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New Babyshambles video for "The Blinding" on the The Blinding EP, available in the U.S. on December 5 from Capitol Records.
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The Fuzzy Warbles Collectors Album brings together over 100 songs from XTC frontman Andy Partridge's songwriting archive. Recorded over the years, whilst Andy and XTC were signed to Virgin Records and later to the Idea and Ape labels, the material is spread across Eight Volumes featuring songs and alternate versions of many XTC favorites that never made it onto the respective final albums. There are also songs Andy never got to complete that he's re-visited and finished off especially for this Fuzzy Warbles Series.
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On Halloween 2006, Nellie McKay released the self-produced Pretty Little Head as she originally intended: 23 songs on two discs with a 44-page color booklet of photos and lyrics through her own label, Hungry Mouse (distributed by spinART / Ryko).
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On hiatus from Deerhoof's busy touring schedule, Chris Cohen could not restrain himself from writing and recording the 13 songs on The Curtains' Calamity. Making a record in the wrong way (with no band and no label) at the wrong time (when juggling bands would have been impossible) was truly an uncalculated and quixotic move. But calamities are caused by the sudden release of latent energy when opposing forces collide, and that's exactly where the name of The Curtains 4th album comes from.
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Im running Windows 7 Home 64bit and the other is running XP home 32bit.
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I have been playing with the (standard) windows firewall and its letting the games though but wont let me play with my friend.
We dont have a network, we just plug in to the router and of we go (or used too) and the settings on the router havnt changed.
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Inter-organizational learning in drifting environments - Experiences from a multi-firm software development project
AbstractThis paper examines conditions under which organizations can acquire and profitably utilise knowledge generated in joint product development ventures. Past research states that such learning depends on relationships between knowledge accumulation at the level of joint venture and the evolution of knowledge structures in the wider organizational environment. An important argument of this paper is that such relationships might drift abruptly due to unforeseen events taking place during project operation, creating new challenges and opportunities for learning. Drawing upon previous research on project-based learning, the paper proposes a model of interorganizational learning aimed to help managers and researchers visualising links between drift and learning in distributed project contexts. The paper illustrates and assesses the empirical relevance of the analytical framework through a case study of a multi-firm product development project in the European software industry.
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Back in Nov. 2008 , the organization OMB Watch called for an online FOIA (Freedom of Information Act ) web site that would allow submission of requests, track the progress of the response by agencies and be able to search a collection of stored released responses.
Traditionally, submission and responses to FOIA requests from citizens and companies, had been conducted by submitting a written request to each agency and waiting to hear back whether the request would be fulfilled. If more than one agency had to review the proposed release, it could take a long time before even that happened. Also, there was no single place to search for previously released FOIA responses.
Last month, the OMB Watch recommendation came to fruition in the form of the FOIA Online, which was originally developed by the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA), in partnership with the Department of Commerce and the National Archives and Records Administration, as the "FOIA Module", which was designed to deal with these shortcomings and provide significant new functionality for the producing agencies and the requesting end users.
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Users who wish to submit a request are encouraged to create an account that will allow them to :
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Hopefully, additional agencies will become participants in FOIA Online which is based on the "Shared Service" concept that helps eliminate waste and duplication and improve the effectiveness of technology solutions for government agencies and the public they are to serve.


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B.T. Low, H.C. Lui, A.H. Tan, H.H. Teh, "Connectionist Expert System with Adaptive Learning Capability," IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 200-207, June, 1991.
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A neural network expert system called adaptive connectionist expert system (ACES) which will learn adaptively from past experience is described. ACES is based on the neural logic network, which is capable of doing both pattern processing and logical inferencing. The authors discuss two strategies, pattern matching ACES and rule inferencing ACES. The pattern matching ACES makes use of past examples to construct its neural logic network and fine-tunes itself adaptively during its use by further examples supplied. The rule inferencing ACES conceptualizes new rules based on the frequencies of use on the rule-based neural logic network. A new rule could be considered as a pattern matching example and be incorporated into pattern matching ACES.
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One of the pioneers of mixed martial arts has decided to make a comeback and put one the gloves yet another time. David "Tank" Abbott, who made his debut in the sport at UFC 6, is returning to the sport and will be in the main event against 43-year-old Ruben Villareal at the King of the Cage event in April.
