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These experimental art-rockers went electro for their latest output. The results were equal parts beautifully understated (the shadowy twilight of "No. 1 Against the Rush") and delightfully shameless (the club-ready earworm "Brats").
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I get the feeling I'll be mocked extensively for this, but whatever. The Darkness may be a real-life Spinal Tap, but it's also a band with genuine chops and a knack for epic and moving melodies, as evidenced by irresistible tunes like "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" and "Living Each Day Blind".
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Koi No Yokan
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On her debut EP, Angel Haze delves into her traumatizing past and her relationships with both men and women with a fierce intelligence and unstoppable flow. Best lyric: "I'm Satan, and I'ma take your ass to church now." An apparent cult and sexual-abuse survivor, the poison-tongued 21-year-old rapper may be the most compelling new artist of the year.


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Rolando McClain is back with the Oakland Raiders ... at least technically.
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McClain got into an argument with Raiders coach Dennis Allen before being kicked out of practice Nov. 28. The team told McClain to stay home the next day. McClain wrote on Facebook that his time in Oakland was done, but the team likely decided that was too kind an outcome for their former first-round draft pick's maleficence.
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Hold on... it's time for some fresh thinking
As we enter 2011, BOM will be taking a break.
Partly it's a simple matter of time. I'm taking on some new projects, including writing a long-mooted book on the iniquities of our Big Government. There just won't be enough hours to do that alongside the sort of digging that's always supported BOM's best posts.
But it's more than that. After six years, I increasingly find myself repeating posts I've done before - often many times. MOD procurement disasters, mass welfare dependency, dumbed-down education, killer hospitals, egregious politicos, bungling bureaucrats, fat cats, rip-offs, cock-ups, debt and taxes... it all just goes round and round and round, apparently impervious to attack, world without end. And once you feel like that, daily blogging threatens to become a sentence rather than the release it once was.
You even start to ask if change is ever possible? Yes, we are shot of abysmal Labour (for the time being), and yes, the coalition has sounded far more radical than we'd ever imagined it could be. But radical action, well, that's something else altogether.
Action to break up state monopolies and bear down on welfare requires a government prepared to take on the BBC and the rest of the left-wing media. It means robustly rejecting the left's assertion that equality is more important than prosperity. It means confronting the politics of envy, by for example, abolishing the 50p tax rate on the good old fashioned grounds that it raises no revenue and will be catastrophic for growth.
Unfortunately, none of that seems likely to happen any time soon.
So what to do? We need to move forward.
One thing I can do is try a different approach - hence the book, and a couple of other projects. There has to be some way of getting where we need to be.
I'll still be posting from time to time over at the TaxPayers' Alliance, and the BOM back catalogue will remain here. But for now, thank you all for your interest, comments, and support over the years, and let's hope for a 2011 that at least sees us edging in the right direction.


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Gary was in the British Army for 22 years. God only knows what he was called upon to do during his more than two decades of service to Her Majesty, but evidently, it left him pretty shaken up.
When Gary arrived at a Mission Motorsports event eight months ago, organizers said he was scarcely able to talk with anyone; wound up tightly inside of his shell. But after driving him around a track a few times, they said Gary began to change.
Since then, Mission Motorsports — which hosts events for war veterans — has noticed a turnaround. Now, Gary races cars in both the U.K. and Europe, and got a job with Base Performance Simulators (although we're not exactly sure what he's doing there).
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MOSCOW, July 26 (RIA Novosti) - India launched its first nuclear-powered submarine on Sunday for sea trials, national media reported.
The launch ceremony of the 6,000-ton INS Arihant (Destroyer of Enemies) was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur, the Times of India said.
The submarine completes India's nuclear triad, making it the sixth country after the U.S., Russia, China, France and the U.K. to have land, air and sea-based nuclear strike capability.
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What if we approached retirement readiness the same way we assess credit worthiness? That would most likely mean many of us would get a failing score, says Certified Public Accountant Roger Roemmich.
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Studies show that many Americans lack retirement security and struggle to know when to leave the workforce and start drawing on their investments, making it hard to know when to enter retirement. But Roemmich claims people are using the "wrong variables" to measure their retirement readiness.
To help demystify some of the confusion, he developed the "CAMP SCORE" that measures reitrement readiness based on cash flow, aging, medical coverage and purchasing power.
Over the next 18 years, Americans will turn 65 at a rate of 8,000 people per day, according to the AARP. Yet, many of these boomers aren't in the right mindset to be truly retirement ready, Roemmich says.
"A lot of the financial products out there today have put the emphasis on how high you pile your assets," he says, "as opposed to cash flow." He adds using assets as a measuring stick isn't accurate as their return changes dramatically. He says retirees need to think of cash flow. "They can see where money is coming in from each month."
Here's a breakdown of Roemmich's CAMP SCORE method to help boomers measure the effectiveness of their own planning:
C: Cash flow. Not enough people consider what their cash flow will look like post- workforce, he says.
"This is about trying to measure whether cash flow in retirement is equal to cash flow after retirement," he says.
A: Aging. People age differently, and part of retirement planning is about considering what could come along with the process and being prepared.
"It also incorporates into the algorithm, living a long life. Some may become frail and need long-term care, the extent to which they have covered that."
M: Medical or health insurance. This ties directly into the aging process, Roemmich says. Consider your coverage levels in retirement and if you need a Medicare supplement.
"Do you have adequate coverage?" he says. "Frankly most people don't, and they fail to choose a Medicare supplement."
Roemmich says new medical developments mean the aging population may have more cash to burn in the future—but medical costs can unexpectedly eat up a big portion of people's savings.
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Hedge-fund financier Sandy Colen has a message for the CEO of MicroStrategy Inc., and it's harsh: Dock the yacht.
In a clipped letter to MicroStrategy\'s executives and board members this week, Colen accused the software company of keeping investors in the dark (it hasn't held a quarterly earnings call with analysts since 2005). He called the balance sheet \"overcapitalized\" and said corporate governance was weak. And he took particular aim at the head of the whole operation, Michael Saylor.
"It is the responsibility of MicroStrategy's Board of Directors to pursue business and governance objectives that are in the best interest of all stakeholders (not just those that support the welfare of its Founder, Chairman and CEO)," wrote Colen, the chief investment officer of Apex Capital. The letter was also signed by Apex Capital portfolio manager Gil Simon.
Colen called for the board to strip Saylor of the CEO title and make him chairman only. But then he lobbed this missile: "Furthermore,\" Colen wrote, \"the recent stream of photos of Mr. Saylor's yachts in exotic locations (as posted on his Twitter feed) does little to assuage our fears that the Company's senior management is not fully engaged in the day-to-day operations of the business or agonizing over inferior shareholder returns."
The share price, at around $123 on Thursday morning, is up about 22% from a year ago.
It\'s true, though, that Saylor posts to Twitter often, pontificating on technology news, driverless cars, Bitcoin and his Facebook "Look Back" video. On Jan. 22, he posted a picture of his yacht Harle, \"cruising off the coast of Grenada.\"
\"Reminds us why we like boats,\" Saylor wrote.
