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Color Control and Creativity for Photography – from Capture to Edit
Reduce your image processing time and improve quality control in your Raw or JPEG workflow with the powerful color capabilities of the ColorChecker Passport Photo. Quickly and easily capture accurate color, instantly enhance portraits and landscapes, and maintain color control and consistency from capture to edit. Ideal for photographers.
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Superior color results in a fraction of the time!
ColorChecker Passport Photo is a powerful 'capture to edit' color solution for any photographer looking for more accurate, consistent color and creative flexibility. And when you combine ColorChecker Passport Photo with Adobe® Imaging solutions you'll gain even greater benefits.
ColorChecker Passport Photo combines three photographic targets into one pocket size protective, multi-positionable case that adjusts to any scene. Together with the included camera calibration software, you get the ultimate in functionality, flexibility and portability.
There are so many ways to incorporate ColorChecker Passport Photo into your Raw workflow. Whether you take advantage of the entire solution, or just a couple of ColorChecker Passport's many features, you'll realize improved quality and productivity almost immediately.
Creative Enhancement Target – neutralize and create your look with enhancement patches; check and evaluate shadow details or highlight clipping; check and control color shifting
Classic Target – industry standard color reference target for creating DNG profiles and for evaluating specific colors
White Balance Target – create custom in-camera white balance for a consistent white point in a set of images, eliminating the need to correct each image later
Camera Calibration Software – includes both a desktop application and an Adobe® Lightroom® Plug-In for creating custom DNG profiles
Portable Protective Case – adjusts to accommodate multiple positions so you can adjust the targets to any scene.
JPEG WORKFLOWSYou'll still gain many great benefits when you include ColorChecker Passport Photo in your workflow. Each target provides added value.
White Balance Target
Creative Enhancement Target
Classic Target
ColorChecker Classic target is supported by these 3rd party software vendors:
A Color-Managed Workflow that Inspires Creativity
ColorChecker Passport Photo offers you an unparalleled tool to attain full color control and customized creative enhancement from image capture to post-processing.
The art of color management is all about getting your colors to match from input to output. That means your camera captures true colors, your monitor displays them accurately, and your printer produces a photo that matches what you see on screen. The ColorChecker Passport Photo is an essential component to attaining a 100% color-managed workflow. Plus, the included Enhancement target helps you take your vision one step further by providing the creativity to quickly and easily edit and express your colors just as you've always imagined. Whether it's a studio shot, a colorful nature scene or a multiple photo event, you can extend the power of your photo editing software with one-click enhancements that articulate your inspiration.
Shooting Raw provides greater flexibility to color-adjust images based on how a particular camera captures color. A calibrated Raw workflow minimizes color differences between cameras and lenses, adapts for mixed lighting, and makes it possible to color match across different scenes. ColorChecker Passport Photo makes the camera calibration experience fast and easy. You'll have greater capability to edit color because you're starting with a consistent foundation. Plus, you'll be able to take advantage of your Raw processing software to automatically apply your profiles to a large number of images.
If your Raw processing application does not support custom DNG profiles, you can still use ColorChecker Passport Photo to provide a physical reference for color editing. The Enhancement Target also offers such things as exposure evaluation and one-click white balancing for Raw editing packages that support these features.
The ColorChecker Passport Photo includes the following features:
Starting with an accurate white balance ensures the colors you capture are true and provides a point of reference for post-shoot editing.
The ColorChecker White Balance target is a spectrally flat target that provides a neutral reference point across different lighting conditions that you encounter during a photo shoot. Since the target reflects light equally across the visible spectrum, creating an in-camera custom white balance can properly compensate for varying lighting.
You'll be able to:
Setting a custom white balance for each lighting situation will make the previews on your camera's built in display more color correct, make your histograms more reliable, and speed up post production color editing. Raw shooters can capture anytime during the session to gain these benefits, while JPEG shooters should make it your first shot.
The Enhancement Target provides a higher level of color creativity and control to your workflow. The Enhancement target includes four rows of color patches designed for image editing with just the click of an eyedropper. Whether it's a studio shot, a colorful landscape or a multiple scene photo event, you can extend the power of your photo editing software in virtually any Raw processing software.
Two rows of warming and cooling patches in the middle guide you to create pleasing and repeatable edits. Creatively refine the color of your image by adding warmth to skin tones or boost the deep greens or blues in a landscape. Simply click through the patches to view the adjustment, and select the one that provides your optimal look. Then, save the setting and apply it to other images that were shot under that same lighting to create pleasing edits – it's that easy!
When it comes to clipping, the Enhancement target highlights the power of working in Raw. A row of clipping patches across the bottom serve as a visual reference for judging, controlling and editing images for shadow details or highlight clipping. Although it may appear from a preview that shadow or highlight details have been lost, it is possible that the processing software just clipped them and they are still available in the Raw file. With some careful adjustments, you may be able to bring them back.
The clipping patches are separated into two groups: light and dark. The light patches are ordered with 1/3 of an F-stop difference between them. The dark patches are ordered the same, with the exception of the last patch; which represents the blackest patch in the ColorChecker target. The exposure difference between the darkest and next darkest patch is approximately 1/10th of a stop, and the dynamic range of the target is about 32:1 (5 stops). In Adobe applications, use these patches along with the clipping preview to ensure you are not losing details.
Across the top of the Enhancement target, the top HSL (hue, saturation, lightness) row includes 8 spectrum patches to ensure color fidelity across all hues so you can evaluate and edit for any color shifts.
Photographing the industry standard ColorChecker Classic is an important step in attaining consistent, predictable color at capture. The ColorChecker Passport Photo includes a travel-sized version of the Classic 24 patch target. When combined with camera calibration software you can produce DNG profiles of your camera's response to scene lighting to get consistent, predictable and repeatable results from image to image and camera to camera.
The Classic target also provides a visual point of color reference. Photograph it in the same lighting as your images; then open it in your photo processing software as a reference to help with color correction. Each of the 24 color patches represents the colors of natural objects, such as sky blue, skin tones and leaf green; and each patch reflects light just like its real world counterpart. Each square is individually colored using a solid tone to produce pure, flat, rich color without dots or mixed tints.
The Classic can help you make global corrections based on accurate information. If you shoot a large number of images that all require the same color correction, you know that editing a few key photos and applying your changes can sometimes change colors you didn't intend to be changed. A shot of the ColorChecker Classic captured under the same lighting as your images will provide a point of reference, so you can see exactly how changes will affect the rest of your colors before you apply them. Since your changes can be applied to one photo or a group of images, you'll achieve consistency throughout your images.
