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Our lively Expo Hall will feature more than 60 companies and organizations working in open source. Take the chance to speak directly with vendors and community leaders.
10gen sponsors the open source project MongoDB, and provides commercial support, consulting, and training for MongoDB. MongoDB (from "humongous") is a scalable, high-performance, document-oriented database. MongoDB bridges the gap between key-value stores (which are fast and highly scalable) and traditional RDBMS systems (which provide rich queries and deep functionality).
The Apache Software Foundation
Apache powers half the Internet, terabytes of data, teraflops of operations, billions of objects, and enhances the lives of countless users and developers. Established in 1999 to shepherd, develop, and incubate Open Source innovations "The Apache Way", the ASF oversees 150+ projects led by a volunteer community of over 350 individual Members and 3,000 Committers across six continents.
ARIN is the nonprofit corporation that manages the distribution of Internet number resources - IPv4, IPv6, and Autonomous System numbers - in its service region, which includes Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States. More information on IPv6 adoption is available at http://www.getipv6.info and http://www.arin.net.
Azul Systems
Azul Systems ships a high performance JVM and elastic Java runtime with unsurpassed scalability and production-time visibility. Designed and optimized for enterprise applications leveraging the power of open source, Azul's Zing(TM) JVM is only runtime that offers developers a highly scalable and elastic JVM with pauseless execution.
Benetech creates software solutions that serve humanity and empower people to improve their lives. We work on projects in the fields of literacy, human rights and the environment. Many of Benetech solutions are developed as open software to provide opportunities for developers passionate about social causes to contribute their time and skills.
BlackRay is an innovative, fully relational in-memory database system designed to offer performance features commonly associated with search engines. It offers fulltext search, function based indeces, JDBC/ODBC via Postgres drivers as well as object oriented APIs. BlackRay is available under the GPLv2.
Booking.com is part of Priceline.com (Nasdaq:PCLN) World's #1 Online Hotel Reservations Company attracting over 30 million unique visitors every month and offering 135,000+ hotels worldwide. We use MySQL, Perl, Python, Puppet, Apache, Memcache, Git, Linux & more! International, result driven, fun & dynamic work environment based in Amsterdam, NL. Join us!
Citrusleaf is a database technology company founded in 2009. The company's NoSQL database platform, Citrusleaf 2.0, solves a key problem that challenges today's most data intensive, mission-critical businesses: how to optimally store and access terabytes of schema free data in real-time, with high throughput, ACID compliance, and 24x7 uptime.
CloudStack forms the foundation for infrastructure clouds and data center operators can quickly and easily build cloud services within their existing infrastructure to offer on-demand, elastic cloud services. Since its introduction, Apache CloudStack has rapidly become the leading open source platform for building, managing and delivering highly scalable infrastructure-as-a-service clouds for a wide range of customers such as Datapipe, Edmunds.com, IDC Frontier, Nokia Research and GoDaddy.
DataStax, Inc.
DataStax is rewiring the world's application and data infrastructure for massive scale. The company is pioneering data-centric software infrastructure products and services that infuse massive scalability and fault-tolerance into widely used Java and web application stacks. As the commercial leader in Apache Cassandra™, DataStax is leveraging this next-generation data platform that evolved from work at Google, Amazon and Facebook to make it easy for customers to build, deploy and operate elastically scalable and cloud-optimized applications and data services.
Dell, Inc. helps customers succeed by understanding their issues and needs and delivering innovative, high-value IT solutions. Dell is the infrastructure partner for the world's largest cloud computing providers and hyperscale data center operators, offering customized systems and services. Through its Cloud Solutions and PowerEdge C systems, Dell is bringing that experience to a wider audience helping customers build efficient cloud computing and scaled-out data center infrastructures.
DemocracyLab is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization building open source software tools to help communities identify problems, construct solutions, make decisions, and take collaborative actions.
DotCloud is a 2nd-generation platform-as-a-service. It makes it incredibly simple for developers to deploy and scale their applications, while at the same time delivering the flexibility and robustness required by critical business software. Developers can mix and match from a large choice of languages, databases, caching and messaging components, leaving them in full control of their technology stack.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. We defend free speech on the Internet, fight illegal surveillance, support freedom-enhancing technologies, promote the rights of digital innovators, and work to ensure that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are enhanced, rather than eroded, as our use of technology grows.
Esri is the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) and mapping software. Esri offers a variety of APIs, standards, tools, and online services to integrate mapping and GIS into multiple platforms. For four decades, Esri has been helping people make better decisions through data management, mapping, and analysis of geographic information.
Eucalyptus Systems
Eucalyptus Systems provides IT organizations the most widely deployed software platform for on-premise Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) clouds. To date, over 25,000 Eucalyptus clouds have been started all over the world, including more than 20 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please visit http://www.eucalyptus.com.
Everest Consultants
Everest Consultants, Inc. has been a valued partner to software centric organizations large and small across the Northwest and beyond for close to 20 years. Come visit the Everest Booth and talk to us about how you and your firm can benefit from our software project services and/or our temporary onsite contract engineers. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and become your primary software services provider. Enjoy the show.
Facebook is a social utility that helps over 500 million people around the world communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. The site has been built on common open source software such as Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP and over the past few years, the company has developed a number of open source infrastructure technologies to support the site's growth including HipHop for PHP, Cassandra, Hive, Scribe, and Thrift. Facebook engineers actively contribute and participate in various open source projects especially around the Apache Hadoop ecosystem, developing technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph.
FamilySearch International
FamilySearch has the world's largest collection of family history and genealogy resources available through multiple RESTful APIs with documentation, training, support and marketing assistance. Free Developers Services are offered through DevNet.FamilySearch.org, including sample code in AS3, Java, C, Objective C, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby and Microsoft .NET.
The Fedora Project is a partnership of free software community members from around the globe. The Fedora Project builds open source software communities and produces a Linux distribution called "Fedora."
Free Geek
Our mission is to recycle technology and provide access to computers, the internet, education and job skills in exchange for community service. We reuse donated computers if possible and grant them to volunteers and non-profits; the rest is responsibly recycled within America. We're a 501(c)(3) and proud to run Linux.
FreeBSD ® is an advanced operating system for modern server, desktop, and embedded computer platforms. FreeBSD's code base has undergone over thirty years of continuous development, improvement, and optimization. It is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. FreeBSD provides advanced networking, impressive security features, and world class performance and is used by some of the world's busiest web sites and most pervasive embedded networking and storage devices.
GitHub is version control for software development and so much more. Whether it's a weekend side project, your favorite open source library, a startup destined for glory, or your company's app, GitHub helps everyone work together better by providing tools for easier collaboration and more visibility. Check it out- Open Source is free!
Gluster is the leading provider of open source scale-out NAS. Gluster offers a software only storage solution that provides unprecedented freedom from underlying hardware, enabling organizations to seamlessly deploy scale-out storage in a public, private or hybrid cloud. Thousands of organizations have deployed GlusterFS to dramatically lower their storage costs.
Heroku is a cloud application platform for Ruby - a new way of building and deploying web apps. Developers can put 100% focus on code, not servers, deployment, operations or scaling. We're passionate and active supporters of Ruby technologies and cloud architecture. Tens of thousands of developers have deployed hundreds of thousands of apps to Heroku.
As the world's largest IT company, HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all its customers - from individual consumers to large enterprises. HP helps businesses focus on innovation instead of IT operations by offering robust solutions based on HP inventions, open source software, and industry-standard hardware in a converged infrastructure. In fact, as the leading provider of scalable Linux platforms, HP ships one Linux server every minute. HP not only uses open source within the company extensively but also contributes our expertise to hundreds of open source projects worldwide. In fact, we built tools for open source governance in enterprises, then released them as an open source project called FOSSology. Also, HP helps lead the thriving FOSSBazaar community focused on free and open source governance best practices, education, and tools. Stop by our booth to learn more about open source and Linux from HP.
InfiniteGraph is a unique distributed, scalable, NOSQL graph database enabling large-scale, fast graph processing, data analytics and discovery of information around mission critical enterprise requirements. Organizations use InfiniteGraph to discover complex relationships in data and develop applications with significant time-to-market advantages, technical cost savings and achieve greater return on data related investments by connecting the dots on a global scale. http://www.infinitegraph.com/
Infobright, Inc
Infobright's high-performance columnar database is the preferred choice for applications and data marts that analyze large volumes of "machine-generated data" such as web data, network logs, telecom records, and sensor data. Easy to implement and with unmatched data compression, operational simplicity and low cost, Infobright is built on MySQL.