To be fair, Colen praised the company for technological innovation and said he was impressed by Saylor\'s \"vision and execution\" in creating and leading the company for nearly a quarter-century. The MIT-educated Saylor, who just turned 49, founded MicroStrategy in 1989.
Saylor controls about 90% of the company\'s Class B shares, according to FactSet. Those shares carry 10 times the voting power of the Class A shares, giving Saylor majority control. Apex Capital owns 5% of the Class A shares, according to its letter this week.
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Monday, 12 September 2011
I'm doing well, and feel so blessed that I have had quite a smooth pregnancy so far. Last week I was given another scan as even though I feel and look HUGE, apparently my belly was measuring small. After the scan it was confirmed that baby was measuring fine and as should be, it's just I'm carrying small probably because my frame was quite petite to begin with. I'm still using the Neal's Yard 'Mother's balm' and I have no stretchmarks to report in case you were interested. Oh and they said it still looks like a girl! *yay* :) Not that it matters as long as the baby is healthy!
We also got our pram/stroller system which was gifted to us from my parents and grandparents. We opted for the Bugaboo Cameleon with a dark grey base and off white top/ tailored fabric set and I am in lurveee with it! :)
I was also initially considering the I candy peach but it's way too heavy and the colour choice isn't great, the Bugaboo Bee was another option but it just looks SO tiny yet it weighs the same as the Cameleon.
Onto the photos!
Here's what it looks like with the carrycot, I have all the bits and pieces and can't wait to push my little baby girl around in it. Also, in case you were wondering we opted for the Maxi Cosi 'Pebble' car seat which also attaches onto the chassis of the pram.
Me and the hubs are really happy with the colour combination choice we made, the dark grey really compliments the off white/cream colour and if in the future I want to change the off white I can just simply buy a tailored fabric pack and transform it completely. Everything is machine washable and easy to use, I did SO much research on prams so if you have any questions just ask! :)
It matches the crochet blanket I made perfectly! :)
I'm still finding things that I need, some latest purchases are this change mat that I got from 'John Lewis' and a sleeping bag I got from 'TK Maxx'.
Oh and my mum and her friend started a new blanket, here's the first piece, furthermore my mother in law also started one which I'm yet to see! :) Baby bubbles is one lucky girl who's going to have lots of pretty handmade blankets! :)
I'm praying I can meet the little one shortly, my hospital bag is near the door and ready for action! Speak Soon! x X x
33 comments:
- Andee Layne said...
i just love all your posts! You look so beautiful and your healthy pregnancy is so inspiring! Hope these next couple weeks breeze by for you! xo
- 12 September 2011 at 14:37
- Kelly said...
Ooooh not long now!!!
I'm also due to the 1st of Oct with my first baby.
Am getting very nervous and excited. The waiting is a nightmare, I feel like a ticking time bomb lol
- 12 September 2011 at 14:38
- Muhsine Emin said...
@Andee Thanks honey, I wish the same for you when you are on your journey to begin a family :) X
@Kelly Awwww good luck to the both of us, roll on 1st of October!! :) xx
- 12 September 2011 at 14:40
- Raech @ ❤ilvoeshopping❤ said...
i pray for your safe delivery :)
- 12 September 2011 at 14:41
- Tor said...
Good Luck lovely!
Your pram is so cute, I made the mistake of getting a big Bebecar pram for my little girl and it was just too big for me to manage, and drove me mad getting it in and out of my car!
- 12 September 2011 at 14:50
- BlushCrush said...
You couldn't look any more beautiful Muhsine - you're in my thoughts and prayers for a trouble-free and healthy birth. Good luck with everything my dear! x
- 12 September 2011 at 14:58
- Essjay23x said...
I can't imagine how excited you must be. The pram looks lovely, good luck!
- 12 September 2011 at 15:16
- Sana said...
That is seriously the cutest stroller! Good luck:)
- 12 September 2011 at 15:25
- Gavikusik said...
You look amazing!its so excited to prepare all the things for a little one!I'm due in January with my second baby and cant wait to meet her or him!Wishing u a fast and safe delivery:)
- 12 September 2011 at 15:28
- Charlie said...
aww wishing you a speedy and healthy delivery! you are looking amazing
- 12 September 2011 at 15:36
- Schnelle Couture said...
You look fantastic! I can only hope I look that good when the day comes. Love that stroller- it's adorable!
- 12 September 2011 at 15:53
- Ellie said...
I'm so excited for you! These next few weeks will be so amazing for you :)
- 12 September 2011 at 15:58
- summerbaybie said...
AWwwwk your pram is gawjus, cant wait 2 see your little baby girl! I wish you and your hubby and baby the best xxxxx
- 12 September 2011 at 17:05
- chicandbonita said...
What a cute stroller...
Congratulations and can't wait to see a picture of your baby girl:)
- 12 September 2011 at 17:21
- Esma ♥ said...
I canim ne kadar tatli ya :) az kaldi doguma :) Allahim anali babali büyütsün, cok seviniyorum senin adina :)
My ♥ Passion
- 12 September 2011 at 17:34
- Leanne OCD said...
The blanket is beautiful and matches the pram so well. Look forward to hearing the news of your new arrival. x
- 12 September 2011 at 19:14
- Glitterish Allsorts said...
Aww I hope everything goes well insh'Allah Muhsine! Looking forward ton hearing about your new arrival :)
- 12 September 2011 at 19:39
- civciv said...
sevgili muhsine,
güzel yorumun icin cok tskler <3
...desene heyecan dorukta :D ay ne cici bir bebegin olur seniiiiin <3
darisi basima ;)
- 12 September 2011 at 20:52
- Lischen said...
the blanket is sooo cute! :)
- 12 September 2011 at 20:58
- sabina said...
aww i no exactly how you feel!
the last couple of weeks are the worst and seem everlasting lol.
im getting the same pushchair but in pink.bright and loud lol
hope inshallah u have your baby safe and healthy (and soon) x
- 12 September 2011 at 21:46
- Cheryl♥ said...
You look so beautiful! Pregnancy becomes you :D Good luck and I hope these next weeks go by fast :)
- 12 September 2011 at 22:01
- Muhsine Emin said...
Awww thanks so much girls :) *hugs*
@Sabina Inshallah hun, I can understand why u want pink after having boys :) Wishing u well! x X x
- 12 September 2011 at 22:03
- Yuliya said...
Awwwww hunni im soo exited for u!
Love the pushcheir!!! xxxx
- 12 September 2011 at 22:04
- Muhsine Emin said...
@Yuliya Heyyyyyyyyyyy! I wanted to come and surprise u at work, I miss u!!!!! X
- 12 September 2011 at 22:08
- Ebru said...
Ha gayret sekerim, az kaldi! Bakarsin tarihten once gelir?!? :) Insallah en kisa zamanda minik bebeginize kavusursunuz Muhsinecim, Allah anali babali buyutmeyi nasip etsin :) Bu arada hersey sahane gorunuyor, hele blanket awww <3
- 12 September 2011 at 23:51
- Houda said...
omg im so excited for u too!!! i cant blv ur nearly thr it seems like yday that u were telling us ur having a bby! inshallah all goes well! xxxx
- 13 September 2011 at 01:37
- b3boO! said...
hi! i'm 10 weeks pregnant now and i already can't control myself, i'm student but all i can think of is BABY :p.... i must say your posts about pregnancy are really helpful for me now thx! Do you think if i only use the bodyshop body butters on my belly would be enough coz we don't have Neal yard's here? thx
- 13 September 2011 at 07:51
- Muhsine Emin said...
