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At a time of heightened security concerns, disgruntled airline employees and frustrated passengers can be a combustible combination in a crowded aircraft, as travelers find themselves subject to lots of rules and little wiggle room to challenge them.
On a United Airlines flight from Zurich to Washington Dulles International Airport on Jan. 2, Bill Pollock asked a flight attendant about a sign telling passengers not to venture beyond the curtain separating economy class from the rest of the plane. Mr. Pollock, a book publisher from Burlingame, Calif., said he wanted to stretch his legs and visit his wife seated on the opposite aisle, using the passageway behind the galleys in the plane's midsection.
But when he questioned a flight attendant on the policy and began recording their conversation using his cellphone, the situation quickly escalated: the flight attendant grabbed his phone and nearby federal air marshals intervened.
"Two marshals held me up against the counter, they had my hands behind my back," Mr. Pollock said. "I wasn't violent, I didn't use four-letter words. All I did was ask this guy about the sign on the curtain and they flipped out."
The flight was met by United personnel and security agents, who, Mr. Pollock said, took his statement and then sent him on his way. But the incident left him with lingering questions about his rights — like whether there is a policy restricting economy-class passengers to their own cabin (not just their own bathrooms), whether travelers are prohibited from videotaping flight crew and what recourse passengers have if airline or security personnel overreact.
It turns out, none of these questions has a clear answer.
Les Dorr, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the agency did not have a rule limiting passenger movement on a plane, but federal regulations state, "No person may assault, threaten, intimidate or interfere with a crew member in the performance of the crew member's duties aboard an aircraft."
Rahsaan Johnson, a United spokesman, said flight attendants routinely made an announcement asking customers not to pass through the curtains separating cabins, adding that federal regulations require passengers to "comply with lighted signs, placards and crew member instructions."
Mr. Pollock conceded that he told the flight attendant he planned to ignore the sign, which other travelers had questioned in online travel forums.
On a United flight from Dulles airport to Zurich last January, David Snead said he saw a flight attendant pin a similar sign to the curtain in front of the economy cabin. To him, it appeared "handmade."
"She got in arguments with people who tried to pass through," he said. "She was not a nice flight attendant."
He added that he sympathized with airline employees who must enforce a growing number of rules. "Flight attendants have a ridiculously hard job dealing with passengers unwilling to accept every rule the airline comes up with," he said.
Rules that cause friction between flight attendants and travelers often involve electronic devices and carry-on bags. But as carriers invest more money in amenities for higher-paying customers, stricter divisions between passenger classes contribute to the tension.
Veda Shook, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said she was not aware of a policy limiting where passengers could walk, especially if a cart was blocking an aisle or a family member was seated on the other side of the plane.
"I think it's generally understood that you hang out in the cabin that you're in," she said. "But I've never really encountered a situation where someone couldn't move about the cabin to get from point A to B."
Given the potential consequences of a disruptive event, Ms. Shook said, flight attendants are trained to avoid any escalation of conflict, a "nip it in the bud" approach that may seem aggressive.
"You have to be prepared to shut anything down immediately," she said.
Airlines report to the F.A.A. incidents involving "unruly passengers" who interfere with the duties of a crew member. The agency said there were 101 such incidents in 2012, well below the 140 to 176 reports in each of the previous three years. The statistics do not include security violations, which are handled by the Transportation Security Administration.
David Castelveter, a T.S.A. spokesman, said the agency could not comment on the incident involving Mr. Pollock. But in an e-mail message, Mr. Castelveter explained: "Federal air marshals are trained to protect the safety and integrity of the aircrew, passengers and aircraft. Due to the sensitive nature of their job, T.S.A. cannot discuss specific tactics or training."
The Federal Air Marshal Service operates largely out of public view, but the secrecy surrounding its operations can put travelers in a difficult position when interacting with agents whose role is not always clear.
On a different flight, a passenger who had made several trips to the bathroom was questioned by an air marshal and detained by the police after the plane landed.
"We have reached a point where you check in your civil liberties when you check in your bag," the traveler said, speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the situation. "It's a little over the top what's going on."
Customer complaints about the airlines' service and performance have risen. The Department of Transportation received 7,524 complaints about carriers in the United States in the first nine months of 2012, compared with 5,231 in the same period in 2011. Complaints about United topped the rankings, with 3,414 filed in the first three quarters, versus 1,132 for American Airlines, No. 2 on the list.
No federal regulation restricts what passengers can photograph or videotape on a plane, but Mr. Johnson said United published in its in-flight magazine a rule against photographing or recording aircraft equipment and airline personnel.
So where does that leave Mr. Pollock?
He said a United representative told him that their investigation indicated he refused to return to his seat, refused to stop taking pictures and refused to move away from the curtain when asked — all untrue, Mr. Pollock said.
"It's just emblematic of what air travel has become," he said. "If you ask a question on a plane, you're going to be identified as a problem and you're going to get whatever response they choose to take — and there's no recourse."
That feeling of "no recourse" has been heightened in the digital era, as customers are directed to Web sites to submit complaints and find it difficult to get more than a form response.
Jeremy Cooperstock, an engineering professor in Montreal, created the Web site Untied.com to help passengers in that bind. Besides collecting complaints about United — the site received 4,500 last year — Mr. Cooperstock lists contact information for United customer service managers and advises passengers, and airline employees, on their legal options.
United is suing him, seeking an injunction against disclosure of its managers' contact information.
"Passengers are increasingly dissatisfied with the service and treatment they receive," he said. "I feel the need to alert the public to their rights and help employees who have been victimized by their management."


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Hunting down deals and finding the best stuff to buy used to be a lot of work. But these days, mobile technology can easily help shoppers find what they are looking for at a great price. ShopSmart, the shopping magazine from the publisher of Consumer Reports, recently identified must-have, free apps that can help shoppers score some of the best deals.
�The Web is filled with tons of deals, and finding the best bargain can take time,� said Lisa Lee Freeman, editor-in-chief of ShopSmart. �These apps can save shoppers time and money, possibly scoring them even better deals than they may find on their own.�
Here are some of the free apps from ShopSmart�s list of must-haves:
�Amazon mobile is a great tool for shopping on a smartphone. Users can buy almost anything, anywhere with this app. Quick barcode scanning and picture search make it easy for users to find what they�re looking for (or to check prices against those in-store) and checkout is a breeze, especially with the one-click option. Amazon mobile is available for Android, Apple and BlackBerry phones.
�CardStar is best for organizing loyalty cards. Shoppers can get rid of all those bulky cards and grimy key chain tags � CardStar puts all of this info neatly into one app. To save, users show their phone to the cashier in stores, and local deals may pop up on the app (if it�s open) while they are there. CardStar is available for Android, Apple and BlackBerry phones.
�Coupon Sherpa helps users grab hundreds of coupons for dozens of stores. Users have a good chance of finding a deal on this app for the store they�re heading to, and cashiers can scan directly from a phone. Grocery coupons, available for several chains, can be applied directly to loyalty cards, so the savings automatically comes off the bill. Coupon Sherpa is available for Android and Apple phones.
�eBay is best for comparing prices. ShopSmart found that eBay offers some of the best deals around, so this app is worth downloading. Users can keep an eye on their auctions or scan a barcode to see whether an item they�re looking at in a store is cheaper from an eBay seller. eBay works on Android, Apple, BlackBerry and Windows phones.
�GasBuddy is best for finding cheap gas. This app, from the developers of the popular website, can save users big money at the gas pump. It uses the power of crowdsourcing � that is, it taps its users � to post current gas prices at stations near you. When you report a price, you�re entered in a drawing for a $250 gas card. GasBuddy works on Android, Apple, BlackBerry and Windows phones.
�PayPal Mobile is best for easy banking. Use this handy app to manage your account, send money to merchants, and request money from friends. Need to deposit a check? Just take a photo of it with your phone. The new �Local� tab shows you nearby merchants that take PayPal. PayPal Mobile works on Android, Apple and BlackBerry phones.
�RedLaser is an eBay-owned barcode-scanner app that locates great deals. Users can scan items and find the best price locally and online, or buy stuff and arrange for pickup at participating retailers. It also searches using images and voice commands to give product details, reviews and nutrition info. RedLaser can help users take advantage of price-matching policies at stores like Target and Wal-Mart. It is available for Android, Apple and Windows phones.
