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Kelly Clarkson: Orange You Glad I'm Back?
Kelly Clarkson rocks out during a live performance at the Orange County Fair on Thurdsay (July 23) in Costa Mesa, Calif.
The 27-year-old American Idol Season 1 winner wore a David Bowie t-shirt and sung her heart out during some fist-pumping, power pop ballads for the enthusiastic crowd at the Pacific Amphitheatre. Kelly has come back with a vengeance after being out of the spotlight for about two years.
As reported earlier, Kelly will be joining Miley Cyrus, Adele and Leona Lewis for the upcoming VH1 Divas Live event in September.
FYI: Kelly is a repeat outfit offender!
15+ pictures inside of Kelly Clarkson rocking out at the Orange County Fair…


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abc,If I understood your question correctly, I take it that you are referring to the resting of the dough on the bench in preparation for dressing and baking the pizza. It's hard to generalize on the matter of bubbling in the crust since there can be many causes beyond whether the dough was or was not subjected to a period of rest before using. As I noted recently on another thread, the main causes for bubbling are the following: 1) Underfermentation or overfermentation of the dough (with underfermentation being the more common); 2) Using dough that is too cold at the time of shaping; 3) Using too little or too much yeast (with too much being more common): 4) Using incorrect or insufficient docking; and 5) Using an oven temperature that is too high, or some other oven-related problem. Of course, any combination of these will also produce the tendency to bubbling. Peter
ABCDo you mean air pockets as in open hole cell structure of the crumb or bubbles that occur in the crust that occur during baking? It seems that Peter was talking about bubbling.If you are talking about the cell structure of the crumb, the open hole structure is achieved with a higher hydration--at least 60%. Some formulas achieve that same structure with a bit less moisture (58%) but they generally contain a preferment of some kind. If you are looking to utilize high hydration, it will be important to use a flour that has high extensibility and gassing properties. You will also have to use high baking temperatures to get the oven spring necessary for those results.
ABCThe autolyse method, as I have adapted to pizza making is really about achieving proper hydration of the flour and creating a dough that will mix out quicker and with much less agitation. These techniques I learned from bread baking, but when applied to pizza, different results are desired. When I teach this method to proffesional pizza makers, I use Tom's definition for the process: Biochemical Gluten Development or BGD as it applies to pizza. The initial BGD rest occurs at the start of the mixing process and since it tends to keep the dough temperature down. I highly recommend trying to keep the dough temperatures as cool as possible for doughs that are to go under long slow fermentation. Minimizing the mixing also helps to promote the open hole cell structure as well. If you are using miniscule amounts of yeast, I would skip the bench rest, unless you plan on using the dough within 24-36 hours--or sooner.
giotto,I suppose that all of this is for the good. I know from posters on the forum and from personal messages I receive that the Lehmann dough formulation is being used all around the world, including a commercial operation in China. As users pass on the formulation to their children and grandchildren, maybe the Lehmann formulation will be viewed someday just as those of the masters that Evelyne talked about. With the pervasiveness of the Internet in our lives and the way it multiplies everything exponentially, there is perhaps no reason why that can't happen.Petera commerical operation? like a chain store?

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Software Buyers Not Liable For Trade Secrets In Compiled Source Code
from the good-ruling dept
The quick background is that another company -- Circuit Semantics Inc., (CSI) -- has apparently used trade secrets from Silvaco in creating its software. Silvaco won its lawsuit against Circuit Semantics, barring further sale of its code. Silvaco then sued buyers of CSI's code, including Intel, claiming that they, via CSI, had also violated Silvaco's trade secrets. The ruling against Silvaco is well argued and smashes Silvaco's argument -- noting the difference between the source code, which contained the trade secrets, and the compiled software, which Intel obtained. The judge points out how silly Silvaco's arguments are repeatedly, calling one of the main arguments "a smokescreen, a red herring, a straw man," and later saying of Silvaco's argument: "strained is too small a word to describe Silvaco's argument." You can read the full decision here:
Although this case was decided largely on the pleadings, it has somehow generated an appendix over 8000 pages in length. Seldom have so many trees died for so little. We see three causes for this wretched excess....It then goes on to detail three different bad choices made by the lawyers which made the filings so ridiculously large. Basically, the lawyers seemed to throw in all sorts of things that weren't necessary, and which the judges could have easily been pointed to that information to retrieve on their own.


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Sept. 19, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT bounced back from two close losses in its doubles matches to dominate singles play and post a 6-3 victory over visiting Mount Holyoke College on Saturday. With the win, the Engineers improve to 2-1 overall and in NEWMAC action.
The No. 1 doubles team of Serena Lin and Mariah Hoover fell to Ang Horner and Aleks Mihailovic, 9-7. Joanna MacKay and Elaine lost, 9-8, in a tiebreaker to Anna Boatwright and Ashley Fallon. Jusleen Karve and Jill Konowich recorded the lone doubles victory for the Engineers, defeating Meaghan Sloane and Cait McCarrie, 8-1.
Lin lost a tough three-set match, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, that took two and a half hours to complete in the No. 1 spot. Ni posted a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Mihailovic while Hoover won, 6-1, 6-2. At the No. 4 position, Yi Wang defeated Boatwright, 6-3, 6-0, as Konowich emerged with a 6-3, 6-1 win. MacKay closed out singles play by blanking McCarrie, 6-0, 6-0.
The Engineers overpowered the Lyons in exhibition play, winning all three matches. Lisa Shank and Wang teamed up for an 8-1 win over Leah Ferrarone and Sabrina Youn. Karve defeated Youn, 6-1, 6-0, while Karina Pikhart posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Ferrarone.
Mount Holyoke College vs. MIT
Final Team Score: MIT 6, Mount Holyoke 3
1. Ang Horner/Aleks Mihailovic (MHC) def. Serena Lin/Mariah Hoover (MIT), 9-7
2. Anna Boatwright/Ashley Fallon (MHC) def. Joanna MacKay/Elaine Ni (MIT), 9-8
3. Jusleen Karve/Jill Konowich (MIT) def. Meaghan Sloane/Cait McCarrie (MHC), 8-1
4. Lisa Shank/Yi Wang (MIT) def. Leah Ferrarone/Sabrina Youn (MHC), 8-1
1. Ang Horner (MHC) def. Serena Lin (MIT), 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Elaine Ni (MIT) def. Aleks Mihailovic (MHC), 6-1, 6-4
3. Mariah Hoover (MIT) def. Ashley Fallon (MHC), 6-1, 6-2
4. Yi Wang (MIT) def. Anna Boatwright (MHC), 6-3, 6-0
5. Jill Konowich (MIT) def. Meaghan Sloane (MHC), 6-3, 6-1
6. Joanna MacKay (MIT) def. Cait McCarrie (MHC), 6-0, 6-0
7. Jusleen Karve (MIT) def. Sabrina Youn (MHC), 6-1, 6-0
8. Karina Pikhart (MIT) def. Leah Ferrarone (MHC), 6-1, 6-2


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DailyDirt: Smarter Than The Average
Bear Cat... Bird?
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
- Cats are pretty smart pets, and they may understand more than you think -- like cause and effect. Okay, that ability isn't exactly surprising, but cats might also understand a bit of physics, too -- but it probably won't help them when they're trapped in a box with a radioactive source connected to trigger a release of poison.
- How long does a fish's memory really last? Finding Dory makes a joke out of fish having short term memory loss, but some researchers have measured some fish with memory spans that can last 3 months.
