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A pair of longtime Lockheed Martin employees have been named to head up one of the company's leading jet fighter programs, the company announced Monday.
Nineteen-year Lockheed veteran Roderick "Rod" McLean was named vice president and general manager of the F-16/F-22 Integrated Fighter Group (IFG). Michael Cawood was named vice president and deputy for IFG.
Both appointments are effective immediately, officials said.
Orlando Carvalho, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, said that McLean is ready for his new responsibility.
"Rod's most recent special assignment as vice president and program manager for the next-generation trainer (T-X) program, combined with his past experience as vice president and deputy for IFG, perfectly prepares him to lead the IFG team into the future," Carvalho said in a prepared statement.
McLean previously served as F-16 deputy vice president and F-16 program director for various countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Cawood most recently served as vice president of F-16/F-22 IFG Product Development.
In other industry news, Bell Helicopter said that Anthony Moreland is returning to lead sales and marketing activities as managing director, North America. Moreland most recently led North America and global accounts for Sikorsky Aircraft.


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Distribution of the free tickets (max four per person) began at 7 a.m. ET Saturday at Memorial Coliseum and online. All 24,000 tickets were gone within 35 minutes, school officials say.
Big Blue Madness, featuring scrimmages by the UK women's and men's teams, will be held at Rupp Arena for the eighth consecutive year. School officials say the start time and broadcast information will be announced later.
Coming off the school's eighth NCAA title, excitement and expectations are at a fevered pitch even though the team lost six of its top seven players to the NBA. Kentucky is ranked No. 4 in Sporting News' preseason top 25.
Only reserve forward Kyle Wiltjer returns this season. He'll be joined on the court by N.C. State transfer point guard Ryan Harrow plus the No. 1-ranked recruiting class of centers Nerlens Noel and Willie Cauley-Stein and small forward Alex Poythress and shooting guard Archie Goodwin.

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Subaru Forester exhaust/fuel smell in cab
jssoleil Posts: 1Having similar problems - have 2003 Legacy, auto, 52K. Just started last weekend when temps in PA dropped to under 10 degrees. Inside cabin smells like gas when car is cold and then started w/heat on- seems to smell less when car gradually gets warmed up, but still significant. Tightened clamps that I could see with a screwdriver last night, but still smell present this afternoon. Taking it to the shop tomorrow...don't seem to be losing gas in the meantime.
ezebil Posts: 1Last year I had this problem so I took my car to the mechanic and told him what everyone has been saying on here. He didn't smell anything and couldn't find a leak so I told him to take it home that night and leave it in his garage (it was below 10 degrees that night). The next day he called me and said he had to park the car outside because the gas smell was so strong and was seeping into his house. He said the leaks are detected in really cold weather. He ended up replacing the whole fuel line because he found a crack. It hasn't even been a year and I'm having the same problem again. I found a site showing where the clamps are. I tightened up 4 clamps on the driver side and 1 on the passenger side. I hope that does the trick because I'm beginning to smell the fumes in my house.
This site shows a pic of the 4 clamps on the driver side: http://www.bazoomer.com/fuelline/fuelline.html
feudo Posts: 1Have a 2000 Forester that needs about 1500-1700 0f repairs. I have already put in about 2000 in that last year and the car has about 113000 miles on it.Can get a new premium out the door for about 26,000 k. Should I buy it or fix the old one?
xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 11,152It all depends on the car's overall dependability (how often is it in the shop?) and your comfort with it. Even at $2000 a year, that's less than half what you would spend on payments on a new car. Typically, maintenance/repair expenses on older vehicles come in waves. So, you might spend $3700 between this and last year, then go a year or two with little-to-no surprise expenses, then get hit with another big-dollar expense down the road.
For me, as long as the car remains reliable (at least, my confidence in / perception of its reliability remains) and meets my needs, it is worth fixing.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup
Sounds like you're looking for a reason to upgrade, and you've found one, so go for it.
So long as you can afford the new one, it has many improvements, especially the space inside.
I had a '98 and loved it, but our '09 is even better.
I had the same problem (fuel smell) with my 2003 Subaru Outback. It has 62K miles and we live in Indiana. The first time we noticed it was the morning after the coldest night of the year (7F, -5wind chill). It smelled worse while idling or if the heat (blower) is on.
I looked under the hood to see if a fuel line was leaking. On the driver's side are a couple fuel lines going to the fuel filter and to the driver's side cylinders. The screws to the clamps could be tightened one revolution, but didnt' look like they were leaking. I got real close and couldn't smell gas.
Over on the passenger side I smelled gas. I didn't see anyting at first, but later found a hose that was dark at the end (because it was wet with gas). It was the line that fed both fuel injectors on the passenger side. After taking off a bracket to get access, I tightened the screw to the hose clamp 6-7 revolutions. I guess it was almost completely loose. After that, problem 100% fixed. It took me about 45 min to fix after finding the leak.
1. Leave the car in the cold
2. Drive the car a short distance
3. Shut off the engine.
4. Pop the hood, start looking for discolorations at the end of a fuel line.
5. Get your nose up close and start smelling for gas.
6. Tighten any loose hose clamps along the way.
If you smell it in the car, you should be able to smell it under the hood.
kev2380 Posts: 1It has been down in the low to mid 20's here. I'm having the same issue you're all describing with my 2001 Outback. I've tried tightening the clamps and I noticed this moring a bolt missing right above the two spark plug wires on the left side of the engine. The hole looks pretty clean like it happened recently. Could the smell be coming from there?
First, I assume the left side is the passenger side (left when viewing engine). On the passenger side, the spark plug wires go from the spark plugs (far left) to distributor (center of engine). At least they do on the 2002.
I'm not sure which bolt you mean, so I had a look at mine. There are bolts on the valve cover (at the spark plugs), and on the fuel rail above the valve cover. The engine block itself has an extra machined hole for a bolt that was never installed.
Bolts generally don't have anything to do with fuel. They hold something together, so if you're missing a bolt, you should have two things that should be attached that now aren't. What are the two things?
The fuel lines are either hard metal, or soft rubber. When metal meets rubber, the only securing method is a hose clamp.
I'd recommend going on a short drive in the cold. If you can smell it in the car, you should be able to smell it much worse from the source in the engine (after your drive). Is the hole you describe stink of gas? Try the smell test again moving very slowly around the engine. It was amazing to me how little the driver side smelled of gas, but how strong it was on the passenger side. Follow your nose.
smellsbad Posts: 1:sick: We have a 2002 Forester w/ approx 160K on it. Last summer we started having strong gas fumes inside the car. I had a mechanic look at it and after finally driving them around for a while, they finally smelled it. Smoke machine found no leaks on the lines inside the car (I was blown away that they would run inside?!?) and they concluded it must be an evap leak at the top of the gas tank. (We also have an evap code that intermittently turns on the CEL.). In the winter months this has been much less noticable, almost nonexistent. Anyone else have a similar problem, solutions? I am told dropping the tank is very costly on this car.
I think it's under the rear seat, so they may be able to access it from above.
forester01 Posts: 1I have exactly the same problem with an 01 Forester. Although, seems to be just as bad whatever the weather now. The CEL evap code seems to come and go no matter what they replace and fix.
Took it to the mechanic who phoned me to say that they're going to have to take the carpet up inside to inspect the fuel line - I thought he was joking, but apparently it's true: the fuel lines run INSIDE the car!
Ho hum.
propwash49 Posts: 38Fuel lines inside the car have their good aspects and their bad ones. The good news is that they are much less likely to rust and corrode, since they are not exposed to all the road salt and crud that they would be if they were outside the car. The bad news is that if they leak, the smell is horrible and almost impossible to get rid of.
fibber2 Mid Hudson Valley, NYPosts: 3,780I had a similar problem on my '02 OBW. The 'fuelline' link does a nice job showing the multiple hose to metal line connections on the drivers side, but there quite a few also located on the passenger side. All of them needed to be tightened, but these were my biggest source of smell on a single digit cold start. IIRC, there was at least on more down below the one circled on the left side of the picture, and there were 2 very difficult to get at clamps under the circled cover up front. There is a hole in that cover (see arrow) for access, but my clamps were rotated requiring the drilling of another hole to align with a screwdriver.
I've had headgasket issues requiring intake removal twice. Removal and reinstallation of things that aren't meant to be taken apart is probably the main cause of repetitive leaks. I imagine that next year it will probably be time to replace some of these hoses and clamps.
Hope this helps!
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paulvnc Posts: 1I was wondering if you've discovered more about what's causing your gasoline smell. We have a 2002 Forester that has a similar strong fuel smell on the passenger side of the car (near the rear wheel) after we drive the car for a while. It doesn't matter what temperature it is. The smoke machine didn't find leaks in our system either.
aatherton Posts: 617".... 2002 Forester... strong fuel smell on the passenger side of the car (near the rear wheel)..."
Could be a rusty perforated fuel filler neck:
http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f88/steps-replace-fuel-filler-neck-48016- - - /#post542647
jstockman Posts: 6I was just wondering if anyone got any concrete answers to the exhaust / fuel smell issues...
aatherton Posts: 617"I was just wondering if anyone got any concrete answers to the exhaust / fuel smell issues..."
What more do you want on the subject of a fuel smell from the rear passenger area?
Now an exhaust smell is another subject not presented by the original poster. Do you have both issues?
jenkinskg Posts: 1After temp went to 15 deg F I started getting a gas smell also
I also periodically get a code for my emission system
Says gas cap lose
There is prob a hose cracked somewhere causing both problems?
Not sure
jd_24 Posts: 92I have the fuel smell come and go in my 2001 Outback. Typically its a slightly loose connection to the fuel filter. The cold weather causes a little shrink. This last time I tightened the hose clamps myself. Not sure if that solved it or not since the next day was warmer, but the fuel smell was gone. I've never noticed actual leaking gas in the 3 or 4 times its happened over the years.
papaya1040 Posts: 26
I have a 05 Forester XT, getting fuel smell in cold weather, did some search and it's been a common problem, a fuel leak due to the fuel line hose shrinking causing the clamp loosen up a little. There was even a recall on certain WRX models in 01 or 02 that had the same engine. It's easier to fix on a non turbo engine, but for the turbo, they have to take the intake manifold apart where the fuel lines are underneath. I could actually see the fuel dripping using a flash light. I called SOA and they were kind enough to cover my repair. Most dealers quote $800 for turbo engine, under $200 for non turbo. Do a search on youtube and Forester forum. there was a guide on how to DIY if you have the mechanical skill.
Get it fixed, you are talking about fuel leaking, not safe to keep driving it.
bluewater2014 Posts: 1My month old 2014 Forester xt has proven to be an enjoyable and fun decision. This is my first turbo experience and I'm quite impressed.
However, I'd like someone to explain the smell coming from the vents. It smells like body odor. I only detect it when the car is idling or backing up as I park. Its winter and maybe I'm smelling fuel additives.
@bluewater2014 said:
My month old 2014 Forester xt has proven to be an enjoyable and fun decision. This is my first turbo experience and I'm quite impressed.
However, I'd like someone to explain the smell coming from the vents. It smells like body odor. I only detect it when the car is idling or backing up as I park. Its winter and maybe I'm smelling fuel additives.
I have the same problem with my new, Forester XT. The dealer opened the hood and showed me where the smell of body odor was coming from. It is assembly lube. The manufacturer puts it on some of the engine parts. If you open the hood of your car, you can smell exactly where it is coming from. I was told it should burn off eventually. I hope this helps. I have noticed the smell is not as strong as it use to be.
suboutback2011 Posts: 1jenkinskg said:After temp went to 15 deg F I started getting a gas smell also I also periodically get a code for my emission system Says gas cap lose There is prob a hose cracked somewhere causing both problems? Not sure


