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August 10, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Using SCHOENE's multi-year projections, a breakdown of what each team gained and lost in the reported four-team trade that will finally send Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers. Did the Orlando Magic get enough for Howard?
August 9, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
With the final four teams set in London, a look at how they have rated during the Olympics thus far and a projection of their chances of advancing and medaling Friday and Sunday.
August 7, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Rating the performance of the 12 teams in London during group play.
July 26, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Using performance in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and exhibition games, we rate how each of the 12 teams in the London Olympics has played this summer and what that means to their chances over the upcoming fortnight.
July 20, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Tony Wroten is one of the most intriguing prospects in this year's rookie class. After a year of watching Wroten play at the University of Washington, an effort to figure him out.
July 17, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
During the first weekend of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, these returning NBA players stood out to our correspondent--some for making improvements to their game, others for stagnating.
July 16, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
After spending the weekend at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, a look at how some of the most intriguing rookies performed and how it could translate to the regular season.
July 13, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
As Coach K and his coaching staff attempted to answer key questions about lineups the USA men might use in London, a strong performance by a versatile group of reserves raised the possibility that the U.S. starters might be second-best on their own team.
July 12, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
This month has been a great time to be an NBA free agent in your late '30s. New, long-term contracts for Marcus Camby, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash and more are good reason to look into the history of player aging.
July 10, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
By swapping Mo Williams for Lamar Odom on draft day, the Los Angeles Clippers made an intriguing gamble on Odom returning to form that may define their season. The numbers offer some guide to what they can expect, though they can't determine Odom's comfort and motivation.
July 7, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
On Saturday night, USA Basketball announced the 12-man roster that will defend the gold medal in men's basketball this summer in London. Using advanced statistics, BBP compares this group to its USAB predecessors.
July 6, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
As Steve Nash heads to the Lakers on a new three-year contract, it's worth considering how much the 38-year-old former MVP can be expected to contribute wearing Forum Blue and Gold.
July 2, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
With two trades reported just hours apart--they can't be completed until the new CBA year begins on July 11--the Atlanta Hawks shed nearly all their committed salary for next summer and entered the Dwight Howard race, while Brooklyn went all-in with a middling hand and the Utah Jazz balanced their talent.
June 29, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
A look at the teams that added more projected WARP last night than expected based on their draft position shows that the Houston Rockets were big winners. Wait, what?
June 27, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Using 13 categories including translated NCAA statistical performance, height and weight, a look at the most similar player to each of this year's prospects at the same age.
June 22, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
The Miami Heat closed out the NBA Finals and the path to a championship with a dominant performance from beyond the arc in Thursday's Game 5, all set up by LeBron James controlling the offense from the low post.
June 20, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
The New Orleans Hornets clear cap space while the Washington Wizards stock up on more veterans. Transaction Analysis breaks down Wednesday's first move of the NBA offseason from angle.
by Kevin Pelton
By using LeBron James' post-up game to rally from an early deficit and making the big plays down the stretch, the Miami Heat overcame a huge effort from Russell Westbrook and moved within a game of a championship.
June 15, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
While all eyes were on the endgame, including a controversial no-call, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 2 of the NBA Finals because of its big starting lineup's inability to match up with the Miami Heat's small unit.
June 14, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Taking a look at the numbers shows how great historically the Dream Team, which dominated the Barcelona Olympics 20 years ago, was compared to other USA National Teams. Still, might there have been a better Dream Team?
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My Highlights From Art Basel in Hong Kong
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Image rights: © Edmund de Waal. Photography by Mike Bruce.
Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese miniatures, the work of Barnett Newman and Donald Judd, and a number of literary sources, Edmund de Waal creates ceramic works ranging from tiny vessels to large-scale installations. The porcelain containers encased in a variety of horizontal and vertical vitrines, such as in the series "Just Lately" (2007-2008), vary subtly in size and color and bear the marks of the artist's labor, with their arrangements variously evoking musical rhythms and the sense of presentation inherent in a china cabinet. De Waal sees his practice as uniting East and West, with equal strains of medieval Chinese ceramics and Bauhaus aesthetics.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Donte Whitner: 49ers didn't understand "magnitude of the moment" last year
Last year's trip to the NFC Championship Game was a new experience for many 49ers afters years of missing the playoffs in San Francisco.
The 49ers are back in the game again this year safety Donte Whitner says that last year's experience was educational for the team. Whitner thinks that playing last year's game against the Giants left the team with a better grasp of what they need to do to wind up winners.
"We didn't understand the magnitude of the moment," Whitner said, via Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group. "In a championship game like that, each and every play is going to be a roller coaster and we need to make plays."
Last year's game ended with the Giants moving onto the Super Bowl because Kyle Williams fumbled away a pair of punts and because their offense couldn't generate enough points to keep the Giants from coming back to win the game in overtime. The offense has looked much different with Colin Kaepernick at the helm, which should give the 49ers a better chance of surviving any miscues like the ones Williams provided last season.
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Dave D'Onofrio's Patriots Notebook: Belichick praises JaguarsDAVE D'ONOFRIO
December 22. 2012 9:47PM
Pats vs. Jaguars:When: Sunday at 1 p.m. at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
Coverage: TV, CBS (announcers Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots). Radio, 98.5 FM Boston, 107.7 FM Hillsborough, 900 AM Nashua, 1250 AM Manchester and 103.7 FM North Conway.
Educated by a couple days of film work, Bill Belichick took the microphone for his Wednesday press conference and used 356 words to heap praise upon the Jacksonville Jaguars. Yes, those Jacksonville Jaguars. The 2-14 Jacksonville Jaguars.
Among those words, "good" was used 15 times - once, even, directly preceded by "very." He mentioned 16 different players by name, all in positive terms. He called them "competitive" on four occasions, and even worked "great," "impressive" and "solid" in there once each.
It's nothing new for the Patriots' coach, who customarily starts that Wednesday media session by crediting his opponent and the challenges it presents. But in that same opportunity a week earlier, his opening remarks were just 155 words about a 49ers team some say is the best in the NFC, and though there was a "great" and an "outstanding" involved, there were no players named and a mere three uses of "good."
A week earlier, with the AFC-leading Texans coming to Foxborough, he spent just 113 words. This time "good" was spoken six times, but again no mention of players. And while "solid" and "impressive" each made a single appearance, there was neither a "great" nor an "outstanding."
And that should leave no doubt that Belichick is at least a little bit leery of the chance his team might overlook the lowly Jaguars this afternoon at EverBank Field.
Patriots fans would like to think that's an impossibility given their team's leadership and the mental toughness it seems to have developed over the course of this season. Though the timing does lay something of a trap in front of New England.
Not only does today's tilt come after visits from Houston and San Francisco, but it comes at the end of a five-week stretch where the Patriots needed no help with motivation. It began with the hot and much-hyped Colts in a contest that was flexed onto national television. Next came the spotlight of Thanksgiving night against the rival Jets. After that was a chance to clinch the division championship against the Dolphins. Then arrived the Texans and 49ers, both in primetime, both considered measuring sticks.
With the high stakes of the playoffs looming soon, it's certainly plausible that the Patriots could overlook what should be an easy game against a bad team. Especially considering it may not have much consequence in their postseason seeding.
But the question is whether the Jags actually have enough talent to make the Pats pay for any slip in focus.
Jacksonville's defense is the NFL's worst against the run, (148.1 yards per game), second-worst by measure of total offense (394.1) and fourth-worst in terms of scoring (27.4 points per game). Further, their 15 sacks are the fewest in football - so they're not likely capable of repeatedly rattling Tom Brady, which is the best way to beat New England.
And as awful as its defense is, Jacksonville's offense is just as bad - if not worse, considering star running back Maurice Jones-Drew has already been ruled out for today. Per game the Jaguars have gained the second-fewest yards (284.1) and scored the second-fewest points (15.6) league-wide, and six times they've been limited to 10 points or less.
They have the league's second-worst running game (82.4 yards per game), and though Chad Henne looked briefly like he'd spark the passing game, he's twice completed less than half his passes and has totaled three touchdowns to four interceptions in his quartet of starts.
To their credit, the Jaguars did beat the Colts in September, then took the Texans to overtime in November. And you can bet Belichick told his team all about those games this week. But those were aberrations. Those were the only games this season in which they ran for more than 125 yards, or threw for more than 300 yards, respectively.
More telling and representative is that since their bye they've faced losing teams in six of nine games - yet have been outscored 245-154 in going 1-8. No matter, Belichick might say.
