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Apple Inc. has made a strategic move to improve the quality of its mapping service by acquiring a Canadian start-up that specializes in collecting large amounts of location-related data.
The Cupertino, Calif., tech giant has acquired the team and technology of Toronto-based Locationary, according to a report by All Things D.
Apple confirmed the purchase, though how much it paid is unknown.
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"Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans," Apple said in a statement.
The acquisition should help improve the accuracy of Apple Maps, which last year was criticized by users who said it provided inaccurate location information.
At one point, Australian officials advised users not to rely on Apple Maps as the tool kept getting users lost by sending them into the middle of a national park.
Eventually, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook had to apologize for the poor quality of Apple Maps, but the app has improved since then. It should get even better with the purchase of Locationary, which brings more accurate and recent information thanks to its data-exchange tool it calls Saturn.
Microsoft lost nearly $1 billion on unsold Surface tablets
NSA chief supports tech firms disclosing more on PRISM requests
Apple appears one step closer to rolling out Terminator-like iPhone


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The draw for the last 16 pitted Manchester United against Real Madrid
United's clash with Real - which will see Cristiano Ronaldo face his former team - was the pick of the ties, and Sir Alex Ferguson's men have the advantage of playing away first.Manchester United will face Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid in a mouth-watering Champions League last-16 showdown, Celtic playing Italian champions Juventus and Arsenal will take on last season's runners-up Bayern Munich.
Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 appearances for United, but it was another Ronaldo - the Brazilian striker - who took the honours when the clubs last faced each other in 2003.
He scored a hat-trick at Old Trafford as Real went through 6-5 on aggregate.
Cristiano Ronaldo's last match for United was in the Champions League final defeat by Barcelona, after which he moved to Madrid for a world record £80m transfer.
Arsenal and Celtic, who were group runners-up, will both play their second legs away.
Barcelona, the bookies' favourites, will take on seven-time winners AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund, who many pundits are tipping to win the competition this season, will face the improving Ukrainians Shakhtar Donetsk.
Turkish champions Galatasaray will face Schalke, Valencia face Zlatan Ibrahimovic's PSG and Porto take on unfancied Malaga.
Galatasaray v Schalke 04
Celtic v Juventus
Arsenal v Bayern Munich
Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Dortmund
AC Milan v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Man Utd
Valencia v PSG
FC Porto v Malaga
First legs to be played 12/13/19/20th February, 2013
Second legs to be played 5/6/12/13th March, 2013
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I have a soft spot for the Federalist Society, the 30-year-old organization of conservative and libertarian lawyers and law students that is part debating society, part employment agency for would-be judges and government lawyers (but only if they're interested in serving in Republican administrations or clerking for conservative judges).
The discussions at FedSoc meetings are stimulating, and there is usually at least one liberal on every panel -- just as the FedSoc's liberal copycat, the American Constitution Society, finds room for conservatives on its panels. (Both organizations are nonprofit educational organizations that are forbidden from endorsing candidates, but it's no mystery how their respective members voted in the last election.)
This week was the FedSoc's big event, the annual Lawyers Convention. I didn't attend, but I've been poring over accounts of the banquet speech by Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. The liberal group Alliance for Justice is upset that Alito accepted the gig because the code of conduct for U.S. judges, which is supposed to guide Supreme Court justices even though they aren't technically bound by it, prohibits judges from being featured speakers at fund-raising events. But it's not clear to me the FedSoc dinner falls into that category, pricey as it is.


