysis, "What the 28-Nanometer Shortage Means for the Chip Industry" by Brian Colello with the investment research firm Morningstar, argues the shortage is due to a surge in orders from smartphone chip-makers for 28 nanometer silicon, stretching the capacity of the big Asian chip foundries.
Qualcomm is one of those vendors, seeking the advanced chips both for its CPU line and its LTE-compatible baseband chips.
Colello: "We suspect that Qualcomm's LTE baseband chips will be used in Apple's upcoming iPhone 5, and that Qualcomm will need to rely on 28 nm manufacturing in order to provide Apple with sufficient energy efficiency from these baseband chips, as poor battery life has been a common customer complaint for previously launched LTE-based smartphones."
He notes that Qualcomm "has long maintained a diversified foundry strategy, and it will seek to source 28 nm chips from other foundries."
Partly in response, the foundries doing 28-nanometer chips have jacked up their 2012 capital spending, by billions of dollars, to expand capacity as fast as possible. And the market dynamics are prompting greater competition and flexibility to meet the higher demand.
In other cases, Colello says, though this doesn't apply to Apple, chip-makers like Qualcomm can package larger discrete chips to meet the CPU requirements of some other markets, in effect delaying the introduction of 28-nanometer silicon until foundry capacity catches up.
Colello seems to think that the industry will work out the supply issues over the next few months at least enough to meet most of the 28-nanometer demand for 2012.
If that's the case, then iPhone 5 won't be delayed and may not even be "constrained" as Dignan puts it, or at least not constrained by a lack of 28-nanometer LTE baseband chips.
iPhone 5 will be a: disappointment, largely unchanged and much more
Jonathan Leggett, writing at uSwitch.com, is overflowing with outrage, in a post titled "iPhone 5: 5 reasons why it'll be a disappointment," warning readers that the Next iPhone is "not the hero handset you're hoping for."
An undeservedly close reading, however, shows it's actually only 3 reasons, all of which have the most tenuous connection to facts.
Though iPhone 5 will be taller and thinner, "its look and feel will remain largely unchanged from the iPhone 4S ... a phone that's now over two years old," Leggett asserts. "That's aeons in smartphone years."
Aeons. As in the pre-Jurassic Phone Period. Even before it's been announced, it's boring. By contrast, Android phones have been introduced with humongous screens "that blur the line between tablets and smartphones." And we know how successful they've been, eh? And let's not forget those "innovative pebble-shaped form factors." Leggett calls these "sea changes" in smartphone design. But Apple? "Apple's design department seems to have stood still," he sneers.
Reason 2 is that "Apple could once again fail to manage expectations" for the iPhone. In other words, because Apple refuses to talk to people like Jonathan Leggett, rumors run amok and credulous consumers, who will believe anything, think the Next iPhone will be heroic and legendary and magical. "The iPhone 4S left many tech fans crestfallen partly because Apple allowed the hype whirlwind around the phone to blow up to [Hurricane] Katrina proportions," Leggett intones.
Leggett claims that Apple took a different approach to iPad 2 rumors that it would have a Retina Display. "Apple got in touch with select tech sites and leaked info to put them right about it. The result? Punters adjusted their expectations accordingly and were grateful for what they got, not what they didn't." But Leggett doesn't cite or link to any evidence for this claim, which runs counter to Apple's famously leak-proof corporate culture.
He simply asserts that the current state of iPhone 5 rumors "could mean that Apple hasn't learned it's [sic] lesson and is allowing the rumour mill to stir up expectations that the phone won't fulfil.[sic]" He warns darkly that such a "PR mistake that might not hurt sales in the short term but could do real damage to the company's reputation in the long run."


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Dr. Anthony Burke is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. After completing an Internal Medicine internship at St. Francis Medical Center in Pittsburgh and an Internal Medicine residency at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, he completed both his Cardiovascular Disease fellowship and his Interventional Cardiology fellowship at Oklahoma State University Medical Center. He joins the Augusta Health Specialists team from his practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he practiced for the past three years.
Dr. Burke specializes in comprehensive cardiac care including diagnosis and clinical management of coronary artery disease and interventional procedures for treatment of emergent and complex heart conditions.


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I mentioned this in passing in part one, but VUE Bar at Hyatt On The Bund is a contender in my opinion, for most breathtaking view of Shanghai as you look out at Pudong on your left and Puxi on your right. I took this picture a few years ago using a point and shoot, so imagine how it would look with a better camera!
