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Lieutenant Colonel
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1542-Infantry Unit Commander
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Infantry (Officer)
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1950-1951, HHC, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry
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1942 - 1970
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Desoto, Kansas
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Bend, Oregon
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Apr 19, 1999
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Willamette National Cemetery - Portland, Oregon
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Lt. Colonel Adams served in WWII, entering service on 25 October 1942, in North Africa and Italy, was wounded in combat.
During the Korean War, he served as a SFC with A Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Division when it went from from occupation duties in Japan to combat in Korea in 1950. He was given the rank of MSgt and shortly after receiving the MOH was given the commission of a 2nd Lieutenant. He made a career of the service, retiring in 1970.
He lived in Bend, Oregon following his retirement from his civilian occupation, passing away in the Oregon Veterans Home in The Dalles, Oregon in 1999.
He was interred with honors in the Williamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, Section H, Site 3623-0.
Medal of Honor citation
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant [then Sergeant First Class] Stanley Taylor Adams, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action against enemy aggressor forces at Sesim-ni, Korea on 4 February 1951.
At approximately 0100 hours, Master Sergeant Adams' platoon, holding an outpost some 200 yards ahead of his company, came under a determined attack by an estimated 250 enemy troops. Intense small-arms, machinegun, and mortar fire from 3 sides pressed the platoon back against the main line of resistance. Observing approximately 150 hostile troops silhouetted against the skyline advancing against his platoon, Master Sergeant Adams leaped to his feet, urged his men to fix bayonets, and he, with 13 members of his platoon, charged this hostile force with indomitable courage. Within 50 yards of the enemy Master Sergeant Adams was knocked to the ground when pierced in the leg by an enemy bullet. He jumped to his feet and, ignoring his wound, continued on to close with the enemy when he was knocked down four times from the concussion of grenades which had bounced off his body. Shouting orders he charged the enemy positions and engaged them in hand-to-hand combat where man after man fell before his terrific onslaught with bayonet and rifle butt.
After nearly an hour of vicious action Master Sergeant Adams and his comrades routed the fanatical foe, killing over 50 and forcing the remainder to withdraw. Upon receiving orders that his battalion was moving back he provided cover fire while his men withdrew. Master Sergeant Adams' superb leadership, incredible courage, and consummate devotion to duty so inspired his comrades that the enemy attack was completely thwarted, saving his battalion from possible disaster.
His sustained personal bravery and indomitable fighting spirit against overwhelming odds reflect the utmost glory upon himself and uphold the finest traditions of the Infantry and the military service.
General Orders: Department of the Army, General Orders No. 66 (August 2, 1951) Action Date: 4-Feb-51
Service: Army
Rank: Master Sergeant
Company: Company A
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Regiment: 19th Infantry Regiment
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Hell Ride
Quentin Tarantino wanted Larry Bishop to make the "greatest biker movie ever" and produced this for him. They don't succeed. It's a good one, however. Bishop was in The Savage Seven back in '68 and Tarantino Lazarus'd him into Kill Bill Vol.2, and this came of his current grindhouse obsession. It's not a bad movie to catch on cable, but don't expect much or you'll be disappointed. Bishop plays Pistolero, an aging biker Pres dealing with mutiny from within, and vengeance for the murder by fire of his woman, Cherokee Kisum, still on his mind 30 years on. His compatriots The Gent (Michael Madsen) and the new blood, Comanche (Eric Balfour) deal with internal coups driven by the rival gang the Six Six Sixers, while Pistolero does peyote and commits acts of biker badassery. We learn of Kisum's murder through flashbacks, and this Tarantino-inspired fractured storytelling doesn't work in Bishop's less able hands. And the dialogue feels inspired by the producer as well, and could have used a few rewrites; a lot of it just doesn't work.
What does work is Bishop himself, who is believable as the old silverback; Vinnie Jones as the maniacal leader of the Six Six Sixers, and cameos by Dennis Hopper and David Carradine. Peter Fonda said he was done with biker pictures- they did try to get him. There's a bounty of breasts and biker chicks acting like women do in biker pictures. Cherokee (Julia Jones) gets a lot of flashback time and is the one strong female role. The action is good, if sporadic, and the story ends a little shorter than you'd expect, but if you go in expecting a sleazy biker movie, it's easy to watch. Just don't expect a re-imagining or some sort of modern update.
Rating: Worthy
Greetings from Asbury Park
A heartbreaking documentary detailing the attempts by politicians and developers to "revive" Asbury Park by kicking old people out of their homes to build luxury condos through eminent domain. Certainly biased, but this grassroots documentary is the Roger & Me of eminent domain. It is showing on New Jersey local public broadcasting this month and is a must see for New Jerseyans and anyone who owns property, especially property that billionaire developers think they can make a buck on. Does it serve the public good to tear up perfectly good homes to build condos that start at $500,000 for a studio, just to give more waterfront property to the elite? Asbury Park has had blighted areas for many years, but going after neighborhoods where working families can afford to live is not right. Eminent domain abuse is the forgotten scandal and it is only going to get worse. It didn't revitalize Detroit, and it won't fix Asbury. The documentary is well made and worth your time.
Rating: Worthy
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
Fine documentary on free speech in America. It is playing on HBO this month and makes for good viewing if you're interested in the subject, and you should be. It's not just about government censorship, but also how the media reacts and is manipulated to have chilling effects of its own. They touch on everything from the recent "intifada" brouhaha in NYC to the ACLU defending the Klan's right to march in Skokie. It's not all-encompassing, nor does it try to be. This isn't a top-notch doc, but it is worth watching. By Liz Garbus, who also directed the well-regarded The Farm: Angola, USA.
Rating: Worthy

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In today's Vortex, Michael Voris details the stark differences between Ken Cuccinelli (a faithful Catholic who integrates his Catholic morals in his public life) with his opponent Terry McAullife (a CINO who trashes Catholic morals in his public life). While Voris didn't come out and say it outright, my Les Femmes colleague and I will. Before I reiterate this, I advise my progressive readers to please have some blood-pressure meds handy, as well as some smelling salts! Here goes..
