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RCPlive is a router live CD based on Debian 7 and the RCP100 routing suite. It is a flexible firewalling and routing platform, configured using a command line interface syntax similar to the one found in commercial routers. The software runs directly from a read-only CD or USB stick, and provides persistence by saving the configuration into a file placed on an existing disk partition.
MaheshaNetBSD is a NetBSD Live USB distribution which has the IceWM Desktop and the same feel as all the author's MaheshaBSD-based products. A LiveCD can easily be made from it by running the /makeiso script in the root directory. It can be used for many things like viewing presentations (PDF files, images, etc.), handling recovery tasks, playing music, playing chess, surfing the Internet, etc. Linux emulation is activated. The advantage of this LiveUSB is that the USB pendrive is writable after booting (unlike other MaheshaBSD products), and users can thus easily install packages from the Internet. However, as USB flash drives do not like too many writes, the author keeps a few directories in memory (/tmp, /var, /etc.). MaheshaNetBSD lets you can write in Sanskrit.
MaheshaDragonBSD is a Live USB distribution based on MaheshaBSD and DragonFly BSD 3.0.2. It contains Midnight Commander, vsftpd server, and a prebuilt vkernel in the /myinstall directory, which you may immediately try by running the 'rune' script in the /myinstall/vkernel directory; however, no root image is available, so you must make your own.
DoudouLinux is a system specially designed for children 2 years and up. It is available as Live CDs and USB keys as well as ARM images. The main goals are to be as easy to use as a game console, provide as many kid-oriented applications as possible (currently around 50), drive small children into mastering computer use from age 2, be natively in child-friendly language without any action, be simple for Dad and Mom too (no administration, no updates; it's a read-only system). It includes Web content filtering.
SliTaz is an operating system that provides a fully featured desktop or server in less than 30 Mb. SliTaz is simple to use, fast, and stable. In Live CD or USB mode, it runs entirely in memory (RAM). SliTaz has an active community all over the world and can be used in several languages.
Userful Live CD is a unique multiseat Linux live CD that lets one computer function as two. Booting from this CD temporarily transforms your dual-monitor PC or laptop (with an extra USB keyboard and mouse) into a "dual-seat" PC, supporting two independent users at the same time, each with their own monitor, keyboard, and mouse. A single keystroke links your keyboards and monitors. The live CD also includes Userful Multiplier and Userful Desktop.
SpamCheetah is a network-level spam filtering solution built around OpenBSD greylisting, tarpit, and blacklisting. It comes with a Web interface and requires zero administration. It does not allow spam to even land in your network, thus saving you precious bandwidth. It does not have the 'false positives' problem of losing legitimate mail.


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It's no secret that Steve Jobs is no
fan of Adobe Flash -- Jobs basically kneecapped
Flash development tools with iPhone OS 4.0. In addition, Jobs has
long said that Flash on Mac computers is slow, buggy, and an
resource hog.
We all thought that the relationship
between Apple and Adobe was beginning to thaw a bit when Apple
announced that it
would make hardware acceleration APIs available to developers like
Adobe. That lead the way for yesterday's
announcement of Flash Player 10.1 "Gala" for OS X which
provides hardware acceleration of H.264 video content on Macs with
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, GeForce 320M, or GeForce GT 330M GPUs.
But that isn't quite the end of the
story. In fact, Steve Jobs has even more to say about Adobe Flash in
the form of an open letter entitled "Thoughts on Flash".
Jobs' long-winded rant goes on about the fact that Adobe Flash is
proprietary; HTML5 is a better, open solution; the fact that Flash is
a security risk to Mac computers; and that Adobe Flash simply eats
away battery life on notebook computers (among other things).
Here's a blurb on Adobe Flash being
Adobe's Flash
products are 100% proprietary. They are only available from Adobe,
and Adobe has sole authority as to their future enhancement, pricing,
etc. While Adobe's Flash products are widely available, this does
not mean they are open, since they are controlled entirely by Adobe
and available only from Adobe. By almost any definition, Flash is a
closed system.
Apple has many
proprietary products too. Though the operating system for the iPhone,
iPod and iPad is proprietary, we strongly believe that all standards
pertaining to the web should be open. Rather than use Flash, Apple
has adopted HTML5, CSS and JavaScript – all open standards. Apple's
mobile devices all ship with high performance, low power
implementations of these open standards.
And here's another section with regards
to Adobe Flash and its interaction with touch-based devices:
Flash was
designed for PCs using mice, not for touch screens using fingers. For
example, many Flash websites rely on "rollovers", which pop up
menus or other elements when the mouse arrow hovers over a specific
spot. Apple's revolutionary multi-touch interface doesn't use a
mouse, and there is no concept of a rollover. Most Flash websites
will need to be rewritten to support touch-based devices. If
developers need to rewrite their Flash websites, why not use modern
technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript?
Jobs concludes, saying, "Flash was
created during the PC era – for PCs and mice… But the mobile era
is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards –
all areas where Flash falls short."
"New open standards created in the
mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too),"
Jobs adds. "Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great
HTML5 tools for the future, and less on criticizing Apple for leaving
the past behind."
The fight between Adobe and Apple is
definitely not over and we'll just have to sit back and wait to see
what Adobe's response to Jobs will be.
For those that want to read the full
letter, head on over to Apple's website.

subset: commoncrawl


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They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and I say if our GM isn't smart enough to put a winning team together himself then he should imitate what other teams have done to find success. I'm currently on the band wagon with what Houston has done in putting Harden and Lin together. Houston has done (imo) and excellent job of recognizing that you have to have elite level player(s) to build around in order for success in the NBA. They did their best to try and attract Bosh, Melo and Dwight, and when that didn't work they put together a nice package for Harden and put a young and upcoming PG in Lin next to him.
It's time for BC to recognize that we have a roster full of capable parts, but not a single elite level player among them. He needs to take a look at the NBA landscape and find his Harden/Lin combination to build around and make a strong move towards acquiring those players. I'll go ahead and say that I would be happy with an Eric Bledsoe/Rudy Gay combination in our starting line up next season. If we can keep JV in the process then great, but I'm fine with giving up some of our young talent as well as future draft picks for those two.


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to know if you will get breast
cancer, Alzheimer's disease, become obese, or suffer from a
range of other maladies? It's all in your genes. Currently
you would have to go to doctors to test for genetic abnormalities
that could lead to various illnesses. An enterprising San Diego
startup called Pathway
Genomics has compiled a variety
of these tests, though, and is about to start
selling them at retail giant Walgreen.FDA spokeswoman
Karen Riley was surprised by the news and said that the company has
not yet received approval for the devices and must first get
approved. Approval would involve a lengthy and expensive
process of submitting evidence of the device's efficacy and could
shelve the retail plans for years. However, if the company does
not comply, Riley warns that the FDA may order the devices pulled
from Walgreens' store shelves.Gene testing has to date
exclusively been conducted in the medical setting. The new
Walgreen test, though, allows buyers to take a saliva sample and then
send it back to the lab for analysis. The company say that the
results can help people make informed medical decisions.The
kits are set to go on sale at 6,000 of Walgreens' 7,500 stores.
Individual gene tests will retail between $19.99 and $30. Combo
tests are also available such as the drug-response test for $79, the
"pre-pregnancy planning" test for $179, and the health
condition test for $179. All three of the combo tests are
available for $249.FDA's Riley warns, "The claims have
limitations based on existing science, and consumers should not be
making important medical and lifestyle decisions based on these tests
without first consulting a health-care professional."Jim
Plante, CEO of Pathway Genomics refutes that his company has done
anything wrong, stating, "There are people who need or want to
know more about their genetic makeup, and we recognize that, for
some, genetic reports are becoming a more important component in
managing their personal health care. The value of knowing how
genes play a role in our personal lives, and potentially the lives of
our children, is critical for making well-informed health and
wellness decisions."Ed MacBean, vice president of
product development for the company says that his firm will "be
happy to share with the FDA any data that is requested", but
that, "We're still going to sell the kits at Walgreens because
at this point, we're not aware of any reason we are unable to."The
FDA according to a
report in The
Sun Times may
also be considering action against online retailers of the test
kits. While Walgreens is the first brick-and-mortar retailer to
offer the kits, they've been available previously online.


