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The Exponential Property
We've defined the natural logarithm and shown that it is, in fact, a logarithm. That is, it's a homomorphism from the multiplicative group of positive real numbers to the additive group of all real numbers. Now I assert that this function is in fact an isomorphism.
First off, the derivative of is , which is always positive for positive . Thus it's always strictly increasing. That is, if then . So no two distinct numbers ever have the same natural logarithm, and the function is thus injective.
Flipping this around tells us that we definitely have some nonzero values for the function. For example, we know that . Now, since the real numbers are an Archimedean field, no matter how big a number we pick, there will be some natural number so that , where the latter inequality follows from the logarithmic property.
That is, no matter how large a number we pick, takes values at least that large. But because is continuous on a connected interval there must be some number with . Similarly, if then there will be some with , and thus . Thus the natural logarithm is surjective.
So, since our function is one-to-one and onto, it has an inverse function. We will call this function the "exponential" (denoted ), and define it to be the unique function satisfying
for all positive real and all real .
From here it's straightforward to see that must be the inverse homomorphism. That is, given two real numbers and we know there must be (unique!) positive real numbers and with . Then we calculate
And it's clear from here that . A homomorphism from the additive reals to the multiplicative positive reals like this is said to satisfy the "exponential property", which is just the reverse of the logarithmic property from last time.
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A: Even in the cold of winter, string algae can grow in your water garden. All that green nuisance needs to thrive is the right amount of nutrients and sunlight. So what can you do to prevent it? You have three options in your pond management toolbox: Seasonal Defense, barley straw extract, and a three-in-one pond tool.
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DU took a huge step in keeping its home-ice playoff streak alive with Friday's wild 5-4 victory over North Dakota at Magness Arena. The Pios, who go for the series sweep tonight (7 p.m., Root), climbed into a favorable tie with Wisconsin for the sixth and final WCHA home-ice spot of the 12-team league, in which DU and UND are bolting after this season.
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The USDA reports sent corn prices sharply lower today. Corn was hit the hardest down "lock-limit" 40 cents in the front months. Wheat wasn't far behind finishing 36 cents lower, and beans were only 20 ½ cents lower after coming off their lows by over 32 cents. Tomorrow the corn limits will be expanded to allow trade up to 60 cents.
Highlights from the report include higher corn stocks, higher corn production, higher world wheat carryout, and higher winter wheat acres in the US. We ended up with about 240 million bushels more in quarterly corn stocks than what the market was expecting and an average corn yield of 147.2 bpa. Synthetically the corn market was trading a few cents below the limit and should reflect that on the overnight trade.
So what do we expect going forward in 2012? Well there is a lot of year left and this is just the start. Typically the January report can have a lasting effect on the direction of the first quarter. This report loosens some of the dependence the world was requiring out of Argentina for corn, which has been a major reason for the rally in recent weeks. We aren't necessarily out of supply trouble just yet. We are still down about 400 million bu corn on this report as opposed to this time last year. But… we are looking at a front-month wheat price that is almost $1.75 CHEAPER than it is today. The abundance and relatively cheap price of world wheat should continue to weigh on corn demand as long as the feed industry continues to have that option. Argentina is also still projected by the USDA to produce 3.50 Million MTs more corn than last year even with the recent weather problems.
So with all that said I do think that there is still quite a bit of risk for old crop corn especially. New crop corn could ultimately find support much sooner than old crop as it has to hold acres still. As far as soybeans go, we did see a small decline in expected world ending stocks on the report. Weakness in corn and wheat can still pull this market down, but for the most part the report was not nearly as bearish and this showed as the markets held more support in soybeans today. We also have to contend with weather in South America.
Link to Quarterly Stocks: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1079
Link to Supply and Demand: http://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/
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Freedom of speech is guaranteed by the constitution, but independent journalism has been marginalized under President Emomali Rahmon, and the media situation remained poor in 2011, with physical assaults on journalists and arrests on criminal libel charges. In June, a Draft Law on Mass Media of Tajikistan was proposed to replace the 1990 Law on Press and Other Mass Media. This proposal was met with international criticism for not being up to international standards.
Libel and criticism of the president are criminal offenses that carry prison terms of up to five years. A libel case against Farazh and two other newspapers, Ozodagon, and Asia-Plus, continued in 2011. In January 2010, all three newspapers had printed articles about a press conference held by a lawyer who protested against what he believed to be local judges' unfair sentencing of 33 businessmen. The judges sought $1.26 million in damages from the papers. In November 2010, Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov, regional reporter for the independent weekly Nuri Zindagi, was arrested due to an article critical of local law enforcement officials in Asht. He was convicted of slander in October 2011 but was released under an amnesty; however, he was fined $7,200 and barred from journalism for three years. Government authorities selectively implement laws meant to protect journalists, such as a ban on censorship.
There is no freedom of information law, and steps have been taken to restrict journalists' access to official information, as well as their participation in press conferences and other official events. The Committee on Television and Radio manages the state-owned broadcasters and regulates licenses for private broadcast stations. Independent media claim that the licensing process is lengthy and excessively complicated. The Community Council for Mass Media, a group of independent and state representatives established in 2009 to improve journalism and media ethics, had been unable to adequately defend independent media from state pressure.
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Although there are more than 200 registered newspapers—many of them privately owned—none are published daily. The broadcast sector is dominated by state-controlled national television stations that praise Rahmon and deny coverage to independent or opposition points of view. Severe electricity shortages limit access to broadcast media, while government control over distribution limits the reach of print media. In addition, widespread poverty, a small advertising market, and the concentration of wealth in the hands of political leaders and their associates hamper the emergence of genuinely independent media outlets. Control over printing facilities is also used as a tool of restricting media freedom and occasionally leads to temporary closures. Although some international media outlets are allowed to operate in the country, several foreign television and radio stations have been denied terrestrial broadcast licenses and reach the country via satellite. Reporters for international media are not invited to official events and press conferences.
