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Randy Wolf (13-10, 3.69) takes the mound for the Brewers. Kyle Lohse (14-8, 3.39) does the same for the hometown Cardinals, who are attempting to take a 3-1 NLCS lead.
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Indiana Pacers rally late to edge Miami Heat
There were hard fouls and harder fouls and perceived retaliations and official reviews.
And this is just the beginning.
The Heat's third match-up of the regular season against the Indiana Pacers played out like a physical postseason game and fed a budding rivalry that is expected to extend all the way the Eastern Conference finals.
Ever since the last conference finals last season, games between these two East powerhouses have been determined by the slightest of margins and Wednesday was no different.
The Pacers won this installment 84-83 and built a three-game lead over the Heat for the No. 1 seed in the East after Chris Bosh missed a jumper for the win at the buzzer.
Roy Hibbert leaped high in the air and appeared to partially block Bosh's final effort and the Pacers' big center doubled over in celebration moments later. The Heat and Pacers now have swapped victories one after the other since Game 1 of the 2013 Eastern Conference.
"Both teams played playoff style," said Dwyane Wade, who left the game late in the fourth quarter with a leg injury. "For us, I don't think we executed good enough. We had a few turnovers down the stretch there and we would love to get shots up, especially when the game is so close. And that hurt us."
LeBron James led the Heat with 38 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome a balanced effort from the Pacers' starters. Paul George led Indiana with 23 points and Hibbert added 21, but power forward David West had the biggest basket of the game.
The Pacers went ahead 81-80 on a driving layup by Evan Turner with 90 seconds to play. After a timeout, West made a clutch three-pointer to give the home team a four-point lead with 50 seconds left. West finished with 13 points and Lance Stephenson, who was ejected with five minutes to play, had 15 points.
The Heat gave itself life with three seconds remaining when Bosh made a three-pointer. Following a timeout and a quick foul by Norris Cole with 2.3 seconds left, Pacers point guard George Hill missed two free throws to give the Heat one last chance, but Bosh's attempt never reached the rim.
"It didn't have enough time," Bosh said. "If I had about a half a more second or maybe one more second it would have been, but there was no time. It was two passes. You can't make two passes and set for a shot at the end."
The dramatic ending was the exclamation point of a physical and emotional game.
A driving layup by Stephenson gave the Pacers a 76-72 lead with 5:01 left, but Stephenson was then hit with his second technical foul of the game for taunting Wade. The violation triggered an ejection for the Pacers' spirited guard, who has developed into a formidable player over the last two seasons, but is still apparently a liability.
"It's physical. There's a dislike," Wade said. "I don't really play those games that Lance plays, so the refs took care of it. They did a good job."
Wade's free throw following Stephenson's ejection cut the Pacers' lead to three points and James knocked down his second three-pointer of the game to tie it with 4:53 left.
A strong dunk in the lane by Wade gave the Heat a 78-76 lead a minute later, but
Wade left the game with 1:59 to play and his team leading 80-79. The Heat's starting shooting guard grabbed at his left hamstring away from the ball and quickly motioned at the Heat's bench for a substitution. Cole finished the game in place of Wade.
"It just cramped up, so I had to get off of it," Wade said.
Bosh finished with just eight points and starter Greg Oden had two points in the first half. Udonis Haslem started for Oden to begin the second half and Oden appeared to be suffering from discomfort in his lower back while sitting on the bench during the final two quarters.
The Heat committed 19 turnovers, which the Pacers converted into 26 points.
The Heat led 81-80 with two minutes left but a key turnover by James led to fast-break layup by Turner.
"In a game like tonight, you can't turn the ball over," James said.
Despite the loss, the Heat clinched the Southeast Division title on Wednesday after the Washington Wizards lost to the Phoenix Suns.
Two hard fouls on James in the second half called for official reviews before James elbowed Hibbert in the jaw on a drive to the basket in the fourth quarter. James was hit with a technical foul on the play and the incident added plenty of spice to the Heat's rivalry with the Pacers until the next meeting on April 11 in Miami.
"I don't want to fall into the pit of what's going on, but between me and Blake Griffin, we take some hard hits and they call it how they want to call and it's very frustrating," James said. "As a player, you play the game the right way, but sometimes it just doesn't go your way."


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Not once, but twice have United Nations inspectors found terrorist missiles stored in a school run by the UN Relief & Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip during the course of the current conflict.
A statement released by UNRWA noted that the facility in which the missiles were found was vacant at the time, but that an adjacent facility also belonging to the agency was housing 1,500 internally displaced civilians, effectively turning them into human shields even after they had heeded Israeli warnings to evacuate their homes.
"UNRWA strongly and unequivocally condemns the group or groups responsible for this flagrant violation of the inviolability of its premises under international law," the statement read.
But the fact is that this was far from an isolated instance.
Most Hamas attacks on Israel have been launched from civilian areas, and most of the terror group's arms have been found in civilian homes and facilities.
By way of example, the anti-tank missile that killed Staff Sergeant Avitar Torjamin, 20, in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis on Tuesday was fired from a mosque; on Wednesday, Israel launched strikes on a Gaza hospital after terrorists repeatedly used it as a rocket launch site; numerous videos posted online show terrorist gunmen being transported in ambulances; and not a few soldiers reported Hamas terrorists running toward them with a rifle in one arm and a child in the other.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that Israel found the use of UNRWA schools to make war on the Jewish state totally unacceptable.
"UNRWA schools were established to educate children in Gaza, but instead they are providing a hiding place for rockets meant to kill children in Israel," said Lieberman, who also slammed the world body for returning the missiles it found to Hamas.
US House Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) said this developing should not come as a surprise.
"UNRWA has long overstepped its mandate and has been acting as a political entity with an anti-Israel, anti-Semitic agenda… UNRWA has a long history of incitement against Israel in its schools and it certainly has its hands dirty with its ties to Hamas," she told reporters.
The evidence notwithstanding, the Obama Administration defended its decision to provide UNRWA with an extra $15 million of US taxpayers' money in the wake of the current Gaza war.
"UNRWA is a humanitarian organization operating in a very difficult environment. It is a relief organization, it is not a peacekeeping organization that can deal with rockets," State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf said as she sidestepped UNRWA's culpability.
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The increasing demand for library materials and services continued unabated in 2010. As more Chicagoans felt the effects of the economic downturn this year, they continued to turn to their neighborhood libraries for free access to computers, books, movies, music, programs, information and entertainment.
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As layoffs touched the lives of more Chicagoans in 2010, CPL librarians and CyberNavigators reported that more than 60% of the time they spent with patrons was devoted to searching and applying for jobs on the Librarys free computers. To aid in those searches, CPL staff developed an Especially for Job Searchers section of the Librarys website (www.chipublib.org), a virtual self-guided career counselor with advice on finding job openings, writing a resume, developing interviewing skills and such. In 2010, thousands of Chicagoans attended free financial literacy programs to learn how to better manage their finances, save for college, avoid foreclosure or prepare for retirement.
