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Sources offer peek at Adobe Creative Suite 5 for Mac
64-bit Photoshop CS5
Slated for shipment this spring, CS5 for Mac will be spearheaded by a version of the market-leading Photoshop graphics editor that's been rewritten in Apple's 64-bit object-oriented Cocoa framework, finally bringing it up to spec with its Windows cousin, which made the jump to 64-bit back in 2008 as part of Creative Suite 4.0 (CS4).Â
Adobe had initially planned to deliver Mac users with a 64-bit version of Photoshop alongside the CS4 release, but was forced to delay those efforts until CS5 at the earliest after Apple decided to abort the development of a 64-bit version of Carbon.
The original foundation of Photoshop's modern codebase was written in Carbon, Mac OS X's legacy, 32-bit framework for developing Mac applications. Adobe said it would need at least an extra year to port the interface code of Photoshop and its companion apps to Apple's new 64-bit Cocoa framework, using the same model used for its Lightroom product, in order to deliver a 64-bit app.
As such, the bulk of the Adobe's efforts on Photoshop CS5, which goes by the code-name "White Rabbit," will reportedly come in the flavor of under-the-hood improvements, according to people who are familiar with the latest private betas of CS5 for Mac. The casual Photoshop user won't recognize too much of a difference in the software over the existing version, these people say. Instead, the enhancements will play to designers who work with relatively large files, manipulate 3D objects, and work with video.
The bulk of the other changes within Photoshop CS5 are said to focus on 3D features. Adobe has also reportedly added a retouching capability which makes it easier to remove objects from images.
In its own internal tests, Adobe found the average 64-bit app to run about 8 to 12 percent faster than a 32-bit one. The primary advantage of 64-bit applications is their ability to address very large amounts of memory in excess of the 4GB limit of 32-bit apps.
John Nack, Senior Product Manager for Photoshop applications, wrote that the new 64-bit version "is great for pro photographers with large collections of high-res images," in an April 2008 blog posting. He noted that opening a 3.75 gigapixel image on a 4-core machine with 32GB RAM is about 10x faster in the 64-bit version of Photoshop currently under development than it is on the existing version.
Flash & Dreamweaver CS5
Flash CS5 (codenamed Viper) and Dreamweaver CS5 (codenamed Bowie) both now add code hinting to help users that author in ActionScript, a feature that has long been available in other development software.
With Apple refusing to support Flash as an web plugin runtime on the iPhone, iPod touch and the new iPad, Adobe has initiated a new strategy in trying to maintain relevance for Flash among mobile developers: it now enables its Flash development tool to output native iPhone apps that recycle existing Flash-related assets and scripting in a form that Apple will allow in the iTunes App Store. These native iPhone apps do not require any Flash runtime on the device in order to work.
"This functionality is not working in the current beta versions," people familiar with the  matter tell AppleInsider, adding "we donât think serious developers will use Flash for creating iPhone applications. It also appears that Adobe continues to miss the boat with HTML 5, and is focused almost exclusively on trying to get users to depend more on Flash â even as the Web development community is looking elsewhere."
InDesign CS5
A new CS5 version of InDesign will also aim to shore up the viability of Flash by encouraging traditional print publishers to enhance their print designs, such as brochures and magazines, with video and animations using Flash. Adobe reportedly hopes this content will be delivered on the web via proprietary Flash files, an approach reminiscent of its arch rival Quark, which attempted to add interactive features to QuarkXPress with a product called Quark Immedia.
When creating a new InDesign CS5 document, users are asked if their document is for print or the web. However, people familiar with the beta software report that, since "Dreamweaver does a better job of laying out pages for the web, we canât understand why Adobe would then add similar features to InDesign â which lacks any of the features required for managing a Web site."
Web review and Mini Bridge features
Adobe CS5 will also add review capabilities across all its component apps, making it easier to have non-CS5 users review work being done by designers. The review features are an extension of Adobeâs Connect business, which is similar to on-line meetings used by WebEx. Designers can collect feedback on their work from others within a web-conferencing meeting.
Adobe has also create a 'mini-Bridge' within the applications to enable developers to inspect files for placing or editing without leaving the application. "Think of it as a small file browser window," said a person familiar with the new tools.


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Record numbers of Britons will choose to holiday in the UK this summer according to recent figures from The Association of British Travel Agents and VisitBritain. If you're not into chain hotels or big camping sites take inspiration from this selection of away-from-it-all places to stay.
Romantic break at Brignall Mill Cottage, Yorkshire
Situated in a dramatic gorge carved out by the River Greta through Teesdale, a beautiful rolling landscape of sheep pastures divided by ancient stone walls and, on the tops, open moorlands, is this 18th century watermill which has been turned into a lovely self-catering accommodation. The idyllic spot, within the old North Riding of Yorkshire, bordering the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty makes the cottage ideal for walking holidays with many beautiful footpaths in the surroundings. The only noise in the Gorge is the rush of the river and the sounds of hawks, owls and pheasants.
The site is practically self-sufficient in power with a micro hydroelectric scheme, a heat pump, solar panels, but also wood burners in the owner's concern to make it environmentally friendly. The Mill is also the 2007 winner of the Gold Medal of the "Green Tourism Business Scheme" and the "Outstanding Award" by the Durham County Council under their Environmental Award Scheme.
Sleeps 4 - 6
Prices: Weekly low season £350 High Season £650
Brignall Mill, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9SQ
For more information: www.brignallmill.co.uk
Yurt holiday at Afton Park Apple Orchard Yurts camp, Isle of Wight
Holidays in yurts offer a comfortable alternative to camping and have a low impact on the environment. The Really Green Holiday organises camping holidays in yurts and bell tents every year on the Isle of Wight. The island, off the south coast of England, has stunning landscapes and rich biodiversity. Slightly more than the half of the island is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The yurt site is situated in the picturesque Afton Park Gardens close to Freshwater Bay. Guests are encouraged to cook outside and use local fresh products such as the famous award winning Isle of Wight blue soft cheese, as well as the tasty fruits and herbs from the camp's gardens. But if you don't want to cook, there is also an onsite café, which offers local, and fair trade products. The campsite is also environmentally friendly with compost toilets, underfloor geothermal heating and dual solar and wood burning stove; the wood coming from sustainable woodland. The owners offer transport between and from all ports.
Sleeps up to 5
Prices: from £120 for a Yurt and from £100 for a Bell tent
The Staples, Blackbridge Rd, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, PO40 9QJ
For more information: www.thereallygreenholidaycompany.com
Adventure at Loch Ossian Youth Hostel, Scottish Highlands
This Eco Hostel, which has been awarded a Gold Award under the Green Tourism Business Scheme, is a get away for trekkers and nature-lovers who look for real adventure and total isolation. The site is only accessible by foot or from the Glasgow-Fort William train line (a one mile trek from Corrour station). The Hostel is situated in the peaceful wilderness of Rannoch Moor, which has been designated a National Heritage site, overlooking the Loch Ossian in the middle of Scotland's Highlands. The magnificent scenery of the region compensates for the basic comfort of the hostel (the guests are asked to bring their own sleeping bags, sheets and pillow case). The Hostel electricity is powered by a wind turbine and solar panels, all of the water used onsite is recycled through a grey water filtration system and there are compost toilets.
2 Dorms of 8 and 12 persons
Prices: £15 with Scottish Youth Hostels (SYHA) membership per night (temporary membership available for £1 per person per night).
Loch Ossian , Corrour, , By Fort William , PH30 4AA
Tel: 01397 732 207
For more information: www.syha.org.uk/home.aspx
Organic break for stressed city workers at Ripple Farm, Kent
The 16th century timber framed horticultural farmhouse, which specializes in organic produce, offers fully self-contained accommodation. Each of the five bedrooms overlooks the beautiful landscape of North Downs which lie between the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs. The Guests are encouraged to use the garden and a vegetable box is available every Thursday. Many activities are possible such as walking and riding country, and several beaches are close by - less than thirty minutes away. The area encompasses many natural curiosities like the Devil's Kneading Trough - a steep-sides dry valley, which gives magnificent views of the countryside. For the culture lovers, the nearby picturesque village of Wye has many historic places of interest as well as a Farmer's market.
Farmhouse Accommodation: sleeps 5
Prices: Weekly £270-£475
Ripple Farm Organics, Crundale, Nr. Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7EB
For more information: www.organicholidays. co.uk/Area/England/Kent.htm
Quirky breaks at Under the Thatch, Rhydlewis, Wales
Under the Thatch is a collection of various all year-round holiday cottages in Wales: from traditional English cottage to Romany Caravan to the unusual converted old railway carriage. To restore the cottages the owner, Greg Stevenson, used lime instead of cement, linseed oil-based paint and sheep's wool for the insulation. Some of the cottages have solar panels, reed-bed sewage systems, low energy light bulbs, wood-chip boilers and recycled furnishings.
In 2007, it won the Best Ethical Travel category in the Observer and Guardian Unlimited Travel Awards, and the Best Environmental Business in Ceredigion.
The most intriguing and certainly the most popular of all cottages is the Romany Caravan situated in the county of Ceredigion on the west Wales coast. The county has got whites sand beaches as well as the cleanest seas of the country, and is the only permanent summer habitat of the bottle-nosed dolphin in the UK.Sleeps up to 5 Prices: Weekly from £318 Under the Thatch, Bryn Hawen, Henllan, LLANDYSUL, Ceredigion, SA44 5UA For more information: www.underthethatch.co.uk
See also the Ecologist local hero article on Greg Stevenson
Green traveler www.greentraveller.co.uk
Organic Places to Stay www.organicholidays.co.uk
Ecoescape www.ecoescape.org
Responsible Travel www.responsibletravel.com
For green holiday ideas check out the Ecologist Green Directory here

