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ICE's CEO says has fielded calls about selling Euronext
IntercontinentalExchange Inc has received inquiries from rivals interested in buying NYSE Euronext's European stock exchanges once ICE completes its planned purchase of the New York-based exchange operator, ICE's chief executive said on Monday.
Jeff Sprecher, whose $8.2 billion deal to buy the Big Board parent took markets by surprise in late 2012, said he is not considering any offers.
"We have received calls from other exchanges," Sprecher told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the Commodity Markets Council's annual meeting of exchange leaders and their customers. "It's not ICE's business to sell. We only have an agreement to buy it, but it's subject to a lot of approvals and shareholder votes. It's not a done deal so it's not even my position that I could even entertain those type of conversations.
He did not say which exchanges had made inquiries.
Three sources close to ICE told Reuters earlier in January the Atlanta-based exchange operator would consider a sale of Euronext for the right price.
The NYSE unit includes the Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon stock exchanges.
On Monday, Sprecher appeared to disavow such a move, reiterating the company's plan to turn the Euronext into an independently governed entity.
The idea of separating the European stock-exchange unit from the merged ICE-NYSE business was put forward in order to help win approval for the deal from regulators, who have tripped up prior attempts at mega-mergers in the exchange world.
Last year, the Justice Department blocked an $11 billion joint hostile bid by ICE and Nasdaq OMX Group on concerns that the tie-up would dominate U.S. stock listings. A rival $9.3 billion bid by Deutsche Boerse AG ran afoul of European regulators.
An ICE regulatory filing on Monday underscored the importance of avoiding such an outcome, noting that the draft merger agreement proposed a "hell-or-high-water" obligation to obtain regulatory approval and that termination fees be available to NYSE if ICE failed to consummate the deal.
The offer to spin Euronext off as a stand-alone company was seen as a way to help convince European regulators that the deal between the two U.S. exchange operators would not affect market interests in Europe.
"I don't think ICE or me as an American should make the determination who the better partner should be" for Euronext, Sprecher said. "I think it's better that we give Euronext an independent valuation and board and governance and let European interest decide how best to organize in Europe."
Duncan Niederauer, NYSE's CEO, has also ruled out a sale.
(Writing by Ann Saphir and John McCrank; editing by Matthew Lewis)


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MySQL Transaction Isolation Levels and Locks
Recently, an application that my team was working on encountered problems with a MySQL deadlock situation and it took us some time to figure out the reasons behind it. This application that we deployed was running on a 2-node cluster and they both are connected to an AWS MySQL database. The MySQL db tables are mostly based on InnoDB which supports transaction (meaning all the usual commit and rollback semantics) as well as row-level locking that MyISAM engine does not provide. So the problem arose when our users, due to some poorly designed user interface, was able to execute the same long running operation twice on the database.
As it turned out, due to the fact that we have a dual node cluster, each of the user operation originated from a different web application (which in turn meant 2 different transaction running the same queries). The deadlock query happened to be a "INSERT INTO T… SELECT FROM S WHERE" query that introduced shared locks on the records that were used in the SELECT query. It didn't help that both T and S in this case happened to be the same table. In effect, both the shared locks and exclusive locks were applied on the same table. An attempt to explain the possible cause of the deadlock on the queries could be explained by the following table. This is based on the assumption that we are using a default REPEATABLE_READ transaction isolation level (I will explain the concept of transaction isolation later)
Assuming that we have a table as such:
|Collection 1
|Collection 2
|Collection N
|Collection 450000
The following is a sample sequence that could possibly cause a deadlock based on the 2 transactions running an SQL query like "INSERT INTO T SELECT FROM T WHERE … " :
|Transaction 1
|Transaction 2
|Statement executed
|Statement executed. A shared lock is applied to records that are read by selection
|Read lock s1 on Row 10-20
|The lock on the index across a range. InnoDB has a concept of gap locks.
|Statement executed
|Transaction 2 statement executed. Similar shared lock to s1 applied by selection
|Read lock s2 on Row 10-20
|Shared read locks allow both transaction to read the records only
|Insert lock x1 into Row 13 in index wanted
|Transaction 1 attempts to get exclusive lock on Row 13 for insertion but Transaction 2 is holding a shared lock
|Insert lock x2 into Row 13 in index wanted
|Transaction 2 attempts to get exclusive lock on Row 13 for insertion but Transaction 1 is holding a shared lock
The above scenario occurs only when we use REPEATABLE_READ (which introduces shared read locks). If we were to lower the transation isolation level to READ_COMMITTED, we would reduce the chances of a deadlock happening. Of course, this would mean relaxing the consistency of the database records. In the case of our data requirements, we do not have such strict requirements for strong consistency. Thus, it is acceptable for one transaction to read records that are committed by other transactions.
So, to delve deeper into the idea of Transaction Isolation, this concept has been defined by ANSI/ISO SQL as the following from highest isolation levels to lowest:
This is the highest isolation level and usually requires the use of shared read locks and exclusive write locks (as in the case of MySQL). What this means in essence that any query made will require access to a shared read lock on the records which prevents another transaction's query to modify these records. Every update statement will require access to an exclusive write lock. Also, range-locks must be acquired when a select statement with a WHERE condition is used. This is implemented as a gap lock in MySQL.
Repeatable Reads
This is the default level used in MySQL. This is mainly similar to Serializable beside the fact that a range lock is not used. However, the way that MySQL implements this level seemed to me a little different. Based on Wikipedia's article on Transaction Isolation, a range lock is not implemented and so phantom reads can still occur. Phantom reads refer to a possibility that select queries will have additional records when the same query is made within a transaction. However, what I understand from MySQL's document is that range locks are still used and the same select queries made in the same transaction will always return the same records. Maybe I'm mistaken in my understanding and if there's any mistakes in my intepretations, I stand ready to be corrected.
Read Committed
This is an isolation level that will maintain a write lock until the end of the transaction but read locks will be released at the end of the SELECT statement. It does not promise that a SELECT statement will find the same data if it is re-run again in the same transaction. It will, however, guarantee that the data that is read are not "dirty" and has been committed.
Read Uncommitted
This is an isolation level that I doubt would be useful for most use cases. Basically, it allows a transaction to see all data that has been modified, including "dirty" or uncommitted data. This is the lowest isolation level
Having gone through the different transaction isolation levels, we could see how the selection of the Transaction Isolation level determines the kind of database locking mechanism. From a practical standpoint, the default MySQL isolation level (REPEATABLE_READ) might not always be a good choice when you are dealing with a scenario like ours where there is really no need for such strong consistency in the data reads. I believe that by lowering the isolation level, it is likely to reduce chances that your database queries meet with a deadlock. Also, it might even allow a higher concurrent access to your database which improve the performance level of your queries. Of course, this comes with the caveat that you need to understand how important consistent reads are for your application. If you are dealing with data where precision is paramount (e.g. your bank accounts), then it is definitely necessary to impose as much isolation as possible so that you would not read inconsistent information within your transaction.
|MySQL Transaction Isolation Levels and Locks from our JCG partner Lim Han at the Developers Corner blog.

