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Rococo (less
commonly roccoco) is a style of 18th century French art and interior design. Rococo
rooms were designed as total works of art with elegant and ornate furniture, small
sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs,
and wall paintings. It was largely supplanted by the Neoclassic
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Rococo (less commonly roccoco) is a style of 18th century
French art and interior design. Rococo rooms were designed as total works of art
with elegant and ornate furniture, small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and
tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs, and wall paintings. It was largely
supplanted by the Neoclassic style.
The word Rococo is seen as a combination of the French rocaille, or stone garden
(referring to arranging stones in natural forms like shells), and the Italian
barocco, or Baroque style. Due to Rococo love of shell-like curves and focus on
decorative arts, some critics used the term to derogatively imply that the style
was frivolous or merely modish, when the term was first used in English in about
1836, it was a colloquialism meaning "old-fashioned". However, since the mid 19th
century, the term has been accepted by art historians. While there is still some
debate about the historical significance of the style to art in general, Rococo is
now widely recognized as a major period in the development of European art.
Rococo developed first in the decorative arts and interior design. Louis XIV's
succession brought a change in the court artists and general artistic fashion. By
the end of the old king's reign, rich Baroque designs were giving way to lighter
elements with more curves and natural patterns. These elements are obvious in the
architectural designs of Nicolas Pineau. During the Regence, court life moved away
from Versailles and this artistic change became well established, first in the
royal palace and then throughout French high society. The delicacy and playfulness
of Rococo designs is often seen as perfectly in tune with the excesses of Louis
XV's regime.
The 1730s represented the height of Rococo development in France. The style had
spread beyond architecture and furniture to painting and sculpture, exemplified by
the works of Antoine Watteau and Francois Boucher. Rococo still maintained the
Baroque taste for complex forms and intricate patterns, but by this point, it had
begun to integrate a variety of diverse characteristics, including a taste for
Oriental designs and asymmetric compositions.
The Rococo style spread with French artists and engraved publications. It was
readily received in the Catholic parts of Germany, Bohemia, and Austria, where it
was merged with the lively German Baroque traditions. German Rococo was applied
with enthusiasm to churches and palaces, particularly in the south, while
Frederician Rococo developed in the Kingdom of Prussia. Architects often draped
their interiors in clouds of fluffy white stucco. In Italy, the late Baroque styles
of Borromini and Guarini set the tone for Rococo in Turin, Venice, Naples and
Sicily, while the arts in Tuscany and Rome remained more wedded tlp Baroque.
In England Rococo was always thought of as the "French taste" and was never
widely adopted as an architectural style, although its influence was strongly felt
in such areas as silverwork, porcelain, and silks, and Thomas Chippendale
transformed English furniture design through his adaptation and refinement of the
style. William Hogarth helped develop a theoretical foundation for Rococo beauty.
Though not intentionally referencing the movement, he argued in his Analysis of
Beauty (1753) that the undulating lines and S-curves prominent in Rococo were the
basis for grace and beauty in art or nature (unlike the straight line or the circle
in Classicism). The development of Rococo in England is considered to have been
connected with the revival of interest in Gothic architecture early in the 18th
The beginning of the end for Rococo came in the early 1760s as figures like
Voltaire and Jacques-Francois Blondel began to voice their criticism of the
superficiality and degeneracy of the art. Blondel decried the "ridiculous jumble of
shells, dragons, reeds, palm-trees and plants" in contemporary interiors. By 1785,
Rococo had passed out of fashion in France, replaced by the order and seriousness
of Neoclassic artists like Jacques Louis David. In Germany, late 18th century
Rococo was riduculed as Zopf und Perucke ("pigtail and periwig"), and this phase is
sometimes referred to as Zopfstil. Rococo remained popular in the provinces and in
Italy, until the second phase of neoclassicism, "Empire style," arrived with
Napoleonic governments and swept Rococo away.
There was a renewed interest in the Rococo style between 1820 and 1870. The
English were among the first to revive the "Louis XIV style" as it was miscalled at
first, and paid inflated prices for second-hand Rococo luxury goods that could
scarcely be sold in Paris. But prominent artists like Delacroix and patrons like
Empress Eugé,nie also rediscovered the value of grace and playfulness in art and
Though Rococo originated in the purely decorative arts, the style showed clearly
in painting. These painters used delicate colors and curving forms, decorating
their canvases with cherubs and myths of love. Portraiture was also popular among
Rococo painters. Some works show a sort of naughtiness or impurity in the behavior
of their subjects, showing the historical trend of departing away from the
Baroque's church/state orientation. Landscapes were pastoral and often depicted the
leisurely outings of aristocratic couples.
Jean-Antoinee Watteau (1684-1721) is generally considered the first great Rococo
painter. He had a great influence on later painters, including Francois Boucher
(1703-1770) and Jean-Honore, Fragonard (1732-1806), two masters of the late period.
Even Thomas Gainsborough's (1727-1788) delicate touch and sensitivity are
reflective of the Rococo spirit. Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun's (1755-1842) style also
shows a great deal of Rococo influence, particularly in her portraits of Marie
Antoinette. Other Rococo painters include: Jean Francois de Troy (1679-1752),
Jean-Baptiste van Loo (1685-1745), his two sons Louis-Michel van Loo (1707-1771)
and his younger brother Charles-Andree, van Loo (1705-1765), Nicolas Lancret
(1690-1743), and both Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699-1779) and Jean-Baptiste
Greuze (1725-1805), who were important French painters of the Rococo era who are
considered Anti-Rococo.
During the Rococo era Portraiture was an important component of painting in all
countries, but especially in England, where the leaders were William Hogarth
(1697-1764), in a blunt realist style, and Francis Hayman (1708-1776), Angelica
Kauffman who was Swiss, (1741-1807), Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds
(1723-1792), in more flattering styles influenced by Antony Van Dyck (1599-1641).
While in France during the Rococo era Jean-Baptiste Greuze who was the favorite
painter of Denis Diderot (1713-1785), Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704-1788), and
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun were highly accomplished Portrait painters and History
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What are proper expectations for the 2013 Kansas City Chiefs?
Let's suppose they win eight games. That's six more wins than last season — a big-time leap.
Given where we've placed the Chiefs in our preseason power rankings — 21st among NFL clubs and ninth in the AFC — a .500 record could be viewed as a success. The ranking suggests there's still plenty of work for new coach Andy Reid and GM John Dorsey to do.
That said, the Chiefs do not lack for intrigue. We've placed them second among the teams of the AFC West, one spot ahead of San Diego and 11 in front of Oakland. Well, one-fourth of Kansas City's games are against these foes, and there are other favorable matchups in the AFC, too, as detailed in our Chiefs' preseason preview.
The Chiefs ended 2012 as the worst team in the league. That no longer appears to be the case by any stretch. So tell us: have we correctly placed the Chiefs in our rankings? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.

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On January 12, 2015, CBS renewed its break-out and moderate hits in Scorpion and Madam Secretary for Season 2.
by Roco 46 Comments
On January 12, 2015, CBS renewed its break-out and moderate hits in Scorpion and Madam Secretary for Season 2.
Serial TV addict and editor of Seriable.com – the serialized TV site. @Seriable / Facebook.
Bnony says
What about Continuum? My favourite show.
Roco says
@Brony – Continuum has to be renewed for the 2014-15 season first. Still waiting on Showcase to decide over Season 4.
Charles says
From I read Continuum will return for one more season and it will be the last . One of my favorite shows too.