The faithful Catholics (and other decent people) of Virginia should cast their ballots this November for Ken Cuccinelli, as well as his running mate E.W. Jackson (I've posted on him earlier) and Mark Obenshain.
By now, the progressive readers should have recovered from their apoplectic seizures. If any of you are of a mind to report this to the IRS (Infernal Robbery Syndicate), don't bother. We decided long ago to forego any "501c" status to avoid voluntarily muzzling ourselves in such a ridiculous and useless fashion. By the way - the Les Femmes site has a link to Cuccinelli's campaign site. You can bet the progressives have him in their cross-hairs (if you didn't already catch that drift with the EW Jackson post).
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Blog: Old dog, new trick from Audi
Graeme Roberts | 14 August 2013
LEDs give today's car designers lighting options that were just a dream in the 1960s
Colleague Glenn Brooks' product eye alighted on a press release from Audi today - you're supposed to be on holiday, GB - announcing some new LED headlight tricks for the revamped A8. That prompted some grinding in just-auto's resident Ancient of Days' memory banks - ain't we seen sequential turn signals somewhere before?
'Course we have; there's rarely much that's really, really new in the autobiz. Ford used them - at the back only - on various '60s and '70s models - I'm thinking Thunderbird and the Mercury Cougar.
Back then, as few as three tungsten bulbs illuminated in sequence in the direction of intended travel. US-market cars then had red lenses for rear turn indicators (now designers can also use amber and sometimes switch back and forth at facelift time) so sharing the flashers' filaments with the brake lights added complexity to the electromechanical controllers used for the job.
Audi revived and updated the idea, initially for its R8 sportscar, around a year ago and is now bringing the technology to the A8 luxury sedan, front and rear. The development of LEDs and sophisticated microchips has allowed technology in headlamp units the Detroit designers five decades back could only dream of.
An old idea, yes, but the latest execution is very clever.
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Think Permanence
"For the LORD God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory.
The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right."
(Psalm 84:11)
God does not promise to give us everything we think is good, but he will not withhold what is permanently good. He will give us the means to walk along his paths, but we must do the walking. When we obey him, he will not hold anything back that will help us serve him.
(Excerpt from: The Life Application Bible Study)
Today is such a beautiful day, and beautiful still are those days when the Sun beams with the brilliance that God made it to shine. How great is that to know that even in our most desolate of hours God has hung his glory above for not only the just but for the unjust to enjoy.
Well, God is not like man, and he has great plans for us; however, man might start off with great plans or good intentions, but somewhere in the mix of this may be a set up for him.
God's plan is good regardless of whether we see the day as good or not. However, just knowing that the sun is set in place for our good seems right.
Today: Stay on the path of righteous for God is there to light the way always.
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Psalm 84
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I read somewhere a while ago that the average HK woman has sixteen pairs of shoes. I haven't counted how many pairs I have, but if excluding flip flops, well, you know, they aren't really shoes per se are they? The term "footwear" is probably more accurate. Anyway, excluding flip flops, which I have about eight pairs, I think, then I probably have around sixteen pairs of shoes give or take a few. I wonder what the figure is for bras. I just counted my stash, I have thirty-five. Is that a lot? I need some perspective here.


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For our November regular meeting we do not hold a workshop and the business meeting is very brief so we may have enough selling and buying time for our annual auction. The doors opened early for a flea market. Sellers were MagicBob Zoerman, Rick Howell, Marc Denton, John Dudley, Antony Gerard (from Kalamazoo and Ring 333), and Trino. Each had an array of magic product which enticed our eyes. The flea market part was ready at 5:30 PM for any early arrivals. Just past 7:30 PM, as a tribute to the Late Dr. Jack Vander Wal, I had the honors of presenting the Candy Grab Bag Sale. This sale is actually attributed to Percy Abbott as he had many of these types of sales back in the early days of the Abbott Magic Get Togethers. Ninety bags were filled with five pieces of special candy delights. This year the candy was purchased from a little ole' lady who ran a candy shop just outside downtown Louisville, Kentucky. In July, my father, my nephew Jesse Shira, and I, mistakenly took the wrong exit on our way to the I.B.M./S.A.M. Combined Convention. While our route was diverted we came across her shop. Since we were so close to her shop, we took the candy early. We saved on postage. Five bags yet were a tad bit more of interest as each of these contained a one dollar bill. The bags sold faster than lit flash paper as they were fifty cents a bag or three for one dollar. Over five lengthy (8 foot) tables displayed enticing magic apparatus, tricks, and books. Small illusions, various card tricks, rope, coins, and escape items appealed many. Other items were sold as package deals. Pamphlets, books, magazines, posters, DVDs, and memorabilia filled in any empty spots on the tables. All these items were from the flea market sellers and any other member who had items.
MagicBob Zoerman was the auctioneer. He used his auctioning skilled voice to force those bids to the highest potential. Many of the items sold. The sellers made their profits, the buyers were pleased with their newly purchased "toys," and the club made ten percent of all sales. Ring Treasurer Michele Parkes and I kept track of each sale making sure the debits matched the credits. P. J. Weber was our biggest buyer this year. Our biggest seller was Trino with a special thanks to Rick Fisher of FAB Magic (Colon, Michigan) who bought a last special deal as Trino wanted to sell the remainder of his items.
Another night of fun and fellowship. The club thanks all who came and either bought, sold, and/or enjoyed the festivities. A thanks to MagicBob and Michele for their devotion to this auction. Thoughts and prayers to our members Ruth Peters, SuZie Zoerman, and Michele Parks (and sister) for health concerns and surgery recoveries. Heads up: I.B.M. Convention is in Grand Rapids! July 4 – 7. All details at www.magician.org. It will be GRAND! Follow "ibm convention" on Facebook and "ibm@ibmmagic" on Twitter. Also on other social networks, just search. Register if you have not already! Get the word out to fellow magi! Hope to see you here!