On the same night, we visited the Grand Hyatt which is housed in what is still my favourite building, the Jin Mao, which was once the tallest building in the city, although that honour now rests with its neighbour, the Shanghai World Finance Centre. The building looks great from the outside, but the real attraction is the atrium which goes from the 54th floor all the way up to around the 88th floor. If you look closely you can see a black grand piano on the left by the lift shaft. I'd be pretty nervous sitting down there having a coffee!
Yes it's a bit touristy, yes it probably isn't the most authentic Yunnan restaurant, but no Shanghai tour would be complete without dinner at Lost Heaven at the bund. The place is massive, but always full, making for a great atmosphere. And I'd prefer great food that wasn't authentic to authentic food that wasn't great, so for me, this is a no brainer. Book early to avoid disappointment. I only got a table on my second attempt and ended up having to go to Xibo instead on the first night. If you like Xinjiang food without the noisy music and belly dancers and you prefer your "big plate chicken" off the bone, then Xibo is for you!
We dined at some pretty fancy places, but I think Rich and Ben were happiest with the cheap eats, like this Xiaolongbao lunch we had on their first day. Little Shanghainese dumplings, green stir fried vegetables, beef with vermicelli soup, egg fried rice, drunken chicken, garlic cucumber and spring rolls. Quite a feast for the hungry visitors, just off the plane from London. There is a strip of places on Shan Xi road, just off Nanjing road east. Take your pick, they're all pretty good.
Eventually, the English visitors tired of Asian food and the perfect antidote was a Sunday roast carvery dinner at Glo London, complete with roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding.
Tianzifang is somewhere I avoid like the plague … unless I have visitors. It's basically a highly concentrated area of small alley ways packed with tiny boutiques and shops selling cheap souveniers, along with a few bars and cafes. If you're with someone you shouldn't be, you'll be taking a big risk here, because the place is also full of people armed with cameras taking photos which undoubtedly will end up on Facebook hours, if not minutes later!
I mentioned the fake market in part one, but I'm mentioning it again because, well, we went there more than once. The picture above looks like a rack of ties, but it's actually a secret door behind which is a tiny room where they sell the fake watches. For some reason, China's intellectual property rights enforcers are very selective. So while you can see fake Abercrombie & Fitch tops openly on display, the day we went, there were no watches anywhere to be found. Eventually we were lead in to one of these secret rooms, the door locked behind us and the only way to get out again was for the guy with us to call his associate to let us out. Not great when negotiations break down and you want to make a quick exit!
But if you persevere, you can end up with some pretty nice fake watches for a few hundred RMB, depending on your negotiation skills.
As much fun as the shopping and clubbing was, we needed a break from it and go-karting at Stampede is a great way to get away from the aggressive haggling and the unrelenting Shanghai nightlife. Well, I say that, but Stampede is actually a bar / lounge with go-karting, so you can literally drink and drive.
They have tickets for about 80 RMB that gets you about 7-8 minutes or around 10 laps. Or for 100 RMB you can get the faster cars if you feel the need for speed. We of course went for the faster cars and everyone agreed they were as fast as we would want them to be.
And I think that just about wraps up the whirlwind fortnight. Ben and Rich I think went home happy and gave Shanghai a resounding two thumbs up. We did visit a few other places of course (Crystal Jade, Din Tai Fung, Long Bar at the Waldorf Astoria, cocktails at Glamour Bar, Yu Gardens, Sichuan Citizen, Korean BBQ, Japanese whisky at Constellation 3, pork overdose at the Grumpy Pig) but I think these were the highlights.
Anyone have any favourite places to take out of town guests? Please do share so the list can be improved.