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POKER machine maker Aristocrat Leisure will soon have its popular Facebook games ready for play on smartphones and tablets.
Aristocrat says its "Heart of Vegas" suite of games on Facebook is growing and was one of Facebook's top new games of 2013.
A new Facebook application, the "Jackpot Dreams" suite of games, has also been launched.
Both applications are soon to be launched on mobile platforms.
"Over the second half of 2014, we'll launch both Heart of Vegas and Jackpot Dreams on mobile platforms, representing out first major entry into the dynamic mobile channel," Aristocrat chief executive Jamie Odell said on Wednesday.
Part of Aristocrat's strategy is to modify games that have been successful on its "land-based" poker machines into similar games that can be played online, including on social sites such as Facebook.
Mr Odell said Aristocrat's acquisition in 2012 of US-based Product Madness, which now provides Aristocrat's gaming applications on Facebook, had been a great buy.
"I'd love for that business to become very significant in the next two to three years. It has the potential and every reason to do it," he said.
Aristocrat's online revenue for the first six months of the company's fiscal year increased fivefold to $16.1 million as it developed a greater presence on Facebook.
Aristocrat is also expanding its online distribution in Europe and says it has established a strong position in Italy.
Aristocrat on Wednesday reported a net profit of $57.4 million for the six months to March 31, up 9.1 per cent on the result a year earlier.
Profits were boosted by better operational performance, market share growth in the critical US market, and foreign and exchange and tax benefits.
Aristocrat's North American and online operations made more money, but profits in Australia and other regions and segments were lower.
Aristocrat gained a larger market share in the US market on the back of new games such as Walking Dead and the continued popularity of Tarzan.
In Australia, earnings were lower due to one-off licensing revenues received in the prior corresponding period.
But Aristocrat strengthened its position in NSW and Queensland as new games for the Australian market were rolled out.
Aristocrat expects strong profit growth for the full year.
Shares in Aristocrat were 19 cents higher at $5.36 at 1540 AEST.
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text: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-2208011/Rafael-Nadal-interview-struggle-injury.html Silly headline, but interesting otherwise. Not sure it was posted already. 'All that is in my mind is to keep working hard to come back,' he says. 'I cannot think about the future because it's not like if you break your arm and you know you will have a few weeks like this, then a few weeks like that and then you are back. This is a day-by-day thing, I have checks every week to see how I'm improving. I can't predict what will happen.' 'I hope you see me in Australia,' says Nadal, who is in the Spanish capital to promote his involvement with PokerStars. 'That is the biggest goal for me, to come back just before then in Qatar, but I cannot say for sure it is going to happen. 'The only thing is to recover well. I want to be 100 per cent when I come back. I don't want to keep playing every day with doubts, not knowing if my knee is going to answer all the questions.' 'Was it a mistake to play at Wimbledon? Maybe, but when you are playing well it is hard to stop. At Roland Garros I had to play with anti-inflammatories to get through. After that I felt really bad. My practice before Wimbledon was terrible. I played the first round with injections, otherwise it would have been impossible. That doesn't help the knee. 'I've played a lot in pain before as other people have done. The problem is when you run and you are thinking about where you are planting your leg. It is impossible to compete like that. 'For me the Olympics was very tough. I was very, very sad for three weeks around then. I had the chance to carry the Spanish flag. It only comes every four years. Missing the US Open was hard but you think you will have more chances. 'The Olympics is once every four years and you don't know how many more you will get. I will work very hard to be in Rio but it is in four years. I am 26-and-a-half, I love competition, playing tennis, and this was actually a season I enjoyed playing more than others. I have the motivation to come back and that's what I'm going to try.' 'You know I've said many times in press conferences that Andy would win a Grand Slam and now he has won. He deserves it more than anyone. I am very happy for him. The normal thing is that it will help him. When you are winning tournaments like this your confidence is higher, it is easier to repeat what you've done before. It's good for tennis that he has come to the level that was expected.' 'I can't pretend not to play on hard courts when two of the Slams are on hard courts, but there is a mistake with our game. You don't watch footballers playing on a hard surface, or basketball players, those sports with rapid movements. 'It's not going to change for me and my generation. Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100 per cent sure it is wrong. I may have to play more on clay than before but there aren't that many options.'