@Ebru Saol canim, umarim erken gelir, cok sabirsizlaniyoruz ailecek :) X
@Houda Thanks hun, time flies yet it goes slowly at the same time :)X
@b3boO! Congrats!! The bodyshop body butters are great but I would still recommend using something extra moisturising on the belly area, maybe coconut, avocado or even olive oil. X
- 13 September 2011 at 09:58
A very be-lated congratulations!
I hope you have a healthy delivery and you look amazing.
- 13 September 2011 at 14:14
- JoJo said...
Everything is so gorgeous, I'm so excited for you, I know you are going to be an amazing mummy. Xxx
- 13 September 2011 at 16:57
- Destiny - Yankeenaijachick + Success said...
Aww so happy for you, you will make a beautiful daughter, the lord is your strength...I love your blog a lot too, very cool!
- 13 September 2011 at 18:12
- Martita at Costa Chic said...
Hope that everything goes well, you look beautiful x
- 13 September 2011 at 20:29
- Patricia said...
gorgeous pics! i wish you a safe and easy labour, best of luck and i hope she's here soon :)
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Nokia Takes Cue From Broadcom; Uses Trade Commission Loophole To Fight Qualcomm Over Patents
from the loopholes-are-fun deptA few months ago, we pointed out that since the Supreme Court made it clear that patent injunctions were being used too often, many companies were starting to use a loophole. Rather than just going through the courts to get an injunction, they would go to the US International Trade Commission and ask it for an injunction against those they accused of patent infringement. While courts need to follow the lead of the Supreme Court, the ITC could make whatever decision it wanted on whether or not a particular product actually did infringe and whether or not an injunction should be granted. It gives patent holders a second shot, outside of the court system, to get an injunction. In fact, right after we discussed this, Broadcom used exactly that loophole to get an injunction against certain Qualcomm chips. Qualcomm has been fighting this injunction without much luck, and it seems to have encouraged others to try the same thing. Nokia and Qualcomm have been engaged in a rather vicious patent fight recently -- and suddenly Nokia has come up with a strategy of (you guessed it) asking the ITC to ban the import of Qualcomm chips for patent infringement. Wonder where that idea came from? The folks at the ITC might want to start staffing up in the division that has to review these patent injunction requests. It sounds like there's going to be plenty to do in the near future.
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Here's what Rich Tilghman, SVP at Pepper Construction, told me recently: "What surprises me more than anything is that more subcontractors haven't gone out of business. I would have thought half of those firms would be gone by now, but they're still struggling through." The same could be said about our Giants 300 firms. Surprisingly, most of them are hanging in there.
That's kind of the good news about this year's Giants 300 rankings (which are based on 2011 revenues) of the top AEC firms. The great majority are still in business; in fact, quite a few—especially those that have been able to tap into rapidly expanding overseas economies, notably China and the Mideast—are doing quite well.
True, there have been casualties. Who would have predicted four or five years ago that Karlsberger, one of the great names in healthcare design, would call it quits after more than eight decades in the business? Or that KlingStubbins, itself a recently merged entity, would be acquired by Jacobs?
In fact, Jacobs, along with mega-Giants Stantec and AECOM, has been on the lookout for good buys, to tap into or strengthen specialty areas or to gain geographical market presence. I think it's a fair bet we'll be seeing more such activity by the very largest firms into 2013.
If you take the time to scrutinize this year's Giants 300, you may also notice that a number of firms that would normally make their respective tables are not listed. Usually this happens for one of two reasons: first, because, try as we might—with repeated emails, personal phone calls, and postings on our website—we miss some firms, or they miss us.
We hate when this happens, but given the size of the task of gathering all the data, it's inevitable: every year, we'll get a few calls from understandably upset marketing directors asking why their firms were not on the list.
The second reason is that some firms simply choose not to supply us with their numbers, chiefly because they had a bad year and don't want to publicize the fact. I can't blame them. Overall, we get remarkable cooperation from our Giants 300 firms, for which we are very grateful. Thank you, Giants 300 firms!
Now, some news about this year's rankings.
Thanks to a new online survey tool, we captured a lot more data this year. In these pages and in much greater detail online (at www.BDCnetwork.com/giants300/2012), you'll find information that we've never been able to supply—for example, the top AEC suppliers to the Veterans Administration and the military. We also expanded our "green" coverage to capture the numbers on Certified Energy Managers and other green professionals, not just LEED APs.
We also separated construction firms by whether they worked on a fee basis (CM agency, program management) or on a gross revenue basis (GCs, design-build, CM at risk). We did this because a contractor that takes in $100 million in fees to manage projects is probably managing 20 times that figure in the value of the construction being put in place. We hope this is system is more equitable and realistic.
Finally, you may note that we have added considerable editorial coverage to this year's Giants 300, to round out the data with perspective from C-suite executives at the top firms. We hope you find their comments enlightening.
One last point: to gain two pages of editorial content, we put the greatly expanded and much more detailed Giants 300 Index online at www.BDCnetwork.com/giants300/2012/index. +


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Big screen TVs and Blu-ray players are becoming commonplace in the home, and HD Juice was created to provide stunning high definition content for these devices. Not movies, but rather video screen savers that can play in the background at parties, events or just for relaxing.
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The university's College Station plan gains approval from the Design Commission
will take a significant step in expanding its student housing reservoir with a 16-story, 283-apartment, multi-use building to be constructed and managed by a private company.
The new College Station Apartments, at 1965 S.W. Fifth Ave., will provide beds for about 900 students -- a big addition to PSU's current inventory of 2,200 beds. The university would like to provide about 10,000 beds by 2035.
Mark Gregory, an assistant PSU vice president, said enrollment could top 30,000 students this fall.
"We are getting bigger faster that we ever have before," he said. The long-term goal is to provide housing for 25 percent of the student body.
The new U-shaped complex will include an open plaza facing south. An unusual element in the plaza will be the two-story Victorian-era house containing the office of attorney Randal Acker. He refused to sell his building, so the bigger, taller structure will be erected around it.
bought up most of the block as part of its Transit Mall MAX project. But Acker accused the transit agency of deception when he learned that the long-range plan called for TriMet to transfer the block to PSU for a dorm. TriMet backed off.
"I'm in favor of development," Acker said. "I know the next couple of years are going to be like a war zone. That's part of development. I hope we can work together."
The building will be constructed and managed by American Campus Communities, a private company based in Austin, Texas, that owns and manages more than 60 student housing complexes throughout the nation. PSU will own the land, but the firm will manage apartments on the upper 15 stories.
The ground floor will contain an auditorium-size PSU classroom, retail outlets and a small TriMet office. New MAX stops will be added on Fifth and Sixth Avenues, immediately north of the turnaround for Green and Yellow Line trains.
