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Friday, October 01, 2010
Why Amnesty Probably Wouldn't Work
The only way it could possibly work is if there were a single, worldwide doping authority that total control over national or local organizations. If there were any disagreement to the terms of clemency, it simply wouldn't work. We know this is obvious, but here's an example: Let's say American Pro Bob Beaver wants to come clean. He also doesn't want to risk his right to work. USADA and WADA both agree to open a "fess up, boy" window at the end of the season. He signs some papers, makes a statement, joins the bio passport program and slips on a blue wristband - or some combination of events that convince everyone else (and himself) that from this point on he'll be clean. Unfortunately, the Dutch [or Austrian] authorities aren't exactly on the same page and while they'll let Bob's team come race some kermesses, they won't let Bob race. Or maybe they will, but details of the Dutch amnesty require a 6-month suspension.
Apparently, the devil is in the details and there's no way all those organizations could ever come to an agreement.
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- Jonathan Williams01 October, 2010 23:07
I think that amnesty wouldn't work because it assumes that things would be fundamentally different after it was over. If the same system--incentives, oversight, doctors, sponsors, testing, etc.--is still in place, one can only assume that athletes will continue to dope. Furthermore, because everyone gets amnesty, they'll still have to work with the same people in the same profession, so the incentive to keep silent will still be present. So they keep their mouth shut then go back to doping, right? Realistically? Then what, amnesty again?ReplyDelete
Truth and reconciliation had a chance to work in South Africa because when that process was over, the laws and government were radically different, and the nation could truly turn the page. Here, cyclists would step right back into the old world with the same old people and the same old structure.
I have a hunch that the people who want to come clean already have enough incentive to do so (via their conscience or whatever), and people who don't want to won't confess simply because amnesty is offered. I think giving antidoping agencies the flexibility to reduce a ban in exchange for information about suppliers, infrastructure, etc. (much like criminal prosecutors with plea bargaining), should be enough extra incentive without declaring general amnesty (which would undermine accountability).
Thanks, Jonathan. Your comments are appreciated, if somewhat discouraging (the idea they convey - not your comments themselves! which are appreciated...lol)...I'm hoping that others will share their thoughts on this issue as well, so that we can author a more declarative piece and either recommend something akin to amnesty, or explain a better, more effective path.ReplyDelete
- Jonathan Williams02 October, 2010 00:25
Yeah, I wish I had something more constructive to offer. I think that a lot of antidoping efforts will be seriously hindered until the UCI gets serious about cleaning up the sport. Right now they still see catching (high-profile) dopers as bad for business. The change of leadership at ASO a couple of years ago, the removal of the AFLD from taking the lead at the Tour de France, the news of Lance Armstrong's "donation" to the UCI, the general treatment of Floyd Landis (who is clearly telling the truth, now), and the weird (to put it mildly) way the UCI has handled this Contador mess, all tell me that truth-tellers are still in the minority party in the cycling world. Until we get someone like Vaughters, Stapleton (Bob, not Bill!), or some of the French rabble-rousers like Bordry in charge of cycling, the highest-profile riders will continue to get special treatment, which only encourages everyone else to dope.ReplyDelete
Until the power structure changes, I think systemic efforts of reform will be stymied and of limited effectiveness. I think the work of bike-pure and others can serve as activism, political pressure, support for confessors and truth-tellers, awareness, and lots of other good things, but won't ultimately win until their people get their hands on the wheels of power.
But I agree with your sentiment and would like to hear more about an amnesty plan or other constructive ideas for moving the ball forward.
It's not all doom-and-gloom. It was encouraging to see at the Tour that climbing speeds and wattage were returning to more human levels (thanks for your coverage of that). The introduction of the bio passport has helped a lot, though it's not perfect. There's still work to be done. I look forward to hearing more about the results of your recent trip to Colorado. Keep up the good work!
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Larrabee rides again, almost ... meet Knights Corner the new Many Integrated Core design
Subject: General Tech | June 20, 2011 - 12:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Intel, mic, larrabee, knights corner, 50 GPGPU
Knights Corner is not exactly Larrabee but the idea behind both are very similar. A large number of GPGPUs are integrated with a CPU, Intel is using a Xeon core now as opposed to a Pentium; with the GPGPUs hooked up in a similar method to Larrabee's ring of Pentium cores. The design is proven as they have sold units of the previous generation Kights Ferry and offers a feature that a lot of programmers are going to appreciate; instead of needing to learn a new language like CUDA or OpenCL, standard x86 scalar code is used to program these chips. This architecture is also expected to scale very well, for as ARM recently pointed out only specific multithreaded applications continue to scale well as more cores are added. Drop by The Inquirer for more information.
They will likely be sold as PCIe card like the Knights Ferry card pictured above.
"CHIPMAKER Intel has announced its second generation hybrid core technology codenamed 'Knights Corner'.
Knights Corner is Intel's second chip in its Many Integrated Core (MIC) chip line and will feature Xeon X86 cores and more than 50 GPGPU cores loosely based on what was previously known as Larrabee. Knights Corner will be fabricated using Intel's 22nm tri-gate process node beginning in 2012, though the firm would not be drawn on the exact core count at this time."
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The world's most popular open source database
Table of Contents [+/-]
Replication enables data from one MySQL database server (called the master) to be replicated to one or more MySQL database servers (slaves). Replication is asynchronous - your replication slaves do not need to be connected permanently to receive updates from the master, which means that updates can occur over long-distance connections and even temporary solutions such as a dial-up service. Depending on the configuration, you can replicate all databases, selected databases, or even selected tables within a database.
The target uses for replication in MySQL include:
Scale-out solutions - spreading the load among multiple slaves to improve performance. In this environment, all writes and updates must take place on the master server. Reads, however, may take place on one or more slaves. This model can improve the performance of writes (since the master is dedicated to updates), while dramatically increasing read speed across an increasing number of slaves.
Data security - because data is replicated to the slave, and the slave can pause the replication process, it is possible to run backup services on the slave without corrupting the corresponding master data.
Analytics - live data can be created on the master, while the analysis of the information can take place on the slave without affecting the performance of the master.
Long-distance data distribution - if a branch office would like to work with a copy of your main data, you can use replication to create a local copy of the data for their use without requiring permanent access to the master.
Replication in MySQL features support for one-way, asynchronous replication, in which one server acts as the master, while one or more other servers act as slaves. This is in contrast to the synchronous replication which is a characteristic of MySQL Cluster (see MySQL Cluster NDB 6.X/7.X).
There are a number of solutions available for setting up replication between two servers, but the best method to use depends on the presence of data and the engine types you are using. For more information on the available options, see Section 16.1.1, "How to Set Up Replication".
There are two core types of replication format, Statement Based Replication (SBR), which replicates entire SQL statements, and Row Based Replication (RBR), which replicates only the changed rows. You may also use a third variety, Mixed Based Replication (MBR), which is the default mode in MySQL 5.4 and later. For more information on the different replication formats, see Section 16.1.2, "Replication Formats".
Replication is controlled through a number of different options and variables. These control the core operation of the replication, timeouts and the databases and filters that can be applied on databases and tables. For more information on the available options, see Section 16.1.3, "Replication and Binary Logging Options and Variables".
You can use replication to solve a number of different problems, including problems with performance, supporting the backup of different databases and for use as part of a larger solution to alleviate system failures. For information on how to address these issues, see Section 16.2, "Replication Solutions".