- Bird brains are surprisingly packed with more neurons per pound than mammals (including primates). This might explain how some birds can make tools, pass the mirror test, understand cause and effect, and even be said to be as smart as a 5-year-old human child.


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L'Occitane has has beautifully refreshing L'Occitane Frisson Verbena collection released this summer, which I've been enjoying since taking these pictures a week ago. Actually, some of these have been true saviors in this humid August heat.
Among all the aromatic herbs that grow along the paths of Provence, there is one whose lemony freshness revives the body and mind. Its name is Verbena. When baskets are piled high with freshly harvested green verbena leaves, its distinctive fragrance fills the air around the markets of Provence. Discover our collection which includes fragrances as well as body and hair care.
I tested the Frisson de Verveine Eau de Toilette ($55), Hand Cream ($12), Fresh Shower Gel ($20), and the Cooling Ice Gel for Legs and Feet ($22).
The Frisson Verbena Eau de Toilette ($55/3.4 oz.) is a very light, soft, yet vibrant lemon and herb scent. The notes include lemon, bergamot, verbena and cucumber. It's both sophisticated and light, it elevates my mood and reminds me of an afternoon in the beautiful French countryside. It's more green than lemon, in a lovely way. The heavy glass bottle is a pleasure to use (or to gift).
This is a light refreshing spray format, appropriate for putting into the refrigerator overnight for a cooling blast when needed. I found this soft scent lasted a good five or six hours on me.
The Frisson Verbena Eau de Toilette comes packaged in a giftable box that is appropriate for either gender.
The Frisson Verbena Hand Cream ($12/ 1 oz.) is a light, gel-textured moisturizer that's heaven to use for a summer manicure/pedicure. It's mixed with spring water for a light, but very effective, feel. It's fabulous to put on mid-afternoon, the scent is subtle and very refreshing.
The Frisson Verbena Fresh Shower Gel ($20/ 8.4 oz) is, in keeping with the rest of the aesthetic of this line, softly scented. The feel is similar to other L'Occitane shower gels, it gives only slight foam and feels excellent on the skin. The scent does not linger long after use, so you can apply any of your other scents without interference.
Like the other products in this line, it is appropriate for either gender. The bottle is a squeeze type which allows the product to flow out easily if held upside down. The size is a generous 8.4 ounces.
If you are in the mood for a lovely treat, I highly recommend the Frisson Verbena Ice Gel for Legs and Feet ($22/2.5 oz.). This cooling gel applies with a metal application and feels amazing.
The ice gel uses the same scent as the other products in the collection, although its a slight bit more intense in this formula (compared to the hand cream and shower gel). The applicator:
This product uses a combination of cypress essential oil and althea officials. It leaves arms, legs and feet with fresh, cooling moisture. Essentially, it makes your skin look better, has an beautiful fresh scent, and cools you down. Win, win, win. It would be nice if this item were made permanent.
This collection is well worth a look. The Eau de Toilette and the Ice Gel were my favorites. Here are some online offers from L'Occitane if you prefer to have anything delivered.
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This post contains affiliate links (for more information, see About Cafe Makeup). These items were sent by L'Occitane without charge for consideration for review.


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By now you're up to speed with the new features, functions and products that comprise the OpenStack-based Rackspace Cloud and the latest version of Cloud Servers powered by OpenStack. It's been months of hard work, and we've now reached that point where we can say we're at Cloud 2.0.
By re-OPENing the cloud with OpenStack, Rackspace is changing the way cloud computing is consumed. And behind the scenes, we've dramatically altered the course of how the cloud is built. To accommodate this shift, Rackspace itself had to change from a company that integrates technology to a company that builds technology. And we had to re-write the cloud from the ground-up and we took that opportunity to re-invent the way we build services.
Throughout the development process and to build the next generation cloud we relied heavily on three key components: Open Source, Cloud on Cloud and Continuous Delivery. These three ideas have enabled us to make the shift and actualize our vision of Cloud 2.0. Here, I'll break down how we did it.
Open Source: It has been said that there are two great battles in business today: the battle for customers and the battle for talent. In 2010, we realized that Rackspace couldn't meet the talent challenges merely by ramping up recruiting and hiring. We knew we had to engage a much bigger community to build the world's greatest cloud. The obvious way to do that was to commit our entire company to an open source model.
That decision drove our involvement with OpenStack and has become a fundamental operating model for almost everything we do in our engineering teams. We regularly open source Rackspace projects; actively contribute to and drive existing projects like OpenStack; and use open source across our entire business. This change in direction has made us part of a community where we can collaborate with seemingly countless contributors, creating a virtually bottomless pool of talent and resources to help beef up our cloud. While we have given up some of the control around the direction of our technology, the benefits of a richer pool of ideas have far outweighed any downside.
Cloud On Cloud: We're not just focused on providing cloud services. We're using them too. We're running our cloud infrastructure with the same technology that powers the services we're selling to our customers. We're eating our own dog food. We actually use OpenStack to run the control systems for our public cloud.
If we need more API nodes or additional scheduling capacity, we spin up more instances in our infrastructure cloud, which we call iNova. When upgrading nodes, we spin up new instances with the updated software and roll those into the load balancer. If things work as expected, the old instances are deleted. If there are issues, rollback is as simple as putting the old instances back in rotation. This blue/green deployment approach is a well known pattern. But, doing it in the cloud means we don't have to have two sets of physical hardware standing around for the task. iNova is now being adopted across our cloud engineering teams for development, testing and production uses.
Moving our operations from physical hardware to cloud hasn't been without challenges. We've had to rethink how we run some mission critical systems. We've realized that some environments aren't well suited for the cloud. But, figuring these things out helps us get smarter about the cloud. We're making the cloud better and driving for better hybrid solutions. Ultimately, that reaches the customer. And our insight into our own products enables us to offer Fanatical Support and deliver value that expands beyond just the technology.
Continuous Delivery: While developing our OpenStack-based cloud, we created a Continuous Delivery/Continuous Integration model through which every change to the code goes through automated tests. This Continuous Delivery pipeline lets us make a lot of changes quickly and gives us the ability to rapidly and confidently deploy new features.
The goal was to deploy new code into production daily. That means at any given time we have a version of Nova – the compute aspect of OpenStack – that is deployable and ready for a production environment. Implementing this approach within an open source project with a large community of contributors is at times very challenging. We've had to up our game in terms of automated packaging, deployment and testing. We're working with the community to push more tests and provide more visibility earlier in the development pipeline. We've had to narrow our focus to a well defined configuration of the OpenStack components we depend upon.
While the challenges have been significant, the benefits are many. We are finding issues faster by focusing on incremental changes. We can take advantage of the latest innovations within OpenStack very soon after they become available. We are constantly incorporating fixes and performance enhancements. And, we are able to decouple our deployment and release processes in a way that provides more operational flexibility.
I like to think of our release process as bit like flying an airplane. A plane doesn't set off on one course and look up a few hours later to see if it is in the right spot – only to make a big correction at the end in the event that wind or weather conditions changed. Instead, the plane sets a course, and the pilot (on increasingly the software!) constantly adjusts that course based on the realities of the environment. This results in shortened travel time and guaranteed arrival at the desired destination. With OpenStack and our Continuous Delivery approach, we're constantly checking that we're on the right path. We do this with every single code check-in. Much like with the plane, taking this approach improves the predictability and decreases the time to the destination. It makes us faster, more reliable and, most importantly, more agile.
