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Third-gen iPad reportedly shows inaccurate battery level while charging
A report alleges that the third-generation iPad continues to draw a significant amount of wattage after displaying a "100%" battery level, and claims that the device actually finishes the charging cycle some two hours after "prematurely reporting" a full charge.The finding comes from a follow-up test by DisplayMate President Dr. Raymond Soneira, who conducted an in-depth analysis of the new iPad's Retina Display earlier this week, and claims in an e-mail to AppleInsider that a mathematical charge rate model may be the cause of false on-screen battery indicator readings.
Soneira's findings have not been corroborated and thus may not reflect all third-generation iPads, though it seems that the problem is not hardware related and instead has to do with the device's programmed charge rate.
In his investigation, Soneira found that the iPad continued to draw 10 watts of electricity for two hours after indicating 100% charge, then began to reduce power for an additional ten minutes until a precipitous decline in power draw signaled the termination of the charging cycle.
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The charge indicator on all mobile devices is based on a mathematical model of the charge rates, discharge rates, and recent discharge history of the battery. It uses this information to estimate how much running time is left. It's actually rather difficult to do because most batteries degrade slowly as they discharge and then tend to surprise with a precipitous decline near the end.
He goes on to say that there may be a fault in the battery charge mathematical model in the new iPad as the indicator should not read 100% until it's power draw switches from 10 watts to a trickle charge of about 1 watt.
Apple claims the Wi-Fi version (left) can browse the web for 10 hours, while the 4G model (right) can get 9 hours on a cell network. | Source: Apple
It is unclear whether the iPad's battery level indicator shows an inaccurate level throughout the entire charging process or if the issue is limited to the final stages directly before the power management chip initiates a trickle charge.
While Apple boasts that in spite of its power hungry components like the high-resolution Retina Display and A5X processor, the third-generation iPad's battery life is similar to that of the iPad 2. These claims are no doubt based on a fully charged unit, and the newly-discovered indicator issue could confuse some customers into thinking their device is not performing up to advertised standards.
Apple launched the latest iPad on March 16 and announced on Monday that unit sales had reached the 3 million in less than four days. The company continued its fastest international iPad rollout ever on Friday as the tablet went on sale in an additional 25 countries and territories.


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This project addresses state and national needs for more appropriately trained personnel to work with young children with autism. The project will establish and implement a concentration in autism within the University of Pittsburgh's M.Ed. program and graduate 30 students from the university's Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education M.Ed. program with an autism specialization, half of whom will also earn a certification in either Early Childhood or Special Education. Special emphasis will be placed upon recruiting more students from underrepresented groups and providing them with supports to assist them in completing the program. The autism specialization will consist of coursework on Autism Characteristics and Intervention approaches; Applied Behavior Analysis (3 courses); Language and Social Interventions; Consultant/Itinerant Service Delivery; and an advanced seminar focused on research. Students will be required to complete a portfolio section on autism. Practicum experiences will include working with children with autism in home-based and inclusive, center-based programs. Digital video will be utilized for enhancing onsite supervision of students during their autism practicum experiences. | Project Status ONGOING 2010 |
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March 13, 2014 EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team will start the process of preparing for its 2014 fall campaign with five exhibition contests and an alumni game during its spring season. The Miners will be home against Arizona State (1 p.m., March 29), Arizona (2 p.m., April 5), Eastern New Mexico (1 p.m.), New Mexico Highlands (1 p.m., April 13) and an Alumni Game (1 p.m., April 26) while playing at New Mexico (2 p.m., April 6). The will be free admission to all of the home contests, which will be held at picturesque University Field. "We are fortunate to have a great spring schedule with excellent opposition," UTEP soccer coach Kevin Cross said." The spring games are crucial to our fall success, and we are looking forward to watching the team develop. The spring games are free so it is a great opportunity to see UTEP play some great opponents at home." The Miners are coming off a high-quality 2013 campaign which featured a 12-6-3 record, including 5-3-2 within C-USA play, to finish third out of 16 teams in a revamped Conference USA. UTEP is slated to return more than 15 letterwinners next year while also receiving a boost from a highly-anticipating recruiting class. For timely updates on the UTEP soccer program, please like the team on facebook (www.facebook.com/UTEPSoccer) & follow it on twitter (www.twitter.com/UTEPSoccer).
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In the United States, cats are more popular than dogs yet they receive less than half the veterinary care provided to their canine counterparts.
This deficiency is likely driven by many factors, including:
Another reason for lack of veterinary care could be that owners of indoor cats assume because their kitties never leave the house, they aren't exposed to potential health hazards the way dogs are.
There's some truth to that theory, but even pampered indoor cats need regular wellness exams to help them stay healthy.
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An organization dedicated to the welfare of cats, the nonprofit CATalyst Council, in conjunction with American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), recently developed a tool to help pet owners and veterinarians better understand the health needs of cats at all stages of their lives.
This tool, called the Feline Life Stage Guidelines, is as comprehensive a document as the current state of research allows. Unfortunately, feline health studies are rare, and there is very limited data available on what types of problems are most apt to develop at each stage of your kitty's life.
Older cats can present a special problem. Often, traditional veterinarians will run routine diagnostic tests on an elderly cat with poor body condition.
If the test results are normal, the health workup stops there, when further investigation of less obvious conditions could make a huge difference in the cat's life.
Your older kitty could be dealing with multiple health issues, each of which must be addressed in order to improve and extend the quality of his life.
The following categories were developed by the Feline Advisory Bureau and adopted by the AAFP:
Regardless the age of your feline companion, her good health and quality of life will depend on several factors including:
How well your cat adapts to his litter box is another very important consideration. Litter box problems are the most common behavioral complaint of cat owners, and they can occur at any stage in your kitty's life.
Ideally, I recommend semi annual (twice yearly) visits to your holistic veterinarian. This may seem over cautious, but there are several good reasons for twice yearly checkups including:
I also recommend you perform regular at-home physical exams on your cat to learn what's normal and what's not. This will allow you to really stay on top of your kitty's health, and if you can only manage an annual visit to your veterinarian, at-home exams will help alert you to changes in your feline companion's health in between checkups.
Older cats – those in the mature and especially senior and geriatric life stages – require regular health and behavior monitoring to insure they remain in the best possible condition as they age.
As your older kitty slows down and perhaps develops osteoarthritis or another condition that makes movement more difficult, you'll want to ensure she has easy access to her food and water bowls, favorite napping spots and her litter box. This might require moving her bowls from the counter to the floor, or replacing her high-sided litter box with one she can more easily climb in and out of.
Monitor her for subtle changes in behavior that might signal a health problem, such as increased sleeping, decreased activity, signs she's feeling pain somewhere in her body, or odd activities like hiding in unusual places.
Keep an eye out as well for signs of mental confusion and increased vocalization.
Monitor her food and water intake to insure she's receiving enough of both, but not too much. Excess calories will make her overweight, and excess thirst can be a sign of a serious underlying health condition. Also watch her as she eats for any sign of mouth soreness due to a dental problem.
As you can see from the life stages chart above, your aging kitty has the potential to live into her twenties. She needs your help to insure all the years of her life are healthy, happy ones.
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The Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Said Barkat, has recently arrived for a three-day visit to Morocco following an invitation from his Moroccan peer, Mohand Laenser. The Algerian minister said that there are a number of factors, which encourage the consolidation of Moroccan-Algerian cooperation in the field of agriculture and that agriculture and such cooperation might largely benefit both countries.
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Fishtown is being sized up, like it or not.
A Boston-based television production company, Powderhouse Productions, is deciding if there is potential for a reality show about the neighborhood. Two casting representatives have been hunkering down in Philly since mid-October. Some of Powderhouse's clients are Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and PBS.