Build custom DNG camera profiles with the ColorChecker Classic Target, the industry standard 24-patch ColorChecker. With the included ColorChecker Passport Photo Camera Calibration Application and Lightroom® Plug-In, you can quickly and easily build DNG profiles for Adobe® Imaging solutions including Lightroom®, Photoshop®, Photoshop® Elements, Camera Raw (ACR) and Adobe® Bridge.
This advanced profiling technology provides excellent results with just the small 24-patch ColorChecker Classic target, producing DNG profiles that work exceptionally well, even in unusual artificial light sources. Plus, software auto-detection will locate the target automatically. Whether you are shooting with just one camera or multiple cameras, you'll easily establish an accurate color foundation and maintain control of your colors.
A very powerful feature of the software is the ability to create dual-illuminant DNG profiles. This type of profile takes into account two different light sources to create a single profile, which can be applied to an even wider variety of lighting conditions. Dual-Illuminant profiles can be made with any two of twenty-one supported illuminants, allowing you to create a profile for just about any kind of lighting condition you may encounter. Dual-illuminant profiles allow you the freedom to move between the represented lighting conditions without switching profiles.
ColorChecker Passport Photo is so convenient and portable. Make sure you take it with you to every shoot! The ColorChecker Passport's travel-sized case provides the ultimate in convenience. Made of a rugged material, it houses and protects the three ColorChecker targets from the elements and daily use to extend their lifespan.
The Passport case adjusts to multiple positions to self-stand, allowing you the flexibility to place the targets exactly where you need them. Whether you need a single shot of the White Balance target, a 90-degree shot of the Classic or Enhancement target, or a parallel shot of them together, the Passport case can be perfectly positioned.
Obtain the widest color gamut available! Nothing optimizes the power of your digital camera like the ColorChecker® Digital SG (semi-gloss). It's the original ColorChecker target, enhanced for digital photography. Ideal for photographers.
Ensure your digital camera's Raw photo image or video footage accurately portrays real life. The ColorChecker® Gray Balance target will help you obtain instant gray balance, evaluate studio lighting and make quick color adjustments. Ideal for photographers and filmmakers.
ColorChecker Passport, your digital camera colour management system - by Erik Vlietinck, IT Enquirer Belgium "No professional photographer should be without some ColorChecker, that's for sure. They'll want it for studio work. Outside a controlled studio environment, however, most photographers will relyon white balancing only. From now on accurate colour is possible under all lighting conditions. ColorChecker Passport is an incredibly well designed and worked out system that makes camera profiling ridiculously easy and efficient."
Initial Impression on X-Rite ColorChecker Passportjcasasphotography.com Blog - Posted by JJ Casas November 6, 2009 "I personally will be going to like using this tool in my shoots as it gives me a sense of greater control of my images. Besides looking cool using one of course. For its price (a cool $99), any tool is far worth its MSRP value if you need it, utilize it, and ultimately gain from it. For me, it's all of the above."
My X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Review, by Gavin Gough, Photographer "In practice, it's simple to use and I love the fact that it slips easily into the side pocket of my camera bag. Slide it out, flip it open and either hand-hold it, ask your model to hold it or fold it out fully to reveal all three "pages" and it will support itself and stand up"
X-Rite ColorChecker PassportThe Luminous Landscape - by Michael Reichmann "When compared side by side I find the Passport DNG profiles to be very good, and a couple of colour gurus that I've spoken with are similarly impressed...I now regard the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport as a must-have - a standard part of my field kit. It's a simple as that."
Considering Color Management with The X-Rite ColorChecker Passport - by David Flores for B&H
"The X-Rite Color Checker Passport is an excellent tool for creating custom color profiles and maintaining color and exposure consistency from capture to post-processing. Compact and lightweight, the unit offers amazing functionality and fits easily into any photographer's kit."
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X-Rite ColorChecker Passport: A smart little color calibration kit for traveling photographersPDN Gear Guide - by Dan Havlik "If you do lots of location shoots and are obsessive about getting your color right-particularly if you shoot in RAW-I can think of few better traveling companions than the ColorChecker Passport and its easy-to-use software."
X-Rite ColorChecker Passport - thewsreviews.blogspot.composted by Matthew Robertson November 7, 2009 "After one day, I can't imagine doing any colour-critical photography without using this target. It's more powerful than a grey card and not much more difficult to use. The only problem I can foresee is that I'll be littering my Calibration panel with various presets, but smart naming will help with that. My X-Rite ColorChecker Passport is about to become indispensable."
Your passport to better Raw colour - by Philip Andrews, Better Photoshop Techniques "The ColorChecker Passport is a sophisticated hardware/software solution that brings ease of use to what was a pretty complex task, namely, that of creating a custom profile for a camera's response to a specific lighting set up."
Real World Review – X-Rite ColorChecker Passport – This Goes Right in the Bag! - by photoinduced.com
"When we first saw a prototype, X-Rite listened to the reviewers suggestions and didn't release this until it was perfect. Seems like they got it right. The case is tight, the click stop adjustment allows you to angle the charts to mimic the light falling on a subject, and the size is perfect."
X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Card Review - by Keith Cooper, Northlight Images
"X-Rite have produced a new version of the familiar ColorChecker card in a tough plastic case. This 'Passport' version includes other useful functions and comes with software to create Adobe DNG RAW profiles...it's a useful bit of kit and solidly built - it's already found a place in my camera bag."
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X-Rite ColorChecker Passport – by Uwe Steinmueller, Outback Photo
"As far as we can tell these profiles seem to work very well. The real strength is to be able to create scene specific profiles. Of course you could do this before but it has never been this easy...we find the ColorChecker Passport a very helpful tool at a fair price. We plan to snap ColorChecker shots for most scenes. This way we can create a profile whenever we see the need for it."
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Tommy Hilfiger's Ferrari Enzo is the Envy of His Neighbors
Tommy Hilfiger gives people a lot of reasons to be jealous of him. He makes millions for designing clothing. He has an army of gorgeous models whom he can order to try on his underwear, whether he's intending on selling it or not. Now, Hilfiger's expensive sports car has made everyone in his neighborhood jealous.
Hilfiger's ride, a 2003 Ferarri Enzo, topped the list of the most expensive vehicles in his town of Greenwich, Conn. The super sporty car is worth $633,360, which is still pretty impressive, even though it's 30 percent less than its original market value.
The Enzo is not the first super expensive ride to grace Hilfiger's garage. Hilfiger once owned an ultra regal 2010 Bentley Continental worth over $126,000.
The Enzo should sound familiar, if you don't spend every waking minute praying to the gearhead gods for a sweeter ride. Comedian Eddie Griffin wrecked an ultra rare and ultra expensive Enzo during a promotional race for his horrid racing movie 'Redline'. The car was eventually restored to its former glory, but the gearhead gods punished Griffin by tanking his career and forcing him into to appear in 'Norbit.'

