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Rondo: Celtics Not Done Yet
Marc Spears was able to catch up with Rajon Rondo recently and the Celtics leader had some strong words for people writing the Celtics obituary. Here are some of Rondo's quotes on various topics:You can read the entire article over on yahoo sports. Of course no interview pertaining to the 2010/2011 Celtics would be complete without a question on the loss of Perkins. Rondo says, " It shouldn't have affected us the way it affected us." I think it's safe to infer he's including himself in "us" as Rondo's performance went down after the trade. New year coming up though, and I think we can expect the Rondo we saw in the 2009 and 2010 playoffs, as well at the beginning of last season.
"They said we were done two years ago," Rondo said. "We could care less about that. We could care less about people saying we are done."
"Doc's proven with the players that we have that he will have a winning record," Rondo said. "But most of all, he's never going to settle. We always want to win a championship. That's the only goal we have as a team and that's his mindset.
"When you talk to him, he believes we have the talent and the ability to win a championship. That's our standard. He holds us accountable."
"I'd like to play with Baby," Rondo said. "But Baby is going to do what's best for Baby."
After the jump, a pic of Rondo "chillin" that he posted on his facebook last night.


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Print version ISSN 0258-5200
CILLIERS, Frans and GREYVENSTEIN, Henk. The impact of silo mentality on team identity: an organisational case study. SA j. ind. Psychol. [online]. 2012, vol.38, n.2, pp.75-84. ISSN 2071-0763.
ORIENTATION: Organisational silos do not only refer to conscious structures, but also to an unconscious state of mind and mentality that takes on a life of its own. Silos result in the splitting of organisational artefacts and relationships, and impact negatively on relationship forming between individuals and within teams. RESEARCH PURPOSE: The purpose of this research was to describe how the silo mentality impacts on team identity. MOTIVATION FOR THE STUDY: During a recent organisational consultation the researchers realised that a so-called silo phenomenon had much more unexplained unconscious behaviour than was traditionally realised in terms of organisational development. It is hoped that findings from this qualitative study could give consultants entry into what happens below the surface in the silos' unconscious. RESEARCH DESIGN, APPROACH AND METHOD: A qualitative and descriptive research design using a case study strategy was used. Data gathering consisted of 25 narrative interviews. Using discourse analysis four themes manifested, integrated into four working hypotheses and a research hypothesis. Trustworthiness and ethical standards were ensured. MAIN FINDINGS: Themes that emerged were the physical environment and structure, intragroup relations, experiences of management, and intergroup relations. PRACTICAL/MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS: Consulting on silo behaviour as physical structures only may not be successful in changing organisational behaviour. The silo resembles an iceberg -the largest part is below the surface. CONTRIBUTION/VALUE-ADD: The findings evidenced silo behaviour to be an unconscious phenomenon influencing team identity negatively. Consultants are urged to study these manifestations towards understanding silos and their effect on team identity better.

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22 March 2011
new reason for removal of col. gaddafi: he spoke of israel's involvement in the jfk assassination
someone found this video which was added to youtube on 20 july 2010 in which in a part of his 11 june 2008 speech, col. gaddafi speaks to the israeli involvement in the jfk assassination and are speculating that this is the real reason that gaddafi must go.
speculation of the israeli involvement in the kennedy assassination is nothing new. col. gaddafi also mentioned it in his 23 september 2009 address to the united nations.
this meme might have had some credibility if it wasnt already reported that col. gaddafi himself is a jew.
the likely reason for the military strikes on libya is to weaken or take out the revolutionaries in order to allow gaddafi to remain in power or to buy time in case he is "killed" or forced to flee the country until a new israeli puppet can be selected to run libya.
far more interesting is col. gaddafi's remarks about president obama such as
"along came a black citizen of kenyan african origins, a muslim, who had studied in an islamic school in indonesia. his name is obama and the people in the arabic and islamic world and in africa applauded this man.col. gaddafi seems to be attempting to reinforce the belief that president obama was born in africa and that he is a muslim. this is just another stupid trick.
they welcomed him and prayed for him and for his success, and they may have even been involved in legitimate contribution campaigns to enable him to win the american presidency.
but we were taken by surprise when our african, kenyan brother, who is an american national made statements that shocked all his supporters in the arab world."
by now, common sense and even mediocre powers of observation should lead anyone to conclude that president obama is not a muslim (that's not to say that he is a christian either) and that anyone who is promoting that belief is either a liar or a paid agent
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August 16, 2006
Google Music Trends
I mentioned last month about an new feature that shows the song you're listening to as a status in Google Talk.
Now that Google Talk 184.108.40.206 is available to public, Google thought it's a good idea to use the songs listened by GTalk users for a new service: Google Music Trends. Every week, you'll see the most popular 20 songs by genre and by country. Currently, only US is an option in the country list.
The service is integrated with Google's music search, so if you click on the artist name you'll find the latest albums and other related information.
The new service is opt-in, so you need to enable it in Google Talk. Go to Settings / Audio and check "Share music listening history with Google Music Trends".
Another interesting side effect is that all the songs played will be included in the Search History, so you can see what you listened last week or how many times you listened to U2. Of course, to record that information, you need to use Google Talk and show the current music track in the status.
A similar ranking can be seen on last.fm, the site that uses plug-ins for music players to send information about the listened songs. The site also shows artist charts, top tracks for an artist and much more. But remember that popularity isn't a measure of value.
Search history trends
Google Trends
Google Video Ranking
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- AnonymousAugust 17, 2006 at 6:10 AM
How can they track the music we are listening to ? They don't specify any MP3 player GTalk is compatible with ... Does it mean they can track all of them, may be by looking at the file-system level which files are read ?ReplyDelete
They support Winamp, Windows Media Player, iTunes, Yahoo Music.ReplyDelete
How can they track the music we are listening to? Each player has an API you can use to get information like the current song. For another great example of API usage, see Foxytunes, a Firefox extension that allows you to control your favorite media players from the browser.
I get a 404 not found when accessing the URL http://www.google.com/trends/music/ReplyDelete
Is this oportunity only for US citisense or something?
This comment has been removed by the author.ReplyDelete
Google Music Trends is no longer available.ReplyDelete
<< Dear Music Trends followers,
We're sad to have to report that Google Music Trends is being deactivated.
The project has been run as a volunteer effort, and this could only last so long.
Thanks to all for your input, hope we'll meet again!
-- the Google Music Trendsters >>
not fair.ReplyDelete
NOT fair.
anyway, I google talk can STILL display the music you're listening too....
aye! why the heck! i'll volunteer for keeping it running. . . think.. it could give a tough competition to the Billboard top 10.. seriously.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 5, 2010 at 1:01 PM
Well,I use foobar to listening to music. but i can not see what i am listening to on google talk, as this does not support foobar apparently. Any suggestions?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 26, 2011 at 12:35 PM
No point, it doesn't exist anymore. Just use last.fm they have a free service that's significantly more fully featured than music trends ever wasReplyDelete


