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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major litigation settlement with Tyson Foods for $871,000 on behalf of black workers who alleged that they were racially harassed and retaliated against at a chicken processing plant in Ashland, Alabama. The three-year consent decree entered today by U.S. District Court Judge Karen O. Bowdre also includes significant injunctive relief that will foster a discrimination-free workplace at Tyson Foods in Ashland.
The decree resolves two race discrimination and retaliation lawsuits against the poultry giant under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act: one filed by the EEOC in August 2005, and another filed by a group of 13 former and present African-American employees. The cases, resolved during the discovery stage, had been consolidated by Judge Bowdre in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (In Re Tyson Foods Litigation, Consolidated Case No. CV-05-BE-1704-E).
Collectively, the litigation charged Tyson Foods with maintaining a racially hostile work environment at the Ashland facility – including a racially segregated bathroom facility, racial slurs, and intimidation – and retaliating against employees who complained about the unlawful conduct. As part of its suit, the EEOC said that a Tyson employee established a locked, segregated bathroom facility, which on occasion had signs posted. Keys to the facility were allegedly distributed by that employee to white employees only.
"We are pleased that the EEOC, the attorneys for the individual plaintiffs, and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights were able to work cooperatively with Tyson Foods to resolve this matter amicably," said the EEOC's newly appointed Birmingham district director, Delner Franklin-Thomas. "This comprehensive consent decree should remind all employers to be alert to discrimination, to take prompt and corrective action if and when it occurs, and to avoid retaliation."
In addition to the substantial monetary relief, the consent decree mandates the following systemic changes for the Ashland, Alabama facility:
C. Emanuel Smith, regional attorney of the EEOC's Birmingham District Office, said, "This resolution, along with the additional steps which Tyson Foods took on its own, fairly compensates the employees at the Ashland facility. The consent decree also puts in place sufficient protective measures to allow early resolution of future employment disputes."
Charles Guerrier, the senior trial attorney in Birmingham who led the EEOC's litigation effort, said, "The resolution of this case long before trial is in part a product of early remedial measures taken by Tyson and the support of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs. This settlement is a win-win outcome for all parties and will have a lasting impact in addressing any future discrimination."
The individual plaintiffs were represented by a team comprised of attorneys from the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington; Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York; Nakamura Quinn & Walls LLP in Birmingham; and Lightfoot Franklin & White, LLC, also in Birmingham. Tyson was represented by Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., in Birmingham, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Washington.
According to its web site (www.tysonfoodsinc.com): "Tyson Foods, Inc., founded in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, is the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork and the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500. Tyson is the recognized market leader in the retail and food service markets it serves, providing products and service to customers throughout the United States and more than 80 countries. Tyson has approximately 114,000 Team Members employed at more than 300 facilities and offices in the United States and around the world."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, and disability. The Birmingham District Office's jurisdiction includes Alabama, most of Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Brilliant insights and advice. Thank you have shared this everywhere I can:)
Sooner or later…sooner if you're in a leadership position…you will get thrown under the bus by receiving unfair criticism from a boss or colleague.
Unfair criticism comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it shows up in your annual performance review when the boss rates you as failing to meet expectations in an area of performance where you had no idea you were falling short. Other times it shows up when a colleague criticizes you in an effort to deflect attention from his/her own shortcomings. Regardless of the cause or circumstance, unfair criticism hurts. It erodes trust between people, causes rifts in relationships, and stymies effective teamwork. You can't control when you get thrown under the bus, but you can choose how to respond. Here are 8 tips on how to respond to unfair criticism:
1. Remember that your response shapes your reputation – Above all else, remember this point: the way you choose to respond to criticism will greatly shape your reputation. Take the high road and respond with integrity, empathy, and professionalism. Don't let someone else's unprofessional behavior goad you into responding in kind. Trusted leaders know that at the end of the day all they have is their integrity.
2. Don't react defensively – Defensiveness only escalates the situation and lends weight to the unjustified criticism (similar to responding to a loaded question like "Have you stopped beating your wife?"). Getting passionately fired up over friendly fire gives emotional control to the accuser and limits your ability to respond rationally and thoughtfully.
3. Listen to understand; not to rebut or defend – Our most common instinct when we experience unfair criticism is to zero in on the fallacies of the other person's comments and formulate a response to defend ourselves. Instead, resist the urge to focus on the micro elements of what's being communicated and instead focus on the macro implications of the criticism. Even if the specific accusations of the criticism are off-base, there may be things you can learn and benefit from if you consider the broader message.
4. Acknowledge any truth that is present – Agreeing with any valid part of the criticism is a way to acknowledge you're hearing the feedback without agreeing to the entirety of what's being communicated or beating yourself up over the situation. Sometimes there is a kernel of truth present in friendly fire and it may be an opportunity for you to learn something new about yourself or the other person. If there are elements of the criticism that are blatantly not true, state your differences in a respectful and professional way without getting into a debate parsing the details.
5. Consider the source – Probably the sagest of all advice when it comes to unfair criticism. If the person delivering the criticism is prone to dramatization, criticizing others, being egotistical, or other unpredictable behavioral patterns, then you have more evidence to discredit their feedback. However, if the person delivering the criticism is known as a steady, stable, trustworthy professional who has been personally supportive of you in the past, you should take stock of their feedback and explore it further.
6. Probe for root causes – What's being communicated in the unfair criticism is often symptoms of a deeper problem or issue. When you encounter criticism, ask open-ended questions or statements like "Tell me more…," "Explain why that's important to you…," or "What is the impact of that?" Asking a series of "why?" questions can also help you discover the root cause of the issue.
7. Understand their world – It's helpful to put yourself in the other person's shoes in order to understand their motivation for being unfairly critical. Is the person unhappy? Stressed? Insecure? Vying for power or control? Frustrated? Is there a significant amount of change happening in the organization? Organizational change brings out the critics and unfair criticism increases dramatically. Criticizing and blaming others is a defense mechanism to deal with the fear of being asked to change. Even though you're the target, remember that unfair criticism is often more about them than you.
8. Remember that you are more than the criticism – It's easy to get down on ourselves when we experience the friendly fire of criticism from our colleagues. Most people strive to perform well and do what's right, and when we have a boss or colleague criticize our efforts it hurts deeply. Depending on our personality and emotional make up, it may lead to anger, bitterness, stress, resentment, self-doubt, and pity, just to name a few. Remember that this too shall past, and in the big scheme of things this is probably just a blip on the radar. Keep focused on all the positive things in your life such as the people you love, those who love you, the successes you're having at work, the joy you experience from your hobbies, your spiritual faith, and the support of your family and friends.
As the American writer Elbert Hubbard said, the only way to avoid criticism is to do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. Getting wounded by criticism stinks; there's no two ways about it. But remembering these principles can help us keep things in perspective and maintain a strong defense when we're thrown under the bus.