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Kate says
Since Outlander has been renewed for a second season and season one won't be finished airing until mid 2015, does this not mean it falls into the 2015-16 category, especially if they again split the airing of season two between 2015 and 2016 as they did with the first season.
I hope it goes on for all eight books!!
Roco says
@Kate – That's a good shout. If Outlander Season 2 is indeed split (or premieres after August 2015) then we'll add it to this list. We're just waiting for confirmation on the split season.
Anita says
Keep reign i love it so much if you stop the show no more cwtv for me
Poppy says
What about The Originals? Hope will see Klaus soon…
DebbieJo says
"Covert Affairs".in my opinion, is the BEST TV suspense/drama since "24"…..and the program's writer is excellent as are the characters Annie and Auggie who do a jam up job in acting……..Please bring the show back for a few more seasons… Sincerely, Debbie Young
daniel says
what about beauty and the beast???
Roco says
daniel, Beauty and the Beast has been renewed for Season 3 for a May/June premiere. No word on S4 yet.
Shaye says
Yes season 2 starts in May
daniel says
what about Beauty and the beast?????
Shaye says
Stupid typo and can't delete it
Laura says
Is Person of Interest renewed for 2015-2016 season
Cecilia says
Will Constantine be renewed? I hope so.
Robin meader says
Please don't cancel State of Affairs. Love, love, love
Pattie says
Me To It seems like everything I like gets cancelled.
Gaby says
What about Sleepy Hollow, season 3????
Roco says
Gaby, nothing official yet, but Sleepy Hollow is expected to be renewed for Season 3 in the coming weeks. We'll keep you up to date here:
Jen says
is resurrection going to have a season 3 i love this show and really want to see more of it
Roco says
Jen, Resurrection Season 3 is uncertain due to low ratings, but we're keeping watch:
Stay tuned for updates as soon as Resurrection is either cancelled or renewed.
Sharene says
Did I miss news on Netflix's "Orange … "? I do not see it here ?
Roco says
Fear not Sharene, OITNB Season 3 will release June 12.
We're still awaiting word on a potential fourth season, but we're tracking developments:
Sharene says
Is there News on "Once Upon a Time"? Love that show. Sunday nites are a busy, busy night. I like it that way.
Roco says
We're still awaiting official word on Season 5, but we expect the show to be renewed by May:
Gaby says
Me again!!!, news about Sleepy hollow? thank you!
Roco says
Hey Gaby – SH is still expected to be renewed for S3, which seems to hinge on finding a suitable replacement for departed showrunner Mark Goffman:
iluvjamespader says
Blacklist renewed….!!!!
Season 3 is gonna happen!!!
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Gaby says
Forever??? cancelled?? What happen about it??
Roco says
It's not been officially cancelled yet Gaby, but it most likely will be in the coming weeks:
Nan says
Please tell me it isn't so. I love the show and the cast. What is wrong with these networks. Keeping garbage and taking away stuff many of us enjoy?
LAC says
Has anyone noticed that the big 4, NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox have the fewest renewed shows?
karen says
Hey!! Any news on CBS Person of Interest?? That is an amazing show! Has it been renewed? Thanks
Roco says
Unofficially renewed. Barring a disaster, we expect CBS to officially announce POI Season 5 in the next week or two.
anna says
X-Files is coming back!!!!
Can't believe stalker is cancelled :(((
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They took away Burn Notice, I did nothing, they took Covert affairs, I said nothing, then they came for me, there was no one left to help me.
Shame on the network for cancelling good programs and continuing the crap nobody watches on TV.
Reality shows stink on ice.
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I agree Nara .,,,..Burn Notice and Covert Affairs were some of my favourite shows and I loved Stalker too…damn
Hungry4Movies says
Any word on long time running shows CSI and NCIS? These are my staple shows for Fall. The long cold Winter wouldn't be the same without them…
Roco says
Sure, you can find the status of all shows here.
NCIS has been renewed for Season 13. CSI has been cancelled – the show will wrap with a 2-hour series finale on Sept. 27.
leprecaun28 says
Is Motive being renewed?
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ARLINGTON, Va. — Teenage drivers' cellphone use edged higher in North Carolina after the state enacted a cellphone ban for young drivers, a new Institute study finds. This is the case even though young drivers and their parents said they strongly support the restrictions. Parents and teens alike believe the ban on hand-held and hands-free phone use isn't being enforced. Researchers concluded that North Carolina's law isn't reducing teen drivers' cellphone use.
The two-part study coupled researchers' observations of teenage drivers with telephone surveys of teens and their parents in the first evaluation of a cellphone law for young drivers. North Carolina's ban for drivers younger than age 18 is part of the state's graduated licensing system.
Just 1-2 months prior to the ban's Dec. 1, 2006, start, 11 percent of teen drivers were observed using cellphones as they left school in the afternoon. About 5 months after the ban took effect, almost 12 percent of teen drivers were observed using phones. Most drivers were using hand-helds. Nine percent were holding phones to their ears, while fewer than 1 percent were using hands-free devices. About 2 percent were observed dialing or texting. Cellphone use remained steady at about 13 percent at comparison sites in South Carolina, where teen driver cellphone use isn't restricted.
Observed percentages of cellphone use among teenage drivers
"Most young drivers comply with graduated licensing restrictions such as limits on nighttime driving and passengers, even when enforcement is low," says Anne McCartt, Institute senior vice president for research and an author of the study. "The hope in North Carolina was that the same would hold true for cellphone use, but this wasn't the case. Teen drivers' cellphone use actually increased a little. Parents play a big role in compliance with graduated licensing rules. Limiting phone use may be tougher for them since many want their teens to carry phones."
When surveyed after the cellphone restrictions took effect, teenage drivers were more likely than parents to say they knew about the ban. Only 39 percent of parents said they were aware of the cellphone law, compared with 64 percent of teen drivers. Support for the ban was greater among parents (95 percent) than teens (74 percent). Eighty-eight percent of parents said that they restrict their teenage drivers' cellphone use, though only 66 percent of teenagers reported such parental limits. About half of the teenagers surveyed after the law took effect admitted they had used their phones, if they had driven, on the day prior to the interview.
Most parents and teen drivers agreed that police officers weren't looking for cellphone violators. Seventy-one percent of teens and 60 percent of parents reported that enforcement was rare or nonexistent. Only 22 percent of teenagers and 13 percent of parents surveyed believed the law was being enforced fairly often or a lot.
"Cellphone bans for teen drivers are difficult to enforce," McCartt notes. "Drivers with phones to their ears aren't hard to spot, but it's nearly impossible for police officers to see hands-free devices or correctly guess how old drivers are." Absent some better way to enforce them, "cellphone bans for teenage drivers aren't effective, based on what we saw in North Carolina," McCartt adds.
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Phone bans for young drivers are becoming commonplace as concerns mount about the contribution of distractions to teens' elevated crash risk. Seventeen states and the District of Columbia restrict both hand-held and hands-free phone use by young drivers. Six states and D.C. bar all drivers from using hand-helds.
