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Microsoft announced Tuesday that its business-oriented Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet computer will debut in the United States and Canada in February with a lofty starting price of $899.
Microsoft also said that the consumer-focused version of Surface released late last year here will soon be available in 13 new markets around the world.
The Surface Pro will be available on February 9 at Microsoft stores in the United States and Canada, at the online Microsoft store and at Staples and Best Buy and other retailers.
"The response to Surface has been exciting to see," said Microsoft Surface general manager Panos Panay. "We're thrilled to continue growing the Surface family."
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft described Surface Pro as providing "the power and performance of a laptop in a tablet package."
Pro tablets, which Microsoft originally said would be released in January, will be available in 64-gigabyte and 128-gigabyte models.
Microsoft introduced the Surface tablet in the middle of last year and began sales in time for the holiday shopping season.
Although Microsoft has provided no sales data, analysts have said Surface is getting only a small segment of the tablet market led by Apple's iPad, Amazon's Kindle and several others powered by the Google Android system.
The lower-cost version of Surface, with a starting price of $499, is now sold at Microsoft retail stores in the United States and Canada and online in the US, Australia, Britain Canada, China, France and Germany.
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The Day John Lennon Died
John Lennon's life was cut short by four bullets from an assassin's gun on Dec. 8, 1980.
In these days of instant gratification, instant fame and disposable heroes, it seems almost quaint to acknowledge someone like Lennon. Real in an unreal world, despite the insane heights of fame he reached, he never seemed like anyone but John Lennon. Sure, that definition may have changed a bit over the years. Certainly the Lennon of 1980 was a somewhat different figure from the Lennon of 1972 or 1964, but through all his life, he was still John.
Musician, singer, songwriter, author, artist, activist ... what can be said about the man that hasn't been said a million times over? From humble and troubled beginnings, Lennon would go on to literally change the world with his music, words, wit and his often open-wound approach to living life.
He and Paul McCartney became the most successful songwriting team of the 20th century. The two wrote songs that became standards of a generation or two, and though other artists would over time sell more records and play to larger stadiums of fans, no one will ever match the impact of the Beatles. It was a time and place never to happen again. Not bad for a bunch of kids who simply loved playing and writing rock 'n' roll songs.
Their constant desire to write better songs, to find new sounds and new ways of doing things, moved music (and pop culture) in directions no one at the dawn of the '60s could have ever imagined. From "She Loves You" to "Strawberry Fields Forever" in just three years? Incredible! For that matter, the Beatles' entire career was there and gone in the time it now takes many bands to release their second or third albums.
Married at a young age, he and his first wife Cynthia had one son, Julian, but due to the explosion of the Beatles, he was gone for much of Julian's childhood. In 1968, he met the woman who would become his second wife, Yoko Ono, and the two were famously inseparable. John always seemed to follow his heart both musically and personally. His solo catalog drives like a car on a bumpy road, with some incredible highlights and some highly questionable lows, yet anything but dull.
In the early 1970s, John and Yoko had moved to New York City, a place he very muched loved. During this era, his outspoken opposition to the Vietnam war and the Nixon administration led Nixon to attempt to silence him under the watchful eyes of the FBI, ultimately leading to him facing deportation. John dropped out of music altogether when his son Sean was born in 1975, famously playing the role of househusband for five years until the spark to make music struck again in 1980. The resulting album, Double Fantasy, was released barely a month before he was killed.
Today, Lennon's music lives on stronger than ever. His music, solo and Beatles, is still heard everywhere. It has taken on new life forms and shape-shifted its way into the hearts and minds of younger generations along the way. It would be hard to tell someone where to start on a journey through Lennon's music, but putting your ears to albums like Help, Revolver, the White Album, Plastic Ono Band or Imagine certainly wouldn't be a bad launch pad.
For those of us of, ahem, a certain age, it's impossible to imagine a world without Lennon or the Beatles. They've just always been there as part of our DNA. It's easy to state that the world would be a much different place had Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr never existed. It's almost impossible to overstate their impact on the world at large, let alone the music world.
It's hard to believe that so many years have passed since Lennon was murdered in cold blood on the streets of his favorite city by a so-called fan. There's still no way to wrap our heads around the insanity of the act, but there are plenty of ways to wrap our heads around the joy and excitement Lennon and his music have given the world over the years. And that's what we choose to remember on Dec. 8.
All these years later, Dec. 8 became even more of a dark day for rock music when former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was gunned down onstage in the middle of a concert.


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Norco Bicycles has partnered with Jill Kintner and Bryn Atkinson, as title sponsor, to re-launch the Norco World Team. For 2012 the team will racing the downhill race scene aboard the newly designed AURUM downhill bike. Bryn and Jill are dedicated to reaching podium positions at every race they attend and representing Norco on the world stage.
Jill Kintner is one of the most successful female cyclists to compete on two wheels. With a collection of titles in BMX, 4-cross, slalom and downhill that spans from an Olympic medal, to world titles in 4-cross, and multiple national championships in all four disciplines, she is a dominant figure on the race circuit. She finished ninth place overall for 2011 in her first year of World Cup downhill, and for 2012 is looking to come back with vengeance and better this result.
"With a new trainer and new bikes, we are now running a program with our partners of our choice; it feels like everything is clicking into place! The new Norco bikes have an incredible feel; I especially notice a difference in my balance point and turning ability thanks to the Aurum's Gravity Tune. These bikes are really well designed, and I am honored to be a part of the Norco family." - Jill
Bryn Atkinson has an inspiring presence on a downhill bike. With a highlight reel that includes numerous top-10 World Cup results, two US Open championships, a Pro GRT series championship, and many feature video segments, he has the speed, style, and ability to get the job done.
After a great start to 2011, with an 11th place finish at the first round of the World Cup, Bryn broke his femur and elbow, and was forced to sit out the remainder of the season. This injury fueled his motivation to get better on the bike, and come back stronger in 2012.
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Linux software giant Red Hat has become the latest US technology behemoth to talk up the huge potential in the Chinese market, revealing plans to expand its footprint there as it attempts to come good on ambitious growth plans.
CEO Jim Whitehurst told China Daily that he would be putting a greater focus on the People's Republic, where next generation cloud projects are cropping up all over the place.
"The open-source Linux system is the hero behind the scene. Most of the stock exchange market systems are based on the Linux system," he said.