"They're a very good, competitive football team that works hard, makes you earn what you get," Belichick said. "We're going to have to do a good job down there to come up with anything."
You don't believe him. Not a word of the 356 he spoke Wednesday.
But this afternoon we'll find out if his players did.
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OVERRATED: Henne's success against New England. Yes, he's thrown for at least 305 yards in three of five games. But he's also thrown as many touchdowns as interceptions (six apiece), compiled a rating of 78.5, and gone 1-4 in those games.
UNDERRATED: Paul Posluszny. The linebacker ranks eighth in the NFL with 122 tackles, and has three interceptions. However, aside from Jason Babin - who has 1.5 sacks in three games since being released by Philadelphia - Jacksonville's defensive personnel needn't scare New England, even with Rob Gronkowski unlikely to play.
KEEP AN EYE ON: The out-of-town scores. Even if the Patriots win today, if Houston beats Minnesota, Denver beats Cleveland and Baltimore loses to the Giants, New England would need the Broncos to lose to the lowly Chiefs next week to be anything but the AFC's No. 3 seed.
KEY MATCHUP: Cecil Shorts and Justin Blackmon vs. the Patriots secondary. Shorts has averaged 18.9 yards per catch en route to 925 for the season, while the rookie Blackmon has 51 grabs and an 81-yard score on his resume. The Jaguars' best chance of staying in the game is big passing plays, so this is New England's biggest challenge.
STAT OF THE WEEK: Jaguars' head coach Mike Mularkey is 1-8 lifetime in games against Belichick as either a head coach or an offensive coordinator, and in those contests his attacks have managed an average of just 13.1 points. The lone victory came in 2006 as OC of the Dolphins, while in the second meeting of both his seasons as the Bills' head man, Mularkey's offense failed to gain more than 183 total yards.
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Wetpixel D800 review
Posted 27 May 2012 - 06:10 AM
Posted 27 May 2012 - 06:32 AM
Edited by goose, 27 May 2012 - 06:33 AM.
Posted 27 May 2012 - 06:45 AM
Posted 27 May 2012 - 09:55 AM
Does anyone know if there is a viewing window on the top of the housing.???
Depends on the brand... which are you interested in?
D300, D7000, D7100. 10.5, 10-17, 16, 10-20, 17-70, 60, 105, 150 Hugyfots, Issota, Subtronic Novas, Seacams 350, YS250s, YS-D1s
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Posted 27 May 2012 - 10:58 AM
Posted 27 May 2012 - 11:36 AM
Nauticam nauticam rar rar rar.!!! lol
It does not come with top window...
D300, D7000, D7100. 10.5, 10-17, 16, 10-20, 17-70, 60, 105, 150 Hugyfots, Issota, Subtronic Novas, Seacams 350, YS250s, YS-D1s
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 05:44 AM
Sorry the quote thing did not work.!
CF Is way quicker than SD, I've had my D800 hooked up to my SB-900 flash gun on ttl and manual and to be fair the write speed it's bloody quic on both settings (TTL slightly quicker)so my question is how does it fair to a Z240 has anybody compared the two, and how quick does it need to be.!!
Posted 28 May 2012 - 07:31 AM
Your question is dependent on several factors, but whether you use fiber optic triggering of your Inon (manual or TTL), or manual triggering via an electronic connection, the speed is likely to be determined by the recycle time of the strobes, not by card write speed.
I would guess that even with an SB900, the flash's recycle time is the limiting factor too, although this will depend on how big each output is.
Strobe recycle time is dependent again on many factors-the power of each output, battery condition and ambient temperature.
If a fast recycling time is crucial (back to bait balls), then the Inon is poor solution. You will be better served with a larger strobe with a bigger battery capacity/output. This will mean it will be able to recycle faster.
So the short answer is that you can use either CF or SD card if you are using strobes, because the bottleneck is likely to be the strobes, not the card.
Adam Hanlon-underwater photographer and videographer
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 08:33 AM
The review is nearing completion, and the first part should be online very soon.
Below is an example of some cropping:
Original image
This is not an extreme example of what can be done with this cameras resolution-but gives a general idea!
Another example of the tonal range. This was (deliberately) underexposed. The shadows were restored very simply in Lightroom:
Adam Hanlon-underwater photographer and videographer
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 09:36 AM
Hello Alex and all the other D800 users!
I have a question regarding AF: I think the D7000 AF has some annoying issues:
In the AF-S mode we can ONLY choose 1 or 39 AUTO focus points and nothing in between (in AF-C mode we hace a lot of different options); the D300 is better in this aspect (even the D200 would allow more configurations)
The AF-A is a mix between AF-S and AF-C so if I have both S and C set with shutter priority: why is always AF-A locked in a focus priority mode?
Both of these problems could be firmware fixed...
How are the D800 AF modes? do they offer more options?
Thank you very much!
Hi There as far as I can tell the AF-S mode will only let you select single point focus, and will only focus on that single point selected regardless of 9 21 or 51, when auto is selected in the in the AF-S mode it will only select no more than 9 focal points around the single focal point you have pre selected in the info window. There is no AF-A as i can tell just yet, but I'm sure someone might point me in the right direction.!!!
Posted 29 May 2012 - 10:08 PM
I am working as I write on the next section which will be "Resolution, ISO and tonal range". I should have it posted in the next couple of days. I still have a little underwater testing to do for parts of the review, so expect that the full review will be spread out over the next few weeks. Please keep checking back for updates!
Adam Hanlon-underwater photographer and videographer
web | Flickr | twitter | Linkedin | Facebook
Posted 29 May 2012 - 10:17 PM
Edited by John Bantin, 29 May 2012 - 10:18 PM.
I buy my own photographic kit. Diving equipment manufacturers and diving services suppliers get even-handed treatment from me whether they choose to advertise in the publications I write for or not. All the equipment I get on loan is returned as soon as it is finished with. Did you know you can now get Diver Mag as an iPad/Android app?
Posted 31 May 2012 - 09:18 PM
I've posted the next part of the review . It is entitled Resolution, ISO and tonal range.
You can view it here:
Adam Hanlon-underwater photographer and videographer
web | Flickr | twitter | Linkedin | Facebook
Posted 12 June 2012 - 11:02 AM
when can we expect the next part of your review??
Posted 12 June 2012 - 10:50 PM
looking forward to it. really enjoyed the first parts
Posted 14 June 2012 - 02:34 AM
Posted 14 June 2012 - 03:28 AM
The next instalment is now online. The camera is now with Alex Mustard, who I hope will add some of his ideas to the review. I stil have a few more topics to cover too.
Image size and "shooting to crop" is here:
@Jeff-this is a good point. The only drawback is the focusing performance of the camera in Live View. More in my section on AF performance......
I also totally agree that the camera makes you a lot fussier about what you keep on the card
Adam Hanlon-underwater photographer and videographer
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Posted 15 June 2012 - 03:54 AM
I mean Paul Kay for Seacam...
Edited by Andrej Belic, 15 June 2012 - 03:55 AM.
Posted 15 June 2012 - 03:56 AM
Off topicish, but I've only just seen this but feel inclined to reply.
Firstly, the reason that I do not use matrix metering or its equivalent is because at the end of the day it is a form of automation. Its assessment of exposure is based on a variety of parameters and as such can be fooled and so has a degree of unpredictability built in. I prefer to use my own knowledge and experience and sort out exposure myself. This is not a counter but an explanation.
Secondly, I apparently rushed to Seacam's defence, but my observations were the same in the days when I used greeny-blue, film Subals. IMHO it is still not the colour but the reflections, perhaps allied to the round 'eye' like appearance of a port which causes problems.