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text: Hi all, With the fresh release of the 2.6.25 kernel, Linux cgroups (fka process containers) are getting more attention. For those unfamiliar with the concept, Control Groups are "a generic framework where several 'resource controllers' can plug in and manage different resources of the system such as process scheduling or memory allocation. [They] also offer a unified user interface, based on a virtual filesystem where administrators can assign arbitrary resource constraints to a group of chosen tasks." 2.6.24 introduced a CPU bandwidth allocation controller, and today, 2.6.25 features a memory resource controller. Patches for network and block I/O bandwidth control have also been submitted. So it looks to me that everything is available to create real process containers, susceptible to hold individual users' jobs and to keep them inside defined limits. At kernel level. One of the limitations with current resource schedulers is the CPU usage limit enforcement on multi-core systems. On non-NUMA systems (hello Intel! :)), there's no mechanism to prevent a user submitting a job which asks for, say, one core on a 8-cores machine, to actually spawn 8 threads which will be spread over the 8 cores, and make exclusive use of all the machine's CPU resources. This would impact performance of other users' jobs in a sneaky way, and, as a rigid^Wrighteous sysadmin, I can't tolerate this. I was looking for the longest time for a way to "pin" a group of processes to a specific *number* of cores, and not to a specific list of cores (ie. I don't want to limit a process to run on cores 0 and 1, but rather say that I'd like this process to use at most 2 cores on the system). And it looks like cgroups would be a good candidate to achieve this. Another benefit would be the memory resources allocation. Our current scheduler, and it's probably the case for the others as well, enforces memory limitations by accounting for memory used by jobs every x minutes. So if a job has peak memory bursts, it can easily get unnoticed and continue to run, although it may already have either triggered the OOM killer, or prevented another process' memory allocation. If the enforcement is made at kernel level, I assume that it will be in real-time, and that this kind of problem would be avoided. I yet have to try implementing cgroups and see if they could be used in an HPC environment to enforce reliable resources allocation limits, but I was wondering if anybody tried this already, especially the integration with existing schedulers, or if anyone had ideas on the subject. Thanks, -- Kilian


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Examples of phishing scams
Jane is reviewing her email when she comes across a strange message. It is from a bank that she doesn't have a bank account with, asking her to update her account information. It asks that she answer a few questions to validate her account due to recent fraudulent activity. A helpful link to a web page is included. Curious, Jane clicks on the link and is taken to a page that prompts her to enter her first name, last name, social security number, account number and password. Knowing that something is definitely wrong - she doesn't even bank there! - Jane closes the page and deletes the email.
Jane has just encountered a phishing attack. Phishing is an attempt to lure unwary consumers into divulging personal information such as credit card numbers, bank account information, passwords and Social Security numbers to scammers. In this case, Jane knew that something was up because she didn't bank where the email had purportedly come from. She correctly decided to not answer any of the questions and deleted the email. But what if the phishing attempt had been more convincing? Consider the following...
Joe is quickly scanning his email first thing in the morning. One message stands out, as it comes from his bank. Opening it, he reads how the bank has recently enacted new security measures designed to prevent criminals from impersonating Joe online and accessing his account. Joe is interested in this, as he relies heavily upon his account for online bill paying and automatic deductions. He likes the idea of adding security questions and other key security features. Reading further, Joe sees that in order to activate these features, he will need to answer a few questions to validate his identity and account. Joe clicks on the link provided in the email and watches as his browser opens the web page.
Knowing that he has to be careful about giving out his information, Joe looks for and finds the lock icon indicating that the session is protected by encryption. He also carefully looks over the page and can see that it does indeed look like his bank's home page. He even follows a few of the links on the page and scrutinizes the telephone numbers and email contacts provided for customer support and loan applications. Everything looks in order, so Joe returns to the initial page and fills in the fields asking for his name, account number, password and security questions. He clicks submit and relaxes as the page displays his information for verification and informs him that all security measures have been enabled.
Unfortunately for Joe, he has not given his information to his bank, but to a criminal. By the next day Joe's account has been emptied by electronic transfer to a bank account located overseas. Joe doesn't even know this until he receives his first overdraft notification and by then it is too late.
Phishing attacks range from very basic, crude attempts to get you to send information to someone by email, to elaborate, very convincing schemes involving multiple web pages, emails and seemingly genuine automated responses.
So how do you protect yourself? Here are some easy tips:
1. Do not reply to email asking you for personal or financial information.
No reputable bank, credit union or company will ever ask you for sensitive information in an email. When in doubt, contact the entity that sent it to verify it is genuine.
2. Never trust any links contained in such emails. Always type in the web address of the the bank or company yourself.
This protects you from fake web addresses that appear to come from the real source, but actually redirect you to the scammer's fake web page. Remember that many of these fake web pages look very convincing and may contain actual links to some parts of the real organization's web site to appear legitimate.
3. Use antivirus and antispyware software and keep it up to date.
This is a basic precaution, but it bears repeating. Some phishing emails contain software that can harm your computer or track your activities on the Internet without your knowledge. Having up to date antivirus and antispyware software can help protect against these types of attacks.
4. If you believe you've been scammed, file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), then visit the FTC's Identity Theft website.
Victims of phishing can become victims of identity theft. While you can't entirely control whether you will become a victim of identity theft, you can take some steps to minimize your risk. If an identity thief is opening credit accounts in your name, these new accounts are likely to show up on your credit report. You may catch an incident early if you order a free copy of your credit report periodically from any of the three major credit bureaus. See www.annualcreditreport.com for details on ordering a free annual credit report.
Don't forget to change your account password if you think it may have been compromised. This is especially true if you have responded to a phishing attempt - change your password right away.


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Welcome to the NHGRI webinar series on topics related to genomics, health and society hosted by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National Institutes of Health.
The goal of this series is to engage public health communities, advocacy groups, health providers and members of the public in discussion about the latest topics in genomics.
Erin Ramos,Ph.D., from NHGRI's Office of Population Genomics, will summarize the rationale for the PhenX project and provide an overview of how to access and use the PhenX Toolkit. The PhenX project, which stands for consensus measures for Phenotypes and eXposures, seeks to identify phenotypic and environmental measurements (i.e. demographics, anthropometrics, substance use, nutrition) that can be collected in a comparable way across multiple genomic studies. The PhenX toolkit provides a common currency for investigators who want to effectively combine and/or compare their data with data from other studies. You can visit the PhenX Toolkit at www.phenxtookit.org.
Erin Ramos, Ph.D., is an epidemiologist in the Office of Population Genomics, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She manages a portfolio of research in population genomics including a collaborative project to develop a set of standardized phenotypic and exposure measures for use in genome-wide association studies and related research. She serves as the chair of the Data Access Committee (DAC) for the Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN) and as a member of NHGRI's DAC. Her research interests include the genetic epidemiology of dementia, genome-wide association studies and gene-environment interactions in complex disease, and ELSI research including informed consent for large-scale genomic studies.
Listen to the Webinar: The PhenX Toolkit - Get the Most from your Measures
The skin creates a barrier between the body and the environment. Using animal models, Dr. Julie Segre's laboratory focuses on the genetic pathways involved in building and repairing this skin barrier. The Segre laboratory estimates that approximately one million bacteria reside on each square centimeter of skin and many common skin conditions are associated with both impaired skin barrier function and increased microbial colonization. Dr. Segre moderated the discussion, answered questions and addressed comments. In addition, the webinar discussed details of the Human Microbiome Project.
Julie Segre, Ph.D., is a senior investigator in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch. She is also an active participant in the Human Microbiome Project, an effort launched as part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research to comprehensively characterize human microbiota. (See: NIH Roadmap for Medical Research: Human Microbiome Project).