China is still some way behind the US, Australia and Japan in terms of the revenue it contributes to Red Hat, but this is set to change because organisations there are unencumbered by decades of legacy investments, Whitehurst told the state-run paper.
As the Linux giant looks to ramp up annual sales from $1bn to $3bn within the next five years – an effort which will require 20 per cent CAGR – it plans to target two key areas.
The first is in tapping the enterprise market as it shifts from old Unix systems and storage boxen to Linux kit Linux-led storage. The second target market is building a hybrid cloud ecosystem.
As part of its China push, the firm is apparently adding 100 more customer-facing staff, and will consider opening more offices in the country. It opened a new Beijing office in October and also has one in the financial capital of Shanghai.
Whitehurst's sentiments echoed those of EMC's Greater China president Denis Yip, who argued at an EMC Forum event in Hong Kong last June that China is now at the cutting edge of global cloud computing deployments.
China is leading the way, which is strange because this is normally what happens with the US and then China follows – it has been like that for the past 20 years," he said at the time.
"They are leading because there is no burden. They don't need to care about old apps because they have none, so they're building from scratch."
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The Central Connecticut softball team topped the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights by a score of 3-0 on the opening day of the 2014 NEC Tournament on Thursday. Junior Laura Messina registered her 14th shutout of the season in the win and broke her CCSU single-season strikeout record (250).
With the win, the Blue Devils move to 29-14 on the season while the Knights drop to 21-20. CCSU will face the #1 seed Bryant tomorrow, Friday, May 9, at 10:30 a.m.
Messina allowed just one hit in seven innings for CCSU tallying 10 strikeouts in the circle to break her own CCSU single-season record. She now owns the record with 250. The junior also adds her 14th shutout of the season with the win and improves her season record to 24-11.
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CCSU registered six hits in 24 at bats compared to one in 22 for the Knights. Debrosse led the Blue Devils on offense going 2-for-3 at the plate including one double. Senior Tessa Brown also doubled on the day.
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After the Labor Day Holiday weekend, I have become very aware of the leaves changing colors and the temperature beginning to drop. Fall is around the corner, and we all know what that means: Winter is on its way. Summit County inhabitants were spoiled with a warm summer, and now the time comes to switch out our warm seasonal clothing for sweaters, jeans, hooded jackets and boots. There is a systematic, yet easy way to begin the process of transitioning your closet into your cooler weather wear. First, I recommend allowing a few hours to complete the task. The most efficient way to pack away your summer clothing pieces is to down size. Start from the left and work toward the right, or start from the top and work to the bottom. Piece through your closet article by article: Did you wear it this summer? If not, what are the chances of wearing it next summer? Pending your thoughts on each garment, you may want to consider donating any items that will not be of use to your anymore. Items worth hanging on to should be packed away into a clean box, storage bag or bin. Be prepared to label your storage accessories with the contents for an easy switch out next spring. This also allows you to quickly locate particular items for your beach vacation in the middle of winter. Now that you have emptied and sorted, it's time to put your fall and winter wear back in. Again, work from top to bottom or left to right. Organize by color and type of wear. Your shirts or your blouses, basic and dressy tops, sweaters, and jackets should all be in the near vicinity of each other. Work your colors from light to dark. Fold your sweaters neatly and place them on the shelf above your tops. Be leery of hanging sweaters since hangers can create bulging in the shoulders. Use the same concept for your pants, trousers and jeans. You can opt to conserve shelf space in your closet by folding your bottoms over the cross bar of a hanger. That freed up space on your shelves can become a very useful space for other organization or storage needs. Neatly arrange your shoes on a shoe rack or on the floor. Arrange from tall to short. If you have tall boots, consider buying boot shapers, which can be placed into the interior of your boots to stand them up. This will help your boots keep their shape and refrain from slumping. Since your organization is already under way, take a little bit of additional time to go through your accessories, socks and undergarments to throw out any pieces that have seen better days. This transition of seasons is a popular time for closet remodels. If your organization doesn't come naturally and your closet just needs a better set up, consider seeking a closet professional's input. Typically, consultation services are free and the technology and innovation in closet design has come a long way. On that note: I'm still running my "Best of the Worst Contest." Submitting your home improvement or furnishing nightmare images to my email could earn you $600 to put towards a new closet to gear you up for the upcoming seasons. For more home style tips and information visit ifurnish and More Space Place in Frisco or email Kalyn Johnson at email@example.com.
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Proof there is no rebalancing in Europe is easy to find. For example, El Pais reports Spanish Debt Grows by €146 Billion.
What follows is a Mish-modified translation of the above Google-translation.
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- The public debt exceeded €882 billion at the end of 2012
- Debt Grew by €146 Billion in one year
- The increase in the first year of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is the largest ever recorded
- Debt-to-GDP is highest since 1910
- Interest expense is at record high
The Government and the Bank of Spain debt figures are chilling. Government debt broke records in 2012. In the first year of the Government of Mariano Rajoy, debt skyrocketed to €882 billion, a one year increased of €146 Billion. Never in the economic history of Spain's general government debt had increased so much in a single year. In five years, the debt has increased by €500 Billion, Debt is one of the major drags on the recovery of the Spanish economy.
Debt to GDP
The increase in public debt in 2012 is the equivalent of more than 14 percentage points of gross domestic product (GDP). €882 billion is equivalent to between 83.5% and 84% of GDP. The government had forecast a ratio of 79.8% for the 2012 budget last July, but has since revised the figure upwards. In relative terms, debt-to-GDP is at highest debt level in more than a century, particularly since 1910, when the Spanish debt stood at 88% of GDP, according to a historical IMF data.
Despite cuts and tax increases, the government of Mariano Rajoy has been unable to significantly reduce the gap in the public accounts.
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Outstanding liabilities will probably exceed 100% of GDP at the end of the year, and there are more than €100 billion of a government debt in the hands of others (Social Security mainly). The €882 billion figure also does not include about €60 billion of debt owed by public enterprises.
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To Emilio Ontiveros, president of Financial Analysts International (AFI), "the main problem is the payment of interest, because it is the most unproductive spending item possible and occurs in a country that has had to cut back in other areas and need to recover growth."