"King of the Cage: Fighting Legends" takes place April 13 at Gold Country Casino in Oroville, California and will be televised on select satellite and cable providers.
"Tank Abbott basically built the sport of MMA and brought it into the mainstream when he started fighting in the mid-90s," King of the Cage owner Terry Trebilcock Jr. said of the 47-year-old Abbott. "There is no true MMA fan in the world who doesn't know who Tank Abbott is, and we're thrilled that he has picked King of the Cage to resume his fighting career when he could have fought in any event in the world."
Abbott has not fought since February of 2009, but he is excited to have an opportunity to step back into the cage.
"King of the Cage represents the passion and excitement of what MMA is really about," Abbott said in a statement. "It's great to be fighting on MavTV and to reconnect with the true fans of the sport. It's why I spent six years writing my three books and why I'm getting back into the cage now. Life is about defying the odds and overcoming all obstacles to follow your passion and pursue your dreams and that is what my books are about. Plus, it's always nice to beat someone up with having to worry about going to jail."
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Visual Studio 2008 and 2010 Windows Communication Foundation
Create the next generation of distributed applications with the latest version of the .NET Framework.
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Microsoft course 6461 is a three-day instructor-led course that provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) solution. All classes using Visual Studio 2008 will include a sneak preview of the new and enhanced features in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4. All student workstations will also have Visual Studio 2010 fully installed!
This course is intended for application developers who know how to build and consume Web services in .NET 2.0 and how to use the common features of the base class library. The application developers do not have to understand concepts such advanced WS-*, WSE, service lifecycle management, and diagnostics.
Before attending this course, students should have intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200.
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- Build a simple WCF service and client.
- Create and configure a service as a managed application and select an appropriate hosting option.
- Expose a WCF service over different endpoints and add runtime functionality using behaviors.
- Improve debugging capabilities by examining messages and service activity.
- Define service, operation, and data contracts to meet application requirements.
- Add error handling to a WCF application.
- Address service quality issues such as performance, availability, concurrency, and instance management.
- Implement security in a WCF application.
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Course Outline
- Designing an Application to be Part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Overview of WCF Architecture
- Using a Language-Level Interface As a Service Contract
- Implementing a Simple WCF Service in Visual Studio 2008
- Consuming a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008
Lab: Creating a Simple Service
Creating a Simple WCF Service
Calling the Simple WCF Service
- Programmatically Configuring a Managed Application to Host a WCF Service
- Programmatically Configuring a Managed Application to Call a WCF Service
- Defining Client and Service Settings by Using File-Based Configuration
- Selecting a Hosting Option for a WCF Service
- Deploying a WCF Service
Lab: Configure and Host a WCF Service
Creating a Programmatically Configured Managed Application to Host a Service
Calling a Service Hosted in a Managed Application by Using Programmatic Configuration
Defining Service Settings by Using External Configuration
Employing Different Hosting Options for a Servic
- Exposing WCF Services Over Different Endpoints
- Adding Behaviors to Services and Endpoints
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Exposing Services by Using Different Bindings
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Creating WCF Clients and Services That Interoperate with Non-WCF Web Services
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- Designing a Coherent and Cohesive WCF Service Interface
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ASUS has announced the successor to its Eee Pad Transformer and its called the Eee Pad Transformer Prime.
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We had family there from Germany and from upstate NY and all gathered there for our wedding. The owners were very easy going and were very helpful. The house was really beautiful, each room had a different feel and there was plenty of space that no one felt crammed in. We loved every second we spent in this fantastic house and plan on going back again and again. The location is great as well and close to everything from whale watching to shopping and downtown Hyannis for restaurants and bars with great beaches within a short drive. Something for everyone!
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We loved our stay at this waterfront home. It was even more beautiful than advertised. The home was large enough for our 7 family members, and all beds were very comfy. All amenities needed were in the home. We especially loved the outdoor pavilion, and new outdoor patio. The pavilion was actually like another room. (It had great furniture- 2 reclining chairs and a love-seat.) The patio had a grill, a fire-pit, and 6 comfortable sling-back adirondack chairs. We looked forward to relaxing outdoors every night, and watching the beautiful sunset. We loved every minute of our stay in Barnstable. (The property was extremely clean, well-mained, and included all amenities needed. The owner also got right back to me with any questions.) I will certainly tell friends about this great vacation home.