With the launch of Rackspace's next generation Cloud Servers powered by OpenStack, Rackspace has leveraged an open source model, put OpenStack to use and has created a Continuous Delivery model in which it's constantly updated. Tying these three components together produced a highly usable, very reliable cloud that is being upgraded with the latest features and capabilities as early and as quickly as possible. It also makes us experts on exactly what our customers are using, giving us the ability to support them that much better.


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MIAMI, March 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (Nasdaq:SBSA) (the "Company") announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results after the close of market on Monday, March 31, 2014.
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the teleconference, please dial 412-317-6789 ten minutes prior to the start time.
If you cannot listen to the teleconference at its scheduled time, there will be a replay available through Tuesday, April 15, 2014 which can be accessed by dialing 877-344-7529 (U.S) or 412-317-0088 (Int'l), passcode: 10043028.
There will also be a live webcast of the teleconference, located on the investor portion of Spanish Broadcasting's corporate Web site, at www.spanishbroadcasting.com/webcasts.shtml. A seven day archived replay of the webcast will also be available at that link.
About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States. SBS owns and operates 20 radio stations located in the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, airing the Tropical, Mexican Regional, Spanish Adult Contemporary and Hurban format genres. The Company also owns and operates MegaTV, a television operation with over-the-air, cable and satellite distribution and affiliates throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. SBS also produces live concerts and events and operates www.LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish-English online site providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture. The Company's corporate Web site can be accessed at www.spanishbroadcasting.com.
CONTACT: Analysts and Investors Jose I. Molina Vice President of Finance (305) 441-6901 Analysts, Investors or Media Brad Edwards Brainerd Communicators, Inc. (212) 986-6667Source:Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.


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Nov. 21, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - This past summer, 10 current MIT baseball players participated in summer leagues around the country. Jason Witzberger, Jay Turner, and David Nole all earned various awards for their summer accomplishments and were named to their league's respective all-star teams.
In addition, freshman Jason Rome won the American Legion Connecticut Zone 7 Sportsmanship and Scholarship Awards, while Jay Turner also picked up a scholarship award from the Boston Park League. Locally, Witzberger and Turner competed in the Boston Park League, one of the top amateur baseball leagues in New England.
Ben Bersanti
American Legion
Butte Miners (Montana)
Matt Loper
Western Baseball Association
Newport Storm (California)
David Nole
American Legion
Torrington (Connecticut)
Stewart Park
N.J. Wood Bat League
Staten Island Cardinals (New Jersey)
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American Legion
Durham (North Carolina)
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American Legion
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American Legion
Newburgh Nuclears (New York)
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Boston Park League
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Semi-Pro Baseball League
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MILFORD � Despite some continued concern over whether the state will decide to switch to a new standardized test next year, the School Committee voted unanimously Thursday night to test students using PARCC rather than MCAS next year.
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Kevin McIntyre recommended testing students in grades three through eight with the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test in the 2014-2015 school year.
He recommended that grades 9 and 11 continue testing with MCAS and revisit switching those grades to PARCC next year.
"This will allow students and teachers to engage in the PARCC test with no impact on accountability," said McIntyre, noting that the state won�t be holding schools accountable for scores in 2014-2015 school year.
While Milford will be making the switch to PARCC, which is designed as a computer-based test, students will not be taking in online next year.
McIntyre said the schools don�t currently have the infrastructure to offer the test online, but noted he�d be hesitant to do it online next year anyway given the feedback from schools across the state that tried it out this year.
"Based on some of the issues that occurred, I�d be hesitant to jump in on the first round with online testing even if we only did a percentage," McIntyre said.
At the last School Committee meeting, McIntyre raised some concern over the fact that the state won�t be deciding on the switch to PARCC until October, while the schools had to decide by June 30 if they wanted to be guaranteed paper copies of the test.
"If the state goes back to MCAS, I feel comfortable that Milford would be able to jump back," McIntyre said. "I do think that�s a small possibility."
School Committee member Jennifer Parson said she was concerned about the burden administering the test will place on the schools, but agreed when McIntyre noted it was likely the switch would have to be made at some point and at least next year schools won�t be held accountable for scores.
Contact Lindsay Corcoran at 508-634-7582 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @LacorcMDN.
Milford picks PARCC over MCAS
MILFORD � Despite some continued concern over whether the state will decide to switch to a new standardized test next year, the School Committee voted unanimously Thursday night to test students using PARCC rather than MCAS next year.


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Audi released its first street-legal R8 in 2008. Before that, the R8 name was reserved for an Audi high performance race car that won numerous "24 Hours of Le Mans" races. The street-legal R8 represents the culmination of engineering experience learned from years of manufacturing some of the best race cars and consumer vehicles available on the market.
After Audi introduced the R8 at the 2008 Auto Expo of Medellin and the Bogota International Auto Show, consumers bought every available car within one week. Only a limited amount of the R8s continues to be shipped to North America. This creates a rush to purchase the Audi vehicles, which are known to be one of the most fascinating, powerful vehicles available on the consumer market. While this demand can make it difficult for consumers to purchase the R8, it also boosts demand and creates an elite aura around the vehicle.
From the beginning, Audi designed the R8 for a mid-mounted engine. Instead of placing the engine under the hood or in the truck, Audi put the engine behind the driver. Of course, Audi also included its revolutionary quattro, or all-wheel drive, powertrain system, which delivers equal power to all four wheels. Distributing the power in this way means that drivers get the power they want on the road without sacrificing the handling they need to enjoy the ride.
The Audi R8 also takes advantage of the company's commitment to the all-aluminum "space frame" chassis. This reduces the overall weight of the car, gives it added strength and makes it safer. Given the intense power created by the R8, consumers cannot expect terrific gas economy from the R8. Lamborghini Gallardo, Mercedes-Benz SLS SMG, Ferrari 360, and Lotus Seven have all adapted the space frame to their vehicles.
The Audi R8 is not designed for the average consumer. 2012 V8 Audi R8 coupes with a standard 4.2 engine sells for more than $120,000, whereas the 5.2 engine sells for more than $140,000. The convertible version, also known as the Spyder, sells for over $120,000. A 2012 Audi R8 GT 5.2 FSI Spyder convertible, the most expensive version of the car, sells for over $170,000.
The few consumers who can afford to purchase such an expensive car, however, get the advantage of driving one of the finest machines on the road. Unlike most sports cars, the Audi R8 offers a comfortable ride for daily use. Like most Audi vehicles, it has a stunning interior with plenty of headroom. Six-foot drivers will feel comfortable behind the wheel of this expertly designed car.
Of course, the Audi R8 is best known for its sporty looks and massive power. Audi carefully avoided the pitfalls many designers fall into when designing a sports car. It doesn't have alternative doors or a flamboyant rear. Instead, the R8 has a sophisticated design that cuts through air effortlessly. With one look, it's obvious that it's a genuine sports car. But there's one thing that sets the R8 a part from any other sports car: it doesn't look like the result of a mid-life crisis but a carefully chosen piece of machinery.
The 2012 Audi R8 comes in coupe and convertible (Spyder) versions. Consumers can also choose between the R8 4.2 quattro, featuring a 4.2-liter V8 that offers 430 hp and 317 pound-feet of torque; and the R8 5.2 quattro, a significantly more powerful V-10 that can produce 525 hp and 391 pound-feet of torque. Regardless of the R8 variations, the vehicle offers excellent power and performance.
