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Open source programming for beginners
Sometimes even experienced developers can be a bit overwhelmed by Linux's extensive development capabilities. Sit back and soak up these tips to become a smarter and more productive Linux developer overnight…
This article originally appeared in issue 93 of Linux User & Developer magazine. Subscribe and save more than 30% and receive our exclusive money back guarantee – click here to find out more.
This article is designed to look at a large range of tips and techniques – here's a breakdown of what this article touches on and where:
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Running commands from C
Creating and applying patches
Conditional compilation
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Developing for the Text User Interface
Building multimedia applications
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Using an embedded SQL database
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Developing multicore applications
CMaking instead of just Making
Eclipse CDT tips
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KDevelop 4 Playground plug-ins
Best practices for writing cross platform applications
Deciding your path
There are multiple ways by which you can program in Linux. Linux supports most of the modern types of programming environment available today. Based on your interest and objective, you can choose from the following programming methods…
Shell programming: A shell is the userland portion of Linux which provides the command-line interface for UNIX-like operating systems, including Linux. In addition to providing a command-line interface, shells are also capable of executing scripts called shell scripts. These scripts can be used for a wide variety of tasks, such as system configuration, file manipulation and troubleshooting. Shell scripting supports basic programming constructs such as maths, looping variables etc, but what makes it different from a traditional programming language is its ease of use and availability. Incidentally, shell programming is required for any Linux certification program, or for that matter any UNIX certification program.
Interpreted languages: A significant portion on Linux is made up of interpreted languages such as Perl, Python and Ruby. The same can also be used by you to program Linux. These languages are often dynamic and are less restrictive than the traditional programming languages, while providing the same level of functionality. Hence they became popular in many fields, such as system administration and web programming.
High-level compiled languages: They are the big boss of Linux development environments. More than 95% of the Linux OS and its applications are built using compiled languages. Linux supports most of the compiled languages – including the most popular, C and C++. Use this route if you want to conqueror the Linux development world the good old traditional way.
This article is more inclined towards C/C++ due to the enormous open source adoption.
Finding programming languages supported by GCC
GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) is the mother of all compilers that is also native to the Linux programming environment. As the name suggests, GCC is not just a compiler for a language but rather a compiler collection that supports many programming languages. Depending upon the specific Linux distribution you are using, GCC's support for languages could vary. To find out which languages are supported, perform the following command:
$ gcc -v Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.4/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-multiarch --enable-linker-build-id --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.4 --program-suffix=-4.4 --enable-nls --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-plugin --enable-objc-gc --enable-targets=all --disable-werror --with-arch-32=i486 --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=i486-linux-gnu --host=i486-linux-gnu --target=i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5)
This command gives a bunch of information, including the configure options used when building this compiler. '–enable-languages' indicates the languages supported by this compiler. In this case it is '–enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++', so the supported languages are C, C++, FORTAN, Objective-C and Objective-C++.
Coloured GCC output
GCC provides excellent information when your code is not compiling or linking properly. But when you are compiling a large project, GCC's output may not be very helpful. The colorgcc tool can come very handy in this situation. It is a Perl script to colourise the terminal output of GCC, making it easier for you to locate error messages, syntax errors and linking errors within longer compiler outputs. Search for 'colorgcc' in your distribution's package manager, or you can download it from http://schlueters.de/colorgcc.1.3.2.txt. If you want to use colorgcc for all of your GCC-based projects, you will need to set an alias mapping GCC to colorgcc.
Be alarmed
By default GCC prints a rather restrictive set of warnings and errors that inform you about the potential and fatal issues with your code. To get an even better perspective of the code, you can increase the level of warnings generated by GCC, by using the option '-Wall' .
For example, for the following code :
@code: System.c
//#include <stdio.h> //#include <stdlib.h> void main() { printf ("Files in Directory are :\n"); system("ls -l"); } when compiled without -Wall option kunal@ubuntu-vm-kdeo:~/tips$ gcc system.c -o system system.c: In function 'main': system.c:6: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'printf' when compiled with -Wall option kunal@ubuntu-vm-kdeo:~/tips$ gcc -Wall system.c -o system system.c:4: warning: return type of 'main' is not 'int' system.c: In function 'main': system.c:6: warning: implicit declaration of function 'printf' system.c:6: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'printf' system.c:7: warning: implicit declaration of function 'system'
Be disciplined
Experienced programmers will tell you that ignoring warnings is a bad practice. One way to get rid of warnings from your code is to pay attention to the warnings and fix the code. But if you get too lazy, this may method may not work for you. Meet the second option… You ask the compiler to treat warnings as errors. Hence, the compiler won't even compile your program until you make your code warning-free. This compiler forces a discipline of writing warning-free code.
To treat warnings as errors, you can use the GCC option '-Werror'.
kunal@ubuntu-vm-kdeo:~/tips$ gcc -Wall -Werror system.c -o system cc1: warnings being treated as errors system.c:4: error: return type of 'main' is not 'int' system.c: In function 'main': system.c:6: error: implicit declaration of function 'printf' system.c:6: error: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'printf' system.c:7: error: implicit declaration of function 'system'


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Aside from a great business card portfolio (which I have yet to find) I think this card file would be a fantastic way to get the little guys organized and all in one place. I love the little letter dividers and tension rod that keeps everything snug. Another example of great design at work.
Jane Flanagan
Oooh clever. I still use my rolodex, but it's a big bulky thing. Funny to think how cool they once were, now they're like cell phones from the 80's – unnecessarily cumbersome.
01-28-08 » 11:48 pm »
Cute, is this for standard size? A lot of business cards are odd size or oversize.
01-29-08 » 4:45 am »
yes, it is for standard size which poses a problem for unusually sized cards.
01-29-08 » 3:04 pm »
At Home with Kim Vallee
Thank Kelly. My husband asked me for something like that the other day. Now I have a source.
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White House Launches Big Data Initiative
March 30, 2012
The White House, in conjunction with the Defense Department and other agencies, on Thursday launched $200 million in new programs aimed at improving access and analysis of large, digital data sets.
The Big Data Research and Development Initiative is expected to provide new technologies and methods for managing digital data to improve scientific discovery, environmental and biomedical research and national security.
In addition to DoD, the Health and Human Services Department, National Science Foundation, Energy Department, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and U.S. Geological Survey have also committed resources to the Big Data Research and Development initiative.


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Home > Archives for Sean Malto
As promised, here's the first edit from Gatorade featuring Chaz Ortiz and Sean Malto as part of their "Night and (Go All) Day series. In this episode, "Wake Up Call" Chaz and Sean cruise Austin, Texas in the morning. Parts two and three coming soon.
With their similar ninja styles, who better to feature in the new Gatorade Night and (Go All) Day video series than Sean Malto and Chaz Ortiz? Here's the trailer, the series drops June 30.
Following his recent teaser for Thunder, Sean Malto gets his very own "On Fire" edit from Spitfire. The title couldn't be more true.
Thunder launched its new Spring 2011 Catalog together with a new Sean Malto Knows video. See the catalog here and watch Malto school you on nosegrinds above.