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The book you've been waiting for, on how to combine Agile with the timeless value of sound architecture, is now on the bookshelves (and in Kindle) — order it here!
Published by Wiley and authored by the renowned software architecture expert Jim Coplien and Agile requirements expert Gertrud Bjørnvig, this book will guide you with concrete design advice that will help you:
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What people are saying about Lean Architecture
"This post will not do justice to this excellent book, which is full of wisdom. I do not have the time to collect all pearls, such as `Remember that architecture is mainly about people´ or `Software development is rarely a matter of having enough muscle to get the job done, but rather of having the right skill sets present'". — Yves Caseau
"This book is brilliantly thought provoking. The best I've read in a decade." — Christian Horsdal, Mjølner
"I've always liked the insight and clarity of Coplien's thinking, and based on my reading of the introduction I think I'm going to really enjoy and learn from this book." — Jonathan Jamsa
"Lean and architecture aren't things normally discussed in the same train of thought. An interesting and fresh approach." — John Sims
"James Coplien offers what I think is the most pragmatic intersection between Agile Methods that tended to resist upfront architecture and traditional waterfall methods that did too much." — David Hall
"Like the discussion of how design and documentation fit in with Agile. Gives good contrast between Lean and Agile. Like the focus on mental models and end user value." — Tim Roberts
"Jim (Cope) Coplien was my guest on the Business901 podcast. We discussed his new book, Lean Architecture for Agile Software Development but I found Cope's view on Lean and Agile quite interesting. His knowledge of the subject goes far beyond the software practices that he writes about. Whether you are in IT or not, I think that this podcast really helps in understanding Lean as a methodology an/or culture." — Joe Dager, Business901
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"This is a different book. Where most books expound a single theme such as Agile, Lean, or Scrum, "Lean Architecture for Agile Software Development" paints on a much broader canvas: Working with the end user, end user's mental model, user requirements, system architecture, and right down to actual code. This is neither a beginner's "how to do it in ten easy lessons" nor is it a design method. It is a book written for the mature professional by two authors whose long experience has given them a deep understanding of what really matters in practical programming... At a first glance, many methodologies appear as mere fads, but Coplien and Bjørnvig see through the fads and build on their real worth to create a thought-provoking and eminently practical book... This book is a MUST read for all who want to understand the true nature of systems development." — Trygve Reenskaug, inventor of Model-View-Controller and of the DCI Architecture
"When I was a C++ programmer in the early 90's Coplien's Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms was a source of interview material when looking for programmers. It's a good bet that this book may fill the same role for those looking to see if candidates for architect roles understand what it means to be an architect in a Lean or Agile Organization. This book dispels the myth that Agile and Architecture don't go together and explains the balance between Agile architecture and too much Big Up Front Design. This book emphasizes the importance of frequent collaboration between stakeholders in defining a good architecture and helps you to understand the importance of architecture to the success of agile projects. With code examples throughout, this book emphasizes that architecture and coding must go together. After describing some general principles of how architecture can add value to an agile project, the authors explain the Data Context, Interaction (DCI) architecture, which provides an framework for building lean architectures. My one minor complaint is that the transition between the general discussions of lean architecture and the focused discussion of DCI was a bit abrupt. But this was a minor distraction from an enjoyable and informative read. Rich with citations, places to go for more information, and historical context, this book will be useful for anyone who is struggling with how to build systems that need to support complicated user interactions (which could describe most non-trivial systems)." — Steve Berczuk, Author, "Software Configuration Management Patterns"


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The first day of the 2012 MLB draft had a definite high school feel to it with 35 prep prospects getting drafted on Monday, highlighted by Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa going No. 1 overall to Houston and Appling County (Baxley, Ga.) outfielder Byron Buxton following at No. 2 to Minnesota.
But while the first day of the draft was filled with plenty of star power, the last two days featured plenty of intriguing high school storylines. Here were the best of the bunch.
Can I Graduate?
Providence (Charlotte, N.C.) senior right-hander Ty Buttrey created quite a stir when his family revealed he wouldn't be able to walk with his graduating class. The mix-up occurred when Buttrey, a fourth-round pick of the Boston Red Sox and the No. 25 player in the ESPN 100, skipped graduation rehearsal to negotiate a deal with an MLB team because no cell phones were permitted at the rehearsal.
Apparently, though, it was all a miscommunication, as Buttrey was ultimately allowed by his high school principal to walk with his class, according to WBTV News in Charlotte.
Two-Sport Stars
There were plenty of questions of how far Jameis Winston of Hueytown (Ala.) and Anthony Alford of Petal (Miss.) would fall in the draft because of their football commitments.
Winston, who's rated the nation's No. 1 quarterback in the ESPN 150, signed with Florida State is expected to play both football and baseball there. He's rated the nation's No. 71 baseball player in the ESPN 100.
Alford, the nation's No. 95 football recruit in the ESPN 150 and No. 29 baseball prospect in the ESPN 100, signed with Southern Mississippi.
Winston, an outfielder and right-handed pitcher, was drafted in the 15th round by Texas, while Alford was selected in the third round by Toronto.
The Rangers told ESPN Dallas they were hopeful Winston would choose to play for them in the offseason once Florida State's football season was over, like Russell Wilson did at NC State and Kyle Parker did at Clemson.
Meanwhile, Grant (Sacramento, Calif.) senior Shaq Thompson, a Washington football recruit rated the nation's No. 3 safety in the ESPN 150, was drafted in the 18th round by the Boston Red Sox. What's intriguing about that is Thompson didn't even play baseball his junior year and played sparingly as a sophomore. But Thompson told The Sacramento Bee he plans on signing with the Red Sox, though he'll still honor his commitment to the Huskies.
Where's Kyle Carter?
Columbus (Ga.) senior outfielder/left-handed pitcher Kyle Carter enjoyed a phenomenal 2012 campaign, hitting 14 homers and going 12-2 on the bump with a 0.98 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 86 innings to help the Blue Devils to their third straight state title and 12th overall. Columbus is No. 2 in the POWERADE FAB 50.
With a season like that, the Georgia recruit figured he'd go in the first few rounds. But after 40 rounds, he didn't get drafted at all.
What gives?
Carter told the Ledger-Enquirer that after he wasn't drafted in the second round, he told teams he was heading to Georgia.
Another player who fell for what is believed to be signability issues is Camarillo (Calif.) left-hander Hunter Virant, who lasted until the 11th round, when he was selected by Houston. Virant is a UCLA commitment.
When asked about UCLA or the Astros, Virant told the Ventura County Star, "The Astros still need to put together some money, so you never know. Right now the only sure thing is UCLA. But it's a win-win no matter what happens with those options."
Injuries and Arm Trouble
A few top prospects fell in the draft due to injury issues, most notably Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.) infielder Rio Ruiz. Once considered a potential first-round pick, Ruiz had a blood clot removed from his clavicle this spring and missed most of his senior season. A USC commit, Ruiz was selected in the fourth round by Houston.
Meanwhile, Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fla.) right-hander Hayden Hurst, who had Tommy John surgery as an eighth-grader, lasted until the 17th round, where he was selected by Pittsburgh.
While we're on the topic of arms, the three pitchers we featured last week in our article on high pitch counts — Emerson Gibbs of Jesuit (New Orleans), Mitch Sewald of Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.) and Willie Nastasi of Barnstable (Mass.) — weren't drafted at all. Gibbs and Sewald combined to throw 347 pitches in a game this April, while Nastasi tossed 155 pitches of his own in one start.
No word whether those high pitch counts scared off teams, but they couldn't have helped.
No Pressure, Kid
There are a lot of expectations heaped on sons of big leaguers. Now imagine you got drafted by the team your dad starred for.
That's what Ryan Ripken is facing. The Gilman (Baltimore) first baseman and South Carolina recruit was drafted in the 20th round by the Baltimore Orioles, the same squad his dad, Cal Jr., delivered a Hall of Fame career for. Ryan hit .377 and was 4-1 as a pitcher this year for Gilman.
Meanwhile, Tate Matheny, the son of St. Louis manager Mike Matheny, was drafted by the Cardinals in the 23rd round. The senior center fielder and Missouri State recruit hit .610 with 11 homers, 51 RBIs and 25 stolen bases this season for Westminster Christian (Town & Country, Mo.), leading the team to a second straight state title.