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There are four great dojutsu's…the Sharingan, the Byakugan, the Rinnegan, and the Seishougan. There are several other dojutsu's that are random offshoots of the originals. But none of them can truly compare to the original four. For each of the original four have a second stage, the second stage being the double edged sword. The four great dojutsu's however powerful, are also incapable of blending. No two dojutsu's can create a more powerful hybrid. For when a dojutsu activates, it becomes a permanent part of them, and will be passed onto their offspring. The other dojutsu will remain in the genetic code. But if you activate one dojutsu, you cannot activate the others, even if they are in your genetic code. Each dojutsu has a strength and power that rivals the others.
The Sharingan, dojutsu of the Uchiha clan, capable of copying any ninjutsu, genjutsu, or Taijutsu, predicting movements before they happen, being able to hypnotize ones opponent through mere eye contact, a limited ability to see various chakra types through colors. But its greatest strength lies in its second stage where it gains its four Hijutsu. The Mangekyou Sharingan eye, the epitome of the Sharingan's cycle, capable of using the black flames of Amaterasu, the eternal illusion Tsukuyomi, the Unstoppable warrior Susanoo, and the raging vortex Kamui. But to gain the Mangekyou Sharingan, you must kill the one that means the most to you, whether it is your friend, sibling parent…or lover. But when you gain the Mangekyou, its power will not last forever. Gaining the Mangekyou causes the user to slowly go blind; using the Mangekyou even once will accelerate the process. The only one to ever find a way around this, was Madara Uchiha. So desperate to keep the power of his almighty eyes…he murdered his younger brother and placed his brother's eyes in his own. His power remained, but he never went blind again, becoming the first Uchiha immortal.
The Byakugan, dojutsu of the Hyuuga clan, capable of seeing chakra in all of its forms at a much higher level than the Sharingan, seeing things at a telescopic vision, seeing through solid objects, and seeing around oneself at a "near" full 360 degrees. Like the Sharingan, the Byakugan's greatest strength lies in its second stage. The Reikon Byakugan, the epitome of the Byakugan's cycle, capable of using the heavenly Archangel, the punishing Penance, and the Hellish Wrath. But to obtain the Reikon Byakugan, you must watch as the one closest to you dies, no matter whom it is, you must watch as the life leaves their eyes forever. Controlling the Reikon Byakugan is a difficult endeavor. Your personality becomes split into four, the original personality, the heavenly personality, the punishing personality, and the hellish personality. Allowing any of them to gain control outside of ones consent, would force the original personality to forever wander purgatory. But using the eye slowly causes the four personalities to become one, but becoming one causes the personalities to die, and never be allowed to be reincarnated. The only way to avoid this is to defeat all three of the new personalities in ones own mind. Only one has ever achieved this, her name was lost to history. But she did not want the Hyuuga clan to ever control this power. She made sure that all future generations of Hyuuga were cold and detached to prevent them from ever being close to anyone.
The Rinnegan, dojutsu of the Uzumaki clan, capable of using all of the elements, causing a corpse to be able to move again under the identity of the Rinnegan user, and allows one to create the six paths of Preta, Naraka, Human, Deva, Asura, and Animal; each path having his or her (depends on the body that the Rinnegan user uses for those paths) own specialty, can also turn deceased animals into a form of summon, the deceased animal will change and warp to become a better tool for what it was intended for. Like all of the four great dojutsu's, the Rinnegan has a more powerful second stage. The Akuma Rinnegan, the epitome of the Rinnegan's cycle, capable of using the sub elements, including Hyoton, Mokuton, and Yoton, as well as all the other sub elements; one can also actually place the original soul of someone and bring them back to life, whether it be in their old body or a new one. To obtain the Akuma Rinnegan you must kill the person whom who despise the most, no matter who it is. The Akuma Rinnegan's power comes at a price however, by gaining the Akuma Rinnegan you no longer need to eat, drink sleep, or do any other necessities of humans, but if you do not, then you slowly begin to wither away into nothing more than a crippled pile of flesh, waiting for someone to either kill you or await until your imminent demise. The only one to find a way around this was the Sage of Six Paths. When he was near the crippling point, he reabsorbed the power of his six paths, no longer being crippled, but being in the perfect body for one his age. He had only one child, but he wanted to make sure that the knowledge of how to gain the second level was lost to time. He left knowledge of only the Rinnegan, not the Akuma Rinnegan. His last surviving remnants were Kushina Uzumaki, and Nagato Uzumaki.
The Seishougan, dojutsu of the Namikaze clan, capable of using pure chakra to a much higher extent than a regular shinobi, they usually become incapable of using any element outside of their natural affinities, it can force chakra to take different forms, ranging from that of a shield, a sword, or even a seal, a Seishougan is also capable of recognizing and breaking down seals so long as chakra has been applied to said seal. All shinobi are capable of using pure chakra like one would use a sword or kunai, but with the Seishougan it becomes second nature to them. Just like the rest of the four great Dojutsu's, the Seishougan has a second stage, the Kurai Seishougan. The Kurai Seishougan has the ability to instantly cast seals that have been broken down by the eye, can fire raw blasts of pure chakra with little effort, capable of manipulating the chakra within a jutsu that has already been cast, and warp the energy around oneself to a minimal degree. To awaken this stage you must watch the person you despise most die, watch as the last trace of life exits, their body. The curse of this stage is that you are forever condemned to remember the faces of everyone you have killed or seen die, haunting your nightmares forever. To forget these haunting memories, and prevent yourself from going insane, you must learn to let go of the past and find solace. One who succeeded in this endeavor was Minato Namikaze, the last of the Namikaze clan. Minato Namikaze created two extremely destructive techniques thanks to his Seishougan, one that only another Seishougan wielder could hope to use. He created the Hiraishin for his family's personal technique, and the Rasengan, that only his sensei was able to master without the Seishougan.
Minato Namikaze, son of Nnoitra Namikaze and Hitomi Hyuuga. His father was the last Namikaze, but refused to marry someone for anything but love, even if it meant the permanent destruction of his Bloodline. He fell in love with Hitomi Hyuuga of the Branch family. Their child grew up an orphan because they died fighting in the second shinobi war, dying in the others arms. Minato Namikaze activated his fathers bloodline, but refused to marry for anything but love, for the same reasons as his father. He fell in love and married Kushina Uzumaki, the last of the Uzumaki clan.
Kushina Uzumaki, daughter of Madara Uchiha and Kisari Uzumaki. Kushina was a child born from rape. After her father had been exiled from Konoha, he went to Whirlpool to start anew. He was so enveloped by rage that when a woman, Kisari Uzumaki asked if there was anything she could do to help him, he broke her arms and legs before he raped her. When Kushina was born, her mother died in childbirth. Kushina never was able to activate either of her Dojutsu, as the clan heiress she was never put into life or death situations. She didn't know anything about her father until he came to find the child he knew was born there. When she discovered how she was born, she was enraged and disgusted. She used the skills she learned as an Uzumaki and sliced out her fathers left eye. Her father wiped out whirlpool and the Uzumaki clan, leaving only her alive. But before he left, he placed a seal on her, she could pass on her dojutsu, but she would never activate them. Only a Mangekyou Sharingan, wielded by a seal master, could ever remove the seal. She went to Konoha where she fell in love with and married Minato Namikaze.
The two were on the same genin team, they were unstoppable together. They made friends with the clan heirs. Kushina would talk and hang with every one of her classmates, But Kushina absolutely refused to go near Fugaku Uchiha. All she saw in Fugaku was Uchiha; she did not realize that Fugaku was nothing like Madara. When everyone including Fugaku asked why she did not like Fugaku, she explained with great detail. She explained how her father raped her mother, how she was made the last of her clan because of her father's genocide on the village. When the story was done, Fugaku Uchiha, the heartless genius, broke down crying on his knees begging for her forgiveness for his Relative's misdeeds. Realizing that Fugaku and Madara were nothing alike, she accepted his apology and they all became great friends.
When Kushina and Minato married, not even a month later Minato was named the Yondaime, and not even two months afterwards, Kushina declared that they were expecting a child, as were every one of their friends. They couldn't be any happier. Clan alliances were made between all of them. They called themselves the Clan Heads 9. They all were going to have children around the same time; they sort of planned it out that way. Nine months after the declaration, only Kushina and Hiashi's wife had not yet had their children. It was on this day, that the Kyuubi attacked the village, under orders from Madara Uchiha.
The only way to stop the Kyuubi was to seal the demon, and the only thing that could hold the demon was a newborn child, and the only newborn that day…was Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze.
After the sealing, Minato died, Kushina was left in a coma, protected by the most trusted Hyuuga's. And Naruto became the unwilling host of the very demon his grandfather sent to destroy the village. This is where our story begins.
Naruto Uzumaki had the capability to activate the Rinnegan, the Sharingan, the Byakugan, or the Seishougan, but because of kyuubi's chakra unintentionally leaking into his system, it stunted every possible chance for Naruto to activate his bloodlines. It remained his way, no matter how many times he was in a life or death situation, now matter how many times he was beaten near death, his bloodlines never activated.
All that changed during Naruto's first c-rank mission. During this mission, Naruto, thanks to the very demon who caused his suffering, had achieved once thought impossible…he was now the only living holder of the most powerful eye bloodline to date. Behold Naruto…of the four dojutsu.


