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SAS® Analytics U aims to close analytics skills gap
Free software, online communities, new courses to foster next generation of SAS® users
Big data has created an unprecedented demand for analytics talent that outpaces qualified applicants. To help fill the skills gap, SAS is launching SAS® Analytics U, a broad higher education initiative that includes free SAS software, university partnerships and engaging user communities that support the next generation of SAS users. New, no-cost software offerings will allow students, professors and learners of all ages to access and deploy SAS software more easily and faster than ever.
"Big data is transforming how we work, which creates new opportunities for how we teach," said SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. "Jobs requiring analytic skills are in high demand, but right now there isn't enough talent to fill those jobs. SAS Analytics U addresses that gap by making it easier to access free SAS software so anyone can become an analytic expert."
Free SAS software puts analytics within easy reach
The new SAS University Edition will offer free use of SAS foundational technologies, ideal for data and statistical analysis in teaching, research and self-paced learning. Available via quick download from the web, SAS University Edition will be offered worldwide beginning in May for use on PCs or Macs.
The already established SAS OnDemand for Academics will be easier to access than ever before beginning this summer, as users will no longer need to be associated with a specific course or professor. Beginning in late July, anyone can use the no-cost, online, hosted service for teaching and academic research, which includes many additional SAS applications including SAS® Enterprise Guide® and SAS® Enterprise Miner™.
Both offerings will be available to learners in and out of a higher education setting. Both will include access to SAS Studio, SAS' newest web-based tool for writing and running SAS code. Students can upload their own data sets or program files or practice with data sets from SAS Certification courses as they pursue that valuable accreditation.
New degrees and courses expand opportunities for lucrative careers
Since 2006, when SAS and North Carolina State University launched the first analytics master's degree, the demand for graduates with big data skills has increased dramatically.
Also supported by SAS, Kennesaw State University's Department of Statistics and Analytical Sciences has produced 100 master's graduates and awarded 75 SAS data analysis certificates since 2008. Major Atlanta-area organizations, including Delta Airlines, Centers for Disease Control, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Equifax and KPMG work with KSU to help graduates apply analytics to current, real-world challenges.
A 2011 McKinsey Global Institute study forecast a 50 percent to 60 percent gap between supply and demand for people with deep analytical talent and the ability to analyze large data sets. Employers, such as SourceHOV, understand the importance of finding scarce talent.
"We are swamped with data. Without the analytics talent to make sense of it, we would be at a competitive disadvantage," said Mark Pitts, Senior Vice President of Analytics at SourceHOV. "Graduates with analytics skills, such as those offered through SAS Analytics U, can write their own ticket."
SAS will further extend its reach beyond traditional university settings using online and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Future SAS MOOCs will allow anyone to learn SAS programming to prepare for SAS certification, increase their marketability and enhance skills.
Working professionals and non-traditional students can gain SAS skills through the company's collaborations with online universities including Capella University and Athabasca University.
SAS will also continue to partner with Teradata University Network, which gives more than 4,000 professors and 50,000 students access to SAS Visual Analytics, SAS' popular data visualization software.
SAS is aggressively pursuing and expanding degree programs at Texas A&M University, Louisiana State University, University of South Carolina, National University, Northwestern University and many others. SAS has partnered with colleges to create more than 50 certificate programs around the world.
Online connections support next-generation SAS users
Active user communities are vital elements of SAS Analytics U. The company has launched professor and student communities rich with resources and data sets to teach and learn SAS. Participants share best practices, lesson plans, projects and peer support.
Also, a SAS Analytics U Facebook page and YouTube channel just launched, with more social media channels to come. SAS Days at campuses around the country will bring together speakers from SAS, academia and industry to share how SAS skills are put into practice after graduation.
Today's announcement was made at SAS Global Forum, the world's largest gathering of SAS users, attended by more than 4,500 business and IT users of SAS software and solutions. Select sessions and keynotes from the user conference will be livestreamed.
A propos de SAS
SAS est le leader de l'analytique. Grâce à ses logiciels innovants pour l'analytique, la business intelligence et le data management ainsi que ses services associés, SAS aide ses clients sur 83 000 sites à prendre rapidement les meilleures décisions.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Ridaforolimus treatment is associated with promising clinical benefit response (CBR) and progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with advanced sarcomas, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Sant P. Chawla, M.D., from the Sarcoma Oncology Center in Santa Monica, Calif., and colleagues assessed the antitumor activity of ridaforolimus in 212 patients with metastatic or unresectable soft tissue or bone sarcomas. The participants of this phase II study received a 30-minute intravenous infusion of ridaforolimus 12.5 mg once daily for five days every two weeks. The primary end point was CBR rate. The participants were also evaluated for safety, PFS, overall survival (OS), time to progression, and duration of response.
The investigators found that 28.8 percent of the patients achieved CBR. The median PFS and OS were 15.3 and 40 weeks, respectively. Four patients (two with osteosarcoma, one with spindle cell sarcoma, and one with malignant fibrous histiocytoma) achieved confirmed partial response. This gave a Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors-confirmed response rate of 1.9 percent. No correlation was observed between archival tumor protein markers and CBR. Related adverse events included stomatitis, mucosal inflammation, mouth ulceration, rash, and fatigue, and were mainly mild or moderate.
"The results of this phase II trial demonstrate that ridaforolimus is associated with clinical benefit for patients with advanced sarcomas of several histopathologic subtypes," the authors write.
Several study authors disclosed financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, including ARIAD pharmaceuticals, which funded the study and manufactures ridaforolimus.
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Tom, Through the years I have found that people's talents differ. Years ago when we initially started doing IHC's, I also tried to include the procedures in the regular rotation. It just didn't work for us, and I've heard other supervisors and managers say the same thing. I think the IHC vocabulary, which varies significantly from that of routine histology, is intimidating to some technicians. The fact that you don't see results until the end of the procedure can also be intimidating because it's so different from the routine special staining procedures that Histology technicians are used to. You also have to be good at laboratory mathematical calculations and that can be an intimidator. We do a large number of diagnostic IHC's and those duties along with the Kidney and Muscle biopsy procedures are performed in our Special Procedures laboratory. The three technicians in that lab are all well experienced senior technicians, who from the beginning expressed a desire to work with the procedures. Since I'm located in Texas, I can't address the New York requirements. I have one Medical Technician III, and two Histology Technician III's, one of which is a HTL and the other a HT performing the procedures. Personally I think that it's the desire to learn and perform at the highest level technically, that produces the best technicians, not the MT, HT or HTL behind someone's name. sh Sandy Hinton Chief Tech Divisions of Surgical Pathology and Autopsy Office CLS 5.541A Phone (409) 747-2488 FAX (409) 772-9305 -----Original Message----- From: Tom McNemar [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 7:04 AM To: 'email@example.com' Subject: Who does IHC? I need a little help and would like to take a little survey. My lab manager tells me that she wants everyone in my department to be able to do everything. I have no problem with that in general and it has always been my philosophy. A problem has developed with IHC however. A couple of folks just have not gotten the hang of it causing a lot of repeats and unhappy/mistrusting pathologists. I want to limit the number of people performing IHC but I cannot convince my manager. She says to re-train them (again). And so to my questions..... 1. How many techs do you have and how many of those are performing IHC? 2. Is it true that the state of New York requires an HTL to perform IHC? I would greatly appreciate any and all feedback. Thank you in advance. Tom Mc Nemar HT(ASCP) Histology Supervisor Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, Ohio The Information contained in this e-mail message is privileged and confidential, and is intended for the use of the addressee and no one else. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read or use this e-mail message and notify the sender of the mistaken transmission.


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Quote:so what would you consider the average range for a 100% perfect shoot to be executed. Also what is to close for a shoot before it's a hinderance or more time to exicute? I am looking at a zone to look for.