Check out this behind the scenes edit from Sean Malto's shoot at the Salton Sea for Gatorade Go All Day. Directors Mike Gilbert and Aleks Lewandowski explain what goes into making the shoot while Sean talks skate science.
For their latest Go All Day edit, Gatorade took Sean Malto, James Hardy and Dillon Aguilar to the abandoned hot box of Salton Sea, California. With enough of the G stuff, they were able to shred and survive.
etnies has an awesome new feature on their site from their recent team expedition to Montreal, Canada. In addition to doing some rad skating all over the city, Sean Malto, Dillon Aguilar, Josh Clark and JS Lapierre learned that not all Canucks are super friendly. Peep some fight footage here.
Peep the edit Thrasher put together of Sean Malto and Chaz Ortiz skating a park in the Cayman Islands. It must be nice to have Gatorade picking up the bill.
If you ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes when an artist collaborates with a skateboarder on a special edition pro model, here is a spookily accurate portrayal starring Todd Bratrud as he creates the Sean Malto "Deuces Wild."
We have more from Agenda Huntington Beach with this etnies x Fourstar collab on behalf of Sean Malto. Following up his shoe this summer with Girl, Malto goes black on black for this Spring 2011 release. Check out some detail looks including the Fourstar Skull logo on the footbed after the jump.


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The Disability Resources and Services (DRS) office strives to empower students, foster independence, and promote achievement of realistic career and educational goals. The DRS office, along with the campus community, will assist students to discover, develop, and demonstrate their full potential and abilities.
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For more information on the differences between High School and College for students with disabilities, click this link.
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Each applicant with a disability must meet MCCCD admissions requirements or be enrolled as an MCCCD student, and must provide Disability Resources and Services with required documentation verifying the nature and extent of the disability prior to receiving any accommodation. The DRS Director/Program Advisor is responsible for evaluating documentation and determining accommodation eligibility.
- Please follow the first five steps below to begin the enrollment process:
- Set up your MEID and Student ID Number at my.maricopa.edu.
The MEID is your username for online services and the student ID is used for in-person services. Go to my.maricopa.edu and click "Create an Account." No web access? Skip to the next step and we will help you get your MEID and Student ID number later. If you have a problem call the Helpdesk at 1-888-994-4433. Write down your:
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Log in at my.maricopa.edu and click "MCCCD Admissions" to complete admissions online or you can complete a Student Information Form and submit it to Admissions and Records. A photo ID is required for in person transactions. Admissions and Records (SS-136), 480-423-6100.
- Activate your Maricopa email account and Google Apps.
Navigate to: google.maricopa.edu and log in with your MEID and password. Your Maricopa email address will be email@example.com. This will be the only email address we use for official correspondence.
- Take the placement tests for English, reading and math.
New students must take all three tests before registering. Study guides and sample questions are on-line at www.scottsdalecc.edu/testingcenter. Photo ID is required for all testing. Testing Center (SC-150), 480-423-6433.
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New college students must attend College Kickoff to get advised and register. See below for College Kickoff times. Transfer students should meet with an Academic Advisor in the Advisement Center and must bring unofficial copies of all college transcripts. Advisors are available on a walk-in basis. The Advisement Center is in the Student Center Building (SC-118), 480-423-6539.
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Log in to my.maricopa.edu and click "Add a Class" or complete the registration form and submit it to the Admissions and Records Office or call phone-in registration at 480-423-6100. Be sure to note the payment and refund deadlines.
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Experian Australia - Address Management Solutions
Experian is a highly successful, fast growing and innovative technology company. Since Experian Data Quality was founded in 1990, it has become the world-leading supplier of address management solutions with its range of QAS software.
Experian brings real business benefits to organisations by building and maintaining their most important asset - their customer database. Our software helps organisations to capture accurate address data and then store it consistently in an underlying application. The demand for these address management solutions is demonstrated through how prominent Experian has become in the marketplace.
As global expansion continues Experian now has offices throughout Europe, US, Australia, UK and is growing into South East Asia. In addition Experian continues to grow by bringing technically superior and innovative software solutions to the international marketplace.
Company history
Experian Data Quality began trading in 1990 and has experienced extraordinary growth since it was established.
QAS Ltd. was acquired by Experian®, the global information solutions company, in October 2004. The award-winning software from Experian Data Quality is a result of a 17-year investment in technology development to ensure each solution delivers the highest level of functionality and service support. Experian Data Quality supports more than 10,000 customers worldwide across all industry sectors, including mail-order/catalog, retail, financial services, healthcare, education, government and more.
The QAS suite of products is designed to capture and correct addresses quickly and accurately. The front-end products, including QAS Pro and Pro Web which verify postal addresses instantly during data entry in the call center, at point-of-sale or over the Web.
The back-end product, QAS Batch, automatically verifies and corrects addresses stored in the database. The QAS suite enables companies to have and maintain a clean, accurate address database and ensure data integrity over time.
Experian Data Quality works together with software vendors and system integrators to deliver Experian Data Quality solutions to users of the leading front-office and back-office applications, including:
- Oracle
- Siebel
- Microsoft
- Peoplesoft
About Experian
Experian is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients around the world. The Group helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.
Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended 31 March 2012 was US$4.5 billion. Experian employs approximately 17,000 people in 44 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil.
For more information, visit www.experianplc.com


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Michael De Leon
Michael A. De Leon is a graphic designer by day, but wears many hats in his off time. In 2004, after several years of covering the Spurs, he started Project Spurs, a Spurs team fansite as an outlet to provide content to Spurs fans, while continuing to write for himself and learning the ins and outs of online publishing and web design. He has since built a writing team and started a popular weekly Spurs podcast called the Spurscast.
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Toros rank 11th in latest D-League Power Rankings
Matthew Brennan of D-League.com just published his latest power rankings for the week and he has the Toros sitting in the 11th spot. The Toros snapped a six-game losing streak by winning both of their games at the Showcase. Next they head west to take on Idaho and Utah on a three-game trip. Newcomer Aubrey Coleman, […] [Read More]
Neal on being with the Spurs and reaching his goal
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs After a stellar performance with the San Antonio Spurs' 2010 Summer League squad, the Spurs signed Gary Neal to a three-year deal. Now he is excited to be in the NBA fulfilling his dream. In an interview with thetowerlight.com, Neal spoke about the Spurs and being in the NBA. Here […] [Read More]
Spurs scouts were in Lithuania
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are perhaps one of the best NBA franchises at finding overseas talent. From Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and even Luis Scola, the Spurs have proven they have a knack for discovering foreign talent. Recently, the Men's 18-year old European Championship was held in Lithuania and guess which team […] [Read More]
Curtis Jerrells: observing and learning
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs In the NBA, the point guard position is considered the most difficult position to play. It's not simply putting the ball in the basket. One has to be the floor leader, direct teammates, carry the burden of being the coach's voice on the court and much more. It might be […] [Read More]
Temple ready to build upon last season
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs When San Antonio Spurs' guards, Tony Parker and George Hill, suffered injuries in the last season, the Spurs signed Garrett Temple out of the D-League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers, to a 10-day contract to help fill the void at the point guard position. Many Spurs fans were left scratching their heads […] [Read More]
Wilkerson wants the Spurs to sign him
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs According to sports.walla.co, Tyler Wilkerson, who played with the San Antonio Spurs' summer league team, will sign with the Israeli team, Galil Gilboa, if the Spurs do not offer him a contract. Wilkerson, a forward, averaged 11 points per game with the Spurs during the Summer League. Click HERE for […] [Read More]
Spurscast #217: Jefferson re-signs and Summer League recap
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs On this episode of the Spurscast, Project Spurs welcomes back to the show News 4 WOAI's sports reporter, Humberto "Humbie" Cervera, to discuss the latest news on the San Antonio Spurs. On the show, we discuss the news of Richard Jefferson re-signing with the Spurs and if Spurs fans will see […] [Read More]
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KSET Application Form 2014
KSET 2014 Application Form
KSET 2014 Procedures to Apply
Candidates should note that Application has to be submitted online only.