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It has been a long time coming, but the first Boeing 787
Dreamliner has rolled off the assembly line. Charles Conklin -- an avid
aviation enthusiast -- managed to snap some pictures of a fully assembled
Dreamliner sans paint.
According to Flightblogger,
the official roll-out ceremony for the Dreamliner is on July 8 with the first
delivered scheduled to take place in May of next year. The production run of
aircraft is completely booked until 2013 at the earliest.
The Dreamliner is the next generation of airliners for
Boeing and makes use of composite materials in 50 percent of its body and
wings. The use of composite materials has helped Boeing keep the weight
down which allows the Dreamliner to be 20 percent more fuel efficient than its
closest rivals. Top speed for the aircraft is Mach 0.85.
Business travelers will appreciate the integrated networking
capabilities on the Dreamliner. Boeing had initially planned to equip its
Dreamliner with wireless networking, but instead decided on a wired networking
to save 150 pounds per plane.
As of April, 44 customers have ordered 544 Dreamliners at a cost of
$75 billion USD.


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Is anybody else getting sick of all these random cast pics and non-Twilight news? Yeah, me too. Well, here's something more Twilight-related...
Twilight Examiner Amanda Bell discusses a recent critique of Edward and Bella's relationship by Women's Media Center's Esté Yarmosh, who argues that Twilight reinforces harmful gender stereotypes that we've long fought to dispel:
Read the rest of Yarmosh's interesting thoughts here.
Yet it is the message in Twilight that is disturbing. Young readers encounter women, embodied in narrator Bella Swan, shoved back into traditional gender stereotypes that have taken years of effort to overcome. And millions of young girls (not to mention adult women) are devouring these books.
I worry about the girls who seem, with quite a bit of personal conviction, to put one of the main characters of the Twilight "saga," the vampire Edward Cullen, on such a high pedestal that they think he is the ultimate ideal of a boyfriend. That he is not. These girls need a wake-up call: Edward Cullen is a caricature of an emotionally, psychologically and physically abusive boyfriend -- and one with supernatural powers no less. It can't be healthy to have an attachment to a fictional character with those qualities, much less a real person.
Apart from the vampires who attack Bella at the end of the first book (Twilight), Edward is the source of most of her abuse. He is dangerously possessive. In the third book (Eclipse), for example, the vampire boyfriend removes the engine from Bella's car because she wants to go visit her friend Jacob Black. Edward stalks her, constantly asks where she is going and what she is doing and plays hot and cold in their love affair. He neglects her emotionally in some passages; in others, he tells her he loves her and wants to be with her forever.
A phrase in the series is used to sum up the relationship between Edward and Bella: "and so the lion fell in love with the lamb." A symbolic, romantic concept perhaps, but it only reinforces traditional gender stereotypes of males being strong and dominant, and females being meek, demure and passive. Feminists have fought for decades to eradicate this trope and to stretch the boundaries of how females are viewed by the dominant society.
While Yarmosh's point of view may offend some TwiHards, and I think she's got Edward Cullen ALL WRONG (Hello?? Edward's not a caricature of a physically abusive douchebag! Everything he does is for Bella's sake. Grr), I don't necessarily disagree with her perspective in its entirety and may even share some of her concerns.
However, doesn't stop me from loving fictional Obsessive Vampire Stalkers. *Swoon*


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Vermont expects first look at health insurance rates
MONTPELIER -- Vermonters should get their first glimpse of the cost of health insurance under the state's version of the federal health overhaul by early next week, state officials said Wednesday.
Gov. Peter Shumlin and his aides said that health insurers on Monday are to unveil their proposed rates for various levels of insurance to be offered under the exchange, which is being created under the Affordable Care Act.
Rates offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP Health will be reviewed by the Department of Financial Regulation before a final approval by the Green Mountain Care Board.
State officials said Vermont will be the first in the country to make the proposed rates known, an accomplishment that Robin Lunge, Shumlin's director of health care reform, called a "big milestone."
The exchange, to be known as Vermont Connect, is expected to be up and running by Oct. 1, and Vermonters who work in places with 50 or fewer employees will be invited to sign up for insurance coverage effective Jan. 1.
The announcement came as Shumlin offered a progress report at a news conference on the state's efforts to set up the exchange and move beyond it by 2017 toward a state-run, single-payer health care system, designed to ensure health coverage to all Vermonters.
The progress report also came with the announcement of a setback: Anya Rader Wallack, chairwoman of the Green Mountain Care Board, the five-member panel designing the single-payer plan, said she would leave that job at the end of September.
Wallack, a nationally recognized expert on health policy and cost containment, said she had hoped to persuade her family to move from Rhode Island to her native Vermont when Shumlin appointed her. She said she has not been able to do that, and has decided to move back to Rhode Island.
Shumlin said he hoped Wallack would continue to work with Vermont officials on a consulting basis. He also said he had asked another of the board's five members, Al Gobeille, to replace Wallack as chair.
Shumlin listed other developments in the state to stem health care costs and prepare for the overhaul:
-- More than 423,000 Vermonters -- about two-thirds of the state population -- now have their care managed by primary care practices under the state's Blueprint for Health.
-- Eighty-three percent of Vermont primary care doctors now have electronic health records, one of the highest rates in the country. Better management of medical information is widely seen as a key to reducing costs.
-- Vermont has the nation's only statewide "accountable care organization," a group of 13 hospitals that will see financial rewards from the federal Medicare program if they hold down costs.
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text: 3 games in a row that he's shot the ball more efficiently. I hope he's starting to hit his stride and get him Lowry and Demar on the same page. Seems like it's always one or two of them on but never all 3. I'm gonna take some flak for this but that's on Lowry to get them both the ball where they need it to be successful. Lowry gets to touch it every possession so he'll get his opportunities but when Demar is going or Dre he's gotta keep it moving.