Approximately 13 percent of Tajikistan's population regularly uses the internet, and the authorities often impose restrictions on access. Criminal libel and defamation laws apply to internet publications. However, Asia-Plus, a popular Central Asian independent news site that is affiliated with a print weekly, resisted repeated instances of pressure, including the blocking of its website and a punitive lawsuit, and continued to provide strong coverage of human rights issues and the government crackdown on militants within Tajikistan.


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by Matthew Cronin,Special to FoxSports.com
Updated: August 9, 2008, 8:46 PM EST
Nadia Petrova is ranked No. 18 in the world, but she won't be striking fuzzy tennis balls at the Beijing Olympics because her nation, Russia, is so rich in talent that she missed the cut.
Instead, the 26-year-old and former No.3 is heading to Cincinnati to compete against a small yet talented field that includes former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France and former Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli.
Petrova, who competed in the 2004 Games in Athens and is a member of the Russian Fed Cup team, may not be competing in Beijing, but she has an opinion when it comes to picking who has the best shot to take home gold.
When asked to name five players with the best chance to win gold in Beijing, Petrova selected one Russian in her top 5 — Dinara Safina, the French Open finalist who just won back-to-back titles in L.A. and Montreal. The rest of her list included two Serbians — No. 1 Jelena Jankovic and No. 2 Ana Ivanovic — and Americans Venus and Serena Williams.
SAFINA: "Dinara looks so dominant — her facial expression has changed, her mental approach is different and she looks more grown up," said Petrova, whose mother Nadejda Ilina won the bronze medal at the Montreal Olympics in the 400m relay. "Reaching the French final really helped her confidence. Before she was just going to tournaments and trying to get as far as she could. Now, from what I've heard from her, she has the desire to become to No. 1 and has really set a goal for herself."
IVANOVIC: Petrova is not as enamored with the French Open champion Ivanovic's game and says it is going to be very difficult for the Serbian to impose herself as she's been unable to practice much due to a bad thumb injury.
The 20-year-old has been spectacular at times this year, but has also fallen into mini-slumps, unable to follow up her Parisian success with early exits at Wimbledon and Montreal. Petrova doesn't like Ivanovic's lack of a Plan B.
"She has big strokes, but I don't see much variety in her game," Petrova said. "Whenever something goes off, she's not able to control to the ball."
JANKOVIC: Petrova is a bit more impressed by Jankovic, who just became the first player in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour history to reach No. 1 without playing in a Grand Slam final. But she says that Jankovic's success is based more on her personal happiness than it is on pure ball striking.
"Jelena is very consistent and whenever she's playing she's going for every shot," said Petrova, who lost to Jankovic in L.A. "She's very focused from the baseline and she picks the right moments to go for her shots. As long as she's having fun, she's dangerous, but when she's kind of getting bored then it doesn't work anymore."
WILLIAMS SISTERS: Petrova readily acknowledges how dangerous the Williams sisters can be when healthy, but that's an open question in Beijing as both are coming off knee injuries.
Venus won the gold medal in singles in 2000, and she and Serena won the gold in doubles. But without having played a match on tour since winning her fifth Wimbledon title, Venus will have to round herself into form quickly. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has done so before, but given that she hasn't won a significant crown outside of Wimbledon since 2004 (Charleston on clay), her prospects are very much in doubt. In fact, Venus, a two-time U.S. Open champion, hasn't won a significant hard court tournament since Antwerp in 2003.
Serena is certainly gunning for Olympic gold and U.S. Open glory and told FOXSports.com a few weeks ago that her year won't be satisfactory without one of those titles. But she re-injured her chronically bad knee at Stanford and like her sister is very shaky when she has to play through pain.
THE REST OF THE FIELD: Somewhat surprisingly, Petrova didn't tab another one of her countrywomen, world No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova, as a player to watch. "She hasn't had great results recently, nothing outstanding," Petrova said. "For her it's a matter of will, but she can be dangerous if she has her mind on something."
Here's a few other medal hopefuls in stacked draw: No.5 and 2000 silver medalist Elena Dementieva, who plays the Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko in the opening round; No. 8 seed and teenager Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, who faces Chan Yung-Jan; rising Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, who has shown terrific form as of late; and two other teens, Slovak Dominika Cibulkova — who reached the Montreal final — as well as Dane Caroline Wozniacki, who just won a tournament in Sweden on hard courts.
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The software giant will put Entourage, an Outlook replacement found in a Mac version of the Office suite, to rest. Instead, Microsoft announced, the real Outlook will debut in Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 alongside the Ribbon interface, collaborative editing, and Office Web Apps in the cloud.
Microsoft announced Office for Mac 2011 on Thursday at the Macworld 2010 Expo in San Francisco. For the first time ever, the Office suite on the Mac ditches Entourage in favor of Outlook – as seen on Windows. Outlook on Mac is being built using Cocoa, the preferred runtime environment for modern Mac apps. In addition, the application will feature the Exchange Web Services protocol and will read PST database files created in Outlook on Windows, enabling true messaging compatibility between Mac and Windows.
All applications in the suite have been overhauled with the Ribbon interface that debuted in Microsoft Office 2007 on Windows. Worry not, because the Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit (MBU) tweaked and re-worked the Ribbon interface using the familiar Mac OS X user interface elements. As a result, the Office user interface on Windows and Mac OS X will be finally in sync, while at the same time following platform-specific guidelines. Microsoft was kind enough to provide us with three high-quality screenshots of the new interface in Word (Excel and Outlook images were not available at press time).