Quote:Kusojiji- Kata does have many many good grappling moves such as throws, a few takedowns, trips and sweeps, joint locks, chokes etc. The grappling techniques of kata just aren't as refined and developed as that of wrestling(as far as I know).
Quote:With regards to your statement about better methods of training self defence in a bar than karate for a person training in their first year. Sorry I totaly disagree.It would seem that our training methods are worlds apart.Mai thai does have advanced methods if it is sought out.How ever good luck with your training.
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NEWPORT, OR – It's not every day that a television crew from New York comes knocking on the door of the Rogue Brewery and Distillery. So when ABC's The Chew dropped in to talk beer with Brewmaster John Maier, we were happy to welcome them to the Rogue Revolution. We showed them how growing, picking, roasting and mashing our proprietary palate of flavors creates World Class beer and spirits from ground to glass.
What did they think? After cooking up some onion rings with our 7 Hop IPA, The Chew host and Iron Chef Michael Symon said, "Rogue Ales is making craft beer unlike anything you've ever seen."
Check out their tour of the Rogue Brewery.
The Chew is a cooking-themed talk show that airs on the ABC network's weekday daytime lineup and is hosted by Iron Chefs Mario Batali, Michael Symon and Carla Hall from Top Chef. The Chew boasts a weekly viewership of 2.1 million people.
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Martin moves up in lineup
By Jack Etkin and Teddy Cahill / MLB.com
DENVER -- Looking to inject some offense into the top of his lineup, manager Ron Washington had center fielder Leonys Martin bat second for the first time this season. Martin has made 26 starts batting eighth this season, four batting seventh, and Washington didn't make the move easily.
"I was very hesitant about moving [him]," Washington said. "He's doing well where he is. But going to see if we can get some more offense in the top of the order."
Martin is far from the prototypical No. 2 hitter, where the ability to hit-and-run, make steady contact, move runners and bunt are priorities. Washington said he was concerned about moving Martin to the top of the lineup "because he's a slasher, not an on-base-percentage guy. So until he fully learns what he's capable of doing and how to go about doing it, I try to protect him.
"This is not a permanent thing," Washington added. "It could only last tonight. But I'll try it and see if it works."
The Rangers entered Tuesday with their No. 2 hitters ranked 14th in the American League with a .535 OPS due to the struggles of Elvis Andrus, who was dropped to the bottom of the lineup Sunday in hopes he could relax.
Washington said he has been pleased with Andrus' at-bats and that he was working his way back to the No. 2 spot.
"Hopefully in the next couple days, I can get him back up there," Washington said.
Saunders makes first rehab start
DENVER -- Left-hander Joe Saunders made his first rehab start Tuesday, throwing 66 pitches, 44 strikes, in four innings for Double-A Frisco and allowing four hits and three runs, one unearned, with one walk and four strikeouts.
He faced Midland and yielded back-to-back homers in the fourth. Saunders, who suffered a stress fracture in his left ankle when he was struck by a line drive hit by Evan Longoria of the Rays in his first start of the season April 5. Saunders signed a minor league deal March 5 with the Rangers, who were looking for starting pitching depth.
The Rangers' rotation currently includes Yu Darvish, Martin Perez, Matt Harrison, Colby Lewis and Robbie Ross Jr. After his outing Tuesday, Saunders told reporters he wants to start for the Rangers and isn't interested in pitching in a long relief role.
Manager Ron Washington emphatically said he had no interest in discussing Saunders' preferred role.
"That's not a decision I'm going to sit here and make," Washington said. "I think that's a decision we going to have a group discussion on, and Joe Saunders will be included in that group discussion. So I don't have no comment on what Joe Saunders has to say."
Moreland waits for chance to start
DENVER -- Mitch Moreland has been succeeding at the difficult job of pinch-hitting, where his at-bats have come lately, much to the chagrin of manager Ron Washington.
Moreland is 4-for-6 as a pinch hitter this season with a double and three singles in his last four at-bats. The left-handed hitting Moreland last was in the lineup Saturday as the designated hitter when the Angels started right-hander Garrett Richards. They started a left-hander Sunday. The Rangers played at Colorado on Monday and Tuesday where there was no DH. Moreland plays first base and left field, but Washington wasn't going to take first baseman Prince Fielder or left fielder Shin-Soo Choo out of his lineup.
The Rockies are scheduled to start left-handers against the Rangers at Texas on Wednesday and Thursday. Texas will next face a right-hander on Friday when Clay Buchholz is scheduled to start for the Red Sox.
Moreland is hitting .274 (20-for-73) with five doubles, one triple, one homer and 11 RBIs. He's hitless in seven at-bats with four strikeouts against left-handers.
"Believe me, it bothers me that I can't get Mitch out there, because I certainly would love to have his bat in that lineup," Washington said. "You don't think I'm hurting without his bat being in that lineup? But there's nothing I can do."
In his career, Moreland has hit .231 (75-for-325) against left-handers with seven homers and 36 RBIs.
Asked whether Moreland would again be out of the lineup Wednesday, Washington said, "I don't know."
That sounded like Moreland might get a chance to start against a leff-hander. "I'm thinking about that, because we need his bat," Washington said. "But then again, I certainly don't want to put himself in a position where he's already set up to fail."
Odor makes noise at the plate in Frisco's win
Second baseman Rougned Odor, ranked second in the Rangers' system by MLB.com, had three hits and finished a single shy of the cycle Tuesday as Double-A Frisco defeated Midland, 12-7.
Odor, who is No. 54 on MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects list, extended his hitting streak to nine games. He tripled and homered in his first two plate appearances before adding a double in his final at-bat. Odor finished 3-for-5 and scored two runs.
Odor hit .231 with a .619 OPS in April, but he has rebounded from his slow start to the season. He is 16-for-38 and has homered three times during his hitting streak. In 32 games this season, Odor is hitting .279 and ranks second in the Texas League with six home runs.
One of the beneficiaries of Odor's big day was right-hander Luke Jackson, the Rangers' No. 8 prospect. Because Joe Saunders was making a rehab start in Frisco, Jackson pitched four innings in relief to earn his first career save. He struck out four batters and allowed three runs on three hits, all of which were solo home runs.
Worth noting
• Third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff underwent surgery to have a herniated disc repaired in his lower back. The operation was performed by Dr. Robert Watkins, a noted back specialist, in Los Angeles where Kouzmanoff will stay until the end of the week.
• Jurickson Profar is expected to begin a throwing program when the Rangers return home from this road trip. He has been on the disabled list with a torn muscle in his right shoulder and is eligible to come off the 60-day disabled list May 29.
• The Rangers gave up 10 extra-base hits Monday in their 8-2 loss to the Rockies, tied for the second most in the majors this season and the most since yielding a club record 13 extra-base hits on June 4, 2013, at Boston.
Teddy Cahill is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tedcahill. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Gov. Cuomo Names Clarkson University President Tony Collins Co-chair of Regional Economic Development Council
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has named Clarkson University President Tony Collins and North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas co-chairs of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council.
As one of ten regional councils, this approach represents a fundamental change in how the state plans to advance economic development and job creation in New York State.
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I haven't yet, but still have high hopes for today. I really intend to get the MQ done...
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
Strange -- looks like yesterday's posts on this thread have disappeared. Another board glitch, I presume?
At any rate, I'm enjoying seeing what everyone is working on. I've finished putting together 4 rows of the MQ7, worked on the Judy's train MQ from another board, and pressed the Easy Street four patches. Am now ready for the next step that was posted this morning -- lots and lots of tiny flying geese! I also made a table runner I'm pleased with. It started out being made the same way as the 10 minute topper, but I used 60" fabric and put thin batting inside and quilted it with a large cross hatch design. It is for a friend who likes bright wild colours.
Very pretty table runner, Brigit.
Millbury, MA
Very nice Brigit, your friend will love it...
