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This introduction to the use of radar for remote sensing of natural surfaces provides the reader with a thorough grounding in practical applications, focusing particularly on terrestrial studies that may be extended to other planets. An historical overview of the subject is followed by an introduction to the nomenclature and methodology pertaining to radar data collection, image interpretation and surface roughness analysis. The author then presents a summary (illustrated with black and white examples from the natural environment) of theoretical explanations for the backscatter properties of continuous rough surfaces, collections of discrete objects, and layered terrain.
Case studies of radar surveys of the Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars complete the book. The level is appropriate for students and professionals across a broad range of scientific disciplines including Earth and planetary sciences, electrical engineering, and remote sensing. Particular emphasis is given to practical geological and geophysical studies of the terrestrial planets.
Originally published in 2002.
1. Historical overview; 2. Radar scattering terminology; 3. Roughness and dielectic properties; 4. Radar data collection and analysis; 5. Theoretical treatment of scattering by rough surfaces; 6. Radar scattering from continuous rough surfaces; 7. Radar scattering from collections of objects and layered terrain; 8. Planetary radar studies: The Moon, Mercury, and asteroids; 9. Planetary radar studies: Venus and Mars; List of symbols; References.
Bruce Campbell received a Ph.D. in 1991 from the University of Hawaii for his radar polarization studies of volcanic and impact-cratered terrains on the Moon, Earth, and Venus. He took a position at the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies in 1992. His research interests include comparative studies of planetary terrains using imaging radar data; high-resolution topographic studies of planetary analogue surfaces; and analysis of scattering, shadowing and emission relationships in radar and visible/IR remote sensing. Dr Campbell also managed the NASA Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program, which develops advanced spacecraft instruments and new remote sensing technologies, from 1994 to 1996. He became Department Chairman of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies in 1998.
...this text belongs in the library of anyone interested in radar remote sensing. It is a well-written, comprehensive text that can easily be understood by someone expressing an ititial interest in the field, and contains sufficient information and analysis to keep the seasoned radar analyst interested. The author is to be congratulated on his achievement. Geomatica "The author's intention is to fill a perceived gap in the literature on radar backscatter analysis. The text meets this goal and would be suitable for a variety of university level courses in remote sensing. For the student of remote sensing data analysis, this text is well suited as a mid-level introduction to the specifics of radar remote sensing beyond the basic principles that should be acquired from a general subject primer...This well organized and written text is recommended..." The Leading Edge "A well-organized treatment." Choice


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BEIJING (AFP) – Rescuers pulled 15 bodies from an avalanche of rocks that buried a mountain village in south-west China on Saturday (June 24) as an increasingly bleak search for some 100 people carried into the night.
Only three survivors – a couple and their one-month-old baby – have been found so far after 62 homes in Xinmo village vanished under a mass of mud and rocks in Sichuan province.
Heavy rain caused the side of the mountain to collapse onto the riverside village in the early morning, according to authorities.
Qiao Dashi, the baby's father, said he had woken up after 5am to change his crying son's diaper when he "heard a big noise coming from the back".
"The house shook," he told state broadcaster CCTV from his hospital bed.
"Rocks were in the living room. My wife and I climbed over, took the baby, and got out."
"I have superficial injuries. Overall, I'm okay. But psychologically, it's hard. The entire village, with dozens of families, was flattened," he said, with a bandage around his head.
The rescue operation's headquarters reported that 15 people had been found dead by the late evening, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
The Maoxian, or Mao county, government said earlier that six people died and 112 people were missing. Xinhua had reported that more than 120 were buried.
The landslide blocked a 2km, stretch of river and 1.6km of road, according to state media.
As night fell, authorities shined lamps onto the rubble while rescuers wore lights on their helmets as they sifted through the rocks, aided by sniffer dogs, according to photos from the official Xinhua news agency.
During the day, rescuers and local residents used ropes to move a boulder while others lifted rocks with their bare hands, according to videos broadcast by the Maoxian government and CCTV.
Nearly 2,000 police, soldiers and civilians were taking part in the rescue.
Bulldozers and excavators that were used earlier in the day stopped their work due to bad lighting as night fell, according to CCTV.
No sign of the village could be seen in aerial footage, which showed a grim and grey rock-strewn landscape covering the area where it once existed by a river.
"It's the biggest landslide in this area since the Wenchuan earthquake," said Wang Yongbo, one of the officials in charge of rescue efforts, referring to the disaster that killed 87,000 people in 2008 in a town in Sichuan.
Local police captain Chen Tiebo said the heavy rains that hit the region in recent days had triggered the landslide.
"There are several tonnes of rock" over the village, he told CCTV.
"It's a seismic area here. There's not a lot of vegetation," Chen said.
Trees can help absorb excess rain and prevent landslides.
Tao Jian, director of the local weather service, told CCTV that the 2008 earthquake had "weakened the mountain" and that even a small amount of rain could provoke a geological catastrophe.
President Xi Jinping called for rescuers to "spare no effort" in their search for survivors and prevent more disasters, state media said.
China's national weather observatory said more heavy rain was expected in parts of Sichuan and other southwestern provinces.
More than 100 people living close to the landslide were being evacuated on Saturday night, Xinhua reported.
Landslides are a frequent danger in rural and mountainous parts of China, particularly at times of heavy rains.
At least 12 people were killed in January when a landslide crushed a hotel in central Hubei province.
More than 70 were killed by a landslide in the southern commercial hub of Shenzhen in December 2015, caused by the improper storage of waste.
One of the deadliest landslides took place in 1991, when 216 were killed in southwestern Yunnan province.

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Mapping the literature of nursing: 1996–2000
This paper by Margaret (Peg) Allen, Susan Kaplan Jacobs, and June R. Levy and the supporting symposia for specialities has been published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association Volume 94(2 Suppl); April 2006.
The authors along with a variety of collaborators in the Task Force on Mapping the Nursing Literature of the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section of the Medical Library Association, analysed citations from nursing journals from 1996 to 2000.
They concluded that: "For comprehensive searches, nurses need to search multiple databases. Libraries need to provide access to databases beyond PubMed, including CINAHL and academic databases. Database vendors should improve their coverage of nursing, biomedical, and psychosocial titles identified in these studies."
It will be interesting to see the results of similar studies in the future wehn initiatives such as open access publishing are taken into account.
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Questions I often get asked is what are the similarities between level term insurance and decreasing term insurance and what are the differences.
They are both types of life assurance and they both payout a lump-sum if you were to die during the term of the policy. The main difference between the two is that level term insurance remains (as the title suggest) level so if you are insured for a £100,000 pounds for 20 years the policy would payout £100,000 pounds should you die at any time during the 20 years.
The decreasing term insurance (as the name decreasing might suggest) decreases over time so if you started off with £100,000 pounds over 20 years with full cover on day 1, by the end of the term the policy that would be reduced down to zero.
The main usage for decreasing term insurance is to protect a payment of a repayment mortgage (capital and Interest). That is the type of mortgage where you pay some capital and some interest each month so by the end of the term you owe nothing. So your life insurance needs to mirror that repayment schedule of your mortgage loan.
One positive about decreasing term insurance is the premiums are lower because as you get older and your chance of dying gets higher the level of cover reduces so the premium is lower.
So, to recap, Level Term Assurance remains the same sum assured throughout the policy term and is generally used to provide life cover to pay a lump sum to your beneficiaries should you die (family insurance cover). Decreasing Term Assurance is generally used to cover a loan such as a mortgage. Level is more expensive than decreasing.