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The win did not start out as easy as Friday's win over Murray State as the Lady Bisons saw themselves down 2-1 after just two innings.
After a pitching change from Alaina Jacobson to Whitney Kiihnl for the Lady Bisons, Lipscomb was able to hold off Murray State and then add to their side of the scoreboard.
"Murray State did a good job of adjusting to Alaina early," said head coach Kristin Ryman, "and it wasn't necessarily anything that Alaina did. But we felt like we needed to go ahead and make a change and make sure that we were keeping things within reach for our hitters."
After Kiihnl came in, she held Murray State scoreless and struck out nine of the 17 batters she faced.
"In past years we hadn't really used Whitney in relief a lot," said Ryman. "This year she's a different pitcher than she was last year. I thought she was good last year but this year she keeps her composure better and her pitches keep getting better. She brings even more to the table than she did last year."
Lipscomb hitters really came alive in the fourth inning. Mollie Mitchell led off with a homerun off the scoreboard. Christen Campbell then hit a double of the left-center wall. Mackenzie Tucker then reached on an error. Caroline Mason followed after with a RBI single. Then Bree Thurman came up with an RBI single. Courtney Billington also added a hit to produce another run for the Lady Bisons and pushed the Lady Bisons further in their lead, 6-2.
Abby Keese had home runs in both the fifth and seventh innings, finalizing the score at 9-2.
"Abby had a great night," said Ryman. "She can cover both sides of the plate well and she's seeing the ball extremely well right now. Going oppo and then hitting one over left center as well just shows what she can do."
With Saturday's wins the Lady Bisons go to 15-1. Murray State falls to 1-9.
Sunday the Lady Bisons face Evansville in their final game of the Lady Bison Classic at 2 p.m. Asun.tv will broadcast it.
Written by Katie Haab, student assistant in the Athletic Media Relations office.


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GREENVILLE, S.C. (April 22, 2005) - The East Tennessee State University women's golf team is currently second on the team leaderboard after first round play Friday in the Southern Conference Championships at the
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"We're coming into this tournament with a completely different attitude than we've had the last two years," said ETSU head coach Stefanie Reynolds, whose team actually trailed by just one stroke after nine holes. "This team played the first 14 holes of the tournament completely relaxed and confident. The front nine we played very well, but we lost a few strokes on the last couple holes and ended up nine strokes back.
"We have two more days and the girls are feeling good about where we are."
Lady Buc freshman Natalia Giraldo (Cali, Colombia) finished sixth after posting a 5-over 77, while other ETSU results included a 12th-place finish for freshman Cindy Phillips (Johnson City, Tenn.) and 15th-place showings by freshman Maria Ringdahl (Oland, Sweden) and senior Danielle O'Reilly (Whistler, British Columbia).
This weekend, get live results from the SoCon Championships by visiting Golfstat.com, or visit ETSUBucs.com for a complete wrap up at the end of each day's play.