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LOS ANGELES -- Eric Bischoff and Hollywood are a perfect match. The storyline general manager of the World Wrestling Entertainment's RAW show, who is bound to have some sort of role in Wrestlemania XXI, has long had a passion for the business of wrestling, but his fingers are in a number of other pies, mainly centring the production of reality TV programs.
Of all his projects, a reverse-Simple Life that is slated to air this summer on NBC featuring Paris Hilton's mom, Cathy, begs at least a look-see. If you will, it's a Beverly Hillbillies for the new millennium.
Yet wrestling remains on Bischoff's plate, now as a character as opposed to his days when he oversaw the entire operation of Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling.
"I miss being in position to make decisions and generally having a say in the success or the mistakes of a company. It's the adrenalin in the anticipation," said Bischoff recently from his home in Cave Creek, Arizona. "I love manipulating a crowd. It brings out the performer in me."
When Bischoff held the reins of WCW, he almost single-handedly forced a war with the WWE as big-name, albeit aging, talent jumped at the outlandish money being thrown around by Turner. Ultimately, the plan backfired as WCW crumbled and was bought by WWE kingpin Vince McMahon.
Budding stars like Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero went underutilized under Bischoff's watch, and they didn't hold back their feelings. Thankfully for all parties, at least from Bischoff's perspective, it's all in the past.
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On Tuesday morning, I had the misfortune of having to cover a wreck in Skinners Eddy in which three members of one family were injured. I always have mixed feelings about reporting on car accidents and house fires. On one hand, it seems intrusive to take photos of an unfolding personal tragedy.
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The Preboot eXecution Environment allows you to boot the installation media using a network interface (with an appropriate option-rom that supports PXE on the target), independent of any storage devices.
Archiso makes it fairly trivial to use the official install media directly to set up PXE booting and, unlike earlier methods (archboot), does not require any modification and can be used as-is.
Download the latest official install media from your favorite mirror.
$ wget http://hive.ist.unomaha.edu/archlinux/iso/latest/archlinux-2012.10.06-dual.iso
--2012-10-06 22:06:37-- http://hive.ist.unomaha.edu/archlinux/iso/latest/archlinux-2012.10.06-dual.iso Resolving hive.ist.unomaha.edu... 2620:d5:0:22bb::dead:beef, 18.104.22.168 Connecting to hive.ist.unomaha.edu|2620:d5:0:22bb::dead:beef|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 435159040 (415M) [application/x-iso9660-image] Saving to: 'archlinux-2012.10.06-dual.iso' 100%[====================================================================================>] 435,159,040 109MB/s in 3.9s 2012-10-06 22:06:41 (109 MB/s) - 'archlinux-2012.10.06-dual.iso' saved [435159040/435159040]
Next mount the image:
# mkdir -p /mnt/archiso # mount -o loop,ro archlinux-2012.10.06-dual.iso /mnt/archiso
Server setup
You'll need to setup a DHCP, TFTP, and HTTP server to configure networking, load pxelinux/kernel/initramfs, and finally load the root filesystem (respectively).
Bring up your wired NIC, and assign it an address appropriately.
# ip link set eth0 up # ip addr add 192.168.0.1/24 dev eth0
You'll need both a DHCP and TFTP server to configure networking on the install target and to facilitate the transfer of files between the PXE server and client; dnsmasq does both, and is extremely easy to set up.
Install dnsmasq:
# pacman -S dnsmasq
Configure dnsmasq:
# vim /etc/dnsmasq.conf
port=0 interface=eth0 bind-interfaces dhcp-range=192.168.0.50,192.168.0.150,12h dhcp-boot=/arch/boot/syslinux/pxelinux.0 dhcp-option-force=209,/boot/syslinux/archiso.cfg dhcp-option-force=210,/arch/ enable-tftp tftp-root=/mnt/archiso
Start dnsmasq:
# systemctl start dnsmasq.service
For those still using sysvinit:
# rc.d start dnsmasq
Due recent changes in archiso, it is now possible to boot from HTTP (archiso_pxe_http initcpio hook) or NFS (archiso_pxe_nfs initcpio hook); among all alternatives, darkhttpd is by far the most trivial to setup (and the lightest-weight).
First, install darkhttpd:
# pacman -S darkhttpd
Then start darkhttpd using our /mnt/archiso as the document root:
# darkhttpd /mnt/archiso
darkhttpd/1.8, copyright (c) 2003-2011 Emil Mikulic. listening on: http://0.0.0.0:80/
For this portion you'll need to figure out how to tell the client to attempt a PXE boot; in the corner of the screen along with the normal post messages, usually there will be some hint on which key to press to try PXE booting first. On an IBM x3650 F12 brings up a boot menu, the first option of which is Network; on a Dell PE 1950/2950 pressing F12 initiates PXE booting directly.
Looking at
/var/log/messages.log on the PXE server will provide some additional insight to what exactly is going on during the early stages of the PXE boot process:
# grep dnsmasq /var/log/messages.log | cut -d' ' -f5-
dnsmasq-dhcp[2544]: DHCPDISCOVER(eth1) 00:1a:64:6a:a2:4d dnsmasq-dhcp[2544]: DHCPOFFER(eth1) 192.168.0.110 00:1a:64:6a:a2:4d dnsmasq-dhcp[2544]: DHCPREQUEST(eth1) 192.168.0.110 00:1a:64:6a:a2:4d dnsmasq-dhcp[2544]: DHCPACK(eth1) 192.168.0.110 00:1a:64:6a:a2:4d dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/pxelinux.0 to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/archiso.cfg to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/whichsys.c32 to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/archiso_pxe_choose.cfg to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/ifcpu64.c32 to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/archiso_pxe_both_inc.cfg to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/archiso_head.cfg to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/archiso_pxe32.cfg to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/archiso_pxe64.cfg to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/archiso_tail.cfg to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/splash.png to 192.168.0.110
After you load
pxelinux.0 and
archiso.cfg via TFTP, you'll (hopefully) be presented with a syslinux boot menu with several options, two of which are of potential usefulness to us.
Select either
Boot Arch Linux (x86_64) (HTTP)
Boot Arch Linux (i686) (HTTP)
depending on your CPU architecture.
Next the kernel and initramfs (appropriate for the architecture you selected) will be transferred, again via TFTP:
dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz to 192.168.0.110 dnsmasq-tftp[2544]: sent /mnt/archiso/arch/boot/x86_64/archiso.img to 192.168.0.110
If all goes well, you should then see activity on darkhttpd coming from the PXE-target; at this point the kernel would be loaded on the PXE-target, and in init:
1348347586 192.168.0.110 "GET /arch/aitab" 200 678 "" "curl/7.27.0" 1348347587 192.168.0.110 "GET /arch/x86_64/root-image.fs.sfs" 200 107860206 "" "curl/7.27.0" 1348347588 192.168.0.110 "GET /arch/x86_64/usr-lib-modules.fs.sfs" 200 36819181 "" "curl/7.27.0" 1348347588 192.168.0.110 "GET /arch/any/usr-share.fs.sfs" 200 63693037 "" "curl/7.27.0"
After the root filesystem is downloaded via HTTP, you'll eventually end up at a root zsh prompt with that fancy grml config.