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The Week We Searched For- February 4, 2011
In this week's search news, Google accuses Microsoft of copying their search results while Yahoo! and Zillow finalize a new marketing agreement. [...more]
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In this week's search news, Google accuses Microsoft of copying their search results while Yahoo! and Zillow finalize a new marketing agreement. [...more]
The Search Agents' SEO experts cast their predictions for the biggest developments, trends, and opportunities in organic search in 2011. [...more]
This week in search, Google unveiled their new, supercharged book search services, Yahoo shuts down several beloved online services and Twitter gets another $200 million in investments. [...more]
New research from The Search Agency finds that after the transition of Yahoo's search marketing program to Microsoft adCenter, conversion rate has improved by 9%, but conversions are down 10% and CPA has increased 8%. [...more]
In this week's search news wrap up, we focus on two big stories -- the rumored deal between search veterans AOL and Yahoo! and Bing and Facebook's new push for more personalized search results. [...more]
David 'Otto' Rahmel, Chief Research Officer & EVP, Search Engine Optimization, sat down with The Search Agents this month to discuss the impact of Google Instant on SEO best practices. [...more]
Apple introduced a new music-based social networking site, causing a bit of controversy with Facebook. Also, Consumer Watchdog launches a holiday weekend cartoon attack on Google. [...more]
Search engines claim their paid search advertising systems are auction-based, but here are 10 good ways bidding for PPC ad space is more like an iterated negotiation than an auction. [...more]
Google dominates this week stories with their announcement that they will be shutting down Google Wave. [...more]
At the SMX Advanced Conference in Seattle, Microsoft presented a preview of the next version of Webmaster Tools. Learn about the wealth of new features coming soon and why now is the time to verify these tools on your site. [...more]
Today, Microsoft announced the addition of a new entertainment portal on Bing. By adding another media hub to its search engine, Is Microsoft taking a page out of Yahoo's playbook in their ongoing battle with Google for search dominance? [...more]
This week's stories are marked by positive economic news from both Microsoft and Amazon, whose quarterly results exceeded analysts' forecasts. [...more]
The deal to bring together the #2 and #3 largest search engines has received regulatory approval and the companies are beginning the process of implementing the agreement. [...more]
In last week's online marketing news, Facebook turned six, celebrating its birthday with a site upgrade and a new partnership with Bing. [...more]
This week's stories are highlighted by growing competition in the mobile market as Nokia raises the stakes with new navigation technology and Apple looks to replace Google with iPhone as the default iPhone search engine. [...more]
This week's stories include Google's threat to remove their search engine from China, Google's failed Nexus One launch and Facebook's continuing efforts to improve their privacy policy. [...more]
December 19th's stories from the world of search are dominated by FTC legal troubles, as Facebook is forced to justify their new privacy policy settings and Intel is required to prove they aren't the high tech chip bully. [...more]
Yahoo! used their recent Ad Forum in Sunnyvale, CA to unveil some cool innovations to their SEM platform. Read more to learn about the impact of these enhancements on your current Yahoo! PPC campaigns and what we might expect once the Yahoo!/Microsoft partnership is finalized. [...more]
We start of December with a flourishing rivalry between Google and Microsoft, as they head off to chart the best map. Google also responded to criticism from Rupert Murdoch and other traditional news outlets with a new policy to limit access to content on subscription sites. [...more]
Since it seems almost trite to say this, I'm not certain why it doesn't appear to have been said before: "Keywords are not stocks." But listening to many firms in the SEM industry one would think that bidding on keywords on Google is governed by the same rules as buying shares of Google, Inc. itself. [...more]
This week's results are fully of controversy and competition, especially for Google, as they compete with Bing over Twitter, Facebook over music and AT&T over the political future of the internet. [...more]
Both Google and Microsoft have reached agreements with Twitter to incorporate real-time tweets in their respective search results. I asked some fellow Search Agents to share their reaction and to speculate on the potential impact on all 3 companies, the SEO industry, and search behavior. [...more]
For the companies that have been relying on Search Submit Pro for their traffic listings in Yahoo!, they better get their SEO efforts in high gear. If they are not ranking in Bing, they won't be ranking in Yahoo! and their traffic will dry up at the end of Q4. The SSP program has been discontinued. [...more]
Cashback has been around for a while, but the overt link between cashback and searching is interesting and raises a number of issues for both advertisers and the search engines. [...more]
'The Week We Searched For' is my collection of this week's most pertinent and interesting stories from search marketing, social media, internet culture, and beyond. This week's stories are ruled by the social networking gods, tales of weight control and judicial controversy. Enjoy! [...more]
Like any good SEO, I visited Bing.com the day it launched. I liked what I saw, especially the pretty picture on the home page. A few days later I visited Bing again and noticed the picture had changed. After discovering the arrow at the bottom of the page that let me click through the daily images, I was hooked. [...more]
We all know that Google is the category leader in search, but with the integration of Yahoo, Bing in theory moves into second but is actively looking to reposition itself in the marketplace. First, there is the "decision-engine" concept – if you can't be first in search, try to be first in searching for flights, shopping, etc. Second, its likely that Bing will incorporate content from WolframAlpha. [...more]
'The Week We Searched For' is my collection of this week's most pertinent and interesting stories from search marketing, social media, internet culture, and beyond. [...more]
The 8-K filed by Yahoo on the Microsoft deal has some interesting points…One angle looks a little squirrely…if this issue is not addressed, then eventually, 10 or so years down the road, Microsoft could be faced with operating a search engine which has portions based on Yahoo technology, without a license – clearly not a smart thing to bake into any agreement… [...more]
A day after the official announcement, we've crowdsourced more opinions on the Yahoo!/Microsoft search agreement. [...more]


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Chris Ruth is in his second year as assistant football video coordinator at the University of Iowa. Ruth joined the Hawkeye program from Florida State University, where he was employed as a producer and editor for Seminole Productions for five years.