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To get to the Oval Office, the recent Omnibus bill took a majority of votes from both sides of Congress. But it is Trump who will get the blame or kudos for signing this bloated appropriations legislation into law on March 23rd.
Although the Democrats don't have a majority in either house of Congress, they are claiming victory. The Republicans are licking their wounds, while Trump is claiming he will never sign this expansive a funding bill ever again.
To most observers, this over 2,200-page legislation seems like a clear win for the Democrats and a defeat for Trump's agenda, especially when it comes to his campaign promises on illegal immigration. The legislation did nothing about the DACA children. There was no funding to increase the number ICE agents. The amount of space for detention of apprehended illegal aliens was reduced to less than what is currently available—so the catch-and release program is not going to change. Measures that would have restricted money to sanctuary cities were stricken from the budget bill. The new budget only provides for 33 miles of new fencing on the Texas border--- also there is a stipulation that these funds cannot resemble anything to with 'the border wall prototypes that Trump has already seen. The bill prohibits any barrier in the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge because it would restrict access to birdwatchers. Additionally, the bill provides funding to enhance border security in other countries, specifically Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Tunisia.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — something that Republican presidents have been promising to eliminate and defund, including Donald Trump, will be fully funded. "This is the federal government paying the radio equivalent of CNN to continue their daily bash of Donald Trump, which they couldn't do without your taxpayer dollars," according to Rush Limbaugh. These are just a couple of examples of things that Trump had targeted and suggested wouldn't be missed.
Just as with the Obamacare, there may be more to come out of this massive piece of legislation once there has been more time to dissect it. Two parts of it are clear: Passing the bill avoided a government shutdown that could have played poorly for either Party in the upcoming midterm elections. The second is a significant increase in allocation for military spending. Although there is still some controversy, the consensus is that the U.S. military presence had fallen behind during the eight years of the Obama administration. If history has taught us anything about this subject, it was that Reagan's superior military might forced Russia to capitulate in the battle of the Cold War. With the growing threats from Iran and North Korea, if the U.S. is going to exert any influence, Trump and many experts feel this country's military presence must be increased.
The real question, which has jet to be answered, is why did Trump appear to give in on the number one issue that dominated his campaign--- illegal immigration. Was this issue not really that important to him? Is he more concerned just getting legislation to his desk in the Oval Office, even though the solution was not part of his campaign promises? Or is he a realist, waiting for a better time to fight his battles on illegal immigration and reining in the national deficit? There have been vague references floated to putting together a balanced budget amendment and a line item veto. Both are considered unrealistic and only a weak attempt by Republicans to soften the blow of this massive spending bill.
If there is any consensus about Trump, it is that he is not conventional--- meaning that his methods of getting the results he wants do not follow the old norms of Washington politics. In his book, The Art of the Deal, Trump lays out that the first offer in any negotiation is to ask for more than you expect to get. The next step is to find a compromise where each party gives up something.
Looking at the upcoming midterm elections, just 7 months away, one has to question how much their outcome plays in the decision by Trump and the Republicans in Congress that crossed the aisle to abandon their previous campaign promises. The Democrats seem to have gotten what they wanted. By not shutting down the government, the Republicans are hoping to not lose their majority in the House and Senate.
If Trump and his Republican cohorts guessed right, he can continue his campaign to address his battle against illegal immigration and maybe curtail some of the egregious spending measures in this new legislation. If they were wrong and the Democrats gain control of either or both bodies of Congress, it's not entirely impossible to imagine Trump serving out the rest of his term from a new Oval Office somewhere overlooking the Pacific.


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Alexander E. Briseño & R. Douglas Leonhard – 4/26/08
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Alexander E. Briseño, Former San Antonio City Manager and Chairman, SAWS Board
Alexander E. Briseño retired as City Manager of San Antonio in March 2001 after serving almost 11 years in office. As Chief Executive Officer, he managed the administration of a full-service municipal government as directed by City Council while overseeing an annual budget of $1.2 billion.
Briseño supervised the activities of all City departments with 12,000 employees. During his tenure as City Manager of San Antonio, Briseño worked under four different mayors and 39 council members.
After a national search, Briseño was appointed City Manager in April 1990. He began his career with the City in 1977 as Assistant to the City Manager and in 1980 became Assistant City Manager. Prior to joining City government, he earned the rank of captain while serving in the U.S. Army. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's in urban studies from Trinity University.
Since his retirement, Briseño has been appointed Professor of Public Service in Residence at St. Mary's University. In addition, he frequently addresses participants in public and private sector professional development seminars.
Recently, he served short-term appointments as Interim President of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, as the Interim President/Chief Executive Officer of San Antonio Water System, as Interim President/CEO of the San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative (SATAI) Network, and as Interim Executive Director of the Brooks Development Authority.
He was elected in 1996 as a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration. He also received the National Public Service Award from NAPA and American Society for Public Administration.
Mr. Briseño is a native San Antonian. He and his wife, Mary, have two adult children: Veronica and Brad.
R. Douglas Leonhard, Vice Chariman of SAWS Board
Doug Leonhard is a real estate/business consultant with his own firm, Leonhard Real Estate Services, Inc.
Mr. Leonhard, a native of New Jersey, has spent more than half of his life in South Texas, in Houston and San Antonio. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University, and his Masters in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University, both in New Jersey.
He worked for many years for Exxon Company USA, first in petroleum marketing, and then as Vice President and Houston Projects Manager for Friendswood Development Co., an Exxon subsidiary. He also held senior executive positions with the Woodlands Corp., in the new town of The Woodlands, north of Houston, and with the Mission Viejo Corp. in the new towns of Mission Viejo, Calif. and Highlands Ranch, Colo. He retired several years ago from the La Cantera Development Company, a subsidiary of USAA, where he was Senior Vice President and the original developer of the La Cantera project in northwest San Antonio.
Mr. Leonhard has a long record of civic and community involvement in Houston and San Antonio. He was a member, Vice President and President of the Board of Trustees of the Humble Independent School District (in the Houston area) during a 7-year stint on that board. More recently, he has been Chairman of the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the San Antonio Convention & Visitor's Bureau, and President of the Real Estate Council of San Antonio. Mr. Leonhard was the initial Chairman of the Countywide Citizen's Watershed Masterplan Committee from 2000-2002, a member of the Open Space Advisory Committee from 1996-1999, and has served on numerous other civic and community committees and associations.