Unless you want all traffic to be routed through your PXE server (which won't work anyway unless you set it up properly), you'll want to kill dnsmasq and get a new lease on the install target, as appropriate for your network layout.
# systemctl stop dnsmasq.service
For sysvinit users:
# rc.d stop dnsmasq
You can also kill darkhttpd; the target has already downloaded the root filesystem, so it's no longer needed. While you're at it, you can also unmount the installation image:
# umount /mnt/archiso
At this point you can follow the official installation guide.
Alternate Methods
As implied in the syslinux menu, there are several other alternatives:
You will need to setup a NFS server with the root export at the root of your mounted installation media--that would be
/mnt/archiso if you followed the earlier sections of this guide.
Install nbd and configure it:
# vim /etc/nbd-server/config
[generic] [archiso] readonly = true exportname = /dev/disk/by-label/ARCH_201208


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HICKORY, N.C. – The King University softball team put their 10-game winning streak on the line when they traveled to take on the 18th ranked team in the country, Lenoir-Rhyne University. The Bears snapped the Tornado streak with a 6-0 win in game one before the teams squared off in a pitcher's duel in the nightcap. King held a 2-1 lead after the top of the eighth, but Lenoir-Rhyne plated two runs in the bottom of the extra frame to take the contest 3-2.
The Bears (31-8) threatened to score in the bottom of the first inning as they had a pair of runners without a hit, but King pitcher Hannah Light escaped the jam. Nevertheless, Lenoir-Rhyne broke through in the second inning when Lauren Elder sparked a two-out rally with a double to left field. Back-to-back King errors allowed the next two batters two, and two runs to score before Sydney Landreth drove in the final run with a single.
Hannah Smith recorded both of King's first two hits, the first coming in the second inning, and another in the fourth frame. However, the Tornado (22-21) couldn't muster any other hits in those innings.
The Bears added a run in the fourth inning before tacking on a pair of insurance runs on a Jody Mizelle home run in the sixth inning to take a 6-0 advantage.
The Tornado registered single hits in each the sixth and seventh innings, but that's all that Bear pitcher Maryann Hoskins allowed in the complete game victory.
For the Tornado, Light allowed six runs, three earned while scattering nine hits in six innings of work. Smith led the King offense with a pair of hits.
King didn't waste any time getting on the board in game two as Octavia Lewis-Rand started the game with a single to left field. Cassie Ringstaff then sacrificed her to second before advancing to third on a Fallon Thomas single to left field. Smith drove her in with a sacrifice fly to center field, giving King a 1-0 lead.
The Bears threatened in the bottom of the first as Mizelle reached on an error before advancing to third with two outs. However, Light get a groundout to end the inning. Lenoir-Rhyne evened the score in the second inning when Sarah Kenley ripped a home run to left field. The Bears threatened to take the lead when Mizelle ripped single to left field with runners on first and second, but Stephanie Rodriguez threw out the base runner at home to keep the score tied and end the inning.
Both pitchers, Light and Brandi Hole settled in at that point as Light didn't allow another run before exiting in the sixth. Hole was equally as impressive, not allowing another run over the next six innings to send the game to extra innings.
In the first extra frame, the Bears went to the bullpen, bringing in Hoskins to pitch. With Lewis-Rand placed on second due to the international tiebreaker, Ringstaff sacrificed her to third before Thomas drove her in with a single to give the Tornado a 2-1 advantage. King then proceeded to load the bases before Hoskins got a flyout to end the threat, which proved to be big.
After a sacrifice bunt moved a runner to third in the bottom of the inning, Elder ripped a pinch-hit double to score one run to tie the game. Cierra Cockerham then followed with another double to give the Bears the 3-2 victory.
Lewis-Rand and Thomas led the King offense with two hits apiece. Lewis-Rand scored both Tornado runs while Thomas drove in one. Smith drove in the other Tornado run, going 1-for-2 and was intentionally walked once. Light went five and two-thirds innings in the circle, allowing one run on four hits while striking out five in the no decision.
King will be in action again on Sunday when they return to Conference Carolinas play against the University of Mount Olive. First pitch from the King University campus is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.


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DISA runs low on bean counters
The agency has lost key finance officials.
The Defense Information Systems Agency says it has a shortage of green eye-shade folks to keep track of cash flow, from, among other things, the fund its military customers use to pay for services.
The DISA chief financial executive wants to contract out for staff augmentation and said the bean counter shortage results from an unexplained "loss of key CFE employees and movement of other CFE employees to fill the now vacant positions."
I wonder: Is this due to folks not wanting to fight traffic on I-95 to Fort Meade, Md.?
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Sure, chefs have shiny, swanky kitchens on TV, but where do they fix their family feasts and midnight snacks at home? Some celebrity chefs use their TV riches to create a super-kitchen, like the drastic renovation Gordon Ramsay recently did on a kitchen that already cost about $820,000 and included a $110,000 stove. But as you'll see in the following slides, Gordon is not necessarily the norm. We got up in the kitchens of chefs and famous food professionals to point out what was important to each of them and what special features they've installed.
Many celebrity chefs and food professionals live in New York City, so they have small kitchens almost by default, including household names like Anthony Bourdain, Tom Colicchio, and two other famous Manhattan residents whose specially designed kitchens you can click ahead to see.
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2011 mercedes-benz sprinter Model Overview
The uniquely styled Sprinter van itself isn't all that different for 2011, but the differences it does have are significant — they impact where you would buy the Sprinter and where you would take it for warranty service and repairs. Even though the Sprinter had been sold under the Dodge banner for the last several years, the partnership between Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler has ended, and with the split, Mercedes gets the vans. That means they are now called Mercedes-Benz Sprinters (and also Freightliner Sprinters), assembled in South Carolina and sold at Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner dealerships.
There is only one model for the passenger van — the majority sold will be commercial vans, and you'll see a lot used as airport shuttles — the 2500. However, within that model are a choice of two wheelbases, two van lengths, and two roof heights. There is also a choice of seating configurations, with three- and four-seat benches for room for up to 12 people. All Sprinters are powered by Mercedes' BlueTEC 3.0-liter diesel, which uses a five-speed automatic transmission.