Apartments on the residential floors will be divided into three-story modules each with a large common room in an attempt to create "vertical communities," said Kurt Schultz, a principal in SERA Architects, a Portland firm. The modules will be reflected in the exterior skin of brick and metal panels.
As part of the deal, the developer also will add two public benches and make improvements to the stormwater swale that is part of TriMet's light-rail Transit Mall terminus at Jackson Street, just south of the planned building.
After months of design work, the
approved the building plan May 20 by a 4-to-1 vote. David Wark, a design commission member, said the building will add vitality to downtown's southern edge.
"It will be a great addition to the city, to PSU and to the public realm," he said.
Commission Chairman Jeff Stuhr said the building would bring vibrant student life to an area that has been "desolate." But he voted against the plan because he thought the building and a nearby recent student housing complex were too massive and didn't leave enough open space for informal student recreation.
There was no public opposition to the building at the design hearings.
--Fred Lesson, Special to The Oregonian


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The signal in my apartment is pretty spotty. I get reception but calls drop and data usually just doesn't work or is very slow. I would like to get a repeater. Which do you recommend? I don't want one that requires an external antenna because I don't know how I would run the cable inside. Would prefer something that I can place the antenna by the window. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Yes I know. The problem is that I do not have or want a [email protected] phone. Why would I want to replace my unlocked tilt with some flip phone? That is the problem with [email protected] I do not want to swap sims either because that kinda defeats the purpose of having a nice phone.Originally Posted by Harley4point6L
Can someone please suggest a repeater/amplifier? Anyone use one? Feeback?
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He has a Tilt and he likes it!Originally Posted by BB Junkie
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Unless you put the antenna outside, you really won't get that great of enhancement. For the repeater to work it's best, you need to put the "external" antenna somewhere where you get full signal.
I use a Wilson amp in my car and it does allow me to get 5 bars of signal in areas that my Curve displays no signal. It does require the "internal" antenna to be mounted very near or even on the back of the phone with a rubber band.
I would imagine that amps designed for your house would be stronger, but again, you will HAVE to put the external antenna outside for it to work properly. If you don't, you will get feedback which will prevent it from working.
Ask ThorBlazeDragon. He has one!
currently I use Wi-Ex indoor repeater
it works as supposed to be
but the question is: do you have 100% signal right outside your house?
if so, just use the included "plastic stick" (outdoor antenna), and put it outside your house
however, if the signal is weak, you need yagi, and install it on the roof, point to the site (you can observe the phone bar when aligning antenna)
lightning stick is recommended to prevent storm damage
btw, if anybody knows where has AWS+PCS repeater available, please post
The problem is that it is a blackberry and not WM.Originally Posted by BB Junkie
Thank you. Please don't suggest that I get a new phone. I am asking about signal boosters.Originally Posted by Nodakawa
Originally Posted by absoluteevelThanks for the helpful input. So there is nothing that will help without having the antenna outdoors? The signal is usable indoors, but it drops calls sometimes when I move around. The signal is not full bars outside but it is better. Indoors I get 2 out of 4 bars. Outdoors I get 2-3. Wich Wi-Ex do you recommend? The YX500? I just don't know if I can get coax wire through the window (even with the window entry kit) because I don't think I can take the screen on this window off. I will do some more investigating. I was just hoping there was something that didnt need to be outdoors. Thanks.Originally Posted by ThorBlaze Dragon
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PCS band worksOriginally Posted by JKingGrim
Remember it is only repeating what it gets, so if you put the antenna where you have 2 bars, you'll get two bars. One exception is if you use a more powerful "external" antenna such as a roof mount mobile antenna or yagi. If you have a room that you don't use much, you could always mount a yagi in there looking out a window toward the closest tower.
If you look around for the Wi-Ex reviews, they are not as powerful as the Wilson ones. Regardless, check EBay for the model you buy before you go through any online retailer. Many of the retailers also have EBay stores and the prices are often a lot more reasonable there, and often include more add-ons.
I use a Wilson Signal Boost amp. I get maybe 1 bar in my home office. I use their small magnetic antenna with suction cup window mount, on the outside of the window and thread the cable (very small) through the window to the amp. The output of the amp has a vecro attachment that connects to the phone. I get 4 bars with this setup. Works fine for me in my office.
You could use the antenna on the inside, but outside may be better. IT's very low profile.
I guess that is what my misconception was. I thought the repeater's antenna was more sensitive since it is huge, and it could take a weaker signal and boost it. I guess I will look into the wi-ex unit and see if I can get it through the window. Thanks for all the input.Originally Posted by absoluteevel
i've searched all the forums and from what I've gathered it appears that everyone of the cell phone booster devices ie the freedom blade, the wilson.... you put an antenna outside your house, then you have the booster inside, then you have to have a cable going from the booster to your phone???
Is there anything that works without having to have a cable attatched to your phone..
Like something that just brings the signal in and then repeats it throughout your house??? This is along the lines of what I'm looking for, because i'm looking to get better service for more than one phone at a time...


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Essien joins Milan
Michael Essien's eight-and-a-half-year spell at Chelsea is over after AC Milan signed the Ghanaian midfielder on undisclosed terms on Monday.
The 31-year-old joined the Blues from Lyon in 2005 and made 256 appearances for the club, also enjoying a season on loan with Real Madrid in 2012-13.
His first-team opportunities at Stamford Bridge had been limited in the current campaign and he has therefore now opted to pursue a career in Serie A.
Milan published a photograph of Essien posing with Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani on their official Twitter account, while Chelsea announced the deal on their official website.
Manager Jose Mourinho told his club's website: "To show Michael respect is to not stop him going.
"We would have been happy had he stayed because he is fantastic player for the team, but he's given everything for the club and a great chance arrived for his future.
"I know he can continue to play at a high level and I wish him success and happiness in Italy and at the World Cup in Brazil."
Essien was in Milan to undergo a medical on Monday and put pen to paper on a contract that will see him remain with the Rossoneri until June 2015.
A statement from AC Milan read: "AC Milan announce they have acquired Michael Essien from Chelsea. He has signed a contract until June 30, 2015."
Essien becomes Milan's third reinforcement in the winter transfer window following the arrival of Japanese playmaker Keisuke Honda from CSKA Moscow and French defender Adil Rami from Valencia.
The experienced midfielder joins a side that have struggled to make an impact this season and sit ninth in the Serie A table, 28 points behind league leaders Juventus.
Milan sacked coach Massimiliano Allegri earlier this month and appointed former midfielder Clarence Seedorf as his replacement.
The Rossoneri, who were eliminated from the Coppa Italia last week, are still alive in the Champions League and will take on Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the competition next month.
Essien could make his Serie A debut in Sunday's match against Torino at San Siro.


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Efficiency upgrades that make senseBy Brian Sloboda
Efficiency upgrades that make sense
Surveys show that only about 15 percent of folks actually take steps to enhance the energy efficiency of their home. In most cases, people feel that energy efficiency improvements are too complicated or too expensive to tackle.