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Plus–Benelli's M2 Workhorse, our choice for this game! Watch a helmet-cam video of 3-gun action right now!
When I shot IPSC back in the late 1990s (and ugh, nothing like remarking on something almost 15 years ago to make a girl feel old), three-gun matches were just kind of something the local match coordinators would throw in once a year or that you'd see at big Area shoots or Nationals. Today, this is a sport all its own, a remarkable feat in a day of been-there-done-that.
Why so popular? Well, I think it has a lot to do with why I chose sporting clays over the routine of skeet and trap, and why IPSC and other action handgun sports pick up where NRA-sanctioned bull's-eye leaves off—i.e., there's never a dull moment, and you never shoot the same thing twice. Now three-gun—whew-WEE! that's a lot of shooting! And not only is this sport an ammo-factory full of fun, I believe it's really making shooters better rounded. You can't just be good with a souped-up Colt .45, and you can't just be king of the long-range with your AR-15. You must be disciplined across the spectrum, and you really have to know how to deal absolutely effectively with myriad situations: dropped mags, jammed chambers, stuck bolts, fluff loads, tight shooting quarters, prone shooting, sitting shooting, one-handed shooting, run-and-gun, targets that almost fall down, targets that refuse to go down. The list goes on forever, but no doubt about it, this, this, is shooting excitement.
Not only is the shooting itself spectacular, so, too, is the specialization and customization of the guns to meet the demands of this sport. One of the best examples out there is Benelli's ultimate 3-gun M2 shotgun straight out of its Performance Shop and a result of a joint effort with Briley Manufacturing. Benelli debuted this super-slick scattergun at the recent 2011 AR15.com 3-Gun Pro Am Championship held at the Rockcastle Shooting Center near Park City, Kentucky. Designed specifically for winning times and scores in this fast-paced competition, this custom M2 is likely to be the gun serious match competitors are going to be ordering en masse.
Benelli describes its standard M2 as the "workhorse" model, in its vast lineup of shotguns. And, indeed it is, thanks to the company's trademarked Inertia-Driven recoil system. Gas-operated semi-autos are perfectly serviceable, provided they're kept relatively clean. I remember taking one of my favorite gas-operated semi-auto shotguns on a duck hunt and writer's junket in Colorado. After two days of shooting—and no real time or place to do a strip-down cleanup overnight—the third day brought plummeting temps, and my gun became a single shot, thanks to the cold freezing up the gunk and residue from all the shooting over the previous days. I still love that gun, but gotta keep it clean, and given the number of ducks that flew by me on that cold November day while I was shucking my carrier back and forth, I rather wish I'd had a Benelli in my hands.
The Inertia-Driven concept is simple: use the energy of the recoil to cycle the action. This eliminates the residues inherent with gas actions. Too, some gas operated shotguns can be finicky over the range of shotshell loads, but the Benelli cycles everything from a 1-oz. 2 3/4-inch 12-gauge load through the entire spectrum of 3-inch 12-gauge chamberings. Now, wrap all that science into a three-gun match-specific model, complete with fully adjustable ghost ring sights, optional pistol grip, and an optional Comfortech stock that can reduce felt recoil by nearly 50% (and for those of you shooting heavier loads in speed matches, this can make or break your game, by allowing you to get back on target faster after each shot), and you won't wonder why Benelli is a leading contributor to this shooting trend.
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This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows northern mid-latitudes on Ceres, including a small impact crater surrounded by bright material.
Dawn took this image on Oct. 18, 2015, from an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). It has a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel.
The Dawn mission to Vesta and Ceres is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington D.C. UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science.
The Dawn framing cameras have been developed and built under the leadership of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, with significant contributions by DLR German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, and in coordination with the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering, Braunschweig. The framing camera project is funded by the Max Planck Society, DLR, and NASA/JPL.
More information about Dawn is online at http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov.
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What we're about
The group was launched in 2007 and its purpose is to provide a forum for friendly Brits to meet after leaving the UK for Australia and Sydney, whether temporarily or for the longer term. Of course you do not have to be a Brit, anyone with an interest in Britain and its culture are very welcome to join as well. Perhaps your relatively new to Sydney and finding it a bit disorientating as you attempt to settle in, or you wish to expand your circle of friends or just seek to chat or exchange ideas with other Brits. Many of us know how you feel. If so please join the group and also try to come along to some of the future meet-ups.


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Prison Chaplaincy Guidelines for Zen Buddhism
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|Prisoner denied access to book on Zen Buddhism
at Gowanda Correctional Facility, New York State, USA
|New York State, Reverses Gowanda Correctional Facility book ban!
Prison Chaplaincy Guidelines for Zen Buddhism: A Sourcebook for Prison Chaplains, Administrators, and Security Personnel is intended to provide valid information to prisoners, correctional and judicial professionals about the practices of Zen Buddhism in prisons and jails. Zen is one of many schools in the Buddhist traditions; it is not the only one. The information presented here is primarialy about Zen but can serve to illustrate, in a general sense, Buddhist practice in prison. The example of liturgy and descriptions of monastic practices contained herein, however, are representative of a Rinzai Zen Buddhist sect and do not necessarily mirror those of other Buddhist sects.
Terms used throughout this book originated in the Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese, and Japanese languages. No attempt has been made to provide in-depth definitions of these terms other than their usage relative to this text. Buddhism is growing at a phenomenal rate in American prisons, and this trend can be expected to continue for the foreseeable future. We trust this book will help to foster the ability of prisoners to engage in contemplative spiritual practice while incarcerated. We welcome comments and feedback from correctional professionals about their experience with Buddhist prisoners. The Engaged Zen Foundation is happy to provide assistance to correctional departments and prisoners on a case-by-case basis.
Paperback: 88 pages
Zen Karmics
Zen Karmics was designed to impart useful instruction in meditative practice for prisoners in a culturally relevant manner, accessible to those who might be poorly educated or illiterate. The illustration to the right is a panel from a Zen Karmics installment. We are grateful to Duncan Eagleson for his art work in Zen Karmics.
Gateway Journal
Gateway Journal magazine was created in response to the enormous volume of mail we receive from prisoners nationwide inquiring about meditative training. We published five issues which are available here on line. Due to funding and staff shortages we have had to discontinue publication.
Gateway offered advice on practice and features articles for prisoners by teachers of various traditions. Articles by Buddhist prisoners were a regular feature. An installment of Zen Karmics appeared in each issue. Gateway Journal was free to prisoners. The needs and concerns of prisoners were addressed in a letters to the editor section. Issues of prisoner religious rights and legal commentary were presented. Assistance in establishing prison practice communities and networking to provide volunteer support for them took place through the pages of Gateway.
The Journal presented a variety of styles of written material, helping us in communication with a wide audience. We introduced the first Zen Karmic project installment in the premier issue of Gateway (Summer 1995.)


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Tech at Night: Broadcasters are some of the worst rent seekers in DC. USPS picking winners and losers.
The longer you look at regulatory policy in this country, the more you run into special interests looking out for their own personal payoffs. But seriously, I feel like terrestrial broadcasters are the worst of all when it comes to acting entitled. Waah waah we're big fat socialists and we don't want to have to pay the people who made the stuff we're broadcasting. Meanwhile, Waah waah we want to restrict competition amongst ourselves to retransmit our broadcasts on cable.
Virtually every company, every industry I write about in this space goes around lobbying in DC for some advantage. But nobody gets so many special protections and is so rabid in protecting them at any cost, as terrestrial broadcasters. At some point, small government folks are going to have to smash this racket.
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
...I think it is a good and simple idea, in the end we can purge all articles not 0810....
And destroy all of LinuxMCE's history? I don't think so.
Quote from: Zaerc on April 28, 2010, 05:47:11 pmAnd destroy all of LinuxMCE's history? I don't think so.I was not really serious on that
I actually suggested this a while back (and created the categories) but to no avail. I also suggested that we add a header to each page (maybe a table) that would act as a version compatability / relevance matrix, again no take up (It should be possible to to a mass modification to put an empty matrix at the top ov every page on the wiki, with an "unknown" status for every version. That way, s soon as someone visits a page with knowledge of its relevance, they can simply modify the matrix. This would have the effect of not only making the pages consistent, but also reminding folks to do this.)One of the most frustrating things about the wiki is that it's hard to know if information is current / relevant. Even the last edited date doesn't neccessarily help! All these ideas are good ones for solving the problem, but only if there is "buy in" from everyone. Even a "Works with 810" logo on pages would be an improvement!
Weirdbeard65, work it out and let's make a sticky in the forum so these guidelines are known.


