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New starting blocks mean the country's best swimmers might gain 0.3s when they contest the London Olympic qualifiers from March 25-30.
At a cost estimated in excess of $70,000, Swimming Auckland, with the assistance of sponsors, has installed eight new starting blocks at Auckland's West Wave aquatic centre - expected to give Olympic hopefuls more speed.
It is understood the blocks, designed by time company Omega, will increase the current height by 5cm to 68.5cm above the waterline.
The maximum allowed by world governing body FINA is 75cm. The increase in height enables athletes to get faster times.
That is because they spend longer in the air from a dive. Air is around 840 times less dense than pool water at FINA-prescribed water temperatures (between 25- 28C ).
As a result it is estimated an athlete can get a 0.3s advantage from the extra dive time.
To date only four New Zealand individual swimmers - freestylers Lauren Boyle and Melissa Ingram, backstroker Gareth Kean and breaststroker Glenn Snyders as well as the women's 4x200m freestyle relay - have set A qualifying times in seven individual events for London.
The decision could have a particularly positive effect on sprinters. Under Swimming New Zealand's Olympic criteria, athletes have to prove they are capable of finishing in the top 16 in the world. Add 0.3s to the top 16 men's and women's times set in the 50m freestyle this year and it pushes those rankings into the mid-30s.
However, New Zealand swimmers are disadvantaged in qualifying times at home by the quality of the pool.
Top international times tend to be set in pools produced for genuine Olympic or world championship competition, like Beijing. At the last Olympics, 25 world records were broken.
Such pools tend to be of a constant depth - and deeper than normal pools.
That allows the waves created by athletes to dissipate to the bottom, leading to less water disturbance. They are engineered for speed.
For instance, at three metres deep, the Water Cube in Beijing was one metre deeper than most pools. The West Wave aquatic centre has a constant depth of about two metres.
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GCJ will survive because it provides a facility that doesn't exist in the standard JDK (i.e., ahead-of-time compilation).
Well, that would be a reason. But on the other hand, the main developer of GCJ is RedHat, and they may well not feel like continuing it now.
Kaffe will survive because it's BSD licensed.
Kaffe is GPL.
Classpath will initially try to survive by copying large amounts of original Java code into itself, but I suspect will eventually become irrelevant as patches for classpath-using applications become available to allow them to use the original Java class library.
Well, then you know more than I do. And I'm a Classpath dev.
Anyway, there's a good six months or so before we'll be seeing the classlib code from Sun. Yes, if we do continue development (or those who do) will probably be incorporating parts of it, but not large swaths of it. There are some fundamental differences in how the two libraries have chosen to solve certain things, and it's hardly a matter of cutting and pasting some code.
There's also a likelyhood that parts of Classpath are going to end up in Sun's libaries. There are actually things that Classpath does do better. There are also parts of the classlib that aren't going to be open-sourced because Sun doesn't have ownership. Classpath may provide the replacements for those parts.
But all in all, it's a big win for Classpath, regardless. We're getting what we wanted, under the license we wanted it. And we even got Sun to talk to us and ask advice before it all happened. (And judging from the details of their actions, I'd say I they listened well)


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The Luxury are attending The Pill's 10th Annual Halloween show as Oasis on Wednesday
Well, shit, is it the weekend already? Best speed up this countdown to 'Ween and hit you with a two-fer today. As is tradition, bands are dressing up (musically, that is) as their favorite artists-- dead or alive-- and headlining Halloween cover and tribute shows around town this weekend and on Halloween night. Here are just a few.
"HALLOWEEN HANGOVER 12: NIGHT 1" | With Cougar Bait, Mojo Kick, Sour D Cosmodrome, and Western Education | 7:30 pm at the Middle East Upstairs | $12; $10 advance | 617.864.EAST
"HALLOWEEN HANGOVER NIGHT 1" | With Skinny Cleveland, Ryan Jackson Troika, Left Hand Does, School For Robots, and Bent Knee | 9 pm at Precinct | 617.623.9211
"DEADBEAT'S HALLOWEEN BASH" | With Grateful Dead cover band Deadbeat and hippie costume contest ($100 cash prize for the guy and girl with best Dead or hippie-themed costume) | 9:30 pm at Sally O'Brien's | $5 | 617.666.3589
"HALLOWEEN HANGOVER 12: NIGHT 2" | With Shoney Lamar & the Equal Rights, OTP, Ellis Ashbrook, Kristen Ford Band, and The Symptoms | 7:30 pm at the Middle East Upstairs | $12; $10 advance | 617.864.EAST
"HALLOWQUEEN: THE LIGHTS OUT 4TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA" | With the Lights Out as Queen, Sidewalk Driver as Spinal Tap, the Field Effect as Weezer, and I Pistol as Nirvana | 7:30 pm at Church | $12; $10 advance | churchofboston.com
"HALLOWEEN HANGOVER NIGHT 2" | With Effzero, Waves, Semi-Good Looking, Shotgun Waltz, and Ways to Fall | 9 pm at Precinct | 617.623.9211
"HALLOWEEN PARTY!" | With The New Dumb & Friends as the Hives, Great Lakes USA as the Lawrence Arms, Roger as Dashboard Confessional, Courters as the Sonics, and Ex-Magicians as the Clash | 8 pm at Charlie's Kitchen | $5 | 617.492.9646
"HALLOWEEN COSTUME SHOW" | With Babydriver as Modern Lovers '88, Earthquake Party! as Nirvana, Personal Finance as Them, and Pimple Zoo as Guided By Voices | 9 pm at T.T. the Bear's | $8 | 617.492.2327
"HALLOWEEN HOOTENANNY" | With Otter Control and Coq Au Vin | 8 pm at the Vault | 617.292.3355
THE HARDER THEY COME 40TH ANNIVERSARY HALLOWEEN TRIBUTE SHOW | Destroy Babylon play classic 1972 movie soundtrack The Harder They Come, along with the Sterns as Fleetwood Mac and The Fat Mikes as NOFX | 8 pm at the Middle East Upstairs | $10 | 617.864.EAST
"JOHNNY D'S HALLOWEEN PARTY" | With Power of Love as Huey Lewis and Bikini Whale as the B-52's. Costume contest for most original 80s outfit | 7:30 pm at Johnny D's | $10 | 617.776.2004
"THE DOCTORS FOX AS CAKE HALLOWEEN TRIBUTE SHOW" | 9 pm at the Middle East Corner | Free | 617.864.3278
"THE PILL 10TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SHOW" | With The Luxury as Oasis, The New Highway Hymnal as The Stooges, Color Channel as LCD Soundsystem, Ruby Ridge as The Knife, and pill residents DJ Ken & Michael V | 9 pm at Great Scott | $10 | 617.566.9014
"WALTER SICKERT PRESENTS THE SQUIDHOUSE OF HORROR" HALLOWEEN SHOW | Hosted by Johnny Blazes with music by Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys, XNY, Darling Pet Munkee, and Moe Pope. Halloween burlesque by the Bunny Collective and more | 8 pm at Brighton Music Hall | $15 | 617.779.0140


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Craigslist is an amazing resource for furnishing a home, apartment, or office.