Mr. Leonhard and his wife Patricia have three children, eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Alex Briseno and Doug Leonhard will be honored for their contributions to San Antonio's economy as well as their leadership of the San Antonio Water System's supply and conservation initiatives.
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The typical implementation for finding the nearest power of 2 for a given value is as follows:
static uint32_t nearest_pow (uint32_t num) { uint32_t n = 1; while (n < num) n <<= 1; return n; }
This implementation's performance, unfortunately, suffers as the value of num increases. Luckily there is another approach that takes a constant time no matter how large the value:
static uint32_t nearest_pow (uint32_t num) { uint32_t n = num > 0 ? num - 1 : 0; n |= n >> 1; n |= n >> 2; n |= n >> 4; n |= n >> 8; n |= n >> 16; n++; return n; }
A simple performance test might be:
int main (int argc, char **argv) { uint32_t i, n = 0; for (i = 0; i < INT_MAX / 10; i++) n += nearest_pow (i); return n > 0 ? 1 : 0; }
The run-time difference between the two implementations on my AMD Athlon (/proc/cpuinfo reports AMD Athlon(TM) XP 3200+ @ 2200.141 MHz) is impressive. For performance testing, I compiled with gcc -O2 which I figure is the typical default for most packaged software on Linux distributions.
The brain-dead approach has the following results:
[fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow real 0m12.034s user 0m11.809s sys 0m0.032s
The bitwise implementation is insanely fast:
[fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow2 real 0m1.361s user 0m1.304s sys 0m0.008s
Now... to be fair, the if you are using small values for num, then it's possible that the brain-dead approach might be faster. Let's try the same main() for-loop again, but this time let's request nearest_pow() with a value of 1 each time. Since it is likely that the results will be far too fast to really compare, let's also bump up the number of iterations to UINT_MAX.
[fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow real 0m0.003s user 0m0.000s sys 0m0.004s [fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow2 real 0m0.002s user 0m0.000s sys 0m0.000s
Unfortunately, both are still far too fast to really compare performance. Let's try bumping up the value of num to see if we can find the point at which the while-loop approach starts to fall behind the bitwise approach. To start, let's try passing the value of 2 as the num argument:
[fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow real 0m0.002s user 0m0.000s sys 0m0.004s [fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow2 real 0m0.002s user 0m0.000s sys 0m0.000s
It looks like the bitwise approach may be faster than the while-loop approach for the value of 2, but it's a bit hard to tell for sure with only UINT_MAX loops. We'd have to switch to using a 64bit i to know for sure and I'm not sure it's that important. Let's try 3 and see what we get:
[fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow real 0m6.053s user 0m5.968s sys 0m0.004s [fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow2 real 0m0.003s user 0m0.000s sys 0m0.004s
Well, hot diggity... I think we have ourselves a winner. This suggests that for all values of num larger than 2, the performance of the while-loop approach will be outmatched by the bitwise approach and that for values less-than-or-equal to 2, the performance is nearly identical.
Update: Thanks to the anonymous commenter that noticed that my original main() program was allowing the compiler to optimize out the call to nearest_pow() in the bitwise implementation. As suggested, I updated the for-loop to accumulate the output and then used it after the loop to avoid this problem. It only seemed to change the results for the bitwise implementation in the first test, however (before the change, it reported 0.002s). Still, on my machine it is approx. 10x faster for the first test case and seems to lose no performance even in the optimal conditions for the while-loop implementation.
Update2: I was just pointed to the Linux kernel's fls() implementation for x86. Here is a new implementation using inline assembler for x86:
static uint32_t nearest_pow (uint32_t num) { int bit; __asm__("bsrl %1,%0\n\t" "jnz 1f\n\t" "movl $-1,%0\n" "1:" : "=r" (bit) : "rm" (num)); return (1 << (bit + 1)); }
The results for the original INT_MAX / 10 iterations using i as the num argument yields the following results:
[fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow3 real 0m1.335s user 0m1.296s sys 0m0.004s
The results seem negligibly faster than the C bitwise implementation and obviously less portable :(
Update3: A friend of mine, Stephane Delcroix, has just pointed me at a solution to this problem that he came up the other day:
static uint32_t nearest_pow (uint32_t num) { uint32_t j, k; (j = num & 0xFFFF0000) || (j = num); (k = j & 0xFF00FF00) || (k = j); (j = k & 0xF0F0F0F0) || (j = k); (k = j & 0xCCCCCCCC) || (k = j); (j = k & 0xAAAAAAAA) || (j = k); return j << 1; }
The results of this implementation are as follows:
[fejj@serenity cvs]$ time ./pow4 real 0m1.249s user 0m1.204s sys 0m0.004s
This is actually faster than both the bitwise and the assembler implementations above!
There are two things to be aware of, though:
- When num is 0, the value of 0 is returned (which may not be desirable depending on what you are doing with it)
- If num is a power of 2, then instead of returning num, this implementation will return the next higher power of 2


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Green Coriander is the "parsley" of India and SE Asia — it is used ubiquitously in the way that parsley is used in European food. It is ground into fresh chutneys, mixed in with vegetables, featured in soups, cooked in dishes and used as a garnish. In fact it is related to both parsley and carrot. The leaves, stalks and roots are the herb, and the seeds of the plant are the spice; each smells and tastes completely different to the other parts. The leaves have been described as lemon scented, which is kind, and also as smelling like insects or cat pee, which is unkind. They smell of lemon peel and sage. The leaves lose their fresh flavour when cooked and so are most often used fresh. The root is widely used in Thai dishes, and are crushed with garlic and black pepper to make a marinade. Stalks and roots are also treasured throughout India and SE Asia. Both roots and stalks can be frozen successfully, and make a great addition to stock.