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AABC will hold a How to Start a Birth Center Workshop on December 5-6, 2017 in Savannah, GA. Check out all the links to find detailed information about the workshop.
Come and learn what 5,000 of your colleagues are talking about! For over 30 years, the American Association of Birth Centers has offered workshops on developing innovative maternity care services. Taught by leaders in maternal-child health, the workshops are interactive and informative. The workshops showcase:
This workshop will feature The Midwife Group & Birth Center in Savannah, GA.
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APPLE VALLEY � A vacant home went up in flames and one person was sent to the hospital on Friday morning, according to officials.
No other homes were damaged during the fire but one neighbor did have to be transported to an area hospital for smoke inhalation, said Battalion Chief Bill Woody.
The home located in the 13500 block of Yakima Road was gutted by flames that may have started on the front porch at about 10:15 a.m., according to Fire Investigator Brian Pachman with the Apple Valley Fire District.
"When we arrived at the scene the structure was completely engulfed," said Woody.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to put the fire out except for a few hot spots that flared up, according to officials.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined, officials said.
A check of the home found no one living in the home and neighbors said the house has sat vacant for some time.
"It's been at least a year that anyone has been there," said Shawn Goodman, 44, who lives in an adjacent apartment building.
Officials could not say whether or not this fire could have been started by transients living in the home.
While no one was in the home, there were plenty of items left in the home including valuables, according to Pachman.
If anyone has any information they are asked to contact the Apple Valley Fire District at 247-7618.


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Saturday Morning Workout
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With December 3rd right around the corner, Saturday morning was once again the dedicated gym where HyeFighters Vic Darchinyan, Art Hovhannisyan, Gapo Tolamjyan and Azat Hovannessyan spent some time for a light workout.
The mood was very light and serious at the same time. The surroundings have become very familiar to all the visiting HyeFighters and they are always greeted with smiles from the gym's students.
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Tortoise Button Set (6 pieces), plastic. Large buttons for Grover 102 & 205 Tuners, with Screws.
Just what Uncle Gary ordered!
A nice upgrade for your Grover Rotomatics. They not only look classy, but they reduce some of the excess weight on the headstock. As noted, they are a snug fit, but I think that''s intentional. If they were a looser fit, they would wear and start to slip. I''ve installed these on my Gibson Dove and an ES-355, and they look and work great. They came with black screws, but I reused the chrome or gold screws from the tuners (personal preference).Reviewed by: Gary Gay from Upstate NY. on 2/1/2013
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I bought this set to install on a Guild D-50, the main goal being to reduce weight at the peghead without the hassle of drilling and filling while installing open gear tuners. Sure enough, they weigh a lot less than the stock Grover buttons, and after installing them the guitar is more balanced physically and the tone appears to have a bit more ''sparkle'' with the reduced peghead mass. As the prior reviewer noted, you have to really force the buttons onto the Grover shafts: wiggle, push, wiggle, push. They''re a lot tighter than the stock buttons. But they will fit, initial imression to the contrary. Unlike the case of the prior reveiwer, mine came with black screws that looked better with the buttons than did the stock chrome screws. Nice item!Reviewed by: Robert A. from Kalamazoo, MI. on 11/18/2012
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I have been trying to find some nice replacement buttons for the Grover tuners on my Martin HD-28, and most that I have found are ''loose'' fitting. These fit TIGHT! I actually had to push them on they fit so tight. Very classy looks! The did not come with screws as mentioned, but my stock Grover screws worked fine. A+!Reviewed by: Big Rand from Traverse City, MI United States. on 11/16/2011 6:40:00 PM
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I can't help but steal a line from Stephen Colbert. The man is tremendously quotable!
I was delighted to get an email from the good people from Nerds Heart YA, who are currently doing a contest to draw attention to young adult literature. They wanted Evil? to be part of the contest, and who was I to say no? Do follow the link and check out the progress of the contest. And keep your fingers crossed for Evil?!
Nicole, the blogger at Linus' Blanket, is the one judging my book. She was kind enough to interview me for her blog, and asked some great questions. Follow the link to see my replies!
One of the replies to that interview really touched me. I'll reproduce it here:
June 16, 2010 at 6:45 PM
This guy is FUN! I enjoy hearing from all kinds of authors, but this one seems to absolutely love what he is doing. That has to translate to his work. I'm so glad he is being recognized through this competition. Nice job and nice questions, Nicole!
She's right, I do it because I love it. Thanks, Sandy!


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QUNU, South Africa — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited with Nelson Mandela at his home on Monday to pay her respects to the aging South African icon.
Clinton and a small group flew to the 94-year-old Mandela's home village of Qunu, where they reminisced and had a small private lunch.
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Real estate links
- Existing-home sales posted an annual decline for the first time in more than two years, but the outlook for the housing recovery still looks good.
- The Economists' Outlook blog takes stock of the impact of a strong 2013 housing market.
- The Wall Street Journal explains why mortgage costs could rise in the coming year.
St. Louis links
- It was a joyful day at Lambert St. Louis International Airport yesterday as more than 4,000 soldiers from Fort Leonard Wood passed through on their way home for the holidays.
- The St. Louis Science Center has won an $815,000 NASA grant to build a Mars exploration exhibit that will simulate the operation of robots on Mars by engineers on Earth.
- With the help of St. Louis University students and volunteers, SLU's Campus Kitcken is preparing and distributing meals to elderly and disabled residents in the high-rises just across Grand Boulevard.
For your entertainment
- Students at a Texas high school pulled a pretty awesome Christmas tree prank on their teachers:


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Memories Of A Small Tribe In Galway
Along with a few other writers (DBC Pierre, Howard Marks, Sebastian Horsley etc) I was asked to contribute some of my few surviving tattered memories to the current issue of Hot Press. The issue is a wonderfully exploitative and tacky DRUGS!!! special, with a coke-smeared model on the cover who happens to look a bit like the young Irish lingerie model, Katie French, who died recently after her coke-fueled 24th birthday party.
As the memories I contributed were from the same place and time as the Toasted Heretic gigs we've been discussing in the forum, I thought I'd repeat them here...
My earliest experience of drugs was as a member of a small tribe in Galway.
We would collect magic mushrooms in the traditional manner, on the sacred golf-course of Knocknacarra. Every season, Joe Seal, a priest of the tribe, would make magic mushroom wine. My first trip, the young men of the tribe gathered in a holy place in Salthill and drank deeply of mushroom tea. A heck of a lot of mushroom tea. Then we went to the Warwick. The night lasted several years, and I sank into the floor several inches whenever I lay down, which was often. Then it started raining in the Warwick. Then tribes of pygmies wandered across the dance floor.
It was unnerving, and many of our tribe fled. (Days later, we discovered that a busload of dwarves on holiday were staying in the Warwick: and that the place was so packed the condensation had been pouring from the ceiling.)
Some of us ended up in Spar, where one of our number demanded that the shopkeeper slice his Mars Bar into many slices with the bacon slicer. However, his urgent request was not understood, and our tribesman fled. Soon many of the tribesmen were in flight, through space and time. Several walked a number of miles out of town. One slept in a field. Another was found at dawn, still walking, past Spiddal, and was brought home by the forces of law and order.
They were the best days of our lives, and they destroyed many of us. Over the next few years, some of us achieved enlightenment. Some of us died. Joe Seal died in India. A girl I liked killed herself. A girl I loved lost her mind and never found it again, and is still lost. Quite a few of us ended up in psychiatric hospitals, or with terrible depressions… We didn't know what we were doing, we didn't take it seriously enough. As Philip K. Dick said of his friends, and of mine,
"They wanted to have a good time, but they were like children playing in the street; they could see one after another of them being killed - run over, maimed, destroyed - but they continued to play anyhow."
I have two very strong opinions on drugs. Those who are against drugs should take more of them: those who are for drugs should take less of them. Most societies make sure that their young people take dangerous drugs in controlled circumstances, very rarely, and with an experienced guide to make sure they come back with new knowledge of themselves, and of their relationship to the universe. We neck anything that's going, head down to Abrakebabra, and fight. Few achieve enlightenment in Abrakebabra.
A note on the images in this post:
The first is a fabulous fractal freakout called "This Is Your Brain On Drugs", by the artist Sven Geier, who also works in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
The second image is of Yapa, Joel, JJ, Posen and Albi, visiting London from the island of Tanna, at the southern tip of the island nation of Vanuatu. It is from the acclaimed Channel 4 documentary, Meet The Natives.
The third image is a crop of a digital landscape called "Enlightenment", created using Terragen by the Arizona artist Pat Goltz.