As you can see yourself from the included images, it takes clues from the Ribbon interface on Windows while adding Mac OS X-specific tweaks. As a result, the Office for Mac 2011 suite looks and feels like a good Mac citizen rather than an awkward Windows port. You can collapse the ribbon and the toolbar for more screen space, which is useful for the more advanced users who rely on keyboard shortcuts. Microsoft said that more than 80 percent of the most-used features live in the default view.
MBU's general manager Eric Wilfrid said the team took user complaints seriously, focusing on the inter-platform compatibility as their main priority with Microsoft Office for Mac 2011:
You've told us that working together across platforms is a priority to you and that's why we are making Office for Mac 2011 the best, most compatible productivity suite on the Mac.
New co-authoring features will let remote users work on the same document, spreadsheet, or presentation, no matter if they work from their Mac or PC. Collaborative editing will lock the paragraph you're working on while allowing other contributors to edit the rest of the document. A handy Presence Everywhere feature gives real-time status updates on who is working on the document directly in the application. The suite also features cloud extensions dubbed Microsoft Office Web Apps (currently in beta), allowing you to save and share your documents in the Microsoft cloud with your Mac or PC fellow workers.
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Microsoft stressed inter-platform compatibility by highlighting its own survey claiming that 75 percent of Mac users also use a PC. In case you were wondering, Outlook for Mac will support Time Machine backups, speedy search via Spotlight, and will leverage Information Rights Management to help prevent sensitive information from being distributed to or read by people who do not have your permission to access the content The software maker plans to release Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 "later this year".
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Newsom declares for governor in high-tech style
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom formally declared his 2010 campaign for California governor Tuesday with a tech-savvy approach - simultaneous announcements on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube - and a message of "generational" change aimed at the influential young "millennial" voters who helped elect President Obama.
Newsom, in an interview with The Chronicle, said his announcement dramatizes his intention to offer voters a far different vision, and resume, than other potential candidates. The mayor said his campaign represents "an opportunity to - I want to use the phrase 'turn the page' - but it is an opportunity to spin to the future. That's something you'll hear me promoting a lot in the next year and a half."
Clearly aiming to draw a contrast with two-term former governor and current state Attorney General Jerry Brown, 71, considered a likely front-runner in the race, Newsom, 41, quoted Bobby Kennedy: "The world needs the qualities of youth - not a time of life, but a state of mind, a quality of imagination."
"I should give that quote to Jerry," he said with a smile.
Newsom, in the three-minute YouTube announcement that unveiled his formal bid, said the state is sorely in need of fresh blood - and fresh ideas - to tackle its myriad economic and social problems.
"We can't afford to keep returning to the same old tired ideas and expect a different result," he said.
Newsom argued that his record on issues like the environment and green technology, health care and government spending "isn't conservative or progressive. It's just plain smart for everyone."
With about 14 months to go before the 2010 gubernatorial primaries, Newsom's formal announcement follows an exploratory campaign that began in July, when he began traveling the state meeting voters and raising money.
Political observers said that while the use of social networks in politics has become more common, the San Francisco mayor's unusually ambitious debut represented a political campaign landmark.
Reaching an estimated half-million Newsom supporters within hours - and raising some $15,000 in donations - Tuesday's effort used Facebook, where Newsom has 40,000 followers, as well as Twitter, where there are 270,000 Newsom subscribers, in addition to YouTube and his Web site, GavinNewsom.com.
"The way that Gavin Newsom announced will become standard practice in the post-Obama era of politics," said Simon Rosenberg, who heads NDN, which studies Democratic policy issues. "We're seeing a reinventing of politics ... and in a state as wired as California, and a campaign as expensive as this one will be, the candidates who can figure out how to tap into the power and passion of their supporters will have an advantage."
Newsom, in his interview with The Chronicle, suggested that his "generational" outlook toward technology, as well as his entrepreneurial business experience and resume, draw clear distinctions between himself and other candidates who may crowd the 2010 gubernatorial contest.
On the Democratic side, they include Brown, who has also been California secretary of state, mayor of Oakland and a three-time presidential candidate; as well as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a former state Assembly speaker; and Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, a former state insurance commissioner and legislator.
Among Republicans, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman - two wealthy Silicon Valley-based technology executives - are still raising money through exploratory committees, as is former Rep. Tom Campbell, also from Silicon Valley.
"My experience is very different" from other Democrats, Newsom told The Chronicle. "I come from the private sector. ... I created real jobs, started businesses, wrote business plans, went out and got investors, took entrepreneurial risks, organized around those ideas and grew a business of over 1,000 employees."
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The mayor, now in his second term as chief executive of both the city and county of San Francisco - one of the state's most liberal bastions - said he is eager to contrast his city's record with the record of Brown in Oakland and Villaraigosa in Los Angeles.
"Let's talk about what we did on health care. ... Let's talk about substantively, what we did on education," he said. "Let's talk about the environment. ... Let's talk about anti-poverty strategies ... and reform strategies and economic development strategies."
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Are You High? On Drugs or Booze?
You're Qualified To Race SCORE in Baja!!!
The line to get through was seven miles long and lasted at least three to five hours, to get past the military checkpoint located at Ojos Negros. The Mexican military have checkpoints at numerous locations to inspect vehicles and monitor the traffic and people going in and out of, certain locations.
They are in Mexico, most if not all the drivers have little or no insurance. They'll be driving off-road during their weekend and none of that driving is covered by their insurance, even if they have some. No traffic controls and drunk drivers on the race course, driving against the flow of the race. A complete Cluster-F.
Many so-called professional media and race people get caught in these choke-points during Baja races. Jobs don't get done and the blame gets around. Tempers flare and the booze soaked fans mix to make the most dangerous driving conditions on the planet.
Did we mention, this is in Mexico and you're at least three hours to any life-saving medical facilities?
Helmet camera footage of motorcycle/dirt bike crash while racing Baja 500. Crashed while trying to avoid a drunk chase vehicle going the wrong way on the course! Very common at the Baja races in Mexico, drunk driving, team chasing vehicles on the course driving into the race traffic.