Spain had never spent so much money to pay only the interest on its debt: €38.66 billion. Financial expenses for the first time in history exceeded staff costs. "If you do not grow, you cannot pay your debts," said Ontiveros, who argues that Spain should have requested the bond purchase program prepared by the Bank Central Bank (ECB) to cut interest paid on Spanish debt markets, a mechanism for which the Government should ask before rescue its European partners. "The corollary of this is that Spain needs urgent measures aimed to reduce this expense," he says.
The average interest paid by the state's debt is 4.1% with an average maturity of 6.1 years, but this level of return that investors demand may grow by the economic downturn. Despite the truce that markets have given Spain, political tensions rose in Spain and Italy .
Jose Carlos Diez, chief economist Intermoney, warns that Spain fails in all the variables that serve to stabilize the debt: its economy does not grow, it pays a high interest rate and has primary deficit (prior to payment of interest on the debt). "This dynamic eventually leads to non-payment," he reflects.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jaguars have ruled wide receiver Cecil Shorts out for Sunday's game against the New York Jets due to concussion symptoms.
Shorts' symptoms are the result of a hit he took during Jacksonville's game against the Buffalo Bills last Sunday. Shorts passed his concussion test earlier in the week but he has exhibited concussion symptoms and has not practiced all week.
He has team-bests of 43 receptions, 824 yards and seven touchdowns through 12 games. He ranks second in the NFL with a 19.2 yard average per reception and is second in the league with four receptions of 50-plus yards.
The second-year pro needs 176 receiving yards to become just the third Jaguar player in franchise history to reach 1,000 yards in a single season.


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There is the old saying about lies, if you repeat them often enough and say them loudly enough eventually people will accept it as being the truth. And I think everybody has succeeded on that when it comes to blaming the bad news on the weather.
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They have just three regulation victories in their past 28 games, yet are right in the thick of the Eastern Conference race. "Obviously were fortunate this year that our record in the shootout is a real, strong positive for our hockey club," coach Randy Carlyle said. "Theres been a lot of extra points gained by it. If we can continue to find a way to get points, thats what our job is." Whereas the Leafs went 0 for 5 and rued shootouts during last years lockout-shortened 48-game season, they keep getting the job done this season. Against the Sabres on Wednesday night, James van Riemsdyk, Joffrey Lupul and Tyler Bozak all scored and goaltender James Reimer stopped one of two attempts. Whether its Reimer or Jonathan Bernier, those shooters have experienced a lot of shootout success, so it has made sense for assistant coach Greg Cronin -- who fills out the lineup -- to keep going back to them. Lupul is six for seven, van Riemsdyk is six for nine and Bozak is three for five. "Think were confident in the guys that we can send out there to score goals and confident in our goalie," van Riemsdyk said. "We seem to have guys that are confident going in with their moves and the goaltenders are confident in the net. It makes it a good matchup in the shootout." The Sabres (13-27-6) dropped to 6-3 in shootouts this season but were thankful to get there thanks to Cody Hodgsons early-third-period, power-play goal and a strong penalty kill in overtime that included a good scoring chance for defenceman Tyler Myers. "That was huge," Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said of the penalty kill. "I thought Tyler Myers, his first game back was probably one of his best games all season long. He played with a little pizzazz. He played with some energy, and he was very aggressive." Goaltender Ryan Miller, who could again be the U.S. starter at the Sochi Olympics after leading the Americans to silver in Vancouver, was strong before the shootout in making 36 saves in regulation and overtime. He gave up goals to Olympic teammate Phil Kessel, Nikolai Kulemin and Rielly. Kessels was a pure goal-scorers goal, a perfect shot that went five-hole on Miller. "He made a nice shot," Miller said. "I didnt see. Good for Phil. Get him going for the Olympics, I guess." In addition to Hodgson, Matt Ellis and Matt Moulson also scored for the Sabres. Moulsons goal at 6:34 of the second wasnt reviewed, though it took several replay angles to show it clearly went in the net. "It went in," Carlyle said. "It hit the webbing on the top. When it hit the bar, it went up and it went into the webbing and then came back down. The angle that the camera had made it difficult to determine if it actually crossed the line because the camera angle was at a bad angle to (see) it. But when you looked at it from where he was shooting it, from behind him, you can see the top of the webbing of the net went up, so that usually indicates its got to be in then net." Just before that, Buffalos Zemgus Girgensons had a quality chance on a second-period penalty shot, which Reimer stopped in what turned out to be more practice for the shootout. Not that Reimer needed it, as he improved to 4-0 in the shootout this season. "Personally Im not a huge fan of shootouts," Reimer said. "Its something I try to practise most days as much as I can. Shootouts are important points, and theyre huge come the end of the year. Obviously regulation wins are most important, but those points are priceless." Theyre especially valuable considering the thin line between the Leafs being in a good position nearing the Olympic break and having to play catch-up in late February, March and April. This was the 16th time Toronto got to at least overtime, which is a boat load of points earned before the game is even over. The Leafs have played 72 minutes and five seconds of overtime, more than an entire extra game. Torontos knack for surviving past the 60-minute mark is hard to explain. "Thats a good question," van Riemsdyk said. "Theres some games where we seem to get a lead and end up losing that lead or games where you battle back and go to the shootout. Its part of the game, and you just come with whats given." So while the Leafs have taken what theyve earned in shootouts, Miller and the Sabres were left to wonder about a point lost. "Unfortunately, I wasnt very good in the shootout," Miller said. "Thats the difference." Being so good in the shootout has made a major difference in the Leafs fortunes this season. "When you win them its a positive, when you lose them its a negative," Carlyle said. "Thats the bottom line. Thats what you play the game to gain points and to win, and a shootout gives you a win." NOTES -- Enforcer Colton Orr returned to Torontos lineup after missing Tuesdays game in Boston with the flu, which has affected several players. Frazer McLaren was scratched to make room for Orr. ... Sabres forward Matt DAgostini left the game early in the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return. DAgostini skated just three shifts for 2:19, and Nolan said he expects him to be out for "a little while." ... This was the fifth and final meeting between the Leafs and Sabres this season. Chris Bassitt Athletics Jersey . The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists detailed in a report how Russian and international journalists have been harassed and prevented from covering sensitive stories in Sochi such as the abuse of migrant workers and environmental issues. 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Obviously, I am being held out of coaching the team for precautionary reasons which I fully understand. I have total confidence in my coaching staff and players that they will be focused and ready to play today. Cronin is in his ninth season as Cincinnatis head coach. The Bearcats entered Saturdays game against VCU with a 7-2 record. ' ' '


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Conn. GOP uses Malloy against Democratic hopefuls
HARTFORD -- His name will not be on the ballot, but Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is emerging as a key figure in this year's election as Republican legislative candidates in Connecticut take aim at the Democrats they claim "rubber-stamped" the governor's positions, including a state budget that increased taxes by $2.6 billion over two years.