�Shopkick automates rewards. Users can earn points (called kicks) just for entering participating stores. The kicks can be redeemed for a reward such as a free drink at Starbucks or a Coach bag. Users can link credit or debit cards to earn even more kicks. Nationwide partners include ExxonMobil, Macy�s and Target. Shopkick is available for Android and Apple phones.

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While European Union bureaucrats took the liberty of publishing the trademark views of the 2012 Mercedes SLK, just a month after Mercedes gave us a glimpse, a Jalopnik reader caught the real deal enjoying the Bay Area views.
The filings offer a blurry but complete view of the new roadster, including with its retractable hard top stowed. The final deal will likely not arrive until the Geneva show in March. (H/T to davedigerati!) [Carscoop]


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I'm trying to comiple Guake top-down terminal (guake.org) in Mac OS X. I've met a bunch of dependency issues while ./configure phase, but now I'm completely stuck with the following dependency issue:
checking for the python-vte package... no
configure: error: cannot import Python module "vte".
Please check if you have python-vte installed. The error was:
No module named vte
I've installed python, pygtk and vte via Homebrew but can't find anything related to python-vte, pip doesn't give me any suitable candidates. I've spent a lot of time while have been googling how to resolve this dependency and didn't find any references of python VTE bindings sources but saw many prebuilt packages for other OSes (http://packages.debian.org/ru/sid/python-vte).
Did anybody meet this issue before or just knows how to resolve it? Thanks.
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Launched in 1998 as one of the very first online stores, we now feature 350+ top fashion designers, 50,000+ online products and 2 million monthly unique visitors.
Thanks to our partnership with over 200 official boutiques we offer our customers the broadest selection ever seen online.
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Unveiled last year, the USB Killer is a device that pushes electronics to their limits and beyond.
Since its release, the device has been bought by thousands of customers: police, industry, companies and individuals, and became a viral hit, being featured in Tom's Hardware, ZDNet, Slashdot, Hackaday, ABC, Wired, Mashable, on radio and TV:
Koreanmall is a Korea-based online retailer specializing in Korean products. From skincare essentials to popular Kpop albums, you can find everything on our website! We regularly run exciting promotions and giveaways and offer worldwide shipping. Although we are a young company, we are very ambitious. We have already built a loyal customer base:
Cruiser Customizing, Inc. has been an industry leader since its inception in 2001. Complete with a unique and personalized website, featuring one of the largest selections of motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel. We add new merchandise daily and we are committed to providing the best customer service and prices in the power sports industry.
Cruiser Customizing, Inc. is your power sports headquarters specializing in motorcycle parts & accessories for Harley-Davidson, Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Victory, Can-am and now Indian motorcycles:
FORZIERI is the All-Italian Luxury Dream Store featuring the latest collections from over 200 ultra-exclusive brands, from the globally renowned designers to gem-like local artisans. Specializing in one-of-a-kind Jewelry, Handbags, Leather Goods, Shoes, Men's Accessories, Home Dècor and more, FORZIERI epitomizes the magic of Italian style in a magical virtual luxury loft. Forzieri's core business and strength is on emerging Italian designers, many of whom are exclusive to our store. Our products succeed with those affluent audiences looking for unique styles that can't be found anywhere else. All products are sourced directly from the designers in Italy, where they're all made, and we offer them at local Italian prices. Due to the exclusive relationships we have with our designers we are able to offer products 2-3 months in advance before they appear in stores, whilst many US sites feature older collections:
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Smithers Of Stamford have spent many hours sourcing items from all over the world that deserve the Smithers stamp of approval, but still showcase a large collection from here in the UK. We strive for furniture and homewares that feature an original and curious twist on the contemporary.
Our passion is reflected in each and every piece across our eclectic range. That same passion and drive is also carried through to our customer service, which is painstakingly personal and the Smithers Brand. We offer 30 day cooling period in our website terms, so if the customer decides the product is not for them, they sent it back for full refund to us. "No quibble No Problem"
From the offset, we have featured in many magazines and newspapers (GQ, Country Home and Interiors, 25 Beautiful Homes 4 page special, Top Gear, The gadget show, and since August 2015 Smithers has also been working with the BBC1 TV programme Money for Nothing that specialises in recycling unwanted furniture items and giving them a new lease of life with a stylish funky edge. We have now embarked on Money For Nothing season 2 this april and may 2016 that has prime time broadcasting that offers us a prominent role and great exposure for Smithers.
Our terms of sale for customers: Gifts and Small decor products - We offer 30 days no quibble on all items, so if the customer changes their mind, we will arrange for good to be collected at our cost. Refunds are made in 7 working days! All large furniture orders are sent with white glove service, furniture is checked over with the customer and the white glove courier team, if the customer is not happy couriers will take products back to Smithers. But this never happens as we pride ourselves in high quality designs and service. All our products are under warranty for 12 months for defects so customers can buy with ease! Any problems with orders we are always on the end of the phone and easy to reach:
GetResponse is a simple yet powerful email marketing software that includes simple drag-and-drop creation of autoresponders, signup forms, emails, and landing pages. Over 350,000 businesses choose GetResponse for 99% email deliverability, higher response rates and more results:
Ericdress specializes in custom designed fashion clothing for women, men, and kids. We offer more than 25,000 fashion items in a wide variety of styles, including wedding apparel, special occasion dresses, fashion & clothing, shoes, and accessories for global shoppers. New products are update daily. Ongoing promotions up to 85% off with shipping worldwide.
Dresslink is one of the leading online stores boasting fashion cheap clothes, shoes, handbags and accessories online. Based in China, Dresslink focus on the latest trend in affordable price. We feature thousands of the newest product lines, providing maximum choices and convenience to our discerning clients. We have built our overseas warehouse and our online sales continue to increase, and we continue to expand our retail and wholesale base:
HomeAway, Inc. is the world's leading marketplace for vacation rentals, with > 1 million paid listings of vacation rental homes in 190 countries. HomeAway offers an extensive selection of vacation homes that provide travelers with memorable experiences and benefits, including more room to relax and added privacy, for less than the cost of traditional hotel accommodations:
Manchester City Store is the official online store for Manchester City Football Club merchandise, catering to UK, USA, European, Australian & African territories. The store is available in English and Chinese.
Featuring the very latest Manchester City products direct from the club. We have everything you need for the ultimate Manchester City fan!
The CityStore offers an extensive range of Official Manchester City clothing, including Nike football kits, training kits, personalised products, fashion ranges, equipment, homeware, souvenirs, gifts and more…all in one place:
About Suntransfers: Suntransfers is the low-cost leading transfer company, providing a wide choice of services and destinations operated from more than 500 airports and travel gateways worldwide. We offer a wide range of vehicle types such as taxis, minibuses, minivans and coaches and different vehicle categories such as our great value standard service, plus premium and VIP options. Our multilingual customer support team is on hand to offer global sales support and travel assistance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for all aspects of our service. Suntransfers is trusted by millions of customers and rated Nº1 on Reviewcentre:
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The McLaren Store is the Official Online Store for McLaren Merchandise, serving thousands of customers worldwide and available in multiple languages, including Spanish, English and Japanese. With an extensive range of official products, from elegant fashion ranges to replica team wear collections, and legendary scale models to original gift ideas. The McLaren Store is the ultimate destination for all motorsports, Formula 1 & McLaren fans. We strive to offer the very latest and most exclusive items, including Signature collection, Links of London collection and inspired by driver collections, so that our customers have all that they need to support their team and fuel their passion:
GamersGate is the world's largest online store for PC and Mac games, (4500+ games). It is online digital digital distribution platform creating easily accessible gaming experiences for gamers worldwide - anytime, anywhere. Viewed as a strong contender in the digital download arena, GamersGate continues to redefine the download industry and future strategies including the launch of several accompanying services and comprehensive tools, in addition to an aggressively growing product portfolio from a wide range of internationally recognized publishers:


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With so much innovation happening in the technology industry, green tech etcetera, it is no wonder that we are seeing more and more new innovative products to build homes with.
What about Metal Foam? Sounds crazy right? Well its not, it has "a much higher strength-to-density ratio than any metal foam that has ever been reported. What can this be used for? Well currently applications are going to be used for earthquake damage protection, but designers are all ready scheme up new ways to use the material.