How do you deal with unfair criticism? Feel free to leave a comment and share your wisdom with others.
Brilliant insights and advice. Thank you have shared this everywhere I can:)
What if the thrower is an egotistical narcissist whom other people have complained about? I'm really struggling to continue working this person after being unfairly accused. I now see them as toxic and after an initial reconciliation attempt, we simply tolerate each other now. I've never been in a situation like this(never even had a bad review), and it continues to cause great stress. How does one stop a toxic employee? The company continues to employ them because they've made this person a project to improve.
Btw this was also my first experience with anonymous 360 peer reviews at work. Talk about the worst idea ever. Especially if you choose to retain employees whom you already know are toxic.
I have found in my workplace that the chronic complainers and chronic tattletales over time are taking less and less seriously by management.
Try to take some comfort in that fact.
This was really good. A team of 3 of us was recently thrown under the bus. Something had changed, and I wasn't sure what it was. So, there is an opportunity to get to the root cause. It's unfortunate that we don't have a culture of the team taking ownership and looking at ways where we all could have learned something and found a way to mitigate the problem before the mistake was made. However, I think I will have to tread lightly.
I think some people dislike being held accountable for their actions and state they are being 'thrown under the bus' when in actuality, they are refusing ownership of their negligent actions.
True. But if there is a level of dishonesty by the person doing the throwing then there is a sense of betrayal and surprise. Otherwise, it's just a normal conversation or meeting.
I thought this article to be very insightful but concise. I think enormous pressure in the workplace intensifies this kind of dynamic. It always seems to be at its worst when people are not aware of their own projections into others- however well you manage or are managed by others you cannot always influence what others project. I would be interested in others comments about this.
Recently, I had to work with a few different people and soon found myself in the scapegoat role yet again. One day one of them messaged me asking why I did a certain thing on the project. The weird part is he actually told me to do it! While everyone else was accusing me I posted a screenshot of what he said. It was so obvious he said it but he still denied saying. Then, I suppose he told everyone on the project to go through him first because I never got another direct email from any of them. The worst part is I found out he was doing all sorts of questionable things like lying on forms. He's since accused me of all sorts of things that I've had defend myself against. Some of the things were so blatantly obvious he was projecting his transgressions onto me. I stepped away from the project two months ago but I got another accusatory message from him again the other day. I'm ferling harrassed and can barely open my email without anxiety attacks. Finally, I wrote them all and said that I will no longer accept that accusatory behaviour. He messaged me with an onslaught of 11 messages! I haven't read them yet for fear of further trauma. I tried to talk about it to a few friends but nobody is taking me seriously. I don't know what to do and feel like a scapegoat especially since he is contacting me months later about things.


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Debate is brewing across the state over which types of pay can be counted toward a public worker's pension — fallout from landmark changes that went into effect this year.
The overhaul, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, was intended to slash swelling pension costs by raising the retirement age for new workers and increasing employee pension contributions.
The sweeping revision, known as the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013, also limits what's considered pensionable compensation. This is crucial because it's aimed to curb pension spiking and other issues that have caused governments to bleed money.
However, redefining what types of pay can be used to determine pension amounts has led to at least four legal challenges from labor groups mainly in northern California. And the state's largest public retirement system, which includes nearly all the cities in San Diego County, has stepped in to offer its interpretation of the term. The city of San Diego has a separate pension system.
Labor groups in Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin and Merced counties have filed lawsuits to challenge the constitutionality of AB 197, which bars retirement associations from using enhanced pay to determine pension benefits for its existing members, such as lump-sum payments for unused vacation and sick time when workers quit, retire or are fired.
Labor groups in Merced said they have a constitutional right to get any pension benefits that were promised to them during their employment "as well as to any enhancements to those benefits conferred," according to a lawsuit filed Dec. 19. Those enhancements include cash-outs of unused vacation time. Similar language is used in the other three lawsuits.
In a rare move, the state has intervened in all four cases to "defend this law from erosion," said Elizabeth Ashford Davis, chief deputy press secretary for Gov. Jerry Brown's office. The California Attorney General's Office filed the notices of intervention, at the governor's direction.
Separately, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, or CalPERS, has raised its own issues over the interpretation of pensionable compensation for new hires.
One of the laws in the pension overhaul package, AB 340, states that pensionable compensation for new employees is considered "the normal monthly rate of pay or base pay of the member paid in case."
The law lists specific exclusions, including one-time perks, unused vacation time and sick time and employee allowances for vehicles and uniforms. But it doesn't specify what can be included.
CalPERS, in a December memo, made a case that about 100 types of specialty pay — such as additional money for being bilingual or a certified public accountant — can be counted toward worker pension benefits.
To make its case, CalPERS cites an existing state law. It says agencies that contract with CalPERS must report those nearly 100 types of pay, deemed "special compensation," to the retirement system.
The emphasis is on the term "must be reported" because it's synonymous with pensionable pay, said CalPERS spokesman Edd Fong.
"There's nothing in the new law that wipes that out," Fong said.
However, if lawmakers intended to exclude those types of pay, then they need to write and enact "clean-up legislation," Fong added.
Fong said that pension overhaul expressly forbids using one-time pays in pension calculations. But the roughly 100 premium pays CalPERS has cited are all recurring and compensates workers, mainly those in law enforcement, for special skills.
Proposed legislation is already in the pipeline to address ambiguities. It will likely be amended again within the coming weeks to address the definition of pensionable income.
Gov. Brown's office does not comment on pending legislation but appears fervent in defending the spirit of last year's pension overhaul.
"We believe the pension reform of 2012 was necessary and any new law should strengthen and not weaken what has been accomplished," said Ashford, the governor's spokesperson.
The bill's author, Sen. Gloria Negrete McLeod, could not be reached for comment after multiple attempts.
Dan Pellissier, president of Sacramento-based group California Pension Reform, disagrees with CalPERS' interpretation of pensionable compensation.
"It's no surprise that they would do everything they could to subvert the intentions of the Legislature and the governor," Pellissier said.
"The Legislature said 'base pay,'" he added. "Base pay does not include add-ons. A plain hamburger does not include lettuce, pickles, crinkly fries, mayo … and hundreds of other things."
The San Diego County Taxpayer's Association echoed Pellissier's sentiments, contending that CalPERS' interpretation goes against "the spirit of the law," said Chris Cate, the association's vice president and interim president.
The clarification offered by CalPERS is up for discussion among stakeholders and its contracting members, according to Fong.


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The only human being in our epoch who has been able to equal Jackie O in ink and air time was Howard Hughes. We've had celebrity tycoons before, some of them almost as wacky as the solid gold cornflake. In the 1890s there was Hetty Green, the Witch of Wall Street, followed in the first decades of the century by Henry Ford; and ever since the billionaire, mysterious, industrialist, recluse, eccentric, speed-plane pilot, movie producer, Las Vegas entrepreneur, CIA partner Hughes, until on April 5, 1976, his dehydrated, drugged, and debilitated, 100-pound corpse was off-loaded from a private jet at Houston Intercontinental Airport.
