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THE bodies of three Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week returned home yesterday to a moving ramp ceremony at RAAF Base Amberley.
Lance Corporal Stjepan 'Rick' Milosevic, Sapper James Martin and Private Robert Poate were honoured by members of their respective units - 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment and 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment - before their caskets were carried from a RAAF C-17 Globemaster aircraft to their families.
Following the memorial service, hearses carrying the fallen soldiers left the base under police escort, travelling down Southern Amberley Rd, which was recently given the name "Heroes Way" by the Ipswich City Council.
Residents lined the route, waving Australian flags to pay their respects to the most recent casualties of the Afghanistan conflict.
Ipswich resident Mary Platt said she simply wanted to show people care about the sacrifice the soldiers had made.
"I just wanted to say thank you," Ms Platt said.
"These soldiers have laid down their lives for us and it's something a lot of people take for granted."
Bev Draper, of Flinders View, waited two hours to see the vehicles pass by in a matter of seconds, but said she was proud to have shown her support.
"I've come out of respect for the guys and girls in the ADF," Ms Draper said.
"I would have waited all day it doesn't matter.
"They don't necessarily sign up to go overseas, but they do it and we need to respect what they do."
Belinda Woodward, a former defence service person, said the loss of local soldiers was close to her heart.
"Most of my friends are here at Amberley or overseas on deployment," she said.
"So I'm here out of a sign of respect for them and their friends.
"I've grown up in Amberley and I'm from a defence family so I wouldn't have missed this for the world."
A second ramp ceremony for Lance Corporal Mervyn McDonald and Private Nathanael Galagher was also held yesterday at RAAF Base Richmond.


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great ball movement, too bad that didn't went in!
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March 20 (Reuters) - A slim majority of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted on Wednesday for approval of Abbott Laboratories' implantable heart device MitraClip, saying it had more benefits than risks.
The eight members of the advisory panel voted unanimously to recommend the device's safety. However, in a tie-breaker vote it voted 5-4 against the question of whether there was a reasonable assurance MitraClip would be effective for its intended use.
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Game one of the the two game series versus the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim started today. I was pretty excited because I really like to watch Bobby Abreu play ball. He is such a diverse player. Its pretty unbelievable. And going into this game Abreu only needs two doubles to catch Lou Gehrig. The Iron Horse is 32nd all-time on the doubles list and Abreu is behind Todd Helton, and Ivan Rodriguez among active players on that list. To watch Abreu catch Gehrig at Safeco Field would be awesome.
Today wasn't as disappointing as Monday's game. When I ran inside I noticed I had forgotten to insert my USB card in my camera again. This would be the second time that has happened in the five years I've been running down baseballs. I think I should create my own list. How many times I can forget my USB card for my camera. I'm so far the only one I know. So I'm leading that list of all-time. Congratulations to me. What that means for you? This blog entry will have no pictures for you to look at and admire. And let me tell you; this was a good game to take lots of pictures.
My first baseball came after about ten minutes of waiting around for a home run ball to reach the centerfield bleachers. I started to walk through the bullpen area and some old dudes were calling out to Jack Wilson for a baseball. I kind of hap-hazardly posted up inbetween them thinking I had a chance if Jack Wilson could see me with my glove raised. He was also pre-occupied talking to some teammates and pump faked a throw a few times before he finally let loose. It was probably the easiest catch I have ever made. After that I lined up at the stairs and waited for the infamous horn to sound. When it did the race was on.
I was able to seek out one easter egg. Thats pretty decent since there were probably three total laying in the rows. My buddy Josh got the other two. You can check out his stats on www.mygameballs.com . Anyway. I played the hot corner for a little while but nothing really came my way. Torii Hunter sent a bullet towards Josh and I and I don't think either one of us were in the right position to field in properly because it took a wicked bounce and deflected off both of our gloves. Somehow it ended up in left field and there was no helpful baseball player within reach to give us a little help. And of course you can't rely on security guards to help out. They just stand there like mindless drones daydreaming of their dream shot of the day some unruley fan launches out onto the field so they can beat the ever living snot out of them. What a job, I tell you.
Inbetween batters I took the time to score Dan Haren's autograph on my ticket stub. He has a very elegant signature and he even added his number too. I thought that was pretty awesome. After that I got Brandon League to toss me one, and I also caught a Brandon League overthrow that some kid missed. I do count that because no one had any possession of the baseball after the throw until I picked it up. I did, however, give it to the kid that missed it and he thanked me. I made sure to tell him I appreciated him saying thank you too. But if it were an adult that missed that throw I would have kept the ball. No doubt.
After BP ended I grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed out to the outfield. I made the mistake of moving one section too far towards centerfield and I was promptly booted. The guard wasnt a jerk about it. He made a comment about upper management really beating down their backs about people sitting in sections they don't have a ticket for. He told me I could come back around the 5th inning. So I met up with Josh and we sat more towards the foul pole in the right field seats. We had a good time watching other people get the boot closer to the foul pole. The guard over there acted like she enjoyed kicking people out. And she kicked A LOT of people out.
The Mariners beat the Angels 3-0 behind a Jason Vargas strong outing. He struck out nine batters in 7 innings and Brandon League recorded another save. ( 10 ) I hung around the bullpen area looking for an opportunity to either get another baseball or possibly a lineup card or something. But neither happened.
Hey, if you're bored you should follow me on Twitter. My handle is @MLBwayneMLB. I tweet a lot about baseball and other stuff too. Plus, I'm on Facebook. Check me out here; https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Wayne-Peck/111399878936587.
Also to get involved in my charity project make sure you visit my charity page at Crowdrise.com. Just search for Snagging Baseballs for Puppies. It will link you right to it. Thanks!
Game; May 18th 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Seattle Mariners
Gameballs; Four
Attendance; 16,992
Snagging Baseballs for Puppies has raised; $30.40 this season.
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Mr Bill wrote:Anybody that knows of a reliable source of replacement parts; please chime in.
Mr Bill wrote:We shall see how quickly they respond, or if they even respond at all.
morphine wrote:I just looked at the price. That keyboard better be really good.
As for Logitech, personal experience dictates that it will break in two weeks. Oh, wait, it already has.
just brew it! wrote:morphine wrote:I just looked at the price. That keyboard better be really good.
As for Logitech, personal experience dictates that it will break in two weeks. Oh, wait, it already has.
To be fair, it was actually 2 months (not 2 weeks). And I've generally been happy with their mice. But I agree with you on their keyboards, the build quality tends to leave something to be desired.
just brew it! wrote:Mr Bill wrote:Anybody that knows of a reliable source of replacement parts; please chime in.
This place sells Cherry keyboard parts, including keycaps: http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/
Looks like Logitech might be using some slightly non-standard keycaps though. It is not clear to me from the pictures of the G710+ whether the Ctrl keys on the G710+ are mechanically identical to a standard Cherry "Row 1 1x1.25" cap. If they are, you're golden; if the G710+ one is larger, the standard replacement will fit (but with a slightly larger gap between it and the Windows key); if it is smaller then using a standard replacement is going to be a no-go.
JohnC wrote:I've done some comparison - the Ctrl key on Logitech G710 has the same size as "Tab" key on my Ducky keyboard... So maybe the correct replacement key from wasdkeyboards's site is "row 3, size 1x1.50"
Logitech G710 Mechanical Gaming // left 'Ctrl' key has broken off
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MarkG509 wrote:1) Rosewill RK9000BR: Died after 3 months from the well-known USB connector problem. Currently disassembled, waiting until I pick up some solder wick to redo the USB connector. This is my favorite ever. The feel is "crisp" and light, and more solid than the other ones.
