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This definatly shed time off my bootup for my lappy which is a plus since i just completely migrated it to linux got tired of windows and all its...restrictions/shortcommings keep up the good work!
This definatly shed time off my bootup for my lappy which is a plus since i just completely migrated it to linux got tired of windows and all its...restrictions/shortcommings keep up the good work!
Here's an optimization to make gnome feel faster :
Faster gnome menus
This is regarding vm.swappiness.
In my personal experiences the default vm.swappiness=60 is okay for most users who don't like tweaking.
If you need more speed you might want to reconsider using a lighter desktop environment such as fluxbox or icewm like I explain here :
which is part of this thread :
But if you just like tweaking : here we go .
If you have on average a lot of memory free (or used for cache) you probably want to prevent your system to start swapping. This is done by setting vm.swappiness to 0. In my personal experiences this is what you want for Xubuntu with 512 mb of memory or more and for Ubuntu (gnome) with more than 512 mb of memory.
$sudo sysctl vm.swappiness=0
sets your swappiness variable to 0
To get turn your swap off (and get everything which is needed back into memory)
$sudo swapoff -a
To turn it back on (being empty and it should stay almost empty because of vm.swappiness=0)
$sudo swapon -a
If you like your new settings you can make it more permanent by adding this line :
to /etc/sysctl.conf by using your favorite editor :Code:vm.swappiness=0
$sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf
After reboot vm.swappiness is 0
Additional information :
In my case I have 1 gb of memory and a large part isn't used (or only used for cache) I choose to prevent swapping as much as possible by vm.swappiness=0. For 512 mb of memory this is also the best setting if you use xubuntu and be careful (about not using too much memory).
This was the best setting for laptop with only 64 mb of memory running icewm / fluxbox : vm.swappiness=100. Because with that amount of memory swapping is needed anyway so better to do it as soon as possible.
In cases between 128 mb and 512 mb of memory you need to try and tweak and find out what works best for you. You can use "$free -m" to see whether swap is used.
-If you (almost) succeed in not using swap at all then set vm.swappiness to 0
-if your computer still needs to swap much set vm.swappiness to 100
-if you have little memory and don't notice any difference go for vm.swappiness=60
You can find more information about "free -m" and swappiness here : http://gentoo-wiki.com/FAQ_Linux_Memory_Management
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I added a blog entry about performance tweaks right here :
Dell Inspiron 600m
Ubuntu Feisty 7.04
digg my blog entry :
Anyway dash is going to be the default /bin/sh in Edgy (not login shell though, I persoanlly like zsh for that)...
newbie here with an AMD duron processor. if i do a "sudo apt-get install linux-k7 linux-headers-k7", is there any way this will mess up my current xfce system?
how noticable is the speed improvement over the standard headers?
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Hi, a question.. I just upgraded to the AMD-optimized kernel with "sudo aptitude install linux-k7" but after rebooting, the Software Updates panel wants to install:
I'm guessing this shouldn't be as I have an AMD chip? Is this normal or is there any way to tell dapper to stop asking me to install these guys?


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taking care that I/O doesn't sneak up on you from the backside in the form of virtual-memory paging.
You and your hobby horses. Virtual memory limits don't enter into it.
When running, those two programs I posted use 2.7 MB and 3.2 MB respectively when using the 256 times larger read size than standard that I suggest. Even if I increase that 10-fold to 10MB each -- which slows the processing down -- they use a whole 12 MB & 16 MB. The programmer that runs my heating system could handle that.
I'm personally not sure that threads would help here
I'm not sure that standing on one leg whilst drinking blood from a freshly decapitated chicken would help; so I don;t mention it.
And your
Approximately 2/3rds of the throughput gains from my posted solution come exactly because the CPU intensive part of the processing -- the spliting and joining of the records -- can run flat out (100% utilisation) on one CPU, whilst the first thread doing the Input is instantly ready to respond to the completion of each read because it isn't having to perform any CPU intensive processing on each record.
push it onto an array (of hashrefs).
The input is a stream; the output is a stream; What on earth do you need an array of hashrefs for?
I suspect that you will be astonished at what just-this does for the program.