Steps for Submission of Online Application Form :
- Candidate seeking admission to the K-SET must apply online ( http://kset.uni-mysore.ac.in OR through a link available with the University of Mysore website unimysore.ac.in.
- Before proceeding to apply Candidates must possess a scanned passport size photo in JPEG format ( 206 X 240 ( w X h ) pixel dimension ) memory should not exceed 300 KB file size.
- Candidate should register ( sign up for registration ) giving personnel and educational details ( Note : Candidate should note down and remember their email ID and password till the end of the K-SET 2014 examination). Candidates while mentioning their educational qualification they should mention either as Passed or appearing as the case may be.
- Candidates are required to download the bank challan proforma prefilled with candidate details and Email id, Fee and bank commission. Payments towards KSET examination fee including bank charges must be deposited to KSET accounts in any of the nearest State Bank of Mysore branch only after two working days from the date of downloading bank challan.
- After paying the necessary fee AGAIN AFTER TWO DAYS, candidates have to login with their registered email ID and password FOR DOWNLOADING THE APPLICATION FORM AND CAN TAKE the printout of the 3 sheets of application form (hard copy) in A-4 size paper as detailed below;
- Application form: to be submitted to the Nodal center chosen by the candidate
- Attendance slip: to be submitted to the Nodal center chosen by the candidate
- Admission card: to be retained by the candidate
- Hard copy of the application form should be submitted to the respective Nodal center along with Original Bank Challan (KSET Copy) and attested copies of:
- SSLC Marks Card
- SC, ST, PWD (VH/PH), Cat-I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB category certificates
- Proof of qualifying examination certificate and final PG Degree Marks Card. (For those who apply under appearing may submit the same after passing the qualifying examination).
Affix his/her pass port size photo at the place indicated on the hard copy of application form and must sign across the photograph. It should also duly be attested by the gazetted officer with seal.
- All candidates should compulsorily submit the hard copy of application within the last date for submission, application received after the last date for submission will not be considered.
- Candidates should enclose application form and all other related documents in an A4 size cover. Super scribed as "KSET application for lectureship – 2014".
- Printout of admission card should be retained by the candidate and bring on the day of examination after affixing passport size photo and it should be duly attested by gazetted officer. "NO Admission card" will be issued separately by the respected Nodal centers or KSET center.
KSET 2014 Examination Fee and Mode of Payment
Following is the examination fee fixed for candidates appearing for K-SET Examination :
- General : 1000/-
- Category IIA,IIB,IIIA,IIIB : 800/-
- Cat – I, SC / ST / VH / PH : 500/-
Late fee of 100/- has to be paid by all candidates who submit, online application after the last date till the extended period.
Note : Candidates, belonging to category IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, Cat-I, SC, ST, PWD ( VH / PH ) who claim fee exemption must enclose attested Category certificate issued by competent authority along with the hard copy of the application.
Mode of payment : The examination fee / late fee have to be paid through bank challan only. After registration for online application candidates can take the printout of challan (Bank Copy, KSET Copy & candidates copy) and make the payment as detailed in the challan (i.e. Exam. Fee + bank commission of 20/-) in any of the SBM branches, KSET copy of the challan has to be submitted along with the hard copy of the application form to respective Nodal center.
Please note:
- Fee submitted by any other mode like money order /Demand draft /IPO etc., will NOT be accepted.
- Fee once paid will NOT be refunded under any circumstances.
KSET 2014 Important Dates
|Notification date
|20th July, 2014
|Submission of KSET Online Application commences from
|1st July, 2014
|Last date for submission of online application
|31st July, 2014
|Last date for submission of online application with late fee of 100/-
|14th August, 2014
|Last date for submission of hard copy of the Application form along with copy of the bank challan, category certificate, PG degree marks card to the respective Nodal center
|1st September, 2014
|Date of KSET Examination
|30th November, 2014
Note : Printout of Online Application Form sent Directly to the K-Set Center, Mysore will not be Entertained.
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Development of a multiplexed bead-based immunoassay for the simultaneous detection of antibodies to 17 pneumococcal proteins
Presently, several pneumococcal proteins are being evaluated as potential vaccine candidates. Here, we gather novel insights in the immunogenicity of PLY, PsaA, PspA, PspC, NanA, Hyl, PpmA, SlrA, Eno, IgA1-protease, PdBD, BVH-3, SP1003, SP1633, SP1651, SP0189 and SP0376. We developed a multiplex bead-based immunoassay (xMAP® Technology, Luminex Corporation) to simultaneously quantify antibodies against these 17 pneumococcal proteins in serum. The median fluorescence intensity (MFI) values obtained for human pooled serum with the multiplex assay were between 82% and 111% (median 94%) of those obtained with the singleplex assays. For IgG, the coefficient of variation (CV) in serum ranged from 2% to 9%, for IgA, the CV ranged from 3% to 14% and for IgM, the CV ranged from 11% to 15%. Using this immunoassay, we showed that anti-pneumococcal antibody levels exhibited extensive inter-individual variability in young children suffering from invasive pneumococcal disease. All proteins, including the proteins with, as yet, unknown function, were immunogenic. In conclusion, the multiplex Streptococcus pneumoniae immunoassay based on proteins is reproducible. This assay can be used to monitor anti-S. pneumoniae antibody responses in a material- and time-saving manner.
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|dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-010-1113-x, hdl.handle.net/1765/25521
Shoma, S, Verkaik, N.J, de Vogel, C.P, Hermans, P.W.M, Selm, S, Mitchell, T.J, … van Belkum, A.F. (2011). Development of a multiplexed bead-based immunoassay for the simultaneous detection of antibodies to 17 pneumococcal proteins. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases: an international journal on pathogenesis, diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy, and prevention of infectious diseases, 30(4), 521–526. doi:10.1007/s10096-010-1113-x


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1. Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities. 2. Factors and Fractions. 3. Exponents and Radicals. 4. Functions and Graphs. 5. Quadratic Equations. 6. Systems of Equations. 7. Solving Higher-Degree Equations. 8. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. 9. Right Angle Trigonometry. 10. Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle. 11. Vectors and Oblique Triangles. 12. Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions. 13. Trigonometric Equations and Identities. 14. Complex Numbers. 15. Analytic Geometry. 16. Introduction to Statistics and Empirical Curve Fitting. 17. Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem. 18. Differentiation with Applications. 19. Integration with Applications. 20. Derivations of Transcendental Functions. 21. Techniques of Integration. 22. Series Expansions of Functions. 23. Introduction to Differential Equations. Appendix A: A Review of Basic Algebraic Concepts. Appendix B: Geometry Review. Appendix C: Tables. Appendix D: Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises. Index.