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"Looking Ahead" is an inspirational piece designed to make the listener feel like there's something new and exciting just around the next bend. I consists of a modern rhythm section fuzed with electronic elements. It feels fresh, alive, and contemporary.
All sounds used in this track come from premium sample libraries, including Native Instruments Komplete 9 Ultimate, LA Scoring Strings 2.5, and East West. Mixed and mastered to commercial standards, this piece is sure to bring your professional media production to life.
This track has been divided into easily loopable sections, as well as a 3:00 version for your convenience. They are as follows:
Looking Ahead (Whole Song): 3:32 Looking Ahead (3 min): 3:00 Looking Ahead (Part A Loop): 0:52 Looking Ahead (Part B Loop): 0:20
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Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Registered company address:
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Porscheplatz 1
D-70435 Stuttgart
Tel: (+49) 0711 911-0
Represented by the board:
Oliver Blume
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Michael Steiner
Commercial register at the local court of Stuttgart, HRB-Nr. 730623
VAT number: DE 147 799 625
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Porsche, the Porsche marque, 911, Spyder, Carrera, Targa, Boxster, Cayman, Cayenne, Panamera, Tiptronic and Tequipment are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
The models illustrated show equipment for the Federal Republic of Germany. For example they also include special equipment which is not supplied as standard and is only obtainable for an additional charge. Not all models are available in every country as there may be regulations and orders which are country-specific. Please obtain information about the models available through your Porsche dealer or importer.
We reserve the right to change design, equipment and delivery specifications as well as vary colours.
Please fit only genuine Porsche parts, available from your Porsche dealer. Your Porsche partner has full information on the approved range of parts and will be glad to help.
Porsche accepts liability for Porsche approved parts, but cannot accept liability for damage caused by other spare parts or accessories.
Even in cases where a vendor of accessories or parts has obtained type approval, the safety of your car can be impaired. Given the wide range of products on the accessories market, Porsche is not in a position to check such parts.
Please also note that fitting parts which have not been approved by Porsche may affect your car's warranty.
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MARC::File::XML - Work with MARC data encoded as XML
## Loading with USE options
use MARC::File::XML ( BinaryEncoding => 'utf8', RecordFormat => 'UNIMARC' );
## Setting the record format without USE options
## reading with MARC::Batch
my $batch = MARC::Batch->new( 'XML', $filename );
my $record = $batch->next();
## or reading with MARC::File::XML explicitly
my $file = MARC::File::XML->in( $filename );
my $record = $file->next();
## serialize a single MARC::Record object as XML
print $record->as_xml();
## write a bunch of records to a file
my $file = MARC::File::XML->out( 'myfile.xml' );
$file->write( $record1 );
$file->write( $record2 );
$file->write( $record3 );
## instead of writing to disk, get the xml directly
my $xml = join( "\n",
MARC::File::XML::record( $record1 ),
MARC::File::XML::record( $record2 ),
The MARC-XML distribution is an extension to the MARC-Record distribution for working with MARC21 data that is encoded as XML. The XML encoding used is the MARC21slim schema supplied by the Library of Congress. More information may be obtained here: http://www.loc.gov/standards/marcxml/
You must have MARC::Record installed to use MARC::File::XML. In fact once you install the MARC-XML distribution you will most likely not use it directly, but will have an additional file format available to you when you use MARC::Batch.
This version of MARC-XML supersedes an the versions ending with 0.25 which were used with the MARC.pm framework. MARC-XML now uses MARC::Record exclusively.
If you have any questions or would like to contribute to this module please sign on to the perl4lib list. More information about perl4lib is available at http://perl4lib.perl.org.
When you use MARC::File::XML your MARC::Record objects will have two new additional methods available to them:
Sets or returns the default record format used by MARC::File::XML. Valid formats are MARC21, USMARC, UNIMARC and UNIMARCAUTH.
Returns a MARC::Record object serialized in XML. You can pass an optional format parameter to tell MARC::File::XML what type of record (USMARC, UNIMARC, UNIMARCAUTH) you are serializing.
print $record->as_xml([$format]);
Returns a MARC::Record object serialized in XML without a collection wrapper. You can pass an optional format parameter to tell MARC::File::XML what type of record (USMARC, UNIMARC, UNIMARCAUTH) you are serializing.
print $record->as_xml_record('UNIMARC');
If you have a chunk of XML and you want a record object for it you can use this method to generate a MARC::Record object. You can pass an optional encoding parameter to specify which encoding (UTF-8 or MARC-8) you would like the resulting record to be in. You can also pass a format parameter to specify the source record type, such as UNIMARC, UNIMARCAUTH, USMARC or MARC21.
my $record = MARC::Record->new_from_xml( $xml, $encoding, $format );
Note: only works for single record XML chunks.
If you want to write records as XML to a file you can use out() with write() to serialize more than one record as XML.
A constructor for creating a MARC::File::XML object that can write XML to a file. You must pass in the name of a file to write XML to. If the $encoding parameter or the DefaultEncoding (see above) is set to UTF-8 then the binmode of the output file will be set appropriately.
my $file = MARC::File::XML->out( $filename [, $encoding] );
Used in tandem with out() to write records to a file.
my $file = MARC::File::XML->out( $filename );
$file->write( $record1 );
$file->write( $record2 );
When writing records to disk the filehandle is automatically closed when you the MARC::File::XML object goes out of scope. If you want to close it explicitly use the close() method.
If you want to generate batches of records as XML, but don't want to write to disk you'll have to use header(), record() and footer() to generate the different portions.
$xml = join( "\n",
MARC::File::XML::record( $record1 ),
MARC::File::XML::record( $record2 ),
MARC::File::XML::record( $record3 ),
Returns a string of XML to use as the header to your XML file.
Returns a string of XML to use at the end of your XML file.
Returns a chunk of XML suitable for placement between the header and the footer.
You probably don't ever want to call this method directly. If you do you should pass in a chunk of XML as the argument.
It is normally invoked by a call to next(), see MARC::Batch or MARC::File.
Pass a XML::LibXML parser to MARC::File::XML for it to use. This is optional, meant for use by applications that maintain a shared parser object or which require that external entities be processed. Note that the latter is a potential security risk; see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing.
You probably want to use the as_xml() method on your MARC::Record object instead of calling this directly. But if you want to you just need to pass in the MARC::Record object you wish to encode as XML, and you will be returned the XML as a scalar.
Support for callback filters in decode().
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To install MARC::File::XML, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm MARC::File::XML
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perl -MCPAN -e shell
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Amazon plans to release two new Android tablets before the end of 2011, including one with NVIDIA's forthcoming mobile quad-core chip, according to online rumors. Amazon is purportedly planning an entry-level tablet, codenamed "Coyote," with a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip. The other slate, dubbed "Hollywood," will sport the new "Kal-El" quad-core mobile chip. There are no rumors about screen sizes, storage capacity or other specs for Amazon's purported tablets, according to Boy Genius Report.
Rumors about Amazon getting into the tablet game have been swirling in recent months after the company announced several Android-friendly services. The company recently released its own app store for Android devices and in late March launched an online music storage service targeted at Android devices. Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos also added more fuel to the Amazon tablet fire when he recently said to "stay tuned" when asked whether his company was working on a one-panel slate.
NVIDIA's Kal-El
Nvidia first announced its new quad-core chip for mobile devices in February during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new chips include Nvidia's new 12-core GeForce GPU, and are capable of displaying 1440p video on a 2560-by-1600 display. The company also claims its new 'Kal-El' chips can help deliver up to 12 hours of battery life.
Nvidia told IDG News to expect Nvidia-powered quad-core tablets to hit store shelves in August and quad-core "superphones" should arrive in December.
While most critics believe Amazon is on the verge of producing at least one Android-based tablet there have been precious few rumors about device specs. Current rumors suggest Amazon will use a highly customized version of Android, but it's not clear whether that might be Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich or another version of Android.
If Amazon can get the hardware right, the company is well placed to become a major mobile device player. Just like Apple's iTunes, Amazon has a large music and video store, a growing app store, a massive library of e-books, and a large customer database complete with stored credit card information for fast, one-click buying.
That would make Amazon the first serious threat to Apple's so far unparalleled iTunes-iOS ecosystem. It will be interesting to see what Amazon comes up with if the current rumors turn out to be true.
Connect with Ian Paul ( @ianpaul ) and Today@PCWorld on Twitter for the latest tech news and analysis.