We moved from a smaller home to a home twice the size. My first thought was, how am I going to furnish this place? We didn't have a lot of money and there were a lot of empty rooms. I resorted to Craigslist and decided I was going to furnish the rest of our home with second hand furnishings bought from Craigslist or from thrift stores.
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First came the documentary, then the Broadway musical and the the Golden Globe acclaimed Best TV movie "Grey Gardens," about an absolutely bats mother-daughter combo who lived in a collapsing mansion out on Long Island. Adding to the drama is that they were related to Jackie Kennedy.
The movie's two stars, Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore, are both nominated for Best Actress in a TV mini-series or movie.
If you've seen the HBO movie, don't think you should ignore the original source material, which makes "Hoarders" look like "Captain Kangaroo." Just jaw-dropping.
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Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday approved recommendations for simplifying the process for sanction of building plans and also emphasised the need to empanel architects and engineers to certify the same.
Presiding over a review meeting of governance reforms, Sukhbir gave officers the deadline of July 1 to come up with a plan to simplify the process sanction of building plans.
Sukhbir also ordered for the conduct of internal audits to ascertain the backlog as far as building plans were concerned, besides fixing accountability of the authorities concerned so that the people do not face hindrances in getting their building plans approved.
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The ACVS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and donations are tax deductible. Donations can be made online by credit card or by downloading the ACVS Foundation contribution form.
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NBI: Advice from an Old Bull
Dear Readers,
I've been waiting and watching for this month to see what I could perhaps contribute to this already overflowing (in a good way) project that Syp began. I've been struggling, because the fact of the matter is that really I do what I do because it's what I learned (mostly from Larisa, to be honest) when I first started. The overwhelming volume of material generated by Syp's great idea has made it hard to speak, rather than, say, stand open-mouthed, looking up at what the community has created in this month's time, like staring up at Everest from its base. It was an excellent idea, Syp, and I'll start with a well-deserved round of applause for you, though since I technically have hooves, don't get startled if it sounds like a stampede.
So waiting may have been a poor choice, because if I had a small list of ideas before, it's only gotten smaller as I've seen others write on what I thought made me unique (sniff, sniff). Still, even after a month, I've got few things I want to add, a few tidbits of advice worth ignoring since it's likely if you're looking for advice it's only because you hope to confirm what you wanted to do in the first place. In the end, though, what I have looks as much like an ethical code as it does advice for bloggers.
1. Practice moderation
You'll get nasty comments from time to time. You'll have really strong opinions that you want to share. You'll get mad sometimes, too. Don't let it affect your blog. I consider myself to be a pretty tolerant character in our little sphere. I know there's friendly cliques out there (and some less friendly ones, too), but that doesn't matter, here. I try to make my blog a safe space where anyone can share their opinions and know, whether or not I agree with them, that they were treated with respect and actually listened to.
It's harder sometimes than it may seem. The more controversial issues you write about, the more jerks will show up. When you get linked by a huge blog (like WoW Insider), you'll have a lot of people unfamiliar with you show up and just say whatever's the first thing on their mind. It can hurt, and it can be very irritating, but the best thing to do is just thank them, acknowledge their opinion, and move on. The American Library Association says it well: "Tolerance is meaningless without tolerance for the intolerable." It's not easy, but it makes you a respected figure.
2. Love those who love you
I've seen a lot of people who've said not to worry about your stats. I agree with that; don't worry about them, but they're an invaluable metric to see who's showing interest in your writing. The incoming links are blogs that have said something about you or linked you. To be clear: you're not obligated to link them back, but there's no reason you shouldn't go over to their blogs, read their posts, and comment on them. That's how you build a network of people you can trust online. That's how you can show them thanks without just saying "thanks for linking me." Add to their conversations, contribute to their ideas, and give them your digital time in the same way they did for you.
There's a second part to that, too. Until you're so big that you simply cannot handle it, respond thoughtfully to every comment you get. Take the time to read the ideas people have about your writing and, as importantly, respond by adding to what they say, telling a story that their comment made you think of, or thanking them for thinking of your topic in a way you hadn't. Letting your readers know that you value their limited time and that they contribute as much to the conversations on your blog as you do makes them feel welcome and helps add to that "safe space" we talked about above.
3. Leave places better for your having been there (thanks to the Girl Scouts on that one)
Whether it's on your own blogs or others, don't make it your habit to tear down others' ideas. That doesn't mean you can't disagree, but work hard to improve the conversation, not destroy it. Find what points you do agree with – and it's likely that there IS some overlap in most differing opinions – and build on it rather than contradicting it. Sure, you may have to disprove a point from time to time, but don't dismiss it in the process; let the commentator (or other blogger if you're commenting on their site) know that you understand where they're coming from, but you disagree on this small point, and here's why. By taking the time to find common ground and to build on each others' ideas rather than razing them and salting the Earth, you're making more and more friends and bringing attention to yourself, which can translate to getting more supporters out there in the Internet jungle. It takes time, but it's worth it.