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Review: Private Coaching with Hon
by Massive Voodoo
time for another private coaching review.
This summer our friend Hon from Hong Kong visited us for a private coaching about the topic atmosphere. It was his third two day private coaching with Raffa and Roman for Hon and this time we had even more fun than the last ones.
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Our topic was painting atmosphere and Roman and Raffa enjoyed teaching this complex topic together pretty much. The bust Hon painted was Major Tom by FER Miniatures. A great bust to paint it very atmospheric as it is a guy lost in space, kind of. Depending on everyones vision.
After several hours full of theory and exercises we were able to start with the bust. Quickly the bust was catching fire concerning the atmospheric look as all the prior done theory hit home already.
Everyone of us was looking forward to day 2.
No theory anymore, mainly painting time. Pushing things and visions forward. Still some good thoughts were made on how to build on top of this so far created atmosphere. All three of us did ask one question: "What color is happening between the cold and warm?" ... Raffa found out via a rendered Zbrush example that we miss purple/magenta here. No one thought of purple but it worked so well.
Contrast and detail and smoothness were pushed too. This was Hon's result on a very complex bust and private coaching topic. This is still Work in Progress but Hon finished it at home.
This private coaching has quite the weird group photo as Raffa and Roman had to go to a Hippie-themed party and were checking trousers while we made that photo. No other exists, that is why we can not show you another one. Sorryio!
And Hon's finished version of Major Tom can be found via Putty&Paint. So cool!
Hon made Raffa and Roman truely proud teachers with his will to learn and push forward while being on his journey as a miniature painter.
Keep on happy painting and
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This book arose out of a two-quarter sequence in error-correcting codes that I taught at the University of Illinois Circle Campus. It is intended for undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics, computer science, or electrical engineering. The only requirement is an elementary course in linear algebra. An appendix, which covers some of the linear algebra needed, is provided to supplement such a course. A modern algebra course is not necessary but would probably be helpful. if the algebra course is taken concurrently with the coding course, the latter could provide motivation and many concrete examples. Instructors can determine the pace at which to proceed by the mathematical backgrounds of their students.
The theory of error-correcting codes started as a subject in electrical engineering with Shannon's classic papers in 1948. It has since become a fascinating mathematical topic, and part of the fascination has been the use of many varied mathematical tools to solve the practical problems in coding. This book attempts to demonstrate this process. Understanding how one might go about finding mathematical techniques to solve applied problems is useful to students who might sometime encounter such problems. Because the subject is relatively new, there are many open problem sin coding. Some of these are mentioned in this book. Whenever possible, the most elementary proofs or approaches are used.
Since the first edition was written, practical uses of error-correcting codes have proliferated. In addition to many uses in communication systems, error-correcting codes are widely used in modern memory devices, have many uses in computer systems, and also provide the high fidelity on many compact disc players. Although the technology is changing rapidly, the fundamental principles of coding remain the same.


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The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE) application provides detailed information with the exact position of the sun and moon as viewed from a particular location on a on a given date and time. TPE also provides shadow length, and whether or not a subject will be in shade at a given time. Click on the next icon to open The Photographer's Ephemeris centered on the middle of the LCR at Hellhole Bend:
TPE is also available for iOS and Android phones and tablets. See http://photoephemeris.com/ for more details. Highly recommended!
TPE is published by Crookneck Consulting LLC and the web application is free to use.
The Sunrise Sunset calculator above provides a monthly calendar showing sunrise/set and moonrise/set and moon phase for a whole month. More detailed information can be obtained by clicking on the Photographer's Ephemeris icon above.
Sunrise Sunset times are given at the center of Hellhole Bend on the Little Colorado River. Times reflect Daylight Savings time since the Navajo Nation observes DST.


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Let's begin with three seemingly disparate thoughts.
One: Since I started working here at the Museum as the Team Coordinator for the Kohl's Color Wheels art education outreach program in August, I have seen over 25,000 people while out in the community. As you can imagine, the idea of the accessibility of art has definitely been on my mind.
Two: As part of the Museum community, last month, I had the chance to see two lectures in one day: one on the German potter Grete Marks, given by Mel Buchanan, the Assistant Curator of 20th Century Design at the Museum; the other about the creative process at Pixar Animation Studios, given by Dan Holland, a sketch artist there. It made my day.
Three: I also teach freshmen at MIAD. One of my classes focuses on discussing the philosophical and practical underpinnings of these young artists' budding visual practices. The other day my students started an impromptu discussion about Felix Baumgartner jumping from the stratosphere. It was a great class.
So, where am I going with all of this? Let me explain.
I loved being reminded of the purpose of the Bauhaus as an institution that was striving to remake cultural identity and also to offer a utopic yet accessible potential through art, in an era between two moments of great upheaval. Seeing Mel Buchanan's talk about the relationship between Grete Marks' work and her connection to the Bauhaus was eye-opening for a number of reasons. I was surprised to learn about the effect that the school, or rather the single year that she was part of that community, had on Grete Marks' work. Her work as a potter translated this influence into stellar and streamlined beauty, not just as high art objects, but in her ingenuity to make these pieces accessible through industry. Looking through the lens of history and hindsight, Marks' practice was a beautiful and noble mission.
Later that day, while I was still thinking about the potential of art as a mode of accessible discovery, even when distilled down to its formal essence, I went to see Dan Holland's talk along with my MIAD class. One of the things that was so great to hear, especially as a college educator at an arts school, was that Holland told the audience to experiment and not to limit yourself, especially when in school. I felt like I somehow had won an argument in that moment.
It wasn't so much that he just said it in passing: the idea of experimentation was fundamental to the talk and Holland's process itself. It was amazing to see him unabashedly showing moments of experimentation for projects he worked on at Pixar; it was like opening up a moving, live sketchbook. To share these moments must have been pretty humbling: a younger Holland lip-syncing dialogue for The Incredibles, failed Lego models of spaceships, candid photos from a trip to Home Depot to research robot-like forms.
The process of making a highly stylized and finished Pixar-style animated feature was immediately laid bare, and I felt like I was seeing the future film in some sort of hospital nursery. But, this experience was purposeful: it gave evidence to Holland's mantra and Pixar's mission–to create something that begins as an interior dialogue, rather than sourced from the outside. The point was that no matter how familiar, a new project is always going to entail some sort of remaking or re-invention.
Holland's process showed how each endeavor of both successful and failed experimentation were necessary in creating the most complete final product. It was like seeing a pin-hole camera picture of his process: everything had to be thought about because at any given moment, any element in that picture would have to be called forward with exacting detail. This is what the artistic process is all about, and why it is important even when the final product is so captivating. There is something in being reminded of the process, since we as viewers only see the product.
Let's go back to the Bauhaus. Here is one thing I have realized: My job is to make art from the Museum collection accessible and to remind people that the process of making art is one way to make connections. Here's another: I teach at an institution that is a present day Bauhaus. Or rather, in much the same way, in the first year program at MIAD, a student is guided through the basic fundamentals of artmaking, stripping down the process of making to explore fundamentals of design like color, shape and material.
During her lecture, Mel Buchanan showed a slide of a Bauhaus class discussing sculptures made only of paper or cardboard; I passed something similar in the MIAD halls the other day. Even my "Understanding the Visual" I teach falls into the Bauhaus paradigm: in the fray of visual distillation comes the constant question of why, embodied in the Bauhaus class about philosophy and yoga. I haven't yet broached the idea of yoga, but I constantly ask my students how they are connected to the visual culture at large, why they are artists/designers, or why they have decided to choose one media over another.
At the end of Dan Holland's lecture he showed two amazing animated shorts. One was La Luna, a narrative about a family who rows out to sea, hoists a ladder to the moon, and tidies it up. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. Partly because I was reminded of my 20-month-old son's current fascination with the moon: when it is dark, he will look to the sky and call out to the moon until he finds it. I am also a huge Italo Calvino fan, and I was awestruck by the film's echoes of Calvino's Cosmicomics, and his own meditations on being able to take a ladder to the moon. It was magical to see this story in such a large, visual way–how these animated characters were understood in such a way that their personality came not through dialogue, but through the smallest detail dictated by a broom or hammer.
In my mind, this moment of watching La Lunawas layered with the Greek Icarus myth because of the (at the time, upcoming) event of Felix Baumgartner jumping from the edge of space. Mixing all these images and narratives of people jumping/falling from the sky, bridging the gap from earth to moon, was magical and practical. It felt very right.
So back to the beginning: I love the poetics of these moments that bridge the facets of my life as a museum and college educator. That each thing echoes the other in the attempt to find a means of dialogue through access. That I find myself making art in unlikely places–like next to row of cows, or with 1,000 people in one day, or engaging in conversations about the motivation and purpose of making art.
Here is one last distilled thought: Discovery is the process of preparation, with the risk of the final leap.
–Tim Abel, Kohl's Color Wheels Team Coordinator