The first casting call was at Les and Doreen's Happy Tap, at 1301 E. Susquehanna Ave., on Friday, from 7 to 10 p.m. Star was there for roughly the first two hours, by which time no Fishtowners had shown up to be cast.
What is the company looking for, you might ask? That depends on which casting advertisement you read.
Powderhouse posted its first casting advertisement on Craigslist.com on Oct. 11. It read, in part:
"Do you come from a LARGER THAN LIFE family living in Fishtown PA? Has your way-of-life changed by "outsiders" moving in? Is your neighborhood hardly recognizable with all the yuppies, hipsters & scenesters? Are you fed up with fighting to preserve the traditions only known to the locals? A major cable production company is currently casting for a born & bred Fishtown "family" that are pissed off about the new people moving into their neighborhood…what [do] you HATE about how the place has changed?"
The first post by Powderhouse on community message board Fishtown.us, on Oct. 22, read exactly the same, except "pissed off" had been changed to "vinegared off."
The company's Oct. 31 advertisement on Fishtown.us, for the Nov. 2 casting call at Happy Tap, was of a much different tone. It read:
"A major cable production company is currently in your town casting for original FISHTOWN FAMILIES that have heritage, personality and are not afraid to speak their minds! The potential show's premise is to tell the story of one of the most historic neighborhoods in America and CELEBRATE the traditions and customs that make Fishtown so unique!"
That advertisement also appeared in print in The Spirit community newspaper on Oct. 31.
Star had scheduled an interview Thursday, Oct. 25, with Heather Johnstone, Powderhouse casting producer, along with another Powderhouse staff member, Sarah Yourgrau. Johnstone canceled that interview via email at midnight the night before and did not answer two follow-up emails requesting to reschedule the interview.
Alex Lunn, the Powderhouse production assistant who publishes the company's posts on Fishtown.us, said in a phone interview earlier in October that the production company was looking for families who are "not liking how things are changing [in Fishtown]" because, as Lunn put it, that "makes for good drama." However, Lunn said last week, since Powderhouse has been "learning more about Fishtown," she posted the Oct. 31 ad with the new description of the show's premise.
The original Craigslist casting ad, Lunn said, used the same language from Powderhouse's casting call for its Boston-based show, "Southie Rules," which would broadcast on A&E and was scheduled to begin production in May. A network release describing the family on that show reads:
"They rally together for their daily turf war against the yuppies that are overrunning their territory. These 'Southies' will stop at nothing to protect their way of life from the occupation, that is, if they don't kill each other first."
Yourgrau and Johnstone were present at the casting call Friday, but would not speak on the record about anything relating to the potential television show.
Doreen Thompson, owner of Les and Doreen's Happy Tap, said in a phone interview Nov. 1 that, when Powderhouse approached her, she agreed to hold the casting call at her bar because she figured it would be good for business.
She said she was not aware of any of the casting advertisements. Asked how she would feel about a show based on the original casting advertisement, Thompson said, "I wouldn't go for that. I don't want negativity in the bar or in the neighborhood. I don't care new or old, I want everybody to get along."
George Kelley, who has worked at Johnny Brenda's for almost seven years, said he's very wary of the potential show.
"It's reality TV, it's manufactured drama, it's sensational," he said. "I think they've made it obvious about what they want — angry people, class divisions, education divisions, all those things that are negative. It's inevitably going to make the neighborhood look bad."
He also said that the casting team approached the owners of Johnny Brenda's, but "they wanted nothing to do with it."
A Powderhouse flier now posted at Primo Hoagies at 1501 E. Susquehanna Ave. calls for a "Big, loud PHILLY/FISHTOWN family," with "LARGER-THAN-LIFE personalities that are meant for TV."
An employee at Primo Hoagies, who wished to be identified only by "Fran," said over the phone Monday he believes a television show won't divide the neighborhood, and that what he's heard so far has been mostly positive.
"It [the reaction he's hearing] is mostly people joking around, like 'You want a Fishtown family? I got one for ya.' I haven't had too much, 'What the hell is this?'" Fran said.
Jill Betters, president of the Fishtown Neighbors Association, said in an email message: "I am very skeptical, as most reality shows today do not portray any of the people that participate in a good light. Clever editing and scripted storylines make the characters look simple and predictable."
Betters also said she believes the show could be trying to make a "mountain out of a molehill."
"Sure, Fishtown is changing, but the people who live here are not stupid," she said. "It doesn't matter if you have lived here five months or 50 years, most everyone gets along and wants what's best for the neighborhood," she said.
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UPDATE FROM PRINT VERSION: Powderhouse may be moving on from casting in Fishtown. A new Nov. 5 Craigslist post reads:
"Do you come from a large and LARGER THAN LIFE family living in South Philly, PA? Are you a cheesesteak eating, Eagles loving, prideful South Philly original that intends on being a local for life? Is your family full of big personalities that can't fit under one roof? Do you, your family and perhaps even extended family live in the same house or work in a family owned and operated business? We want to meet YOU!
A major cable production company is currently casting born & bred South Philly families that have big personalities and are not afraid to speak their mind! If you are interested, please provide us with a brief bio of you, your family and its dynamic, individual and family photos, your occupations and what you LOVE about your South Philly roots! Please include your contact information (phone number & email) as we have a production team in the area meeting families and local businesses. We will put you in touch if you would like to be considered!"
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Can we fix it? Bob the Builder and his crew can fix anything if they put their minds to it in The Best of Bob the Builder. This DVD features 140 minutes of some of the greatest episodes from the hit television show, Bob the Builder.
Bob the Builder is a children's television character who is a building contractor in a stop motion animated program. Along with various neighbors, friends, and a crew of construction vehicles and equipment, Bob seeks to help the neighborhood.
While I'm not a huge fan of Bob the Builder, the show does have some good points emphasizing conflict resolution, cooperation, and socialization, and it introduces various learning skills.
Several episodes included in this film highlight working together and the back story of how Bob the Builder began. Featured episodes include: "Lofty to the Rescue," "Mucky Muck," "Dizzy Goes Camping," "Bob's Big Plan," "Two Scoops," "Off-Road Scrambler," "When Bob Became a Builder," "The House That Lofty Built," "Bob's Big Idea," and "Roley's Flat Garden."
As touched upon earlier, I do not enjoy the show as a whole and would not encourage my children to watch either. Personally, the character voices annoy me, they have weird pink cement, and most importantly, I feel that there is a lot of whining, complaining, and some unnecessary negativity within the episodes themselves.
In regard to the DVD, it feels as though a couple of the episodes are repetitive in their message. Both "Lofty to the Rescue" and "Mucky Muck" have their main characters overcoming their fear by helping others. Don't get me wrong, it's a great message, but considering this DVD is almost three hours long I would have though that they either could have chosen a different episode with a new message or at least spaced the episodes out so they weren't back-to-back.
I do like the focus on recycling, reusing, and reducing waste and that message is placed in several episodes and reinforced by the actions of Bob and his crew.
The story of Sunflower Valley is told throughout several of the latter episodes featured in The Best of Bob the Builder, showing how Bob wins the bid to construct an eco-friendly city.
Also included in the DVD are episodes of how Bob became a builder himself and how his friends, equipment, and vehicles came to be part of his crew, which I think is a nice touch if you are a big Bob the Builder fan or even a first time viewer. Bonus features include the never before seen On Site: Trains, and a few games.
All in all this DVD has some great messages if you can get past some negativity and annoying characters. If you're a fan of Bob the Builder you will certainly want to add this to your collection for the back story if nothing else.