Along that same note, look for ways to connect others' blogs together. Don't link your own posts in comments on another site; try to link someone else's. By connecting others with yourself in the middle, you strengthen that network I mentioned before. It benefits all of us to get to know one another, even when we disagree. The very essence of the NBI was to connect a lot of disparate bloggers who may or may not even know of one another's existence into a single network of advice and encouragement. It was truly an ingenious idea. I don't expect myself or any of you to come up with such an idea in your first posts, but be thinking: how can I better the community? How can I make connections between people and blogs? Where do two people have a lot in common but clearly don't know one another? That's the bread and butter of the real world and the digital one. Spread some on your own blog bread (Mmmmmm… blog bread with butter).
4. Set your own priorities based on your own motivations
Every blogger will tell you what's important and what's not. I've seen people saying to ignore viewing numbers. I've seen others saying to pay attention to them. I've heard people saying to listen to your readers' feedback and give them more of what they want. I've seen others saying to write for yourself.
There is no right formula, or everyone who practiced it would be equally successful. Really reflect on your motivations, and then nurture them. If you don't, you won't have the will to go on when thing slow down, and they will slow down. However, if you really know what motivates you, you can focus on those things during the dry times, when you're struggling to write, and you can use them to keep you going. Failing to show up on your own blog murders it, so make sure you know why you go and what can keep you going.
Well, dear readers, that's what I have. It's not much and it's mostly repetitive, I'm sure, but it's something. Thanks again, Syp, for setting this in motion, and thanks to all the NBI bloggers, new and old, who helped make it happen.
Stubborn (and sage, but more like the herb than a wise one)
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Welcome to the latest version of YTMND. In addition to updating the design and software, we've also upgraded a number of our servers and it should result in a much faster site.
As with any major launch, there will be a number of bugs that pop up, and we're running the site in "debug" mode, so please bear with us while we hammer out the kinks in this new software. If you encounter a bug, see something that looks weird or even think a feature is confusing, please report it, seriously. Changes are listed inside.
I've been working on this new version for a while, and I haven't done a very good job of keeping track of all of the changes. I started using the new YTMND bug tracker/project management tool around four months ago, and you can see a list of the tracked changes in YTMND 2.1 here.
YTMND 2.1 also brought some fairly large technical changes, which I'll go more into once I get a nap, but for now here's some of the changes you might care about:
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- New site feature, customizable site preview images.
- Updated YTMND from XHTML strict to HTML5 (most of which validates!).
- Full rewrite of the YTMND loader/player, including an HTML5 interface when Flash isn't available.
- Drag-and-drop Uploading and a standalone asset uploader.
- All ads and tracking code have been changed to wait for the page to completely load before loading.
- I'll update this list later.
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By default every YTMND uses a generated image for its "preview". You can change this in the site editor, and are allowed to either choose a default image, generated image, or upload your own image. Feel free to go back to your old YTMNDs and update them. If you read the earlier news posts, the iron fist is in effect. Uploading NSFW preview image is grounds for site and account deletions, this is not a joke. We will be watching site creation very carefully, so the chances you'll get a NSFW image on the front page are slim anyway. If moderators so much as see a nip slip on the front page though, expect your account and every account associated with it to be completely deleted.
You may be worried about old sites that were never marked NSFW and may have NSFW preview images, and rightly so.
I'm granting immunity to those of you with lots of sites for a week to allow you to edit your sites and set
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12 Common Types of Security Cameras
Bullet, dome, covert, outdoor, varifocal and night vision are just some of the common types of surveillance cameras. Here's a quick reference list.
As security installations become more prevalent, it's vital to select the proper camera for the right application.
Use the following as a reference guide on the types of cameras on the market and some of the key features for your upcoming installations.
Beyond this list, there are many other names that cameras go by, but most of those are more related to the application in which the unit will be used vs. the type of camera (i.e., front door cam, nanny cam, license-plate cam, elevator cam, etc.). Other references speak to the housings, such as tamper-proof, weatherproof, etc.
Bullet A bullet CCTV camera is a wall-mount or ceiling-mounted unit that is typically designed for indoor use, but can also be fill some outdoor applications. The camera derives its name from its sleek, thin cylindrical shape. Many bullet cameras also tout themselves as being waterproof. The camera is not typically designed to have pan/tilt/zoom control but instead to capture images from a fixed area. The unit is mounted pointing at a particular area.
Dome: A dome cameras get their name from the dome-shaped housing in which they sit. These housings are designed to make the cameras unobtrusive… not covert or hidden. Typical applications are retail, where the camera is designed to be unobtrusive, but visible.
These units serve a dual purpose: "bad guys" will know the facility is being watched and patrons will feel at ease knowing the facility is being protected. Units that allow the camera to spin quickly within the housing are often referred to as "speed domes."
Covert/Desktop/Board Cameras: These tiny cameras are well suited for desktop use for Skype and other low-resolution teleconference applications.
Discreet Cameras: It's clock… it's a smoke detector… it's motion sensor. The real answer is none of the above. These are just some of the disguises for covert cameras. Of course, covert cameras can also be characterized by conventional cameras placed in discreet locations.
Infrared/Night Vision: These night-vision cameras have the ability to see images in pitch black conditions using IR LEDs. In some cases they are for mobile applications.
Outdoor: The key to outdoor cameras is the housing itself, which must be impenetrable to moisture, insects, dust and other elements.