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by Donna Clark and Sue Wolfe
Volunteers continue to work hard to complete the projects around the library and surrounding park areas, which includes the flowers around the stainless steel structure and the native grasses in the rain garden on the south. Naturalists Tom Mabie and Perry Hopkins took oversight of these two projects, gathering most of the native grasses and plants from the area around Cedar Creek, and then babying them to be sure they survived.
From the first days of May to the Grand Opening of the new Library, many good folks from the Community Building Development Team (CBDT) and beyond came together to put in the shrubs, trees, stones and lawn around the Library. An underground watering system on timers has been key in aiding in the growth and stability of the healthy plants and lawn. The system was provided by Dan McIntyre and his company, Splash, and then installed at no extra cost to the Library. Several free visits have been made as adjustments or replacements to sprinklers have been needed.
Councilman Dan Clark has spent many evenings and weekends around the Library and walking path in the surrounding park areas off Main and Pine Streets, hand-mowing the lawn, edging, checking on the sprinklers, making sure the timers are set right, and cleaning around the new asphalt and placing sod to prevent any washouts. Clark is doing the finishing touches that take a lot of time but really pull things together for a neat and crisp appearance. Also spending many hours toward cleaning up the grounds, trimming bushes, and sweeping sidewalks has been donated by Andy Dipiazza. The public grounds are really beautiful!
Along the new path you can now see the (36) 10"x8" brass plates inset into the retaining wall blocks. Thanks to Don Snow and his team at CS Tool Engineering, Inc., the plates and engraving are finished, and at no cost to the Library. Thanks to Dale Larson, owner of Northwest Kent Mechanical and his team, 36 plates were installed with great care and precision on September 27 and 28.
The 129 bricks that have sold this past year have arrived and will be installed very soon. With the help of our new DPW Director, David Ducat and his team, and any other volunteers needed, the plan is to install them at the entrance of the new Library. According to Duane McIntyre, foreman of the project, we have 410 places for bricks, depending on the sizes purchased. The sizes offered are the 4×8 for $50 or the 8×8 for $100. On the 4×8 there can be 3 lines of 21 characters, including spaces between words and for the 8×8, 6 lines. These will make wonderful holiday presents! In fact a long-time community person with lots of family and grandchildren recently said she was going to purchase 21 bricks for her family Christmas presents.
Mayor Gerry Hall and Councilman Perry Hopkins have been assembling the 10 benches purchased through the CBDT. The nameplates will again be engraved under the direction of Don Snow. Memorial and honorary brass plates will be installed on these benches, also. McIntyre and Hopkins will oversee the installing of the benches on various cement slabs around the library and surrounding park area.
You perhaps noticed the four six foot benches around the clock tower and the sidewalk at the east side of the Library, ready for Red Flannel visitors. They were in constant use and a very attractive and useful addition to our festivities!
Director Donna Clark was on hand at the library on Red Flannel Day offering tours and information about the vision our community has embraced called, the "Heart of Cedar Springs." The entire property, going even beyond the edge of Cedar Creek and the White Pine Trail, will be a park-like area, developed and supported through a base constituency of over 100 volunteers and donors, the Community Building Development Team.
The next project is building an amphitheater along where the White Pine Trail and Cedar Creek meet west of the park property. A new fundraising campaign has begun. The City of Cedar Springs and the CBDT will work together on submitting an application for a Economic Development Grant for a $50,000 match within the next few weeks. Watch for details soon on how you can get involved.


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Alec Baldwin Weighs In On Diane In 7A
You may have heard about the alleged live-tweeted Thanksgiving airplane spat between Bachelor producer Elan Gale and his surly flight-mate, Diane in 7A. But now the experts have weighed in — and, according to noted airline critic Alec Baldwin, Elan won the war of the passive aggression.
I want everyone to follow @theyearofelan bc he is so f#%*ing funny.— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) November 30, 2013
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell has completed her chemotherapy treatments for leukemia and is back to her normal schedule involving recruiting, speaking engagements and running the program.
"I'm happy to report that coach Hatchell has completed chemotherapy for her acute myeloid leukemia," said Dr. Pete Voorhees, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
"She remained courageous and strong throughout the course of treatment, which allowed her to exceed all expectations. Her disease is in complete remission, and we remain highly optimistic about her future.
"Coach Hatchell will be back for the upcoming season, and I expect that her experience over the last many months, as difficult as it was, will only make her a stronger person and coach."
In recent weeks, Hatchell's calendar has been filled with recruiting visits up-and-down the east coast, while also attending a handful of The Rams Club Tar Heel Tour events in Greensboro, Charlotte and Raleigh.
"There is no question its been a tough last seven months since being diagnosed with leukemia back in October," Hatchell said. "But through it all this has only made me stronger. My mental toughness has increased ten-fold. Trust me if you can get through chemo, you can pretty much go through anything."
Hatchell was diagnosed in mid-October 2013 with leukemia and went through a series of treatments that lasted into March. Her strength and energy level, and not to mention her hair, is returning to the form that led her into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
"I'm excited about the future of our program," Hatchell said. "Stepping away from the sidelines has helped me see the game from a different angle. I will be more in tune than ever with the ingredients of what our players and program need to be successful.
"I'm looking forward to summer camps starting up soon in Carmichael Arena, continuing recruiting the top players in the country and starting back summer workouts with our players."