Political mailers are now hitting voters' mailboxes that tie many incumbent Democratic lawmakers with the governor, said House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk. One asks, "Do you really want to give Governor Malloy another rubber stamp for his spending agenda?"
Cafero said the criticism is fair considering the Democratic-controlled General Assembly has helped Malloy to pass much of his agenda, such as mandatory paid sick leave, an early release credit program for inmates, repeal of the death penalty, same-day voter registration, and the legalization of medical marijuana.
"Now we're seeing the results of his plan that they rubber-stamped," Cafero said. "Now that they want to be sent back to Hartford, I think the public deserves to know that."
Malloy has suffered from lackluster poll numbers for much of his two-year tenure.
Malloy realizes his approach to solving the state's deficit, as well his positions on other issues, have not been universally embraced in Connecticut and that his support not be a plus for a candidate. Roy Occhiogrosso, the governor's senior adviser, said Malloy told the Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate that "if I can help you by being there, I will. If I can help you by not being there, I will."
Occhiogrosso said Malloy is "very realistic about what it takes to run a campaign" and isn't bothered that some Democrats might not welcome the public backing of the sitting governor.
"It would bother him if he had been making the decisions with his poll numbers in mind as opposed to doing what's the right thing to do," said Occhiogrosso, who says Malloy's favorability figures have hovered around 40 percent because he has made "some very tough decisions that haven't been made for a very long time in Hartford."
A Quinnipiac University Poll of 1,472 likely voters conducted Aug. 22-26 showed that 43 percent approved of the job Malloy was doing as governor, while 44 percent disapproved. The numbers were worse for the legislature, with only 33 percent of voters approving of the job they've done and 50 percent disapproving. The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.
Occhiogrosso said Malloy has been busy helping Democrats raise money. He's also been fielding requests from both House and Senate candidates for endorsements and pictures, although Occhiogrosso acknowledges that's "not to suggest there is a flood of people at his door."
He provided The Associated Press with more than a dozen names of candidates, both incumbents and newcomers, who Malloy has helped. On Tuesday, Malloy traveled to Greenwich to support three Democratic candidates, telling a crowd the state needs to think boldly and invest in education, infrastructure and work to attract businesses while cutting back where it's appropriate.
Malloy has also appeared at events to publicly support Democratic Senate candidate Chris Murphy and Democratic 5th Congressional District candidate Elizabeth Esty.
Lisa Romano, a Democratic state representative candidate in Newtown, said she asked Malloy to endorse her candidacy if she'd be an asset to the legislature. But she said the endorsement does not mean she would agree with everything he would say or do.
"I thought that having his support would be helpful, not on particular policies but recognizing my strengths as a candidate," she said.
Senate President Donald Williams, D-Brooklyn, said it's "bad strategy on the part of Republicans" to make this election a referendum about the governor, considering the difficult choices he has made. But ultimately, he said, this election cycle is about the legislative candidates.
"By and large, folks are concentrated on their own races and the issues that are important in their specific districts," he said. "When it comes right down to it, it's a question of who can be the best state senator, the best state representative, who is the one who is working hardest for the interest of their district. That's where I feel very confident that Democrats will do well."
Cafero maintains that Democrats don't want to talk about Malloy and his agenda on the campaign trail.
"They want to talk about everything but. This will not, unless forced to, mention Governor Malloy's name," he said. "They will never talk about unemployment. You will never see them talk about the budget. You'll never see them say we turned it around."


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Young Indians fan Niko presented with home run balls
CLEVELAND -- It sure seemed as though fate was involved when it comes to the story of 8-year-old Indians fan Niko Lanzarotta.
Lanzarotta -- diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 8 months old -- asked Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis if they could each hit a home run for him on Aug. 24. Both came through on the promised blasts, and the fans who caught the home run balls presented Lanzarotta and his family with the baseballs prior to Saturday's game against the Mets at Progressive Field.
"It's been unbelievable," said Mike Lanzarotta, Niko's father. "When we came down that day, his favorite player is Carlos Santana, we just wanted to be able to get a picture with him and an autograph. Everything over and above that has been just icing on the cake."
During Saturday's visit, which included Asdrubal Cabrera providing Niko with a pair of batting gloves and Michael Bourn stopping by to talk and sign an autograph, even more layers to this story were revealed.
Megan Gillombardo, who works with special-needs children at local Mayfield High School, dove to retrieve the first-inning home run delivered by Santana on Aug. 24. Kipnis' homer landed in the bullpen down the right-field line, but someone tossed the ball to Mike Larkin, who said he is in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
As he stood back from the crowd on the field, watching the Lanzarotta family interact with the Indians' players, Larkin could not help but get emotional about being able to give Niko the baseball.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing for me," said Larkin, who is from New Philadelphia, Ohio. "The Indians got me through [my past health issues]. That's another reason it was a no-brainer. I know what the Indians mean to him."
Larkin and Gillombardo both reached out to the Indians on their own to find out how they could present the baseballs to Niko, whose mom, Kasia, is expecting twins later this year. Santana, who again spent time chatting with his No. 1 fan on Saturday, pushed for the team to bring the Lanzarotta family back to Progressive Field.
"It's pretty awesome. I actually got a little teary-eyed," Gillombardo said. "It was awesome to see [Niko] that excited and happy."


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According to press reports, the EU's attempt to overhaul the Internet market within its member states has now set the EU's Parliament and said states on a "collision course." We've been reporting on the proposed telecom reforms package for several years now (most recently here), in part because its a massive overhaul and modernization of network policy, and in part because the unwieldy structure of the European political system has frequently allowed various interest groups and member states to insert their own take on issues into the package. The latest hold up arose over the handling of copyright infringers, but it has given various advocates of other issues the opportunity to mobilize against other features of the reform package.