The original posting from June 2010:
Racers have no limits on the drugs and alcohol that can be in their system during Baja races.
"Its been like this for years, don't think the accidents and mayhem from all the past years of racing are due to the race equipment or the sanctioning body's lack of course provisions, its probably due to the racers not being tested for drugs and alcohol in their system!"
There's no drug or alcohol testing! There are NO rules against abuse!
Desert Off-Road Baja Racers don't even need to pass a doctors review when racing in SCORE International races. Race workers are widely known to abuse during events.
"If the racers aren't being tested, before the race, you know they won't be tested after accidents. Unless the Mexican law enforcement authorities grab the racer and take them to jail. Then, the Mexican legal system demands they see a doctor. Get tested."
"That's the reason Baja racers, when they hit people or make damages on the race course, they don't stop. They know the Mexican police are the only thing keeping them from finishing the race and getting home back to the states, scott-free!"
SCORE workers, checkpoint people, tech inspection people, even the so-called SCORE Medical director have no guidelines whatsoever, having to do with drugs and alcohol.
"Its common for SCORE workers, out on the course, to be drinking or worse, I've seen them drunk, passed out. The Baja race pits are the worst. Notoriously drunk, passed out, hung-over and still drinking!"
The Medical Director of SCORE International, has no medical qualifications. None. No training, no certificates and no medical authority standing in the state of California, nor in the country where many of the races produce deaths, major injuries and possible drug and alcohol induced accidents, injuries and damages.
Hal Andreoli of Instant Mexico Auto Insurance serves as the Medical Director of SCORE, during the Mexico races. He's the President of the company, an insurance brokerage, that has covered the racing sanctioning body for many years. Many years of racers complaints against the California Insurance Broker have ruined its reputation in racing circles.
An Insider told Baja Racing News.com, "Not only does the representative of the insurance brokerage that serves as the Medical Director for SCORE have a long-tainted history with claim service with damaged Baja racers, SCORE knows and has approved of the major league screwing against its own customers."
A wronged customer told Baja Racing News.com, "For the torture they (Instant) have caused so many customers, I hope they burn in hell. I called for months trying to get them to handle my claim professionally. It was hopeless, obvious they didn't have the money or didn't want to pay off my claim. It was amateur hour, no phone call backs, no response from SCORE and so I finally resorted to talking with you guys" (Baja Racing News.com)
The wronged customer, Jeff a moderator on the Racing the Desert internet forum.
The SCORE Insider continued, "The Mexican insurance company, Qualitas, based in Mexico City, may not know about the details of how its representative, the brokerage of Instant Mexico based in San Ysidro, California is setting its prices and operating its duties to the 'policied' (customers with policies who engage in the Baja races) buyers."
"A recent price increase mandated by the company in Mexico, citing its "tourist program" exposures, may not have been handled correctly by the brokerage. Instant may be operating without fully notifying its exposures to Qualitias. That may be the reason Instant avoids taking care of its damaged policy holders, in the state of California".
An investigation by the California Insurance Commissioner resulted in badges and guns visiting the brokers broken and damaged customers.
What happened during the investigation? "Legal Notices were placed on websites to notify potential customers of the true nature of the financial transactions. The lies had been exposed. And I know Qualitas was warned about some of the exposures to the company being created by the brokerage. They know, maybe not everything, but they know about the price problems."
"The price problems cause the claims problems, because when the brokerage takes their profit, theres no money left to pay off the claims of 'victim' desert off-road racers who destroy their equipment, racing and chasing in Mexico, against the terms of their insurance policy with Qualitas."
A senior representative with the California Insurance Commission told Baja Racing News.com: "one of the brokerages associates activities is a violation of California law. I wrote the law, after reviewing how they don't tell the potential customers up-front that it's NOT insurance, its obviously meant to confuse customers".
Have any of the Insurance companies considered the exposures of their polices, to drug and alcohol induced racing accidents in Mexico?
In Southern Baja Mexico, prior to each race, a doctors 'review' clears racers to participate in the events. Under the sanctioning of the Federation of Off-Road Racing in the Republic.
But, when SCORE races in Mexico, its participants can be under the influence, with no official review.
Not only are the racing teams not tested or checked, every big-wig involved with SCORE knows their course workers, checkpoint workers and every volunteer at the Mexico Baja races can get completely plastered. And it's not against the rules of the organizing body.
How many of these reported race accidents, chase accidents or fans accidents are drug or booze induced? If the Medical Director of SCORE has a vested interest in keeping the medical costs lower, what level of care are we all getting or destined to receive when we get injured?
The pictures in this story were supplied by concerned racers, who caught the SCORE checkpoint workers boozing it up, during the recent Baja 250 in San Felipe Baja, Mexico.
STRUCK BY RACER! The biggest threat to Race Fans!
(Original Story Post was published just before the California 200 2010 events)
Maybe the problem isn't mixing the 'handle bars' and the 'steering wheels'?
Don't forget, experts always advise AGAINST travel to Mexico CLICK HERE
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Maybe the problem isn't mixing the 'handle bars' and the 'steering wheels'?
"Strongly cautions Americans against traveling in Mexico".
Don't forget, experts always advise AGAINST travel to Mexico CLICK HERE
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Turntable.fm, a social music service that goes beyond the usual buzzword with a service that turns music fans into avatars so they can DJ music for each other in rooms, is officially "legit." On Tuesday at the SXSW Interactive festival, Turntable.fm co-founders Billy Chasen and Seth Goldstein announced that their company had secured licensing deals with all four major labels during a panel called "Turntable.FM: The Future of Music Is Social."