Yet even now Hughes's dead body seems to command as much interest from the National Enquirer press as Jackie O's live one. The stories never cease and doubtless never will, but for those who would like to know which are the true ones there is this remarkably researched biography by Barlett and Steele. Of course, with Hughes and after Clifford Irving's hoax one never knows, yet if any book appears to be a work of care, accuracy, and responsible thoroughness, it is this long, overly detailed, and somewhat repetitive but often entertaining story.
It's also a tale to make us wonder if our great grandparents might not have been right to regard some forms of madness as a moral disorder, although Barlett and Steele's descriptions of Hughes's life make him out to be a classic batso. Take this description of the rich man's mode of living toward the end of the Sixties:
Tightly closed drapes…were never opened…. Spartan furnishings were dominated by a hospital bed, a reclining chair, and a television set. The room was never visited by a vacuum cleaner…. A television addict, Hughes stared at the screen for hours at a stretch, watching movies into the early morning hours. He spent most of his time lying in bed, surrounded by piles of newspapers; a collection of old TV Guide magazines…. Everything Hughes needed was in easy reach of his bed, including the metal box where he kept his tranquilizers and narcotics and the syringe he used to inject himself with the drugs. From time to time, he would have one of the aides lay what they called a "foundation" of paper towels on the bed, thereby extending, at least to Hughes's satisfaction, the life expectancy of the soiled sheets, which were changed, it seems, no more often than once a season.
Or this from the early Sixties, when he was still vaguely functioning as a husband and had not yet immured himself from the world, bricked up alone with his Mormon janissaries: "Hughes's compulsive need to send messages at all hours did not disturb his wife nearly so much as his nervous habit of clicking his long [Mandarin length] toenails while he dictated. To muffle the sound, Jean put Kleenex between her husband's toes."
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Stingray from No more live bait Have been fishing with the Berkley Gulp Alive 1" smelt and 1" chartruese since they first came out, Catch Crappie is what they do... I used to spend $$ every time we went fishing on live minnows, now I can catch 10-12 crappie form each Berkley Gulp alive before it is too tore up from too many hits. I don't even use jigs anymore. Rig these things like a live minnow and just drop it down for some immediate action....it's like crappie candy. Throw 'em back in the tub to recharge them after catching several crappie and take 'em out again later and they're just like new. I will not use anything else... Told all my friends about them and now they are buying them too.Thank you berkley for an awesome product!!
Date published: 2014-06-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by gonzo from Spotted bay bass killers i bought these because of my friend jason who works at a tackle shop. He recommended i use the 3 inch pearl color and a 1/4 oz. head in the bay. I bounce them off the bottom and kill the spotted bay bass here in San Diego. I have caught a small halibut a croaker and a stingray on these baits. The scent attracts the fish while the action enctices them I have caught a majority of the fish with the bait just stitting there on the bottom because of the scent. I love these and they are my go to baits in the bay. The only slight problem is the amount included i go through these like money so i would like more in each bag maybe around 20.
Date published: 2013-11-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by Crappie Crazy from A must for the serious crappie fisherman I accidentally discovered Gulp a few years back when my local bait store ran out of minnows. I had purchased a package of Gulp from my local Walmart a few months prior and decided to give it a try. I have not purchased live minnows since then. All colors seem to work good, but for the local lakes where I fish, the 2 1/2" pink shine on a chartusse head is a knockout combination. I have even found it to work great when jusT letting it sit under a float. The one thing that impresses me the most is that if you miss a fish, they keep chasing it and hit again and agian. THIS BAIT IS AWESOME
Date published: 2015-06-05
Rated 4 out of 5 by Looch from Great bait, just wish were more durable Great bait, routinely outfishes live bait. I mainly use on 1/8oz jighead with 3in minnow and have caught 8 species with it, but mainly sauger and walleye. I only wished they lasted a little longer, 3 or 4 walleye/sauger and I need a new bait because the fish tears it up where it wont stay on jighead(including flipping it upside down after 1 or 2.). I save the beat up baits and cut them up into 3-4 pieces and catch crappie and panfish on a float/bobber rig. I've caught many rock bass, bluegill and crappie with pieces of the gulp minnow under a bobber. I understand they are not made from plastic so get beat up quicker, if you could get them to last as long as a standard grub/twister tail I'd give it 5 stars.
Date published: 2017-06-11
Rated 5 out of 5 by OtallDon from Gulp Minnow is my favorite bait Been using the 2.5, 3 and 4 inch minnows for 3 years now and is what I use most of the time. I fish alot, mainly for trout down here in tennessee and I expect to outfish everyone who is around when I am fishing due to my secret weapon. When I crappie or bass fish, I use the Gulp minnow on drop shot and it never fails. Read alot of reviews on this product and only negative complaint was it get's tore up from fish hits. Very soft bait and think that's a good thing, give's it the action. Main reason is fish will not leave it alone, they eat it. If you are not using, it's your loss.
Date published: 2014-02-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by Klotzie from Every cast no matter when or where I can get a fish 85 percent of the casts. The other 14.95 percent are strikes. The remaining .05 has to due with human error rigging the bait.(The bait should NEVER repeat the same movement under the surface. If it does, then reset the position of the hook). Throw the bait out with the appropriate size hook from pan fish, crappie, bass, etc... Tip rod to either side and main the lures position in visual sight, just below the surface, without breaking the surface, and get ready. When it sinks below visual site, then tip the rod to make the lure present itself once again. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Anytime, temperature, weather, cold, etc.... If this fails to produce you fish, then you should take up aquatic swimming.
Date published: 2018-01-24
Rated 2 out of 5 by XXXXX from Bring back the old Gulps Up until recently, Gulp minnows were my hands down go to ace in the hole for catching everything that swims in fresh water. Unfortunately, with the new formula, the minnow bodies are so soft that I will probably not buy any more unless Berkley goes back to the old formula. I'm lucky now to get 5 or 6 casts before I have to replace the minnow. Just a little weed or a tug from a little bluegill pulls the minnow back down the jig and spoils the action. This forces me to reset the bait every 2 or 3 casts. It also concerns me that fish are swallowing a lot of these synthetic baits because they tear off so easily. Please bring back my favorite fishing tool. Thank You
Date published: 2019-09-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by Trapper from Picks out the fish when the bite is slow Chad LaChance, from Fishful Thinker got me started using the Gulp minnow. Great little things! Caught tons of fish with them. Great for jigging, jerking like a jerkbait, or a somewhat steady retrieve with little twitches. Went ice fishing today. Was going to try a few different baits. Started with 2 rods, with different jigs on them, tipped with a worm. Caught a bunch of fish, then the bite slowed way down. Switched to a gulp minnow on one rod, jigged it, and they attacked it first drop. It produced a whole bunch more fish after they got worm wise. They attacked it a whole lot harder, like they were trying to grab a minnow before it got away, so they hooked themselves a lot. It also produced bigger fish. Got an ice fishing tournament coming up, guess what will probably be my number 1 bait? The Gulp Minnow! Fished this lake before, and gulp produced very quickly. Great Product!