As a member of the Iowa football video staff, Ruth's duties include assisting with the breakdown of football practice and game video, as well as the weekly video scouting preparation throughout the football season. Chris produces highlight tapes for players entering the NFL, instructional tapes for coaches, and motivational hit films that the football team views before each game. His highlight videos are also used in recruiting and the overall promotion of the Hawkeye football program.
While employed at Seminole Productions Chris produced, directed and edited video content for a number of Florida State athletic programs, while working primarily with the Seminole football program. Chris produced player features and highlight videos, stadium video board features and fund raising videos. His work has won numerous awards, including first place Best of Show at Broadcast Education Association (BEA) for Promotional Video, and first place overall winner at Collegiate Sports Video Association Conference (CSVA).
As an undergraduate Ruth was an intern at Seminole Productions, where he worked live sporting events and produced/edited various sport shows for Sun Sports, a regional FOX network.
Ruth is a native of Clermont, Fla., and attended South Lake HS, where he was class salutatorian.
With a focus in sports production, Chris earned his degree in Media Production, with a minor in film, from Florida State in 2011, earning Summa Cum Laude distinction.
Ruth was born in Monterey, Cal. His wife's name is Britney.


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Windows XP/2003/Vista/7 - Intel C/C++ or Microsoft C/C++
Specific download information:
- NAG C Library, Mark 9
- For Windows XP/Vista/7 or compatible
- 32 bit x86 systems and compatible
- Using Intel C/C++ version 11.1
or Microsoft Visual C++ Release 15.0 and 16.0
- File size / MD5sum of NAG C Library
81.1 MB ; 85089665 bytes ; MD5sum=839750a3eff8dda018fce18fabda5386
- File size / MD5sum of Documentation
106 MB ; 112157862 bytes ; MD5sum=189520640feeeea64fb394481e0d82e7
- NAG Product Code: CLW3209DAL
The software is provided as self-extracting executable.
Download it from here (81.1 MB),
and then run setup_clw3209dal.exe to install the NAG C Library.
For implementation specific information, refer to the Installer's Note and Users' Note.
You can access the documentation on our website.
You also have the option to download the self-extracting executable from here (106 MB),
and then run setup_cl09_manual.exe to install the NAG C Library Manual.
Licence key
To enable the use of your NAG software you will need a relevant licence key. Instructions for obtaining a licence key are included in the products Installer's Notes. Alternatively you can complete the 'Request a Licence Key' web form here. If you've already been supplied with a licence key from our Support Desk then you will not need to complete this form/request a key. In the event of difficulty please contact your NAG Response Centre.
Trial Request
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March 5, 2010
American Cancer Society Revises its Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Screening
About a year ago I reviewed the controversies of prostate cancer screening, especially the conundrum that we still don't know whether finding prostate cancer early saves any lives. I concluded by citing the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against screening for prostate cancer in men age 50 to 75. The USPSTF recommends against screening men older than 75 as the evidence suggests that harms outweigh benefits in these men.
What does screening for prostate cancer mean? There are two tests that are used to test for prostate cancer. One is a blood test called prostate specific antigen (PSA). The second is the not-always-popular digital rectal exam (DRE) in which a physician physically palpates the prostate in an attempt to feel an abnormality.