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The Town Council discussed the two-year budget in detail on June 11. At its meeting on Tuesday, June 25, the council will either approve it or send it back for more work. That meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.
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With revenues over the coming 12 months projected at $5.84 million and expenses at $5.57 million, the budget would show a surplus of $271,146. A surplus of $177,341 is expected in the 2014-15 fiscal year.
After spending more than $3 million on road rehabilitation since 2008, the storm-drain system needs attention, Mr. Bryant said. "Now the real threat to (the surface roads) is the sub-surface infrastructure," he said. "If they fail, then we're losing some of the money we spent." The budget allocates $50,000 over the next year to map a repair and replacement strategy, and $100,000 to start rehabilitation the following year.
Meanwhile, three bridges that span three creeks — on Kings Mountain, Portola and Mountain Home roads — are seen as threats to fail. The California Department of Transportation in 2009 designated the bridges across Union Creek, Alimbique Creek and Bear Gulch Creek as "structurally deficient" and "functionally obsolete." Untouched, it may be 20 years before Caltrans would forbid heavy traffic, possibly even fire and garbage trucks, a professional engineer told the council in November 2012.
To replace all three bridges would run $6.5 million, 90 percent of which the federal government would pay, but with a catch: federal standards would double bridge widths and undercut their charm and rural nature. There are options to extend the bridges' lives, but the council wanted a study. The budget allocates $20,000 for that and $100,000 for 2014-15 in anticipation of rehabilitation work.
Some $215,600 would upgrade the crosswalk at Woodside Elementary School, including new in-pavement lights, better drainage, and more effective road signs. Grants would pay for it all: $194,000 from the Highway Safety Improvement Program, and $21,600 from Measure A, a countywide half-cent sales tax.
Smaller staff
Town Hall staff is smaller. Gone since 2011-12 are the town's building official, building inspector, three project managers and a community preservation officer, according to the budget message. The proposed budget would retain one full-time deputy building official and one full-time project manager, but go to outside firms for the other services.
In July, all staff members would get a 3 percent raise, the first in five years, but with fewer staff members, spending on compensation will drop by about $350,000, Mr. Bryant said in an email. The town will save $185,000 even though contractual services costs will rise by about $165,000.
Another top priority: the Town Center Area Plan, an effort by staff and volunteers to ponder the future of the downtown commercial district. The budget allocates $100,000 for professional facilitators to engage the community and consultants to prepare designs and conduct studies.
The budget includes about $60,000 for Town Hall upkeep, including painting the building, repairing or replacing the deck, and repairing selected windows and window frames.
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Oh yes...
Wonderfully distorted US figures... Honestly the US market is so out of kilter with the rest of the planet it's a joke.
Next you'll be saying the nobody uses SMS messages because you've just dragged out some US study.
Sales of Android-based smartphones are surging, tearing chunks of market share out of Apple, RIM, and Windows Mobile's hides. According to a report released Monday by the analysts at The Nielsen Company, although RIM and Apple still hold their number one and two positions as the top two suppliers of smartphones in the US, …
Wonderfully distorted US figures... Honestly the US market is so out of kilter with the rest of the planet it's a joke.
Next you'll be saying the nobody uses SMS messages because you've just dragged out some US study.
Everyone I know has at least one Symbian phone. Likewise I'm the only one in the family who owns a WinMo device and at work, Symbian devices outnumber WinMo devices 3:1.
And yet WinMo has a more respectable 15%? Wha?
without any argument or proof behind it. Care to explain and demonstrate?
Not all Symbian phones are smartphones. Also, this study is an American one, where Nokia (where the OS of choice is Symbian) doesn't have a great uptake. We need global figures to show what you want.
1. Article is about US
2. Symbian (mainly Nokia) never had a strong presence in the US.
The last qarter global sales figures had Nokia Symbian smartphones at 41% given that other vendors are also still shipping a few as well, you have to that would put Symbian's global share at about 50%?. Given that this shows Symbian at 2% in the US market, what is the real rest of the world share of Symbian?
The big question: Is the US marketplace now a leading indicator for the rest of the world? When it comes to mobile it never has been in the past.
The most bizarre feature is that both charts show Linux selling more phones than Symbian.
I'd love to think that's true, but I seriously doubt it. Even allowing for Nokia's low penetration of the US market, it seems wildly improbable.
Oh yes they are.
What else would you call them?
Over here in Canada, Android is seeing massive advertising on the TV and (unlike GUN/Linux) people on the street have heard of it.
Reverse FAIL.
No, not all Symbain phones are smartphones. For instance, the Nokia 3310 runs a Symbian OS, would you class this as a smartphone? I certainly wouldn't. What would I call it? Probably just a phone.
Which Symbian phones aren't smartphones, then, by any broadly accepted criteria?
I'm struggling to think of any, unless you pick some fairly arbitrary rules.
The 3310 certainly doesn't run Symbian.
It's not a smartphone, was never sold as one, and doesn't even really qualify as having the Series 40 interface, as far as I can see.
Even if it did, that still wouldn't make it a "not-smartphone -but-Symbian" device, because Series 40 isn't Symbian either.
Series 60 is Symbian, and I still can't think of any phone that's powered by Symbian that doesn't qualify as a smartphone, certainly not in the range today, nor indeed in past years.
Anyone know when the updated Android powered X Series Walkman will be out?
"Thats a nice computer, who makes it?"
Answer 1. "Dunno but it runs Windows"
Answer 2, "Apple"
We all know who won that round and with the emergence of Android Apple will most probably wind up in a niche again simply because they insist on binding hardware and software so tightly. Licence IOS ? No chance ! Licence OSX ? No chance !
Perhaps the rise of Android will make Apple think about their obsession with the 'experience' but somehow I doubt it.
Apple WANT to be a "niche" company. They've never been interested in corporate sales, or selling to techies, or selling to anyone *other* than those who appreciate good design.
This is why Apple's "total market share" tends to hover around the 10% mark in every market they enter.
Apple don't care about stuffing office buildings with iMacs because corporate IT buyers don't give a gnat's chuff about design or quality: they're only ever interested in corner-cutting and discounts. Apple don't sell to this sector as it can only ever be a race to the bottom. As Microsoft, Dell, HP, Compaq and many others have found to their cost.
And that's also why Apple won't give a damn if iOS tends to bumble around the 10-20% mark. As long as it's the 10-20% of the market that's willing to pay more for quality design—occasional slip-ups notwithstanding—Apple will get along just fine. Why would they care if Nokia or Motorola or RIM are selling devices by the millions when they're barely making pennies in profit off each one?
Say a £50 phone sells ten million units worldwide. If the cost to build and support it is £49, that's £10 million in profit. Not bad, but not brilliant either. But at the low end of the market, price is *everything*, and customers are more than willing to sacrifice design and usability if it means they can pay less.
At the higher end of the market, the design *is* important, as is its usability: if you're paying that much money for something, you bloody well expect it to work well and look good.
So, let's say your up-market £500 phone sells just *one* million units worldwide. But it only costs you £200 to make. £300 million in profit = Cha-CHING!
That is what Apple's business plan is all about. Big *margins* are what matter.
I was shown something interesting on my iPhone 3G yesterday by a colleague (who also has a 3G). A big fat crack in the black plastic where the connector is. Why is it there? Because Apple in their infinite money grabbing wisdom decided that a micro USB connection (which is much smaller) would not allow them to rake the money in so they use their own massive connector. The plastic on the iPhone is of such shocking quality that it flexes at this point in the middle. And so has cracked. His has also gone in the same place (admittedly far worse than mine as he did drop his, something I have not done)
This, along with Antenna gate, is why a Desire (or something similar) will be replacing it and not an iPhone 4.
Reasonable looks; I don't think the iPhone is a looker personally, I just got it as it had the best OS - for me - for a smartphone when I was buying. But I wasn't expecting such cheap materials in a shoddily designed product though.
Antennagate. Nuff said.
Troll. Reason is clear.
...the iPod - Apple have pretty large share in that market, and seem very interested in keeping it.
"or selling to anyone *other* than those who appreciate form over function design."
"Apple WANT to be a "niche" company. They've never been interested in corporate sales, or selling to techies, or selling to anyone *other* than those who appreciate good design."
Pure unadulterated horseshit. Apple have been doing everything in their power to increase their market share as evidenced by the near continuous mainstream advertisments for iPhones, iPads etc. They have transformed themselves from a computer manufacturer to a media device & services provider precisely because they are making little headway vs Microsoft. These days they make their money from selling media and the devices you play media on. The more people who own these devices the more media they sell. It is quite obvious that they would like as much market share as they possibly can.
There is so much I would love to say to you but it would waste my time.
How about about you are an idiot.
And then i loled !!!
they will whore themselves out quicker than you can say iphone.
the latest round of product glitches is evidence of that they really dont give a fuck and that profit = Win
> Perhaps the rise of Android will make Apple think about their obsession with the 'experience' but somehow I doubt it.
Apple is making money hand over fist, they're more profitable than anyone else in their market, their cap is ludicrously high.
Why would they want to think?
Ever since they stopped making the Apple II they've stopped wanting to be open and play nicely with anyone else.
You won't regret getting a Desire. I've had mine for 3 months and I still can't help fiddling with it! The screen is great, it's fast and I haven't found a single thing that I want to do with it that there isn't an app for so far.
Go for the black one though; the mucky purple-ish one doesn't look as good. And battery life is a bit low, but no worse than my friend's iPhone or my old HTC HD2.
Thanks for the info, it's always nice to get feedback from someone who has been using one.
Oddly enough of all the techies in the office who had a 3G or 3GS not a single one is looking at going for another iPhone when the contract is up...
I moved from an iPhone 3G. Generally I like the Desire better because it is so much more open (no more iTunes FTW!) and it treats you like an adult. Some things you may want to consider though:
- The battery life is much worse than my 3G was (which was poor to begin with). I pretty much have to charge it every day and this weekend I was using GPS a lot and the battery died by 3pm. Someone did point out to me that at least you can switch out the battery super easily but it's still a pain.
- It's a lot rougher around the edges in some ways than the iPhone. The iPodeque elements (movie watching / music listening) in particular are weaker.
That said, I gave my 3G to my fiancée and every now and then she asked for help with something on it and I shudder as Apple's total obsession with keeping the thing as tightly closed as possible comes flooding back to me. Then I use my Desire to wake my pc on lan and noodle around the network share with eStrongs File Explorer for some movies to watch while I wait for iTunes to get itself in gear :O)
How does this work out in the rest of the world?
hard to say but there's some dirt-cheap Android phones out there even on PAYG. The lower price was always going to be a bigger seller than RIM's "we're very serious" and Apple's "so cool it doesn't even make calls" thing.
The following provides Q1 figures from IDC and Gartner. (Usually I would post the links to the original source and not the engadget spin doctoring and shilling, but this is more convenient!)
NB - the differences in accounting for this ... units shipped vs actual sales.
For info, here is IDC Q2 figures for all mobiles ... don't seem to have released Q2 for smartphone segment yet ... and not necessarily OS specific ...
Anecdotal I know, but Apple brand loyalty is MUCH higher in the US. If the iPhone is suffering against Android in the US, it's going to me MUCH worse elsewhere.
This sorta bears out, I know WAY more people with Android smartphones than iPhones. I know of at least 10 Android owners that picked them up this year. I know one person that bought a iPhone4 (he has since returned it anyway).
If you think that graph looks bad for Apple, wait till you see the global picture... In particular emerging markets, where Android can sweep up due to it's low entry level prices that Apple can't compete with.
This really isn't unexpected anyway, as phones like the HTC Desire totally blow the iPhone4 away on features, design, flexibility and price.
Yes because people you know are a good gauge of the market at large. I only know one person with an Android phone and I know 5 iPhone owners. So that means iPhone is winning in the UK doesn't it? (That's sarcasm in case you decide I'm being an Apple fanboy).
I have looked at android phones... and ttere are some really great 'droids out there... but my biggest issue is which android? 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2.... and can I rely on updates???
It seems that the telcos (and manufacturers) are proving a huge stumbling block to updating of 'droid phones and unless you are willing to "root" the phone you get stuck with whichever version of android came with the phone.
That has to change, The telcos and manufacturers need to sort that out asap!
The SDK hasn't changed that much since 1.6.
If you have a device running 1.5, there will be a couple of high profile marketplace apps not available to you, otherwise anything newer will be just fine.
This fragmentation is a figment of Apple's imagination. Sure there are plenty of different versions of AndroidOS out there, but they all run the same apps on the marketplace, and that's what matters.
The reality is, the vast majority of phones, and almost all new phones are 2.1/2.2
As a developer myself, I target API Level3 (Android 1.5 or later), unless there is a very good reason not to. I have yet to find a reason not to.
Apple also have the same problem, iOS3, iOS4....
I've got an HTC Desire, great phone apart from a few niggles (but every phone I've ever had has had some things I would improve).
But it runs HTC's SenseUI shell thing which I believe will cause delays in Android updates being available.
I don't want to rely on HTC providing updates for my phone just in case they decide the Desire is discontinued in 18 months and stop providing updates, conveniently at the end of my contract!
However I would still rather rely on the hardware manufacturer for updates than the bloomin' network provider!
Some things I want Android to sort out:
1) tethering over bluetooth, it can do USB but with my previous few phones it's been so convenient to not have to carry a wire around.
2) FLAC (not for quality, just for laziness purposes so I don't have to re-encode to MP3 from my music server) and cue sheet support in the default music player, and ability to choose a root music folder as otherwise the auto-scan picks up loads of other sound files on the SD card.
3) Separate sync accounts for gmail, google calendar and google contacts, and disable automatic contact linking
4) Better control over outgoing data, anything that wishes to sync data should be listed in the "sync accounts" menu so it can be disabled. A sort of outbound software firewall.
5) Improvements to the default Mail program, have refresh and foders buttons in view rather than having to press the menu button to access
6) Ditch threaded SMS view and give me inbox/sent/drafts. Or at least give me the option to choose. It's annoying having threads of a few hundred messages.
So there we go!
The news around the internet is that the 2.2 upgrade for the Desire has just been released.
Why? It sucks, I read this all the time!
If your app investment (in both money and time) exceeds the value of your phone you're going to stick with that platform - even if you don't upgrade every time.
And then there's perceived status and brand loyalty which is something Apple really understands.
It will take a lot to get iPhone users to switch to another platform - probably not worth trying at the moment when there's lower-hanging fruit elsewhere.
Not that I am calling iPhone users highly-strung fruits.
"Why? It sucks, I read this all the time!"
Stickiness. The reason Apple ties its music, video & apps to the iPhone is because they are tied to the platform. People are not being "loyal" to the platform in the traditional sense, they're stuck with it.
Which is why if anyone has any sense at all they won't build up a paid for collection in the first place. Use the free apps and be free to get the hell out of something better comes along. As it has.
It seems that the Android crowd is feeding mostly from iPhone to Android switchers, and a couple of Blackberry to Android switchers; but the increase in % seems to show that it isn't just switchers that are swelling the Android toters; it is also first-time smartphone buyers as well.
One thing that RIM should do is get out a combo touchscreen/keyboard device. I would definitely want one of those,as I like touchscreens but I wouldn't sacrifice my physical keyboard for a touchscreen. Hm... maybe HP should bring out something like the Palm Pre as well...
Remember those crybaby Chinese who were committing suicide at a regular clip having been forced to work 10x7 ? The Americans thought this might, just might reflect badly, so Apple, Dell, HP and some others pointed out they have a code of conduct for suppliers.
http://www.eicc.info/MEMBERSHIP.htm Happen to notice who doesn't belong ? Like maybe Google and Motorola ?
Pity. Just when those lazy slackers were getting used to the 10x6 schedule ...
I got my Desire the day it launched, and in 'a few weeks', my telco will be giving me 2.2
What other phone have you ever had, where you could rely on updates?
In the past I 'upgraded' WinMo phones using ROMs from the telco and forums.
In other words, you'll most likely get one upgrade from the telco, then it's down to you, but you'll be due an upgrade by then anyway.
Of course your four month old phone will get a 2.2 update, question is will you get the next one? somehow I think not, speak to all the android users who aren't getting updates on a 9 month old phone..
Erm, my iPhone...
*lights blue touchpaper*
*runs away*
Android device support is all over the shop. Part of the problem is that Samsung, HTC want people to buy a new device, not support an old one. At the same time, manufacturers have some duty of care to keep their device popular, especially when its still selling. Therefore I think HTC Desire owners are lucky that 2.2 turned up so soon because HTC were inclined in their own interests to update to it.
Apple have better upgrades IMO, but it's not entirely altruistic. They operate a golden cage that people are trying to escape from. They have to keep patching the OS to stop that happening.
This is true, however there is a very strong modding community with Android. Even the first android dive, the G1, can now have 2.2 (Froyo) if you're willing to root it.
That figure wasn't reported in the article, but based on my own experiences with a phone using a Microsoft so-called OS, the only way you'd get me to buy another is by including a second phone--and NOT a Microsoft-based phone, either. (Then again, Apple seems bound and determined to become the new Microsoft, as measured on the evil scale.)
By the way, I've been in the market for a new phone for six months, and leaning towards Android, but the Japanese market situation is rather confused and out of sync. I'm pretty sure that Brew is dominant here, but not even mentioned in the article. The company with the best position in Android phones has a terrible contract as regards data... Last time I had to wait about 4 years for anyone to offer what I wanted to buy.
please forgive my ignorance, but really, isn't android running on linux?
I think the difference is that with an Android phone, you can't actually get down to the Linux bit - everything runs on a layer above it.
Whereas on a native Linux device - something running Maemo, say - you can hold CTRL+SHIFT+X on the keyboard, and a bash terminal pops up. It literally is a Debian distro, and you can screw with it as such.
Android is a Linux kernel with a BSD derived user space and a kernel extension for BSD / proprietary drivers. So it's Linux + BSD. Furthermore, the kernel & userspace are cut to the bone and primarily there to serve a Java derived runtime platform called Dalvik. Most apps run on Dalvik and are OS neutral so in theory Android could dump Linux entirely if it so wished without affecting most apps.
So you wouldn't find busybox there for example, or most of the other standard Unix commands for that matter.
I don't know why Linux is listed separately, but perhaps a bunch of purer Linux implementations have been lumped together separate to Android to be more measureable.