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in game 15, they pulled their starters while ahead and drove the point home that you didn't earn your way into the postseason by inflicting 24 unanswered points on you in the second half of a game they actually did play. If that's not putting an exclamation point on who let you into the playoffs and why, I dunno what is
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When Wesley Saunders committed to Harvard two years ago, the decision was easy to second guess.
Before Saunders became the centerpiece of a Harvard team that won the first NCAA Tournament game in program history this year, he was an All-California sectional co-player of the year at Windward School in Los Angeles. And even though the Crimson were coming off back-to-back 20-win seasons, it was hard to compare their newfound success to the Pac-12 big-box operations like Southern Cal and Stanford that were tugging at him.
"A lot of people were touting him to have pro potential and he needed to be playing at a school with the exposure of the Pac-12 and they wanted him to play at a more basketball-oriented school," said his father, Edward Saunders.
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hey sean! i'm chillin' in st. george! have lived in burlington for years tho. i'm the COSMIC MATRIX! do you know joey pizza slice? used to live with him. he made a great new video for ryan power....sooooo good | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:01pm
cosmic matrix:
and, bob, this show is TOPS. | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:05pm
Belinda & Hova:
GREAT to hear you Bob! Hello, hello to BR! Lots of good beer in PDX... | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:12pm
Bob W.:
what?! belinda and hova?!? howdy do! | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:18pm
cosmic matrix:
yippee! i've been playing the drums along with all this shit. bob you're keeping me from my work! all this stuff is so good. and i love the numbers stations. | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:19pm
cosmic matrix:
okay actually now i'm escaping. love you guys. thanks bob!! | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:27pm
Good stuff, Bob W. I'm enjoying the ride! | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:32pm
some other guy:
hooray this | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:47pm
Good to hear you back on the air, Bob W.! | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:49pm
That ID doesn't count: it's +/- 5 minutes from the top of the hour. I'm afraid you'll need to do it again within 20 minutes. I love to hear you sweat! Earn your pay! | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:51pm
I'm digging 33.3 | |
Fri. 7/19/13 10:52pm
Bob W.:
i'm calling my lawyer about that legal i.d. | |
Fri. 7/19/13 11:39pm
Belinda & Hova:
Can you email us next time you do a fill-in? Loving it! And thanks for the shout-out, that was fun and impressed the child. | |
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From a preliminary group of over 200 candidates from around the world, we selected the 100 most influential women from seven categories or power bases: billionaires, business, lifestyle (including entertainment and fashion), media, nonprofits and NGOs, politics and technology.
To determine the rank within each category, as well as overall rank on the list of 100, we applied three metrics: money, media and impact.
For money we looked at the following for each category:
- Business, Media, Technology: The past year in company revenue and market value (where appropriate).
- Lifestyle: Salary as reported in the May 2012 FORBES Celebrity 100
- Politics: Country GDP using the The World Factbook
- Billionaires: Net worth as reported in the March 2012 FORBES World's Billionaires list.
- Nonprofits and NGOs: Dollars spent fulfilling each organization's mission.
The media metric is comprised of news hits (Factiva) and TV and radio appearances (LexisNexis) from the past 12 months, plus social media presence: Facebook fans, Twitter followers and YouTube channel subscribers, all as of July 2012.
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When i read the describtion for Kurohime i always thought it was stupid. One day i was bored so i just wanted to read something that i thought was dumb. I remember kurohime so i started reading it and i realized i was wrong. The boy is willing to give up his life for the girl he loves and the girl who doesn't see him for who he is until its too late. There were 3 major parts where i cryed. The main guy zero is amaze and the main character kurohime THE best female character in any manga. If you love action packed / romantic manga you have to read kurohime.
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At the end of April/early May activists will be delivering over 3 MILLION letters and petition names to Congress vs. Fast Track. As part of this effort, TradeJustice is launching a massive Earth Day to May Day outreach campaign. From April 22nd to May 1st we will collect thousands of signed letters and pass out tens of thousands of educational leaflets and events calendars vs. TPP and Fast Track. We'll also be joining our allies on Friday the 25th for a rally protesting president Obama's Asia trip – where he hopes to seal the deal on TPP! To do it, we'll need your help!
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Is Carlos Beltran Headed to the Hall of Fame?
Three years ago, a fair question to ask about Carlos Beltran would be whether his career was coming to end. Now, it is appropriate to ponder if he is a Hall-of-Famer.
Beltran was held to 528 at-bats in 2009 and 2010, combined, due to knee issues that caused him to miss a whopping 179 games in those two seasons. At the end of the 2010 season, it appeared that he would either morph into a part-time player, or, even worse, soon see his playing days end all together.
The 16-year veteran, however, has, for the most part, managed to stay healthy over the last two-plus seasons and his production has been the better for it.
With his recent resurgence, is Beltran headed to Cooperstown? The answer should be yes based on what he is accomplished, and avoided, so far in his career and how he matches up to comparable Hall of Fame outfielders. Beltran still has some work to do, though, before he can solidify his spot.
Jim Rice and the late Kirby Puckett are both members of the Hall of Fame. The former made it in his 15th year of eligibility with a 76.4 percent vote (75 percent is the minimum needed for entry) and the latter shockingly qualified on his first try, with a comfortable 82.1 percent of the vote.
As you can see in the below chart, Beltran's career regular season numbers match up very well with those of Rice and Puckett:
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Player | HRs | RBIs | Runs Scored | SBs | Hits | OPS |
Carlos Beltran | 347 | 1,283 | 1,294 | 307 | 2,128 | 0.856 |
Jim Rice | 382 | 1,451 | 1,249 | 58 | 2,452 | 0.854 |
Kirby Puckett | 207 | 1,085 | 1,071 | 134 | 2,304 | 0.837 |
Beltran beats Rice in three of the six categories and he is not far behind in any of the categories he trails in. His case against Puckett is even better, as he has the edge in all but one category.
When you analyze the postseason numbers of these three players, Beltran really starts to shine:
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Player | At-Bats | HRs | RBIs | Runs Scored | SBs | OPS |
Carlos Beltran | 124 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 1.252 |
Jim Rice | 71 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0.679 |
Kirby Puckett | 97 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0.897 |
Beltran clearly has the advantage in at-bats but his counting stats are so far superior, especially versus Rice, that it doesn't really matter. Actually, in the case of his OPS, the extra at-bats help his cause, since you would assume this number would take a hit over a larger sample size.
Numbers can't be the only criteria, however, for judging Beltran against Rice and Puckett. Awards and All-Star appearances need to be factored in as well. The 36-year-old still stacks up nicely, though his candidacy does take a bit of a hit here.
Beltran was the Rookie of the Year in 1999 and has three Gold Gloves and two top-ten MVP finishes to his credit. He has also made the All-Star team seven times and appears to be headed there again this season.
Puckett won one batting title and was the 1991 ALCS MVP. He also has six Gold Gloves, seven top-ten MVP finishes and 10 All-Star appearances. In addition, it needs to be noted that he was a big part of two championship teams.
Rice had eight All-Star appearances and seven top-ten MVP finishes, including winning the award in 1978. He was a good left fielder, though he never managed to win a Gold Glove.
Overall, Beltran certainly belongs in the conversation with these two fellow outfielders. When you consider that Puckett easily made the Hall-of-Fame and Rice probably should have as well, if he was nicer to the media in his playing days, then Beltran's candidacy looks strong.
Also helping his cause is something else he has accomplished, namely largely avoiding having his name tied to the steroid era. While he hasn't been completely immune, since he was questioned in the Tony Galea scandal in 2010, he is generally considered to not be someone who has taken performance-enhancing drugs.
Craig Biggio is another member of the steroid era who is also believed to have played clean. This reputation helped him in the most recent Hall-of-Fame voting in January. He was the leading vote-getter at 68.2 percent against a group of more accomplished candidates largely linked to steroids, including Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.