Thanks to the continued support of Mayor Daley and the City Council, the Library was able to maintain its services at the levels Chicagoans depend upon. Chicago has been fortunate to avoid the situation faced by most cities in recent years that of library budget cuts and reduced services, said Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey. We are grateful that in Chicago we are able to fulfill our mission to preserve and enhance the freedom of all Chicagoans to read, to learn and to discover. It is more important than ever for Chicago to support its libraries, and we are most appreciative that our elected officials have given us that support.
New Branches
Working in cooperation with the Department of General Services, the Library opened the new West Town Branch at 1625 W. Chicago Ave. in September. In its first month of operation, this branch circulated 10,000 items. Thanks to a partnership with the Chicago Board of Education and the Chicago Housing Authority, the new Altgeld Branch opened in November, replacing the former branch which was forced to relocate due to building deterioration.
Working in cooperation with the Public Building Commission, construction is nearing completion on new branch libraries in the Dunning, West Humboldt Park, Greater Grand Crossing and Little Village neighborhoods. All projects are scheduled to open in 2011. These new state-of-the-art, fully equipped branch libraries will replace inadequate storefront facilities, or bring library services to neighborhoods which previously had none.
CPL 2010: The Librarys Strategic Plan
This year, the Library completed its current five year plan, CPL 2010 and prepared to begin its next strategic planning process in January 2011. This planning process challenges CPL to create and maintain a library system that enhances the lives of the people of Chicago while also providing state-of-the-art and visionary library services that will ensure Chicago a primary place in the global economy.
Working with the Citys Department of Innovation and Technology, in 2010 the Chicago Public Library successfully applied for the competitive federal technology grant awarded through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The components of the 2 BTOP grants enable the Library to expand online information access to patrons with balanced and reduced waiting times by adding additional computers and learning opportunities at all library locations.
All CPL locations will receive at least 2 ADA accessible computers, additional desktop computers and any location which does not currently have laptop computers for public use will receive 4 laptops;
A Computer Commons area, comprised of more than 140 computers each, will be created at both the Woodson and Sulzer Regional Libraries to meet the needs of patrons. This addition will nearly triple the number of computers presently at each regional library.
YOUmedia, the Librarys innovative digital learning space for teens, will be expanded to the Thurgood Marshall (Englewood), Rudy Lozano (Pilsen) and the new Richard M. Daley (West Humboldt Park) branch libraries. YOUmedia in the neighborhood locations will serve both middle school and high school youth.
This new technology enhances the approximately 3,800 public access computers systemwide, and free WiFi currently in operation at all library locations. Trained CyberNavigators or technology tutors work 20 hours each week in 47 branch libraries.
For many years the Chicago Public Library has promoted digital excellence and access for all Chicagoans. Thanks to the Librarys free computers, tens of thousands of Chicagoans are able to conduct research via online databases or the Internet, and seek essential human services that are increasingly only available to those with access to technology. From January through November this year, all locations of the Library provided 2.8 million (an average of more than 254,000 per month) free Internet sessions to the public. An average of 41,000 patrons per month access the Librarys free WiFi system with their personal laptops or with laptops checked out for in-library use, a 20% increase over the same period last year.
Downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, music and video continued to be increasingly popular in 2010. 115,077 items were checked out, via downloads from the Librarys website, www.chipublib.org, an increase of 38% from 2009.
2010 Highlights
One Book, One Chicago
Begun in 2001 to national acclaim with To Kill a Mockingbird, One Book, One Chicago celebrated its ninth year with book selections Brooklyn by Irish writer Colm Toibin and A Mercy by Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison. Both were read, discussed and celebrated across the city. Additionally, the Library hosted both authors in person for free public programs. As with all One Book programs, CPL librarians created resource guides and conducted book discussions citywide. DePaul University, Steppenwolf Theater Company and a number of cultural institutions generously assisted the Library in presenting classes, programs and discussions relating to One Book, One Chicago selections this year.
Money Smart
Through Money Smart, a citywide financial literacy initiative produced in cooperation with the Federal Reserve Bank and local financial institutions, the Library offers dozens of workshops for both teens and adults throughout the year in CPL locations all over the city. These programs teach Chicagoans how to be more financially savvy through presentations by financial experts and with books and other CPL resources.
YOUmedia: a Digital Space for Teens
In its first full year of existence, the Librarys innovative teen space continued to grow in popularity with high school students and was hailed by the White House and the U.S. Department of Commerce as a national model of new learning. YOUmedia provides youth with the opportunity to learn anyplace, anytime in an interest driven, participatory manner through a unique mix of new media, librarians, mentors and curriculum. YOUmedia prepares our youth for 21st Century technologies and professions, and it originated at the Chicago Public Library with funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Pearson Foundation.
Teen Volume
The popular Teen Volume program continued its focus on building new book collections and innovative programs for teens ages 1419. Working with a steering committee of librarians and teens from throughout the city, the program developed a Readers Theatre performance troupe, and continued to engage teens in book discussions in 45 branch libraries. The committee helps select new book titles for teen collections citywide and conducts online book discussions for teens. Teen Volume gets teens excited about reading, writing and discussing books and shows teens how the information resources at the public library can help them in school and in life. Teen Volume is made possible through a grant from the Chicago Public Library Foundation.
Kraft Great Kids
Thanks to a generous grant from Kraft to the Chicago Public Library through the Chicago Public Library Foundation, the Kraft Great Kids Program continued to provide family admission passes to 14 Chicago museums for check out at our libraries, and fostered an ongoing partnership with the Chicago Park District. Under the Great Kids Read programs, Library services are brought directly to 12 Park District field houses during the school year and 24 unstaffed parks during the summer. The program brings librarians and park personnel together to promote participation in many library services and programs, including our annual summer reading program and emergent literacy programs for families.
Summer Reading: Reading is Art-Rageous
Partnering with the Art Institute of Chicago, the Library presented its annual summer reading programs for both children and adults. For the third year in a row, more than 50,000 children read a stunning 1.2 million books and approximately 6,000 adults participated in a variety of summer reading workshops, book discussions and gallery tours. Participants not only increased their reading skills, but also learned about the world of art around them including the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
On November 20th, the Library welcomed more than 6,000 children and parents to Bookamania, the Librarys annual celebration of childrens books. Bookamania invites young readers to meet authors, illustrators and storybook characters, as well as to participate in a variety of activities designed to encourage a love of reading. This annual event is funded this year by the Chicago Public Library Foundation and Target.
Chicago Reads Together: Creating a City of Readers
The Librarys Get Wild About Reading Emergent Literacy Program and the Kraft Great Kids programs continued to show parents and caregivers how to make reading a family priority from birth. Monthly story programs conducted by librarians featured tips and strategies to introduce children to books and aided parents in establishing a language rich environment in their homes. CPL librarians reached out to early literacy programs across the city to herald the importance of reading aloud to children by conducting meetings and workshops for parents and teachers.
The Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come program continued as childrens librarians presented quality emergent literacy programs and materials to children and their caregivers in Head Start and State Pre-K programs. Bilingual bibliographies and finger play books were distributed through parent and teacher workshops conducted in designated libraries and Head Start Centers.
Teacher in the Library
Thanks to grants from the Chicago Public Library Foundation, in 2010 the Library maintained the Teacher in the Library program in 56 neighborhood libraries. Through the program, certified teachers are hired to work specifically on homework assignments with students every day after school, with special emphasis on improving math and reading skills.
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For the past month there have been rumors flying around about what to expect from HTC when Sprint's LTE network goes live later this year, and we got a tip that's just too juicy to sit on. Most of it lines up with other hints we've heard from various folks who would know this sort of thing, but like all rumors, that grain of salt needs to be handy. According to an insider who wishes to remain nameless, the phone HTC and Sprint will be announcing on April 4 is:
- Released June 6
- 4.7 inch, 720p AMOLED screen
- 1.5 dual-core Krait processor
- 2650mah non-removal battery
- 16GB internal memory
- microSD card slot
- Android 4.0 with 4.0 sense
- 8-megapixel camera with 2.0 front-facing camera
- Beats by Dre audio
Supposedly the EVO One is black and red, thin, and has a kickstand as well.
We've been kicking this one around in the forums all day now. As mentioned, a lot of this matches up with other rumors we've been hearing -- things like that this phone will not be built on the standard HTC One X chassis, have a monstrous battery to combat the power-suck that is LTE, and it'll be the biggest phone Sprint has ever sold.
On the other hand, some of it doesn't make as much sense. if the phone has a big honking battery, and a microSD card slot, it's not going to be very thin. The CPU makes sense -- it's what HTC has in the AT&T version of the One X (and the One XL), which also rocks LTE.
Of course, rumors are just rumors until we see what's behind the curtain next week. We'll be at the event, of course, and we're certainly expecting a device announcement of some sort.
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To create new D-Series speakers, Pioneer developed the industry's first basalt fiber made from natural rock interwoven with aramid fiber. Used in the surface layer, this Aramid/Basalt Fiber material is highly rigid and better absorbent, enhancing stability and maintaining integrity throughout a wide temperature range.
D-Series speakers feature an exclusive rear chamber tweeter enclosure that we first used in our famed PRS speakers. It extends mid-range frequency for improved vocal imaging and staging.
The built-in -12dB/Octave HPF and LPF crossover improves the transition from mid to high frequency, for a smoother mid-range to tweeter response. Audiophile-grade capacitors and inductors are used, and all components are encased in a clear acrylic cover for protection.
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The Sara Lee brand is rolling out two new dessert products: Cookies & Cream Cheesecake and Perfectly Portioned for 2 Fruit Pies.
Cookies and cream is growing in popularity in the refrigerated and frozen sweets categories and Sara Lee has developed its own take on this top flavor. New Sara Lee Cookies & Cream Cheesecake expands the brand's popular original cream cheesecake lineup beyond original and fruit flavors; it is made with high-quality ingredients and captures the rich and creamy taste of cheesecake combined with cookies and cream.
As the smaller, single-serve dessert trend continues, Sara Lee has partnered portion with convenience with its new 10-ounce, pre-baked fruit pies. New Sara Lee Perfectly Portioned for 2 Fruit Pies fulfill consumers' need for smaller serving options for one- or two-person households. Made with real fruit and featuring a flaky, golden crust, the pies are designed to deliver an oven-fresh, homemade taste in a matter of minutes. Available in Apple and Cherry pie varieties.


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KABUL, Afghanistan — Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah's lead slightly increased in partial results for Afghanistan's presidential election released Sunday, but he and rival Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai still seem to be heading for a runoff next month.
The winner will replace Hamid Karzai, the only president the country has known since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban, and will oversee a tumultuous period as the U.S. and NATO are expected to withdraw most of their troops from the country by the end of this year. Karzai, whose relations with Washington have sharply deteriorated, was constitutionally barred from running for a third term.
The latest numbers showed Abdullah with 44 percent of the vote tallied so far. Ahmadzai, a former finance minister and World Bank official, received 33.2 percent in the partial results. Zalmai Rassoul, another ex-foreign minister, had 10.4 percent. Final results aren't due until May 14.
Both Abdullah and Ahmadzai have promised a fresh start with the West and have vowed to move ahead a security pact with the U.S. that Karzai has refused to sign. That pact would allow a small force of American soldiers to stay in the country to continue training Afghan army and police to fight the Taliban.
The results announced by Ahmad Yousuf Nouristani, the chairman of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission, represent about half of the estimated 7 million ballots cast in the April 5 poll.
After the announcement, Abdullah said he still thinks it's possible for him to win more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid the runoff.
"For us, we will accept the outcome of a fair and transparent process. Anything short of that will be problematic," he told The Associated Press. "It's important that the process is a free and fair one. That is important. Then if it goes to the second round in accordance to the rule of law, we are ready for that as well. "
The results were a slight improvement for Abdullah from the first results announced April 13. Then, he had 41.9 percent of the vote to Ahmadzai's 36.7 percent.
Still, with millions of votes yet to be counted, the results could change. Both Ahmadzai and Abdullah's campaigns insist that their internal tallies — based on their poll observers — give them a majority.
Ahmadzai's campaign spokesman, Hamidullah Farooqi, said the partial results underrepresent areas where his candidate has strong support.
"I think he is very hopeful to finish it in the first round," Farooqi said of Ahmadzai. "But if not, he will accept the law and respect that and we will go for a runoff."
Abdullah was the runner-up to Karzai during the 2009 vote which was marred by widespread allegations of fraud. He has drawn on his strong following among ethnic Tajiks in Afghanistan's north but is perceived to be weak among the country's largest ethnic group — the Pashtuns — even though he's half-Pashtun.
The specter of fraud also hangs over this vote. There have been allegations of vote rigging, but officials say it's too soon to know how it might affect results.
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Over a century old villa, with the luxury of an infrequent wide space in front of it looks down upon the valley off the main road in Coonoor. The name of the villa has an anecdotal story of its christening as it has a 180 degree view of the vistas in front. The villa has been restored by Amberina and Junaid to give its luxurious avatar yet maintaining the distinct features from its past. High ceilings, fire places, wooden floors and memorabilia from its hay days blend in well with the new aesthetics of the place. Previous guests often joke that the villa's brightly painted extravagant rooms fall just a tad short in luxury as compared to the splendid bathrooms - this is where you might end up spending a lot of your time.