MarkG509 wrote:I use Cherry MX Brown keyboards almost exclusively. After using them for a while, I learned to only press them down to the activation point, that light tactile click about half way down, and only bottom-out the keys when I'm agitated
Here's the list of ones that I've tried, in decreasing order of how much I like them:
1) Rosewill RK9000BR: Died after 3 months from the well-known USB connector problem. Currently disassembled, waiting until I pick up some solder wick to redo the USB connector. This is my favorite ever. The feel is "crisp" and light, and more solid than the other ones.
2) Filco Majectouch FKBN104EM/EB: Oldest of the bunch, and the one I use the most. It actually does "ring" when I really get going on it. Just slightly mushier than the RK900BR, and slightly more drag on the keytops moving from key to key. I'm just not as fast as I was on the RK900BR. Certain keys squeaked until they broke-in after a week or so.
3) Rosewill RK9001BR: The back lit keys help when the only other light in the room is coming from the monitor. I mostly touch-type, but still have to look when going after the symbols on the number row, or hitting Fn keys. Not as solid or crisp as the RK9000BR.
4) Filco Ninja Tenkeyless FKBN87M/EFB2: Feels more "plasticy" then the above. Lighter and moves around as I type to the point where I miss key strokes. I like the key legends on the front-side of the keys. I occasionally carry this with me when traveling if I know I'll have a lot of typing to do.
5) X-Armour U9BL-S: I really just never liked this quite as much as the above. It's getting dusty attached to a machine I mostly use headless. The back-lighting is better than the RK9001BR. The spacebar tends to stick. Never like the feel of the keytops.
I'm always looking for better MX-Brown keyboards, so may try the Das or Logitech next time I need/want another...
You might also want to add an improvised strain relief to the cable to take the stress off of the connector, like I did: viewtopic.php?p=1119554#p1119554 (last pic in that post).
MarkG509 wrote:Thanks! So, that where I saw it..I was looking for that post. I'm doing *exactly* the same repair job, right down to the right-angle USB cable.
How well has your's held up since the repair? (Sorry if asking this counts as jacking the thread.)
just brew it! wrote:Welcome to the world of mechanical keyboard goodness...


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Thread: Sub in driver footwell
Morgan - Makes sense! Hey all is good. As long as it works out right?
You where wise to look for a sub that you can throw a lot of power at. Makes a world of difference in that open air environment. hehe!
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I have some pics of my sub box in the Mods section, the "Ruby Roo" post. I built a sealed 0.61 cubic foot box for my Infinity Perfect 10, and it sounds great. One guy I know has 4 12's (don't know what brand) mounted in the V drive compartments of his 'bu, and I swear my sub sounds better than his. Most people can't believe that I only have one SVC 10 running on 150W RMS. I maintain that it is a result of optimizing all the different variables to produce the best result. I will not win any sound off contests, but I like it, and I lost basically no foot space.Brian Roberts
2001 Outback DD
I did a box something like yours on my O/B last year. I mounted the box high and forward on the port side wall behind the observer's seat, firing forward. It's as though the whole bow becomes a subwoofer. It didn't have much power going to it either, but it rocked!My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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There can be an audible difference based on how you orient your subwoofer. The following acoustical generalizations should help you predict how each approach will perform.
Forward-firing toward the bow or side-firing into the hull tends to create a little extra low frequency energy. Whether you think of it as a clumsy horn or bandpass, you are using the cavity and its interior boundaries as reinforcing planes. The function works best when the subenclosure occupies space within the cavity thereby reducing the cavity's displacement. The compliance of this air mass will store and release energy in a non-linear manner. The lowest registers benefit but the midbass transients suffer a little as some of that energy is consumed or filtered. So there is a slight loss in tonal construction that offsets the extra compression. If using a bass-reflex scheme its important that both the woofer and port radiate without obstruction from surfaces that are too close. Its also essential that both the woofer and port are either collectively directed into the cavity or outside the cavity and not directed into separeate environments. If you direct these two sources with one into the cavity and one into the open air, you will still see output benefits of a ported enclosure, but you'll definitely lose sound quality. Its important that you have a uniform phase response between the woofer and port. There is a difference between just 'ported' and 'tune-ported.'
Direct-radiating toward the driver and into the open cockpit will deliver slightly less compression comparatively. However, the transients, midbass attack and articulation are a little better in a direct-radiating scenario, particularly if your crossover frequency is set high enough. There's a lessor distinction in tonal characteristics if your crossover is set really low. Placing a woofer at the face or opening of a substantial under-helm cavity is somewhat counter-productive because the cavity acts as a bass trap. So having a tall enclosure or facade to provide more isolation from the cavity helps.
A free-air subwoofer in the floor hump will also benefit from an overhead facade that provides a partition from the helm cavity and also provides another reinforcing boundary.
Downfiring should be reserved for necessity only. This will undoubtedly shake the floor. But placing the woofer too close to the floor can change the 'Q' and serve to choke the output when you effectively reduce the radiating surface area. So follow the same precaustions you would with a forward or side-firing sub. Keep in mind that applications that work well in the enclosed cabin of a vehicle do not translate to an open-air environment. In a vehicle, after a certain amount of excurion and below a certain wavelength the cabin interior becomes an increasingly more rigid air mass. As a result the woofer couples very well and this effect can offset a multitude of inefficiencies. In a boat, on the other hand, a transducer has only a fraction of the leverage so don't make the task any more difficult for your subwoofer and sub amplifier.
The acoustic differences are not the only considerations in designing a Moomba subwoofer system. The under-helm conditions vary by model and year... How and where the cables enter/exit the top of the hump for example. Or, your personal tolerance for lost leg/footroom is a concern too. So woofer orientation is a predominant acoustic factor but certainly not the only one in the equation. There is no singular approach fits all prescriptions. Take it boat by boat.
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Jeff I have 2 12's the driver side is firing toward the side of the hull and mane they pound I would recommend doing that also I had great results with it like that ! The box to fit that area gets creative though so be prepared to test fit a few hundrend times2007 Outback V


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Mill Creek defensive tackle Kelsey Griffin has established himself as one of the top players in the country that isn't on everyone's radar. The big reason has to do with the fact that Griffin just doesn't do much talking about himself of his game to media members. He does, however, talk with his play on the field.
Where he is great: Griffin has broad shoulders and a thick, barrel-chested frame. His build alone is going to make it tough for offensive linemen to get movement on him without a double team. Unlike most prospects his age, Griffin is very strong in both his upper and lower body, and has the potential to get much stronger at the next level. Just a few months ago, Griffin would be considered to be tad short for most defensive tackles, but after observing him in the spring, it appears that he has grown this spring and is in the 6-foot-3 range.
One thing that stands out about the four star prospect on film is the way he uses his hands. He rarely lets opposing offensive lineman lock on or get their hands inside with quick and violent use of his hands. His first step is very explosive, and he understands how to play through the smallest of gaps when being double-teamed.
His instincts, however, are arguably his greatest strength. Griffin understands how to read the blocks of offensive linemen, and doesn't fly too far up field to make a play like some young defenders do.
• Where he is good: The Rivals250 lineman doesn't have excellent speed, but he runs plenty well enough to chase down plays away from him and rush the passer. His quick first step makes him a very good one-gap player, but he has the size and strength to play two gaps effectively as well.
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Griffin possesses a well above average bull rush move that high school offensive lineman have been unable to handle, and that will undoubtedly develop at the next level. Due to his quickness and instincts, Griffin is almost impossible to trap or down block with any consistency, and he does a very good job of locating the ball once he gets into the opposing backfield.