No. I can pretty much call it without trying it. It will run 3 to 5 times slower than a simple:
That is, instead of taking the OPs 5+ hours to run it will take closer to 24 hours.
Why? You'll never know unless you try it. And you won't do that.
(And even if you get someone else to do it for you, you won't post the results, because it will show your 'advice' to be nothing more than groundless guessing.)
With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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The big question on the minds of industry executives and others attending the Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition in the Malaysian capital last week was what effect would the crash of flight MH370 have on defense spending priorities here.
Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddinis Hussein has already pointed to the need for surveillance improvements and a review of the ground-based air radar capabilities following the aircraft's disappearance.
"I think not only Malaysia but the whole world should relook at their defense needs, capacity and capabilities in the context of MH370," he told a press conference as the show opened April 14.
The Malaysian government will likely get the chance to discuss MH370 and wider defense and security issues when US President Obama visits this week as part of a tour that also includes Japan, South Korea and the Philippines.
Obama is the first US president to officially visit this moderate Muslim nation since Lyndon B Johnson in 1966.
The hunt for answers to any military shortcomings resulting from MH370 is in full swing. Like the search for the airliner itself, the task may take some time.
Britain's defense procurement minister, Philip Dunne, certainly thinks so.
Dunne, in the Malaysian capital to attend DSA as well as meet with Prime Minister Najib Razak, cautioned during a briefing April 15 that it was much too early to discuss possible lessons learned.
But the British minister did point to one lesson from the monthlong search for the airliner: Malaysia had to rely on other nations for vital satellite surveillance data and imagery analysis.
Inmarsat, the British mobile satellite communications service provider, played a key role analyzing the likely track MH370 took over the Indian Ocean. China, France and others provided satellite surveillance pictures to help a huge armada of ships and aircraft in a so-far unsuccessful search for debris from the aircraft.
Asked by one reporter what Britain had to offer in any future collaboration with Malaysia, Dunne said it could be in the satellite sector.
"Britain has significant expertise in satellite tracking and surveillance image analyses. While the northern hemisphere is well covered the south is not, and it may be something we could do together, perhaps with the Five Power Defence Arrangement [FPDA] playing a part," Dunne said.
The FPDA involves a series of security alliances involving Australia, Britain, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.
Hussein essentially nodded in the direction of satellite data and communications improvements when he pointed up surveillance as an issue on the opening day of DSA.
"These are necessary to improve our capacity for better defense surveillance. ... We also have to look at better sharing of information technology between the civilian and military," he said.
One senior industry executive told Defense News that an international consortium is doing just that by putting together proposals to set up a commercial provider of high- resolution satellite images for Southeast Asian nations.
"This has been in the works for about two years but recent events may accelerate it. The idea is a privately held commercial operation based in Malaysia could provide high- grade data and maybe communication capabilities to ASEAN and the Five Power nations to fill a surveillance gap in the region," he said.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an alliance of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The executive, who asked not to be named, said he could not divulge the identity of the companies behind the proposals. Such a move would play to ongoing Malaysian efforts for ASEAN nations to better pool their defense activities where appropriate, he said.
In a speech on emerging regional threats at a conference on the sidelines of the DSA show, Hussein said he favored more initiatives similar to the "Eyes-in-the Sky" arrangement among Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, which tackles piracy in the Malacca Strait through a combination of maritime air patrols, an intelligence exchange group and other collaboration.
Affordability of any go-it-alone satellite system would an issue for Malaysia and less expensive ways exist to provide surveillance capabilities, said Dan Darling, Forecast International's Asia and Pacific Rim military analyst.
"In terms of air surveillance and imaging coverage, a cheaper solution for Malaysia than satellite imagery would be to seek an off-the-shelf high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle solution. But then, this is a country that still has not addressed a Royal Malaysian Air Force request for between four and eight AEW&C aircraft that stretches back to 2003 and earlier, so even if a requirement is put forth by the Air Force it is unlikely to be met in the short term," Darling said.
But executives said there might be light at the end of the tunnel as there were signs of new life in the two surveillance requirements even before MH370.
The problem has been they have had to jostle for priority against other big ticket procurement requirements such as fighter jets and attack helicopters. So far, all of them have been caught in the logjam.
Even the much-maligned air defense radar system has been on the list for updating.
