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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Hyun-Jin Ryu stretched his road scoreless streak to 26 innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 Thursday to avoid a sweep.
Ryu (3-1) struck out three and walked one on a season-high 112 pitches in seven innings, helping his club move into a tie with the Giants atop the NL West at 10-6. Kenley Jansen gave up a two-out RBI single to Adrianza before finishing for his fifth save.
Yasiel Puig returned to the Dodgers starting lineup and went 1 for 4 with a strikeout. He dropped a routine fly ball in right early on but recovered to throw out Brandon Belt at second. He then made a nice over-the-head catch on the next batter and a running grab in shallow center in the eighth with a runner on second.
Madison Bumgarner (2-1) allowed two runs, six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 4 1-3 innings but threw 99 pitches.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Ben Revere hit an RBI single with two outs in the eighth, and A.J. Burnett tossed three-hit ball over seven innings to outpitch Alex Wood (2-2). Atlanta's Julio Teheran beat Cliff Lee 1-0 less than 24 hours earlier.
Antonio Bastardo (2-1) worked the eighth and Jonathan Papelbon finished off the four-hitter with a perfect ninth for his fourth save.
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Franklin Morales (1-1) allowed four hits in six innings and Wilin Rosario hit a tiebreaking groundout in a three-run seventh.
Ian Kennedy (1-2) took a one-hit shutout into the seventh before Corey Dickerson reached on a one-out double, Troy Tulowitzki walked and Justin Morneau lined a ball to right field. Chris Denorfia broke in, then retreated as the ball went over him for an RBI double.
Rosario grounded out to shortstop as Tulowitzki scored for a 2-1 lead, and Nolan Arenado followed with a run-scoring single.
LaTroy Hawkins pitched the ninth to remain perfect in four save chances.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Adam Wainwright (3-1) pitched his fourth career two-hitter and seventh shutout. He chipped in at the plate with a double and single, and St. Louis benefited from four errors in beating Washington for the eighth straight time dating to Game 5 of the 2012 NL division series.
Wainwright allowed Ian Desmond's infield single in the second inning and Adam LaRoche's single to right in the ninth. He struck out eight and walked three.
Taylor Jordan (0-1) gave up seven runs – five earned – in 5 1-3 innings.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Andrew McCutchen hit his first homer of the season and drove in three runs, Pedro Alvarez had a three-run shot and pinch-hitter Josh Harrison broke a tie with a long ball in the seventh.
Harrison's two-run drive down the left field line was the second of his career as a pinch hitter. It stared Pittsburgh's nine-run outburst over the seventh and eighth innings that was capped by Alvarez's sixth of the year.
McCutchen, last year's NL MVP, hit a two-run homer in the first inning in his 57th at-bat.
Edinson Volquez (1-0) gave up two runs and eight hits in seven innings for his first win with the Pirates.
Milwaukee has lost three of four following a nine-game winning streak.

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By Nate Raymond
Oct 3 (Reuters) - American Airlines, Inc lost a court battle in its effort to block a union election vote by nearly 10,000 passenger service agents.
Wednesday's decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans came amid a separate labor dispute the airline's 8,000 pilots and its parent company, AMR Corp. , which filed for bankruptcy in November. The pilots are expected to authorize a strike later this week.
The appeals court ruling reverses an earlier decision by U.S. District Judge Terry Means in Fort Worth, Texas that blocked the agents' union election from going forward.
The Communications Workers of America, which is seeking to represent the agents, welcomed the appellate court's ruling and said in a statement the agents had been prevented from a voting on whether to organize "for far too long."
Representatives for American Airlines had no immediate comment.
The CWA also represents reporters at Reuters News.
American Airlines sued the National Mediation Board in May after the federal agency authorized the union election.
The lawsuit asserted that the agency had authorized the election based on an outdated standard for deciding if there was enough support by workers to unionize.
A law that took effect in February raised the proportion of employees required to sign cards stating they wanted a union vote to at least 50 percent, up from 35 percent.
Judge Means blocked the election in June, finding that the 50 percent standard applied to the CWA's application to represent the agents.
But in a two-page order, a three-judge panel of 5th Circuit said the trial court "erred in exercising its jurisdiction." The court said review of National Mediation Board decisions is only warranted when the board has committed "egregious error."
The National Mediation Board will now need to schedule a new vote, said Chuck Porcari, a CWA spokesman. The vote had initially been scheduled for between June and August 2012, he said.
The case is American Airlines, Inc. v. National Mediation Board, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 12-10680
(Reporting by Nate Raymond in New York; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz)
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Beginning in 1992 in Newcastle, England, the IAAF staged a World Half Marathon or Road Racing Championship every year for 19 straight years. By 2002 60 nations and over 200 athletes came to Brussels to compete in the 11th edition. From that point forward, however, the event began to witness a diminished interest in the number of nations and competitors taking part. The major cause for this loss seemed to be the continuing and utter domination by athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia. By 2010 just 30 countries and 123 athletes participated in Nanning, China.
In the shadow of the 2010 event, the IAAF converted the Half Marathon Championship to a biennial schedule, meaning there was no 2011 championships at all. A similar circumstance has also taken place with the IAAF World Cross Country Championships for similar reasons.
The only conclusion to draw from this scheduling is that the importance the IAAF placed on the World Half Marathon Championship (and World Cross) has diminished, and it/they are being pushed away. For further proof we need only look to Kavarna, Bulgaria, this year's host city. Though founded in the 5th century along the Black Sea coast by Greek colonists, it's not quite the most alluring venue one might consider for a world championship.
With road running at the people's level being reduced to slowly moving block parties, and the top-end talent from East Africa continuing to pull farther and and farther away in front, we have seen the geometric shape of road racing change from a huge wedge to separated and distinct clusters.
On July 3rd I published a story OLYMPIC PETITION – ROAD RACING which argued for the inclusion of team medals in the Olympic Marathons, and the introduction of an Olympic Ekiden Road Relay for the purpose of elevating road racing to the status of an Olympic sport. I also instituted a petition drive on-line to generate interest in the proposition.
Now, the same week USATF announced the teams which will represent the USA at the October 6th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Bulgaria, the IAAF Athletes' Commission has sent out the following survey to athletes around the world. (more…)