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Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin's relationship in photos
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he will not meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow when he visits Russia next month for the G20 summit because of his disappointment with Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to Edward Snowden. However, the two leaders go back much farther than their recent tiff over the accused NSA leaker. Here's a look at their relationship:
Obama is invited to look out the window by Putin in Moscow.(Photo: Reuters | Date: Jul. 7, 2009)
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If you have a gas fireplace in your house, I have something surprising to tell you about it. The switch on the wall which turns on the flame is not connected to the electricity in your house. Understanding how this switch works requires an explanation of both the thermoelectric and piezoelectric effects. Who knew you had such sophisticated physics occurring in your house?
Before we proceed, a brief explanation of electricity is in order. Electricity is the flow of electrons through a conductor like a copper wire. In order to induce electrons to move you need to create a zone with a high concentration of elections and another with a low concentration. The difference in electron concentration between the two zones is the voltage. The larger the concentration difference, the higher the voltage. If you connect these two zones with a conductive material, electrons will flow from the zone with high concentration to the zone with low concentration. That's electricity in a nutshell.
There are several ways to create voltage. I reviewed how power plants do it in an earlier column, Electricity Production 101. Batteries make voltage using chemical reactions. Solar panels make voltage by capturing energy from the sun. Your gas fireplace generates its own voltage in two ways, by deforming crystals and by heating dissimilar metals.
Let's start our discussion of the fireplace by lighting the pilot. I'll be referring to the figure above several times. The first step is to open the hand valve to the main gas supply. This allows a small amount of gas to flow to the pilot light through a small pipe depicted in the figure above with the thin red line. Once the gas is flowing you need an ignition source to light it. Most modern fireplaces use a spark from a piezoelectric crystal. Time for our next lesson.
A discussion of the physics involved in piezoelectric effect could go on for a while, so let me skip some steps. Materials at equilibrium have a uniform distribution of electrons within them. Therefore, they have no voltage. There are some crystalline and ceramic materials that, when mechanically compressed, develop a non-uniform distribution of electrons (voltage). This is the piezoelectric effect.
In your fireplace there should be a button to push to light the pilot. This button is connected to a mechanism which compresses a piezoelectric crystal. The voltage induced in the crystal is connected to two small metal prongs above the pilot. Since the gap between the prongs is small, a spark can jump across, allowing the electrons to move from a zone of high to low concentration, which lights the pilot.
Now that the pilot is lit, let's talk about how to light the main flame. Above your pilot light you should see a small metal cylinder with two wires coming out of the back. These two wires are joined together inside the cylinder to make a thermocouple. To understand how a thermocouple works we need to learn about the thermoelectric effect.
If you heat one end of a wire, electrons within the wire will migrate from the hot end towards the cool end. (Self preservation at the atomic scale?) The extent to which this electron migration occurs is dependent on the composition of the metal wire. To make a thermocouple you take two wires made of different metals and join them at one end. (1) (See the picture above again.) If you now place the union of the two wires above the pilot light, electrons in both wires will move away from the heat, but they will do so to different extents. This is the thermoelectric effect. (2) The cool ends of the wires now have a voltage difference between them and, thus, can be used to operate an electric circuit in same manner that you could use a battery.
As you can see from the diagram, the voltage from the thermocouple is connected to the automated gas valve, but the circuit can be opened or closed using the wall switch. When you flip the wall switch to the on position is completes the circuit and the voltage from the thermocouple opens the automated valve(3)letting gas flow to the main burner where it is ignited by the pilot light. Now you've got yourself a nice, warm fire. Enjoy!
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(1) The most commonly used thermocouple is called a type K. The two metals are an alloy called chromel which is 90% nickel and 10% chromium and another called alumel which is 95% nickel, 2% manganese, 2% aluminum, and 1% silicon.
(2) If you have been reading my previous columns, you may recall that I briefly discussed the thermoelectric effect in my column on Voyager. Voyager uses nuclear decay to create heat which is applied to thermocouples to generate voltage to run its equipment.
(3) I had to restrain myself from explaining why a voltage could open up a valve in the main body of the column. Here in the footnotes I figure I have more freedom to ramble on. This type of valve is called a solenoid valve. It consists of a coil of wire which encircles a magnet. When you apply voltage to the coil it generates a magnetic field. The magnetic field from the coil pushes on the magnet which opens the valve to let the gas through. When you flip the wall switch to the off position no more voltage is applied to the coil so the magnet falls back to its original position which shuts off the flow of gas to the main burner and the flame is extinguished.