The Open Source Technology Center is at the heart of Intel's open source development efforts. Through measurable leadership in upstream contributions, project participation and maintenance, the Intel OTC helps shape the user experience across an array of products. MeeGo. Yocto Project. Linux Kernel. Less Watts. Linux Graphics. ConnMan. oFono. ACPICA. Android. Google Chrome. Mesa 3D Graphics Library. Cairo. Clutter. OpenSolaris. Xen. KVM.
JBoss, by Red Hat, is the leader in enterprise-class open source middleware. JBoss Enterprise Middleware is comprised of certified, supported platform and framework distributions that are based on JBoss Community projects. Products truly alternative to pricey, monolithic proprietary software stacks, JBoss Enterprise Middleware is a comprehensive open source middleware portfolio that includes both integrated platforms and plug-and-play frameworks that give users more flexibility and technology choice. Visit www.jboss.com for more information.
Kaltura has developed the first open source video platform for video management, creation, interaction and collaboration. Kaltura's platform, available as commercial SaaS, On Prem as well as Self-hosted or Cloud-based Community Edition, enables any site to seamlessly integrate advanced rich-media functionalities. With over 100,000 publishers, Kaltura has emerged as a market leader due to its platform's flexibility, customizability, and end-to-end support for all your rich-media needs. Visit us at www.kaltura.com and www.kaltura.org
Karmasphere, a Big Data Analytics company, unlocks the power of Apache Hadoop for developers and analysts in the enterprise. In a world where data is vital to businesses, companies come to Karmasphere to bring new services to market and accelerate revenues. Stop by the booth for a demo, FREE Economist Big Data Report and prize drawings.
Kids on Computers
Kids on Computers (KOC) is a non profit organization which works to provide computers and FOSS worldwide to disadvantaged kids. We are accepting laptop donations at OSCON. Bring your old laptops, USB drives, and old equipment to the KOC booth in the Exhibit Hall. If you don't have a laptop, we can still use your help! We will be holding an install-fest at OSCON in our exhibition booth from 1-4pm on the 27th and 28th. Please stop by! KOC is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and your donation may be tax deductible. Please contact Avni Khatri at email@example.com if you have any questions.
LeaseWeb is Europe's leading quality hosting provider, with an outstanding global network. We are growing rapidly, and seek world-class developers and engineers to help build the next generation of cutting-edge products and platforms. Want to know more - visit the LeaseWeb recruiter at our booth. Hope to see you there!
Lexis Nexis
LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of content and information solutions that enable professionals in legal, corporate, government, academic and non-profit organizations reach essential insights that advance and protect people, industry and society. A member of Reed Elsevier, LexisNexis serves customers in more than 100 countries with 15,000 employees worldwide.
LINBIT has led the way in delivering High-Availability since 2001, and continues to be the OSS market leader in business uptime, disaster recovery, and continuity solutions. LINBIT has offices in Europe and North America providing 24x7 worldwide support, training, development and consulting. LINBIT's DRBD is the industry standard for high-availability (HA) and data redundancy for mission critical systems. DRBD enables disaster recovery and HA for any application on Linux, including iSCSI, NFS, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, Virtualization and more.
Linode offers cloud hosting services to businesses from around the world - serving more than 50,000 customers from six facilities across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Since 2003 the company has provided customers with 24/7 live support and tools that make it easy to deploy servers on demand.
Linux Fund
Linux Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides financial and advisory support to the free and open software community. We have given away over $750,000 to open source events and development around the world since our founding in 1999 using funds raised through our line of credit cards and direct donations.
Linux Pro Magazine
Linux Pro keeps the emphasis on practical techniques and delivers insightful technical articles on a range of topics, including reviews, advice on tools for sys admins, programming tips, and more. Each issue includes a Free Linux DVD! If you use Linux, you need Linux Pro! http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/
LinuxFest Northwest
LinuxFest Northwest is presented by volunteers from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia, and draws hundreds of attendees from around the region. It features internationally recognized speakers from well-known open source projects, as well as a variety of interesting exhibits and demonstrations. Admission is free, and all ages are welcome.
LinuxFest Northwest
LinuxFest Northwest is presented by volunteers from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia, and draws hundreds of attendees from around the region. It features internationally recognized speakers from well-known open source projects, as well as a variety of interesting exhibits and demonstrations. Admission is free, and all ages are welcome.
Loggly is a leading provider of a Logging-as-a-Service (LaaS) platform for log management and data analysis. Loggly's cloud-based service enables users to monitor, debug and troubleshoot their IT infrastructure, applications and business processes. Headquartered in San Francisco, Loggly has over 500 customers and is backed by True and Trinity Ventures. For more information visit www.loggly.com
MariaDB is an enhanced, backwards-compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® database server. MariaDB is actively and independently developed from MySQL® by the original core developers of MySQL and other MariaDB community members. In addition to being a full drop in replacement of MySQL® (no need to recompile applictions or transform data), it has a lot of new features and performance enhancements.
Microsoft recognizes the industry need for interoperability as there is a greater shift towards mixed environments. Microsoft's interoperability team builds interoperability between Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies, including open source software and applications. Operating as an advocate for industry standards that enable collaboration, Microsoft's interoperability team is focused on ensuring companies and organizations thrive in mixed source environments. Microsoft recognizes the need for diverse IT applications and systems to have the ability to effectively and efficiently exchange information-to foster industry growth and innovation, provide greater consumer choice, and help maximize return on IT investments. For examples of ongoing interoperability work at Microsoft, please visit www.interoperabilitybridges.com.
The National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization (NESCO)
The National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization (NESCO) is an independent industry organization that supports awareness and response to sector-relevant security issues. NESCO serves as a focal point bringing together utilities, federal agencies, regulators, researchers, and academics. NESCO is a Department of Energy funded program under EnergySec, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Neustar's managed services support companies that rely on the Internet for critical processes and applications. Webmetrics web performance monitoring and load testing services ensure online performance, competitive advantage, and a positive end-user experience (www.webmetrics.com). UltraDNS services power the DNS resolution of more than 30 million domains globally (www.ultradns.com).
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2010 revenues of $2.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, research, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and galvanizing their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.
Open Source for America
Open Source for America is a coalition organized to serve as a centralized advocate, to encourage broader U.S. Federal Government support of and participation in Open Source projects and technologies.
The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. The project's efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. OpenBSD is freely available from our FTP sites, and also available in an inexpensive 3-CD set. The current release is OpenBSD 4.9 which was released May 1, 2011. OpenBSD is developed entirely by volunteers. is widely known for the developers' insistence on open source code and quality documentation; uncompromising position on software licensing; and focus on security and code correctness.
OpenERP is the leading Open Source Business Applications Suite offering CRM, sales, accounting, manufacturing and much more. OpenERP's strategy is based on a unique ecosystem which combines the resources of the community, of its partners and of the vendor. The community has contributed more than 1000 modules to the ongoing enrichment of OpenERP. The network of 250 certified partners established in 55+ countries implements the solution locally. The application with more than a thousand downloads a day is one of the most frequently installed business suite worldwide.
OpenLogic helps enterprises successfully and securely use open source software by providing scanning and governance tools, license compliance solutions, indemnification, updates, and commercial-grade technical support for open source. OpenLogic also provides a library of thousands of open source software packages, including hundreds that have been certified for use in the enterprise.
OpenShift by Red Hat is a free platform-as-a-service for developers who want a choice when it comes to frameworks, middleware and clouds. Whether you are a Java, Ruby, Python, node.js or PHP developer, OpenShift is the fastest on-ramp to deploy, manage monitor and auto-scale your app in the cloud.
OpenStack is a large-scale, open source cloud operating system and global community established to drive industry standards, end cloud lock-in and speed the adoption of cloud technologies by service providers and enterprises. More than 75 participating organizations and over 1,000 participants are currently contributing to the community named the fastest growing open source cloud project by Black Duck Software in 2010. OpenStack currently includes three core, interrelated projects: OpenStack Object Storage, a fully distributed object store, OpenStack Compute, a scalable compute provisioning engine and OpenStack Image Service, an image registry and delivery service. For more information and to join the community, visit OpenStack.org.
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com.