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WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University softball team got hits from nine different players, but the Judges were never quite able to overcome an early six-run deficit as the Judges fell to visiting Tufts, 10-5, in a steady rain on Marcus Field. With the loss, Brandeis falls to 19-14 on the season, while the Jumbos, ranked No. 9 in the nation in Division III, improve to 28-4.
The offensive star of the game for Tufts was sophomore catcher Jo Clair (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury), who went 3-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Clair's three-run home run in the top of the fourth opened up a 3-0 contest at that point. It was her seventh blast of the season.
Clair had just missed a round-tripper in her previous at-bat, driving the ball just under the top of the fence in right-center field for a long single. After senior 1B Lena Cantone (Southington, Conn./Southington) doubled to nearly the same spot on the fence, the Jumbos scored on back-to-back sacrifice flies that made the game 3-0 at the time.
Brandeis didn't go quietly, scoring one run in the bottom of the fourth, a run that helped to stave off an early defeat. After senior CF Lauren Porcaro (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) singled to shortstop with one out, rookie 3B Anya Kamber (Sammamish, Wash./Skyline) singled to left. When the ball skidded under the left fielder's glove, Porcaro raced home from first to put the Judges on the board.
Tufts added two unearned runs in the top of the fifth, loading the bases on an error, a single and a walk with one out against relief pitcher Melissa Nolan (Windsor, Conn./Loomis Chaffee). After Nolan induced a pop-out to the catcher for the second out, she uncorked two wild pitches that allowed runs to score, making it 8-1 in favor of the visitors.
Brandeis got its first sustained threat against Tufts junior Rebecca DiBiase (Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley) in the fifth. The Judges loaded the bases with one out on two walks and a single by senior SS Brittany Grimm (Perkiomenville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley). Senior 1B Marianne Specker (So. Windsor, Conn./Westminster School) followed with a two-run double to left-center field. The two RBI for Specker give her 105 for her career, moving her into the school's top five on the career list. After a wild pitch plated Grimm and moved pinch runner Mimi Theodore (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) up a base, a stellar play in center field by Tufts' Lizzy Iuppa (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) helped keep it an 8-4 contest.
Tufts tacked on two more runs in the sixth, one on an error and another on an RBI single to left-center by sophomore SS Chrissie Massrey (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./St. Margaret's Episcopal School). The Judges loaded the bases with two out in the seventh, allowing senior LF Megan DeNubila (Princeton, Mass./Wachusett Regional) to drive in a run to make it 10-5, but DeBiase was able to leave the sacks packed to end the game.
In addition to Clair's big game, there were only two other multiple hitters in the game. Cantone was 2-for-4 with an RBI, a double and two runs scored for the Jumbos, while senior starting pitcher Caroline Miller (Bala Cynwyd, Pa./Harriton) was the only multiple hitter for Brandeis. Specker's two-run double was the Judges' only extra-base hit.
Miller suffered the loss for the Judges, allowing six hits and six earned runs in four innings of work. She struck out one and walked two, falling to 10-7 on the season. Nolan gave up four runs, only one of which was earned, in three innings, allowing four hits but also walking five. DiBiase improved to 10-2 on the campaign by scattering 10 hits over seven innings. She walked five and did not have a strikeout.
Brandeis plays its final two home games on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. against Framingham State, while Tufts is at Rhode Island College for a pair on Thursday at 4 p.m.


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Renderosity Gallery of the Week - Mixed Medium
June 4, 2012 1:11 am
Tags: 2D, 3D, GOW, Mixed Medium
Whether your focus is Photography, 2D, 3D, or submitting written works to the Writers Gallery, there's no better inspiration than seeing what other fellow artists are doing. A place to see what you may have been missing, or to meet new favorite artists, the Renderosity Gallery of the Week should be your weekly destination for a quick peek at what's happening elsewhere in the galleries.
This week we take a look at the wonderful works of art created by Renderosity members posting in the Mixed Medium Gallery!
|Amazonian Guard
by tiff666
|Boy Phishing
by Pouchy
by philsh
|Revengeful -
by ReBorne
|That Strange Sensation
Be Observed...
by doriano
by Lyndseyh
|Evil and innocence,
take a card!
by vechtdalcollege
|Steampunk Toy
by duo
|War of the
by Topaz_Rose
by PaterNoah
|Life or Energy?
by Dark6Rayden
|[ Tartarus
by Garmac
|Over the Falls
by Yoro
|Moon Princess
by simonbreeze
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- Previous editions of the Gallery of the Week
- June 2012 Artist of the Month (Digital Comics Gallery) - SeanE
- June 2012 Vendor of the Month - StudioArtVartanian
- Renderosity Bryce Community
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We apologize for any inconvenience. And hopefully for those of you who couldn't make it tonight, you will be able to join in this weekend.
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I am so excited to announce that the very first of the Soul Screamers Reading Challenge Spoiler Chats for My Soul to Take with Author Rachel Vincent will be held this week here on the SSRC blog.
DATE: Thursday, March 15th
TIME: 8PM Eastern/5PM Pacific
LENGTH: Approx. 1 hour
WHERE: Here on the Soul Screamers Reading Challenge blog. A page called SSRC Chat will be published on chat day shortly before the event.
WHO: Anyone is welcome to join in, even if you aren't participating in the challenge.
DETAILS: This spoiler chat will ONLY be for spoilers from the first book in the series, My Soul to Take. So, please keep your questions limited to the events and characters in that book only.
Participants who reveal any spoilers from books later in the series will be removed from the chat room.
So if you aren't sure which book your question comes from, play it safe and save your question for a later chat or try to keep it generic and spoiler-free.
Don't spoil it for everyone! Rude or inappropriate behavior is not allowed. This is a friendly chat and the author has generously donated her time. Inappropriate comments to the author or other chatters will not only get you removed from the chat but may cause any future chats to be canceled.
A SPECIAL THANKS: As this will the very first chat I've hosted, I've enlisted the help of my favorite blogger Jaime of Two Chicks On Books to assist in moderating.
If you have a few burning questions about My Soul to Take that you've never been able to ask, be sure to have your questions ready. There's nothing quite like getting caught up in an event and totally forgetting what you wanted to ask!
In the meantime, if you have any questions about the event, please leave a comment on this post and I will respond.