Given the mid-vehicle engine placement, it's not surprising that this two-seater has an abbreviated and conical nose. The headlights include 12 LEDs that act as running lights during the day. LEDs also accent the car's rear and sides.
Both the 4.2 and 5.2 Audi R8 come with 19-inch alloy wheels, heated leather seats, and active dampers. Buyers of the 4.2 can choose to upgrade the car's stereo to a Bang & Olufsen system. They can also add a navigation system and upgrade to leather upholstery. The sound system, navigation system, and leather upholstery come standard with the 5.2.
Experts have only noticed two disadvantages to the Audi R8. The vehicle comes with either a manual transmission or an "R Tronic" transmission that can act as a manual or automatic. Unfortunately, the automatic transmission does not switch gears evenly, which can create a somewhat clunky ride. Also, the car has a tiny trunk, but that's expected to any prospective sports car buyer.
The Audi R8 was released in 2008, so there has not been much time to make drastic changes. The 2008 model, however, only came with a 420-horsepower, 4.2-liter V-8 engine. The 5.2-liter V-10 engine was not available until 2010. In 2011, Audi added 10 hp to the R8 and released a convertible version in addition to the coupe.
2018 Audi R8
Convertible, Coupe, Sports
2017 Audi R8
2015 Audi R8
2014 Audi R8
2012 Audi R8
Among the numerous changes to the R8 GT is added power to the already beastly 5.2-liter V-10 engine. It now produces 560 hp, compared with the previous 525 hp. The GT will have limited colors available for this model year.
2011 Audi R8
After launching the new V-10 engine last year, the R8 model gets another update with the new convertible model, called the R8 Spyder 5.2. Mechanically, it's identical to the R8 5.2 with its V-10 engine and Audi's signature quattro all-wheel drive. Cutting off the roof and adding a power folding top and the requisite chassis reinforcements adds about 200 pounds to the R8's curb weight.
2010 Audi R8
Coupe, Sports
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The 2009 Audi R8 is a vehicle that will get you lots of attention when you're behind the wheel.
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Put an end to money stress!
I've always been a worrier when it comes to money. In my 20s, I fretted over how I'd feed myself and pay the oversize rent for my undersized New York City apartment on my even smaller salary. By my 30s, I'd gotten the food and shelter thing down but suspected that a chimp selecting at random could choose a more savvy mix of 401(k) funds than I. Now that I'm 41, money is on my mind more than ever, thanks to three kids who will be ready for college in a decade and the fact that I'd like to be able to stop working someday. I am sleeping easier, though, mostly because I've learned what it takes to set realistic goals and avoid common pitfalls. You can, too. SELF talked to women in their 20s, 30s and 40s about their money concerns. Use the advice we picked up to enrich your life and your bank account, and ease your angst for good.
In your 20s
You may be struggling to stretch a meager salary, but the picture isn't all bleak. Twentysome-things wield a financial weapon their fortysomething bosses lack: time. Save even a minuscule amount of money now and it will grow exponentially in the decades to come. It's also wise to chip away at debt and boost your earning potential. How? We've got some ideas:
Goal 1 Start an SOS fund.
Saving may seem impossible, especially if you're living paycheck to paycheck. Yet now is when it's most crucial to give yourself a cushion—if you're laid off and have to depend on plastic, it could take years to dig out of debt. To be safe, aim to stash away three months of living expenses. Elizabeth Dufner, 23, a teacher in Yardley, Pennsylvania, moved back home to help make this happen: "My parents are easy to live with, and I saved $4,000 in 12 months," she says. Of course, you don't need to return to the nest to build your nest egg. Instead, transfer whatever you can afford into an online savings account each month. (Go to BankRate.com for the best deals.) Add extra cash to your reserve fund by throwing singles in a tin at the end of each day. Toss the kitty in the bank when it's full, then watch your sense of security grow.
Goal 2 Ditch debt.
Like the majority of women in their 20s, Dufner finished college with a big fat I.O. to her U. "I owed $28,000," she says. According to the student loan firm Nellie Mae, the average college grad who borrows money enters the real world with $18,900 in loans and $3,400 in credit card debt. Your mission: to pay down debt ASAP, because the interest you have to hand over to creditors snowballs over time. For every dollar you earn after expenses and budgeted extras, put 75 cents in your SOS fund and 25 cents toward debt. Tackle the plastic by paying at least 10 percent on the card with the highest annual percentage rate and the minimum on the rest. Once you've taken care of the card with the steepest interest, pay 10 percent toward the next heftiest, and so on. The same applies to loans. Dufner should funnel extra payments to her 8 percent student loan and pay the minimum on her 2.8 percent loan.
Goal 3 Pump up your paycheck.
"I figured my starting salary was set in stone," Dufner says. In fact, by not asking for more, you may cheat yourself out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever, coauthors of Women Don't Ask (Princeton University Press). Hard to believe? If, at 22, you get an offer for $25K and negotiate it to $30K, then put the difference into an account earning 3 percent interest every year, you'll accrue $568,834 by age 60 (assuming you receive an annual raise of 3 percent and increase your $5,000 savings accordingly). To be an ace negotiator, give three reasons why you're worth more than average. If your employer won't budge, ask for a review with the possibility of a raise at six months instead of a year, or see whether you can be eligible for a bonus tied to a specific project.
Be savings smart Put $25 per paycheck into a bank account earning 4.6 percent interest. In five years, you'll have earned $3,316 after taxes to put toward your SOS fund.
In your 30s
When kids and big purchases such as real estate enter the mix, managing finances can feel like a juggling act. Lara Pennington, 38, downshifted to working four days a week at a law firm when her eldest child was born, "but after we paid the nanny and everything else, I was bringing home less than $1,000 a month!" says the Maplewood, New Jersey, mother of three. Even now that she's switched to working about two days a week to reduce child-care costs, "our monthly expenses still total $9,000. We shake our heads and wonder how we can make almost $200,000 a year and yet sometimes end up with $22 in our checking account," she says. Knowing where your dollars go is key to stopping the black hole syndrome. For 30 days, write down all you spend to see where you can cut back. Then stay on track with the online tools at Mvelopes.com or BetterBudgeting.com.
Goal 1 Plan for retirement.
To avoid subsisting on early bird specials later, you'll need to save 12 times your annual income and cut debt now, says Charles Farrell, a financial consultant in Medina, Ohio. That means putting 12 percent of your salary in your 401(k). If your employer doesn't offer one, contribute the $4,000 annual maximum to an individual retirement account and invest in a mutual fund geared for retirement savings. You can open an IRA with $100 at the financial services firm TIAA-CREF as long as you invest $100 a month (TIAA-CREF.org).
Goal 2 Buy a home.
Yes, prices are soaring, but real estate is likely to continue gaining value, as long as you plan to stay put for at least five years and stick to a property that is within your means. A year of mortgage payments, taxes and insurance should total no more than 30 percent of your gross income. (Try the How Much House Can You Afford? calculator at BankRate.com.) Set aside 5 to 20 percent of the purchase price in cash, as well as 3 to 6 percent for closing costs and fees.
Goal 3 Conserve cash.
To fully finance four years at a public university, you'll need to save about $275 a month from your child's birth until her college graduation. The Penningtons put money in a 529 savings plan where it will grow tax-free and not significantly affect financial aid. (For info, see SavingForCollege.com.) But while you can borrow to educate your kids, no one will lend you money to retire. So if you can't foot the college bill, feed your 401(k) or a Roth IRA. Then aim to save a third of tuition, pay a third out of pocket once your child enrolls and take care of the rest with grants and loans.