Based on his first-year success, Biggio should be headed to Cooperstown in the next year or two and his ability to rise above the steroid era appears to be a big reason why.
While Beltran has Hall of Fame credentials, he would make his candidacy a virtual no-brainer by putting up a few more solid seasons.
If he can get to 400 home runs, 1,500 RBIs, 2,500 hits and 1,500 runs scored, which are all reachable milestones, Beltran's only concern will be whether he'll don a Mets or Royals cap upon his entry.
If he can help the Cardinals win a World Series title or two before his career is over, however, a case could be made that the cap should have a redbird on it.
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Veronica Vizcaino and Gustavo Espinal will marry at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.Credit: Bess Adler/Metro
Their first date, Veronica Vizcaino and Gustavo Espinal met in Midtown, unsure what to do.
"We kind of just looked around and saw the Empire State Building and thought, 'Why not?'" said Espinal, 32.
The New York natives spent the night talking and laughing on the observatory, leaving just before closing time.
Less than five years later, the Queens couple will return to the iconic skyscraper on Valentine's Day for their wedding.
"We're very symbolic people and everything we do seems to have meaning," said Vizcaino, 29. "It's a full circle."
A public school teacher, Vizcaino originally hoped to afford a Long Island venue with a view of the building. But in November, she came across a video contest: the winners got a small ceremony at the Empire State Building and a private visit to the observatory.
Vizcaino showed her fiance the contest but they decided there wasn't enough time to enter. "I forgot about it," she said.
On Christmas Day, Espinal surprised Vizcaino. Wrapped with a new coat for their 8-month-old daughter Olivia was a small figurine of the Empire State Building and a note telling her they won.
Espinal, an art director at DirecTV, made the video in secret. His submission shows dozens of photos of the couple and their baby, ending with scenes from the Empire State Building where their "wonderfully unplanned journey" began.
"It will be something more for us," Vizcaino said of the wedding.
The couple, who live in Ridgewood, plan on having a "staycation" in the city in lieu of a honeymoon, which they hope to take in the next year.
Looking ahead, Espinal sees the perks of having their anniversary on Valentine's Day.
"It does help out a lot," he said. "For her it's nice cause she'll get one big gift."
For now, Vizcaino said she feels humbled by the upcoming nuptials.
"It gives us an opportunity to have a wedding that, financially, we would never be able to have," she said. "I can actually say I'm having a fairy tale wedding."
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One Day, two filipino's named Kanor And Juan are relaxing suddenly they saw a tree, Kanor Overloud His Voice And Said to Juan '' Pare, Tgnan mo ung puno na yon. Then Juan replied, "SAN ' TOL ?" Then That's Why It's Called SANtOL Tree. ANd That Was The Legend about the Santol !


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The Cape May-Lewes Ferry celebrates 50 years of service this year; fifty years moving passengers and vehicles across the Delaware Bay from Cape May, New Jersey to Lewes, Delaware. By my calculation that puts the start date at 1964. I started riding the ferry in 1965. I was thirteen.
I recall the 1964 ferry as a big boat; thick sheet metal, half-dollar sized rivets, layer upon layer of paint, rust, and a loud diesel engine that you felt in your toes and that shot a plume of black smoke into the summer sky (top picture). I loved it.
The highlight of a ferry ride back then besides the joy of being at almost-open sea was docking because I loved to watch the ship bump the telephone pole pilings, bend them back, and creeeeaaaak as the ship's metal bumper ground along the wood. Today, ferry-goers ride in tonier ships (color photo) and docking is smooth as silk since the old telephone poles have been replaced with neatly fitted pilings with plasticized cushions. And I'd guess ship docking is assisted by computers these days.
My most vivid memory of Cape May-Lewes ferry travel was a summer day in 1965 when my buddy Billy Velvel and I hitchhiked the five or so miles from our home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware to Lewes, boarded the Ferry for a quarter, and then hitchhiked from Cape May up the Jersey coast to Wildwood or Atlantic City or Ocean City, wherever the ride took us. On this particular adventure the hitchhiking failed us on our return to Cape May and that last ferry ride home. So we ran and ran, hitch-hiked and ran, all the while hoping and praying that we were not too late. There would be hell to pay with mom if we missed that ferry because a). mom didn't know we were in New Jersey, and b). she or dad would have to make the four hour drive around the bay to pick us up. Failure to make the return was certain death or worse. But we made it, barely, and I have never forgotten.
I get to the beach these days once or twice a year to visit family and to enjoy all that is enjoyable about the eastern shore. And more often than not, I stop by and visit the ferry and every couple of years I take the trip from Lewes to Cape May and back. I'm never, ever disappointed.
Except at the end because the trip is over, and because I still want to see and hear the old ship crash against the telephone pole pilings the way it used to.


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NVIDIA 180.22 Drivers Support OpenGL 3.0 and More
The NVIDIA proprietary drivers for Linux are now out of beta phase and into a stable version. The new generation includes a number of new features.
The newly supported graphics chips for NVIDIA include a few GeForce series 9 cards. Next to OpenGL 3.0, the drivers now offer a Video Decode and Presentation API for UNIX (VDPAU) that allows delegating video decoding and post-processing to the graphics card GPUs, a function especially welcome in the science field.
Developers will also be pleased with NVIDIA's integration of the Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) in version 2.1 (beta) to help in performance optimization. Glyph cache is activated by default to accelerate graphics rendering. The new NVIDIA also fixes numerous bugs related to a use of modified xorg.conf data and improved the driver stability, including support of the current Linux kernel.
Linux versions for testing of the NVIDIA 180.22 drivers are available for 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
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Old Linux Kernel Bug Discovered
The bug was introduced back in 2009 and has been lurking around all this time.
OpenSSH 7.5 Released
The new release deprecates the sshd_config UsePrivilegeSeparation option.
Ubuntu Touch Not Dead
Lives on as a community project
Dell Launches Five New Linux Systems
Five new systems join Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition that come with Ubuntu pre-installed.
Microsoft Takes Skype for Linux Out of Alpha
The Skype Linux client now has almost the same capabilities that it enjoys on other platforms.
CeBIT 2017 OpenStack Day
At CeBIT 2017, OpenStack Day will offer a wide range of lectures and discussions.
Munich Plans to Ditch Linux and Go Back to Windows
A major setback for the Linux desktop.
Linux Kernel 4.10 Comes with New Security Features
Improved support for GPU in virtualization.
OpenSUSE Site Hacked
News site for the openSUSE community falls victim to a Wordpress exploit.
LibreOffice Goes Online with 5.3 Release
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text: Hide the Enzos? Stefan Eriksson Goes FreeRay Wert1/21/08 6:44amFiled to: save the enzosFerrari EnzoEnzoFerrariLaw EnforcementStefan ErikssonSwedish mafia191EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The man who launched a thousand memes after crashing a Ferrari Enzo on the PCH that wasn't technically his — was just released from a California jail where he's spent the past two years on charges of embezzlement in November 2006, days after a jury had failed to agree a verdict on charges he had stolen two Ferrari Enzos and a top-end Mercedes-Benz. Stefan Eriksson, the former Gizmondo executive, who goes by other names including "Fat Steffe" (in Sweden), "Ferrari Steffen" (in the US) and "The Evil One Who Destroys Beautiful Things" (in Maranello, Modena Italy), was transferred to a detention facility outside of LA on December 13th as he awaits transport... ...to either Sweden or Germany, where his wife and daughter have their home. No word on whether he'll also receive his license back — but we're hoping he won't. We can't bear to see another Enzo bite the dust. Haven't we already been through enough? We mean, come on — we're still waiting to see Dietrich/Karney go to jail and don't even get us started on Eddie Griffin — we're still of the opinion there should be a death penalty for doing what he did. (Hat tip to JanTheMan!) [thelocal.se] Reply19 repliesLeave a reply


text: I actually used prosciutto and cheddar. I probably should have use ham because I thought these too rich. As I have stated on the other croissant recipes, I probably will not make these again. It was fun to try it and it was actually kind of exciting to have them turn out so nicely, but it is difficult for me to find the time to make a recipe that requires three days.