Bodystyles: Van
Engines: 3.0L V-6
Transmissions: 5-speed automatic
Models: 2500
For 2011 the Sprinter now wears the three-pointed Mercedes-Benz star on its grille — unless, of course, it's sold as a Freightliner (which is part of the Mercedes family). The 2500 receives a restyled instrument cluster. Otherwise, everything remains the same, including the excellent turbodiesel and smooth transmission. On the commercial side, a MiniBus will be available in early 2011 with room for up to 16 people.
In the world of vans, having a vehicle that isn't shaped like a brick makes you a standout. Ever since the Sprinter first arrived here, it looked different from other vans; that and its high roof set it apart.
Those who aren't sure about the van's looks may be won over by the interior. Offering as much as 187.2 cubic-feet of cargo space in a vehicle with up to 76.4 inches of standing room is pretty impressive.
At 188 horses, the Sprinter doesn't have the same levels of horsepower as its rivals, and it struggles some on inclines. It does, however, have 325 pound-feet of torque. Ride is comfortable, and even though its handling is everything you'd expect from a van, its steering is excellent and it isn't until you have to park that you remember just how big the Sprinter is.
Dual front airbags are standard; dual side and window-mounted airbags are optional. It's available with adaptive ESP, which includes ABS, electronic brake-force distribution, brake assist, skid control, load adaptive control, understeering control, and rollover mitigation.
- Lots of cargo/passenger space
- Fantastic engine, transmission
- Great fuel range
- Goofy styling
- No short-wheelbase passenger van
- Height limits underground parking
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Cashier describes 2 terrifying gunpoint armed robberies
- Previous coverage: ATM, cash, cigarettes stolen during armed robbery at gas station
- Previous coverage: Police search for 2 men in armed robbery of Ypsilanti Township party store
A cashier working at an Ypsilanti Township Dairy Mart and gas station early Monday morning details the terrifying experience of having a gun pointed in his face and hearing robbers discuss whether to shoot him in a WXYZ video.
Even worse, it was the second time in two weeks a robber pointed a gun at Michael McGinnis during an armed robbery of the store. Police believe the same men held up the store twice, the station reported.
McGinnis was working at the Dairy Mart at 10131 Textile Road when three men burst in about 3:50 a.m. Monday morning, the station reported.
One of them pointed a sawed-off shotgun at McGinnis, and at one point one of the men suggested they shoot McGinnis, WXYZ reported. Another man disagreed, and the robbers left, but not before taking an ATM, cigarettes, cash and McGinnis' cell phone.
Investigators found the ATM a short distance from the store, deputies said Monday. It's believed the men tried to pry it open but were unsuccessful.
The men wore black clothing and black masks, but no other description information was available.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800 SPEAK UP (773-2587).
Watch the WXYZ video, including surveillance video footage from the robbery.
Fri, Nov 30, 2012 : 12:25 a.m.
carry a gun anyway i would rather be judged by 12 then carried by 6 if its goes down whats the worst thing that could happen you could die the hell with getting fired protect your self at all times so long as its within the laws screw company polices and for the idiots who are doing this karma's a b man your luck will run out you will hit the wrong place one time and you wont be able to take it back the sheepdogs on your heels
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 : 8:55 p.m.
Thomas, though things may look bad, violent crime stats have been going down for 20 years or so.
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 : 4:13 p.m.
Most retail employers have policies which prohibit employees from being armed even if licensed by the state (in Michigan, the right to bear arms is explicitly stated in the State Constitution, Michigan's State Motto includes the Latin phrase, "I will defend"). Retailers and Retail organizations like Briarwood Mall also have policies which prohibit customers from bringing their legally carried guns onto their property. Huh, isn't it a big puzzle that all of these private business policies don't stop robbers from arming themselves and "having the right" to decide whether to shoot defenseless clerks and business customers? Oh, almost missed this one: an owner of a retail business DOES have the right to decide to go to work armed (because it's the owner's property). They can simultaneous go to work armed and prohibit employees and customers from doing so. I know many shop owners (business owners) who carry concealed pistols - I've discussed the matter with some of them (and they allow me to carry in their store whether or not they allow employees or other customers the same right). On the other hand: some retail employers DO allow both employees and customers to be in the work place while armed. Care to guess which kind of employer has the fewest incidences of employee / customer fatalities due to gun fire? I'm very glad that Mr. McGinnis survived the situation while helplessly facing a shotgun. But shouldn't he and all employees have their right to decide whether or not to defend their lives? Oh wait, both federal and state law DO provide this right - but it's taken away by capricious (and irrational) "company policy" on a case-by-case basis, subject to the will of employers. Given the choice whether or not to allow my employees that chance to avoid being shot to death while working for me: I guess I'd decide in favor of the employees (and my customers).
Fri, Nov 30, 2012 : 10:04 a.m.
At this particular store, which gets robbed frequently, I think it would be only right for the clerk to have a firearm. However, watching the video, these guys were very "hinky", and I don't know if it would have helped him or hurt him to attempt to defend himself.
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 : 6:32 p.m.
My guess is some of these store owners don't want the liability that comes with an employee shooting a robber. Everyone knows how sue happy this country is. I can see it now, the family members of the robber sue the store owner for allowing their employees to shoot suspected robbers. This country is going downhill fast, especially for Ypsilanti. I live in the area and can't wait to get out.
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 : 5:42 p.m.
Defending yourself is a good thing... but most people who have a CPL do not train for this sort of eventuality: Its 3:00am, Im tired, three guys come in with a shotgun (and possibly other weapons)... do I: A. Go for my gun and hope for the best. B. Let them have the money and hope for the best C. ? This situation could have ended in several ways if the clerk had a gun: 1. Clerk unloads his gun killing or wounding all three robbers... clerk is hero. Does talk shows, gets an endorsement contract with the manufacturer of his gun 2. Clerk shoots at robbers, possibly wounding one of them... the robbers shoot the clerk, the clerk dies. 3. Clerk and robbers all open fire. The store is trashed, nobody is hit. Robbers run, Video makes the rounds on youtube. Which of those is more likely?
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 : 2:51 p.m.
At least this clerk can rest easy now. I have absolutely no plans to swoop in and take his job.


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Cristina Vee sings Fuwa Fuwa Time
also Stephanie Sheh, is the English voice of Mikuru in Haruhi Suzumiya
|2010-08-01, 02:44
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/edit oh god, when Christina throws to the audience and they're ALL HORRIBLY OUT OF TUNE
I mean that key is near-impossible for male vocal registers but they could at least get it like an octave lower or something...
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So they officially confirmed (or at least noted) that Christina Vee will be Mio. If she was announced as the singer, I would think she would be the voice for Mio as well. My instincts were right in this case.
Stephanie Sheh on the other hand wasn't my prediction for Yui, but since I'm familiar with her voice... close enough, good choice.