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We spent a fantastic week with our friends on this beautiful property overlooking Barnstable Harbor. The boat house was the perfect setting for my partner's surprise proposal, and the property managers Paul and Mike were absolutely fantastic to work with. The views from the backyard are probably some of the best you'll find in New England, and the houses themselves lend very well to entertaining groups of friends and family. While very 60's modern in style, the main house didn't feel dated at all and was a fun setting for our evening game nights. The guest house was a series of pleasant little bedrooms that all had windows or patios that overlooked the beautiful gardens. The boat house was probably the best of all, since it sits on a private beach (during low tide) and has lots of canoes, kayaks, and beach furniture for adventures as well as lounging. We would highly recommend this property to anyone looking for beautiful views and a little piece of heaven on the Cape.


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In its latest forecast, Bombardier expects total deliveries of 11,500 business jets worth $256 billion between this year and 2018. The fleet will grow from 13,500 to 23,800 aircraft, predicts vice president of marketing for business aircraft Philippe Crevier, who points out that the industry is buffered in the current economic downturn by a $70 billion backlog. By aircraft segment, Bombardier predicts around 4,000 light/super-light business jets worth $38 billion will be delivered in the next 10 years; midsize, 2,000 aircraft worth $31 billion; super-midsize, about 1,500 aircraft worth $32 billion; large, some 1,200 airplanes worth $35 billion; super-large, about 1,100 aircraft worth $41 billion; and ultra-long-range, about 1,700 aircraft worth $79 billion.
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- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
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- Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well; set aside.
- Place French fries in a medium bowl; coat with cooking spray. Sprinkle fries with cheese mixture, tossing well.
- Arrange French fries in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 13 minutes or until tender.
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Salary Cap set at 56.7 mil for 2008/9 Season/RFA Compensation Schedule
It'll be interesting to see how free agency plays out for the Oilers. Assuming they are willing to spend to (within ~1 mil) the cap, this probably gives them 2 or 3 mil more to spend than they may have thought half way through the season. Then again, who knows what that extra money will net them, as all the other teams spending to the cap will have that extra money as well. Last season 16 teams were near or at 48 mil + in spending, with a 50.3 cap.
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$863,156 - $1,307,811 - 3rd round pick
$1,307,811 - $2,615,623 - 2nd round pick
$2,615,623 - $3,923,434 - 1st and 3rd round pick
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$5,231,246 - $6,539,061 - Two 1st's, one 2nd, one 3rd round pick
$6,539,061 or more - Four 1st round picks
*edit* I calculated my first set of these numbers by increasing the compensation levels by the percentage cap increase. That was incorrect, as section 10.4 of the CBA explicitly says that the change in average player salary is to be used, not the change in the cap number. Therefore I revised these numbers and used the ones from NHLSCAP, which are, apparently, an estimate based on this TSN article. Sorry for the confusion, although the difference isn't all that much ($60,000 at the 4 1st level, the highest discrepency).


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Carlisle nightclubs put into liquidation by owner
Last updated at 13:49, Thursday, 31 January 2013
Two of Carlisle's best known nightspots face an uncertain future after debts prompted their owner to put them both into liquidation.
The amounts owed by the two clubs – Club Rock in English Gate Plaza and Outrageous in English Street – have not been revealed by their owner Dan Russell.
The Newcastle-based insolvency practitioner firm Robson Laidler has now written to creditors to arrange meetings on February 11.
The letters, sent out to all the creditors of the two companies which run the clubs, Dan Russell and Atlas Developments Ltd, and Atlas Developments Leisure Ltd, says: "In view of the company's financial position the director has decided to commence liquidation proceedings."
Outrageous, billed as a gay friendly cabaret bar, is one of the most colourful nightspots ever to open in Carlisle.
The cash crisis has come just six months after it was revealed that Mr Russell had battled his way back to health after suffering a massive brain haemorrhage which medics had feared would kill him.
Speaking yesterday, he said the problems facing the clubs do not affect his other businesses, a martial arts school and property rental service.
Mr Russell, 65, said: "It's been a very bumpy road.