Again he's rushing in for Seacam. It's so typical


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Belated regrets! John "Good design is accessible design." Dr. John M. Slatin, Director Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin FAC 248C 1 University Station G9600 Austin, TX 78712 ph 512-495-4288, fax 512-495-4524 email firstname.lastname@example.com Web http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Gregg Vanderheiden Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:53 PM To: email@example.com Subject: Agenda items for July 20, 2004 telecon Hi everyone. Time: 20:00 UTC (4 PM US Eastern, 10 PM France, 8 AM Friday Eastern Australia) Number: +1-617-761-6200, passcode 9224 irc.w3.org 6665, channel #wai-wcag Our agenda items are below. PLEASE READ and think about these items in advance so we can knock em off. Our focus for this week is 'whatever we need before next public release" Item 0: Confirmation of our decisions at the F2F From Johns Post (there have been some posts after John post on this which should be read as well) Conformance 1. Any conformance with WCAG 2.0 requires that all Level 1 success criteria for all guidelines be met. 2. WCAG 2.0 conformance at level A means that all Level 1 success criteria for all guidelines are met. 3. WCAG 2.0 conformance at Level AA means that all Level 1 and all Level 2 success criteria for all guidelines are met 4. WCAG 2.0 conformance at Level AAA means that all Level 1, Level2, and Level 3 success criteria for all guidelines are met Conformance claims 1. All conformance claims must include at least the following information: a. The version of the guidelines to which the conformance claim is made. b. The URI of the authored unit for which the claim is being made. (Editor's note: the phrase "authored unit" should be linked to a glossary definition based on the definition of this term in the Device Independence Working Group's Glossary of Terms at http://www.w3.org/TR/di-gloss/) . c. The level of conformance being claimed. 2. The conformance level for an authored unit that contains other authored units is equal to the lowest conformance level claimed for the authored unit and any of the units it contains. Editor's Note #1: A question has been raised as to whether the information required in items 1(a)-1(c) above should all be transmitted in the HTTP header or in some other way. Editor's Note #2: We are currently looking at how to handle unknown or community-contributed, authored units that are created using an aggregator supplied tool. If the aggregator-supplied tool conforms to ATAG, can ATAG conformance be used to imply that the aggregated content conforms to WCAG? </proposed> ADDITIONAL ITEMS Item 1: Issue #322 - Requirement for full text script of all movies? Goal: Incorporate a resolution to this issue into the revisions from the June 24, 2004 telecon. Latest Proposal: <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2004AprJun/0844.html> Issue Description: <http://trace.wisc.edu/bugzilla_wcag/show_bug.cgi?id=322> Item 2: Proposed wording on Conformance and Conformance Claims Goal: review list discussion and determine whether issues remain or additional clarifications are needed for the next draft. List discussion: <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2004JulSep/0128.html> Item 3: Issue #832 Clear link text, etc. Goal: Decide whether the proposal resulting from the July 1, 2004 telecon should be included in the next draft. If yes, at which level? Proposal and list discussion: <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2004JulSep/0017.html> Item 4: Linking to techniques from guidelines Goal: For our next public draft, we'd like to begin linking to the techniques drafts. A proposal for how this could be done is available <http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2004/04/links-from-wcag.html#Option5> and we'd like to settle on an approach for including these links as the gateway and supporting techniques drafts become available.Received on Tuesday, 27 July 2004 11:28:03 UTC
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The 10 Fastest-Dying Industries in America
By Jonah Loeb Oct 09, 2012 2:20 pm
Demographic, manufacturing, and consumer trends are driving these 10 types of businesses to the brink of extinction.
MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Ah, autumn. That wonderful season when everything gets really beautiful and then dies. Unfortunately, industries aren't like leaves. When they die, there's no burst of color. Unless someone swoops in like Captain Planet (I'm mixing my metaphors pretty vigorously here), it's just a slow, bumpy ride to the finish…and sometimes, the road's not so slow. Let's take a look at the industries that are on their way down (and perhaps out) over the next five years. Click on the image below to be directed to our slide show.
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LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Dozens of people have reported feeling a 4.3-magnitude earthquake that rocked central Washington.
One person in Boardman, Ore., roughly 150 miles away from the epicenter, reported feeling the Wednesday night shaking on the U.S. Geological Survey's website.
The Wenatchee World reports (http://is.gd/MgbwQ0 ) there were no initial reports of damage or injuries after the 7:45 p.m. quake.
Centered 14 miles north-northwest of Leavenworth, Wash., the tremor was felt in that city, as well as in Wenatchee, Chelan and the Methow Valley.
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A new death threat scam has shown up in Northeast Missouri, according to Detective Tyler Wheeler of the Marion County Sheriff's Department.
A new death threat scam has shown up in Northeast Missouri, according to Detective Tyler Wheeler of the Marion County Sheriff's Department.
The threat warns the recipient via e-mail that a murder contract has been issued for them. However, if the target pays a certain amount of money, the "hit man" will ignore the contract.
"It's a real sick way of scamming people," Wheeler said. "The usual ones (scams) say you've won this amount, but you need to pay 10 percent before you get it. All this one (death threat scam) is doing is saying that it's a hired hit man and demanding a certain amount of money (to not carry out the hit)."
Wheeler reports that Friday's death threat e-mails sought in the neighborhood of $8,000.
According to Wheeler, the e-mail threats appeared locally for the first time Friday.
"A lady reported receiving several (threatening) e-mails this morning," he said. "Today is the first day we have had it reported."
It's uncertain if this threat has already surfaced in other parts of the country.
"I'm not too familiar with this type of scam as of yet. This is a new one. It's usually a money scam. This one is a little over the top," said Wheeler.
The recipient of the e-mails was understandably shaken, reports Wheeler.
"She felt a lot better after we told her it is a scam," he said.
It has been determined that the e-mails originated overseas.
"There are quite a bit of scams going on out there that have the same origin, and they're pretty much (all) coming out of Russia," said Wheeler.
The e-mail threats appear to be coming from a car dealer.
"When you open it it contains the death threat," said Wheeler. "We wanted it out there to let the community know that it is a scam."
Even though the public will know it's a threat, Wheeler says the sheriff's department wants people to contact it if they receive such a threat.
"They need to report it so we can go ahead and do a report, and send it to the right authorities," he said.


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Anke Audenaert is an internet industry veteran, known for developing consumer insights driven business strategies, based on in-depth analysis and understanding of web analytics. Anke has extensive experience in both the internet and the packaged goods industry.
Audenaert is a co-founder of JumpTime Inc, a provider of internet traffic optimization software, based on a unique approach to digital asset valuation.
Before Jump-Time, Audenaert was an executive at Yahoo! For eight years. She was the vice president of global market research for six years, and most recently, the vice president of content optimization, responsible for optimizing traffic flow to maximize the monetization and the user engagement for Yahoo!'s media properties.
Prior to joining Yahoo!, Audenaert was the consumer research manager for Unilever and worked in the company's United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands offices. She also worked as a researcher at the Catholic University of Leuven on research projects for the European Commission.
Audenaert's work has been published in the International Journal of Research in Marketing. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has been a guest lecturer at several business schools around the country. Audenaert holds a M.A. magna cum laude in psychology and consumer behavior and a B.A. cum laude in psychology from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.


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The damaged roof of reactor number No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after an explosion that blew off the upper part of the structure is seen in this handout photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japanese authorities battling to contain rising pressure in nuclear reactors damaged by a massive earthquake were forced to release radioactive steam from one plant on March 12, 2011 after evacuating tens of thousands of residents from the area. Tokyo Electric Power Co also said fuel may have been damaged by falling water levels at the Daiichi facility, one of its two nuclear power plants in Fukushima, some 150 miles north of Tokyo.
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Another View -- Andrea Carnevale: How Obamacare is hurting my small NH businessANDREA CARNEVALE
October 12. 2013 1:09AM
SINCE 1989, my family and I have owned and operated The Bedford Village Inn (BVI). It has been a rewarding experience. However, in the past several years the weak economy, increases in energy costs and an unemployment tax that has tripled have been areas of concern. The most recent addition to these challenges is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
On its face, Obamacare seems like a positive regulation; it would appear to extend health care to a larger section of the workforce, which is a worthy goal. But like many of the Affordable Care Act's other provisions, good intentions do not translate to workable policy for businesses that have to implement it.
The regulations and hidden taxes have already caused our group health policy costs to increase 25 percent over the past two years. It is not true that employees can keep their coverage - our employee coverage has already changed due to cost increases. The policy is not as rich as it once was, and I am fairly sure, from what I am hearing, that we will have to make further changes in the future. These changes are ultimately detrimental to both employees and the BVI.
Another big problem is the act's definition of a "large business" as one that employs 50 full-time-equivalent employees. Part-time hours are added and calculated to determine a full-time-equivalent employee. This regulation is a dagger aimed at the heart of full-time employment.
Businesses like mine that hire many part-time employees (most are part time by choice) due to the nature of our business are required by law to provide health care to all full-time employees (30 hours/week is full time according to the law). The BVI is a borderline "large" employer and we have to do monthly calculations to determine if we meet the threshold of having 50 full-time-equivalent employees, which is burdensome in itself. If the BVI were to be classified as a "large" employer, our group health care costs would go up another 40-50 percent.