How about having your next house printed!?!? In 24 hours! Behrokh Khoshnevis' device was originally designed to be a rapid prototyping machine, essentially a 3-D printer, but he has realized its true calling is in building construction. This technology isn't anything new, but the use of this cement like substance and its ability to scale to a house size is. I have seen 3-D printers at work and while impressive(I saw one that could print in titanium), they are slow. This method here is much faster and can support more applications for residential or disaster relief.
Obsorbo, its glass meets sponge. But a very selective one, this glass will swell to 8 times its size while capturing volatile compounds a.k.a. chemicals and pollutants. Once the glass is full, you can actually harvest the harmful parts and reuse it over and over again. Originally designed for water contamination clean up, it has an interest implication in green homes or greenhouses where you grow your organic foods.
Concrete is used for many reasons, its cost, its strength, it ability to repel fire or water etc. etc. But what would happen if you were able to use it in new ways, such as accent walls or in lighting? This material is technically concrete, but is mixed with optical fibers to allow light to pass through, while retaining strength.


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You don't have to be a Celine, a Whitney, a Prince, or even a Jon Bon Jovi. The only requirement for this night is to have a kick-ass time and SING your heart out. Party starts at 10pm and stays live till 2am. Kick off your weekend early with this shindig!
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PORTSMOUTH — Market Square is the new Times Square for New Year's Eve.
Well, sort of.
Cancel your trip to the Big Apple to forgo long lines and pushy people shoving on the sidewalks. Drive over to Portsmouth instead for a family fun, alcohol-free night offering a wide array of events for, if you purchase your ticket early enough, just $20.
"It is a great night for people to get out around town," said Barbara Massar, executive director for Pro Portsmouth, the nonprofit that organizes the event. "First Night offers families an alternative and that is why it was started in the first place."
First Night began in Boston in 1976. Many surrounding towns adopted the idea thereafter.
"Ten years later, Portsmouth picked it up and at this point and time, we are just two remaining towns in the whole state that do it," Massar said.
Heading into its 27th year, First Night will begin at 4 p.m. on Dec. 31 and end shortly after midnight. Visitors wearing the First Night Button, that they can purchase online, have all-access passes to every venue and each event involved with the evening's festivities.
The button is your gateway to the ice sculptures, fireworks, street dancers, art activities, face painting, magic shows, storytelling, local singers, songwriters and bands, puppet shows and plays and, sorry, I'm out of breath, but the list goes on and on.
"Anyone who has this button is entitled to special deals with different restaurants, hotels and merchants," Massar said, adding that the Show Us Our Button program, which began last year, helps bring people back to Portsmouth after the holidays. Bowl-O-Rama, Dos Amigos, Harbor's Edge at The Sheraton Portsmouth and Sise Inn have discounted deals for button holders.
The button, available at proportsmouth.org, can also be purchased in local outlets, including the Flower Kiosk on Market Street, Hannaford's on Islington Street and the Seacoast branches of People's United Bank. There are special online discounted deals if you are purchasing more than one button, but they end on Christmas Day. One adult button until Dec. 26, is $15, from Dec. 27 to Dec. 30, $20, and on the day of the event they can be purchased for $25. Child buttons are just $2.
The buttons can be picked up in Market Square on the day of the event, Massar said.
"Although the actual performances don't start until four in the afternoon, the town starts to take on a different vibe around noon," Massar said. "The town really starts to bustle."
She said it can be a lot of fun to bring the kids early in the afternoon to see the ice sculpture be constructed in front of North Church, a building she also mentioned that opens their doors on First Night, giving some people the opportunity to go inside for the first time.
"People have the opportunity at night to go in and out of historic buildings," Massar said. "Many of our faith communities open their doors to us that night which is really nice. This is a chance to get in North Church, maybe for the first time, and see it. It is just magnificent."
It may also be the first time celebrating the New Year without a glass of bubbly.
"Anywhere we are that night is a non-alcoholic venue," Massar said. "That is not because we are prohibitionists or anything, but it is to give families and people wearing our button that night the assurance that when you go into that building, we are not going to be serving alcohol.
Massar hopes people do support other local businesses by eating at their restaurants or having a beverage, but did note that the First Night button does not give wearers access to the entire city, just the venues involved with Pro Portsmouth's event.
"On top of everything else, we offer a wide variety of music. Some old friends. Some new friends," she said. "It really is about the music."
The event is very walkable, but for those who wish, there is also a shuttle that runs between venues that is free for button participants.
Massar is expecting to sell 3,000 to 4,000 buttons this year, but said close to 15,000 people come into town that night.
"What we provide is an opportunity to come into a great town on New Year's Eve, enjoy lots of great music, take in things like the ice sculpture, the outdoor street dance, the fireworks and just have an amazing way of closing out a year and creating a new one," she said.
Outdoors ...
Street Dance: 5pm-Midnight
Pleasant Street at Market Square, hosted by WSCA — Portsmouth Community Radio.
Make your New Year's resolution on a star; stop by Pleasant Street and visit with the NH Astronomical Society for a bit of First Night® stargazing.
Fireworks Display at 7:30 p.m. South Mill Pond
Countdown to Midnight in the Square at the Street Dance!
Ice Sculpture: Work commences at about 1 p.m.
North Church @ Market Square
Indoors ...
The "New" Connie Bean @ The Portsmouth Middle School (155 Parrott Avenue)
Ongoing activities, 4-9pm
The PHS Band will operate this year's nonprofit food concession! All proceeds benefit the band's annual fundraising efforts.
Caricatures by Bob Nilson
Fabulous First Night Face Painting
The performances ...
4:15-5:00, 5:15-6 p.m. — Abracadabra! Magic with Phil Smith
6:15-7 p.m. — Storytelling with Peter Sheridan
8-10:30 p.m. — Battle of the Bands!
Middle Street Baptist Hall
Summer in the Street heads indoors! These two groups have been a part of our Summer music series.
Both feature outstanding local singer songwriters ...
5-5:45, 6:15-7 pm. — Acheson Gown
The group is the fine blend of singer songwriter Elissa Margolin and guitarist Tom Acheson Brown. Together they create an acoustic tonic for the soul.
8:15-9, 9:30-10:15 p.m. — Old Saw. A blend of Blues, Jazz & Americana, Old Saw is the offspring of Nickie and Charlie Farr. What started as a solo project for Actress/Singer/Songwriter Nickie Fuller Farr in about 2004, turned into a band when her husband, drummer/guitarist Charlie Farr joined in! With dynamic vocals, gypsy-blues-guitar, and a percussive edge, Old Saw is sure to draw you into the story.
The North Church
4:15-4:45, 5:45-6:15 p.m. — Lindsay Bezich for puppets galore!
5-5:30, 6:30-7 p.m. — Sammie Haynes; fFun, interactive children's music.
8:15-9, 9:30-10:15, 10:45-11:30 p.m. — T.J. Wheeler and Company. Blues, more blues, a bit of R & B and jazz ... and always a great time!
Seacoast Repertory Theatre
5-5:45, 6:15-7 p.m. — Michael Miclon
With everything from wacky characterizations and sight gags to, in fact, juggling and plenty of costumes, props and audience participation — Miclon's performances provide "laugh till you cry" fun for the all ages.
8-8:45, 9:15-10, 10:30-11:15 p.m. — Roderick Russell — Almost Psychic!
Be amazed ... if Sherlock Holmes had a stage show, this would be it. Interactive and delightfully weird AND special feature: sword swallowing.
South Church
5-9 p.m. — Warm Up with a Chili Dinner! Chili dinner and cook-off; proceeds fund mission work in Appalachia.
5-5:45, 6:15-7 p.m. — Rock My Soul
Can we get an "amen"? Great gospel music and more.
8-8:30, 9:45-10:15 p.m. — Salt River for fine folk music.
8:45-9:30, 10:30-11:15 p.m. — Wooden Eye, featuring a skillful blend of country, folk gospel, blues, jug band and other roots music.
Temple Israel
8:15-9, 9:30-10:15, 10:45-11:30 p.m. -- Randy Armstrong Trio with Jose Duque & Volker Nahrmann; World Fusion Jazz on 25 instruments from around the Globe.