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So I have recently made a trip to primark to have a look around and pick up a few bits and bobs. As always I ended up buying things I was not planning to buy, but luckily I did not go over board with the purchase. I'm sure you know what I mean.
But anywho this is my mini primark haul.
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Faux fur cushions in Aqua
I have been wanting these cushions for ages so finally I picked them up I think they'll look cute with the rest of my cushions.
RRP £7.00 each
Umm… so this was a picture I toke as soon as got to my room, please excuse the fact that I was not bothered to move my other cushions before taking this picture.
Rose gold baskets..
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Pink chiffon blouse
Chiffon blouse in Sky
Stripped Chiffon blouse
The three items are pretty much all the same just basic sleeveless blouse that I love wearing with a black high waisted body con skirt or high waisted jeans. They are pretty much my go to looks on a daily basis. So it always nice to have a few different shades and patterns to choose from.
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OverviewDeath of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is an alegorical tale about the demise of the 'American Dream'. The protagonist of the play is Willy Loman, a salesman. At the beggining of the play Willy returns from a failed sales trip after having a car accident. He has faded from a successful sales career and is struggling to survive in a changing world. The play's action is set both in the present day and in a series of flashbacks. It is through the use of flashbacks that the audience is able to build up an understanding of the attitudes and relationships of the Loman family. The play's present day action revolves around the return home of Willy's sons Biff and Happy. Biff left home after he finished school and became a drifter for fifteen years. He failed to find fulfilment in this and has now returned home. Happy persued a career in business and has found success measured in material ways, but he is also unfulfilled. Willy has imbued in his sons his own perspective on life. He believes that to be a success in America, all you need is to be 'well liked and good looking'. Unfortunately this is illustrative of the denial that all the Loman's are guilty of. In the second act Biff goes to see Bill Oliver, Willy's previous employer, to get financial backing for a sporting goods store that he and Happy want to set up. When Willy meets his sons for dinner we learn that Biff didn't even meet with Mr Oliver. After his sons leave the restaraunt Willy attempts to give the waiter his money and go and buy some seeds. He wants to plant a garden in an attempt to leave some sort of legacy after his death. When we see him in the garden he is having an imaginary conversation with his dead brother Ben, a man who went to Africa and made a fortune mining diamonds. This was an opportunity Willy passed up, and at pivotal moments in the play we see Willy talking to Ben. Willy tells Ben his plan to kill himself and leave the insurance money for his family, he then has a fight with Biff who says he is leaving the next morning. Willy kills himself that night and imagines he will have a hero's funeral, with hundreds of people attending to mourn his passing. We later see that the only attendees are his wife and sons and his neighbour Charlie and his son Bernard.
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The Quad Blaster Returns
WNBF natural pro bodybuilder John Bartlett was in town this weekend, so we hit a leg session at Strong and Shapely Gym. There's certainly no shortage of "toys" to play with on leg day at Strong & Shapely, but when I asked John if he had ever used the QUAD BLASTER before and he said no, I knew I had to break that puppy out again, throw it in my car and haul it out to strong & Shapely…
Here's what our session looked like; the commentary is below
- A1 Front Squats
- warm up: 95 X 15 reps
- warm up: 135 X 12 reps
- warm up: 165 X 10 reps
- Set 1: 195 X 18 reps
- Set 2: 215 X 13 reps
- Set 3: 235 X 7 reps
- B1 Barbell Back Squat
- Set 1: 185 lbs X 26 reps (17 reps w continuous tension, brief pause, then 9
- C1 Quad Blaster
- 3 sets X 30 lbs X 12, 11, 9 reps 3020 tempo, drop dumbell, rep out with body weight
- D1 Dumbbell Walking Lunges
- 2 sets X 35 lbs X 42, 40 reps (20-21 reps per leg)
- E1 Bulgarian split squat (static lunge with rear foot on bench)
- 1 sets X 35 lbs X 12 reps 3020 tempo
- A1 Glute ham raise (aka "hamstring death drops")
- 3 sets X bodyweight X max reps with partner assist
- B1 One legged hyperextensions
- 2 sets X bodyweight X 10-12 reps
- C1 Strive (variable resistance curve) lying leg curl machine
- set 1: 12 reps with overload at top (contracted position)
- set 2: 10 reps with overload at bottom (stretch position)
Note: 4-point tempo prescriptions are as follows:
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Workout Commentary
We kicked it off with front squats, a perrenial favorite of mine (I even prefer front squats over back squats because its easier on my lumbar spine and it builds the quads more than the glutes).
My poundages were a bit off my peak, but I was pleased nonetheless as it was my best in about 5 months, since I pulled a hip muscle over the summer and had to stop squatting completely for 4 weeks, and then rebuild strength back up from scratch.
I've written about the front squat previously here:
The greatest quad builder that no one wants to do
Front squat, bottom position
we hit the quad blaster second in the workout. Doing it after intense front squats of course, is more difficult, but I wanted to hit the blaster after I was already warmed up and had some blood in the quads.
When I walked into the gym carrying the quad blaster – a big plank of wood with a bunch of straps dangling off it, the girl at the front desk gave me the weirdest look…. I gave her a weird look back (kind of "evil"), and said, "It's a medieval torture device… wanna try it?
The quad blaster with dummbell
Quad blaster drop set – rep to failure with dumbbell, drop the weight and then keep going with bodyweight!
Natural bodybuilder John Bartlett "experiencing"
the quad blaster for the first time
John's a pretty tough guy, so just so we don't embarrass him too much, we won't post the photos of him crumbled on the floor on his hands and knees after the set was over… But seriously, no need to make fun of him because I've never seen anyone push to total failure in this thing the first time using it. I mean, what's the worst that can happen – if you fail and collapse, its not like a weight is going to fall on you and its only a couple feet down to the floor, right? (lol)
John liked it! He's "evil" that way… like me… he "gets it"… if it hurts and almost kills you… we like it… because as Neitszche said, "that which does not kill you makes you stronger…" That's hardcore bodybuilder philosophy and opening quote from Conan The Barbarian by the way, but those who are hardcore already know that… all those who are not hardcore, please disregard… (and if youre not hardcore, then what are you doing here on this site? Isnt there a "muscle toning" site where you should be hanging out? Go play with your inner-outer thigh machine…. just kidding… or not….)