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DVD-Video format logo
Media type | Optical disc |
Capacity | Up to 8.5 GB (4 hours at typical bit rates) |
Standard | DVD Books, Part 3, DVD-Video Book (Book B), DVD Video Recording Book[1][2][3] |
Developed by | DVD Forum |
Usage | Video storage |
Extended from | DVD |
DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and as of 2003[update] is the dominant consumer video format in Asia, North America,[4] Europe, and Australia. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and an MPEG-2 decoder (e. g., a DVD player, or a computer DVD drive with a software DVD player). Commercial DVD movies are encoded using a combination MPEG-2 compressed video and audio of varying formats (often multi-channel formats as described below). Typically, the data rate for DVD movies ranges from 3 Mbit/s to 9.5 Mbit/s, and the bit rate is usually adaptive. It was first available in November 1996 in Japan.
The DVD-Video specification was created by DVD Forum and can be obtained from DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation for a fee of $5,000.[5][6] The specification is not publicly available and every subscriber must sign a non-disclosure agreement. Certain information in the DVD Book is proprietary and confidential.[5]
Video data[edit]
To record moving pictures, DVD-Video uses either H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2 compression at up to 9.8 Mbit/s (9,800 kbit/s) or MPEG-1 Part 2 compression at up to 1.856 Mbit/s (1,856 kbit/s). DVD-Video supports video with a bit depth of 8-bits per color YCbCr with 4 : 2 : 0 chroma subsampling.[7][8]
The following formats are allowed for H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2 video:[9]
- At a display rate of 25 frames per second, interlaced (commonly used in regions with 50 Hz image scanning frequency):
- 720 × 576 pixels (same resolution as D-1)
- 704 × 576 pixels
- 352 × 576 pixels (same as the China Video Disc standard)
- 352 × 288 pixels
- At a display rate of 29.97 frames per second, interlaced (commonly used in regions with 60 Hz image scanning frequency):
- 720 × 480 pixels (same resolution as D-1).
- 704 × 480 pixels
- 352 × 480 pixels (same as the China Video Disc standard).
- 352 × 240 pixels
The following formats are allowed for MPEG-1 video:
- 352 × 288 pixels at 25 frame/s, progressive (Same as the VCD Standard)
- 352 × 240 pixels at 29.97 frame/s, progressive (Same as the VCD Standard)
Video with 4:3 frame aspect ratio is supported in all video modes. Widescreen video is supported only in D-1 resolutions.
The MPEG-1 Part 2 format does not support interlaced video. The H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2 format supports both interlaced and progressive-scan content[clarification needed]. Content with a frame rate different from one of the rates shown above can be encoded to H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2 by using pulldown. This is most commonly used to encode 23.976 frame/s content for playback at 29.97 frame/s. Pulldown can be implemented directly while the disc is mastered, by actually encoding the data on the disc at 29.97 frames/s; however this practice is uncommon for most commercial film releases, which provide content optimized for display on progressive scan television sets.
Alternately, the content can be encoded on the disc itself at one of several alternate frame rates, and use flags that identify scanning type, field order and field repeating pattern. Such flags can be added in video stream by the H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2 encoder. A DVD player uses these flags to convert progressive content into interlaced video in real-time during playback, producing a signal suitable for interlaced TV sets. These flags also allow reproducing progressive content at their original, non-interlaced format when used with compatible DVD players and progressive-scan television sets.[10][11]
Audio data[edit]
The audio data on a DVD movie can be PCM, DTS, MPEG-1 Audio Layer II (MP2), or Dolby Digital (AC-3) format. In countries using the PAL system standard DVD-Video releases must contain at least one audio track using the PCM, MP2, or AC-3 format, and all standard PAL players must support all three of these formats. A similar standard exists in countries using the NTSC system, though with no requirement mandating the use of or support for the MP2 format. DTS audio is optional for all players, as DTS was not part of the initial draft standard and was added later; thus, many early players are unable to play DTS audio tracks. Only PCM and DTS support 96 kHz sampling rate. Because PCM, being uncompressed, requires a lot of bandwidth and DTS is not universally supported by players, 96 kHz sampling rate is rare for DVDs. The vast majority of commercial DVD-Video releases today employ AC-3 audio.[citation needed] The official allowed formats for the audio tracks on a DVD Video are:
- PCM: 48 kHz or 96 kHz sampling rate, 16 bit or 24 bit Linear PCM, 2 to 6 channels, up to 6,144 kbit/s; N. B. 16-bit 48 kHz 8 channel PCM is allowed by the DVD-Video specification but is not well-supported by authoring applications or players;
- AC-3: 48 kHz sampling rate, 1 to 5.1 (6) channels, up to 448 kbit/s;
- DTS: 48 kHz or 96 kHz sampling rate; channel layouts = 2.0, 2.1, 5.0, 5.1, 6.1; bitrates for 2.0 and 2.1 = 377.25 and 503.25 kbit/s, bitrates for 5.x and 6.1 = 754.5 and 1509.75 kbit/s;[12]
- MP2: 48 kHz sampling rate, 1 to 7.1 channels, up to 912 kbit/s.
DVDs can contain more than one channel of audio to go together with the video content, supporting a maximum of eight simultaneous audio tracks per video. This is most commonly used for different audio formats – DTS 5.1, AC-3 2.0 etc. – as well as for commentary and audio tracks in different languages.
Data rate[edit]
DVD-Video discs have a raw bitrate of 11.08 Mbit/s, with a 1.0 Mbit/s overhead, leaving a payload bitrate of 10.08 Mbit/s. Of this, up to 3.36 Mbit/s can be used for subtitles, a maximum of 10.08 Mbit/s can be split amongst audio and video, and a maximum of 9.80 Mbit/s can be used for video alone.[13] In the case of multiple angles the data is stored interleaved, and so there is a bitrate penalty leading to a max bitrate of 8 Mbit/s per angle to compensate for additional seek time. This limit is not cumulative, so each additional angle can still have up to 8 Mbit/s of bitrate available.
Professionally encoded videos average a bitrate of 4–5 Mbit/s with a maximum of 7–8 Mbit/s in high-action scenes. Encoding at less than the max bitrate (like this) is typically done to allow greater compatibility among players,[14] and to help prevent buffer underruns in the case of dirty or scratched discs
Aiming to improve picture quality over standard editions, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment offered "Superbit" – a premium line of DVD-Video titles having average bitrates closer to 6 Mbit/s. Audio quality was also improved by the mandatory inclusion of both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio tracks. Multiple languages, angles, and extra audio tracks were eliminated to free up more space for the main title and thereby to ensure the highest data rate possible. In January 2007 the Superbit line was discontinued.
Other features[edit]
Some DVD hardware or software players may play discs whose MPEG files do not conform to the above standards; commonly this is used to support discs authored with formats such as VCD and SVCD. While VCD and CVD video is supported by the DVD standard, neither SVCD video nor VCD, CVD, or SVCD audio is compatible with the DVD standard.
Some hardware players will also play DVD-ROMs or CD-ROMs containing "raw" MPEG video files; these are "unauthored" and lack the file and header structure that defines DVD-Video. Standard DVD-Video files contain extra information (such as the number of video tracks, chapters and links to extra features) that DVD players use to navigate the disc.