Listen to the Webinar: Human Skin Microflora: DNA Sequence-Based Approach to Examining Hand Disease
As part of the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) next long-range planning process, NHGRI hosted an online webinar to hear questions or comments about where the field of genomics should be going in the next several years. Dr. Alan Guttmacher, Acting Director of NHGRI presented Planning for the Future of Genomics - including details related to the planning process - and moderated the discussion, answered questions and addressed comments.
NHGRI has produced four white papers that address specific issues that have already been identified as needing broad input: NHGRI White Papers for the Planning Process.
Listen to the Webinar: Planning for the Future of Genomics
Why should we care about the platypus genome sequence?
It almost seems like a genome sequence now exists for nearly every living thing. Whether it's a fruit fly, hedgehog, or the duck-billed platypus, the genomics research world has produced enormous amounts of DNA sequence. How do we make sense of all of these data? The key is in comparisons. The comparisons of sequences from different species provide clues about the evolutionary forces that have uniquely sculpted each genome into its modern-day form. These clues lead to information about genome function, and ultimately to insights that can improve human health.
In this webinar, NHGRI Scientific Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., presented an overview of the utility of comparative sequence analyses and show how these comparisons shed light on how genomes work and how these studies are relevant to human health.
This webinar will be available online soon.
On January 8, 2009 at 1 p.m. Eastern, NHGRI presented it's latest Webinar: The Long and Short of It: Finding Genes for Complex Traits In the Domestic Dog. Vence Bonham, J.D., Chief of the Education and Community Involvement Branch at NHGRI, hosted Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D. Chief of the Cancer Genetics Branch, who shared the latest research on the dog genome, and why this information is important for the broader field of genomic research.
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As Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) and CBS (NYSE:CBS) continue to battleover programming costs, perhaps the biggest question facing both sides is coming due.
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It doesn't come as a surprise to most the fight over retransmission fees, or how much the cable operator should pay CBS for its programming, has lingered until football season officially kicks off. Some analysts speculated early on CBS could look to use the National Football League's opening Sunday, as well as the start of NCAA football this Saturday, as extra leverage in the negotiations.
But it remains to be seen whether football will provide the final bit of motivation for the two companies to come to an agreement, or if they feel comfortable punting a deal and risk angering fans in New York, Dallas and other markets.
"The NFL is the biggest ratings event in all of television," said Neal Pilson, founder of Pilson Communications and the former president of CBS Sports. "NFL football is a pretty important property in those cities."
The battle between Time Warner Cable and CBS began one month ago, spurring a blackout of the namesake network, Showtime and TMC for about 3.5 million Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and other markets.
Last week, CBS announced a new carriage agreement with Verizon Communications' (NYSE:VZ) FiOS. Chief Executive Les Moonves said at the time that Time Warner Cable "has been offered almost exactly the same deal for CBS carriage to which Verizon has agreed."
Pilson added he suspects CBS and Time Warner Cable will settle their dispute before the games on Sept. 8 get underway. If not, it would certainly be a "major inconvenience" for fans in blacked-out markets.
Pigskin Pressure Building
Things could heat up starting this weekend, when CBS airs the first weekend of college football. Then on Sept. 14, CBS has a much-anticipated football game between Texas A&M and defending national champion Alabama.
Next weekend is the start of the NFL season. CBS has games featuring the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts and others. And on Sept. 15, the network has rights to the "Manning Bowl," a matchup of sibling quarterbacks, Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos and Eli Manning of the New York Giants.
Meanwhile, U.S. Open tennis is already underway. CBS, in addition to other networks, is airing matches from the tournament. Before the U.S. Open got underway, Time Warner Cable announced it would give subscribers in blackout areas a free preview of the Tennis Channel.
Even if a deal isn't reached in time, the sports fanatics among Time Warner Cable's customers have other options to watch football.
Consider top-rated CBS is an over-the-air broadcast network, meaning anyone with a television can purchase an antenna to watch CBS, or 21st Century Fox's (NASDAQ:FOXA) FOX and Comcast's (NASDAQ:CMCSA) NBC, all of which air NFL games. Time Warner Cable, the second-largest U.S. cable operator, is offering its customers a credit for the purchase of an antenna.
21st Century Fox is also the parent company of FOX Business.
Amy Yong, an analyst at Macquarie Research, noted Time Warner Cable has suggested its customers use Aereo, a controversial service that streams over-the-air networks on Internet devices.
"Broadcast networks are available on a few alternatives, which could allow Time Warner Cable to stick to its negotiating tactics," Yong said.
She added in New York, Time Warner Cable is likely the only provider in many apartment buildings, making it difficult for consumers to switch providers. The lack of alternatives to Time Warner Cable in many areas is also a reason to think football season, or any other programming, won't give much of a jolt to negotiations.
"At the end of the day, consumers don't churn as easily as Wall Street thinks they do," Yong explained.
When asked if the start of football season will provide added motivation, Time Warner Cable spokeswoman Maureen Huff said the company was motivated to get a deal done from the beginning.
"We are motivated to get a deal done as soon as possible to return programming to customers as soon as possible," she said. "There's no one particular day that's a tipping point for us."
Huff also pointed to a website created by Time Warner Cable during the blackout. In a section dedicated to sports programming, the company reminds viewers NFL games on CBS are available for free over the air. And the first two regular season games for the New York Jets are not on CBS, while Dallas Cowboys games usually air on FOX since they're in the NFC.
FOX owns rights to the NFC package, while CBS primarily airs AFC games.
CBS declined to comment for this story.
The network has recently begun airing radio ads featuring play-by-play voice Jim Nantz and others, suggesting fans switch providers to avoid missing out on NFL games.
Power of Live Sports
At the center of the dispute is an effort by cable and satellite providers to fight against rising programming costs, arguing they are driving up subscription prices paid by customers. Broadcast networks like CBS, however, have sought to grab a piece of the pie formerly reserved for cable channels.
Pay-TV companies only started to pay broadcast networks for the right to carry their signals in the last few years. Distributors used to instead negotiate deals to give broadcasters additional capacity for new channels.
Disputes over rights fees often result in blackouts. Last year, Viacom channels such as MTV and Nickelodeon were taken off DirecTV (NYSE:DTV) for nine days.
During these disputes, distributors are usually the ones who get most of the blame from consumers. Yong noted TV watchers tend to dislike cable and satellite companies anyway. Those firms are on the front lines and charging consumers directly.
She agreed consumer anger is often misdirected, with companies like Time Warner Cable looking to control costs and, theoretically, keep subscriber bills from swelling.
"This is not new to Time Warner Cable or the cable industry. Like others, Time Warner Cable is trying to hold down the cost of programming," Pilson said.
"I don't think the public fully understands the issues. They will probably blame CBS and TWC equally. It's easy to blame TWC because they're the ones saying 'no,' " while they're also trying to keep costs low, he explained.
If the battle over programming costs continues into the football season, competitors like FOX and Walt Disney's (NYSE:DIS) ESPN could benefit in markets where CBS is blacked out by Time Warner Cable.
In the tussle between Time Warner Cable and CBS, the focus on football season is a testament to the power of sports programming.
Live sports are more immune to DVR use, Pilson said, and regional sports networks are getting "pretty impressive" subscriber rates. "It's a driver of audience. The sports audience is passionate, not passive."
As for Time Warner Cable subscribers looking for football on CBS, Pilson added, "They simply want to watch NFL football and will be upset if they can't watch games on CBS."


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Activist Speaks Up for Polar Bears at EPA Hearing
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
By: Jennifer Janssen
Jennie Gosche advocates for wildlife by testifying in support of limits on carbon from coal-fired power plants and sharing her photography of polar bears in the Hudson Bay.