"But I hope people will be able to get some satisfaction out of the liquidation process and it is important that they know that I'm not avoiding my responsibilities.
"I don't believe that Outrageous will close. I believe it will continue under new management. But I do doubt Club Rock will continue."
Mr Russell blamed the financial problems with the latter club on the level of rent demanded by the building's London-based landlord.
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The crisis has come despite both clubs seeing what insiders say was a "significant" increase in turnover last year.
The creditors' meeting for Atlas Developments Leisure Ltd, the company behind Outrageous, will be on February 11, at the Hallmark Hotel in Carlisle, at 1.30pm.
The meeting for creditors of the other firm involved, Dan Russell and Atlas Developments Ltd, will be held at the same venue on the same day, but starting at 11.30am.
Mr Russell has become known as one of the city's most colourful characters.
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In March and April, the Irish International Immigrant Center assisted 165 Haitian individuals and families renew their Temporary Protected Status ("TPS") with many having already been approved and received their work permits. TPS also provides eligibility for in-state tuition.
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The Appellate Court decision last month to reinstate political violence crimes against former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier was a momentous victory for Haitians all over the world. The court courageously challenged the impunity of the justice system, but also applied international human rights law to protect poor people for the first time in Haiti's history.
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The conversation about HIV stigma is well overdue in the Haitian community. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance data for HIV, from 2001 to 2007, Haitians accounted for 66.9 percent of the estimated 100,013 black adults and adolescents diagnosed with HIV infection in the United States.
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Mar. 30, 2013
As the country rapidly disintegrated into institutionalized chaos, with Port-au-Prince, the epicenter of disorder, Haitians of a certain dispositions are always complaining about yesteryears of "order" that never were.
Order is often confused with lawfulness.
The nostalgia for "order" under the Duvalier regimes have always been a problematic reading, forgetting that the reign of terror that brought about fear, did not cultivate respect in an ethical way. I am referring to an ethic of civility for the nation, and for citizenship, one that would establish a sustainable order because the nation have had viable institutions that raised and sustained ethical beings, not predators. The order that the Duvalier regimes imprinted upon the land was one of sheer terror, a colossal madness unleashed like a ticking bomb. Each government since 1986, wired their own fuses and imploded the nation to the chaos that has Duvalier asking, "What have you done with my country?" Read more
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On March 23, 2013, the Boston Haiti community will have an opportunity to join and amplify the fight for justice for Haiti's cholera victims by participating in an event organized by the Boston-based Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) from 5-7 p.m. at Mildred Avenue Middle School, 5 Mildred Avenue in Mattapan.
The event will screen the award-winning film 'Baseball in the Time of Cholera,' followed by a panel discussion moderated by Charlot Lucien, a Haitian journalist, professor and artist. The panel will feature a diverse range of community leaders: Marie St. Fleur, Esq., Boston Mayor Thomas Menino's Chief of Advocacy and Strategic Investments; Jean Ford Figaro, M.D., Health Education Coordinator at Boston Medical Center; and Brian Concannon, Jr. Esq., Director of IJDH. Read more
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Nov. 16, 2012
The relative jubilee over Michel Martelly's victory in the Haitian presidential elections after the statistical rearrangements by the Organization of American States soon after the primaries in March 2011 that had placed Martelly in second place was seen as a political intervention. Such intervention allowed him to square off against Mirlande Manigat, a conservative constitutional law professor and a former first lady who appeared distant from the social suffering of Haitians and even remotely out of date when compared to the flamboyant Martelly who was well coached and extremely ambitious to attain the pinnacle of Haitian power. Read more
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Sep. 20, 2012
Childhood treks, I conjure up memories of happiness as I experienced the countryside at times with my father, and at other times with my older cousin, who were both too happy to replenish themselves with fresh air while also taking time to meditate under their own favorite trees, or simply contemplating nature. They, separately, yet at around the same time, made me appreciate a green environment.