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"Protection for Trademark Licensees in Licensor Bankruptcies Remains Uncertain: In re Tempnology, LLC"
Business Bankruptcy Committee Newsletter 01/27/16 By Kevin Grzebielski
Below is an excerpt:
The licensing of intellectual property ("IP") – such as patents, copyrights, and trademarks – can mean big business for licensors (the IP's owner) and licensees (the users of the IP). IP may be among the most valuable assets of a licensor, generating significant royalties. A licensee, in turn, may build its entire business around the utilization of licensed IP, including the use of the licensor's trademarks.
However, when an IP licensor files a bankruptcy case, the interests of the debtor-licensor and the licensee can clash. The debtor-licensor often seeks to sell the valuable IP unencumbered. Conversely, the licensee may have incurred significant expenses in order to utilize the licensed IP and will want to retain those rights.
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For years now, your Monkey has been puzzled by how popular the movie the Big Lebowski has been among film geeks and hipsters.
Having seen the movie only once (shortly after it was released in 1998), your Monkey found all this Lebowski worship to be pretty confusing.
He did not remember it as being particularly good or entertaining. In fact, the film felt like a letdown after the Cohen Brothers' excellent film Fargo.
Your Monkey was ready to dismiss the Big Lebowski as nothing more than a sub-par Cohen Brothers effort, but it just kept creeping back into his life.
It was mentioned time and time again on the Filmspotting podcast.
It kept showing up on top 10 favorite movie lists on the internet.
And then the House of Blues in Boston announced that it would be hosting a Lebowski Fest in September. Here's a link to that event for all you fans.
Curiosity finally got the best of your Grumpy Monkey, and he had to take another look at the film. What kind of movie could spawn an event that would draw enough people (presumably) to fill one of Boston's larger music venues?
So your Monkey added the Big Lebowksi to his Netflix queue, and rewatched the film with an eye toward figuring out what the fuss was all about. Perhaps now that he was older and wiser and geekier, he might see what he missed the first time around.
Here's the trailer for any of you who might not have seen it yet.
The verdict?
Still mixed. Okay, the movie does have its strong points. Jeff Bridges' character of the Dude does have a certain charm that might have been lost on your Monkey the first time around. His cool stoner demeanor and willing to roll with whatever punches life dishes out (and there are a lot) make him fun to watch.
John Goodman is also appealing (if not maddeningly frustrating) as the amped-up Vietnam Vet Walter Sobchak. Goodman is the unstable and emotional counterpoint to the Dude's cool and detached demeanor, and you can't deny the way that his energy crackles on the screen, even if you don't particularly like his character.
Goodman here is playing a character similar to the one he plays in Barton Fink. This Monkey would argue that his performance in that earlier Cohen Brothers' film is better because it starts off small and builds to a boil. Here we pretty much have only one speed — full raging lunatic.
The story itself also offers a nice twist on the traditional "kidnapping goes bad" story. There is a point early on in the film where it threatens to become a formulaic cautionary tale about greed. How many movies have we seen where the characters try to grab the money and run, only to have everything go horribly wrong?
But the Cohen Brothers are smart enough to play with this formula and take it into a different direction before it becomes tired and predictable.
On the negative side, there are some parts of the plot that are confusing and overcomplicated. The movie gets a little too silly at some points.
And while it is entertaining to watch, it's not exactly a must-see. Your monkey watched it in bits and pieces over the course of a week. It never once grabbed his attention and refused to let go.
Overall, though, the movie had enough going for it.
It's fun. It has good lines. It has a good vibe.
Is it something that is worthy of such a rabid cult following ?
Maybe not.
But people could do worse.
So enjoy, Lebowski fans. Your Monkey won't be joining in at Lebowski Fest this year.
But he doesn't mind if you go and have a good time.


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Have you guys seen the Orange Rhino Challenge? In a nutshell, it's a challenge to stop yelling at your kids.
*eyeroll* Right? How can you be a parent and not yell? That's what parents DO. It's like, 90% of the job description.
Isn't it?
Here's the thing: I'm a yeller. My family of orientation has some anger management issues that were blissfully passed on to me. The Captain, though much better than me most of the time, feeds off of my stress, so when I yell, he yells, too. The kicker? We never yell at each other the way we yell at the kids. I would never, in a million years, use it as an acceptable form of communication with him, and he is usually so even keeled that I doubt he'd yell at me if I stuck a fork in his hand (okay, that may be an exaggeration, but you get the idea).
How is it okay to speak to our kids in a way that we would never dream of using with our partner?
We've made excuses for a long time. "They just don't listen… I ask nicely 1,000 times and it's only when I yell that we get results… We do it to keep them safe… We can't communicate as effectively with them and we get frustrated." I think most parents would think these are all viable excuses. BUT THEY ARE NOT GOOD REASONS.
Since becoming parents of multiple children, our stress and anxiety levels have increased. Now, we're about to add a 4th into our barely contained mass of chaos, and I've been thinking. I've been thinking a lot.
About how I hate the way I feel when I tuck the kids in with tears on their faces, because I had to yell at them to just go to bed. How I hate myself, because I should be doing better than this. They deserve better than this.
About how I want to do better, and feeling guilty because I. Just. Can't.
So, upon my frequent blog hopping, I came across another Orange Rhino post. This time, though, instead of passing it off as a wishy-washy idea, I read about it. And I read some more.
I mentioned it to the Captain, and he became interested.
This could be good for us.
We're starting small. Like, one day at a time, small.
But you know what?
I did it. I went the whole day, and the one time my voice got to a 4 level, I quickly reigned it in, took a breath, and started over.
And it was AMAZING.
But not yelling wasn't the only part of it. I had to let go, too. I had to let go of the need to control what my kids were or weren't doing. I had to remember that they're kids. One of them is barely considered more than a baby. Cabin Boy was the toughest. Being nearly 4, he's picked up on my 'start yelling if someone doesn't do what I want' habit, and that's going to be a tough war to wage. It will be so worth it though.
Because I got to say goodnight to my kids tonight without the guilt of things I said in anger, or things I yelled about, hanging over me, marking me as a less-than mom. Less-than I want to be. Less-than I should be.
Today, I didn't yell. And I will strive to do the same tomorrow. Because my kids deserve more than the less-than mom, and so do I.