For notes and tips on how different data types and statements are treated during replication, including details of replication features, version compatibility, upgrades, and problems and their resolution, including an FAQ, see Section 16.3, "Replication Notes and Tips".
Detailed information on the implementation of replication, how replication works, the process and contents of the binary log, background threads and the rules used to decide how statements are recorded and replication, see Section 16.4, "Replication Implementation".
MySQL Enterprise. The MySQL Enterprise Monitor provides numerous advisors that provide immediate feedback about replication-related problems. For more information, see http://www.mysql.com/products/enterprise/advisors.html.
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Handy mysql log rotation script. For those not
using any chroot environements, comment out both
lines in #chroot section. Set MYSQL_HOME QUERYLOG
SLOWLOG ERRLOG appropiately.
# MySQL log rotation
# firstname.lastname@example.com
# chroot
# mysql
# most universal method for calculating
yesterday's date in YYYYMMDD format
DATE=`/usr/bin/perl -e
if ! [ -s ${PID_FILE} ]; then
echo " Error: pid file not found."
exit 1;
PID=`cat $PID_FILE`
echo -n "Rotating logs: "
if [ -e ${QUERYLOG} ]; then
echo -n "querylog "
/bin/mv ${QUERYLOG} ${QUERYLOG}.${DATE}
if [ -e ${SLOWLOG} ]; then
echo -n "slowlog "
/bin/mv ${SLOWLOG} ${SLOWLOG}.${DATE}
if [ -e ${ERRLOG} ]; then
echo -n "errlog "
/bin/mv ${ERRLOG} ${ERRLOG}.${DATE}
/bin/kill -1 $PID
Run from cron at midnight.
|Posted by S Harper on June 19 2008 8:03am
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To answer the above question, in the current version, replication supports parallel processing for reads, but you have to be extremely careful for writes.
There is, however, a way around the write limitations in most application situations.
Let's say you have two websites: Each site _could_ be (and in many default situations is) hosted on its own server with its own cpu and MySQL database.
The problems inherent in that situation are reliability (uptime), waste of system resources and lack of flexibility with system resources.
So instead you setup both websites to run on both servers. (Details of IP level load balancing are beyond the scope of this post, but there are lots of options available.) Now, if you've limited your application appropriately, you could setup both servers to write to each other, but I personally wouldn't recommend that you accept that limitation, as it can be fraught with hidden dangers.
Besides, in most applications, the vast majority of the load is reads, not writes.
The language your application is written in is probably implemented with pools of database connectors to service application threads. Using that model, you would setup a pool of read threads on each server to balance their reads from their local MySQL database and the replicated one on the other server.
For writes, you would setup your connectors on both servers to use the master MySQL database for writes, then setup a different pool of connectors for writes to use the slave database. You'll have to handle the error at your application level, but when the master is unavailable, then you switch your application to start writing to the slave instead.
You'll need to write some explicit error handling to tell the slave it's now the master and prevent the original master from being used for reads or writes until it has become the slave in turn and refreshed itself from the slave.
Writing a record to the database immediately after a transition from slave to master to use as a locking mechanism can help ensure that your application always knows what state the two (or more) MySQL databases are in with regards to which pool of connectors writes should be sent to.
A cleaner solution, but much more expensive option in terms of hardware, would be to use two database servers with a hardware IP level load balancer between them and the application servers. In that case, use the same method of using different connection pools for reads and writes, but configure them to hit one IP for each, then configure the load balancer to send the read IP address to both database servers, while only sending the write IP address to one database server at a time. The other database server(s) would be configured to only have traffic sent to them for the write IP address if the original has failed.
You could then safely chain multiple databases to each other for circular writing, but still ensure that all writes only originate in the correct sequence because unless there is a database failure, they are only performed on one database server.
Of course, before you try any replication scheme, be sure to read http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/replication-howto.html and the rest of this section of the manual looking for gotchas!
|Posted by Achilleterzo on May 7 2005 3:52pm
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Im testing replication structured master to cascade of slave servers but i got sync problem if a client use a slave to insert/update data.
Waiting for a master-2-master replication i solved this issue by a little cron in php:
$db = mysql_connect("master-host","master-user","master-pwd") or $db = false;
if ($db!=false) {
$db = mysql_connect("localhost","local-user","local-pwd") or die ("Could not connect to MySQL");
mysql_query("stop slave; DROP DATABASE my_database; load data from master; start slave;");
|Posted by Jerome Davies on May 19 2005 10:46am
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If you are using InnoDB tables, remember that nothing is replicated until the transaction is completed, so if you need to read information to complete the transaction that is dependent upon what has been written eg the value of an auto_increment field, you need to read it from the master.


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The Don Ryan Center for Innovation has a nice ring to it.
The naming of the technology incubator is a fitting tribute to the man who helped to make the project in Bluffton become reality.
Don Ryan was instrumental in helping get the project off the ground. Right before he died suddenly in September he offered space in the CareCore National building for the project so it had a home.
CareCore's 48,000-square-foot building at Buckwalter Place seems like a natural place for budding entrepreneurs to take root.
The board of directors voted unanimously to honor Ryan by naming the center after him. The vote came in the executive board room at CareCore, which Ryan brought to Buckwalter Place's technology park as CareCore co-founder, chairman and CEO.
Through a program offered by Clemson University's Institute for Economic and Community Development, Bluffton is sponoring the public-private project. In 2011 the town was the first of five pilot communities picked for the university's "Building the Technology Village" project in non-metropolitan areas. The goal of the three-year pilot is to provide a breeding ground for technology oriented businesses, fueling new business and jobs, and diversifying the economy.
Bluffton's town manager, Anthony Barrett, coordinated the incubator agreement and said Ryan "had the courage to stand up and say it's time for the community to step up and do something of this nature, and then he provided the space to do it."
Ryan provided the vision and space. It's a shame he won't be around to see the project take root. But with his name on the building, his family will forever be reminded of the impact he made with his commitment to excellence and innovation.
The South Carolina primary is Saturday. It's known as the "First in the South" primary for both parties.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and anyone can vote in the primary.
At stake is who will represent the GOP in the presidential election in November against President Barack Obama.
Most of the GOP candidates have visited the Lowcountry or will be here between now and Saturday's primary. Bluffton seems to be a popular destination for politicians.
Several candidates have made appearances at Sun City Hilton Head where they find a crowd and lots of supporters.
The state's primary has been an important one for the Republican Party. It is considered by some a "firewall" to protect frontrunners in the nomination race. And it was designed to stop any momentum of candidates who received a boost from strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Here's a little bit of trivia: From its inception in 1980 through the election of 2008, the winner of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary has gone on to win the nomination.
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For better or for worse Chuck Norris and his big bushy 1970s mustache will forever be the face of the American martial arts film. It's not because his films were any good so much as it is the simple fact that he was there and he never went away. Guys like Jim Kelly and Don Knotts simply faded into the background, while Van Damme and Steven Seagal were relegated to the rows of direct-to-video fare when audiences finally caught on that there was no real reason to be watching On Deadly Ground when you could watch Jackie Chan instead. By all means, Norris should have joined one of these two groups by now, but like an agile cat, he manages to bend and twist and avoid the arrows, keeping himself just above the ranks of the fallen.