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LONDON WALL Opens at Finborough Theatre Tonight
Graham Cowley for Two's Company in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre presents the first London production for more than 80 years of LONDON WALL by John Van Druten. Directed by Tricia Thorns. Designed by Alex Marker. Lighting Design by Duncan Coombe.
The Finborough Theatre's remarkable series of rediscovered plays from the early 20th century continues with John Van Druten's London Wall, opening tonight, 29 January 2013 (Press Night: Thursday, 31 January 2013 at 7.30pm) for a strictly limited four week season, and presented by the acclaimed Two's Company, returning to the Finborough Theatre following their sell-out 2005 production of the Great War classic Red Night.
London Wall is a wryly comic look at the life of women office workers in the 1930s. In a solicitor's office in the City, Brewer, the office manager, sees pretty new 19-year-old typist Pat as fair game. As some of the more experienced secretaries try to warn her, and others leave her to her fate, her steady boyfriend - an idealistic young writer - desperately tries to win her back. Meanwhile, cynical Miss Janus' romantic life seems to be over as she is jilted by her lover at the desperate age of 35...
First performed in the West End in 1931 starring a young John Mills, filmed in 1932, televised in 1963, but unseen since then, London Wall is a surprisingly modern look at men's continuing inability to see women as professional equals and colleagues.
Playwright John Van Druten (1901-1957) was one of the most successful West End and Broadway playwrights of the 1930s and 1940s. He was known for his witty and urbane observations of contemporary life and society. His first play Young Woodley was originally banned in London by the Lord Chamberlain, but went on to have successful runs in the West End and on Broadway. It was revived at the Finborough Theatre in 2006. He later emigrated to America where his plays included The Voice of the Turtle (1943) which ran for three seasons in New York and was filmed with Ronald Reagan. He remains best known for his 1951 play I Am a Camera, based on Christopher Isherwood's short stories, which formed the basis of the musical Cabaret.
Director Tricia Thorns started her career as an actor in John Neville's company at the Fortune Theatre following a Classics BA from Nottingham University. As an actor, she performed widely on stage, in films and in television. As a director, her work includes My Real War 1914-? (Trafalgar Studios and National Tour), Red Night (Finborough Theatre), The Searcher (Workshop production at Greenwich Theatre), What the Women Did (Southwark Playhouse), Forgotten Voices of the Great War (Pleasance London), Ex and Black 'Ell (Soho Theatre), Twelfth Night (Dulwich Picture Gallery), Peer Gynt (Alleyn's Theatre) and Passion Play 2000, a huge community play which she also wrote.
Two's Company was founded by Graham Cowley (producer for Out of Joint since 1998), Tricia Thorns and Ian Talbot OBE (former Artistic Director of the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park) in 2003. Its main concern as a company has been to uncover forgotten gems of 20th Century Theatre, noted in their day but forgotten as the tides of fashion changed. The Forgotten Voices of the Great War series of nine plays written during the First World War or soon after brought great acclaim. Graham Cowley says "It continues to surprise us that plays written over 80 years ago can speak to us with such relevance and clarity."
Finborough Theatre is located at 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED. Box Office 0844 847 1652 Book online at www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk. The show runs Tuesday, 29 January - Saturday, 23 February 2013, Tuesday to Saturday evenings at 7.30pm. Sunday matinees 3.00pm. Saturday matinees at 3.00pm (from the second week of the run).Ticket Prices for Weeks One and Two (tonight, 29 January - 10 February 2013) - Tickets £14, £10 concessions, except Tuesday evenings £10 all seats, and Saturday evenings £14 all seats. Previews (29 and 30 January) £9 all seats. £6 tickets for Under 30's performances from Tuesday to Sunday of the first week when booked online only. £10 tickets for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on Saturday, 2 February 2013 when booked online.Ticket Prices for Weeks Three and Four (12 - 23 February 2013) - Tickets £16, £12 concessions, except Tuesday evenings £12 all seats and Saturday evenings £16 all seats. Performance Length: Approximately two hours with one interval of fifteen minutes.


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Razer peripherals
There is currently no official driver for the Razer gaming mice in Linux. However, Michael Buesch has created a tool called razercfg to configure Razer mice under Linux.
razercfg lists the following mice models as stable:
- Razer DeathAdder Classic
- Razer DeathAdder 3500 DPI
- Razer DeathAdder Black Edition
- Razer Krait
- Razer Naga
and the following as stable but missing minor features:
- Razer Lachesis
- Razer Copperhead
- Razer Boomslang CE
Download and install razercfgAUR or razercfg-gitAUR for bleeding edge git releases from the AUR.
After installing with pacman add the
razerd daemon
# systemctl enable razerd.service
to start up at launch with.
You also need to edit your
/etc/X11/xorg.conf file to disable the current mouse settings. I just commented them out then set some defaults as suggested by the author:
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" EndSection
It is important to only have
Mouse and not
Mouse# listed in
For Python 3 users
If you have python 3 set as your default version then you will have to make a simple change to the source code of the two utilities. You can check by typing the following command
$ python -V
If it returns python 2.X then you can skip this section.
If it returns python 3.X then change the first line of both files
/usr/bin/razercfg and
/usr/bin/qrazercfg to the following:
#!/usr/bin/env python2
Final touches
Retart the computer then enter:
# udevadm control --reload-rules
To start the daemon, type:
# systemctl start razerd.service
If you did everything correctly, you shouldn't get errors.
Using the Razer Configuration Tool
There are two commands you can use, one for the command line tool
razercfg or the Qt-based GUI tool
From the tool you can use the 5 profiles, change the DPI, change mouse frequency, enable and disable the scroll and logo lights and configure the buttons.