Although they are both departed from my existence, they nevertheless are still implanted in my memory. Just like my father or my cousin, the trees that imprinted my psyche with awe for a reverence of nature are no longer present on a vast part of the land that we once trekked. My eyes captured the giant presence of silk-cotton trees, fig trees and logwood trees. The trees of my childhood can only be seen when I travel to other countries like, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia. Once there, I'm always nostalgic for what we once had in abundance. Read more
You say "blame game," I say "rule of law": the UN's responsibility for cholera in Haiti
By Kelly Geoghegan
Jun. 15, 2012
The contamination of Haiti's Artibonite River with cholera bacteria by the UN's MINUSTAH (the French acronym for the UN Peacekeeping force in Haiti) soldiers was no accident, but a risk that was well known and could have been easily avoided. Now that 542,000 Haitians have gotten sick and 7,140 have died from the UN's malfeasance, it's well past time for the UN to take responsibility. Read more
Want to help? Vacation in Haiti!
By Reginald Toussaint
Jun. 15, 2012
Young Haitian-Americans need to put their money where their mouths are and make Haiti their next vacation destination. We are often critical of Haiti and its government but are short on offering solutions. Visiting Haiti will infuse much needed money into the local economy and provide a better context for the current situation in Haiti.
The truth is, Haiti is a place we barely know. Most of what we know of our homeland comes from our parents (who probably left to escape horrible conditions) and the foreign media. As a result we often have a distorted and negative view of current conditions in Haiti. Read more
Book excerpt: Our weekly trip to Codman Square
By Fabiola Powell
Apr. 10, 2012
The following chapter excerpt is from the book Faith's Legacy: A Haitian-American Family's Journey of Faith Across Three Generations. The book, published by WestBow Press, is the work of Fabiola Powell, a Haitian-American woman who was born in the Central Republic of Africa before immigrating to the United States with her family in 1973.
Marie always spent a great deal of time preparing us for our weekly trip to Codman Square. She used a washcloth by the bathtub to scrub me and, after a thorough towel-dry, covered me all over with baby powder. After my hair was washed, I spent what seemed like hours sitting on the floor between her she tried to straighten my nappy hair. Then she'd brush it thoroughly and apply some grease to my scalp to give my hair a nice shine. Now we were ready for our trip. It was something I looked forward to, although I had to go through a lot just to get ready. Read more
Pressure mounts for UN to address role in Cholera outbreak
By Kelly Geoghegan
Apr. 10, 2012
Mounting death tolls and calls for justice are intensifying the pressure on the United Nations to address the cholera epidemic it started in Haiti. Cholera has raged through Haiti like a wildfire for 16 months, leaving 7,050 dead and sickening 531,000, according to the Haitian Ministry of Health. Epidemiologists and cholera experts had never seen the disease take hold of a population so quickly, or so violently, and today the epidemic is the worst in modern history. Read more
Health conference at BU to focus on care for the disabled
By Yolette Ibokette, Contributing Editor
Apr. 6, 2012
"I still remember my 10th birthday, " says Jermen, who was born without arms. "It was on that day I was told that my parents had abandoned me. I knew then why I was here."
Sadly, this is the fate of most children with disabilities in Haiti. A 2009 BBC News article entitled "Haiti's Abandoned Children," details the plight of Jermen and other children like her. Read more
Haiti: A Wobbly Cauldron Supported by Three Legs
By Patrick Sylvain, Contributing Editor
Mar. 20, 2012
The March edition of the Boston Haitian Reporter.Following the demise of the Duvalier dictatorship in 1986, Haiti enlisted a series of measures to heal the wounds of its venomous past. A new, more democratic constitution was written in 1987, Aléxandre Pétion's red and blue flag was hoisted to re-invigorate the republic, and an electoral process was attempted to establish a representative democracy. Unfortunately, in Haiti, where power is traditionally lopsided, the practice of institutionalizing participatory democracy is often overtaken by leanings toward winner-take-all mentalities and practices. Despite preventive actions, the landscape unwittingly inclines toward dictatorship and corruption.
One fundamental problem with governance is the fact that Haiti has never been fully democratic. The subjugation of the masses has been perpetuated by not only the policies and practices of Haiti's elite (both political and economic) but also by members of the international community. Foreign hands are perpetually mired in the workings of the nation's governmental, economic and social affairs, often to their own benefit, as they propel Haiti to an unstable future. Read more
Why Haiti needs new narratives now more than ever
By Gina Athena Ulysse
Jan. 26, 2012
An excerpt from "Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the Earthquake", edited by Mark Schuller and Pablo Morales
...I realize that in focusing on this issue of representation, I am in a sense actually doing Haiti a disservice. After all, the emphasis on deconstructing symbols only reinscribes the dominant narrative, which already gets lots of airplay. So here my activist and academic goals clash. A deconstructive exercise alone cannot fill the lacuna of stories from Haitian perspectives with counternarratives about the earthquake and its aftermath.