The Malaysian Air Force last year accepted one ThalesRaytheonSystems supplied Groundmaster 400 radar and an associated command-and-control system, which was integrated into a Malaysian legacy network that includes some radars built by British companies that ceased to exist years ago.
Darling said Malaysia's immediate defense emphasis should be on acquiring "reconnaissance and surveillance drones, increasing the Navy's riverine and littoral waters capabilities in light of militant activity in Sabah, and moving forward on air- and sea-oriented projects such as acquisition of new AEW&C and maritime patrol aircraft, anti-submarine warfare helicopters, coastal patrol and fast attack ships, as well as the acquisition of a new multipurpose combat and support ship."
Aligning defense priorities with budgets and political maneuvering here has long been a problem, as it is elsewhere.
"It's a crap shoot of shifting and changing political factors, economic factors and who is charge at various levels," explained one foreign executive.
Whether the national embarrassment of failing to properly observe Flight MH370 as it tracked back through Malaysian air space enroute to the southern Indian Ocean will further shuffle priorities remains unanswered, but possible capability shortfalls could still be under scrutiny.
But in practical terms, most executives at DSA said MH370 will make little difference in the short term and point to the apparent lack of progress in terms of re-equipping the military in the wake of terror attacks in Sabah in early 2013.
Executives agree that if history is a guide, they will likely have to wait for the upcoming five-year defense plan starting 2016 to judge the pace and depth of any change.
Darling, though, is not holding his breath in anticipation.
"To be blunt, I do not expect much change in terms of Malaysian policy approaches — politically, militarily or otherwise. Overall, I expect little radical change regarding military modernization to come out of the MH370 disaster," he said.
"Government budgeting towards defense remains consistent in terms of consolidated spending figures, but will likely continue to climb in the coming years at just around the rate of inflation, thus representing only marginal increases in real-terms," he said.
"Reading the tea leaves of change in Malaysia, particularly where military reform and planning are concerned, is a difficult exercise," the analyst said. "The UNMO party of Prime Minister Najib Razak does not place great emphasis on defense procurement, and during the run-up to the 2013 general election. the political opposition People's Alliance indicated at times that it saw defense spending as largely wasteful. Thus a clear desire to push forward on military modernization does not seem a priority on either end of Malaysia's political spectrum." (Defensenews)


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A Model of DecisionMaking Based on the Theory of Persuasion used in MMORPGs
Helio C. Silva Neto*, Leonardo F. B. S. de Carvalho**, Fábio Paraguaçu***, and Roberta V. V. Lopes****
MSc in Computational Modeling of Knowledge, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Postcode 57072970, Maceió, AL, Brazil (*email@example.com, **firstname.lastname@example.com, ***email@example.com, ****email@example.com).
Manuscript received June 21, 2011.
Manuscript accepted for publication August 25, 2011.
From a videogame perspective, decisionmaking is a crucial activity that takes place at all times and at different leveis of perception. Moreover, this process influences the gamers' performances, which is an interesting feature for RPGs as they are games that are able to work as tools for increasing the improvement of the proximal development zones of players due to their inherent trait of cooperation, which alone, stimulates their skills of socialization, interaction and, consequently, communication. A feat that is achieved by involving players in a kind of plot that requires them to interact and take decisions, hence, favoring decisionmaking process. For these reasons, the RPG genre was considered as an appropriate test bed to apply the decisionmaking model proposed by this paper, which was built by using a Petri Net and that combines concepts taken from The Game Theory and from the reciprocity principle from the Theory of Persuasion.
Key words: Psychology of persuasion, systems decision making, MMORPG, RPG, Petri net and game theory.
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Travis Williams was named the 16th head coach for the Tigers men's basketball program on April 13, 2012.
During his first season at the helm of the Tigers, Williams led his team to an 18-15 record and berth in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. He also coached Patrick Miller, Kellen Thornton and Robert Covington to all-conference teams. Covington later earned an NBA contract with the Houston Rockets under Williams's tutelage.
Williams, a native of Tifton, Ga., served as an assistant for previous TSU head coach John Cooper from 2009-2012. Cooper left on April 6 after accepting the head coaching position at Miami (Ohio).