However, there are several simple upgrades you can consider that won't break your household budget. Following are a few:
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) may look odd, but more and more homeowners are installing these energy-efficient lights. One CFL uses about 75 percent less energy and can save more than $40 over its lifetime compared to a traditional incandescent lightbulb, according to estimates by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program. Some people initially did not like CFLs because of their color or light quality, but CFLs have improved. In most lamps and fixtures, you probably won't notice a difference using a CFL.
Heating and air conditioning
The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that heating and air conditioning account for 22 percent of a typical home's annual electric bill. While an air-source heat pump or a geothermal heat pump can be 20 percent to 45 percent more efficient than an existing central heating and cooling system, up-front installation costs are often a barrier.
Simple solutions such as changing air filters when needed will increase airflow to rooms, increase the life of your central heating and cooling unit's motor, and improve air quality. Sealing and insulating ductwork can be done in a weekend and result in energy savings of up to 20 percent.
To lessen the amount of work that heating and cooling systems need to do, it's important to find and fix air leaks in and around your home. Also, simple acts such as cooking outdoors on a hot summer day and drawing curtains closed to block the summer sun will keep the interior of your home cooler and reduce the amount of time your air conditoning units need to operate.
Appliances and electronics
Gadgets and equipment that make life easier are also some of the largest electric users in our homes. When buying a new appliance, look for the Energy Star label. Energy Star products will use 10 percent to 15 percent less energy than non-certified items. Some states, including North Carolina, have adopted Energy Star holidays during which sales tax is waived on the purchase of qualifying Energy Star-rated appliances. (Carolina Country magazine publishes information on these when they are held.)
To keep appliances running more efficiently, try these tips:
- Clean lint traps on dryers and don't over-dry clothes.
- Replace worn refrigerator door gaskets to stop cool air from seeping out.
- Clean refrigerator coils and keep refrigerators away from heat-generating appliances such as an oven.
Many home electronics, like computers, TVs, and DVD players, consume power even when turned off. Called "vampire" or "phantom" load, the average home loses 8 percent of its monthly energy consumption to these devices. In fact, a full 75 percent of the power used to run home electronics is consumed when they're turned off, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Plugging these items into a power strip or a smart strip and turning off the strip when not in use remains the best way to stop this loss of energy.


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We've all heard about the film U-571. Or, more importantly, how its a travesty of a film. Supposedly a fictional film based on true events, it is nothing more than a plagiarism of heroism, twisted to maximise profits with scant regard for any kind of integrity.
The men who were the REAL heroes were Able Seaman Colin Grazier, Lieutenant Tony Fasson and NAAFI Canteen Assistant Tommy Brown. Serving onboard the Destroyer HMS Petard, in October 1942 they volunteered to join a boarding party for the sinking U-559. Although the U-Boat was rapidly sinking, Grazier and Fasson went down below and retrieved vital documents, passing them up the conning tower to Brown. They remained below searching, and were onboard when the ship went down. Colin Grieve and Tony Fasson were both awarded a posthumous George Cross, and Tommy Brown the George Medal.
The capture of vital Enigma code books enabled codebreakers at Bletchley Park to finally crack the Enigma riddle, and continue to read German communications until the end of the war. In particular, the capture helped the Allies to win the crucial Battle of the Atlantic. Without that victory, D-Day might not have been possible, and the war may have lasted much longer – raising the disturbing possibility of the Russians reaching the Rhine or the Channel.
Yet surprisingly, it has taken decades for Grazier, Fasson and Brown to receive any recognition. The official secrets act precluded any publicity being given to the incident. The British Government were also keen to ensure that the Germans – and Russians – did not find out that the Enigma code had been broken. And thus the situation remained. Even the men onboard HMS Petard on that fateful night were not aware of how important Grive and Fasson's actions were.
Phil Shanahan, of the Tamworth Herald, has ensured that the mens names will be remembered for evermore. Starting with a chance discovery – that Grieve came from Tamworth, he was astounded that the winner of the George Cross was unknown in his home town. A series of articles in the Herald followed. A Committee was formed, and set about raising funds for a fitting tribute in Tamworth town centre. Along the way he had some interesting encounters, with the Producer of U-571, and the Imperial War Museum. The U-571 debacle in particular raised much publicity for the Colin Grive Project. As Shanahan states, not many English provincial journalists have been interviewed in a Dallas daily newspaper!
There are some emotive episodes. In particular, I felt a personal connection with the dilemma Phil Shanahan found when confronting the Imperial War Museum. It is simply impossible to cover absolutely everything in any museum or book. The sad fact is that many people have their cause that is close to them, but there is never enough room to give each of them the credit that they deserve. It is a dilemma that many a poor Curator has faced, and I feel that the people who have to choose what to leave out deserve more sympathy. Similarly, it is easy to understand the sentiment that Grieve and Fasson should have been awarded the Victoria Cross. It's something that I have written about at the time – that bravery is bravery, regardless of enemy action. Yet they were awarded the George Cross under the standards set, and it would have been unprecedented to upgrade them to the VC.
This is a very interesting and rather unique book. It is, in many ways, two books in one – firstly the story of HMS Petard, and then secondly the long fight to earn Grazier, Fasson and Brown recognition. They are complementary stories, and are intwerwoven in the order of which Shanahan and his team uncovered the stories and embarked on their campaign. There are some small errors of accuracy, but you can feel Shanahan's passion. Something that many historians would do well to take note of, and not those involved in the making of U-571.
A fine statue was commissioned and erected in Tamworth town square, and a nearby Hotel was named the Colin Grazier Hotel. A Tamworth Housing Estate has had its roads named after men involved in the incident. And every year, the people of Tamworth celebrate Colin Grazier Day, with a small ceremony at the memorial, and a tot of rum in the evening.
This is a book and a campaign that is gripping and most inspiring. If only more local newspapers and local councils would be more diligent in recognising our communities heroes. It has certainly motivated me to ensure that Portsmouth's heroes of the two world wars should never be forgotten.
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Tika is a homewares and fashion accessories based collaboration between two groups of women, one native to Lima Peru, the other, from Sydney Australia. Its aim is to combine the 280 Peruvian women's traditional knitting and crochet techniques with Hayley Allen's own contemporary design skills to create a new and original range of lifestyle products. These products are handmade using 100% cotton. I am loving the owl tea cosy!
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Art: Ron Turner
Letters: Peter Knight
Plot: A massive starship drops out of warp on the edges of a planet responsible for a failed attempt to destroy every other species in the galaxy. The crew take evasive action to avoid the debris of war and the still active missile defence system. A crew member ponders why the combined allies had not destroyed the source of such an evil genocidal race when they had finally defeated them..
Shock: The 'most warlike species the galaxy has ever known' is the human race! The captain tells his crew, and the stare in amazed agreement at the planet, that Earth was the most beautiful planet and so paradoxical it should spawn such evil as humans.