If it's hard to follow what's going on, that's hardly surprising. The reforms package has been making its way through the European Parliament, a legislative body, under the direction of members of the European Commission, which is the executive branch. Commissioner Viviane Reding of Luxembourg, the Telecoms Commissioner, has had primary responsibility for the text. But, to actually be implemented, the reforms also need to be approved by the European Council, which is comprised of the individual union members' heads of state. Getting everyone on board for a single document has proven challenging.
Those challenges have been made greater by the fact that the proposed legislation takes different approaches to handling differences in the laws of member states, depending on the subject. So, for example, it demands interoperability among the networks of different EU countries, regardless of local laws. In contrast, when it comes to issues of network management and net neutrality, member states are permitted to set their own standards; nevertheless, the legislation states that companies throughout the EU are required to disclose any limits they place on traffic to their customers.
Confused yet?
The two big sticking points so far seem to have been the place of net neutrality and the ability of ISPs to cut off repeat copyright offenders, through actions like the three strikes proposal that was recently defeated in France. According to Reuters, this latter issue seems to be the source of the latest spat among the principals. Both the EU states and Parliament have agreed on language that indicates a subscriber's service could be cut only after the case was reviewed by "a competent legal authority."
The EU member states, however, would like that policy to reside outside the body of the legislation in what's called a "recital." The Parliamentarians, however, feel that a stronger statement about copyright infringement would be made if it were part of the law proper. Reuters spoke with EU legal experts, who said that the European Court of Justice had ruled that the recitals carry the same legal weight as law, which gives an indication of how pointless this dispute is.
Nevertheless, a number of EU advocacy groups are ready to take advantage of any delays that result. Their complaints, however, focus on the net neutrality issue. The reforms package handles this issue by requiring open access to the network infrastructure for service providers and assuming competition among service providers will take it from there. The package itself, as noted, does demand that any company that provides fixed or mobile service disclose "information on any other conditions limiting access to and/or use of services and applications, where such conditions are allowed under national law in accordance with Community law."
So, for example, the group Blackout Europe is organizing an e-mail campaign to urge EU Parliament members to reject the package, saying, "under the proposed new rules, broadband providers will be legally able to limit the number of websites you can look at, and to tell you whether or not you are allowed to use particular services." It suggests that one possible result is Internet service that resembles cable TV in terms of providing different packages of sites and services. The group European Digital Rights has expressed similar concerns, as has the UK's Open Rights Group.
In the end, should the EU legislation permit these sorts of selective access policies, it will still be up to the individual member states to determine if and how to legislate them. And, as the failure to pass a three strikes law in France demonstrated, national legislatures can sometimes be as difficult to navigate as the European Community's system.


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Before moving on to "The Beat Escape," here are a few things taking place in Chicago tonight.
Factory Theater's launch party for the return of White Trash Wedding And A Funeral is being held at Chief O'Neill's Pub (no relation to Jimme) from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. It's free to get in, but for a $5 admission fee, patrons can compete to be named Miss White Trash. The winner gets to wear a tiara and sash for a 'glamour shot' that will remain on display at the box office for the duration of the play. Factory Theater is celebrating its 20th season.
Also tonight, the politically charged band, Vortis, which includes veteran rock critic and Sound Opinions co-host Jim DeRogatis on drums, is performing at Ultra Lounge, along with trash band, The Funs, and the one-woman art performance of Lam! Lam! Admission ranges from $6 to $8, show time is 9:00 PM.
From 1979 through 1981, Fingerprintz embodied the motto, If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again. Led by the talented and seemingly macabre lead vocalist Jimme O'Neill, the UK band went punk on its debut, The Very Dab; moved on to a more catchy pop approach for Distinguishing Marks; and aimed for dance clubs with Beat Noir. Musically, Fingerprintz succeeded at each genre they tried, but in terms of commercial appeal, they flopped. O'Neill, along with guitarist Cha Burnz, would find a bit more success with The Silencers, but for the most part, he remains one of rock's unsung anti-heroes.
For years, Fingerprintz was one of those unfortunate acts (like Chicago's punk pioneers, Bohemia) whose songs never made it on to a CD. But in researching this piece, I found that it's now possible to download Fingerprintz songs from their Last.FM page. I highly recommend checking that out.
"The Beat Escape" was taken from the 1981 album, Beat Noir, which found Fingerprintz lead vocalist-songwriter Jimme O'Neill setting his disturbing imagery to irresistible synth beats. This song is a relatively harmless invitation to party, with an exotic arrangement and cryptic lyrics. O"Neill begins with a "crazy enfant" with a "nomad heart" whose gyrations resemble a whirling dervish. The action takes on global proportions, with lyrics like, "Mad dance/crazy round the world/Crazy boys and girls." There are also references to naked city civil servants and an approaching carnival, but that's pretty much typical Fingerprintz fare. Perhaps most importantly, "The Beat Escape" is an energetic and catchy song, augmented by horns.
The non-album B-Side, "Disorient Express," is an instrumental, except for some ominous mumbling about midway through. It's dark and melodic, and a worthy addition to the Fingerprintz oeuvre.


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"I have a weapon. It's to write. It's to speak out. That's my jihad. You can do many things with words. Writing is also a bomb."
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Digital Video Broadcasting
The term Digital Video Broadcasting (short DVB) is originally a synonym for Digital TV (short DTV), and refers to telecommunication systems that send TV signals by way of digital transmission schemes, in contrast to the older, traditional, methods of signal transmission employed by Analog TV systems.
In general, Digital TV, or if you prefer Digital Video Broadcasting, consists of the transmission of data packets which carry encoded video/audio, and other payload data (such as EPG information), that has been combined and encapsulated within MPEG-2 Transport Streams. Digital TV signals will adhere to a particular standard which will, suiting to the type of transmission pathway involved, define the specific way the digital video streams used in transmissions are encoded. Specifically, for each standard, the Modulation Scheme, frequencies, transmission parameters and other factors are outlined and optimized for different transmission networks and target devices.