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1987: The Corps of Engineers holds a public hearing in Savannah on the impact of the proposed dredging of the Savannah River shipping channel to a depth of 40 feet. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials stated that the increased depth would increase the salinity of the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. The Georgia Conservancy also expressed concern especially about the method used to determine the potential invasion of salt water.
1988: The Corps recommends delaying the dredging until the environmental impact of increased salt water in the harbor can be examined.
In the meantime, several South Carolina agencies make a pitch for a deepwater port on their side of the river. They clam it would cause fewer environmental problems. Concern is also expressed that the additional dredging would fill spoil areas faster that projected.
March 1991: Dredging of the river's far banks was to begin but takes a hiatus from March 15 to June 1 to accommodate the striped bass spawning season. The pause came at the request of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
April 1988: An environmental impact statement is released by the Corps states that no additional damage would be caused by deepening the harbor to 42 feet. The Fish and Wildlife Service issued a dissenting report that channel deepening "would exacerbate the presently unacceptable fish and wildlife impacts created by operation of the tide gate. Channel Bar tests are ordered to make sure the deepening of the channel will not contaminate the underlying aquifer that supplies Savannah's drinking water. The test involves taking core borings for scientists to analyze the layers to determine the susceptibility of the aquifer's upper layer.
May 1988: Then U.S. Rep. Lindsay Thomas says he will block federal funding for deepening unless the Back River tide gate is permanently idled and the New Cut canal filled in. Wildlife officials from the Carolinas and Georgia endorse the closing of the tide gates and the canal. The Coastal Heritage Society expresses concern that the dredging may harm Old Fort Jackson and the shipwreck of the CSS Georgia. They later demand the Corps build specific protections for the two historic assets.
June 1988: The Corps recommends the closing of the New Cut Canal and idling the Back River tide gate.
August 1988: Shrimp trawlers are brought in to sweep the waters near the Savannah River Shipping channel's entrance to scoop up endangered sea turtles to prevent deaths of the creatures during harbor deepening.
September 1988: Gov. Zell Miller asks the Georgia Ports Authority to set aside $980,000 as their part in funding the filling in of the New Cut Canal.
November 1988: The Corps decides to permanently idle the tide gates and fill in the New Cut Canal. Striped bass are stocked in the river in hopes of establishing a new population. The fish will reach maturity in five years.
December 1988: The Metropolitan Planning Commission urges the Corps of Engineers to extend agitation dredging permits temporarily. It had been practiced since the 1930s. An environmental study of agitation dredging was commissioned to decide if it should be eliminated or not. The Corps allowed companies with permits to continue until the end of the study.
January 1992: South Carolina officials, long concerned about toxic-metals runoff from Savannah harbor dredging spoils, threaten to block the proposed deepening unless federal officials redirect the runoff. The officials were protecting the pristine Wright River. The Corps disputes the charges saying no indication that the outfall pipes had an environmental impact. Testing of the outfalls had shown them to be in compliance with state and federal water quality standards. However, they were to develop a comprehensive testing and monitoring program for the discharges and river sediments. South Carolina wanted a written guarantee that the Wright River would be protected.
February 1992: The New Cut Canal is dammed up. The wildlife refuge is beginning to benefit from the closing of the tide gates in March 1991. The Corps also authorized a privately funded study on the impact of agitation dredging. The study gets underway in March.
March 1992: The widening work is granted a one-month waiver to allowed dredging through the strip bass spawning season. The waiver is given in hopes of having the job finished by April 15. The work was finished one day before the start of the moratorium would have begun without the waiver.
April 1992: The South Carolina Coastal Council withdraws its opposition to the deepening of the harbor after the Corps of Engineers promised a three-year study into the environmental effects of runoff from its dredging spoils disposal areas.
December 1992: Geological tests show that deepening the harbor should not cause any problems with the aquifer.
October 1993: The Corps of Engineers decides to allow agitation dredging to continue after two environmental studies determine that the method causes no serious pollution problems
1994: Dredging is not completed until April. The Corps had hoped to complete the project by March 16 in an effort to protect the striped bass. The completed project deepens the river 4 feet. Previously, the river was widen to 500 feet.
1997: Plans to deepen the river channel again to at least 45 feet causes environmentalists and historians concerns. The Georgia Port Authority plans an environmental impact study to address those concerns. The deepening could start in July 1999.
August 1998: The planned dredging gains narrow support from the Chatham County Commission.
December 1998: GPA forms stakeholders group.
August 1999: Congress passes the Water Resources Development Act that includes the river deepening project.
October 1999: The GPA hires ATM-Applied Technology and Management Inc. to create a computer model that will help predict 'what-if' scenarios concerning the deepening.
December 1999: Marine biologist Mark Collins begins a one-year study of the shortnose sturgeon to assess the deepening's impact on this rare fish.
March 2000: A coalition of environmental groups sues the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in federal court over what they say is the agency's premature approval of the Savannah harbor deepening project.
July 2000: A study conducted by geologist Fred Rich of GSU says that deepening the River might widen cracks in the rock shielding drinking water.
September 2000: Discussions begin of building a port in Jasper County.
June 2001: The Georgia Ports Authority and Stevedoring Services hire public relations firms to do battle over whether the Savannah River should be dredged/widen or a private port placed in Jasper County, S.C.
February 2005: A bi-state committee is formed to study addition of the Jasper County port.
September 2005: GPA announces the most recent study of the potential deepening is complete and hopes that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "record of decision" will be released by July 2007.
October 2005: The Stakeholders Evaluation Group meets to discuss a computer model of the proposed deepening as presented by Chuck Watson of Kinetic Analysis Corp.
October 2006: The proposed expansion of the Panama Canal is approved. The decision impacts the planned deepening from 42 to 48 feet to accommodate the expected larger ships.
November 2007: The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce make the deepening one of their top state legislative priority.
Early 2008: President George W. Bush drops the proposed $76 million needed from the proposed federal budget. The decision in turn affects the proposed funds in the state budget.
October 2008: The harbor report is delayed. A briefing in August raised questions causing the delay.
September 2009: Gov. Sonny Perdue visits the Panama Canal. He stresses the importance of deepening Savannah's port by 2014 to accommodate the larger ships.
May 2010: The Georgia Conservancy conducts a harbor deepening tour that is paid for by the Georgia Ports Authority. The intent is to show the potential impact and need.
May 2010: The Georgia state budget includes bond funding of $68.4 million for harbor deepening.
June 2010: U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson says in an interview that funding for the deepening shouldn't hit any snags. Also, mayors from Decatur, Valdosta, Metter, Johns Creek, Dallas and Eatonton in town as part of the Georgia Municipal Association convention endorse the deepening of the harbor.
July 2010: The Georgia Ports Authority board agreed to pay $20.4 million to extend the depth to 48 feet. The U.S. Corps of Engineers had revealed its economic analysis would recommend deepening to 47 feet. The GPA added the extra foot.
August 2010: The CMA CGM Figaro, an 1,100-foot ship capable of holding up to 8,500 TEUs or 20-foot container units, called on the port of Savannah. GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz says that a critical point has been reached as the larger ships the deepening would accommodate are already beginning to call on East Coast ports.
September 2010: Foltz further stresses the need for a deeper port at his first State of the Port address. He also points out that $8 billion in cargo are delivered to five metro Atlanta counties showing that the deepening would benefit the entire state. In a joint press conference with Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston says getting the needed federal funds will be "a heavy lift."
October 2010: Despite his earlier comments, Kingston insists that the funding, while not in place, is on track. Jasper port supporters are concerned that if Savannah gets funding, their project is dead. The two projects are dependent on each other. The deepening is also fodder for the Georgia gubernatorial race.
Nov. 16, 2010: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases it long awaited environmental impact statement on the potential deepening of the Savannah harbor. It has been 14 years in the making. The report recommends deepening from 42 feet to 48. Environmentalists prepare to wade through the material to note potential impact on the environment. The public comment period begins.
December 2010: Several local legislators say that the state should pick up the tab if the feds won't chip in. Georgia needs the deepening to support nearly 300,000 jobs and continue to grow. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed joins the chorus as the Savanna port impacts business in Atlanta.
Public presentations and scrutiny begins. More than 500 people jammed the Civic Center meeting room to view displays and state their support or opposition to the project. The majority of the attendees were in favor. The comment period is extended to Jan. 25, 2011. Meanwhile, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control says it is thinking of denying a Water Quality Certificate for the project. It claims it had too little time to review the environmental report.
January 2011: The Savannah River Maritime Commission, a group that represents South Carolina's interests in navigational matters, criticizes the proposed deepening saying that the depth still won't accommodate the larger ships and will do too much harm to the environment.
Meanwhile, Tybee Island officials meet with the Corps to determine if plans to place dredge material near the beach will benefit or harm the area. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control backs off its decision to deny a permit but will continue to review and make a decision by November.
South Carolina lawmakers express concerns that the deepening will hinder the proposed Jasper Ocean Terminal. They file objections with the Corps.
The South Carolina's Lowcountry Economic Alliance joins in supporting the deepening not only of Savannah's harbor but Charleston's as well. The Savannah River Maritime Commission withdraws its support says while it wants the harbor deepening the 48 foot depth is too much. They want 44 or 45 feet.
February 2011: Savannah City officials ask for changes to the deepening, as they believe the drinking water supply could be endangered.
S.C. State Sen. Hugh Leatherman reportedly tells an audience at a summit that S.C. has an environmental consultant to be sure the Savannah deepening doesn't happen.
President Barack Obama's proposed 2012 budget contains zero dollars for the project but does contain $600,000 to continue the application process.
South Carolina lawmakers unanimously pass a resolution opposing the planned deepening.
March 2011: The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says the project cannot qualify for a water quality permit as proposed.
Portbarrel.org is website launched by a coalition of eight environmental groups opposed to the deepening.
The National Marine Fisheries Service believes the deepening will put the shortnose sturgeon at risk. Meanwhile, the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge could also be adversely affected by the project. The Environmental Protection Agency want the Corps to "show its work" on how it concluded that the cargo growth rate would remain the same.
The Georgia House of Representatives passes a Senate resolution in support of deepening the Savannah Harbor.
April 2011: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delays the planned release date of its final report in order to meet the concerns of the three "kill switch" agencies: the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
S.C. State Sen. Clementa Pinckney, D-Jasper County holds a meeting between Georgia and South Carolina officials in hopes of easing tensions.
June 2011: Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal lobbies in D.C. for funds for dredging.
August 2011: The downgrading of the U.S. bond rating will not affect Georgia's rating which means the state will be okay for bonds to pay for the deepening. U.S. trade representative Demetrios Marantis says he'll take back the message to Washington that Savannah River needs deepening after a tour of the port.
September 2011: South Carolina throws up a major roadblock to the harbor deepening plans when the state's Department of Health and Environmental Control denies the corps' Water Quality Certification application for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.
October 2011: The City of Savannah learns that a reservoir may solve the concerns over drinking water quality.
After stating "Georgia has had its way with us for way too long," S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley eases her objections to the proposed deepening.
November 2011: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pleas its case before the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control as to why it should be issued a water quality permit.
The Georgia Water Coalition names the proposed project as one of its "Dirty Dozen," a list of the worst offenses to Georgia's waters.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service gives a tentative go-ahead to the project saying it will not jeopardize species including the shortnose sturgeon among others.
The South Carolina Savannah River Commission decides to challenge the South Carolina Department of Environmental Control on its opposition to giving a water quality permit to Georgia.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood states that the port is a huge economic engine and needs to be funded.
December 2011: The proposed Speece cones, giant cone-shaped oxygen injection devices, are a concern of various environmental groups. Use of the items is part of the reason for previous permit denial. It is not believed the cones can mitigate the loss of oxygen in the Savannah River after deepening.
The Southern Environmental Law Center represents environmental-advocacy groups from Georgia and South Carolina in a suit filed to block the deepening.
The South Carolina Ports Authority announces it will stop funding to the Jasper port site for several reasons including that the planned deepening the river up to the future Jasper Ocean Terminal should be an alternative to the deepening.
January 2012: Members of the South Carolina Senate sign on to a joint resolution to override the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control board's decision to grant a permit for the deepening of the Savannah harbor.
Feb. 8, 2012: The Corps of Engineers allot another $2.5 million construction funding to go for construction and mitigation.
Feb. 10, 2012: Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley meet to discuss their respective ports and development.
Feb. 13, 2012: President Obama's proposed 2013 budget includes $2.8 million for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.
Feb. 15, 2012: The State Logistics Plan released states the top priority is the expansion of the port of Savannah.
Feb. 21, 2012: Acting U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank tours the Savannah port with Georgia senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss. She calls the planned project an "incredibly important project for the region."
Feb. 22, 2012: Not to be outdone, South Carolina lawmakers approve $180 million for the improvement of Charleston's port.
Feb. 28, 2012: The South Carolina House votes to override Gov. Nikki Haley's veto of resolution, H. 4627 that states the S.C. Savannah River Maritime Commission's authority over the river was "unlawfully usurped" when the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control awarded the dredging permit in November. The S.C. Senate follows suit a few days later. The issue goes to the courts.
April 11, 2012: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommends deepening the Savannah harbor to 47 feet as the most economically viable option.
Source: Savannah Morning News files
Compiled by Julia C. Muller