Day/Night: Day/night cameras compensate for varying light conditions to allow the camera to capture images. These are primarily used in outdoor applications where the security camera is positioned for an outdoor parking lot, for example. In many cases, units are dubbed as having a wide dynamic range to function in glare, direct sunlight, reflections and strong backlight 24/7.
Varifocal: A camera with a varifocal lens allows the operator to zoom in or out while still maintaining focus on the image.
Network/IP: These cameras, both hardwired and wireless, transmit images over the Internet, often compressing the bandwidth so as not to overwhelm the web. IP cameras are easier to install than analog cameras because they do not require a separate cable run or power boost to send images over a longer distance.
Wireless: Not all wireless cameras are IP-based. Some wireless cameras can use alternative modes of wireless transmission. But no matter what the transmission method, the primary benefit to these units is still the same: extreme flexibility in installation.
PTZ/Speed Domes: Pan/tilt/zoom cameras give the surveillance operator the ability to move the camera left or right (pan); up and down (tilt); and zoom the lens closer or farther. These are relegated to surveillance situations where there is an actual live guard or surveillance specialist monitoring the images. There are cameras that have automated pan/tilt/zoom functionality where the camera is moving on a timed basis. These are many times used to cover a wide area with only one camera, or to avoid poor light conditions, such as a setting sun.
High-Definition Cameras: Ultra high-definition cameras are often relegated to niche markets, such as casinos. These give the operators the ability to zoom in with extreme clarity (to look at poker players, for example, who might have something up their sleeve). In the past, these cameras were tube-based analog cameras, but today's digital technology has displaced those older units. The cameras can also transmit their images using HDcctv.
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While neither side has spoken about this publicly as of yet, it looks like when Mick Foley was "fired" on Impact Wrestling, this was not only his storyline exit from TNA but his actual last appearance with the promotion. His TNA contract doesn't expire until September but it looks like he's done already.
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Film / Video Editor Salary
The average salary for a Film / Video Editor is $44,008 per year. Experience has a moderate effect on income for this job. A skill in avid is associated with high pay for this job. People in this job generally don't have more than 20 years' experience.
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A Film/Video Editor should know his or her way around anything that pertains to audio and visual media. The order in which footage received is not that important because an editor should know how to take the footage and place it in a smooth sequence. The editor incorporates techniques that include inserting audio files for sound into video, while using linear editing systems such as Final Cut Pro or Avid Media Composer. The editor is also familiar with cutting unnecessary sounds that may hinder the production of the video. The editor also works on inserting effects that keep the video rolling and engaging, rather than time-consuming and dull. The editor will also select the best footage to place in the editing system's timeline. An editor knows which types of special effects are needed to make the production stand out. The editor is also responsible for post-production, which includes adjusting the levels of the audio film, cutting extra footage that may make the production lengthy, and adding effects which transition the film to the next segment smoothly. An Editor knows how to effectively use a voice-over technique, which inserts an audio excerpt over the video footage. An effective editor also adheres to the instructions of the director or producer to ensure that the project meets the specific needs of audience to which the video is directed. Finally, an editor will make sure that the production runs smoothly, without any holes in the production or story, and the editor will then render all of the effects and modifications made to the production, and then the video should be ready for presentation. The hours for an editor vary. Sometimes the editor will spend as little as an hour on a project, while some call for the editor to work continuously for more than four hours. The job sometimes can be tedious, but a good editor understands how important attention to detail is.
Film / Video Editor Tasks
- Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
- Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story, following scripts or instructions of directors and producers.
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- Operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
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Wait a second ... I'm happy because I just got a bill???
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I got my paypal request from brandon last night so I'll have to be checking the ol' po box soon!
Ordered my BB and a Yeti on 8/3. Brandon mentioned in an email that he was starting to catch up and the wait was now only 2 weeks -- maybe even a little less.
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Yeah, seriously about the name choice! I think after I get the BB there will be no looking back! Still love the ENO, backpacking with wife this weekend, was nice to grab the nap in the ENO before hitting the ground with her for the night. Plus, when I get the BB, we can both hang, and say goodbye to the ground! Maybe I cn hand down my screenname to her....unless she takes over the BB?!
Now, the decision, especially after seeing the new WB videos....Speer Winter tarp or the Superfly??? Man that superfly is sweet! Good deal more expensive, but you pay for quality!
Any thoughts out there on that????
I was on the list but received mine last weds. My husband felt so bad after listening to me wrestle inside my HH one weekend that he used his technophone and emailed Brandon before we even crawled out of our hammocks that morning! Guess what HE was sleeping in???? Well, now we both have blackbirds and couldn't be happier!
ooh - I'm on the list! will be my first camping hammock. so siked - but need a tarp.
be maybe a week or more....
Okay, you guys have convinced me. I had been lurking and reading all about the WB BB. I just couldn't stand it any longer. Ordered one yesterday with about a two week wait time.
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Beware these risks of cloud computing, from no SLAs to vendor lock-in
In their rush to get services on the market, cloud computing providers are leaving quite a few gaps when it comes to contracts and accountability. Here's what to watch out for.
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The on-demand computing model in itself is a dilemma. With the on-demand utility model, enterprises often gain a self-service interface so users can self-provision an application, or extra storage from an Infrastructure as a Service provider. This empowers users and speeds up projects.
The flip side: Such services may be too easy to consume. Burton Group Inc. analyst Drue Reeves, speaking at the firm's Catalyst show last week, shared a story of a CIO receiving bills for 25 different people in his company with 25 different accounts with cloud services providers. Is finance aware of this, or will it be in for a sticker shock?
Lack of governance can thus be a problem. The finance department may have to address users simply putting services on a credit card, and there's also the issue of signing up for services without following corporate-mandated procedures and policies for security and data privacy. Does the information being put in the cloud by these rogue users contain sensitive data? Does the cloud provider have any regulatory compliance responsibility, and if not, then is it your problem?
There are several other big what-ifs regarding providers. For example, do they have service-level agreements (SLAs)? Can you get an SLA that covers security parameters, data privacy, reliability/availability and uptime, data and infrastructure transparency?