OSSCube is proud to be consistently rated as one of the best global PHP solutions company, and is the world's first Zend Center of Excellence. Our partnerships with leading open source technology providers such as Acquia (Drupal), SugarCRM, and EnterpriseDB empower us to deliver innovative, on time and cost effective open source solutions to businesses. Learn more about us at php.osscube.com
OSU Open Source Lab
The Open Source Lab is home to growing, high-impact open source communities. Its world-class hosting services have enabled Linux, Apache, Firefox and over 100 other leading open source software projects to reach millions of users. Through custom development and industry events, the Lab's staff and students encourage open source adoption in education, government, health care and other sectors.
OW2 is an independent industry community dedicated todeveloping open source code infrastructure (middleware and generic applications) and to fostering a vibrant community and business ecosystem. The OW2 Consortium hosts some one hundred technology projects, including Acceleo, ASM, Bonita, eXo Platorm, Funambol, JOnAS, Lomboz, Orbeon Forms, PetALS, SpagoBI and XWiki. Visit www.ow2.org
Palamida is the industry's first application security solution targeting today's widespread use of Open Source Software. It uses component-level analysis to quickly identify and track undocumented code and associated security vulnerabilities as well as intellectual property and compliance issues and allows development organizations to cost-effectively manage and secure mission critical applications and products.
Pentaho Corporation is the leader in open source business intelligence (BI), data integration and ETL, and Big Data analytics. Thousands of global organizations deploy Pentaho software to make faster and better business decisions that positively impact their bottom lines. Pentaho provides a comprehensive BI suite that includes capabilities for Hadoop, data integration/ETL, modeling, data mining, analysis, reporting and dashboards. The Pentaho BI suite supports the company's Agile BI www.pentaho.com/agile_bi/ initiative, which enables organizations to build BI applications more quickly, respond to business changes more easily and expedite time-to-value for up to 90% less cost than traditional BI vendors. Pentaho was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL, USA. For more information, visit www.pentaho.com or call +1 866-660-7555.
Percona makes MySQL more valuable to customers and users by advancing the performance of the database, and by teaching clients how to achieve high performance and scalability with MySQL. Our flagship product is Percona Server with XtraDB, an enhanced, open-source variant of the MySQL database with an improved version of the InnoDB storage engine. Our founders wrote the book High Performance MySQL and are world-famous MySQL experts. We provide consulting, support, training, and development services for MySQL.
The Perl Foundation
Perl is a stable, cross-platform, open source programming language used for mission critical projects in the public and private sectors. The Perl Foundation is a non-profit corporation established to advance the use and development of the Perl programming language.
phpBB is the world's leading Open Source forum software. Distributed under the GNU General Public License, phpBB is free software, developed by volunteers from around the world. phpBB is used on over 2.4 million commercial, non-profit, social networking and community websites in over sixty languages.
Plone is a Python-based, open-source content management system that allows non-technical end-users to manage content using only a browser. It has replaced commercial products like Sharepoint and Vignette for intranets, document management and public websites at major companies, universities and governments around the world. It is supported by a global community of developers and integrators.
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. (QuIC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm that focuses on mobile open source contributions with the goal of enabling the faster advancement of the wireless industry as a whole. QuIC maintains the AllJoyn(tm) open source project, and contributes to other projects including Android(tm), Chromium(tm), Linux(tm), and WebKit.
Rackspace Hosting
Rackspace® Hosting is the world's leading specialist in the hosting and cloud computing industry, and the founder of OpenStack™, an open source cloud platform. The San Antonio-based company provides Fanatical Support® to its customers, across a portfolio of IT services, including Managed Hosting and Cloud Computing. For more information, visit www.rackspace.com.
Rhomobile offers the world's leading open source framework for enterprise mobility. Founded in 2008, the company's award winning software has thousands of active developers and is ideal for independent software vendors, system integrators and enterprises of all sizes. Rhomobile offers a comprehensive, modern, highly adaptable, and low cost solution for today's smartphone app developer. Rhomobile, headquartered in San Jose, CA, is a privately held company with backing from vSpring Capital. For more information, please visit www.rhomobile.com.
Shutterstock loves open source. We're a stock photo and video company, and we see ourselves at the forefront of technology and research. We do fascinating things with search, discovery, recommendation engines, and scalability. We're looking for great software engineers to help us continue to be a leader in our industry. We're an agile shop, and we focus on close interaction, so you'll have to be local to the New York area. But if you're awesome enough, we'll move you out here! Interested? Visit http://www.shutterstock.com/jobs.mhtml and we'll start talking.
Silicon Mechanics
Silicon Mechanics is a leading manufacturer of rackmount servers, storage, and high-performance computing clusters. Our products are supported by the best warranty offerings available, and backed by experts dedicated to excellence. Our unique website allows customers to easily configure hardware and evaluate their options. Visit www.siliconmechanics.com to custom-configure your system.
SkySQL Ab is the first choice in affordable MySQL® database solutions for the enterprise and cloud. Founded by MySQL AB investors and personnel, SkySQL Ab's customers include ATOS Worldline, Booking.com, Deutsche Telekom, Canal+, Easyflirt.com, FHE3, Lijit Networks, Richemont, SkyVantage, and Virgin Atlantic. SkySQL has operations in Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, call +1 877 303 5799, or visit www.skysql.com.
SoftLayer Technologies, Inc.
Headquartered in Dallas, SoftLayer is the innovation leader in on-demand web hosting and data center services. As the largest hosting company in the world, SoftLayer lets customers create Cloud, Dedicated, or seamlessly integrated computing environments, leveraging world-class data centers in Dallas, Houston, Seattle, and Washington D.C., and network Points of Presence nationwide. SoftLayer automates all elements of its platform, empowering enterprises of any size with complete control, security, scalability, and ease-of-management via a leading Customer Portal and Open API. The company's proprietary offerings include the industry's first Network-Within-a-Network topology for true out-of-band access, providing remote access to all management options.
Founded in 1997, SourceGear has been developing solutions for software development teams for 15 years. The latest offering from SourceGear is Veracity, the next step in Distributed Version Control Systems (DVCS). Veracity is open source (Apache License version 2.0).
SugarCRM makes CRM Simple. As the world's leading provider of open source customer relationship management (CRM) software, SugarCRM applications have been downloaded more than seven million times and currently serve over 600,000 end users in 80 languages. Over 6,000 customers have chosen SugarCRM's On-Site and Cloud Computing services over proprietary alternatives. SugarCRM has been recognized for its customer success and product innovation by CRM Magazine , InfoWorld , Customer Interaction Solutions and Intelligent Enterprise. For more information, call (408) 454-6900 or 1 87 SUGARCRM toll-free in the US, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit http://www.sugarcrm.com.
Taos is an IT services and consulting company that provides Managed Services, Professional Services, and Consulting Services nationwide. We have implemented IT solutions at over 1,200 companies on over 8,000 engagements since 1989.
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
Tiki is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (40+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Smarty. Tiki can be used to create all kinds of Web applications, sites, portals, knowledge bases, intranets, and extranets.
TYPO3 is a powerful and scalable open-source enterprise content management system that is easy to use and maintain. Well-suited for complex web and intranet sites alike, it offers the advantage of a highly customizable modular plugin system for maximum flexibility and extensibility. Its loyal community and mature API make TYPO3 the time-tested choice in enterprise content management.
Vertica, an HP Company, offers a software-based analytics platform designed to help monetize data in real time and at massive scale. With data warehouses and data marts ranging from hundreds of gigabytes to multi-petabytes, Vertica's 350+ customers are redefining the speed of business and enhancing their competitive advantage with Vertica.
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. With the industry leading virtualization platform - VMware vSphere® - customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2010 revenues of $2.9 billion, more than 250,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization, which consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs.
WANdisco is a leading provider of Apache Subversion-based software and services for the enterprise. The company's products include: uberSVN - the open ALM platform for Subversion, Subversion MultiSite, Subversion Access Control and Subversion Clustering. Fortune Global 1000 companies such as AT&T, Intel, Honda, Nokia, Juniper Networks and Motorola rely on WANdisco's Subversion solutions for enterprise-class performance, scalability and 24-by-7 availability.
Wikiotics is a free software web application where students and teachers from around the world can collaborate to build freely-licensed, interactive language lessons. By making it easy to combine and re-mix text, pictures, and recorded speech in interactive ways, we hope to enable everybody to begin teaching and learning languages.
WSO2 delivers the only complete open source middleware platform. With its revolutionary componentized design, WSO2 middleware adapts to the project for a lean, targeted solution to enterprise applications. Fully cloud-native, the WSO2 middleware platform is also the only open source platform-as-a-service for private and public clouds available today. With WSO2, seamless migration and integration between servers, private clouds, and public clouds is now a reality.