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It may have had enough diastatic power to convert, but not in 60 minutes. I don't believe that its a linear equation as it converts, it will convert real fast in the first 30 minutes, but as the enzymes become less and less, it will take longer to get complete conversion. In my experience.
Oh well, theres always next time right?
Quote from: onthekeg on June 25, 2012, 03:28:04 PMOh well, theres always next time right? Next time, as in this coming weekend.


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Individual Accommodations Model
About the Project
Participation in postsecondary education is one of the contributors to a person's quality of life (USDE/NCES, 1997). Adults with disabilities confront significant difficulties in attaining and maintaining their desired quality of life (Halpern, 1993). Despite legislation requiring postsecondary settings to accommodate persons with disabilities, longitudinal and follow-up studies consistently show that disproportionately fewer students with disabilities receive postsecondary experiences than students without disabilities. Access is not the only problem. Research also consistently shows that students with disabilities are less likely to matriculate or attain suitable employment with a degree or vocational certificate.
Significant advancements have been made in our understanding and use of accommodations for students with disabilities. Dunn, Brown, McClain and Westman (1994) have provided theoretical, research-based models that can help postsecondary staff match the diversity of learners' needs with appropriate accommodations. The Individual Accommodations Model (IAM) was developed from their models and has demonstrated its effectiveness as a programmatic, learner-based approach to address barriers associated with the recruitment, enrollment, advisement, and instruction of students. A uniqueness of these approaches is that accommodations are matched to learners' needs, strengths, and goals, not to the disability.
Staff and students from community college and vocational-technical school settings in California, Kansas and Minnesota were directly participating in the project activities. The four years of project activities were organized into five phases: 1) develop collaborative relationships with stakeholders, 1) development of IAM involving nine colleges, 3) field test in development sites, 4) revision and replication with nine new sites, and 5) dissemination. Postsecondary staff, consultants, and learners were involved in each phase to ensure that Individual Accommodations Model fit with the needs of learners and staff and can be replicated in other settings (e.g., four year colleges and universities, adult education programs, and literacy programs). These products were included in the IAM: a) a policy handbook for staff regarding legal rights and responsibilities of both students and the institution; b) a staff handbook on procedures, materials, and resources that will guide the accommodation of students; c) a student handbook on their rights, responsibilities, and on using accommodations to reach their goals; and d) staff development materials and resources that supported replication of the Individual Accommodations Model in other postsecondary settings.


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2) He has more than one ebay account.
i dont think he can ask for additional money in an auction... i'm pretty sure you can report it and get his auctions shut down. at least you use to be able to do that.
Quote from: DSJ on July 11, 2011, 04:00 AMStill commands... star wars kubrick box set 5 pcs special BAnd seller commands a 5% PayPal fee on top of that
Still commands... star wars kubrick box set 5 pcs special B
Not sure if people are still looking for this set, but I happened to notice that the seller has reduced the price significantly since first being posted:http://www.ebay.com/itm/MEDICOM-STAR-WARS-KUBRICK-08-LIMITED-EDITION-5pc-SET-JANGO-FETT-RED-CLONE-TOOPER-/271188572957?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f24193b1dThe box has some wear, but for those of you who are openers, it shouldn't matter...
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