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The average price of homes sold in El Segundo, CA is $1,450,000.
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Options Strategies: Covered Call
The covered call strategy in options is a strategy in which an investor writes a call option contract, while at the same time owning an equivalent number of shares of the underlying stock. If this stock is purchased simultaneously with writing the call contract, the covered call investment strategy is commonly referred to as a "buy-write." If the shares are already held from a previous purchase, it is commonly referred to an "overwrite." In either case, the stock is generally held in the same brokerage account from which the investor writes the call, and fully collateralizes, or "covers," the obligation conveyed by writing a call option contract. The covered call investment strategy is the most basic and most widely used strategy, combining the flexibility of listed options with stock ownership. After reviewing the information below, open a personal investment account at Firstrade to begin trading today.
Market Opinion?
Neutral to Bullish on the Underlying Stock
When to Use?
Though the covered call option can be utilized in any market condition, it is most often employed when the investor, while bullish on the underlying stock, feels that its market value will experience little range over the lifetime of the call contract. The covered call option is a strategy in which an investor writes a call option contract, while at the same time owning an equivalent number of shares of the underlying stock.
While this options trading strategy can offer limited protection from a decline in price of the underlying stock and limited profit participation with an increase in stock price, it generates income because the investor keeps the premium received from writing the call. At the same time, the investor can appreciate all benefits of underlying stock ownership, such as dividends and voting rights, unless he is assigned an exercise notice on the written call and is obligated to sell his shares. The covered call option is widely regarded as a conservative strategy because it decreases the risk of stock ownership.
Risk vs. Reward
Maximum Profit: Limited
Maximum Loss: Substantial
Upside Profit at Expiration if Assigned: Premium Received + Difference (if any) Between Strike Price and Stock Purchase Price
Upside Profit at Expiration if Not Assigned: Any Gains in Stock Value + Premium Received
Maximum profit will occur if the price of the underlying stock you own is at or above the covered call option's strike price,either at its expiration or when you might be assigned an exercise notice for the call before it expires. The risk of real financial loss with the covered call investment strategy comes from the shares of stock held by the investor. This loss can become substantial if the stock price continues to decline in price as the written call expires. At the call's expiration, loss can be calculated as the original purchase price of the stock less its current market price, less the premium received from initial sale of the call. Any loss accrued from a decline in stock price is offset by the premium you received from the initial sale of the covered call option. As long as the underlying shares of stock are not sold, this would be an unrealized loss. Assignment on a written call is always possible. An investor holding shares with a low cost basis should consult his tax advisor about the tax ramifications of writing calls on such shares.
Break-Even-Point (BEP)?
BEP: Stock Purchase Price - Premium Received
If Volatility Increases: Negative Effect If Volatility Decreases: Positive Effect
Any effect of volatility on the option's price is on the time value portion of the option's premium.
Time Decay?
Passage of Time: Positive Effect
With the passage of time, the time value portion of the option's premium generally decreases, which is a positive effect for an investor with a short option position.
Alternatives before expiration?
If the investor's opinion on the underlying stock changes significantly before the written call expires, whether more bullish or more bearish, the investor can make a closing purchase transaction of the call in the marketplace. This would close out the written call contract, relieving the investor of an obligation to sell his stock at the call's strike price. Before taking this action, the investor should weigh any realized profit or loss from the written call's purchase against any unrealized profit or loss from holding shares of the underlying stock. If the written call position is closed out in this manner, the investor can decide whether to make another option transaction to either generate income from and/or protect his shares, to hold the stock unprotected with options, or to sell the shares.
Alternatives at expiration?
As expiration day for the covered call option nears, the investor considers three scenarios and then accordingly makes a decision. The written call contract will either be in-the-money, at-the-money or out-of-the-money. If the investor feels the call will expire in-the-money, he can choose to be assigned an exercise notice on the written contract and sell an equivalent number of shares at the call's strike price. Alternatively, the investor can choose to close out the written call with a closing purchase transaction, canceling his obligation to sell stock at the call's strike price, and retain ownership of the underlying shares. Before taking this action, the investor should weigh any realized profit or loss from the written call's purchase against any unrealized profit or loss from holding shares of the underlying stock. If the investor feels the written call will expire out-of-the-money, no action is necessary. He can let the call option expire with no value and retain the entire premium received from its initial sale. If the written call expires exactly at-the-money, the investor should realize that assignment of an exercise notice on such a contract is possible, but should not be assumed. Consult with your brokerage firm or a financial advisor on the advisability of what action to take in this case, or if you have questions about covered call strategies in options.
Our next lesson in our guide to trading options is the cash secured put—read more here! When you're ready to execute covered call strategies in options, open an account at Firstrade today!
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As you may know after the server outage earlier this week, RuCCS email accounts have been moved to the SAS mail servers. This is great news as the SAS servers are much more reliable, faster and provide better spam filtering.
The new accounts have a few great features which we didn't have before, such as Calendar, Tasks and Address Book.
You can access your new email accounts using the WebMail interface or by configuring an email client.
To access your email using the WebMail interface, please go to http://webmail.sas.rutgers.edu/. To log in type in your *entire* email address and your password. If your regular password doesn't work, please contact Hristiyan (Chris) Kourtev, our IT expert at 848-445-4380.
For information on how to set up your favorite email client, please go to: http://sas-it.rutgers.edu/documentation/email-calendar-mailing-lists
If you already have an email client set up to check your mail using the IMAP protocol, here are a few parameters you need to update in order for it to work again:
- update incoming mail server to "imap.sas.rutgers.edu"
- update the password to the new one you use on the web interface.
- make sure it uses SSL encryption (will result in changing the port number to 993)
- outgoing mail server settings remain the same.
If you have an email client set up to check your mail using the POP3 protocol, you will need to do a fresh setup using IMAP (see the instructions link above for more details).
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As looters and thugs in my neighbourhood threw stones and bottles on the Bethnal Green Road, hooded bike riders were zipping up and down my street scouting out police-free locations. As the riot cops arrived, it was the bikes that led the way to new scenes of disturbance, seeking locations in advance for the rioters to then follow on foot. As re-enforcements arrived on the main road, a kid on a BMX clad in a black track suit with his face covered called out "I've just been to Whitechapel, it's safe, let's go there now!" The shouts of "Whitechapel! Whitechapel! Whitechapel!" came back, and the young men were off, scurrying down local lanes and dissipating down dark passageways before the police, who aren't from round here, had even got their A to Zs out.
As fires were lit and news cameras were focused on the big flare ups on Hackney's Mare Street or down in Croydon, there was plenty going on in the back lanes and alleyways away from the media glare. Reports of people being violently mugged for their bikes along the busy cycle route through London Fields park were all over Twitter. Over in Islington, popular independent and local bike shop MiCycle was attacked; looters poured in and raced out with bikes.
Update, 10/08/11:
The Daily Telegraph's Andrew Gilligan was robbed of his bicycle whilst riding home from Tottenham through Hackney on Monday night. You can read his full report here. He writes; "It was one of those microseconds when you know exactly what is about to happen, without the slightest chance of stopping it.
Micycle in Islington is now open for business again, reports GoingGoingBike, who contacted their mechanic Julian Sabetian; "We've had lots of concern from customers and locals alike, so the support has been palpable and very welcome."
"I think that the redeeming factor's just being the local community and their support. A few people have deliberately come to make small purchases [to show support]. Other shops have swung by or phoned, it's nice for potential competitors to show their concern."
There have been further reports of bike shops being raided and looted across London, including Evans Cycles in Chalk Farm and Clapham, and Geoffrey Butler in South Croydon. BikeBiz online is keeping a tally, and also has advice from insurance firms for traders who may have been affected.
Down in Brixton, the BBC's Podraic O'Brien reported; "I'm standing outside Halfords on the other side of the road and they've just smashed through the door of Halfords. They're taking bikes out the front entrance." Guardian journalist Peter Walker live-tweeted similar occurrences at the Halfords store in Catford. "Trouble spreading again in #catford - gang breaking down door of Halfords by station. Full view of main road. No police." Later, as the police moved on to other hot spots, the trouble returned; "Bizarre. Police have now abandoned Halfords in #catford and, guess what... the looters are back."
If you see streets as a network - channels of movement and routes for communication - there's no better way of operating it than by bike. Sadly, as last night has shown, those who are taking part in this mindless looting and violence are all too aware of it. Bikes can be used to pass messages, weapons and drugs quickly and easily between flashpoints. Untraceable and too quick to catch, whether we like it or not the humble bicycle is at the forefront of events.
What can you do to stay safe?
- Avoid unlit or sparsely populated cycle routes; especially those through parks such as London Fields or along canals.
- Keep up to date of where trouble is flaring up; consider changing your route home if necessary.
- Consider teaming up with friends or colleagues to cycle home together or in small groups.
- Avoid cycling through or near large groups of youths. Turn around and go back the way you came if you have to.
- If someone offers you a brand new bike for sale in the street or at a market, do not buy it, you could be paying for stolen goods.
- Exercise caution and common sense on websites like eBay and GumTree
- Ensure you have a record of the frame number and particulars of your own bike. Consider using a security website like BikeRegister and ensure your bike is always kept secure with at least two good locks.
- Support your local bike retailer, especially if they've been the victims of looting or theft.
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CRS: An Overview of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence in Patent Law, June 6, 2007
From WikiLeaks
About this CRS report
This document was obtained by Wikileaks from the United States Congressional Research Service.
The CRS is a Congressional "think tank" with a staff of around 700. Reports are commissioned by members of Congress on topics relevant to current political events. Despite CRS costs to the tax payer of over $100M a year, its electronic archives are, as a matter of policy, not made available to the public.
Individual members of Congress will release specific CRS reports if they believe it to assist them politically, but CRS archives as a whole are firewalled from public access.
This report was obtained by Wikileaks staff from CRS computers accessible only from Congressional offices.
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Wikileaks release: February 2, 2009
Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service
Title: An Overview of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence in Patent Law
CRS report number: RL33923
Author(s): Brian T. Yeh, American Law Division
Date: June 6, 2007
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- This report provides a brief summary of the Supreme Court's patent law jurisprudence in the following eight cases that have been decided since 2005: Merck KGaA v. Integra Lifesciences I, Unitherm Food Systems v. Swift-Eckrich, Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink, eBay v. MercExchange, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Metabolite Labs., MedImmune v. Genentech, KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., and Microsoft v. AT&T.
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The new integration of Amazon search results in Ubuntu Linux 12.10 has stirred up quite a hornet's nest of controversy over the past week or so among observers unimpressed by Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth's calm assurances that users' privacy would be maintained.
According to two separate investigations over the past few days, in fact, Shuttleworth's explanation was not entirely correct, and users' information might be more exposed to Amazon servers than they might realize.
Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon followed up on Tuesday with news that searches will be encrypted, but today he also announced that Canonical is working on a kill switch for the Amazon search results feature.
Revenue for Canonical
For those who missed the original story, Ubuntu Linux 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal"–a second beta version of which is due today–now integrates Amazon results into searches conducted through the Unity desktop Dash.
So, search for "taxes" from there and your results will include not only local files on your computer but also tax-related items for sale on Amazon. Canonical, in turn, will receive a small portion of any sales generated on Amazon this way through affiliate fees.
Any such fees would be used to help support the Ubuntu project, Bacon explained on Sunday, but many users were quick to decry the new feature as "adware," causing the scramble at Canonical over the past few days to fix the situation.
'A toggle switch in the settings'
"You will be able to disable the feature if you wish," Bacon wrote in a new blog post on Thursday. "There is work going on to have a toggle switch in the settings to disable it."
The toggle switch is depicted (in French) in the screenshot at left.
One important caveat, however, is that the toggle switch will affect all online searches, not just those on Amazon, Bacon noted. So, users who want to disable the Amazon results will also have to disable online search across the board, including applications such as microblogging client Gwibber.
Between encryption and the new kill switch, do you think Canonical's solution adequately addresses the initial concerns? Please sound off in the comments.