Part of the holdup was due to the novelty of Turntable.fm, which isn't an unlimited, on-demand service like Spotify or a "lean back" streaming radio app like Pandora. Instead, it allows a few users to take the stage in order to DJ to up to 200 listeners in virtual rooms, each with its own musical theme.
Then, there's the somewhat open nature of the service. DJs can choose from a catalog provided by MediaNet — or, if they want to play a bespoke remix or even a song they've recorded themselves, they can upload it into the service, where other users can add it to their queue (the collection of songs that they can play if they can get a spot on the stage).
The possibility of playing music from outside of a standard catalog likely complicated the licensing process further — as did the fact that the co-founders didn't have a firm grasp of music licensing when they set out to launch Turntable.fm. Even without licensing in place, they attracted $7.5 million in funding from Union Square Ventures on the strength of a revolutionary concept and a warm reception by the press and public, but obtaining these licenses was clearly a necessary step.
"We went into it without being worried about [licensing]. I didn't, and still don't know what the DMCA [Digital Millennium Copyright Act] stands for," said Goldstein in advance of today's announcement. "We didn't know about the restrictions, the per-play rates, international [licensing differences], and the publishers, and the PROs [Performing Rights Organizations] — it was all gobbledegook… Intellectually, it [was] a huge challenge to navigate through a lot of these partnerships and label negotiations."
With help from digital music lawyer Debbie Newman, Goldstein and Chasen were able to navigate those waters to give Turntable.fm legitimate licenses from the labels, paving the way for its further expansion.
Initially a web-only app, Turntable.fm is now a mobile app as well, allowing fans to carry around many rooms of music in their pockets where up to five DJs — including you, if you think you have what it takes — choose the tunes.


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Seagate's bought a disk drive array firm. Déjà vu? You betcha
Xyratex buyout seems awfully like ancient X-IO history
Seagate has tried making a go of the disk drive array business before, and failed. Now it has bought a disk array supplier for the second time. What's different, and could X-IO's technology have a role to play?
In 2000 X-IO, then a five-year old startup known as Xiotech and offering virtualising SAN storage arrays, was bought by Seagate for $360m in stock. Seagate sold it off, effectively, to venture capitalist Oak Investment Partners in 2003.
Five years later Seagate sold its Advanced Storage Architecture (ASA) group to Xiotech, part-funded by a $40m equity investment in Xiotech led by Seagate's chairman Steve Luczo.
This handed Xiotech ISE (Integrated Storage Element) technology, smart disk enclosures with self-repair capabilities using Seagate diagnostic software and Seagate disks. These ISE "bricks" were effectively sealed, needed no maintenance engineer visits and had a five year warranty. Seagate had failed to sell these to any storage OEMs and it was thought Xiotech could use them instead to rebuild its business.
Xiotech has made progress since then, with a hybrid SSD/disk version as well as the all-disk version, and amassed sales if more than 7,000 units to over 1,200 customers world-wide. The name was changed to X-IO and it's currently focussing on niche markets such as VDI, thanks to continuing difficulties in selling Hyper ISE and ISE products.
X-IO has great technology - smart storage enclosures that don't fail - sold into hotly contested markets where it's not perceived to have a leading edge. To an extent X-IO comes from behind. Witness its VDI Emergency Response program where it's sold as a replacement for failing systems.
The company is more or less owned by Oak Investment Partners. Three of its four-strong board are involved with Oak, and there seems no prospect of an IPO in the next couple of years unless stunning growth comes from somewhere. That leaves an acquisition as a possible alternative for the VCs' exit.
Xyratex buyout and the other players
Keep X-IO in mind as we turn to Xyratex, a maker of disk drive manufacturing test equipment and supercomputing/HPC ClusterStor arrays which was built upon a disk array enclosure business. Seagate bought Xyratex at the end of 2013 for $374m cash: ironically, not too different from the $360m it paid for Xiotech in 2000, although that was a stock deal.
This means Seagate is now competing against DDN, NetApp with its E-Series, and Panasas in the HPC storage array business. Why bother? It's a niche, but enterprise big data is starting to use HPC-style technologies and that is not a niche. DDN is going full tilt into that market.
Seagate, if it wants to take ClusterStor into enterprise big data, needs an edge. It has 6TB drives and it has its Ethernet-addressed Kinetic disk drives but WD/HGST supply equivalents and DDN, Panasas and others can use these drives too.
Enterprise big data storage arrays need reliability. The customers don't want array disk failures to slow down real-time analytics running off big data vaults. Disk drives fail. Disk enclosures contain disks that fail.
X-IO disk enclosures contain disks that fail but the X-IO enclosures keep on working at their rated performance. That could be an edge.
Is there a possibility here that Seagate could view X-IO's "unbreakable" storage bricks as a good complement to its ClusterStor arrays? Could we see Seagate becoming the OEM X-IO needs to secure its growth, and ClusterStor arrays using X-IO enclosures to provide unbreakable big data storage arrays?
How satisfying that would be, and pleasing too for ISE afficionados, to see ISE technology return home. ®
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AMV needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 7 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
Squeeze page for MinorityReportVideo.com. Will house a video and offer an ebook called The Video Minority Report.
The Video Minority Report
Video - It Works
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dark colors or black. Black background
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The main design elements are a header graphic along with a footer graphic. Also I need a virtual (3D) ebook with the title The Video Minority Report. Should reflect elements of the 2002 Tom Cruise movie Minority Report. Price is for header, footer and ebook cover (3D).
The ebook title should have "The Video" smaller and "Minority Report" larger.


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News from the world of Maths
August 13, 2014
Artur Avila is being honoured for "formidable technical power, the ingenuity and tenacity of a master problem-solver, and an unerring sense for deep and
significant questions."
August 13, 2014
The ICM 2014 in Seoul is off to a great start!
August 11, 2014
We have set up our temporary headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, to attend the International Congress of Mathematicians.