In contrast to the USPSTF, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has traditionally recommended more aggressive prostate cancer screening than was strictly supported by the evidence. This week, the ACS issued revised prostate cancer screening guidelines that better reflect the current uncertainties in the science. The new guidelines are much closer to the USPSTF recommendations.
The major changes in the new ACS guidelines are:
I understand that for many of my patients avoiding the DRE will be the highlight of their annual exam. But the bigger point that these guidelines struggle with is the fact that we have no idea whether or not we should be testing men for prostate cancer. Even worse, we are sure that some of the men who will be tested will be found to have prostate cancer and will be harmed by side effects of the subsequent treatment much more than their prostate cancer would have hurt them.
We will have better studies in the next few years that will attempt to answer if prostate cancer screening saves lives. In the meantime we have to make difficult decisions in the absence of adequate information.
Learn more:
American Cancer Society Revised Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines: What Has—and Hasn't—Changed
Los Angeles Times article: Education should accompany prostate screening, new guidelines say
Wall Street Journal Health Blog post: New Prostate Cancer Guidelines: Routine Screening Still Unneeded
My last post about prostate cancer screening: Screening for Prostate Cancer May Harm More than Help
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Call it diversity or fragmentation, there's no getting around the fact the mobile scene's become riddled with Android-powered handsets. Nearly 4,000 in fact. A recent report from OpenSignalMaps has tracked some 3,997 unique phones, tablets and other connected devices powered by Google's mobile ... Full Article »
Samsung may have gotten a head start with their Galaxy S III launch, but this past week brought plenty of action to the Android handset scene at CTIA. There's an impressive lineup of upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices, as well as more LTE handsets than you can shake a stick at. CTIA h ... Full Article »
The rumors have been realized as Samsung unveiled the latest in its popular Galaxy line on Thursday. The S III is set to begin shipping in late May, pushing out a new wave of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich handsets. Launching with far less fanfare this week is the updated version of the mid-sized Pa ... Full Article »
Any moment now we'll hear from Samsung's London event their plans for the latest Galaxy device, expected to be the S III. Speculation has been rampant, with high hopes for a 4.8-inch screen boasting a 720p Super AMOLED panel, likely a non-pentile Super AMOLED HD+ at that. A quad-core processor f ... Full Article »
The Kindle Fire is the No. 1 Android tablet in the U.S., dominating with more than 50 percent of the market under its belt. So what's next for the Kindle Fire's creator, Amazon? A smartphone, according to one analyst. In a story from Wired, ABI Research analyst Aapo Markkanen says the "next ... Full Article »
The buzz continues to build around the May 3 Samsung Unpacked event, taking place in London. After their Android app hinted at a Galaxy S III reveal, speculation on expected features adds to the hype. HTC is also preparing to reveal a new device, as details emerge around the Droid Incredible 4G LTE, ... Full Article »
As the Samsung Unpacked event nears, the device manufacturer leaves more breadcrumbs for us to follow. The latest is an Android app found on Google Play. Called Samsung mobile UNPACKED 2012, the app features various details about the event, including the device they'll be launching, the Galaxy S3. ... Full Article »
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Getting a jumpstart on device releases for the spring/summer season, Samsung has planned a Galaxy launch event for May 3, arousing plenty of speculation around a new line of smartphones and tablets, complete with a new cloud service. Asus is firm in its plans to release a new tablet to the U.S. mark ... Full Article »
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Saturday, 18 February 2012
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THOUGHT for the Day
In Sri Lanka there are 15 universities with an
academic strength of around 4,500, including about 500 Professors
and Associate Professors and over 1,750 Senior Lecturers with PhDs
or equivalent qualifications. An appreciable number of these senior
academics are promising scientists,
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On Wednesday, Minister of Water Supply and
Drainage and Chief Government Whip Dinesh Gunawardena was reported
as saying the United States of America was pressurising Sri Lanka
without knowing the full facts.
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The latest reaction from the United States,
which had from the outset indicated it was keeping an open mind on
the LLRC, was encouraging. There was no outright rejection of its
findings, but a more balanced position as seen from the comments
made by Under Secretary Maria Otero and also echoed by Assistant
Secretary Robert Blake at the conclusion of their visit to Sri Lanka
earlier this week,
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A unique artist, Jimmy has created his aesthetic
vocabulary sourced by his own inner vision. He says: 'My inspiration
was addressed by nature. Sometimes I was motivated by children I saw
in the streets, also people who were suffering and those who had
nothing in their lives. Without inspiration, I could not paint',
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On Icelandic
Icelandic is spoken by the vast majority of people who live in Iceland (approximately 280,000). Icelandic is rarely used outside Iceland, despite the fact that from the middle of the 19th century until the First World War 15-16,000 Icelanders (about 20% of the population) moved to Canada and the United States. These Icelandic immigrants have many descendants in North America but very few of them speak Icelandic today.