Be savings smart Put $4,000 a year in an IRA earning 8 percent. If you start at 30, by age 65 you'll have $736,994.
In your 40s
At this stage, you may yearn for wiggle room in your career, say, to study French in Paris. And if you have kids, you're no doubt aware that the biggest withdrawals (for college) are looming. Here's how to get the flexibility you crave along with the cash and peace of mind you need:
Goal 1 Protect your family.
Last year, Laure Levin, 46, of Denver, and her husband increased their life insurance, a must for people with dependent children. (The Levins have 5-year-old twins.) "My dad survived a bad car accident and it hammered home that life can change in an instant," she says. So update your will and see that you and your partner each have death benefits equal to 7 to 10 times your household income.
Goal 2 Live on one salary.
Bankruptcies are growing among dual-earning families, says Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi, authors of All Your Worth (Free Press). Why? Couples are relying on two paychecks to cover essentials, leaving themselves vulnerable if one income disappears. My own husband and I make do on one salary out of necessity: We work for ourselves, so our incomes vary. In flush years, we allow for more splurges; in lean times, we cut out extras. Allocate the bigger paycheck to mortgage, taxes, utilities, gas, food and insurance; the smaller to savings and luxuries.
Goal 3 Pay off your home.
More people are tapping into the value of their homes—refinancing to renovate, pay off credit cards, even take trips. As a result, the Federal Reserve estimates that mortgage debt has grown nearly 75 percent in five years. It's best to avoid cashing out your home equity and here's why: Eliminating your mortgage before you retire frees money for other expenses. Ideally, you'll want to withdraw no more than 5 percent of your retirement savings each year. If your portfolio has lackluster periods, you'll want to take out even less, which won't be an option if you have a mortgage. Still jittery? If money is causing you angst, get advice from a pro through the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors NAPFA.com).
Be savings smart Make just one extra payment a year on a $200,000, 30-year, 6.5 percent mortgage and you'll shave six years off your loan and escape nearly $60,000 in interest. Follow all this advice and you'll be home free from now on!
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Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans recently shared a photograph of a page from her diary on Twitter, and actually ... it kind of makes me feel sad for her. The diary is from when she was 12 years old, and the excerpt she shared talked about a time she was grounded. It's pretty adorable and makes you wonder: What the hell happened to her?
The excerpt reads: "Me and my brother, Colin, took my cat, Molly, and threw him behind my chair, but Molly caught on to the plug and broke my grandmother's lamp! But we told my mom that Molly was just laying on the chair and fell behind it and broke."
It's hard to believe that, at one point, the hard-partying, trouble-making star was just a kid. Sounds like she has been forever fighting with her mother, but still -- she used to be innocent. Sort of sweet, even. She used to get in trouble for messing with her cat -- something lots of 12-year-olds do.
It's always a little sad when you see snippets of a troubled person's life from when they were younger. Kind of makes you wonder where things went wrong; and it makes you kind of empathetic toward them -- even if it is Jenelle Evans.
What do you think of Jenelle's diary entry?
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|World-class glitz: Dubai [Image Source]
First a note about where it's happening. There's nothing especially new about the tyranny of the numerous family-owned businesses that constitute the UAE. Democracy is of course unknown in their region. In its place, what they have - and this is fundamental to understanding how the things that happen keep happening there - is oil. Oil, and oceans of money. For those individuals and corporations ready to sell whatever has to be sold in order to feed at the trough of the UAE's riches, the deal is a clear and simple one: live by the rules, keep your mouth closed and brain in neutral, and you too can cash in.
This brings us to Qantas. We're big fans of the Australian airline. And we don't mean to suggest that its management has sold out in the same way that a long, long line of other businesses have. But it's a fact that Qantas recently announced a 10-year alliance with the Dubai-owned airline, Emirates, under which Qantas will treat Dubai as its hub for all its Australia-Europe routes, and in other ways blend its operations into a harmonious Qantas/Emirates tie-up that they're calling "the world's leading airline partnership".
Perhaps it will become that. But overall it's not a universally felt sentiment. There has been significant controversy in the Australian media and among Australia's worried Jews, as well as very public opposition to the deal from a group of Qantas investors that includes the company's former CEO and CFO. The Australian government's competition regulator is reported to be issuing a ruling on the deal in the next week.
|The less glitzy Abu Dhabi Criminal Court
Now to the vexing case of Prof. Cyril Karabus that we have been following for some months. See 26-Sep-12: Dubai, Dubai, Dubai; 15-Oct-12: Back to Dubai: Australian travelers might want to factor this report into their plans; 21-Oct-12: Update on Prof. Cyril Karabus and his ongoing nightmare in United Arab Emirates; 5-Nov-12: Travel update: Additional things you might want to know about transiting through Dubai; 13-Dec-12: Report from Dubai: making Kafka proud; 13-Dec-12: Kafka would certainly be proud: Update on the doctor arrested at Dubai airport].
Here's the one paragraph summary:
A frail professional man of 78, whose life and distinguished medical career has been dedicated to treating and saving the lives of desperately ill children, was arrested while transiting through the UAE in August 2012 on a private trip. The officials there informed him and his shocked family that he is charged with a number of criminal offences arising from hospital treatment of a Yemeni child more than a decade before. Multiple appearances and some months later, the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court eventually granted bail. However he remains stuck in the Emirates and forbidden from leaving. He and his lawyers make appearance after appearance in court, and the prosecutors repeatedly say they cannot find their evidence file or key parts of it. The last such hearing was five days ago [our report] when the official Abu Dhabi agency that holds the medical files on the deceased child simply refused to hand them over. Evidently, this makes it impossible for Prof. Karabus to prove his innocence and leave that appalling place. It's truly Kafka-esque. And it can happen to others (and has).
A few weeks too late, we have just seen a report that throws some interesting new light on the role of the UAE-half of "the world's leading airline partnership".
In an article entitled "The Abu Dhabi nightmare continues for Dr Karabus", Daily Maverick journalist Rebecca Davis writes
In an article entitled "The Abu Dhabi nightmare continues for Dr Karabus", Daily Maverick journalist Rebecca Davis writes
South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has been particularly vocal in lobbying for Karabus's release. In a statement released on Monday, it criticised the handling of the case by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation: "We have learned that the South African embassy has done almost nothing to assist Professor Karabus..."If we were Qantas shareholders, we would certainly want to take this information on board before locking the national flag-carrier into what is probably the most significant transaction in its history.
The TAC has also targeted Emirates Airline for criticism, as Karabus was flying Emirates when arrested. "We are astonished that the airline failed to warn Professor Karabus that he was wanted in the UAE," it said. [Prof. Karabus' daughter] says that at the beginning of their journey in Toronto, airline staff informed them that there was some form of security alert attached to her father's name, but would not elaborate, and certainly gave no sense of its severity. Sarah says that her family asked Emirates if it would consider funding tickets for them to visit Karabus in Abu Dhabi as a goodwill gesture, but it declined. When the Daily Maverick approached Emirates Airline for comment, it was told: "This is a legal issue being dealt with by the relevant authorities and does not involve Emirates." [more]
|Qantas aircraft [Image Source: The news.com.au website]
By no stretch of the imagination a democracy, Dubai is itself wholly owned and operated by the Al Maktoum clan for about 450 years. A clansmen, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates, constitutional monarch of Dubai and the owner of the world's largest private yacht (cost: $300 million). Also, as Wikipedia notes, the father of 23 "officially acknowledged" children, and a dominant commercial figure whom Forbes magazine called "the founder, part owner and lead visionary of virtually every major local company, including Emirates Airlines".