To avoid this increase, we will make sure we don't fall into the "large" employer category by placing limits on the number of hours an employee can work, which hurts the employee and the entire economy. Also, classifying full time as 30 hours per week does not make sense.
Either changing the formula for determining a large employer or increasing the full-time employee criteria to 35 or 40 hours, which is the norm, would be very helpful to our industry.
No well-run business will tolerate double digit cost increases. Any time a cost gets out of line, changes have to be made to offset the increases, and these changes will not be good for employees. I think the Affordable Care Act is particularly burdensome on the restaurant industry, which is a low margin industry. Our legislators need to listen to us and make some changes to the law so that it is fair for everyone.
Clearly the BVI is not the only New Hampshire company feeling this burden. Our beautiful state thrives on tourism, and hospitality is the backbone of our economy. With so many Granite Staters' incomes tied to the restaurant and lodging industries, it breaks my heart that the Affordable Care Act as it is now structured will force my family's business to cut back hours for our employees (and friends). I urge all employers who face this unfair burden to contact their elected officials in Congress and ask for immediate relief for the sake of business and their hard-working staff.
Andrea Carnevale is vice president of the Bedford Village Inn.
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Types of Lipids
Of the many classes of lipids, it is well established that there are two classes that affect general health, and are affected in turn by exercise. The first group consists of cholesterols that may have adverse affects on the intima (inner lining) of the artery lining, thus creating increased risks for heart and vessel disease. These include: very-low density lipoproteins (VLDLs), low density lipoproteins (LDLs), and triglyderides. VLDL contains tryglyceride, and is a transport and storage form of fat tissue. LDL molecules are the end product of triglyceride metabolism.
High density lipoproteins (HDL), by contrast, has a protective effect against coronary artery disease10,11. HDL particles pick up free cholesterol from cells after esterification of the enzyme lecithin. HDL then transports cholesterol from liver tissue to cells requiring cholesterol or back to the liver for elimination.
The Risk Profile
The National Institutes of Health have produced a risk-statification table that would be of interest to Fitness Therapists, as it may help set guidelines for intensity-dependent workout schedules for persons depending on the severity of their lipid levels. A table is listed below:


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Back when it seemingly took him a month to get on the score sheet in the time after he was acquired from Ottawa, it was hard to predict that Chris Kelly would eventually emerge as a fan favorite.
Well there's no doubt that the most discerning of Boston's fans know how valuable Kelly has been both during the team's run to the Stanley Cup championship and during the club's hot play of late.
For his efforts last week in three Bruins wins, Kelly was voted the Bruin of the Week by readers of TheBruinsBlog.net.
Who should be the Bruin of the Week?
- Chris Kelly (70%, 102 Votes)
- Gregory Campbell (19%, 28 Votes)
- Zdeno Chara (10%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 145
Even before he started the new week with an assist on the lone goal in Boston's 1-0 win over Montreal Monday, Kelly was hot with 3-1-4 totals and a plus-5 rating last week. Including Monday's game, Kelly now has 7-6-13 totals in 18 games on the season. He's on pace to shatter his previous career-high for points in a season of 38 set in 2006-07.
All the while, Kelly has remained a defensively responsible player with a knack for winning big faceoffs. He's won 51.3 percent of his draws.
You won't hear many complaining about the loss of the second-round draft pick Boston sent to the Senators anymore, that's for sure.


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David Raccah wrote:Well the sparklers will get a reaction fro many here. Personally, I think the 2007 BdB is first, than the Drappier, than the other two. The whites I have no comment on, other than the fact that Goose Bay whites are DOA after two years AT BEST, drink this up a long time ago. I hope I get to taste the Syrah from City Winery soon, the Shiloh, Gilgal, and/or Prix are all boring or dead to me. The 2010 Alma is a shocker for sure, will taste that one again soon. A couple of months ago it was fine - maybe a bad bottle or storage - or bad luck.
The Bordeaux blends - WOW! I agree on the last two for sure, thought they were boring to DOA. The 2002 of the Valandruad is also flat - so not sure about the life expectancy of these wines.
Of the Cabs, I am surprised to see MJT in second place - the Batinelli Cab most be a beast - and so it showed better at the end. I agree with wine tastings being a poor way to overall taste wines - and that sitting with them one-on-one is a better way, but I only have so many weekends...
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I'm on the other side of the fence than you on the sparklers. I've never found the BdB from Yarden to be great. Yes, I will drink them, but to me they are almost on par with the Cava, providing sharp notes of citrus and apple with a heavy hand with the yeast. I hoped to be blown away by the Drappier, but was not. I have a bottle of the Carte Blanc that I'll try over the next two weeks. I was expecting a much more layered and nuanced champagne, one that will make a case for it over a Californian sparkler such as the Hagafen, but that did not happen.
In hindsight I regret choosing the Goose Bay Viognier, a poor choice since I had many other candidates from which to choose. The only reason, I ended up going with it is because besides serving an array of grape varietals, each of the wines was from a different region: A Californian, an Alsatian, an Italian and this one from New Zealand. I did however, have the Pinot Grigio from Goose Bay, and that is from the 2011 vintage. But the Viognier was supposed to be the wine to represent the floral, honeyed end of the spectrum of whites.
Personally, I would have chosen a very different lineup of Syrah. As for your perspective on the Prix Syrah, I respect it, but in general I don't see you take much interest in maturing wines. You tend to call them boring, but I go to them with an expectation to experience secondary flavors.
As for the Bordeaux blends, factoring into my decision was the blend components of each of them. Shirah's and Yatir's are unique. Yatir's relying heavily on Petit Verdot, and Shirah limiting its use of Cabernet, and introducing a very novel blend. Unfortunately, I don't think my guests picked up on that.
Turning to the Cabs, I expect Hagafen's Cabs to last between 15 and 20 years. In fact I tend to limit my purchase of Cabs that won't last at least 10 years, unless its a cheap quaffer. The Batinelli has great fruit, but I don't see how that fruit is counter balanced with anything else.
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Police, community and calendar briefs for Nov. 22, 2013.
Deputies release photo of car tied to theft case
Marion County Sheriff's Office officials have released a picture of a vehicle they believe may have been involved in a case they are investigating related to the theft of a recreational vehicle.
On Nov. 11, the victim told a sheriff's deputy that a neighbor called him the night before and said that the fence on his property in the 2400 block of Southeast County Road 484 in Belleview looked like it had been broken. The next morning, the man went to the property and discovered that a 2000 Yamaha four-wheeler and a battery charger were missing. The deputy was able to get a photograph of a vehicle, described as a dark-colored truck with two people inside, leaving the property.
Anyone with information about the vehicle or the theft can call Detective Steve Osborne at 438-5940 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP, text a tip to 274637 using keyword 368-STOP or submit a tip at www.ocalacrimestoppers.com.
Ocala man pleads guilty to gun charges
An Ocala man authorities believe rigged five rifles to fire as fully automatic machine guns pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday and now faces up to 10 years in prison.
Robert Lester, 49, is charged with unlawful possession of six machine guns. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
In June, the Marion County Sheriff's Office obtained a warrant and searched Lester's home. Officials found five rifles, two firearm silencers, assorted ammunition, numerous other firearms and a video showing Lester firing the illegal machine guns, according to court records.
Lester told authorities he had a federal permit to build machine guns, which authorities found to be a false claim.
While he was in custody, officials also found another fully automatic handgun and a stolen pistol in Lester's possession, the records said.
The case was prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice's "Project Safe Neighborhoods" program, a nationwide, gun-violence reduction strategy.
Utility officials warn of potential scammers
Officials from two utility companies are asking customers to be on the lookout for scammers targeting them for money.
Clay Electric officials received two complaints of attempted scams. In the first, a woman in Lynne received a call from someone claiming they were from Clay Electric and needed to collect a past due bill related to a rate increase.
In the second incident, a woman said two men in a pickup came to her residence, the location of which was not revealed, saying they were contractors from Clay Electric and were there to check her windows. She said she was suspicious and called the company and was told they did not have any contractors checking windows. She said the men left the area.
The Ocala Police Department received a report about a man being told that to avoid service interruptions with Ocala Electric Utility, he needed to purchase a $500 pre-paid debit card from a CVS and send it to them. The man did so and lost his money, police said.