Icelandic began to develop as an independent language soon after the settlement of Iceland, late in the 9th century and early in the 10th century. Most of the settlers came from Norway, primarily West Norway, and some came from the British Isles. Presumably, there was some dialectal variation in the language of the settlers but this levelled out in the first centuries of the settlement. Regional variation in Modern Icelandic is mainly characterised by differences in pronunciation but they are so minor that Icelanders understand each other quite easily, wherever they live. As an example of dialectal variation, many speakers in the northeastern part of Iceland have aspirated stops after a long vowel (e.g. in words like api ape, bátur boat and bak back) but in other parts of the country speakers have unaspirated stops after a long vowel. The near absence of dialects in Icelandic has been attributed to various factors, for example Icelands strong literary tradition. Another possible factor is that the inhabited area of Iceland is almost circular, since it is around the coast of the country. Icelanders travelled between regions, farm workers were often itinerant and fishermen travelled long distances to fishing stations in other parts of the country.
It is a remarkable fact that there have been very few historical changes in the grammar of Icelandic. The difference between written Old and Modern Icelandic is so insignificant that Icelanders today can read Old Icelandic texts (e.g. the Sagas) without difficulty. The main reason for this is that the inflectional system of Old Icelandic has remained virtually unchanged, unlike the inflectional systems of Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, which have become drastically simplified. Syntactically, Old Icelandic differs in some ways from Modern Icelandic, for example with respect to word order, which is less restricted in Old Icelandic than in Modern Icelandic. The pronunciation of the language has changed considerably, but most of the changes had taken root by the 17th century. Examples of phonological changes in Icelandic include the rules of vowel length and u-epenthesis before r in certain consonant clusters (in words like hestur horse and fegur_ beauty, which in Old Icelandic were hestr and fegr_).
The First Grammatical Treatise, which was written around 1150, is an invaluable source of information about the Old Icelandic phonological system. The author is unknown but he has been called the First Grammarian. He described the phonological system with great sophistication and he proposed a new method of standardisation for spelling. One of his aims was to use as few letters as possible, but the Latin alphabet was unsuitable for the Icelandic phonological system, primarily because the vowel system was too complicated. There were only five symbols for vowels in the Latin alphabet but Old Icelandic had nine vowels (which could both be short and long). The acute was used for long vowels in the time of the First Grammarian, but today this diacritic indicates a different sound quality. For example, the letters á and ó represent the diphthongs [au] and [ou] (cf. English loud and boat) whereas the letters a and o represent the monothongs [a] and [o]. The Latin alphabet was appropriate for the Icelandic consonant system, except that symbols for two consonants were missing. These are the sounds represented by _ (thorn) and _ (edh) in Modern Icelandic (spelled th in English, cf. thing and mother).
Many old loan words were assimilated to the Icelandic inflectional system early on. The original settlers brought some words from distant countries, for example torg square (>torgu) from Old Russian and fíll elephant (>fil) from Persian. When Icelanders converted to Christianity in the year 1000, the vocabulary was greatly enriched by loan words, e.g. prestur priest (>préost) and kirkja church (>cirice) from Old English and altari altar (>altari) and djöfull devil (>diabol) from Old Saxon. In the 13th century Icelanders were introduced to chivalric romances and soon they began to translate them into Icelandic and write their own romances. The chivalric romances brought some new words into the language, for example kurteisi courtesy, politeness (>curteisie) from Old French, knapi jockey (>knape) and riddari knight (>ridder) from Middle Low German and lávar_ur lord (>hlaword) from Old English.