"You can't see behind the [cloud providers'] service interface so you don't know what their storage capabilities really are, what their infrastructure really is ... so how can you make SLA guarantees [to users]?" said Anne Thomas-Manes, an analyst at Midvale, Utah-based Burton Group.
Furthermore, would the provider be able to respond to an e-discovery request? "Is that on the SLA, and is that information classified, easily accessible and protected?" she asked.
For some companies, a lack of an SLA is not an issue. For CNS Response Inc., a psychopharmacology lab service that provides a test for doctors to match the appropriate drug to a behavioral problem, not having an SLA with Saleforce.com Inc. was a moot point.
Even in cloud, beware vendor lock-in
Even in the cloud, there is still a risk of vendor lock-in. The Platform as a Service model includes providers such as Microsoft Azure, which is tied directly to .NET, and Salesforce.com, which is tied to its own proprietary development platform, Force.com.
"Force.com is available to SaaS customer of Salesforce.com for developers to build other systems [and applications]," said Burton analyst Anne Thomas-Manes. "It's a great service for users to share apps, but it is a proprietary system, so there is a trade-off in that you are locked down." -- C.T.
"We were already experiencing a lot of downtime before we went to Saleforce.com, so we knew what they could provide would be better, and it has been," said Mark Desrosiers, senior vice president, commercialization at Costa Mesa, Calif.-based CNS. And, in fact, it has helped: CNS cut the delivery time of test results from two to four days down to 11 minutes on average.
But is this good enough for a large enterprise? That question remains, and experts said it will be up to customers to push vendors to provide appropriate SLAs.
In fact, a big message at the show was pushing vendors to do such things as:
Have open application programming interfaces (APIs). There is an inability to monitor and manage APIs on many levels. Customers cannot see where their data resides at their cloud provider, and more importantly, there is no application or service management layer to gain visibility into the performance and management of the application.
"There has to be a management layer so customers can see what and where their assets are for the cloud, what systems are used by which applications," Reeves said. "Just think of the cloud as your own data center."
Create fair licensing schemes. Enterprises should be pushing cloud providers to move away from licensing based on physical hardware and compute resources to licenses based on virtual CPUs, managed or installed instances and user seats, said Burton Group analyst Chris Wolf.
Which brings up another significant what-if: What happens to your data in a legal entanglement?
What if you miss paying a bill, or decide not to pay a bill for various reasons, like dissatisfaction with the service? Do you lose your data? Is access to your data put on hold?
There are a lot of questions as to who ultimately owns the data for e-discovery purposes, or if you decide to switch providers. Will you have to start all over if you didn't put the code in escrow, for example?
Cloud computing touts many benefits, but Burton experts at the show said enterprises need to be aware of the what-ifs: What does this really mean for my bottom line, how do I govern this, who really has access to my data and what do the cloud computing providers really have to offer?
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Pros: Good bass, clear sound, sturdy flat tangle-free cable, handly controls, microphones are better than that of stock IEMs
Cons: these days you can find better SQ at much cheaper cost, requires powerful amp
I wanted to rate it 2 stars, but would have been flamed if I did that. There is also the fact that I got it cheap, and you can too.
I have no real complaint against this headset other than its price. When it was introduced, it was value for money. Nowadays there are stock smartphone IEMs that offer nearly as good or slightly better sound quality, well maybe not the bass, but bass is not everything.
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Barrel racing books/videos/clinics I'm wondering if anyone on here has read any of the various books, seen any of the videos, or attended any clinics on barrel racing (or pole bending or gymkhana), and what they thought of them. I attended a clinic by Ed and Martha Wright years ago that was just awesome. If you have a chance to go, I highly recommend that you do. They covered horsemanship, tack, and gave one-on-one instruction. I learned as much from watching them instruct others as I did from the instruction they gave me. I also learned a lot from the other attendees. I loved the stuff they taught about how different bits work on the horse. I liked their clinic so much, that when I was their book a few minutes ago, I just had to order it. :D I read Barrel Racing (the Western Horseman book) by Sharon Camarillo when I first started out, and I still refer back to that sometimes. Camarillo makes the information she presents accessible (I read it when I was a freshman in high school and had no trouble with the concepts) and easy to implement. If you've seen/read/attended something that was good (or bad), let us know. I'm always looking for ways to do better with my horses, and I'm sure you are too. |
I used to have that Sharon Camarillo book and I can't find where it went! I really liked it. I have one now that Marlene McRae wrote called Barrel Racing 101 and it's ok. I like her exercises and training, but as far as some of her general horsemanship techniques I agree and disagree with some of them. One of my friends went to a Martha Josey clinic in Kentucky and absolutely loved it. Her and her horse are very consistent with their runs now. *Knock on wood* I haven't seen her knock a barrel at a show or rodeo since they've been back! I've been to the Georgia State 4-H Horse Show and School a couple times and the trainers I had for a week down there were very good. Helped me out a bunch. I can't remember their names for the life of me though! I think one was Dina somebody though. |
I just finished the Wrights' book I ordered the other day, and it was awesome. It covers everything from breeding a barrel prospect or picking a prospect to fixing problems in a finished horse. There are a lot of pictures and diagrams for us visual learners. :wink: I think it's one I will keep coming back to. I also watched the McRae video. There was some helpful information in it, but most of it I already had drilled into me by the awesome trainer I had as a kid. It's just so hard to find anything on running poles. :evil: I don't think it was worth the money I paid for it, but it might be to someone who has less experience, or someone just wanting to learn about pole bending. |
I've yet to find anything about poles either. If I find anything I'll let you know! |
That would be awesome, thanks! The Wrights' book had a chapter on hauling and what to do differently on different types of ground that I thought was interesting. It's been awhile since I hauled much, so this stuff is great. |
I am partial since I use a lot of Clinton's methods.... but I LOOOVE Clinton Anderson and Sherry Cervi's DVD set. It is perfect for me since I do all of that ground work and foundation under saddle already. It's expensive since its a 6 disk set, but I get a loooot of use out of it. I have had it since it first came out and I can still go back and find answers to my current questions. It has Clinton's ground work, Sherry doing the ground work, starting and finishing one on the pattern, and my favorite... they actually took 3 problem horses and worked on them and the owners. |
MARTHA JOSEY!!!!!!!!!!! The greatest in the world. I have her books, been to a 5 day clinic where we stayed on her property and I own 2, soon to be 3 of her bits. She is awesome. I bet I took a goos half a second off my times. Ty Mitchell helps her with her clinics, he teaches what she taught him. These videos are must see videos to help with barrel racing: http:// http:// |
I plan to go to the Josey ranch this spring. Ive been to a Reinhardt clinic....great people...great methods...great atmosphere. |
Awesome. Have you ever been to Josey Clinic? |
This is helpful! I've been trying to find good books, but haven't been able to, so i'm glad you posted this!!! I do enjoy reading anything from stacy westfall though. i realize she's a reiner, but it helps with the horses half halts for me. |
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n The Tread of Pioneers Museum is closed.