A perfect place to enjoy with a good book slumped in the garden chair. You can spend hours in the villa simply soaking yourself in the sunny weather or sudden showers of Coonoor. This colonoial homestay is also known for its large spread of organic food in the restaurant run by Chef Pierre Mazou. The restaurant is called La Belle Vie and sources a lot of its fresh produce from local organically inclined farms. The villa also has a small shop where you can pick up souvenirs for back home.
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text: It's funny that you mention Germany and outdoor supercomputing in 1 sentence. Memories. Paderborn februari 1999. It feels like yesterday. Travelling on the highway towards Paderborn, which is quite both the center as well as the supercomputing center of Germany, i fight my way through the thin wet-snow on the German highways towards Paderborn. A Mercedes passes by, at half its normal speed of 200KM/h (unlimited speed at German highways). 30 minutes later, meanwhile i had to slow down to 30 kilometer an hour at the highway, because of the everything penetrating thin snow, i pass that Mercedes again. Me on the road, the Mercedes on the damage lane. Finally, after 5 hours of driving over a distance that normally is far under 2 hours, i arrive at the big cube. The Siemens-Nixdorf supercomputing center. Trying to get air, meanwhile the snow enters every corner of my face, i stand in front of the huge complex in front of the first door and knock on it. It opens. I walk further 2 meters and stand in front of another door. With a big DANG and a loud CLICK the first door closes behind me. Half a minute later, the door in front of me opens. The security guard barks as only Germans typically can do to their dog and uninvited guests: "Was haben Sie hier zu suchen?" (Why are you here sir?) After 15 minutes with the security guard, who spells every letter that stands in my passport, meanwhile trying to write a novel about it, i finally get liberated by Rainer Feldmann, who nearly gets saluted by the guard: "Guten Morgen Herr Doktor". Now we walk a funny route in the building. First we go 50 meters to the right. Then we walk 100 meters to the left, again 100 meters left. Meanwhile Rainer with a happy face asks me whether i hear the ear deafening sound, making me nod. "That's the water central." Then we arrive at the playing hall at which point i start to wonder whether the route we walked was the most efficient one to get there. When i ask the by then already bigtime smiling Rainer: "What hardware do you play at?", i get promptly answer, as if he expected that question: "We just walked around it!". Entering a room, i shake hands with Ulf Lorenz. Then i walk towards the window, or whatever they call windows there. Had the Pentagon been equipped with what they call windows there, probably the damage would've been less a 2.5 years later! Ulf, seeing that i look to the windows says: "Yes it is always 19C in the entire building. No winter, no summer, always 19C. It's the only disadvantage of this building, some people get sick of it here." But all this avoids of course that a Russian expedition army can rob empty the entire building in a single dark night. Vincent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Louis Scheinine" <scheinin at crs4.it> To: "Eric McCaughrin" <emccaughrin at yahoo.com> Cc: <beowulf at beowulf.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Outdoor location? > Eric McCaughrin wrote: > > In Northern Calif., we are blessed with natural, > > year-round air conditioning. Ambient temps very rarely > > go over 85F, or lower than 40F. With HVAC being a > > major (biggest?) cost, I am wondering if anyone > > considered an outdoor location? > > I do not intend to make an advertisement for Angstrom > blade clusters, but it may be interesting to know > that they claim that their blade cluster can use > outdoor air cooling for most of the year (in a temperate > climate such as Germany). The trick (I think?) is to > have powerful fans. > > best regards, > Alan Scheinine > > Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi Superiori in Sardegna > Center for Advanced Studies, Research, and Development in Sardinia > > Postal Address: | Physical Address for FedEx, UPS, DHL: > --------------- | ------------------------------------- > Alan Scheinine | Alan Scheinine > c/o CRS4 | c/o CRS4 > C.P. n. 25 | Loc. Pixina Manna Edificio 1 > 09010 Pula (Cagliari), Italy | 09010 Pula (Cagliari), Italy > > Email: scheinin at crs4.it > > Phone: 070 9250 238 [+39 070 9250 238] > Fax: 070 9250 216 or 220 [+39 070 9250 216 or +39 070 9250 220] > Operator at reception: 070 9250 1 [+39 070 9250 1] > Mobile phone: 347 7990472 [+39 347 7990472] > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >


text: Pat picked me up at o'dark 30 and we headed up to Brighton. Seth and Brock got up to the parking lot before us and noticed someone was already heading up to "Milk It", so they huffed it up to the jump only find out it was coulter going for a mellow day on the split board. We did a little runway work, packed out the lip and seth sent a frontside 5 first try, no big deal. We hit the jump for a couple hours, some moves went down, packed our bags and had a sweet pow run down. We got some hot chocolate at the cafe and headed over to The Spot. Jordan, Jeremy, JP, and Kooley were already there putting shit down. The level of riding up there is no joke. After a couple hours of riding rails, the middle name game went into affect. It's where you can only refer to your friends by their middle name, no first or last names ever. Every time you say someone's first or last name it's 10 pushups. Sounds easy, but it's pure hell. Try it with your friends sometime. We ended the day like everyday should be ended, Molca Salsa.


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The ram's horn bellowed.
Fused with snapped spears and hatchet heads
nicked shields covered the field,
recruits stacked dented helmets
and dirtied swords. Arms sprung
up and neck bared he stepped over men.
Weeks before he had quipped victory
to the senate elders and later whispered
bargains, eyes closed, nose-length from the floor:
to pyre some wildebeest or whatever he saw first.
He chuckled at the thought of gourds
or melons rolling down the hill,
while they piled the dead before sunset.
What blasphemy, his neighbors would cheek,
to offer fruits and vegetables.
Ram's horn slung, he marched home,
sweating out the dying sounds of younger men,
musing, that old bull not fit to feed us grazes
in the closer pasture. He hoped.
His arms sprung up to embrace,
"Hello, my only daughter!" died in his mouth.
As victor Jeptha made no more vows.
John Gosslee attends Liberty University, where he is the poetry reader for The LAMP.


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Fritz Brandtner
Canadian (born in Germany), 1896–1969
Abstract, c. 1930
ink on paper
38.7 x 44.2 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Fritz Brandtner emigrated from Germany to Winnipeg in 1928. Working as a commercial artist, he introduced many Canadian painters to German Expressionism, a movement that arose during World War I and which regarded art as a vehicle for emotional outpouring. Apart from a few colleagues, Brandtner found the Winnipeg community largely unsympathetic to the movement. In 1934 he moved to Montreal where he exhibited and taught art, most notably to children. His circle of friends included artists like John Lyman and Philip Surrey, as well as the well-known physician Norman Bethune. Brandtner was a prolific artist who vacillated between figurative and abstract approaches. The WAG drawing is a work of early innovation that, despite its diminutive scale, foreshadows the rise of gestural abstraction two decades later.