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What would fit your child? Take a look here >>
Ideas and games to promote a better control of the wrist.
There are many different activities with tongs - they build on each in difficulty level and variation.
There are many different activities with spoons - they build on each other in levels of difficulty and
Colors from yellow to purple and from light to dark.
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The perils of 2012
In 2012, global economic rebalancing will accelerate, inevitably leading to political tensions.
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Kolkata, India – The year 2011 will be remembered as the time when many ever-optimistic US citizens began to give up hope. President John F Kennedy once said that a rising tide lifts all boats. But now, in the receding tide, those in the US are beginning to see not only that those with taller masts have been lifted far higher, but also that many of the smaller boats had been dashed to pieces in their wake.
In that brief moment when the rising tide was indeed rising, millions of people believed that they might have a fair chance of realising the "American Dream". Now those dreams, too, are receding. By 2011, the savings of those who had lost their jobs in 2008 or 2009 had been spent. Unemployment cheques had run out. Headlines announcing new hiring – still not enough to keep pace with the number of those who would normally have entered the labour force – meant little to the 50-year-olds with little hope of ever holding a job again.
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Indeed, middle-aged people who thought that they would be unemployed for a few months have now realised that they were, in fact, forcibly retired. Young people who graduated from college with tens of thousands of dollars of education debt cannot find any jobs at all. People who moved in with friends and relatives have become homeless. Houses bought during the property boom are still on the market or have been sold at a loss. More than seven million families in the US have lost their homes.
The dark underbelly of the previous decade's financial boom has been fully exposed in Europe as well. Dithering over Greece and key national governments' devotion to austerity began to exact a heavy toll last year. Contagion spread to Italy. Spain's unemployment, which had been near 20 per cent since the beginning of the recession, crept even higher. The unthinkable – the end of the euro – began to seem like a real possibility.
This year is set to be even worse. It is possible, of course, that the United States will solve its political problems and finally adopt the stimulus measures that it needs to bring down unemployment to six or seven per cent (the pre-crisis level of four or five per cent is too much to hope for).
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But this is as unlikely as it is that Europe will figure out that austerity alone will not solve its problems. On the contrary, austerity will only exacerbate the economic slowdown. Without growth, the debt crisis – and the euro crisis – will only worsen. And the long crisis that began with the collapse of the housing bubble in 2007 and the subsequent recession will continue.
Moreover, the major emerging-market countries, which steered successfully through the storms of 2008 and 2009, may not cope as well with the problems looming on the horizon. Brazil's growth has already stalled, fuelling anxiety among its neighbours in Latin America.
Meanwhile, long-term problems – including climate change and other environmental threats, and increasing inequality in most countries around the world – have not gone away. Some have grown more severe. For example, high unemployment has depressed wages and increased poverty.
The good news is that addressing these long-term problems would actually help to solve the short-term problems. Increased investment to retrofit the economy for global warming would help to stimulate economic activity, growth and job creation. More progressive taxation, in effect redistributing income from the top to the middle and bottom, would simultaneously reduce inequality and increase employment by boosting total demand. Higher taxes at the top could generate revenues to finance needed public investment, and to provide some social protection for those at the bottom, including the unemployed.
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Even without widening the fiscal deficit, such "balanced budget" increases in taxes and spending would lower unemployment and increase output. The worry, however, is that politics and ideology on both sides of the Atlantic, but especially in the US, will not allow any of this to occur. Fixation on the deficit will induce cutbacks in social spending, worsening inequality. Likewise, the enduring attraction of supply-side economics, despite all of the evidence against it (especially in a period in which there is high unemployment), will prevent raising taxes at the top.
Even before the crisis, there was a rebalancing of economic power – in fact, a correction of a 200-year historical anomaly, in which Asia's share of global GDP fell from nearly 50 per cent to, at one point, below ten per cent. The pragmatic commitment to growth that one sees in Asia and other emerging markets today stands in contrast to the West's misguided policies, which, driven by a combination of ideology and vested interests, almost seem to reflect a commitment not to grow.
As a result, global economic rebalancing is likely to accelerate, almost inevitably giving rise to political tensions. With all of the problems confronting the global economy, we will be lucky if these strains do not begin to manifest themselves within the next twelve months.
Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University, a Nobel laureate in economics, and the author of Freefall: Free Markets and the Sinking of the Global Economy.
A version of this article first appeared in Project Syndicate.
The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy.


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Slightly over half of Dutch young people between the ages of 15 and 24 occasionally do volunteer work. More than half are also active in associations.Read publication
For eight months now, unemployment among youth has fallen below the lowest point before the economic crisis in 2008. At European level, the Netherlands is in the top three of countries with the lowest youth unemployment rate.Read publication
In 2017, more than half of all children aged 4 to 11 complied with the standards for physical activity as set by the Health Council of the Netherlands. Almost two-thirds were taking part in sports at least once per week.Read publication
In 2017, disrespectful behaviour was encountered relatively most often by women between the ages of 18 and 24 years; 33 percent experienced such behaviour on the street and 22 percent did so in public transport.Read publication
In 2017, 29 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds were addicted to social media in their own view, up from 19 percent in 2015. The share of 25-year-olds who consider themselves addicted is relatively lower.Read publication
In 2017, 4 percent of young people in the Netherlands aged 15 to 24 years were neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET). This is equivalent to 84 thousand young people.Read publication
A very large majority of Dutch 18 to 24-year-olds are satisfied with their lives in general and with their social lives in particular: around 85 percent in 2016. Young adults who are currently enrolled in or who have completed higher education are often more positive than their lower educated peers.Read publication
In 2016, most young people in the Caribbean Netherlands between the ages of 15 and 24 were enrolled in education. This share was highest on Saba: 72 percent. On Bonaire, one-third of this age group are no longer enrolled in education but are in work. They are often full-time workers, similar to the group aged 25 and over.Read publication
Youth unemployment among 15-22 year-olds has risen more substantially in 2009 than among 23-64 year-olds. Unemployment rose rapidly among young people without a basic qualification.Read publication
Relative to other European countries, many young people in the Netherlands attend some form of education. The number of young people leaving school without a basic qualification is also below the European Union (EU) average.Read publication


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My husband's grandmother turned 90 last week. As part of her gift, I made her a lottery ticket bouquet basket.
I started out with a decorative metal bucket that I found in the Easter section of Target. I purchased a half circle of floral foam at AC Moore which I covered with craft moss. I inserted various colored butterfly card holder picks which I purchased from an online floral supply company. I also inserted 2 ladybug picks for added decoration (and because ladybugs stand for good luck in many cultures). The white you see is the birthday card, in which I also included a penny from 1920, the year she was born, for the scratching of the lotto tickets.
When I originally tossed this idea around, my thought was that I would intersperse real flowers with the lotto tickets making it a full bouquet. However, upon seeing it finished with just the lotto tickets, we (my husband, his aunt & uncle and I) all agreed that less was more and this looked cute as it was.
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The Free Press Crisis of 1800: Thomas Cooper's Trial for Seditious Libel (University of Kansas Press), by Peter Charles Hoffer ("due a prominent place among First Amendment case histories"). [here]
Stephen M. Feldman (University of Wyoming) reviews The Language of Law and the Foundations of American Constitutionalism (Cambridge University Press), by Gary L. McDowell ("On the one hand, it is a brilliant history, meticulously researched, but on the other hand, it is marred by its blatant political goal."). [here]
Jeannine Bell (Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington) reviews Degradation: What the History of Obscenity Tells Us About Hate Speech (New York University Press), by Kevin W. Saunders (aiming "not just to demonstrate the similarities between these two types of speech, but also to suggest how examining the legal treatment of obscenity in the United States can guide the sanctioning of hate speech"). [here]
Michelle D. Deardorff (Jackson State University) reviews The Myth of American Religious Freedom (Oxford University Press), by David Sehat ("an engaging exploration of the continuous and seemingly irreconcilable debates over the meaning of the free exercise clauses found in the federal Constitution and in numerous state-governing documents"). [here]