He got his start in movies thanks to Bruce Lee's many contacts in Hollywood, namely Dean Martin. Martin used Norris as a stunt extra for one of the Matt Helm movies before Norris really made an impact as the boss bad guy in Bruce Lee's classic Way of the Dragon. Their confrontation during the film's finale in the Roman Coliseum is one of the top screen fights in kungfu film history. Bruce wanted to work with Chuck Norris because, unlike most martial arts stars, he was adamant about casting real-life martial artists to fight n his film. Most filmmakers were happy with dancers, gymnasts, or people who could just wave their arms wildly at the camera and tumble around.
When Lee got a chance to direct a film, one of the first things he did was set about hiring the best martial artists he could afford. For the film's biggest fight, he turned to Chuck Norris. After making such an impact in that film, where audiences around the globe were wowed by his intense fighting style and abundance of body hair, it was no surprise that people started thinking about casting him in larger roles. His first was as the head heavy in Yellow Faced Tiger, released in the United States as Slaughter in San Francisco. What that role had in common with his role in Way of the Dragon was that it was a Hong Kong film that didn't really require more from Chuck than kicking some ass. His lines can be summed up pretty much as the following: "Hmmm," "Arrrr," and of course, "Ha ha ha ha ha!"
When Chuck finally got to start speaking his own language (or any language at all beyond primal grunts and evil laughter), people found that he wasn't really that great an actor. What did they expect? It's not like he was actor. How good at karate are your average actors? Luckily, scripts rarely demanded more from Chuck than his poor man's Clint Eastwood, and when they did, he was wooden but certainly not the worst performer in the world. Not that it mattered. People weren't lining up to see Force of One in hopes of catching some really heart-wrenching scenes of Chuck Norris emoting all over the place. They were, however, hoping for heart-wrenching scenes in the most literal sense. In that category, Norris always delivered. Throughout the 1970s, Norris' fame and onscreen body count grew rapidly. His specialty was the "man of peace driven to extreme measures by evil people," his days as a cackling villain long behind him. Norris' characters were always noble, humble, and generally fond of cowboy garb.
Folks liked Chuck Norris movies because they identified with him. He was just this normal looking guy: not all that handsome, not all that muscular, but possessed of intense inner strength matched by fists that could shatter brick and bone. He was always the moralist, always the straight guy, always the hero at a time when antiheroes were all the rage. Sure, he butted heads with the higher-ups and rattled a few cages, but that's because there was so much corruption around him. He was just as likely to put cowboy boot to ass on a corrupt politician or police chief as he was coke dealer or robber-baron. While there was no shortage of tough-as-nails heroes for the urban crowd, Norris was one of the few guys out there dealing double-fisted beat-downs in the name of all the rural, small-town guys who talked softly and wore bootcut jeans. He was Billy Jack without the endless scenes of improvisational theater and explanations of the alternative hippie school.
The one problem aside from his limited acting range was the limited writing range of whoever was dreaming up those movies. Pretty much every one of them entails Chuck beating up a bunch of small-town thugs or international drug lords employing small-town thugs. Rarely did he face off against other martial artists, which I guess is realistic (how many fights have you seen that bust out into fully choreographed kungfu fights?) but not all that interesting to watch. Uneven pacing and cliché scripts only helped to muddy the waters, keeping most of Chuck's films in the "not good but still enjoyable" range until the 1990s, when he dropped the "but still enjoyable" aspect of his work.
In 1980, Chuck Norris made a film that used what was then a little-known but increasingly popular martial arts legend. The legend was the Ninja, and the movie was The Octagon. The ninja trend would really start rolling a year later with the release of Cannon Films' Enter the Ninja, but Norris beat everyone to the spinning punch when he incorporated the mask-wearing shadow warriors into this not altogether bad little martial arts adventure. Norris plays Scott James – an action hero who has a normal name instead of being named something like "Derek Ice" or "Maximilian Scorpio, Esquire." Scott's just your average Southwestern dude who happens to have a secret Ninja past and a Ninja brother who wants to kill him some day. Scott also has a tendency to allow his thoughts to be broadcast as echoing whispers throughout the entire movie, which gets pretty annoying after about, oh let's say the first time it happens. Call it personal preference, but I really hate the whole "echoing voice-over" thought-bubble thing. It just seems goofy to me, and I can't stand that they always have to make it a whisper. Scott never thinks in a normal voice, just like all those people in Dune thought to themselves in whispers. I tend to think to myself in Patrick Stewart's voice, all booming and commanding.
Scott gets tangled up with a militia that trains potential terrorists using Ninja techniques. Watching these would-be thugs get their ninja training reminded me of the year Phillip Holder moved to Gainesville and amused us all with his self-aggrandizing fliers stapled up all over town. Anyone who has ever picked up a copy of Inside Kungfu is no doubt familiar not only with Chuck Norris brand karate jeans (with increased stretchability for when you need to kick a trucker in the head while still lookin' good and not ripping the seat of your pants), but also with (self-proclaimed) Grand Master Phillip Holder, who peppered the magazine with ads hocking his instructional videos. When he moved his global training center to Gainesville, Florida, he put signs up everywhere looking for students who wanted to be trained by "the world's third deadliest man." No one ever explained that title to me. I guess there is some international governing body that hands out "deadliest man" rankings, but that still doesn't explain the exact nature of Holder's claim. Is he the third man to hold the title "world's deadliest man," or is that in the race to be the world's deadliest man, there are two men in the world deadlier than Phillip Holder?
Anyway, he crossed over into Octagon territory when he opened a summer camp for "Bodyguard and Ninjitsu Training." I have no doubt that Phillip Holder could hand me my ass on a silver platter, just as I have no doubt that the few beer-swilling, Joe Don Baker looking good ol' boys who attended the Grand Master's ninja summer camp could kick my ass in less time than it would take them to down a can of Red Dog, but let's face it: being able to kick my ass doesn't exactly qualify you for Grand Master status or serve as a major stepping stone on your way to becoming a ninja. I'm guessing that alumnus of the Phillip Holder Ninja Camp (or "Kamp" if you are funny) were about the same as the people graduating from this Octagon thing, meaning they're the type of gang who would get their ass kicked by a single well-trained individual.
But Norris is a man of peace, and he doesn't just haul off and kick someone's ass without dragging the decision out for the first two-thirds of the film. Luckily, people keep trying to kill him for no real reason, so he does get to fight a lot in between echoing voice-over thought whispers of him going, "Sakura, could it be you?" as he contemplates the possibility that his old ninja brother is the man behind the terrorist ninja camp. Speaking of terrorist camps, here's a question I've had on my mind since I first saw all that footage of Al Quaeda training facilities with the guys scrambling over ramps and stuff: why do terrorists need to know how to perform well on gymborees? Honestly, I think whenever Osama bin Laden couldn't think of anything more destructive for his thugs to do, he'd just send them out to jump over the bars and swing on the ropes. Are they planning on taking down America by challenging us to a footrace through an obstacle course? Or are they training to win that Gymkata game?