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Provocative Voices: Profiles in Blogging
Inspired. That's how I felt after reading Profiles in Blogging, a new report published by the Center for International Media Assistance that examines how bloggers around the world practice their craft. Christopher Connell, an independent writer, editor, and photographer who was also former bureau chief for the Associated Press in Washington, provides a window into the experience of eight bloggers from Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Ghana, Yemen, Philippines, China, and Cuba. He provides an interesting narrative about each blogger, noting their important role in filling information gaps and their evolution into influential bloggers. He also examines how these bloggers find their audiences, the obstacles they face in practicing their craft, and, most inspiring (as least in my view), what motivates them.
A fervent desire for change. Shreedeep Rayamajhi, the first blogger profiled in this report, is a Nepalese IT professional that is described as a travel writer, crusader against sex trafficking, advocate for addressing climate change, and prolific citizen journalist. Having filed over 180 video stories on CNN's iReport website and more than 260 stories for Ground Report on topics like crime, corruption, and politics, Shreedeep has taken enormous risks to tell these stories, including threats and beatings. For this blogger, the risks are worthwhile. He believes that blogging has afforded him an opportunity to make an impact on the streets of Nepal. As noted in the report, his writings have exposed gang activities in at the international airport in Kathmandu that benefited tourists along with other victims.
An alternative viewpoint: Meet Atiaf Alwazir, a democracy advocate, researcher, and blogger from Yemen. She makes her living as a free-lance researcher and has written for outlets like Foreign Policy, but she does not consider herself a journalist. Instead, she prefers to identify herself as a blogger or a researcher. In fact, she can be quite critical of Western media, which she believes paints a misleading picture of Yemen, as noted in her article, "The Flawed Media Narrative on Yemen."
A provocative voice. This next blogger, Yoani Sanchez, described as a Cuban dissident and digital activist may not need an introduction. She is one of the best known political bloggers in the world. In 2008, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2011, she received an international Women of Courage award from then Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton. Her accomplishments are indeed profound. But what I thought most intriguing was her ability to empower in a provocative manner. In this report, she declares, "I am going to devote the rest of my life to spreading information. I want to be someone who makes others uncomfortable as a journalist, someone who provokes, who gets into problems presently in the current Cuba but also in a future Cuba…It is essential to have a responsible, objective journalism that can chronicle what's happening but also analyze it in terms of understanding what needs to be done and holding people accountable as we move into this other future."
These are just a few of the bloggers that inspired me in this report. Their motivations, commitment, dedication, and courage moved me. If you get the chance to read this report, which I would highly encourage, let us know if there are other global bloggers whose craft has inspired you.
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Photos: Vanessa O'Brien's voyage
Photos: Vanessa O'Brien's voyage
If Boston's Vanessa O'Brien gets to the North Pole in April, she will have completed the Explorers' Grand Slam faster than any woman ever has.
She will have climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents in 11 months. Pictured, O'Brien reached Mount Everest on May 19, 2012.
O'Brien (pink jacket first row) went 20,320 feet to reach the summit of Mount McKinley on June 19, 2012, with three AMS teams.
O'Brien made it to the summit of 18,510-foot Mount Elbrus in Russia on July 15, 2012.
O'Brien completed a Tyrolean traverse on Carstensz Pyramid of Indonesia on the way to the summit in September 2012.
O'Brien on Antarctica's Mount Vinson Massif, where she summited 16,050 feet on Dec. 5, 2012.
O'Brien reached the South Pole in December 2012.
O'Brien at the top of Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, South America's highest peak, where she finished climbing 22,841 feet on Jan. 20, 2013.
O'Brien accomplished the 19,340-foot peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest in Africa, on March 10, 2013.


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Arch Coal's (ACI) shares have slid 60% in the past year amid weak demand in both metallurgical and thermal coal. Metallurgical coal is used in steel production, so demand here has been heavily affected by poor macroeconomic conditions, most notably in Europe. Meanwhile, the burgeoning natural gas market over the past year or two has grabbed market share from thermal coal, a leading fuel for power plants.
Still, company board member Douglas Hunt recently bought 8,000 shares of Arch at an average price of $5.54, upping his direct stake to 30,000. On average -- though not always -- insider buys tend to be bullish signals, since insiders thereby increase their exposure even further to any company-specific risks. As a result, these moves would seem to indicate the potential for high returns ahead. With Arch closing in on its $5.26 low from July, Hunt apparently believes the market is not correctly anticipating the likelihood of a recovery.
Business certainly was poor for Arch in the fourth quarter. Revenue dropped 21% year over year and operating income was barely positive, even after we add back goodwill impairment and a special item related to Patriot Coal's bankruptcy. While the company fared better in the first nine months of the year, operating income was still very low after add-backs. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization came in at about $690 million for the year -- down 25% from 2011 -- with most of the decline having come in the fourth quarter. That figure makes for a trailing EBITDA multiple of 7.8x, which is high for a low-margin business such as Arch Coal, unless it is able to improve its operations. That number also, of course, excludes substantial costs: Last year interest expenses were about $320 million, or nearly half of adjusted EBITDA.
Unsurprisingly, Arch Coal reported a significant net loss for the year, and analysts expect a loss of $1.15 per share for all of 2013. The sell side anticipates an improved performance in 2014, though most forecasts call for the company to remain unprofitable. Further, with the share drop -- which still leaves the stock at a high EBITDA-based valuation, as noted above -- the company has a highly leveraged current capital structure. Market capitalization totals $1.2 billion, and large cash holdings help bring its enterprise value to $5.4 billion, but Arch also carries long-term debt of more than $5 billion. Cash flow from operations was positive last year, though there was a large percentage decline from 2011.
Arch Coal stock carries a beta of 2.1, likely due to both the company's leverage and the fact that the metallurgical coal business depends on general economic activity. The most recent data show that 17% of the outstanding shares are held short. So, contrary to what this insider purchase seems to indicate, a number of market players believe the stock price has further room to fall.
The metallurgical coal business is tough for us to predict, but Arch Coal's situation is certainly in line with those of steel companies -- so watching their performance over the coming years could serve as an indicator for metallurgical coal as a whole. At least some of the switch to natural gas is likely temporary, driven by a supply glut in the U.S. and extended by the lack of sufficient export infrastructure. However, we believe some of the shift is permanent.
Quite simply, new technologies have unlocked a new source of energy that stands to be a major player in the U.S. energy mix for decades to come. Coal, as the previously dominant player, will pay the price amid the onset of new natural gas capacity. Given also this particularly poor fourth quarter for Arch, we think buying at this point would be too speculative, and we would prefer to see the company gaining traction before we'd consider an investment.
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I'm working on a completion (intellisense) facility for C# in emacs.
The idea is, if a user types a fragment, then asks for completion via a particular keystroke combination, the completion facility will use .NET reflection to determine the possible completions.
Doing this requires that the type of the thing being completed, be known. If it's a string, there's a known set of possible methods and properties; if it's an Int32, it has a separate set, and so on.