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- 1956-1993
Fait partie de Kenny Family Collection
Sub-fonds consists of a few items relating to Michael B Kenny's career in advertising. These include a brief history of the Kenny's Advertising Agency written by Michael, and two photographs: one of the Council of the Advertising/Press Club in 1956 or 1957, and the other of the Kenny's Advertising Agency premises at Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. Sub-fonds also includes a short biography of Michael [?written by his son Colum Kenny].
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This hilarious gift is PERFECT for the wine snob in your life (even if it's yourself).
It holds an entire 750mL bottle of wine—or just one serving *wink wink*.
The front reads "Finally! A wine glass that fits my needs", letting everyone know that a run-of-the-mill glass just won't cut it.
A viral sensation, the patented Wine Bottle Glass has been featured on the Today Show, The Tonight Show, and more.
- holds an entire 750mL bottle of delicious wine
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PLR vs. Ghostwriting: Which is Better?
By Nicole Dean
Private Label Rights (PLR) articles and ghostwritten articles are both options when you need web content. Each is unique in its qualities and each has its drawbacks.
So, when you need content, which should you choose? Let's analyze both options to find out which option is right for you.
Ghostwritten Articles
Ghostwritten articles are written just for your use. You own the article and can do whatever you'd like to with it.
1. The article is unique to you and you do not share the content with anyone else.
1. Ghostwritten articles are quite a bit more expensive per article than PLR packages.
2. You have the responsibility of finding a good writer.
3. The quality can be questionable.
4. You need to check your articles to make sure your ghostwriter isn't stealing content. Unfortunately that does happen.
PLR Articles
PLR articles are pre-written articles that are sold in packages, or as part of a monthly membership.
1. PLR articles are much more affordable than ghostwritten ones.
2. The content is ready, so you don't have to wait for a ghostwriter to become available or find a ghostwriter who is available.
1. The content is not unique. You share the articles with the other people who purchased the package or membership.
2. You can't submit the PLR articles to article directories.
3. The quality can be questionable.
4. You have to find PLR packages in your niche – or hope that the membership you signed up for sends you ones that you can use.
How can you even the odds between the two? Find a quality PLR service that allows you choose your topics. If the articles are well written, and their distribution is limited, it's almost as good as getting ghostwritten content just for you. That way, you get the best of both worlds – quality content at a great price.
About the Author
Nicole Dean is the owner of EasyPLR.com – where you'll find high-quality PLR articles sold in very limited quantities. The PLR articles at EasyPLR are professionally written and professionally edited — top quality at an affordable price.
Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission.


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Great coupon. I found a nice set of bedsheets in the clearance section for 36.50, so with the coupon it was only 6.50, no tax and no shipping!
Many thanks
It's not often a deal of this magnitude comes along, so grab it while you can folks. Right now (for a limited time, but I don't know how long...sorry) ShopNBC accepts a coupon that takes $30 off a minmium purchase of $30. Basically, it's $30 for free. Gratis. Nada.
The only stipulation I can find is that the $30 has to be spent on one item, not a bunch of items that add up to $30. No problem for me though, there's plenty on ShopNBC that I can pick up for just a little more than that price, making the item almost free.
I just did a little test run on a very nice purse for my wife (it won't be what I actually buy, she reads my blog and I want to surprise her). But as you can see, the $39.99 purse comes out at just $9.99 with FREE shipping! Items in jewelry, apparrel and watches are all FREE shipping for a limited time, too. Logically, this means a $31.99 item could cost you just $1.99 all in. Not bad eh?
Just click here , find something you want and enter the code W89089103. The site was running very slow for me when I did my test run, probably due to this amazing deal. But keep trying, you'll get a very nice deal for the weekend. Cheers!
Disclaimer: The links and mentions on this site may be affiliate links. But they do not affect the actual opinions and recommendations of the authors.
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Great coupon. I found a nice set of bedsheets in the clearance section for 36.50, so with the coupon it was only 6.50, no tax and no shipping!
Many thanks
It's a fabulous deal. Spread the word, let's get as many people a discount as we can before this one ends.
Wow....you said the pages were slow, but this is ridiculous!!!
I'm waiting right now, for a page to load, and it' been about 3 minutes.
I've been on the site for over an hour, and I've seen about 6 pages so far!
Looking for that perfect item!!
Thanks, though!
I was able to get on (I have a lot of patience)and place and order in my name and also one in my husbands. Lost out on a more practical item I wanted that was sold out, but managed to get myself (combined)a pair of platinum over sterling earrings that I will wear a lot plus a fabulous purse for under $15 total. It'll be really nice to get the items as my birthday is coming up and normally I couldn't afford to purchase things like that for myself on my budget. Thanks so much!
Having two credits cards (and thus two accounts) really pays off here.
A note, however. I opened an account with one credit card, ordered, went fine. Tried to order it again, wouldn't recognize the code.
Friend opens account with his card, code recognized, so it looks like a one time deal.
But this should qualify as post of the year thus far.
This was some very nice information. Appreciate you passing it along. I certainly took advantage of this promotion. Good stuff.
Paul, your coupon deals should come with a warning label for those people who don't have a lot of time! Lol, thank you for the deal, but I just found myself browsing that site for a good chunk of time! I've got my eye on one of those purses...
Where do you find these things?!
Awesome! I got a gorgeous sweater for 12 bucks, and this morning, it's not slow at all. Thanks! :-D
Thanks for the code, but by the time I got to checkout, it's been voided: "We do not recognize this promotion code. Please try again."
I got an awesome bracelet with the code, and it showed the discount at checkout, but in my confirmation email, the total showed the original amount.
I called shopnbc.com, and they are going to look into it within 5-7 days.
Meanwhile, the bracelet will probably come in the mail.
I guess I better not open it till I see that the $30 was taken off, cause I don't want to pay a trillion dollars to send it back!
(I hope it works...I'm excited to get it!!)
Anyone else notice this in their confirmation emails?
It worked for me about 8 hours ago. But not on any of the electronics. Page was fast too. However the first time I tried, they removed the code at checkout, but I redid it and it worked fine the second time.
I'm on the phone with customer service right now, trying to cancel my order.
They said the coupon code did not work, because the item I bought with it, was on clearance.
Now they are "trying" to cancel my order, but can't, of course, and I'm waiting to speak to a manager.
I do NOT want $40 taken out of my account, when I thouht I was gonna spend $10.
Well, it was a nice coupon code.
I hope it works for everyone else and they don't have to go through this hell, like me!
-Good Luck!
Customer service said they will TRY and cancel the order, but it's probably too late now.
I told him the coupon WAS accepted when I checked out.
I SAW the total as being $9.99.
I should have copied the damn page, and saved it.
I tried telling him this wasn't a great experience for my first ShopNBC order. But that didn't work.
I can send the item back using their "smart label", and they'll take the postage out of my credit when they get it back. He said it's about $7.
So now I'll be out $7, for NOTHING, in the end.
Sometimes, coupons just are NOT worth it, I guess!!!
My Husband's gonna kill me.
I feel horrible, and I have this sinking feeling in my stomach right now.
This is SOOOOOO opposite of my WiseBread mentality.
They said I could "refuse" the delivery if it comes, but they can't be responsible if it gets lost, and of course, they won't credit it.
I'm so sad. I was so excited about the bracelet. I never get to buy fancy designer stuff. I really hope you all have your good luck with the coupon code, because I am sickened now.
Why would you rush to a site that you hadn't visited before and search for something to buy from it, just because it has a good coupon offer? If I buy something I wasn't planning to get, $9.99, $5.99, or even $1.99 is too much to pay. They probably just want you on their mailing list (not to mention they're counting on people spending enough to make the discount meaningless to their bottom line).
Just wondering if anyone else got their stuff yet, and if their coupon codes actually worked, in the end.
(Mine obviously did NOT.)
I got my item today. How bitter sweet.