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Video: Rappers T.I., Game get in standoff with LAPD
Clash began over mistaken accusations that officers attacked rap stars' friends
By Melissa Ruggieri
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
LOS ANGELES — Atlanta rapper T.I. and West Coast MC The Game engaged in an intense standoff with the LAPD early Wednesday.
According to video posted by TMZ, the rappers mistakenly believe the weapons-wielding police beat up their friends outside of the Supperclub on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Apparently, a group of "mutual acquaintances" of T.I. and The Game were denied entry into the club; the men began arguing with security and one threw a punch. Security then descended on two of the men, punching and kicking them.
In the video, a brazen T.I. initially accuses police of the beatdown, asking, "Is this a crime scene? Y'all got a lot of people to beat up."
But after a few moments, T.I. realizes the mistake and yells to the group, "The police didn't do it — security did."
The group turns and approaches the security detail, where more accusations and yelling ensues.
According to TMZ, the two injured men were taken to the LAPD's Hollywood division, but no one wanted to file charges so they left.
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Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are increasingly using cell phones to issue alerts quickly about possible animal disease outbreaks at a very early stage and to track wide-scale vaccination campaigns.
Mobile phone applications are making 'early warning' a matter of seconds instead of weeks for animal disease outbreaks, and essential veterinary care can be tracked with pinpoint accuracy and speed, thanks to the Global Positioning System function now directly integrated in most cell phones.
"FAO and partners are piggy-backing on this enormous uptake of mobile phone technology for uses in reporting animal disease outbreaks, tracking vaccination campaigns and the delivery of veterinary treatments, such as deworming animals," said Robert Allport, FAO Kenya's Assistant FAO Representative for Programme Implementation.
In Kenya, for example, where three out of four people now have a mobile phone, FAO has partnered with the Royal Veterinary College and local NGO Vetaid, to support the pilot testing of a mobile phone application developed by researchers at the Imperial College London's School of Public Health. The application, called EpiCollect, helps to track animal vaccination and treatment campaigns. The application and storage space are provided for free on the EpiCollect website, which assigns a unique location for each project. That location is known only to the users – such as national veterinary officials and field vets – involved in the project. The EpiCollect database is not searchable, so prying eyes won't find potentially sensitive information.
"Cellular phones eliminate delays in receiving field data, since all the information is relayed via the mobile network," said Allport. In addition, the information is assigned a geographic location, so locations are extremely accurate and available in real-time.
Until only some five years ago, veterinarians would have to travel to remote locations, record data, and then travel back to district-level offices to process the paperwork. Now, the information can be transmitted in real time. The data – for example on the total number of livestock in a herd and the number of animals vaccinated – is stored and then relayed to the project location on a project-specific website. As herds move from one location to another, for example for fresh pasture, their movements can be regularly followed and updated.
At present, EpiCollect is only being used by field veterinarians with phones provided by Google Kenya for the testing phase, as the tools are honed and glitches ironed out according to feedback coming from users. Eventually, the tools could be made available to village elders and well-established networks of community animal health workers, as more and more Kenyans upgrade to Internet-enabled phones and prices for the technology inevitably come down. Although only a third of Kenyans have access to the Internet at present, 99 percent of those Internet subscriptions are for access from a mobile phone.
FAO also has a Global Animal Disease Information System, known as EMPRES-i, which can house and display data on disease outbreaks gathered from the field once outbreaks are confirmed. FAO has developed the EMPRES-i Event Mobile Application (EMA), which will feed reports on animal disease outbreaks into the database. The technology, available for phones with Blackberry and Android operating sytems, is scheduled to be field tested by Ugandan veterinary services in the first half of 2013 as a first pilot supported by the government of Ireland. EMA is also being developed for iPhones.
Without delays, animal diseases can be quickly detected and isolated when alerts come in digitally. Early warning can prevent the death of tens of thousands of animals, thus safeguarding livelihoods and food security, and preventing diseases that can sometimes be passed to humans.
"The FAO EMPRES-i system is truly a global public good, and our reporting and response times are being constantly improved, now thanks to incredible technology," said Juan Lubroth, the FAO's Chief Veterinary Officer. "Prevention, preparedness and early response are powerful concepts that when translated into tools can be effectively used against infectious diseases, thereby safeguard people's livelihoods, fend off hunger and, in some cases, human illness," he added.
In addition, FAO's Regional Emergency Office for East and Central Africa, partnered with Oxfam, is using Nokia Data Gathering (NDG) to monitor water points in pastoralist areas as an early warning indicator for drought in Kenya and Ethiopia. Communities monitor water levels regularly via Internet-enabled phones. In the Karamoja area of neighbouring Uganda, the same NDG system is being used by local chiefs to monitor drought indicators to allow for early response, in partnership with ACTED.
FAO is also assessing how mobile technologies can be used to better link livestock producers with markets and livestock traders.
"Traders won't travel to a remote area to purchase animals unless they have a guarantee that they will be able to buy a minimum number of animals. Otherwise, the expense of making the trip isn't worthwhile," FAO Kenya's Allport said. "But if sellers at market can relay information to a central point about how many animals they have, where and at what price, then the market functions more efficiently and pricing becomes more transparent. They can also collectively bargain for better prices."
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In a number of countries in Africa, Kenya included, a new-fangled version of the old fashioned pen and paper is giving added appeal to digital data gathering in the countryside. Not only is the information relayed in seconds to a central server for analysis, but also the pens enable veterinarians to write the same way they always have done, chatting with farmers without the 'interference' that modern mobile technologies can create.
"One of the most important aspects of a veterinarian's work is building up a good relationship and trust with farmers and people," explained Phillip Fong, FAO's Regional Data and Information Officer based in Nairobi, who had earlier introduced digital pens to Southern Africa, where they have proven a success.
Field workers and veterinarians cannot take endless minutes punching in information on a phone, trying to find the small keys on a touch screen that might be impossible to see in the bright sunlight.
A digital pen, however, has a miniature infrared camera that records writing as the pen passes over paper, sends the data wirelessly using Bluetooth technology to a cell phone and then onward to a central server for analysis.
The knock-on benefits of mobile technology appear as limitless as human imagination.
EpiCollect is funded by the Wellcome Trust, a UK-based charitable foundation
Nokia Data Gathering is also freely available as part of Nokia's corporate social responsibility programme.
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We learn all about the common animals when we're young: dogs, cats, cows, horses, elephants, and on and on. But there are dozens of animals out there that you don't know about. Not only do you not know about them, but they're incredibly unique and some are even incredibly adorable. Just take #19 for example. I want one, no matter how illegal that may be.In no particular order, here are 22 of the most unknown animals that we thought you would be interested in. Check it out.
1. The Dhole is a species of canid native to South and Southeast Asia.The dhole is a highly social animal, living in large clans which occasionally split up into small packs to hunt.It primarily preys on medium-sized ungulates, which it hunts by tiring them out in long chases, and kills by disemboweling them. Though fearful of humans, dhole packs are bold enough to attack large and dangerous animals such as wild boar, water buffalo, and even tigers.
2. Babirusa, meaning "Hog-deer", are members of the pig family found in Wallacea, or specifically the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru.If a babirusa does not grind its tusks (achievable through regular activity), they will eventually keep growing sσ as to penetrate the animal's own skull.
3. The pink fairy armadillo is approximately 3.5-4.5 inches long, excluding the tail, and is pale rose or pink in color. It has the ability to bury itself completely in a matter of seconds if frightened.It is a nocturnal animal and it burrows small holes near ant colonies in dry soil, and feeds mainly on ants and ant larvae near its burrow.It uses large front claws to agitate the sand, allowing it to almost swim through the ground like it is water. It is torpedo-shaped, and has a shielded head and back.
4. The fossa is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal that is endemic to Madagascar.The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on the island of Madagascar and has been compared to a small cougar.It has semi-retractable claws and flexible ankles that allow it to climb up and down trees head-first, and also support jumping from tree to tree.
5. The gerenuk, also known as the Waller's gazelle, is a long-necked species of antelope found in dry thorn bush scrub and desert in Eastern Africa. The word gerenuk comes from the Somali language, meaning "giraffe-necked".Gerenuks have a relatively small head for their body, but their eyes and ears are proportionately large.Gerenuks seldom graze but browse on prickly bushes and trees, such as acacias. They can reach higher branches and twigs than other gazelles and antelope by standing erect on their rear legs and stretching their elongated necks.
6. The Naked Mole Rat. This creature has a lot of characteristics that make it very important to human beings.For one it is resistant to cancer.They also live up to 28 years, which is unheard of in mammals of its size.It seemingly does not age much in those 28 years either.It remains "young, healthy and fully fertile for almost all its days, which for an elderly animal is equivalent to an 80-year-old woman having the biological make-up of someone 50 years younger."The naked mole rat is used in both cancer research and the study of aging.Not only making it a bizarre creature, but an incredibly important creature as well.
7. The Irrawaddy dolphin is a species of oceanic dolphin found near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Ɓɑy of Bengal and Southeast Asia.Genetically, the Irrawaddy dolphin is closely related to the killer whale.
8. The markhor is a large species of wild goat that is found in northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan.The species is classed by the IUCN as Endangered, as there are fewer than 2,500 mature individuals.The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan.While chewing the cud, a foam-like substance comes out of its mouth which drops on the ground and dries. This foam-like substance is sought after by the local people, who believe it is useful in extracting snake poison from snake bitten wounds.9
9. Also known as the Kiwaidae, this crab is a type of marine decapod living at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps.The animals are commonly referred to as "yeti crabs" because of their claws and legs, which are white and appear to be furry like the mythical yeti
10. Snub-nosed monkeys live in various parts of Asia and get their name from the short stump of a nose on their round face.Snub-nosed monkeys inhabit mountain forests, in the winter moving into deeply secluded regions. They spend the majority of their life in the trees and live together in very large groups of up to 600 members.They have a large vocal repertoire, calling sometimes solo while at other times together in choir-like fashion.
11. The Maned Wolf is the largest canid in South America, resembling a large fox with reddish fur.This mammal is found in open and semi-open habitats, especially grasslands with scattered bushes and trees throughout South America.The maned wolf is the tallest of the wild canids and it's long legs are most likely an adaptation to the tall grasslands of its native habitat.
12. The southern right whale dolphin is a small and slender species of mammal found in cool waters of the southern hemisphere.They are fast active swimmers and have no visible teeth and no dorsal fin. They are very graceful and often move by leaping out of the water continuously
13. Southern Red Muntjac. Found in south Asia, it has soft, short, brownish or greyish hair and is omnivorous, feeding on grass, fruits, shoots, seeds, birds' eggs as well as small animals. It sometimes even displays scavenging behavior, feeding on carrion. It gives calls similar to barking, usually upon sensing a predator.Males are extremely territorial and—despite their diminutive size—can be quite fierce. They will fight each other for territory using their antlers or their tusk-like upper canine teeth, and can even defend themselves against certain predators such as dogs.
14. It is a species of treehopper called Cyphonia Clavata that literally has an ant growing out of its head.Well not literally, the ant-like thing on its head is an appendage that hides the treehopper's actual body from predators.
15. Also known as The Sunda flying lemur, the Sunda Colugo is not actually a lemur and does not fly. Instead, it glides as it leaps among trees. It is strictly arboreal, is active at night, and feeds on soft plant parts such as young leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruits.The Sunda Coluga can be found throughout Southeast Asia in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore
16. The Tufted Deer is a small species of deer characterized by the prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead. It is a close relative of the muntjac, living somewhat further north over a wide area of central China.It is a timid animal, mainly solitary or found in pairs and prefers places with good cover, where it is well camouflaged.
17. Lampreys are a type of jawless fish that live mostly in coastal and fresh waters whose adults are characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth.They attach themselves to fish and suck their blood.Lampreys have been around for nearly 300 millions years and their body structure has remained relatively unchanged.
18. The Raccoon Dog, or Tanuki, is a canid indigenous to East Asia.The raccoon dog is named for its resemblance to the raccoon, to which it is not closely related.They are very good climbers and regularly climb trees.
19. The Patagonian Mara is a relatively large rodent found in parts of Argentina.This herbivorous, somewhat rabbit-like animal has distinctive long ears and long limbs and its hind limbs are longer and more muscular than its forelimbs.
20. The Amazonian Royal Flycatcher is found in forests and woodlands throughout most of the Amazon basin.They are about 6 1/2 inches in length and like to dart out from branches to catch flying insects or pluck them from leaves.They build very large nests (sometimes up to 6 feet long) on a branches near water. The nest hangs over the water which makes it hard for predators to reach.
21. The zebra duiker is a small antelope found in Ivory Coast and other parts of Africa.They have gold or red-brown coats with distinctive zebra-like stripes (hence the name)Their prong-like horns are about 4.5 cm long in males, and half that in females.They live in lowland rainforests and mostly eat leaves and fruit.
22. The star-nosed mole is a small mole found in wet low areas of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. It is easily identified by the 11 pairs of pink fleshy appendages ringing its snout, which is used as a touch organ with more than 25,000 minute sensory receptors, known as Eimer's organs, with which this hamster-sized mole feels its way around.
The gerenuk and the raccoon dog are welcome in my house any time, but the star-nose mole can go away. Not welcome.Share these awesome, unique, barely known animals with others. Spread the knowledge.