Using semantic, a code lexer/parser package available in emacs, I can locate the variable declarations, and their types. Given that, it's straightforward to use reflection to get the methods and properties on the type, and then present the list of options to the user. (Ok, not quite straightforward to do within emacs, but using the ability to run a powershell process inside emacs, it becomes much easier. I write a custom .NET assembly to do reflection, load it into the powershell, and then elisp running within emacs can send commands to powershell and read responses, via comint. As a result emacs can get the results of reflection quickly.)
The problem arrives when the code uses
var in the declaration of the thing being completed. That means the type is not explicitly specified, and completion won't work.
How can I reliably determine the actual type used, when the variable is declared with the
var keyword? Just to be clear, I don't need to determine it at runtime. I want to determine it at "Design time".
So far I have these ideas:
- compile and invoke:
- extract the declaration statement, eg `var foo = "a string value";`
- concatenate a statement `foo.GetType();`
- dynamically compile the resulting C# fragment it into a new assembly
- load the assembly into a new AppDomain, run the framgment and get the return type.
- unload and discard the assembly
I know how to do all this. But it sounds awfully heavyweight, for each completion request in the editor.
I suppose I don't need a fresh new AppDomain every time. I could re-use a single AppDomain for multiple temporary assemblies, and amortize the cost of setting it up and tearing it down, across multiple completion requests. That's more a tweak of the basic idea.
- compile and inspect IL
Simply compile the declaration into a module, and then inspect the IL, to determine the actual type that was inferred by the compiler. How would this be possible? What would I use to examine the IL?
Any better ideas out there? Comments? suggestions?
EDIT - thinking about this further, compile-and-invoke is not acceptable, because the invoke may have side effects. So the first option must be ruled out.
Also, I think I cannot assume the presence of .NET 4.0.
UPDATE - The correct answer, unmentioned above, but gently pointed out by Eric Lippert, is to implement a full fidelity type inference system. It;s the only way to reliably determine the type of a var at design time. But, it's also not easy to do. Because I suffer no illusions that I want to attempt to build such a thing, I took the shortcut of option 2 - extract the relevant declaration code, and compile it, then inspect the resulting IL.
This actually works, for a fair subset of the completion scenarios.
For example, suppose in the following code fragments, the ? is the position at which the user asks for completion. This works:
var x = "hello there";
The completion realizes that x is a String, and provides the appropriate options. It does this by generating and then compiling the following source code:
namespace N1 {
static class dmriiann5he { // randomly-generated class name
static void M1 () {
var x = "hello there";
...and then inspecting the IL with simple reflection.
This also works:
var x = new XmlDocument();
The engine adds the appropriate using clauses to the generated source code, so that it compiles properly, and then the IL inspection is the same.
This works, too:
var x = "hello";
var y = x.ToCharArray();
var z = y.?
It just means the IL inspection has to find the type of the third local variable, instead of the first.
And this:
var foo = "Tra la la";
var fred = new System.Collections.Generic.List<String>
var z = fred.Count;
var x = z.?
...which is just one level deeper that the prior example.
But, what doesn't work is completion on any local variable whose initialization depends at any point on an instance member, or local method argument. Like:
var foo = this.InstanceMethod();
Nor LINQ syntax.
I'll have to think about how valuable those things are before I consider addressing them via what is definitely a "limited design" (polite word for hack) for completion.
An approach to addressing the issue with dependencies on method arguments or instance methods would be to replace, in the fragment of code that gets generated, compiled and then IL analyzed, the references to those things with "synthetic" local vars of the same type.
Another Update - completion on vars that depend on instance members, now works.
What I did was interrogate the type (via semantic), and then generate synthetic stand-in members for all existing members. For a C# buffer like this:
public class CsharpCompletion
private static int PrivateStaticField1 = 17;
string InstanceMethod1(int index)
...lots of code here...
return result;
public void Run(int count)
var foo = "this is a string";
var fred = new System.Collections.Generic.List<String>
var z = fred.Count;
var mmm = count + z + CsharpCompletion.PrivateStaticField1;
var nnn = this.InstanceMethod1(mmm);
var fff = nnn.?
...more code here...
...the generated code that gets compiled, so that I can learn from the output IL the type of the local var nnn, looks like this:
namespace Nsbwhi0rdami {
class CsharpCompletion {
private static int PrivateStaticField1 = default(int);
string InstanceMethod1(int index) { return default(string); }
void M0zpstti30f4 (int count) {
var foo = "this is a string";
var fred = new System.Collections.Generic.List<String> { foo, foo.Length.ToString() };
var z = fred.Count;
var mmm = count + z + CsharpCompletion.PrivateStaticField1;
var nnn = this.InstanceMethod1(mmm);
All of the instance and static type members are available in the skeleton code. It compiles successfully. At that point, determining the type of the local var is straightforward via Reflection.
What makes this possible is:
- the ability to run powershell in emacs
- the C# compiler is really fast. On my machine, it takes about 0.5s to compile an in-memory assembly. Not fast enough for between-keystrokes analysis, but fast enough to support the on-demand generation of completion lists.
I haven't looked into LINQ yet.
That will be a much bigger problem because the semantic lexer/parser emacs has for C#, doesn't "do" LINQ.


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Islamorada is known as the "Sportfishing Capital of the World" and rumor has it that we also host a larger fishing fleet per square mile than anywhere else in the world. This perfect family vacation destination offers something to do in, under, above or near the water 24 hours a day. The aqua blue waters surrounding our village of islands provide fantastic views from every bridge and waterfront resort, restaurant and home.
The name Islamorada is frequently translated from Spanish as "purple isles."
In addition to fishing, the Atlantic Ocean and Florida Bay offer adventures in diving, snorkeling, parasailing, wind-surfing, kayaking, boat racing and a variety of nature excursions like hand-feeding giant silver tarpon. Ever since the days of famous authors and sportsmen like Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey, our area has attracted outdoor competitors -- and every month offers a wide range of fishing tournaments, races and other sporting challenges.
The four islands of Islamorada also offer numerous tranquil spots to relax under the sun's glorious golden rays. Enjoy a beachfront cocktail, sunset cruise or spend the day shopping at one of the areas unique shops or galleries. Once you are relaxed, the finest in dining awaits to satisfy the tastes of every member of your family.
With an area history spanning more than 3,000 years and an active chamber with over 500 memberships, Islamorada is the premier location for inquisitive visitors and commerce to merge.


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It was brought to my attention recently by one of my readers that my comments about Solomon in the post, "Grace", may seem to discredit the Bible as God's Word, or may indicate that I don't believe the Bible is entirely true. The same reader was also concerned that my letters to Dobson were disrespectful to him, and posting them here was slander, not in keeping with the Biblical mandate to approach our brothers and sisters directly to resolve conflicts.
I appreciate her thoughts on the matter, and understand her concerns. It is never my intention to cause anyone to be stumbled by my writings. I do believe the Bible is entirely God's Word, and I tried to approach Dr. Dobson in a loving, Biblical manner.