On the technical side, the acronym "DVB" is a synonym for the suite of DVB Standards developed and maintained by the DVB Project. Key standards from that aggregate include:
- DVB-S - Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite -- the DVB standard for satellite based digital television transmission
- DVB-S2 -Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite - Second Generation
- DVB-C - Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable -- the DVB standard for digital television transmissions over Cable Networks ... also see ITU-T J.83 Annex A
- DVB-T - Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial -- the DVB standard for digital television transmission over terrestrial airwaves ... i.e. Over/off-the-air ("OTA") signals received with a normal TV antenna
- DVB-T2 - Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial -- Second Generation
While much of the world utilises the above mentioned DVB Standards, other regions have opted for other Digital TV systems instead. For example:
- ATSC - The standards used in North America and S.Korea for digital television broadcast over terrestrial airwaves (OTA)
- DMB-T/H - The standard used in China and Hong Kong for digital television broadcast over terrestrial airwaves (OTA)
- ISDB (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting) - The standards used in Japan, and soon perhaps elsewhere, for digital television broadcasting. Key standards from that aggregate include:
External Links
- Digital Television Article on Wikipedia, includes some nice historical Facts
- The DVB Consortium
- Wikipedia's DVB article
- DVB information site in Australia
- The Advanced Television Systems Committee, specifies the ATSC standards
- SCTE homepage
- wikipedia's SCTE article
- ITU-T homepage
- wikipedia's ITU-T article
- wikipedia's ISDB article


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To be the dude in between Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy courtside at the Laker game last night? What would she thief in exchange for it?
Leo and Tom had a little Inception reunion while watching Los Angeles lose a close one at the buzzer to the San Antonio Spurs. It was a better effort than they've put up lately…but for a while now they haven't been able to bring their best against the better teams in the league, not even with Leo's golden touch? Maybe Leo's golden touch doesn't work until the playoffs.
What's next for Leo?
Kissing Armie Hammer.
Leo and Armie are playing J Edgar Hoover and his lover in the upcoming Clint Eastwood directed biopic. Armie has revealed that there will be a LOT of snogging:
"It's not a kissing scene--it's a ton of kissing scenes." (source)
Hot. Hopefully.
As for Tom Hardy – it's encouraging that Lindsay Lohan still hasn't conned him into some kind of pap opportunity yet. And …
Did you know he once slapped Paul Bettany in the face for talking sh-t about him on set?
It comes up during an interview in a French magazine between Vincent Cassel and Tom. Apparently this happened while shooting a movie called The Reckoning. Click here to read the transcript. Now I need to know what went down. Like, first priority.
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To be the dude in between Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy courtside at the Laker game last night? What would she thief in exchange for it?


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For those who aren't quite sure how to get the WP8.1 update or who wonder if it is quite kosher then please read on. The text is taken from Paul Thurrott's Windows site. He's quite an expert on all things Windows. The original article can be found here - http://winsupersite.com/windows-phone/…
and what follows is all Paul's work.
Get Windows Phone 8.1 as Soon as Possible
Apr 9, 2014Paul Thurrott
winsupersite.com | Apr 9, 2014
The trick is to sign-up as a Windows Phone developer. The good news: You can do this for free. And-shhh!—you don't even have to be a developer.
Note: This won't be news for many Windows Phone fans, and these are the same instructions I provided for getting Windows Phone 8 Update 3 last year in Windows Phone 8 Update 3: Update Your Handset Today. It works the same way for Windows Phone 8.1, which is the next free update for Windows Phone 8.
First, a few notes.
It's (almost certainly) safe. If the Update 3 developer preview cited above proved anything, this kind of update can be done safely, easily, and without issue. Update 3 went swimmingly well. I expect Windows Phone 8.1 to do the same. But if you're worried about it, just give it a few days. I intend to update virtually every one of my own phones—and I have about a dozen Windows Phone 8 handets—to Windows Phone 8.1 immediately.
It's for all phones that run Windows Phone 8. Unlike Update 3, which was geared largely to 1080p phones with very large screens, Windows Phone 8.1 is for all phones that are currently running Windows Phone 8, from the lowliest Lumia 830 or 520 to the highest-end devices.
It's "only" Windows Phone 8.1. The version of Windows Phone 8.1 you will get from the developer preview is "final," but it does not include any device firmware or driver updates that will accompany the future, public releases of his update on specific handsets. Also, Microsoft typically delivers small post-RTM updates that handset makers include with their phones; this release does not include any of that.
It does require Update 2. That said, you must first have Update 2 installed before you can upgrade to Windows Phone 8.1. (I had previously reported this as Update 3, but Microsoft now says it's Update 2.)
It's a one-way street. Once you install Windows Phone 8.1 in this fashion, you cannot return to 8.0. You will later be able to update to the general release of Windows Phone 8.1, if available for your device (most will get it), which will include firmware and driver updates as well as post-RTM updates.
Ready? Here's how to get Windows Phone 8.1 as soon as possible.
1. Sign up as a developer. Technically, Windows Phone 8.1 is only available to those who have registered their Microsoft account—the same one you're signed in with on the phone—with one of Microsoft's developer programs. These include the Windows Phone Dev Center ($19 per year) or the free App Studio, which lets you create simple Windows Phone apps on the web. Since App Studio is free, head over there first, sign in with the same Microsoft account you used to sign in on your Windows Phone handset, and then register. That's all you have to do.
2. Download the Preview for Developers app. Now, download the Preview for Developers app from the Windows Phone Store to your handset. You can do this remotely, from your PC's web browser, or directly from the browser on your phone.
3. Run Preview for Developers. Once the app is installed, find it on your phone and run it. The app will step through a short wizard that explains what's happening, provides a Terms and Conditions document you must agree to, and a sign-in for your Microsoft account. Once that's all done, you agree to enable the Preview for Developers and click Done to complete the process.
4. Check for updates. Once Microsoft releases the Windows Phone 8.1 developer preview—it will be sometime this month—you can check for updates and then install it. To do so, navigate on your phone to Settings, Phone Update and tap the Check for Updates button. Phone Update will automatically find the update and begin downloading it. When that's done, it will prompt you to install the update now.
That's it. Now stayed tuned for news about when you can actually get Windows Phone 8.1. It won't be long, I bet.