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Events archive
Southeast Asia Seminar
Inducement and Smaller-States' Triple Trade-offs: Southeast Asian Responses to China's Belt and Road Initiative
Cheng-Chwee Kuik (National University of Malaysia)
22 November 2017 - 2:00pm
Deakin Room
Policy is about trade-offs, more so in the realm of external affairs. This is especially true for weaker and smaller states faced with material inducement from big power, as their inherent... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Pavin Chachavalpongpun (Kyoto; London School of Economics)
8 November 2017 - 2:00pm
Deakin Room
Thai foreign policy is traditionally shaped by the changing international environment. The coup of 2014 has exacerbated the political conflict and powerfully prescribed the way in which the country... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
'God knows this is a chronic, protracted situation': The Myanmar military's war on IDPs in Kachin and northern Shan states
David Baulk (Fortify Rights)
2 November 2017 - 5:00pm
Investcorp Lecture Theatre
As the world watches the Myanmar military decimate the country's Rohingya Muslim population, in northern Myanmar the military is fighting a war by other means. Across Kachin and northern Shan state,... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Syahrul Hidayat (University of Exeter; University of Indonesia) and Kevin W. Fogg (Centre for Islamic Studies)
25 October 2017 - 2:00pm
Deakin Room
Using previously un-mined data on more than 600 members of Indonesia's Constitutional Assembly (1956-1959), this seminar will present a detailed picture of the political elites of post-independence... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
John Buchanan (Washington)
11 October 2017 - 2:00pm
Deakin Room
The predominance of the state is overstated. In Burma and other countries, pockets of territory remain under the control of non-state actors. The processes through which these counter state orders... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Renato Cruz De Castro (De La Salle University)
24 May 2017 - 2:00pm
Deakin Room
From 2010 to 2016, then President, Benigno Aquino balanced China's expansive maritime claim in the South China Sea. President Aquino challenged China by shifting the Armed Forces of the Philippines... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
10 May 2017 - 2:00pm
Deakin Room
Incorporating the Delphi Method within Poverty Measurement, a Case Study of West Java, Indonesia Putu Natih (Trinity, Social Policy and Intervention) This empirical paper aims to illustrate the... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Rizal Sukma (Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Republic of Indonesia), Antonio M. Lagdameo (Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Republic of the Philippines)
4 May 2017 - 5:00pm
Investcorp Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was formally established at the end of 2015 but progress on more robust regional economic integration has been slow. Levels of integration within the region vary... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Kirsten McConnachie (Warwick)
26 April 2017 - 2:00pm
Deakin Room
This seminar will consider the case of Chin refugees from Myanmar in the north-east Indian State of Mizoram, drawing on Migdal's (2004) concepts of 'virtual checkpoints' and 'mental maps' to analyse... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Phyu Phyu Thi (Myanmar ICT for Development), Matthew J Walton (St Antony's)
1 March 2017 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Deakin Room
Research and training conducted by the Myanmar Media and Society (M.MAS) project in 2015 encountered persistent expressions of fear and antagonism directed towards religious Others as well as... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Matthew J Walton (St Antony's)
13 February 2017 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room
In Buddhism, Politics and Political Thought in Myanmar , the first book to provide a broad overview of the ways in which Buddhist ideas have influenced political thinking and politics in Myanmar,... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Sothy Tep (MP, Kingdom of Cambodia; Foreign Service Programme, University of Oxford)
13 February 2017 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Fellows' Dining Room
It's the most dangerous country you'll ever visit, because you'll fall in love with it…and then it will break your heart – Joseph Mussomeli, former US Ambassador to Cambodia Sothy Tep, Member of... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Sufian Jusoh (National University of Malaysia)
1 February 2017 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Deakin Room
Myanmar or Burma has had its first fully contested general election in 2016, leading the formation of a democratically elected government which has taken steps to reform the governance of the country... Read more
Southeast Asia Seminar
Kerstin Steiner (Monash)
16 January 2017 - 2:00pm
Dahrendorf Room
This talk will be held under the Chatham House Rule: participants may report on information provided during the talk, but not directly or indirectly attribute it, or make any recording of the talk.... Read more