Those of us who study Haiti know this conundrum only too well. As scholars, advocates, or just plain concerned witnesses, we know, to put it crudely and in layman's terms, that historically speaking, Haiti has an image problem. That remains Haiti's burden. Sometimes I joke that when the first free black republic made its debut on the world stage, Haiti lacked proper representation. Read more
Two Years Later, Where is the Outrage?
By Melinda Miles
Jan. 19, 2012
There is not enough anger for my anger, there is not enough grief for my grief.
At the two-year anniversary of the earthquake, I am finding myself with a case of insomnia. Here I am, enjoying the perfect Haitian winter, lying awake with my head filled with thoughts I can't escape. Sure, it's natural to reflect on what has happened as another year ends, yet what I can't seem to get away from is all the things that haven't happened.
The hundreds of thousands who haven't moved out of the camps they set up after the earthquake, two years ago. The permanent homes that haven't been constructed, hell even the temporary shelters that haven't been built. The tarps that only last a couple of months yet haven't been replaced after two years. The jobs that haven't been created, the billions that haven't been spent, the building back better that apparently will never happen. Read more


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A virtual tour is a simulation of an existing location, usually composed of a sequence of videos or still images. It may also use other multimedia elements such as sound effects, music, narration, and text. It is distinguished from the use of live television to affect tele-tourism.[1]
The phrase "virtual tour" is often used to describe a variety of videos and photographic-based media. Panorama indicates an unbroken view, since a panorama can be either a series of photographs or panning videos footage. However, the phrases "panoramic tour" and "virtual tour" have mostly been associated with virtual tours created using still cameras. Such virtual tours are made up of a number of shots taken from a single vantage point. The camera and lens are rotated around what is referred to as a no parallax point (the exact point at the back of the lens where the light converges).
A video tour is a full motion video of a location. Unlike the virtual tour's static wrap-around feel, a video tour is as if you were walking through a location. Using a video camera, the location is filmed while moving from place to place. Video tours are continuous movement taken at a walking pace.
The first use of a virtual tour and the derivation of the name was in 1994 as a museum visitor interpretation, providing a 'walk-through' of a 3D reconstruction of Dudley Castle in England as it was in 1550.[2] This consisted of a computer controlled laserdisc based system designed by British based engineer Colin Johnson.
One of the first users of a virtual tour was Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, when she officially opened the visitor centre in June 1994. Because the Queen's officials had requested titles, descriptions and instructions of all activities, the system was named and describes as: "Virtual Tour, being a cross between Virtual Reality and Royal Tour." Details of the original project can be viewed online.[3] The system featured in a conference held by the British Museum in November 1994 and in the subsequent technical paper.[4]
There are three popular ways of "stitching" virtual tours together.
1.) Rectilinear stitching. This involves the rotation of a digital camera, typically in the portrait (up and down) position and centered directly over the tripod. As the operator manually rotates the camera clockwise, the camera stops or clicks into a detent such as every 30°. The rotator can be adjusted by changing the position of "detent ring or bolt," into another slot like; 40°, 60°, 90° etc.
If your camera lens supports a wider view, you could select a detent of say 60° which meant you only need to take 6 shots as opposed to 10 shots to capture the same panoramic view. The combination of a precision rotator and a digital camera allows the photographer to take rectangular "slices" of any scene (indoors or outdoors). With a typical point and shoot digital camera, the photographer will snap 8, 10, 12 or 14 slices of a scene. Using specialized "photo stitching" software such as PT Gui, Autopano or some other program the operator then assembles the "slices" into a rectangular one—typically 4,500 pixels to 6,000 pixels wide. This technique, while extremely time consuming, has remained popular even through today as the required equipment, rotator heads and software are relatively inexpensive to buy and are easy to learn. This type of stitched panoramic view is also called "cylindrical"—as the resulting stitched panorama allows panning in a complete 360° but offers a limited look up or down of about 50° degrees above or below the horizon line.