August 7, 2014
Our image of the week shows a beautiful surface with many singularities.
August 7, 2014
How do you write numbers as string of 0s and 1s?
August 7, 2014
One of our favourite mathematicians, Marcus du Sautoy, will receive the 2014 Christopher Zeeman medal for the promotion of mathematics to the public.
July 31, 2014
Our image of the week celebrates architect Antoni Gaudí's love of mathematical design.
July 30, 2014
Of numbers, beauty and bizarre animals.


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Re: Gelug View of Dzogchen?
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This is generally the position as I have heard it.Mariusz wrote:Buton Rinczen Drup (1290-1364 r. n.e.) made the collection of scripture generally known as the Old Nartang (snar thang) edition of the Kangyur (bka' 'gyur) and Tengyur (bstan 'gyur). In it He did not include such things as termas of Inner Tantras and other Tantras of Dzogchen because they seem to be not authentic source. Is it not true Tsonkghapa followed Him strictly? As I saw some Gelug lamas never gave initiations from Maha, Anu, or Ati, for example H.E. Dagyab Rinpoche.


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I have recently started trying to learn how to read and write in Khmer. I don't have much free time for studying and it is slow going. Fortunately, I have a very patient teacher, who doesn't seem to mind when I forget things.
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By Irene Fung | KF19 | India
Eileen and Irene are both fellows in India. Eileen is living in Imphal, Manipur and Irene is in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. While in conversations with one another, we have been struck by how different the cities are. We've compiled these observations to share with you our experiences of the rich and diverse culture of India. In Part I, we start with Irene in Odisha and continue with Eileen in Part 2.
Top 3 things that you always notice while roaming your neighborhood.
1. Inner City Cows. As people familiar with India will know the sacred cow is as popular in some urban dwellings as it is in rural areas. The other day I saw two bulls fighting in the middle of a major road, stopping all traffic. It was such a dangerous situation but everyone, including me, stopped and watched. Cow protection laws and traditional reverence for the sacred animal have created an interesting relationship between humans and cows. While many complain about the danger and nuisance that street roaming cows are creating, many cows visit their preferred store fronts each morning to demand breakfast and the store workers happily oblige.
2. Sweets, sweets, sweets! There are shops selling sweets everywhere. The sweets are arranged immaculately in glass showcases. I especially love the traditional Oriya cake called Chhenapoda. It's a homemade cottage cheese cake that is baked for several hours producing a nice brown color on the outside.
3. Wedding signs. In the villages, new couples draw a wedding announcement on the wall in front of their homes. They are always really colorful and beautiful. It's a kind of a public declaration of their happiness.
When you need a "comforts of home" experience, what do you do?
I love coffee and people mostly drink tea here. While there are no major coffee chains like Starbucks, there is an increasingly popular Indian chain called Café Coffee Day that I like, and their lattes are pretty great. It's also the young and happening place to be where groups of friends and couples hang out. I love the mix of Hindi pop and American Hip-Hop.
I've been missing authentic Chinese food, especially dumplings. I found the Indian equivalent, called Momos. They are served in chili sauce. It's a great snack and incredibly delicious.
What type of work is common in this region for Kiva borrowers?
The region is very diverse in geography and culture. The state borders the Sea of Bengal in the east and is home to Asia's largest brackish lake, Chilika Lake. It is the source of major business activities for the surrounding villages. Many villagers work as fishermen, and women also help to prepare, dry and sell the fish in local markets.
Other common businesses include agriculture and dairy production. Many of the Self Help Groups (SHG) invest in sugarcane and rice cultivation, purchasing cows and goats and selling the milk. Another interesting category is religious and temple related businesses. A number of Kiva borrowers are stone and mud sculptors, making gods and goddesses statutes for temples and festivals. People's Forum trains SHG groups to make crafts with coconut coir, bamboo baskets, and flower wreaths for temple worship. On top of all these are the ever-present variety shops. A number of loans have been provided to these small shops that offer essentials such as washing powder, soap, sweets, cookies, etc.
What are the main strengths of your MFI and how have you experienced these in the field?
People's Forum has been operating in the state of Odisha, one of the poorest states in India, for almost 20 years. What struck me is their dedication to serving the most marginalized in rural communities. People's Forum is committed to serving widows, single mothers, people living with physical disabilities, and persons living in leper colonies. I met a Kiva borrower in a small village outside Bhubaneswar. His disability made it difficult to travel long distances which was essential to purchase spare parts for his bicycle repair shop. The Kiva loan allowed him to stock up in bulk and minimize the number of trips he had to make; he can now focus on serving his customers.
People's Forum understands that there is no single solution to alleviating poverty, and that microcredit must be a part of a comprehensive set of economic and social services. The organization has consequently introduced other products and assistance to their borrowers, such as microinsurance, financial education, technical assistance, value chain studies, and connection to larger markets.
Irene is a fellow currently serving in Odisha, India with two microfinance organizations. Support our Indian partners here, join the Indian lending team, or get a holiday gift card for someone special!


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Having done a lot of business with Lucasarts—Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy, Star Wars: STFU—Activision boss Bobby Kotick knows who comes out ahead in that relationship. It ain't the publisher, he said, when asked his thoughts on Star Wars: The Old Republic.
"Lucas is going to be the principal beneficiary of the success of Star Wars," Kotick said Monday at the Reuters Media Summit. "We've been in business with Lucas for a long time and the economics will always accrue to the benefit of Lucas, so I don't really understand how the economics work for Electronic Arts."
While backhanding The Old Republic as successful—just not for EA—Kotick also spread doubt that it'll be a sustainable game. "If you look at the history of the people investing in an MMO and achieving success, it's a small number," he opined.