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Whether you're uploading your address book as a CSV or you're just inviting people you've met elsewhere - if there is any doubt that they'll remember you (for example if you're not related to them, and you don't hang out with them more often than once a month); tell them who you are. For example:
I hope you'll remember me. We met at <specific event> in <location>, <date or month, year as appropriate> and we spoke about <this> and <that>... One of my key projects is <thi
Great points, gread follow-up!
Yes, I do not advocate inviting everyone you ever saw a CC: to! However, it's simpler to upload the whole list and see who's already there than sort through first. Unlike some services, LinkedIn doesn't invite everyone you upload automatically, inviting people to muce from your Imported Contacts tab to being a Connection is under your control.


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- Korean Grand Prix
Perez dismisses 'crazy' claim from Hamilton
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- Sergio Perez
- Teams:
- Sauber
Sergio Perez has dismissed Lewis Hamilton's description of his driving in Suzuka having labelled Perez's overtaking attempts as "crazy".
Early in the Japanese Grand Prix, Perez dived down the inside of Hamilton from a long way back at the hairpin, but after the race Hamilton said he hadn't tried to defend because: "I thought he was going to do a crazy manoeuvre, which he did."
Having dropped behind Hamilton again, Perez attempted a repeat manoeuvre only to spin out of the race as Hamilton defended the inside line, but Perez defended his approach.
"I will not call it crazy," Perez said. "I wanted to gain the position, Suzuka is a very difficult place to overtake; you don't have a lot of places it's all high-speed, so if you are behind a car you will lose grip in the tyres like hell. So it's important to get past the car and it's one of the few places where you can do it, I saw the opportunity and I tried. I don't think it was a crazy manoeuvre."
Perez also said that he didn't feel added scrutiny was putting him under more pressure having been announced as Hamilton's replacement next year.
"In a way I feel more relaxed if anything because I have my future secured. I want to finish my season on a high as we have started this season. I'm fully focused on my team - I'm not thinking about McLaren at the moment - I'm fully focused on this year to try and finish the five races on a high, give my maximum until the last lap I drive for this team and then I'll start thinking for McLaren. I'm not too concerned about it. I did a mistake, I will learn from that, and that's all. It's normal that people criticise you after a mistake and they start to talk, but it's perfectly normal."