• Where he needs work: Like most big, strong defensive lineman, Griffin needs to work on having a more consistent and appropriate pad level. At this point, he tends to play a big high and tries to look over offensive lineman to find the ball. That is a bad habit that he will break pretty quickly at the next level.
Despite being skilled at using his hands to get off blocks, he does have times where he doesn't use his hands as much as he should. At this point in his development, Griffin hasn't developed many moves to get off blocks, but has the quickness to develop a devastating array of moves to help him rush the passer.
• Overall: If Griffin had decided to participate in the camp circuit this summer, there is a solid possibility that he would be ranked higher at this point. As it stands, he is highly thought off and will be in charge of anchoring a talented Mill Creek defense in 2011.
Griffin could fit well as a 4-3 nose tackle or three technique, or he could star as a 3-4 defensive end. If he gets great coaching at the next level, his ability to rush the passer could catch up to his ability to stuff the run and become and all conference performer. One thing that coaches will love about Griffin is that he has the ability to play and be effective in any of a team's defensive packages.


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R.A. Dickey: Changing my approach
M's veteran prolongs career by embracing his knuckleball
It's fair to say that I'm a completely different pitcher now than I was two years ago.
Back then I was a traditional pitcher, but now I'm a knuckleball pitcher. Becoming a knuckleball pitcher at this stage of my career is like a hitter converting to a switch-hitter late in his career. The transition has a high degree of difficulty, and it's still not fully complete, but I'm glad to be headed in this direction.
The knuckleball was always a part of my repertoire, but I just didn't feature it much. I would usually throw it four or five times a game at the most. It was good enough at the time, but my pitching coaches in Texas -- Orel Hershiser and Mark Connor -- suggested that I utilize the knuckleball as a way to prolong my career.
My decision to do so came midway through the 2005 season. I came back from an injury that year, and I found I had lost some velocity on my fastball. I decided it was the right time to switch over to the knuckleball.
I've come a long way, and I'm hopeful of what the future might bring with the knuckleball. Most pitchers have success later on in their careers with the pitch -- usually between the ages of 32 to 40 -- so in that sense, I'm still very young in my knuckleball career.
I've been used as both a starter and reliever, and I feel I'm suited for either role. As a knuckleball reliever, my ability to throw my knuckleball for strikes is advantageous. It took a long time to learn how to do that. When you come in for relief, you have to get guys out right away. When you're starting a game, there is a little more margin for error.
Tim Wakefield, who is by far the best modern knuckleballer, throws his around 60 to 68 mph. My knuckleball deviates from that standard a little. I throw mine from between 69 and 80 mph.
I also still have enough arm strength to throw a high 80s fastball when I need it. I feel like I have other weapons to go along with the knuckleball, which should make me that much more effective.
R.A. Dickey, the first-round pick of the Texas Rangers in 1996, joined the Seattle Mariners earlier this season as a knuckleball pitcher. The 33-year-old right-hander from Nashville, Tenn., is 4-8 with a 5.44 ERA.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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to get into OpenMP I implemented a version of a matrix vector multiplication for sparse matrices in CRS. Compiling it with GCC 4.6.3 on 64bit Linux works fine (besides two unimportant warnings about some formatting stuff in a `printf` call).
However, compiling the same with ICC 12.1.0 on 64bit Linux, gives the following error:
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matxvec_sparse.cpp(79): error: "default_n_row" must be specified in a variable list at enclosing OpenMP parallel pragma
#pragma omp parallel \
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int default_n_row = 4;
int *n_row = &default_n_row;
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#pragma omp parallel \
default(none) \
shared(n_row, aval, acolind, arowpt, vval, yval) \
private(x, y)
#pragma omp for \
for ( x = 0; x < *n_row; x++ ) {
yval[x] = 0;
for ( y = arowpt[x]; y < arowpt[x+1]; y++ ) {
yval[x] += aval[y] * vval[ acolind[y] ];
} /* end PARALLEL */
I'm aware, that the variable the shared pointer `n_row` is referencing, is neither shared nor private. At least, that's my understanding of defining `default(none)` and explicitly some shared and private variables.
If I add `default_n_row` to the list of shared variables, ICC is happy and does its work. GCC does not care.
I've compiled with
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c++ -fopenmp -O0 -g -std=c++0x -Wall -o matxvec_sparse matxvec_sparse.cpp
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icc -openmp -O0 -g -std=c++0x -Wall -restrict -o matxvec_sparse matxvec_sparse.cpp
Is my code causing an undefined behaviour according to the OpenMP specification and thus I'm lucky it works with GCC or is one of the compilers not following the OpenMP specification?
The full code I'm using can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/torbjoernk/openMP-Ex ... sparse.cpp
Side note: I opened a question about that on SO: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1010 ... g-succeeds


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Having emigrated to Germany from Russia at age 17 and flown halfway around the world in pursuit of MMA glory, Dennis Siver is used to transitions.
He believes Donald Cerrone may not be so adaptable, at least when it comes to fighting.
"He's dangerous in [every] way – on the ground and in the standup," Siver today told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) through a translator. "Maybe the transitions from wrestling to the standup fight are not so good. That could be a chance for us."
Lightweights Siver (19-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Cerrone (16-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) meet Saturday on the Spike TV-televised preliminary card of UFC 137, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Main-card action airs live on pay-per-view while other preliminary-card action streams live on Facebook.
Siver will need to be spot-on in exploiting the weakness he sees. While the two men are in the same weight class, Cerrone towers 5 inches over him and enjoys a three-inch reach advantage. Perhaps most daunting is the two-time WEC contender's relentless pressure and durability under fire. If ever there were a time to use an opponent's aggression against him, it would be now for Siver.
"Of course, we are ready to do a takedown," the 32-year-old fighter said. "But I don't want to tell the whole game plan because it's a little bit of a secret."
What Siver makes little effort to hide is how important this fight is for his career. He's managed to take out several of the UFC's top prospects in the lightweight division, and a win over the surging Cerrone would make a good case for the No. 3 or No. 4 spot in his class.
As a non-English speaker, Siver is likely to wait longer in getting to the top of the division. But if he keeps winning – and winning decisively – a title shot will be undeniable. That, in turn, might help sway the negativity surrounding the sport in Germany, where MMA is still banned from TV.
"If I get the championship belt and bring this belt to Germany, it could be that everything changes in Germany, and that's why I'm training very hard," he said. "I want to one day be champion in the 155-pound division."
He's got a ways to go, and a tough test ahead on Saturday. But at the very least, he won't be fighting the crowd. During the walk to the cage in one of the most significant fights of his UFC career – a meeting in Sydney with highly touted prospect and countryman George Sotiropoulos – Australian fans threw cups with hot coffee on him. Vegas will probably be more charitable.
But even if they're not, it won't faze Siver. He's used to dealing with people from around the world – and fighters, too. Cerrone's sharp standup skills present but a small window for him to move in and capitalize on those transitions.
Good thing he's used to last-minute flights.
For more on UFC 137, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
MMAjunkie.com Radio broadcasts Monday-Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. The show is hosted by Gorgeous George, MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan and producer Goze. For more information or to download past episodes, go to www.mmajunkie.com/radio.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, January 7, 2013, 9:56 AM
Town Square
Former Mayor Sandy Eakins dies
Original post made on Jan 7, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, January 7, 2013, 9:56 AM
a resident of another community
on Jan 7, 2013 at 10:58 am
I am saddened by Sandy's passing. She was an extraordinary woman and a powerful and skillful voice for the arts. More than that she was a close and valued friend who provided wise counsel to me whenever I needed it. I was blessed to have had her in my life.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 7, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Dear family and friends of Ms. Eakins,
What a remarkable person.