Williams helped restore a winning attitude to the Tigers' program. The Big Blue recorded just nine wins in 2009-10, while improving to 14 victories in 2010-11. Last season, the Tigers completed a 20-13 mark - the most for any TSU program since 1978-79. It also marked the school's first winning season in 16 years.
The 2011-12 campaign gave Tennessee State its third NCAA Division-I postseason appearance with an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Tigers fell to eventual CIT Champion Mercer, 68-60, in the first round.
As the first assistant, Williams was involved with every aspect of the program. His major priority was the recruitment and development of student-athletes, both academically and athletically. Williams helped with practice, game day strategies, assignments and scouting reports. He also maintained day-to-day operations. Williams worked with student-athletes individually, while scheduling practice and workout sessions. He coordinated all community service initiatives and served as the team's academic liaison.
When he joined the Tigers in the summer of 2009, Williams brought 10 years of coaching experience as an assistant and head coach.
This marks Williams' third time taking the reins of a basketball program. Williams served as head coach of the Dongguan Parklane Snow Wolf Professional Basketball Club in China's National Basketball League (NBL). He led the team to an 11-2 preseason record before leaving prior to the 2009 regular season. Williams was hired by the Dongguan Snow Wolf to develop the game of basketball in China directly after the 2008 Olympics. He facilitated player development, conditioning and game day strategies.
In 2004, Williams received his first head coach appointment at Fort Valley State University in Georgia. He led the Wildcats to a pair of winning seasons during his tenure. Williams led FVSU to an 18-12 record during the 2006-07 campaign. At the conclusion of the season, the Wildcats ranked 10th in the Division II South Region poll, making it to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Championship game. FVSU's 18 wins were the most since the 1998-99 season.
After a three-season stint at FVSU, Williams served as an assistant for one season at Mercer University (2007-08). That season, Mercer defeated No.17 ranked University of Southern California.
Williams' coaching resume includes stops as an associate head coach with the Southern Crescent Lightning of the World Basketball Association (2004) and an assistant position at Chicago State (2003-2004).
From 1999-2003 he served as assistant at his alma mater Georgia State. During his tenure with the Panthers, the program produced three conference regular season championships and one conference tournament championship. While at GSU, the Panthers defeated two Top-25 teams (No.15 St. Josephs and No.23 Georgia) and produced an upset over No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the 2001 NCAA Tournament marking the first 20-win season in school history, finishing 29-5.
In 2001-02, the Panthers had another 20-win season and advanced to the final game, bowing out by a single point in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championship game, receiving a bid to the NIT Tournament.
Williams hosted "In the Loop", an all-access cable sports show covering all levels of athletics throughout central Georgia. He is a motivational speaker and served as a educational consultant with his "If You Believe, You Can Achieve" Power Hour series.
Williams is currently a member of National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Black Coaches and Administrators Association. As a player, he scored more than 1,000 career points at GSU. He graduated with a Bachelor's in business management in 1995 and a Master's in Sports Administration in 1999. While in college at GSU, Williams interned with the National Football League (NFL) Players Association as a research intern.
He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Nashville. Williams is married to Nikkya Williams. The two celebrated the birth of their daughter Teagan Loure' Ann in Nov. of 2011 and Travis Jr. in Feb. of 2012.
"I am really excited for Travis and his family that he has been given this opportunity. He was a loyal member of my staff and helped TSU basketball get back on the right track. He is very deserving of this opportunity. I know he will do very well with this program and will continue it in the right direction. He will prepare those young men for a great and promising future."
-- John Cooper, Miami (Ohio) University Head Men's Basketball Coach
"I am very happy for Travis. He has worked hard and deserves a shot of being a head coach. I am now a big fan of Tennessee State. Travis is a great man with high morals. He was a very good student-athlete at Georgia State when I coached there and he was a great assistant coach for me. I think Travis will do a great job."
-- Charles 'Lefty' Driesell, National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Coach
"Travis Williams is a tremendous leader of young men and will make his mark on Tennessee State basketball immediately. Coach Williams has always been a great student of the game and his teams are well prepared. Travis will represent Tennessee State in a first class manner. TSU fans everywhere should be excited to support the Coach Travis Williams era at Tennessee State."