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In her "Wonders of the World" series (Mikaya Press), author Elizabeth Mann has been exploring humankind's greatest architectural and engineering feats. Now those titles, known for their superb visuals and accessible texts, are available for the iPad.
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Whether or not you like getting up-close and personal with insects, you won't be able to resist this app. I can't think of a better way to introduce students to the world of microscopic (and slightly larger) creatures. Title: Mini Monsters Illustrated by: Steve Gschmeissner, Eye of Science, Power and Syred Developed by: 3D4Medical.com Partners, […]
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These two apps from Piccolo Picture Books each offer listeners five language options. For additional multilingual choices from this developer, see our related posts. Title: That's the One! Author: Petra Heezen Title: Show Offs! Author: Tjibbe Veldkamp Illustrator: Wouter Tulp ea. title: Developed by: Unieboek I Het Spectrum B. V. and Mobile Generation Platform: i […]
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For me, camp mostly brings back memories of malicious insects and poorly constructed wallets. If only my parents could have taken me to Apple Camp instead. Open to anyone ages 8-12 who is within driving distance of an Apple Retail Store, Apple Camp is a great way for kids to spend an afternoon getting some experience working with Apple's set of media authoring tools. There are four tracks which cover Podcasting, iWeb and iPhoto, Music, and Movies, and you can sign up for any two absolutely free. And while sample media and equipment is provided, children are encouraged to bring their own photos and Macs along with them if they prefer.
Sounds like a neat way to encourage kids to become creative, and why not
brainwash teach them to do so on the Mac? The workshops all take place during the second and third week in July (July 9th through the 19th) and seating is first-come, first-serve, so check the availability and get your kids out there. And if you're over the age of twelve, there are... options.


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Edit: Unfortunately, the images originally included in this post are gone, because of hosting problems in late 2009. My apologies.
There are better, more refined GTK1.2 looks around the Internet, but considering my previous attempts (which I refuse to show), this isn't too bad.
That's Gutsy on the old Sotec machine, using the Mist GTK1 engine with Helvetica 12 as the GTK font and the menubar font set to the same (otherwise I get these enormongous captions on buttons). You can adjust that by editing /etc/gtk/gtkrc.utf-8, or the appropriate localized version. The background is set with xsetroot, and Openbox is the window manager … of course. 😉
It's not what I would call an adorable desktop, but it no longer triggers my gag reflex when I see GTK1 apps.
And those are what I'm using on this machine, as a compromise toward speed. So far I'm using Dillo, emelfm, Sylpheed-GTK1, XMMS and a few others. I need a halfway decent GTK1.2 text editor and perhaps an image viewer, but most of those things I can circumvent with other programs. If you have any suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.
Otherwise, I've gotten an acceptable mix of speed over aesthetics now, although there are some remaining quirks. I still get funky framebuffer behavior in Gutsy (and this is on a different machine, so I don't think it's my other laptop that's doing it), dead screens at tty1-6, and when X exits, I get nothing at all. It's still running, but there's no video output. And I have a wonky triple-shadowed-X-cursor if I don't use a mouse cursor theme. Curiouser and curiouser.
In other words, Gutsy is still maturing — so don't get all crazy and start installing it now, unless you're comfortable with fixing some things. 🙂


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Robert Pattinson prefers romcoms over action films
Robert Pattinson says he prefers making romantic comedies over CGI films because "they're incredibly boring to make".
Speaking ahead of the release of his new movie Water For Elephants, the British actor told Newsbeat that he'd much rather do romcoms.
"If you want to do big movies you have to do either big action explosion movies or you do romances because they're the only things that get made," he said.
"I think romances allow you to develop a character more. I hate working with computerised stuff. It's incredibly boring."
'Boring to do'
Pattinson, who rose to fame after playing the role of vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise, also had a dig at action films saying although he likes watching them, they're boring to make.
He said: "If they're just well written [I'd consider an action movie] but it's not good writing most of the time.
"I enjoy watching them but it would be boring to do. You've basically got to do it if you want to be famous."
In Water For Elephants, the 24-year-old British actor plays a vet who runs away with a circus and falls in love with one of the performers, played by Reese Witherspoon.
He admitted that he decided to do the film after meeting the elephant used in the production.
"I met the elephant before I accepted the movie and before I'd read the script," he said "It really was [the deal breaker].
Breaking Dawn
"I remember going home in the car waiting to read the script and I was like, 'Please, please be good.'
"I'd basically already decided to do the movie not knowing anything about it just because I got on really well with the elephant and thought it was really fun."
The actor also revealed that filming for the final Twilight films, Breaking Dawn parts one and two, has now finished.
"I'm sure we will have to do something," he said. "We finished a week and a half ago. All done.
"Yeah, she (Kristen Stewart) loved that [wedding] scene. It's a very girly scene.
"I do quite a few scenes with a baby and that's quite odd. It's so different in those movies because we were doing it with a real baby. But it was fun."


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Letter, Oscar Dayton to O. [Orville] C. Brown
Author: Dayton, Oscar
Date: February 9, 1857
This letter, written by Oscar Dayton from the Banking Office of Dayton and Co., Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, was addressed to Orville C. Brown, a founder of Osawatomie. The main subject of the letter was a printing press and other pertinent materials that were available to the residents of Osawatomie, if they in turn paid Dayton's debts and granted him deeds for town lots in Osawatomie. That was Dayton's preferred method of payment. Furthermore, Dayton informed Brown that there were other men who were interested in purchasing the printing press, so he needed a speedy reply to this letter. It concluded with personal regards to Mr. Brown's family.
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PHOENIX -- The city of Phoenix and a developer who was poised to demolish a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home have reached an agreement that will put any work on hold while a search continues for a buyer, a city official confirmed Wednesday.
The agreement with the developers who bought the 1952 home in the city's Arcadia neighborhood delays for nearly a month any demolition of the house, said Brendan Mahoney, a senior adviser for Mayor Greg Stanton.
The deal signed Monday allows time for a potential sale to buyers who will preserve the house, and also protects the developers, who contend they were issued a valid demolition permit that the city claimed was issued in error.
The potential demolition of the sweeping home on more than 2 acres set off a firestorm in the architectural community. The Chicago-based Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy hurried to get historic status designation for the home when it learned a developer was planning to buy it, split the parcel of more than two acres and tear down the existing home.
The conservancy got the city to begin the process of having the house designated as a historical landmark before it was purchased by the developer in June. That put on hold any effort to get a demolition permit, but the developers managed to get one anyway.
"It's a unique design by Frank Lloyd Wright," said Janet Halstead, the conservancy's executive director. "It is probably the most important residential design of the last decade of his career. Many architecture experts consider it among the 20 most important Frank Lloyd Wright designs ever built."
The home was built to rise above the surrounding orange orchards, with a spiral ramp leading up to the main level of the concrete block home.
"It's also particularly interesting for Phoenix in that when (Wright) designed it, it was something he designed as a response to "how to live in the Southwest," Halstead said.
The home was designed for Wright's son and daughter-in-law, David and Gladys Wright, who lived there until their deaths. The home was sold by the family in 2009, then acquired by developer 8081 Meridian for $1.8 million in June.
The owners of the development company, John Hoffman and Steve Sells, weren't available Wednesday. Their attorney didn't immediately return a call.
The conservancy found a potential buyer who offered more than $2 million, a tidy $250,000 profit for less than three months of ownership, but it was rejected, Mahoney said.
With time ticking down to the expiration of the demolition permit on Thursday, the developers approached the city.
"When they brought this issue up, there was five days left under the permit and they said, `Well we've got to do something or we're going to lose it,'" Mahoney said. "And we said fine, let's kick the can down the road because there are offers coming in to purchase the property that may solve all of this for everyone."
Mahoney said other buyers have contacted the city, even as the historic designation goes forward.
"I'm pretty confident that given sufficient time, the home will be purchased by someone who will not only consent to historic landmark status ... but will also consent to a perpetual conservation easement," Mahoney said. "The mayor is a strong proponent of historic presentation of all kinds, but this building in particular is an architectural jewel. It would be destroying a Rembrandt or a Picasso."