Woohoo! I Did it! I made my goal - I completed my Christmas MQ5 by Dec. 1!! It is now on the back of my couch decorating my living room.
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The back (1600 jelly roll quilt):
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Great job, Carol! It is beautiful and I love how you made it reversible...two UFOs completed.
Wow Carol, I could send you my address... It is lovely.
You have been busy! The table runner will make your friend very happy!
Carol, wow two beautiful quilts in one. Great job on the quilting too.
Bright and pretty runner. Your friend wiil be very happy to get it.
I did. I am trying to get a lap quilt finished. It is a project our church is doing and we will be giving the lap quilts to our Medical Van which helps the street people and others who cannot afford medical or dental. They do both. Also, some of them will go to the police station for emergency situations for them. Mine is a bit crooked but I don't think too many people will notice. It is lovely and warm. Done in peach and blue & white with double flannel on the back.
A short while ago I finished a rag quilt for a little baby that we know. The parents of this child have some difficulties.
Must put quilting away for a few days. I will miss it.
Hi OneTiredGrandma, it is nice to meet you. It sounds like you have been very busy. I hope you will post some pictures of your quilts when you get a chance.
Strange -- looks like yesterday's posts on this thread have disappeared. Another board glitch, I presume?
I had a very hard time getting my post on last night, then just after that the whole site shut down. Obviously, everything we posted disappeared into space again! Maybe we have been posting too many pictures for everyone to drool over. I like your table runner. It will surely brighten up your friend's table. I need to make some with that pattern for myself to use some of the fabrics I don't want to cut up.
Marsha - Western New York
Carol W: I completed my Christmas MQ5 by Dec. 1!! It is now on the back of my couch decorating my living room.
Carol, I love the back of your MQ 5 - That quilt will look good no matter how it ends up after use! Wonderful idea.
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Donna was born Dec. 3, 1954, in Monterey Park, Calif., to Billy Joe Holley and Audrey Pearl Collins. She is preceded in death by father, Bill Holley and her grandparents.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Stacey and Randy Bruhn of Pottsville; grandchildren, Chase and Miranda Bruhn; mother, Audrey Holley, two brothers and sisters, Linda Schrock, Alan Holley, LuAnn Holley, all of Pottsville, Billy Holley of Scottsville; several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Donna attended Victory Missionary Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Visitation will be conducted from 3-5 p.m. today at Broussard Funeral Homes, 3323 E. 6th St., Russellville.
Funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at Broussard Funeral Homes Chapel. Burial will be private in Pisgah Cemetery.
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Sony getting ready to release new Android flagship that will directly rival iPhone 5, Galaxy S III
0. phoneArena posted on 16 Nov 2012, 02:37
Sony might have lost its positions in the smartphone market, but it's confident that it will regain them and will do so by launching a smartphone that would give the new iPhone and Galaxy S a run for the money…
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1. dickwyn (Posts: 621; Member since: 07 May 2012)
shouldn't Sony just build a device which will rival the Galaxy S IV/ iPhone 6
3. GeekMovement (unregistered)
I was thinking the same, but with those specs I'm sure it will be able to stay in competition for a long while.
10. MeoCao (unregistered)
Sony is late again, HTC has seized the 1080p glory so Sony must bring something else 3 months after Droid DNA.
15. bipinm (Posts: 124; Member since: 07 Oct 2012)
Sony's diplay has white magic....So lower power comsumption....
23. AliNSiddiqui (Posts: 382; Member since: 19 Sep 2012)
Does that matter when they put such small batteries in their phones like on Xperia T and Xperia V?
27. bipinm (Posts: 124; Member since: 07 Oct 2012)
Please read the specs posted by kobainez below....that is the leaked specs and is almost confirmed...YUGA will have a 2400mah or 2800mah battery...
11. darkkjedii (Posts: 26847; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
U would think huh?
14. kobainez (Posts: 450; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
They will but in Q4. Right nw yuga is Q1 flagship
18. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
When it comes to design SONY is the best. Why compromise. Make and velieve. Like no others! All the best SONY. We are all behind you.
22. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
My Thoughts also. The s3 is 6 months old now and the s4 is probably 75% through its design and create cycle at this stage so Sony should realistically look ahead to challenging that,judging by apples history the next iphone will be the iphone 5$ so the current design and tech is the most accurate of what that will be.
That saying since sony got rid of ericsson the phones have really improved,the Xperia T is the first sony phone that really is up to the top level it should be at. The Yuga phone design above if it is true needs less bezel though!
2. No_Nonsense (unregistered)
Ready to release my a$$. Just release it or its all vapor ware.
4. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
"That focus on quality, not quantity can only be welcomed."
Keep this principle in mind Sony and we will see you rise without a doubt.......as you DO NOT need a "zoo" or "army" of phones to make it! You just need that one phone that will stick out and grab every ones attention!
O and a little word to wise...........youve still got to do a bit better with the naming......i get the feeling "Yuga" wont sit well with people in america.....sorry just the way it is......correct that as well and people wont be able to deny you for the great company you are Sony :)
MUCH LOVE......from the playstation 1 all the way until the vita baby.....peace
5. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
About time. This is half a year too late IMO. And it should be future-proof for at least a year.
It still looks better than the droid DNA.
And if it is Playstation certified, it will rock the competition. (until s4 or s5 comes out at least)
I don't even know why they bother to mention iPhone5.
25. Coolkid (Posts: 25; Member since: 01 Nov 2012)
Actually it's not late... I mean, both the intl' version of HTC Droid & Yuga will be announced at CES... So it'll be a head-to-head fight for both of 'em... So let's wait & watch... Since Xperia S,ion,T,V, HTC one X,S & V are playstation certified, we can expect Yuga to be certified too...:)
PS : Mostly Yuga will announced at CES, if not, at MWC...
6. kamejoko (Posts: 230; Member since: 10 Nov 2011)
Sony, sorry don't make me laughs.
HTC DNA, LG Optimus G... will kill you first.
9. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
wow you already seen and used the phone then............this sounds an excellent flagship dont see how you can say it will be killed without seeing, using or any reviews
13. kobainez (Posts: 450; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
XPERIA YUGA specs
*13MP EXMOR RS SENSOR with CYBER SHOT MODE & HDR VIDEO
*FULL GLASS MADE with ALUMINIUM BITS , 8mm THICKNES & WATER-DUST PROOFING
That should be enough to kick htc droid dna and optimus g butt!
17. XiphiasGladius (Posts: 813; Member since: 21 Aug 2011)
Hey mate, any idea as to how good that screen tech would be, I mean if compared to the ones used in the Optimus G & Droid DNA?
19. kobainez (Posts: 450; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Very good and its contrast ratio is higher and its brighter. I think its the best screen on the market for 2013
20. kobainez (Posts: 450; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
/watch?v=2yGsWT9wfck see this
30. bipinm (Posts: 124; Member since: 07 Oct 2012)
kobainez ...u already posted the link...i didnt notice... :)
21. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
optimus G sucks
7. wendygarett (unregistered)
The design itself is already a killer lol :)
8. simonfrady (Posts: 25; Member since: 26 Dec 2011)
nice design. but SONY, until now u haven't launch 3G version for your tablet.
12. baldilocks (Posts: 1019; Member since: 14 Dec 2008)
Ugh. On screen keys..
24. lee480 (Posts: 197; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
To: LG/HTC/sammy/Apple fanboys
Didn't Sony manufacture your favourite camera sensor?
And LG and HTC fanboys, didn't Sony thrash you guys by shipping more phones?
26. bubbadoes (Posts: 1225; Member since: 03 May 2012)
Sony is just not Sony anymore. I remember my first tv I bought in 1986--the 150 pound 27 inch trinitron tv still works--I said that I wasn't going to buy my hd flatscreen tv until my first tv stopped working...long story short--I had to buy a hd lcd. Those days of Sony are long, long gone. They just don't build to the quality standards that has earned them the respect in the electronics arena that they commanded. They are expensive--they don't listen to their customers...For instance tablets--the one they just released (Xperia S) was pulled for MAJOR wi-fi issues--and on top of that it's priced above the competition...for smartphones--the best thing they did was leave that Ericcson name behind them, but being with Ericcson for so long has left them crippled in the smartphone area.