Anyway, after the quad blaster, John was talkin about the leg extensions and I said, "yeah, we could do that, but that would be the easy way out. I say we grab some dumbbells and start walking! So walking lunges it was. Just for good measure, after 2 sets of 40 (20 reps per leg), I did one last set of static lunges (aka, the dreaded "Bulgarian split squat" where the rear foot is elevated behind you by putting it up on a bench or platform.)
We were pretty toasted after all that, so we both mutually agreed to pass on the stiff leg deadlifts, but that did NOT mean we were going to do an easy hamstring workout…
We started with the glute-ham raise, which I affectionately refer to as "hamstring death drops". Sorry, I blew it and didnt snap a picture of this one, but thats because we had to spot each other. It takes a little while to build up to doing these solo with body weight and added poundage. I'll spotlight the technique on this exericse with photos in a future article.
This can be done on a special apparatus or you can kneel and have a partner hold down the back of your ankles. Shapely had a special bench just for this. You begin on your knees, (most appropriately, as you need to say your prayers before doing this insane exercise), with your torso upright. Then you simply do a controlled "fall" forward, under the power of your hamstrings. It does work the whole posterior chain, but there is really a tremendous load placed on the hamstrings.
most people cant do a single rep with controlled tempo the first time so they need a spotter. An alternative if you are solo is to hold yourself up with a broomstick and spot yourself with the broomstick.
If you try these yourself, go slow and easy the first time and make sure you are warmed up – this is a new stress on the hams you may have never felt before. Rather than the body being fixed and knee flexion occuring by moving the feet, its the exact opposite – your feet/ankles are fixed and you are pivoting your entire upper body, hips and thighs around your knee joint. You may also notice soreness in a place you have never felt it before – i felt it in my lower, outer hamstring.
Second for hamstrings, we moved on to another unusual exercise – the one legged hyperextension. Most people reading this page are probably very familiar with the hyperextension, also known as the low back extension. Well, try that sucker with one leg at a time. Simply fix one ankle behind the pad and let one leg be free, above the pad. Wicked good hamstring and posterior chain exercise. (On a side note, Ive been told this is a great exercise for improving vertical jump).
Last but not least was the strive leg curl machine. If you don't have access to one of these, well then, poor you. You wish you could train at my gym… hahahahahahaha. (sorry, I like to rub it in).
Anyway, there's hope – there is a way you can mimic what this machine does – it has an adjustment lever for the cam which allows you to shift greater resistance to either the top, middle or bottom portion of the exercise. In other words, when you shift the lever to "top" position, you get increased overload at the top and it gets harder to finish the exercise, or when its in the bottom position, there is more load on the bottom range of motion and it gets easier to the top.
Your hamstrings will have no idea what hit them when you use one of these machines for the first time. If you dont have one available, but you do have a training partner, you can simply have your partner add manual resistance at the top or at the bottom of the movement.
That was all she wrote. John and I were up late night – pulled an all nighter actually – in the gym shooting some exercise video clips, and it was insane how both of our legs – quads and hamstrings got more and more sore by the passing hour. By 12 hours after this workout we were feeling it! By the day after, we were limping pretty good… but its all good… good pain that is!
Til next time… train hard and stay clean
Tom Venuto
PS. I almost forgot — I heard from Carlos Dejesus, a short while back and he finally put up his website where there is info on the quad blaster:
I get no financial remuneration for mentioning this, I just figure some people might want a quad blaster of their own, and Carlos is the only place you can get one, since he is the inventor and he holds the patent on it. Sorry I have no other details – dont know how much it costs or how long it takes for him to make each one (he makes them by hand at this point – there is no manufacturing facility).
PPS. I have instructed carlos not to sell one of these to anybody who might be competing against me in bodybuilding in the near future!!! (jest kidding…)
For more info, see my previous posts
Introducing the quad blaster
Introducing the quad blaster
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@ 2:27 pm
We worked legs on Sunday. Up until Thursday night, I still felt pain in my legs from this workout. Gotta Love It! ~John Bartlett
@ 7:32 pm
I used to hate training legs because it is so challenging. No I'm obsessed with finding new ways of torturing my legs until I collapse.
Thanks for the pictures and commentary. This was great.
Hey John, I'll never forget the story that you shared with me about one of your most difficult leg training days where your bottle of water went flying. That was an inspiration… and provided me with a chuckle.
Inner/Outer thigh machines should be banned 😉
Scott Tousignant
@ 5:23 am
Wow you guys are really hardcore! Just came across this article, and i'm impressed by your efforts…u guys rock…this is my 2nd year of lifting weights and i am SO FAR off the training brutality level u guys are on…like u say 'that which does not kill u only makes u stronger'..real hardcore training motto if u ask me. I need to get a quad blaster soon lol 🙂
Keep up the great work guys. U fellas are modern Conans!
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In terms of forced explanations of why the New York Giants—and specifically Odell Beckham Jr.— are out of the playoffs, boat trips are tired. A hole in the wall that serves as a visual representation of the receiver's struggles with self-control is officially in.
After last night's loss to the Packers, Beckham reportedly jeopardized one of the money-makers at the end of his arm and punched a hole in a wall near the Giants' locker room. Seemingly every beat writer passed by the aftermath, which means that seemingly every beat writer took a photo:
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I was tired browsing via tag to find snippets I saw a while ago. So I created a custom search engine with Google.
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- bfrederi (on February 20, 2008):
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In today's fast paced world of quick judgements – the phrase, "You never have a second chance to make a first impression" rings very true. Making a positive impression in the beginning is very crucial because it is the ultimate ticket to landing your dream job.