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November 22, 2005 12:01 PM PST
Energy hogs in your living room
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The holidays are approaching, and consumer electronics are likely to be a bestseller among gift-givers again this year.
But as people plug in their shiny new digital cameras, big-screen TVs, laptops and portable music players, what some may not realize is the growing chunk of their electric bill these devices are greedily consuming.
Overall, consumer electronics account for 15 percent to 20 percent of household electricity use today, up from 5 percent in 1980, according to figures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental nonprofit organization. That makes high-tech toys the fastest-growing source of home electricity use, the NRDC said.
"We're bringing more and more of these products into our homes and using more and more energy to power them," EPA spokeswoman Denise Durrett said.
TVs are the biggest energy beasts of the high-tech gadget world. Alone, they account for 4 percent of the nation's annual residential electricity consumption, NRDC said. That's roughly the same amount of energy used annually by all households in the state of New York, it added. Factor in peripherals--like DVD players, set-top boxes, game systems and TiVo machines--and TV-related energy consumption can shoot up to more than 10 percent of the average household's annual electric bill.
Plasma TVs in particular have become the home's equivalent of a gas-guzzling SUV, consuming two to three times more energy than other smaller types of TVs. Some models can suck up as much electricity each year as a refrigerator, the NRDC said.
With screen sizes growing and sales of power-intensive plasma and high-definition units on the rise, NRDC expects national energy use for TVs to increase by more than 50 percent by the end of the decade. The trend is also being fueled by the ever-growing number of TV sets in use across the country and by the fact that Americans are spending more time in front of them.
Among these factors, size is important. "This trend toward bigger TVs means we're going to eat more power," Chris Ambarian, an analyst at iSuppli, said.
Interestingly, liquid-crystal displays, which are generally more energy-efficient than cathode-ray tube displays when used in computer monitors, offer no advantage energy-wise when used in TVs, NRDC noted. "Once LCDs exceed the size of a typical computer display and get as large as 40 diagonal inches, the LCD technology has no consistent efficiency advantage," the group said in a report.
Energy-sapping adapters
TVs aren't the only energy-chugging gadgets in the home. Anything that comes with an external power source, such as an adapter or charger, can also bloat energy bills. With the proliferation of cell phones, laptops, handheld computers, digital cameras and digital music players, every person in the U.S. has an average of five external power adapters, the EPA said.
The problem is that most adapters are incredibly inefficient, with many current models utilizing only 30 to 60 percent of the electricity they process, according to the EPA. In addition, adapters will continue to consume a steady trickle of energy even when they're not in use--a problem that plagues many home electronics. "It's wasting electricity the whole time it's plugged in," Ambarian said.
Many consumer electronics products have the same characteristic. Even if you think they're off, TVs, desktop computers and almost any device with a microchip require some juice to keep their inner clocks ticking, maintain settings and help them power up quickly.
Cable and satellite set-top boxes, and digital video recorders such as TiVo are among the worst offenders in this regard, NRDC said. A digital video recorder can consume up to 350 kilowatt hours a year--or half as much energy as a refrigerator--said Noah Horowitz, a senior scientist at NRDC. "In general, if you feel heat, energy is being wasted," he said.
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- Our Congress
- And a Republican comittee last month had recommended getting
rid entirely of the Energy Star program.
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- Our Congress
- That sounds like the republicans. What's the point in saving energy or showing people that they can save energy with one device or another.
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- Stop spreading lies
- And propaganda. Congress nor the republicans have done any such thing.
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- Congress please help me
- Congress, I don't know how to select products, so you'll have to help me...
If energy efficiency was ever an issue for anyone, makers would start competing over it and advertising it. Instead, nobody cares if your radio consumes 30W of power of 6W since a kilo (yep 1000) watt hour costs 8 cents.
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- STBs can be made which consume low power.
- As a manufacturer of Set Top Boxes in Europe, my company, TVonics strives to keep the power consumption of our Digital TV recievers to be as low as possible. So worst case the power consumption of the box and the plug-top PSU (wall-wart) combined is 6.2watts. Standby is less still. This is in stark contrast to early deployed boxes in the UK which consumed 20+ watts. Worse still the early boxes were hopelessly slow compared to the fast responsive nature of later generation boxes.
How do you get the message across to the public though when they make their purchase decision. Their usual criteria is which box is the cheapest? Yes we could have procured a cheaper PSU adapter but it would have consumed another 1 or 2 watts. So another 50 cents to a dollar cost up for lower power could add another $5 at retail when you do the percentage mark-ups and sales tax etc.
The problem is when you add up the millions of boxes deployed you are talking 100's of megawatts when you account for multiple boxes in the home as well which is essential for Analog TV switch off.
So in the end every watt counts! It can be done and we try to do it without adding significant cost to the product. Also note that boxes which consume less power, run cooler and therefore tend to last longer which also helps the environment in terms of energy consumption in manufacture etc etc...
In the end it has to be a concerted effort between governments, retailers and manufacturers to get the message across to the public that they do have the choice if they want it to consume less power.
Paul Fellows, CEO TVonics Limited
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- Consumer advocate organisations
- Consumer advocate organisations, which in Europe at least are prolific, test a lot of equipment. Rarely I see total cost of ownership calculations shown.
The only notable exception here in The Netherlands are cars and washing machines: they do have energy consumption class rating information attached to the product in showrooms and stores.
I doubt if that does influence decisions in case of a car, which is more about image than anything else, but I'm sure that in case of a washing machine energy consumption does play a mayor part in the consumer's mind when making a purchase decision.
I think that labeling the energy consumption for any electrical device would certainly help to make consumers at least aware of the after-sales cost they have to pay.
And if I ever will buy a setop box, I'll look for your products ;-)
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- Energy Hogs
- It should be pointed out that in many circumstances the use of electricity is almost 100% efficient. The wasted energy or electricity mentioned in your article fvrom the power pacts becomes heat, heat that is in your home. During the colder months this heat can be considered usefull, although as electric heat it is in general more expensive than gas or oil, but this is changing also.
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- I just got a Tivo clone from my cable TV provider. It not only
doesn't seem to have a sleep function but even it's hard drive runs
all the time, which is inexcusable.
I've measured it at 21 watts when it's not doing anything.
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- Hidden Costs
- Your calculation is selfish because there are hidden costs, the real cost involved in produce the energy is not fair for our planet and the pollution levels keep raising year after year. It's not about how much we pay for energy. We still burn oil to produce energy. Not all is lost because the solar energy is starting to take off and it could be the cleanest energy available right now.
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- Conspiracy
- Since our president, his cronies and family are so firmly entrenched in the oil industry, there is no republican incentive to save energy.
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- Re: Conspiracy
- Since ALL politicians are entrenched in big business, including oil,
there's no incentive for any politician to advocate saving energy
except in an election year so they can say "See? I'm environmentally
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- Maybe if Clinton kept his pants on he could have fixed it
- Maybe if Clinton kept his pants on he could have fixed it.