The scandalous treatment of the Karabus family includes them having to shoulder serious financial expenses for accommodation, travel, lawyers and the like. The refusal of Emirates to make the goodwill gesture mentioned in the previous para is in striking contrast to the case of several Palestinian Arabs from Gaza who were allegedly "stranded" for political reasons in Dubai airport last year. An Abu Dhabi newspaper report at the time said "Emirates Airline are providing financial support for them". Plainly, being one of the world's astronomically wealthy and as well as head of your own private state means you can make decisions like these without ever having to justify yourself.
We're left with no real questions for His Highness. But as for Qantas management, does anyone believe they have thought through these issues?


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The 10-tonne vehicle rolled backwards down a driveway on the Wahroonga property of Priya Muthu on Wednesday, then tipped over and hit her.
The 30-year-old was trapped under the tipper truck and died at the scene.
Ms Muthu was holding her four-year-old son, who escaped with minor injuries.
Police say it's extraordinary the child was not seriously hurt.
"It's incredibly lucky he wasn't injured as well, and you can only be thankful this incident wasn't worse than it actually is," Superintendent David Jones told reporters.
Ms Muthu was overseeing construction at the property, where she did not reside, and the truck was removing soil and rocks from the backyard.
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Third Kings of Leon album is underrated
Increased the reverb knob and it sounds alright
The two after that - dogshit
I agree
On Call is their best song.FrancescoNoir and niallKP this'd this
Good album
Second only to Aha Shake Heartbreak IMO.
Knocked Up and Black Thumbnail are probably my favourites off it now, I think in retrospect it forecasts the shit direction they were about to take, and some of it is pretty boring, but as a whole it stands up well.Lambchops this'd this
Is it?
I thought it was considered the last good one
I know it's my fav and I have lots of fond memories with itJaguarPirate, Severed799, funkycow, oh_gerardus_MERCATOR, and SCROTUM this'd this
don't be ridiculous
the first album was great (because most of it was written by the guy from the mavericks). everything else they ever released was utter tripe
The Mavericks lead singer wrote most of their debut album? I never knew that.
Incidentally, I've been listening to the new Mavericks album; the one released last month. I only knew them for 'Dance The Night Away', so this is my first real introduction to the band... it's surprisingly good!
thesoundofmymadnessDan_S this'd this
As this guy seems to have scooped up all of the available indie points going in this thread
we can probably all pack up and go home now
- SCROTUM this'd this
Underrated? More like the opposite...
Because of the Times was their breakthrough album. Reached number one in the charts here and brought them much commercial success. And it deserved that success, because it's a great album. Could've done with some trimming here and there, but it's Kings of Leon at their best.
Unfortunately, as we're all aware, it was all downhill from there. 'Use Somebody'... *shudders*JaguarPirate this'd this
I know what you're getting at
But generally I find people who knock BOTT just generally dislike Kings of Leon. It is easily my favourite. When the following record came out I remember liking the first track but nothing else...for me thats when they shifted their sound for the worst.
- funkycow this'd this
- funkycow this'd this
Good example of the sort of band human beings don't listen to
after they've turned 16,
(when i turned 16) was when only by the night came out
i think that and the later one are the worst albums ever. because of the times is so wonderful. black thumbnail/ragoo/knocked up etc are all great. and CHARMER holy shit.
Last.fm tells me this
Kings of Leon, 165 plays, 25 of which are 'On Call' from that album. 35 different tracks, pretty much the first 3 albums. You're welcome.Jordan_229_2 this'd this
There's really nothing much wrong with the first three albums
and about half of the fourth. Haven't heard the fifth.
I think it's their best album - haters gon hate!
Charmer, McFearless, Arizona, Knocked Up, True Love Way - all excellent!
I'd say On Call is probably the worst track on the album and it's still an absolute banger!
(I take that back actually, probably not the worst, but there's some great stuff on there.)
Knocked Up
is the best thing they've ever done.
Black Thumbnail
Shit track on great album. One of the few times I've purposefully deleted a track from a playlist in order that I can enjoy the rest.
Is this where I post to say
Soft on their second album is really good? Thanks.


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No Online Tickets for 'Iron Man 3'?
The top two U.S. cinema chains are refusing to sell online tickets for Disney's coming film "Iron Man 3" in a dispute over how revenue is split. Dennis Berman reports. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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I have not been involved with Hugin in the past. However, I have been involved in programming roles with other free/opensource software projects. My official resume[http://plouj.com/cv/] has some more details about my involvement.
I have not been involved with Hugin in the past. However, I have been involved in programming roles with other free/opensource software projects. My official resume[http://plouj.com/cv/] has some more details about my involvement.
I want to work on this project for a number of reasons. I strongly believe in test-driven development and wish to make it a possible (to some extent) for the current and future developers of a really fun application - Hugin! I am currently taking a university course[http://www.cse.yorku.ca/course/4313/] on software testing and would like to apply the
I want to work on this project for a number of reasons. I strongly believe in test-driven development and wish to make it a possible (to some extent) for the current and future developers of a really fun application - Hugin! I am currently taking a university course[http://www.cse.yorku.ca/course/4313/] on software testing and would like to apply the fresh in my mind. I want to learn how Hugin works and writing test for the code base is arguably one of the best ways to do so. I want to help the experienced Hugin/panorama developers who volunteer their free time to work on this application by doing a rather tedious and boring task of setting up an automatic test suite for them. As a result, I hope the developers will have more time to spend on less "trivial" tasks. Finally, I want to get a feel for some unit testing frameworks (other than JUnit) that could be useful for me in the future career and FOSS projects.
I'm committed to work at least 40 hours per week for the duration of the GSoC on this project except for the first week in April when I will be busy with final exams, and another one week (to be determined) when I will be gone on vacation.
I'm committed to work at least 40 hours per week for the duration of the GSoC on this project except for the first week in April when I will be busy with final exams, and another one week (to be determined) when I will be gone on vacation.
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James Legg, OpenGL Accelerated Hugin Preview
- I am James Legg, a 2nd year undergraduate in Computer Science and Mathematics at The University of York (UK).
- At university I have taken modules in human computer interaction, artificial intelligence, computer graphics and visualisation, theory of computation, algorithms and data structures, group & ring theory, linear algebra, vector calculus, and analysis among others. I have A-Levels in Physics, Maths, and Further Maths, and a Critical Thinking AS-Level.
- I have experience in C++ and OpenGL, for example I created a program that displays a procedural random terrain, including multiple layers of textures, using OpenGL, SDL (for platform independent event handling), and libnoise (for coherent noise generation). The source is available from http://lankyleggy.members.beeb.net (Download megamap.tar.gz)
- I do photograph panoramas and stitch them with Hugin, there are a few examples at: http://lankyleggy.members.beeb.net/panoramas/
- I also use Hugin for aligning bracketed photos to create HDR images, and I use enblend (and the Gimp) to create seamless textures from photographs. An HDR example and a tonemap are on the same page as linked above.
- I have only recently started contributing to Hugin, see http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx/browse_thread/thread/f94c584095fcb9d0.
- I have not been involved in other open source development projects beyond use, evangelising and bug reporting.