Thank you for sharing her with our community.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jan 7, 2013 at 2:11 pm
Sandy and I were classmates in Leadership Midpeninsula in the early '90s and we carpooled to and from our class.
I followed the work she did when she served on the Palo Alto Public Art Commission, the Planning Commission and on the Palo Alto City Council. I shared her disappointment when she lost her bid to be re-elected to the Palo Alto City Council. I am truly saddened to read about her death.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:25 pm
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 7, 2013 at 5:59 pm
There is no reason to speak ill of the now departed. It's a shame that we don't have a clear memory of the folks who have served in the various roles of government, and in the decision process—be they elected, or selected.
After her first term on the Council, Eakins was the focus of a concerted effort by Palo Altans disaffected by her vision of what local government should be. Unfortunately, it's been about ten years since that time, and there is not easy to recreate the contributions that might be attributed to Ms. Eakins, as well as the problems she created.
During Eakins time on the Council, the Daily News had begun to ask hard questions, and print all sorts of information about the internals of Palo Alto City Government—such as the names and salaries of the employees. Eakins was not pleased at these questions, and horrified that this information was being made public. At one point, she made her displeasure known by proclaiming that "the Daily News is trying to bring down Palo Alto [government]".
Of course, printing the salaries was not going "overthrow" the government—but to Sandy Eakins, and her supporters in/around the government—the release of any information about the internals was too, too, much and should not be allowed.
Eakins was clearly a "statist", with a clear vision of an ever-larger government. It was no surprise that she (and two of her colleagues) were the targets of local political action to remove them from the Council, and replacing them with people who were more open-minded, and far less sure that "government was the only answer".
a resident of Community Center
on Jan 7, 2013 at 6:14 pm
Joe ---I would hardly consider two of the new council memos elected that year, ksihinoto and Morton, as open-minded. And certainly butch, who was rmeelected, was a very narrow minded individual. Bravo to the voters for booting her out of office then-- she was a perfect example of the imperious, Self appointed ruling class
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 7, 2013 at 6:20 pm
> ksihinoto and Morton, as open-minded
Fair point. But there was no way of knowning that until after they were elected.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jan 7, 2013 at 8:29 pm
I loved her aesthetic sense, support of the arts (which was long-term, unceasing, direct, ranged from one-on-one to city-wide), & her pragmatic political legacy (SmartVoter & PALWV). She helped several talented artists gain a career foothold & I appreciated how she enjoyed those whose lives were more offbeat & boho than hers. I also very much liked her family. May she rest in peace and may they continue to share her love of beauty and art.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jan 8, 2013 at 11:42 am
I am sorry to hear about this loss. Sandy was a contributor to the community and to the causes she cared about, and she will be greatly missed.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jan 8, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Ms Eakins comes from a generation of women who served our community in ways we haven't even begun to appreciate, and I fear there are few replacing them for the energy and time they put into doing the hard work of making life better for the rest of us.
My condolences to the family, and gratitude for the many unsung contributions she made to our community.


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Papelbon ties Red Sox's saves record
Closer notches No. 132, remains in awe of Yanks' Rivera
By Lisa Winston / MLB.com
With two men on and two outs in the ninth, setting up the save situation with the tying run on deck, Papelbon took the mound to face Orioles rookie Matt Wieters. After falling behind quickly at 0-2, Wieters lofted a fly into shallow left field. But an all-out diving catch by Jason Bay ended the game and gave Papelbon the first of what could be many career milestones.
Stanley had set the record over the course of a 13-year career with the Red Sox, from 1977-89, during which he pitched in many roles. He only topped the 20-save plateau twice in that span, with 33 in 1983 and 22 in '84.
But as Papelbon was quick to note, Stanley pitched during a different era of relievers, which helps explains the fact that he was able to catch him in just three seasons as a closer.
"The era of baseball he pitched in was a lot different, and, in my opinion, a lot harder, with a lot of two- or three-inning saves," said Papelbon, who is on pace to top the 30-save mark for the fourth time in as many seasons. "The game's become a lot more specialized now, and so to get this milestone is huge, to follow in the footsteps of guys like that."
Papelbon also pointed out that Stanley had to switch back and forth between roles, something Papelbon did at the beginning of his pro career before moving into the closer role for good in 2006.
"He teeter-tottered back and forth, and one thing he said that hit home with me was that to go out there every day and pitch is what made his clock tick," said Papelbon. "It's the same way with me. It was tough for me to sit for five days when I had a bad start. It was easier for me to come back as a closer the next day and redeem myself."
While the two may have pitched in different eras, though, Papelbon feels there are many similarities between himself and the man they called "Steamer."
"The thing I loved about him is he really kind of pitched like me in the sense that he wasn't out there trying to trick anybody, he went right after hitters," Papelbon said. "Also, he liked to have fun in the bullpen down there. I think we have a lot in common."
Saving the day
|Closer Jonathan Papelbon recorded career save No. 132 in the Red Sox's 4-0 win vs. the Orioles on Monday night, tying him with Bob Stanley for the most in Red Sox history.
|Jonathan Papelbon
|Bob Stanley
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On Monday, Papelbon was also paying homage to a friend and competitor whose own recent milestone he could only hope to someday chase: career save No. 500, collected Sunday night by Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.
"Seeing what Mo did is just absolutely incredible," said Papelbon, who got to watch Rivera record the final outs of the Yankees' 4-2 win over the Mets from his hotel room in Baltimore. "He sets the standard and it's a pretty heavy standard to set."
Rivera, 39, became just the second closer to reach the elusive 500-save plateau, joining Milwaukee closer Trevor Hoffman (571). Saves only became an official statistic in baseball in 1969, as the role of the relief pitcher shifted to more specialization.
It took Rivera just over 13 seasons to reach the mark, having collected his first save in May 1996.
"He's been able to do it with consistency year in and year out, and that's what's really impressive, especially in the American League East," said Papelbon, who has been named to the AL All-Star team in each of his three full big league seasons and hopes to make it four in a row. "Hopefully I'll be able to give him personal congratulations in St. Louis."
Papelbon is on a similar pace, with 35 saves in 2006, 37 in '07, 41 in '08 and 19 so far heading into the final week before the All-Star break, to go with a 1.89 ERA.
And while he thinks the goal is reachable, Papelbon knows that it will take more than just luck.
"It's realistic because you train yourself to think you're good enough to do it," said Papelbon, who turned 28 during the offseason. "But at the same time, to stay healthy for that many years and not only to stay healthy, but to be able to play through pain, when you're aching day in and day out. It's pretty amazing."
Papelbon, a closer at Mississippi State before being drafted by Boston in the fourth round in 2003, worked as a starting pitcher for two Minor League seasons and part of his big league debut in '05 before being moved back to the closer role in '06.
Despite the "healthy" rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox -- or maybe because of it -- there is no closer that Papelbon admires more than Rivera.
"He's the godfather of our role, he's done so much for it," Papelbon said. "To chase him is definitely an honor and definitely a challenge, and I'm always up for challenges."
Lisa Winston is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I'm not OP but I've bought a secondhand car at £14500 on a Chip & PIN card here in the UK. Wasn't even called to confirm.
I'm not OP but I've bought a secondhand car at £14500 on a Chip & PIN card here in the UK. Wasn't even called to confirm.