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There is a steady growth of threats to mobile platforms, according to a new McAfee report.
The number of pieces of new mobile malware in 2010 increased by 46 percent compared with 2009. The report also uncovered 20 million new pieces of malware in 2010, equating to nearly 55,000 new malware threats every day.
Of the almost 55 million total pieces of malware McAfee Labs has identified, 36 percent was created in 2010. Concurrently, spam accounted for 80 percent of total email traffic in Q4 2010, the lowest point since the first quarter of 2007.
Threats to mobile platforms are not new. However, as more consumers use mobile devices and tablets in their daily lives and at work, cybercriminals have taken note. During the last several years, McAfee Labs has seen a steady growth in the number of threats to mobile devices.
Some of the most interesting mobile threats of Q4 2010 were SymbOS/Zitmo.A and Android/Geinimi. SymbOS/Zitmo.A was a high-profile threat that struck early in the quarter. The creators of the Zeus botnet repurposed an old version of a commercial spyware package.
Android/Geinimi, a Trojan inserted into legitimate mobile applications and games for the Android platform, was one of the most important threats of the quarter.
With the adoption of so many new mobile platforms, combined with the lack of security awareness and mobile safeguards, McAfee Labs expects cybercriminals to use botnet infections to target mobile devices.
In Q4 2010, Cutwail was dethroned as the global leader in botnet activity, with Rustock the most prevalent in many parts of the world, and Bobax closely trailing behind the two.
The onslaught of malware seems to have no end, and the proliferation of both handled and IP-enabled devices' affect on this growth remains to be seen. The top malware threats in Q4 2010 were very different in various geographies, due in part to the larger trend that threats now tend to match the types of users, habits and events that are specific to a region.
Favorites for cybercriminals worldwide this quarter consisted of AutoRun malware (Generic!atr), banking Trojans and downloaders (PWS or Generic.dx), as well as web-based exploits (StartPage and Exploit-MS04-028).
Spam hitting its lowest levels in years can be attributed to a "transition period," with several botnets going dormant during a time of year when spam volumes are usually on an upward path.
In Q4, McAfee Labs learned the Bredolab botnet had been closed along with parts of the Zeus botnet. Around the Christmas holiday, spam from the Rustock, Lethic, and Xarvester botnets all disappeared, while the spam leaders this quarter were the Bobax and Grum botnets.
As more users access the Internet from an ever-expanding pool of devices—computer, tablet, smartphone or Internet TV—web-based threats will continue to grow in size and sophistication. In Q4, some of the most active threats included Zeus-Murofet, Conficker and Koobface, and the number of potentially malicious domains grew at a rapid pace.
Phishing URLs in the form of the IRS, gift cards, rewards accounts, and social networking accounts were also among the most popular. McAfee Labs found that within the top 100 results of the top daily search terms, 51 percent led to malicious sites, and on average each of these poisoned results pages contained more than five malicious links.
McAfee Labs expects attacks using the techniques of search-engine abuse and trend abuse to focus more specifically on new types of devices in 2011.
In 2009, McAfee Labs predicted that vulnerabilities in Adobe product would become the clear choice of malware authors and cybercriminals for distribution malware and compromising systems and networks. This prediction has come true. Throughout 2010 malware developers have heavily exploited weaknesses in both Flash and especially PDF technologies.
McAfee Labs databases reveal that malicious PDFs targeting Adobe Acrobat topped the number of unique samples by a wide margin, making them the favorite target of client-side exploitation. McAfee Labs is certain that the "Adobe" trend will continue this year, as more mobile devices and non-Microsoft operating systems support various Adobe technologies.


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Fidel Ramírez (Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany)Chromosomes are composed of stable compartments that can interact with each other. While this compartments do not change in different cell types, they can are arranged differently. To visualize this interplay between rigidity and flexibility I used a self made kaleidocycle whose sides are decorated with chromosome conformation capture contacts summarizing 1 billion sequencing reads. The red colour indicates a higher number of read pairs connecting two genomic regions. Compartments appear as red-yellowish triangles corresponding to regions of increased contact.