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Obama proposes $50 billion spend to create jobs; $200 billion tax cuts part of Obama's plan; Gillard wins in Australia with the slimmest of margins; Myanmar's military leader visits China; Iran not participating with nuclear inspections; Afghanistan freezes assets of borrowers at Kabul Bank; and more
Top of the Agenda: Obama Plans to Spur Job Creation
In an effort to spur job creation during a lackluster economic recovery, U.S. President Barack Obama proposed a six-year, $50 billion plan (Reuters) to rebuild infrastructure and cut taxes on business. Obama is facing pressure to lower the 9.6 percent unemployment rate ahead of congressional elections on November 2. Obama plans to cut business taxes by $200 billion over two years to encourage businesses to invest in plants and equipment despite the sagging recovery. He will also announce a $100 billion proposal to increase and permanently extend a tax credit for business research development. Economists question whether these actions would stimulate the economy quickly enough, while some Republicans argue the government doesn't need more stimulus spending given its high debt levels. Polls show voters are concerned about Obama's failure to focus on unemployment, but they also indicate a lack of confidence in the efficacy of new spending (FT). A higher priority for some congressional Republicans is extending the Bush income-tax cuts (WSJ) for higher earners set to expire at the end of 2010, which Obama and many congressional Democrats want to let expire.
In the New York Times, Peter Orszag says, "The best approach is compromise: Extend the tax cuts for two years and then end them altogether." Getting a deal in Congress "may require keeping the high-income tax cuts," he says, "and that would still be worth it."
On the Weekly Standard's blog, Irwin Stelzer says the economy "is not about to descend into the double-dip predicted by pessimists." Despite voters' and politicians' focus on unemployment, economists see underlying conditions that will eventually spur job growth.
On Bloomberg, Kevin Hassett says unemployment is high because wages are too high, due in part to federal and state minimum-wage laws and rigid union contracts.
PACIFIC RIM: Australia's Labor Party Wins Narrow Rule
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Labor government narrowly secured a second term in parliament (SydneyMorningHerald) with the backing of two remaining independents after seventeen days of protracted negotiations.
China: Myanmar's military leader Than Shwe, whose regime has been criticized for its human rights record, arrived in China (al-Jazeera) for a four-day visit after China hailed the country as a "friendly neighbor" and warned against interference in its upcoming election.
- Iran Impeding Nuclear Inspections
- Afghan Bank Officers' Assets Frozen
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MinGW ("Minimalistic GNU for Windows") is a collection of freely available and freely distributable Windows specific header files and import libraries combined with GNU toolsets that allow one to produce native Windows programs that do not rely on any 3rd-party C runtime DLLs.
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MinGW refers to a set of runtime headers, used in building a compiler system based on the GNU GCC and binutils projects. It compiles and links code to be run on Win32 platforms... providing C, C++ and Fortran compilers plus other related tools. If you see references to "mingw32" instead of "MinGW", they are referring to the same compiler system. The project's name changed from mingw32 to MinGW is to prevent the implication that MinGW will only works on 32 bit systems (as 64 and higher bit machines become more common, MinGW will evolve to work with them). MinGW uses the Microsoft runtime libraries, distributed with the Windows operating system. Unlike other ports of GCC to Windows, the runtime libraries are not distributed using GNU's General Public License (GPL). You, therefore, do not have to distribute your source code with your programs unless, of course, you use a GPL library in your programs.
Initially, MinGW was an assortment of individual packages... the MinGW runtime, various applications built using that runtime (gcc, ld, etc.), and other useful components (the w32api headers needed to code for the Win32 API). Developers "rolled their own" MinGW environments by downloading the latest versions of each individual package needed. This was necessary given the dynamic nature of early package versions (updates being posted constantly)... but was oftentimes confusing for newbies, and made it difficult for application/library vendors to design products that build with a "standard" MinGW environment.
Therefore, around mid-2001 when development had matured and updates were not being packaged as rapidly, the decision was made to create a single-file distribution of the standard MinGW environment. This single archive contains the files from each component package, bundled and ready to extract. The individual component packages are still available for download... if a particular package is updated in between releases of the overall distribution, it's possible to simply drop the newer package in place over a distribution install.
Comparison to Other Compiler Suites
MinGW is a port of the free GCC compiler to Windows. It allows anyone to download and compile code in several languages (C, C++, ADA, Fortran and Java) for native Windows (using only the Win32 API) using only Free Software.
Unlike Cygwin, MinGW doesn't provide Linux or Unix system calls or a POSIX emulation layer. Some POSIX compatibility is provided by the supported runtime library, msvcrt.dll. A few additional functions are provided to help with portability. However, most likely a POSIX application would need to be ported to use Windows APIs in order to compile with MinGW, just as you would to compile with MSVC or Borland or Watcom C++.
Why the need for MinGW when there are many free C compilers for Windows out there? According to this mailing list thread, there are no high quality Free (open-source) C compilers for Windows, or free (as in beer) compilers for C++ or other languages that are compatible with the GNU compiler suite.
Now that Microsoft gives away Visual Studio for free, the Windows compiler market is in poor shape, and other commercial competitors will likely fade over time. Borland has stopped maintaining their free compiler version. lcc-win32 only supports C. Djgpp only builds executables targeted to DOS 32 bit. OpenWatcom was originally a commercial project. It didn't pay for the companies that acquired it to maintain the compiler further. Luckily, it has been added to the list of Open Source C/C++ compilers thanks to the efforts of Scitech. However, it is not very compatible with GNU compiler standards and can be difficult to use in building Open Source not specifically designed for compiling with Watcom. It also only supports C/C++ and Fortran. Same for the Digital Mars project (although it's C/C++ only) which is now also selling parts of its compiler. That will leave MSVC and MinGW as the only high-quality native compilers for Windows.
Was the only reason the ability to use the UNIX-like access via command line instead of a GUI based developing environment? Well, most of us come from a UNIX background so we prefer the command line, but as far as we know, all free and non-free compilers provide command-line tools, including a compiler and a linker (and often some sort of 'make'), even if they emphasize an IDE.
Wouldn't Cygwin be sufficient if using POSIX system calls would be avoided? Although it's possible to use the Windows API from Cygwin, you're still tied to the cygwin DLL with its GPL license, and that restricts the distribution of software compiled with it. MinGW places no such restrictions on the distribution of your software. MSVC similarly creates a dependency on the Microsoft runtime which is large, heavy and non-redistributable.
Cygwin itself uses MinGW to compile the cygwin DLL, which obviously cannot depend on Cygwin. Therefore, without MinGW, Cygwin would have to be compiled with a non-free compiler.
Applications also run faster without POSIX-emulation overhead, and in some cases introducing the Cygwin DLL into an existing application would cause conflicts with the native functions of the same name, which might cause the application to become unstable. Therefore compiling application extensions, components and DLLs with MinGW can be safer than using Cygwin.
Of all the C/C++ compilers that can build Open Source on Windows, MinGW is the only real choice for a platform at this time. In conjunction with msys, it's the only system that can handle GNU style building tools in order to get the more common Open Source applications to compile and build. Djgpp (GNU compiler suite for DOS 32 bit applications) also gives some of this functionality, supplying tools like a bash shell, but far fewer Open Source applications will build with Djgpp. Most popular GUI libraries do not have a DOS port, but there are many cross-platform GUI libraries such as GTK and QT that have a Windows port. Cygwin is another option that gives a complete system that will allow common GNU build tools to work. However, even with added POSIX emulation (that MinGW does not have) Open Source programs on Cygwin don't always build straight out of the box. They still often require patching. Also, most GUI libraries on POSIX systems are designed to be integrated with X Windows and don't use Win32 libraries. That means many of the programs with GUIs built on Cygwin will require an X Server to run. While Cygwin supplies an X Server, try sharing a GUI program you like with someone on a standard Windows machine. There is a stand-alone X Server for Windows that doesn't require all of Cygwin in order to run and install. Still, it's nowhere near as easy to share a program with another Windows user if someone needs to install an X Server and include several Cygwin specific dlls for POSIX emulation. You'll also need to figure out which dlls need to be redistributed with the program. Cygwin does offer the option of compiling natively to Windows with a switch to the compiler, but unless you prefer specifically working in the Cygwin environment (instead of msys), it's really not much different than building in msys and Cygwin uses MinGW anyway. (Msys was originally based on an older version of some of Cygwin's tools.) Systems like Microsoft's Visual C/C++ or the OpenWatcom project may offer quality C/C++ compilers. However, if you want to build Open Source applications, unless someone's specifically created a makefile, a project file or instructions how to build the software for these compilers, it can be extremely difficult.
One thing that some people like about GCC (and hence MinGW) over other compilers is the higher level of ANSI compliance, which improves portability of applications developed with it.
Packages included in MinGW
- binutils - Assembler, linker, ...
- mingw-runtime - Headers and libraries for the C library
- w32api - Windows API header files and libraries
- gcc-core - C compiler
- gcc-g++ - C++ compiler
- gcc-objc - Objective C compiler
- gcc-gfortran - Fortran 90/95 compiler
- gcc-java - Java compiler
- gcc-ada - Ada compiler
- mingw-gdb - Windows native build of GNU debugger
- mingw32-make - Windows native build of GNU make
- mingw-utils - Miscellaneous utilities
Contents of MinGW Packages
- binutils: A native port of the GNU binutils. Amongst other tools, this package contains the assembler and linker, which will transform the output of the compiler into a binary executable. You must install this package, together with gcc-core, to obtain a correctly functioning compiler suite.
- mingw-runtime: Header files and import libraries for the default C runtime library, (also known as msvcrt), which is required by MinGW compiled programs running on the Microsoft Windows operating system. You must install this package, together with gcc-core, to obtain a correctly functioning compiler suite.
- w32api: Header files and import libraries for the Microsoft Windows operating system; this provides the Application Programming Interface (API) required to access the essential operating system service functions, which are required by any working native Windows application. You must install this package, together with gcc-core, to obtain a correctly functioning compiler suite.
- gcc: A native port of the GNU gcc compiler. This is the application which parses source files, translating them to linkable object code. Note that the gcc package set is subdivided into a gcc-core package, which provides only a C compiler, with additional supplementary packages for additional programming languages. You must get at least the gcc-core package; if you also wish to add any supplementary languages, please ensure that you get the appropriate packages, with the same version number as the gcc-core package.
- mingw-gdb: A native port of GNU debugger.
- mingw32-make: A native port of GNU make. This application parses makefiles to create a project by following the rules expressed in the makefile.
- mingw-utils: Miscellaneous utilities.
MinGW contains several different packages. Some of those packages are licensed by the GNU Public License (GPL), some are licensed in the Public Domain and some have their own versions of a license. See Licensing Terms
It can be download from Sourceforge's MinGW project page after you click the "Files" link. The package's name is MINGW-NNN.exe, (where "NNN" represents the current version number, e.g. version "5.1.6" is distributed as "MinGW-5.1.6.exe").