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Anders Post
I am a painter, drawer and writer, living and working in the City of Stockholm. Throughout the years I have had a number of separate exhibitions mostly in Stockholm - and in New York 2011. Preferably I paint people and landscapes. Even specific works like portraits of resigning colonels or chairman of boards hanging in offices and regiments. And of course at art collectors with good taste, a sense of humour and a feeling for the "darker aspects of life".


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Lester Holt and four of his NBC News colleagues will share moderating duties for the first debate of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders.
The debate, shown on NBC News networks, will unfold over two nights in Miami on June 26 and June 27. For each night, Holt will anchor the full two hours. In the first hour, he'll be joined by Savannah Guthrie of the Today show and Jose Diaz-Balart of Telemundo. The second hour will feature MSNBC opinion host Rachel Maddow and Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd.
Inside the Democratic strategy to defeat Donald Trump in Florida
The Democratic National Committee is expected to announce later this week which candidates meet the threshold for participation, and which night the candidates will appear on.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety has added Larry Valdez, 42, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, and a cash reward up to $10,000 is now being offered for information leading to his capture. An additional reward of up to $5,000 has been offered by North Texas Crime Stoppers for Valdez's arrest. Valdez has a violent criminal past and is wanted for parole violation, aggravated assault with deadly weapon, assault causing bodily injury-family violence, and duty on striking fixture/highway landscape.
Valdez, who has been on the run since 2005, is wanted for a Dallas County incident in which he brutally assaulted a woman and left her for dead. The victim survived the assault but is permanently disfigured.
Valdez has relatives living in the Dallas area, and he has previously been employed as an iron worker. Harboring a fugitive can lead to state and/or federal charges, with sentences varying from two to 10 years in prison. Anyone found to have been helping Valdez avoid arrest will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Anyone with information is urged to call Texas Crime Stoppers, and all tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.
Valdez is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs approximately 185 pounds. His tattoos include heart/ribbon/arrow on the left side of his chest. For more information, please view his wanted bulletin at: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/Texas10MostWanted/fugitiveDetails.aspx?id=201.
Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the Governor's Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders.
There are four different ways to provide anonymous tips:
• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
• Text the letters DPS – followed by your tip – to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cell phone.
• Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link under their picture.
• Submit a Facebook tip at http://www.facebook.com/texas10mostwanted by clicking the "SUBMIT A TIP" link (under the "About" section).
All calls, texts, e-mails and Facebook messages are anonymous.
DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. You can find the current lists – with photos – on the DPS website at http://www.dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted/.
Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.