My goal with this blog is to present a more Biblically accurate approach to child discipline than what has traditionally been taught in our culture, by Dobson and others. I don't believe any if them have meant any harm to children. But, unclear interpretation of Scripture, combined with the natural sinfulness of man, can become Satan's playground.
Following are excerpts from my reply to her. I hope it may clear up any confusion I may have caused for others:
On reading 1 Kings chapters 11 and 12, we find the accounts of Solomon's rebellion against God, and Solomon's son, Rehoboam's, slander against his father. While I DO believe that the whole Bible is God's inspired Word, I am thankful God sees fit to tell us the whole story. Solomon, in all his glory and God-given wisdom, in the end, did not make wise choices.
If the proverbs literally mean we're suppose to beat our (adult) offspring, then these fall under grace, as do the commands to stone, as Jesus illustrated with his parable of the prodigal son, and also with his treatment of the woman caught in adultery.
While I do hold Solomon's wisdom in high regard, because he was inspired by God to write them, I still hold the direct teachings of Jesus above all.
There is no record anywhere in the Bible of someone actually beating a child with a rod. Solomon is the closest example we have, and it seems his sons didn't hold him in high regard, neither did they seem very merciful. They seemed to be following in Solomon's footsteps, to whip and scourge the people of Israel.
However, inspired by God's wisdom through the Proverbs, I take seriously the wisdom to be a constant source of authority for my children.
Although I did not write directly to Dr. James Dobson, I got about as close as possible. My real hope was that the letters would make their way into his hands. Since there's no way to call him up on the phone, writing to his organization is the closest I can get to confronting him directly.
I am writing on behalf of all families who've been negatively affected by his teachings on child discipline. I felt, then, that it was appropriate and helpful to also allow families like ours, access to the responses I received. Affected families, as they so choose to seek websites like mine, may choose to also share the letters on their own blogs.
I do not feel that I have slandered Dr. Dobson in any way. I mentioned more than once the positive influence he's had on my marriage. I simply reiterated the facts as they unfolded for my family.
It could be argued that the practice is in direct disobedience to everything Christ teaches. I can conclude since He spared stones, He would also likely spare the rod. It is dangerous for Christian organizations to create a whole system of "Biblical" spanking, based on unclear interpretations of a few Proverbs taken out of context.
It's important to note, sparing the literal rod does not mean we spare the figurative rod. Children need discipline. It is has been through loving, Christian approaches, such as those described on gentlechristianmothers and goybparenting, that we've found ways to truly disciple (the root of the word, discipline) our children.
By openly talking about these difficult experiences in our lives, we pray to influence Christians to turn way from these damaging practices, so others can avoid the same mistakes. We are aware that many people were spanked and turned out just fine. I'm one of those. However, for every person whom God's grace allowed a good outcome, there are countless other families at their wits end because of spanking. Marathon spankings are not uncommon, even among loving families. It is especially the spirited, lively, intense kids who suffer. I'm certain FOF does not intend these outcomes, but it's important they're aware it's happening.
I appreciate the time anyone takes to write me, and pray my answers have been satisfactory.


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Global investment patterns will see radical changes by 2030
In an earlier post, we highlighted a feature of the global pattern of investment in recent times: that since 2000, developing countries have gradually increased their share of global investment, moving from around 20 percent through much of the second half of the last century, to around 46 percent by 2010. The rapidity of this rise notwithstanding, the natural question is whether this trend will continue into the future.
Answering this question---on changing patterns of global investment---is one of the main concerns of the most recent edition of the Global Development Horizons report, entitled Capital for the Future. In order to frame the question, the report considers how different countries will distinguish themselves in the global economy and, consequently, how by doing so they will provide investment opportunities that would attract financing from the pool of global saving.


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We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to JewishGen ShtetLinks.
We thank the owners and webmasters of these shtetlpages for creating fitting memorials to the Jewish Communities that once lived in those shtetlach and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants.
- Berehove (Beregszasz), Ukraine - Created by Marshall J. Katz
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Editors' note, November 25, 2013: Due to increasingly stronger competition in the tablet space, CNET has lowered the score of the Nook HD+.
At only $149, the Nook HD+ is a fantastic value. It's a 9-inch tablet with a high-resolution screen, and implements magazines and catalogs better than any tablet before it. It also includes a microSD slot and is lightweight; however, it doesn't feel as durable as its 7-inch sibling, the Nook HD.
With the addition of Google Play, the Nook HD+ now has access to tons of new apps and a deep catalog of media content. While in overall performance it can't compare to the Nexus 10 -- especially in games -- its much lower price means it may not have to.
$149 is a fantastic deal for a large, capable tablet with complete access to Google's media library.
The Nook HD+ features a medium-gray ("slate") body with a smooth plastic back. Sitting alone toward the top of the right edge is a power/sleep button and right above it, on the top edge, are a volume rocker, headphone jack, and microphone pinhole. On the bottom edge are a custom 30-pin charging connector and a microSD card slot covered with a door. The tablet comes with a 30-pin-to-USB cable that plugs into the included AC adapter. Dual speakers sit nestled in the lower back, under a single speaker grille.
On the front, right above the bottom bezel, is the hardware home button. Like on the iPad, the home button is a great "just press this if things get confusing" solution for the ever-evolving tablet interface. Unfortunately, there's no built-in camera, no ambient light sensor, no Micro-USB, and no HDMI port. A $39 Barnes & Noble HDMI adapter is available, though.
|Barnes & Noble Nook HD+
|Apple iPad (fourth-gen)
|Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
|Google Nexus 10
|Weight in pounds
|Width in inches (landscape)
|Height in inches
|Depth in inches
|Side bezel width in inches (landscape)
The Nook HD+'s corners are smoothly rounded, and at only 1.19 pounds, it's the lightest large tablet available and feels almost perfectly comfortable to hold. Just not quite as perfect as the smaller, lighter 7-inch Nook HD does.
Even with its light weight, the Nook HD+'s build feels solid and fairly durable; however, it lacks the rubberized feel of the 7-inch Nook HD and therefore probably can't take as much punishment. Also, applying enough pressure to the back or along the left or right bezel yields a visible screen-warping effect on the display. Now, screen warping occurs to some extent on nearly every tablet, but if you're just holding the Nook HD+ while reading a book or watching a movie, you'll likely have no cause to apply enough pressure to it for this to be a problem.
The interface
The Nook HD+'s operating system uses Ice Cream Sandwich as its base, with a custom-designed skin that feels like an evolution of the original Nook Tablet's OS. The home screen sports a light gray, slightly textured aesthetic that permeates all native apps and menus. The home screen shows Library, Apps, Web, Email, and Shop options near the bottom with a global search bar underneath. Directly above is a space in which to organize content shortcut icons, and near the top of the screen sits your content carousel.