OEU officials told police they had received calls from other customers who had been approached with the same scam.
Officials with both companies said if there was a problem with an account, they would call the customer and let them know and request to visit them. They said if someone comes to a residence claiming they are from a utility company, customers should always ask for identification and question who they represent.
Dog park renamed for longtime local volunteer
The city of Ocala has shown its appreciation to Letty Towles for her 15 years of volunteer service and raising $40,000 to start the Millennium Dog Park by renaming the park in her honor.
The popular pooch hangout is now called the Letty Towles Dog Park. A teary Towles accepted the honor, as well as a key to the park, on Tuesday during an Ocala City Council meeting.
The park, at 3201 SE 24th St., sits on the southwest corner of the city-owned Jervey Gantt Park. The property for the dog park was donated to the city by Marion County.
The city began running the park Nov. 1. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday; the park is closed Thursday and Friday.
Horse festival benefit to aid VFW rescheduled
The horse festival to benefit the VFW Veteran's Village, which was scheduled for Saturday, has been rescheduled. It will now be held 6-10 p.m. Dec. 13, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 14 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec.15 at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, 2220 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala.
VFW Tribute Day will be observed Dec. 14.
The cost is $10 for adults; $3 ages 7 to 12 are $3; and free age 6 and younger.
For more information, call 236-0823 or visit www.vfwretirementhome.flvfw.org.
Road closures Saturday for Light Up Ocala event
Light up Ocala will be held Saturday. The following closures will be in effect:.
Road closures Friday:
Beginning 1 p.m. Friday through 8 a.m. Saturday, Northeast First Street from North Magnolia Avenue to Northeast First Avenue.
Road closures Saturday:
8 a.m. to midnight:
Northeast/Northwest Second Street from Northeast Watula Avenue to Northwest First Avenue.
Northeast/Northwest First Street from Northeast Watula Avenue to Northwest First Avenue.
Southeast/Southwest Broadway Street from Southeast Watula Avenue to Southwest First Avenue.
Southeast/Southwest Ft. King Street from Southeast Watula Avenue to Southwest First Avenue.
Southwest/Southeast Second Street from Southwest First Avenue to Southeast Osceola Avenue.
North/South Magnolia Avenue from Northeast/Northwest Third Street to Southeast/Southwest Third Street.
Southeast/Northeast First Avenue from Southeast Third Street to Northeast Third Street.
Northeast/Southeast Osceola Avenue from Northeast Third Street to Southeast Fort King Street.
Noon to midnight:
State Road 40 from Northeast 8th Avenue to North Pine Avenue.
Detour routes will be marked.
Santa, Mojo's Gill make visits to help hungry
Santa Claus is making a couple of food stops in Ocala.
Hosted by Mojo's Grill, Santa will preside over a holiday buffet from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at the Sovereign Building, 108 N. Magnolia Ave., Ocala, during Light Up Ocala. Tickets, available at Mojo's in Ocala and Belleview, are $15 for adults, $7 for children older than 5; younger children eat free. Photos with Santa are by donation, with proceeds to benefit Ocala Outreach. For tickets, call 369-6656.
In December, Santa will be the special guest at breakfasts and lunches at the Ocala Hilton. The breakfasts are from 8:30-10 a.m. Dec. 7 and 14. The cost is $20 for adults and $12 for children. Lunches are the same days between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the same prices. Ten percent of proceeds will go to a school of customer's designation. For reservations, call 873-6494.
RSVP for Snowflake Ball at Ocala Elks Club
The Kingdom of the Sun Military Officers Association of America's Snowflake Ball will begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Ocala Elks Club, 702 NE 25 Ave., Ocala.
The event includes a prime rib dinner, live music and more.
Tickets are $40 per person. Reservations are required by Nov. 27. For more information, call 237-9720.
TALENT SHOW: Fort King Middle School presents its seventh annual talent show, 7 p.m. Friday, Marion Technical Institute auditorium,1614 SE Fort King St., Ocala. Admission is a non-perishable food item to benefit the Domestic Violence Shelter. (671-4725)
STUDENT COMEDY: Marion County Center for the Arts at West Port High School presents Christopher Durang's one-act comedy "For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3733 SW 80 Ave., Ocala. $5. (291-4000)
EQUESTRIAN SHOW: "An Enchanted Evening of Liberte By Sylvia Zerbini," 8 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, BG Equestrian Resort, 11800 S. County Road 475, Ocala. $30-$75. To benefit Florida Horse Park. (email@example.com
CHAIR YOGA: Free class, 9:30 a.m. Friday, The Senior Wellness Community Center, 9850 SW 84 Court, Ocala. (237-2094)
VARIETY SHOW: Live music and comedy, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 SE County Road 25, Weirsdale. $10. (821-1201 or www.obopry.com)
LINE DANCING: Beginner and intermediate for adults and teens, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Forest Community Center, 777 S. County Road 314A, Ocklawaha. (438-2840)
FISH FRY: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 4805 NE 36th Ave, Ocala. $7. (732-7744)
LIGHT UP OCALA: 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, downtown Ocala, vendors, entertainment, lighting ceremony at 7:30 p.m. (368-5517 or recreationandparks.ocalafl.org)
OPERA TAMPA SINGERS: 7 p.m. Saturday, Circle Square Cultural Center, 8395 SW 80 St., Ocala. $5. (854-3670 or www.csculturalcenter.com)
ALEX HOUSTON AND JIMMY SMITH: Comedian/ventriloquist and Elvis impersonator, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 SE County Road 42, Weirsdale. (821-1201 or www.obopry.com)
FILM FEST: 2 p.m. Saturday, Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (671-8551)
HOLIDAY FESTIVAL: Victorian Holiday Festival, 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, along West Pennsylvania Avenue, Cedar Street, Walnut Street and Chestnut Street in Dunnellon. Giant snow slide, carriage rides, entertainment and more. (465-9200)
AUCTION: Helping Hands charity auction and dinner, 6 p.m. Saturday, Ocala Hilton, 3600 SW 36th Ave., Ocala. $50. (732-4464 or www.helpinghandsocala.org)
CAR SHOW: No Bully Zone Toy Drive Car show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, O'Reilly Auto Parts, 2401 SW College Road, Ocala. Entry is $5 and unwrapped toy. Pre-registration required. (465-7473, firstname.lastname@example.com or www.jackedupforacause.com/
VIOLETS: African Violet Club of Ocala, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Marion County Brian Litz Sheriff's Sub-station, 9048 SW State Road 200, Ocala. (www.africanvioletclubofocala.org/)
STAINED GLASS FESTIVAL: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 12100 N. U.S. 27, Ocala. (207-5329)
PURSE AUCTION: Purse Palooza silent auction, 1 p.m. Saturday, Stone Creek Grille 9676 SW 62nd Loop, Ocala. $15. Reservations required. Proceeds will send an eighth-grader to tech trek camp. American Association of University Women (854-5952)
DRESSAGE: Dressage, jumper and 3-phase schooling shows, Saturday, Florida Horse Park, 11008 S. County Road 475, Ocala. (307-6119)
BENEFIT BBQ: Benefit barbecue for Denise Thompson, 11 a.m. Saturday, Miller Boating Center, 1661 NW 57th St., Ocala. $10 per plate. (427-8665)
To submit information for this list, send an e-mail to email@example.com or visit www.ocala.com, scroll down and click on EVENTS CALENDAR on the right.


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Wolves gather around Plasmon
With UDO going, Blu-ray is the only optical choice
The wolves are gathering around the wreck that is Plasmon with companies offering to migrate people off Plasmon's optical products and onto a format with a more dependable future.
QStar Technologies of Maryland has products that it wants Plasmon customers to think of as potential Plasmon product replacements. It says that DISC GmbH's Blu-ray-based library products paired with its own SntryStr archive applance can replace Plasmon's Archive Appliance. QStar claims this product bundle has more capacity in a smaller form factor with a smaller CO2 footprint then the Plasmon box, and it's cheaper too.
Peter Frankowski, President of DISC GmbH president put the boot in: "Unfortunately Plasmon was unable to sustain business in this tough economy, however that does not mean [products] with viable optical storage technologies are not available." He twists the knife a little more by saying that the bundle is "a long-term viable archive technology that will outlive any proprietary technology including UDO".
QStar also has HSM (hierarchical storage management) software to manage a direct-attached library, supporting both the UDF and Diamond file systems from Plasmon, preventing the necessity to migrate data. If Plasmon customers do want to migrate to the QStar box then they can have a free tool to move their data from to the QStar.