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There has been much hay made about the supposed impending demise of the extra point try, with even Roger Goodell coming out in favor of eliminating the vestigial gimme from the game. But no one in a position of power had offered a viable alternative–until now.
According to NFL.com, a member of the competition committee currently studying how to fix the PAT says the group's meeting have included a proposal to place the ball at the 25-yard-line, making it a 42-yard-kick. While keeping kickers a vital part of the sport, that would mean a drastic change in scoring, and game strategy as a whole.
Here's a chart of just how good kickers have gotten over the years, and how the drama has slowly seeped out of the extra point:
Teams converted 99.6 percent of their PATs last year. A 42-yard field goal is made somewhere between 80 and 90 percent of the time—a success rate the extra point hasn't seen since the early 1940s. Moving the try back would introduce some long-missing uncertainty into the conversion, and increase the value of reliable kickers.
A welcome side effect of a 42-yard PAT would be the increased emphasis on after-touchdown strategy, and a bigger spotlight on scaredy-cat coaches. As it is, the success rate on two-point conversion is somewhere around 50 percent, and the success rate on running for the two points is well over half. By making the extra point no longer a certainty, cold hard numbers would dictate that teams ought to go for two nearly every single time. They wouldn't, though, because coaches tend to be risk-averse, their fear of failure trumping the math of expected value. A world of 42-yard PATs would be Riverboat Ron's world.


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It doesn't sound like Kelly Clarkson's life sucks without former mentor Clive Davis.
As the veteran music producer gets ready to release a new memoir, Clarkson is telling her side of the story of their volatile collaboration. On Tuesday, Clarkson wrote a lengthy post about the "false information" she says Davis spreads about her in The Soundtrack of My Life. "It feels like a violation," she writes of the several alleged lies he included in his book. "Growing up is awesome because you learn you don't have to cower to anyone — even Clive Davis."
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In the book, Davis claims that Clarkson broke into "hysterical sobbing" when Davis made her include "Since U Been Gone" on her sophomore album, Breakaway. She denies the claim, but admits that she and Davis disagreed about how the song should be produced, but her vision won out in the end. Clarkson says the tears came when they argued about a different song from Breakaway: the hit song "Because of You."
"I cried because he hated it and told me verbatim that I was a 'sh---y writer who should be grateful for the gifts that he bestows upon me.' He continued on about how the song didn't rhyme and how I should just shut up and sing," she wrote. "This was devastating coming from a man who I, as a young girl, considered a musical hero and was so honored to work with." Because of You would eventually become the fourth radio single from Breakaway and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Clarkson claims that Davis criticized her again — this time in public — when she was working on her third studio album, the darker My December. "He stood up in front of his company at a convention and belittled me and my music and completely sabotaged the entire project," she says. "My December was an album I needed to make for myself for many reasons and the fact that I was so completely disregarded and disrespected was so disheartening, there really aren't words to explain."
Clarkson's and Davis' battles over the direction of My December went public shortly before the album's release. In his memoir, Davis blames the relative failure of the album — My December went platinum whereas Breakaway went six-times platinum — on Clarkson, who wrote every track when she had not written what he calls "pop hits" before.
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After their public feud, Clarkson canceled her tour in support of My December and fired her manager. In a statement posted weeks after My December's release, Clarkson attempted to downplay any reports of bad blood between her and Davis. "A lot has been made in the press about my relationship with Clive. Much of this has been blown way out of proportion and taken out of context. Contrary to recent characterizations in the press, I'm well aware that Clive is one of the great record men of all time," she said. "He has been a key advisor and has been an important force in my success to date. He has also given me respect by releasing my new album when he was not obligated to do so."
Despite the rocky relationship Clarkson had with Davis, she still thanked him at the end of her post. "I love my label and all of my professional relationships... now. And I am grateful for Clive for teaching me to know the difference," she wrote.
Hours after Clarkson's post, Davis issued his own statement about what was included in his books and Clarkson's claims about his "false information." "I think Kelly Clarkson is a tremendous vocal talent and performer. In the book, I provide an in-depth look at our years together during which we shared major multi-platinum success, as well as a few creative differences," he said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. "I am truly very sorry that she has decided to take issue with what I know to be an accurate depiction of our time together. Before the book was published, I had every fact checked with five independent individuals who were present on a daily basis throughout it all. The chapter as it is written was thoroughly verified by each and every one of them. I stand by the chapter as written in my book. At the same time, I wish, and will always wish, Kelly's talent and her career to soar to ever new heights."