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- Who cares?
- Who cares? Am I going to look at the power consumption of a TV before I buy it? No way. If you can't afford the electricity, don't buy it. If you think buying it will destroy all life on planet earth then go live in a cave somewhere.
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- proud republican
- I am a proud republican and I will burn anything that I can afford (oil,electricity). God gave the republicans the right to be energy inefficient. Shame on you treehugger to write an article like this.
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- How could you say that!!!!????
- Outrage! I found your comment thoughtless. How could you say such a horrid thing? Think of all the animals and trees who have lifes of there own. Humans aren't better then any of them. You are blinded by you greed. I'm a public school student in 6th grade who studies energy renewable ways to get it. All people care about is money. It's so thick! And guess what? It's the next generation who has to deal with your stupidity. People like me! And animals too. There people who just happen not to be human. Trees? They give us the very air we breath! I am sorry if I have offened you in anyway, but I am outraged beyond words. I am a proud Democrat.
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- why us?
- Yeah. What a great idea! Let's just waste all the energy we can and let the next generation deal with our stupity! Fat Chance!!!! I can't belive it!!! I'm 12, so in 40 years there will be nothing left for us. You people are such energy hogs! I barely ever watch TV anyway! I read. What an amazing concept!
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- No big deal.
- Most "high-tech" stuff, does not require a lot of electricity. Sure, TV's take up the most. But charging your mp3 player, or charging your laptop does not require a lot. I believe all laptops are under 100W, a typical desktop is 400W. Electricity is cheap enough to not care, for now at least.
It's things like your dishwasher or oven that consume a lot.
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- Peak Oil!!! Everyone should CARE!!!
- Life as we no it will change if we keep saying who cares. Peak Oil will mandate our attention in the way of rations. We will be knocked back to the stone age.
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- Yep
- Yep. That's exatly what will happen if we're not careful. I'm 12. So guess what happens? The next generation has to deal with the stupity of energy wasters. Not a happy thought.
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Go see another doctor. I broke my arm when I totaled my bike, thought I could leave it heal. MRI showed it was shattered into hundreds of pieces. And it didn't hurt that bad . The scaphoid has little blood supply and a break of it often goes undetected.
A friend of mine left his broken ankle to its own devices, break was MUCH worse than he could have imagined, a decade of intense pain and multiple surgeries later, he still can't move his leg as it should.
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Terribly unsafe conditions for his patients....
You might end up owning the joint
Hope you heal fast!
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2nd opinion
I would definitely get a second opinion, the sooner the better. Get a copy of your xray, it is your property. Most places will burn it to a disc for free or nominal fee or a hard copy might cost a few bucks. Go to the nearest teaching hospital ER or ortho clinic. It doesn't sound too bad and for a closed reduction you may only need numbed up at the least or conscious sedation at the most. I would not, like you be pulled into the first ortho office, just because it is close. Unless you are over 50 or have a heart condition you do not need the EKG. He is trying to feather his nest if you do not fit those categories. Good luck
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So nobody here can see your fracture, you don't know what is really broken, but I can assure you there are some type of fractures that need to be taken care of, surgically or otherwise or you might have a problem that stays with you. So I'm not saying you should go along with the first proposition, but do have somebody knowledgeable look at it and the X-Ray.
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The EKG is a prerequisite for surgery.
Like others I would get a second opinion, but I would not be surprised if surgery was the right thing to do.
I had a get-off a couple years ago and broke my left hand. I saw a hotshot surgeon and the first thing he did was schedule me for surgery. I also broke a bone in the right hand and we debated surgery - he said I would probably develop arthritis if I didn't. I didn't, and two years later I have arthritis in the right hand... The left hand BTW is great, and I was back on my dirtbike within a couple months.
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I agree on getting a second doctor to look at it. I think getting something like this fixed correctly is very important, as long as it is with a doctor you like.
For an idea of time and expense (one example, your experience may be different)...
I broke my throttle wrist September 8 of this year when a car ran out in front of me. I hit the car at 55 and was "totally ejected" as the police report states. Broken right radius just above the wrist (along with two cracked ribs, sprained knee, sprained clutch hand, and bruised balls). Bike and car both totaled. Had surgery same day to install a metal plate. Got a replacement bike right away (arranged from the Denver airport as I travelled home from where the crash happened), but was not able to ride it until October 16 when I rode all the way down to my local neighborhood coffee shop. I did physical therapy for about a month, which I do believe helped. In November I made a 620 mile day ride, and a 710 mile day ride, without any issues other than stiffness (it was a bit cold). Range of motion is a little reduced (-20%), but is still better than the motion my drinking buddies in their 70s have. Strength is not what it was, but continues to get better. They said 6-12 months before full strength would be back. It was about 6 weeks before I could ride, and 8-10 weeks before I could make some longish day rides. I am 38, if age factors into speed of healing.
Medical bills are over $40k, but they include two ambulances, two hospitals, sheriff and fire department responses, X-Rays of many parts, and an MRI and other fancy testing you shouldn't need. The actual surgery came to about $12k, and I am glad I had it done! I didn't have a lot of choice as the broken bone was pushing out, but the recovery was fast and I am back to riding.
Unfortunately, surgery is no guarantee you will not develop arthritis. My break goes into the actual joint, so the docs told me I could for sure count on arthritis later in life. My doctor let me shoot an iPhone pic of the X-Ray on the monitor, saving me a few bucks for the CD. And no, the plate is not a functioning bottle opener (I know how you ADV people think!).
Good luck as you decide what to do next. The winter months would be better for recovering from a surgery than the summer riding months! IMO you should go get a second medical opinion, but with a different doctor than the first one you saw.
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The point is, the knife man never clearly explained WHY the OP needs surgery. Before anyone agrees to a surgical procedure, this should be absolutely clear to the patient, unless it's a matter of life and death. I've known too many people that have gone in for "simple" surgeries, and have spent months recovering from the complications. Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria are simply too common to take surgery lightly. Surgeons tend to think the only option is the knife, and ignore less invasive options.
My son's life was saved by an emergency surgery a few years ago. Because of complications, he was in the hospital for a month. In this case, the initial surgery and the two subsequent ones were necessary. He just had his 13th birthday, and I'm forever thankful he was there to join us for it.
However, I've seen too many people go in for simple procedures and take months or longer recovering from complications. One gal I know is an avid runner. She when in for orthrascopic surgery on her knee. She was up and walking three days later. However, a staph infection set in which took her months to recover.
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5 days post injury, doin' OK
No bits o' bone stickin' out and a digits still working, though I don't push it.
Still haven't seen another Dr., and let me explain why... Orthopedic surgery is a boom business around here, and they've got the fleecing down to an art. I'm in the Sioux Falls TV market, and there are 3 different orthopedic clinics advertising on TV, all promising quick treatment and they all have shiny new buildings. The "hotshot" doc I saw is still small time by comparison, doesn't even have a TV ad yet. And I suspect that no matter how simple a fracture you walk in with, you and your insurance company will end up with at least a $10k bill. Pretty atrocious considering that setting broken bones has been part of the skill set of every physician for over a century...