Xen.org is the home of the open source Xen® hypervisor, a fast, secure, feature-rich industry standard code base for operating system virtualization of x86, x86_64, IA64, ARM, and other CPU architectures. Xen supports a wide range of guest operating systems including Windows®, Linux®, Solaris®, and various versions of the BSD operating systems.
For sponsorship and exhibit information, contact Sharon Cordesse at email@example.com or download the OSCON Sponsor Prospectus (PDF).


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President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" after getting an up-close look at devastated neighborhoods rendered unlivable.
"I'm very proud of you, New York. You're tough," Obama said from a block in Staten Island that was demolished by the storm.
Obama brought the spotlight to people still living without heat or electricity, and hugged many of those trying to rebuild their lives. He also delivered a postelection message of unity, nine days after a closely divided America gave him a second term.
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"We're reminded that we are bound together and we have to look out for each other," Obama said. "The petty differences melt away."
Obama announced that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, former chief of New York's Housing Authority, will be his point person to oversee long-term rebuilding in the region.
The president encountered many still suffering in Sandy's aftermath, waiting in lines for food, supplies and other help.
He also met privately with parents who experienced the most unthinkable tragedy — the loss of their young boys, Brandon and Connor Moore, who were swept away in the storm. Damien and Glenda Moore's sons were among more than 100 people who lost their lives because of the powerful storm.
"Obviously I expressed to them as a father, as a parent, my heartbreak over what they went through," Obama said. He said the Moores were "still a little shell shocked" but wanted to thank the New York City police lieutenant who stayed with them and supported them until their boys' bodies were found.
"That spirit and that sense of togetherness carry us through," Obama said.
Before arriving on Staten Island, the president's helicopter flew over Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, including the waterfront community of Breezy Point, where roughly 100 homes burned to the ground in a massive wind-swept fire.
On Staten Island, Obama met with people waiting in line at an emergency response center at New Dorp High School, where the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Small Business Administration, IRS, Red Cross and city agencies set up tents to help survivors. The White House said about 1,500 people had received services at the center, one of several in affected areas, as of Monday.
"Warming buses" were available for people to take refuge from the cold and hot showers were provided by the New York Fire Department. Insurance companies including Travelers and Allstate also had buses to take claims.
He hugged one woman at the business tent, asking where she was staying and if her loved ones were safe. He also visited a tent where food and toiletries were being distributed and thanked the workers and volunteers who came in from around the country. Several hundred people gathered nearby to see the president and shouted, "We love you!"
One girl collecting supplies who said her house is unlivable said: "We need help. He should have been here a long time ago." That sentiment was shared by others, including Anthony Gatti, whose home near the ocean was wrecked by Sandy.
"I think he should've been here a few days ago to see how much devastation we've had here," said Gatti, who was hoping to get a FEMA trailer to live in with his parents while they find a new home.
Gatti said he has been standing in line all day, every day, waiting to speak with FEMA officials. His family's home will be demolished in the coming weeks. They lost everything they owned in the storm.
"If he could do something to make this process with the government a little faster and easier on us, that would be a great thing," he said of Obama.
Obama also walked along Cedar Grove Avenue, where most of the buildings were boarded up and homes were destroyed.
He was joined on the tour by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both New York Democrats, flew up with the president.
Cuomo said earlier this week that he would request $30 billion in federal aid to rebuild.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said he couldn't comment on the request because the administration was still waiting to see the details. He said the federal government will continue to do everything possible to cut red tape and help affected communities rebuild.
Obama traveled to New Jersey on Oct. 31 to meet with Gov. Chris Christie and view recovery efforts in battered coastal communities. He saw flattened houses, flooded neighborhoods, sand-strewn streets and a still-burning fire along the coastline.
The White House said the president didn't visit New York then so as not to interfere with recovery efforts.
Also Thursday, Bloomberg announced 5,000 seats in the bleachers along the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade route will go to families affected by Sandy, NBC New York reported. Local elected officials in the hardest hit neighborhoods will distribute the tickets and Macy's will provide transportation to and from the parade, the city said.

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"We are a family. We fit together!" was what I wrote on the back of this wooden puzzle we made together. I saw the idea of making puzzle piece people (check it out here) and thought it would work perfectly with our theme for the week! :)
Each piece of our puzzle is a member of our family. We used fabric and marker for the clothes and details. You should be able to find blank wooden puzzles in the unfinished wood section of craft stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby.
Each piece of our puzzle is a member of our family. We used fabric and marker for the clothes and details. You should be able to find blank wooden puzzles in the unfinished wood section of craft stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby.
This is our family helper handprint chart. We traced a hand for each member of the family and then brainstormed ways in which each person helps our family, writing those items inside the person's handprint.
Here's our "pretend play" bin. I filled it with items for the kids to use when playing "mom and dad". It contained items such as baby dolls, books, baby doll clothes, a real changing pad, empty honey jar I filled with cornstarch (for baby powder - figured that was more easily vacuumed than creme), real diaper, cooking utensils, etc.
We also decided to surprise Daddy at work one day with a visit and some goodies inside this bag. He was surprised and pleased and it was a great opportunity to shower him with love and encouragement on a busy day!
If you have other members of your family close by, consider surprising them with something wonderful and unexpected if you decide to have a family theme week - or do it "just because"! And it doesn't have to be a big present either - even just thinking of something you love about someone in your family and letting your kids call them up with words of appreciation is something pretty special! :)
If your family lives far away, you can still surprise them with a snail mail card or letter! Miss A and I made her some of her very own stationary using a rubber stamp and some glitter. :)
The heading of her stationary reads "From the plume of A---". We discussed what that meant, looked up pictures of plumes, and made our own pretend plume by rubber banding pink feathers to a pink pencil. Fancy Nancy would have been proud indeed.
Then Miss A chose someone (actually several cousins) in our family who live far away and wrote a letter to them. This was a great opportunity to discuss the parts of a letter and how to write one. I found a neat visual online for that purpose and printed it out.
This was a family tree we made. I wanted to try making the trunk using the technique where you blow into paint using a straw to make the branches. Weeeellll, I don't think I made the paint the right consistency but Miss A seemed to enjoythe project and attempt anyway. :)
I wrote the names of family on labels and Miss A helped to attach them to the tree. I think she especially enjoyed the part where she placed her name and her sibling's name on the tree. :)
One of the high points of our theme was sharing a special "Family Night" which Miss A and I spent time planning together earlier in the week. The kiddos helped with the chocolate pudding, and it was a hit (but isn't that true with most things in the chocolate world)! :)
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Addressing urban Issues, does anyone really care?
With less than 2 weeks until the elections, does anybody still find it really disturbing, disappointing and frustrating that a majority of the candidates running for office still seems to avoid confronting the pressing urban issues that are plaguing and destroying hundreds of communities across the country including here locally?
One needs to look no further than here in the City of Rochester for evidence of these destructive forces at work since our city has been painfully suffering for decades from chronic poverty, high unemployment, a broken, failing and dysfunctional education system, an alarming and shameful high rate of incarceration, dropout and pregnancy among our young men and women and a culture that enables violence and protect those that commit many unspeakable, violent and senseless acts of crime and violence.
Let's also not forget that in almost every section of the city, you will find flourishing and vibrant open air drug markets that would put Rite Aid, Walgreens and CVS Pharmacies to shame or the countless burned down, boarded up and abandoned houses within neighborhoods that look so war torn and savaged that if you walked through them, you would think that you were in a third world country.
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Today we have the opportunity to take an in depth look at the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula. The ASUS Crosshair IV Formula is an AMD based motherboard that is based on AMD's 890FX chipset. The ASUS Crosshair IV Formula motherboard is the cream of the crop when it comes to AMD based motherboards from ASUS. Though the price tag of $225 may cause some to shy away, for those that are willing to pay a premium for an enthusiast board, a premium board is what you will get! Though before we look at the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula, let's take a look at the AMD 890FX chipset that is used on it. AMD officially announced the 890FX chipset back in April; this happened to concur with the release of the new Phenom II X6 processors. The 890 series and the Phenom II X6's combined with the Radeon HD 5000 series graphics card make up the new Leo platform. One of the features of the AMD 890FX chipset that differs from the previous generations of chipsets is the memory configurations. When using the AMD 890FX chipset you will be limited to using DDR3, although the Phenom II X6's are still able to be placed in AM2+ platforms that will take advantage of DDR2.