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Sending a bookmark over SMS
Another use for SMS is configuring phones over the air (OTA). There are elaborate standard specifications written by the WAP Forum (now Open Mobile Alliance) and somewhat proprietary standards developed by Nokia and Ericsson.
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Six Reasons Why Apple May Never Open the iPhone
September 11th, 2007
Daniel Eran Dilger
The history of the Office Wars provides interesting context for Apple's software strategy with the iPhone today. While third party software development offers all kinds of tantalizing potential for the new mobile, there are a half dozen reasons why Apple may not ever deliver the iPhone fully open to third party development, following the model of gaming consoles.
Software Lessons For the iPhone: 1997 – 2007.
When Steve Jobs gained the opportunity to retake control of Apple in 1997, he immediately set out to build and assemble a software business for the Mac platform. Apple restarted serious development of QuickTime, much to the chagrin of Microsoft, which had targeted its sights on quickly destroying it to make way for monopolistic expansion of its Windows Media.
[Microsoft's Plot to Kill QuickTime]
[How Microsoft Pushed QuickTime's Final Cut]
[Why Apple Failed]
[How CPR Saved Apple]
[Why Apple Bounced Back]
In addition to repurposing NEXTSTEP as Mac OS X and buying and building a series of professional and consumer software suites, the new Apple also developed the iPod platform.
The iPod used intuitive software to differentiate Apple's hardware, launching the computer maker into a new market for sophisticated, data-driven consumer devices. Microsoft's own efforts in consumer electronics have flopped miserably with the failures of its Handheld PC, Pocket PC, UMPC, Windows Mobile, Media2Go, Mira, SPOT, and Personal Media Center initiatives, among many others.
[Apple's NeXT Server Offensive on Microsoft]
[The Spectacular Failure of WinCE and Windows Mobile]
[Windows XP Media Center Edition vs Apple TV]
Microsoft Outgunned in Software by a Hardware Maker.
Microsoft was late to realize the software threat posed by the new Apple. Five major revisions and over thirty free updates to Mac OS X have ran circles around Microsoft's capacity to deliver one desktop operating system software update and a couple service packs since 2001.
[Leopard, Vista and the iPhone OS X Architecture]
Apple also introduced three generations of iWork as an expanding productivity suite during the four year hibernation period Microsoft left since its last version of Office for Mac. Apple delivered support for Microsoft's own proprietary OOXML file format on the Mac even before Microsoft itself could. At $79, iWork will eviscerate sales of the $400 Office for Mac, which has until now been a cash cow lazily ruminating for years between releases.
This year, Apple also targeted and destroyed Microsoft's fledgeling efforts to repurpose WinCE as a smartphone platform, seemingly overnight. That has given Apple a significant new platform in the iPhone, soon to be joined by the new iPod Touch.
[What's New in iWork 08]
[Apple's Secret iPhone Application Business Model]
[Curious Stuff About the New iPods]
Six Reasons the iPhone Will Stay Closed.
Will Apple give third party developers the keys to its new vehicle and allow them to drive off with the value it has created? It hasn't yet, and there are a number of reasons to think that Apple won't.
Note that I am not expressing an opinion that the iPhone should be left closed, but rather simply presenting why I think it is unlikely Apple will ever open it up in the same way the Mac is open to any and all development.
First, the company has lined up a suitable outlet for third party expansion via the standards based web platform available within Safari. That's not enough to do everything developers want to do–it has serious constraints for creating games, for example–but it offers a good enough alternative to serve more than 80% of most developers' needs.
[Mobile Disruption: Apple's iPhone and Third Party Software]
[iPhone Gremlins: Crashing, Security, and Network Collapse!]
Second, the company has developed and begun production testing of online software sales through iTunes, currently limited to 5G iPod games. This mechanism appears too sophisticated to simply be designed for a half dozen $5 games. Apple is quite obviously going to distribute other software through iTunes for the iPhone. If it were going to be open, there would be no need for such a secure software distribution system.
[Apple's New Dual Processor Game Console]
[Hacking iPod Games: How Apple's DRM Works]
Third, historical perspective suggests that once a solid platform has been established, a vendor can sell software as fast as it can deliver it without even trying very hard. Apple's Claris, Microsoft's Windows, and the game consoles from Sony and Nintendo all provide examples of this. The iPod's success suggests Apple can establish a viable mobile platform without the need for software partners. It can handle software transactions as fast as it can sell iTunes songs. That's big.
[Office Wars 1 – Claris and the Origins of Apple's iWork]
[Office Wars 2 – Microsoft's Outrageous Office Profits]
[Office Wars 3 – How Microsoft Got Its Office Monopoly]
[Nintendo Wii vs Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3]
Fourth, depending upon large third party developers has caused Apple–and Steve Jobs–some severe headaches. Microsoft's late 80s betrayal of the Macintosh led to Apple's enslavement to Office, and induced CEO John Sculley to sign away broad intellectual property rights to Microsoft, which Microsoft then immediately used as a weapon against Apple.
In the mid 90s, Microsoft led Adobe, Macromedia and other large companies to abandon the Mac platform. In the late 90s, those same companies refused to support Apple's new Rhapsody plans following the company's acquisition of NeXT, forcing Apple to spend half a decade retooling the Mac OS, primarily so those developers could sell their existing apps to Mac users without much effort, even while they were earning fantastic software profits and delivering minimal innovation.
In other words, Apple's technology game plan was delayed for a half decade so that Microsoft could sell its $400 copies of Office and Adobe could sell suites of its $500 and up creative applications, all while Apple did all the work in adapting its $99 operating system to run their Classic Mac OS code with minimal effort.
Prior to returning to Apple, Jobs experienced his own betrayal and abandonment at the hands of partners–including IBM, HP, Digital, Data General, and Sun–related to NeXT and OpenStep.
In all of these cases, the third parties were simply acting in their own best interests. With the iPhone, Apple will act in its own best interests. It will carve out a phenomenally powerful software platform for itself.
[Why OS X is on the iPhone, but not the PC: The History of NeXT]
[Office Wars 3 – How Microsoft Got Its Office Monopoly]
[Cocoa and the Death of Yellow Box and Rhapsody]
Fifth, open Application Programming Interfaces involve complex management and maintenance. This is not a problem unique to Apple; it exists for Microsoft and every other company that offers an API for developers to build upon. An API is an interfacing boundary between the software supplied by a vendor and the software supplied by third parties.
Ideally, an API allows third parties to do everything they need very cleanly. That allows the vendor to make changes on their side of the API curtain without causing any compatibility problems for software on the other side. In reality, nearly every change and update has significant impacts for third party developers. The more complex and low level of an API being exposed, the more difficult it is to manage significant changes without introducing problems for third party partners.
Apple has worked to develop objective APIs that are stable and resilient to internal changes, but if developers are unsatisfied with the level of performance or portability provided, they will work around the API boundary, almost guaranteeing that any significant changes made on Apple's side will break their applications in the future.
Microsoft has often accommodated such "bad programming" by expanding APIs and creating new ones, and lugging around a legacy of old APIs to retain broad compatibility with existing applications. The result is that it is very difficult for Microsoft to actually innovate, or to offer OS level enhancements that upgrade existing applications. This is particularly a problem for Windows Vista, which is hamstrung between the problem of providing entirely new hardware driver APIs on one hand while also maintaining a boatload of crufty legacy APIs on the other. It is absolutely the worst of both worlds.
[Five Windows Flaws]
[Leopard vs Vista 5: Development Challenges]
Sixth, as is the case with software APIs, closed hardware platforms offer a vendor open flexibility for future expansion, portability, and upgrades.
With the Xbox, Microsoft didn't provide a wide open set of APIs for developers, only a subset for building very similar types of games. This closed API allowed Microsoft to move the console from Intel to PowerPC hardware in the Xbox 360 without extreme problems, something the company was unable to maintain earlier when it tried to deliver Windows NT for various hardware platforms in the late 90s.
Apple has already benefitted from the flexibility of a closed hardware platform on the iPod. Had Apple allowed developers to write applications for the iPod, it would have to string along support for those old applications across every new generation of the iPod. Having to do that would complicate Apple's own efforts to deliver new iPods.
Additionally, customers would be upset with Apple's iPod if the apps they downloaded crashed, installed spyware, or caused performance problems. While a rogue Mac app isn't likely to drain a laptop battery down dead, power management is far more critical on handheld mobile devices like the 11 mm thick iPhone.
Given that many consumers are already flummoxed by the reality that batteries wear out after a few years, imagine their rage at finding out that Apple allowed them to install a some worthless Tamagotchi pet that destroyed their battery early.
Similar problems plague Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. In particular, Microsoft's attempts to provide a "one size fits all" solution and broadly license it to hardware developers results in API constraints that limit supported screen size resolutions, break compatibility with existing versions of applications, and severely limit the power management performance of those devices and their ability to deliver acceptable battery life.
If there were any meaningful installed base of Windows Mobile phones, it would also be plagued with spyware and viruses, just as Windows is on the desktop.
[Inside the iPhone: UI, Stability, and Software]
[Device Problems In Search of a Solution]
[David Sessions Tries to Milk iPhone Battery Panic in Slate]