One of the women at the terrorist training camp decides this is all a little much, and makes a hasty retreat, eventually coming into contact with Scott (Norris), who has been busy playing games with some rich chick while his best friend grumbles and Lee Van Cleef drifts in and out of the film in an attempt to spur Chuck's character to action or possibly just collect a paycheck. You'd say that Van Cleef was slumming it in b-movie action realm if his filmography wasn't so full of shame. Given that he would later go on to star in the abysmal Master Ninja television series, it's safe to say that this movie is the pinnacle of all things Lee Van Cleef has done involving ninjas. Eventually, the reformed terrorist chick shows her boobs to Chuck Norris and he finally gets off his peace-lovin' ass track down Sakura's ninja camp. The terrorist chick shoots stuff, Lee Van Cleef gets to blow things up, and Chuck Norris has to fight his way through a maze filled with ninja henchmen before facing off against the final ninja henchman (who insists on wearing an elaborate get-up and metal mask even though the training facility is in the middle of the desert in Mexico) and, ultimately, his estranged blood brother.
The Octagon takes a lot of flack for "looking dated," which has never hit me as an especially meaningful criticism. It's what people say who can't remember back more than three years. It's not Chuck's fault that fashion in the late 1970s was so abysmal. Luckily for him, cowboy fashion has been the same pretty much since the 1800's, so at least he isn't strutting around in all those plaid flares Sonny Chiba had a tendency to don. That a film looks dated really doesn't bother me or register, most likely because I've been watching film so closely for so long now that I've simply learned to disregard certain trivial things that other people seem to get hung up on. Besides, there's plenty of stuff to complain about in The Octagon without having to dwell on the khaki pantsuits and things like that.
First, of course, there's that damn whispering. I go to bed at night, and I hear Chuck Norris whispering in the wind. I'm thinking of recording all his weird echoing whispers and playing them at random intervals during subway rides around town. That would at least afford me some small amount of satisfaction for having to hear ol' Chuck's whisper-thought so much. It seems weird to have to yell "Shut up!" at a guy who isn't actually saying anything. Watching The Octagon is a simulation of what it must feel like to have ESP.
Coming out when it did, The Octagon is basically a 1970s action film with a 1980 release date. As such, it suffers from many of that era's shortcomings, which are actually many of the same things that endeared the movies to me. It's needlessly arty in some places, amateurishly crude in others. Flashbacks have a freaky tint to them, and many of the nighttime scenes are poorly lit (or at least poorly transferred from the original negatives). The pacing is also pretty uneven. When there's action a-brewin', it's generally pretty good, but when it comes down to scenes of Chuck Norris engaging in witty banter with Lee Van Cleef or the rich lady, things just grind to a halt. Luckily, the final third of the film dispenses with the dialogue altogether save for the occasional shout of "Sakura!!!" and just makes with the martial arts mayhem.
I also don't begrudge Chuck Norris the chance to have a cute girl get naked for him during the film's one short love scene. Given the chance, I'm sure most of us would write ourselves a script that involved some attractive young gal rubbing her boobs against us, or some strapping young cabana boy giving us a cocoa butter rub-down. But understandable or not, I'm not so into seeing Chuck Norris' carpetlike chest stroked lovingly like someone might pet a furry dog or a sasquatch. I mean, you slide your fingers into that jungle, and there's a chance some of them won't come back out.
Action, of course, is what we're here for, and when the movie shuts up long enough, it delivers some solid martial arts fun. Sure, we're not talking Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, but as far as American martial arts films go, The Octagon has better than average fight scenes. Norris is in good form and this movie has the wisdom to pit him against other martial artists rather than fist-swinging country lugs. While the choreography isn't mind-blowing, it's definitely solid and even believable for the most part. Sakura is played by Japanese karate movie mainstay Tadashi Yamashita, and Richard Norton shows up as a thug, so this movie isn't devoid of martial arts talent. For the most part, fights are well done. I'm sure fans of the wild wire-fu and undercranked nonsense will find the fights sluggish, but since I enjoy the old school even if it's slower and doesn't fly through the treetops, I thought The Octagon's martial arts were pretty enjoyable.
As for the ninjas, I'm not quite sure what their deal was. I know that ninja popularity was on the rise as this film was being completed, but none of the ninjas in the movie do anything particularly ninjalike. Sure, they sneak into houses and try to strangle Chuck Norris, but there's no real reason to do masks and cloaks for that. Well, masks maybe, but you don't exactly blend in with the surroundings running around your average Southwestern city in a ninja uniform and cloak. They don't seem to be teaching their students very much, either. Sakura and his sai-wielding ninja right hand man kick dirt at people and do that thing where you teach them a lesson by beating them up, but none of their pupils seems especially accomplished at any point. I wonder if Sakura and his masked pal didn't go back home after a day of watching the recruits screw up and bemoan the sorry state of ninjitsu students these days. Additionally, if the entire idea behind the art of ninjitsu is that you blend in to your surroundings, why would a bunch of Japanese ninjas build their camp in Mexico then strut around the local barrio in their ninja outfits? Mexico is a pretty laid back place, but even the most stereotypical Mexican peasant would be stirred from his siesta by a troupe of ninjas marching down the street. Maybe Sakura just passes his men off as some Cirque du Soliel type of thing.
On the acting front – well, you get what you pay for. That Chuck Norris has never been nominated for a "Best Actor" Oscar is no travesty of justice, and he proves that here. He's not bad, per se, but he is stiff. He gives it the ol' college try, and he's better than a lot of the other actors in the genre. Lee Van Cleef is there to pay some bills, but he turns in a decent performance, though half the time exactly what he's even doing is a bit unclear. Yamashida is all action, few words, as is Norton. The rest of the cast – well, let's leave it at the fact that there's a good reason you've probably never heard of most of them before or after this film.
Problems aside, The Octagon really isn't such a bad film. It was the first out of the ninja gate, even if Enter the Ninja was more popular, so it gets points for being historically important in that regard (or however historically important low-budget B-movie action films can be). It's certainly better than vast many ninja films that would be released throughout the 1980s, sitting at the top of the heap alongside the likes of Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, and Pray for Death. Granted, that's not an especially tall heap, but it's better than nothing. If you're looking for wild ninja action and people disappearing into puffs of purple smoke, your better off with a film like Ninja Hunters. If, however, you appreciate decent low-budget 1970s action films, The Octagon has a lot of fun to offer despite the stop and go pacing and low production values. I'm much happier with a low key film like this than I am overblown, special effects laden crap like we see today. Call me a cranky old redneck with no taste, but I'd much rather see Chuck Norris beating up ninjas in some sandy courtyard than I would ever watch Jet Li do cgi-fu and "bullet time" effects.


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Birmingham boss Chris Hughton quipped that the drinks were on Colin Doyle and Jonathan Spector after their team-mates bailed them out by coming from behind to beat NK Maribor 2-1.
Birmingham boss Chris Hughton quipped that the drinks were on Colin Doyle and Jonathan Spector after their team-mates bailed them out by coming from behind to beat NK Maribor 2-1.
Hughton's npower Championship side went a goal down in their Europa League Group H clash in Slovenia when goalkeeper Doyle completely missed Spector's ill-advised backpass and allowed Dalibor Volas in to score. But City showed fighting spirit to level through Chris Burke before Wade Elliott hit a dramatic winner.
Hughton said: "Overall I thought it was a good game. From my point of view I was very frustrated with the first goal we conceded and one of the reasons we're happy we won is because we wouldn't have liked to have lost to a goal like that."
He added: "We showed great character and team spirit and in the end I thought we were worthy winners. You do reflect on goals like that and it's always good to clear things up after mistakes.
"In defence of Colin, it was a very difficult ball for him to deal with. It was then important we didn't concede again and we managed that and then went on to get a grip on the game.