Kotick's appraisal is, of course, not without self-interest. Reuters reported an analyst's note that The Old Republic, which releases Dec. 20, could draw 1.5 to 2 million subscribers "which would qualify as a major success for EA." Down the line, some 3 to 4 million World of Warcraft subscribers could be enticed to buy it.
Activision CEO Taunts EA, Touts Skylanders [Reuters via GamesIndustry.biz.]


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Coe Creates Cut-To-Length Business Unit
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Aimed at serving customers looking to achieve the cost savings associated with producing blanks inhouse, Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, MI, has formed a cut-to-length (CTL) business unit. The new unit, to be led by business manager Hunter Coe, will develop CTL lines under the Value-Added Series banner, able to process coil 12 to 72 in. wide of material 0.010 to 0.250 in. thick.
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Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jeff Cassar
On his overall thoughts on the match:
"The best overall performance I think we've had. Offensively, I thought we were great with the ball and had a lot of good ideas and I thought our defensive shape was fantastic. We gave up some chances – not too many chances. I thought it was a really mature performance from our guys. I thought Kyle [Beckerman] was fantastic in really being disciplined and making sure we weren't getting caught on the counterattacks. I thought our backline was in really good spots, so I thought it was just a really mature performance."
On how Real Salt Lake's early first goal affected the team's mindset:
"It was huge. It was something that myself and the other coaches stressed to the guys. Toronto FC had never had to come back – they'd been leading in all their games – and we really wanted to see what they would be like if they were behind, see if they would come out a bit and give us a little more space to play."
On why Real Salt Lake continued to press after a 2-0 halftime lead:
"It was one of those games where I was trying to think of some substitutions – if any needed to be made – and it was tough, because I thought everyone had the right energy. Chris Wingert went down early with a bit of a groin issue, so we put on Rich [Balchan] and we thought he did a great job coming in. We thought everybody had energy tonight, and I was just really pleased with that. I wanted to get Javier [Morales] to come out and hear the standing ovation from the fans because he was fantastic tonight. And then the other substitution for Devon [Sandoval] was just to bring him in for some work and to finish out the game. Olmes [Garcia] really threatened all game long."
On MF Luis Gil's performance:
"We just kind of challenged him to make sure we were getting him around the ball. We wanted him to feel free to get into the attack more, and just be mindful of our shape in the back. We challenged Luis [Gil] to get into the attack more tonight and he was fantastic."
On FW Alvaro Saborio's performance:
"He was fantastic tonight. It started with his defense – he was playing really good defense, challenging for every ball in the air – and I thought it just brought him into the game. Javier [Morales] gets him in dangerous spots – it gives our forwards the green light to get excited because they know they'll be getting a quality ball."
On whether pre-game chatter from various opposing coaches led to Saborio's two-goal performance:
"I don't know. If they're saying it, then I hope they keep saying more of it. Alvaro [Saborio] is a competitor and he always wants to go out and prove people wrong. He wants to show people what his talents are."
On how Real Salt Lake's years of continuity fared, as compared to a newly-built Toronto FC side:
"That's why we wanted to get that first goal – to get them out of their rhythm and make them feel something that they haven't felt. Credit to the guys for coming out and being aggressive. Coming out in the second half and being aggressive in getting that third goal was really important to make sure Toronto didn't even sniff a chance."
On the team's undefeated start, claiming eight points in four games despite a daunting schedule:
"I'm really pleased with it but even more than the points. I think the points and all that stuff will come. I'm just really pleased with the spirit of the guys right now. They're fighting hard for each other, they're fighting for the challenges and 50/50 balls, and if you have that you can build on it; you can build around it. I'm really just proud of the guys' spirit and their fight. I thought we could've been better towards the end of the game and closing it out, but it's encouraging that we didn't give in."
Real Salt Lake MF Luis Gil
On the team's effort tonight:
"I feel like we came out pretty high. We were going at them and we got those two early goals, and I feel like we kept the intensity throughout the game. Towards the end of the second half we got kind of tired legs, but I still feel like we pressured them."
On how they were able to keep the lead:
"It was difficult to do. They have guys who can score and change the game easily. I feel like we were disciplined and we shut them down."
On scoring the goal in front of U.S. Men's National Team Manager Jurgen Klinsmann:
"I didn't think of it. It's good just to get a goal in general. It probably wasn't the prettiest goal, but you have to shoot to score so I'll take it."
Real Salt Lake DF Nat Borchers
On how they were able to counteract Toronto FC's game plan:
"We scored early – I think that was huge. Great job by [Alvaro] Saborio to turn in the box and then to get that PK. We knew once we got that first goal that we had a couple more coming."
On the improvement from the last game vs. LA to this one:
"I think that we knew coming into this game that we really needed to be better with the ball. We really needed to jump out and get that early lead, and that's what we did. I think that the midfielders did a great job of finding space, and I think that Javier [Morales] did a great job of finding space behind their midfielders. We made good decisions, I thought, especially in the first half, to offensively to create chances."
On if there was more motivation because they were playing Toronto FC with their big offseason signings:
"Not really. I think there was a lot of hype and a lot of things said in the press, but it's another home game for us and another opportunity to show what a good team we are, and I think we did that tonight."
On looking forward to playing Sporting Kansas City next week:
"I can't wait. I can't wait to play these guys. I've been thinking about them all offseason. They're a great team and they're playing with a lot of confidence, and we'll go on the road. And hopefully, the weather is better this time."
Real Salt Lake MF Ned Grabavoy
On how Real Salt Lake's maturity and continuity showed through tonight:
"I think we were actually somewhat sloppy at times. I thought our energy was unbelievable, especially the work from the two players up front. [Alvaro] Sabo[rio] and [Olmes] Garcia were unbelievable. It starts up there – when they are working that hard, we see it, and we're going to work right behind them. I feel like our energy was unbelievable. We were getting to all of the second balls. I think we were creating a lot of chances; we weren't the sharpest in front of goal, but we created a lot of chances. I think that it's early in the season. I don't think their team's been down yet – losing in a game – and so the early goal helps. The second goal definitely helps. From there I think our maturity shined through a little bit."