In the fall of 2010, Jennie Gosche travelled to the Hudson Bay and saw first-hand the polar bears that are stranded on land for longer each summer as climate change leads to the ice melting earlier each spring and later each fall. The hungry bears were waiting for the ice to freeze for the winter so they could return to the sea and end their long summer fast. Without ice cover on the sea, the polar bears could not hunt for seals--their primary source of food.
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Last week, Gosche's photographs of the Hudson Bay polar bears helped her make the case to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants must be limited. She spoke at a public hearing in Washington, D.C. at the EPA headquarters in support of proposed first-ever limits on carbon pollution from new power plants, and urged the EPA to continue towards limiting carbon from existing power plants.
As Gosche stated simply, "if there is no ice, there will be no polar bears."
She was one of hundreds who came to the carbon pollution hearings, held by the Environmental Protection Agency in D.C. and Chicago. Those who testified included people of all stripes, and NWF representatives from across the country.
Speakers urged the Environemntal Protection Agency to move forward in limiting the carbon pollution that causes global warming by telling personal stories of the local impacts of global warming that are already being felt and emphasizing the scientific consensus on the unsustainable rate of warming being caused by pollution.The strong attendance at these hearings, along with the over one million comments that have been sent to the Environmental Protection Agency demonstrate the overwhelming support for action to limit global warming pollution from coal-fired power plants. Take action for polar bears in the Hudson Bay--show your support for limits to carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants.


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HOWTO Understanding effects of build directory options on a relocatable MinGW GCC default's paths
1 Summury and purpose of this document
There are some things which are still marked as TODO is in this. This gonna be done later.
Target of this document: trying to better understand the effect of build time options on the resulting MinGW GCC's default paths. This is done testing the effect of some configuration options. These tests target the wish to have a multi-arch singled-versioned and relocatable installation directory. Comments and analysies given in this document, all goes to this direction. This document may not fullfill expectations from peoples with other wishes.
Test builds are done on Windows (XP or whatever below and above will probably give the same result) using MinGW as the C compiler and mSys as the build environnement (this is mandatory to run configuration and make scripts).
The document is divided into two main parts: tests at build time and tests with a relocated installation directory (the bigest part).
2 Tests at build time
2.1 The build was done with the following options:
2.1.1 Script variables:
- mypkgname=....
- name=gcc
- package=gcc-4.2.1-2
- build=i386-mingw32
- host=i386-mingw32
- target=i386-mingw32
- prefix=/<my-msys-personal-home-dir>/$name
- temp=$name
2.1.2 Options:
- --with-pkgversion=$mypkgname
- --build=$build
- --host=$host
- --target=$target
- --prefix=$prefix
- --with-sysroot=$prefix/$target/test1
- --with-local-prefix=$prefix/$target/test2
- --with-build-sysroot=$prefix/$target/test3
- --disable-rpath
- --disable-version-specific-runtime-libs
- --enable-languages=c
- --enable-libada
- --enable-threads
- --disable-shared
- --disable-sjlj-exceptions
- --disable-win32-registry
- --enable-nls
- --disable-bootstrap
- --with-gnu-gcc
- --with-gnu-as
- --with-gnu-ld
- --with-stabs
2.2 Comments
Do not forget:
- Sysroot is set to /<install-dir>/<arch>/test1
- Local prefix is set to /<install-dir>/<arch>/test2
- Build sysroot is set to /<install-dir>/<arch>/test3
- Prefix will be refered as /<install-dir>
A native compiler will be built the same way as if it was a cross compiler, to have a cleaner installation (each archs beside of each others, even the native one).
You will see these test1, test2, test3 in some paths list later. Do not forget what it is standing for (see above).
The build was started frm a build directory beside the source directory, with an installation directory bside the two laters, the a make and a make install was runned. The installation directory initially only contains <arch> and <arch>/test1 and <arch>/test2 and <arch>/test3.
Some thing was then deduced from error messages during the build process.
The build process expect a mingw/include in <install-dir>/<arch>/test3 (the build sysroot directory). It has complained with this message :
- > The directory that should contain system headers does not exist:
- > /<install-dir>/<arch>/test3/mingw/include
This mingw/include directory is mandatory during the build process, but it may be empty (the build process can terminates normally with an empty mingw/include).
The build process obviously complains about missing includes. Some test were done to list all directory where theses includes may be found.
2.3 Includes search when configuring gcc during the build process:
- Not searched in /<install-dir>/include
- Searched in /<install-dir>/<arch>/include
- Not searched in /<install-dir>/<arch>/test1/include (sysroot/include)
- Not searched in /<install-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/include (sysroot/mingw/include)
- Not searched in /<install-dir>/<arch>/test2/include (localprefix/include)
- Not searched in /<install-dir>/<arch>/test2/mingw/include (localprefix/mingw/include)
- Not searched in /<install-dir>/<arch>/test3/include (buildsysroot/include)
- Searched in /<install-dir>/<arch>/test3/mingw/include (buildsysroot/mingw/include)
2.4 Comments the latter
The <install-dir> did not contained any libs. The build still terminates normally.
Includes needed for the build process, are searched only in <arch>/include and in <build-sysroot>/mingw/include. It is worth to notice that <sysroot>/mingw/include is not searched nor is <sysroot>/include.
3 Tests on a relocated installation directory (get and drop anywhere)
Next, <install-dir> is renamed into an <reloc-dir>, to test how install relocation works.
3.1 The resulting gcc, after relocation, use the following default paths:
- Install:
- <install-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- Programs:
- <reloc-dir>/libexec/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/libexec/gcc/
- <install-dir>/libexec/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- <install-dir>/libexec/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- <install-dir>/libexec/gcc/<arch>/
- <install-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- <install-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/
- /usr/libexec/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- /usr/libexec/gcc/<arch>/
- /usr/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- /usr/lib/gcc/<arch>/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/bin/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/bin/
- <install-dir>/<arch>/bin/<arch>/<version>/
- <install-dir>/<arch>/bin/
- Libraries:
- <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/
- <install-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- /usr/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/lib/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/lib/
- <install-dir>/<arch>/lib/<arch>/<version>/
- <install-dir>/<arch>/lib/
- <reloc-dir>/lib/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/lib/
- <install-dir>/lib/<arch>/<version>/
- <install-dir>/lib/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/lib/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/lib/
- Includes:
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1<install-dir>/include
- <install-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/include
- <install-dir>/<arch>/include
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/include
- <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/include
3.2 Comments on the latter
Note: this list was obtained with "./gcc --print-search-dirs" and "./gcc -v -c test.c", after reformating and canonicalization of paths, followed by some symbolic substitutions.
Note: cc1 recivied the following parameters for -prefix and -sysroot:
- -iprefix <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- -isysroot <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1 (sysroot)
Suspected bug: Did you notice the first include path ? It seems there is a bug here. Two absolute paths are appended. I've meet it every time during all the teste I've made. I've also found some buggy paths concatenation in some Configure.log files. I dunno if it is a MinGW GCC bug or a configuration script bug or an mSys bug.
Note: some paths were printed with "/" as the path separator while some other was printed with "\" as the path separator. I've substitued all with "/" as MinGW GCC accept both.
Notice that <arch>/include only exist with the <install-dir> prefix. This may be a trouble (we will see later for the reason why).