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This assessment brief outlines the New South Wales Government's WestConnex project, which consists of around 33 km of interconnected road projects that will extend the M4 motorway towards Sydney city, widen the M5 East motorway and join those two motorways with a new tunnel running under the inner western suburbs of Sydney.
This assessment brief outlines the Western Australian Government's proposal to build approximately 1.8 kilometres of dual carriageway and undertake a major intersection reconfiguration along the Leach Highway (High Street) in East Fremantle between Carrington Street and the Stirling Highway. The upgrade will reduce delays for freight vehicles, improve road capacity and improve network amenity along a section of urban arterial road. The Western Australian Government is seeking $57.2 million in Commonwealth funding for the project.
Infrastructure Australia positively assessed the Forrestfield – Airport Link as a Priority Project on the Infrastructure Priority List on 7 September 2016.
On 1 November 2018, Infrastructure Australia added the Thornlie-Cockburn Link project to the Infrastructure Priority List as a Priority Project.
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So I give Sage significant kudos for reaching out and contacting some of us, but I'm also mindful that they've created an air of expectation, the hope of an organisation that proactively talks to industry commentators, both as a public relations channel, but more importantly from a product development perspective.
Well it seems the expectation was unfounded. As Dennis Howlett said in his post on the subject:
But for reasons known best to Sage it never shares or seeks opinion.
While the word "never" is a little unfair – the infrequency at which they share and seek opinion is such that it's hard not to think of them as a crippled giant – unable to innovate, unwilling to talk and blind to the seismic shifts occurring in the marketplace.
Now of course conflating inability to talk, with inability to innovate is a leap that isn't always justified. Internationally they do have some innovative and interesting cloud-based products that I've talked about before, however that fact has to be colored by the complete debacle that was SageLive.
Duane Jackson, CEO of Kashflow, posted excerpts of a recent statement by Sage CEO Paul Walker:
…many of the people who've launched SaaS products in the last four/five years and that industry analysts get very excited about, even though most of them have got less than 5,000 customers, is that what those solutions are is actually desktop solutions online. Very few of them, if any, have taken advantage of being a pure SaaS play. And what we've done is wait. We've listened to our customers, and we've looked at what the advantages of SaaS can bring to them
In one swoop Walker has alienated the industry commentators who focus on this space – and there's few enough of us that alienating us isn't a smart move. He's also shown his lack of understanding of the space – the only "desktop solutions online" (Phil Wainewright calls it SoSaaS) that we've seen have been from the traditional vendors who really don't understand the web – either from a technology perspective or a delivery one.
Yes the new entrants in the SaaS accounting space are nascent – even Xero, arguably the best known double ledger offering, has under 20000 customers and is still very much in the early days of building out its offering. But to argue that the legion of SaaS accounting products are simply desktop products put online is plain wrong – witness deep integrations, witness automated bank feeds, witness aggregated benchmarking – all of these thing leverage, in part on entirely, the fact that these offerings are native web apps.
So there you go Sage – if you want to talk we're here. If you want some advice we're here. But coming out with the sort of FUD we've seen recently alienates users, your own partners and the independent commentators who watch the space.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators took an important step Wednesday to clear the road for everyday people to get self-driving cars.
The state's Department of Motor Vehicles published proposed rules that would govern the technology within California, where for several years manufacturers have been testing hundreds of prototypes on roads and highways.
That testing requires a trained safety driver behind the wheel, just in case the onboard computers and sensors fail. Though companies are not ready to unleash the technology for regular drivers — most say it remains a few years away — the nation's largest state expects to have a final regulatory framework in place by June.
That framework, which could be tweaked in coming weeks, also would let companies begin testing prototypes with neither a steering wheel nor pedals — and indeed nobody at all inside. The public is unlikely to get that advanced version of the technology until several years after the deployment of cars that look and feel more like traditional, human-controlled vehicles.
Consumers probably won't be able to walk into a dealership and buy a fully driverless vehicle next year. Major automakers like Mercedes, BMW, Ford, Nissan and Volvo have all said it will be closer to 2020 before those vehicles are available, and even then, they could be confined to ride-hailing fleets and other shared applications.
Tesla Inc. says the cars it's making now have the hardware they need for full self-driving. The company is still testing the software and won't make it available to owners without regulatory approval.
Still, Wednesday's announcement puts California on the verge of finalizing rules for public access which were due more than two years ago. The delay reflects both the developing nature of the technology as well as how the federal government — which is responsible for regulating the safety of the vehicles — has struggled to write its own rules.
Legislation intended to clear away federal regulations that could impede a new era of self-driving cars has moved quickly through Congress. The House has passed a bill that would permit automakers to seek exemptions to safety regulations, such as to make cars without a steering wheel, so they could sell hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars. A Senate committee approved a similar measure last week by a voice vote.
California's proposed rules must still undergo a 15-day public comment period, which could result in further changes, and then a protracted review by other state attorneys. Department of Motor Vehicles attorney Brian Soublet told reporters that the rules should be final before June, if not before.
Joan Lowy in Washington and Auto Writer Dee-Ann Durbin in Detroit contributed.
Contact Justin Pritchard at https://twitter.com/lalanewsman .
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According to the crowdfunding pitch for the film "Art Machine," a $1 donation will buy you "love and respect from the cast and crew." And if you give $1,000, you get perks like a DVD and a speaking role in the film. That's the promise from director Doug Karr and Chop Wood Carry Water Productions for anyone who supported his film, which raised more than $26,000 using Kickstarter.
Two startups, Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, have jumpstarted online crowdfunding for filmmakers. Kickstarter describes itself as "a new way to fund and follow creativity," while IndieGoGo says that it's "a collaborative way to fund ideas." A mix of the two taglines defines crowdfunding, allowing the audience to fund films with small donations.
I spoke with Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler and received feedback from IndieGoGo CEO and co-funder Slava Rubin about crowdfunding, their respective sites and how filmmakers can effectively raise funds and awareness through them.
The Crowdfunding Comparison
Strickler called Kickstarter a flexible tool and resource for filmmakers that, thanks to its integration with social networks, is "an easy way to aggregrate all the love and support that a filmmaker has in the world." Kickstarter aims to be "a place for artists to build a community" and where filmmakers "get to control what success is and talk to their audience the way they want to."
Kickstarter's supporting film role:
- A total of $6 million has been raised for film projects since April 2009
- More than a dozen filmmakers have successfully raised $40,000 (the maximum individual donation is $10,000)
- 2,500 film projects have been supported so far
- 45 percent of filmmakers successfully reach their funding goal
- What Kickstarter gets: a 5 percent, one-time fee
- Filmmakers only receive their funds if they reach the set goal
IndieGoGo calls its crowdfunding approach as "Do It With Others" (DIWO) fundraising, giving any ideathe tools and process to raise money, offer perks and keep 100 percent ownership. Rubin said that filmmakers on the site "range from Sundance award winners to college students making their first film."
IndieGoGo's supporting film role:
- Hundreds of new film projects are launched on the site each month
- One film was able to raise more than $70,000
- The "sweet spot" for films raising funds on the site is between $2,000 and $13,000
- The average funding contribution is $84
- What IndieGoGo gets: 4 percent fee if filmmakers reach their goals or a 9 percent fee if they don't
- Filmmakers are able to keep the funds even if they don't achieve their goals
Both sites have grown more than 400 percent over the past year, while Kickstarter has attracted seven times the number of unique monthly visitors as IndieGoGo. Kickstarter also has doubled site traffic in the past six months, according to Compete.com.
Perks for Pledges
Both Kickstarter and IndieGoGo give filmmakers the freedom to add incentives to encourage various levels of contributions and a larger number of funders. "With a good pitch, proactive marketing, and some cool perks, it's amazing the support the film campaigns have been getting," Rubin said.
Strickler highlighted three categories that filmmakers should consider when offering perks or rewards for participating in the funding process:
- A token of recognition: A credit or some form of acknowledgment that the funder is part of the project
- Physical products: DVDs or props from the film, for example
- Creative experiences: Participatory opportunities such as watching the dailies, meeting the director, attending the premiere or even having a role in the film
For film enthusiasts interested in funding projects, the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the production and post-production processes can be a reward in itself. On the other hand, filmmaker Bill Delano will actually give you a prayer flag blessed by a guide named Karma, for a pledge of $300 to support his "Karma Walkers" film.
Karr, the writer and director for the Chop Wood Carry Water Productions film "Art Machine," used Kickstarter to raise "an eighth of the production budget" because "it seemed like the perfect mix of crowdsourcing, marketing and fundraising."
"I can't emphasize strongly enough how palpable the mix of awareness-raising tied with people helping to get the film made with even just a few dollars," he said. "It's really a fantastic way to open up the whole process."
Nick Mendoza is the director of digital communications at Zeno Group. He advises consumer, entertainment and web companies on digital and social media engagement. He dreamstreams and is the film correspondent for MediaShift. Follow him on Twitter @NickMendoza.