So you run cc -E first then
Illegal means "in violation of the law".
All crime is illegal, not all illegality is crime.
+1, accurate.
One of my peeves with IPv6 is that in v4 I had over 16 million legal loopback addresses out of only 4 billion addresses; now in v6 I have exactly one out of a much larger pool. It is not often useful, but it isn't always useless to use more than one of the loopback addresses on a host.
I would have preferred loopback to be a
I have never seen a complete and unambiguous requirement for any real piece of software, and I would wager no other software engineer has either.
You are conflating ignorance of the law with ignorance of the facts (and you appear to have copious amounts of both).
A pre-existing patent is not law, it is fact. IBM advises its employees to remain ignorant of other patents while working on products because if those products are later found infringing then their liability is reduced.
I was a Master Inventor at IBM before I quit in 2010 and we absolutely did check for pre-existing patents before filing anything new. Occasionally this would lead to wasted effort within IBM because a proposal would get further through the process than it would if the inventors had looked for relevant patents before starting work.
It will probably stream OpenGL commands, not rendered images.
If you can stream one rendered image every 16ms you can display 60fps. If you send OpenGL commands you will be better-off on a lot of frames but it will stutter every time you need to send a texture larger than a rendered frame (and most textures are larger than a rendered frame).
The game is to make the peak frame latency 16ms (or whatever your target is), not to reduce the average.
Actually the old-skool unit of mass is the slug, not the gram.
What I find odd is this: "stifle" is a relatively obscure word to use and yet they can't spell "dissent".
A very reliable rule of thumb is that if there are N possible hash values, then you should expect 0.5 hash collisions after hashing N items.
No you shouldn't. You should expect 0.5 collisions after hashing N/2 items. Trivially you are guaranteed at least M collisions when hashing N+M items.
I don't actually know off the top of my head how many collisions you should expect if you hashed N items.
It might even be a foreign network if you're near a boarder.
If you're going to be connected to the emergency services of the wrong country anyway, I would say you have bigger problems than which number to dial.
the GSM spec contains a special call type 'emergency' which is meant to be triggered when you press that, or dial 112 or 999 (or presumably 911) so the digits really don't matter to the network. The idea was that those calls could kick someone else off the network if it was congested, for an emergency. I don't believe it was ever implemented though.
It was implemented. In the UK at least if you call an emergency number when you have a weak signal it will dramatically improve for the duration of the call as the cell tower reconfigures itself to use up to its maximum power and, as you say, drops any other call that was interfering with the call placed by your handset.
The towers are smart enough not to drop any calls or boost the power unless it will help.
If being an atheist, Christian or Jedi ever becomes a matter that gets you brought to the attention of the Secret Service in the UK, we're beyond fucked already.
The forms linked from this page give you a good idea of what will bring you to the attention of SIS and friends.
I agree that a 30% cut is a bit too much...
b) When a company sells digital software themselves, they don't get to keep 100% of the sale price. They have to pay for hosting, bandwidth, marketing, sales processing, manhours involved in all of this, etc., etc., etc.
I own a small business selling apps on the iOS store and I agree that 30% is a reasonable price for what they provide.
Apple do nothing to market or promote your apps, so you should not have included that. You missed a relatively important factor in that they test and validate the apps they sell which gives consumers more confidence to purchase than they have on competitor's app stores.
This sounds reasonable to me - the telephone company has no business filtering phone calls, so it should not filter text messages either. Subscribers may choose to employ a spam-blocking service, which could be provided by other people than the phone company.
I agree with this in principle, but I would add that it is a matter between the subscribers and the telephone company; I do not see that any third party has grounds to interfere in that relationship.
If the telephone company's scheme is optional, subscribers are given a clear choice, and subscribers may change their choice at any time without penalty then I would say it's fine. Failing that, if subscribers have a choice of telcos and at least one of them offers an unfiltered option there is no need for any regulator to get involved.
Promising costs nothing, it's the delivering that kills you.


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February 11, 2010
Authors Baram Blackett and Alan Wilson are with us to talk about their 30 year research into the hidden British and Welsh history. They are the authors of King Arthur & the Charters of the Kings, The King Arthur Conspiracy, Moses in the Hieroglyphs, The Discovery of the Ark of the Covenant and The Trojan War of 650 BC. Their forthcoming book is called The Murder of Britain. They join us to talk about their research and the hidden history of the ancient world and the relationship between ancient civilizations. We talk about the Khumric Coelbren Alphabet and the Etruscan Connection. Topics Discussed: solid foundations, the land of charters, amulet, Quentin Hutchinson, history can be a paradox, King Arthur, linguistic divide, the banning of Welsh in Britain in 1846, invasion, King of Syria, Hittite King, Khumric people, second invasion by Brutus, Cardinal Baronius, Christianity, KHUMRI, deciphering the stone, Robert Williams, catastrophe, Holland (Holy Land), comet, Ogam alphabet, Barry Fell, Egypt, Britain, Aegean, Wallace Budge and more. We continue to talk with Alan Wilson in our members section about misdating and historical chronology. Also, we discuss the Ark of the Covenant. Then, Alan talks about cultural genocide and his excursion into the field. He shares his discoveries of constellations or astrological signs in the landscapes of Wales. We also talk about Alan's translation of the Etruscan Alphabet and Egyptian hieroglyphics. This is an interesting continuation that ties things together in regards to Alan and Baram's research. Topics Discussed: misdating, St Patrick, the eruption of Krakatoa, The Ark of the Covenant, Etruscan inscriptions, the Etruscan language, reading Egyptian hieroglyphics, the search for the grail, Greal, Sirius, Hercules, Capricorn and constellations or astrological signs in the landscapes of Wales.


text: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:54 PM, John Shaver <bobjohnbob at gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Merrill Oveson <moveson at gmail.com> wrote: >> Pluggers: >> >> >> Pretend we are xyz company. So my email is moveson at xyz.com. xyz >> email is hosted thru gmail. >> >> Some of our users got an email from support at xyz.com. >> Now our support team never send the email. It's obvious spam. >> >> The question is: If we flag the email as spam, are you flagging >> support at xyz.com as spam, >> or is gmail smart enough to know to flag the sent from ip address? > > This is called email spoofing. If wanted to, I could send you an > email as bill at microsoft.com and it would come through fine. If they > flag it as spam, then, in most spam systems, it will affect legitimate > emails from the same email address. > > The most common defense I've seen people try to use for this is SPF > records. You can specify SPF information in your DNS TXT records that > specify which servers are allowed to send out mail from your domain. > Unfortunately, people don't always send email out through your SMTP > server. When they are away from the office, they may want to send > mail from their home connection and their ISP may require them to send > out mail via their SMTP server and block ports otherwise (this is very > common among the big ISPs). This means that legitimate mail will be > flagged due to SPF records. I see very few large companies using > solid SPF records on their domain for this reason. Most are just set > to flag, but not deny mail from other servers. > > The other issue is that many mail servers do not even check SPF > records and aren't required to, although I think most do. > > >> It drives me crazy that gmail doesn't show the full headers. > > > Even if you showed full headers, it would be very difficult to know > who the mail actually came from and if it was legitamate if you don't > know how to read email headers and see what servers we can confirm > they went to (gmails servers only know which server handed them the > mail, any other relays could be faked in the headers). > > More info on email spoofing: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_spoofing > > and Sender Policy Framework: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Policy_Framework > > -John Shaver > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ Thanks for the responses... Yeah, I have an spf1 record in my DNS for our domain. I guess gmail didn't bother to read it, or it's set up wrong. ? ie.: v=spf1 a mx ?all Or does gmail require a special spf1 record setup in their DNS?