In the top-right edge of the screen is Your Nook Today, a widget that shows the current weather as well as book and movie recommendations based on recent additions to your library. Also, if the opt-out-of-ads kerfuffle for the Fire HD line turned you off, you'll be pleased to know that Barnes & Noble has no such ads on its tablets.
Settings can be accessed by tapping the gear icon at the very top right of the screen, with options too numerous to name. If you've ever used a tablet before, though, there's nothing included in the settings that will surprise you. The default software keyboard thankfully includes a Tab key. Typing felt about as accurate as it does on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9, but not nearly as precise as on the Nexus 10 or iPad.
Nook Profiles can be accessed from the upper-left-hand corner. This feature allows users to set up multiple profiles on a single tablet. With a simple tap of the profile photo at the top of the screen, you can switch to a new profile almost instantly. Once in the new profile, that user's content (and only that user's content) will be displayed and accessible. Lock-screen switching is also possible. Both adult and child profiles can be accessed and passwords can be added to adult profiles, ensuring that not just anyone can access your content. Nook profiles are simple to implement and feel secure and useful, likely appealing to families on a budget looking to share a single tablet.
Overall, the interface is much cleaner and more intuitive than the Nook Tablet's; however, I still have a few problems with navigation. As much as I like the home button, I feel the interface relies on it a bit too much. If you're looking at a magazine, for example, there's no built-in way to view all magazines in your library or a back button to return to where you first launched the magazine. Instead, you're forced to use the home button or the recent-apps software button to access another piece of content if you want to switch. Not a huge deal, but it's annoying in the moment.
Now Playing: Google!
As of version 2.1.0 of the Nook OS, both the Nook HD and the Nook HD+ include full Google Play support. All apps, music, videos, books, and magazines available on Google Play can now be downloaded directly to the Nook HD tablets. The Nook Store and its contents are still available.
The chief criticism of the Nook HD tablets when they launched was the severely limited apps-and-media-content ecosystem. With the addition of Google Play, however, this effectively becomes an nonissue. Google Play is second only to the Apple Store in terms of available content.
Chrome is now the default Web browser, and all (aside from Google Now) Google service apps -- Gmail, Magazines, and Books, and so on -- are automatically downloaded to the tablet once the update is installed.
Nook OS
If you have an UltraViolet account, any movies added to your digital UltraViolet library will show up in your Nook HD+ library as well. The tablet supports MP4, 3GP, WEBM, and AVI video files, and MKV files.
Thanks to its high-resolution screen, text in books is crisp and clean whether in Google Books or the Nook's own book app. On the Kindle Fire HD, reading options like X-Ray and immersion reading may give Amazon's tablet the slight edge here. For a pure reading experience on a large tablet, though, the Nook HD+ is the best current choice thanks to its lightweight and comfortable build.


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There is no doubt that healthy communication is one of the major tenants off good business. Supplying your employees with a company mobile phone is the ideal way to give them the means to contact whoever they need to quickly and appropriately. Company mobile phones supplied to employees makes employees realise it is inappropriate to use their own phones during business hours for personal reasons unless there is an emergency. Fitting company mobile phones into the workplace may be more difficult than first envisioned however. For one, mobile phones often disturb meetings to the extent that some employees are told to leave their mobiles at their desks during this time. Also, using a company phone while driving is not advised practice as this is considered unsafe.
Successfully Integrating Mobile Phones in the Workplace
HR policy on mobile phone use of employees is a useful place to start looking for learning how company mobile phone use can be a mostly positive and not detrimental, practice. Poor mobile phone practices can lead to disrupting behaviour in the workplace and even possibly raise legal issues. For this reason, try to bring in the help of your managers and legal advisory connections as well as your HR staff when formulating a policy. Getting help from IT staff can also help if the mobiles you supply need to fit in with email servers, have use of particular built-in apps or have particular calling functions.
Making Up a General Mobile Phone Use Policy
Having employees annoy others in meetings with mobile phones can be helped by using the vibrate signal when receiving a call or message instead of a loud ringtone. Better than that, ask staff to leave the room if they receive an important call or need to make an important text. Or, you might consider telling staff to just leave their mobiles at their desks during business meetings. Remember that leaving voicemails can be an effective way to communicate with a mobile. It lets someone state a succinct message about the situation and lets others have time to hear that message and think on it before replying.
When Employees Need to Use their Mobiles
Encourage your workers to speak in low tones when they are using a mobile, or to move to a designated area where they can talk freely like a lobby, call area or cafeteria. Communication on mobile phones, especially if clients are involved, should always be professional. It may be tempting to communicate less formally over a mobile instead of by letter, email or landline but getting into this habit is not a good idea. Remember that the mobile phones should be used with courtesy and respect with appropriate behavioural boundaries at all times.
Helping Employees Carry around their Mobiles
There are more efficient ways to carry around a mobile phone than just in the pocket. Your company can produce colourful lanyards that have a phone holder clip on the end of them which employees wear around their neck. This only works for phones that have a bar, however. It includes a string loop which forms a phone attachment. Or, you may like to use a clipper which works for Blackberries and iPhones but not flip phones. These lanyards are very suitable for employees on the move or on the job and advertise the employee's status at the same time. Mobile phones can also be carried in bum bags worn around the waist. Consider supplying your mobile phones with suitable protective cases so that they last longer.
Other Mobile Phone Issues at Work
State certain times when employees are allowed to use their personal mobile phones and ban any use outside of these time zones, apart from for emergency calls. If employees are using personal devices for business reasons they should be reimbursed this money. Getting employees to highlight all work related calls on a bill could be an option, but of course it may be easier simply to supply work phones to everyone and state that all work-related activity must be done on these phones alone. If work phones are supplied, these should be turned off by a secure service if they are lost or stolen. Phones that come with GPS mean that employees can be tracked, perhaps out of hours. Ask employees to turn off work phones during out of hours if they do not want this to happen.
To find out about company lanyards go online for a quick and easy design and manufacturing process that will ship lanyards to you that have been quality checked.


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Are We Alone?
The ELT is taking astronomy a step further. As a 39-metre telescope with the adaptive optics concept built in, the ELT will lead to many breakthroughs in the field.
The ELT has embraced the quest for extrasolar planets — planets orbiting other stars. This will include not only the discovery of planets down to Earth-like masses through indirect measurements of the wobbling motion of stars perturbed by the planets that orbit them, but also the direct imaging of larger planets and possibly even the characterisation of their atmospheres.
Furthermore, the ELT's suite of instruments will allow astronomers to probe the earliest stages of the formation of planetary systems and to detect water and organic molecules in protoplanetary discs around stars in the making. Thus, the ELT will answer fundamental questions regarding planet formation and evolution and will bring us one step closer to answering the question: are we alone? Apart from the obvious scientific interest, this would represent a major breakthrough for humanity.


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