"I would think Colin and Jonathan might offer to buy Chris and Wade a drink now!" These things are part and parcel of the game. Their goal was very much a mistake. Anybody can make them and it just makes us more thankful to get the result. Someone made a mistake today and someone else might make the next one. That's football."
While his side lie 19th in the Championship, Hughton is still determined to make the most of his side's European adventure.
"Of course we want to do well in this competition," he said. "The most important thing for us is competing and we know Brugge and Braga are very experienced and have so much quality."
Maribor coach Darko Milanic, who masterminded Rangers' downfall at the play-off stage, said: "In the first half I thought we were the better team and we played an excellent game. We had many chances and scored after they made the mistake. We had everything under control at that stage but knew our opponents were very dangerous.
"In the second half though we were not as clever on the ball and Birmingham were more dangerous. They capitalised on our mistakes and scored and after that we didn't keep it together. Birmingham showed the spirit I expected them to show. The result just shows the quality in the group."


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Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet is a well-known weapon in the fight against heart disease, but exactly how effective is it?
To find out, researchers led by Dr. Ramón Estruch, from the Department of Internal Medicine at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, put the Mediterranean diet to the test against a low-fat diet. They followed participants to track rates of heart attack, stroke and heart-disease-related death. After nearly five years, the results were so striking for one group that the study was stopped early, according to research published online by the New England Journal of Medicine.


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Robert Rosen's company, Justice Paralegal, became so busy in its center city headquarters at One Liberty Place after being founded last year that Rosen opened up another office on May 1 of this year in Chestnut Hill at 8618 Germantown Ave., behind Chestnut Hill Coffee Co. Justice Paralegal focuses on providing non-attorney legal assistance to clients.
"I've found that many people need legal help; document preparation, legal research, letters, divorces, wills…" explained Rosen, 43, a state-certified paralegal who believes many people are reluctant to call a law firm because of the high cost involved. "…I can do anything an attorney can do with the exception of representing someone in court…"
Rosen grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, where he still lives, and attended Northeast High School. He graduated from Penn State University with a BS in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. He managed hotels for the Hilton Corporation for over 20 years before pursuing a paralegal career and then earned his paralegal certificate at Blackstone Career Institute in Allentown. (Rosen attended online.)
Paralegals, while not lawyers, are professionals trained in a variety of areas of law to assist lawyers in their practices. In the typical firm, paralegals conduct factual and legal research, draft legal documents, work with clients and manage cases. A paralegal service is comprised of a team of paralegals working independently of an established firm in order to offer paralegal services to individuals and law firms.
Robert explained that he's not permitted to give legal advice to clients. "The one thing I tell them up front is I'm not an attorney," said Robert. "If I can't do something, I'm going to forward you to a lawyer I trust…As long as they ask me to do something that's morally and ethically correct, I'll do it.
"The case that satisfied me the most was a landlord-tenant case in which my client was involved with a landlord who did not keep the property up to code. My client had incurred a great deal of expense and was on a fixed income. I did research on the landlord, and it turned out that the landlord was not registered with the Dept of L&I. I submitted a lawsuit on behalf of my client, and she settled out of court and received enough money for her and her daughter to move to a safer and affordable new property. She personally came in to my office to give me a hug! That's what life is all about. It felt so good to make a difference in someone else's life."
Paralegals generally research, draft and check for accuracy, then present their work to an attorney, who then signs off on the completed tasks. "In the legal business," Rosen insisted, "if you want to know what's going on, ask the paralegal…When the attorney represents someone in court, nine times out of 10 the paralegals have done the work, and the attorney presents it. (The attorneys) understand it and look it over, so they can own it, but it's the paralegals who do all the dirty work."
Rosen began his paralegal career when he worked for a prominent criminal defense attorney in center city. He didn't make much money, but one day he observed a woman giving the attorney a lot of money. Robert ended up getting called to the office by his boss and was asked to deposit the money to the bank. Once Robert came back with the receipt, his boss asked him to work on a petition. Robert drafted the petition, which the judge granted in a matter of moments.
"My boss said, 'Very, very good work,' and I was excited because it was my work…Then I realized, though, that the boss had just collected $3,000 but didn't do a thing. I did the work and then collected my $12 an hour. That was my thought process. How do I get my name out there?"
Rosen eventually went out on his own and started receiving calls soon after placing an ad on Craigslist. He was so adamant about taking phone calls that he even answered the call of a client on New Year's Eve. He says that now, 40 percent of his business is repeat business.
"I have fallen in love with the merchants, people and the beautiful scenery here in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy. It's been wonderful," said Robert, who enjoys the less congested, more spacious location, although he still maintains the center city office as well.
In addition to his involvement with Justice Paralegal, Robert is actively involved with young people in the inner city. He was recently elected to the board of the Philadelphia Children's Foundation, where he serves to connect disadvantaged schools and youth with necessary technology and educational materials. He created a program that allows citizens to trade computers for discounted paralegal services. This program allows the community to save money while providing computers to disadvantaged children.
More information on Justice Paralegal can be found at 267-331-6891 or www.justiceparalegal.net.


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Cedarglen I guess I;m a newbie on this forum and missed the original. Brick chili is +/- esactly what I'm looking for and I would like to try this one. If possible, please send the formula via the [private] back door, or repost it. I'll be watching for it. Thanks! Cedarglen
Gwenevere1946 HI Again, Just checking to see if anyone enjoyed the chili Brick recipe I submitted a while back (3/20/09)! I would be pleased to hear any comment. Gwenevere
tbgoodwillie Hey Gwen, I am Tim, grandson of a man named Ralph Burton who owned/operated "Ralph's Chili Joint" in downtown Kansas City. I wonder if this is the same Ralph, Cuz? There is a story about my grandpa's joint, that it was so popular that, not unlike other restaurants in KC, it was not segregated; and Ralph's was EXTRA popular with black folks and the building owners did not like that, so they said that they would kick him out if he didn't stop letting the black people eat in his dining room. So, Ralph just invited them into the kitchen where they ate with my Mom, Aunt, and Grandma. But, Ralph's Chili Joint was SO popular with black folks that the kitchen filled up quick, so he took the counter that divided the dining area from the kitchen and moved it all the way up to the front of the restaurant, leaving only a little space between the door and counter, and effectively turning the entire joint in to a kitchen, so as to accommodate his customers; which in turn had him making $1000 bucks a week, BIG money back then and not so bad now either! My wife and I are looking into opening a chili parlour, here in KC but serving, along w/ Ralph's traditional KC style chili, New Mexican-style red and green, and Mexican Chili Verde, heck maybe even some curried goat too? Neat to find Ralph, Chili, and Kansas City in a search! Recently, when we moved back home to KC I found some old reel-to-reel tapes in the attic, that are air-checks of KCMK radio, same station Patsy Cline played her last show at, called "Dinner Bell Jamboree", this radio show is "brought to you by" by "TJ's Chili Parlour" check it out great old-time commercials and fantastic live country music! EZPZRZ-Tim


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More States Looking To Neutralize The NSA Through Local Legislation
from the a-widening-split-between-the-federal-government-and-its-constituents dept
The NSA's new data center in Utah has provided the flashpoint for legislation targeted at "nullifying" the agency by cutting off its access to public utilities and/or leveraging the powers granted to states to combat federal government overreach. An activist group known as The Tenth Amendment Center proposed a state law that would cut off the new data center's much needed water supply, along with any other public utility or service, like sanitation and road repair, in hopes of (at minimum) forcing the NSA to reconsider its collection tactics, or failing that, to find a new home.