Thoughts: A similar theme to both King of the World (Shock 1) and Food for Thought (Shock 2) of 'man is a violent creature' comes back and is nicely disguised by the alien species in the craft having a humanoid form, including a rather foxy blonde crew member in a 60s Star Trek style mini-dress, but, as revealed in the final panel, having rather lupine hairy forearms and claws which had been kept out of sight. That similarity of theme points to the 'unknown author' being Steve Moore however Peter Harris could also be a candidate due to the 50s Sci-Fi feel and the use of a non-relevant dramatic tension device (the attack by the missile system) making it strongly reminiscent of the previous Prog's story Just Like Home. Either way the tale shares that story's 'classic golden era' sci-fi feel although it lacks it warped nasty final imagery, instead going for a Gene Roddenberry preachy ending. Ron Turner's art gives good space ship and even better Space- hottie; even if she is a wolf.
Shock'd? After a two page build-up of just how horrible the genocidal species have been it's not a huge shock to find out it's mankind; there is not a lot else it could be unless they discovered Santa's home-world had gone homicidal. In addition the fact that our role as 'the most warlike species ever' and the crew's non-human form are revealed in the last half-splash page tends to lessen the impact of each – the impact of the lupine claws is slightly diminished by the heavy prose and the huge central image of earth, even though they are front and central on the page. However like Just Like Home the story has a good visual dramatic tension with the missile fight so it works nicely as a story if not a particularly shocking one.


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Clive Palmer launched the Palmer United Party's campaign on the Sunshine Coast.
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The Tabor College Concert Choir has completed its annual spring tour, after performing in seven churches in Denver and central California, and now the choir is preparing for the home finale of the tour.
The choir will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church. The concert theme is "The Radiance of His Glory," based on Hebrews 1:3.
"So many texts speak of the glory of God and the glory of Christ, and Hebrews 1:3 proclaims that Christ is 'the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being,'" choral music professor Brad Vogel said. "I wanted to focus on how we as believers reflect the Lord's glory and so looked for texts that would speak of our live in and for Christ."
The choir will perform a broad array of pieces from hymn arrangements to contemporary versions of ancient texts, as well as Vogel's arrangement of "Holy, Holy, Holy."
Megan Wiebe and Zach Neumann will accompany the choir on piano. Instrumentalists will be featured, including Rachel Goering on flute and a string quartet of Ryan Loewen and Cheyenne Derksen on violin, Jessica Coldwell on viola, and Natalie Wiens on cello.
Guest pianist to perform April 11
Pianist Paul Kenyon, professor of music at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, will perform at 6 p.m. April 11 in the Tabor College Chapel-Auditorium.
He earned his doctorate in musical arts for piano performance from Michigan State University. He also has degrees from Mansfield University and Bowling Green State University and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
Before moving to San Diego, he taught piano at Western Michigan University and Wright State University.
His concert is called "Famous Last Words" and will feature some of the final masterpieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms, and Claude Debussy.


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text: Sounds like your project is much more OpenMosix-centric than Beowulf-centric. I suggest you look into OpenMosix instead. Eric On Wed, 6 Apr 2005, Jon Spriggs wrote: > I wonder if anyone can help me, I've been playing with the idea of > using Beowulf to create the "hardware" that VMWare (or something > similar) will run on top of to have a very (or slightly - depending on > the number of machines in play) fast machine with lots of RAM and Hard > Disk Space, which can expand or contract depending on the number of > workstations that are running. > > Does anyone know if this is possible? I'm prepared to do some leg-work > to get it ready, but I'm also aware that my knowledge of Linux is > usually just about enough to work out why my network card isn't > working, and to sometimes be able to mount a USB device! > > So... any suggestions or comments? > >


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Resurrection Remix 5.8.2 [Android Nougat 7.1.x] Custom ROM for LG G4 (h815) (Int) has now arrived. LG G4 smartphone was launched in April 2015. The phone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1440 p. The LG G4 is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone that accepts a Micro-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, Infrared, 3G and 4G. LG G4 is powered by 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 2000GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the LG G4 packs a 16-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 8-megapixel front camera. The ROM has been based on CM, slim, omni and original Remix ROM builds, this creates an awesome combination of performance, customization, power and the most new features, brought directly to your Device.
The new Resurrection Remix based on the Android Nougat 7.1.x. This ROM comes with many new features. It is a lightweight ROM focused on performance and gaming. Fast more than stock UI, stable and good performance. It gives you all cyanogenMod features with also some major customized that makes your phone more fast and stable. Its ram management also good than stock ROM.
ResurrectionRemix [Android Nougat 7.1.x] ROM Features :-
This amazing ResurrectionRemix custom ROM comes with tons of new features. A quick list of the main features in ResurrectionRemix is given below and we are sure you'd love to use this Rom on your LG G4 (h815) (Int).
- Enable/Disable Navbar
- Double Tap To sleep navbar
- Brightness Slider
- SuperUser Indicator Switch
- Double Tap To sleep Statusbar
- Clock Customizations
- Center/Right/Left Clock Choice
- Battery Icon Customization (circle/landscape/Potrait and more)
- Network Traffic Indicator
- Statusbar RR Logo
- RR logo Color
- StatusBar Weather
- Power Menu Animations
- Gestures Anywhere Feature
- 3 Finger Swipe Screenshot Gesture
- Choose apps in AppSidebar
- Restart SystemUI
- Home Button(For devices with HW keys Only)
- Menu Button(For devices with HW keys Only)
- Search Button(If Device Supports)
- Swap Buttons on Landscape mode
- Volume Key Answer
- Disable Battery Saver Warning Color
- LCD Density
- Configurable 0,90,180,270 Degree Rotation
- Notification Light Customizations
- CM privacy guard
Installing a custom ROM on a mobile requires the bootloader to be unlocked on this mobile phone, which may VOID your warranty and may delete all your data. Before proceeding further you may consider backup all data on the phone. You are the only person doing changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you. As always, this Resurrection-Remix [Android 7.1] ROM for LG G4 (h815) (Int) device is brought to you by CDO.
To Remember:
- This tutorial is only for installing Resurrection-Remix Android 7.1 ROM on LG G4 (h815) (Int). Please do not try on any other Device.
- Your phone should be Rooted and have TWRP or CWM Recovery installed from before.
- Make sure the device has more than 80 percent battery.
- If you face force close, go to Settings >> Setupwizard >> Give permission
- This tutorial will wipe out all your data. Proceed at your own risk.
- Perform a Dalvik Cache wipe before proceeding from the recovery mode.
- Make sure you backup all your data in your phone before proceeding.
Download Links:-
ROM Download link of Resurrection Remix for LG G4 (h815) (Int)
Android Nougat GApps download link
Step-by-step installation guide
- Download the compatible Resurrection-Remix.zip file for your Android LG G4 (h815) (Int) device and also download the Gapps.zip.
- Place the downloaded Resurrection-Remix.zip and Google Apps into the phone's storage memory.
- Turn off your phone and enter recovery mode on your Android device by long pressing Volume Down + Power key Simultaneously.
- Use recovery menu and select "wipe data factory reset", after that choose "wipe cache partition". Next, choose "advanced" and pick "wipe dalvik cache".
- Return to TWRP Recocery menu and from main menu of recovery now select "install zip from SD card" and "choose zip from SD card".
- Select the Downloaded Resurrection-Remix.zip package and Swipe right confirm flash the ROM on your Android device. Flashing of the ROM begins and after few minutes, a message 'Successful' appears on the screen, thus completing installation.