United Methodist Church Hall
8:15-9, 9:30-10:15, 10:45-11:30 p.m. -- All Together Now.
"We all live in a yellow submarine ..." our favorite Beatles group!
West End Studio Theatre
5-5:30, 6-6:30 p.m. -- Pontine Theatre
"A Child's Christmas in Wales"
8:00 — 8:45, 9:00 — 9:45 p.m. — New Hampshire Theatre Project
"The Play's the Thing!" New Hampshire Theatre Project artists Genevieve Aichele, CJ Lewis, Peter Motson and Kathleen Somssich invite you to join them in an evening of theater games, comedy improv and fun! It's the new year — take a chance and try something completely different! (Recommended for ages 10 to adult).
All streets downtown are open to vehicular traffic and parking, except for:
-- Pleasant Street from State Street to Market Square. Parking will be prohibited from 4 p.m. to midnight.
-- Church Street (next to the North Church)
-- Parrot Avenue (from Richards to Junkins- no entry from Rogers). Parking on this entire avenue will be closed from noon until 9 p.m.
The parking garage on Hanover Street will offer flat rate parking of $3 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the day of the event. This amount will be collected upon entry into the garage.
A free bus service provided by Student Transportation of America will run between each performance venue. The service will begin in Market Square.
*Please note the "No Parking" signs as posted — vehicles parking in posted areas will be towed at the owner's expense.
In addition to the fine fare offered at our local restaurants and pubs, First Nighters can look forward to hot beverages, soups and baked goods at a number of our performance venues.
Each year, Pro Portsmouth invites a nonprofit to sell food for fundraising purposes at the Connie Bean. This year, our nonprofit partner is the Portsmouth High School band.
Back by popular demand, our friends at South Church will feature a Chili Cook Off and Bake Sale.
Come fight poverty by eating delicious chili and treats. From 5 p.m. 9 p.m. at South Church at 292 State Street, stop by for some delicious food without even breaking your First Night stride. A diverse assortment of chilies and baked goods, warm cider, cornbread, brownies and more will be available. All proceeds will go to support an upcoming service trip headed down to Appalachia to serve people in the second poorest county in the United States.


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From Sports Information Director, October 2, 2010 | Football
by Dan Lukes, firstname.lastname@example.com, (920) 403-4077
MONMOUTH, Ill. - St. Norbert College forced seven turnovers en route to its third consecutive blowout win with a 48-2 Midwest Conference victory over Monmouth College at April Zorn Memorial Stadium.
The Green Knights (3-2, 3-1 MWC) have outscored their opponents 174-28 in their last three games following an 0-2 start. Monmouth, the two-time defending MWC champion, likely saw its title hopes fade at 2-3, 2-2.
St. Norbert led 13-0 at halftime before a 28-point third quarter deluge broke the game open. The Green Knights scored three defensive touchdowns in the third quarter, and had three scores overall within a 1-minute span late in the period.
Austin Arts' 22-yard interception return with 11 minutes 14 seconds left in the third quarter gave St. Norbert a 20-0 advantage. Rob Berger hit a wide-open Adam Gruett on a 26-yard touchdown pass with 1:34 left in the period. Josh Holzhaeuser had a 28-yard interception return at the 1:16 mark and Justin Baker a 41-yard interception return with 34 seconds left to balloon the lead to 41-0.
The three defensive touchdowns were short of a school record, one shy of the four St. Norbert recorded in a 48-28 win over Carroll University on Oct. 15, 2005 at Minahan Stadium.
St. Norbert dominated time of possession, holding the ball for 39:19, including 21:03 in the second half. The Green Knights ran 54 times to just 20 passes, and outgained the Scots 460-176. Monmouth had 50 net rushing yards, and four of its eight first downs in the game came on its first two possessions.
John Weninger, who had touchdown runs of 1 and 2 yards, had an outstanding all-purpose afternoon. Weninger rushed 31 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught six passes for 104 yards.
Berger completed 16 of 20 passes for 231 yards and two touchdown with one interception. Berger has boosted his season completion percentage to 63.5 percent (66-for-104) with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions.
Monmouth was led by Matt Shepherd's six receptions for 61 yards. Quarterbacks Brik Wedekind and Matt Borzillo combined for five interceptions, the first time in seven years a St. Norbert opponent has been intercepted that many times. Wedekind was 7-for-12 for 49 yards and two interceptions, while Borzillo was 6-for-11 for 77 yards with three interceptions.


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Economy seats are 17 inches wide and have an average pitch of 31 inches. Passengers have 2 options for all main meals. Special meals are available but must be requested at least 24 hours prior to departure. Passengers can order a wide range of alcohol and non alcoholic beverages. Seats are fitted with individual entertainment units providing on-demand movies and TV shows.
Business Class seats have an average width of 20 inches and can have a pitch of anywhere between 32 and 78 inches. Upon boarding, passengers are offered champagne and orange juice as well as a hot towel. On shorter flights, a cold meal or continental breakfast is generally served. On longer flights, passengers have 2 hot breakfast options, and 3 options for lunch and dinner. Special requirement meals are available but must be ordered at least 24 hours prior to departure. A wide range of premium alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available. Each seat is equipped with its own entertainment unit featuring movies, TV programs, audio books, music and games.
First Class is only available on selected aircraft. First class seats have a width of 22 inches and a pitch of 90 inches, and recline to lie completed flat. With a 1-2-1 configuration, all seats have direct access to the isle. Passengers are greeted with a welcome drink and hot or cold towel. All passengers are provided with a Bulgari amenity kit, slippers, pajamas, and a headset. Meals are available at any time, and include a choice of seven entrees and four main courses. Dessert is also served. The entertainment system has a 23-inch flat screen monitor and offers more than 200 hours of viewing time, as well as music, games and audio books.
Business Class passengers also have access to separate check-in counters and the exclusive CIP Lounge. First Class passengers have access to private check-in, a private lounge, and fast-tracked service.
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Foot Locker Campaign 'Approved' By NBA Stars Bosh, Melo, Harden, Westbrook, Love
By Barry Janoff
August 16, 2012: Athletic retailer Foot Locker is launching a national multi-media campaign and is bringing a group of NBA stars along for the ride.
Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, James Harden, Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook are among the players who will be featured in the effort. It is the first campaign under the new "Approved" umbrella marketing push from lead agency BBDO.
All the players except for Bosh recently won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in London as members of the USA Men's Basketball Team. Bosh, a member of the NBA champion Miami Heat, missed the Games due to injuries.
New York-based Foot Locker said the campaign would encompass TV, print, in-store and online, including social media destinations at which customers and fans would be able to interact with the NBA players. The Approved campaign will emphasize Foot Locker's "commitment to providing customers with the premium footwear and apparel they can trust."
"If it's at Foot Locker, it's Approved," according to Stacy Cunningham, Foot Locker evp-marketing, "At Foot Locker we know that our customer wants the best in style and performance so that they stand out with confidence, and that's exactly what we are providing them. As an authority and source for top men's athletic footwear and apparel, we pride ourselves on delivering the hottest sneakers and apparel with quality to match."
The campaign is anchored by three humorous TV spots. In "Tear Away," Westbrook accidentally squirts mustard on the new Foot Locker T-shirt and sweats being worn by his Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Harden. "My bad," says Westbrook. "With gear this fresh, I always have more than one," replies Harden, who tears off the stained garments to reveal a similar set of Foot Locker items.
For Westbrook, the challenge is on. He squirts Harden a second time, on purpose. Harden responds by again tearing off the stained T-shirt to reveal yet another Foot Locker item. A third squirt by Westbrook yields the same results from Harden.
Frustrated, Westbook squirts mustard on his teammate's full beard, which has become Harden's trademark. Harden seems irritated, but gets the last laugh when he pulls off the stained beard to reveal another beneath it.
In "The Melo's," Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks is playing a video game with a friend. "Nice kicks, man," Carmelo's friend says regarding Anthony's new Foot Locker basketball shoes. "Thanks," replies Carmelo. "I even hired some extra 'Melos' so I could wear all of my new Foot Locker gear at the same time."
Carmelo's friend is perplexed until he turns around to see four guys who look somewhat like Anthony, all wearing T-shirts, sweats, shorts and kicks from Foot Locker. Carmelo introduces them: "Melo 2. Melo 3. Melo 4. Melo 5." To show he's serious, Anthony eats a handful of chips and the other Melo's do likewise in synchronized unison.