Date published: 2015-01-24


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The Center is a non-profit educational institute dedicated to integrating principles of mediation into the practice of law and the resolution of legal disputes. Since its founding in 1981, the Center has worked to develop its unique Understanding-Based approach to mediation and conducted introductory and advanced training programs for thousands of lawyers and other professionals in the United States. Center trainers also regularly conduct trainings in collaboration with other educational institutions, including at Harvard's Program of Instruction for Lawyers and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Since 1990, the Center has also trained mediators in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Israel. The Center's model of mediation is used increasingly in legal disputes in commercial, family and other legal settings.


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Kan Mi Youn: another buzzing track from the angel of K-pop
Michel Lebon and Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
Tokyoites and people who reside in Japan have another powerful K-pop track to listen to because the latest tune by Kan Mi Youn is a fabulous track. Therefore, the growing trend of high quality sounds from "Korean cool" is being maintained by this exquisite lady from South Korea.
Kan Mi Youn once more hit the heights because "the angel of K-pop" certainly pleased her fans and with this lovely track more will be following. "Won't Meet You" was energetic, fantastic beat, exquisite dancing movements from this stunning lady and of course a voice which graces the ear.
Simply put, "Won't Meet You" was A-one and even for house/trance vultures like me, I can feel my heart melt to yet another amazing track from "the angel of K-pop." Kan Mi Youn is having an amazing 2011 and I thought "Paparazzi" would have been hard to beat but "Won't Meet You" hits every chord and so much more.
The preview of "Won't Meet You" looked promising but the real McCoy was even better than imagined. Not only is the track the real McCoy but Kan Mi Youn is the "triple McCoy" and clearly this special lady graces international music.
In Tokyo and throughout Japan the K-pop scene is growing and while you have many fantastic groups and soloists within K-pop, I firmly believe that Kan Mi Youn stands out because of her verve. Her voice appeals to the ear and Kan Mi Youn plays to her strengths and this applies to style, panache, and stunning looks irrespective of hair color – but the brief blonde look in the video certainly increased an already high temperature.
Therefore, with the music market in Japan being huge it will be interesting to see how this track does in major cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe and throughout Japan.
Fashion wise, perfect because "if you have it then you don't need to flaunt it" and clearly the sex appeal of Kan Mi Youn is an added bonus. Throughout the video of "Won't Meet You" she looked snazzy and so adorable and the movement to the track worked perfectly.
In the track Kan Mi Youn sings:
My mind is in and out in and out
My mind is in and out in and out
Mind is in in Mind is out out
My mind is in and out in and out
You love me, you love me
You whisper in my ear every day
But today you're with this girl, tomorrow, with that girl
You met them behind my back and got caught
If you keep saying that it's not (do you think I'll forgive you)
If you say you only love me (do you think it'll be okay)
What about the other girls?
If they are just friends, do you kiss your friends?
I won't meet you, won't meet you, won't meet you
Why would I meet you, I won't meet you
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
But I meet you again, why am I meeting you again
I won't meet you, I will never meet you, for real
I don't know, I can't help it, I meet you again
* repeat
Don't meet other girls (promise with me)
Please just love me alone (pinky swear)
I know I can't trust you but
Like a fool, I fall for you again
repeat (x2)
The track is certainly a hit when it comes to a catchy beat, sweet voice, lovely dancing moves, exquisite singer, style, amazing fashion sense which matched the tune, and a high octane track which hits the heights immediately.
If you are new to K-pop then Kan Mi Youn is the lady to follow because the "angel of K-pop" doesn't disappoint one iota. On the contrary, this stunning music artist makes you want to search and check other K-pop soloists and other groups.
However, no matter how much you search you only have one soloist who is the real McCoy, and this applies to Kan Mi Youn, who is adorable and elegant beyond words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1zjpWOB2c Kan Mi Youn and "Won't Meet You"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzlQ1KtWsFA&feature=related Kan Mi Youn and "Paparazzi"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_1KfUDB1zU Kan Mi Youn and "Going Crazy"
http://girlspic.blogbus.com/logs/14277489.html Beautiful photos of Kan Mi Youn
http://www.thecnstar.com/ Magazine for latest K-pop/culture/entertainment


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File photo: The Bullmastiff isn't bred to attack, unlike the pit bull terrier, but it is considered an assertive guardian dog that shouldn't be left alone with children.
A 5-year-old boy was killed when a 150-pound dog attacked him in Arkansas, where he was staying with family friends after his family's home was destroyed by a tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., last month, authorities said.
The boy, whose name hasn't been released, was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday after the dog attacked him about noon (1 p.m. ET) at a home in Jessieville, about 50 miles west of Little Rock, Garland County sheriff's deputies said.
The dog ran off, and county animal control officers searched for it Sunday and Monday. The dog's body was found Monday afternoon after a friend of its owner shot it dead, authorities said.
The boy and his 2-year-old sister were staying in Jessieville while their parents worked to rebuild after a powerful tornado killed 24 people and injured almost 400 others May 20 in Moore, near Oklahoma City.
"To me, it's heartbreaking," Garland County sheriff's Deputy Scott Hinojosa told NBC station KARK-TV of Little Rock. "I've got a 5-year-old daughter. You can't imagine what this family and friends are going through right now."
Authorities said the boy was upset and crying, which the dog, a Bullmastiff, possibly interpreted as an aggressive act.
The dog's owner, Lynn Geiling, 50, a friend of the children's parents, told investigators she tried to pull the dog off the boy but got there too late. He was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs with severe lacerations to his head and his neck.
Hinojosa said Monday that no decision had been reached on whether Geiling and her husband would face charges.
The Bullmastiff isn't the same breed as the notorious pit bull terrier, which has often been bred to be an aggressive fighting dog. But it is bred to serve as a watchdog and to protect the home. The American Bullmastiff Association says the breed needs no special training to "react appropriately if his family is threatened."
"Never leave a child unattended with your Bullmastiff," the association warns on its website. "They are pack animals and will find their natural place in the pack if left to natural processes. That place may be at the top of the pecking order instead of below younger family members if left unchecked."
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Grants of more than $14,000 awarded to schools and kindergarten
Waikato Regional Council has given environmental work being undertaken by three schools and a kindergarten a combined cash boost of $14,000-plus.
Waikato Regional Council has given environmental work being undertaken by three schools and a kindergarten a combined cash boost of $14,000-plus.