- After completing this project, I expect to have a new optional preview display, acting largely like the existing one. This should instead use OpenGL, and a grid-like mesh to remap the images. It will only be approximate, but still functional. It will not require OpenGL shaders, as the hardware for this is not available to most users, although I would like to make it easy for someone to add this functionality at a later date. The main purpose is to speed up the preview process. Unfortunately, it will not have the accuracy and logarithmic HDR display of the current preview.
- I would like to do this project since I have an interest in computer graphics and human interface design.
- I will invest at least 40 hours a week after the first 3 weeks of the project. Unfortunately the 3rd week of Coding Phase 1 is an exam week, However I will attempt to make up the time before the official coding start date.
- I plan to split the project into the following stages:
- Beginnings: I will derive a new panorama preview from Hugin's existing one, set up an OpenGL context for it, and add extra preferences into Hugin to control selection of preview types, and the amount of texture memory and mesh resolution to use. I plan to have this done before the official "Coding starts" date.
- Texture creation: After this each image would be scaled appropriately and placed in texture memory.
- Photometric Alignment: OpenGL (without shaders) only directly supports linear colour transformations, however after this stage, white balance correction and (approximate) exposure correction will be used to display the images.
- Mesh creation: A grid-like mesh will be created for each displayed image. This will then be transformed under distortion correction, input lens projection and output projection, to get the coordinates used to make the display on the preview window. This will require using and extending the current remapping code. I will find a way to track duplicates (e.g. fisheye projections with a FOV > 360 degrees), and to split the mesh across discontinuities in the projection. The final output would then be a linear approximation between the mesh points (along continuous mappings), which is then handled by OpenGL. The results of the mesh transformations will be stored in memory so that changing parameters does not cause unnecessary costly calculations. I expect to have started this by the end of coding phase 1, but I expect this will be the most time consuming stage.
- Usability improvements: This will add extra features, e.g. a feature show the outline of an image in the preview, which will hopefully provide quicker identification of images.
- Performance enhancing and testing: I will try to improve the performance of my code, and fix any bugs I may have. I will call for testers on the mailing list during this stage, and I may add additional requested features if I have the time. I will also make sure that the documentation is completely up-to-date.
If this feature is not wanted, or mentors are not available, I have an alternative proposal: I would like to make a cube map projection, since cube maps are the most common way of handling static reflections in real-time computer graphics, they should work well with interactive panorama viewers such as FreePV, and it has been requested before.
I would keep the definition of the faces that make the projection generic enough (perhaps specified in a script) to allow shapes other than cubes to be defined (I see there is interest in foldable panoramas and other shapes, including ceating a Pilosphere). This will require work on making enblend and enfuse blend across distinct faces. I don't know any algorithms that can do this well, but I would be willing to research it and experiment.
Marko Kuder, Utility for Creating A Philosphere
Here is the application I intend to submit to Google, combined with the information I gave on the mailing list it should answer the questions in the template.
Hugin is a software tool for simple design of panoramic images. It's main function is to aid in combining multiple photographs, taken from a point in space in different directions, by finding common control points in neighbouring views and applying necessary transformations so that the images can be joined into a single, bigger picture. This can of course become an even tougher problem as photographs usually suffer from irregular lighting and Hugin is able to compensate for that also by color and light balancing.
The ultimate application of these functions is the creation of 360 degree panoramas. But such photographs have an innate problem - how to represent them in a natural and more attractive way than long and sometimes oddly curved pictures. The function that is yet missing from Hugin and would solve this problem is the ability to transform an image in such a way that it can be applied to a spherical body or, in practice, the automatic creation of models which can be printed and then folded into a polyhedron or sphere. The development and addition of this feature to Hugin would be my assignment on this project.
The original idea description can be found at: http://wiki.panotools.org/SoC_2008_ideas#Utility_for_creating_a_Philosphere
Printing panoramas as foldable cut-out models has been somewhat popularized by Philippe Hurbain, a French electronics engineer and a panoramic photography enthusiast (his homepage is accessible at http://www.philohome.com). The rhombicuboctahedron, which he often uses for displaying his panoramic photographs, was nicknamed »Philosphere«, after Hurbain's first name. Even though printing panorama models has little technical potential, it is an idea that could bring panoramic photography closer to the general public, as it displays the photographs in a more interesting way. For this reason and because image transformations are a problem domain which can be handled with my education without much practical work experience (which I lack), I decided to apply for this specific idea. This way I could get some much needed programming experience, which is often expected when applying for a job, familiarize myself with working on a bigger project, which I would have to get to know without being involved in it's previous development, and work on something that is interesting to me. Other projects which are part of Google Summer of Code mostly require special skills or their project ideas are a very integrated part of the software they are based on. Since I plan to attend classes and pass my exams in June, I had to be realistic about my abilities and choose a project that I could handle in the time I would have. I was also a bit late in finding out about GSoC, so I have chosen only one project, this one, and spent the free time I had recently getting to know Hugin, the mentoring organization's project (which I haven't used before) and making sure I was fit for the job.
While the basic idea of projecting an image on a sphere seems simple, it can get quite complicated if we want the projection to be as realistic as possible. The problem is that we have many types of cameras with different lenses and consequently multiple types of projections e.g. rectilinear, equirectangular, cylindrical and fisheye. Each of these should be handled differently and considering the fact that what we are working with are panoramas constructed out of multiple photographs, the simple problem can be expanded quite far. I do not intend to pretend that the original problem isn't trivial. If we had to map multiple non-stiched overlapping images to a single body, it would be difficult, but Hugin already contains the necessary code to join these images into one large panorama, so our task becomes easier. We can map an image to a sphere simply by converting it to so called »orange slices« (as shown on http://www.philohome.com/rhombicuboctahedron/rhombicuboctahedron.htm), which can be done by transforming each horizontal line of a slice into a shorter one, so it fits into the set form. There is a problem with this approach though. The final result depends greatly on the projection of the original image and the number of slices. The more slices we choose, the more equirectangular should the original photo be (as opposed to a fisheye projection), but such a model can be very hard to fold when printed. The alternative to orange slices which can be easier to assemble is the use of polyhedra like a rhombicubioctahedron or icosahedron, although model images of these could prove to be harder to construct, as multiple different transformations would have to be applied to separate parts of the original image. Some software which offers 3D panorama model construction already exists, like PTGui (http://www.ptgui.com) and IP-slicer script (http://www.bruno.postle.net/neatstuff/ip-slicer), but the former, which is a commercial application, is only able to construct a rhombicubioctahedron from a 360x180 degree panorama and the latter only converts an image into orange slices. Both lack additional user options, such as projection correction and incomplete panorama support, which I would like to include in my project. In my recent discussion with Hugin's group, Bruno Postle - one of it's members - kindly pointed out some solutions to similar problems which I could use as basis for my project. One is his image patterner (http://www.bruno.postle.net/neatstuff/image-patterner), which allows mapping images to arbitrary shapes (but by his words has some problems with performance and is written in perl, so it can't be used directly), and the second is the ability to specify arbitrary 3D meshes as foldable models by seam definition in the well known 3D modelling application Blender (http://www.blender.org/documentation/htmlI/x5336.html). Both present a possibility of parametrization of goal shapes and as such greater flexibility for further expansion of user options. While this would be great, I'm not sure at the moment if it could be developed in the time at hand, but it absolutely is an idea that I would consider, if not otherwise as further development after GSoC.