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All eyes on Stanton in new-look Home Run Derby
Marlins slugger and rest of the field should stay fresh under new format
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- The 2014 Gillette Home Run Derby brings the All-Star Week extravaganza back to the Twin Cities terrain where it first began.
It was here, 29 years ago, where fans plunked down a charitable donation of two bucks a pop to enter the Metrodome and watch five hitters from each league stage a swing-off in between the American League and National League workouts. When the casual afternoon affair was over, the totals were added up, the AL had edged the NL, and Dave Parker was the first unofficial champ of an event that exists only in the memories of those who were there that day.
Home Run Derby participants
|American League
|Jose Bautista, TOR (Captain)
|Josh Donaldson, OAK
|Brian Dozier, MIN
|Adam Jones, BAL
|Yoenis Cespedes, OAK*
|National League
|Troy Tulowitzki, COL (Captain)
|Todd Frazier, CIN
|Justin Morneau, COL
|Yasiel Puig, LAD
|Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
The Derby that begins Monday night at 8 p.m. ET at Target Field and on ESPN will be decidedly different.
This one features AL and NL teams not thrown together haphazardly but carefully crafted by captains Jose Bautista and Troy Tulowitzki. And it will not only be watched by millions of viewers but will also raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for worthy causes like the Major League Baseball RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation, among others.
It will also contain a new format that should both pick up the pace and ensure the top sluggers don't lose their stamina -- and that could be key in a ballpark not known to be overly friendly to hitters.
"I like the challenge with the bracket system," Bautista said. "I think other people are going to like it, too. Hopefully we put on a good show and raise a lot of money for these charities."
Bautista's team includes a current Twin in Brian Dozier, as well as Adam Jones, Josh Donaldson and defending Derby champion Yoenis Cespedes.
The guys joining Tulowitzki in the NL field are Giancarlo Stanton, Yasiel Puig, Todd Frazier and Justin Morneau. Though Morneau did not make the NL All-Star team via the Final Vote campaign, Tulo selected the 2008 Derby champ in part because of the sentimental story that is his return to Minnesota after so many successful seasons with the Twins.
It's an interesting field for several reasons, not the least of which is Cespedes -- with a batting-practice swing perfectly tailored to this event -- stands a very real chance of becoming the first back-to-back winner since Ken Griffey Jr. (1998-99).
And that Morneau-Minnesota reunion is pretty good, too, particularly knowing how much he endured with concussion issues that limited his playing time and productivity in his final years with the Twins.
"I've been able to appreciate coming back to things like this or just to have good days and feel good playing," Morneau said. "It's given me a different perspective. I feel fortunate to be up here with these guys."
Morneau was also pretty pleased to learn the wind was blowing out to right on the day of the Derby.
But looking at the participants lined up on the dais at the afternoon news conference before the event, it was clear who the Derby's most captivating figure is.
"Don't stand me beside Giancarlo Stanton," Dozier joked, "because that guy looks like a horse. He's double my size."
Indeed, we know Stanton's built like an NFL tight end, at 6-foot-6, 240 pounds. And we know he's hit more 450-foot home runs than most teams this season (witness this one he hit 484 feet in the first week of the season).
We also know no ballpark can contain Stanton, as his home games at cavernous Marlins Park have not prevented him from tying Tulo for the NL homer lead, with 21.
Now we'll see what Stanton can do when every swing is aimed beyond the fences.
"I don't want to know how many Giancarlo's going to hit," said Stanton's former manager Ozzie Guillen, who will be doing Spanish-language commentary of the Derby for ESPN Deportes. "I want to know how far he's going to hit them."
Stanton is the favorite, but the others will have their say, and this Derby will be particularly slanted toward those who get off to a strong start.
Remember when Josh Hamilton hit a ridiculous 28 home runs before recording 10 outs in the first round of 2008? He was winded for the semis and spent for the finals, losing that Derby to Morneau.
If a guy goes off like that this time, he won't be physically punished. For one, he'll be limited to seven outs, instead of 10. And also, as long as he leads his league in first-round output, he'll get a bye in the newly-created second round and advance straight to the semis.
Each round will grant participants seven outs. Six guys will advance out of the first round (the two league leaders and the four guys who finish with the second- and third-highest first-round totals in their league), two will advance out of the second round to face the two rested sluggers in the semis. The two finals participants -- one from each league -- will again receive seven outs apiece, and if it comes down to a tiebreaker, they'll get three swings apiece.
"You obviously want to take the least amount of swings that you can," Bautista said. "If that means trying to go all-out in the first round and skipping the second, that's going to be a benefit later on."
This Derby is full of fresh faces. Of the 10 guys taking part, only Cespedes, Morneau and Bautista are past participants.
Last year's Derby raised $529,000 for charity, and this year's will include a $95,000 to the local RBI and Boys & Girls Club programs, $50,000 to the winning participant's charity in his name, $25,000 to each league captain's charity of choice, $20,000 to a charity of choice for each of the winning participant's league teammates and $8,000 to a charity of choice for each of the competitors from the league opposing the Derby winner.
The remaining of the money raised by and contingent upon the number of home runs will be donated to RBI and the Boys & Girls Clubs on behalf of Gillette and MLB. For each orange FlexBall home run hit by a Derby participant, Gillette and MLB will combine to donate $10,000 to designated charities, in addition to the $5,000 donated for every non-FlexBall home run.
And here's another area that was inconceivable in that first low-key Derby back in 1985: Fans at home, playing their own version of the Derby on their phones and tablets. The MLB.com Home Run Derby mobile game is available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play. New for 2014 is Multiplayer Derby Mode, Achievements and Objectives.
Indeed, the Derby has come a long way. And on Monday night, its participants will be hitting them a long way. Target practice is about to begin.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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...and that is the sound of me passing out. O.M.E.
All thanks to KStew411. *swoon*
it 3 am in the uk and i cant sleep, i turn my lap top on go to twicrack addict.com and what do i see? these posts. how can anyone wait until november? im so hyped up for the movie and about robsten!ReplyDelete
Wow KS(Bella) Suck that bottom lip:))ReplyDelete
Haha. Im in California, 7:10 pm but i know what you mean Raggs... Ive had sooooo many dreams about these movies its ridiculous. I had one in which i was Bella. Another where i met Rob at the mall and we flirted(hehe). One about Taylor (my true love. lol).. one about ROBSTEN. Its insane. I need this movie now!
I do wish they had a slo-mo of the bella/jacob hug though. Wish he would hug me shirtless like that too!!! haha
At Heidi Ho, yeah if you watch the Twilight kiss, there is mostly Roberts lip on top and Kristens on his bottom lip. It's kinda their thing by now :)ReplyDelete
Yes indeed I'm in Ontario Canada and it is now 10:15 pm and I will definitely be having sweet dreams, that reunion kiss is so HOT!!!!ReplyDelete
haha at first I thought that was Bella's bare shoulder. I was like "um what is Bella doing topless? I don't think that happens 'til BD..." but then I realized it's Edward. teehee.
Also, love how they look so "hungering" for each other. Seems as though the acting is up to par! :D
Anonymous - I've had dreams with Edward too! haha This is crazy! One time I dream that I was Bella and there was a party with Esme and I was with a towel and we needed to get out of there haha The other one was like I was getting out of class with Alice and he was waiting for me, gave me a kiss and he was asking about my day hahah and then the alarm woke me up!!! haha I feel relieve I wasn't the only one with this craziness haha Anyway I loooveee this kiss! This will win again in the MTV Movie Awards next year! you'll see!! I can't wait to see this movie!!! I thing is going to be awesome!ReplyDelete
Good Lawd that's a great kiss.ReplyDelete
'Wow KS(Bella) Suck that bottom lip:))'
@ Heidi Ho ~ HAHA LMAO!!!
That is just.....wonderful! I like how she sqeezes his neck.ReplyDelete
Ismarie- haha. My cousin just had a Taylor dream two nights ago. She said they were married and were "in love in the snow"...and he was shirtless...in the snow. LoL. I was so jealous but then she said i was married to Caleb F. from KOL in the dream, and he is one of my many imaginary husbands so it was all good in the hood. lol.I swear there should be a whole post dedicated to peoples twilight related dreams.ReplyDelete
3 months...This sucks!ReplyDelete
Who wouldn't seize the opportunity to suck that lower lip? Go KStew!ReplyDelete
MAN! It's like hypnotic... CAN'T... LOOK... AWAY...ReplyDelete
OME!!! I cannot wait for the movie to come out!ReplyDelete
I can't STOP watching this. If that were me, I would be ramming my toungue down his throat, forget the venom, I'd happily die kissin that!ReplyDelete
yeah i love u robward
Ummm... Holy. Goodness. Gracious.
and I haven't even seen the full trailer yet! Waiting to see Bandslam tomorrow and have been avoiding spoilers. I'm weak, could NOT help clicking on this post though.
WOW!!!! Scorching hot...anyone else feel like lighting up a cigarette right now ;) Man, the chemistry they share is explosive.ReplyDelete
'um..... thud'
ahahhahahah!!!!! @annnie
oh my God!! This is soooo addictive, I can't stop watching it!! Best 2 seconds of the whole trailer for me!! And what thrills me is that in the movie this kiss is quite longer, from what I have seen from videos while they were shooting!! So I just can't wait!!!!!These two just fit so perfect together! It's so obvious!!ReplyDelete
im really confused which kiss is this because im sure they dont kiss in italy acctually they do dont they when she runs up to him and slams ito him does she kiss him then yeh ?? god i cant remeber gonna have to go read the book againnn/ can any one clear this up for me ??
an i just have to say dannnnggg what are they doing to us 3 months good lord
nope. i think they didnt kiss in italy.. remeber they only had like few seconds and the the Volturi came. i so cannot wait for november! -sofijaReplyDelete
How the hell am I supposed to turn the computer off with THIS running...?!ReplyDelete
OMG I'VE JUST COME BACK FROM HOLIDAY AND I CANNOT WAIT TILL THIS COMES OUT I CAN'T BLOODY WAIT TILL NOVEMBER TO SEE THIS I NEED TO SEE THIS NOW!!! FOR GODS SAKES WHY IS SUMMIT MAKING US WAIT!!!! THIS KISS WAS ABSOLUTLEY AMAZING I LOVE THIS WEBSITE AND I LOVE TWILIGHT NEW MOON AND EVERYONE IN IT!!!! THE TRAILER OMFG THAT IS ABSOLUTLEY GREAT!! I CANT EVEN DESCRIBE IT!! I AM OBSESSED!!!!ReplyDelete
OMFG!!!I thought I can get over my robward imagination every time i'm in my bed....
But after watching this???...impossible!!!
(And I'm married...geez...Ok, I think I need my husband now LOL)
Ok, so I woke up with a smile on my face.... why because after i actually fell asleep. I had the bestest dream. Like I always do. Every night it's something to do woth them. People should take medicine for it, seriously. I cant go on a day without doing some major stalking, this sounds actually quite BAD. i'm 17, i should have a life with friends but NO i sit in to do this and watch this!! Jeeez.ReplyDelete
I think this is the part in Italy when she push him inside the doors...if you see the photos when she jumps at him and he understand that he's alive they go inside. That's the only place I can imagine that scene or maybe they change it and they kiss when they out of the meeting with the Volturi or something...remember that he leaves the cape they gave him...haha I don't know maybe I should read the book again hahaha
Anonymous I agree...hey TCA why don't you make a post about hot steamy dreams with Twilight? haha That would be interesting to see how this movie has affected our minds haha I mean I know the effects Rob has in me duhhh but it would be funny!
I have to remember not to stare at that too much when I'm at work or I might be accused of looking at porn again... no joke, I was accused of looking at porn at work when I had your website up once ;)ReplyDelete
Aha at Team SixPack. That's funny. Yes a dream section would be hilarious. The kissing scene is where she runs to him to save him through the fountain etc. There are photos of it everywhere just type in google robert and kristen kiss italy and there will be tonnes. :)ReplyDelete
O.M.E!!! *swoon and thud*
that's just beautiful!!! i'm hooked...and i totally think that this is from italy!
can't wait until november!! 3 MONTHS...it's a long wait!!
in response to sophie
They kiss in Italy. It was also shown in the sneak peek at Comic Con and lets not forget all the photos taken during the filming in Italy. Of course in the book they don't kiss til they are back home in Forks. :)
Either they are both REALLY good at their job or they are so totally together. That kiss is HOT!ReplyDelete
In the book thay dont kiss tell thay are at her house and he tells her she is awake because she thinks she is dreaming or that she did die when she jumped off the cliff and he kisses her to show that she isnt sleeping and that she didnt dieReplyDelete
If i was her i would act like i messed up on the kiss part so i could do it over and over and over aginReplyDelete
le sparkle
have you seen the longer video from which this has been cut?
It's in an interview with Taylor and they have more scenes from new moon. It's on the EW site
WHOA!!!! It's how I always kiss any man of mine that I'm dating.. LOL! With such passion, need & intensity... Man, that was H-O-T!! I didn't become a "Twilight" fan until after seeing the movie & then read the books right after... I've always felt thee two have a certain *spark*; they don't disappoint... Gives me shivers down my spine looking at them in this scene! I love it!!!ReplyDelete