28. lboogy82788 (Posts: 22; Member since: 09 Jan 2012)
Cant wait to see this beast! As far as my next phone it's between this and the Galaxy S4 but I wonder, what display tech does Sony use in there flagships?
29. MC1123 (Posts: 1256; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
it looks good! but still 5" is super huge for a smartphone! its competition is the note 2 and the DNA! not the iPhone and galaxy s3/4(future)
but then again when sony will make this phone, someone might make already something with 3GB ram and 2GHZ quad-core processor(you'll never know)... and this will make this sony yuga like an old spec phone! they need to make something fresh! something that will be very very likable to everyone! and 12MP will be overrated! they need more and more to make an monstrous phone!
but i still prefer the maximum of 4.5" and minimum of 3.5"(but people consider this as low end screen now) or average of 4.3" screen size of a phone! 5" is just very very big to be a phone!
anyways, good luck sony!! im wishing you the best! coz you are one of the makers of a very good looking phones ever! (nokia, LG, BlackBerry and motorola really make good looking phones to me!)


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Common bond extends beyond game
Besides no-hitter link, Lester, Parnell have also beat cancer
By Mike Petraglia / Special to MLB.com
The last two southpaws to throw no-hitters for Boston also happen to be cancer survivors.
"I know what he went through with the lymphoma, because I, too, had lymphoma," Parnell told MLB.com on Tuesday afternoon. "It's not the easiest thing to get over because it takes a lot of strength out of you. But he was able to recoup his strength, thank goodness, and use it to greater advantage in pitching."
Parnell, an avid sports fan, was in his Louisiana home, watching his New Orleans Hornets lose a disappointing Game 7 in the NBA Western Conference semifinals to the San Antonio Spurs, when he began flipping back and forth on his TV on Monday night to the Red Sox-Royals game.
While the Hornets might have disappointed, what was unfolding in Boston brought him back to Fenway Park on July 14, 1956, when he held the White Sox hitless in a 4-0 Red Sox win.
"I remember right through ballgame that I was going for it," Parnell recalled. "I've heard a lot of pitchers say they don't know they were going for it. I don't see how that could be possible, because you've got that big scoreboard right there in the ballpark. It tells you what's happening.
"You remember if a guy gets a base hit off you. Then, from the seventh inning on, the fans are a constant reminder. So there's no way to avoid knowing you're going for one."
Parnell, who turns 86 on June 13, recalled one moment in particular when he knew he had a chance at immortality.
|"I know what he went through with the lymphoma, because I, too, had lymphoma. It's not the easiest thing to get over because it takes a lot of strength out of you. But he was able to recoup his strength, thank goodness, and use it to greater advantage in pitching."
|-- Mel Parnell, on Jon Lester
"In my no-hitter in the seventh inning," Parnell said, "Jackie Jensen came to me and says, 'Look fella, you're going for a no-hitter, just don't let them hit the ball to right, because I don't want to be the guy to mess it up for you.'"
Parnell, however, remained focused on the task at hand.
"I said, 'Jackie forget about it. All I'm looking for is the win. If it happens, it happens,'" Parnell said.
While Parnell has never met Lester, the fact that the 24-year-old overcame the same illness that he dealt with in his life made Lester a winner in his eyes.
"I think he's an outstanding young fella," Parnell said. "He's got great stuff. I don't know him personally, and from what I understand, he's a very level-headed youngster.
"I think this young fella's going to be around. The Red Sox are very fortunate in having two good, young prospects right now, he and [Clay] Buchholz. These two young guys are going to be around for quite a few years, I'm sure."
Asked if he sees a lot of himself in the young Lester, Parnell agreed there are parallels.
"I think so," Parnell said. "He throws a lot overhand, and I did, too. There is some similarity between us."
And now, more than ever.
Mike Petraglia is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Oh dear, after the reports of some iPhone 5 devices arriving with scratches on the metal framing and back out of the box (bonus feature?), it looks like some owners of the white version are now experiencing a little bit of light leakage from the top end of their brand new smartphones...
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- Have at least 4 Ethernet ports
- Support G/N wireless networks (A/B doesn't matter)
- Able to withstand torrents
- Able to be flashed with DD-WRT or Tomato
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on shares in the company soared as high as 48% from the IPO price.
The problem was that the stock then turned around in late trading and prices
tumbled, yet it still ended up above its opening price. That means that
people who bought early are still doing well enough on the stock, but those
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reason for the about face on the stock has to do with concerns of whether or
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sold to support the network aren't growing nearly as fast. This raises concerns
of whether or not Pandora will be able to turn a profit in the future.
Pandora listeners are also migrating more and more from listening via their
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1. The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (Virgin/Hut, 1997)
PRODUCERS: Martin "Youth" Glover, The Verve
SAMPLE SOURCE: The Andrew Oldham Orchestra – "The Last Time" (Decca, 1966)
Party Supplies: "Bitter Sweet Symphony" is probably the greatest song ever written. I wasn't surprised when I heard this was a sample because some things are just too good to be true. The Verve's lead singer and main contributor, Richard Ashcroft, lifted the sample directly from an orchestral version of the famous Rolling Stones song, "The Last Time." The orchestral version is nothing like the original. Listen to the Rolling Stones' version and compare it to the Andrew Oldham version and you'll surely hear the difference. Richard Ashcroft wrote a beautiful original melody around the strings. The Verve had technically sampled a sample so they were somehow able to negotiate a 50/50 split to use the sample but obviously as the song became popular, the Rolling Stones eventually came around wanting 100% since Keith and Mick were the sole writers of the original "The Last Time." When Keith was asked about the situation he responded, "I'm out of whack here, this is serious lawyer shit. If The Verve can write a better song, they can keep the money." Personally I think what Ashcroft did was revolutionary and I think the Verve song is much better than the Stones' song.
2. Gotye ft. Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Universal, 2012)
PRODUCER: Wally de Backer
SAMPLE SOURCE: Luiz Bonfá – "Seville" (Dot, 1967)
Party Supplies: Upon hearing the static from the source vinyl I instantly knew Wally had sampled something and later discovered he sampled Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfá to make one of the biggest pop songs of our time. He simply looped the first bar of "Seville." He then wrote a completely original song over that one bar. Sampling is an art we've always seen in hip-hop, dance and R&B, but artists like Gotye are raising the bar by using vinyl samples to make top 40 pop/rock music. This is something Sean and I are very interested in because as a band Party Supplies is definitely heading in a similar direction.
3. Rihanna - "Umbrella" (Def Jam, 2007)
PRODUCER: Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
SAMPLE SOURCE: Apple Garageband Stock Loop titled "Vintage Funk Kit 03" (slightly slowed down)
Party Supplies: I'm listing this as the third greatest sample flip of all-time because it's probably the first Grammy Award winning song to blatantly sample a drum loop from Garageband. It is listed on Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All-Time." This record further ties in Apple's massive contribution to modern art but in my opinion may also displays the lack of creativity coming from modern pop producers these days. Or maybe it's just so creative that we can't even see how creative it is because its too early to realize. Using Garageband is a smart move on the producers end because all loops from Garageband are royalty free. The fact that Stewart was experimenting with Apple loops when all other producers were overthinking things may be the actual genius here. It apparently also took them 60 seconds to write the first verse which is even more incredible. Whatever the case may be "Umbrella" is a revolutionary record because it gives light to the fact that anybody can potentially make a hit song using Garageband.