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After two months of preparation and the final taping, our Shark Tank episode finally aired on ABC last night. The response has been overwhelming and we are thrilled to have been given this experience.
We received great exposure and even with beefed-up servers, it was an effort to keep up with all the traffic. I truly hope that everyone who couldn't get on our website before, because of the overwhelming response, will visit us again soon at www.zomm.com.
If I had to do it all over again, to get a deal, I would match the "ask" to the parameters of the show. To get exposure, I wouldn't change a thing! ZOMM is on a great trajectory moving forward. Products and services that have been developed by ZOMM but could not be discussed on the Shark Tank, as they were not part of the "deal," are serving the company very well. Hopefully ABC will do a follow up next season and show the Sharks what they let swim away.
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (NYSE: RDY) announced today that it has launched Desloratadine ODT (2.5 mg & 5 mg), a bioequivalent generic version of Clarinex® Reditabs® (desloratadine) in the US market on January 24, 2013. Dr. Reddy's ANDA for Desloratadine ODT is approved by the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA). The Clarinex® Reditabs® brand had U.S. sales of approximately $5.3 Million for the most recent twelve months ending November 2012 according to IMS Health*. Dr. Reddy's Desloratadine ODT 2.5 mg & 5 mg are available in unit dose packages of 30 (5x6). Disclaimer This press release includes forward-looking statements, as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes in local and global economic conditions, our ability to successfully implement our strategy, the market acceptance of and demand for our products, our growth and expansion, technological change and our exposure to market risks. By their nature, these expectations and projections are only estimates and could be materially different from actual results in the future. About Dr. Reddy's Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (NYSE: RDY) is an integrated global pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses - Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy's offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars, differentiated formulations and NCEs. Therapeutic focus is on gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management, anti-infective and pediatrics. Major markets include India, USA, Russia and CIS, Germany, UK, Venezuela, S. Africa, Romania, and New Zealand. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com Clarinex ® Reditabs ® are registered trademarks of Schering Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. *IMS National Sales Perspectives: Retail and Non-Retail MAT November 2012
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What is ProjectM?
ProjectM is an open source music visualizer based on the Milkdrop plugin for Windows/Winamp. It now has a Qt GUI that can visualize your audio output through either JACK or PulseAudio, in addition to a libvisual component. This wiki currently focuses on the PulseAudio standalone GUI.
The binaries for ProjectM are not currently included in Arch. However you have two options for obtaining the packages. Either build from AUR yourself or you can get them from an unofficial repository. Currently packages are being build by Luciferin and are on the compiz-fusion-git repository.
Unofficial Repo
Edit /etc/pacman.conf as root and add the following repositories to the bottom:
[compiz-fusion] Server = http://compiz.dreamz-box.de/i686
Save and Exit.
To synchronize the newly added repository and install the latest package group for PulseAudio:
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CINCINNATI (AP) — So many things had to happen for Carson Palmer to get out of Cincinnati.
Another team that was a midseason contender had to find itself suddenly needing a quarterback. Oakland's Jason Campbell broke his collarbone shortly before the trade deadline last season, setting a complex sequence in motion.
Someone needed to have a high opinion of Palmer's ability coming off a 4-12 season in Cincinnati. Raiders coach Hue Jackson knew him as well as anyone, having scouted him in high school.
The price had to be high. The Raiders satisfied the requirement by offering a first-round pick and a conditional second-rounder, persuading stubborn Bengals owner Mike Brown to reconsider.
One thing left. The Bengals had to be certain that rookie Andy Dalton — taken in the second round to replace Palmer — was up to it.
Dalton became the final piece in the very difficult fit.
"It's great to show that they had the confidence in me to do something like that," Dalton said.
Dalton is playing well again as the Bengals (5-5) brace for Palmer's first return to town since the trade. They've played their best games of the season back to back, giving themselves a second chance to get into the playoff chase on Sunday.
He threw for 20 touchdowns as a rookie, when the Bengals reached the playoffs with a 9-7 mark. He's already matched that total while completing a higher percentage of his throws. After 11 interceptions in the first eight games, he has none in the last two.
"He's done a lot more this year than he had last year," offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said. "We're giving him a lot more options at the line of scrimmage to make those changes. In the plays we don't change, he's done a good job of executing and not forcing the ball into the coverage.
"Early in the season, he had 11 picks early and hasn't thrown one in two games — knock on wood — and his decision making has been outstanding."
By contrast, the Raiders (3-7) are all but out of it despite Palmer's impressive season. He has thrown for 300 yards in each of the last three games, topping 3,000 yards for the season already. The problem is the Raiders have given up the most points in the NFL, forcing Palmer to throw a lot.
"Teams have hit some big plays on them," Dalton said. "They have given up a lot of points. Our big thing is we've just got to come out and play our game.
"So for us, when we get our chances, we've got to hit them. That's kind of going to be the emphasis."
The focus at Paul Brown Stadium will be on Palmer, with the subplots abounding.
The coach that wanted him so badly in Oakland last year wound up getting fired after an 8-8 finish. Jackson was hired back by the Bengals as an assistant coach. This week, he's been part of the planning to stop Palmer.
"He's playing great," Jackson said. "I think they have a really good player. I said that when he came to Oakland, and I still feel that way now."
The Bengals used the first-round pick from Oakland, 17th overall, to get cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick. He missed all of preseason and the first seven games with a knee injury, but has been getting a lot more plays in the secondary the last two games.
Palmer will be lining up against the player the Bengals got in exchange for him.
"I don't know anything about him," Kirkpatrick said. "I never met him. From what I hear, he's a good guy. I'm just going to go out there and just try to do whatever I can to help my team win."
Don't forget the fans.
Palmer was one of the city's most popular athletes after he led the Bengals to the playoffs in 2005, their first postseason appearance since 1990. He tore up his left knee on his first pass in a playoff loss to Pittsburgh.
He got them back to the playoffs in 2009, when they lost to the Jets in the first round. That was followed by the 4-12 season that left Palmer emotionally spent. With no significant change in sight in the front office, he decided it was time to go and demanded a trade from one of the NFL's least-successful franchises.
Some fans shared his frustrations and understood. Others thought he was quitting. On Sunday, they'll get their first chance to express their feelings directly to Palmer.
"I expect it to be loud and extremely electric," Palmer said. "I'm not exactly expecting a welcome back."
The fans have been expressing their frustrations with Brown again this season. They failed to sell out a win over the Giants two weeks ago, and a lot of tickets were left for the Raiders game, which will be blacked out locally.
Palmer's homecoming didn't generate much talk in the Cincinnati locker room, either.
"It's not really about that," safety Chris Crocker said. "If they were coming in here and they were 7-3, it would be a different story. But we feel that we're a better team, on paper and on the football field. So we've got to go out there and prove it."