The maximum chapters allowed per title is 99 and the maximum titles allowed per DVD is 99.
File system[edit]
Almost all DVD-Video discs use the UDF bridge format, which is a combination of the DVD MicroUDF (a subset of UDF 1.02) and ISO 9660 file systems.[3][15][16] The UDF bridge format provides backwards compatibility for operating systems that support only ISO 9660.[15] Most DVD players read the UDF filesystem from a DVD-Video disc and ignore the ISO9660 filesystem.[17]
Directory and file structure[edit]
A DVD volume for the DVD-Video format has the following structure of directories and files:[18][19]
- AUDIO_TS directory: empty or not present on DVD-Video discs; contains files only on DVD Audio discs; it is also known as an Audio Title Sets directory; included on DVD-Video discs for compatibility reasons
- VIDEO_TS directory: stores all data for the DVD-Video; it is also known as a Video Title Sets directory. This directory is required to be present on a DVD-compliant disc.
- Video Manager (VMG) files:
- VIDEO_TS.IFO file: the Video Manager (VMG) information file – stores control and playback information for the entire DVD – e. g. the First Play PGC (Program Chain),[20] locations of all Video Title Sets (VTS), table of titles, number of volumes, domains for multiple languages and regional and parental control settings, information about subtitles, audio tracks, etc. This file is required to be present on a DVD-compliant disc.[21]
- VIDEO_TS.BUP file: the backup copy of the VIDEO_TS.IFO file. It is part of Video Manager (VMG).
- VIDEO_TS.VOB file: the first-play Video Object of the DVD-Video disc, usually a copyright notice or a menu. It is part of Video Manager (VMG). This file is not required to be present on a DVD-compliant disc.
- Video Title Set (VTS) files:
- VTS_01_0.IFO file: stores control and playback information for the Video Title Set 01 – e. g. information about chapters, subtitles and audio tracks. A "VTS_zz_0.IFO" file (where "zz" is from 01 to 99) is required to be present on each VTS.[22]
- VTS_01_0.BUP file: a backup copy of the VTS_01_0.IFO file. This file is required to be present on a DVD-compliant disc. It is part of Video Title Set (VTS).
- VTS_01_0.VOB file: Video Title Set 01, Video Object 0, contains the menu for this title. This file is not required to be present on a DVD-compliant disc.
- VTS_01_1.VOB file: Video Title Set 01, Video Object 1, contains the video for this title. At least one file "VTS_zz_1.VOB" is required in the VTS and each "VTS_zz_x". DVD-Video can contain up to 99 (1–99) titles with max 10 (0–9) VOB files each. The last possible VOB file is VTS_99_9.VOB.
- … etc.
IFO files store control and playback information – e. g. information about chapters, subtitles and audio tracks. They do not store any video or audio data or subtitles.
BUP files are only backups of the IFO files.
Data structures recorded on a DVD-compliant disc are components of one of the four data groups called domains:[23][24][25][26]
- First-play (FP) – First Play PGC located in the VIDEO_TS.IFO file
- Video Manager (VMG) – contains VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.BUP and VIDEO_TS.VOB
- Video Title Set (VTS) – contains "VTS_zz_x.IFO", "VTS_zz_x.BUP" and "VTS_zz_x.VOB" files (where "x" is from 1 to 9)
- Video Title Set Menu (VTSM) – uses "VTS_zz_0.VOB" files
Video, audio, subtitle and navigation streams are multiplexed and stored on a DVD-Video disc in the VOB container format (Video Object). VOB is based on the MPEG program stream format, but with additional limitations and specifications in the private streams.[27][28][29] The MPEG program stream has provisions for non-standard data (as AC-3, DTS, LPCM or subtitles used in VOB files) in the form of so-called private streams. VOB files are a very strict subset of the MPEG program stream standard. While all VOB files are MPEG program streams, not all MPEG program streams comply with the definition for a VOB file.[27]
DVD recorders can use DVD-VR or DVD+VR format instead of DVD-Video. DVD-VR format store multiplexed audiovisual content in VRO containers.[30][31] VRO file is an equivalent to a collection of DVD-Video VOB files.[32] Fragmented VRO files are not widely supported by hardware or software players and video editing software.[30] DVD+VR standard defines a logical format for DVD-Video compliant recording on optical discs and is commonly used on DVD+R/RW media.
DVD Video may also include up to 32 subtitle or subpicture tracks. Subtitles are usually intended as a visual help for the deaf and hearing impaired and for translating dialogs.
Subtitles can serve other purposes as well. For example, in the DVD release of Thirteen Days one of the subtitle tracks includes history notes, giving additional information timed to the events depicted in the film. In the release of For All Mankind subtitles display names of the NASA missions and names of the people shown on the screen. Shaun of the Dead also features trivia facts about the making of the film on its subtitles menu.
Subtitles are stored as bitmap images and therefore can contain messages in any language. Subtitles are restricted to four colors, including transparent "color", and thus tend to look cruder than permanent subtitles on film.[33] Transparency allows laying subtitles over the video during playback.[34] The subtitle tracks are contained within the VOB file of the DVD.
DVD Video may also contain closed captioning material which can only be viewed on a television set with a decoder.
Chapters and angles[edit]
DVD Video may contain chapters for easy navigation (and continuation of a partially watched film). If space permits, it is also possible to include several versions (called "angles") of certain scenes, though today this feature is mostly used – if at all – not to show different angles of the action, but as part of internationalization to, for example, show different language versions of images containing written text, if subtitles will not do (e. g., the Queen's spell book in Snow White, and the scrolling text in the openings of the Star Wars films). Multiple angles have found a niche in markets such as yoga, erotica and live performances.
Extra features[edit]
A significant selling point of DVD Video is that the storage capacity allows for a wide variety of extra, or bonus, features in addition to the feature film. These extra features can include audio commentary; documentary features, commonly about the making of the main title; interviews; deleted footage; outtakes; photo galleries; storyboards; isolated music scores; trivia text commentary; simple games; film shorts; TV spots; radio spots; theatrical trailers which were used to promote the main title; and teaser trailers advertising related movies or DVDs.
Extra features often provide entertainment or add depth and understanding to the film. Games, bloopers, and galleries provide entertainment. Deleted scenes and alternative endings allow the audience to view additional content which was not included in a theatrical release. Directors cuts allow the audience to see how the director envisioned the main title without the constraints which are placed on a theatrical release.
Other extras that can be included on DVDs are motion menus, still pictures, up to 32 selectable subtitles, seamless branching for multiple storylines, up to 9 camera angles, and DVD-ROM / data files that can be accessed on a computer.
Extra features require additional storage space, which often means encoding the main title with lower than possible data rate to fit both the main title and the extras on one disc. Lower data rate may decrease visual and sound quality, which manifests itself in various compression artifacts. To maintain quality the main title and the extras may be released on several discs, or the extras may be omitted completely like in the "Superbit" line of DVDs.
DVD-Video has four complementary systems designed to restrict the DVD user in various ways: Macrovision, Content Scramble System (CSS), region codes, and disabled user operations (UOPs). There are also anti-ripping techniques intended to foil ripping software.
Content Scramble System[edit]
Many DVD-Video titles use Content Scramble System (CSS) encryption, which is intended to discourage people from copying the disc. Usually, users need to install software provided on the DVD or downloaded from the Internet such as MPlayer, TotalMedia Theatre, PowerDVD, VLC or WinDVD to be able to view the disc in a computer system.
CSS does not make it difficult (any more) to copy the digital content now that a decoder (DeCSS) has been released, nor is it possible to distinguish between legal and illegal copies of a work, but CSS does restrict the playback software that may be used.