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the public first received a taste of the Windows
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And many were excited that Microsoft was pushing its Xbox gaming
dedication and Zune successes into its new phone project.Then
came the bad news. At launch here would be no copy and
paste, no
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card support. The lack of copy
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to make sure to perfect it before airing it in finished form.
Likewise, mobile multitasking is no easy chore and while it's
disappointing that the feature won't be ready at launch, perhaps it's
better that Microsoft did things right then released a sloppy,
battery-chowing implementation.But no
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Windows-based smartphones -- Microsoft's Todd Brix says that denying
users access to replaceable memory makers for a "simpler"
and "more satisfying" user experience.At the Dutch
DevDay event, Tweakers.net interviewed Microsoft's
Charlie Kindel about the new phone project and Microsoft's plans to
fix its shortcomings.Kindel admits the release of Windows
Phone 7 later this year will be far from "feature complete",
but he says that things like multitasking and the ability to
customize your home screen will eventually be added, via Zune
software updates (the new phone OS shares a code base with the Zune
media players) or over-the-air releases for smaller updates.
Unlike past versions of Windows Mobile, Microsoft will strive to have
all its phones operating on the same OS, and will not allow OEM
specific versions of the operating system.Kindel says HTC,
Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, and ASUSTek, are all cooking up Windows
Phone 7 devices. He is confident that Microsoft will be able to
launch products later this year, stating, "When I see where we
are today in terms of speed and stability of the OS, I am sure that
we get it."Why the delay on the multi-tasking? It's
hard, says Kindel. He states, "For example if you have an
application in the background a GPS position to other applications,
can pass, it is required that the application can run in the
background. For such scenarios, we will build multi-tasking
again."Kindel gave no indication that Microsoft ever
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My tomato sauce at market almost tastes like MM sauce, but I am not sure what MM uses. I think their sauce is Escalon with basil and might be a paste......
Norma,One of our members reported on what MM is using for its pizza sauce in Reply 1728 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3940.msg194580.html#msg194580.Peter
Norma,When I came up with my Papa John's clone pizza sauces, I tried out the Wal-Mart Great Value tomatoes. In my opinion, they weren't as good as the Escalon 6-in-1s or the Stanislaus Tomato Magic fresh-pack tomatoes that I also tried but they would work if one does not have access to the Escalon 6-in-1s or the comparable Tomato Magic tomatoes. Today, I would go with one of the Classico tomato products that are also sold at Wal-Mart and are almost identical to the 6-in-1s. As you know (but Signus may not), the 6-in-1s and the Classico tomatoes are produced by entities that are both owned by Heinz.Peter
Well, I gave it a go... and well. It was odd. The pizza itself was quite good. The dough was delicious, but I did not quite get it how I saw in all the pictures. I don't know if maybe I didn't add enough yeast or I didn't open it properly. My crust was not nearly as bulbous as some of the pictures I've seen. Nor was it very sweet, a bit sour if anything, but that wasn't really a problem. I let one dough rise in the fridge for a day, the other for two and a half days. The longer rise did make the better dough, no real surprise there. However, I feel like my sauce was really lacking. I had a pretty good sauce recipe that I used for the deep dish, and I used the same brand of sauce and paste for this pizza's sauce. My problem is that... no matter what I do with it, it always comes out tasting strongly of pasta sauce. It's not bad, but it's not the kind of sauce I usually taste on pizza. I'll be shopping around and experimenting from now on.Anyway, with this out of the way now, I think I'm going to take more time the second time hunting for proper tomatoes and being more specific with my measurements. Thanks again, as always, guys.
I saw on facebook this picture of cheese bread at Mellow Mushroom at MM in Jacksonville. It also said under the picture: Have you noticed a difference in our cheese bread?! We are now using The French Pantry! Yummy!I wonder if French Pantry is supplying all MM with their cheese bread and if the Nutrition Facts have now changed for MM cheese bread. I also am curious how long French Pantry has been supplying MM in Jacksonville with their cheese bread. I even wonder how MM of Jacksonville can be different in their food products, since MM does seem to control what different products MM locations sell. French Pantry is located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Norma,It is quite common for franchisors to give franchisees some latitude in sourcing products. Otherwise, it could be cost prohibitive to insist that franchisees source certain products only from certain suppliers who may be a great distance away. Franchisors also give franchisees latitude to make changes based on local tastes. For example, a BBQ sauce used by a South Carolina MM franchisee might be different than the one used by an MM franchisee in Texas. MM corporate no doubt has procedures in place for approving the use of local vendors. I don't know how MM deals with variations in products from a Nutrition Facts standpoint. Some companies hedge by saying that products can vary by location. Another approach is to provide specs to local suppliers to use to be sure that the end product comports with the Nutrition Facts. Or maybe the Nutrition Facts are ignored in some cases or no one has raised the issue. Peter
I also see MM can source locally. http://www.igetmellow.com/post/28061441576/ten-great-reasons-to-support-mellow-avondale Norma
Geeez, do you think maybe they could have chosen a 'lil better pizza pic to help out their cause...what were they thinking?!Pretty neat they have 80 bicycles available to borrow for local shopping though...
I dont know if MM has now gone mobile or not in Jacksonville. http://instagram.com/p/NlxcrajHXu/