AMD's 890FX chipset has a couple of significant differences when compared to the 890GX chipset. The first and most obvious on the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula is the lack of onboard graphics while the 890GX features the Radeon HD 4290 integrated graphics. The second and quite possibly the most important to the enthusiast looking for the best performance from the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula when running in CrossfireX is the number of PCI Express lanes. The 890GX chipset is limited to 16 lanes while the 890FX chipset has double that at 32 lanes. Most people will most likely never notice a difference unless of course you are one of the lucky ones that can afford a pair of ATI Radeon HD 5970's or one of the insane ones who is lucky enough to pick up a pair of the ASUS ARES. Another significant difference is the IOMMU (input/output memory management unit). This is a feature that is typically available only on server boards, though is included in the 890FX chipset only when comparing the 8xx series chipsets. According to AMD: The IOMMU (input/output memory management unit) included with the 890FX chipset is a function of a chipset that enables enhancements to system-level software and that prevents illegal access of memory by I/O devices. By preventing illegal access of memory, the IOMMU can prevent problems with latency.
An IOMMU can map device memory addresses to physical memory addresses, but in a manner that is transparent to the device hardware. The IOMMU automates the translation between the physical address of the I/O device and the host system.
Though I digress, the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula is the fourth board in the ASUS Crosshair series. For those that are new to the enthusiast scene or that are beginning to realize that yes, AMD is pushing out products with some serious performance. The Crosshair series is the top of the line boards from ASUS. With features such as ROG Connect, GameFirst, Loadline Calibration, Extreme Tweaker and many more features offered by the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula we have a lot to cover. Below is a down and dirty specifications chart and on the next page we will start looking at the features much more in depth.
|AMD Socket AM3: Phenom II, Athlon II, Sempron 100 Series Processors
AMD 140W CPU Support
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
Supports 45nm CPU
|System Bus
|Up to 5200 MT/s ; HyperTransport 3.0
|4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066
ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
|Expansion Slots
|3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual @ x16, triple @x16 x8 x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
2 x PCI
|Multi-GPU Support
|Support ATI CrossFireX Technology graphics cards
|SB850 Chipset
6 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,5,10
JMicron JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
1 xSATA 3Gb/s
port (Black)
1 xExternal power SATA 3Gb/s port on rear (SATA On-the-Go)
|Marvell 8059 Gigabit LAN controller
|SupremeFX X-Fi built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
– EAX Advanced HD 4.0
– X-Fi CMSS-3D
– X-Fi Crystalizer
– Creative
– Supports Blu-ray audio layer content protection
– Supports 1
Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O
– Supports 1 x S/PDIF out header
Supports Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
|2 x 1394a port(s) (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)
|NEC USB 3.0 controller
– 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back I/O)
– 12 x USB 2.0 ports (5 ports at mid-board, 7 ports at back I/O, 1
port at back I/O is also for ROG connect)
|Overclocking Features
|ROG Connect
Extreme Tweaker
Power Design:
– 8+2 phase
CPU power design
CPU Level Up
Loadline Calibration
Intelligent overclocking tools:
– ASUS TurboV Evo
– O.C Profile
Overclocking Protection:
– COP EX (Component Overheat Protection – EX)
– Voltiminder LED
– ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
|Special Features
|Turbo Unlocker
Turbo Key II
Core Unlocker
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
MyLogo 3
|Back Panel I/O Ports
|1 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x
LAN(RJ45) port
8 -Channel Audio I/O
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple)
x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (1 port is also for ROG Connect)
1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch
1 x Clr CMOS switch
|Internal I/O Connectors
|3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 5 USB 2.0 ports
6 x SATA 6Gb/s
connectors (Red)
1 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (Black)
8 x Fan connectors: 1
x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional
7 x ProbeIt measurement points
3 x Thermal sensor connectors
1 x IEEE1394a connector
1 x SPDIF_out
1 x 24-pin ATX power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS switch
1 x Core unlocker switch
x Turbo key II switch
1 x Power on switch
1 x Reset switch
1 x OC
Station Header
1 x Go Button
System panel connector
|16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a
Multi-Language BIOS
|User's manual
1 x I/O Shield
1 x ROG Connect Cable
1 x 2-in-1 ASUS
Q-Connector Kit
1 x 2-in-1 SATA 6.0Gb/s Cables
2 x 2-in-1 SATA 3.0Gb/s
Signal Cables
1 x 2-port USB2.0 + ESATA Module
1 x Crossfire Cable
x Cable Ties Pack
1 x ROG Theme Label
1 x 12-in-1 ROG Cable Label
|Support Disc
|Support DVD:
– Drivers and applications
* ASUS PC Probe II
* ASUS AI Suite
* Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility
* Kaspersky Anti-Virus 1-year license
|Form Factor
|ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x24.5 cm )
Now that you know everything that there is to know about the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula 890FX motherboard, that concludes our review today. Okay, I'm kidding. Over the next couple of pages we are going to take a tour of the retail bundle and the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula board itself. While we are taking the tour, we will take a look at the key features and then we will look at the performance of the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula!
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I been keeping the link to The Washington Post open on my browser all day and watch one story after another of how the current administration is falling apart by the hour.
Looks like with leak of Conversation between top GOP members last July and all the news of Congress demanding the memo's Coney wrote about his meetings with Trump. I think the odds for Trump to either resign or be Impeach is rising by the minute.
Post updated this The Fix column of Time line of news on Administration's Russia links
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Rebecca Black's maligned song "Friday" was given a spectacular, if comedic, treatment yesterday on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."
Dressed in a tux, Stephen Colbert dropped by to perform the song for his BFFSM (best friend for six months) Jimmy Fallon on the show, E! News reported. Accompanied by Fallon's house band, the Roots, Colbert delivered what could be described a deadpan, karaoke-styled version of the track.
Fallon and former "American Idol" champ Taylor Hicks joined in the singing with Colbert; the over-the-top performance was topped off with an appearance of the Knicks City Dancers and rained-down confetti and balloons.
U.S. & World
Colbert's appearance goes back to when Fallon had earlier said that if the fans could generate $26,000 for charity by yesterday, that the host of "The Colbert Report" would perform the song.
Not only were the funds raised, but NBC Universal also matched that contribution with an additional $26,000, making the grand total to over $86,000. The funds will go to DonorsChoose.org.
Selected Sources: E! News, Huffington Post, Paste, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon broadcast April 2, 2011, Entertainment Weekly


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The best way to experience Windows Mixed Reality is with a new Windows Mixed Reality-ready PC. To see if your current PC will run Windows Mixed Reality, take a look at these hardware guidelines, or run the Windows Mixed Reality PC Check app. Keep in mind that performance and features may vary depending on your exact setup.
Before setting up Windows Mixed Reality, be sure to check for software updates. Select Settings > Update & Security > Check for updates.
Looking for help with Windows Mixed Reality PC Check results? See this topic.
Features and experiences
Windows 10 powers both Windows Mixed Reality and Windows Mixed Reality Ultra. Which version you experience depends on your PC hardware.
With Windows Mixed Reality Ultra, you get some additional capabilities and features:
Crisper visuals and a higher refresh rate (90 frames per second).
More apps and experiences—including the most graphics-intensive games.
A ''mirror'' window on your desktop that shows what you see in mixed reality.
Record and share videos (as well as photos) of your mixed reality experiences.
PC hardware guidelines
|Windows Mixed Reality
|Windows Mixed Reality Ultra
Operating system
|Windows 10 Fall Creators Update or later
|Windows 10 Fall Creators Update or later
Intel® Core™ i5 7200U (7th generation mobile), dual core with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology enabled or better
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.4Ghz (desktop), quad core or better
Intel® Core™ i5 4590 (4th generation desktop), quad core or better
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.4Ghz (desktop), quad core or better
|8GB DDR3 dual channel
|8GB DDR3 or better
|Disk space
|Graphics card
Compatible GPUs:
Note: older Intel GPUs such as HD Graphics 4xx, 5xx, 2xxx, 3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx, and 6xxx are not supported.
Compatible GPUs:
|Graphics driver
|Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.2
|Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.2
|Graphics display port
|HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2
|HDMI 2.0 or DisplayPort 1.2
|External or integrated VGA (800x600) monitor
|External or integrated VGA (800x600) monitor
|USB type
|USB 3.0 Type-A or Type-C
|USB 3.0 Type-A or Type-C
Bluetooth type (for controllers)*
*Some headsets have built-in Bluetooth. In this case, Bluetooth 4.0 is not required on the PC.
|Bluetooth 4.0
|Bluetooth 4.0
- Larger laptops (with screens of at least 15") perform best.