text: A U.S. Senate committee has unanimously approved a controversial bill that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders requiring search engines and Internet service providers to stop sending traffic to websites accused of infringing copyright.The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PROTECT IP Act, which would also allow copyright holders to seek court orders requiring payment processors and online ad networks to stop doing business with allegedly infringing websites.The bill, introduced two weeks ago, now awaits approval by the full Senate. The legislation will allow the DOJ to target the "worst of the worst" foreign websites dedicated to digital piracy or selling counterfeit goods, said Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and lead sponsor of the bill. Intellectual property theft is "unacceptable," Leahy, chairman of the committee, said in a statement. "Few things are more important to the future of the American economy and job creation than protecting our intellectual property," Leahy added. "At a time where our country is beginning to regain its economic footing, businesses face an additional hurdle, the severity of which is increasing by the day -- digital theft."Several groups criticized the bill. A recent paper from five Internet engineers said the bill could "threaten the security and stability of the global DNS" by encouraging widespread circumvention of DNS (domain name system) filters.The bill would do little to stop copyright infringement online while opening up payment processors and online ad networks to multiple lawsuits from copyright holders, added Sherwin Siy, deputy legal director for Public Knowledge, a digital rights group.The PROTECT IP Act "threatens the security and global functioning of the Internet, and opens the door to nuisance lawsuits while doing little if anything to curb the issues of international source of illegal downloads the bill seeks to address," he said in a statement.The bill would create a list of blocked Internet sites, added Ed Black, president and CEO of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a tech trade group. "At a time when U.S. businesses are increasing[ly] confronted with barriers to Internet trade and censorship abroad, a government committed to Internet openness should not be in the business of blacklisting Internet sites," he said in a statement.Several other groups, including the Motion Picture Association of America and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, applauded the committee's vote, however.The National Cable and Telecommunications Association, a trade group representing ISPs (Internet service providers) that could be targeted by court orders authorized in the bill, also voiced support for the legislation."By cracking down on rogue websites that have for too long encouraged the theft of valuable content and intellectual property, the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 sends a strong message that this illicit practice will no longer be tolerated," NCTA President and CEO Michael Powell said in a statement.Grant Gross covers technology and telecom policy in the U.S. government for The IDG News Service. Follow Grant on Twitter at GrantGross. Grant's e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Two years ago, on Halloween, I wrote up this very orange 1973 Ford Mustang Grandé. While a bit weathered, it was still in pretty good shape, albeit with some very old whitewalls that were slowly going flat. Since then I have seen it a few times, and it was still marking time at the used car lot.
Earlier this year, when there was still melting snow all over town, I pulled over to take a look. It was still in good shape, and had accumulated a new set of tires along the way. But still, there it sat. Doesn't anyone like the 1971-73 Mustangs? And it's in such a bright and cheerful color combination, too!
Grandé was the luxury Mustang from 1968 to 1973. Usually, it meant a modestly-powered Mustang with plush interior and vinyl roof. It was only available on the Mustang hardtop–no Sportsroof Grandés ever saw the light of day.
And how about that interior! Perfect to take to that Halloween party.
A bit tattered, perhaps, but still serviceable. And in Technicolor, too.
There has been a lot of ink spilled on the "Clydesdale" Mustangs, but I like them. The total dimensions really weren't drastically different from earlier, more valuable Mustangs: less than four inches in total length when compared to a '68 model. A Marquis or Continental it wasn't.
Since I took these pictures last March, the car lot has appeared to have gone out of business, as there are no cars left, save a couple of pickups with attached snowplows at the back. I hope this Mustang got rescued!
Happy Halloween, everybody!


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From Emily: another example of Brooklyn's seemingly unparalleled commitment to exasperated signage (as previously documented here.)
From Emily: another example of Brooklyn's seemingly unparalleled commitment to exasperated signage (as previously documented here.)
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Wesh snapped this a few years back in Red Hook, Brooklyn, while walking from his brother's rehearsal dinner to the after-party bar.
Says Wesh: "What gets me are the flags. Why flags?"
(How bougie does Park Slope's version look in comparison?)
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In evidence here, a key element of the passive-aggressive lexicon —and one of the many elevated to catchphrase status by Mike Judge.
This example comes from Peter (no, not that Peter), who has since escaped roommate living but offers these words of wisdom for those of us who haven't: "Never trust anyone who uses post-it notes at home."
related: Too many
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From William, who notes: "Sadly, management thought this was too severe, so it was replaced with a long whiny treatise on coffee etiquette."
related: A coffee-maker flowchart
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The visual aid here is genius, and I love the piggyback note. (Once two people join in, the whole thing has a tendency to spiral out of control into a massive anonymous bitchfest.)
Spotted by Steve.
UPDATE: the sign-maker writes in to claim his handiwork! Oliver explains:
I was horrified at this state, but I also did not want to be labeled as the person that left the toilet in this state. I wanted to clean up the mess but then how would I communicate my disgust to the unknown person that actually did it? So this was my solution. Document the offense including time found and then clean up.
Like I said: genius.
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From Giovanni: a classic example of the "office fridge" sub-genre.
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I agree with Amy: "EST" is what really makes this one.
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The latest in a series previously documented here and here…right across the street from my Park Slope apartment.
Update: Another one!
related: The Pooper Stooper
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There's something so wildly theatrical about this sign, spotted in Gowanus, Brooklyn. I wouldn't be surprised if it burst into song.
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Slipped under our door by the downstairs neighbors.
(Guilty as charged.)
related: Seriously…Sugar Ray?
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The Chive series features Kershaw's SpeedSafe ambidextrous opening system for smooth, easy opening by both right and left-handed users. Closed, the Chive is less than three inches long—perfect for pocket carry. The blade is made of high-carbon 420HC stainless steel for good edge retention, easy resharpening, and excellent toughness. Some also feature high-tech coatings for enhanced performance and aesthetic appeal. The Chive series also offers a variety of handle materials and finishes—Tungsten DLC, Titanium Oxide rainbow, and our "smoked" anodized aluminum finish in three handsome colors. Our newest handle is anodized aluminum in fashionable pink. All Chives also feature the Safety Tip Lock to ensure the blade stays securely inside the handle until the user releases it, and a removable pocket clip for easy carrying. The Chive may be the smallest member of the "Onion" family, but it's got all the advanced features knife users demand.