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The demographics in the U.S.A are changing rapidly. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 25 years, the so-called "minority" populations, combined, will become the majority in the United States; however the diversity in the healthcare workforce is lagging behind. In 2014 African Americans, Hispanic Americans and American Indians together constitute nearly 38 percent of the U.S. population; however they make up 19% of nurses (AACN 2013), 8.9% of physicians (AAMC 2014) and 13.3% of dentists (ADEA 2013).
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Should I use one or SDL is fine?
Should I use one or SDL is fine?
Well it depends on how complicated you want to make it!
I think it would be pretty complicated to create an RPG game with just the SDL, but what you would learn from doing it would be more useful in the future. You'd learn more about how graphics works instead of just learning the API for a game engine.
How much experience do you have with programming and with the SDL? If this is your first real attempt at making a complicated game (and I suspect it is, or you might know the answer to your question yourself), then my answer would be "neither". You can't make a good RPG game easily. Try checkers or asteroids or maybe millipede or a simpler game -- and even that might be pushing it.
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I really want to make one because I have a great story right now to put on and also I really want to become a game programmer and make games that everyone will enjoy playing.
I made many 2D games like tetris, asteroid, tick tack toe, and snake using SDL. I want to make a better game like a RPG. I asked here because others recommend me to use a 2d game engine. My question is if using a game engine will make my life 100x better creating a 2d game.
I don't know if I'm really good at programming and SDL but I know how to use some object-oriented and also really love using linked list in some of my projects.
Thanks dwks for replying. Hope others will help me also.
Yeah I know there are some application that will make my game development faster. But I want to know more about C++ and SDL so I want to continue this.
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Amanda and Matthew – The Living Desert Spring Wedding
On their first date her shirt was inside out and he nervously shredded a straw wrapper until tiny bits clung to his face. They're both in the medical field, so they understand each others' struggles and initially hit it off "talking shop." These two were made for each other. After 3 years, he proposed with a message in a bottle.
Amanda loves giraffes and when the opportunity to get married at The Living Desert in Palm Desert came up, they found their dream spot. They had a small ceremony on the patio, followed by cocktails with the giraffes. Yes, you read that right! Cocktail hour included a private giraffe feeding for the wedding guests. They had the reception in Village Watutu under twinkle lights and alongside the jaguar exhibit. Their gorgeous wedding cake sat in front of a big glass window looking into the jaguar enclosure.
We started the day with a First Look in Old Butterfly. It's a very Alice in Wonderland-ish spot in the zoo that a lot of people don't know about.
I told Matthew to kiss her for the last time before they were married and when he tried to sneak one more, Amanda called him out on it! Haha #followtherules
We took all of the family photos right after first look which means that all the pressure was off to try to squeeze them in after the ceremony.
A sweet ceremony was led by one of the groom's best friends. One of my favorite parts of a wedding is hearing the vows. I'm a total sap and usually cry right along with them. 🙂
Private…giraffe…feeding…need I say more?
And what a fun group for their bridal party!
I snuck the newlyweds off to the Madagascar exhibit for their bridal portraits before the reception and after a year of incredible rain in the desert, everything was in bloom!
Village Watutu is one of my favorite spots in the zoo, and to see it lit up for the wedding reception was so lovely.
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Start Menu, How I Miss Thee: 4 Ways To Make A Start Menu On Windows 8
Windows 8 brought down the axe on the Start Menu Best Alternatives to Windows Start Menu Read More . This is a feature that no one paid special attention to for years but its untimely demise has caused all sorts of despair. Not only because it's gone but also because its replacement is the Windows 8 Start Screen.
I have good news. The official Start Menu is dead, but there's a number of ways to re-create a start menu on Windows 8, making it possible to enjoy a normal Windows desktop experience once more. There are even multiple options. You can use some UI trickery, pay for a robust replacement or try one of several free alternatives.
Fudging It With The Windows 8 Taskbar
The Windows 8 taskbar no longer includes the Start Menu but it does still include a system tray. That tray can be customized and one of the customizations lets the user point to a specific folder. Point to the Start folder and, tada! You have a sorta-kinda Start Menu.
Here's how it works. Right-click on the Taskbar, select Toolbars, and then go to New Toolbar. You'll be prompted to choose a folder. Instead, type the following.
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
Then open that folder. You will now see a new entry on the taskbar called Programs.
Now right-click the taskbar again and this time un-check Lock The Taskbar. Then click on the New Programs entry and drag it over to the left side of the Taskbar. This will shove your pinned programs over to the right, so re-size them to put things back to normal.
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The Paid Option: Start8
Stardock, a company well known for its Windows modifications like Fences and ObjectDock, has quickly released a paid Windows 8 Start Menu. It's only $4.99, however, so it's not as if this option will put you in the poorhouse. There's also a 30-day free trial.
Start8 isn't hard to start using. Installation is painless and the interface used to control the software's modest selection of options is intuitive. This is its main leg up on free alternatives. It's not exceptionally functional but it is exceptionally easy to use.
Most of the options relate to customization. Stardock has included not only classic Start Menus but also a new Metro-style Start Menu with blocky edges and a Windows 8 start icon. Users who are more interested in the details can specify colors, add/remove translucency, change icons and change what the menu shows.
Pokki For Windows 8
Pokki is not a traditional Start Menu alternative. It roughly replicates the functionality of the Start Menu and can be used to open programs or search your PC. Yet it also includes new features, like social network connectivity, that were never found in the Start Menu.
Your opinion on this option will likely depend on how you feel about simplicity. Pokki manages it's many options well, but it's far from simple. Users actually install apps into it to increase functionality and the default menu takes up about one third of a typical 1366×768 laptop display. It's big, it's functional and it's complex.
If you're into this sort of app, however, it should be perfect for you. Pokki can transform your Start menu into an online portal, a social networking hub or a productivity launch pad. Or you can just install a bunch of games and procrastinate.
If you want to know more check out our Pokki full review Pokki Brings The Start Menu Back To Windows 8 (And Apps To The Desktop Mode) Bring back the start menu in Windows 8 – and then some. Pokki is a simple app for re-adding the start menu to Windows 8, but that's not all it does: it also gives you... Read More .