In "Yacht," Chris Bosh is sitting by a huge pool when Westbrook floats by in an inflatable canoe. "What's with the canoe?" Bosh asks. "I just got this new stuff from Foot Locker and I'm obviously not going to get it wet," explains Westbrook.
Just then, Harden and Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves sail across the pool in an inflatable 40-foot yacht. When questioned by Bosh they, too, say they refuse to get their new Approved Foot Locker gear wet. "How long did it take to blow that up?" asks Bosh. "About six years," replies Love as they sail off.
(See all the spots here.)
"To me, the Approved campaign means that the style and pieces are stamped, they're validated, they're solidified by Foot Locker," Carmelo Anthony said in a statement. "It's that stamp of approval that you can only get at Foot Locker."
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System EX SED 365 pedals aren't the least bit glamorous but stripped and reloaded with lashings of lovely marine grease; make serviceable pedals for everyday town hacks. Bargain basement homage to Campagnolo's classic rattraps, their aggressively serrated cages are drilled for toe-clips and straps but conveniently entertain anything from sandals to steel toes. Urban terrorists and furious fixers will rejoice in the knowledge their low profiles are particularly sympathetic to aggressive cornering. However, tourists and retro cross riders should dig deeper and in favour of sealed bearings.
£15 doesn't go far these days and while the polished alloy bodies and loose bearings lack finesse, annual replacement and plenty of marine grease should keep them dependable for a few seasons. Turning the axles, bearings felt alarmingly arthritic but common to others at this end of the market, will bed in after the first hundred or so miles. Curiously the axles aren't Cro-moly but Boron, an extremely hard and comparatively lightweight steel alloy used widely within the car industry.
This should withstand phenomenal abuse without failure-perfect for the rough and tumble of utility riding and urban commuting. Storming up the climbs, turning an eighty-one inch fixed couldn't induce any disconcerting squeaks, creaks or flex. Similarly, full pelt descending with increasingly aggressive angles of lean failed to ground a dust cap or clip a cage at the crucial moment.
Talking of cages, these are razor sharp and so every bit the proverbial double-edged sword-just the ticket for flicking up and powering away at the traffic light grand prix but excruciating on contact with the shins. Much to my surprise, the polished alloy hasn't tarnished despite regularly mingling with the salt monster but for all their cheer, examining the internals after three weeks indicates poor weather defences so stripping and thoroughly greasing the innards is fundamental to their longevity.
Good for the asking price but require regular overhaul
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road.cc test report
Make and model: System EX 365 Touring pedals
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
•Barrel polished aluminum body & cage
•Ball bearings
•Boron steel axle
•350g pair
More of a commuter/everyday pedal than one I'd choose for touring.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? For my hack
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes, in the above context
About the tester
Age: 37 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
Citing Richard Ballantine and an Au pair as his earliest cycling influences, he is presently writing a cycling book with particular focus upon women, families and disabled audiences (Having been a registered care manager and coached children at Herne Hill Velodrome in earlier careers)


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Assess a Class
In this section, you will explore an activity to better understand how to assess different centers throughout the classroom
This activity describes four literacy-related centers in a first-grade classroom. The descriptions include the purpose of the center, materials available, and a specific student activity.
The interactive activity Assess a Class, allows you to match a number of useful assessments with the literacy activities practiced in different centers.A non-interactive version of this activity is also available as a PDF document (PDF).
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THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS—A UN war crimes tribunal on Thursday acquitted Kosovo's former prime minister for the second time of murdering and torturing Serbs and their supporters in Kosovo's war for independence, setting the stage for his return to political life in the deeply divided nation.
The verdict was issued in the UN court's first ever retrial, which was ordered after appeals judges branded the 2008 acquittals of former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and KLA fighters Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj a "miscarriage of justice" because of widespread intimidation of prosecution witnesses.
Brahimaj was convicted of torture at the first trial and was not retried, but he has served his sentence and will be released with the others.
The acquittals herald a political renaissance for Haradinaj, seen by the West before his 2005 indictment as a unifying force in Kosovo, but could complicate talks between Pristina and Belgrade on Kosovo's future.
"With the consent of the people, he will soon be resuming his rightful position as the political leader of the country," his lawyer Ben Emmerson told reporters at the court.
Emmerson said Haradinaj told him he wants to lead a government representing all ethnic groups in Kosovo. "It is time, he says, for reconciliation."
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said the ruling vindicated the ethnic-Albanian guerrilla force that fought Serbia in 1998-99.
"Our struggle for independence was just and sacred," Thaci said in a statement.
Applause rang around the courtroom's public gallery when Presiding Judge Bakone Moloto delivered the vedicts.
In Kosovo's capital, Pristina, supporters set off fireworks and honked car horns. Others danced and clapped as they watched the verdicts on a giant screen.
The three men were to be released and returned to Kosovo later Thursday.
"Finally, after eight long years and two lengthy trials, this tribunal has done justice to Ramush Haradinaj, to his co-accused and to the people of Kosovo," Emmerson said.
Moloto said Serbs and their suspected supporters were beaten at a KLA compound in Kosovo and at least one of them died of his injuries. However, he said that there was no evidence Haradinaj was involved in the attacks.
In fact, Moloto said, Haradinaj reprimanded one KLA fighter for abusing a Kosovo Albanian man, telling the fighter: "No such thing should happen anymore because this is damaging our cause."
Haradinaj quit as Kosovo's prime minister in 2005 after just 100 days in office when his indictment was announced by the tribunal, but he remains popular at home.
In Kosovo, large posters welcoming him back were hung well before the decision was announced in The Hague.
For Haradinaj's Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, which has been in decline since his trial, the return could herald a new era.
"We do hope that he will take a lot of opportunities and a lot of management in the state because we see that Kosovo has huge challenges ahead and therefore he has a role to play," said Besnik Tahiri, an official in Haradinaj's AAK party. "Hopefully he will continue where he was when he left (as PM) in 2005."
Serbian officials and media had been anticipating for days that Haradinaj would be acquitted less than two weeks after two Croatian generals were cleared of charges of killing and deporting Serbs in a 1995 military blitz, a judgment that sparked rage in Belgrade, where many see the tribunal as anti-Serb.
Serbia's President Tomislav Nikolic said that the verdicts "fuel separatism, deal a blow to efforts at establishing peace in the region, annul efforts so far in normalizing ties between Belgrade and Pristina and fuel Euro-skepticism among the Serbian people."
Serbia's war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic described Thursday's acquittals as "unjust" and the result of "unprofessional" protection of witnesses.
"But, we should keep our heads cool and continue co-operation in the region," Vukcevic told the AP. "That's the only way the war crimes can be processed and justice done for the victims."
Serbia's Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said that, despite the verdicts, Serbia will not pull out of the talks with Pristina.
"Continuation of dialogue and the process of integration in the European Union are in Serbia's interest," he said.


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Monday, June 23, 2008
Well, that was one hell of a week, wouldn't you say?
The losing streak.
The J.P. Meltdown.
The Dunn response.
The Prince Fielder inside-the-parker.
The extension of Aaron Hill's cranium injury time off.
Gibby fired. Cito (and the cast of Cocoon) hired.
No really, Cito's back.
Halladay takes a line drive off the mellon (and in true Doc fashion, still gets the out.)
Marcum goes on the DL, and goes to visit Dr. James Andrews...but no need to worry!
Adam Lind gets called up, having damaged AAA pitching as much as anyone could.
Oh, and the Blue Jays win a game.
Truly, a momentous week.
So, what now?
The odd thing about the next few weeks is that everyone is going to take their particular grievance or worry, and project it onto the team's performance. If the Jays score a few runs (as they finally did in yesterday's 8-5 win over the Bucs), then it will clearly be the repudiation of the strategy of patience preached by Gary Dembo. Or it will be Cito's guidance and his strategy of being more aggressive at the plate. Or Cito gave them all a good pep talk and then they came out and played with heart because Cito made them care.
Or, if they continue to get their asses handed to them, then the Jays will be a failure because of J.P. Ricciardi, and he should clearly be the next to go.
(These are the things that we've already heard, and we're sure that there's more from where that come from.)