Waikato Regional Council has today confirmed its commitment to having public access and natural character protected at New Chums Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Waikato Regional Council has today adopted its 2012-2022 Long Term Plan, which details a wide range of activities to make the region safer, more economically vibrant and ecologically healthy.
Waikato Regional Council and Hamilton City Council are joining forces with eight other organisations to investigate new ways of moving freight more efficiently through the upper North Island.
A Te Awamutu farming company has been fined nearly $32,000 for illegally discharging dairy effluent.
Waikato Regional Council has welcomed news that six major funders are joining together to develop a visitor centre for the Maungatautari bird sanctuary.
Ten years ago the 2002 weather bomb severely rocked Coromandel communities, including the settlement of Te Puru.
Waikato Regional Council says its river and catchment services team is making good progress on preparing for mangrove removal at Whangamata.
Waikato Regional Council is keen to hear from people interested in managing land and water quality issues in the Lake Taupo and Upper Waikato River catchments.
Waikato Regional Council has today been contacted by a property manager who believes oil discharged into the Waikato River on Saturday came from his city building.
Waikato Regional Council has moved to clarify the issue of public submissions on Maori seats which are being introduced at next year's local body elections.
Waikato Regional Council is seeking public help to identify who is responsible for the oil in Hamilton city's stormwater system, which discharged into the Waikato River earlier today.
A Waikato Regional Council investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding an apparently accidental discharge of oil into the Waikato River near Claudelands Bridge earlier today.
Waikato Regional Council has updated its planning for a major oil spill exercise due to be held on the Coromandel this month, taking into account lessons learned during the Rena disaster.
Waikato Regional Council says it is working with Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) and developers over a consented project to build a marina at Tairua.


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Doral city council members are expected to discuss an ordinance that would stop city streets and other public places from being named after living people at a meeting Wednesday night.
The meeting comes a day after the Hialeah City Council approved a resolution to remove the name of former Mayor Raul Martinez from a municipal property, the Miami Herald reported.
The Doral ordinance would prevent the future naming of public spots, but all places that are currently named after living people would be grandfathered in.
Doral City Manager Joe Carollo said he's supported this policy since he was Miami mayor.
"Unfortunately, in Miami-Dade County, we've had a history of naming streets after people that we later find out have had some problems," he said.
For example, a street called Banah Sweet Way was named after a sugar company which went bankrupt after its founder was convicted of cocaine trafficking. Another street was named after Miami-native Jose Canseco, a slugger disgraced in baseball's steroid scandal who allegedy hit his wife. Among others: UM's Alex Rodriguez Park and Miami's Miller Dawkins Park.
"I personally think it's a better idea not to do that until later on, even though I respect those who feel you should try to honor people while they're still alive," Carollo said.
Hialeah approved an ordinance similar to Doral's proposal in November, but Tuesday night's vote applied to buildings and other places that were already named.
In addition to taking Martinez's name off City Hall, an apartment complex named after Martinez's wife will have her name removed. A park named for former state Sen. Roberto Casas will also be stripped of its name, the Herald reported.
The resolutions were sponsored by Mayor Carlos Hernandez, who defeated Martinez in the 2011 election.


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This morning, The New York Times reported that archeologists have re-discovered a unique cemetery, called Small River Cemetery #5, located on the eastern edges of the fierce Taklimakan desert. The cemetery is unique for several reasons: 1. the desolate location; 2. distinct European features, plus DNA markers, of the preserved mummies; and 3. the apparent civilization's focus on procreation for survival's sake in a harsh land.
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We're delighted to announce the new APM 2.5+, which is the same APM 2.5 board you know and love but surrounded by lots of new goodness! Now, for a new lower price of $179, it comes with all this, right out of the box:
Oh, and did I mention that we also lowered the price of APM 2.5 by $20 at the same time?? This is all thanks to our new production facilities in Tijuana, which allow us to make an increased volume of products at higher quality and lower prices. We're even adding a new Manncorp four-head pick-and-place machine there to handle even higher volume!
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The power module is interesting, but is there any plan for a higher capacity version? I'm interested in something like this for my bigger machines (Octo, 600 Heli) rather than my smaller, shorter range (quad, 450 Heli) machines. And I can't put that 100A through those XT60's. Also need to use with 8-12S. Any hope?
Robert, if there's enough demand, we'll offer a higher capacity version. But the vast majority of our users will be fine with the standard ones. And you can always solder on different connectors if you want.
This power board only supply current for APM? (servos still taking power fron ESC)
I can work with the 100A's but three of my platforms run on 6s's so a increase in cell count would cause me to by more of them.
Martin: No, it supplies power for both APM and the entire RC gear, including servos.
Update: I just checked with the designer, and I stand corrected. They say:
It's supposed to only power the electronics (APM, GPS, telemetry) and RC receiver. There are a couple of scenarios:
1.- Multicopter: remove the JP1 jumper so you only power your electronics with the Power Module, or leave it present (doesn't matter) if you have third party 'no-BEC' ESCs. The two wire power cable from the PDB to the output pins is still necessary for the ESC's ground connection (there is also a ground connection through the Power Module cable, but it's a longer path back to the PDB/ECS).
2.- Plane: remove JP1 jumper so you only power your electronics with the Power Module, while still being able to use the output rail to distribute power from an ESC or BEC to your servos.
Oh, the connection is on the "far side" of JP1?
I wouldn't try to run servos on 2.25A. Maybe a couple of micro analogs, to move an FPV camera, but that's it.
This is awesome, thanks Chris and team for providing this new APM 2.5 and the new GPS module at such an affordable price point!
Nice job on protecting the barometer, and the new features are genius! Couple of questions;
1) Can the BMP085 sensor be used as a plug & play alternative(with some set-up), to the on board barometric sensor? Can it be used in conjunction, for a comparative reading?
2) Regardless of price, what's your best GPS option offered? The new Mediatek? Ublox?
3) Can additional batteries be monitored by the APM with the new power module? e.g. flight batteries and avionics batteries? Or are we limited to using/monitoring a single power source?
Thanks for all the work, can't wait to test it out!
Martin: I corrected my response to your question above.
Robert: Please see my corrected response above.


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- Air-conditioning , Can be privatized , Wheelchair Accessible
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The ATELIER was created in 1953 at S.T. Dupont's manufacturing site at Faverges. Used exclusively for creating special orders and exceptional objects, this workshop was the place where all of S.T. Dupont's manufacturing secrets were kept.
The S.T. Dupont Atelier collection is made up of Line D writing instruments with unmatchable shine and depth Chinese lacquer. A shimmering patina effect in different colors gives them a delightful retro look. A lacquer leaf is subtly engraved to authenticate the genuine Chinese lacquer, just as it was on the original object. Master lacquerers embody the essence of S.T. Dupont's unique know-how, transforming the sap of a precious tree into the lustrous and deeply colored product that is Chinese lacquer. Chinese lacquer is applied by hand in up to six layers, and can also be applied with a sponge, using an age-old technique which produces a cloudy effect and different shades of color.