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Throughout the last week the story of how the United Airlines mal-handled the passenger who refused to surrender his seat to accommodate the Airlines own crew exploded in the media with an endless parade of the video clips showing how that poor passenger was dragged out of his seat, hauled out fighting with a bloodied face, and its aftermath that showed United Airlines egregious disregard for the passenger(s). The CEO further compounded this ignominy by tweeting his apology on how the airline re-accommodated his passenger and why it was not their fault. This episode was lampooned on almost every late night show and even on Saturday Night Live (SNL) last weekend.
That week the airline stock lost nearly a billion dollars in its cap, with a bottomless pit of various lawsuits that are now showing up on all fronts. Four people were fired and many suffered career setbacks for merely being there on the scene. With its huge presence in China many there have openly rebelled against United Airlines, causing it to lose its brand, ongoing business, and endless hurt.
Now that sufficient time as passed since that incident, all the back story about that ugly episode has surfaced and it puts the airline in even worse light than it did as the drama was unfolding, both in the mainstream media and on the social media. Here are some of the more juicy details that got left out in the medias rush to jump on the story:
- The flight was not overbooked, but after everyone was boarded the airline decided that it needed to transport four of its own crew to where this flight was headed to staff some other flight there.
- The Gate Agent should have known these staffing needs in advance, allowing them to stop the four most recently booked passengers from ever boarding that flight. This would have allowed the four to fly to where they would be needed.
- The ground crew should have been empowered to make those four bumped passengers, still on the ground, to make as comfortable as possible by giving them equitable compensation.
- Relentless cost cutting under the current CEO started when the previously fired CEO Jeff Smisek was replaced by the current CEO, who is even more disengaged than his predecessor.
- When the CEOs focus devolved to relentless and indiscriminate cost cutting employees lost their faith in the airline and they became increasingly more indifferent to customer service and how the airline functioned.
When management imposed arbitrary and relentless cost cutting without listening to those on the front lines no one that comes in contact with the customer cares anymore and the airline continues to suffer the wrath of its customers and indifference of its employees. Some examples:
- Unhappy flight attendants routinely turn up the heat in the cabin. Why? If passengers are knocked out they have less work passing out peanuts and drinks. The next time you think you are coming down with something, ask the crew to turn down the heat.
- Pilots have lost virtually every financial incentive to do their best. Now, many purposely slow down flights to get bumped into overtime. If they make a plane a half-hour late that equals about $70.00 each. The most cynical pilots figure out how to time a flight so that it arrives as late as possible without getting cited.
- The ramp crew slows down the loading of baggage to delay the flight and support the flight crew and their overtime. They find endless ways to delay flights causing untold grief to flying passengers.
So, this is how the managements myopic approach to saving money backfires on the company. In this case of United Airlines the price of this fiasco alone (not the spread effects cited above of the crews reaction to cost cutting, as that cost is incalculable.)
United may even go out of business as a result of this single episode.
So, what are some of the lessons from this most recent example of mismanaged customer situation? Here is my take:
- The company must decide what it important to its brand: Customer Experience, cost, or something else. Once it decides on the priority it must communicate that clearly to all its employees with specific authorities given to its employees to empower them to deal with each situation with impunity. In this case if the airline had empowered its crew to compensate bumped passengers with a much higher limit (currently it is $1,350), someone would have volunteered. Delta Airlines last week authorized its senior crew to offer up to $10,000 to bump a passenger if the situation required it.
- Employees must feel safe to error on the side of customer needs than they do on the side that benefits the airline (or the company). If they make a wrong judgment call they should not be punished unless they exhibit a pattern on abuse.
- If cost cutting is paramount consult those on the front lines on how best to do it. I once talked to a bunch of flight attendants when I was consulting for a major airline and showed them what the management had in plans to cut costs. They simply laughed and told me that those measures would cost them even more because the management had not taken into account the intended consequences of those cuts (similar to the items in those three bullets above). Instead, they thoughtfully suggested to me the measures that would cut costs without ill side effects. After some research I found ALL their suggestions to be on spot and the airline changed its course after my presentation to its management.
- When something goes wrong take immediate responsibility and disclose all the facts as soon as you can get them. On this front alone, United Airlines gets in F.
- Keep an open line of communication with the front lines to stay in touch with the Customer Experience. Do not assume what experience you are creating. Ask those who see it first hand!
None of these suggestions require an MBA to appreciate and to implement. But despite that the Uniteds management gets an F from me and hope that other companies, not just other airlines take this learning to heart!
Good luck!
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Dilip then decided to work with corporations helping them understand the leadership process and how to increase leadership effectiveness at every level. Soon afterwards, when the job-market tanked in Silicon Valley in 2001, Dilip changed his career track yet again and decided to work initially with many high-tech refugees, who wanted expert guidance in their reinvention and reemployment. Quickly, Dilip expanded his practice to help professionals from all walks of life.
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In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.Stay tuned for more evil-updates!


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by Adele Williams, Student Contributor
Alice Lloyd College senior China Riddle was recently awarded the Young Professionals of East Kentucky/Francis Law Office, PLLC Rising Star Award.
Young Professionals of East Kentucky (YPEK) began in the spring of 2009 and works to bring the young leaders of eastern Kentucky together. Each year, YPEK recognizes one college student between the ages of 21 and 40 residing in thirty-two different counties across eastern Kentucky who has shown exquisite talent and leadership skills through the Rising Star Award.
Riddle was nominated and chosen for this award due to her excellent leadership history and great contributions to the community surrounding her. Some of those achievements include being awarded the Kentucky Society of Washington's prestigious Henry Clay Internship in Public Policy, working as an aide to Pike County senator Ray Jones, and studying abroad in Costa Rica where she worked for the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation as a micro-business intern and helped to develop a socially responsible business plan to launch an eco-tourism industry.
Riddle was presented with the Rising Star Award on Saturday, November 9th, in Somerset, KY at YPEK's fourth Annual Awards Dinner.
About her experience, Riddle said, "It is such an honor to be recognized by YPEK as the Rising Star recipient. This is a wonderful organization that is working hard to improve our region. Through the experience I have gained through my internships, and the knowledge and leadership skills I have acquired as a student at Alice Lloyd College, I also hope to have a positive impact on eastern Kentucky."
*Photo courtesy of the Young Professionals of East Kentucky.


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Signup to receive time-sensitive announcements for Eastlake School via email and text message right to your phone using the SchoolMessenger Notification System. Be sure to sign up for District notifications also since it's the quickest way to be contacted about school closings, delayed openings and early dismissals.
Please create your own contact preference profile using SchoolMessenger's Contact Manager website. The Contact Manager feature allows you to control the ways in which you prefer to be contacted. Contact Manager also works like a mailbox, giving you a place to review messages you may have missed. PARENTS: When entering ID numbers, do not input your child's name, ONLY their ID number. FAQs
School closings prior to the start of the day are posted on the Parsippany Troy Hills District Website and announced by these stations:
One blast of the fire siren will be sounded at 6:30am for closings related to weather. Please do not call the school, the police, or the Board of Education. These lines must remain open for emergency calls.
The District School Calendar provides for 4 days where the school can close, usually due to excessive snow or icy roads. Should school need to close more than 5 days the extra days will be taken back from the Spring break.
Should less than 4 snow days be needed, additional teacher and student "days off" will be provided immediately before and/or after the Memorial Day holiday in May, ensuring the final day of school and high school graduation dates remain in place as published, while still ensuring the district adheres to the 180 day annual student attendance requirement.