- For the best experience, we recommend an 8th Gen Intel® Core™ or 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 processor.
- Hybrid graphics configurations are compatible only with Windows Mixed Reality Ultra. The discrete graphics adapter in any hybrid configuration must meet all the requirements listed in the Windows Mixed Reality guidelines for discrete graphics adapters.
- If you have a discrete graphics card that should run Windows Mixed Reality Ultra, but it's defaulting to a 60 Hz (60 frames per second) refresh rate, use a full-size DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 adapter to plug in your headset and enable a 90 Hz refresh rate.
Ports and adapters
Different headsets may require different hardware ports, so make sure your PC has the correct ports to connect to your headset. If it doesn't, you can use one or more adapters to connect the headset. Some adapters may also require the addition of a coupler in order to connect to your PC and/or the headset cable.
Note: Microsoft does not manufacture, test, certify, or guarantee the functionality, reliability or quality of any adapter. For any questions, concerns, or issues with any adapter, you should contact the seller or manufacturer of your adapter.
Depending on your headset, you may need Bluetooth 4.0 in order to use motion controllers. Some headsets have built-in Bluetooth and can connect directly to controllers. If you're using a headset without built-in Bluetooth and your PC doesn't support Bluetooth 4.0, you can use an adapter, plugged into a USB 2.0 port on the PC.
Recommended Bluetooth adapters:
- Plugable USB Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy Micro Adapter
- Insignia Bluetooth 4.0 USB Adapter
PC data ports
Windows Mixed Reality headsets require a USB 3.0 Type-A data port. If your computer has a USB 3.0 Type-C port, you'll need a USB 3.0 Type-C to USB 3.0 Type-A adapter.
PC display ports
|If your PC has this
|Then use this
|DisplayPort 1.2
|DisplayPort 1.x to HDMI 2.0
|Mini DisplayPort (MiniDP) 1.2
|Mini DisplayPort 1.x to HDMI 2.0
|USB 3.0 Type-C
|USB 3.0 Type-C to HDMI 2.0
Recommended display port adapters:
The following display port adapters are all both 60Hz and 90Hz capable.
DisplayPort to HDMI:
- Club 3D HDMI 2.0 Active Adapter (full size and mini)
- Surface Mini DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 Adapter
- Plugable Active Mini DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 Adapter
- Cable Matters Active Gold Plated DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Supporting Eyefinity Technology & 4K Resolution
USB 3.0 Type C to HDMI (with Thunderbolt 3 support):
- Plugable USB-C to HDMI 2.0 Cable
- Accell USB-C to HDMI 2.0 Cable
- Surface USB-C to HDMI Adapter
Surface info
The configurations of Surface Pro, Surface Book 2, and Surface Studio detailed in the chart below support Windows Mixed Reality. Before you set up mixed reality on your Surface device, be sure to check for software updates. Select Settings > Update & Security > Check for updates.
|Surface model
|Required adapter
|Refresh rate
|Surface Pro (2017)
|HDMI 2.0 to Surface Mini DisplayPort
|60 Hz
|Surface Book 2 (13.5" and 15")
|HDMI 2.0 to Surface USB C
Models with a discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU: 90 Hz
Models with an integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 or discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GPU: 60 Hz
|Surface Studio
|HDMI 2.0 to Surface Mini DisplayPort
Models with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965m GPU: 60 HzModels with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980m GPU: 90 Hz
Discrete and integrated graphics hardware that doesn't meet the minimum confirmed specifications has not been tested, confirmed, or optimized for Windows Mixed Reality and may not function properly or at all.
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O.k. so most people don't typically get excited about bran muffins, but I've always loved them. Unfortunately most of them are either too dense or too sweet for me. This recipe is one of the best one's I've tried. It's adapted from Heidi Swanson's 101 Cookbooks blog.
2 cups white whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups wheat bran
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cups full fat plain yogurt (I used a mixture of Brown Cow's cream top, and low fat)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup of raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
oven to 425F degrees, racks in the middle.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, wheat bran, salt, baking soda and sugar.
Beat together the yogurt, egg, honey, and butter in a second larger bowl. Add the dry ingredients and fold in until everything comes together. Fold in raisins, walnuts, and cinnamon. Don't overmix!
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Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, NASA was already planning what would become the space shuttle program.
President Richard Nixon in early 1969 formed the Space Task Group, whose job was to chart the nation's future in space.
One of the first questions the group settled, according to Paul Holloway, then a young engineer at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, was whether to build a space station or a reusable space vehicle.
Ultimately, the group decided on a vehicle because NASA "didn't have any way to get to a space station," Holloway, a Poquoson native who later became Langley's director, said.
The choice led to the shuttle, a program both celebrated and criticized that, after more than 30 years of flight, is coming to an end. The 135th and final launch — four astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis — is scheduled for Friday.
This is the first in a series of stories that will examine the space shuttle, a program whose duration — and cost — went far beyond NASA's expectations and frequently involved Langley researchers.
Years before the first shuttle launch in 1981, NASA brass envisioned a small fleet of vehicles carrying astronauts into space every few weeks. The program would last 10 years before NASA moved on to something else.
Del Freeman was among the engineers testing shuttle designs in Langley's wind tunnels during the 1970s. Coming on the heels of Armstrong's historic flight, Freeman described an electric atmosphere that buzzed throughout NASA.
"We knew it was the next major step," said Freeman, who also served as Langley's director.
Nixon, the first of eight presidents whose terms coincided with the life of the space shuttle, formally announced the program in 1972. It helped mobilize thousands of contractors throughout the nation who built and tested myriad shuttle components.
At the time, Bill Harris worked for Fairchild Republic Corp. in Long Island, N.Y. His team made sure parts of the vehicle could withstand temperatures that switch from 160 degrees below zero in space to 2,300 degrees while re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
The work took on added importance because, unlike previous spaceships, shuttle did not have an escape system, said Harris, who is retired and living in Yorktown. He said the design quirk proved fatal during the Challenger and Columbia disasters, which killed 14 astronauts.
Shuttle's first launch was slated for 1976 but it was pushed back a year. More delays followed as researchers continued to spot flaws.
Among them was a handling problem uncovered during tests of a flight simulator built by Dick Powell, a Langley engineer who had recently graduated fromVirginia Tech.
Powell, who still works at Langley, found that the shuttle would become uncontrollable at Mach 6 — six times the speed of sound — a speed it would encounter during its descent back to Earth. His suspicions were confirmed by Hank Hartsfield, an astronaut who repeated the wind tunnel test. Hartsfield went on to fly the fourth shuttle mission in 1982.
That problem — and many others — were corrected by April 1981. But there was anxiety the day of the first launch — NASA had never attempted to send a spacecraft into orbit like a rocket and land it like an airplane.
Langley researchers were on edge. For many, more than a decade of work was hanging in the balance — not to mention the lives of four astronauts.
Freeman remembers gathering with co-workers at Langley to listen to the noon launch of Columbia on the radio. The rockets worked as planned and Columbia spent the next two days orbiting Earth.
The real test, landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, awaited. The festive mood at Langley again turned tense as astronaut Robert Crippen guided the shuttle back to Earth.
"Everybody there was very anxious, especially on the re-entry," Freeman said.
Cheers and cigar smoke filled the room as Columbia touched down on the runway. The first shuttle mission was complete — and many more would follow.
More online
You'll find a space shuttle timeline and additional coverage on the new Daily Press science and technology page at dailypress.com/science
The final launch of NASA's Space Shuttle program is scheduled for Friday. NASA Langley Research Center was involved from the start, 40 years ago.
Today: Langley researchers tested early versions of shuttle
Monday: How Sally Ride helped save the ozone layer
Tuesday: Langley after the 2003 Columbia disaster
Wednesday: Has shuttle been good for Langley?
Thursday: Lesa and Ralph Roe and the shuttle program
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Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Take time to explore one of Ireland's foremost visitor attractions, recapturing a disappearing way of life, preserving traditional skills and celebrating transport history.
Venue Type:
The Museum opens at 10am Monday to Saturday, and at 11am on Sunday. Closing times vary from 4pm to 6pm according to the season.
Closed: The Museum is open all year except a few days at Christmas.
Adult £6.50
Children (6-18 yrs) £3.00
Under 5's Free
Family Day Ticket £18.00
Concession Ticket £3.00
Annual Family Ticket £50.00
Annual Double Ticket £30.00
Adult Group (15 or more persons) 10% discount
Group leader/helper Free
Students (Educations visits must be pre-booked on 02890428428) £2.50
Teachers/ Helpers Free
** All prices valid until 31 March 2005
Additional info
How to Get There
The Museum is situated on the main Belfast to Bangor Road, just ten minutes outside Belfast with excellent access by road, rail and bus, and close to Belfast City Airport.