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc cannot seem to part ways with Alibaba. And with Yahoo's business continuing to deteriorate, some Wall Street analysts say it is hard to blame the company.
Yahoo said on Tuesday that it would keep a bigger-than-expected chunk of its stake in Alibaba when the Chinese e-commerce company goes public later this year.
That could give Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer, who celebrated her two-year anniversary at Yahoo's helm this month, more time to achieve a turnaround that has proven elusive.
"It remains a very large fig leaf," Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wieser said of Yahoo's Alibaba stake, which he said "obscures" Yahoo's weak results. "A lot of investors will certainly view it very favorably that they're holding on to more" of Alibaba.
Yahoo missed Wall Street's targets on Tuesday after a 24 percent plunge in online display advertising rates during the second quarter. Executives blamed difficulties selling premium ads to marketers as well as delays in rolling out a new advertising system. It expects to fix the problems over the next one or two quarters, but overall revenue growth remains well below rivals such as Google Inc and Facebook Inc.
Yet the company's stock has more than doubled since Mayer took over in July 2012. Analysts credit the ever-increasing value of Alibaba, of which Yahoo owns roughly 24 percent.
Alibaba is expected to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange this fall in what could be the largest U.S. technology IPO. Investors value the company, which handles more e-commerce than Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc combined, at as much as $200 billion.
Now, instead of being required to sell 208 million Alibaba shares in the IPO under the terms of a deal with Alibaba, Yahoo must sell 140 million shares, the company said on Tuesday.
"Anytime you can keep more of an asset that's growing as fast as Alibaba is, that's a good thing," said JMP Securities analyst Ronald Josey.
Mayer has improved certain aspects of Yahoo, such as boosting its mobile users, said Josey. But as the Alibaba IPO approaches, investors will increasingly focus on its shaky fundamentals, he said.
Asked if Yahoo paid Alibaba to amend the share sale agreement, Yahoo Finance Chief Ken Goldman told analysts on a conference call that "there is nothing specific that we have done."
While retaining a larger slice of Alibaba might keep investors happy and take the heat off Yahoo's own business, the move is not without its risks, noted BGC analyst Colin Gillis.
If Alibaba's stock price does not fare well after its IPO, as occurred to Facebook in 2012, Yahoo may rue not selling early.
"They have a window to sell and they're choosing not to," Gillis said. "Now they're playing investor on us."
(Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)


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Saturday, November 12, 2011
The Christmas List
As a kid every August, I and my brother would love the day the Sears Christmas catalog arrived. We'd pour over the phone-book size directory of things to buy; write a lengthy list and at some point get admonished by my mom that they'd only spend $100 that year.
Those catalogs may be long gone, but the thrill of presents is still here for another generation.
But the funny thing is, if you ask my kids what they want, their list is strangely short. Until they stumble on the Target catalog in the newspaper ad piles (quickly siphoned off to the recycle bin) or (whoops) pass by the toy aisle after buying some replacement sheets. Then the dreams quickly widen with a string of "I wants" -- but are strangely forgotten by the time I get home.
I guess I'm lucky. Not once has these exposures lead to a longer Christmas wish list. I suppose that time will come, but right now I can consider myself lucky.
I'm in the strange position as a parent, as a consumer and as someone trying to lead a lighter life. I'm struggling to find ideas for my kids for Christmas for other people who ask what they want. And it feels strange, even contradictory to principle, to ask. After all, getting is not the point of Christmas.
I'd love to share with far-off family members who love to buy toys that what they really ask for is karate class or playing basketball. That they play with art supplies and balls more than Barbie. But I know the idea of experiences seems a bit difficult to wrap - though easy to ship - and there's that delay of gratification. But there's nothing wrong with that.
My daughter, who was bummed because fellow Scouts in her class went to Disney on Ice, will find her uniform under her tree - with the Disney on Ice princess show patch sewed on. Another Scout mom, who has three princess-loving daughters, initially passed on the idea, until she realized the girls could attend for the cost of a princess toy under the tree. They'll get tickets instead. My coworker, who was stumped on what to get her daughter, is doing the same.
This coworker wants instead of things to buy experiences this year for her family. While many families don't think twice about swapping gifts for a trip to Disney World, you can do this on a much smaller scale too.
Sometimes, the best gifts aren't things. They're memories. My children love their family. But what they want most of all, beyond the bows and baubles, is the gift of time. Playtime with their grandparents, their aunts, their uncles. And you can't just wrap up that with a bow.
How are you handling gift giving this year? Are you bypassing things for special memories?
This is The Green Phone Booth's submission for the December Green Moms Carnival hosted by Citizen Green on December 10th. Pop over and read how green moms cope with the holiday season.
6 comments:
- Laura said...
This year, I asked my family to help us work on the basement school/play room. So while the hubs and I are going to be painting and sewing beanbag chairs, they are shopping for crayons, paints, role play items and books. Their lists are short because I asked that they not overwhelm my home with "stuff" in the name of festivity.
- November 12, 2011 at 6:18 AM
- sustainamom said...
I suggested experience gifts to the grandparents and they worried that the kiddo wouldn't understand why the cousins are getting more toys than him. I hope it will be easier when he's old enough to make a list himself.
- November 12, 2011 at 9:13 AM
- Alison said...
I always gave 'doing things' to my neices and nephews. Took my nephew fishing on the lake, bought him and my neice a year pass to the local waterslide - well that one was a mistake...I was the only one who would take them and as I stumbled up the 90 steps for the 100th time I muttered - you lot OWE me bigtime ;)
I've given money for riding lessons. A handwritten voucher for snowgear for the following season (our christmas is summer) and so on. One year they got a backpacking trip on the coast with me. They still like dvd's tho....
- November 12, 2011 at 3:28 PM
Christmas is the one battle I've given up on. It's just too important to all the grandparents (all of whom were tremendous cheapskates/experience people when they were raising us, btw.)
I do use the Christmas list as a deferred-gratification tool all year - my son has a June birthday, so for half the year we write stuff on the birthday list if he thinks he wants it, and for half the year he writes stuff on his Christmas list. But nothing stops the inflow of stuff from far-away grandparents and relatives, not for him and not for us. We do a just-before-gift-holiday purge of the house and call it a draw.
- November 12, 2011 at 6:56 PM
- Betsy (Eco-Novice) said...
My parents like to sponsor a family membership for each of their children every year. I think it's nice b/c you can remind your kids each time they use the membership that it was a gift from their grandparents. But my parents also like to give a present that can be unwrapped for Christmas.
I think it's lovely your kids don't have a long list of wants at Christmas.
- November 12, 2011 at 7:29 PM
- Wendy said...
We visited a local "historical reinactment" museum in our area, where my daugthers learned to use a drop spindle. My ten year old has asked for a drop spindle and wool carders so that she can spin her own yarn ;). It's a gift I believe I can oblige ;).
The other gift I always give is something homemade. Usually it's pajama pants, and it's become almost en expectation. The side benefit has been that my daughters see the value of hand-made gifts, and they're more likely to make something to give than to ask to buy a gift. It's pretty cool ;).
- November 14, 2011 at 6:00 AM