Anyways, our point is that you can believe whatever you want to over the next few weeks. We're going to sit back and let all of the madness soak in a bit. When you try to impose meaning on events before you've even had time to process them or put them in their proper context, you end up just using them to confirm your own particular prejudices.
Then again, if it weren't for snap judgments and unsound reasoning, we doubt we'd have anything to blog about.
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- the ack said...
Last week was monumentally momentous, and thus deserves the coining of a new word. Let's roll with "monumomentous".
So, I was thinking, if the Jays horseshitting (another new word I coined....get it? horse shit....hitting....horseshitting....get it??) was the reason for the awfulness of the season, why not just sacrifice Denbo instead of Gibby and half the staff?
- June 23, 2008 at 10:32 AM
- eyebleaf said...
of all the craziness that happened last week, and much of it truly was crazy, the one that stands out and makes you say "what the fuck!?" is not Cito's return, but rather "The Prince Fielder inside-the-parker." That shit shouldn't even be possible.
- June 23, 2008 at 10:41 AM
- eyebleaf said...
as for Denbo not being the only one to get the sack, I think fire-age of the entire coaching staff (save a few cats) showed urgency. showed that the record of this club is unacceptable. it also showed some accountability. heads had to roll. not just denbo's head.
- June 23, 2008 at 10:43 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Incidentally...We read Blair's column today where he mentions that there were "fines" from Denbo for pulling the ball.
Really? Because if that shit's true, the Denbo should have been hung from his nutsack from the catwalks in the SkyDome's roof.
What a monumomentously stupid idea.
- June 23, 2008 at 11:10 AM


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lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper.
This little printer comes out in 2012 and I'm hoping to pick one up so I can keep updated with Tim Mar's neighbors below.


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In programming users usually don't see or care about what's going on on the inside all that much. All those boring code optimizations may make things easier for the developers and slowly improve the emulator, but hard-to-quantify changes are not exactly exciting. This month was full of those, with several hundred changes yet very little the general user would find interesting. Nevertheless, in the sea of code improvement, there are some real treasures: big performance improvements, some ancient bugs squashed, regression fixes, and some exciting new features to boot.
Notable Changes¶
4.0-2010 - Fix AMD Performance Regressions with Coherent Mapping Off by Sonicadvance1¶
This one is a little bit awkward. Last month, a fix was merged to address a 30% performance regression on certain older NVIDIA GPUs due to coherent mapping being enabled needlessly. Turning it off caused no performance hit on newer NVIDIA video cards and sped up the older ones considerably. This seemed like a win-win situation, and everyone shook hands over a job well done.
Unfortunately, no one bothered to test AMD GPUs, because there is really no logical reason why Coherent Mapping would make them go faster, right? It turns out that disabling coherent mapping caused a 30% performance regression to AMD video cards now. Not wanting to add GPU specific code, Sonicadvance1 and degasus took some time to try to figure out a solution to make all video cards happy.
In the end, they determined that AMD's Pinned Memory extension for buffer streaming did not suffer the slowdown, and was even faster than Buffer Storage for AMD graphics cards. This simple change results in up to an 8% speed increase on AMD graphics cards compared to before the performance regression! Because NVIDIA cards do not even have the pinned memory extension, there is no plausible way this could make them slower again.
4.0-2194 - Fix Static in Audio by phire¶
While the DTK Audio Rewrite fixed quite a few issues, it also brought out a rather annoying one. After the merge, users began noticing very subtle crackling that seemed to affect every game, especially in high frequency sounds. The rewrite made it so that multiple mixers could be enabled, rather than just one before.
It turns out a missed static variable caused resampling issues between the DSP mixer and DVD mixer, resulting in the static that was plaguing games. A quick cleanup fixed the issue and restores crisp audio without losing the benefits of the rewrite.
Fixed issue 7463
4.0-2227 - Emulate Memory Card Write speeds by TotalNerd¶
Memory Cards are often taken for granted in emulators. Saving just works, and the cards rarely fill up. Even if they do, you don't need to go and buy a new one, you can just make a new file. Unfortunately, in Dolphin, there was one known game that crashed when attempting to save. That game was none other than The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker! However, it only affects Japanese version of the title. Despite the issue living in a prominent game, it went unfixed for over four years with no solution in sight.
Enter newcomer TotalNerd, who had been maintaining his own repository for some time. One of the odd features that he had implemented in his repository was a cosmetic change to force memory cards into taking longer when saving. Through a bit of serendipity, it was discovered that the Wind Waker soft-lock no longer happened in his fork!
That would be all the motivation TotalNerd needed to make a more accurate implementation of memory card writing and reading. His cosmetic change turned into a huge leap in GameCube Memory Card write accuracy that fixes saving inaccuracies in several games!
Fun fact: A lot of these write issues in games can be reproduced on console by using a Max Drive (and Pro) memory card. The speed of this third party memory card is so fast, that sometimes games will outright hang because they saved faster than the developers expected possible. Will Dolphin someday emulate the ability to use a brokenly fast memory card? Probably. If you're interested some performance numbers on various memory cards, we compiled a list here. The test will have some overhead, and is not guaranteed to be accurate to reflect actual data written to the memory card, just the transfer rate.
Fixed issue 2284
4.0-2286 - D3D Exclusive Fullscreen by Armada651¶
Some enhancements to the emulator aren't quite so clear as others. For instance, anti-aliasing immediately removes jagged lines and will clearly show up in screenshots. However the advantages of Exclusive Fullscreen are much more subtle; it yields absolutely no difference when comparing screenshots, but this is very much an enhancement along those lines. It brings several benefits that will make playing games much more enjoyable.
- Decreased input latency: By having much more direct control over output, users will get visual feedback faster than before. In fighting games like Super Smash Bros. Melee and racing games like F-Zero GX, the difference is immediately noticeable.
- Less GPU Overhead: Being able to simply display the frame on the monitor is more efficient, and will result in a small performance increase when limited by GPU power.
- Smoother Visuals: Everyone hates when a game is running full speed but it still doesn't look quite so smooth. Exclusive fullscreen allows for Dolphin to bypass the window manager, meaning that frames are much less likely to be dropped when running full speed. Do note that this places full control of vertical sync (vsync) onto Dolphin, allowing for vsync to work better when enabled.
For an example of how Dolphin looks smoother, we can take a look at the seminal classic, Mega Man X; as featured in Mega Man X Collection. The SNES game generates a transparent invulnerability effect by turning the sprite off and on every other frame, unless every frame is rendered perfectly the effect is lost. You can see the difference in the animation below, which has been slowed down to better display the issue.
Without Exclusive Fullscreen, Dolphin can easily drop frames even at full speed.
When every frame is rendered, games look more like their natural selves.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – During the past three weeks, Jake Laux, Marcel Sanchez, and John Wenzel each earned a spot on the New England Football Conference (NEFC) Honor Roll. Laux was selected twice while Sanchez received his second nod of the season. Wenzel earned his first recognition from the league.
Laux started the streak for the Engineers courtesy of a game-high 14 tackles against Western New England College on Oct. 16. The following week, Sanchez amassed a game-high 106 yards on 34 carries and a touchdown versus Salve Regina University. Wenzel and Laux represented MIT on the Honor Roll earlier this week with their outstanding performances at Nichols College. Wenzel recorded the best passing performance for the Cardinal and Gray this season with 246 yards by completing 19-of-28 attempts and tacked on a touchdown. On the other side of the ball, Laux led all players with 20 tackles, just falling four shy of breaking the Institute record.
MIT will wrap up its season on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Boyd Division foe Endicott College. Kickoff is slated for 5:00 p.m. and live stats can be viewed by clicking here.


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Many celebrities have personal shoppers who assist them in making the right choices at the store. Of course, most of us don't have that luxury, but that doesn't mean that you have to go it alone. Just consider this guide your own personal shopper.
As you peruse the aisles of your local health food store, you may find yourself surrounded by an astounding array of choices. You see labels such as raw, vegan, gluten free, sprouted, and organic. How do you choose what's right for you? Even something as basic as a multivitamin can be enough to make your head swim: Is a liquid, capsule, powder, or tablet best? What about food-cultured, added probiotics, extra vitamin D?