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Here is my version (and yes, I know it needs updating):
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security version: 10.0.250.000
vsmon version: 10.0.250.000
Driver version: 10.0.217.000
Anti-virus engine version: 188.8.131.52
Anti-virus signature DAT file version: 1127658304
ZoneAlarm Browser Security: 1.5.322.0
Win 7 Pro SP1 on a cable modem. Firefox, Chrome, and IE9
ZA told me Skype was infected and it wanted to reboot. I told it not to reboot and then rebooted manually (I reboot every morning).
Computer rebooted fine but Skype was gone. I downloaded and installed Skype again and all my previous settings were restored. Skype did not even ask me to log in.
Seems to be working now.I guess I will update ZA in a day or two once this gets resolved.


text: Sample PaleoBars Outside the Bookstore - June 18th 17 June 2014 Logan University (0) Angela Sykora, a regional Health Educator for Designs for Health will be outside the bookstore providing PaleoBar samples to students on Wednesday, June 18th from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Designs for Health is a professional-only line of nutritional products, and the Paleobars are part of their "Paleo" line of products. Designs for Health is committed to delivering science first, high quality nutritional supplements, educating health care practitioners as to their optimal therapeutic use, and providing practice development solutions to continually support health care practitioners. In addition to the Paleobar samples, Angela will have information available to learn more about the products and services available through Designs for Health.


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Fears growing in Israel as Syria sending Scuds to Hizbullah
A "Scud Crisis" may potentially spark another Israeli-Hizbullah war, Kuwait's Al Rai reported on April 11.
According to the Kuwaiti daily, Syria has delivered several Scud missiles to Hizbullah, igniting a behind-the-scenes crisis after Israel told U.S. authorities "it will take steps if the U.S. didn't find a solution to what the Jewish state considers a threat to its security."
Following Israel's warning, the United States Department of State summoned Syrian ambassador Imad Mustafa and asked him "to inform his government about the level of danger if the missiles crossed the border."
Meanwhile, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry discussed the issue with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus. "Assad's denial (about the delivery of the Scuds) didn't seem convincing for the Americans who were mainly convinced that Damascus delivered the missiles to Hizbullah," Al Rai reported.
Israeli authorities have since sent indirect warnings to Syrian authorities via Qatar and Turkey that it would "bomb Lebanese and Syrian targets in case the missiles crossed the border" and reached Hizbullah.
Nevertheless, the newspaper warned that there have been conflicting reports about the delivery of the Scud missiles, saying some Washington sources have confirmed the delivery while others have maintained that no Scuds crossed the Lebanon-Syria border.
One Middle East analyst told The Cable that concern has emanated primarily form Capital Hill. "There is serious concern in Congress about just how bad Syria's behavior has been lately, from their flagrant ties with terrorist groups and Iran, to deeply worrying arms shipments to Hizbullah in Lebanon."
A spokesman for the Syrian Embassy in Washington, Ahmed Salkini, denied all the allegations. "These reports are unequivocally false and are a product of the Israeli government that is trying to speciously create a raised level of tension in the region to justify a future conflagration of violence on their part, or simply to divert attention from the real issue at hand: Israeli settlements and expansionism," he told The Cable.


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Ballmer: Microsoft testing next-gen Surface tablet
0. phoneArena posted on 26 Jul 2013, 12:05
The Microsoft Surface tablets were not a success for the Redmond based company; in fact, the software giant ended up taking a $900 million write off in the second quarter to write-off inventory of Surface RT tablets shortly after knocking as much as 30% off the price of the tablets. But the experience hasn't deterred the company and its CEO from giving the device another chance...
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1. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Micro$oft should resume "testing" on their current generation Surface tablets.
17. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Personally, I think that MS should have kept on 'testing' their Surface offering until they were able to get the combination of features, weight, battery life and price better sorted out. Some of the limitations are just soo annoying.
24. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Sad, really! At least there's still good copies of Windows 7 and Windows XP
2. TOMarsh1 (Posts: 9; Member since: 15 Jun 2013)
their existing products seem to be made of " oh let's stick a tablet and laptop together,". Hopefully next years products will bring a little more unique experience...
10. the_best (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Thats exactly what i whant in my PC.
The only problem was that it was weak as a tablet.
So i bought the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Series. its great for games and paying the bills, but i can also use it as a tablet when the mood strikes =)
13. designerfx (Posts: 76; Member since: 26 Mar 2013)
ideapad yoga doesn't function for games. who are you kidding?
22. xq10xa (Posts: 777; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)
yeah it does. Super Meat Boy, Worms, and pretty much all games before 2002. cmon. lol
29. the_best (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
just bought anno 2070, works just fine.
Then theres civ 5, gta 4, portal 2 just to mention a few with no lag.
3. deathgod (Posts: 122; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
M$ wants their surface to be a success, then get rid of RT and just use plain version of windows 8. Price those tablets competitively with Android and iOS tablets, even if you have vastly surpior hardware. You're not going to get the numbers you're looking for by having the starting price be $900...
5. cwiley5045 (Posts: 23; Member since: 07 May 2010)
I completely agree. RT version has to go. The problem is if they just make the Haswell version they cannot compete with Android or iOS they would need to take a lose on ever tablet if priced at the same price as an iPad.
15. Luuthian (Posts: 324; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
Taking a loss is okay if they have services that back it up. The real problem here is that they don't. Google and Amazon can offer their devices so cheap because they make up for the loss via ad revenue and app store sales.
Microsoft is in the unfortunate position of having virtually no services and weak ad revenue. The Zune music service failed miserably and Bing is only being used by MS devices, of which there are few out there. MS has Office... And that's largely it. Ballmer is trying to fix this by focusing on goods and services, but it could take years to catch up. In fact, it already is. Look how far behind they are in their app offerings compared to Google and Apple.
It's going to be a rough road. They can't really sell cheap because they don't have the ability to recoup those losses well, but no one wants their devices because they're too expensive. It's a catch-22. It's even worse when you consider that a decent laptop costs less than a Surface Pro (especially with the snap-on keyboard), and it'll do more for you.
16. SuperMaoriBro (Posts: 533; Member since: 23 Jun 2012)
They took 900mil loss in inventory writeoff. If they had just taken that loss by selling the hardware below cost they wouldve sold more units, giving them more market share. A larger market share would attract more developers. More developers attract more consumers. More consumers would mean more app sales. Etc. Ms shouldve focused on capturing market share rather than trying to make a profit with an unproven product, especially in a market with well established players
18. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Well, they are taking the loss by selling the current inventory below cost. Do you think they are just going to scrap the current inventory of RT tablets?
19. Bilpocalypse (Posts: 301; Member since: 13 Oct 2012)
So basically your saying that Skype, Hotmail, and Xbox Live aren't services? I agree with you on 90% of what was said, but MS has a bunch of services... most of which are just as good or better than the competition. The main difference is that MS is a software/hardware/services company. Amazon makes no money from their tablets and ereaders, only from the digital merchandise you buy to use on them (books, music, etc). Google makes all their money from ad revenue. MS does both, but not at near the level of the other two, because they are still primarily a software company.
28. Luuthian (Posts: 324; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
To be more clear, I mean they don't have services that net them strong levels of revenue compared to the competition. But when your competition gives everything away for free and makes money off the simple fact they have HEAPS of users, it's hard to compete.