CSS has caused major problems for the inclusion of DVD players in any open source operating systems, since open source player implementations are not officially given access to the decryption keys or license to the patents involved in CSS. Proprietary software players were also difficult to find on some platforms. However, a successful effort has been made to write a decoder by reverse engineering, resulting in DeCSS. This has led to long-running legal battles and the arrest of some of those involved in creating or distributing the DeCSS code,[35][36] through the use of the controversial U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), on the grounds that such software could also be used to facilitate unauthorized copying of the data on the discs. The Videolan team, however, went on to make the libdvdcss library. Unlike DeCSS, libdvdcss can access a CSS-encrypted DVD without the need of a cracked key, thus enabling playback of such discs on opensource players without legal restraints (although DVD rippers using this library may still be subject to restrictions).
The DMCA currently affects only the United States, however many other countries are signatories to the similar WIPO Treaty. In some countries it is not illegal to use de-scrambling software to bypass the DVD restrictions. A number of software programs have since appeared on the Web to view DVDs on a number of different platforms.
Other measures such as anti-ripping, as well as U.S. and non-U.S. copyright law, may be used to prevent making unauthorized copies of DVDs. CSS decrypting software, or ripping software, such as DVD Decrypter, AnyDVD, MacTheRipper, and DVD Shrink allows a disc to be copied to hard disk unscrambled. Some DeCSS applications also remove Macrovision, region codes, and disabled user operations (UOPs).
After DeCSS ripping software became available, companies developed techniques to introduce errors in DVD-Video discs that do not normally affect playback and navigation of a disc, but can cause problems in software that attempts to copy the entire disc. These approaches, which are not part of the official DVD-Video specification, include Sony ARccOS Protection, Macrovision RipGuard, X-protect, ProtectDisc SecureBurn, Anaho,[37] Fortium, and others. All of these methods have been circumvented (as might have been expected, since all standard DVD players naturally circumvent them to play and navigate the discs normally). Riplock is a feature that reduces drive noise during playback but inadvertently reduces ripping speed[citation needed].
Disabled user operations[edit]
DVD-Video allows the disc to specify whether or not the user may perform any operation, such as selecting a menu, skipping chapters, forwarding or rewinding – essentially any function on the remote control. This is known as User Operation Prohibitions, or Prohibited User Operations (UOPs or PUOs). Most DVD players respect these commands (e. g., by preventing skipping or fast-forwarding through a copyright message or an advertisement at the beginning of a disc). However, grey market players ignore UOPs and some DVD "re-authoring" software packages allow the user to produce a copy without these restrictions. The legality of these activities varies by jurisdiction and is the subject of debate. (See fair use.)
Region codes[edit]
Each DVD-Video disc contains one or more region codes, denoting the area(s) of the world in which distribution and playback are intended. The commercial DVD player specification dictates that a player must only play discs that contain its region code. In theory, this allows the motion picture studios to control the various aspects of a release (including content, date and price) on a region-by-region basis, or ensure the success of "staggered" or delayed cinema releases from country to country. For example, the British movie 28 Days Later was released on DVD in Europe several months prior to the film's release in North American movie theaters. Regional coding kept the European DVD unplayable for most North American consumers, thereby ensuring that ticket sales would be relatively unaffected.
In practice, many DVD players allow playback of any disc, or can be modified to do so. Entirely independent of encryption, region coding pertains to regional lockout, which originated in the video game industry.
From a worldwide perspective regional coding may be seen as a failure.[38] A huge percentage of players outside of North America can be easily modified (and are even sold pre-modified by mainstream stores such as Amazon.co.uk) to ignore the regional codes on a disc. This, coupled with the fact that almost all televisions in Europe and Australasia are capable of displaying NTSC video (at the very least, in black and white), means that consumers in these regions have a huge choice of discs. Contrary to popular belief, this practice is not illegal and in some countries that strongly support free trade it is encouraged.
A normal DVD player can only play region-coded discs designated for the player's own particular region. However, a code-free or region-free DVD player is capable of playing DVDs from any of the six regions around the world.
The CSS license prohibits manufacturing of DVD players that are not set to a single region by default. While the same license prohibits manufacturers from including prominent interfaces to change the region setting it does not clearly prevent them from including "hidden" menus that enable the player's region to be changed; as such, many high-end models in the U.S. include password-protected or otherwise hidden methods to enable multi-region playback. Conversely in the UK and Ireland many cheap DVD players are multi-region while more expensive systems, including the majority of home cinema systems, are preset to play only region 2 discs.
In China, DVD-Videos for television series are usually released in MPEG-1 video, with MP2 audio. By forgoing Dolby standards, manufacturers cut costs considerably; encoding in lower bit-rates also allows a TV series to be squeezed onto fewer discs. There is no region coding in such cases.
There are also two additional region codes, region 7, which is reserved, and region 8, which is used exclusively for passenger transport such as airlines and cruise ships.
Programming interface[edit]
A virtual machine implemented by the DVD player runs bytecode contained on the DVD. This is used to control playback and display special effects on the menus. The instruction set is called the Virtual Machine (VM) DVD command set. There are 16 general parameter registers (GPRM) to hold temporary values and 24 system parameters (SPRM). As a result of a moderately flexible programming interface, DVD players can be used to play games, such as the DVD re-release of Dragon's Lair, along with more sophisticated and advanced games such as Scene It, all of which can be run on standard DVD players.
Players and recorders[edit]
Modern DVD recorders often support additional formats, including DVD+/-R/RW, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, SVCD, JPEG, PNG, SVG, KAR and MPEG-4 (DivX/Xvid).[39] Some also include USB ports or flash memory readers. Player prices range from as low as US$ 20 (GB£ 10)[citation needed] to as high as US$2,700 (GB£1,350).[citation needed]
DVD drives for computers usually come with one of two kinds of Regional Playback Control (RPC), either RPC-1 or RPC-2. This is used to enforce the publisher's restrictions on what regions of the world the DVD can be played. (See Regional lockout and DVD region codes.) While Open source software DVD players allow everything, commercial ones (both standalone models and software players) come further encumbered with restrictions forbidding the viewer from skipping (or in some cases fast-forwarding) certain content such as copyright warnings or advertisements. (See User operation prohibition.)
Video game systems with DVD-Video playback functionality include: Panasonic Q, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii (with an unsupported hack),[40] Xbox (additional remote required), Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Competitors and successors[edit]
In April 2000, Sonic Solutions and Ravisent announced hDVD, a high-definition extension to DVD.[41] However hDVD failed to gain much popularity.
On November 18, 2003, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported the final standard of the Chinese government-sponsored Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD) which is another extension of standard DVD.[42] Shortly thereafter the development of the format was halted by a licensing dispute between Chinese companies and On2 Technologies, but on December 6, 2006, 20 Chinese electronic firms unveiled 54 prototype EVD players and announced their intention for the format to completely replace DVDs in China by 2008.[43] However, due to a lack of sales, support for EVD has recently[when?] been dropped by the Xinhua Bookstore in Wuhan, which was a major supporter of the format.
Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD[edit]
Two competing high-definition (HD) optical-disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray, were introduced in 2006. The HD DVD format, promoted by Toshiba, had the backing by the DVD Forum, which voted to make it the official successor to DVD. Opposing HD DVD was the Blu-ray format, led by the Blu-ray Disc Association, which shares many members with the DVD forum.