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Korean arrest of INTERPOL Red Notice subject major blow to Chinese organized crime
SEOUL, Korea – One of China's most wanted criminals and subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice for attempted murder and organized crime membership has been arrested in Seoul following months of intelligence work and operational cooperation between the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) in Seoul and Beijing.
Chinese national Chuanbo Lu is believed to be one of the principal leaders of a major organized crime syndicate involved in blackmail, extortion, drug smuggling, money laundering and the illegal running of casinos in China.
An INTERPOL Red Notice was requested by Chinese authorities after Lu fled his native country for neighbouring Korea.
The INTERPOL Notice enabled Korea's Fugitive Pursuit Squad to seek and locate Lu. Officers then conducted surveillance on Lu's luxury hideout home in the Gangnam district, from where he was believed to be directing organized crime operations in China.
"China's Red Notice was circulated over INTERPOL's global police network ensuring that the right information was in the hands of the right people at the right moment, enabling us to take action," said Jong-Gil Kim, Head of Seoul Metropolitan Police International Crime Investigation Unit. "Lu's arrest must be a severe blow to this significant international organized crime network," he added.
"This is another victory for Chinese and South Korean police cooperation," stated Shui Jiang, Director of China's Ministry of Public Security INTERPOL Division. "This arrest proves once again that no matter where criminals hide, INTERPOL tools help our countries locate dangerous fugitives."
Following his arrest by Korean authorities, Lu was handed over to Chinese authorities on 16 September in Seoul.
The Korean National Police Agency and the Ministry of Public Security of China meet annually to discuss INTERPOL Red Notices subjects of mutual interest. A Red Notice - or international wanted persons alert - can be requested by any INTERPOL member country and is issued by INTERPOL's General Secretariat headquarters.
Placed in INTERPOL's central database which can be queried by any of the world police body's 190 member countries, Red Notices can also be added to foreign law enforcement databases and border lookout systems.


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"Shark In The Water"
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Sassy singer-songwriter Lily Allen is known most for her candid, well-written and especially candid pop-soul songs, her eccentric style, and her stellar collaborations with the King of British Soul production–[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Mark Ronson.[/lastfm]
While not all of her songs would be considered "soul," we think the amount of her personality that she instills in every song more than makes us for it.
"Oh My God"
7. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Estelle[/lastfm]
In 2009, Estelle won a Grammy for her song with Kanye West called "American Boy" which explicitly highlighted the reggae-tinged soul singer's very British roots and her desire to hook up with an American boy. Ever since then, Estelle's song has been a party staple. We dare you not to blast it when it comes on the radio.
"American Boy"
6. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Joss Stone[/lastfm]
Reaching her fame at a very young age with her 2003 multi-platinum debut album, Soul Sessions, Joss Stone has blossomed before our eyes from a teenage girl with a golden voice that was just covering soul songs to a talented singer-songwriter who still remains understated whilst simultaneously overshadowing even the most veteran of vocalists.
"Tell Me 'Bout It"
5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Florence Welch[/lastfm] from[lastfm link_type="artist_info"] Florence + the Machine[/lastfm]
While Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine isn't considered a "typical" soul vocalist, Welch's expansive, theatrical, almost operatic voice is ripe with energy and spirit. Her dynamic performances are colorful and full of character.
Unlike some other artists, Welch has managed to break into almost every musical market with her unique sound and authentic presence.
"Dog Days Are Over"
4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Duffy[/lastfm]
Beautiful, blonde singer, Duffy, not only kind of looks like sixties soul singer, Dusty Springfield, she sounds a lot like her too. Hot on the heels of Adele's initial emergence, Duffy could easily break into the American musical market.
3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Adele[/lastfm]
When Adele first came on the scene as a mere teenager with her album 19, people were floored by how mature, grounded, and full of life knowledge the young chanteuse sounded.
"Rolling In the Deep"
2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sade[/lastfm]
Almost everyone from every genre and market of music loves Sade. Routinely listed as the most "erotic" singer out there, Sade is indeed a sensual vocalist, but part of her appeal is her mysterious, almost exotic nature. What she sings is who she is and this sincerity has made her one of the most popular musicians in the world for decades.
"Soldier of Love"
1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Amy Winehouse[/lastfm]
Infamous for her blatant drugging, boozing, and shame-free attitude, Amy Winehouse also has one of the most unique voices in music today. Some might even argue that it was Winehouse's popularity that started the whole neo-soul movement.
We can't say she is the greatest role model, but she is one of the most engaging recorded singers we've heard since the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Ronnie Spector[/lastfm] and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Etta James [/lastfm]days.
We love you and will miss you, Amy.
"Back To Black"
- Who is your favorite neo-soul singer? Are you a fan of the movement? Let us know in the comments!


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Measuring sensors using RAW and testing lenses on cameras
Why use RAW for measurements on DxOMark?
The relationship between the incoming light on the sensor and the generated digital RAW values is usually well-known, and it is possible to make measurements from these images. By contrast, RAW converters are fairly complex. In particular, values at different positions are mixed together, making measurement extremely difficult.
Further, commercial RAW converters all aim to produce the best image quality possible, so they include many complex steps to cancel out known defects in the camera for which they are designed. For instance, noise reduction algorithms are completely necessary to obtain images with acceptable quality in low-light conditions. Another well-known example is edge sharpening, which is used to make images look crisper.
Such processing can be beneficial as far as image quality is concerned, of course, but obviously it can also potentially hide certain physical characteristics or flaws in the sensor or the lens. But most of all, it makes all measurements unreliable and unrepeatable, since they end up being highly dependent on the RAW converter, or on the way it is tuned.
The above illustration shows the detail of a single RAW image, processed with a minimal RAW converter (left) and a RAW converter with default setting (right). The left-hand image is actually more representative of the quality of the optics. The right hand image seems much sharper with more details, but that is due to the RAW converter. DxOMark's intention is to describe the intrinsic quality of the lens and the sensor, and therefore measures a signal that is more like the left-hand image.
We do not claim that RAW converters do not impact image quality — on the contrary, there can be a tremendous difference in quality between RAW converters. But this means that the quality of the final image may not be representative of the intrinsic quality of the hardware part of the camera. If every user used only one single camera-embedded RAW converter with the same settings, it would make sense to measure image quality based on the final image. But this is not the case at all.
Since users can choose their RAW converter and tune the settings to a very fine degree, and since we want to evaluate the intrinsic quality of the sensor and the lens, it is only logical to perform measurements on RAW images.


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Bargnani's buzzer beater came up literally 12 feet short of the rim. Are ref's going to play that stupid to think 6'6 Kidd-Gilchrist blocked his shot, I could see contact from every angle they showed. You can not win a basketball game when the other team is allowed to cheat for the last couple minutes. Why was there no free throw attempt? Because the buzzer went on the road? Would LeBron EVER get that treatment? How is that fair?
Not to mention, DeRozan was hacked all game long, especially 3 times in the final sequence.
Like somebody mentioned earlier, the Raptors have averaged 6 free throws less a game all season, 8 less today, that is despite an emphasis on driving the ball and getting into the paint from many players all season.
This is really becoming a joke and I'm starting to wonder if there is some sort of "reason" for it. Either way, we might as well hope to finish in the bottom 3 and get a sick pick, because we're not going to win much this year by the looks of things.


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So I've been seeing these threads saying that Kakashi is a genius. I agree he is. I also see people saying him and obito were the youngest to revive MS. To this I will say, awakening MS doesn't require much skill after all you don't even need 3 tomoe sharingan to awake MS, it will just 'come along'. Another thing is, Obito and Kakashi are 13 years old? Some say obito is older, but I don't know, and thread isn't about that anyway. Itachi was also 13 when he awoke MS, and he also became ANBU captain at 13. He joined Akatsuki when he was 13. None beats the facts from the manga, so please stop making those idiotic threads..
Evidence follows..
What takes skill is when you become able to USE the sharingan. Kakashi learns to copy jutsu for instance. Itachi was able to use his sharingan when he was 8 years old:
When the war was about to end, Itachi saw the causalities of war, which made him want to avoid it for any cost:
Notice how we are told that he was 4 when this happened. He was 5 during the 9 tail fox incident, sasuke had just been born. So this means that when he did the uchiha massacre he was 13 years old. He awakened MS at 13, he joined Akatsuki at the age of 13. None can compare to such facts..
Itachi could beat Orochimarou in his prime, when Itachi was 13-14 years old:
Afterwards Oro leaves akatsuki cause he realized he couldn't take itachis eyes, so he went for sasuke instead.
Of course Obito was afraid of Itachi...
Of course Itachi could beat Obito if he knew his secret, he said so himself:
Look how Obito talks about Itachi. He obviously feared that man more than anything. He was also very amazed that Itachi found him when he asked him to help with the uchiha massacre..
Of course when he gained the rinnengan and his paths it becomes another story, but think about it. He waited long before making Nagato go to Konoha and capture tha 9-tailed beast. It could had been done earlier, and it would have been easier, but untill Itachis death Obito knew that if he made Nagato go to Konoha, Itachi would probably interfere. He couldn't risk that, so he waited till after his death, which he knew would come.
Stop using evidence to say otherwise due to material from a few new chapters when we got 500 chapters telling us otherwise, it's a disgrace to the entire story, when you say Kakashi and Obito must be more talented than Itachi when they awoke MS at the age of 13. Obito with zetsu body, kakashi with implanted rinnengan.. Even with these adds they shouldn't be compared to true Uchiha like Itachi.
I'm no fanboy, so if you can prove otherwise than what I just said, I will accept it.. But knowing you can't don't waste your time on it..
Obitos dimension may be hell, but Itachi was in hell for most of his life as the title of this chapter says:
He is way out of their league