Classic Shell
Now it's time to go old-school. Classic Shell is a remake of the Windows Start Menu that lets you sit in the wayback machine. It includes customization options that let you go all the way back to a Windows 95/98 style Start Menu if that's your thing.
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This software goes beyond the Start Menu. It also can be used to change Explorer and revert it back to an older style. Or you can simply change the current interface so that some features are disabled or more prominent. It's great for UI grognards.
There's something for everyone in this list. Using the toolbar trick is simple and quick yet limited in functionality. Start8 is intuitive and attractive but costs $5. Pokki is flexible and complex. And Classic Shell provides the fine-grain detail some geeks demand.
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Virginia's Legionnaire of the Year Jim Glassman enjoys an event at Post 24 in Alexandria with granddaughters Lily Moody, 11, Evelyn Moody, 5, and Ella Moody, 8.
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Google and Your Home ThermostatJanuary 17th, 2014
I don't know if I was surprised or not when I heard that Google was buying Nest Labs, a maker of connected home thermostats and smoke detectors. Sure, I suppose some believed that Nest Labs would have been a more suitable acquisition target for Apple since the founder, Tony Fadell, was the "father" of the iPod.
But that was then and this is now. Besides, it is reported, unconfirmed of course, that Fadell wasn't so friendly with Sir Jonathan Ive or the irascible executive fired by Tim Cook in 2012, Scott Forstall. So maybe Fadell was as anxious to get away as he was anxious to earn a boatload of money.
Besides, since the deal with Google is for $3.2 billion, quite an amount for a company not far from the startup stage, he shouldn't have anything to complain about.
It's also true that home gear, such as thermostats and smoke detectors, really aren't Apple's cup of tea. The company will make acquisitions, but usually for technologies that enhance existing products or new ones. So it's hard to see where Apple's move into the home would leave room for products of this sort.
But the connected home — and the connected auto for that matter — appears to be well within Google's plan to get involved in just about everything that involves some sort of online connectivity.
Indeed, you even have Google building out high-speed broadband in the U.S., at least in a few places, with the promise that the technology will maybe grow beyond the test stage and be deployed in more locales. But what does Google get in return? Just your monthly payment, or are you making yourself vulnerable to the same level of online scrutiny that you encounter with other Google services.
I know that many of you are taking full advantage of Google's free stuff, particularly search and Gmail. But unless you take steps to opt out of everything you can possibly opt out from, you are Google's customer. But that's nothing that should come as a surprise to anyone. So, when you buy a Nest Labs gadget after the takeover is complete, does Google begin to watch your thermostat settings? What about the smoke detector? What about anything that uses Android to manage your well-connected home?
At the recent CES in Las Vegas, Google was on hand to show you how your well-connected car can be managed by Android. Deals have already been struck with Audi and other car makers to incorporate a version of the popular mobile interface in your car.
But how is that reflected in a way that helps Google earn their keep? When you change radio stations on your new car, do you see a targeted ads, or are the stations to which you listen or avoid simply cataloged in some humongous online database, so they understand your habits and can provide some kind of promotional information? What about navigation screens? What does Google earn by taking control of your car's interface?
With Apple, it's all about money, and all about licensing fees. Apple may have your credit card number on the iTunes database, but it's not selling you anything when you use Siri in your car. iOS in the Car may offer various and sundry Apple tools on your car's LCD display. But, again, it's not that your motoring habits will necessarily be recorded.
Besides, recent cars from pretty much all the car makers in the U.S. include black boxes that can be consulted in the event of a serious factory defect or an accident. There are already ongoing concerns about your privacy. When you check prices for auto insurance nowadays, most companies will offer you an extra discount, provided you are you're willing to attach a recording device at least temporarily to monitor your driving behavior.
One expects that your car insurance rate may be impacted if you're not on your best behavior when the insurance company's black box is installed. You exceed the speed limit, pass a red light or, perish forbid, are at fault in a fender bender, watch out. You won't be able to dispute the adjuster, who will simply consult record the data on the black box that you allowed them to install to make a decision on the claim.
When it comes to your home, a Nest Learning Thermostat is designed to monitor your living habits, your schedule, and set temperatures accordingly. The claim is that this gadget "can lower your heating and cooling bills up to 20%." Maybe, but what will Google be doing with the data recorded by that product in the course of configuring itself? Or will Google be happy to just accept income from a sale? The thermostat is $249, the smoke alarm is $129. The revenue was clearly sufficient to make Nest Labs a lucrative takeover target, but what happens to your privacy if Google wants to store your home heating and cooling profile? Will they sell it to makers of air conditioners or heating systems? What about the power company?
Understand that I have never lived in a home with more than an entry-level thermostat, the kind you buy for $20 or $30 at a Home Depot store. A Nest Labs gadget has never been on my to-do list, and I expect that's true for most of you. But those who are convinced by the pitch that you can save some money might have been tempted. The question is whether the purchase of Nest Labs by a company that fancies itself as an online "Big Brother" will help or hinder sales. Or maybe it just won't matter.
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The Canapé Room is available for hire as a venue for meetings, product launches,seminars, off site team building days, or social functions, training, seminars, workshops, parties & celebrations.
We have fully earthquake strengthened and renovated this lovely building at 141 Thorndon Quay [view map]
Located on the doorstep of Wellington CBD, The Canapé Room is within easy reach of Wellington Railway Station and local attractions such as the Stadium and Parliament.
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Refer to our website for Catering options or let us design something special to suit your occasion.
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When Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon this past April in the final seconds of a game against the Golden State Warriors, many expected him to be sidelined for up to a year. So it came as a pleasant surprise this afternoon, when the 15-time All-Star NBA player posted a video on Instagram showing him running on a treadmill. As ProBasketballTalk explains, "If you're unsure of exactly what you're looking at, that's Kobe Bryant running on an anti-gravity treadmill that allows the user to run on less than their full body weight. Clearly Kobe is advancing in his rehab and wanted to share that information with his fans."
The clip itself may be boring, but what it signals about Bryant's recovery — and his chances of playing in the opening game on October 29 — is thrilling the point guard's fans.