A Safe API Boundary for Third Party Development.
The simple solution to all these issues is to not offer a custom, wide open API at all, and instead leave third party developers to build applications that make use of open web standards. Nothing new to learn, no barriers to adoption, no proprietary development tools to maintain, no pleading with developers to support a new platform that remains unproven in the marketplace, and no third party crisis to manage when the hardware and software are significantly upgraded.
No API, no problem! Hackers can discover how to install tools and handy mini-apps, but Apple's next software update or hardware revision won't have to figure out how to maintain compatibility with those hacks. That allows the hackers to hack without holding things back.
Meanwhile, Apple can reserve the right to offer highly integrated applications of its own that take full advantage of the underlying system without revealing or sharing its intellectual property secrets with third parties that may choose to use those secrets against it–just as Microsoft did to Apple with Windows in the late 80s, or as Sony did to Nintendo with the original PlayStation just a few years afterward.
[Mobile Disruption: Apple's iPhone and Third Party Software]
Closed Development Involving Third Parties is Not Open.Incidentally, this is the same closed model that resulted in great success for Microsoft and Sony after they betrayed and then supplanted their former partners. Microsoft set up the illusion of an open, developer-friendly platform with Windows, but then used its home field advantage to plot out the assassinations of any and all of the potential rivals it didn't want to compete against: WordPerfect, Lotus, Ashton-Tate, Borland, Netscape, Sun, and today's targets such as Google and Symantec.
The unsurprising result was that Windows users ended up using Microsoft's Word, Excel, Access, Fox Pro, language tools, web browser, media software, desktop search, anti-virus, spyware management, etc ad nauseam. With Windows users completely enslaved to Microsoft's own applications, it was easy to erect significant barriers to prevent the emergence of any new competitive applications from rivals.
Clearly, Windows is only an "open platform" in areas where it suits Microsoft. Further, Microsoft's idea of who a "competitor" is can change. For example, Windows desktop search wasn't a rival feature for Microsoft to kill until it decided it wanted Google's business.
[Office Wars 3 – How Microsoft Got Its Office Monopoly]
Windows Enthusiasts' Slavery to a Vicious Master.
Whether Microsoft's closed Windows platform is a bad thing is a matter of debate; Windows Enthusiasts celebrate their enslavement. It is my opinion that Microsoft's closed Windows platform isn't bad simply because it is closed, but rather because Microsoft's insatiable greed is holding back innovation that would otherwise flourish.
One example is Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, which rapidly advanced until Microsoft destroyed Netscape. After that, it went into maintenance mode hibernation and didn't budge until Firefox began to threaten Microsoft's position years later. That's anti-consumer; Microsoft won't do anything for its enslaved users until a would-be savior threatens to set them free.
Microsoft isn't bad because it is closed; it is bad because it is disgustingly greedy. Windows Enthusiasts need to stop deluding themselves into thinking that they live in a free world of an open platform. They are slaves, and their master is not only vicious, but also incompetent and has no taste.
[Safari on Windows? Apple and the Origins of the Web]
[Apple in the Web Browser Wars: Netscape vs Internet Explorer]
[The Web Browser Renaissance: Firefox and Safari]
Closed Without Pretense.
At the same time, it is possible to voluntarily join a closed platform and benefit from its advantages. Nintendo carved out a closed video gaming empire that required third party developers to pay it licensing fees in order to develop any games to sell for its system.
Nintendo's closed business model worked better than Atari's with the 2600, which had earlier allowed third party games developers to glut the market with bad games, resulting in the video game crash of 1983. Consumers were left thinking that home video games were done to death and would never recover.
Sega, Sony, and Microsoft's Xbox group have all similarly managed closed gaming platforms to deliver high quality expectations, even subsidizing game consoles to establish user interest.
The only differences for Apple's closed iPhone may be that:
- Apple's iPhone hardware sells at a sustainable profit without a desperate subsidy, removing risk and allowing for regular feature upgrades.
- Apple is likely to use software downloads as a way to integrate the iPhone into Mac hardware sales and its online services, rather than simply trying to make a killing selling $50 to $75 game software titles as the console makers do.
[Mac OS X vs Linux: Third Party Software and Security]
Software as a Great Differentiator.
By offering free or low cost software in the model of $5 iPod games, Apple will be able to use its closed platform to deliver software designed to:
- attract more iPhone and iPod Touch hardware buyers.
- earn iPhone mobile service revenue fees.
- earn commissions from WiFi iTunes sales and related deals.
- direct new iPhone users to iTunes and Apple TV.
- draw attention to the Mac, which will offer iPhone integrated features Windows does not.
Microsoft does some of the same things with Windows Mobile, which ties into the company's Windows Server products–including Exchange Server–and is also deeply integrated with the desktop sync services of Windows and its Office applications. The problem for Microsoft is that it does not sell phones or make money on service revenues as Apple does.
Microsoft charges expensive client access and software licensing fees, but still can't make a sustainable profit on its Windows Mobile business. It's also stuck with lame vendors such as HTC, which make poorly integrated hardware that is embarrassing to use.
Microsoft could make its own phone, but like the Zune it would alienate its existing hardware partners; further, the Zune disaster indicated that hardware sales isn't a core competency of the company anyway.
[Phone Wars: iPhone vs TyTN, Treo, Pearl, E62, P990, Q]
[iPhone Sales vs Zune, Palm, RIM, Symbian, Windows Mobile]
Selling Hardware with Software vs Selling Software Licenses.
Using software to sell hardware fits in with Apple's past and present use of free or low cost software to differentiate the Mac. In the distant past, that included HyperCard and QuickTime; today it includes the shareware-priced but highly regarded iLife and iWork apps. The full version of Mac OS X costs $129, while Microsoft's Ultimate Windows Vista is an absurd $400, the same price as an iPhone!
Apple's strategy of using low cost, high quality software to differentiate its hardware plays well against the fact that consumers simply don't want to pay for software, while they think nothing of paying big money for desirable hardware. Nobody would pay much for an iPod "OS" or a software music player, but millions of people have paid hundreds of dollars for an iPod.
That principle has worked in Microsoft's favor in the past, as it hides the cost of Windows by invisibly bundling it into PC sales. However, its recent fantasy that consumers will widely upgrade their PCs to more expensive versions of Vista indicates Microsoft is highly delusional.Pro-Microsoft wags can chart out their predictions of "impressive Vista adoption" based entirely upon OEM bundled copies, but consumers don't want it, and no significant number of people are going to pay big money to upgrade to the $400 Vista Ultimatum.
[Windows 95 and Vista: Why 2007 Won't Be Like 1995]
The Commodity Future of PC Software.
What will happen instead is an increasing commoditization of the consumer PC and its software, driven towards standards by an industry that demands interoperability. Microsoft couldn't hold back the web with its proprietary MSN a decade ago, and companies that once pushed Windows are now behind Linux, including Novell and IBM. PC OEMs are also rethinking their unilateral relationship with Microsoft as they struggle to survive in the shadow of Microsoft's vast profits.
Rather than paying $400 for a PC with a $50 OEM copy of Windows running IE and Outlook, nagging you to verify your software as Genuine and to upgrade to the $400 version of Vista and to hand your credit card number to the dancing paperclip recommending a subscription to Windows Live OneCare terrorism protection, the $250 PC of the near future will come with a standards based web browser and email client.
It will be called an iPhone, and it won't run Microsoft Office.
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1. Re: Agent Registration for reimage/reloaded systems?cwinning Jul 15, 2014 9:06 AM (in response to canalbi)
Normally, that scenario is supported and the agent should install again without issues.
Do you have any agent remnants on the image you use to build theses machines? I could see that causing the install process to fail.
There are a lot of variables to deal with here so I think it would be best to gather logs from both the Protect server and the target Agent client machine.
Complete steps 1-5 for the Protect console and the Agent logging to clear the logs.
Attempt to install the agent then gather the logs noted in step 4 for the console and agent machine.
Open a case with support and ATTN the case to Charles and I will take a look ASAP. https://support.shavlik.com/Login.aspx?path=%2fCaseLogging.aspx
Protect 9.X console logging:
1. Please open the Protect GUI and then go to Tools > Options > Logging and change logging to "All" for both user interface and services.
a. If you are unable to set logging via the GUI see this doc: http://community.shavlik.com/docs/DOC-22938
2. Close the Protect GUI.
3. Stop the following services
a.Shavlik Protect Console Service
b. ST Remote Scheduler Service
4. Delete all the logs from
a. Windows 7, 8, 2008, 2012 & Vista: C:\ProgramData\LANDesk\Shavlik Protect\Logs
b. Earlier OS's: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\LANDesk\Shavlik Protect\Logs
5. Start the console service and open the Protect GUI.
Protect 9.x agent logging:
1. Open the agent policy assigned to the machine we are gathering logs from.
2. Change the logging level to 'All' and Save and update Agents. Choose to update agents if prompted.
3. Go to the target machine, close the agent GUI and stop the services:
o The services start with Shavlik or ST.
4. Delete all the logs from:
o Vista & Later: C:\ProgramData\LANDesk\Shavlik Protect\Logs
o Earlier OS's: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ LANDesk\Shavlik Protect\Logs
5. Start services.
Please let me know if you need have any questions.
2. Re: Agent Registration for reimage/reloaded systems?canalbi Aug 21, 2014 12:30 PM (in response to canalbi)
We appear to have this corrected now. Not sure what exactly was causing it.