With so many decisions to make, you might feel overwhelmed. But this guide can make navigating the aisles a little easier by helping you decipher the labels, find what you need, and avoid anything you don't want—no matter your age or special requirements. Let's go shopping!
Today's food, grown in depleted soils, contains significantly lower levels of nutrients than in earlier generations, while our air is more polluted and stress levels are higher. All these factors challenge our bodies, so taking supplements to augment a healthy diet sets the stage for better health.
Supplement Essentials
Multivitamin and Mineral: Look for a broad-spectrum product that includes the "5 Vitamins Your Skin Must Have" (see sidebar at right) as well as a variety of minerals and antioxidants.
Take: One serving daily plus extra vitamin D to get 1,000–4,000 IU daily, and extra magnesium to maintain a 1:1 ratio with calcium.
Fish Oil: Necessary to maintain the integrity of cell membranes and a healthy heart, the omega-3 fats found in fish oil also help keep skin hydrated and glowing. A shortage contributes to fine lines and wrinkles, as well as both dry and oily skin—because oil can be overproduced to compensate for lack of moisture.
Take: 1,000 mg daily of a molecularly distilled, pharmaceutical grade fish oil, or 2,000–3,000 mg to combat heart disease or wrinkles and other signs of aging.
Flax Seed Oil: A plant-based alternative to fish oil, flax oil can be added to food or taken as a supplement.
Take: 1–2 Tbs. daily.
Green Food Supplements: Sun exposure and numerous environmental pollutants can generate free radicals, harmful molecules that damage our cells both inside and out, thereby accelerating the aging process and increasing our risk for disease. Green drinks fight free radicals and help to quell inflammation through a combination of concentrated, food-based antioxidants and other nutrients from algae—such as spirulina and chlorella—grasses, and fruit and vegetable extracts.
Take: One serving first thing in the morning.
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Stages of Life
As we grow older, natural changes predispose us to common age-related conditions that can become noticeable in one's 30s or later, depending on genes and lifestyle. Here are some important supplements that help to counteract different aspects of age-related changes:
Digestion becomes less efficient: To improve absorption of nutrients, take a supplement with a combination of digestive enzymes, and take probiotics, friendly bacteria that also help to keep the immune system balanced. Take: Follow label directions for probiotics and enzymes.
Energy production slows down: CoQ10 is an essential nutrient used in energy production in every cell, especially the heart, but its levels naturally start declining in our mid-30s. Take: 100 mg daily of a fat soluble CoQ10 product to maintain health, and up to 300 mg if you're at risk for heart disease.
The heart works harder: Rising blood pressure and deposits in arteries put a heavier load on the heart. CoQ10 is vital for healthy heart function. In addition, Aged Garlic Extract, a special form of organically grown
garlic, helps lower blood pressure, reverse plaque build-up in arteries, improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and improve circulation. Take: 1,200 mg daily of Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract.
Imbalanced blood sugar leads to diabetes: The essential supplements work together to support healthy blood sugar. In addition, the trace mineral chromium and an ancient Ayurvedic herb, gymnema sylvestre, help counteract diabetes. Other antidiabetic herbs include bitter melon and salacia, found in some formulas designed to balance blood sugar. Take: 200 mcg daily of chromium (found in some multivitamins); follow label directions for gymnema sylvestre and blood-sugar balancing formulas.
Inflammation levels rise: The key beneficial ingredient found in red wine—resveratrol—helps reduce chronic inflammation. It also slows the aging process in additional ways, as a potent antioxidant and by improving the body's ability to convert carbohydrates into energy, which helps balance blood sugar and prevent weight gain and diabetes.Take: 250–500 mg daily of resveratrol.
Joints start to creak: Injury or repetitive stress from sports, or accidents earlier in life, can accelerate joint problems. Fish oil and vitamin D contribute to joint health, and specific, targeted nutrients provide relief in different ways. Nutrients can take a few weeks to produce noticeable relief. Joint remedies include:
|Resveratrol helps to balance blood sugar and prevent weight gain and diabetes.
Sleep becomes less restful: Melatonin helps restore natural sleep rhythms. Tryptophan, an amino acid, is an effective remedy for mild to moderate insomnia. And magnesium is essential for a calm nervous system and relaxed muscles that enable restful sleep. Try either tryptophan or melatonin; magnesium can be combined with either one.
There are many approaches to healthy eating, but controlling age-accelerating, chronic inflammation and avoiding toxins are common goals. Your local health food store is a resource that can help you achieve both objectives.
Food Essentials
Fresh fruits and vegetables; legumes; whole grains; nuts and seeds; and healthy fats such as extra virgin olive oil and other unrefined plant oils form the basis of a healthy, anti-inflammatory diet. And for the majority of Americans who eat animal foods, fish and lean sources of animal protein are other key components. In contrast, it's well known that refined starches, added sugars, trans fats ("partially hydrogenated" oils), and excessive saturated fats all contribute to chronic inflammation.
Unfortunately, two other inflammatory factors are often overlooked: chemical food additives and common allergens such as corn, soy, gluten, dairy, and wheat. Health food stores make it easy to steer clear of toxins and offending food ingredients by offering a variety of organic, vegan, and even raw foods to fit different styles of healthy eating.
Navigation Guide
To help you find what's best for you and your family, here are some key terms used on store signage and product labels:
Organic: The USDA regulates the use of this term. On fresh foods, "organic" means grown or raised following organic rules, in a way that promotes ecological balance, without synthetic fertilizers, toxic pesticides, sewage sludge, irradiation, or genetic engineering. Animals raised organically may not be given hormones or antibiotics to promote growth, and may eat only organic feed, without any animal by-products.
On packaged foods with multiple ingredients, "organic" can be used in several ways:
Conventional soda is the most popular source of overabundant, added sugars. Healthier, refreshing alternatives include sparkling drinks flavored with fruit or stevia, many varieties of cold or hot herbal teas, and coconut water, an exceptionally hydrating drink that is rich in heart-healthy potassium.
GMO-Free: Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are foods doctored with foreign genes, usually to make them more resistant to pests or herbicides. GMO-free foods do not contain foreign genes but are not automatically organic. For more on GMOs, see p. 36.
Excluded Ingredients: Look for these to avoid any specific ingredients you cannot easily digest: gluten-free, wheat-free, lactose-free, dairy-free, or foods that specifically state they contain no soy, corn, peanuts, or tree nuts.
Grass-Fed: Animals that are grass-fed eat mostly or exclusively grass throughout their lives but are not necessarily raised organically, unless they are also labeled "organic."
Natural: The exact meaning of this term varies, depending on the food it describes. Look for more specific information on the label or ask store staff.
Vegan: Contains no animal products.
Raw: Prepared without use of high heat—usually no more than 117–118ºF—to preserve enzymes and nutrients.
"The biggest beauty secret is consistently following a regimen, every morning and evening," says Stacy Cox, owner of Pampered People in Los Angeles and a go-to beauty expert for women of all ages, from Hollywood celebrities to soccer moms. Buy the highest quality skin care products you can afford and use them diligently, says Cox, and do this:
Beauty Essentials
Choose products without toxins (see "Ingredients to Avoid," below right) and follow a routine.
Daily (morning and before bed):
Individual Needs:
Top 3 Therapeutic Ingredients
Peptides: You could think of peptides as a special form of protein designed to be absorbed by the skin. Technically, they are strings of two or more amino acids (which make up all protein). Like the protein we eat, peptides provide building blocks for tissue regeneration, and they help bind moisture in the skin. But they also play another critical role of signaling facial muscles to relax—much like Botox, but in a non-invasive, non-toxic way. Choose products with a variety of peptides, as each one works somewhat differently.
Hyaluronic Acid: Occurring naturally in our bodies, hyaluronic acid hydrates skin, irrigates wrinkles, and works with collagen and elastin to support skin structure. It's a natural plumper-upper.
Antioxidants: These fight age-related and environmental damage. Top ones include CoQ10, green tea extract, alpha lipoic acid, and vitamins C and E. DMAE is an antioxidant that also tones, firms, and tightens skin, helping to prevent sagging.
Ingredients to Avoid
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I spent a little time refactoring your code so I could make better sense of it. I still don't know exactly how the columns map to your text description. That being said, it looks like original suggestion, while often helpful, might not work in your case, if you will be re-using %Pos_overlap for something else.