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THURSDAY, July 5, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- Parents play a major role in whether their young children are active or become "couch potatoes," according to two new studies.
In one study, Oregon State University researchers looked at 200 families with children ages 2 to 4 to determine how parenting style affects children's physical-activity levels.
All the children spent four to five hours sitting during a typical day, but children of parents deemed "neglectful" (those who weren't home often and spent less time with their children) spent up to 30 additional minutes a day watching television, playing video games or being engaged in some other type of screen time.
"A half an hour each day may not seem like much, but add that up over a week, then a month, then a year and you have a big impact," study lead author David Schary, a doctoral student in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, said in a university news release. "One child may be getting up to four hours more active play every week, and this sets the stage for the rest of their life."
Schary was even more alarmed to find that all the children were sitting for several hours a day.
"Across all parenting styles, we saw anywhere from four to five hours a day of sedentary activity," Schary said. "This is waking hours, not including naps or feeding. Some parents counted quiet play -- sitting and coloring, working on a puzzle -- as a positive activity, but this is an age where movement is essential."
In the second study, Schary and a colleague looked at the same families and found that active play was most common among children whose parents played with them. But any level of parental encouragement -- even just watching their child play or driving them to an activity -- had a positive effect.
"When children are very young, playing is the main thing they do during waking hours, so parental support and encouragement is crucial," Schary said. "So when we see preschool children not going outside much and sitting while playing with a cell phone or watching TV, we need to help parents counteract that behavior."
The studies were published June 21 in the journal Early Child Development and Care.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about children and physical activity.


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Fiscal 2021
Each year, with the passing of the General Appropriations Act (GAA), the State Legislature sets forth the anticipated level of tax revenue collections for the duration of the fiscal year. This determination, based on consensus revenue estimates as well as legislative tax revenue changes constitutes the majority of budgetary revenues appropriated in the GAA.
Based upon these estimates, the Department of Revenue (DOR) creates quarterly and monthly tax revenue benchmarks to monitor the collection of tax-revenues throughout the year. On the third business day of each month, DOR publishes preliminary tax-revenue collections for the preceding month. These collections are presented relative to prior fiscal year monthly changes, prior fiscal year year-to-date changes and estimated benchmarks based off the GAA. Concurrently, the Department publishes a graphical representation of year-to-date tax revenue relative to a target range also based off the GAA.
The final monthly tax-revenue collection information is published in DOR's "Blue Books", which include comprehensive breakdowns of collected revenue. DOR also publishes mid-month revenue collection information shortly after the 15th of each month.
All of these reports, as well as quarterly revenue estimates published by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance can be found below, as well as through the toolbar dropdown options. Any other relevant tax-revenue information will be published alongside the monthly reports as it becomes available.


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Django 1.0 Release Party in Helsinki, Finland
on Saturday, Sep 6 at 17:00
To celebrate the release of Django 1.0, Django users in Finland are meeting face-to-face on Saturday, September 6 at 5 p.m.
The Scred people have kindly offered to host the event. The location is:
Scred Oy
Kaapelitehdas, E-rappu (door E), 5th floor
Tallberginkatu 1, Ruoholahti, Helsinki
(call +358 400 616 499 in case you get lost or the door is locked)
See street map and building map
Please join the #django.fi channel for discussion or add comments on this page.
People interested so far (by IRC nick):
- akaihola
- Lynoure
- af
- Gfanrend
- steadicat
- Uninen (maybe)
See http://djangopeople.net/fi/ for more Django users in Finland.


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This week's headlines from across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between Dec. 17 and Dec.21.