4. The Beatles - "Revolution 9" (Apple, 1968)
PRODUCERS: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
SAMPLE SOURCES: Beethoven 'Choral Fantasy"
Vaughan Williams – "O Clap Your Hands"
The Beatles – "A Day In the Life" (Capitol, 1967)
Party Supplies: On "Revolution 9," The Beatles flip samples from various historic recordings including "Carnaval" by Schumann, Sibelius and Beethoven. John Lennon reverses a recording of an orchestra tuning its instruments taken directly from the sessions from an earlier Beatles song, "A Day in the Life," thus sampling themselves. By reversing orchestral music in 1968, The Beatles were obviously raising the bar. The song starts out with a recording of a man saying the number 9 looped over and over. When asked about the song Lennon said, "I just liked the way he said 'Number 9' so I made a loop." Lennon also sampled other tape loops from various EMI archives that he had access to. I think this kind of experimental recording paved the way for modern music and avant-garde sampling techniques. The final mix of "Revolution 9" apparently includes over 40 different samples including air horns, breaking glass, laughter and gunshots. The Beatles actually may be the first huge pop group to drop air horns and gun shots on a song. At over eight minutes, it's also the longest Beatles track ever released. A great quote about this song by music writers Robert Christgau and John Piccarella goes, "for eight minutes of an album officially titled 'The Beatles,' there were no Beatles."
5. Action Bronson - "9/24/11" (Fool's Gold, 2012)
PRODUCER: Party Supplies
SAMPLE SOURCE: Dean Martin – "Return To Me" (Capitol, 1958)
Party Supplies: I didn't wanna have to use a Party Supplies beat for this list but I literally have no choice with this song because it's personally one of my favorite rap songs regardless of who did the beat. This song happened about half way through the making of Blue Chips and I knew it was an instant classic. Action and I were browsing movie soundtracks and came across this familiar Dean Martin record. Earlier that day I met up with Action for lunch in Little Italy at the San Gennaro festival. That whole scenario probably inspired me to cue up the Donnie Brasco soundtrack and the Bronx Tale soundtrack but nonetheless the day was definitely September 24th. This song is broken up into two phrases, the initial half is melodic and the second half is darker. A great example of Action's ability to combine consonant and dissonant vocal tones. Working alongside Action is inspiring as a producer because he understands the spontaneity of the recording process. A great album is made over time and nothing is done overnight. Although a classic song can be made in 10 minutes, a body of work that represents who you are may take months and sometimes years. Don Henley once said that the Eagles' "Heart of the Matter" took him 42 years to write.
6. John Fogerty - "The Old Man Down the Road" (Warner Bros., 1985)
PRODUCER: John Fogerty
SAMPLE SOURCE: Creedence Clearwater Revival – "Run Through the Jungle" (Fantasy, 1970)
Party Supplies: This makes the list because it's probably the first time in history that an artist got sued for flipping a sample of himself. John Fogerty, lead singer and main contributor in the classic rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, decided to leave his band and start his career as a solo artist. His label demanded that the only way they would free John from his contract was if he'd sign over the rights to CCR's entire catalog. John and CCR apparently owed eight more albums to the label Fantasy Records. Asylum Records agreed to buy his Fantasy contract for $1 million in exchange for John signing over 100% of the rights to all the CCR albums released prior to him leaving. Doing this allowed John to move forward as an artist but when he made the hit song "The Old Man Down the Road," Saul Zaentz – owner of Fantasy Records – sued for infringement saying that John's new song sampled CCR's "Run Through The Jungle," In other words, John was getting sued for sampling himself. The lawsuit helped cripple the success of John's classic 1985 album Centerfield which Sean and I are both huge fans of. In response to Zaentz, John wrote a defamation record against Zaentz called "Zanz Kant Danz." The judge actually favored John in the initial case but Zaentz counter-sued for slander and they both eventually settled out of court. Note that the initial million dollar buyout from Asylum not only forced to him to sign over the songs but also forced him to sign over the rights to perform the songs – meaning he would have to pay Fantasy Records money every time he wanted to sing one of his songs. John stopped singing and performing his own songs out of protest and this is a perfect example of how sketchy and psychotic the music industry can be at times.
7. Twiztid - "Diemuthafkadie!" (Psychopathic, 1998)
PRODUCER: Twiztid & Scott Sumner
SAMPLE SOURCE: Gentle Giant – "Spooky Boogie" (Capitol, 1978)
Party Supplies: Both Sean and I agree that Gentle Giant is one of the greatest bands to ever do it. Aside from that, this here is a beautiful example of how sampling can ironically bridge the gap between two entirely different acts. 1997 Michigan Horrorcore meets early '70s sophisticated British progressive rock. Sampling often randomly makes miracles like this happen. Different brains melting together on the world stage. This is Juggalo Rap with a Medieval twist. Medieval Michigan Hatchet Hop. According to wiki, Gentle Giant once said their aim was to "expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular." What's ironic here is that ICP and the juggalo movement seem to share a similar genius vision. Gentle Giant doesn't seem to mind the hatchet affiliation or maybe the publisher doesn't care where the music ends up as long as they pay. Nonetheless, this is a great sample flip and Gentle Giant is the original Insane Clown Posse.
8. Jay-Z ft. Memphis Bleek - "It's Alright" (Roc-A-Fella, 1998)
PRODUCERS: Damon Dash & Mahogany Music
SAMPLE SOURCES: Talking Heads – "Once In a Lifetime" (Sire, 1980)
Kraftwerk – "The Hall Of Mirrors" (Capitol, 1977)
Party Supplies: Talking Heads are probably my favorite group of all-time and 'Once In A Lifetime' is arguably their best song. "It's Alright" was produced by Damon Dash and Mahogany Music and in my opinion one of the most innovative blends of two uniquely different samples. What better way to make a successful rap song then take drums and synth from the Talking Heads. A bunch of rap acts also sampled "Once In A Lifetime." Chuck Chillout and Kool Chip blatantly sampled the song on "Rhythm Is The Master" – which is a close second to being our favorite because they also drop a classic Rodney Dangerfield sample. Regardless, "It's Alright" takes the cake because their version of the sample is perfectly slowed down and the music video for the song is incredible. Jay Z, Memphis Bleek, and DJ Clue and roughly 40 women on the beach in Cancun cut between other scenes… "what happens in Cancun stays in Cancun" is the last frame. If you close your eyes for a second while watching the video you can almost imagine David Byrne in the video dancing with everyone. Also remember "Loc if you wanna Loc" … also the line: "Once I dropped to a caesar/ Ma, I dont need ya."
9. Beck - "Loser" (DGC, 1994)
PRODUCERS: Beck, Carl Stephenson
SAMPLE SOURCE: Johnny Jenkins – "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" (Atlantic, 1972)
Party Supplies: Besides Beck trying to emulate Chuck D, the driving force of this record is Carl Stephenson's sitar and the drum break they sampled for the entire song. This is a sample of a sample. In 1968, Dr. John wrote and recorded a classic song "I Walk on Guilded Splinters." Two years later in 1970, Johnny Jenkins took Dr. John's song and made a new song out of it. 23 years later Beck and Stephenson took that Johnny Jenkins cover and used a drum break from it to make "Loser." What's interesting about this is that Carl Stephenson is a rap producer and Beck is not a rapper. This is obviously what happens when you combine these worlds. I don't know who actually had the idea to sample the break but I'm assuming it was Stephenson due to his roots in Houston rap and the label Rap-A-Lot Records. "Loser" to us is a classic rap record because the break goes over and over. Beck also claims he recorded the vocals in just one take and also claims he called it "Loser" because he felt he sounded like a loser whenever he tried to rap.