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Expert's Rating
- Combines all scan management into a single app
- Offers unique features, such as Expense Reports
- Can take photos with mobile devices and transfer them as PDFs to Mac
- Scanner slower and more likely to jam than ScanSnap
- Software can be confusing, especially for basic tasks
- NeatCloud requires a monthly fee
Our Verdict
If your total experience with scanners is with the flatbed type that sits atop all-in-one printers, you may be excused for thinking scanners are not all that exciting. Given the slow, awkward, one-sheet-at-a-time way these devices perform, it's hard to imagine using them to convert a stack of documents into scanned images.
That's why we have document scanners. These devices can dispense with paper at speeds of around 25 pages per minute. While they can't scan intact pages from a book, they are otherwise the perfect solution for getting rid of the clutter in your office.
The two most popular lines of document scanners are from Neat and Fujitsu. Their top-of-the-line desktop machines are Neat's NeatDesk for Mac ($400) and Fujitsu's ScanSnap iX500 ($495). Both feature new mobile scanning options.
The hardware weigh-in
The ScanSnap iX500 and NeatDesk both claim similar specs. They scan at up to 600 dpi resolution, duplex and in color, with speeds of up to 25 pages per minute. Both automatically adjust to different sized papers in a single stack.
However, in my testing, the iX500 consistently out-performed the NeatDesk. The iX500 often scanned at a spectacular 30 ppm, while NeatDesk handled the same paper stacks at only 11 ppm. NeatDesk also had more frequent problems with paper jamming or twisting in the feeder. In contrast, the iX500 did not fail even once. Fujitsu explains this success is due to hardware improvements in the iX500, notably a gear-driven spring-loaded roller and an "ultrasonic multi-feed" sensor.
Scanning goes wireless
The newest and "hottest" features for both scanners deal with wireless communication to mobile devices. The approach each scanner takes, however, could hardly be less similar.
NeatDesk With the NeatMobile iOS app, you can take a photo and wirelessly send it to your Mac. If the photo is of a text document, Neat's OCR processing software kicks in and analyzes it. Going in the other direction, scans stored on your Mac sync to NeatMobile on all your iOS devices. NeatMobile accomplishes all of this by shunting your data through its new NeatCloud service. The service requires that you open an account and pay a minimum of $6 per month.
In my testing, transferring a photo from an iPhone to a Mac worked well. However, I could not get the camera to focus in the Neat app, which sometimes resulted in photos too blurry for OCR processing. Going the other way, the mobile app's ability to view scans from a Mac was inconsistent. Sometimes a selected scan loaded quickly. Other times, loading stalled with a persistent spinning sundial. Even if everything worked perfectly, the service doesn't seem worth paying a monthly fee—unless you use it very frequently. For example, iCloud users can almost as conveniently transfer photos from their iPhone to their Mac via Photo Stream, and import them to Neat if desired.
Neat plans to add more features to NeatMobile later this year, including editing on an iOS device of data extracted from documents "scanned" with the camera.
ScanSnap iX500 Via the Scan to Mobile option in the ScanSnap software, you can send scans from a Mac to the ScanSnap Connect iOS app. This is not new; you can already do this with the software that comes with older ScanSnap machines. What's new with the iX500 is its built-in Wi-Fi GI processor. After a simple set-up, you can send a scan directly from the iX500 to the Connect app on any mobile device. Yes, cord-cutters, this means there is no intervening step that requires a Mac or PC. Just tap the Scan button in the mobile app and you're off and running.
You can view the scans from the Connect app itself or send them to other iOS apps, such as Dropbox. The latter option can be helpful because, unlike NeatCloud, ScanSnap Connect doesn't sync scans across iOS devices. ScanSnap Connect also has no option comparable to NeatMobile's photo-to-scan.
While impressive to see it in action, cordless scanning has only limited value for now; avoiding the Mac doesn't save much time in this situation. More practical would be a ScanSnap S1100 mobile scanner connectable to an iPad via Bluetooth—usable even when a Mac is nowhere in sight.
The software face-off
The two competing scanners each come with their own custom software. Once again, they take distinctly different approaches.
NeatDesk Neat for Mac is an all-in-one application for storing and manipulating your scans. Neat for Mac can also import documents not originating from a scan—adding them either from the Finder or via Add to Neat commands in the PDF menu of Print dialogs.
If you're familiar with Evernote, you already know the general idea of how Neat for Mac functions. Use Neat to organize files into different built-in categories (documents, receipts, business cards) as well as your own user-defined folders. The app creates searchable PDFs, doing so automatically during a scan or separately at any later time. However, search results only list file names, not where in a file the selected text is located.
While Neat can extract text from a document, such as for filling in receipt or business card text boxes, don't expect anything close to 100 percent accuracy (to be fair, I don't know any software that does this well). You can also copy/paste text from a scanned image to a word processing app.
If you like the sound of Neat for Mac software, but not the NeatDesk hardware, you can purchase Neat ($80) as a stand-alone software product. It can be configured to work with a variety of other scanners, including ScanSnaps. Alternatively, if you bought a Neat scanner, but prefer to bypass its software, the hardware works with OS X's Image Capture. In fact, when I scanned a document, without first launching Neat for Mac, Image Capture opened by default.
Neat for Mac would benefit from interface tweaks. Too often, I had trouble figuring out how certain features work. For example, I'm still not exactly sure what From Web Import does and could find no mention of it in the manual. I was also unable to get a usable result from the Expense Report options, despite several attempts.
ScanSnap iX500 The ScanSnap Manager's Quick Menu offers an array of potential actions for a scan. You can select to print a scan, configure it as an email attachment, or just save it to a folder in the Finder. Additionally, you can send scans to various cloud services, such as Dropbox and Evernote. Other options include converting scans to searchable PDFs (which ScanSnap can optionally do during a scan and do so much faster than Neat), creating fully editable text opened in Microsoft Office apps (via bundled Abbyy FineReader OCR software) and extracting business card data (to CardMinder).
In contrast to Neat for Mac, there is no single ScanSnap container for storing and managing scans. Everything in Quick Menu is handled via separate (often third-party) destinations. New in the latest update to the software, you can add your own preferred apps to Quick Menu. For example, I added Preview, allowing me to immediately view the results of a scan.
A minor downside of the ScanSnap software is that you cannot revert back to Quick Menu after making a selection. For example, after sending a scan to Preview, I might want to return to Quick Menu to choose Scan to Word. There is no way to do this. Instead, I would need to launch the Abbyy software to locate and load the scan file.
ScanSnap Manager provides further fine-tuning via its advanced Settings. These also serve as an introduction to ScanSnap's impressive range of scan-manipulation features. Using the default settings, the Manager offers automatic deletion of blank pages, automatic determination of whether a document is color or black-and-white (and scanning accordingly), automatic increase of scan resolution when detecting small text, and auto-straightening of crooked scans. The result is a nearly optimal scan the first time almost every time.
One more thing: Using the included carrier sheet, you can fold and insert a page that would otherwise be too large to fit through the scanner. ScanSnap not only scans both halves in one pass, but it stitches the two images together, creating the illusion that the entire super-large page was scanned unfolded!
And the winner is…
Neat is essentially a software company that offers a hardware scanner as an option. The core of the company is its Neat software. You can even purchase the software by itself and use it with some other company's scanner.
Fujitsu is the opposite: a hardware company that provides software as a required accessory. Fujitsu doesn't even make several of the applications in its software package, depending on third parties instead. Fujitsu's ScanSnap Manager is free but only available if you buy their scanner.
The result is what you might expect. Fujitsu expends considerable energy on updating its hardware on a regular basis. Further, almost everything new about the iX500 package is linked to hardware, most notably the scanner's built-in Wi-Fi capability. In contrast, the current NeatDesk scanner has changed very little over the past several years. What is new about the current package is primarily the upgraded Neat software, designed to work with the NeatCloud service.
Not surprisingly, given these different approaches, the ScanSnap iX500 hardware outshines NeatDesk. The ScanSnap is faster, less prone to jams and produces superior scan quality.
A software comparison is a closer call. Neat's solution, one app to take care of all of your scanning tasks, might seem the preferred way to go. However, in practice, Neat's software too often makes simple tasks unnecessarily complicated. While Fujitsu's ScanSnap Manager is more fragmented, this actually makes it easier to focus on a single task. Just want to print a scan? Click Scan to Print and you're done. And if you do want something more like Neat, ScanSnap can send scans to Evernote.
Neither company's new wireless options have compelling practical value as yet. But at least ScanSnap's Wi-Fi feature is free. With NeatCloud, you have to pay a monthly fee. In my view, Neat should offer a minimal level of NeatCloud usage at no cost, similar to how Dropbox works.
Bottom line
The ScanSnap iX500 is the clear winner in this face off, outdistancing Neat in hardware, software and wireless features. If you're in the market for a desktop scanner, look no further.
Updated 3:25 PT 1/21/13 to correct misspellings of model name.