With the beauty of their lines, the precious nature of their materials, the accuracy instilled by their weight, and the suppleness of their handling – more than ever before, these are exceptional objects destined to give pleasure to their users.


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The latest update to Diablo III appears to be something of a downgrade for many players of the game. It's being widely reported by users on the game's official forums that a bug in the latest update blocks players from getting any experience points and level-caps their followers at level 13.
It sounds as though the bug affects only those with digital copies of the game—I installed from a disc, and haven't been able to replicate the problem with either my PC or Mac versions of the game.
Fortunately, it looks like there's an easy fix. Based on the chatter in general chat in the game, and backed up by the many posters in this thread, it would appear that you have only to change your password, and you'll be able to gain XP once again.
As I said, I can't confirm this with my own copy of the game, but based on the number of responses in the original bug thread and the subsequent fix thread, it seems that this is affecting enough people that it's a legitimate concern.
So, an odd and potentially crippling bug with a simple solution. Still… it would be nice if Blizzard's constant updates to Diablo III made it work better, you know?
Kotaku has contacted Blizzard and will update once we hear back.
Update: A Blizzard representative has gotten back to us, explaining that they fixed the bug soon after it turned up:
After downloading patch 1.0.3, some players ran into a bug that temporarily caused them to stop gaining experience points and capped their followers at level 13. We quickly fixed this after discovering the bug.
EXP Bar [Bug Thread, Battle.net]
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The Idea & How It Works
Thanks for the idea, Canyonknight! Everyone is invited to post spamnicks here in the format of
to make it easy for the sysops to check if the suspicion is right.
This format results in a link where all contributions of that nick can be accessed easily: Hellwoofa
It is clear, that this is only a temporary solution, confer to the current discussion in the forums for a long term solution that is still to be found.
It would be nice if the wiki admins would check this site regularly and delete/block the listed spammers to support the people in their daily fight against spam!
I think it would be better to add to the wiki registration form an extra question eg. are u human )and for all other arch related sites which require registration) , just like i had the same idea for the forum and it seems to work fine.i havent noticed any spam from that point. Dolby
The List
Blocked spam accounts should be deleted from time to time to keep everything neat here :)
A list of blocked IP addresses and usernames can be accessed under Special:Ipblocklist
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"Detection of Critical Configurations for 3D Reconstruction by Examining the Rank-4-ness of the Scaled Measurement Matrix", in 9th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, 2009.,
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Increasing moisture is expected in South Florida as a cold front approaches mid week, but Monday will be mostly sunny with warm temperatures in the lower 80s.
Highs each afternoon starting Monday until Wednesday are expected to hit the 80s.
The cold front will reach South Florida for Wednesday leaving us mostly cloudy skies and a good chance of showers. However, this is not a quick moving system.
The cold front will linger across South Florida into Thursday, leaving a chance of isolated showers on Thursday as well. Temperatures Thursday will be slightly cooler (in the mid 70s) but then will rebound right back up into the 80s by next weekend.


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By Cara Nissman Dec 12, 2011 0
I am Autistic: TV Pilot Showcases ASD Families
A woman struggles to understand as her teenage daughter with autism screeches unintelligibly and points at a take-out menu. An adult man with Asperger syndrome shares his hope that his book will become a bestseller. An autism expert recounts stories involving misunderstandings between people with autism and law enforcement.
These are just a few of the highlights of "I Am Autistic," a TV pilot now available for acquisition from FPR Studios, an independent production company based in West Palm Beach, Florida, run by broadcast industry veterans Jerry Trowbridge and Ray Smithers. (Although previews of the show are not yet available to the public, FPR Studios provided Autism After 16 with a private screening.)
The hour-long pilot covers a wide range of topics, including autism research, legal concerns, celebrity interviews, and a movie clip. Interwoven are portions of at-home footage of families who live with autism.
The host who weaves these segments together is Daniel Heinlein, 24, of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in high school. The opener to the pilot shows chronological pictures of Heinlein as he details his long road to an AS diagnosis.
Heinlein, the grandson of a friend of Trowbridge and Smithers, had been writing and producing ads at a Wisconsin radio station when the broadcasters asked him to do a screen test for the pilot. They immediately knew they'd found their host.
"I jumped at it," Heinlein said. "For all my social anxiety and other stuff, I've done theater and have always been able to dissociate myself and talk in front of people."
The broadcasters flew Heinlein to South Florida to film his portions of the pilot at the studio. Despite interviewing most guests with only a green screen as his backdrop, Heinlein was a natural, Smithers said. He started calling the set "my apartment."
Still, the broadcasters knew how to keep Heinlein on his toes, he said. Smithers purposely gave the twentysomething minimal direction before he interviewed drummer Dan Spitz from the heavy metal band Anthrax and his wife, Candi, about their twin boys with autism.
"[Smithers] just briefed me, but didn't tell me too much," Heinlein said. "Otherwise, I would have had every question memorized and been thinking about posing my next question instead of listening. Getting to sit on a couch and talk with a musician about autism was so totally out of left field. I would have tried to make sure everything was perfect and, if we went off that, I would not have known how to cope."
Instead, Heinlein appears at ease on camera when he interviews guests and when he introduces families' at-home segments.
Trowbridge and Smithers sent video cameras to more than 30 families around the country. The families, found with the help of Florida Atlantic University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, received a few recommendations for keeping their cameras steady and introducing content so viewers would understand what followed, but otherwise, they filmed independently. The resultant footage in the pilot is mesmerizing, with segments that show different aspects of the families' daily routines—including full-blown meltdowns.
"We see people who are high-functioning and they have unique issues," Trowbridge said. "And then we see the people who will never speak and [have profound intellectual disabilities]. There's a great gulf between them. We realized we couldn't sugar-coat this."
The Show's Future
The broadcasters have big plans for the show once a television network or video distribution outlet picks it up.
Trowbridge said they see the series as having three audiences: individuals and families who know what it's like to live with autism and who would like to learn about the latest research and resources; people who have been newly diagnosed with autism and their families, who would benefit from seeing others in their situation; and TV viewers who would stop by to learn about autism. All three audiences are likely to grow, considering the rise in autism diagnoses.
"This is a freight train coming at us," Trowbridge said. "The increase in autism diagnoses went from 1 in 110 to 1 in 100 just in the course we have been developing this show."
The families are keeping the video cameras they received so they can record their progress. Trowbridge and Smithers plan to air updates on the families when they have something meaningful to share.
And the broadcasters see the networking potential of the show. At the end of each at-home segment, a dedicated email address will appear on the screen that viewers can use to contact the families.