n The American Association of University Women will meet at noon at the Selby Center for a luncheon and a program about the economic revitalization of Bulgaria, presented by Henri Stetter. Visitors are welcome. Call Milly at 879-8440.
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First of all: I loved it.
I loved loved loved this movie.
With that out of the way; it was flawed. Unmarked spoilers and major rambling ahead. From the top. . .
The Hobbit, the book, is a story about Bilbo Baggins (the titular Hobbit) going on an adventure with a bunch of dwarves and Gandalf the wizard (who keeps running out on them), and the little group going to find their lost dwarf city (and gold) where the dragon Smaug lives. Along the way they encounter trolls, goblins, and general trouble.
The movie, The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey, covers Bilbo Baggins' story until just after the part with the goblins, as it is only one installment out of a three movie series.
If you're one of those Tolkien-purists who raged at the The Lord of the Rings movies because- the elves weren't at Helms Deep! That wasn't Arwen, that was Glorfindel! And where's Tom Bombadil? RUINED FOREVER!- then you may as well stop here; I'm sorry, you're beyond help and I can do nothing for you.
In some respects, this movie is ridiculously true to the book, including scenes that (frankly) could've been cut out with little to no impact on the plot. In other respects, Radagast the Brown distracts Azog the Defiler with a bunny sled to let Gandalf, Bilbo, and the dwarves have enough time to escape to Rivendell.
As, you may have heard, the only way to stretch out The Hobbit into a nine hour film franchise is to add stuff from other sources, stuff from Unfinished Tales and the Lord of the Rings appendixes gets blended in. The Quest of Erebor, the Battle of Azanulbizar, the Necromancer, etc. Also, Azog's alive. Azog, the guy who got one line in the book near the beginning and then was promptly forgotten by everyone reading the Hobbit? Yep, he's our main villain throughout the movie, mercilessly hunting down Thorin's group because Thorin cut off his arm in battle and now Azog wants revenge.
The movie, on the whole, is lighter in tone and more swashbuckling and adventuresome than the LOTR movies, but darker and more dramatic than the book, which seems to be throwing a lot of critics off. For instance, something that will make you either bubbly and happy with fannish glee, or make your teeth sharpen into fangs and grow into your skull through your brain in irritation: they kept in the songs. Two of them. The "That's What Bilbo Baggins Hates" and "Misty Mountains Cold." Both of those songs have massively different moods in and of themselves, and they're shown not far apart from eachother. The whole movie is subject to that kind of mood shift, but, for the most part, it works.
There are a few major changes from the book to the movie, one of which stands right the fuck out and others that are more subtle in tone.
Azog. In the book, Azog has been dead for quite some time before the story started, and hadn't met any of the characters. Here (as stated earlier) he's alive and kicking and itching to rip off Thorin's head. Azog being alive and actively hunting the protagonists is probably the change with the biggest impact on the actual plot of the movie, as it makes everything more dire. There's danger now, not just them running around and just-so-happening to run into trolls and goblins and things. That stuff still happen, mind, but now there's a continuous threat throughout the movie giving a kind of tension that wasn't exactly there in the book (which was snappy and lighthearted for the most part, even in the parts that were supposed to be more dramatic).
The second one is more subtle: the dwarves want to go home. In the book, Thorin and company want to get back to the mountain because- fuck, man! There's gold down there! There's a whole big pile of treasure and they want to go get it. In the movie, it's more about reclaiming their homeland and having a place to belong. It's mentioned that Thorin's group are not all warriors and adventurers, they're actually a mish-mash group of merchants and miners and artisans and, well, Dwalin, who actually is some kind of warrior, who all came when Thorin called them. Which explains why so many things get the jump on them and why their weapons vary. Yeah, you've got swords and axes and stuff, but then you got someone with a bow and Dwalin's hammer, and the earnest but ineffectual little pissant with the slingshot.
Another big change is the role of Bilbo himself. I'm not sure how many of you guys have read or reread the Hobbit recently, but, guys, Bilbo-in-the-book is kind of useless. At least until they get to Mirkwood. But before that, he's kind of just there. He's the audience's eyes and sort of surrogate, and since the intended audience is children, that works fine. It isn't until Mirkwood where his wizard is gone and his companions are down that he balls up and makes with the heroing. But since this movie is only one three-hour installment out of three three-hour movies, and Mirkwood probably isn't going to happen for a while, we can't wait until then to make Bilbo a little more active in what is supposed to be his story. So they give him little opportunities to show that he's developing as a character. Instead of him just hiding out while Gandalf does the voice-trick on the trolls and distracts them until sunrise in a very silly scene, Bilbo is the one who distracts the trolls until sunrise in a very silly scene. You know, little stuff like that to make the character more interesting and slightly less useless. They also make him more sincerely conflicted about the adventure, torn between wanting to be safe and alive and wanting to help Thorin (to the point that he actually almost turns back, whereas in the book he just whined a lot and thought of home.