Denmark ruled Iceland from around 1400 to 1944, when Iceland gained full independence. During those years Icelandic was greatly influenced by Danish, because Icelanders had little contact with foreign countries other than Denmark until the 19th century. Officials, merchants and others used Danish as a business language, and in the 19th century the upper classes in Reykjavík and Akureyri used Danish rather than Icelandic. During this period some believed that the Icelandic language would soon become extinct. However, this prediction was not borne out because as early as the 17th century, Icelanders started eliminating loan words in a systematic way. The reaction against foreign influence on the Icelandic language gained momentum during the fight for independence in the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Since the 20th century many new words in different fields have been coined by language committees, scholars and the general public. An example of Icelandic neologism is the international word telephone, which in Icelandic is sími, a word from Old Icelandic that used to mean string or thread. The word computer is tölva in Icelandic, which is derived from the word tala number. Despite the linguistic purism in the 20th century, there are still some Danish loanwords in current use, e.g. akkúrat precisely, edrú sober and fatta grasp, notice (cf. Danish akkurat, ædru and fatte). The British and American occupation of Iceland during the Second World War and increasingly close relations with English-speaking nations have contributed to the predominantly English influence on Icelandic in the 20th century. English loanwords from the Second World War include jeppi jeep and rúta bus (cf. route) and more recent examples include partí party and bissness business. Most new loan words in Icelandic are colloquial; in written language words of Icelandic origin are strongly preferred.
English has also been influenced by Old Norse and Modern Icelandic. English has the Icelandic word geyser (cf. the hot spring Geysir) and many English words derive from Old Norse, for example mire (>Old Norse m_rr), fjord (>Old Norse fjör_r) and reindeer (>hreind_r).


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Ex Men: Everton
by Kate Smith
A look at three players who've featured for both SAFC and Everton.
Billy Bingham
Former Northern Ireland international Billy Bingham played for the Black Cats between 1950 and 1958 after moving to Wearside from Glentoran.
In eight years on Wearside the pacey outside-right made 227 appearances and scored 47 goals, reaching two FA Cup semi-finals in his time with the Black Cats.
In 1958, Billy signed for Luton Town for £15,000 and spent one season with the Hatters before Everton paid the same fee in October 1960.
Bingham scored 26 goals in 98 appearances for the Toffees between 1960 and 1963 before moving to Port Vale where he would finish his playing career.
Billy had a successful career in management following his retirement, taking on high profile jobs such as the Greek national side and also his native Northern Ireland whilst he also returned for a spell as Everton boss between 1973 and 1977.
Ian Snodin
Yorkshire-born midfielder Ian Snodin is a fans' favourite at Goodison Park after helping the Toffees to the title in his debut season.
Snodin moved to Everton after impressing in spells with Doncaster Rovers and Leeds United and his hard-working performances made him an integral part of the Merseyside outfit's success.
He made 148 league appearances in his eight years with the Toffees before moving to Sunderland on loan in 1994.
Ian made six league appearances during his spell on Wearside before moving to Oldham Athletic in 1995.
The former England youth international then had a spell with Scarborough before returning to Doncaster Rovers where he would finish his career and also later manage.
Thomas Myhre
Norwegian goalkeeper Thomas Myhre got his break in English football with Everton after impressing for Norwegian Tippeligaen side Viking in 1997.
Myhre made 82 appearances for the Toffees before moving to Turkish side Besiktas in 2001.
After a year in Turkey, Myhre joined Sunderland in 2002 and played 40 times during his time on Wearside, proving an able replacement for Thomas Sorensen as the Black Cats returned to the Premier League.
He left Sunderland in 2005 and spent time with Charlton Athletic before returning to Viking prior to his retirement in 2011.


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Sophomore centerfielder Nate Simon went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over Wright State.
March 4, 2007
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METAIRIE, La. - Junior shortstop Cat Everett and sophomore centerfielder Nate Simon combined for four hits and sophomore right-hander Shooter Hunt struck out eight in a 7.0-inning start as the Tulane University baseball team completed a sweep of Wright State with a 4-1 win Sunday afternoon at Zephyr Field.
Hunt (3-1) gave up an unearned run after hitting a pair of batters in the first inning, but settled down to allow just five hits and one walk on the day. Simon, who hit .417 for the weekend, went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run while Everett went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
"To be honest, I didn't feel all that great," Hunt said of his time on the mound. "I knew our pen got cut into Friday and Saturday, so I knew I had to gut it out. You don't always have your best stuff, and that's what you need to do on most days."
With the win, Tulane's fifth in a row, the Green Wave improved to 9-4 on the season. Wright State, which won its series 2-1 last weekend at Ole Miss, fell 2-4.