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(Scan the letters from Left to Right to connect to the energy)
Meditation: I find the strength to restrain selfish longings. Through this Name I ask for what my soul needs, not what my ego wants. I find deep appreciation for whatever life brings me. This brings me happiness in the deepest sense.
"The only thing we can do when faced with chaos and pain is accept things as they are and be happy in that moment. The genius of this logic is one moment is carried into the next. When we put all our effort into seeing the good, to pushing back the darkest doubts and to injecting light and happiness, we go into the next moment carrying that energy.
Switching up the energy, that's what we're doing. Difficult? Yes. Paradoxical? For sure. Doable? Without a doubt.
Lots of people are in the dumper lately, that's no news flash. And I think this idea of building on the moment is especially relevant. It doesn't mean we have to resign ourselves to a bad situation or relationship. I think we have a habit of thinking "I can't be happy now because I have this problem and if I accept it I will never get rid of it."
The energy that goes into being happy, internally ignites change on the external level. That's the beauty of life: everything can change just like that. Even when things aren't as you want them, if you can train yourself to be happy in the moment, then you will see dramatic shifts forward.
On top of that, why be miserable and unhappy? Look back at your life. If you had certain parts to do over, would you do them over with apathy, boredom and fear? Or would you rip into those situations with confidence and verve?
This week, call yourself out on your negative thought loops. Break it in your mind. Pay attention to how often your feeling of desperation and doubt are in control. Practice being excited and happy - even when you're not.
To keep it simple, here's a 3 step reminder for the week:
- Accept the difficult situation for what it is
- Be happy, despite not being happy (get that?)
- Switch the moment, leading to a new continuum of happiness
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MOBILE, Alabama – A federal judge has declined to throw out terrorism-related charges against a man accused of conspiring to wage violent jihad in a foreign country.
Dom Soto, an attorney for Randy "Rasheed" Wilson, had sought the dismissal of charges on grounds that the charges were unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. But U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose ruled Tuesday that the charges are neither.
Federal prosecutors allege that Wilson, who was born in Mobile and spent time in Birmingham as an adolescent, struck up a friendship online with Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair and then planned to go to Africa and find a terrorist organization to join.
The issue, DuBose wrote, is whether the law adequately describes the outlawed conduct.
"Any ordinary person can understand that it is a crime to conspire to provide your own services, intending that your services be used to carry out a conspiracy to murder, maim or damage property in a foreign country," the judge wrote. "This is what the government alleges happened in this case."
DuBose wrote that Soto's constitutional challenge essentially boils down to a disagreement over the evidence. The defense maintains that Wilson's actions never amounted to more than constitutionally protected conduct, such as the right to free speech and the right to travel. Prosecutors cited secretly recorded conversations among Wilson, Abukhdair and an undercover agent in arguing that the defendant expressed a very real intent to commit violent acts.
"Clearly at this stage in the litigation, Wilson cannot challenge the sufficiency of the evidence," DuBose wrote. "Thus, any challenge that his conduct fails to prove a conspiracy to provide himself to terrorist intending that his services be used to carry out a conspiracy to murder, maim or damage property in a foreign country is premature."
Soto said he would study the law but added that he likely will not appeal DuBose's ruling.
"We'll just wait and see," he said. "It's early in the game."
Soto said he is confident that once a jury hears his client's recorded conversations in context, it will be evident that the prosecution's interpretation is off the mark.
"I think it's going to be a different ball of wax," he said.
The case currently is scheduled for trial in August. But Soto said a delay is probable. He noted that investigators have turned over some 1,000 hours of recorded conversations that the defense must examine.Follow Brendan Kirby on Twitter: Follow @BrendanKKirby


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It's been another month, and an amazing batch of gadgets has once again piled up on our doorstep. If we were being honest about which we've loved the most the past few weeks, this list would be nothing but air conditioners. But apparently we're not allowed to do that. So here are the other gadgets that captured our hearts and minds in July.
For the full list of Gizmodo favorites, head over to the complete Best Gadgets
Best Ultraportable Laptop
Apple's brought both sizes of the MacBook Air line straight up to what you'd expect from a laptop in 2011, adding a Thunderbolt port, but more importantly some sweet Sandy Bridge i5 and i7 chips—and backlit keyboards.
Best Micro Four-Thirds Camera
Micro Four-Thirds cameras have long promised to bridge the quality of DSLRs with the size of point and shoots. The Olympus PEN EP-3 is the fullest realization of the Micro Four-Thirds dream so far.
Best T-Mobile Phone
We'll have a full review of the myTouch 4G Slide for you soon, but—spoiler alert—it's pretty good.
Best Stroller
The B.O.B. Ironman Jogging Stroller rolls like Curtis Mayfield circa 1972. It flies. Its ultralight frame and spin-happy hubs make for a delightfully easy ride.
Best Pocket Camcorder
The Kodak Playfull is a very capable shooter with several great features and one major shortcoming—a too-small display—but the fact that we found it selling at multiple online retailers for less than $100 goes a long way to make up for that deficiency.
Best Online Music Streaming Service
Spotify's main draw over the competition—even more than the free access—is the ability to meld your local library with Spotify's streaming catalog. We'd note, though, that Rdio still has the superior mobile app.
Best Netbook
The 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One 722 swaps out Intel's weak-sauce Atom processor for a beefier AMD C series APU. This 3-pound machine is light enough to carry around all day, has HDMI out for watching Netflix or Hulu on your TV, and lasts nearly 7 hours on a charge.
Best Universal iPhone Remote
The Griffin Beacon is an IR blaster that converts actions from your iPhone into signals all media boxes can understand. Sleek. Inoffensively decorative. Imagine a polished stone sitting on top of an Apple TV-that's pretty much what the Beacon is.
Best Ultraportable Laptop: More a passing of the torch than an usurping, as last year's Macbook Air gives way to the new model.
Best Pocket Camcorder: Flip is dead, and now so is its reign as the best pocket video option.
Best T-Mobile Phone: LG's G2X couldn't sit the throne once we got our hands on the forthcoming myTouch 4G Slide.
Best Netbook: The HP Pavilion dm1 got its butt kicked by the more affordable Acer Aspire.
*Note, this is not a complete list—just the change log. Our full list of The Greatest Gadgets is right here.


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Happy Wine Wednesday! It's been awhile since I've posted a new wine, but I'm happy to introduce you to Northwest Totem Cellars! They are located up in Washington state and make fabulous vegan wine! This is the "Qo-ne" which is a Cab Franc blend. It was delicious! Fruity and smooth this wine is perfect for a Summer afternoon! I paired it with my Tomato Quinoa Risotto and it was just fabulous! I also have the Cabernet Franc that I can't wait to open, I'll post notes here with what I thought, but if this first bottle is any indication I'm going to love it!
And if you happen to be in the Washington area check out their events page, it looks like Mike Sharadin (the owner/operator/wine maker) knows how to have fun! They through all sorts of events at the winery!


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Deanie's Seafood has been in operation since it was established as a seafood market and restaurant in 1961 by original owners John and Alma (Deanie) Livacari. Deanie's transferred to new owners in the 1970s and was acquired in 1982 by a group of individuals led by Frank Angelo Chifici, who had studied at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris in the 1960s.
The business was purchased by the Chifici Family in the mid-1980s when Barbara A. Chifici bought out all other investors shortly after Frank's passing in 1985. Under her leadership and with the help of her children, Deanie's has evolved into one of the top seafood restaurants and one of the most successful women-owned businesses in New Orleans. Deanie's atmosphere is a casual family restaurant that is enjoyed by locals as well as tourists. Its menu consists of many New Orleans favorites prepared with Deanie's signature style.
Born and raised in New Orleans, Mrs. Barbara is of French and Italian decent and her background includes several family members who were restaurateurs. At a very young age, she acquired an interest in cooking and spent many hours observing and questioning the fantastic cooks in her family. Of course, she got hands-on experience, too. She wanted to know everything there is to know in order to become a great cook.
Mrs. Barbara and Frank married when she was 19 when she went to live in Paris, where Frank was attending Le Cordon Bleu.
In the early 1970's, Barbara and Frank opened their first restaurant in New Orleans, Chifici's on Magazine Street. Mrs. Barbara opened a second restaurant, Gromboli's located on Veteran's Memorial Boulevard in Metairie, in 1992. Both restaurants were eventually closed to concentrate on Deanie's, which was a much larger operation.
Barbara's career has afforded her the opportunity to work with great local chefs as well as other chefs around the country. She has cooked for national political figures, celebrities in the entertainment field and sport personalities. She spent three weeks in western New York instructing a small group of chefs that were eager to learn more about Cajun/Creole cuisine. As chef, Barbara has been invited to participate as a judge in food contests around the country and has judged on both professional and amateur levels.
Deanie's newest location, Deanie's Sea Food Kitchen, 2200 Magazine St., opened its doors in 2018 at the corner of Magazine Street and Jackson Avenue in New Orleans' Garden District. Our history is continuing with the celebration of Deanie's 57th year in operation and the 17th anniversary of Deanie's Seafood's second location in the French Quarter on Dec. 26, 2011.
© 2018 Deanie's Seafood • All Rights Reserved • 1713 Lake Ave. Bucktown (Metairie), LA • 841 Iberville St. French Quarter •2200 Magazine St. Garden District