"So many of the families feel alone," Smithers said. "You have all your friends, then all of a sudden you have an autistic child, and your friends don't want to watch the meltdowns. They don't want to listen to your problems."
Future shows may deal with respite care, postsecondary transition, employment, and vaccination. Trowbridge and Smithers said they plan to be brutally honest regardless of what subject they tackle, even toileting issues.
"We have to go there. We cannot not go there," Trowbridge said. "There is no stone we won't turn over."
The show's expert advisory committee watched the pilot before the studio released it for review. Every family that participated also vetted the pilot's content. The show will continue to seek feedback from the community to ensure it doesn't become exploitative.
"It's a thin line, trying to show people in a positive light and not be accused of exploiting them, but we'll have to do our best," Heinlein said.
Heinlein said his family plans to move to South Florida if the show gets the green light. Trowbridge and Smithers said they see him doing more on-location interviews in the future, perhaps even outside Florida. They believe Heinlein could become the public face of autism if the show takes off. Heinlein, who has overcome depression and anxiety, is ready for the responsibility.
"It feels good to do something this meaningful that will be of use to people," he said. "I'm very excited about that."
Heinlein, who studied sociology and music in college before following his family into the radio business, may just have to confront his quirks on occasion if he interviews any young men with Asperger syndrome.
"As hard as I have to work to get through life, I'm fortunate I don't have the functional impairment others do," Heinlein said. "When we introduce someone who is higher-functioning who reminds me of me, I will have to face that. It's like when I hear my voice recorded. It doesn't sound like me at all, but I sound like that to others. I'm ready to confront that down the line because I think it's important to get at the entire spectrum, not just the lower end of the spectrum."


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Every year we receive thousands of Valentine's Day cards addressed to service members and veterans. Sadly, since the cost to distribute these cards is so high, we are not able to provide enough funding to get these cards to our military and veteran heroes so they can feel the love. But this year you can help us spread the love! All you need to do is include $1 per Valentine you send! This will help us cover the cost of packing & mailing boxes of Valentine's Day cards to deployed troops overseas & to VA Hospitals! Mail your cards & $1 per card to: Soldiers' Angels 2895 NE Loop 410, Suite 107, San Antonio, Texas 78218. Learn more about Soldiers' Angels Valentines for Veterans.
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Wow! Thank you to all who participated in the 2020 Valentine's for Veterans campaign!! We received so many incredible Valentine's Day cards from people of all ages. Since late January, we have been including these heartfelt cards in care packages to deployed and this week our volunteers have been handing them out to veterans in VA Hospitals across the country. Thank you for remembering our nation's heroes on this day. Take a look at just a few of the hundreds of Valentine's Day cards we have received by visiting our Valentines for Veterans Facebook photo album.
In recent weeks, thousands of service members have been rapidly deployed to the Middle East. Many of them received their orders with just a few short days before they had to board a plane into the unknown and now they face months of deployment amid increasing tensions in the region. Together, we can show these brave men and women that America is behind them, no matter what may come next. Soldiers' Angels is collecting care package items and cash donations as a part of the new #GoCamo Care Package Collection Campaign. The care packages will support service members deployed all across the Middle East and let them all know that America supports them! Please show your support for our brave men and women today and #GoCamo by hosting a collection drive, shopping for needed items, or making a monetary donation to help cover the cost of shipping the care packages. Learn more about Soldiers' Angels #GoCamo here.
As uncertainty mounts around the current situation in the Middle East and deployments continue to affect our troops and families, Soldiers' Angels President and CEO has an important message to all military families and those who are willing to step up and support them:
"For the past seventeen years, it has been the mission of Soldiers' Angels to support our troops and their families— and right now is no different. Politics aside, there is stress being felt by military families whose futures are unclear. To those families, please know we are with you during this time, and we are here to provide aid and comfort however we can. This is why we exist. Please keep all those heading into harm's way in your thoughts. May No Soldier Go Unloved." - Amy Palmer, President & CEO of Soldiers' Angels
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The year is coming to a close, but there is still time to leave your mark on 2019: give a tax-deductible year-end gift to Soldiers' Angels. Your donations will help support a wide range of programs that provide aid and comfort to deployed service members, wounded heroes, military families, and veterans of all eras. Soldiers' Angels is among the countries top-rated nonprofit organizations as rated by GuideStar, GreatNonprofits, and Charity Navigator. Soldiers' Angels also maintains an efficiency rating of 96%, which means that $0.96 cents of every dollar donated will go back to the people we support through our various programs.
Thanks to individuals, businesses, and organizations, Soldiers' Angels received over 21,000 donated stuffed holiday stockings! 7,000 were shipped to combat deployed service members. Thanks to this great video from the 77th Sustainment Brigade, we get a first-hand look at how deployed Chaplains work with Soldiers' Angels to help spread the holiday spirit to service members who will not make it home for the holidays.
Soldiers' Angels needs urgent support!! We have 7,000 stuffed holiday stockings ready to be shipped to service members deployed to combat zones, but could use our help to cover the cost of shipping. Today is #GivingTuesday—a great day to give back to our military men and women by supporting this great cause. Donate now: http://bit.ly/2sGjGkJ
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We love receiving thank you messages on Facebook and our website. The messages vary from simple thank you's to longer sentiments about what the support meant to them. Every once in a while we hear stories that touch us so deeply that we just have to know more. This happened recently when Jerik reached out to say thanks for the support we were giving him during his current deployment to the Middle East and that we also supported his father years ago during his deployment to Afghanistan! Here's their story.
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I have a friend named Sarah Broom who is also ALK positive and battling stage four lung cancer. She lives in New Zealand and is the mother of three boys and a fine poet. Her diagnosis came just before the delivery of her third child, and somehow, someway, she has managed in the time since to complete and publish a beautiful book of poetry. Quite a few of the poems reflect on her illness, and this particular piece regarding motherhood got me right in my heart. Sarah was kind enough to have her publisher authorize reproduction here:
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AccelerEyes has released Jacket 1.1.1, its GPU engine for MATLAB. This release includes random-number generation with grand(), and double-precision support for FFT functions. All Jacket trials have been reset, so if you've trialed Jacket in the past, you now have another chance to trial again. This version of Jacket includes the following enhancements:
- fft is now supported for gdouble inputs.
- grandn - GPU version of randn.
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- sort(X) is now supported.
- cumsum(X) is now supported for vectors.
- cumprod(X) is now supported for vectors.
- permute, ipermute is now supported.
- repmat is now supported for complex inputs.
- The gcache command now allows users to manipulate the cache by flushing, saving or loading it.
- The command 'ghelp' displays information about functions supported by Jacket on the MATLAB console.
Jacket 1.1.1 requires CUDA 2.3. The CUDA drivers and toolkit are available for download. For more on CUDA, see the article series CUDA, Supercomputing for the Masses.