After Hunt gave up the run in the first inning, only one Wright State base runner reached as far as third base. Hunt allowed two-out singles in the second and third innings, pitched his way around a leadoff double in the fourth, and faced just one more than the minimum over the sixth and seventh innings. The lone Raiders' player to get as close as 90 feet away from scoring was leadoff hitter Ross Oeder, who started the fifth with a single and advance the bases on a sacrifice bunt and a 6-3 groundout only to be stranded at third.
Freshman right-hander Drew Zizina punctuated a scoreless eighth inning with a strikeout and senior closer Daniel Latham picked up his fourth save of the season after hanging a goose-egg in the ninth.
Wright State took advantage of a pair of hit batsmen and a double steal to put runners at second and third with only one out in the first, and Oeder scored on a passed ball to give the Raiders a 1-0 advantage.
The lead would be short-lived as sophomore left fielder Anthony Scelfo was plunked to lead off the bottom of the first, went to third on Everett's first single of the day and scored on a fielder's choice ground ball off the bat of sophomore right fielder Warren McFadden.
Following a scoreless second, sophomore third baseman Seth Henry got things going for the Wave in the third with a leadoff single and scored two hitters later on Everett's RBI single through the right side of the infield. Henry pushed the lead to 3-1 in the fifth when he drew a leadoff walk and scored on a McFadden sacrifice fly, and Simon accounted for the final score with a two-out homer to right in the sixth.
"I thought we really got a good performance from Shooter," Tulane head coach Rick Jones said. "Zizinia gave us a good eighth and Daniel was good again in the ninth. I thought we played the way we have to - play well defensively and play small ball. Simon had a good day at the plate and gave us a little cushion there with the home run."
Wright State shortstop Justin Parker was the lone Raider to post a multiple-hit day, going 2-for-4 with a double. Starter Kyle Kearcher was tagged with the loss after allowing all four runs on six hits and a pair of walks in 6.0 innings. Jason Bennion and Nate Stevens combined to keep Tulane off the board over the final two frames.
"They're a great club," said Wright State head coach Rob Cooper, who served as a Green Wave assistant from 1997-98. "They made pitches when they needed to make pitches and we came up short. I'm proud of our guys. I thought we gave it a good effort. I don't really feel like we beat ourselves. I feel like the better team won."
The Green Wave return to action on Tuesday, March 6, when they take on McNeese State at 6:30 p.m. at Zephyr Field. The contest against the Cowboys is one of five games Tulane home games over the next seven days as the Green Wave will play host to UNC-Asheville on Wednesday and take on Loyola-Marymount over the weekend.
For ticket information for this weekend's games, as well as future Green Wave athletic events, please contact the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office at 504-861-WAVE. The Zephyr Field Ticket Office is located on the third-base side of stadium and will open approximately two hours before first pitch for each Tulane home game.


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Catelynn Lowell Nominated for teenzFav Award!
Teen Mom star Catelynn Lowell has been well known for her work with teen pregnancy awareness and prevention, and it's definitely paying off! Cate and her fiancé, Tyler Baltierra, will be making their way to Canada for the teenzFav Awards, and it looks like Cate's up for an award!
Initially the website for the popular non-profit event announced that Catelynn would be presenting, but turns out our girl Cate has been nominated! And let's just say, our girl is beyond excited about it.
"Hey CANADA!! Who's excited for @TylerBaltierra and I to come to Toronto? I feel honored to be up for an award! #teenzFAV @teenzFAV," Cate tweeted on July 3.
The reality TV star, who is currently starring in VH1's Couples Therapy, went on to express her extreme gratitude for her fans up north.
"I really do feel honored that my Canadian fans see where my heart is. Can't believe they want me to win an award. Honestly I'm speechless," she gushed.
Aww, Cate!
Cate and her main man are quite the inspirational couple. Not only did they do the mature thing and place their daughter Carly for (open) adoption on 16 and Pregnant, but they also decided to work on their relationship before getting married. They are basically who we want to be when we grow up.
Congrats, Cate!
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May 13, 2008
CL Game 42
White Sox (Record Reproduction Services) 9
Mariners (JP Hall Custom Painting) 8
The White Sox scored 4 runs in the 5th and held off a late Mariners rally. The White Sox were led by James McGinnis and Connor Boyd with 3 hits and 2 doubles each.
The Mariners were led by the strong hitting of Justin Crawford and Christopher Johnson as they each chipped in 3 hits.