Now, more states are joining the push-back against the agency, again using legislation crafted at the state level to curtail the NSA's overreach, as The New American reports.
In Arizona, SB1156, which has 14 Republican sponsors, was introduced by state Sen. Kelli Ward. It would bar the state from providing material support to the agency's activities and ban any data collected without a warrant from being used in court.New Hampshire
Ward announced her intentions in December to introduce a bill that would keep Arizona from supporting the NSA.
HB 1533 is a bipartisan bill sponsored by two GOP lawmakers and one Democrat. The measure requires law enforcement to obtain "a warrant to search information in a portable electronic device."New Hampshire's government is also considering another bill (HB 1619), which restores the expectation of privacy to information given to third parties, something the NSA, FBI and others have relied on for years to acquire data without warrants.
Section IV of the bill mandates that "A government entity that purposely violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor."
An individual shall have an expectation of privacy in personal information, including personal identifiers, content, and usage, given or available to third-party providers of information and services, including telephone; electric, water and other utility services; internet service providers; social media providers; banks and financial institutions; insurance companies; and credit card companies.As The New American notes, this restoration goes even further than just protecting American citizens. The wording specifically notes this applies to "individuals" rather than just "citizens," extending the protection to non-citizen US residents and visitors.
The Tennessee Fourth Amendment Protection Act was introduced by State Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) late Tuesday evening. Rep. Andy Holt (R-Dresden) will file the companion bill in the House.The entity mentioned in the legislation, OffNow, is a creation of the Tenth Amendment Center, and its legislative activity seeks to nullify the agency through the power of states and their public utilities. With enough support, many states could make themselves inhospitable hosts for the NSA by tying utility access to stipulations like the above. At the very least, state governments who pass laws like these will be "on the record" as not being complicit in the NSA's questionable collection activities. It also indicates they're willing to combat government overreach, which in the age of Real ID, nationalized health care and domestic surveillance, is a good stance to be taking.
Based on model legislation drafted by the OffNow coalition, SB1849 would prohibit the state of Tennessee from "providing material support to…any federal agency claiming the power to authorize the collection of electronic data or metadata of any person pursuant to any action not based on a warrant" as required by the Fourth Amendment.
The real test of legislation like those above will be when the NSA offers to set up shop in these locations. Turning down the agency means turning down a whole lot of federal money and additional employment, something that may not sit well with many constituents, and even less so with certain politicians.
New Hampshire's and Arizona's bills will face additional challenges as neither limits the wording to only the NSA's collections/"searches." (New Hampshire's bill only says "federal agency.") Arizona's in particular will affect local law enforcement as well, and if they've become used to a certain level of warrantless access, they won't be too thrilled to give that up. The heaviest push-back there may be from local PDs and sheriffs departments, although the arguments against the bills will be very familiar -- swapping only "crime" (or "drugs") for "terrorism."
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Wake Forest adds former Robert Morris starter
Winston-Salem, NC (Sports Network) - The Wake Forest Demon Deacons have added some depth to their backcourt as former Robert Morris guard Coron Williams has transferred to the school for the 2013-14 season.
Williams will be using his fifth year of eligibility with the Demon Deacons and will be able to play right away as he will be graduating from Robert Morris this spring.
"We are excited to welcome Coron to the Wake Forest basketball family," said head coach Jeff Bzdelik. "He combines athleticism with an excellent long range shooting ability. Coron's maturity and leadership will be a great asset to our team next season. We are all looking forward to having him join our program."
In the last two seasons Williams started 71-of-72 games for the Colonials and averaged 10.0 points per game, while shooting 42.1 percent from 3-point range.
"I think I can spread the court for this team with my shooting ability, coming off screens and moving to get open off penetration," Williams said. "I can also bring some leadership and experience after playing four years of college basketball."


text: New Ways to Map Fields March 25, 2011 09:21 PM Tweet In 2010, the Farm Journal Test Plots crew mapped 1,500 acres of corn with three ground-based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) sensors. Of that, 600 acres were also mapped with aerial and satellite images. © Darrell Smith TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Margy Eckelkamp Director of Content Development, Machinery Pete Email One of the goals of the Farm Journal Test Plots is to stay up-to-date with emerging technologies that can help you farm more efficiently and take yields higher. In the past five years, one of the biggest technologies to come on the scene has been NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) mapping. NDVI maps are a tool for in-season scouting and year-to-year field management. The data collected can help you refine management zones and production practices. Acres mapped. In 2010, the Farm Journal Test Plots crew went to the field with all of the commercially available technologies to create NDVI maps. There are multiple ways to collect data for the maps: equipment-mounted sensors, images taken from airplanes and satellite imagery. For the ground-based sensors, the crew used OptRx available from Ag Leader Technology, CropSpec from Topcon and GreenSeeker from Trimble. The aerial images were gathered by GeoVantage, and the satellite imagery was provided by Satshot. The crew gathered NDVI images with all of the sources across 600 acres of corn. Using the ground-based sensors, an additional 900 acres of corn was NDVI mapped. With one set of sensors externally mounted on the tractor cab and two more across the sidedress toolbar, the test plots crew used three displays to map the real-time data. Installation of the sensors required a simple setup: a head unit, module and monitor to operate in the cab. The OptRx and GreenSeeker sensors were installed on a sidedress toolbar, a CropSpec sensor was mounted on both sides of the tractor cab and the fields were mapped when sidedressing nitrogen. Although the sensors can apply algorithms to determine nitrogen rates, the crew used the sensors solely for mapping. "The advantage of the ground-based sensors is that the farmer controls when the map is created," says Isaac Ferrie, who works on the test plots. "These sensors provide instant data and require little or no calibration." Ferrie notes that there is a learning curve when operating the sensors and that farmers are responsible for processing their own maps. The resolution of the map varies by system; all of the sensors we used were set to create a map based on the 40' swath of the sidedress toolbar. "With the GreenSeeker and OptRx sensors, we were able to gather maps that were very comparable in results," says Brad Beutke, who also works on the test plots. "With the CropSpec mounted on the cab, it takes a much wider angle reading of the crop, and we had some interference with dust. After refining those maps, taking into account the direction of the wind, we were able to achieve maps that mimicked those of the other sensors." The ground-based sensors generate a NDVI map with each sprayer or sidedress pass. The aerial imagery maps provided by GeoVantage are captured by using an airplane outfitted with cameras. "To schedule the flights, the company needs a significant amount of acres in the area to send a plane," Ferrie says. "But this method of mapping doesn't require the farmer to buy, install and calibrate equipment. The maps are uploaded to a password-protected website for download." The satellite images from Satshot are collected every time a satellite orbit crosses your fields. This allows maps to be gathered multiple times throughout the season, but the data can only be collected during daylight hours and some shots can be disturbed by cloud cover. "Satshot can access historical data from your fields as well," Beutke says. "Not only can you get multiple maps for the current season but multiple years, when available." Dig into details. The test plots crew has learned that the real value of NDVI maps is their detail compared with yield monitor maps. NDVI maps give a snapshot of the crop when management changes can be made. When both maps are collected, the NDVI map can be an in-season progress report and the yield map the report card. "For example, if the NDVI map shows nitrogen loss early enough in the season, there could