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The heads
of the world's largest PC maker, Hewlett-Packard, Comp. (HPQ), and the world's third
largest software maker, Oracle Corp. (ORCL), used to sit across from
each other in the meeting room planning joint strategies. Now they're
going to be meeting at a new location -- the federal court house.
In a sign of the growing rift between the firms, HP filed suit against
Oracle in California (Case
"Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation" No:111CV203163)
over the software maker's decision to drop
support for Intel Corp.'s (INTC) low-volume Itanium
I. HP and Oracle -- Friends Become Enemies
The clash between HP and Oracle traces back to Oracle's 2010 acquisition
of Sun Microsystems, which thrust it into a position as a server maker.
Previously, the pair had been dedicated partners for almost 30 years and
shared over 140,000 customers.
After the Sun purchase, tensions elevated when Oracle CEO Larry Ellison gave a
position to disgraced former HP CEO Mark Hurd. HP sued
Oracle claiming Mr. Hurd had trade secrets and would be in breach of
contract. It eventually settled the
Soon after this incident, HP hired Léo Apotheker. Mr. Apotheker was no friend of
Oracle's -- Oracle claims that while he was with German IT business firm SAP AG
that he executed a plot to steal Oracle's
intellectual property.
With a bitter divide between the companies' leadership and a new competitive
position, it's little surprise that the rivalry would come to legal blows.
In a statement HP chief spokesman Bill Wohl states, "The silence from
Oracle is deafening. We are very disappointed it has to come to this."
In the suit HP alleges that Oracle violated a contract promising to support
Itanium to the bitter end. The company's lawyers write, "In a mere
eight months, Oracle has gone from arm-in-arm partnership with Hewlett-Packard
to bitter antagonist."
II. Oracle Fires Back
In a press release, Oracle spokeswoman Deborah Hellinger fires
back with an equally stinging rebuke. She says that Oracle has
quite a different recollection with regards to what it signed.
She writes:
It just takes a few minutes to read the early drafts of the
agreement to prove that HP's claim is not true. What is true is that HP
explicitly asked Oracle to guarantee continued support for Itanium; but Oracle
refused, and HP's Itanium support guarantee wording was deleted from the final
signed agreement.
where it gets interesting -- HP claims the signed document says Oracle does have
to support Itanium till its end of life. Oracle claims its version of the
signed document says it doesn't.
III. Itanium: Bye, Bye, Bye
The other thing Oracle and HP's documents reveal is something that IT people
could have seen coming -- Itanium is reportedly set to be discontinued by
Intel. This comes hardly as a surprise -- Itanium sales fell
abysmally below Intel's projections.
While the chips delivered some promising features, overall performance was
poor. As a result, Itanium was outsold by Sun Microsystems' (now
owned by Oracle) SPARC chips and International Business Machines' (IBM) POWER architecture chips.
At the end of the day Itanium still posted a small, but tidy profit for Intel. However, the problem was that the small volume led to software providers ditching
the platform. Among those to quit it included OS makers Microsoft
Corp. (MSFT) and Red Hat, Inc. (RHT). Without software,
the hardware became and increasingly tough sell.
As of March of this year, Intel's chief executive Paul Otellini remarked,
"Intel's work on Intel Itanium processors and platforms continues unabated
with multiple generations of chips currently in development and on schedule. We
remain firmly committed to delivering a competitive, multi-generational roadmap
for HP-UX and other operating system customers that run the Itanium
Now that the public knows that the platform is head for end-of-life and has
little software support, it's questionable whether any major business would
order the chips. The only remaining question is when the platform will die.
Oracle claims that when HP approached it in September 2010 asking to commit to
Itanium till end-of-life, that it already new about Intel's decision to phase
the processor out. It says that it didn't hear about that decision until
March 2011 when it was informed by Intel.
The company accuses:
What we know for certain is that Ray Lane and HP's current board
members and Leo Apotheker and HP's current management team now know full well
that Intel has plans in place to end-of-life of the Itanium microprocessor.
Knowing this, HP issued numerous public statements in an attempt to mislead and
deceive their customers and shareholders into believing that these plans to
end-of-life Itanium do not exist. But they do. Intel's plans to end-of-life
Itanium will be revealed in court now that HP has filed this utterly malicious
and meritless lawsuit against Oracle.
So which
is it? Did HP deceive its former partner trying to trick it into signing a
document that it knew would be disadvantageous? Or was HP merely trying
to solidify cooperation between the two firms? The courts will be the
judge of that.


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Fotoxx navigates an image collection using a thumbnail browser to choose images to view or edit. Edit functions include brightness, contrast, color, gamma, white balance, tone mapping, red eyes, sharpen, blur, noise suppression, smart erase, trim (crop), resize, rotate, add text, bend/warp, many art effects, HDR, HDF, stack, and panorama. Edit functions use movable curves and sliders. Feedback is live using the whole image. RAW files can be edited and saved with deep color. Areas or objects can be selected using freehand draw, follow edge, and tone matching. Selections can be edited in place with adjustable blending. They can also be cut and pasted into other images. Any metadata can be edited, reported, and searched (filenames, tags, dates, geotags, comments, captions, ratings, etc.). Collections (arbitrary subsets) can be defined and viewed. Batch functions are available for rename, resize/export, RAW conversion, and more.
The Noble Ape Simulation is a collection of a number of autonomous simulation components including a landscape simulation, biological simulation, weather simulation, sentient creature (Noble Ape) simulation, and a simple intelligent-agent scripting language (ApeScript). Noble Ape also contains a social simulation where the Noble Apes can be tracked in terms of social groups and also over many generations to explain social phenomenon to users looking to study this kind of interaction. It has been in development for more than a fifteen years.
gSplit is a tool that allows you to split and assemble any files you want. It can be used to split big files to be able to store them on different devices. After assembling the different parts of a file, you can then check the file integrity to determine whether everything is now ready to use.
Conky Images Display is a program that displays the cover of the song currently playing. At the moment Rhythmbox, Amarok 1.4 and 2, and exaile are supported, but support for others is planned. It can also download missing covers. CID is fully configurable thanks to a simple configuration panel.
xsettingsd is a daemon that implements the XSETTINGS specification. It is intended to be small, fast, and minimally dependent on other libraries. It can serve as an alternative to gnome-settings-daemon for users who are not using the GNOME desktop environment but who still run GTK+ applications and want to configure things such as themes, font antialiasing/hinting, and UI sound effects.
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Let's hope Thorpe is right with this prediction.
Source - Click here8. Ed Davis, Raptors
Fields may be the steal of the draft, but Davis might end up being the steal of the lottery. His 17-point, 12-rebound, 3-block, 3-steal performance in Dallas on Dec. 28 is one of the gems of this class thus far. I don't care that Dirk Nowitzki didn't play; Toronto was missing lots of regulars, too.
Which brings me to this: Davis has to be playing a lot for this team because he's showing that he might be a strong scorer, rebounder and shot-blocker. Although he might not end up being strong in any of those categories, the idea that he could be strong in any or all three areas is an exciting development for Raptors fans, especially considering Toronto nabbed him late in the lottery. And remember, he's months behind his fellow rookies in terms of his development because of his leg injury.