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Can not get a Jimmy Choo avatar to work so use as my mascot since I adore Jimmy Choo shoes.
Can not get a Jimmy Choo avatar to work so use as my mascot since I adore Jimmy Choo shoes.
Some people dream of having a big swimming pool - with me it's closets."
-Audrey Hepburn.
Lol Already down one designer for me. Congrats Congrats Team Bossy Pants!
And my mascot is (since I didn't know we needed to pick from smileys silly me): because it has pointy thingies in it!
Three mascots for my Me Sew Crazy team's third place!
I like that the team mascot has caught on
Project Runway All-Stars 2 Pool Results
Episode 3
Pool teams with Emilio are high-fiving each other this week. In the meantime, teams with Kayne in their ranks are shaking their heads in dismay. Check the scores to see how your team did!
Judges' Results
Safe: Althea, Andrae, Casanova, Joshua, Uli
Judges liked: Anthony Ryan, Emilio, Ivy
Judges didnt like: Andrae, Kayne, Wendy
Winner: Emilio
Bottom two: Kayne, Suede
Eliminated: Suede
Designer Scores
Althea Harper: 5 points
Andrae Gonzalo: 5 points
Anthony Ryan: 7 points
Casanova: 5 points
Emilio Sosa: 15 points
Ivy Higa: 7 points
Joshua McKinley: 5 points
Kayne Gillaspie: 0 points
Laura Kathleen: 3 points
Suede Baum: -5 points
Uli Herzner: 5 points
Weekly Scores
Calamine Notions: 24 points
Cat Walk: 26 points
Me Sew Crazy!: 37 points
PrickedFingers!: 22 points
Raising Kayne: 27 points
Runway Diva: 43 points
Schmata Wars: 35 points
Snapping Heels: 19 points
Team Bossy Pants: 25 points
Team Rankings
1. Runway Diva: 78 points
2. Team Bossy Pants: 62 points
2. Me Sew Crazy!: 62 points
3. Schmata Wars: 58 points
4. Calamine Notions: 49 points
5. Raising Kayne: 48 points
6. Cat Walk: 43 points
7. PrickedFingers!: 41 points
8. Snapping Heels: 26 points
Runway Diva strutted right to the top of the leaderboard this week, displacing Team Bossy Pants as the It Girl of the week. They earned a whopping 43 points this week alone, more than the cumulative points for two of our pool teams! Having Emilio as their master designer paid off in spades since he won the graffiti/aerosol art challenge. Me So Crazy shared the second place spot with Team Bossy Pants. Schmata Wars also has Emilio as their master designer and moved up to third place as a result, with a comfortable margin of 9 points between them and fourth place Calamine Notions. Raising Kayne treaded water, staying at fifth place. Pricked Fingers fell one spot, allowing Cat Walk to walk all over them to sixth place. Snapping Heels maintained their spot at the bottom of the leaderboard. Its way too soon for them to resign themselves to the Wooden Shoe Award yet, though! Anything is possible in an All-Stars season so they might find themselves getting company from above as other high-ranking teams lose their master designers and end up having a meltdown in the workroom.
Runway Diva got the highest weekly score!
Their reward is an opportunity to learn graffiti art and have the building of their choice in New York City decorated with their team name by the top 3 aerosol artists seen on this weeks episode. Theres nothing more glamorous than to have your name immortalized in spray paint! At least until the city sandblasts it away.
Yay I am not last! woooooooot
Thank you....thank you!!! i could not have done with without a horrendous design by Suede. Now I am off to grab some spray paint &* Sharpies & design something.
Some people dream of having a big swimming pool - with me it's closets."
-Audrey Hepburn.
Project Runway All-Stars 2 Pool Results
Episode 4
The good news! Nobody had eliminated designer Andrae on their pool team so nobody took a hit this week.
The bad news. The remaining designers are on more than one pool team so buckle up, keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times, and be prepared for some unexpected turns!
Judges' Results
Safe: Casanova, Ivy, Kayne, Uli
Judges liked: Anthony Ryan, Emilio, Laura
Judges didnt like: Althea, Andrae, Joshua
Winner: Anthony Ryan
Bottom two: Andrae, Joshua
Eliminated: Andrae
Designer Scores
Althea Harper: 3 points
Andrae Gonzalo: -5 points
Anthony Ryan: 15 points
Casanova: 5 points
Emilio Sosa: 7 points
Ivy Higa: 5 points
Joshua McKinley: 0 points
Kayne Gillaspie: 5 points
Laura Kathleen: 7 points
Uli Herzner: 5 points
Weekly Scores
Calamine Notions: 35 points
Cat Walk: 38 points
Me Sew Crazy!: 47 points
PrickedFingers!: 28 points
Raising Kayne: 32 points
Runway Diva: 26 points
Schmata Wars: 24 points
Snapping Heels: 23 points
Team Bossy Pants: 16 points
Team Rankings
1. Me Sew Crazy!: 109 points
2. Runway Diva: 104 points
3. Calamine Notions: 84 points
4. Schmata Wars: 82 points
5. Raising Kayne: 80 points
6. Cat Walk: 81 points
7. Team Bossy Pants: 78 points
8. PrickedFingers!: 69 points
9. Snapping Heels: 49 points
Me Sew Crazy made a power play and took control of first place. Pretty impressive considering she was in third place last week, 12 points below Team Bossy Pants. The win by her master designer, Anthony Ryan, plus high scores from Emilio and Laura Kathleen, gave her an express pass to the top of the leaderboard! Being displaced from first set Team Bossy Pants off on a temper tantrum and she stormed out, cooling her heels in a cubicle on the seventh floor. Runway Diva hardly noticed the fuss from her spot in second place, dreaming of how she would spend the prize money if she won. Calamine Notions maintained third place, flipping through fashion magazines. Schmata Wars held her place in fourth, drawing sketches for her new line of winterwear. Raising Kayne also kept her place from last week at fifth, trying to decide which outfits from her collection to show in which order. Cat Walk moved up a spot from last week, curling up at sixth place. PrickedFingers is still in the workroom at eighth place, sewing away frantically before time is called to hit the runway. Snapping Heels didnt have time to sew their hems so theyve gotten the glue got out for a quick, temporary fix. The show must go on!
Me Sew Crazy got the highest weekly score!
Her reward is to model Anthony Ryans winning look in a spread for USA Yesterday and join him for lunch after the shoot. If you two end up at Red Lobster, maybe youll run into Tim Gunn and Andrae.
Still not last! Yeah, baby! ;-)
No worries, Allie. I have a feeling I will permanently hold down that spot.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker, (attributed)
I'll probably be joining you soon, Ariel. Kayne isn't performing as well as I thought he would and after this week, I'm worried about Joshua, too. I wish I could do a do-over on my pool picks.


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Book Review – 101 Reasons to Love The Cardinals
I'm finally off jury duty and am visiting my dad in the great blue state of Missouri. He picked up some Cardinals books to help me keep my eye on the ball during the offseason. The first one I was able to read in about 45 mins today – 101 Reasons to Love the Cardinals by Ron Green, Jr. The book has some great photos, all the important history, and some interesting trivia (for instance, did you know Babe Didrikson once pitched for the Cards?). The writing could be punchier (i.e., entry 68 – The New Ballpark – "The Cardinals took ownership of their new home, adjacent to Busch Stadium, as the 2006 season began. With a classic design that brings together the old and the new, the park keeps alive the history of the Cardinals while offering dramatic views of the Gateway Arch and the St. Louis skyline. It is also called Busch Stadium." Snore).
Since there are only 101 entries, you can imagine some of your favorite moments and players might be left out. I was hoping for an entry on Darrell Porter but had to settle for a cool pic of him at the '82 victory parade. There's no entry on new hall of famer Bruce Sutter. Pujols gets an entry, but I thought his 2005 NLCS homer deserved an entry all its own. Vince Coleman gets an entry, but there's no mention of the killer tarp.
But I won't quibble too much, because the book succeeds overall. It's largely a collection of soundbites about the key moments, players, and managers in Cardinal history, and it's a nice addition to any fan's bookshelf. It's a visually stimulating Cliff Notes to the Cardinals.
Have you read this book? Leave your opinion in the comments – especially if you can think of any more key moments or players that were left out.