Ottawa-based StorageQuest is thinking along the same lines. It has added a conversion feature to its MSM archiving product so that Plasmon customers can convert MO and UDO optical libraries to Blu-ray media.
They connect the MSM product to their existing Plasmon MO or UDO optical library and to a Blu-ray optical library. Then they can select between disc-to-disc copy, many MO/UDO discs to one Blu-ray disc, or having the MSM copy all the existing MO/UDO discs to one large volume. Once it's done they discard the Plasmon library, stay with the MSM product and archive onto Blu-ray. The conversion feature will be available December 12, 2008.
If Plasmon does finally go away then such migrations look to be the only practical way forward for Plasmon customers. Basically UDO dies, removing it as an upgrade for MO disks, and Blu-ray is the future for both formats, unless users abandon optical media altogether. ®


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Tango-Triade by Jurgen Lochter. For 2 accordions (M II). This edition: MH 133645. Accordion Music. 26 pages. Duration 7 minutes, 45 seconds. Published by Matthias Hohner (SD.49035491). ISBN 9790202916667.
Pages: 26
Instruments: Accordion, Folk
Genres: Tango, Latin
Akkordeon Fiesta (Tango, Samba, Baion). By Peter Aschberger. Arranged by Ralph Laurenz. For accordion. This edition: MH 133601. Accordion Music. 24 pages. Published by Matthias Hohner (SD.49035473). ISBN 9790202911402.
Pages: 24
Instruments: Accordion, Folk
Genres: Samba, Tango, Latin
Tango inquieto by Jurgen Lochter. For accordion (M II). This edition: MH 132261. Accordion Music. 8 pages. Duration 3 minutes, 15 seconds. Published by Matthias Hohner (SD.49035385). ISBN 9790202914069.
Pages: 8
Instruments: Accordion, Folk
Genres: Tango, Latin
Jalousie (Tango Tzigane). By Jacob Gade. Edited by Bruno Hartmann. Accordion orchestra. For accordion orchestra. Score. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.AO-00003-PA).
Instruments: Accordion, Folk
Genres: Classical, Tango, Latin
Clarinettango by Leo Thys. For Accordion Or Piano And Clarinet. Instrumental collection. Grade 2. Published by Digital Music Print (DM.DMP-10209).
Instruments: Piano, Clarinet, Accordion, Piano and Keyboard, Woodwinds, Folk
Genres: Tango, Latin
Variationen uber House of the Rising Sun, Heft 2 (7. Aria, Con sentimento (2'00) / 8. Musette, Moderato (2'00) / 9. Inventio, Allegro (2'00) / 10. Rock, Deciso e con ritmo (2'00) / 11. Tango, Deciso (2'00) / 12. Jazz Finale, Medium Swing (3'00)). By Peter Schindler. Edited by Boris Bjorn Bagger. For Recorder (flute, violin, cello, saxophone, mandolin etc.) and guitar (Score and set of parts). Score And Parts. Duration 13'00. Published by Edition 49 (E4.E49-04029-01).
Instruments: Guitar, Flute, Saxophone, Recorder, Violin, Cello, Mandolin, Woodwinds, Strings, Folk
Genres: Tango, Latin
Variationen uber House of the Rising Sun, Heft 2. (7. Aria, Con sentimento (2'00) / 8. Musette, Moderato (2'00) / 9. Inventio, Allegro (2'00) / 10. Rock, Deciso e con ritmo (2'00) / 11. Tango, Deciso (2'00) / 12. Jazz Finale, Medium Swing (3'00)). By Peter Schindler. For Recorder (flute, violin, cello, saxophone, mandolin etc.) and piano (harpsichord) (Score and set of parts). Score And Parts. Duration 13'00. Published by Edition 49 (E4.E49-04027-01).
Instruments: Piano Accompaniment, Flute, Saxophone, Recorder, Violin, Cello, Mandolin, Harpsichord, Piano, Piano and Keyboard, Woodwinds, Strings, Folk
Genres: Tango, Latin
Album 2: Decarisimo, Greenwich, Presentania.... (20 tangos and songs). By Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). For piano or accordion. Published by Editions Universelles (AH.EU000736).
Instruments: Piano, Accordion, Piano and Keyboard, Folk
Genres: Classical, Argentinian, Latin, Tango
Jalousie (Tango Tzigane). By Jacob Gade. Edited by Ludwig Kletsch. Accordion. For accordion. 3 pages. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.HR-00009).
Pages: 3
Instruments: Accordion, Folk
Genres: Tango, Latin
International Accordion Favorites Book/CD Set. (Waltzes, Polkas, Tangos, Hornpipes, Two-Steps and More!). By Bruce Bollerud. For Accordion (Keyboard). Solos. All. Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 74 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99597BCD). ISBN 9780786607327. All. 8.5x11. inches. Welcome to the world of international accordion music. This collection contains a sampling of ethnic folk music from Europe and the Americas and forms the foundation of a basic folk accordion repertoire. These songs are from many nations. They are crowd pleasers and they are fun to play. I have played most of these songs in the various bands I have played with over the years. These melodies have stood the test of time, so what are you waiting for? Open the book, get your accordion out and let's play some music! One word about these songs: I generally learn a song and then play it by heart-by memory as opposed to playing it by reading from a sheet of music. I believe this allows for more personal expression and interpretation which can be affected by audience response or the way I feel at the time. You'll notice that on most of the performances on the CD I didn't play repeats. Because of the limited time available on a disc we found we couldn't fit all the tunes if we played them as written. Written by Bruce Bollerud, June 2007.
Pages: 74
Instruments: Piano, Organ, Accordion, Piano and Keyboard, Folk
Genres: Tango, Polka, Latin, Folk
Das grosse Tango & Latin-Buch fur Akkordeon. (mit Tango, Mambo, Baion, Samba, Cha Cha Cha, Habanera, Huapango, Paso Doble, Calypso, Baiao Rumba, Bossa Nova, Latin Slow & Latin Beat und den Evergreens). For accordion. This edition: MH 999011. Accordion Music. 64 pages. Published by Matthias Hohner (SD.49040923). ISBN 9790202917190. Tangos und lateinamerikanische Tanze sind seit dem Film "Dirty dancing" und dem Siegeszug des Lambada um die Welt wieder besonders gefragt. Das Grosse Tango & Latin-Buch fur Akkordeon durfte einmalig sein in seiner Art, bringt es doch 30 Titel mit 15 verschiedenen Rhythmen in allen Schwierigkeitsstufen vom kleinen "Junior 48"-Spieler bis zum Morino- und Gola-Virtuosen. Freude am Tanz und Freude am Spiel, beides gehort zusammen. Dennoch muss man sich nicht unbedingt bei den eckigen Bewegungen mit Wiegeschritt und todernstem Gesichtr den Kopf verrenkt oder die Hufte ausgekugelt haben, um einen Tango originalgetreu zu spielen. Viel Spass bei letzterem!
Pages: 64
Instruments: Accordion, Folk
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13 Tango Passions for Mandolin and Guitar by Ely Karasik. Arranged by Ronald Grosswiler. For Mandolin. Duets. Dance. Intermediate. Book. 104 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99379). ISBN 9780786638123. Dance. 11.75x8.75 inches. The thirteen compositions contained in this collection were originally self-published by composer/mandolin virtuoso Ely Karasik in three separate volumes: Tango Passions, Tango Moods, and Tango Memories. They were composed specifically to provide repertoire for the guitar/mandolin duo in which the guitar serves as an equal partner and not just accompaniment. Each of these original tangos has a Spanish title suggesting a particular feeling. This publication includes separate parts for the mandolin and guitar as well as a combined score. All of the parts are written in notation only.
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Agave americana
Agave americana, commonly known as the century plant, maguey, or American aloe (although it is in a different family from the Aloe),[2] is an agave originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant. It has since naturalised in many regions and grows wild in Europe, South Africa, India, and Australia.[3]
The misnamed century plant typically lives only 10 to 30 years. It has a spreading rosette (about 4 m/13 ft wide) of gray-green leaves up to 2 m (6.6 ft) long, each with a spiny margin and a heavy spike at the tip that can pierce to the bone. When it flowers, the spike with a cyme of big yellow flowers may reach up to 8 m (26 ft) in height. Its common name likely derives from its semelparous nature of flowering only once at the end of its long life. The plant dies after flowering, but produces suckers or adventitious shoots from the base, which continue its growth.