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Many investors believe that Intel's (INTC -0.82%) best days are behind it, as the tech giant's chips have a much lower share in the explosive smartphone and tablet markets than Intel enjoys in desktop and laptop PCs. Even worse, Intel's core computing markets have been declining, with tablets and other mobile devices expected to soon surpass traditional forms of personal computers. While I certainly understand these fears, here are three things that could potentially drive Intel's stock price higher in the year ahead.
A bold move in the tablet arena
Intel's management has acknowledged that they missed the boat when it comes to the incredible growth of mobile devices, but the war is far from over. Intel has begun to focus on reduced power consumption -- a necessity for mobile chipsets -- and its new Bay Trail chips have earned positive reviews in this area while maintaining impressive performance capabilities. Intel's process technology lead should allow it to strengthen the performance and efficiency capabilities of its chips, which could help Intel earn some design wins among smartphone and tablet manufacturers in the coming years. To quicken this process, Intel's newly appointed CEO, Brian Krzanich, is making an aggressive move by basically giving away 40 million processor chips to tablet manufacturers next year. If this audacious maneuver allows Intel to gain a beachhead in the massive and fast-growing tablet market, the company's market share gains -- and eventually, revenue growth -- could accelerate at a much faster pace than many investors currently expect.
Continued dominance in PC processor technology
Intel bears will point out the threat of vertical integration among Intel's major partners such as Apple (AAPL 0.94%), whose new A7 chip has met with rave reviews. While it's true that Apple's A7 chip is quite impressive, it's designed for mobile devices that typically prioritize power efficiency over raw computing power. For desktop workstations and many high-end laptops geared for business users and creative professionals, processing speed and power are of paramount importance -- and that is where Intel excels. Furthermore, Intel's new chips in the ultra-mobile laptop computing segment have been credited with the huge leap in battery life for products such as Apple's recently updated MacBook Air. That's why I believe it's unlikely that Apple will move toward using its in-house designed chips across its entire product line. Instead, I think a partnership between these two tech titans is more likely, with Intel eventually building Apple's in-house designed chips for iOS devices and continuing to supply Apple with Intel-designed processors for its Macs.
The surging growth of the cloud
An often overlooked component of Intel's business is its highly profitable data center operations. Intel is benefiting from the rapid growth in cloud computing, for as companies build up their cloud infrastructure, they will require more high-performing servers powered by Intel chips. That's because Intel dominates the data center market, and it's an area where Intel should continue to excel in the years ahead.
The Foolish bottom line
If Intel can maintain its dominant position in PCs and servers, and begin to accumulate design wins among major smartphone and tablet manufacturers, Intel could make its shareholders very happy in 2014.
Next steps
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The Spanish Exchange Variation Chess Training ProgramProduct Code: 15-993
The Spanish Exchange Variation Chess Training Program
Product Code: 15-993
A simple idea underpins the Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez. Take all the pieces off and White wins the ending. Naturally, the execution of this plan is anything but simple because Black obtains the Bishop pair and free piece play to compensate him for his doubled pawns on c6. Nevertheless, it is useful to have something to aim for! Many World Champions have employed 4.Bxc6 and we will see some of their encounters on this DVD, along with a collection of very recent examples. Bobby Fischer was perhaps the most influential of those who played 4.Bxc6 ,as he showed the line could be played dynamically and that White was not restricted only to play for better endgames. The Exchange Variation is suitable for all levels of player, completely sound and a good tournament weapon. On this new ChessBase DVD, Andrew Martin makes a convincing case for White�s chances. In 2010, 4.Bxc6 is as dangerous as ever. Video running time: 4 hours. International Master Andrew Martin is 52 years old. He is a senior FIDE trainer and Manager of Coaching for the English Chess Federation. This is his 18th DVD for ChessBase.
All Information taken from the Chessbase Website.
Technical Support on chess software is very limited. Please contact chessbase directly with any installation or technical help.
This item may ship separately from your order, and expedited shipping may not be available. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions at all about your order or delivery times.
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TSA is removing certain body scanning machines
Critics said they amounted to virtual strip searches
Move came after manufacturer could not meet privacy software deadline
Airport body scanners that produce graphic images of travelers' bodies will be removed from checkpoints by June, the Transportation Security Administration says, ending what critics called "virtual strip searches."
Passengers will continue to pass through machines that display a generic outline of the human body, raising fewer privacy concerns.
The TSA move came after Rapiscan, the manufacturer of the 174 so-called "backscatter" machines, acknowledged it could not meet a congressional-ordered deadline to install privacy software on the machines.
"It is big news," said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. "It removes the concern that people are being viewed naked by the TSA screener."
In 2004 and 2005, the TSA at first dismissed privacy concerns, then sought to address them by placing TSA officers viewing the scanner imagery in remote locations, away from the passenger being screened. They also gave passengers the right to an alternative screening – a pat down.
Speedier trip through airport security could come within a decade
But those solutions failed to appease privacy groups and some members of Congress, who felt both alternatives could be abused.
Ultimately, a problem caused by technology was solved by technology. Security companies developed privacy software, called Automated Target Recognition (ATR) software.
But while manufacturers of the less-intrusive "millimeter wave" machines found ways to use ATR software, backscatter machines have not.
This week, the TSA announced it is ending its contract with Rapiscan "due to its inability to deploy non-imaging ATR software."
How much do we really hate the TSA?
"By June 2013 travelers will only see machines which have ATR that allow for faster throughput. This means faster lanes for the traveler and enhanced security," the TSA said in a statement.
The TSA could allow backscatter machines in the future if the company develops the required software, the TSA said.
Currently, the TSA uses the 174 backscatter machines in 30 airports, and has another 76 units in storage. It uses millimeter wave machines in 170 airports.
The decision to remove the backscatter machine will make moot, at least temporarily, travelers' concerns about the health effects of the machines. Backscatter machines use X-rays, while millimeter wave machines use radio waves.
The TSA has long maintained both machines are safe, but recently signed an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to study the scanners. The study will continue even though the machines are being pulled, the TSA said, because they could be reintroduced in the future.


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Trelleborg inaugurates material handling & construction tyre European logistics hub
On 29 June 2018, Trelleborg inaugurated its new European logistics hub for material handling and construction tires and its new Benelux commercial office in Evergem, Belgium. The new premises consist of a 10,000 square metre warehouse along with offices to house the Benelux commercial office for Trelleborg Wheels Systems. Holding more than 70,000 tyres in stock, Trelleborg Wheel Systems can serve its European warehouses and key customers in the region from this facility on a JIT basis.
Paolo Pompei, president Trelleborg Wheel Systems, says: "We were honoured to cut the ribbon and celebrate this special moment at the Evergem site in Belgium in the presence of 150 guests that included, our customers, journalists, representatives from local authorities and Trelleborg employees. We consider Evergem as the beating heart of the material handling and construction tyres business and a key hub due to its strategic position in Europe, as well as its proximity to key markets.
"We are now located in a modern and prime location with state-of-the-art equipment designed according to the latest Trelleborg technology standards. This means we will be able to serve our customers even better from this hub, which is within the world-wide logistics organisation of Trelleborg Wheel Systems. It will increase our efficiency and flexibility, as well as enhance our service levels. Our investment in Evergem is highlighting our strong commitment to our partners to deliver an excellent service and to improve the productivity of their operations."
The new building is constructed in the historical location of Bergougnan, on a production site built at the beginning of 1900 and acquired by Trelleborg Wheel Systems in 1988. In 2002, Trelleborg relocated its production of solid tyres to Sri Lanka but kept Evergem as the central hub for logistics operations for material handling and construction tyres in Europe and the Middle East servicing more than 50 countries.


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Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has more secrets to reveal that relate to Israel, the journalist who first brought his leaks to the world's attention said on Monday.
Among allegations aired by Snowden last year were that the US National Security Agency and its British counterpart GCHQ had in 2009 targeted an email address listed as belonging to then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and monitored emails of senior defense officials.
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Israel played down the disclosures. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the matter examined and that "there are things that must not be done" between allies.
Glenn Greenwald, who as a writer for Britain's Guardian met face-to-face with the fugitive Snowden and has written or co-authored many of the newspaper's stories based on his material, was asked in an Israeli television interview whether the ex-contractor had more secrets to tell that related to Israel.
"Yes. I don't want to preview any stories that aren't yet published, but it is definitely the case that there are a huge number of very significant stories that are left to report," said the Brazil-based Greenwald, speaking to Channel Ten TV by video link.
"We have only had these documents for seven months, which, given their volume and complexity, is not a very long time. There definitely are stories left that involve the Middle East, that involve Israel. The reporting is going to continue at roughly the same pace that has been happening."
Last month, several Israeli cabinet members and lawmakers said news of US spying on Israel was an opportunity to press Washington to free jailed Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard.
Pollard, a former US Navy intelligence analyst, was sentenced to a life term in 1987 in the United States for spying for Israel. A succession of US presidents have spurned Israeli calls for his pardon.
In what appeared to be a bid to calm the clamor, Netanyahu said Israel constantly sought Pollard's release and did not need a "special occasion" to discuss his case with Washington.
Greenwald voiced understanding for the Pollard linkage.
"I think you are absolutely right to contrast the Jonathan Pollard case with revelations of American spying on their closest allies within the Israeli government, because it does underlie, underscore exactly the hypocrisy that lies at the center of so much of what the US government does," he said.


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Last night at #nwc36 we were talking about evodevo, and one of the topics that came up was the importance of Drosophila reasearch in providing the foundation for comparative genetic analysis…which led to Sarah Palin. Remember Palin's ignorant mockery of fruit fly research? This is what we get from the Republican party.
Now Michelle Malkin's blog chimes in with a similar complaint. John Logsdon got an NSF award to study reproduction in snails. WASTE OF MONEY! CUT THE DEFICIT! HOW DARE THEY SPEND MONEY ON SOMETHING SO STUPID!
Malkin's blogger, Doug Powers, and the majority of the commenters there are embarrassingly ignorant. They quote the award announcement with some annotations.
The study, first funded in 2011 and continuing until 2015, will study the New Zealand snails to see if it is better that they reproduce sexually or asexually – the snail can do both – hoping to gain insight on why so many organisms practice sexual reproduction.
"Sexual reproduction is more costly than asexual reproduction [just paying for the drinks can end up running into the thousands of dollars over a lifetime – DP] [fucking moron – PZM], yet nearly all organisms reproduce sexually at least some of the time. Why is sexual reproduction so common despite its costs," the study's abstract asks.
And then doubles down on the cluelessness.
"Why is sexual reproduction so common despite its costs"? Seriously?
Yes. Seriously. That's an important question in biology. Selfish stupid libertarian/republican idiots ought to understand this clearly.
Look at it this way, Doug. When you go to reproduce, you — perfect, powerful, independent, self-serving you — need to go to a mere woman and in order to produce offspring, you only pass on half your genes, and they are mingled with half the genes from your partner. That's what we mean by the cost of sexual reproduction. You don't get to produce a literal self-made man: you need to cooperate with a partner, and your genome will be diluted with that of some other person. That other person is using YOU as well, parasitizing off the perfect efficiency of your genes to propagate her patently inferior genes.
Any good conservative Republican ought to be outraged at this state of affairs. Think about it: your God, President Ronald Reagan, instead of cloning himself, had to randomize his genes with some other person and produced a son, Ron Reagan, who is a politically liberal atheist. You ought to be throwing far more money at this problem!
Snails are an interesting choice to study this problem because, unlike humans, they have options to either reproduce in that familiar sexual way, or to do it asexually and essentially clone themselves. The question is why any individual would elect to throw away half their genes each time they reproduce.
If Doug Powers can explain that, he could get published in some big name science journal instead of the blog of an ignorant political hack.
Hey, we should study that choice, too, except we haven't yet found any molluscs stupid enough to have to decide whether they want to be published on Michelle Malkin's site or not.