With HD DVD launched in March 2006 and Blu-ray launched in June of the same year, a format war started. Industry analysts likened the situation to the VHS/Betamax format war of the 1980s. At the time of their launch, consumer awareness of either high-definition format was severely limited, with the end result that most consumers avoided both formats, already content with DVD. In February 2008, Toshiba capitulated, citing low demand for HD DVD and the faster growth of Blu-ray, among other reasons.[44] Toshiba ended production of their HD DVD players and discontinued promotion of the format, while the HD DVD movie release schedule concluded by June 2008.
After HD DVD was discontinued, Blu-ray became the de facto high-definition optical disc format. However, sales figures suggest that DVD is in no immediate danger of disappearing. All standard DVDs will play on existing Blu-ray players, making the switch to Blu-ray much easier than the switch from VHS to DVD. Moreover, some labels are cutting back on Blu-ray Disc releases in favor of DVD-Video, claiming that low sales do not justify the more expensive Blu-ray Disc format.[45] In addition, a growing number of hardware vendors are enhancing their Blu-ray players with Internet connectivity for subscription-based video downloads.
China Blue High-definition Disc (CBHD) was introduced in September 2007. This format is based on HD DVD. While the Blu-ray format is marketed internationally, CBHDs have sold significantly in the Chinese market.
See also[edit]
- Comparison of video player software
- DVD authoring
- List of DVD authoring applications
- Superbit
- VR mode
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Knowing what stocks are held by top hedge fund managers is a useful source of investment ideas and an important risk factor for individual investors to consider.
But the data is dated, limited and can be misleading, so investors shouldn't rely on it too much.
Will world events stoke U.S. inflation?
Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel reports that recent events in Japan and the Middle East could boost inflation in the U.S.
"There is indeed weak — but profitable — information in the holdings data," said Ted Aronson, founder of investment firm Aronson+Johnson+Ortiz. "As with most stock market information, it is noisy and sloppy, but there is insight to be gleaned."
Yet even with $20 billion in assets and 38 employees, AJO struggles to gather profitable information from hedge fund holdings, so there's "not much left for the 'great unwashed,'" Aronson noted.
Starting point
Despite the limited benefit of such efforts, some of the biggest firms on Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS 158.26, +0.29, +0.19%) , Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAC 13.34, +0.01, +0.08%) and Credit Suisse Group AG (CS 42.30, -0.86, -1.99%) expend substantial energy tracking hedge fund holdings.
That's because the hedge fund industry is an influential part of the market. Assets under management are almost $2 trillion, up from $539 billion in 2001, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc.
That amount of money can move markets, so big brokerage firms keep tabs on the top players and what they may be thinking.
Hedge funds often trade a lot too, so they're an important source of brokerage commissions. That gives them access to some of the best investment ideas Wall Street generates.
For other investors, tracking hedge fund holdings may be a good way to start investigating such valuable ideas.
"It's not a bad starting point," said Vladimir Belinsky of Hermitage Advisors Ltd., which advises wealthy people on investments including hedge funds. "If you have 10 top hedge funds owning the same position, it's got to tell you something. You're benefitting from all the work and research these firms have done."
Goldman's VIP list
Goldman started tracking hedge fund holdings in 2006, at the height of the hedge fund boom. Analysts at the firm currently track almost 700 hedge funds with gross equity assets of $1.2 trillion.
They compile a Hedge Fund Very Important Position, or VIP, list each quarter — a basket of the 50 U.S. stocks appearing most frequently among the top 10 holdings of long/short equity hedge funds.
Of all the hedge funds tracked by Goldman, its Very Important Positions, or VIPs, are a basket of the
50 U.S. stocks appearing most frequently among the top 10 holdings of long/short equity funds.
Apple | 79 |
Citigroup | 49 |
Microsoft | 48 |
J.P. Morgan Chase | 47 |
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Pfizer | 40 |
General Motors | 35 |
LyondellBasell | 29 |
Alcon | 28 |
CIT Group | 25 |
Hewlett-Packard | 24 |
Potash Corp. | 24 |
Qualcomm | 23 |
Chemtura | 21 |
Exxon Mobil | 21 |
Airgas | 20 |
CVS Caremark | 20 |
Amazon.com | 19 |
Anadarko Petroleum | 19 |
Bank Of America | 17 |
Charter Communications | 17 |
Ford | 17 |
WellPoint | 17 |
Cisco Systems | 16 |
Johnson & Johnson | 16 |
Oracle | 16 |
Wells Fargo | 16 |
Baidu | 15 |
Lear | 15 |
Newmont Mining | 15 |
Williams | 15 |
Barrick Gold | 14 |
Freeport-McMoRan | 14 |
Liberty Media Capital Group | 14 |
Schlumberger | 14 |
Wal-Mart | 14 |
ConocoPhillips | 13 |
Cognizant | 13 |
Liberty Media Starz Group | 13 |
Las Vegas Sands | 13 |
NetApp | 13 |
Plains Exploration | 13 |
Viacom | 13 |
Coca-Cola | 12 |
DirecTV | 12 |
Express Scripts | 12 |
Halliburton | 12 |
Intel | 12 |
Comcast | 11 |
The top five stocks at the end of 2010 were Apple Inc.(AAPL 352.18, +0.64, +0.18%) , Citigroup Inc. (C 4.45, -0.01, -0.22%) , Microsoft Corp. (MSFT 25.62, -0.19, -0.74%) , J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.(JPM 45.86, +0.13, +0.28%) and Google Inc. (GOOG 579.87, +0.13, +0.02%)
This group of 50 stocks, reconstituted quarterly, has outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index(SPX 1,314, +4.14, +0.32%) by 0.75% in every quarter since 2001, with less volatility, Goldman said in a Feb. 18 research note.
Goldman's clients — institutions, wealthy investors and corporations — get this research. The firm doesn't have a retail brokerage business.
However, individual investors can track hedge fund holdings through Securities and Exchange Commission filings known as 13-Fs.
Major investment firms have to disclose their U.S. equity holdings on this form 45 days after the end of each quarter. So positions at the end of 2010 were made public in mid-February.
The lists of U.S. stock holdings should be compared to the same disclosures from previous quarters to see how hedge funds have changed positions.
There are also several online services dedicated to tracking hedge fund holdings.
BarclayHedge, which has been tracking hedge fund performance since the 1980s, is set to unveil a new service that lets subscribers monitor managers' positions.
"It gives you a chance to look under the hood," BarclayHedge President Sol Waksman said.
However, even Waksman stressed that such data isn't "the be all and end all" for investors.
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One drawback of this information is that it excludes short positions, or negative bets, that hedge fund managers use to protect, or hedge, their portfolios against losses.
Investment firms also don't have to disclose derivative positions, like options, swaps and futures, in 13-Fs.
A hedge fund may disclose a big holding in a particular stock, but that position may be hedged by a large short position, or a derivative that limits exposure.
"You have to be careful not to read too much into it because you may not be seeing the whole trade," said Charles Gradante of Hennessee Group, a hedge fund industry consulting firm.
Hedge funds are sometimes "boxed," which means they hold a long position that's offset completely by a short trade of equal size, Gradante explained. Managers use this technique to protect against losses when the market is under a lot of stress — for instance, when equities slumped in the wake of the March 11 earthquake in Japan.
"Once the risk is past, a manager can cover the short by buying back the shares, then ride the stock back up with their long position," Gradante said. This trading strategy isn't captured in 13-Fs, he noted.
Indeed, hedge funds are thought to outperform mutual funds mainly because they can short stocks. If investors just look at long positions of hedge funds they may be missing the most-valuable part of managers' efforts, Gradante added.
Investment firms also don't have to disclose overseas stock holdings.
The information is also 45 days old by the time its disclosed. For hedge funds that trade frequently, combing their 13-F is of limited use.
Another problem is that stocks heavily held by hedge funds can fall more at times of extreme market stress.
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Fonte: MarketWatch


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