And even if I can't work a clutch in the spring, my $3k share of the bill goes a long way towards the cost of Honda's new 700 twin with the automated manual transmission.
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I crashed my dirt bike back in July . Pushed my left hand up and on top of left wrist. Went to the ER, was lucky, no surgery, hand/wrist was reset, all is well. These are the types of injuries you pay for ins. to protect you. USE IT. Get a 2nd opinion, whatever it takes but get it taken care of. Or spend the rest of your life with limited mobility/use/pain.
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Wish it was that simple...
I went to urgent care, all they did was take x-rays, give me a splint, and refer me across the street to the hotshot specialist in his Taj Mahal surgery center. They don't set fractures around here, there's more profit in doing surgeries and installing hardware.
I get 3 free clinic visits a year, and after that have to pay a thousand dollars until the insurance kicks in and covers 80%. So even if I drive 180 miles to my HMO's clinic, I've got just one paid clinic visit left. First of the year and the counter is reset, and I've switched to a zero deductable 10% copay plan.
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The best thing you can do it seek expert advice.
Hope it all works out for you.
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Bones grow back together quickly. The docs all told me that after about 6 weeks the bone and plate would be one and I couldn't hurt it again (unless I completely broke it again). So.... while I understand your reasons for waiting, your breaks may start to grow back together in a less than ideal way over the next few weeks.
You asked for opinions, and you are getting them. But... I have not read an opinion from a doctor. Is there an Ortho in the house who could chime in here?
I really hope this works out well for you in the end. And I am thankful you didn't break something like your hip in the fall!
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Get a second Opinion for sure.
Keep in mind that up until recently fractures generally went untreated.
Im sure many people have had mild breaks and wrote it off as a sprain.
I know a logger who apparently broke his elbow at some point and it was not found until years late in a cat scan for a different injury.
According to the New England journal of Medicine Doctors misdiagnose 50 percent of the time and do unnecessary surgery 30 percent of the time.
Dont be afraid of a third opinion as well, despite what I said remember being able to be mobile in the future is a very important thing, arguably the most important.
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I broke my left wrist crashing my 525 EXC last December 9, distal radius fracture, broken in 2 places. I hiked out of the woods, as I thought (rightly as it turned out) that trying to ride the bike out may have knocked bits out of place worse then they already were. X-ray & CT scan showed that everything stayed almost were it was supposed to be, one piece of bone was displaced about 1 1/2MM, not enough to open me up. And no "setting" was required at all.Thing is, the Ortho was suspect of just the x-ray and wanted the CT scan, which showed the other broken bit that the x-ray DIDN'T. He wanted me to see a hand specialist to be sure. And Hand Doc said the displaced bit wasn't "out" enough to warrant cutting me open. Good News!
Unless your Doc is a hand specialist, I'd be wary of his opinion.
I went to Re-hab exactly twice. All they did was bend my wrist more than they thought I'd do myself. ROM ain't what it used to be, strength is back to where it was before, and the other riders I've talked to since all tell me the same thing....................it'll be a LOOOONG time before it feels like nothing ever happened.
Get it looked at again..................QUICK! I was upset that I had to wait almost a week to see the hand doc knowing just how quick bones start to knit.
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I would recommend that you go back to or call the Urgent Care Clinic that you first visited and ask them for a copy of your X-ray and explanation of what is broken. Or call the Hot Shot Doc back and ask if he can explain the break and the need for surgery vs a cast or splint setting to correct. Or the pros and cons of each. As some others have said the scaphoid bone can be very difficult to get to heal properly in those that smoke or those of us that are beyond or teens or twenties ar there is little blood supply to some of these bones in the wrist. My understanding is a break in the radius or ulna just below your wrist will heal quicker and easier then
one of the smaller bones that is in your wrist primarily due to blood flow/supply. It is also easier to immobolize the longer bones in your forearm then some of these smaller ones in the wrist.
So in summary I would push for those that have already been paid to evaluate or confirm the break to provide you with more complete information about your injury and the pros and cons of multiple options to address this. Then hopefully you can better evaluate your options or collect more information on the specific break that you have.
I have experience a few broken bones in my life. I have never had an issue with them healing until I broke my scaphoid about a year ago. I went through several months with a few different casts and ultimately had to have surgery done to get a proper union of the broken scaphoid bone pieces.
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Smith was originally charged with threatening Bush after authorities said he was taken into custody and spontaneously screamed: "Bush will get his!"
He pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon after he was found in Manhattan in late January in a car with a loaded rifle, two boxes of ammunition and a machete. Authorities located him by tracing his cellphone after his mother became alarmed after finding a note at home.
In a sentencing memorandum and in court, prosecutors acknowledged that they believed Smith's conduct stemmed from mental health problems.
In a sentencing memorandum, defense attorney David Wikstrom said it was clear his client requires mental-health treatment and monitoring and that he must strictly maintain his regimen of medication.
Authorities said his mother had reported that Smith became depressed and stopped taking his medications shortly before he left a rambling note and drove to New York City.
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The redesigned 2015 Fox 36 Float is better than ever. If you're looking for a stiff, fully adjustable mid-travel fork with a supple feel, this may be the best in class.
2015 Fox 34 Float 26 160 FIT CTD Fork
Fox has redesigned a number of their forks for 2015, and the new 34 Float may be the best in its class.
RockShox Pike RCT3
The Rockshox Pike's low weight and great adjustability set the standard for trailbike forks.
Interbike Roundup
A look at some of the noteworthy new products we played with during the Interbike demo days, including the DVO Emerald fork, the Thomson dropper post, and the Smith Optics Forefront helmet.
Avalanche Chubie Rear Shock
The Avalanche Chubie rear shock can turn a long-travel trail bike into a mini-downhill machine that can also be pedaled uphill as fast as many short-travel trail bikes. It's a durable, adjustable, high-performance upgrade.
2013 Fox 34 TALAS 26 FIT CTD Fork
Fox now includes their CTD damper system on ALL of their 34mm and 32mm forks. So is that a good thing or bad thing? Blister's Noah Bodman weighs in.
RockShox Monarch Plus RC3 Shock
The RockShox Monarch Plus RC3 is basically the best air shock that reviewer Kevin Bazar has ever ridden on any trail bike.
2012 Marzocchi 888 RC3 EVO V2 Fork
Marshal Olson has this to say about the 2012 Marzocchi 888 RC3 EVO V2 fork: "Go sell your hunk of junk and buy one."
Well, then.
Marzocchi 55 Micro Ti Fork
The Marzocchi 55 Micro Ti is a smooth, reasonably light fork with good feel, though reviewer Marshal Olson did hit one snag with the axle.
Niner Bikes Carbon Rigid Fork
The Niner Bikes Carbon Rigid Fork steers great on hard-packed trails and climbs technical terrain incredibly well, but it didn't offer the control or smoothness that reviewer Marshal Olson looks for when he decides to ride rigid.