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It seems that I, unintentionally, was not clear enough in my post and ended up hurting cousins who were not related at all to the story. This was in my attempt not to name names, and I ended up hurting people who I have no issues with whatsoever. The last post was ONLY about my father's side of the family, not my maternal family. Clearly, I had no expectations from them to attend any family events or anyting like that, and they have all been great in meeting my dad's new wife (including, by the way, my uncle and his wife).
Even though I stand by what I wrote, and it was written in a moment of extreme anger (that I usually don't feel), I have removed the post so that it doesn't continue to hurt the wrong people.
I know this doesn't fix how my cousins feel, but I just want to put it out there.


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We've got the library lifehacks you need to ace your assignments, dissertations and exams!
There will be a number of teaching building changes taking place across campus during early 2017. This means that books and other library resources will be rearranged to ensure that the materials you need are closest to where you will be taught. Work will begin on 12th December and will be completed by the beginning of semester 2. The majority of resources will be moved during the University vacation and inter-semester break.
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Remember both libraries are still open throughout the summer vacation.
The Library's summer Skills for Learning workshops are perfect for those of you currently writing a dissertation proposal or thinking ahead to your Stage 3 research project.
The on site Fix IT Zone run by IT support in Murray Library will be closing on Friday 3rd June and The Sciences Complex IT Helpdesk will be closing on Thursday 2nd June for the summer period.
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Facts you should know on the great wall of China.
Why, where and when are probably the most common questions you could ask about the wall. But there is more to the Chinese wall than that. Don't you want to know the length, if it is ever breached by someone with an army, how many People were on the great wall defending it, how long it took to build it and how many people worked on it?
I hope I can answer those questions for you so you can impress your guide or even leave the guide at home so you can be your own guide.
What was the purpose of the wall?
Why was the great wall build? Mainly for protection against enemy tribes of any kind. Like Mongols, Turks, Huns and many other. As China became stronger they gained or loosed enemies. The biggest thread always came from the northern part of china.
But did the wall work? In the beginning the great wall was discontinuous, so tribes just moved passed them. Like the Mongols under Genghis Khan in 1211 A.D. The Mongols remained there until the Ming dynasty defeated them in 1368. After this the wall reached his biggest extent.
Where and how is the great wall build?
Obviously in china. But which provinces or parts of china? It crossed Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Gansu. It is said that the great wall of china in length exceeds 31.000 miles (50.000 km)
So how did they build it?
It depends on which dynasty. From the first fortifications we don't really know that. This is around the 7th century B.C. They build a vast amount of defense walls and guard towers. The wall became a more solid structure when China united themselves under the first Chinese empire. This started around 221 B.C. with the Qin dynasty. They build the wall starting with a wooden frame, the wooden frame would be poured full of dirt and that was pounded into a solid wall. No air pockets were allowed in the wall so that it couldn't be pierced by any kind of small weaponry. This method is called tempered earth. This method was easy to do but the wall deteriorated fast if it wasn't well maintained.
During the Han dynasty ( 202 B.C.) a different method was used. They made bundles of twigs up to 12 inches (30,48 cm). Than alternated it with gravel or dirt. This was also was a quick and easy way but the problem was the same with tempered earth.
Around the 16th century the Ming dynasty made it in to a more proper wall. They used all kind of techniques , like the ones mentioned above, but also new ones with brick and stone. This part of the wall is still visible nowadays.
During the build the Chinese were very resourceful in finding solutions. They invented the wheelbarrow to use during the time of the build and they used mortar made from rice flowers (not of human remains according to some legends)
What was the amount of workers and where did they came from?
This cannot fully be measured because it took around 2000 years to build it. The manpower to build was picked from the peasants, unemployed, soldiers and convicts. Some dynasties had special penalties during their reign. The convict was sentenced to force labor at the wall.
The amount of people that died at the wall is maybe a good reference to make a guess in how many worked to fulfill the wall. They say that over a million people have died during the build and if it was forced labor more people die than normal. I'm not saying 1 out of 2 died there. But if so over 2 million people worked on it. That is a pretty rough estimation and they needed that much workers because of the amount of walls they build.
Who and how did they defend the wall?
How to defend an immense structure like that against hordes of enemies? Well during the Ming dynasty over 1 million soldiers guarded the wall. They lived in the guard towers that were also used as forts, watchtower and to store their supplies. They Also communicated through these towers with flags and smoke signals or even a runner was send to give the information.
What kind of tactics did they use?
The wall was a tactic itself. They tried to block of enemy supply lines or try to slow down their advance until they could mobilize a big army behind the wall. They could force the enemy in a direction which was better to defend. Once the wall was breached they used a defensive tactic. They usually pulled back to the guard towers through hit and run tactics. Try to kill a few men on the way there. They had build small walls on the outside of the path were they could hide and attack the enemy from the side. Once they reached the tower it could be sealed from the inside and were practically fortresses by then. They could lob down arrows or stones from the top of the tower. They could hold out a significant amount of time because they stored their food in there.
What kind of weapons were used?
They used all kinds of weapons. From axes, crossbows, halberds and one of the greatest inventions by the Chinese, gunpowder! The armor was build out of metal plates cuirasses. All existed out of small metal plates tied together as a coat to protect the vital parts. Some men even had metal helmets but the most common helmet was a leather cap.
Myths about the Chinese wall.
There are many stories about the wall. The way it's build and why. Deaths, ghost stories, about the mortar and many more. Some are nice to know so I summed them up for you.
- They say the wall was build in the trail of a dragon they traveled through the country as a sign and to give aid to those who needed help.
- When someone died at the wall the family would put a coffin un top of the all so that the crowing of the rooster kept the dead spirit awake until he'd had crossed the wall.
- The personifications of heaven, Uranus or Tianwang were carved out near strategic points.
- One day the wife of a farmer, that worked on the wall, found out her husband died during construction. She cried so hard for her loss they say the wall collapsed.
Tips for visiting the great wall
- Best time to visit the wall Shanghai pas: Summer and autumn, Jaiyu pass: may to October, Beijing preferable in the soft seasons like spring or autumn.
- Always bring extra batteries for your camera, I tend to forget them every time I visit something great.
- Avoid weekends or vacation times.
- Before going there do some study about which part looks the best in your opinion.
- Choose the transportation wisely.