Cultivated varieties include the "marginata" with yellow stripes along the margins of each leaf, "medio-picta alba" with a central white band, "medio-picta aurea" with a central yellow band, "striata" with multiple yellow to white stripes along the leaves, and "variegata" with white edges on the leaves.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
Agave americana was one of the many species described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1753 edition of Species Plantarum, with the binomial name that we still use today.
- Agave americana var. americana
- Agave americana var. expansa
- Agave americana var. latifolia
- Agave americana var. oaxacensis
- Agave americana ssp. protamericana
If the flower stem is cut without flowering, a sweet liquid called agua miel ("honey water") gathers in the heart of the plant. This may be fermented to produce the drink called pulque. The leaves also yield fibers, known as pita, which are suitable for making rope, matting, coarse cloth and are used for embroidery of leather in a technique known as piteado. Both pulque and maguey fibre were important to the economy of pre-Columbian Mexico.
Mezcal and tequila are different from pulque, they are distilled spirits. In the region of Tequila, agaves are called mezcales, and the high-alcohol product of their distillation is called mezcal. Tequila is made from Agave tequilana, comonly called "blue agave". Mezcal may contain the mezcal worm, which pulque and tequila do not.
Agave nectar, also called agave syrup, is marketed as a natural sugar substitute with a low glycemic index that is due to its high fructose content.
The sap is quite acidic and can be quite painful if it comes in contact with the skin. It can form small blisters.
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The plant figures in the coat of arms of Don Diego de Mendoza, a Native American governor of the village of Ajacuba, Hidalgo.[1]
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- ^ "Agave americana L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2005-05-23. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?1690. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
- ^ Irish, Gary (2000). Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide. Timber Press. pp. 94–97. ISBN 9780881924428. http://books.google.com/books?id=YbVYuq73I0wC.
- ^ Vermeulen, Nico. 1998. The Complete Encyclopedia of Container Plants, pp. 36-37. Netherlands: Rebo International. ISBN 90-366-1584-4


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It must suck to be a Windows developer. So you already have an entire legion of misguided folk hating your work for no reason (on top of the people hating your work for legitimate reasons), and then a company comes along spreading clear misinformation about Windows' memory usage, based on that company's performance monitoring software. To make matters worse, when said company is called out on its errors, it decides to publish the usage information of an Ars Technica editor's computer. As such, it is advisable to uninstall the software in question.
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Lol my first experience with windows7 was that its keep coming out of sleep mode. It turned out that the ethernet card wake it up, no idea why would that happen without wol but after I turned the function off the machine is still coming back from sleep mode for 5sec then turns off at the middle of the night, great os
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SOURCE: Solve Media
November 19, 2012 12:00 ET
All-Star Group of Industry Experts Will Study and Address Growing Online Advertising Security Issues; Bot Traffic an "Extreme Concern" for Two-Thirds of Security Professionals, According to Survey Findings
All-Star Group of Industry Experts Will Study and Address Growing Online Advertising Security Issues; Bot Traffic an "Extreme Concern" for Two-Thirds of Security Professionals, According to Survey Findings
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Nov 19, 2012) - Solve Media (www.SolveMedia.com) today announced the formation of the first Security Advisory Council specifically focused on online advertising. Inaugural council members include world-renowned information security experts Kevin Mitnick, Adam J. O'Donnell, Bruce Schneier, Chris Wysopal and Elad Yoran. Creation of the council was spurred by a recent Solve Media survey of 200 IT-focused online publishing professionals in which 69 percent said they were extremely concerned with bot traffic. Solve Media's anti-bot CAPTCHA security platform specifically addresses bot traffic affecting both publishers and advertisers by authenticating that audiences are, in fact, human.
According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, interactive ad spend reached a record $17 billion globally in the first half of 2012 and is projected to be greater than print ad spend by Q4. Solve Media previously identified that as much as 10 percent of all online traffic is generated by bots. This means potentially $1.7 billion of online ad spending is wasted marketing to bots that will never become customers.
"Security is a growing concern for both advertisers and publishers as they recognize the substantial negative brand and monetary impact of bots," says Ari Jacoby, CEO of Solve Media. "Agencies prefer to work with publishers that have safeguards against bot traffic so they are not wasting ad spend, and publishers want to offer quality inventory. To improve the industry, we enlisted the top information security experts to discuss how best to address online security quandaries and advise our agency clients and publisher partners."
The Solve Media Security Council will organize the industry's best security minds around this issue to help deliver a solution that benefits advertisers and publishers. The Council is tasked with identifying ways to combat bots and other serious security issues plaguing online advertising, and providing expert guidance to advertisers and publishers seeking security help. Below is additional information about each council member:
"I have spent my career counseling the masses on how security really works in the hopes of helping companies, organizations and the general public prevent online attacks and security breaches," says Bruce Schneier. "Solve Media's unique CAPTCHA solution is also helping to prevent security breaches by hampering bots access to advertiser, publisher and consumer data. I've joined Solve Media's Security Council to further combat Internet security vulnerabilities."
"It is important for security experts to understand vulnerabilities from the attacker's perspective to be effective," says Chris Wysopal, CTO of Veracode. "The steps Solve Media is taking to combat Internet bots is a solid start and my experience identifying and exposing Internet security vulnerabilities will help them build out their offering."
"Having started my career hacking into some of the most secure government and corporate fortresses, I am fully aware of how serious a threat there is to public and private sector security," says Kevin Mitnick, CEO of Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC. "I'm happy to bring my expertise to the Solve Media Security Council in the hopes of helping others protect their valuable information assets."
"Solve Media has produced one of the most interesting solutions to the CAPTCHA generation problem that I have seen in a very long time, and I am very excited to help advise them on the security space at large," said Dr. Adam J. O'Donnell, Chief Architect in the Cloud Technology Group at Sourcefire.
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DeSean Jackson is the Eagles' best offensive player.
Trent Cole is the Eagles' best defensive player.
That's how I see it. That's probably how you see it. And while that might be how the national media see it, that doesn't mean Jackson and Cole are considered elite players around the country.
Which brings us to a couple lists I stumbled upon today.
Let's start with Pete Prisco's list of the top 50 players in the NFL on CBSSports.com. How many Eagles made the cut?
How about zero?
No Jackson. No Cole.
Here are the receivers that made it ahead of Jackson: Andre Johnson (7), Larry Fitzgerald (11), Randy Moss (28), Brandon Marshall (40), Steve Smith (49).
There are no specific guidelines for Prisco's list - just that these are the top 50 players in the league. Moss is 33, and Smith is 31, but both guys have some good years left in them. If you're projecting forward, in other words - Which 50 players would you start your franchise with? - it's easier to make the case for Jackson, who's only 23.
As for Cole, Prisco lists him among the players who "just missed" the cut. The pass-rushers in the top 50 are: DeMarcus Ware (5), Dwight Freeney (10), Jared Allen (12), Mario Williams (17), LaMarr Woodley (26), Julius Peppers (31) and Elvis Dumervil (32).
Meanwhile, Peter Schrager of FoxSports.com put out a similar list recently, but he goes with the top 100.
Four Eagles made the cut, and one even cracked the top 50: Asante Samuel:
A two-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Pro Bowl participant and two-time All-Pro, Samuel's evolved into a senior leader in the Eagles locker room. Though he rarely plays press coverage and isn't exactly Dick Butkus when it comes to tackling, he's one of the league's premier interception artists. In the last two seasons, the 29-year-old's recorded 13 regular-season interceptions, including two in the playoffs. His nine picks last year were tied for most in the NFL.
Jackson comes in at 53; Jason Peters at 65; and Cole at 95.
Here is the criteria for Schrager's list:
1. Which player would I rather have on my team?
2. Which player would make the most impact on my team?
3. Which player will be the best in 2010, specifically?
Given those rules, I have a hard time believing Cole shouldn't be higher. He has 34 sacks in the last three seasons and hasn't missed a game. He's only 27 and has shown he's excellent against the run also. There are really 94 players better than him?
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When it comes to math, there's a gender divide—but you might be surprised to learn is has more to do with anxiety than ability. If numbers are making your daughter nervous, here are some solutions to her stress.