10. J Dilla - "Mash" (Stones Throw, 2006)
PRODUCER: J Dilla
SAMPLE SOURCES: Galt MacDermot – "Golden Apples Pt. 2" (Kilmarnock, 1971)
Frank Zappa – "Dance Contest" (Barking Pumpkin, 1981)
Lou Rawls – "Season of the Witch" (Capitol, 1969)
Party Supplies: Sean and I knew we had to include some Zappa in this list so this is our tenth greatest sample flip of all-time. My brother and Sean once toured years back and all we had to listen to for 5,000 miles was one CD with this song and another Dilla beat. I must have listened to this beat hundreds of times along that drive. MacDermot's music is simple to the point where you'd almost imagine he was writing the music with the intentions of having someone sample it years later. Dilla slowed the MacDermot sample perfectly on time with the drum. Both visionaries, Dilla and MacDermot combine perfectly on "Mash." The Frank Zappa sample is just the icing on the cake and really pushes it over. The Lou Rawls sample is the perfect ending. Mastering the perfect loop is near impossible and I think Dilla truly mastered this loop.


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vnitu 2006-08-12 5:11
Extraordinara fotografia. Tot incerc sa-mi dau seama de unde e facuta. De pe Ascutit se vad mai apropiati Postavarul si Piatra Mare, deci probabil ca e facuta de undeva de mai la sud, probabil La Om. Insa ar fi trebuit sa se vada si Piatra Mica ca are si ea peste 1800 m. Poti sa-mi spui te rog de unde ai facut-o?
Extraordinary photo. I am trying to figure out from where it was taken. From the Ascutit Peak, the Postavarul and Piatra Mare are seen much closer, so I guess it was taken from somewhere to the South, probably La Om Peak. But then the Piatra Mica peak should have also been visible, because it has over 1,800 m. Could you please mention from where you took it?
Again, extraordinary!
To vnitu: To vnitu
Hallo Victor,
The photo was taken from far down in the southern part of the mountain, about 1 1/2 hours north-east from a place called "Saua Funduri". The "La Om" peak lies further north, about 4 hours away. Piatra Mica isn't visible in my photo simply because it's off screen. It's somewhere off in the left side. I will probably post a picture of it soon! Thanks for taking the time for analyzing my photo so thoroughly! I owe you a big one my friend! :)
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Winston Damarillo thanked me earlier for referring someone to him. His Philippine-based software development outsourcing company might land a deal with a company in Brunei, and all because people comment on this personal blog of mine. Yesterday, my research supervisor asked me to recommend open source telephony experts. I happily recommended Simon Rowland and Simon Ditner, of course. And the day before that, my mom asked me how Simon Rowland ended up outsourcing some development to the Philippines, so I told her the story of how I set up the relationship behind the scenes...
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If all this could happen by chance, can you imagine how dangerous I'd be with a Blackberry and a plan? ;)
I *love* it. I care very much about the people I know, and I *love* helping them succeed. And I care very much about getting to know more people and letting the network effects benefit everyone...
I want to do this. I want to finish that master's already and try this out.
Happy girl!
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I'm starting to feel a little strange in Powerbooks. Maybe it's visual overload from of "SALE" signs everyone. Maybe it's mental fatigue from browsing through all these books that are starting to sound alike. I read.. mm... maybe five, six books today? Browsed through them, really, looking for just a few ideas to keep. I gained two important insights today, though.
From "Creating Rainmakers": Great rainmakers start growing their network early. Because the number of possible connections increases rapidly with every new connection, people with large networks benefit *much* more than people with small networks. I knew this from personal experience and observation, but it was great reading about it. Something I read in another book or I picked up on my own: the more people you know and the more you know about them, the more you can leverage the things that you learn and the experiences you have. (Duh.) But it's true; whenever I pick up a sales insight, I use it as a great excuse to ping a few people.
From "Finance on a Beermat": Small businesses *really* need accounting. Why? Because even if you're funding it yourself, you're not pouring money down a sink. You should keep track of how much the business owes you, so that you can tell the difference between revenue and profit. At the end of the day, your books need to balance. I hadn't really thought about that before and I suspect that most entrepreneurs just pour cash into their businesses without keeping track of things, but maybe that's something that separates successful serial entrepreneurs from frustrated ones...
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... feels like it's worth living.
I write a lot. That's because letting a day pass without finding *something* noteworthy about it makes me wonder if I really lived that day. I love looking for something I learned that day. Writing it down forces me to figure it out a little more and makes it easier for me to remember it. It's like regularly asking: what's the difference between me of yesterday and me of today?
I don't expect anyone to keep up with my blog, although my mom and my friends make valiant efforts to do so. Heck, I don't expect *myself* to keep up with my blog, and I hardly review blog entries except for reports. But writing is good for me, so I do it. If you like reading about my adventures and smiling at all these things I'm discovering for the first (or second or third) time, feel free to read on... =)
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One of the good things about this long-distance relationship with Simon is that I get to practice mirroring. I might be fully awake and bursting with stories to tell, but that would be cruel sensory overload for someone who's just waking up or about to go to sleep. So I rein myself in and focus instead on matching his energy level. I talk slowly when he talks slowly, and excitedly when he's also excited. Then I can gradually shift to other energy levels if I want to, listening to make sure we're still in sync. I love doing that because I know how wonderful it feels when I'm mirrored, too. I sometimes forget and get carried away, but I'm getting better at remembering! =)
You should try it, if you don't already do that. When you're spending time with someone, figure out what their energy state is, and match it before changing. It doesn't have to be an exact match. Also, no one-upping allowed! But when you start paying attention to the flows of tone and energy in a conversation, you'll find that it's just so fascinating...
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Carmelo... GET THE **** OUT!
Carmelo... GET THE **** OUT!
This is a joke. Melo and Lin couldn't be playing any worse right now. Stat could only play slightly worse than he is.
Lin killing NY right now he shoulda hit Melo what a dumb play
Lin is playing so scared atm. This game seems to be overwhelming him right now.
Lin is playing scared.
Lin shouldve passed, stepped back or a spin... He seems shellshocked
desde la cuna del chango
lin is allowed to have a bad game,he's intimidated...
we must find a way to win the game besides lin.
if D'Antoni has a brain Novak and Baron are in the game after the timeout
Lins nervous as **** but no worries at half time hell come out strong . This is good for him trust me the guys still a rookie


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These Dogs are Ready to Rumble
You must have a heart of stone not to smile at the prospect of Puppy Bowl airing this Sunday on Animal Planet. My personal goal is seeing if I can commandeer a TV at my friend Michael's Super Bowl party to watch the fourth-annual event. After all, for the first time, the adorable doggies will be broadcast in high-definition to capture their thrilling "ruff" housing in stunning clarity. I'm thinking of baking up Yum's original recipe for Gooey Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream so hopefully the goodness will lure the boys away from the flat screen . . . so us girls can go gaga over the pooches! The channel's really releasing the hounds this year – the three-hour show airs essentially on repeat from 3PM to 3AM (EST) – at the very least, I'll try to convince them not to watch Tom Petty and opt for the coinciding Kitty Half-Time Show instead. Benefiting animal rescue, if you see a face you like up there, learn more about the participating, adoptable canines and felines all coming from Maryland-area shelters!


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My Life GPS Got Me Lost, Now I Have Found the Rays Way again
Since we are sitting at the conclusion of the 2011 All Star Game, possibly this is a good time to make a change. To again try and provide the type of regularity and style of writing you have all relished or at least gazed at since I first wrote here on November 2007.
My life away from the clay and turf has changed dramatically, and I left my Tampa Bay Rays baseball firmly in the darkness in my internal cranial closet. Every since the Rays Spring Opener in Port Charlotte, Florida on the last day of February, my life has been a whirlwind, but in a good sense.
Got to make a trip of a lifetime across the California coast, through the Arizona and Texas desert, wandered through the streets of the Big Easy until finally seeing the rural decay and loss of Old Florida as I took US 19 south to my home instead of flying 75 mph along a concrete Interstate system that hid all the change. From that 6-day trips conclusion, things either went silent or changed quickly.