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Recent Bayer survey* finds that over one-third of women polled had a pregnancy scare after deciding they were done having children
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As part of the Family Size Matters program, Bayer HealthCare surveyed 1,000 women in the U.S. ages 25 - 45 who are in committed relationships, are done having children, and are not using permanent birth control. Alarmingly, 35 percent of all the women surveyed reported having a pregnancy scare after deciding they were done having children. And of the 900 women surveyed who are using some form of birth control, 66 percent are still using the same birth control they used prior to their most recent pregnancy.
"Different birth control methods work well for women in different stages of their reproductive lives. For example, birth control pills might be right for you when you are starting your family, and permanent contraception might be the right option for many patients who are done having children," says Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, MD. "That's why it's so important that women are educated about all their options and discuss them with their partners and doctors, to arrive at an informed decision that works best for them."
The Bayer survey* results indicate that there may be a need for better education about birth control options for women who are done having children. Three out of four of the 900 women surveyed who are done having children and are using temporary forms of birth control stated that they would be interested in learning about permanent birth control from their doctors.
"As a leading health information resource for women, we are thrilled to be partnering with Bayer HealthCare on this initiative, to ensure our readers and women everywhere have access to resources and information on various birth control options and understand the importance of speaking with their healthcare provider about those options," said Beth Battaglino, RN, president and CEO of HealthyWomen. "I encourage women to visit the program website -www.familysizematters.com for more information and resources, including an online quiz and tips to help in discussions with a woman's partner and healthcare provider.
*About the Bayer Healthcare Survey
In April 2014, Bayer Healthcare conducted a survey, fielded by BluePrint, of 1,000 U.S. women ages 25 - 45 who are in committed relationships, are done having children, and are not using permanent birth control. Some key findings from the survey reveal that:
-- After deciding they were done having children, 62 percent of the 349
women surveyed who are currently on birth control pills admitted to
forgetting to take it on more than one occasion.
-- 72 percent of the women surveyed are interested in birth control methods
that are permanent, non-daily and non-hormonal.
-- 52 percent of the women surveyed stated the main benefit of not getting
pregnant again would be enjoying the family that they currently have.
Visit www.familysizematters.com for more key survey findings.
About Family Size Matters
Family Size Matters is an educational program designed by Bayer HealthCare to help women who are done having children, or think they are done, talk to their doctors about family planning, including permanent birth control. The program aims to encourage women to speak with their partners and their doctors about choosing the right birth control option for her. To take a quiz about determining your "right size" and for tips on how to speak with your partner about family size, and your doctor about your options, visit www.familysizematters.com.
About Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
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Sounds like Doug Collins has all but given up hope for the Sixers ...
Collins said watching Bynum go through a little practice only left him disappointed considering just how much the team's big plans have been ruined by Bynum's constant knee issues.
"It's amazing seeing him standing out there; he distorted the whole practice," Collins said. "You get visions of what might've been ... He's said that he's going to play, but this season is slipping away. We've got 24 games after (this weekend). We're eight (games) under .500, and we've got to play the Miami Heat four times."


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Some time ago I wrote a php script for a local fire brigade's page that parses the local government's 'Venting Index' page each day and tells folk if they can have open fires or not. It runs as a cron job once a day and outputs a page of html that is included in their site.
I am using Conky at home, (Mint maya on a Mint BoxPro) and thought to add the info in my desktop conky. So I altered my php to write the data to another file which I then access in Conky thus:
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${offset 240}${color cyan}VENTING INDEX:
${offset 240}${color yellow}${exec cat 30 /var/www/path_to/VI.txt}
As an example today's VI.txt contains:
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Today 7am: No Burning
Today 4pm: No Burning
Tomorrow 7am: Burning Permitted
I then wanted to make the "No Burning lines" red and "Burning Permitted" appear in green, so altered my php to add ${color red} and ${color green} depending on the parsed result.
Making my VI.txt now look like
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${color red}Today 7am: No Burning
${color red}Today 4pm: No Burning
${color green}Tomorrow 7am: Burning Permitted
Expecting that Conky would interpret the variables and color the lines, but it doesn't, it just outputs the text literally. Like this:
${color red}Today 7am: No Burning
${color red}Today 4pm: No Burning
${color green}Tomorrow 7am: Burning Permitted
When I want Conky to display:
Today 7am: No Burning
Today 4pm: No Burning
Tomorrow 7am: Burning Permitted
I've been trying to see how Conky can parse Conky Variables in an external file and act on it's content rather than just echo it out on the screen but am hitting a wall... Is it possible? Or, if not, can someone please point me at a how to?
(Venting Index info for anyone interested..) The Venting Index is a term used in air pollution meteorology. (It is also known as the Ventilation Index.) The Ventilation Index is a numerical value related to the potential of the atmosphere to disperse airborne pollutants, such as smoke from a fire. It is based on both the current wind speed in the mixed layer and the mixing height. The mixed layer is the surface layer of air that is turbulent and well mixed. The mixing height is the thickness (sometimes zero) of this mixed layer.
Stronger wind speeds and thicker mixed layers will produce higher venting indexes. For convenience, the Ventilation Index is converted to a scale of 0 to 100. On this scale, the capacity of the atmosphere to disperse pollutants is related to the following Ventilation Index values:
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0 - 33 POOR ventilation
34 - 54 FAIR ventilation
55 - 100 GOOD ventilation
The Ministry of Environment's Venting Index (In Canada) contains smoke-control forecasts for the current and following day, as well as archived smoke-control forecasts for the last several years. If the Ventilation Index indicates POOR or FAIR, then smoke that results from burning will tend to build up, causing air pollution. To avoid such pollution, outdoor burning is restricted when the index is POOR or FAIR.


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June 27, 2009
Ze Guy From Twilight: Bruno Reveals His Man Crush
Thanks, Coral!
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Grrr this dude gets under my skin.ReplyDelete
I want to know what Isla sees in him.
same here Juju. Anytime I see him do something I say WTF....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 6:02 PM
I actually think he's very creative in what he does, his ideas are if nothing else original and he's (dare I say it) a great actor! To stay in character like that, for a longer period of time, is not an easy job and he does it!ReplyDelete
This video is very funny, thanks for posting! I totally fell off my chair when he said : "If I'd landed on Robert Pattinson they'd need a fire brigade to ply my thighs off his lifeless face"
ha :) he's strange, but they plying joke was funnyReplyDelete
No he is hilarious. he is super smart too and has balls to do what he does. He has almost been killed like 5 times!ReplyDelete
Ya! go Bruno!I agree with anonymous June 27,2009 1:02pm.Very good actor who can stay in a character for a long time of period , and has great ideas that are a little way off , but are awesome! =) funny video , hehe!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 28, 2009 at 3:41 AM
I don't really care for his stuff either but I think he is creative and goes out of the box which I can see why people love his stuff but it's just not for me.ReplyDelete
I love Sacha. He always goes out on a limb; a non-conformist for sure. The line about Katie was out there but probably true.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 28, 2009 at 3:06 PM
He's been in the Uk for years and I have always loved his work. Very, very funny guy but I can fully understand why a lot of people dont get it. He's got guts I will give him that!!lolReplyDelete


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Deep-Sea Octopus' Egg-Brooding Period Breaks Record!
Robins sit on their eggs for about two weeks after they are laid. Male seahorses usually carry eggs for 9 to 45 days. Deep-sea octopuses? Four and a half years!
Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have observed this unique brooding phenomenon and have declares this species to have a longer brooding time than any other known animal.
Egg brooding happens after the parent species lays the eggs. The parents then do everything in their power to protect those eggs so that offspring can develop. This includes cleaning the eggs and guarding them from predators, which evidently risks the parents' own ability to survive.
In May 2007, during a deep-sea survey, researchers from MBARI, led by Bruce Robison, discovered a female octopus (Graneledone boreopacifica), clinging to a rocky ledge just above the floor of the canyon, about 1,400 meters (4,600 feet) below the ocean surface.
Over the next four and one-half years, the researchers dove at this same site 18 times. Each time, they found the same octopus, which they could identify by her distinctive scars, in the same place. As the years passed, her translucent eggs grew larger and the researchers could see young octopuses developing inside. Over the same period, the female gradually lost weight and her skin became loose and pale.
The researchers never saw the female leave her eggs or eat anything.
The last time the researchers saw the brooding octopus was in September 2011. When they returned one month later, they found that the female was gone.
After counting the remnants of the egg capsules, the researchers estimated that the female octopus had been brooding about 160 eggs.
Because the young octopus spend so much time in their eggs, by the time they hatch they are fully capable of surviving on their own and hunting for small prey. In fact, the newborns of G. boreopacifica are larger and better developed than the hatchlings of any other octopus or squid.
Such long brooding times present an evolutionary challenge, especially for animals such as octopus, which do not live very long.
This research suggests that, in addition to setting records for the longest brooding time of any animal, Graneledone boreopacifica may be one of the longest lived cephalopods. Most shallow-water octopuses and squids live just a year or two.
Read more at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
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History majors at Clarkson benefit from a level of personal attention that cannot be easily matched at other institutions of higher learning. Faculty work individually with students from the time they enter Clarkson to prepare them for careers in a world economy that demands creativity in analyzing problems, expertise in technology, and an understanding of diverse perspectives. History majors have the opportunity to develop innovative areas of expertise generally unavailable at liberal arts colleges, while still embracing the discipline and the creativity afforded in top liberal arts institutions.
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Auschwitz survivor Eva Mozes Kor visited campus and delivered a powerful message of forgiveness before a large audience of students, faculty, staff and community members.