Nearest rail station to the Museum is Ballycultra Halt. Buses stop outside the Museum entrance.
At the open air Folk Museum 60 acres are devoted to illustrating the way of life of people of the north of Ireland in the early 1900s. Visitors can stroll through yesteryear's countryside with its farms, cottages, crops and livestock and visit a typical 1900's Ulster town with its shops, churches, and terraced housing. Indoors the Folk Gallery features a number of exhibitions.
The indoor Transport Museum boasts the most comprehensive transport collection in Ireland. The Irish Railway Collection is displayed in an award-winning gallery, explaining the history and impact of both standard and narrow gauge railways in Ireland. Along side the Irish Railway Collection are the Road Transport Galleries. These Galleries boast a fine collection of vehicles ranging from cycles, motorcycles, trams, buses, fire engines and cars.
As part of your visit to the Transport Museum also visit the "Titanic" exhibition is located at the lower Transport Galleries.
Collection details
Agriculture, Architecture, Archives, Aviation, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Maritime, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Photography, Religion, Science and Technology, Social History, Sport
Key artists and exhibits
- Harvest Festival and Service
- Sunday 10th October
- Enjoy traditional Harvest Day activities, see countryside skills and crafts and sample traditional foods. At 4.00pm everyone is welcome to join in the Harvest Thanksgiving Service in Kilmore Church.
- ** Hallowe'en Family Festival
- Sunday 31st October
- A variety of activities traditionally associated with the festival of Hallowe'en for children and adults, including apple games, cabbage reading (fortune telling), ghost walks, Hallowe'en art, craft activities and performances by the Armagh Rhymers. During the half-term break there will other traditional Hallowe'en activities.
- Model Railway Day
- Saturday 13th November
- Railway layouts galore, in a variety of scales and gauges, to entertain and enthral children and adults and children alike. Come along to see these model engines in a unique setting alongside their full sized counterparts. Organised by the Friends of Cultra.
- Voyaging in Fact and Fiction
- Sunday 28th November, 2.30pm
- An illustrated talk by Michael McCaughan, Keeper of Transport in the Transport Museum. Telephone 02890428428 to reserve a place.
- Tin Whistle and Flute Classes and Recital
- Saturday 27th November
- Suitable for players of all levels and held in Cultra Manor. To book a place (£10 per person) and for further information please telephone 02890428428
- ** The Spirit of Christmas Past
- Sunday 12th December
- Enjoy the nostalgia of Christmas past in the Museum's candlelit Ballycultra Town. See how the festive season has transformed over the decades into the Christmas we celebrate today. Join in craft activities, sample traditional food and hot punch and listen to the Silver Band playing carols.
- Christmas Carols and Services at Kilmore Church in the Museum's Ballycultra Town
- Carols by Candlelight 7.30pm
- 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 20th, 21st and 22ndDecember
- Advent Procession 7.30pm
- Wednesday 15th December
- Nine Lessons and Carols 4.00pm
- Sunday 19th December
- Please telephone 028 90 428428 to book a place as numbers are limited.
- Traditional Music Concert
- Mid December date
- An evening event in the Church of St John the Baptist. To book a ticket (£8 each) and for further information please telephone 02890428428
- ** On large event days the combined admission price applies
- Folk Galleries
- A Place of Sport
- Opens March 2004 until March 2005
- Using colourful objects and historic photographs and film, this exhibition shows how sport is central to the life of local communities of Northern Ireland. Among the very many topics covered are road bowls from Armagh, hurling from the Ards peninsula, golf from the Portrush and boxing from Belfast's Sailortown.
- Farming and Food
- A fascinating exhibition showing the development and change in farming techniques and implements.
- Meet the Victorians
- The Victorian era 1837 - 1901 witnessed more rapid change than any other previous period. This lively and interesting exhibition presents some of the changes which transformed people's lives.
- Transport Galleries
- Irish Railway Collection
- A magnificent collection of great trains from the past, dating from the first railway in Ireland, is creatively displayed in an award winning gallery.
- Road Transport
- This unique collection includes bicycles, motorcycles, trams, buses, fire engines and cars. Belfast street scenes and a 'mods and rockers' themed café are all featured in what is a 'back from the future' experience.
- Titanic
- This exhibition illustrates the ship's construction, loss and legend. It uses original Titanic material along with vintage photographs, recordings, newsreels and music.
- For a copy of the 2004 Events and Exhibitions programme contact: ULSTER FOLK AND TRANSPORT MUSEUM
- Cultra, Holywood, BT18 0EU
- 02890428428 02890428728
- www.uftm.org.uk
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Reading: I talked a little bit about what I've been reading on Instagram earlier this week, and asked friends what they've been reading. I've been loving going through and checking out all of the suggested books in the comments so if you're in the market for something new be sure to read through them. I've been on a major reading kick lately, which always indicates one of two things- one, that I'm operating as my best self, because when I'm filling any free time with books rather than television, I feel good. The other time I read nonstop is when I feel insanely stressed out and its the only thing that makes me feel better. Oh, I have a TON of things to get done, need to take the boys here or there and call back a couple of friends? Let's just ignore my entire to-do list and read all night instead. Haha. Sooo I'm somewhere in the middle of the two right now, which isn't so bad. But I did get sucked into a fun little YA series- "If I Stay," and finished the second book last night. It's a TOTAL beach read- very easy and quick! I also finished up Middlesex recently which is definitely not a beach read (although I would definitely read it on the beach, ha) and it's in my top favorite books, ever. It was that amazing. If you haven't yet read it, please do yourself a favor and give it a try. And when you're done, check out the discussion I led over on A Beautiful Mess. I'm also currently reading this book and love it- I'll post a review when I finish it.
Eating: When the seasons change do you ever find yourself gravitating towards certain foods? I really, really don't like pumpkin flavored anything (besides actual pumpkin pie) so that's out for me in the fall, but I do always seem to love apples more than ever. Especially warm apples- baked apples, apple pie, chunky homemade applesauce, you name it. We've been on a major apple kick in our house and I've been scouring Pinterest for fun recipes, so if you have any good ones, send them our way!
Thinking about: I got an email from an old friend last night, about a conversation we'd had about blogging last time we saw each other and all of the things we'd be thinking about since that conversation. For me, my mindset about blogging has been shifting. I just don't feel pressure anymore- and it's not like anyone was ever pressuring me to share things here- I brought that on myself, but I did still feel it at one point. And by the way, it's really kind of silly to use blogging and pressure in the same breath, don't you think? I'd say there are much more pressing issues in life. ;) But really, I really don't feel like this blog ever has to be black or white. I don't feel "bad" about what I do or don't post...although I used to. This blog is what I want it to be, because it's mine. Simple and obvious and almost comical to say that out loud...but it's true. Write as much as you like, write as little as you like. Share things because they make you feel good to share them, not because you're filling your blog post quota for the day. Take on a partnership with a brand if you enjoy what you can do together. Say yes, say no. And I think in the past year or so I've come to a point where I really enjoy sharing here, because I don't feel like I have to share here, if that makes sense. Some weeks I might post 5x, and others I may post once. And as my kids get older I will absolutely post less about them. It's already a lot less than I've ever shared, but as I grow myself and see things even more clearly, I sense that line that was already there forming more and more. And I welcome it.
Listening: I went to see The Gaslight Anthem the other night and had the best time. There's nothing like seeing your favorite band and singing along right up front, to make you feel so, so alive. I was positively giddy that night, and the afterglow is still hanging around- I hope music always has that power over me. The show was amazing. They played almost all of my favorite songs, and I actually got a new appreciation for a lot of the songs on the new record too. I think my two favorites would have to be "Selected Poems" and "Dark Places." To have the first one on that short list is pretty funny though, because until last week I'd never even listed to it past the slow intro. For some reason it rubbed me the wrong way so I always skipped it. Then while we were driving, Henry heard that part come on and wanted to hear it all the way through, so I let it play...and ended up discovering how much I love it.
Watching: (spoiler alert!) I haven't have time to watch many shows this season but I have made time to watch Parenthood. Are you watching? It's the final season and it's already making me cry every episode. It's hard to watch at times because it makes me so emotional, and like a weirdo I feel toooootally invested in the characters and talk about them like I know them. Do you watch? Do you think Joel and Julia will (or should) get back together? I'm so curious...