Pre-summer phase:
At first I intend to get to know Hugin and it's source code as much as I need to visualize my planned code in it (including planning the GUI modifications). After that I should make some research and study the mathematical basis for my problem, so I could define the required code. At the start of the first coding phase, in June, I will have some exams to pass, so it could be expected that I will be less productive for a period of 2-3 weeks in that month, but I intend to get a head start on the project by beginning coding before the official start of GsoC coding phase one and I plan to already have something to show the mentoring organization at that time.
Coding phase one:
After my exams I will most probably be able to commit my full time to the project. Till the 14th of July, when mid-term evaluations begin, I intend to complete the inclusion of at least one of the planned transformations in Hugin with full functionality, so I could show some practical results.
Coding phase two:
After mid-term evaluations I would add as many additional functions and user options as possible, before doing the final bug fixes and polishing up the finished code and GUI to complete the project.
I was born and raised in Trbovlje, a small town in Slovenia and at the age of 22 I'm in the 4th year of the Computer Software university program at the Faculty of Computer and Information Science in Ljubljana, the capital of our country. My main interest is in computer graphics, although my dream would be to work in a small company designing software and electronic devices of various types, because I like inventing new things. From my education I have a lot of experience in Java programming and some in Python, C and C++, which would be my programming language of choice, for computer graphics in combination with OpenGL. Recently I have been working with our school's AI lab by doing research in the field of search algorithms and heuristics. I'm not much into photography, which may be strange considering the project I chose for my application, but I think my problem domain is separated enough from Hugin's main functionality that my lack of expertise in the area shouldn't be a problem. Google Summer of Code appears as an opportunity to prove to myself that I can work on real software projects and I hope I will be given the chance to show the same thing to Hugin's project team.
Michael Ploujnikov, Automatic Test Suite
This project is to develop an automated test suite to perform functional (black box) and structural (white box) testing of the Hugin internals as well as the user interface. The goal is to increase developers' confidence in the current code and future changes to the code as well as to improve the user experience of the application.
- a suitable framework will either be chosen from among existing frameworks or a new one will be developed based on analysis of the project needs and discussion with the core developers
- the test suite will be integrated with the built system
- a number of useful test cases will be created
- procedures for creating unit tests, running tests and analyzing test results will be documented
Detailed Description
My name is Michael Ploujnikov and I am currently finishing up the last year of a Computer Science program at the York University of Canada.
I have written a lot of C programs for school assignments, just learning the language, personal projects and free/opensource software projects (FOSS)[1]. Most of my C++ programming experience is in working with FOSS projects.
I shoot hand-held panoramas some of which can be viewed in my public photo gallery[2]. Making even "regular" panoramas with Hugin is so much fun that I have not had a chance to try anything fancy.
I have not been involved with Hugin in the past. However, I have been involved in programming roles with other free/opensource software projects. My official resume[3] has some more details about my involvement.
I want to work on this project for a number of reasons. I strongly believe in test-driven development and wish to make it a possible (to some extent) for the current and future developers of a really fun application - Hugin! I am currently taking a university course[4] on software testing and would like to apply the learned concepts while they are fresh in my mind. I want to learn how Hugin works and writing test for the code base is arguably one of the best ways to do so. I want to help the experienced Hugin/panorama developers who volunteer their free time to work on this application by doing a rather tedious and boring task of setting up an automatic test suite for them. As a result, I hope the developers will have more time to spend on less "trivial" tasks. Finally, I want to get a feel for some unit testing frameworks (other than JUnit) that could be useful for me in the future career and FOSS projects.
I'm committed to work at least 40 hours per week for the duration of the GSoC on this project except for the first week in April when I will be busy with final exams, and another one week (to be determined) when I will be gone on vacation.
In Chronological order I will
- Finish school exams
- make sure I can run Hugin compiled from source
- Research existing testing frameworks specifically for the C/C++ languages and wx/GTK GUI toolkits
- Research testing frameworks that work well with cmake
- Make a list of test suite features I would like to have
- Modify the test suite feature list by discussing it with core Hugin developers to address their needs
- Decide (with core Hugin developers) whether an existing framework (could be more than one) is suitable for Hugin
- setup the existing framework(s) with stub tests or start creating a new framework (depending on how the previous decision goes)
- write some simple tests
- add concise usage documentation for the test framework on the wiki
- integrate the existing tests (I only found stuff in hugin/trunk/src/hugin1/tests)
- think about the testing techniques learned in school and use an appropriate one to come up with a "good" set of tests cases
- update the documentation because at this point the testing framework will probably have been modified
- write some tests for currently open bugs
- search the google group for proposed test cases and try to integrate them into the suite
- keep adding more tests until time runs out!


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Proxy(You get a secret URL and must access it from 3 other countries without revealing your real IP)
HTTPS <-In All single page even the forums should use it.
The JS disabling missions changed to the privacy category.
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Reyes, his wife Kacey and 1-year-old son Tycen have settled in nicely. The couple began dating at Rogue River High School, where Reyes scored 25 touchdowns as a senior and pitched for the baseball team in a tiny Oregon town near the California border.
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Almost 3,000 miles away, the unlikely CSU Bucs aim for a Big South Conference title.
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Yes, I said corn. Not porn. We still get a little giggle out of that. The word, I mean.Neither do oranges.
Or salsa.
Anything you used to be able to enjoy giving you heck now?
The road to truth is long, and lined the entire way with annoying bastards. —Alexander Jablokov
Yes, I said corn. Not porn. We still get a little giggle out of that. The word, I mean.Neither do oranges.
Not a food thing I had to give up when I became "middle aged". I had to give up roller coasters! Blah. I will never get on one again.
I have discussed "word verification" with several of my friends. We all might be getting to old to do that also:)
I used to be able to drink caffinated coffee at all hours/all day long and still fall asleep. Not anymore.
Prolonged physical activity without pain afterwards. Used to dance for hours without anything hurting...now I'm lucky if I can dance for twenty-five minutes without something aching.
Being able to read without finding a pair of glasses is something I am missing a lot.
Too much salsa would be a bad idea for me these days also.
Fast food. I used to live on it in college, now I never eat it--when I do on rare occasions, I feel positively SICK--and get sick, too.
Milk, anything with caffine, avocados, soda, and most any fast food. I have given it all up but the fast food. Sometimes I still eat it and just live with the consequences.
I can't through a day without Zantac no matter what I eat. Sigh.
Coffee... my god, how I miss coffee...
potatoes fried with onions kicks me every time.
Nothing that I can think of... thankfully!
chocolate though... goes straight to me hips which is a worry!
Anything with tomatoes. Pizza, Italian, salsa. Anything fried.Anything with salt in it. In other words, almost anything worth eating. I'm going to lose weight simply because there's nothing left that's good to eat.
clams...steamed clams and fried clams.....the next time i sneak 'just a couple' of either one, i'll end up with a gall bladder removal - but oh, I sure miss fried clams! (from north of Boston)
Spicy foods seem spicier lately!
Food. Air. Water. Other than that, I'm as fit as a 98 year old.
You know, I'm fine with food but my son has over 50 things (I am not exaggerating) that he is allergic to...anything from mainstream peanut allergies to gluten, dairy and eggs... makes it hard to cook for him but we adjusted... I guess that is what you'll have to deal with as well now, huh?
Too bad though... salsa is sooo yummy. :)
Salsa needs to be medium or mild these days. And radishes don't agree with me.
Carbs! Oh,how I miss carbs :-)
xo jj