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Offence Appeals
1. Introduction
Players who knowingly break any of the Rules of FunOrb will be given an appropriate penalty, usually in the form of a temporary ban or mute. Players who commit minor, isolated offences will be given bans or mutes of short duration, but players who continuously break the rules will be given increasingly lengthy bans or mutes, and may ultimately find themselves being permanently banned or muted. The purpose of the Offence Appeal system is to give players an opportunity to appeal any offences they believe themselves to be innocent of. It also gives players the chance to review and reflect on any offences they have committed, so they do not make similar mistakes again. Finally, the Offence Appeal system gives us at Jagex the opportunity to ensure that penalties are not inadvertently given to innocent players.
2. Accessing the Offence Appeal system
You can access the Offence Appeal system by going to the account management page and clicking on the appeal offence button about halfway down the page. Once you have logged in, you will see a page like the one below. From here you can view your account status and offence history, and appeal any offences you are deemed to have committed.
The status of your account is represented by two pillars, one relating to bans and one to mutes. If you are given a temporary ban, a coloured bar will appear in the ban pillar, and any subsequent bans you are given will cause the bar to rise. Similarly, if you are given a temporary mute, a coloured bar will appear in the mute pillar, and any subsequent mutes you are given will cause that bar to rise. If either bar reaches the top of its respective pillar, you will be given either a permanent ban or a permanent mute, depending on which pillar has been filled.
To give you a clearer idea of the status of your account, each pillar is divided into three zones, each of which reflects an increasing degree of danger. These three zones are explained below.
|Safe: you have committed only a small number of offences that were probably minor in nature, and have been given only short-term bans or mutes. Under most circumstances, you will be allowed to appeal these offences.
|Warning: you have committed a number of offences of varying degrees of significance, but you are not yet in danger of being given a permanent ban or mute. You should be careful not to commit any further offences, as this could place your account in the red zone. Under most circumstances, you will be allowed to appeal any offences you have not already appealed.
|Danger: you have committed a significant number of offences, and are in danger of being given a permanent ban or mute should you commit any further offences. Under most circumstances, you will be allowed to appeal any offences you have not already appealed.
Beneath the pillars will be a list of the offences you have committed over the past twelve months. Details of each offence will be given, including the evidence for the offence, if available. Keep in mind that each offence will remain on your account for twelve months, after which it will be automatically removed.
3. Appealing offences
To appeal an offence, simply go to the offence list towards the bottom of the offence history page and click on the appeal button next to the offence you wish to appeal. You will then be able to offer an explanation or apology for the offence, which will be reviewed by the Player Support team. If your appeal is successful, the offence will be removed from your account, as well as any penalty that was given for the offence.
Under most circumstances, you will be allowed to appeal each offence only once. If you are a long-term member of the FunOrb player community, however, and your first appeal is unsuccessful, we may give you a second appeal. This second appeal will become available 21 days after your first appeal is rejected. If your second appeal is unsuccessful, the relevant offence will remain on your account, together with any related penalty. You will not be given a third appeal.
We realise that players occasionally commit offences without realising it, perhaps because they are not sufficiently familiar with the Rules of FunOrb. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you take the time to review the evidence given for each offence, so that you do not waste your time appealing an offence of which you are, in fact, guilty.4. Banned Account Reinstatement
If Jagex bans any account as a result of your breach of the Rules of RuneScape and you have exhausted the Offence Appeals Process, Jagex may, in its absolute discretion, give you an opportunity to make a fixed payment to reinstate the account.
Any membership credit that is associated with an account cannot be used to pay for such reinstatement. Please note that throughout the period during which the account was banned, any membership credit will continue to expire.
Jagex is not obliged to reinstate any accounts. You are not obliged to exercise the option to reinstate your account. If you are offered the opportunity, it is entirely up to you whether you make any such payment to reinstate an account.
Any gains or advantages that Jagex considers were made as a result of using macros shall be removed from your account. You accept that the account will be returned to you, adjusted by Jagex to take account of the cheating offence, and no discussion will be entered into regarding the status of a returned account.


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Recently, there's been too much controversy about flags being flown in classrooms/schools including the Union Jack. I'm sure a kid ran to Mommy and alerted her, fueling more anger throughout the community.
Historically, this flag has perpetuated discrimination under the Jim Crow laws right after the emancipation, all because the whites became paranoid about the possibility of blacks staging uprisings and murdering.
Unfortunately, the new Jim Crow is alive and well today, as evidenced by the high number of blacks and browns (including red) in our penal system as well as our local jails. If only our schools would teach history without omitting the true facts, we'd be better off. Interestingly, foreign students know about the plight of Native Americans!
If there is so much bickering about which flag should be flown, I will strongly recommend that no flags be allowed including the good ole red, white and blue American flag with stars and stripes! For some of us, the red stripes represent the native bloodshed, blue the color worn by the U.S. cavalries while murdering natives, and white (white is right!) the dominant society then and now. With so much killing, especially of children, I will gladly add the stars to represent the bullet holes (thanks to the NRA)!
Furthermore, I just don't understand why this country with a very ugly and bloody history would flaunt it with Old Glory. And then, there are those that praise or sing "God Bless America". How can God bless any nation who keep on causing wars and indiscriminately killing innocent children and women?
Call me leftist, unpatriotic, liberal, dirty Indian, etc. It's no skin off my nose!
Ken Chester
Via CortezJournal.com


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The drama surrounding the rejection began shortly
after when the Federal Communications Commission opened
an inquiry into who was responsible for the rejection of Google
Voice and whether the rejection violated any federal laws or rules.
AT&T quickly
responded that it did not mastermind the rejection, and that it
was Apple's doing. Apple followed up, taking
the blame and say it was working to get the app approved.
came a second
response from AT&T. Apparently in a sharing mood, AT&T
sounded off against Google and complained to the FCC that it believes
Google Voice breaks the law. Since AT&T has allowed
VoIP apps onto the iPhone, but Google Voice is still no where to
be found. Now AT&T has delivered a third
letter to the FCC further attacking the internet giant.
Google has been attacked by many -- newspaper moguls, telecoms, and
internet rivals -- the new letter is perhaps the harshest
conglomerated criticism leveled against the company to date.
Written by Robert W. Quinn, Jr., an AT&T Senior Vice President,
the letter entitled "Google Voice; Establishing Just and
Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers" opens claiming
Google is a hypocrite when it comes to net neutrality.
Quinn writes:
As the debate regarding "net neutrality" has
evolved, it appeared on the surface that all parties shared the same
desire to preserve the "free and open" nature of the Internet, a
goal enunciated by [FCC] Chairman Genachowski with which we heartily
As communications services increasingly migrate
to broadband Internet-based platforms, we can now see the power of
Internet-based applications providers to act as gatekeepers who can
threaten the "free and open" Internet. Google's double-standard
for "openness" – where Google does what it wants while other
providers are subject to Commission regulations – is plainly
inconsistent with the goal of preserving a "free and open"
Internet ecosystem.
The letter claims that Google's explanation that it is only
blocking certain kinds of rural calls like adult sex-chat lines, to
avoid high fees leveled against the free service, is a lie. The
letter accuses Google of conspiracy, saying it also blocked calls to
an ambulance service, church, bank, law firm, automobile dealer, day
spa, orchard, health clinic, tax preparation service, community
center, eye doctor, tribal community college, school, residential
consumers, a convent of Benedictine nuns, and the campaign office of
a U.S. Representative.
According to AT&T, Google is
"abus[ing] its market power". AT&T insists Google
is not exempt, either from being free or being internet-based, from
federal regulations that prevent such call blocking.
letter also calls Google a monopoly, citing, "In preparing a
complaint to challenge the Google/Yahoo arrangement, the [U.S.]
Department [of Justice] reportedly concluded that Google had a
"monopoly" in these markets and the proposed arrangement "would
have furthered [Google's] monopoly."
Furthermore, AT&T
accuses Google of practicing broad-scale manipulation of the media.
It says that Google blocked political advertisements from Senator
Susan Collins, due to her criticism of Moveon.org, a Google net
neutrality partner. It also accuses Google of blocking the
Inner City Press from Google News, as the publication criticized the
United Nation Development Programme, a Google-sponsored program.
then goes on to accuse Google of illegitimately "buying"
ads in its own auction to push its agenda for keywords such as "net
neutrality". The letter concludes, "Ironically, Google
appears oblivious to the hypocrisy of its net neutrality advocacy
relative to its own conduct. [A]t the same time, Google exploits the
dominance of its search engine and its gatekeeping power over other
applications to give its preferred content greater visibility than
its political opponents' content or to simply block its
competitors' applications altogether."
narrowing the principles to award Google a special privilege to play
by its own rules – or no rules at all – would be grossly unfair,
patently unlawful, and a renunciation of President Obama's
assurance that the Commission's Internet Policy Statement would be
used to "ensure there's a level playing field" between
competitors. Thus, the Commission's first fundamental step in
leveling that playing field must be to unequivocally re-affirm in its
proposed rulemaking that it will not exempt Google from whatever
rules it ultimately adopts."