If that's the case, you might indeed be better served with a more complex data structure (which could indeed mean two hashes (trees, actually), or sub-trees of the current hash). It will essentially be a memory/performance tradeoff; storing multiple representations takes more memory, but can reduce operations to ~O(1) that would otherwise be O(n).
It's looking like memory is probably not a concern, as you already read and store the complete contents both files in memory, in addition to the hash. If you convert your @var = (<FILE>) loops to while (<FILE>) { ... } loops, you can save a good deal of memory right now, for free.
The usual way to accomplish something like this is to write your own hashing function. In Perl, this is roughly equivalent to passing your preliminary key through some sort of filter subroutine before you access it. You probably have done something like $names{lc($name)}++ without even thinking about it.
This has a small cost (depending on how complex your function is), but if your potential wildcard expansion is more than a handful of elements (or even countably infinite...), it's a huge win.
By the way, your code was a bit hard to follow with the 200+ character lines, and would have made more sense if you would have labeled the column names like so:my ($foo, $bar, $baz, $qux) = split /\t/;
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PRWeb: CO2 Monitoring Capability Makes a Giant Step Forward for Oil Industry
SR2020 3DProVSP reservoir monitoring images the physical and chemical effects of EOR-CO2 injection on the reservoir--tracking the spread of CO2 inside and potentially outside the reservoir, as well as the redistribution of oil and gas over time. SR2020's high resolution methods and data accuracy can help accelerate and increase recovery, provide insight into well and injectant placement, and reduce the cost of infrastructure and improve financial performance.
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3D VSP Illuminates CO2 Plume Migration
Quote startThis capability is a significant technical and financial step for the multitude of oil producers.
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Bakersfield, California (PRWEB) January 30, 2013
CO2 injection into oil reservoirs has been used extensively in the oil field and is recognized as a leading Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) technique. At the forefront of this effort is SR02020's PRO 3D VSP advanced seismic monitoring capability. SR2020 provides high definition seismic images and data that enable oil producers to better predict and detect the migration pathways of CO2 through rock that rests thousands of feet below the earth's surface. Interestingly, this capability has recently given the oil industry and EOR efforts a giant step forward as a promising means of CO2 sequestration.
EOR projects inject expensive fluids and gases into the subsurface to move hydrocarbons to producing wells. These fluids move based on the pattern of injectors, producers and variations in the geology. Common problems for EOR are breaches in sealing shale beds, undetected faults that are barriers or vertical conduits to fluid movement, stratigraphic channeling and pinch outs that can redirect fluids, anisotropic permeability, and discontinuities in the reservoir that reduce the effectiveness of the project. Over time, the injection program will redistribute hydrocarbons and formation pressures, changing the fluid dynamics and altering fluid flow. Areas may be left unaffected by the injected fluids while other areas may be completely processed by the injected fluids earlier than predicted.
In the case of CO2 sequestration, gas is injected into the subsurface, but in this case into deep saline reservoirs for permanent disposal. Facilities can be expensive and collection and distribution systems extensive. The gas may channel into and through high permeability portions of the reservoir. If this highly mobile gas finds faults or other boundaries which are either barriers or conduits to flow undesirable movement may result.
Direct and periodic monitoring of the subsurface will document the movement of fluids and gases and provide valuable insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of CO2 injections, but traditional efforts are often less than satisfactory.
Oil and gas reservoirs consist of porous rocks covered by a non-porous cap rock, in a location that traps, concentrates, and prevents further loss of hydrocarbons. Several thousand oil and gas fields are many decades old, and seemingly near the end of their economically productive lives. Using standard petroleum extraction methods, most oil fields recover only approximately 20-40% of the original oil in the reservoir. The EOR technique of CO2 flood into a reservoir is a process which has the potential to increase an oil field's recovery rate up to 60% and almost doubling the oil field's life, extending it by decades.
When CO2 is injected for EOR it reaches and interacts with oil that cannot be produced using standard petroleum extraction methods. The CO2 causes the oil to "inflate" or swell and become less viscous, making it more fluid - both in property and flow. The swelling of the oil by the CO2 enables it to push the oil to the production wells, increasing production.
SR2020's PRO 3D VSP offers a direct and specific method to establish an effective and well-placed CO2-EO. The PRO 3D VSP captures a high definition "picture" of both the pre-CO2 flood formation dynamics, while monitoring the impact, saturation, flow, and interaction of reservoir fluids during and after a CO2 flood. This enables any necessary modification of the CO2 injection placement or setup.
It is important to have a strong, HD analysis and picture of the pre-injection reservoir- a baseline from which to compare post-injection changes in fluid properties, potential leaks, and seismic activity. Historical knowledge of the production, well bores, and geological data of a reservoir are all important pieces of information to determine a plan for EOR via a CO2 flood and establish the baseline. Production data sampling, surface seismic monitoring, are viable standard tools. However, PRO 3D VSP and related borehole imaging technologies (e.g. cross-well tomography, 2DWAWVSP, CVSP) are well established and relatively inexpensive methods of directly monitoring injected fluids into the subsurface. These high resolution methods can help accelerate and increase recovery, provide insight into well and injectant placement, and reduce the cost of infrastructure.
Overall Benefits of SR2020's PRO 3D VSP Monitoring:
Direct, High Definition monitoring of injected fluids over time
Maximizing the value of injected fluids by targeting unprocessed zones
Recognizing breaches in sealing shales and presence of permeable faults
Accelerate and maximize oil recovery
Reduce the cost of infrastructure and improve overall financial performance
SR2020, Inc., established in 1998 and headquartered in Brea, California, is an independent services and technology company dedicated to answering difficult reservoir management questions through the application of advanced borehole seismic methods. They have offices in Houston, and Dubai.
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Working with Templates in Office 2011 for Mac
Templates are documents, workbooks, or presentations that are used in Office 2011 for Mac as starting points to build new files upon. When you save a file as a template, it becomes available in the templates gallery of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. A classic example of a template is a business letterhead that contains both formatting and content ready to be filled in. Each application has built-in templates that you see when you choose File→New from Template. It's easy to make your own templates, too.
To make a template, you start with something customized, ready to use as the basis of new files. All you have to do is to use Save As and change the Format pop-up menu to [Application Name] Template. The shortcut changes to My Templates, which is where you should save your template. Just give it a name, click Save, and you're all done! Your saved template will appear in the template gallery of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint as appropriate.
Choosing File→New from Template opens the current application's template gallery. Your saved templates will appear in the gallery under My Templates. When you open a template from the gallery, a new document identical to the saved template will open and it will have a generic name, such as Document 1, Workbook 3, or Presentation 2.
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These gorgeous pictures of football referee Claudia Romani will steal your heart
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Imitation time: Somehow, Novak Djokovic's imitations just haven't gotten old. The new world no. 1 obviously has a creative side and loves to be goofy, and we appreciate the new medium used for his latest acting gig: playing Maria Sharapova. Nole is well versed in his Maria-dom, but here he takes on Sharapova's ad for HEAD's YouTek Instinct racquet and sort of nails it. More to come for the Open? We wouldn't be surprised.
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An apparent gas explosion at a Maine condominium complex Tuesday killed one man, while leveling his condo in a blast that could be felt across town.
The body of Peter Corey, 66, was found in the rubble of his Yarmouth condo following the 6:20 a.m. explosion, said state police spokesman Steve McCausland. Some of the nearby condos were left uninhabitable, and three residents from the complex suffered minor injuries, officials said.
The state Fire Marshal's Office and Maine Fuel Board are investigating, but McCausland said the cause apparently involved propane. The only source of fuel to the buildings was propane for heating and hot water, he said.
The explosion was similar to a Feb. 12 explosion of a home in Bath from a leak in a propane line; a woman inside the two-unit apartment building was killed and the building was leveled. The Fuel Board, which regulates propane and natural gas, also was investigating that explosion.
The Yarmouth condo complex is made up of groupings of modern, upscale attached homes. The explosion disintegrated one of the homes, turning wallboard into powder and leaving a large debris field around the house and other bits and pieces scattered around the neighborhood.
Residents more than a mile away reported feeling the impact. John Vincent said he heard the blast and felt the earth shake in his house a few hundred yards away.
"I initially thought something had hit my house, or a small plane had crashed into the woods," he said.
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