2011 X-Fusion Vector HLR rear shock
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NTT Neomeit
NTT Neomeit deploys, maintains and manages IT infrastructure for customers throughout the West Japan region. Desktop virtualization is a key part of its roadmap for improving security and management efficiency. However, the virtualization solution that the company initially selected failed to deliver the expected performance and stability, and was therefore jettisoned in favor of VMware Horizon View. The combination of VMware's proven technology and comprehensive support has resulted in huge performance and stability gains, and significant reductions in operating costs
"With the support of VMware, we completely re-engineered our virtual desktop infrastructure. This delivered major improvements in performance and stability, resulting in a stress-free working experience for our users."
Lanka Orix Leasing Company
LOLC Technologies is using the VMware vCloud Suite to implement a cloud platform that enables LOLC businesses to diversify into new markets. The Sri Lankan organization is also establishing IT services on demand to non-LOLC customers.
Metal One
Pipe and tubular product supplier Metal One decided to implement VMware Horizon Mirage ahead of a company-wide migration project from Windows XP to Windows 7. With the VMware solution, the cost of the migration was 90% less than if it had been carried out manually, and the number of manhours associated was 65% lower. Horizon Mirage also delivered significant efficiency gains in the area of application management.
Healthcare claims company Navicure is gaining better control and optimization across its IT infrastructure thanks to a comprehensive monitoring and operational management approach built on VMware.
"vCenter Operations Manager is key to understanding your infrastructure. If you don't have it today, you're going to be very reactive to some of your pains and the troubles you're dealing with. It allows you to project where you're growing and where you need to put your money into resources, whether that's more storage, compute resources, or network resources."
Millennium Pharmacy Systems
Learn how Millennium Pharmacy has used advanced IT management and operational efficiency processes and systems to keep applications up to date, compliant, performant, and protected.
"Typically, if you're moving from a physical environment, VMware is a lot more efficient and it's really kind of surprising seeing some of the reports that come back from vCenter Operations Management that tell you, realistically, you are running this server with six gigabytes of memory, but you are only really using one."
Nyherji was looking for a way of simplifying its data centre infrastructure while being able to offer its customers a true hybrid cloud environment. Nyherji implemented VMware vSphere to virtualise its server estate, followed by VMware vCloud Suite to create an Infrastructure as a Service and hybrid cloud environment for its customers.
"VMware has enabled us to be the only managed service provider in Iceland which is able to offer our customers Infrastructure as a Service and the option of a hybrid cloud. VMware is incredibly well respected and was, in my view, the only company which we would feel comfortable partnering with. Not only does it have a strong heritage within virtualization and provisioning cloud environments, but we also feel that it offers us tremendous value for money both in terms of the ROI which we see from using these solutions and the VSPP licensing model it offers to us."
St Edmund's College
St Edmund's College needed to increase the efficiency and reliability of its IT estate, while enabling a new BYOD solution for pupils and teachers within the school. Using VMware software, the school has virtualized 95% of its servers and 70% of its desktop PCs, providing a new, central platform for managing IT.
"We're really excited by what VMware's technology has brought to St Edmund's College. By giving pupils the opportunity to use their own devices, the children have become much more engaged within lessons and are able to experience new ways of working. Being able to access the school network from home or within the boarding houses is also allowing them to become more efficient and independent learners. Alongside this, we've also seen some significant cost and environmental savings for the school through increased energy efficiency and reduced maintenance costs."
Sin Chew Media
"Sin Chew Media—a leading Chinese-language newspaper publisher in Malaysia—has implemented a virtualized infrastructure to run its editorial and workflow production system and meet newspaper print deadlines. The new IT environment has also helped the publisher support growing demand for its online news services."
Computer Concepts Ltd
"New Zealand's Computer Concepts Ltd (CCL) is using VMware vCloud Suite and VMware Horizon Suite to deliver pioneering Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solutions. CCL launched its innovative IaaS solution in 2010 and now "
Discover how kCura plans to use vCloud Hybrid Service for faster product delivery and improved customer service
"As an early adopter of vCloud Hybrid Service we were really surprised at how quickly we were able to get things up and running. The documentation was very solid for our team. We pushed a 100-gig VM out in about two hours and that definitely exceeded my expectations."
Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina chose to implement Horizon View and has reaped cost savings and avoidance of $1,000 per user in anticipated upgrades and $1.2 million annually in operation costs. Their unique implementation has dramatically increased the efficiency of their family services case workers and enabled them to add a layer of security while in the field.
"The Horizon product has revolutionized the way we do everything. We were just notified that we won the 2013 Digital Government Achievement award for our one to one initiative; one person one device device based on VMWare."
CMBI (Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics)
With the High Performance Computing cloud platform offers CMBI the flexibility to get started quickly calculating protein structures and scaling up indefinitely. Additional computing power is simple and immediately available. This saves the CMBI much time and money.
"Five years ago we would have needed servers across Europe for our calculations, but now this cloud platform suits our needs very well".
NSX Helps WestJet Handle Growth in Server-to-Server Traffic
WestJet is Canada's most preferred airline, offering scheduled service to 86 destinations in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. WestJet was looking for a solution to solve east to west traffic utilizing their current infrastructure to continue to provide exceptional guest experiences at an affordable price. NSX helps them realize their vision through virtualized network and security providing better performance and more reliability.
"Software defined networking is something I think that's going to be a major shift in the networking environment. The fact that VMware is bringing that {NSX} into their product line, really shows that they are serious about their network virtualization and are thinking progressively about the future."
Discover why Exostar switched to VMware and how they've improved capacity and performance management with vCenter Operations Management Suite
"It's critical that everyone understands at any given point and time how operations are running. Whether we have issues, and if we do have issues, what the next steps are. vCenter Operations Manager gives us that insight"
Cleveland Indians
Discover how The Cleveland Indians plan to transform IT operations by adopting mobility and hybrid cloud strategies.
"My vision for mobility is, I don't want users to have to depend on a laptop. I want to give users who are carrying a brick and mortar laptop device today, an iPad, or a Droid or some sort of tablet to take out of the building with them"
Symantec Embraces Software-Defined Data Center to Speed its Customer-First Business Transformation.
"Leads to Game-Changing IT Innovations for Symantec Customer Support and Product Development."
Savvis is a managed hosting company and a cloud provider. Their business drivers are around delivering applications quicker to their cloud, helping customers bring their applications and work loads into the cloud environment and growing the cloud revenue. In the Savvis business unit for cloud, TAM is able to help them deliver services and bring in new technologies that they can take to their customers and to their partners. The most valuable part for them is the expertise that TAM brings to Savvis and able to tap into the rest of VMware to bring expertise to their problems and their customers problem.
"The TAM program gives us access to an expert on VMware products that we can sit down and go through strategy and roadmap discussion with. Whenever we need a resource within VMware he is able to pull these resources from VMware quickly to help us answer questions."
PBS Engineering and Environmental
PBS Engineering and Environmental Bolsters Virtualized Environment with Disaster Recovery Efforts and Cuts 40 Percent in Energy Costs
"By virtualizing with VMware and Dell, we've saved approximately 40 percent in our energy costs on IT infrastructure alone,"
City of Melrose
Melrose IT leaders are reducing their total costs of supporting applications by embracing hybrid cloud computing built on VMware to become a specialized managed-services provider.
"It's not that big of a stretch to get to that point where you say, 'I can do this for another city or town.' That was actually the thought process several years ago, as we started to do our own internal consolidation. The idea was that if we do it for ourselves, why can't we do it for others."