REMINDER: Based on the comments, it's clear that many read the instructions carefully enough to go through the steps to get Windows Phone 8.1 as soon as possible, but didn't read the article carefully enough to know that YOU CANNOT GET WINDOWS PHONE 8.1 NOW. It will be released "later this month." Sometime. This month. Not today. That's why the title is "Get Windows Phone 8.1 as Soon as Possible" and not "Get Windows Phone 8.1 Now." —Paul
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Oman is one of the world's most exciting emerging tourist destinations-offering a genuine taste of old Arabia and an oasis of traditional culture amidst the frantically modernizing Gulf states. The country boasts a string of captivating attractions. Scenically, it's one of the region's most memorable destinations, from the craggy uplands of the Hajar mountains to the spectacular fjords of the Musandam peninsula and the dramatic dunes of the Wahiba Sands. Culturally, the country boasts a variety of absorbing sights, ranging from the traditional souks of Muscat, Nizwa, and Salalah to the atmospheric mudbrick towns and towering forts of the interior.
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In this photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru, a meteor contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.
There aren't yet any advance warning systems that could give Earthlings a heads-up before an untracked space rock hits. But a telescope project in Hawaii aims to change that, and potentially provide a chance for those in threatened areas to evacuate. A meteor alert might have made a difference to Russia's Chelyabinsk region on Friday.
Read: Nuclear-like in its intensity, Russia meteor blast is largest since 1908
"There are excellent ongoing surveys for asteroids that are capable of seeing such a rock with one to two days' warning, but they do not cover the whole sky each night, so there's a good chance that any given rock can slip by them for days to weeks. This one obviously did," astronomer John Tonry of the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii told NBC News Friday.
Tonry is one of the key players in a NASA-backed effort to build ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System), two observatories in Hawaii that can simultaneously scan the entire visible sky twice a night.
"If ATLAS were up and running we might very well have seen" the meteor that hit Russia, he said, and "could have provided one to two days' warning."
However, he adds, the success of detection "depends on a couple of assumptions." One is that it's not cloudy. Another is that the asteroid doesn't go over the South Pole, "where ATLAS cannot see."
Telescopes, Tony said, "can only see the sky above the horizon, obviously. A telescope that's sited in the northern hemisphere (which ATLAS will be) cannot see all the way to the South Pole of the sky." And, "if the asteroid were coming from that direction, there's a good chance that it would never rise above the horizon for a northern telescope before it hits."
While it would "easy to build multiple copies of ATLAS and put some in the south, and spread them out so they see different weather patterns ... that's for the future," he said.
Dozens were hospitalized and nearly 1,000 residents suffered minor injuries from fallen debris and the impact of the meteor's powerful landing. NBC's Tom Costello reports.
The ATLAS telescopes are "just now" being built, Tonry said; ATLAS should "start running around the end of 2014 and be fully operational by the end of 2015." NASA has provided $5 million in funding for ATLAS.
At one time, NASA considered launching an asteroid-hunting probe, but that didn't go forward because of the cost, estimated at $500 million almost a decade ago.
Other private efforts are in the works, too.
Last year, leaders of the nonprofit B612 Foundation, including Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart, started a campaign to fund and launch a space telescope that will hunt for potential killer asteroids over the course of five and a half years.
Another venture, from a group called Planetary Resources, ultimately wants to do asteroid mining, but says its first step is to "launch an orbital fleet of 'personal space telescopes' capable of looking out into the heavens or back down on Earth," wrote Alan Boyle, NBC News.com's Science editor last year.
More about cosmic hits (and near misses):
- Streaking meteor explodes in Russian sky, injuring nearly 1,000
- Asteroid's close shave ranks among Earth's biggest hits (and misses)
- Meteorite from California fireball reveals its secrets
Suzanne Choney is a contributing writer for NBC News.com. You can follow her on Twitter.
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Ask Bill Demas about the promise of big data, and he won't hesitate to recount a speech, now infamous in company lore, that he gave in 2009 when he took the reins as CEO of Turn, a digital advertising company. Deciding not to mince words, the new leader declared to his increasingly alarmed-looking staff that everything they'd known was over and that software-as-a-service was the future.
"I call it the 'burn the boat' speech," Demas recalls. "The notion was that there's no going back." In his tale, Demas headed Turn in another direction and totally ditched its business model.
Based in Redwood City, California, Turn was founded in 2004 by two executives from AltaVista, Yahoo's defunct search engine, as a digital advertising firm focused on search marketing and display ads. The start-up enjoyed moderate success. Three years later, however, sales were flat. According to Demas, this left the partners squabbling about how to fix the problem, which resulted in one founder's departure. (The other, Jim Barnett, is now chairman of the board.) "I think sometimes the misleading thing here in Silicon Valley is the start-up has started and everything has gone nice and smooth, and there's this big end-success story," Demas says. "That's very, very rarely the case."
Demas, who has extensive experience in data from managing parts of Microsoft's SQL Server and the search marketing company Overture, was brought on as a Turn board member in 2007; he became president and COO in 2008. By the time he was named CEO, he was convinced that the key to unlocking massive growth at Turn lay in a cloud platform that would allow clients to upload and analyze their consumer data and execute their own marketing campaigns.
Demas immediately stopped hiring traditional salespeople and cut off investment to the company's traditional ad network. Employees were told they had to learn new skills and become more tech-savvy than ever before. Though much of the staff was dragged along "kicking and screaming," Demas says Turn has doubled its revenue every year since its pivot into big data. Last year, Turn's earnings hit more than $100 million.
At the same time, "big data" industry growth has been soaring. From hospitals to retailers to phone carriers, companies are amassing hoards of data about their customers and verging on a near-frenzy trying to process and analyze it all themselves. Better data analysis means better business operations, which translates to better margins.
IDC, a market research firm, predicts the big data industry will reach close to $17 billion by 2015. IDC clocks the industry's annual growth rate at 40% over the last five years, which is seven times the growth of the overall IT market.
Demas recognized that chief marketing officers likewise need to learn new skills. After years of analyzing data to help marketers figure out who their key audience segments were, Turn's new offering, Demas decided, should help those marketers collect and store that data, in real time, and make better decisions based on the information.
The company does this in two ways. Its "audience platform" allows the customer to upload first-party data—CRM details, point-of-sale information, purchase history, catalog subscriptions—and then match it with demographic and psychographic data, such as income and hobbies, to create anonymous audience profiles. Think ranchers in Texas who exercise, say, for a sneaker brand.
Turn's "media platform" then helps the client create marketing campaigns based on the data and deploys ads across video, Web, and mobile apps. To handle all of the information—each profile contains 2,000 attributes and characteristics—Turn has built data centers around the globe; its fourth opened in April. The company has nine offices and has expanded into Europe and South America.