Notice that the directory test3, which stands for --build-sysroot does not exist any more in the default search paths. It is only used at build time.
3.3 In the purpose of a relocatable installation, the list may be reduced to:
- Programs:
- <reloc-dir>/libexec/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/libexec/gcc/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/bin/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/bin/
- Libraries:
- <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/lib/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/lib/
- <reloc-dir>/lib/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/lib/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/lib/<arch>/<version>/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/lib/
- Includes:
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/include
- <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/include
3.4 Comments on the latter
Note: this list is obtained removing all paths starting with <install-dir> and paths which are POSIX paths (ex. "/usr/libexec"), thus keeping only paths starting with <reloc-dir>. The first include buggy path was removed too (unusable anyway).
For options recieved by cc1:
- -iprefix <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/
- -isysroot <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1 (sysroot)
It seems the directory mingw in expected in test1 (unlike at build time, where it was expected in test3).
Remind that test1 stands for sysroot.
3.5 In the purpose to have a clean single versioned relocatable installation, the list may be reduced again to:
- Programs:
- <reloc-dir>/libexec/gcc/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/bin/
- Libraries:
- <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/lib/
- <reloc-dir>/lib/
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/lib/
- Includes:
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/include
3.6 Comments on the latter
Note: this list was obtained removing all paths containing <version>.
In the purpose of a multi-arch single versioned and relocatable installation, we notice there gonna be a trouble with the default include paths : it only looks in <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/include.
For options recieved by cc1:
- -isysroot <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1 (sysroot)
-prefix, which was <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/ (see §3.3 and §3.4) use a versioned directory only.
The favorite path for programs would probably be <reloc-dir>/<arch>/bin/, the favorite paths for libs would probably be <reloc-dir>/lib/ and <reloc-dir>/<arch>/lib/. There are no good candidates for includes (an <arch>/include would be nice).
A special specs file may be needed to workaround the default include paths problem (this is still TODO).
4 Using the same path for both sysroot and build-sysroot
4.1 The new context
In §2.2, we've seen that the build process expect a mingw/include directory in build-sysroot, while it does not expect it in sysroot. Further more in §2.3, we've seen that sysroot/include and sysroot/mingw/include were not searched for includes and in §3.1 and §3.2, that the build-sysroot does not exist in default search paths. As this seem a bit weird that sysroot was not working the same way as build-sysroot, another test was runned, using the same path for both --with-sysroot and --with-build-sysroot and run all the same tests as for from §2 to §3. Note: to not be too much borring, only the differences will be given.
The context can be sumarized like this : test3 does not exist any more and --with-build-sysroot has the same value as --with-sysroot.
- The build process now expect mingw/include in test1.
- test1/mingw/include is now searched (sysroot/mingw/include)
Do not not forget that test3 does not exist anymore in this context.
4.2 Includes required at build time are now searched in:
- Searched in /<install-dir>/<arch>/include
- Searched in /<install-dir>/<arch>/test3/mingw/include (sysroot/mingw/include)
- Not searched in any other locations beneath <intall-dir>
4.3 Default paths for the resulting MinGW GCC
Installation, programs and libraries paths, are the same as in §3.1. Includes paths differs from the ones in §3.1
In §3.1, include paths were:
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1<install-dir>/include
- <install-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/include
- <install-dir>/<arch>/include
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/include
- <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/include
Now it is:
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1<install-dir>/include
- <install-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/include
- <install-dir>/<arch>/include
- <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/include
- <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/include
4.4 Comments on the latter
The item initial item #4 is now at position #5 and the initial item #5 is now at position #4. The only difference is the permutation of <reloc-dir>/<arch>/test1/mingw/include and <reloc-dir>/lib/gcc/<arch>/<version>/include which are still the last in the search list.
4.5 Default paths for a relocatable MinGW GCC
Paths are the same as in §3.3, excepting that two include paths are swaped, what is a very important thing.
4.6 Default paths for a sngle versioned relocatable MinGW GCC
All paths are exactly the same as in §3.5 (there was only one include path, so we can forgot about the permutation).
The comment about the include path is the same as in §3.6, that is to say " There are no good candidates for includes ".
- TODO: a workaround for the default include paths (probably using the specs file)
- TODO: run the same test and the same analysies with some others
- --with-sysroot=...
- --with-local-prefix=...
- --with-build-sysroot=...
- TODO: run the same tesst and the analysies without a setting for --with-build-sysroot.


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When it comes to mobile systems, Intel has clearly been ruling the ground firmly with their various Centrino platform variants over time. The entry of Intel Atom further deepened their mobile roots to deliver a platform solution that can meet the demands of the ultra mobility segment, in addition to the Centrino ecosystem taking care of the mainstream and high-end grounds.
AMD unfortunately doesn't have quite the complete portfolio of platforms to strike their competitor in all segments. The Turion 64 X2 and Turion X2 Ultra on the AMD M780G platform (Puma) introduced last year greatly helped AMD step ahead to compete in the mainstream arena as well if not better than an equivalent Intel platform. When combined with ATI's Mobility Radeon HD 4000 series of discrete GPUs, they even had the high-end gaming segment covered as well.
However the mini-notebook segment was clearly off their charts because AMD didn't want to compromise the user experience which they felt the Intel Atom platform was doing. We agree to that comment to a certain extent since it is true that the chipset that Intel pairs the Atom processor is old and limits the graphical experience of the mini-notebooks. However, we've also noted in our previous assessment of AMD , that they couldn't allocate resources to accommodate this growing segment immediately. Thus to-date, they haven't been able to address this segment of the market, leaving Intel the only real supplier of the largest growing segment of the PC/Notebook market.
Today, with the partnership of HP, AMD has brought out their Yukon platform to retail - which partially addresses this area. The Yukon platform consists of an AMD RS690E + SB600 chipset and a single-core AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 (1.6GHz, 512KB L2 cache) or otherwise known as the "Huron" processor by codename. The processor is basically the old Athlon 64 (K8) architecture and brings nothing new other than this model boasting 15 watts TDP and is based on the existing 65nm SOI process technology. While this is a lot higher than the Atom processor's TDP of less than 5 watts, it is also a lot more powerful. Even the chipset is a lot more capable than Intel's ageing 945-series chipset that's often paired with.
The AMD Yukon platforms, will however consume a lot more power than a typical mini-notebook and thus it isn't a direct competitor. However, AMD is aiming at a void of affordable ultra-thin notebooks since most notebooks of that form factor are really expensive and is mainly driven by Intel's ULV processors. With that, we take a peek at what HP has to offer with their ultra-thin notebook variant using the 'new' AMD Yukon platform.
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text: On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 10:17 -0700, Craig Tierney wrote: > > why are you going diskless? > > IDE hard drives cost very little, and you can still do your network > > install. > > Pick your favourite toolkit, Rocks, Oscar, Warewulf and away you go. > > > > IDE drives fail, they use power, you waste time cloning, and > depending on the toolkit you use you will run into problems > with image consistency. I agree - heck I'm work with large Beowulves every day. but listen to what I said. For THIS APPLICATION in a small lab, where a researcher is looking to homebrew a system, I firmly believe that putting IDE drives on each node and then installing over the network is the way ahead. We here on the Beowulf list can argue the benefits of diskless versus disks. But for someone who just wants too get something working and off the ground, I say go the 'conventional' route. > I have run large systems of both kinds. The last system was > diskless and I don't see myself going back. I like changing > one file in one place and having the changes show up immediately. > I like installing a packing once, and having it show up immediately, > so I don't have to reclone or take the node offline to update > the image. Why take a node offline to do an update or a disk system?