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For the next two months, Saskatoon bus riders will see local photography when they gaze up at the advertisements lining 35 different buses.
It's part of Toon's on Transit, a partnership between PAVED Arts and Saskatoon Transit. A community jury chose 35 photographs from more than 300 submissions with the goal of transforming city buses into mobile art galleries.
While 35 buses will each display one photo, a "super bus" will also showcase 10 of those images. Artists, media and members of the public packed into the "super bus" Tuesday to see how local photographers captured different spaces and landmarks around the city through their own creative lens.
Janice Weber picked her subject matter to match the theme of the project; the amateur photographer snapped a black-and-white photo of a bus stop from the top of a tall building.
"A lot of the time that I spend taking pictures is kind of in-between time. Being on the bus is sort of when you get to think and kind of reflect on things," she said. "To be able to be in a place where you can reflect and also be able to see something on the bus that's not an ad is really neat."
PAVED Arts is in the former Toon's Kitchen location on 20th Street West. Alex Rogalski, executive director at PAVED Arts, said the project is part of an homage to the restaurant's history, 'delivering' art to people much like the restaurant brought food to loyal customers for years.
Toon's on Transit accepted photos from both amateur and professional photographers and will run until Nov. 8.


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Exchange programme Law
Amsterdam Exchange Programme in Law
International students who are interested in going on exchange for a semester to the Amsterdam Law School of the UvA can either come through an official exchange programme, or as an independent fee-paying student.
The Amsterdam Law School offers a selection of ABA approved advanced European Union law and public international law courses at the Master's (LLM) level. These courses are taught in English by the Law faculty's most distinguished lecturers. Classes consist of both international and Dutch students.
Student profile
The following students may enrol as exchange students:
- Erasmus/U21 students enrolled at a university with which the Amsterdam Law School has concluded an exchange agreement;
- Students from partner universities with which the Amsterdam Law School or the University of Amsterdam have concluded an exchange agreement;
- Other third and fourth year (academic) law students, provided they meet all requirements.
Major international network
The Amsterdam Law School is part of a major international network of law schools.
Start and duration
Students can study in the Amsterdam Exchange Programme in Law for a period of one semester. The 20 week semesters start in September and in February.
All students in the Amsterdam Exchange Programme in Law receive a transcript stating the courses they have succesfully completed and the credits and grades obtained for these courses.
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If you just want the highlights without the hype, here are the big takeaways from today's Apple announcements.
Brand new hardware is always a headliner, and Apple has a doozy with their new top-of-the-line MacBook Pro with Retina. Here's what a starting price tag of $2199 will get you:
- Checks in at .71 inches, 4.46 pounds, and has a 15.4-inch Retina display (that's 220 pixels per inch), resolution of 2880 x 1800
- Quad-core processors, 2.3GHz.
- Battery: 7 hours on a single charge
- Connectivity options: USB 3, USB 2, SD card slot, HDMI
- Two Thunderbolt ports
- Backlit keyboard, multitouch trackpad
- 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 support
- 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM (Supports up to 16GB of 1,600MHz RAM and up to 768GB of Flash storage)
- Ships today
Siri will be available on the latest iPad (3rd generation) and iPhone 4S. New and improved Siri includes:
- Facebook integration, as well as integration with other popular sites like Yelp, Rotten Tomatoes, etc.
- Integration with auto makers (BMW, General Motors, Toyota, Mercedes, Honda, Audi) using new Eyes Free feature
- Better responses for sports-related data
- Can launch apps
- Added languages
Apple's Maps app is new from the ground up, offering a 3D Flyover feature that presents birds-eye views (also satellite views) of searched locations that you can rotate with your fingers. You can also get visual and spoken turn-by-turn navigation and real-time traffic updates.
iOS 6
The new iOS is coming this fall with the aforementioned new Siri and Maps features, along with Passbook (store your loyalty cards, boarding passes, tickets, etc., in one place), Facetime over cellular networks, new features for Phone and Mail, and more.
Mountain Lion
The new OS, coming in July, will be available as a $19.99 upgrade to Lion and Snow Leopard users.
Need more details? Get them here:CNET
- Apple unveils iOS 6 with 200 new features, updated Siri
- Next-gen Macbook Pro with Retina Display (photos)
- Apple's Mountain Lion roars to life with 200 new features
- Apple talks up Facebook integration for iOS 6
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EYELID SURGERY Beverly Hills doctor
Eyelid Surgery – Blepharoplasty
Droopy eyelids can make you look older and can also impair vision. Blepharoplasty corrects these problems and also removes puffiness and bags under the eyes that make you look worn and tired. This procedure cannot alter dark circles, fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, nor can it change sagging eyebrows. Though blepharoplasty is often performed as a single procedure, you may also have recommended a browlift, facelift, or skin resurfacing to achieve the best results.
If you are wondering how blepharoplasty can change the way you look, you need to know how eyelid surgery is performed and what you can expect from this procedure.
Successful facial plastic surgery is a result of good rapport between patient and surgeon. Trust, based on realistic expectations and exacting medical expertise, develops in the consulting stages before surgery. Dr Moretz can answer specific questions about your specific needs.
Is Blepharoplasty For You?
As with all facial plastic surgery, good health and realistic expectations are prerequisites. Blepharoplasty removes the excess fat, muscle, and skin from both upper and lower lids. The results can be a refreshed appearance, with a younger, firmer eye area.
People with circulatory, ophthalmological, or serious medical conditions must rely on the diagnostic skills of their own personal specialists to determine whether blepharoplasty is an option to consider. Dr Moretz might recommend planning a simultaneous forehead lift to correct a drooping brow and smooth the forehead, or SmartLook Lid Refreshing to remove the fine line wrinkling in the eye area.
Making The Decision For Blepharoplasty.
The patient must make the commitment to follow the pre-surgical and post-operative instructions. During the pre-surgical consultation, you will be examined or asked to answer queries concerning vision, tear production, use of lenses, and your desires for surgery. Dr Moretz will explain what you can expect from blepharoplasty and you will have to provide a complete medical history. Factors to be weighed include age, skin type, ethnic background, and degree of vision obstruction. Furthermore, you can expect an open and honest exchange, which will establish the basis for a successful outcome.
After a mutual decision is made, the technique indicated for your individual surgery will be discussed. The type of anesthesia, the surgical facility, any supportive surgery, and the risks inherent in the procedure will be outlined.
Understanding The Surgery.
In upper eyelid surgery, Dr Moretz first marks the individual lines and creases of the lids in order to keep the scars as invisible as possible along these natural folds. The incision is made, and excess fat, muscle, and loose skin are removed. Fine sutures are used to close the incisions, thereby minimizing the visibility of any scar.
In lower eyelid surgery, the surgeon makes the incision in an inconspicuous site along the lashline and smile creases of the lower lid. Excess fat, muscle, and skin are then trimmed away before the incision is closed with fine sutures. Under normal conditions, blepharoplasty can take from one to two hours.
What To Expect After The Surgery.
Immediately after the surgery has been completed tiny sterile bandages will be applied. It is not crucial that the eyes be covered. However, an ointment to prevent dryness of the eye area may be used. A certain degree of swelling and bruising is normal. Cold compresses, as well as head elevation when lying down, will enhance healing and relieve discomfort. Dr Moretz will prescribe medication for discomfort.
For a week and a half following blepharoplasty, you will clean the eye area (the eyes may feel sticky, dry, and itchy). Eyedrops may be recommended. Dr Moretz will also list activities and environments to avoid in the weeks immediately following surgery. Permanent stitches will be removed in five to seven days after surgery. Self-absorbing stitches will dissolve on their own.