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Monday, Dec. 17
- Google Maps returns to iOS with an all-new app
- Google Maps for iOS downloaded more than 10M times in two days
- Google Maps, You Don't Know Jack, Bubble Worlds and more on this week's top free mobile apps
- Gamevil reaches 200M downloads mark
Tuesday, Dec. 18
- GREE invests in mobile game developer MunkyFun
- Exclusive: Mobile game developers allowing ads for games of the same genre can increase ad revenue without loss in retention, says PlayHaven
- Watch and share with Showyou
- Borderlands, Civilization, 1Password and more on this week's top paid app charts
- Facebook enables mobile app installs direct from News Feed, offers developers more customization and reporting
Wednesday, Dec. 19
- CloudOn updates its mobile productivity app, expands to iPhone with Microsoft Office capabilities
- Share your highlights with Lightt
- The Inside Network Job Board: DoubleDown, Glu, GameDuell and more
- Clash of Clans, 1Password, The Hobbit and more on this week's top grossing apps charts
- FTC updates child online privacy laws, exempts mobile apps
- New hires in mobile apps: Gamevil and Breaktime Studios
Thursday, Dec. 20
- Distimo's 2012 year in review report analyzes the current state of the Apple App Store, Google Play
- Guest Post: Punch Quest – Optimizing UI Flow for IAP
- Make a music video with Strum
Friday, Dec. 21
- Mobile app news roundup: ZeptoLab's new game, new funding for Flit and a an app from Coca-Cola and (RED)
- Speak to the world with iTranslate
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, Dec. 17
- Angry Birds Star Wars arrives on Facebook
- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (iOS) review
- Candy Crush Saga continues its run atop the fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU
- Middle Manager of Justice re-review
- Digital Chocolate partners with Spil Games for Race Track Rivals' debut
Tuesday, Dec. 18
- GREE invests in mobile game developer MunkyFun
- Find & Climb review
- Wordz IQ review
- SGN launches MasterKey cross-platform development tool
Wednesday, Dec. 19
- Green Throttle Games announces new developer program and game portal
- Storm8 expanding its social mobile casino lineup with Bingo!
- Smurf Life (iOS) review
- Diamond Dash takes over this week's list of fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU
- The Inside Network Job Board: DoubleDown, Glu, GameDuell and more
- Towers & Dungeons (iOS) review
Thursday, Dec. 20
- Doctor Who expands onto Kongregate, Newgrounds and Armor Games
- Knights & Dragons: Rise of the Dark Prince (iOS) review
- Guest Post: Punch Quest – Optimizing UI Flow for IAP
- You Don't Know Jack (iOS) review
- PopCap and Wooga are the gainers, Zynga the big loser among this week's Top 25 Facebook games of December
Friday, Dec. 21
- Marketland review
- The Million Slots takes top spot among emerging Facebook games
- Pong World (iOS) review
- 2012's biggest rumors and controversies in social and mobile games
- Social games news roundup: Tetris Online launches bubble shooter, Dungeon Rampage's got sweet new weapons and King.com gets in on the joy of cola
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, Dec. 17
- Birthdays, Yahoo, JibJab, Photo Contest and more on this week's top 20 non-game Facebook apps growing by MAU
- Instagram updates terms of use to include potential for Sponsored Stories
- Facebook makes big push into local search with Nearby feature in mobile app
- Facebook encourages page owners to make holiday posts
- Facebook ad results improve during holiday season, Kenshoo finds
Tuesday, Dec. 18
- Facebook prepping new video ads that could autoplay in the feed, sources say
- Facebook enables mobile app installs direct from News Feed, offers developers more customization and reporting
- Instagram says it doesn't intend to 'sell' user photos, plans to clarify terms of use
- Platform industry hires: Adaptly, Offerpop
- Facebook to remove attribution when pages post via third-party apps
Wednesday, Dec. 19
- Facebook changes page post ads to increase engagement, but fan acquisition rate declines
- Facebook to halt mobile ad network test
- Metro, Madden, GameStop and more on this week's top PTAT gainers among games and toys pages
- Facebook begins testing 'Collections' posts again with more retailers
Thursday, Dec. 20
- Facebook to test option for paid messages between users, announces new filtering controls
- Facebook updates cover photo and News Feed ad policy, limits text to 20% of image
- Facebook allows users to drag and drop photos into publisher for faster sharing
- Facebook works with brands on page post strategy during 'Publishing Garage' process
Friday, Dec. 21
- Instagram returns to original advertising terms of service in deft response to PR flak
- WashPo Social Reader, WhatsApp, Flickr, The Voice and more on this week's emerging Facebook apps by MAU
- Instagram releases new filter, gives Android ability to post directly to Facebook pages
- Facebook releases standalone Poke app for iPhone with Snapchat-like features
- Facebook hires: privacy counsel, e-crime investigator, ads product marketing manager and more
- Facebook careers: creative strategist, SMB analyst, gaming client partner and more
- Facebook roundup: search, mobile ads, FBX, Netflix and more
Inside Social Commerce
Tracking the convergence of social media and commerce.