Celebrated another birthday at Tropicana Field with a loss ( 0-12 lifetime), traveled throughout this region, to Boston, Grand Rapids and even beyond driving by places like Bonnaroo, the "Batman" building in Nashville and experiencing the hustle and terror of the George Washington Bridge heading into the Big Apple.
Work brought a quick change to the fact that before the 2011 season began, I had personally attended 161 of the Rays 162 homes games spanning the 2009 and 2010 seasons. I left behind a seat I have conformed to my bottom, a sense of baseball stability, lost my true Rays identity for a bit. My writings have shown a lack of Rays enthusiasm ( except for the concert events), and that is done.
Because of my travels I lost visual and physical contact with the team I had grown so attached to it was silly. I no longer spoke to my Bullpen friends, talked to other fans about concerns and have only made a handful of actual Rays games in 2011. Since my accepting this job, I have driven over 30,000 miles since March 2nd, and enjoyed every moment. Exploring places I visited in my youth, or finding new wonders that escaped my imagination and glee.
That changes today. This is the benchmark moment where again I am going to try and get within reason of my New Year's Resolution again of writing something every day. I did not purchase my 2011 Rays Season Tickets knowing my travels would instantly gouge into my Rays passion, but I never expected it to be dammed up and trickle to a minute flow on my blog.
Starting on this same day when the Rays players again circulate within Tropicana Field getting ready for the "second coming" of the season, my Rays writing rebirth will commence. There has been so much Rays information swirling within my cranium, so many tales and observations that I have pushed down that will now burst forward.
Within the confines of my new humble abode (tin can), I will thrust this laptop open daily, produce something, even if it is only 100 words about this great sport. I even fought within myself for the last few weeks about leaving the Rays Republic and writing with a broader pen stroke about all of the baseball World. That idea has not been squashed, but it is being held in reserve, possibly for the future. But my heart is with my hometown team.
Those who subscribe to my blog, I apologize for the move away from my norm. To those who stroll by on occasion, I am sorry if the content went South and the frequency erratic. This Thursday, July 14, 2011 is the second coming of the Renegade. It is not a symbol on the Chinese Calendar ( should be), and is not a monumental event outside the realm of my blog, but it is a big step forward again towards regaining my sense of Rays worth.
From the casual Rays and baseball fan, to people within the Rays organization who glance upon this page, today is anew with vigor, vitality and hopefully more insight into a World I shunned for a short while. Funny how unpacking moving boxes filled with Rays goodies, jerseys and photos have reminded me of what I am losing out on, of what pleasure just writing about this team used to well up inside me……Well, I'm back…….Hope you invite me into the Rays Republic fold again.


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Using the online dictionary means that the one that is sitting in my cubie just collects dust. You know, all that extra effort involved turning pages - phew...
(OK, lexicographers are exempt from this sign of "laziness"...they're hacking the dictionary after all, and referring to an print copy is like designing Apache 2.0 with a printout of the 1.2.x sources...)
If there's any chance of helping on such a project, I'd be happy to give a hand. Not being able to access the content other than through the predefined interface is the one reason why I never acquired the OED.
Perhaps the best approach would be to find a contact inside and somehow explain that having an open API to access their content would make them far more desirable, would produce quality software, and wouldn't encourage stealing since it's probably already rather easy to crack it.
-- Robin Berjon [berjon.com]
This could be helped by all sorts of nifty UI tricks showing neighbouring words and the such, and with actually real "breadcrumbs" widgets that would list all the pages/words you've been to so that you can wander through and not lose track (which is why I still use paper dictionaries when they're available).
Of course, that's not to say that it would actually be easy to do that without crufting the interface. It's just a matter of programming
-- Robin Berjon [berjon.com]


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In case you missed it yesterday in all the back and forth over year-end business, we here in the Democratic Whip Press Shop wanted to highlight a critical number: 2.5 million.
That is the number of young people age 19-25 added to the health insurance rolls since the landmark health reform law went into effect, according to an administration analysis.
Thanks to a provision in the law that allows young adults to stay on their parents' health insurance plan up until they turn age 26, 2.5 million more young people now have health care coverage.
Yet if Republicans got their way, they would repeal the law and return our country to a system where young adults are dropped from their parents' plan on their 18th birthday or when they graduate from college.
This announcement should give the GOP 2.5 million reasons to rethink that plan.


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A traveling exhibition, newly in Palo Alto, tells the kibbutz's story in fabric and thread. "A Century of the Kibbutz" features 21 handmade quilts by members of the nonprofit Israeli Quilters Association, on the walls of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center's fitness building. In vivid color, the panels depict many facets of the last century, from the kibbutz's early days as a walled stockade to the modern explosion of tech-fueled business.
Ronit Widmann-Levy, the JCC's director of arts and culture, says textiles are a perfect medium to tell a complex story in an accessible way.
"There's something about this material. It bends. It lives," she said. "It has an effect and an energy."
The earliest visions of the kibbutz are illustrated in the browns and beiges of Tamar Ophir's quilt "A View To The Past: Stockade and Watchtower." In the early days, kibbutzim were put up in a day, with walls and a tower for security. The sky is blue and filled with fluffy clouds over Ophir's walled but still peaceful-looking settlement.
In 1938, her aunt was one of the founders of Kibbutz Eilon in the Western Galilee, Ophir wrote in an exhibit card. "They built inside the walls tents for living and without air condition, telephone, heating, etc., but with a lot of faith and identification that they are going the right way."
Quilter Michal Dvir goes back even farther in time with "My Grandparents the Pioneers." The white-and-blue panel mixes photo transfers of relatives with shapes in cotton, silk and synthetic fabric, giving prominent space to the artist's grandparents, who in 1921 founded Kibbutz Ein Harod, one of the first large kibbutzim. (Today, the kibbutz's website advertises guest suites with plasma TVs.)
"I wanted to express the spirit of those times by combining the original photos with the national symbols: blue and white colors and the Jewish icon known as the star of David," Dvir wrote in an exhibit card. "I used traditional patchwork techniques to express their ... pioneering spirit."
Over the decades, as Ein Harod and its cohort communities grew, so did the vision of the friendly, communal lifestyle therein. In Ruthi Eldar's quilt "Kibbutz," the hills roll and the red house roofs are bright with color. The trees are impossibly green. This is Widmann-Levy's favorite panel in the exhibition; it brings back the summers she spent with her family in kibbutzim while she was growing up in Haifa.
"I love the flow to this, the scent of the field," she says.
This quilt and several others are displayed prominently, along a well-used hall leading to the fitness-center pool. Other panels are behind the front desk, with more upstairs in the fitness center. Widmann-Levy worked with local curator Simcha Moyal to make the traveling exhibition fit into the JCC.
On her tour of the display, Widmann-Levy points out a few quilts that show a darker side to the Israeli experience: concerns about security. "Vigilant Harvest" by Yemima Lavan depicts kibbutzniks at work in the fields, plows in their hands and guns on their backs. Some panels show tanks and sturdy walls.
Other quilts depict a mixed legacy of the kibbutz system: the housing model in which children slept separately from their parents in the kids' area and spent much of their time growing up in a group of the kibbutz children and not one-on-one with immediate families. That model has gone out of favor and receives mixed reviews today, said Widmann-Levy, who has friends who grew up in the system. Some loved the warmth and community, while others felt scarred by being separated from their parents.
Klein Rachel's quilt "Putting to Bed: Reality facing Dream" has one section showing children sleeping in a communal room, and another section with parents holding a child in a private bedroom. Bella Kaplan's "Shared Accommodation, A Reality That Has Passed" is grimmer, with the children faceless and the crib slats resembling cage bars.
More upbeat are the quilts showing the "lul," or playpen on wheels. In a community where one adult was responsible for many little ones, a simple stroller wouldn't do, so a small playpen with room for a few kids was put on wheels. The lul has become a symbol for the kibbutz.