still be time to rescue that loss," Ferrie says. The crew identifies the following three areas for measuring the usefulness of NDVI maps: resolution, timeliness and cost. The resolution of the map determines the details in the data. "It's important to understand resolution, which is the length and width of each measured point or pixel," Ferrie says. "How you plan to use the map will determine the resolution you need to seek out." He explains that with 30-meter resolution, you see variation across the field and start to see management zones. At 10-meter resolution, the management zones are more defined. At 3-meter to 1-meter resolution, you can see streaks in nitrogen application and identify compaction in the pinch rows and water pockets. Submeter resolution is available at a greater cost. "Most commonly, the satellite images for agricultural use provide 30-meter to 10-meter resolution but can be 'krieged,' which simulates a higher resolution," Ferrie says. "There are higher resolutions available from the satellite services at varying costs." The GreenSeeker has multiple sensors and the NDVI value it computes is the average of the entire swath width. It has the ability to record individual sensors with dedicated software. The OptRx and CropSpec sensors in this project also used average NDVI values across the working width, but they can report data based on individual sensors. Timing mapping efforts is key. For example, the test plots crew ordered the aerial maps on June 7 and drove the fields that day with ground-based sensors. The aerial map was flown on June 17, and Satshot captured a usable map on June 23. Another factor in timeliness is measuring plant health when it most reflects yield potential. "Some of the best maps that correlate to yield maps are shot right before tassel," Ferrie says. "With this type of technology, you can use high-clearance equipment with the ground-based sensors or use the aerial and satellite images, but it may be too late to rescue lost yield potential." A notable difference between the ground-based sensors and aerial mapping services is the light source they depend on. All of the ground-based sensors we used are active light sensors and provide their own light source for gathering data, whereas the aerial images use passive light from the sun to get the NDVI readings. "Two problems you have with aerial imagery is that clouds can block a clear image of the field and can interfere with the sunlight and alter the NDVI reading." Ferrie says. "One tip we give to farmers who are having aerial or satellite images created is to have the company provide a color photo with the map." He says that some areas that looked like a poor crop have proven to be shadows, possibly caused by clouds, buildings or wind turbines. Technology tool. From this demonstration, the test plots crew learned that NDVI mapping can serve as a farm management tool to maximize yields. "The technology is getting better and more affordable," Beutke says. "To get the greatest value, understand the information you're collecting, know its uses and limitations and put that information into practice. The maps provide an understanding of the variation and when it appeared, but you have to ground-truth its source." Thank You to Our Test Plot Partners Each Farm Journal Test Plot is a cooperative effort. Thanks go to: Ag Leader Technology, Chad Fick and Dave King; Topcon and Carol Snyder; Altorfer Ag, Derek Strunk and Travis Cornwell; Trimble, Russ Leinhart and Wayne Wenzel; GeoVantage and Nick Morrow; Satshot and Nathan Faleide; Rod Wilson; Crop-Tech Consulting, Brad Beutke and Isaac Ferrie. Back to news


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The last few years have been, to put it mildly, something of a struggle for Sony, with revenue plummeting due to an increasingly competitive marketplace.
In Tokyo on Wednesday, the company's newly appointed CEO and president Kazuo Hirai presented plans which he believes will help lift the company out of the doldrums to bring it the kind of success to which it was once accustomed. With losses for the last fiscal year expected to hit $6.4 billion, the Japanese electronics company certainly has its work cut out.
Hirai's 'One Sony' restructuring plan includes the reduction of its workforce by 10,000 — about 6 percent of its global workforce — with a statement from the company explaining that the number "includes employees expected to transfer outside the Sony Group as part of the sale of businesses."
In a bid to get the company back on track, Sony said it intends to strengthen its core businesses, which include its digital imaging, gaming and mobile sectors. It hopes that by 2014 combined sales in these three areas will account for 70 percent of the total sales of its entire electronics business.
The company announced its intention to go on delivering "exhilarating entertainment" with its PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita systems, with plans to boost revenue by increasing the number of downloadable game titles available through its PSN platform.
It also said that with regards to its digital imaging sector, it plans to push harder in developing image sensors, signal processing technologies and lenses, and intends to take its technologies to a wider range of businesses from security to medical.
So that it can quickly develop and deliver mobile products to market, Sony said it would be integrating various operations in this part of its business.
To turn around its beleaguered television business, the Japanese company will, for example, reduce the number of models it offers by 40 percent this year and improve design engineering efficiency. It believes it can get its television business back in the black by March 2014.
It also said it intends to "aggressively" promote innovation, and will further expand its business in emerging markets, which includes countries such as India and Mexico.
The restructuring is expected to cost Sony around 75 billion yen ($925 million).
Desperate measures for desperate times, the recently-appointed Hirai has hit the ground running. Now we must wait to see if his plans put Sony back in the driving seat and enable it to compete successfully with the likes of Apple and Samsung, or whether its best days are now behind it.


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Shawn just wrapped up a pretty epic trip to Greece and Jeff Z. sent over this bike check of him making it happen in Athens. Here's a closer look at his matte black MAC frame and bars, signature SEALED MAC pedals, HIGH-TOP stem, OG pegs and BLADE II forks. Sh*tty's en route to Cali now but will be Kansas-bound with Tom Dugan in a couple days.


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BEARD: History of Adam Beard & His descendants
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Justin Newcombe admits the error of his ways and gets rid of a nuisance tree in his garden.
I've lived in the same house for the past 15 years. When we first moved in I decided I'd play landscaper. I had a few plants left over from various projects so planted some of them on the northern side of my property, next to the fence, beside the clothesline. No big deal.
When my wife critiqued my efforts, an intense debate ensued about the merits of planting a Mexican sky palm, which grows upwards of 130 feet, on the sunny side of the property, right next to the clothesline.
Of course, I'm the landscape professional right? I do have a superior knowledge of all things plants, right? I insisted the palms stay. After all, as everybody knows, the washingtonia robusta has a very lineal habit with a tall slender trunk and foliage up high, somewhere in the clouds. Rather than let our discussion deteriorate into a debate about logic and reason, which I was sure to lose, I thought I'd romance her a bit.
Just to see if I could bring her round, I told her this was the same sort of thing you'd see in an LA boulevard, often with people performing roller disco nearby, wearing an oversized pair of sunglasses eating an icecream, the sort of place where pop video producers get their extras from...
In the first couple of years things were looking pretty good. Nice taut, well-presented foliage with practically no care. In retrospect, I possibly didn't think things through very well. It has been 12 years, more or less, of not being able to use the clothesline because a) the washing gets caught on the thorns of the fronds and tears, b) the end of the clothesline bumps into the trunk so you can't actually turn it and c) the amount of shade thrown about by the gargantuan canopy is like living under a permanent eclipse.
After years of using the neighbour's clothesline, I can't pretend any more. I admit I was wrong. My adoring wife's response to this admission is unprintable.
Now we are both on the same page it's time to do something about my six-metre plus washingtonia robustas.
The best thing to do is call a tree company and get them down. After seeing some of the accident statistics around chainsaws, ladders and falling objects I am loath to promote a project in this fine paper that combines all three. But here I am doing just that, sort of.
In my case at least a third of the palm is foliage, so I've already begun removing this with a pruning saw on a bamboo pole. This makes the palms look a lot less ominous. Often the fronds get thrown into landfill as they can't be processed at the refuse station for compost.