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Some will not be mourning tonight, but will be celebrating.
A gala party is scheduled to commemorate the reign of Israel's incoming President, Shimon Peres.
Two rabbis from the Military Rabbinate will sound shofars, and the Knesset speaker will call out: "Long live the president of the State of Israel" and the MK and the crowd will respond: "Long live, long live, long live".
The song "Chafetz Chaim" will then be performed by a junior choir, and will be followed by a speech by outgoing acting President Dalia Itzik and a song by Israeli singer Avihu Medina.
As Israel leading failed visionary of the "New Middle East" prepares to enter the Presidential Home, the garbage trail of Oslo continues to pile up in his wake.
Palestinian Terrorist Nayef Hawatmeh -- the secretary-general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation (DFLP) of Palestine , mastermind of the Maalot massacre and others atrocities is being given the VIP welcome to Ramalla, at Israel's acceptance.
Woe onto us.
This is the embodiment of the 9 days; no self esteem, inviting terrorists into our borders, and crowning the fool who made it all possible.
Wherever I am, my blog turns towards Eretz Yisrael


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In our family, the birthday girl gets to have the birthday wreath hung on the front door in her honor. She gets to choose her birthday meal and the flavor and design of her cake. It's a day to celebrate!
But what do you do when that birthday girl isn't here to make those choices? It doesn't seem right to NOT celebrate in some fashion. However, when that birthday is forever tied to a sad anniversary just 3 months down the road, it's just hard. It's hard to know what to do. It's hard to push past the sadness to focus on the joy.
And on days like this, when the tears flow so easily, knowing that she's perfect and whole and in the best possible place she could be just doesn't make the ache in my heart go away. I miss her with every fiber of my being.
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So thankful for God's mercy and grace, and for my Emily and Grace...and Kristen. ♥
Happy 4th Heavenly Birthday, Little One.


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Left wing, right wing, wrong wing
Election Day 2013! A nation united in celebration and divided in expectation. A country connected by their right to vote but separated by ideology and practice.
In search of truth, I visited polling booths to hear the voice of the people. I learned that Israelis are easy to talk to and I learned that they don't get my humor.
In the spirit of truth and fun, but mostly fun…okay, only fun, I have profiled six Israeli voters. Not including the woman who voted for the party "I'm not telling you" and the guy I found on the steps of Nahlaot café who said he voted for Yair Lapid/Yesh Atid because it rhymed.
Ross – Made Aliyah 20 Years Ago from Crimea, Ukraine
Ross is from Crimea, Ukraine, a place he could not spell ("K-R-I-M I guess?") Clearly, English is not his first or second language. I found the 32-year-old student mounting his motor-bike outside a voting station in Rechavia. Today, he cast his ballot for the first time.
"I voted for The Zayin Party" Ross told me in his broken English (explaining that the party's actually called, Eretz Hadasha, a new left-wing party) "because they're see-through." What I think he meant is, he is looking for transparency in government. "Like video cameras in the Knesset" he offered.
Ross wasn't sure if he'd voted for a left wing, right wing or wrong wing party but was sure he voted for truth – אמת – which, oddly are the ballot letters for a party he doesn't like. "I want socialism but I'm from Russia so I know it doesn't work."
Lucky thing for Israel, he got his vote in!
Amitai, Native Israeli
Amitai was manning a Likud-Beyteinu booth flanked with large posters of Netanyahu's face, so I had no clue who he was voting for but I figured it out eventually. I asked why he didn't prefer Bennett, you know, wearing Tzitzit and all. "Bennett is also good, any party on the right" he answered with a shy smile.
"Any party on the Right? What about Shas?" I offered, referring to the controversial, Ultra-Orthodox, Sefardic party. "Shas is… it's okay" he said with a hand motion. "You could definitely vote better."
I asked him if he'd rather just dance at all parties. "I believe Jews should come together but I can only dance with parties I agree with," he answered, not understanding my reference to the old Yiddish saying, "You can't dance at both weddings."
"If Tzipi Livni was at your wedding, would you let her dance at your party?"
"Yes, of course…but in the ezrat nashim (women's side) only."
Naor, Inbar, Emanuel & Benjamin – Young Jerusalemites
This entourage of teenagers was marching down Ben Yehudah with Bayit HaYehudi paraphernalia. It was a dead giveaway. Naor approached to talk about it. "It's the best party. Its for everyone," he told me.
"But isn't it Haredi?" I asked, trying to catch them off-guard. "No, it's not even religious," said Inbar, a cheerful girl with an enthusiastic smile. "It's for Young people, if they want to buy a house or something," she chirped.
After stocking me up with everything they had to offer, Emanuel showed me one last paper. "See? This woman isn't even religious!" he said pointing at a flier. When I asked how many people in the party are not, Benjamin announced with pride, "Oh, like two!
One thing these young political activists (around 19) and I agreed on was that marketing the non-religious female candidate was great campaigning. "That's great campaigning!" "Oh yes!" Emanuel shouted out.
Yossi – Native Jerusalemite
Yossi, fresh off a vote for "Gimel," ran off when his cell phone rang before we could collect his photo. He assured me his vote was based on belief in a Torah-based Israel and not on their super good looks.
Yossi had a hard time discussing the difference in parties, but when I prodded further he concluded, "I would say Gimel (United Torah Judaism) is right-wing. The others are probably wrong wing."
I'm pretty sure his favorite party is really a Hassidic Grand Rabbi's Tish, though.
Ronit, English Speaking Israeli
Ronit, super cool and fun-loving, was sprawled out on a bench on Bezalel reading an e-book. She voted for Meretz citing their platform as the best for Israel to address the conflict and move forward. "I believe in human rights" she said.
I offered her the opportunity to create a "one-party system" but she didn't think it would work. Hmm, I don't see what her issue is. But I digress.
"Ronit, do you think the inconsistent Jerusalem weather, with snow one day and 27C (81F) a week later, is the worst problem facing our nation?"
"No, I think the conflict is worse. But I think the sudden changes in climate can help people be more open to change!"
You know, she might be talking sense!
Unnamed Voter – JFB (Jerusalemite From Birth)
"I am voting for Otzma" he began yelling at me, standing next to his yellow flag draped Teffilin Booth. "Yes, Otzma L'Yisrael. That's who!"
Assuming he was pretty religious, I tried to reason with him: "They are not the most Haredi party! They don't have big hats and long beards with payos…"
"Yes you are right, but they ARE the most Haredi party." I'll tell ya, it's surreal to be right and wrong at the same time!
So whether its right wing, left wing, wrong wing or a different wing, one thing is certain: Israelis are fun-loving, opinionated people.
The pride of those who voted was refreshing to see. Everyone came together to practice a civil right, and to some, a civic duty.
While divided in ideology and practice, they peacefully voted for the people they feel can best lead the country. Whoever comes out victorious in this carousel of Israeli politics will have quite the task ahead of her/him. May G-d grant them blessing and success.
(Photos courtesy and © of Levi Tenenbaum. firstname.lastname@example.com)


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