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Hey did they do this on Purpose?? Okay Tsumugi Kotobuki shares the same last name as her Voice Actress, Minako Kotobuki. This is sort of Odd
If only Mugi got her own song in K-on!! this is sang by the band Sphere which include two of the Voice actress from K-on!!
Spoiler for Minako Singing:
So two of the Voice Actress of K-on!! are in a Band called Sphere? (Yui & mugi's voice)
Cover of there album
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and very nice casting for Cristina Vee as Mio, considering that Cristina has a nice singing voice and Mio is the lead vocalist for the band.
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With Yui as the lead singer for the opening, I'm not so sure it will work, but it looks like they are already working on the english ending. Mio (Christina) doesn't need a higher pitch as Yui so I think she should be just fine.
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Thanks guys for correcting me on the lead vocalist thing. I must have misread at MAL or TV Tropes.
But anyways, this is what I'm guessing what the rest is like:
* Yui Hirasawa- Stephanie Sheh
* Ritsu Tainaka- Kari Wahlgren
* Tsumugi Kotobuki- Wendee Lee
* Mio Akiyama- Cristina Valenzuela
* Azusa Nakano- Laura Bailey
* Ui Hirasawa- Hynden Walch
* Sawako Yamanaka- Kate Higgins
* Nodoka Manabe- Karen Strassman
Not really related: Funny thing is that I had to change some of my dub cast speculation/idea for Saki because I first thought that Michelle Ruff would get a lead role character in K-ON! (Yui). But since the lead role is given to Stephanie Sheh (who also doesn't get a lot of lead roles in anime and video games), I might as well have Michelle Ruff voice the title character of Saki instead (since if anyone looks at Michelle Ruff's resume, she doesn't really get a lot of lead character roles).
Aw well, I really can't think of any better alternatives/guesses for Michelle Ruff for the K-ON! dub.
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After watching the Let's Go live, I'm convinced that Hikasa Youko has what it takes to make it mainstream as a legit artist. She's got a powerful voice and her musicality is made clear in the way she articulates each phrase. The contrast of vocal technique between lighthearted songs like Fudepen Boorupen and the darker, punk songs like Don't Say Lazy highlights her versatility. On top of that add in great stage presence and good looks and she's got a ton of potential to be a star. IMO, she could get further than Hirano Aya if marketed right.
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I'm not much of a fan of how Mio's VA does that weird high-pitched thing every ten seconds when she sings though. It's hard to say if it's a bad singing habit of hers or if she's doing it on purpose, she can seem to live without it in Tsubasa wo Kudasai, but the only reason why it's not as noticeable in songs like Don't Say Lazy is because it can hide a lot easier in the background mix.
|2010-09-19, 08:03
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I agree that Hikasa does have what it takes to be a legit artist, her voice is wonderful.
In my opinion I believe she does an excellent job at pitch-bending her vocals.
Honestly, something like that is very hard to do and she does it so well.
Most definitely she has the voice to do a variety of genres, her voice is very easy on the ears.
I like her stage presence as well, I felt nice and laid back vibes coming from her.
And not only that but hell yeah she looks great, I totally agree.
The only thing I would dread if she ever becomes a star artist (or more famous/popular in general) is that I hope she doesn't become LIKE Hirano Aya, if you know what I mean.
It seems like Hikasa Yoko has more self-respect PLUS she's too good for something of that nature.
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National Jamboree
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The National Scout Jamboree is a gathering, or jamboree of thousands of members of the Boy Scouts of America, usually held every four years and organized by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Referred to as "the Jamboree", "Jambo", or NSJ, Scouts from all over the nation and world have the opportunity to attend. They are considered to be one of several unique experiences that the Boy Scouts of America offers. The first jamboree was scheduled to be held in 1935 in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Scouting, but was delayed two years. The 1937 jamboree in the Nation's Capital attracted 25,000 Scouts, who camped around the Washington Monument and Tidal Basin. The event was covered extensively by national media and attended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Following the disruption of World War II, the next jamboree was not held until 1950 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Subsequent jamborees have been held around the country as a means to promoting Scouting nationally. Since 1981, the jamboree has been located Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. The BSA is searching for a new permanent site as of the 2013 jamboree.
A jamboree is held for ten consecutive days and offers many activities for youth participants and the 300,000 members of the general public who visit it. It is considered to be Scouting at its best.


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WebMD Medical News
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Aug. 26, 2010 – U.S. deaths from flu range from about 3,000 to about 50,000 per year, the CDC now calculates.
The new numbers come from analysis of the last 31 flu seasons by CDC medical officer David Shay, MD, MPH and colleagues.
For years, the CDC has been estimating the annual flu toll at about 36,000 flu-related deaths per year. But that average came from the years 1990-1999.
The H3N2 type A flu bug dominated eight of those nine flu seasons — and the Shay study finds that H3N2 seasons are nearly three times as deadly as H1N1 type A or type B seasons.
So how many people really die of flu in an average flu season?
"There are very few average seasons," Shay said at a news teleconference. "That is one reason why CDC is trying to move away from a single number and move to a range over a period of time to give a better prediction of what flu means to a community."
What this really means is that the CDC wants out of the flu prediction business. For example, there's no way to say whether the approaching 2010-2011 flu season will be mild or severe.
It could be like the 1986-1987 season, with only 3,349 deaths. It could be like the 2003-2004 season, with 48,614 deaths. Shay says there's no way to predict.
Even if the season starts out with a rash of H3N2 illness, he says, there's just no way to tell whether the milder flu bugs will come on strong later in the season.
And the type of flu bug isn't the only factor. Some flu seasons are shorter than others, so fewer people get sick and fewer die. During some flu seasons, a lot of elderly people get sick. Since about 90% of flu deaths are in the elderly, more people would die.
"Flu deaths are a moving target," Shay said. "Among vaccine-preventable diseases, there is not another one that has this kind of moving target."
Over the 31 seasons analyzed in the Shay study, the average annual number of deaths due to flu-related causes was 23,607. But Shay warns against using this as a benchmark.
"A simple average fails to give the impact of flu," Shay says.
Only one thing about flu is predictable. If you get the annual flu shot — now recommended for everyone who does not have a medical reason to avoid it — your odds of getting the flu are dramatically lower.
Moreover, if you're vaccinated, you're far less likely to infect someone who might come down with severe disease, possibly adding to the year's flu death toll.
The Shay study appears in the Aug. 27 issue of the CDC's MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.


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How to install
DOS version
Get the ZIP file and unzip it. ZIP file contains three files: s51.exe the executable itself, dpmi16bi.ovl and rtm.exe. Last two files are required because s51.exe is a DOS protected mode program. Put these files in a directory which is in the PATH or keep them together with the s51.exe.
UNIX version
UNIX version is distributed in source.