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For 65 years, Sparky the Fire Dog has been helping teach children about fire safety.
The mascot is celebrating his birthday during National Fire Prevention Week.
"The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to proclaim October 9-15 Fire Prevention Week across the province," Education Minister Don Morgan said on behalf of Government Relations Minister Donna Harpauer. "Helping Sparky celebrate his birthday is part of our ongoing work to educate our young people about fire prevention."
Sparky was at Marion McVeety School and St. Gabriel School Tuesday to help celebrate the mascot's birthday.
Sparky was joined by Morgan, Regina Fire Chief Ernie Polsom and Emergency Management and Fire Safety Commissioner Duane McKay to give the students a smoke alarm demonstration.
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Moncler Down Blue Mock Collar Slim Sleeveless Women Vests
2013 New! Moncler Women Vests is the latest Moncler 2013 winter collection.The good products are not need in order to several decorations, as long as the one used to feel good stuff, and he can show valuable.
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When you are trying to make sure that you can get everything necessary in the realm of lawn care, you are going to find there are many questions that may come up with the whole thing. Can you keep your lawn healthy, even in the weird temperatures and climate we sometimes have in Florida? Are there options that work out in a positive way and that may end up making it just a bit easier for you to figure out what is going on and how you can get with it?
That's why many people will tell you that you need to get help from a lawn care jacksonville fl professional so that you can figure out what is going on and why it may matter to you in the long run. Many times, you are going to discover there are many ways that you're able to work out whatever you may need, even if it doesn't seem like the most practical way to move forward with something that may be going on or moving ahead for you.
Take some time to really explore what is out there and why it's going to be helpful for you in the long run. Many times, you will be very surprised as to how it works and if you want to spend the time and effort in order to stay on top of all that may be going on at the same time. A good looking lawn takes work and effort, so you want to make sure that you're doing what you can in order to make it work out in a positive way. Explore what is going on and make sense of just how it's all going to be able to work out in the end.


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You'll be itching to dig out your bike when you get a load of these haute helmets. With the snowy months finally gone, it's time once again to take your bicycle on the open road and enjoy a physically rewarding daily commute. But, before you hop on that banana seat, make sure your cranium is well-protected and fabulously styled by choosing any one of these hip designs.
From mp3-blaring stunners to mohawk sporting head protectors, no matter what your style or destination there is a haute helmet to suit your needs. Finally, your safety gear doesn't have to compromise your style. Choose the head wear of your dreams and make a statement on and off your bike.
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Kinze Manufacturing has announced a first in the agricultural equipment industry – it will be the only planter manufacturer to offer a scale package as a factory option on all Air Seed Delivery (ASD) planters in its 2010 product line. The scale package option will provide corn, soybean and other row-crop producers an important management tool to help them improve planting efficiency and seed management.
Kinze will offer Digi-Star scales on its ASD row-crop planters as a premier management tool for growers. The scale package features the following:
· Three 1,500 pound Digi-Star load cells per tank (six total)
· Platform-mounted display installed near the planter's ASD tanks for easy use when loading tanks
· Wiring and cabling, as needed
Kinze Product Manager Matt Miner explained that the scale package offers row crop producers an excellent way to increase planting efficiency and convenience.
"The platform-mounted display provides a number of features so planting can be more efficient than ever," Miner said. "In addition to showing the gross and individual weight of tanks, the display allows the grower to input the number of seeds per pound and the population data. This way they can easily see the number of acres to empty in each tank and an overall total."
Miner further explained that the superior accuracy of the scale allows for better management of seed use when working with varying seed sizes and weights. An added benefit of the use of the scale is that leftover seed is kept to a minimum.
Because the scale package is offered directly from the planter manufacturer, growers won't have the inconvenience of an additional scale display in their tractor cab. The Kinze-supplied planter scale integrates with the in-cab Kinze Vision system, so growers have the convenience of seeing both the number of acres until empty and individual tank weights from their tractor seat.
"Kinze is excited to be offering this new scale package option on its 2010 ASD planters," Miner said. "It's a clear demonstration of our determination to enhance our 'best in class' planter products with relevant technology that helps the crop producer farm more efficiently and profitably. That's not just part of our company's mission statement – it's how we do business every day."
For more information about the new scale package available on the 2010 line of Kinze planters with ASD, contact your local Kinze dealer. Visit www.kinze.com to learn more about Kinze planters.