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An audiovisual performance by Golan Levin
and Zachary Lieberman Developed April 2004
The Manual
Input Sessions is a series of audiovisual vignettes which probe the expressive
possibilities of hand gestures and finger movements.
Our concert is performed
on a combination of custom interactive software, analog overhead projectors and
digital computer video projectors. The analog and digital projectors are aligned
such that their projections overlap, resulting in an unusual quality of hybridized,
dynamic light. During the performance, a computer vision system analyses the sihouettes
of the performers� hands as they scribble on transparencies, and move across the
glass tops of the overhead projectors. The hand gestures and transparency drawings
are then analysed by our custom software. In response, our software generates
synthetic graphics and sounds that are tightly coupled to the forms and movements
of the performers� actions. The synthetic responses are co-projected with the
organic, analog shadows, resulting in an almost magical form of augmented-reality
shadow play.
Golan Levin
is an artist, engineer and composer interested in developing artifacts and events
which explore supple new modes of interactive expression. His work focuses on
the design of systems for the creation, manipulation and performance of simultaneous
image and sound, as part of a more general inquiry into non-verbal communications
protocols in cybernetic systems. He is known for the conception and creation of
(2001), a concert whose sounds are wholly performed through the carefully choreographed
dialing and ringing of the audience's own mobile phones, and for The
Secret Lives of Numbers (2002), an interactive online data visualization
featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial. Levin is Assistant Professor of Electronic
Art at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
Lieberman (http://www.thesystemis.com)
is an artist, engineer and educator whose work explores the creative and human
uses of technology. He produces installations, on-line works and concerts concerned
with the themes of kinetic and gestural performance, interactive imaging and sound
synthesis. Lieberman lives and works in New York City, where he teaches courses
in audiovisual synthesis and creative image processing at Parsons School of Design.
Most recently, Lieberman and Levin have premiered several works exploring visual
treatments of real-time speech analysis, including RE:MARK
(2002), an interactive installation, and Messa
di Voce (2003), an interactive-media performance.
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Zachary Lieberman:
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2004. Site keywords: new media performance, interactive performance, audiovisual
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Microsoft announced today that the Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone 7 will arrive tomorrow, December 6. The free app allows you to use your Windows Phone 7 handset in tandem with Microsoft's highly successful video game console.
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Fortunately, Major Nelson has more information. He notes the following features of this app:
Xbox Companion search powered by Bing. Search the unified Xbox catalog for movies, TV shows, music, games and apps using the Windows phone. View a detailed unified results page across all content providers. You can see recently played games and apps and browse the Zune video catalog
Using the Xbox Companion app you can learn more details about the movie, TV show, music or game that is playing on your console. You can also get friend activity (friends online, friends with beacons, friends who have recently played), achievements and related items. You'll also be able to select a search result, and launch a movie, TV show, game or app on the connected console as well as play, pause, forward, or rewind the playing video or music on the connected Xbox, initiate media purchase and navigate your Xbox console with Windows Phone using the Xbox Companion.


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Fuggle cultivar hops grown in the United States are not considered as desirable as the true English Fuggles, but they probably retain more of their character than most other transplanted landrace varieties. American growers developed Willamette as a similar but hardier and better-producing hops for American use.
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The Archangel Uriel is one of the seven Archangels that stand at the throne of the God Creator and one of the four major Archangels that serve humanity. Uriel rules the mental plane, our thoughts and ideas, creativity, insights, judgment, magic, alchemy, astrology, universal consciousness, divine order, the distribution of power, the cosmic universal flow and the Earth's environment. Uriel is humanity's link to the spiritual realms and he can show us how to find our inner power through a process that will help each individual Shift in consciousness and therefore accelerate the entire human kingdom's shift into higher realms of consciousness.
As the Archangel of Salvation, Uriel can show us how to heal every aspect of lives, turning disappointments into victories, find blessings in adversity, and release the painful burdens and memories of the past through the application of unconditional forgiveness. Uriel uses his flaming sword to purify mental and emotional understanding and transmute lower vibrational energies into enlightened spiritual understanding.
Uriel brings the power of unconditional forgiveness to humanity as the key to transcending the Shift entering the Kingdom of the Creator, the higher realms of energetic vibration and consciousness. He is releasing his message at this time because humanity has indicated, through its willingness to embrace the Shift in Consciousness, that it is ready to listen, act and transcend the human experience. While he stands at the gate of the Garden of Eden with his flaming sword, to deny entry to those who have forgotten how to love the Creator God, he also holds out the key to entry, the application of Unconditional Forgiveness to every area of our lives.


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FF Info is named after its purpose: the transfer of information. Its clean lines make no fashion statements, nor do they attempt any technical wizardry. The typeface was initially intended for use on traffic signage,and other wayfinding systems in stations, on buildings, etc. Because space comes at a premium in such situations, FF Info Display is drawn narrow; It requires 15% less space than most of the signage typefaces currently in use. To compensate for the tight fit, its spacing is been slightly increased. The process of reading signs is quite different from reading long text. Rather than combining groups of word images to form a sentence, we scan letter by letter to produce a brief and sometimes surprising result. For this reason, it's important that characters be individually differentiated. This is especially so for figures, since many numbers are easily confused due to their similarity. The same is true of lowercase i and l, or uppercase I and the number 1, when seen from a distance, or given little context by which to differentiate them, the process of reading is error prone. FF Info Display solves this problem with a serif at the top of the small i, a tail at the bottom of the small l, and serifs at the top and bottom of the uppercase I. These distinctions are derived from typewriter typefaces, where the dominant serifs on the i, l, I and 1 were used to fill out the otherwise narrow letter forms, and prevent "holes" from forming in the monospaced text. The designer, Erik Spiekermann, gave the same letters a similar treatment in his earlier typeface, ITC Officina. Signs are generally read in motion, and often at odd angles. Under such circumstances, letterforms can become blurred and indistinct. Backlit signs have the effect of rounding otherwise sharp corners, further complicating the process of distinguishing between individual letters. FF Info Display was designed with the demands of backlighted signage in mind: the already rounded ends of the letters are less given to these distortions and the letters remain true to form. White type on a dark background appears heavier in weight than equivalently sized dark type on a light background, and the effect is further exaggerated when the light type is backlit. The typeface FF Info Display compensates for the difference between the various weights, and introduces a system for weight matching. For example, white text set in its Book weight on a black background is optically the same as black text set in Medium on a white field. With backlit signs, dark text appears thinner, in which case the Semi Bold weight would be an appropriate match to the above examples. FF Info also includes numerous arrows in a range of line widths and directions, handy for sign making. Critique Magazine gave specific recognition to the FF Info family in 1998. That year, it made the cut that included just 1% of all considered designs to receive an award in their "Big Crit" contest. FF Info was later adapted to print, and correpondence versions. "When we looked at prints of FF Info Display used in small point sizes, we found that the typeface also worked well as a text face," said Erik Spiekermann about the second phase of his FF Info type family. "I've always maintained that technical specifications, which help determine the appearance of a typeface, also make it work well in other difficult circumstances."