Demas claims Turn is winning as it goes head to head with Google. (Google sells its similar Big Query product somewhat under the radar.) "In many respects, this is the sequel," Demas says, referring to his experience as a senior vice president at Overture, a search engine that lost out to Google. "I've seen the original version of the movie before, and now, as the entrepreneur and CEO of this company, I've got a second chance at Google."
Today, Turn counts telecom giant AT&T among its largest clients, though he hesitates to name others since he says they consider the platform their "secret sauce." When asked if Turn is aiming to get scooped up by the likes of Oracle, IBM, or another large IT enterprise—in the vein of so many of its big data brethren in the past few years—Demas rejects the idea. He does, however, have his sights set on an IPO.
"We believe if we continue on this path, we could be an independent company that could one day go public," he says. "But when we're ready."
Seems like burning the boat was not such a bad idea, after all.


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MIAMI – Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC, an Orlando, Fla.-based resort corporation, has agreed to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Hilton Grand Vacations violated federal law when it persuaded an employee to resign her position because of her pregnancy by falsely promising to rehire her after the birth of her child.
According to the EEOC's suit, an employee who worked as a recruiter for Hilton in Orlando was repeatedly passed over for numerous positions after she resigned due to a pregnancy-related medical condition. The EEOC said that although Hilton promised to rehire the former employee after she gave birth, the company passed her over in favor of other, less qualified candidates when she repeatedly applied for subsequent open positions.
Employment discrimination because of pregnancy violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC, Case No. 6:09-cv-01673-GAP-DAB in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement out of court through its conciliation process.
In addition to monetary damages of $25,000 for the discrimination victim, the three-year consent decree resolving the case includes injunctive relief enjoining the company from engaging in sex or pregnancy discrimination; requires the posting of a notice about the settlement; and requires the company to conduct training and to report information about sex and pregnancy discrimination complaints it receives to the EEOC for monitoring.
"Women who have complications with their pregnancies need to be treated the same as any other employee with a medical condition," said EEOC Acting Regional Attorney Michael O'Brien. "Employers must not make employment decisions on the basis of stereotypes."
EEOC Acting Supervisory Trial Attorney Celia Liner added, "Employers must take firm steps to assure that they act in accordance with the law when making employment decisions. The law requires that pregnant women, and women returning to work after childbirth, are afforded the same rights as any other employee.
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A collection of examples from the Prosthetic Knowledge Tumblr archive on the subject of Slitscanning, a photographic effect that creates distortions and occasionally insightful images based on time.
The slitscan effect has, of-late, had something of a renaissance over the past year thanks to digital technology. Once a time consuming and expensive technique, coders have created their own solutions (either personally or commercially in the mobile app market). For the uninitiated, it has been defined by Golan Levin thus:
Slitscan imaging techniques are used to create static images of time-based phenomena. In traditional film photography, slit scan images are created by exposing film as it slides past a slit-shaped aperture. In the digital realm, thin slices are extracted from a sequence of video frames, and concatenated into a new image.
Below are some examples of creative coding with the slitscan technique:
Volumetric Slitscan Experiments by Memo Akten
The slitscan technique is a well-explored method in photography and video, but this is the first time I have seen it using a Kinect camera feed, where depth plays an additional factor. Two short videos are embedded above, and they are made more fun by the music (dancing to Nina Simone's "My Baby Just Cares For Me").
Work-in-progress prototype for an upcoming project involving volumetric slitscanning using kinect (should it be called surface-scanning?). Similar to traditional slitscanning ... but instead of working with 2D images + time, this technique uses spatial + temporal data stored in a 4D Space-Time Continuum, and 3 dimensional temporal gradients (i.e. not just slitscanning on the depth/rgb images, but surface-scanning on the animated 3D point cloud).


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Many Apple iOS applications are vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack that can result in permanent manipulation by the attacker, according to start-up Skycure, which released its research findings on this today during the RSA Europe conference.
Skycure CTO Yair Amit says many mobile iOS apps are vulnerable to a "very simple attack that relies on the 301 HTTP Response, a permanent re-direction." If an Apple iOS app can cache these so-called 301 HTTP Re-Direct Response requests -- and many popular iOS apps do, according to Skycure -- then the app is vulnerable to being repeatedly hijacked via re-direction to the attacker's server.
RELATED:Apple iPhones, iPads get intrusion-detection and prevention from start-up
While this general type of man-in-the-middle attack has been known on the Web for many years, for mobile applications the result is worse in that it "persistently changes the URL" of the server and lets the attacker take dynamic control over the app, says Amit. In the information that Skycure is publishing today, the company notes the impact of the attack is basically that instead of loading data from the real site that the user wants to visit, the attacker can make the app permanently load the data from the attacker's site.
Skycure isn't releasing the names of the vulnerable iOS apps because this issue hasn't necessarily been fixed. Amit says according to Skycure's research, a significant portion of apps available through the official Apple App Store could be attacked this way. The problem is not a vulnerability in iOS itself but a coding weakness on the part of the developer.
Skycure says "HTTP Request Hijacking" of Apple iOS mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads starts with a man-in-the-middle attack, which would typically commence in a public WiFi zone, such as in a coffee shop. While a type of attack like this has been known to happen on the Web between computer-based Web browsers and Web servers for quite some time, the way a similar attack works on mobile devices hasn't yet been subject to much scrutiny, says Amit.
He adds the implication of such an attack on news or financial information received through iOS devices is troubling."In a mobile application, it changes the application," he says, adding "there's no easy way to remove the problem." But Skycure believes there are a number of steps that app developers can take to remediate or mitigate against it.
Among them are making sure the app doesn't cache a 301 HTTP Re-Direct Response for re-direction. Another is to make sure the mobile device interacts with a designated server via an encrypted protocol, such as HTTPS, instead of HTTP. "If you want your application to behave differently with a server, just release an update," he suggests. Making changes to apps to correct for this may be somewhat disruptive to the end-user, he adds.
The HTTP Request Hijacking attack on iOS that Skycure has identified may also exist in Android or other mobile-device platforms, but Skycure currently puts its focus primarily on Apple iOS. Skycure believes one danger in this type of man-in-the-middle attack on mobile devices is that it is much less visible to the victimized end-user than the more traditional computer-based form of the attack.
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