2.) Spherical stitching. This method requires the use of a "fish eye" lens equipped digital SLR camera. The 2-shot fish eye camera system was made popular by IPiX in the mid-1990s and a two-shot rotator head that rotated and locked into 0° and 180° positions only. The camera was an Olympus or Nikon CoolPix camera and the lenses used were the Nikon FC-E8 or FC-E9 fish eye lens. The IPiX 360 camera system enabled photographers to capture a full 360 X 360 floor to ceiling view of any scene with just 4 shots as opposed to the more time consuming 8, 10, or 12-shot rectilinear produced panoramas as in technique #1 above. This type of virtual tour required more expensive virtual tour camera equipment including (for example) a Sigma 8mm f/3.5 lens which allowed photographers to set their rotator heads to 90° and capture a complete virtual tour of any scene in just 4 shots (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°).
3.) Cubical stitching. This technique was one of the first forms of immersive, floor to ceiling virtual tours and Apple Computer pioneered this with the release of Apple's QuickTime VR in the early 1990s. Free utility software such as Cubic Converter and others allowed photographers to stitch and convert their panoramas into a "cube" like box to achieve a complete 360 X 360 view. Today, this technique is considered rather "old school," and technique #2 (Spherical Stitching) has become more mainstream for producing these types of tours.
4) One-shot optics: Using one-shot panoramic optics one can create quick and easy panoramic videos and images. Several examples of one shot panoramic video can be viewed on the 360 video hosting site gopano.com.
While programs such as Adobe Photoshop have new features that allow users to stitch images together, they only support "rectilinear," types of stitching and Photoshop cannot produce them as fast or as accurate as stitching software programs can such as Autodesk Stitcher. This is because there is sophisticated math and camera-lens profiles that are needed to create the desired panorama image which is based on your camera's depth of field (FOV) and the type of lens you used. Camera's such as the Nikon D3 or D700 have a full full frame digital SLR cameras, whereas the Nikon D90 or Canon T2i (Rebel line of Digital EOS cameras) have a smaller sensor. When full frame digital SLR cameras are used with a fish eye lens such as a Sigma 8mm F/3.5, you will see a full circular image. This allows you to shoot 2 or 3 shots per view to create a 360 X 360 stitched panoramic image. When used with a non full frame digital SLR camera like the Nikon D90 or Canon digital Rebel and similar cameras, typically 4-shots are required and the camera is in the portrait position. You will see the left and right sides cropped off each of the 4 images and in each of the four corners, the image is rounded.
With the expansion of video on the internet, video-based virtual tours are growing in popularity. Video cameras are used to pan and walk-through subject properties. The benefit of this method is that the point of view is constantly changing throughout a pan. However, capturing high-quality video requires significantly more technical skill and equipment than taking digital still pictures. Video also eliminates viewer control of the tour. Therefore the tour is the same for all viewers and subject matter is chosen by the videographer. Editing digital video requires proficiency with video editing software and has higher computer hardware requirements. Also, displaying video over the internet requires more bandwidth. Due to these difficulties, the task of creating video-based tours is often left to professionals.
Various software products can be used to create media rich virtual tours, and some examples include methods developed by MOVES Institute at the Naval Postgraduate School. Additionally web-based software allows users to upload any JPEG spherical image or cylindrical image and create HD (High Definition) virtual tours.
Virtual tours are used extensively for universities and in the real estate industry. Virtual Tours can allow a user to view an environment whilst on-line. Currently a variety of industries use such technology to help market their services and product. Over the last few years the quality, usability and accessibility of virtual tours has improved considerably, with some websites allowing the user to navigate the tours by clicking on maps or integrated floor plans. Austin based, Virtual Tour App (VTA) is a leading interactive virtual tour production service and mobile app development company that has helped grow some of the world's most successful brands. Virtual Tour App provides clients the ability to update, edit and enhance VTA cloud hosted tours over time. [5]
For most business purposes, a virtual tour must be accessible from everywhere. The major solution is a web-based virtual tour. In addition, a rich and useful virtual tour is not just a series of panoramic pictures. A better experience can be obtained by viewing a variety of materials such as that obtained from videos, texts, and still pictures in an interactive web content. There are many ways to gather data in a mixed web content, such as using rich content builders (Java applet or Adobe Flash being two examples) or a Web content management system.