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I've NEVER been tagged before so this is the FIRST TIME I am doing such a thing and I feel that there's a need to celebrate!! I don't know, people just don't tag me for such random funs on Facebook or anywhere else :< I've always seen people answering pages and pages of funs or questions or things like that but never me, so thanks Peet! <3 There really IS a first time for everything! *successkid.jpg* The only thing I've ever got tagged or asked to fill up are questionnaires which are well, questionnaires and of course, answer sheets for exam >.> But note that this is not an invitation to send me a hundred tag just because I've been deprived of it >D
For a very very short time of my life, I was actually bulimic and I believe very few people know about this :D Yeah well, one does not simply puke and go telling the whole World about it. One could expect but one might never thought of me doing it lol. There's always a time in someone's life where they are insecure about themselves, insecure about their physique, insecure about their relationship, insecure about their wealth but the good thing is, this things comes and go for most people and I am glad to say it's been a really long time since I last try to force food out of myself. Never be afraid to admit your mistake. It can only make you feel better and go further. Being afraid and acceptance is the first step towards healing.
People never really believe that I have a temper, and quite bad one in fact because they all think I am super pleasant, amicable and "cute". Quite contrary to that, I had a history of being notorious, hooligan and many of my older relatives does not really favour me back when I was a kid. There was several accounts where my relative would pinch me till I bleed but it was my own fault for flipping her skirt every 5 seconds while walking behind her in a shopping mall :D I deserved it :P My point is, those tempers are still there, merely subdued but given the correct time and pushing the right button, you might see my old self once more :D And no, I would not pop out from between your legs going "GUESS WHO?"
I am a freak of gadgets and specifications. I love, or rather, have a compulsion to read reviews of everything before I buy anything. I would read up to twenties, thirty or more web pages and also asking people who owns that device before making a final decision but once I've made my decision it's not going to be easy to change my mind on that :D That being say, I am a proud Applefan. No, not those who shoves Apple products down your throat telling you that it's the best device out there (though Siri might disagree with me) I simply like it as it suits my usage. Taking brilliant photos and it's good for game handling as it doesn't really hang. I do not really give much f-s whether or not I can customize the layout and all so yeah, Apple has been serving me good so far <3
For a person who loves food and grew up on pastries (because I don't like rice), I've never had the chance to bake until December last year. That's the first time that I've ever baked and boy I would never want to leave the kitchen because of the smell of melted chocolate, whiskey on fruit cake and so on. I've always liked baking and collected a few cookies/cakes book but never really the type who sits down and actually bakes them but I would take it as a blessing in disguise to slow down the process of my expanding waistline. No, do not refer to number two up there.
Last :D
It was my secret ambition to be either an astronaut or a singer though the only person who would tolerate my singing is my mother but nevertheless I am still looking for an opportunity to try to record a YouTube video of me singing but up todate, no such luck and my favourite movie will forever be The Parent Trap (1998) where I've watched the movie more than 600 times that I can tell you exactly which is Lindsay Lohan and which is her double, movie bloopers like one leg there and one leg gone the next second in the same scene and etc. Yes I am a TV freak. I could sit on the couch all day, eat sleep and eat somemore without budging an inch - if only I can.
P/s: It is a heart breaker to know that Natasha Richardson, the actress who played the character of the mother has passed away in 2009 due to a head accident during ski-ing T____T
Thanks Peet, for the opportunity to be tagged and tagging others *rubs hands* I choose YOU, YOU and YOU!
You = Jaslin You = Maria and You = Evelyn! for being so nice to me and everyone else and now I am just being a pain in the ass by tagging you >D Extra work for you! <3 I wish I could tag you once more Peet, then we would know another 6 random things about you but that's not allowed isn't it QQ
So gogogo!
AND, I LOVE ALL THINGS ROUND! Check out this hilariously cute video!! My friend posted this as a response to my "I ate so full that if I fall face down right now I will bounce right back" and crap, he has never been so right! OAO


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Sirius/Update Sites
Sirius builds are stored in p2 repositories that are produced as part of the build process. This page provides an overview of the different repositories maintained by the Sirius project, and their corresponding location and retention policy.
Update Sites List
Note: Each update site is released in one variant per supported target platform (e.g.
kepler and
luna). All variants of a given update site correspond to the exact same source code, but built against a different base Eclipse version. We recommend you use the update site corresponding to you Eclipse version (it can prevent some issues with broken binary compatibility between releases).
Note 2: Sirius depends on a version of the Guava library which is not available by default from a Juno install. You need to add the Orbit update-site if you want to install Sirius on Juno.
- Sirius 0.9.0, released on 2013-12-11 (tag v0.9.0, commit ac2881b95e6063728e79fd9c362900764145fa65):
- Sirius 1.0.0M4, released on 2013-12-16 (tag v1.0.0M4, commit 679983850e861e2584b90dc90a150e5621ca7c7d):
- Sirius 1.0.0M5, released on 2014-01-27 (tag v1.0.0M4, commit 08cef0cf45e5af83f3fdc353f03cb52a0e602eeb):
- Sirius 1.0.0M6 was released on 2014-03-12 (tag v1.0.0M6, commit c0961643b1874d65d2b1f304b3e42aa02af85424). It is available from the following update sites:
Stable Snapshots
- Sirius 0.9.0-S20131115-0601:
http://download.eclipse.org/sirius/updates/stable/0.9.0-S20131115-0601: Juno, Kepler, Luna
Nightly Builds
- Latest builds from the
masterbranch (active developement towards 1.0.0):
- Latest builds from the
v0.9.xbranch (maintenance branch):
General Rules
Note: the rules defined below are not yet finalized and fully implemented. See the discussions at https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=422069. Feedback welcome.
The general form of all the Sirius update-sites is the following:
- TYPE can be one of: nightly, stable, milestones, releases.
- VERSION is the build version identifier. See below for the acceptable build versions for each type of build and their meaning.
- TARGET indicates the version of the Eclipse platform which was used to build the content of the update site. It is the lower-case code-name of the Eclipse release, e.g.
luna(at the time of this writing). All target variants of a given Sirius build are compiled from the exact same source code, but it is recommended you consume the update-site corresponding to your Eclipse version to avoid binary compatibility issues like this.
Nightly Builds
Nightly builds correspond to the most recent successful builds from our Continuous Integration server.
Version identifiers for nightly builds have the form
x.y.z-NYYYYMMDD-HHMM, where
N stands for Nightly.
For example, the nightly built for Luna on November 19, 2013 at 22:34 would be published at:
- Guarantees and audience: there is no guarantee on these versions except that they compiled successfully. These are mostly useful for people contributing to Sirius itself and who want the very latest version.
- Frequency: the Continuous Integration server will automatically publish a new nightly every day if there was some activity in the Git repository since the last nightly. The Sirius development team may also decide to trigger manual builds during the day, which get published as nightlies.
- Retention policy: for a given stream and target, only the last 10 nightlies are kept. This does not necessarily correspond to 10 days, as we sometimes launch several builds per day.
Stable Builds
Stable builds are nightly builds that the Sirius team considers stable enough to be used by early adopters and has promoted to stable manually.