Loving: There's so much to love right now. Charlie and his walking/running/neverending movement, Henry and his excitement about learning and reading and writing. Camping this weekend. Having Lauren and her family here. Flagstaff in a couple weeks for Homecoming with my girlfriends. Leaves changing. Long walks with Charlie while Henry's at school. Finding new ways to cope with anxiety and working on that whole "best self" thing. Planning a fun trip with Hank. Friends having babies. The list goes on. It's a good season of our life right now, and I feel so thankful.
So, how about you? What are you up to today? Feel free to do your own "currently" post on your blog and link back in the comments for everyone to check out. And thanks again to my dear friend Megan for providing the original inspiration for these posts.
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I am, like, SO sad about Joel & Julia. You know? I cry every episode -- I just can't help it. Did you ever read The Power of Habit? I know I'm not super current with that one, but I've just read it and it really has me thinking about the strange ways in which our brains work. Hope you have a lovely fall!ReplyDelete
Joel and Julia SHOULD get back together! If that happens, all will be right in this worrrrrld!! And after that, Joel should spend his life with me because I mean have you SEEN Joel?! Also, I'm so glad Coach is getting his surgery, but I feel like something bad may happen...ReplyDelete
I love apple everything too and eat it year round! Our fave local food truck (the Yum Yum Cupcake Truck) has THE best Hootenanny Harvest Apple cupcake! I wish I could send you one. Haha! I am also loving Parenthood as per usual. I read that the family will have to deal with something they've never dealt with this season which really worries me. I love Joel and julia together. I honestly think it was silly for Joel to move out when he did for the reasons he did. I felt like they could've gotten through it had he not thrown in the towel. But now Julia seems to have moved on and is happier than she was last season. I'm still holding out hope that they will finally get on the same page!!ReplyDelete
I love these posts, Dani. Such a neat way to compile some of the things showing where you're at right now, and really fun to read. Also, great post the other day on being your best self. It was really well said, and something I've been thinking about a lot lately too. So thanks for that.ReplyDelete
As for books, have you read Life After Life by Kate Atkinson? Definitely the best book I've read this year (although it came out last year), and the first one I'd recommend to anyone. SO GOOD. For YA, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart was a great suspense with a twist (go into it blind if you read this one!), and I just finished Jandy Nelson's I'll Give You the Sun, which was heartbreaking and beautiful. What did you end up thinking about Gone Girl? That was a page turner for me for sure - I'm looking forward to seeing the movie!
And oh, Parenthood. Makes me cry every time too, even the commercials. :) And I do hope Julia and Joel are able to make it work - I'm so invested, too!Replies
Thanks Chrissie! I feel the same way, and realized I hadn't done in way too long! I'm happy to hop back on the Currently train. :)Delete
I've never read that book, or even heard of it actually. I'm excited to check it out. And thank you for the other recs too- never enough books!
Did you see this post? http://lovetaza.com/2014/10/toddler-eats-cooking-with-apples/ I love Kelsey! My favorite childhood recipe is baked apples: 350 degree oven...Scoop out the core from top of the apple, leaving a well. *Do not cut all the way through. Stuff each apple with 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. Place in a shallow baking dish and sprinkle with cinnamon. Cook until tender :) I can't wait to hear about your camping trip.ReplyDelete
Oooh so jealous you'll be in Flag for Homecoming this year. I'm due that weekend so probably not a great idea ;) Have a blast!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 8, 2014 at 12:48 PM
Gaslight is playing Nashville tonight and I am missing it, ugghhh.ReplyDelete
So happy I stumbled across your blog! Lots of common interests.
I completely agree with what you are thinking about! When I first started my blog, I felt so pressured to blog every time and come up with all this content and do everything perfect, but I took some time away this summer and I realized if I am not enjoying it, I won't succeed anyway. I only post twice a week now and I have learned to (mostly) stop caring if people are even reading my blog. If no one finds me interesting, that is totally okay because I will still have a place filled with memories and pictures of my son growing up and vacations my family has gone on. That is good enough for me.ReplyDelete
I have been crying during every Parenthood episode too! I want Joel and Julia to get back together so bad! I was heartbroken when they split up.
I love what you've done with this post with the reading, eating, listening, and etc. It's very inspiring.ReplyDelete
Oh my God...total spoiler on Parenthood! I haven't gotten to see the last season yet! Ahhh! I must will myself to forget.... *cries*ReplyDelete
Ahh Parenthood!ReplyDelete
Is it weird that I'm overly emotional about this being the last season? I'm so invested in these characters and I find it's one of the few shows that I actually look forward to and enjoy watching as opposed to "having" to watch it because it's on my list. Do you know what I mean?
I wonder what other types of family dramas will be out there next??
I feel this way about Parenthood and Greys Anatomy because I've watched both since they started and I feel like the characters are real people and I will miss them! Its so silly, but Parenthood especially is one I love. It seems so genuine, like how they talk over each other (most shows don't do that), but its so real life-ish!ReplyDelete
I hated that Joel moved out. He didn't give her the opportunity to explain. I think it's kind of weird how they're taking Julia's character to what seems like a happier state without him. I'd like to see them back together though. I also wish their daughter wasn't such a pain in the ass. I mean when will she grow out of it?! 😉ReplyDelete
I have tried over and over and over again to get past the first chapter of Middlesex. I know it will be good once I really get into it. Did you have trouble getting past chapter one??!ReplyDelete
I love Parenthood! It makes me so so emotional every week, I've just discovered the show and I'm really sad it's ending this season.ReplyDelete
Here's my list of 'currentlys' I just love making any kind of list!!
Sophia x
So happy you enjoyed Gaslight. They are coming to the UK in a few weeks and I can't wait to see them. Selected Poems is one of my favourites too.ReplyDelete
I'm obsessing over parenthood too! Just catching up on your posts :)ReplyDelete
I actually did a currently post today: http://www.aileenbarker.com/2014/10/currently-10/


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Last night's episode of "The Celebrity Apprentice" certainly went a long way towards thinning the herd.
In a surprise twist, host Donald Trump fired not one, but two, contestants...and the show wasn't finished there. Before the final boardroom meeting, Trump learned that NeNe Leakes, who famously battled Star Jones last week, had quit the show.
Trump, of course, handled the incident in typical Trumpian fashion, calling out Leakes as "a quitter" and saying she was fired too. He then further twisted the knife, adding, "And Star Jones kicked your a** whether you like it or not."
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After that, Trump sent La Toya Jackson packing yet again, despite Jackson's triumphant comeback last episode (she was the first contestant ever allowed back after being fired).
Trump followed that by dropping the hammer on Jones, firing her for failing the OnStar challenge. He also ridiculed her for complaining that fellow contestant Meat Loaf called her "honey" and "sweetie," which she felt was derogatory.
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WE KNOW: We know. We know it is backwards, but, if you love your Death Valley, and we hope and believe you do, you know that the national park kind of lives in opposite land, at least in terms of when to visit. Juuuust about the time that snow starts to fall over great swaths of the country is when vacationers don plaid shorts and make for the famous Furnace Creek greens. Now, why do we call this particular golf course famous? Well, it is in one of the world's most legendary hot stretches. But it is also the world's lowest golf course. Yep, it's over two hundred feet below sea level, which should draw just about any golfer looking to round out his or her course tally. But to further entice golfers to swing by the Inn at Furnace Creek, which just opened for the season on Oct. 8, is offering a Stay & Play Package. The package is also available through the Ranch at Furnace Creek, which is open year-round.
DUFFER DETAILS: You get a room, unlimited golf, and a cart, plus some other sweet additions, in your deal. Ranch starts at $248 and the Inn at $412. Promo Code is GOLF (that's easy). Oh! And come January and February, rates go down for a few weeks. We love Death Valley in February, but the dramatic rains we get near the coast can also hit the park (read: we were soggy). And this is interesting. The Furnace Creek Golf Course is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, so don't be surprised to see some pretty birdage while bragging about your birdies. It's a grand setting for an old and noble game.


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Nearly 21 years ago, Jeff Chang entered the world naked and screaming. Judging from the latest preview of his big birthday night - it appears things haven't really changed! On behalf of Relativity Media, we are pleased to share a brand new and hilarious trailer for Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's (writers from The Hangover) latest unforgettable comedy, 21 AND OVER.
Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect), Justin Chon (Twilight) and Miles Teller (Footloose) star in the twisted tale about what really happens on the night you supposedly become an adult. 21 AND OVER opens in theaters on March 1st, 2013.
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