True or false: Boys are better at math than girls? No way! There isn't any difference in math ability between genders. What boys do have the edge in: confidence. That adds up in a world where trendy retailers like Forever 21 are marketing shirts that declare "Allergic to Algebra." "Those messages could be coming from the media, their parents, and their teachers," says University of Chicago psychologist Sian Beilock, Ph.D., coauthor of a study that found female first- and second-grade teachers were transferring their own math anxieties to the girls in their classes. Here's how to boost both confidence and number-crunching abilities:
Squash stereotypes
Find math and science role models: Television actress Danica McKellar (The West Wing, The Wonder Years) has a mathematics degree from UCLA and has written three books to show kids that numbers can be cool. Mayim Bialik plays a neurobiologist on The Big Bang Theory and in real life has a Ph.D. in neuroscience. And Academy Award winner Natalie Portman made it to the semifinals of the Intel Science Talent Search in high school.
Make it real
McKellar's books are all written Seventeen magazine—style, likening math problems to crushes, shopping, shoes, and lattes. "Math is a foreign language, and anything foreign can seem scary," notes McKellar. "It's helpful to have someone translate math into something familiar."
It's also a good idea to have kids solve everyday problems, says Kenneth Shore, Psy.D., a school and clinical psychologist in East Windsor, NJ. Let her measure the windows if she wants new bedroom curtains or calculate how many books she can buy at the book fair for $10.
Chill out
A math teacher who had the class do relaxation exercises before tests helped McKellar get over number phobia. "Performance anxiety can cause anyone's brain to freeze up," she notes. Take a few minutes to breathe, think about a special place, or sing a fave song in your head before you start.
Take control
There's no rule that you have to do the first problem first. Teach her to read over the test, circle the easiest problems, then start with those. "She'll gain confidence as she works and the strength to tackle the harder ones," adds McKellar.


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WILLIAMSTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A mid-Michigan family has less than a week to get rid of goats, chickens, pot belly pigs and rabbits from their property or face a lawsuit.
Jeremiah and Jessica Hudson of Williamston Township near Lansing have until Friday to comply with the order, township attorney Gary Bender told WILX-TV (http://bit.ly/YiYSdl ).
The couple and their five children, ages 2 to 11, moved from Lansing last year to keep farm animals. They said they moved because her children have food allergies and they wanted access to goat milk and affordable eggs.
But one of their new neighbors complained. The Williamston Township board voted this month to take legal action to force the removal of the animals from Jessica Hudson's 1.5-acre Sweet Peas Farm. The board cited a local ordinance that prohibits farm animals in an area zoned for single-family homes.
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We began with the"getting started" tutorial
We covered a little about
- coordinate system
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- functions
And finished by editing a simple "pong paddle" program:
void setup() { // size of our drawing window size(400, 400); // set the background color to gray background(128); } void draw() { // draw with a gray border stroke(128,128,128); // draw over the box we drew last time (at old mouse pos) fill(128); // gray drawbox(pmouseX,pmouseY); fill(255); //white // draw the new box at the new mouse position drawbox(mouseX,mouseY); } // draw a paddle-shaped box at the given coordinates void drawbox(int x, int y) { rect(30,y,10,40); }
Suggested homework: The position of your pong paddle is controlled by the y variable. Make the color of your paddle change with the x position.
[If you want to learn more about color, this is a *great* explanation: http://processing.org/learning/color/ What happens when you use colorMode(HSB,255)?
Extra credit: make a happy face follow the mouse using the ellipse() and arc() functions. It will help to look up arc() in the reference.


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For a hot minute, we almost thought our late summer was over, but alas, Mother Nature is serving us up one more sun-soaked streak. To bask in what we're sure is one of the last hints of warmth before the brisk weather kicks in, we hit the streets of S.F. to see how locals rock their head-turning sunnies. We never tire of sporting — and scoping out — standout shades, and if we're completely honest, we don't give a damn if the fog starts to roll in — our trusty UV-ray guards are pretty much always glued to our mugs.
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You deserve a PhD if you've solved all of these legendary levels without any help.
The Wild Arms 3 ones with moving the blocks were hard as hell...
Castlevania 2. How did anyone ever know that they had to kneel down (by holding down for like 5 seconds) in front of a cliff wall with a certain item (a red crystal) equipped so that a tornado would show up and carry you away to where you were supposed to go.
A puzzle so hard that I would imagine they had to just release the answer via Nintendo Power or whatever just so people would know what to do next.
Silent Hill 1's piano puzzle had me scratching my head. Took me a week to solve.


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Honda Recalls More Than 778,000 Vans and SUVs
Honda Motor Co. said it will recall certain Pilot SUVs from the 2009 to 2013 model years and Odyssey minivans from the 2011 to 2013 model years to fix a potential problem with their driver-side airbags. Honda said the recall includes 748,843 vehicles in the U.S. and 29,213 in Canada.
Driver's-side airbags in the affected vehicles may have been assembled without some of the rivets used to secure the airbag's plastic cover. If these rivets are missing the airbag may not deploy properly. The flaw can increase the risk of injury in a crash. The car maker said no crashes or injuries related to the problem have been reported.


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CHICAGO, Ill. (Jan. 30, 2013) – The Chicago Fire fell 2-1 to the Columbus Crew at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. on the final day of preseason camp in Florida. Yazid Atouba, selected in the second round (30th overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, scored his first goal in a Fire jersey in the 89th minute of the match.
WATCH: Postgame Reaction
The Crew opened scoring when midfielder Eddie Gaven was taken down in the box by Fire 'keeper Neil Kitson. Federico Higuain converted the ensuing penalty kick to give the Crew the 1-0 advantage in the 21st minute.
At the half, both squads made wholesale changes with Frank Klopas employing an entirely different squad of eleven players for the second half.
The Crew would double their lead in the 65th minute when Ethan Finlay led the counterattack and found Sercan Guvenisik in front of the net who was able to slot the ball under Supplemental Draft pick James Belshaw for the 2-0 lead.
In the waning moments of the match, Atouba, a Cameroonian youth international, picked up a loose ball just outside of the 18-yard-box and unleashed a left-footed blast that was just out of reach of a diving Daniel Withrow to put the Fire on the board in the 89th minute as the match ended 2-1.
The Fire will return to Chicago following the match and are off Thursday and Friday before reconvening for phase two of preseason in Ventura, Calif. from Saturday, Feb. 2 through Sunday, Feb. 10. While on the west coast, the team will face Chivas USA (February 5), 2012 MLS Supporters' Shield winners San Jose Earthquakes and hold a reserve match against the University of California-Santa Barbara on February 9. Supporters can follow all the action on Twitter @ChiFireMatch.
Chicago Fire Season Tickets and #cf97withdrawals Winter Packs, which give fans the opportunity to witness the Men in Red in action on Opening Day while donning the four Fire hats and four pairs of Fire gloves included in the pack, are available by calling 1-888-MLS-FIRE, via Ticketmaster or by heading to the club's official website at www.Chicago-Fire.com.
Chicago Fire 1 – 2 Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire: Neil Kitson*; Logan Pause ©, Steven Kinney, Austin Berry, Gonzalo Segares; Wells Thompson, Jeff Larentowicz, Joel Lindpere, Alex; Chris Rolfe, Sherjill MacDonald
(45') James Belshaw**; Rich Balchan*, Jalil Anibaba, Raushaun McKenzie*, Hunter Jumper (Caleb Konstanski** 67'); Yazid Atouba**, Daniel Paladini, Michael Videira, John Gallagher**; Colin Rolfe* (Eric Robertson* 71'), Dominic Oduro
*- Trialist
** - Draft Pick
Columbus Crew: Matt Lampson; Josh Williams, Chad Marshall, Tyson Wahl, Agustin Viana; Eddie Gaven, Kevan George, Tony Tchani, Justin Meram; Federico Higuaín, Ryan Finley
(45') Matt Lampson (Daniel Withrow* 59'); Chad Barson, Eric Gehrig, Drew Beckie*, Kyle Hyland^; Ethan Finlay, Will Trapp, Konrad Warzycha^, Ben Speas, Sercan Guvenisik^ (Reed Matte 68'), Blake Brettschneider^
*- Unsigned Draft Pick
^- Trialist
Scoring Summary
CLB – Federico Higuain (penalty kick) 21'
CLB – Güvenisik (Finlay) 65'
CHI – Yazid Atouba (unassisted) 89'
Misconduct Summary
CHI – Neil Kitson (caution) 20'
CHI – Wells Thompson (caution) 31'
CHI – Hunter Jumper (caution) 61'
CHI – John Gallagher (caution) 72'