Version numbers for nightly builds have the form
x.y.z-SYYYYMMDD-HHMM, where
S stands for Stable. When a nightly build is deemed to be stable enough to be promoted, the content of the nightly repo is copied as-is under the new location. If the example above (nightly
0.9.0-N20131119-2234) were to be promoted as stable, it would be published at
- Guarantees and audience: stable builds should have all the basic functionality working, but may contain some transient bugs and unfinished features which are still in development. They can be used by adopters and users who want early access to some features and/or are ready to test unfinished features and give us feedback.
- Frequency: there is no fixed frequency, but the development team should strive to publish a new stable release about every two weeks (less than a week between two stable builds is too short to gather feedback, more than 3 weeks means the code is too old compared to the current version).
- Retention policy: for a given stream and target, all the stable builds are kept until the next milestone or release from that stream, at which point they disappear.
Milestone builds correspond to the milestones and released candidates as defined in the SimRel rules.
Version numbers for milestone builds have the form
x.y.zMn for milestones and
x.y.xRCn for release candidates. When a build is promoted as a milestone or release candidate, the content of the build's repo is copied as-is under the new location. If the example above (stable build
0.9.0-S20131119-2234) were to be promoted as milestone
M4, it would be published at
- Guarantees and audience: milestones should be fully functional and contain no blocker or major bugs. All features included in such a build should be complete (even if in a reduced scope). All automated tests should pass. Manual "open" tests should also be performed with no major issue identified. Exceptions to these rules are possible (to the discretion of the project leads) but should be clearly identified and communicated in the appropriate channels (at least the
sirius-devmailing list, maybe
cross-project-issues-devif some issues can impact other projects in the train).
- Frequency: as defined by the plan for the simultaneous release targeted by a stream.
- Retention policy: forever.
Release builds correspond to official Eclipse Sirius releases.
Version numbers for milestone builds have the form
x.y.z. When a build is promoted as a release, the content of the build's repo is copied as-is under the new location. If the example above (milestone build
0.9.0M4) were to be promoted as the final
0.9.0, it would be published at
- Guarantees and audience: milestones should be fully functional and contain no blocker or major bugs. All features included in such a build should be complete (even if in a reduced scope). All automated tests should pass. Manual "open" tests should also be performed with no major issue identified. Exceptions to these rules are possible (to the discretion of the project leads) but should be clearly identified and communicated in the appropriate channels (at least the
sirius-devmailing list, maybe
cross-project-issues-devif some issues can impact other projects in the train).
- Frequency: at least the released implied by the participation in the release train, as defined by the release plan. Additional releases outside of the train may also be published (especially maintenance releases).
- Retention policy: forever.
All the update-sites described above contain each a single version of Sirius and their content never changes once they are published (until they are removed). For each type of build, we also shortcut URLs which point to the latest builds of that type for a given stream as they are published. This gives a stable URL that users can point to to always get the latest version of given type of build.
A stream name can be of the form
N.x, where N is a major version number, for example
1.x, etc. Such a stream contains all builds with the corresponding major version.
N.M.x, where N.M is a minor version number, for example
1.2.x, etc. Such a stream contains all builds with the corresponding minor version.
- the special string
latest, which always point to the latest build (from the
masterbranch), whatever is/will be its version version when released.
A few examples:
http://download.eclipse.org/sirius/updates/nightly/0.9.xcontains all the nightly builds for Sirius 0.9.x branch, but not for the 1.0.x branch.
http://download.eclipse.org/sirius/updates/milestones/1.0.xcontains all the milestones leading to the final 1.0.0 release for Luna.
http://download.eclipse.org/sirius/updates/releases/0.9.xcontains all the releases for the 0.9.x branch, i.e. 0.9.0 and all the service releases if/when they are published (0.9.1, 0.9.2 etc.)
http://download.eclipse.org/sirius/updates/nightly/latestcontains the very latest build from


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'Swamp People' to Appear in Longview on March 8th
Glenn and Mitchell Guist, the stars of The History Channel's hit television series 'Swamp People', are scheduled to appear at the East Texas Oilfield Expo on March 8th.
The Guist brothers are scheduled to make a guest appearance on the second day of the Expo, March 8th, to make rounds of the show, meet with exhibitors and attendees, and help close out this year's festivities.
Texas Classic's Director of Operations, Ernest Silver, explains the rationale behind inviting the Guists to attend:
'Swamp People' is a tremendously popular show with a lot of fans, and the Guists have a lot of popular appeal. We felt that having them at this year's show would be a fun way to end this year's Expo and bolster attendance towards closing time on the day's second event. Also, our exhibitors and sponsors have worked very hard preparing for the show and many have traveled a long way to attend, so it'll be a nice treat for them to get to meet these two celebrities after the business of the event is over.
'Swamp People' first aired on The History Channel in back in 2010 and since then it has grown in popularity. The show has an average of 4.1 million viewers in its second season.
The series chronicles the day-to-day lives of several Cajuns living in southern Louisiana who hunt American alligators for a living. The Guist brothers, two such individuals featured on the show, are a "backwoods duo who hunt, trap and fish to eat", according to their website.
Season three of the series premiered less than two weeks ago, on February 9th.
Aside from featuring the Guists, this year's East Texas Oilfield Expo is expected to feature over 800 exhibitors from a variety of local and national companies representing every facet of the oil and gas industry. The show will also feature over 30 heavy equipment displays and key industry speakers giving presentations on a variety of topics. It is currently the largest oil and gas trade show in the ArkLaTex region.
For additional information about Texas Classic Productions or the East Texas Oilfield Expo, contact:
Ernest Silver
Texas Classic Productions LLC
(866) 918-5550
(866) 719-9701


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'''A Bas''' was a science fiction fanzine published by [[Boyd Raeburn]].
'''A Bas''' was a science fiction fanzine published by [[Boyd Raeburn]].
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A Bas was a science fiction fanzine published by Boyd Raeburn.
Published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, A Bas began as the organ of "The Derelicts", as the members of The Toronto SF Society called themselves. Later, Raeburn and friends redefined themselves as "Derelict Insurgents", or "Toronto Insurgents". It was originally intended as a one-issue=only fanzine to be sent free to all subscribers of Canadian Fandom. The first issue was put together in one night - starting at 3 PM on Saturday, January 23, 1954 and ending at 5AM on Sunday - by Raeburn and friends Albert Lastovica, Howard Lyons, Ron Kidder, Gerald Steward and Kenneth G. Hall. The rest of the run of A Bas was edited by Raeburn on his own. 11 issues were released, the last issue appearing February, 1959.
Included in A Bas were little playlets called "Derelicti Derogations" created by the editor from actual overheard conversations of members of The Derelicts with fans.
Artists contributing to A Bas include Pat Patterson, who did most of the eight covers for this fanzine.
Writers contributing included Robert Bloch, Terry Carr (Innuendo) as Carl Brandon, Dick Ellington (Metrofan, The Bosses' Songbook), Ron Kidder, Rich "Alex" Kirs, Lee Hoffman (Quandry), Walt Liebscher (Chanticleer), Robert Shaw, Bob Tucker (Le Zombie), Harry Warner, Jr. (Spaceways) and Walt Willis (Hyphen).
A Bas included the last fanzine contribution made by Walt Liebscher, and the parody.of My Fair Lady, called My Fair Femmefan, originally credited to Carl Brandon, a hoax fan created by Terry Carr.
A Bas was distributed by the Canadian Amateur Fan Publishers.
After A Bas ceased publication, Boyd Raeburn went on to release Queebshots with Norm Clarke and Georgina Ellis, the editors of Honque and Descant.