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"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Words cant describe how happy i am right now, Its always great to see the Bumston Smelltics lose but to see them lose to the Knicks????
I got a DVD recorder, im gonna record this game when the replay it
BIG win!! Held celtics to 86 pts!! wow..Chandler played his best game i've prob ever seen him play...Dlee got things goin. Harrington was on target...D was real good
lets hope this translates into the next games positively, rather then the lakers game..
Great win!! The Knicks are on the rise and the Celtics are going down. The Celtics may still win a championship this year (hopefully not) but come 2010, the Celtics will suck and the Knicks will be competing for a championship. This win is just gravy.
just want to point out david lee and his 2 blocked shots and a steal. After the scolding, lee continues to impress and show that he can defend if its a team effort. also another 14 n 14 double double for lee.
Duhon has been a bit sloppy as of late with regards to turnovers.
Q. Rich is worse than crawford and needs to be shot. 1-13????
note: everyone got to the line besides q. 0-0 ft
and jefferies impressed me while guarding EVERY celtic. He is versitile, and is getting his quickness back. No blocks this game, but he showed hhe has good hands on the pass. nothing super impressive, but it is worthy of noting.
Lastly, we beat the cets with only 7 bodies going to war, whereas the celtics utilized 12 players.
Good win! Chandler and Harrington did very good.
Why on NBA T.V. and nba.com, they are saying the knicks broke an eight game losing streak?
'how sweet it is' to see the knicks > celtics highlights on SportsCenter!!!
Chandler took KG to school with that drive to the basket...and he did the same to all Celtic defenders whotried gaurding him dude is nasty
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
lets hope we can turn back in the right direction, i remember every1 was hyped after that lakers game, so im crossing ma fingers and hopin the knicks celebrate but also get ready to play there next game


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A while ago at a convention I bought a shirt off of Permanent Mark that had a rad tiger design on it from Thailand, but the shirt was too big for me. While I was in Peru last year I cut it out and sewed it on the back of a flannel, which I brought with me, but it got stolen. So I was excited to come and find that design out here. Read More »
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With just 60 days to go until the London 2012 Games, Camping at the Games officially launched today, offering cheap accommodation under canvas for visitors to London over the summer.
The camping organisation has teamed up with community sports grounds around London to provide camping pitches for just £10 per person per night (£5 for kids) in locations near Olympic and Paralympic venues.
According to co-founder Geoff Vaughan, the sports clubs are better equipped than many campsites, with showers, toilets, bars and big screens showing all the sporting action. Some sites will also offer breakfast packs and barbeque nights.
"The idea came about because we know how hard it is to fundraise for local clubs," said Vaughan, whose business partner, Rhian Evans, is a keen rugby player. Proceeds will go towards improving club facilities and developing grass roots talent.
Games Makers (volunteers working at the Games) account for 70% of bookings so far. The most popular site, Eton Manor Rugby Club, which is just nine minutes away from the Olympic Park by Tube, has already sold out on certain dates.
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I am 100% guilty of this and that's probably half the reason I find it hilarious. You know when you're out in public and you start talking with your gamer friends about schooling some noobs or when you have questions about how you beat that one 'impossible' boss? You just start getting so passionate and involved in your stories that you completely forget that fact that you're in line for fast food or sitting at your favorite local restaurant. These scenarios lead to those awkward moments when the waitress approaches your table and you just mentioned how you were teabagging corpses or having trouble deciding which window you wanted to break to kill the head of the church. Yea… we've all been there.
Despite this being embarrassing most of the time, there is a certain beauty in the mixed reactions that come out of outsider entering the conversation. Sure you'll get the occasional gamer that will laugh and then proceed to tell you how to beat Ornstein and Smough solo, but most the time people will have NO idea what you're talking about. Some people will awkwardly chuckle, some will stand wide eyed and timid, some will look horrified, and some will try to completely ignore the fact they heard anything (try hards).
Often it is as if we're in our own little worlds and then again often we are. Some of the stuff we say is downright ridiculous but we're just not thinking of just how absurd it really is out of context. Just imagine, you live in a parallel universe where you don't know anything about video games and overheard some strangers saying this sort of thing on a bus:
- "Do unconscious people who fall in water die?"
- "How do I prevent rats from eating a corpse that I left unattended? Also, is this a bad thing?"
- "Did you just grab the charm or did you kill everyone in the room? I'm talking about the prostitutes as well."
Yea, they sound like psychopaths. There are so many questions about murder, moral decisions, and theft. In context, this conversation about Bethesda's Dishonored sounds perfectly normal. Out of context, those two people having this conversation should be arrested. If you hear people talking about killing goblins or being saved by fairies, it a bit clearer that they are talking about something that isn't real. A fantasy term like a 'goblin' clearly states to the mind that whatever the conversation is about has nothing to do with reality. What about when it isn't so clear though?
Hell, I understand sports but I'm not as fanatical as many people I know. I can name the positions of defensive players on a football team, but I'll be damned if I can tell the difference between 'I Formation' and 'Dime Formation.' That's just as different a language as if I asked my friend if they use offensive or utility masteries on Lux. It really comes down to how you prioritize your free time, what you find enjoyable, and how main stream what you're talking about is. I would much rather play League of Legends for three hours than watch football for three hours – fact.
The moral of this story is that people talking about gaming in public really aren't as bat s#$% crazy as you originally thought – they don't need mental help. We've all got our vices and things we're passionate about. There is nothing strange about wanting to be the best video game assassin or wanting to reach the highest ELO in the world. I'd even go as far as to argue that gaming is becoming more main stream than ever; video games even seem to be winning the battle over whether or not they' can be considered art. It's just a subculture people; we're not psychopaths.
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The week of Winter Reading, you could give us the whole paper and we'd still want more space. And, for that matter, more time; it's the time needed to read, consider and review that keeps Winter Reading somewhat under control.
But there are always more books that look nifty. For the past two years, I've had room in the Procrastinators' Gift Guide to list some of those cool-looking books — generally the ones I haven't read — as some additional book-gift suggestions. This year, I ran out of space — and now I'm pretty much out of time, too. But the stacks are still here, and hey, even if you don't need to buy more books for others, maybe you'll need some reading for yourself once the holidays are over. Or you'll have gift cards to use. Or whatever. It's not like you need an excuse to buy books.
Here, then, are a few of the semi-themed piles that have been sitting on my desk for several weeks:
Books for Film Geeks
• The grandpappy of this stack is David Thompson's "Have You Seen..." A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films. It's hefty but not dense; each film gets one two-column page of history, context and commentary. The few writeups I've read so far give the impression that these almost serve better as afterwords than introductions — the context of having seen the film makes Thompson's take just that much more interesting. David Gilmour's The Film Club is less about film than it is about the process of watching a child become an adult, but Gilmour's premise — that he let his son drop out of high school if he agreed to watch three movies a week — is fascinating for a film buff all the same. And The B List: The National Society of Film Critics on the Low-Budget Beauties, Genre-Bending Mavericks, and Cult Classics We Love offers both an interesting list of writers (including Roger Ebert, Kenneth Turan, Stephanie Zacharek and — for those who like tormenting themselves — Peter Travers) and an odd list of films. Are Reservoir Dogs and Croupier B movies? Most of those films included, however, seem to pretty neatly fit the bill: Carrie 2: The Rage, anyone?
Books for Snobs
• Are you or do you know someone who only wants the very best? There's always Best Music Writing 2008 — this year guest-edited by Nelson George — or Best Food Writing 2008 or any number of other best books, like Best Places Portland. It's kind of overwhelming how many best books there are. Also, it's kind of a bummer that Rob Harvilla's awesome "Hot Hot Heat" only turns up in Best Music Writing 2008 in the list of other notable music writing of 2007, because it's wicked funny. Maybe the graphics kept it out of the book.
Books for People Who Like Pretty New Editions & Compilations
• I'm totally drawn to these pretty, pretty George Orwell compilations, All Art is Propaganda: Critical Essays and Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays. Weirdly, though, the images on both Amazon.com and Powells.com aren't images of the books I'm presently holding. Huh. Well, anyway, the new edition and translation ("based on the restored text") of Kafka's Amerika is nothing to shake a stick at. And Kingsley Amis' Everyday Drinking is so charming, a colleague already stole my copy.
... to be continued ... maybe.