Immersive rich, full screen Flash-based tours are becoming very popular today. A study done by the PEW Research Group showed that more than 5 million Americans watched virtual tours every day in 2004. PEW's research data which showed that Americans watching virtual tours rose from 54 million people in 2004 to 72 million people by August 2006. Meaning that in two years—an increase of 18 million. Assuming the same growth rate of 18 million people every two years, this is 36 million people more than August 2006. Meaning that 108 million Americans are watching virtual tours as of August 2010.[6]
Thanks in part to the recent explosion of many Internet devices, such as Apple's iPad, iPhone and other tablet computing platforms powered entirely by Google's Android 3 operating systems such as Motorola's Xoom, it can be predicted that consumption of virtual tour content, through the use of Adobe Flash and HTML5/CSS3 driven virtual tours will only increase over time.
Virtual tours are very popular in the real estate industry. Several types of such tours exist, including simple options such as interactive floor plans, and more sophisticated options such as full-service virtual tours. An interactive floor plan shows photographs of a property with the aid of a floor plan and arrows to indicate where each photograph was taken. Clicking on arrows shows the user where the camera was and which way the camera was pointing. Full service virtual tours are usually created by a professional photographer who will visit the property being sold, take several photos, and run them through stitching software. Full service virtual tours are usually more expensive than interactive floor plans because of the expense of the photographer, higher-end equipment used, such as a digital SLR camera, and specialized software. Real estate virtual tours are typically linked to the listing in the Multiple Listing Service.
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Plasma TVs will save you a lot of money but draw more power than any of its competitors. Moreover, it is an outgoing display technology and manufacturers are likely to stop customer support in a few years. Nevertheless, Plasma TVs offer superior contrast and dark blacks, along with excellent viewing angles.
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LED TVs, the most popular today, are basically LCD televisions with LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) instead of CCFLs. Currently the best in terms of power consumption, these offer better blacks than LCD televisions and are thinner as well. This type of TV also responds well to colour variations and acute viewing angles.
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Recent Capilano University IDEA graduate Felicia Hildebrandt sent in a few of her projects.
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"What do we need from a package? We need a functional service of course, but also information about the product. Not a complex text that you don't have time to read, but a simple letter related in this case to the Maple Syrup classification system.
This is Andrée Rouette's project in my packaging class. Despite its expensive approach, this concept of maple wood laminated thin bottles they can be reused and therefore justified. Also they could be simply replaced by a wood texture printed-paper label as a cheaper version."
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Marvin Jones was actualized as the 'next number 2' after a high-profile preseason laced by a team-high 2 touchdowns. With the relative disappearance of Armon Binns, Jones was highly anticipated to immerge, yet after playing in five games, only 3 receptions for 26 years have been logged. Further, a hamstring injury in Week 7 verses Pittsburgh has kept much of Jones locked up in the realm of pure potential. While many think that his return will provide a boost to the offensive, it's unclear how or when that shot in the arm will taken affect. Grade: Incomplete
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One of the last players in when then final 53-man roster was being cut, Whalen didn't see any action until Marvin Jones was taken out against Pittsburgh in Week 7. Whalen was a productive understudy that day, going 4 for 31 yards and being an overall contributor to the offense. However, after the Bye Week, Whalen was re-relegated to the back of the stack and more of a reservist role within the wide receiver corps. A solid blocker, Whalen embodies some of what Jordan Shipley was supposed to provide in the slot. He's a proven and reliable commodity; the Brian Leonard of the wide outs. Grade: C-
Mohammed Sanu
While Sanu has played in all but three games, he really didn't contribute to the team's overall performance until Week 7 against Pittsburgh when Armon Binns was inactive with his ankle injury and Marvin Jones left the game early with his hamstring pulled. Sanu only put up 17 yards that afternoon, but since the Bye Week, Sanu has become a main-stay in the offense rotation. His powerful play complements A.J. Green's finesse and Andrew Hawkin's speed more than nicely. It will be interesting to see if Sanu can replicate the big game he had against the New York Giants at some point down the stretch. Grade: B