- After few minutes, a message 'Successful' appears on the screen, Now Reboot your Mobile.
Return to TWRP Recovery settings and tap 'Install' this time Select Downloaded GApps.Zip file and Swipe right to confirm .
- First Time It's Takes 5-10 Minutes To Boot.
- If faced with boot loop problem, navigate back to TWRP settings, and select 'Wipe cache/dalvik'. This procedure will help resolve any issue with regard to custom ROM installation.
That's it! Your Smart phone should now have Custom Resurrection-Remix ROM installed ! Go to Settings > About phone to verify.


text: In message from "Tom Elken" <tom.elken at qlogic.com> (Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:31:16 -0700): >> I have up to 1453 MB/s for 4MB message size ... on osu_bw test >w/Mellanox DDR IB >> (Mellanox version of OFED-1.2, w/binary mvapich-0.9.9); OpenMPI >-1.2.2-1 gives even a >> bit more (1470 MB/s - more exactly, 1469.753328, 1469.447179, >> 1469.977840 for 3 subsequent test runs). >> >> The SC'07 message of D.K.Panda >> http://mvapich.cse.ohio-state.edu/publications/sc07_mpich2_bof.pdf >> inform us about 1405 MB/s. >> >> Is this throughput difference the result of MPI-2 vs MPI >> implementation or should I beleive that this difference (about 4% >>for >> my mvapich vs mvapich2 at SC'07 ) is not significant - in the sense >> that it is simple because of some measurement errors (inaccuracies)? > >The way to see if there is a real throughput difference between a >MPI-2 implementation and a MPI-1 implementation is to measure it on >your pair of machines. :-) Of course - but I've the problem w/mvapich2 (from binary Mellanox/ofed-1.2) setting. When I try to run mpdboot (/etc/mpd.conf contains the same MPD_SECRETWORD оn both nodes; MV2_DEFAULT_DAPL_PROVIDER=ib0), I see mpdboot -v -n 2 -f /where/is/mpihosts mpdroot: perror msg: No such file or directory running mpdallexit on <node1_shortname> LAUNCHED mpd on <node1_shortname> via RUNNING: mpd on <node1_shortname> LAUNCHED mpd on <node2_FQDN> via <node1_shortname> RUNNING: mpd on <node2_FQDN> ================================================= /var/log/messages contains: Apr 22 21:20:53 <node1_shortname> python2.4: mpdallexit: mpd_uncaught_except_tb handling: exceptions. TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting /usr/mpi/gcc/mvapich2-0.9.8-12/bin/mpdlib.py 899 __init__ mpd_print(1,'forked process failed; status=' % status) /usr/mpi/gcc/mvapich2-0.9.8-12/bin/mpdallexit.py 44 mpdallexit conSock = MPDConClientSock(mpdroot=mpdroot,secretword=parmdb['MPD_SECRETWORD']) /usr/mpi/gcc/mvapich2-0.9.8-12/bin/mpdallexit.py 59 ? mpdallexit() Apr 22 21:20:53 <node1_shortname> mpd: mpd starting; no mpdid yet Apr 22 21:20:53 <node1_shortname> mpd: mpd has mpdid=<node1_shortname>_40611 (port=40611) Apr 22 21:21:01 <node1_shortname> kernel: ib0: multicast join failed for ff12:601b:ffff:0000:0000:0001:ff22:e50d, status -22 Apr 22 21:21:33 c5ws7 last message repeated 2 times etc ===================================================== ... and I don't understand (even from strace output :-)) which file want mpdboot/mpdroot :-( >Comparing your results to published results are difficult because >nearly >all the variables need to be the same for the comparison to be valid. >Variables like which of the following were used in the two tests: >- Mellanox IB DDR adapter >- PCIe interface type >- CPU model and speed >- PCIe chipset >- OFED version, ... > >Certainly the MPI flavor and version is important, but it is not, in >general, the most important of these factors. >Note for example these two results on the OSU MVAPICH web pages: > >MVAPICH2 1-sided put throughput, measured with osu_bw: >1405 MB/s: ConnectX DDR, PCIe x8, EM64T 2.33 GHz quad-core CPU >http://mvapich.cse.ohio-state.edu/performance/mvapich2/em64t/MVAPICH2-em >64t-gen2-ConnectX-DDR-1S.shtml > >1481 MB/s: MT25208 HCA silicon, PCIe x8, Intel Xeon 3.6 Ghz, EM64T > >http://mvapich.cse.ohio-state.edu/performance/mvapich2/em64t/MVAPICH2-em >64t-gen2-DDR-1S.shtml > >Both are DDR IB adapters. ConnectX is the newer silicon. But because >of system differences, the older adapter is faster, in this case. Thanks for this reference ! I thought that on my more old HCA hardware (Infinihost III Lx PCI-e x8 MHGS18-XTC), more old CPU/mobo/... (Opteron 246/2 Ghz/...), more old Linux, ofed and mvapich/mvapich2 versions I must obtain more lower throughput value ... Mikhail > >-Tom > > >> >> Mikhail Kuzminsky >> Computer Assistance to Chemical Research Center >> Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry >> Moscow >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) >> visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >>


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On Wednesday the first trailer and a trio of new images were released from the film "Maleficent," giving the clearest idea yet of what the anticipated Angelina Jolie movie will feel like.
The film, a live-action prequel to the animated classic "Sleeping Beauty," reorients the movie to the title villainess and explores her back story.
"I know who you are," declares young Elle Fanning in the role of Princess Aurora, who will become the sleeping beauty character. "You've been watching over me my whole life." Jolie's face is obscured in shadows. Fanning says, "Don't be afraid." Jolie purrs back, "I am not afraid," but, when asked to reveal herself, replies, "Then you'll be afraid."
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The film is the directing debut for Robert Stromberg, a two-time Oscar winner as an art director. In the trailer's concluding shots, a digitized thicket of thorny branches emerges from the ground, solidifying the dark, goth-y feel of the trailer. In a manner similar to how architect-turned-filmmaker Joseph Kosinski handled "Tron: Legacy," Stromberg looks to be aiming to play to his strengths even while taking the reins of a big-budget star vehicle.
As for Jolie, she's offered her own rationale for playing the character. "Since I was a little girl, Maleficent was always my favorite," the actress said at the D23 promotional event this past summer. "I was terrified of her, but I was also drawn to her. I wanted to know more about her. She had this elegance and grace, yet she was wonderfully, deliciously cruel."
"Maleficent" is set to open May 30, 2014.
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Early Alert Program
The Early Alert Program is designed to assist students who may be experiencing academic or personal difficulties and provide strategies and campus resources to help them succeed at Skyline College. A key component of the Early Alert Program is to exhibit a team effort between faculty (counseling and instructional), administrators, and support staff at the college to provide early intervention to students who may exhibit behaviors that may cause them to fail their courses. The program also has counselors who follow-up with the Early Alert students and faculty via emails, letters, and phone calls along with providing class presentations and workshops.
What are the goals of the Early Alert Program?