Again, they add stuff from other sources mixed in. So the Necromancer is a budding subplot. There's also a big deal made about the great evil that might be coming over the land, and they try to tie this in with the Lord of the Rings movies. In fact, the reason Gandalf is interested in the little group reclaiming Erebor at all is because he's worried that Smaug might side with whatever evil may be coming.
One of the complaints I've heard about the movie is that the dwarves (except for Thorin) were hard to tell apart. As someone who read the book, where the dwarves were all pretty much differentiated solely by their beards and the color of their cloaks, I sorta-agree-but-not-really. It's not the movie's fault, the book was worse. If anything, the movie does an excellent job of making them visually distinctive. You can totally tell the big bald one who looks like he's going to kick somebody's ass (Dwalin) from the shrimpy little guy with the slingshot (Ori). And I guarantee all the straight girls know who Kili is (the only dwarf who looks like a rugged male model and is the only guy with a bow).
The Goblin King was also upped from "SMASH THEM! CRUSH THEM! RAWR!" to one of those eloquent, cheerfully evil bad guys. He wasn't funny, but he was fun.
There are little character moments sprinkled throughout the story, not just for Bilbo. When the Goblin King asks the group what they were doing on their "front porch". In the book, Thorin just tells him who they are and who he is and then Gandalf comes in and saves them. This one, there's a little more character to it. The group doesn't want to say anything because- dude. Goblins. So they all stay silent and the king threatens them, telling the horde of goblins to kill the youngest first. Then Thorin steps up.
You know, that sort of thing.
Radagast is in this movie. He's not supposed to be, but he is. And he's borderline-ridiculous but at the same time so over the top that it circles right around to being cool. And he's got a sled run by rabbits. That's not in any of the books Tolkien ever even thought of writing up.
Don't care. BUNNY SLED. Bunny sled that outpaces WARGS. EPIC BUNNY SLED.
Speaking of pacing, one of the thing people have been complaining about is the length. This sucker is three hours long, and I. . . admit that maybe some parts went a bit long. There wasn't much by the way of padding; there weren't any parts that felt like they could've been cut completely and utterly wholesale, but some parts did feel a bit stretched, like everyone making the movie just got too into the scenes they were shooting and didn't know when to stop. Maybe the could've cut a few minutes off the troll shenanigans. Cut a few (dozen) at Rivendell. And did we really need that way-too-Hollywood "Thorin bad mouthing Bilbo while Bilbo is listening unseen" thing?
A film student can probably tell you, "no, along with a bunch of other stuff."
The set up of the movie, the very beginning, is Bilbo writing the story down on the same day of his eleventy-first birthday before the start of Fellowship. On the one hand, it's really really neat that this is tying itself to the LOTR and we get to see Frodo again, and oh look! Frodo has the book he was reading when he was waiting for Gandalf to show up in the first movie- But on the other hand, if you aren't excited about the OMG CONTINUITY!, then you are going to find those first ten minutes kind of unbearably slow.
As stated, I loved this movie. I was in there eating this up with a fuckin' spoon. But even I, in the back of my head, was going, "hehe, you know, if I wasn't totally just loving the hell out of this thing, I'd probably be reeeeally tired of this scene by now."
From a cinematic standpoint, God bless them, they've stopped with the dramatic close up shots. There might've been a few in the Hobbit, but it wasn't as noticeable as it was in the LOTR movies where every few shots was a close up of someone's face or the ring. They gave the scenes some breathing room, meaning we actually get a better feel for the setting than we did in the Lord of the Rings films.
The acting is brilliant. Martin Freeman is the perfect Bilbo.
So. To recap: The movie starts off slow and does run a little long for some people. There are a whole lot of in-jokes and treats for people who have read the book (and other books). Bunny Sled.
ALSO: think before seeing this movie in 3D. Yeah, I've heard that Jackson tried shooting it in some special new way that was supposed to make the 3D really good, but everyone I've heard from IRL who went to see it in 3D says that it makes the backgrounds look like cheap bluescreen. See the 2D and do the movie justice, it looks spectacular.
gnarl says: re: 3d... for me, the HFR made it work better than most 3D films.
Andrew Aguecheek says: I did see the film in 3D at 48fps... I loved the way it looked. It wasn't realistic exactly, but I wouldn't say it looked like cheap bluescreen. Maybe more like a theatre set.
Bookreader says: After seeing the movie, I decided that Peter Jackson is one of the most over indulgent movie directors of all time. And then I promptly decided that in the case of the Hobbit, it was a good thing.
Completely almost unrelated, but I've heard that Benedict Cumberbatch is going to be playing Smaug. Like, not just the voice, but he's even going to be doing motion capture. Normally, I would ask how it is possible for somebody to do motion capture for a dragon, but with Cumberbatch, I believe it completely. If anyone can, it's him.
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ATLANTA - David Price pitched out of trouble to become the AL's first 10-game winner, Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays posted a 10-4 victory Tuesday night over the Atlanta Braves, who learned that longtime star Chipper Jones is considering retirement.
ATLANTA - Struggling through another disappointing season, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones told The Associated Press he would meet with team officials Tuesday to discuss his future and acknowledged that he's considering retirement.
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves have called up pitcher Chris Resop from Triple-A Gwinnett and sent down struggling reliever Jesse Chavez.
MINNEAPOLIS - After a pair of pitching duels, Atlanta's offense broke loose and powered the Braves to another series victory.
MINNEAPOLIS - Brooks Conrad filled in neatly for Chipper Jones, making two nice plays at third base and then driving in the go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning Saturday night that lifted the Atlanta Braves over Minnesota 3-2.