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American billiard 3D is a unique billiard game simulator that lets you your billiard gaming skills on a PC. Just imagine you do not need to pay for a physical table or for a private teacher each time you just want to learn or practice! Practice on your PC every day and pay for a table only when you want to prove your new skills or play with your friends! Features * Realistic 3D Pool with additional arcade tables; * Rules: 3 Balls, 8 Balls, 9 Balls; * 6 Classic and Arcade Tables; * Multiplayer and Training modes; * AI skill levels: Easy, Medium, Professional. Help: To call help when playing, press Escape. Press right mouse button during the game to call game options. To change between views press "A" button. There is also "B" button to see the trajectory of the strike. To set sound and other options during the game press "O" button. To strike use your mouse. You need to aim, moving mouse left-right and to strike move mouse back to sweep and then move it forward as rapidly as you want to execute the strike. Besides, to set difficulty and number of balls: 3, 8 or 9, just choose new game and one of the modes: 1 player, 2 players, training. After that you'll see game rules.
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Same problem. No help files at all. I understand, it is freeware, but with no instruction at all, i cannot play it. :(
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| [[Samba3/SMB2|SMB2/SMB3]]
| Working
| SMB2 / SMB3 Protocol support. Default to SMB3 for max SMB support. This is implemented in both Samba3 and Samba4 through "s3fs". Please see the [[Samba3/SMB2]] page for more details.
|Stefan (metze) Metzmacher
| 12 June, 2012
|DRS Replication
|DRS Replication
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Samba Project Status
Samba4 is a reworking of the Samba 3 implementation, with a goal of providing full AD support for all current Windows clients. Please see the main Samba4 project page for a more complete description of the overall goals.
The intent of this page is to provide an overview of the status of various components, capabilities and features which are a part of the Samba4 project. The hope is that this page will be a collection point where teams, developers and interested individuals can provide updates as features evolve and mature. This overview is more aimed at administrators and people who intend to install and use Samba than it is a technical rundown of features and development milestones. Hopefully, this document will help answer the question, "Has Samba4 matured to a point where I can put it to use in my environment, and have it actually help me accomplish what I need to do?"
Development Status
The Samba4 team has currently released Beta 1 (05 June, 2012). Please see the Samba4 page for a complete list of Alpha and Beta releases. It is also possible to download development copies of the Samba4 software directly from the "git" repository. Detailed instructions on how to build and set up a Samba4 server can be found in the Samba4 HOWTO.
For detailed development status and a current list of bugs, please:
- see the Samba Bugzilla tracking site at: https://bugzilla.samba.org/.
- join the #samba-technical IRC channel on irc.freenode.net
- subscribe to the Samba (https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba) or Samba Technical (https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba-technical) mailing lists.
The team is discussing the possibility of a first Release Candidate around the end of July.
Functional Areas
In order to understand the overall status of the Samba4 project, it can be helpful to think of Samba as covering three main functional areas. There is a fair amount of overlap between these areas, both in terms of function and in the underlying libraries, but the areas are:
- Domain Support (AD functionality): The core functionality in this area is largely feature complete and stable. There are several sites reporting that they have been using Samba4 as their primary production Domain Controller, in some cases for close to two years. (Think of the "80/20" rule.)
- File Server: The Samba4 project actually started out as the "NTVFS Rewrite". (Tridge Slide set from 2003?) This area has been the focus of much of the current development activity, and has been one of the primary blockers to going into "Beta" (or RC) status. Due to the rework of the underlying architecture and code, Samba4 has been significantly behind Samba3 functionality for some time. The "s3fs" effort is a way to move the current Samba3 level of functionality into Samba4.
- Tools: There are a wide variety of tools, utilities and scripts that are built to support the creation, debugging and administration of a Samba4 based domain. These tools have seen a great deal of rapid development, reflecting the needs of testing and deployment in a wide range of installations. Most of these tools are command line based, or loadable libraries to be used by third party tools and scripting languages. An interesting note is that, the easiest approach to GUI based management of the domain is through downloading and installing the Microsoft Remote Administration Tools.
At a simplistic level, the AD functionality is the most stable of these areas. Prior to the introduction of the s3fs project, it was recommended for installations to use Samba4 as the Domain Controller, and then use the older Samba3.x servers as members of the domain, functioning as the main file servers.
Feature Status
The following table is a high level breakdown of capabilities and features included in Samba4, along with some information on the completeness or usability of each capability. Please note that this is not by any means a complete list of capabilities!
Please see the end of the table for a rough description of the columns and their intent.
|Overall Status
|Last Update
|Domain Trusts
|planned winbind changes;
NTLM logins across trust
|Working for DRS replication; NT4 level trusts to a S4 domain working, but not the other way around. In a cross forest trust, Samba server "completely trusts" the relationship -- ie. no SID filtering. NEEDS TESTING. (see also FreeIPA effort)
|Charles Tryon
|29 May, 2012
|Does not know how to talk to multiple domains (needed for NTLM logins across domain trusts)
|29 May, 2012
|Domain Logins (Users)
|Machine Accounts
|Windows 7 Support
|Windows 7 clients able to join and participate in domain without any "hacks" or special registry modifications.
|29 May, 2012
|Internal DNS server
|Basic DNS operations working, but does not allow for secure DNS updates yet
|01 May, 2012
|Admin Tools
|samba-tool covers most command line functions; GUI administration through standard Windows AD, DNS and other administrative tools.
|01 May, 2012
|Group Policy Management
|See the GPO section of the HOWTO document
|The original core Samba4 file server. Supports POSIX backend; Stackable and async; Does not yet support many of the common smbd attributes. Still in development, but replaced by s3fs as the default file server.
|30 May, 2010
|s3fs has now replaced NTVFS as the default in new provisioned databases. Use the --use-ntvfs option to provision to change this. Still working on issues where it fails to correctly set ACLs for group policy objects based on POSIX attributes. Startup issues if previous shutdown wasn't clean.
|29 May, 2012
|SMB2 / SMB3 Protocol support. Default to SMB3 for max SMB support. This is implemented in both Samba3 and Samba4 through "s3fs". Please see the Samba3/SMB2 page for more details.
|Stefan (metze) Metzmacher
|12 June, 2012
|DRS Replication
|DRS replication may fail
|05 June, 2012
(Read Only DC)
|major gap on RODCs at the moment is that we need to record the attributes that we replicate to the RODC.
|29 May, 2012
- Feature: A short name of the feature or capability, such as an interface or AD feature. There may be some overlap between capabilities, and some sort of simple hierarchy.
- Overall Status: A high level indication of the state the project is in. A single word is sufficient, but it can be a little longer. This list includes (but is not limited to):
- Stable -- the feature may be going through some tweaking, but generally speaking, it's expected to work, at least at a "Alpha" level.
- Working -- largely feature complete and working, but still dealing with non-trivial issues.
- Testing -- the feature is generally complete, but needs a lot more testing before people can assume it's working. There may be some serious known bugs.
- Development -- the feature is being worked on, but still has lots of holes.
- Nearing completion -- developers have a clear idea where the feature is going, and have implemented the bulk of it, but it's not really complete.
- In Planning -- developers are actively hacking at a design. They have a good idea of a roadmap, but very little work has been done yet.
- Refactoring -- Maybe this worked before, but there have been serious deficiencies discovered, and developers are in the middle of tearing out the guts... :-(
- Planned -- Recognized as needed, but no one has had time to sit down and begin to lay out a solution.
- Out of Scope -- "In your dreams," right?
- Dependencies: What other projects, interfaces, features, documentation or resources is this feature dependent on or waiting for?
- Notes: This overlaps somewhat with the "Dependencies" section, but should list high level issues which are either holding up progress, or that still prevent the feature from being useful. This may also give known workarounds (e.g., "Fine grained control over shares is not supported by S4 -- use a parallel S3 server instead.")
- Contact Person: This is not an exhaustive list of developers or testers involved. It could be a name or two of key person(s) directing this feature, or point person to ask questions. This could simply be a person who is interested in the feature, and acting to keep this status line up to date.
- Last Update: When was the last time someone updated this feature? This should serve as an indicator as to how current (read: useful) this information is.
Time Line?? Notice that the list does NOT include a column for "When will this be DONE"!
--Bilbo 01:50, 31 May 2012 (UTC)


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Norwalk, CT, December 9, 2013—Registration is open for the upcoming Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) webcast IN FOCUS: FASB Update for Nonpublic Entities. This live webcast, offered free of charge, will take place on Monday, December 16, 2013, from 1:00 to 2:40 p.m. EST. Participants in the live broadcast will be eligible for up to 2 hours of CPE credit. (Please note that CPE credit is not available for group viewing of the live broadcast.)The webcast will feature FASB members Daryl Buck and Hal Schroeder, PCC member Tom Groskopf, FASB staff members Jeff Mechanick, Ron Bossio, and Jenifer Wyss, and FASB practice fellow Jennifer Hillenmeyer providing an overview of the following topics:
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Miami, FL – Scott Kazmir tossed six shutout innings in the Cleveland Indians' 2-0 win over the Miami Marlins in the finale of a three- game set.
Kazmir (7-4) struck out seven and surrendered just two hits and a pair of walks for the Indians, who tallied their MLB-leading 15th shutout and have won 10 of their last 11 games.
"I thought he was really good, just got tired," Indians manager Terry Francona said of Kazmir. "That was a pretty good effort, though."
Cleveland opens up a critical four-game set against the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers on Monday.
Yan Gomes had three hits and scored a run, while Chris Perez fired a 1-2-3 ninth to notch his 17th save of the season in the triumph.
Nathan Eovaldi (2-2) allowed a run on seven hits and a walk over seven frames for Miami, which dropped the final two games of the set.
"We're not getting a ton of hits, and in a game like this that hurts you," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said.
The Tribe pushed across their first run in the second.
Gomes' one-out single preceded Mark Reynolds' double to put runners on second and third. Lonnie Chisenhall then slapped a base hit to right to plate Gomes, but Kazmir rolled into a double play to end the frame.
Neither team moved a runner past first from there until the seventh, when Gomes and Reynolds began the inning with back-to-back singles. They stood at second and third, respectively, with one away a bit later, but pinch-hitter Jason Giambi popped out to third baseman Ed Lucas in foul territory and Michael Bourn lined out to right, ending the inning.
The Marlins had runners on first and second with one out in the home half, but Bryan Shaw struck out Jake Marisnick and Jeff Mathis to end the threat.
Cleveland tacked on a run in the eighth. Mike Aviles began the frame with a double against Chad Qualls and scampered to third on Jason Kipnis' sacrifice bunt. Ryan Raburn then struck out, but Michael Brantley's single back up the middle brought home Aviles for a 2-0 spread.
Game Notes
The Indians were 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base, while the Marlins were 0-for-4 with RISP and stranded six ... Gomes extended his hitting streak to six games.