Environmentally this is a problem as fronds produce a lot of methane as they decompose. So instead, I'm removing the thorny stems of the fronds with a machete and using the foliage to suppress weeds.
The idea is to create a thick mat then cover it with mulch.
The rest of the trunk will be pulled down in small manageable pieces. I've already had a go with an axe and because the trunk is so soft this has proved to be easy going.
What I really want to write is: get a big chainsaw, and chop the palm from the bottom and don't forget to call tiimmmbbbeeerrr! But I can't. It doesn't take much to have an accident, especially in a residential situation. So the best thing you can do is get in the professionals.


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Blätter für angewandte okkulte Lebenskunst • 1958
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Nachdruck der Originalausgaben aus den Jahren 1950-1963 in ungekürztem Neusatz. Von der Loge autorisierte Studienausgabe.
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Evanesco! Emma Watson and boyfriend Will Adamowicz's relationship has vanished — and for a while now.
The "Harry Potter" actress, 23, who met Adamowicz, also 23, in 2011 while they were studying at Britain's Oxford University, released a statement on the nulled romance through her rep.
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Over at XDA, forum member 'kwbr' has linked to some guides (hosted by HTCPedia) that were published for Microsoft's TAP or Technology Adoption Program. The guides themselves are quite lengthy and go into much detail revolving around three core areas: development, architecture and customization and are related to an earlier leak on WP7 architecture (read here).
Of most interest for the tech-savvy (e.g. tweakers, ROM chefs) would be the one pertaining to device customization. Perhaps of little surprise to our audience, but Windows Phone 7 evidently has a registry for manipulating many areas of the OS (startup screens, languages, start tiles, default ringtone, camera modes, etc.).
This may mean at some point an on board registry editor might be able to manipulate these values to do what we do now: customize the UI to our liking, at least within certain limits. However, there could be one obstacle: the registry might be locked down or inaccessible. Still, assuming access, Microsoft has done all of the work for us already by documenting these changes and showing their relative parameters--as opposed to the current "hunt and peck" method that we've been using for years.
The material is dated by a few months, so information has probably changed. Still, it provides some useful data for those who want to know.
Download PDFs below; Read original XDA thread here.
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JCProductions needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 97 designs submitted by 44 freelance designers.
A new club being developed in Harlem, New York is looking for a logo. The club plans to not only serve food, but provide patrons with various nights dedicated to different styles of dance from hip-hop to latin. Above the club, there will be an area that can be rented out for parties.
Note: The full name is "The Harlem Supper Club"
I am helping the owners of the club with the branding of their new establishment. Part of this process is to develop a strong logo and subsequently, to create additional materials. It is my hope that the chosen designer will be given more opportunities to work on everything from stationary to business cards. There will be additional money provided for these projects.
We are looking for a logo that includes the full name of the club. We would like to consider a possible "stamp" or icon that could work in conjunction with the name or on its own as a symbol representing the establishment.
Feel free to explore more retro ideas from the age of the Cotton Club and Supper Clubs of the past. If you have a modern interpretation, that would be great as well.
Nothing cliched. Also, nothing too playful.
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PMA 2010 news - Nikon announces an exciting new compact shooter, the Nikon Coolpix L22, as part of its new range of Coolpix compact digital cameras. The Nikon Coolpix L22 is an easy and fun to use digital camera, ideal for care free shooting making it easy for anyone in the family to take great pictures. The Nikon L22 offers a large 7.5 cm (3.0 inch) LCD screen making it easy take and view pictures. The built-in electronic Vibration Reduction and Motion Detection, Scene Auto Selector and Easy Auto Mode guarantee great shots without the need to adjust any settings. The Smart Portrait System makes sure everyone is in the picture and large buttons, with dedicated Shooting and Playback modes, ensure hassle free operation. The Nikon Coolpix L22 can also record video and take regular AA batteries.
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The Victory Garden "Dry: Use Less Water In Your Landscape" Host Jamie Durie explores the Water Conservation Garden near San Diego, California, and learns about xeriscaping. He also learns how to create a dry-laid garden wall.G
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Martha's Sewing Room "Continuous Border Embroidery" Christening gown with continuous border embroidery; Sew Quick, Sew Easy travel bag with serger quilting; And Sew On segment on creating flounce ruffles; Hand embroidered fishbone stitch. Guests: Pam Mahshie, Kari Mecca, Wendy Schoen. D
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Best of the Joy of Painting "Indian Summer" Paint along with Bob Ross and discover what autumn beauty unfolds as those exotic orange and gold colors appear on canvas. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Italian Love Affair" Inspired by dishes made in her classes in Italy, Joanne introduces her student Reggie to bagnacauda, rigatoni with chicken in a tomato cream sauce, and a vegetable ribbon salad. Recipes: Bagna Cauda, Rigatoni with Chicken, Tomatoes and Cream, and Vegetable Ribbon Salad. Student: Reggie Wooden, Student. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Stuffed Chicken Breasts & Fava Fennel Salad" Joanne teaches her student Geoff a new way to prepare chicken using some of his favorite ingredients, and shows him how with a little work he can create a vibrant, fragrant salad. Recipes: (1) CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE AND OLIVES (2) FAVA BEAN, FENNEL, AND PARSLEY SALAD. Student: Geoff Rubendall - Civil Engineer. D
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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "Reunidos" Arturo arrives from Argentina and meets some members of the Castillo family.G
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Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The "Gravity, Electricity, Magnetism" Shedding light on the mathematical form of the gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces. D
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Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The "Millikan Experiment" A dramatic recreation of Millikan's classic oil-drop experiment to determine the charge of a single electron. D
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[Note: this is a repost from the old UsabilityBlog. I'm just moving some "greatest hits" over to the new site.]
Disclaimer: I am a user and fan of eBay. Just check out my profile – I'm a long time buyer/seller. When it comes to user experience, they do lots of things right.
Here's one thing they did wrong: They provided half-hearted, linkless "help" in the form of "to do x, go to [place A] or [place B]", without including links to those locations. This is a no-brainer and should've been coded ages ago.
As a result, I had to hunt around for a small but still-annoying period of time before I found where I needed to go.
Somebody please add that to the eBay UX fix list.


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Hi there, I have a Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-UD2H motherboard and a Intel fxp(4) network card. Normally everbody thinks "oh, fxp.. that works", yeah.. but not in this system. I get very very strange effects. The kernel is recognizing everything correctly, including all parts of the motherboard and the fxp(4) card. When I try to use the card, I send out SYNs but I don't get ACKs or any other response. Even ARP doesn't work. This is a default install, so no packetfilter is involved. Would be nice to attach a dmesg output but this won't work, becaus I just have this box remotely via Java KVM (just the possibility to get screenshots of the VGA output). I already tried to disable ACPI, SMP, MPBIOS.. tried to use PCI FIXUPs and looked up the config dumps.. (if anyone need that of the fxp(4), I do have them already as screens). I even tried to disable all unnecessary parts of the computer, like the internal soundcard, nic, firewire, usb or everything. There's no way to get this network card working. The very very strange effect is, that in Linux everything works and that confuses me the most. ;) I want to have NetBSD, not Linux.. so please give me some hints or responses according this issue.. maybe some possibilities to debug it or so. I would be very pleased. :) best regards, Frederic 'jchome' Jaeckel
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