Linxdatacenter is constantly evolving in response to the growing needs of clients. Linxdatacenter decided to extend the portfolio of services provided to clients and to introduce Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) based on the FlexPod platform. The current and prospective clients, who are using typical ICT and collocation services, gained an opportunity to rent comprehensive virtual environments – a virtual data center. In practice this means that, with access to processing capacity, RAM and significant disk space, they are able to create and manage virtual servers on their own. The entire hardware solution is managed by VMware vCloud Suite 5.1 products.
"Clients want to make sure that their data is secure and they want to know where exactly the data is stored. LinxCloud meets both of these requirements. Our service, also called "the private cloud", enables our clients to process and store data on a secure platform and at the same time reduce the costs of hardware and software administration and maintenance. Also, the cloud allows for flexible and immediate adjustment of the hardware platform performance to meet the current needs of the company. The same rule applies to software, which does not need to be bought. You can pay for its use in the same way you pay for electricity consumption. Such an option is much more affordable compared to the traditional licensing model".


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And here I must, or at any rate WILL, implore your help. If you enjoy the blog, or my books or any of my writing, and the spirit moves, please feel free to tell another friend, or to pass on my book, or write a review in your own blog, or archdiocesan newspaper, or literary mag, or to do whatever you all publicity-savvy and/or book-loving folks do. Thank you so much! Thanks to ALL who have bought my book and offered such generous feedback, support, insight...And of course thanks to St. Thérèse.
Finally, here's a reflection from Richard Rohr:
Christians indeed have a strange image of God: a naked, bleeding man, dying on a cross. It's not what you would think the image of God could be or should be. Is God eccentric here, or is it we who have not diagnosed the human situation correctly?
Jesus receives our hatred and does not return it. He suffers and does not make the other suffer. He does not first look at changing others, but pays the price of change within himself. He absorbs the mystery of human sin rather than passing it on. He does not use his suffering and death as power over others to punish them, but as power for others to transform them. He includes and forgives the sinner instead of hating him, which would only continue the pattern of hate. Amazing that people cannot see that!
It's interesting that Jesus identifies forgiveness with breathing (John 20: 22-23), the one thing that you have done constantly since you were born and will do until you die. He says God's forgiveness is like breathing. Forgiveness is not apparently something God does; it is who God is. God can do no other.
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The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in an Age of Anxiety, pp. 27, 30-31, by Richard Rohr


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The White House Historical Association was awarded a $10,000 grant to create a website program and audio tour with a local high school. The project focuses on the history of first amendment activities in Lafayette Park. Ten seniors at School Without Walls, a Washington, D.C. public school, have researched and written the content for the website and the script of the audio tour. Students have also interviewed several experts and narrate the tour. Educators, web designers and audio producers have guided the students through the process.
Lafayette Park has been a symbol of free expression for more than a century, yet thousands pass through the park every day with little knowledge of these dramatic and consequential events. According to polls by the National Constitution Center, one quarter of Americans cannot name even one of the rights guaranteed by the first amendment. The partners seek to help rectify that shortcoming.
The audio tour can be enjoyed at home or school, or it can be downloaded onto an MP3 player for those who want to tour Lafayette Park while listening. The audio tour is produced by the leading firm in museum audio, Acoustiguide, Inc.
The White House Historical Association, established in 1961, is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to enhance the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the White House. All proceeds from the association's trusts, publications and other items are used to fund acquisitions of historic furnishings and artwork for the permanent collection, assist in the preservation of the public rooms, and further its educational mission. School Without Walls is located several blocks from the White House at 21st and G Streets, N.W. The students have incorporated their research into senior thesis projects on local history.
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Not to worry, there ARE advantages!
I was SO relieved to find this article on the advantages single people have over couples... it's from Match.com... go figure... you'd think they'd be trying to get you "Matched off"...
Anyway, I digress... here are the advantages I liked:
Single people are more Hireable... meaning, they are probably not tied down to one area and are free to move around for the company who hires them. Big selling point these days.
Single people are more charitable... more likely to give to charity, especially, if they are trying to impress a person of the opposite sex! (Hey that's just what the article said...)
Single people are free to pursue the life they want... think Elizabeth Gilbert and "Eat, Pray, Love"... she had to be single to go out and spend time alone to find herself... and look how THAT worked out!
Single people drink less alcohol... now, I'm not sure about that one... seems to me that most people might imbibe more if they didn't have to answer to a spouse, you know what I mean? But, hey, I like the idea!
Single people are good at EVERTHING... meaning, since you have to take care of everything in your life, from car care, lawn care, housework, laundry, fixing stuff, finances, etc... you become an expert at just about everything. I can truly say that for me, that has proven to be true... I'm pretty self-sufficient.
And now for my favorite... single people are SLIMMER!! I mean, let's be honest, people in relationships can get lazy in terms of maintaining their looks, and one clear way this manifests is in their weight. Your more slender physique, in other words, is better off single.
SO.... I'm feeling a whole lot better already! Who needs a dating website... or a date, anyway! Single people ROCK!
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Add remaining 4 tablespoons oil and garlic to skillet; stir over medium heat 15 seconds. Add vinegar and remaining 1/2 tablespoon thyme; cook 15 seconds, scraping up browned bits. Return chicken to skillet and toss until heated through, about 1 minute.
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Martha Turner Properties nominated for Star Award
| February 14, 2013 | Updated: February 15, 2013 1:10pm
Shown left to right are Karen Harberg, Terri Lemons, Carol Lance, Christine Routt and Patti Garrison.
Martha Turner Properties' Memorial office was nominated for a Star Award by the Houston West Chamber of Commerce. Founded in 1998, the Star Award recognizes the top businesses and organizations in west Houston that promote an economic shift to the area.
The Star Awards Luncheon was held Friday, Feb. 8, at the Omni Houston Westside. Martha Turner Properties agents and staff who attended were Memorial-office sales associates Carol Lance, Patti Garrison, Kellie Geitner, Karen Harberg, Christine Routt and Jennifer Lucio; Marilyn Thompson, vice president of sales; Debbie Youens, sales manager; and Terri Lemons, director of community outreach. Garrison, Routt and Lemons manned an exhibit table and distributed property brochures and Safe ID kits.


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Sennheiser MM 450 Bluetooth headset spotted
Sennheiser has shown off their latest headset at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and we got our hands on it on the show floor.
The MM 450 is a Bluetooth headset ideal for partnering with your mobile phone whilst on your travels, with a folding headband for easy stowage. Featuring NoiseGard technology, it cuts out ambient noise at the press of a button.
It features basic controls for your music player as well as an integrated microphone so you can still make and receive calls. A press of the "Talk Through" button will let you hear people talking to you, so you'll still be able to order Bloody Mary's from the air steward.
As Bluetooth is not always practical or permitted, you can connect the MM 450 headset using the supplied cable straight into an aircraft entertainment system or other music device.
From testing them on the show floor we can confirm that the NoiseGard is really effective at cutting out background noise and the headphones sound fantastic too.
No news on price or availability as yet, we'll bring you the full details when we have them.