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Malibu Rock Oaks, Karen and Raul's elegant, luxury wedding with a ceremony on the Malibu venue's famous Helipad overlooking the mountains and local southern california vineyards. Their sit down dinner during sunset led into a lively reception with live entertainment and DJ, a flowing bar and dancing all night.
Location: 340 Kanan Rd, Malibu, CA 90265.


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[UPDATE: This story was published on June 20.]
It's totally normal to have a caffeine-induced crush on your local barista. C'mon, we see you getting yet another cup, shaking from the three you've already had. The jig is up. Don't worry, we've all been there. Perhaps it's the sexy scent of coffee or the buzz-fueled conversations you have over important topics like how much room to leave for milk.
But here's what we know: When the cuties bringing us the beans are as stylish and interesting as they are here in S.F., cafe crushes definitely happen. That's why we're bringing you eight of the city's coolest baristas, and getting up close and personal. We're breaking the ice on their brews of choice, coffee-themed deal breakers, and where you can find them on their days off. Grab a latte, and let the stalking begin.


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DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers clinched their third consecutive American League central division title on Wednesday night. The champagne was flowing and the smiles were large, but one question still remained -- who would the Tigers be playing in the opening round of the playoffs? It's now official; the Tigers are heading to Oakland.
The Athletics lost 7-5 Saturday to the Seattle Mariners, allowing the Boston Red Sox to claim the best record in the American League and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Oakland currently holds a two-game lead over Detroit, but would prevail in any tie-breaking scenario over the Tigers.
The Tigers will open the American League Division Series with two games in Oakland on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th. The start times of the games have not yet been announced.
The Red Sox will face the wild-card winner in the ALDS.


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Wyson - Chicken Done Right (Brenn Wyson, Cody Robbinson)
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Description: New England flavor that's been long overdue in these parts. Brenn Wyson is back with us this week and we have to admit we've missed his crazy antics and that signature accent. Originally from right outside of Boston, Brenn is 40 now and looking better than ever. Today Brenn is going to help Cody Robbinson, a sexy 22 year old from the Hoosier state, make his debut with us. This will be Cody's first time with a 40 year old and little does he know he's about to set the bar really high. Both of these hotties have tattoos so we wondered what the first tattoo they got was and what inspired them. Brenn's first tattoo was a drawing he made to honor his late brother who passed while stationed overseas. It runs the length of his right arm and has the Archangel Michael atop what became an intricate illustration representing not only his brother but his home town and friends he left behind in Boston and Brooklyn as well. Cody's first was his last name on his wrist. We then wrapped it up by asking them to tell us something about themselves that most people wouldn't expect. Cody used to do professional motocross and ended up breaking 2 ribs. "I don't think I can shock anybody out there anymore' Brenn grins, 'I've shocked them enough". He may have a point there...
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Mayor Mark Kern, who worked with city and school officials and dozens of community partners to bring Lindenwood University to Belleville, has joined Lindenwood's 35-member board of directors.
Kern, 40, attended his first board meeting Friday afternoon at Lindenwood. He and his wife, Erin, were guests Friday night at the Lindenwood Club for the Butler Society Dinner, an annual gathering of Lindenwood's top donors.
"We're thrilled to have Mark on our board," said Lindenwood President Dennis Spellmann. "We saw his commitment to education firsthand when he worked so tirelessly to bring Lindenwood to his city."
Kern, who has been Belleville's mayor since 1997, said joining the board seemed like a natural thing to do.
"Lindenwood and Belleville are a very good fit," he said. "Joining the board seems like an extension of my position as mayor. I want to look out for Belleville, and I want to contribute what I can to one of the finest four-year colleges I have come to know."