C:\> s51 [input file]
Parameter is optional. If it specified it must be the name of an Intel hex file. Some screenshots of the program and short descriptions of them:
Features of the simulator
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News >> Browse Articles >> Fire & Rescue News
Top 25 Cities for Firefighters
Tania Khadder, Anna Hennings, Adam Starr, Alice Handley | FireLink
May 13, 2011
#22. Louisville, KY
Population: 256,231
Average Salary: $37,410
Firefighter Salary: $35,000
Cost of Living Rank (in a 1-100 list): 16
Average Commute Time: 21.5 minutes
Job Growth Rank (in a list of 372 Highest Growth Cities): 204
Unemployment Rate: 10
Louisville is a charming southern belle of a city with a derby full of galloping fire opportunities. Ranked at #16 for cost of living, Louisville offers country charm and city amenities. The job growth is pacing around the national average, and the unemployment rate has gone up a reasonable 4.2% since the recession began. Louisville opened its first fire house in 1858 and today employees over 500 highly trained men and women.
Bonus fun fact: 90% of the United States' disco balls are produced in Louisville.


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Voice of Experience: Brian Bell, Dow ChemicalBy Sean Gallagher | Posted 2002-01-01 Print
Bell's 20 years at Dow Chemical include assignments in process automation and site computer operations.
Brian Bell
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Lead Architecture Specialist for Integration
Midland, Mich.
Manager's Profile: Bell's 20 years at Dow Chemical include assignments in process automation and site computer operations. He has a computer science degree from the University of British Columbia.
What He Needs to Integrate: SAP R/2 and hundreds of mainframe applications, including systems to ensure compliance with government regulations. Some connections to Dow Chemical's Web site are also part of the project.
Project's History: Dow Chemical identified the need to do application integration nearly four years ago. In 1999, along with its consulting partner, Accenture, it retreated to a lab in Houston and tested products from STC (now SeeBeyond), Mercator and CrossWorlds, among other companies. Crossworlds won the bakeoff in early 2000; since then, Bell's team has been busy putting the Crossworlds technology to work.
What he's Spending: $3 million so far. Half has been for software licenses, the other half to cover the costs of custom code development.
Skill Sets He Needed: The development of EAI interfaces requires two skill sets: staff that can do low-level coding, and staff that understand the relationships between data in different applications and can design inter-application mapping and flow.
People at his Disposal: Bell had 16 programmers and business-area experts on his team in 2001about half of them from Accenture.
His Biggest Headache: Software limitations. "By the end of 2000, it was clear that CrossWorlds out of the box wasn't going to satisfy our requirements" to integrate Internet applications, Bell says. That obstacle was overcome when CrossWorlds itself brought in a B2B component from Cyclone Technologies.
His ROI: Bell says that through the EAI project, he's now able to create custom connections for one-third of what it used to cost Dow Chemical. "We've standardized tools," he says. Another benefit: During its recent acquisition of Union Carbide, Dow was able to retain the best of Union Carbide's systems rather than replace them.
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When the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers faced off at Super Bowl XLV, an estimated 11 million U.S. television viewers tuned into the 2011 game. Despite those numbers, something was missing -- cheerleaders.
Of the 32 teams in the NFL, six don't have squads, and Super Bowl XLV happened to feature two of them. The 2012 Super Bowl champion New York Giants also doesn't have a cheerleading squad, but the team they beat, the New England Patriots, does, providing a morale boost from the sidelines.
CNBC.com listed the best cheerleading squads in 2011 and 2012. The 2013 rankings have been provided by Michele Crawford-Carnegie, a seven-year veteran of the Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders and the current owner of the Alumni Cheerleaders social networking site.
Read ahead to see the NFL's 10 best cheerleading squads for 2013, as chosen by Crawford-Carnegie.
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HOT SPRINGS - Residents of the southwestern South Dakota city of Hot Springs have narrowly decided to buy the oldest tourist attraction in the Black Hills.
Residents on Tuesday voted 380-369 to allow the city to borrow up to $1.9 million to buy and renovate the warm mineral water park Evans Plunge. Voter turnout was 30 percent.
Evans Plunge has been up for sale for years. City Administrator Harley Lux says buying it will allow for local control and give the city the ability to keep it open to the public, possibly year-round.
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AMD Reports Q3 2011 Results
Subject: Editorial | October 28, 2011 - 05:27 PM | Josh Walrath
Tagged: Q3 2011, ontario, llano, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, bulldozer, brazos, amd
Unlike Intel, AMD was unable to report record revenues. What they were able to report was a small profit. They also were able to show some growth above that expected by most analysts, and even those in AMD. Earlier this quarter AMD warned that revenues might not be as high as expected, but in the end AMD seemed to have done ok.
The company had a gross revenue of $1.69 billion, which is well above the expected $1.66 billion many analysts were predicting. Net profit for the quarter came in at a reasonable $97 million. This is a big improvement from Q3 2010, which had a net income of -$118 million. Being positive for a quarter is a big accomplishment for AMD. Controlling costs as a fabless semiconductor company is a lot easier as compared to running multiple Fabs and researching and implementing next generation process nodes. Margins increased to 45%, but are still a far cry from the 60% plus that Intel achieves. ASPs are also down due to the large amount of low priced, 45 nm parts that AMD still sells.
The primary movers for the positive results for AMD are their lineup of APUs. The "Bobcat" based APUs have been a success for quite a few months, and with their superior performance and features as compared to the competing Intel Atom series, AMD is making a tidy sum off of them. The big winner in the APU sector is of course Llano. The uptake on this processor in the mobile space has been tremendous. AMD has seen a 35% increase in mobile sales, and when combined with the already strong Brazos/Ontario platform, AMD is finally a factor in the mobile market. The only real issue in this market that AMD is facing is that of continued poor yields on Llano processors.
Continue reading this article after the break.
Meet Hondo, AMD's soon to arrive 2W TDP Brazos chip for tablets ... and Apache servers?
Subject: General Tech | July 5, 2011 - 12:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: windows 8, ontario, low power, hondo, brazos, APU, amd
Thanks to a leak from AMD, we have new information on their plans for tablets and ultra mobile platforms. Hondo will be a member of Brazos-T, the planned improvement to the current low power version of Brazos which goes by the name of Desna. This is not so much a new chip as a refining of Brazos and the Ontario APU, the 1GHz APU will still be made on a 40nm process and sport a DirectX 11 GPU at 276MHz also optimized for lower power consumption and heat production. The Hudson controller is also being tweaked in the same way, with the chipset's TDP sitting at 1W compared to the ~4W the APU will consume. It should be capable of playing 720p videos at that power setting, though you can expect a bit more power draw if you are streaming the movie wirelessly. You can read more about the future of the new fanless APU from AMD at The Inquirer.
"CHIP DESIGNER AMD is planning to refresh its Brazos platform in time for Microsoft's Windows 8.