According to AccelerEyes, Jacket 1.2 will be released shortly and include support for running Jacket across multiple GPUs. This will work in conjunction with MATLAB's Parallel Computing Toolbox (PCT). For every GPU in the system (including both workstations and clusters), a PCT Worker will be assigned which will have the ability to offload computations from the CPU to the GPU. This will enable maximal performance under any given hardware configuration.


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For some reason, every photograph I take on my PowerShot is saved at 640x480 despite the claims that the camera has a 14.1 megapixel resolution.
I only have a 1gb SD card inside the camera, and am wondering if this is some kind of "hidden feature" to save space and allow more photographs to be taken on such a small card? I have looked online, in the manual, and on the camera, and cannot find any way to change the resolution that the camera saves photographs at, as I have seen on other digital cameras.
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It's the last weekend of the year, meaning it's best you rest up as much as possible for the madness that is about to ensue over New Year's eve. Before you head to all your parties with friends, family, and co-workers, make sure to fill up your phone with all of the newest and best apps available. Best case scenario: they will serve as a talking point to fill in during those awkward lulls. Worst case scenario: you play with them with your head down as you avoid conversation with uncomfortable acquaintances and odd relatives. Here are the best apps and updates worth downloading for the last two weeks in 2012.
No longer just for phone users, Tumblr's latest update brings an expansion to the tablet. The popular blogging platform brings it's love of .gifs and memes to both the iPad and the Android tablet family. To make infectious spreading of content even easier on the go, Tumblr also now features an Explore tab and markdown support. But you don't care about any of that. You need to keep your friends updated with your "Moustaches on things that don't need moustaches" blog.
Evernote Food (iOS)
The iPad gets to add another app to it's repertoire thanks to Evernote Food getting optimized for the tablet. This will make pictures of your favorite recipes and best culinary creations even bigger and more tempting. The app also features a new design that encourages you to turn to it for all your food-related needs. Save recipes, build your own cookbook, and check out restaurants and their offerings, for ideas for your next night out. Evernote Food really serves one purpose: Make you hungry.
One of the better apps for staying on track in the past, Wunderlist has been rebuilt from the ground up to look better and work smarter. While it was a great option before, it's now making a case for itself as one of the best to-do apps around. Reoccurring tasks make their first appearance in the update, as does a new collaborative list function that will keep groups of people on task at all times. Email reminders and push notifications are available to make sure you never miss a deadline or forget what you're doing.
Flipboard (Android)
Flipboard keeps getting bigger. We're not just talking user base – it's now available on Android tablets. The favorite option for social readers makes it debut on the bigger screen with a bang. A gorgeous looking layout that puts content in a virtual magazine, you'll be flipping pages for quite some time before you lift your head up from the screen. It features everything you'd expect from Flipboard, just a bit bigger. Bigger may not always better, but in this case it definitely isn't hurting.
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Rise Alarm Clock (iOS)
Need to make sure you're awake as early as possible on Christmas day to open presents from Santa? Rise is probably your best bet. A new alarm clock option for iOS, Rise is simple, easy, and elegant. Fall asleep to an iTunes playlist and wake up to a custom melody or tone. You can also modify your snooze options and alarm volume so your routine can be tweaked for your needs. A simple app that fills a basic need and does it well.
Facebook Poke (iOS)
Facebook Poke totally has nothing to do with the popularity of SnapChat, though it does essentially the same thing as it. Recreating the once-iconic Poke option on Facebook with a new multimedia catch, Facebook Poke allows users to get in touch with friends by sending them a quick message, photo, or video with an expiration date. Location data will let them know exactly where you're sending it from. If your friend takes a screenshot to keep it longer, you'll be told about it.
YouTube Capture (iOS)
The perfect app for holiday happenings, YouTube Capture simplifies the YouTube upload process. Easily record with the tap of a button, then make some quick edits like color correction and image stabilization. You can also add music tracks to the video with a couple quick taps, making this app a great option for quick and easy video sharing. Pass around your film to family that couldn't be there or send it out to the public as a cry for help. Depends on how well you get along with your family.
Beanstalk (Android)
Keeping your files on multiple cloud storage options because you can't fit it all in one? Beanstalk will stretch across the platforms and give you a unified cloud experience. Allowing you to log in to Dropbox, Box.net, and Microsoft Skydrive in a single app, Beanstalk gives you control over the files in all of them. Move your information to and from different storage locations and keep track of all your data no matter what cloud it calls home.
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Penny Arcade The Game: Gamers vs. Evil (iOS)
No one knows gamers quick like Penny Arcade. The company branched out to card games, creating a unique universe and adventure that takes place on the flimsy but familiar game piece. Not content with the physical offering, the game is now also available to play digitally on your iOS devices. Build decks based on your favorite Penny Arcade characters and use their abilities to master your opponents, be they computer or human controlled.
Pudding Monsters (iOS, Android)
The makers of Cut the Rope created a new franchise, and we won't be surprised if it's just as successful as the first. Capitalizing on the cuteness factor that made Om Nom in Cut the Rope so popular, Pudding Monsters brings a whole cast of bouncing blobs of dessert to the table. It's up to players to bring these piles of pudding together to create – what else? – a pudding monster. A sliding puzzle style game with people of appeal that you'd expect from the makers of a hit game, Pudding Monsters' gameplay is just as delicious as its main character.
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Wait Until You See What This Guy Found While Shoveling Snow
Shoveling snow does not usually equal digging for treasure, but that's exactly what happened to this fella.
In this video, a guy is shoveling snow. It's pretty ho-hum stuff for the first minute-and-a-half before you see the prize he found, which we think is way more valuable than treasure.


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In response to this post, I thought I'd make a counter proposal:
I would argue that overall reputation should be higher to gain rights to edit posts to around 3,000 or so and that 2,000 is too low. I also believe that it should be calculated for the current calendar year and the rights are only applicable if you meet the minimum number within the last year.
We know that the reputation score is a measurement of trust, but so is a users current contributions to the site. I think that folks who are not maintaining 3,000 points in a calendar year are probably not very active contributors.
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Making a career switch to SAP: Weighing the career prospects in SAP BW vs. test services
Expert Josh Greenbaum weighs in on a jobseeker's career prospects in seeking a career in SAP BW or continuing as a testing engineer.
I do think that, more and more, BW expertise will also require some vertical industry knowledge. As BW use matures and evolves, the greater value will come from developing specific vertical industry analytics, and that will require industry knowledge as well as BW expertise. Either choice in my opinion will keep you from having to worry about your future employment prospects.
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So, I'm pretty sure my left elbow exploded yesterday, and it is going to fall off and kill me — not to be melodramatic or anything.
Actually in pain all day! Having a bit of typer's elbow and am headed to the doctor's tomorrow morning. Wish me luck!
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