MINNEAPOLIS - Francisco Liriano and Tim Hudson are showing that there is indeed life after Tommy John surgery.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Atlanta Braves have placed outfielder Nate McLouth on the 15-day disabled list with a head injury.
PHOENIX - Bobby Cox said a long goodbye to Arizona's Chase Field. For almost four hours, he watched his Braves build a big lead, blow it, then break it open again for an 11-7 victory on Thursday.
PHOENIX - Gerardo Parra hit an inside-the-park home run when Atlanta outfielders Nate McLouth and Jason Heyward collided in the eighth inning, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 2-1 victory over the Braves on Wednesday night.
PHOENIX - Melky Cabrera had three of Atlanta's 14 hits, including a triple, and the Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Tuesday night.
PHOENIX - Stephen Drew drove in four runs, Mark Reynolds hit his 13th home run of the season, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Atlanta 7-4 on Monday night, the third loss in four games for the NL East leaders.
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves took Texas high school shortstop Matthew Lipka with the 35th overall draft pick on Monday night.
LOS ANGELES - Rookie catcher A.J. Ellis rarely gets to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He got his eighth start of the season Sunday and certainly made it count.
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On moving-in day at Wofford, men's basketball coach Mike Young said he won't be moving out.
On moving day at Wofford, when students arrived on campus for the fall semester, boxes also were stacked in basketball coach Mike Young's office. The walls and shelves were bare.
But he won't be moving out.
Young, one of two finalists for the job at the College of Charleston, said Wednesday he is not leaving Wofford.
The state of his office? Well, he just hasn't unpacked since being displaced for a few weeks during the Carolina Panthers' NFL training camp.
That was a relief for the Wofford community. Young, who has been on the Terriers' bench for a quarter of a century and the last dozen as head coach, has guided the program to its first three Southern Conference championships and trips to the NCAA tournament in the past five years.
"The only thing that matters to me are those 16 guys coming to campus and this team," Young said. "I'm always for doing things the right way and winning another league championship. That's all that matters to me."
The other finalist was former Cougars player Anthony Johnson, who has no coaching experience. Johnson was at the College of Charleston from 1992-97 and in the NBA until 2010. He and Young were the remaining candidates from a field of six who interviewed.
Those two names were given to school president Glenn McConnell on Aug. 21. No offer had been made to either Johnson or Young when he took himself out of consideration.
"I was respectful of the process," Young said. "I knew when it was time to back away and take care of my guys. I chose to stay at a place that I love, surrounded by guys that I love."
Later Wednesday, there were reports that the College of Charleston was ready to make the announcement of Johnson as head coach and set up a news conference for Friday to introduce him. But Johnson pulled a stunner and also withdrew his name.
"I am ending my pursuit of the position of head men's basketball coach at the College of Charleston," Johnson said in a written statement. "Unfortunately, I cannot continue."
The College of Charleston is trying to fill the position previously held by Doug Wojcik, who was fired Aug. 5, more than a month after allegations of verbal abuse of players and also staff members came to light.
Others who interviewed for the job were former Charlotte head coach Bobby Lutz, now a top assistant at N.C. State; George Washington head coach Karl Hobbs, who was an assistant at Connecticut; Virginia assistant Richie McKay; and Clemson assistant Earl Grant, who played at Spartanburg Methodist.
Young guided Wofford to back-to-back titles in 2009-10 and 2010-11, then again last season. He began his coaching career in 1986 as an assistant at his alma mater, Emory and Henry, and then served in that role for one season with Radford in his Virginia hometown. He came to Wofford in 1989 as an assistant and in 2002 was elevated to head coach when Richard Johnson left that spot to become athletics director.
"Just like I have been for a long, long time, I am invested in this college and this program," Young said. "This is an awesome place and I'm lucky to be a part of it. I'm lucky to have the guys that we have on this team as we start another journey. It's a heck of a group."
Last season, the Terriers went 20-13 and 11-5, won the Southern Conference for a third time and were eliminated by Michigan in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Wofford returns all but one player and 1.5 points per game from that team. In addition, the team has four true freshmen who could make major contributions.
For the past six seasons, Wofford has averaged 19 wins and gone a combined 71-37 in the Southern Conference. The Terriers set a school record for the Division I era in 2009-10 by going 26-9 overall and 15-3 in the league, making the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. They followed that up by going 21-13 and 14-4 the following season, making a second straight trip to the Big Dance.
Young has had inquiries from other programs in the past and there will no doubt be more in the future.
"That's what happens when you succeed," Young said. "I can't control people making contact. That's the business. We dealt with it professionally. We dealt with it as well as humanly possible. I'm just ready to get this thing behind me. I'm ready for Wofford basketball and putting the attention where it belongs and that's on these players. I'm beyond excited about it."


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Navy (6-7, 1-1 Patriot League) shot 51.1 percent from the field and was 11 of 14 from beyond the arc. Thurgood Wynn scored 15 points and Worth Smith added 14 with six rebounds.
The Midshipmen overcame a 33-29 halftime deficit and opened the second half on a 17-6 run, with Venturini hitting two 3-pointers and Smith adding two jumpers and a three-point play.
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The 2,000-seat Orchestra Hall has been renovated, complete with a 17,000-square-foot lobby, new shops and dining services, and 18,000 square feet of back-stage facilities for the musicians. New to the center are a 15,000-square-foot education complex and the Music Box, a 500-seat recital hall.
"Our glorious new-old home brings to the orchestra world-class facilities," said longtime music director Neeme Jarvi.
Scheduled to open on the grounds in 2005 is the $122.5 million Detroit High School for the Fine, Performing & Communicative Arts.
Neeme Jarvi leads the Detroit Symphony at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. The concert is sold out. Smokey Robinson joins the DSO at 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $26 to $110. Performers this week include Oscar Peterson and Branford Marsalis at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the main concert hall and the Beaux Arts Trio at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Music Box. Information: 313-576-5111.


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