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This is especially for those of you still out there. (Distant chorus: "No we're not!) A good workman never blames his tools, as they say, but I do find the new way of having to do things on Blogger a real nuisance. It was all so simple and straightforward in the olden days. Anyway:
London never ceases to amaze me. I found myself yesterday in Wilton Row, which is basically the mews for Wilton Crescent in Belgravia. And found this, The Grenadier pub, complete with what looks like a genuine sentry box outside. Very useful for propping-up over subscribers I should think. By my reckoning this must be the nearest pub to Hyde Park Corner, but the usual London hub-hub seemed very distant. All was quiet, literally just the sound of my pint of London Pride being pulled. (Four quid- of course.) I could have stayed some considerable time had my business in an adjacent mews house not beckoned me. But it will still be here, as it has been since 1720 when it was built as the Officers Mess for the First Royal Regiment of Footguards. It became a pub proper in 1818, named The Guardsman. The roping off, reminiscent of the barriers at film premieres, is to corral customers onto the pub pavement, presumably to stop them straying into the very exclusive hinterland. And yes, it's every bit as good inside.


text: A second hacking group is also trying to rob banks by exploiting the SWIFT money transfer system, following a US$81 million heist in February that used a similar approach.The cyberattacks have been going on since January and have been targeting companies in the U.S., Hong Kong, Australia, and other countries, according to a Tuesday report\u00a0from security firm Symantec.A "rough guess" is that about 100 organizations have been hit so far, based on the 74 individual computer infections detected, the security firm added.As part of their attacks, the hackers used malware to cover up records of fraudulent transactions made over SWIFT, preventing their victims from learning about the money theft.Symantec said this approach bears a resemblance to the February heist at a Bangladesh bank that also involved\u00a0hackers hiding evidence of their attack by tampering with the SWIFT system.Some security experts have blamed the Bangladesh heist on the Lazarus Group, which has been linked\u00a0to the North Korean government and the infamous 2014 hack of Sony pictures.\u00a0However, Symantec said the malware used in these newly uncovered attacks probably belong to a separate cybercriminal gang known as Carbanak, which is\u00a0believed to have stolen over $1 billion from dozens of countries by facilitating large wire transfers. \u00a0"This new wave of attacks has also used some infrastructure that has previously been used in Carbanak campaigns," Symantec said. This includes the use of IP addresses found in previous Carbanak-related attacks.To target their victims, the hackers distributed Microsoft Word documents and RAR archives -- likely through email phishing -- that can secretly install a Trojan onto a target computer. That Trojan can then load other hacking tools built to recover passwords and execute programs.The hackers were targeting financial organizations in the\u00a0banking, securities, trading, and payroll sectors, but they also attacked a small number groups related to the government, healthcare, and legal industries.\u00a0"Although difficult to perform, these kinds of attacks on banks can be highly lucrative," Symantec said. "Estimates of total losses to Carbanak-linked attacks range from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars."On Tuesday, SWIFT, or the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, said it's aware of the details in Symantec's report. In August, it warned customers about ongoing attacks and has been publishing details on how to prevent them. \u00a0


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Manage your life: Web-based goal, time, project, health management
Speakers: Roman Zhovtulya
This session is an attempt to not only offer some fresh approaches to time/goal management, but also to engage in a discussion about new ideas and look at some thought-provoking concepts for total life management, that are made possible by a holistic approach to web-based application development nowadays.
We'll start by reviewing some classic approaches and theories for time and project management (GTD, books "The Time Trap", "One minute manager", etc), discussing goal-based time/project management and speculating about the future trends. Then we'll take a look at some popular web-based applications for time/goal/project management and compare them to several integrated, "all-in-one" solutions.
At the end, we'll engage in a lively discussion on what the future for these approaches and applications will be and how to best use them.
Some of the ideas/points will be quite controversial with far-reaching implications (security, privacy, etc), so be sure to arm yourself with some real-life questions, examples and concerns. Hopefully, we'll have an intellectually-stimulating discussion where everybody will learn something new and get a fresh perspective on how to make the most of their potential.
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ANNAPOLIS — Annapolis Mayor Mike Pantelides announced that he will have an open-door, no appointment necessary, policy so residents can meet with him on a one-on-one basis.
"This is an opportunity for residents to come in, sit down, and discuss questions, concerns or offer suggestions," Mayor Pantelides said. "This is also an incredible opportunity for me to hear what's on the minds of the people who live, work and play in Annapolis."
Mayor Pantelides' door will be open to the public on the first Tuesday of each month, from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The discussions will be 10 minutes in length and will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Doors will open up at 9:15 a.m. and interested individuals will be asked to sign in and wait in City Council Chambers until their allotted time. The person can also show up early and sign in for a time later in the day. Individuals may only sign-in once per month, and are invited to return each month if they wish.
The Mayor's Office is located at 160 Duke of Gloucester, 2nd floor.


text: I just installed ISPConfig on a Fedora Core 3 server and am very pleased with the results. First let me just say that the developers of this software ROCK! The documentation for installation and use is at just as impressive as the software. I did run into a couple of items that I thought I would pass along. I'm running bind in a chroot'ed directory so will have to go move the zone files and create links each time I create a new domain with ISPConfig. Can't think of a way around this right at the moment. I also had to change the zone directory in the named.conf file. I did this at the top of the file so am unsure if the change will be retained or not yet. Setup wouldn't complete due to zlib being down rev from what configure was looking for. The version that was needed isn't in the fc3-updates repository so I had to do some manual checking of dependencies and grab it from the fc-4 distribution to install. My thanks to the Developers for creating this software. Richard Revels


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Speech and Language Processing for Assessing Child–Adult Interaction Based on Diarization and Location
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Understanding and assessing child verbal communication patterns is critical in facilitating effective language development. Typically speaker diarization is performed to explore children's verbal engagement. Understanding ...


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Collateral Damage2002 Action/Adventure | Drama | Suspense/Thriller | SciFi/Fantasy
In one fleeting moment, L.A. firefighter Gordy Brewer loses everything he ever cared about. Running late to meet his wife and young son at a downtown high-rise, the devoted family man arrives in time to witness a bomb explode, showering the area with debris and shattered glass. The explosion is credited to 'El Lobo, The Wolf', an infamous rebel leader in Colombia's decades-long civil war. The intended targets were members of the Colombian consulate and American intelligence agents; its casualties included one civilian woman and one small boy--Gordy's family, innocent people who lost their lives for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Gordy's only consolation for the loss of his family is the hope that the Wolf will be stopped before he has a chance to strike again. When the official U.S. investigation into the Wolf stalls, Gordy realizes that bringing the terrorist to justice is no longer a priority to anyone but himself. Gordy heads to war-torn Colombia to track him down alone.