For example, Google's services extend so far that they encompass social life, business, and consumable media. Microsoft's do only to a point... Bing, Skype, Hotmail, and Xbox live are not going to make the same kind of money as Youtube, Google Maps, Google, Google Docs, Google +, GMail, etc. The reason being that Google has designed themselves around delivering services for free and then using the massive user base to score cash on ad revenue. Microsoft preffered to make their money through licensing fees, and as their userbase begins to slip that model no longer works.
I guess the real problem here is that Microsoft is spread too thin. Google went one way with their revenue and Apple went another. Both are doing extremely well because their focus is so keen. One company sells ads and builds their services around ads. The other company makes money buy selling hardware at an extreme mark up, with the promise of reliability. Microsoft tried to gamble on multiple fronts and lost. They want to sell the hardware themselves but they have no history in doing so. Yet they also want to offer people services that most have already bought into somewhere else.
It's going to be a rough adjustment for them. You can tell they still don't quite get it simply by looking at the Xbox One fiasco. They wanted to be Steam, but they didn't understand what made Steam work. They're learning too slow, and in an industry that moves this fast it'll be their undoing if they can't keep up.
30. Bilpocalypse (Posts: 301; Member since: 13 Oct 2012)
I agree... and I hope they figure something out. I use alot of MS services and I wouldn't want to have to switch to another provider for those services.
32. glitch177k (Posts: 1; Member since: 27 Jul 2013)
You blatantly don't know what you're talking about.
The zune music subscription wasn't a failure. It's still making them money today as the xbox music subscription service.
Speaking of xbox, heard of it? It's this little gaming device that has sold MILLIONS of SUBSCRIPTIONS to this SERVICE called xbox live.
Though you got me with the ad revenue. It's not like Microsoft has their own search engine or ad system that sells ads to the hundreds of millions of people using windows 8 devices (tablets, phones, computers) and very soon apple devices as well.
And even if all of those weren't enough to offset the losses, it's not like Microsoft is making a percentage of each android device sold that would offset their losses.
And even if that weren't enough. It's not like they are making billions of dollars from Office 365. Or cloud services. Or business software. Or server licenses. Or just about EVERYTHING THEY TOUCH.
Oh, actually, that's right. They are one of the top 5 most profitable companies in the US along with Apple. Hmmm....who isn't in the top 5? Oh....Google and Amazon.
Maybe they actually CAN take a loss. I guess they DO have a couple of "services that back it up".
4. cwiley5045 (Posts: 23; Member since: 07 May 2010)
The problem with CEO Ballmer is the fact that he doesn't understand that everyone in Microsoft is scared of him and is afraid to challenge him. He stated "that the new slates will feature "typical improvements" and that the reaction from inside Microsoft has been positive." Inside Microsoft, he should be using third party people to test the device that way he can see ahead of time the short comings of the device.
I know Microsoft has a tone of money even enough to right $900 million away yet your talking about the typical updates. To me your already starting off wrong. You need to totally look at everything about the surface, one would be not to bring back a ARM version and just create a Haswell version.
8. ballaonnabudget (Posts: 38; Member since: 15 May 2013)
You know what i agr... wait i can't take you seriously with that profile pic. Nevermind.
6. xpr3ss10n (Posts: 58; Member since: 15 Dec 2011)
Typical improvements? Do they really think that will turn it around?
7. gd761 (Posts: 161; Member since: 18 Sep 2012)
Add at least 256GB of Storage to Start the Low End amount with.
Add Better and LOUDER Speakers.
Add Legacy Support for Windows Programs.
Don't Make ANY EXCUSES that You"Microsoft" Can NOT Accomplish All of this Especially Legacy Support, Because if the Guys over at XDA Developers can get the Legacy Programs to Work on the RT Model, then You "Microsoft" will NOT have Any Problems to Make it Possible to have the Legacy Programs to Work Flawlessly.
A Bonus would be to Make it also Possible for the Customer to Upgrade the Storage by having Access to it Behind the Kickstand.
9. TheLolGuy (Posts: 483; Member since: 05 Mar 2013)
I love all these armchair CEO/MIT engineer internet dwellers that think they can dictate the company's direction and engineering decisions better than real ones can, barring the very few exceptions. It's hilarious.
=xIraCchPDhk-- replace politicians with business executives, and the public as the consumer. I always thought this way before I came across this gem... it expresses the sentiment exactly. I laugh at all these average people who think they know better.
21. scottae316 (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
Well, let's see fire sale loss pricing on "RT" tablets and a 900 million dollar write off, poor sales of the Pro version. You think that these "armchair CEO/MIT engineer internet dwellers" could do worse? MS has a history of making bad decisions and products but they survive and profit despite themselves. While these may be "armchair" comments the one thing you forget is that it is these very people who have NOT bought what your experts a MS have produced.
11. PK1983 (Posts: 215; Member since: 08 Aug 2012)
Could he at least muster up something a little more enthusiastic than "typical improvements".
Sounds more like a supervisor at the Post Office then a tech industry leader.
What I want to know is will it suck less? By suck less I mean not cost so much, have a wonky os with missing or convoluted features that takes up the majority of the harddrive.
12. xoxoGeorges (Posts: 209; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
Intel or nothing to be honest
14. jove39 (Posts: 2049; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
If MS want Surface to be a success...launch Surface RT at $299 (32gb) and Surface Pro at $499(64gb)
26. Hallucinator (Posts: 387; Member since: 24 May 2010)
Actually I think they should skip RT altogether and if they came in at $499 for a Pro, I would buy one.
20. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1587; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
some tech writers say the Microsoft surface computers did not sell well but one thing for sure most people who bought a "Surface pro" report that it works great!. the problem is that people have to understand is that Windows 8 or the new Windows 8.1 operating system is a PC operating system with a good touch screen gesture interface. any good windows 8 PC needs an Intel i5 or Intel i7 CPU to operate PC Programs to make a long story short do not expect to buy a good Windows 8 or 8.1 tablet computer for less than 400 dollars unless it is an Atom tablet. An excellent Windows 8 tablet will cost at least over 500 dollars period. so the cost of the Surface pro was not a shock to me because I know a good PC cost's money
23. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
Too late. I just bought a Nexus 7 (2013).
27. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Lucky Dog! I wanted to buy one, but for now, I have to be satisfied with being on a waiting list. :-(


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In August, Cooperative Resources International (CRI) board member Alfred Wanner, Jr. of Narvon, Pa., traveled to South Africa to speak at a cooperative foundations seminar. The seminar was a joint effort between CRI and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under a Cooperative Development Program (CDP) grant.
The two-day seminar held in Jeffreys Bay, Queenstown and Kokstad, attracted 98 attendees from 14 South African agriculture cooperatives. Those participants learned about cooperative principles, the roles and responsibilities of members and the board of directors, and strategic planning.
As a speaker, Wanner shared the knowledge and experience he has gained while serving as a cooperative director for the past 17 years. "I see my role at these meetings as relating farmer-to-farmer," explains Wanner. "When I share my experiences, they are surprised to see the similarities between U.S. and South African cooperatives. I share my experiences, and I relate how we have tried to solve comparable problems. It gives them encouragement to see how cooperative businesses in the U.S. started small and have grown. They have the same opportunity to grow and become successful."
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Cards' Butler latest to go down with elbow injury
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- A second opinion on reliever Keith Butler's right elbow confirmed a tear to the ulnar collateral ligament and leaves Butler expected to have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his elbow.
Butler, who is on the Cardinals' 40-man roster and was a member of the Opening Day bullpen, went on the Triple-A disabled list on May 14 due to elbow discomfort. He had his elbow examined by the Cardinals' medical staff, and then sought out another opinion from former team orthopedist George Paletta.