- Reach and assist "at-risk" students early on in the semester
- Help students succeed in their classes by providing strategies and campus resources so they can successfully pass their classes
- Increase student success (GPA, retention rates, and graduation rates)
What is the process of the Early Alert system?
- Faculty identify students who are experiencing academic difficulties (attendance, work quality, homework, and/or academic progress has been unsatisfactory).
- Faculty makes referrals to the Early Alert system via his/her WebSMART account.
- A letter and email is generated to the referred student.
- An Early Alert counselor will follow-up with the student via phone call to encourage student to speak to the instructor about his/her concerns and make an appointment with a counselor.
Early Alert referral can be made by any faculty throughout the semester. Here is a checklist of some warnings signs that may prompt an Early Alert referral:
- Class attendance - the student has too many absences or the student stopped going to class
- Problems in academic performance
- Work Quality has declined
- Failure to turn in homework assignments
- Failed quizzes and tests
- Unwilling or unable to participate in class activities
- Student is not passing the course
- Student lacks course materials (i.e., books, notebooks)
- Lacks study skills to be successful in college
- Having difficulty adjusting to college life
- Experiencing personal problems


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The Victoria Memorial, officially the Victoria Memorial Hall, is a memorial building dedicated to Victoria, Empress of India, which is located in Kolkata (Calcutta), India – the capital of West Bengal and a former capital of British India. It currently serves as a museum and a tourist attraction. It is an autonomous organization within the Government of India's Ministry of Culture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Memorial_%28India%29
The Victoria Memorial, located in Kolkata, India is a memorial of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom who also carried the title of Empress of India. It currently serves as a museum and a tourist attraction. From Wikipedia The memorial was designed by Sir William Emerson in an architectural style similar to Belfast City Hall. Earlier asked to design the building in the Italian Renaissance style, Emerson was against the exclusive use of European styles and incorporated Mughal elements in the structure. Vincent Esch was the superintending architect while Lord Redesdale and Sir David Prain designed the gardens. The work of construction was entrusted to Messrs Martin & Co. of Calcutta. Built between 1906 and 1921, it is a majestic white marble building at the southern end of the Maidan and surrounded by a sprawling garden. A black bronze Angel of Victory, holding a bugle in her hand was placed at the apex of the dome above the Memorial. It is fixed to its pedestal with ball bearings and acts as a weathercock when the wind is strong enough. Unlike many other monuments of the British Raj in India, it is well maintained.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Memorial_(India)


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A number of academics and policy makers have favored the forced debt-for-equity conversion bonds or contingent capital. With any regulation, the key is to know strengths and weaknesses. The strengths of contingent capital have been mentioned a number of times here and there (for most recent FT article, see http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0310ebf4-4342-11df-9046-00144feab49a.html). Here, I outline some contingencies for contingent capital that regulators must keep in mind.
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The Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law in July 2010, represented the most significant and controversial overhaul of the U.S. financial regulatory system since the Great Depression. Forty NYU Stern faculty, including editors Viral V. Acharya, Thomas F. Cooley, Matthew P. Richardson, and Ingo Walter, provide a definitive analysis of the Act, expose key flaws and propose solutions to inform the rules' adoption by regulators, in a new book, Regulating Wall Street: The Dodd-Frank Act and the New Architecture of Global Finance (Wiley, November 2010).
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Previously, many of these faculty developed 18 independent policy papers offering market-focused solutions to the financial crisis, which were published in a book, Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System (Wiley, March 2009).
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The Overlay Creator
The Overlay Creator panel is the DPS component that InDesign designers will spend most of their time in. The Overlay Creator panel, a plugin that works with InDesign CS5 and later, is the interface for adding multimedia and interaction to InDesign files for inclusion in digital publications. You can add a variety of interactive features to InDesign documents, not all of which are new to InDesign:
- Image Sequences display multiple images, which has a variety of applications including time-lapse sequences, animated clips and 360-degree views. Image Sequences can auto-play or respond to user "scrubbing."
- Audio & Video insert audio and video assets into InDesign documents. Thanks to the multimedia features that have been added to InDesign in the past few years, adding audio and video is easy to do and the media controls generated by InDesign are good.
- Hyperlink overlays will add links to your digital publications that link to online content, articles within the publication and more. Quick tip: Apple provides a method to write hyperlinks that send SMS text messages. Apple has a URL Scheme Reference that explains how to build these links.
- Like the Image Sequence, the Slideshow overlay displays a slideshow in digital publications. Think of Slideshow as a traditional slideshow, incorporating InDesign elements including text and graphics, while Image Sequence is more of a "flip book" slideshow format with only images.
- Pan & Zoom is one of my favorites, allowing users to pinch and expand images in digital publications. The designer has to think ahead when using Pan & Zoom and insert large images in their graphic frames. These can be scaled down to the desired default view, but the digital publication will retain the full-resolution image so it can be blown up when the user enlarges it. The DPS does not enlarge images on its own.
- Panorama will combine multiple images into a panorama. This can be tricky because the user needs to load six photographs into InDesign with the right angle and order so it can be stitched together automatically. There are also some esoteric settings in the Overlay Creator including field of view and limit vertical pan. Reading through the instructions and a little playing around with the controls will help users grasp the Panorama overlay, and there are tutorials online for shooting images to be stitched into panoramas.
- Web Content, which used to be called "Web View," will embed online webpages or an HTML file within digital publications. It's really surprising and very cool to see a webpage loaded in an InDesign publication, but it works and users can even interact with the webpage. The process is actually fairly easy to implement.
Creating interactivity with the Overlay Creator does a good job of condensing extensive interaction into a panel with a few settings, but I think Adobe's development team can make the process more intuitive, particularly with bringing multimedia onto the page. The current InDesign has a lot of panels to sift through and the Overlay Creator adds quite a bit more chrome to the package. Keeping track of all the user interface elements involved with Overlay Creator was my biggest challenge, not bugs or a lack of interactive features.
The Folio Builder
The other component of DPS that resides in InDesign is the Folio Builder panel, where users combine articles into .folio files for publication and also finalize the document's orientation. Working with articles and folios can be a mundane task but this part of the process is where designers can see their work on a tablet for the first time through the Content Viewer, an Adobe app available on the desktop or on the Apple App Store, Android Market, BlackBerry App World and for webOS.
Articles can be pulled from multiple documents, so you can build a horizontal and vertical version of a publication and combine it into one app in the Folio Builder. Creating two versions of a publication is not ideal, but it's necessary if you want a publication that changes orientation properly. Adobe seems to be at least on the right track in creating "liquid layouts" in InDesign that will re-orient themselves depending on the orientation, which would be a wonderful new feature. Here's a demo of the technology at Adobe MAX.
Adding articles and pushing folios up to the Content Viewer is most of what the Folio Builder does, but there are also some sharing features which I think is very important in a production environment. The Folio Builder panel's menu has a Share option which will let users share a publication with other users who have an Adobe ID. You can also append a subject and message to the share notice. This is very useful but I would also like an interface in the DPS website where you can set up groups of multiple users so you can grant rights and share folios with groups of people at once. This is what I do when developing Facebook applications. Even though you can share to multiple individuals at once in Folio Builder, groups and shared rights make collaboration easier.