On having eight points in four games and if that meets the team's expectations:
"I think we obviously have a good group. There are no surprises really with our team. Everybody knows our players, we know our players and group better than other teams, but other teams know it as well. I think other teams are trying to do that and keep together a core of players because it takes time to gel. For the most part, we've kept the same guys around, the same system, and the same tactics. For us, I think that we are team that's just going to try to get better each week. We feel comfortable playing with each other. I don't think we are going to be too high after a win or too low after a loss – we stay pretty even-keel. We know that it's a long season and this is just the beginning."
Toronto FC
Toronto FC Head Coach Ryan Nelsen:
Overall thoughts on the match:
"It was uncharacteristic of us in terms of goals that we gave away against a real good team at altitude. Some of the guys haven't played in it or experienced it. We dug ourselves a bit of a hole – we didn't come out of the trap very well. I think it was a very questionable decision on the penalty, and that was a bit of a hole to get out of. A lot of what we did was very good, but the goals were not ours, so that was probably the real disappointing thing."
Thoughts on Real Salt Lake's offense:
"There was a lot of chances for both teams. It didn't really fall that way in terms in front of our goal. We hit the post a couple of times. We were in really good areas in terms of 3-on-23. On the other end, we were probably a bit sloppy. It wasn't really Toronto FC kind of goals that we conceded which is the most disappointing thing."
Thoughts on team's performance:
"A lot of these guys haven't really played that often to tell you the truth. Bradley Orr hasn't played much. We're finding out about ourselves, and as we learn we will get better and better. One pleasing thing is that we had a lot of opportunities on goal. We looked like we were going to score on some of them."
Toronto FC MF Dwayne De Rosario
Thoughts on playing with Michael Bradley:
"Obviously Michael brings a lot of experience. He's a tenacious player out there and never gives up – he's a great guy to play with because of that. He's always finding ways to win the balls, second balls and to know that he always has your back. Everyone feeds off of that energy and he's positive to have on the team for sure. It gets you going as well. I feed off of that energy. Even three [goals] down we're still working hard. It pushes everyone to work that much harder."
Toronto FC FW Jermain Defoe
Overall thoughts on the match:
"I can't make excuses. At the end of the day, we lost the game. But I think it's important that we bounce back because we've been fantastic the last few games. So now it's important to show character and come back and make sure we put a good performance in for the next game."
Thoughts on Real Salt Lake:
"They're a good team. They've got good movement and keep the ball well. They look like a team that has been together for a long time and they jive really well. They're a good side and I'm sure it would be difficult for any team to come here. And obviously it helps when they score two early goals, and for us it was difficult to come back into the game. It was a setback, but like all good teams they come back from set- backs. I think you got to stay positive and try and make sure the group stays together. Hopefully we win the next game."
On Real Salt Lake's defense:
"They were good, they were tight. It's always going to be like that to be honest. We created a couple of chances, maybe on another day it would have gone in. But they were good and I think for us it's a bit hard when they score two goals against us in the first half. For us, it's sort of like chasing the game – they get their rhythm and then after that it's difficult. We've just got to try and keep our heads up. But it's always hard when you lose a game because we've been playing so well, then we come here confident and you lose a game like that and it's hard."
Toronto FC MF Michael Bradley
Overall thoughts on the match:
"Obviously, on a night like tonight you can make a lot of excuses – altitude, travel. But the bottom line is that we didn't play well enough – that's the most frustrating. We got off to a good start to the season in terms of two good wins. We wanted to come here and build on that and came up short. We've got to look ourselves in the mirror and now be honest enough with ourselves to know that. It's a long season and still have a lot of work to do. What's important now is to show a good response in Columbus."
Thoughts on what wasn't working in the midfield:
"I think obviously, when you start the game and go down 1-0 early, then not too long after go down 2-0, it makes a difficult game even more difficult. We tried in the second half to get back to 2-1 and see if we could really push things. We were maybe a little bit unlucky to not get a goal, then obviously when they make it 3-0 it's real tough. We just have to be honest with ourselves to know there's still a lot of work to do. We still feel good about the group that we have; we're going to be a team that's going to be there in the end."


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Travel Guide Europe Macedonia Struga
Keep Connected
Internet access is widely available throughout the country. Internet cafés are available in most cities and in some villages. Almost all hotels provide internet access, either free or paid. Local coffee shops usually offer free Wi-Fi access, as many other public places do. Feel free to ask for the password, if the network is locked.
See also: International Telephone Calls
Macedonia's internetional telpehone code is 389.
Mobile phones are widely spread and the coverage is excellent. There are 3 mobile networks (T-mobile, One and VIP), all using the GSM/3G standard. You can buy a pre-paid SIM card from T-mobile for MKD295 (€5) with MKD250 free talk time, from ONE for MKD190 (€3) with MKD250 free talk time, and from VIP for MKD300 (€5) with MKD300 free talk time. You may need to show your ID card or passport when buying.
If you want to use your home cellphone for internet service, buy a local SIM card or otherwise switch off data roaming and use wifi only. Prices per MB are still extremely high otherwise.
Macedonia's National Postal Service offers fairly reliable and affordable services, though it might take a while for your letter or postcard to arrive. At least 3-5 days within Europe, but more like 10 days for destinations outside Europe. Major post offices keep fairly long opening times, from 8:30am to 7:30pm Monday to Saturday and even on Sunday mornings in some places like Skopje. Smaller towns and rural areas have (much) shorter opening times. If you want to send a package internationally, use courier services like FedEx, UPS, TNT or DHL, as they are fast,. reliable and competitively priced.
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