General manager John Mozeliak said that Paletta is expected to perform the procedure. The recovery time for Tommy John surgery is typically 12-18 months.
Butler may be the first Cardinals pitcher headed for Tommy John surgery this season, but he is the latest in a growing number of Major League pitchers who are losing a season's worth of time due to a compromised elbow ligament. The high number of players needing Tommy John surgery has caught the attention of the baseball community and has generated many a theory as to why elbow injuries have become increasingly common.
On Saturday, Mozeliak offered his thoughts on the epidemic.
"In the end, I do think there is sort of a usage issue going on, but I'm talking about way before we get them, maybe at the ages of 8 to 12," he said. "Then I also think there's a slight correlation, too, on sort of the strength. Guys are getting stronger and more physical. It's not country strong, it's more weight-room strong. The body clearly can't handle that torque on the elbow.
"I think as our industry tries to get a better grasp on this, we have to look at everything, question everything from usage to strength training to preparation. I do think that when we start to drill on this it has to be a concerted effort and more a group-think approach, because if any one team thinks they're going to find this answer, it's going to be very hard. There's not a lot of data to drive this."
The Cardinals have their own internal system that they use to identify risk factors and injury probabilities. Of that, Mozeliak said: "I'm not going to get into specifics on how we do that, because I do think we have a little bit of an edge there with how we think about things."
Forearm strain lands Siegrist on 15-day DL
CINCINNATI -- Cardinals reliever Kevin Siegrist, who has been dealing with persistent discomfort in his left forearm for much of the past week, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday, shortly after Siegrist had his pitching arm examined by team orthopedist Timothy Farley back in St. Louis.
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said that Saturday's exam did not reveal the injury to be elbow-related and described the area of tightness as more between the forearm and wrist than near the elbow. Siegrist has been prescribed a period of therapy and rest. He's expected to be reevaluated in about a week.
Siegrist retired all four batters he faced on Friday, but notified the training staff afterward that he could not get loose during the 11-pitch appearance.
"It got to the point last night where he felt like it was not improving," Mozeliak said. "It's not acute. It's just something where he feels like he just can't get loose. And so when he's throwing, it's not that he can't throw or is in extreme pain. It's just sort of a mild discomfort."
Before Friday, Siegrist had pitched just once in an eight-day period. On several of those days, he was designated as available only in an emergency situation. The Cardinals had hoped that rest would alleviate this issue. Manager Mike Matheny said that Siegrist passed several tests and was cleared for usage on Friday, which is why he was deployed in the seventh inning.
Siegrist had been one of the most heavily used relievers in the Cardinals' bullpen before this recent layoff. He appeared in half of the team's first 44 games, logging 18 2/3 innings during that stretch. Mozeliak downplayed the possibility that this injury could be related to that workload.
"Certainly, when he's feeling better again, we'll have to watch his usage moving forward," Mozeliak said. "But I don't feel like you could conclude there was a usage factor."
Left-hander Sam Freeman was recalled from Memphis to take Siegrist's place in the bullpen. He was expected to arrive at Great American Ball Park around game time Saturday.
Freeman was optioned to Triple-A only a week ago when the Cardinals made room for Jason Motte. Freeman made one scoreless appearance for the Cardinals. Typically players have to remain in the Minors for at least 10 days after a demotion, though that is waived in cases where a team makes a DL move.
Matheny again rests Adams vs. lefty starter
CINCINNATI -- For the second time in three days, manager Mike Matheny sat first baseman Matt Adams against a lefty and worked outfielder Shane Robinson into the lineup in Adams' place.
Matheny described Saturday's lineup decision as not so much a reflection of Adams' overall troubles versus southpaws this season, but rather about the difficulties of the particular matchup against Reds lefty Tony Cingrani. Matheny also expressed a desire to give Robinson another starting opportunity following Robinson's three-hit game on Thursday.
"That was part of Matt's goals, I know he wanted to have us and himself know that he can go up against any lefty," Matheny said. "Once again, I think he has proven that, and over time, he'll even see better results. … Every once and a while, you have the tough lefty that he doesn't necessarily have good numbers against -- you could say that's the case tonight."
Adams was 0-for-6 against Cingrani with a walk and four strikeouts. His season numbers against lefties aren't all that impressive either, as Adams has totaled five hits and 12 strikeouts in 38 at-bats. His only extra-base hits are doubles, and Adams has driven in just one run when facing a lefty pitcher.
The Cardinals had been consistent in keeping Adams a part of the lineup regardless of the starting pitcher until this recent stretch. Part of their evaluation about Adams' long-term viability as a starter was to see how he could produce against left-handed pitching.
Cards to honor '64 champs, Jeter on Monday
CINCINNATI -- More than a dozen members of the Cardinals' 1964 World Series championship club are expected to be present for a 50th anniversary celebration at Busch Stadium on Monday.
Fittingly, the Cardinals will be hosting the New York Yankees in an Interleague series next week, as it was the Yankees whom the Cardinals defeated in seven games to capture the franchise's seventh championship. That was the last time the two storied franchises met in a Fall Classic.
Monday's pregame ceremony will be streamed live on MLB.TV and will include a parade of the players around the warning track.
The Cardinals also have scheduled a gift presentation for Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter as part of the pregame festivities on Monday. Jeter, who has announced that he will retire at the end of the season, will be joined on the field by several Cardinals front office members, Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, and Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst, whose No. 2 has been retired by the organization.
Worth noting
• Peter Bourjos was scratched from Saturday's lineup shortly before first pitch due to a stomach virus. Jon Jay took Bourjos' place in center, while right fielder Shane Robinson was moved up to the second spot in the order.
• Sunday's night game against Cincinnati will wrap up a four-week stretch in which the Cardinals will have been featured on ESPN's Sunday night broadcast three times. The Cardinals' next Sunday night appearance is scheduled for July 20, a home game against the Dodgers.
• Top prospect Oscar Taveras had his fourth consecutive multihit game on Friday. Taveras doubled, homered, drove in three and scored two times in Memphis' 12-10 loss. He now has seven homers this season.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Parents: Bullying drove teen to kill self
ALBANY, Ore. - Kaitlyn Boris was a 15-year-old who could light up the room with her smile.
"She was full of life, and always joking," said Dennis Boris, Kaitlyn's father.
But nothing could prepare Kaitlyn's family for what she would do on one dreaded Saturday afternoon.
"She was at home with her sister, and dad came home and found her," said Patricia Nesbitt, Kaitlyn's grandmother.
The 15-year-old had loaded a .45 caliber gun and taken her own life within a matter of seconds.
"None of us could believe what happened," Nesbitt said.
Within the last week, Kaitlyn's family found notes she had written about "kids tripping her down stairs" and "footballs getting thrown at her face."
After reading these notes, her family said it all became clear that their daughter was a victim of bullying.
"We're finding notes saying how she despised herself," said Dennis Boris, Kaitlyn's father.
"When she looked in the mirror, she just saw nothing but ugliness, and she was so beautiful," he said.
"There was nothing wrong with her."
Kaitlyn's family said she would draw to cope with the pain.
"In the last picture we have from her, those are tears coming down her face," Nesbitt said.
Kaitlyn's family is hoping to raise awareness about bullying in the community to help keep a tragedy like this from happening to someone else.
"Parents need to ask those tough questions, push it out of your kids and don't just let it go," said Kelly Boris, Kaitlyn's mother.
"Just always give your kid a hug, because you never know."
For information on how to help the family with funeral costs, go to their website at http://kaitlynboris.com.


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