AMD launched its Brazos platform last year, though actual products tipped up earlier this year featuring a dual core processor and a DirectX 11 GPU. However with Windows 8 coming out in 2012, it is a little surprising that leaked slides point to AMD planning a refresh of Brazos, codenamed Hondo. According to the slides, Hondo is designed to operate with passive cooling, and have 2W "app power" usage, about half that of the current Brazos chips."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Retailer Calls Rivals' Bluff On "HDMI Scam" @ Slashdot
- Unlicensed: Are Google Music and Amazon Cloud Player illegal? @ Ars Technica
- Facebook's 'awesome' plan to hook up with Skype? @ The Register
- Top level domain explosion could wreak MAYHEM on NET @ The Register
- Nanolayers improve performance of phase change memory @ Nanotechweb
- Imation Link Wireless Extender Review @ t-break


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Morning MarketBeat: Dow 14000 Chase Hits Turbulence
Pre-Market Brief:
MARKET SNAP: At 5:35 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures up 0.1%. Treasury yields higher. Nymex up at $96.80; gold flat at $1,677.27. In Europe, FTSE 100 up 0.2%, DAX up 0.3% and CAC 40 up 0.4%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 down 0.9% and Hang Seng down 0.3%.
Overnight action: Alcatel chief is out as turnaround stalls; Ireland hopes for debt deal after midnight vote; Italian bank was aided by covert loan.
Watch for: Weekly jobless claims (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time): seen: 360,000; last: 368,000. Fourth-quarter productivity (1st read) (8:30): seen: -1.6%; last: +2.9%. Fourth-quarter unit labor costs (1st read) (8:30): seen: +3.2%; last: -1.9%. EIA weekly natural gas storage report (10:30). December consumer credit (3:00 p.m.): seen: +$13.0 billion; last: +$16.05 billion.
Earnings: Activision Blizzard, Cigna, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coinstar, Exelon, Hasbro, KKR, Levi Strauss, LinkedIn, Mack-Cali, McClatchy, Monster Worldwide, New York Times, Philip Morris, Scripps Networks and Sprint Nextel, among others.
For more MarketBeat and other streaming markets coverage from The Wall Street Journal, point your mobile browser to wsj.com/marketspulse.
The Breakfast Briefing
The path to record highs has hit some resistance as the Dow struggles around 14000.
Blue-chip stocks have wavered around that big, round number since they crossed it on Friday for the first time since Oct. 2007. While investors haven't had the conviction to push stocks to even loftier levels, the market also hasn't embarked on a pullback just yet, leaving it essentially at a standstill since Friday.
"Dow 14000 has proven a challenging level to eclipse," says Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, while noting the market's previous battles with millennium milestones have proven to be tricky endeavors for investors on a short-term basis.
"Like a rusty door, these levels typically require several attempts before finally swinging open," Stovall says.
Mark Newton, chief technical analyst at Greywolf Execution Partners, said he's hesitant to say the rally is poised to keep barreling forward, even as U.S. stocks have remained "stubbornly resilient" over the last week, while European markets and Japanese stocks have pulled back.
"We have yet to see any real signs of deterioration," Newton says. "This rally has given way to more consolidation than actual selling pressure."
The S&P 500 has fluctuated between 1490 and 1510 in recent weeks; it finished Wednesday at 1512. A close below 1490 would get him to start seriously thinking a bigger pullback was under way.
Conversely, upside from current levels may also be limited, Newton says. That could create a scenario in which major stock indexes continue to hover around their current levels. "Bottom line, upside still looks limited in U.S. equities, and not the best risk/reward for new money," he says.
The rally has taken place amid signs of an improving U.S. economy, diminishing turmoil in Washington and Europe and little evidence that the Fed will stop pumping stimulus into the financial system anytime soon.
But with the S&P 500 up 6% this year following the 13% rally in 2012, the fact remains that analysts who have been calling for a short-term pullback have been burned.
"It seems in recent weeks that more and more investors are waiting for some sort of correction in the stock market," says Scott Wren, senior equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors. "But those of us who have been weathered by the markets over a long period of time know that stocks usually embark on a course that confounds and confuses the most people.
"And right now things are starting to confound and confuse many market participants."
Morning MarketBeat Daily Factoid: On this day two years ago, AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post for $315 million.
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Stocks to Watch
New York Times is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 30 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet.
Sprint Nextel is projected to report a loss of 46 cents a share in the fourth quarter.
LinkedIn is forecast to report fourth-quarter earnings of 19 cents a share.
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AMR-US Airways Near Merger Agreement: "American Airlines parent AMR Corp. and US Airways Group Inc. are hashing out the last major details of a merger agreement that would create the world's largest airline and are racing to finalize a deal within the next week or two, said people close to the discussions."
Blackstone Buying Majority Stake in 40 Shopping Centers: "Blackstone Group LP is buying a majority interest in 40 shopping centers valued at $1.1 billion as it continues to load up on grocery-anchored retail property in the U.S."
Ahead of the Tape: Foreign Risks Light Up for Philip Morris: "America is a nation of quitters. But the rest of the world looks very different—a big reason for the spinoff of Philip Morris International Inc. from Altria Group Inc. in 2008. Business is strong, as Philip Morris is seen reporting fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1.22 Thursday, based on analysts polled by FactSet, up from $1.08 in the year-earlier period. Creating a separate company was a good idea. But investors' expectations may need adjustment."
RBS Settles Rate Charges: "Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC agreed to pay more than $610 million in fines to settle interest-rate-rigging charges with U.S. and U.K. authorities, and the bank's Japanese unit will plead guilty to U.S. fraud charges."
Heard on the Street: Liborious Route to Salvation for RBS: "For a bank that has just been fined $610 million, Royal Bank of Scotland emerges from the Libor scandal about as well as shareholders can have dared hope."
Barclays to Cut Jobs in New York: "Dozens of bankers, traders and support staff who survived the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. will face layoffs in the latest round of Wall Street cutbacks. Barclays PLC plans to cut 275 New York employees in three locations around New York City."
Heard on the Street: H-P Stock Seeks Life After Debt: "Michael Dell thinks a little financial engineering can do wonders for his stock. A similar, though far less complicated, maneuver might also boost Meg Whitman's."
Boeing Preps Redesign to Get 787 Flying Again: "Boeing Co. is proposing a series of battery design changes that it believes would minimize the risks of fire on its 787 Dreamliners and allow the grounded jets to fly again while it continues searching for a longer-term fix, say government and industry officials briefed on the matter."
Shades of '80s for Japan's Stocks: "Japan's stock market is experiencing a rally unmatched since bulls ruled in the 1980s, as a weak yen and expectations of much bolder steps by the central bank draw investors into the long-dormant market."


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