In the modern world, there still is some nostalgia for the kibbutz system, as evidenced by the contemporary popularity of the playpen on wheels, Widmann-Levy said. "It's the cutest thing. In cities today it's very chic."
Info: "A Century of the Kibbutz" will be on display through July 3 in the Goldman Sport & Wellness Complex Lobby at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The fitness center is open Monday through Thursday from 5 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Fridays from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, go to paloaltojcc.org.
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major macro economic indicators
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- Mineral wealth (copper: leading producer in Africa, cobalt, uranium, gold, diamonds, manganese)
- Significant hydroelectric potential
- International financial support
- Dependence on copper
- Landlocked and reliant on communication channels of neighbouring countries
- Electricity generation almost totally hydroelectric, unreliable transport network
- Extreme inequalities, health, education and administrative failings
Growth remaining weak
Mining production (around 15% of GDP) could increase again in 2017, following the sharp fall recorded in 2016 as a number of companies decided to cut capacities because of low copper prices. The Sentinel mine, opened in 2015, should gradually reach its production potential. Activity in the industrial sector could however continue to be held back by electricity shortages. The drought in the country in 2016 resulted in a drastic reduction in energy production, almost wholly from hydroelectric power plants. Improved climatic conditions should make it possible to improve the supply of electricity in 2017, but production capacities remain well below the level needed by companies and households.
The agriculture sector should feel the benefits of more favourable weather conditions than in 2016 and the services sector (telecommunications, retail, financial services), accounting for more than half of GDP, should make a positive contribution to economic growth.
The high rate of interest (15.5% at the end of 2016) and weak demand will drag down investment. Household consumption is likely to feel the impact of more restrictive budgetary policies and rising prices.
Inflation is expected to be lower in 2017 than in 2016, but still remain at a rate well above the central bank's target rate (7%). Prices of food products are likely to remain high but will not increase sharply, provided that there is an improvement in the meteorological conditions with the ending of the El Niño phenomenon. In addition, any settling down in kwacha exchange rates would help limit price rises for imports. Nevertheless, the prices of some products (most notably petrol) are set to rise with the reduction in subsidies.
Towards enhanced budget discipline and slight improvement in the current account balance
The public deficit should start falling in 2017 as the rate of increase in expenditure slows. Following the generous wage rises (+29%) granted ahead of the elections in August 2016, the government is expected to bring growth in spending under control. In addition, a number of subsidies are set to be reduced (in particular that on petrol), especially if Zambia signs an agreement with the IMF: Financial support from the IMF is conditional on implementing budget discipline. At the same time, tax revenues should increase as a result of any upturn in mining activity (accounting for around 12% of State revenues). However, the cost of servicing the public debt, 65% denominated in foreign currencies, increased significantly following the depreciation of the kwacha in 2015 and is a burden on the budget. In addition, the arrears accumulated by the State with regard to state-owned companies are also likely to hinder any improvement in the public finances.
The increase in copper production (almost three-quarters of export earnings) should offset the continuing weakness in prices and help reduce the deficit. At the same time, increasing domestic electricity production should contribute to limiting the cost of imported energy. The inward flow of investments is expected to remain small but the decline in the mining sector investment should come to an end. The firming up in the exchange rate for the kwacha against the dollar seen in 2016 (+12% between January and the end of October) should continue in 2017, provided an agreement can be reached with the IMF (negotiations are scheduled to start in early 2017).
The disputed outcome of the presidential election has tarnished Zambia's image
Edgar Lungu, elected in January 2015 to complete the presidential term of Michael Sata, who died in October 2014, was re-elected as head of state in September 2016. The victory of the Patriotic Front (PF) candidate, with barely 50.3% of votes in the first round, has been contested by the leading opponent, H. Hichilema, the candidate of the United Party for National Development (UPND), which obtained 47.6% of votes. Allegations of fraud, and the arrest in early October of the leader of the UPND, for inciting violence, have tarnished the mature democratic image of Zambia. Economic issues are exacerbating discontent within the increasingly divided population under the domination of the PF. Sporadic strikes cannot be ruled out, in particular in a context of the reduction in State spending.
Zambia's performance in terms of governance is better overall than most other countries in the area and improving. But its performance is poor in terms of corruption (119th out of 209 countries) and government effectiveness (140th).
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National Federation to Harness Shared Services Efficiencies
The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions has started to build a shared back-office platform for CDCUs.
The federation announced the effort at its 2013 annual conference earlier this month in Baltimore. Federation CEO Cathie Mahon announced that the group had received a $250,000 grant from Citibank to serve as seed money to help the federation develop the platform. She also said the platform would eventually be open small credit unions as well as CDCUs.
"We need to be building systems to help us aggregate our combined work and create efficiencies," Mahon said
Pablo DeFilippi, director of membership for the federation, said the platform would enable CDCUs and smaller credit unions to more easily and efficiently provide a number of services, such as check cashing and remittance origination to their lower income members. He also said the platform would become a key tool to help small credit unions track and document how they serve members and the public at large, both for their own purposes such as better marketing and compliance but also to help them meet the requirements of grant writers.
The federation made its announcement in the context of a general alarm about the fate of small credit unions that ran through the remarks of several plenary session and breakout session speakers.
NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz used her remarks at the meeting to bemoan the growing gap between larger and smaller credit unions, with the larger credit unions usually remaining financially healthy.
Matz lamented in particular the loss of small credit unions and urged them to keep their capital well above 7%, adding they should really aim for keeping 10% to serve as a buffer against future unexpected difficulty. She told the assembled executives that only 20% of small credit unions that fall below 7.0% net worth, succeed in rebuilding it.
She also urged small credit unions to learn about and implement better internal controls, reporting that there had been nine credit unions liquidated this year because of fraud losses.
Other speakers turned to the organizational challenges that need to be overcome and some at the breakout touted the advantages of shared services.
James Gibson, CEO of the 30,000-member $213 million Carter Federal Credit Union in Springhill, La., recounted how his CDCU had served as a pilot site for the Dedagroup, the Italian firm which had been working with the federation to advance the project. The pilot study was meant to see how a shared platform at a CDCU might work and what the advantages might be. Gibson told the other executives that the advantages would be many, including savings on equipment and labor expense, savings on core processing costs and fewer third-party service vendors.
He reported to the group that Carter Federal now had relationships with more than 40 firms that provided some aspect of its IT and core processing capability, a burden that he said had come to be both expensive and time consuming. Sharing a platform and core processing capability would eliminate or at least ease these expenses, Gibson said.
Should the project go forward, future steps include founding a CUSO that will provide the services, determining what the parameters of such a services might be and writing software to support those services, Dedagroup said in its presentation. The timetable for getting the project up and running is between 18 and 24 months.


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I actually ended up returning it since it was actually just a bit too small for my purposes. I was hoping to be able to fit a 13" MacBook Air in it along with a flexible binder, water, warming, and etc. It fits the Mac well but because the shape is narrow it distorts the shape in a way that causes everything else to not fit so well. For the price I was hoping to have a goto pack for everything.
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Does anyone know if this will fit an old 13" MacBook in it? Though I'm not trying to use this as an all around backpack, I'm hoping that it could fit my computer (and nothing else) should I decide to bike over to a coffee shop.
Unfortunately, it does not fit "an old 13" MacBook". I use to have a really old MacBook (2006) and it does not fit in this pack.
I recently updated to a new 2013 11" MacBook Air and to my delightful surprise it fits into this back pack! Hope that helps!
would this pack be suitable for a 2 year...
would this pack be suitable for a 2 year old as it is so small?
its not really a backpack for that application, but it might work. as it is not meant for a toddler, but a small daypack for adults, i would not be surprised if the shoulder straps are too far apart for it to realistically function in your application.
I tried with my kid, won't work too well as the shoulder straps are two far apart and also the torso doesn't. This is hydration pack and has longer profile.


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