Canadian collaborative pianist Amanda Johnston gives presentations on "English and German: A Comparative Approach" and "French Diction: A Refresher for Professionals" at the 2019 NATS Summer Workshop, sponsored by the RCM Certificate Program.
Canadian collaborative pianist Amanda Johnston is one of the featured presenters at the NATS 2019 Summer Workshop, sponsored by the RCM Certificate Program. Amanda has provided an overview of what to expect from her sessions. We invite you to take part and gain new skills at this unique event.
and the other workshop presenters.
Can you fill us in on some of the key takeaways from your presentations?
Both of my presentations will be in the format of a "Lecture and Masterclass." I believe that the study of lyric diction is inseparable from performance. Far beyond the memorization of pronunciation rules, diction has the power to communicate the wishes of both the poet and the composer.
Each of my sessions will outline advanced concepts typically not covered in introductory courses, followed by a masterclass demonstration illustrating the effect of healthy diction on the singing tone.
The German schwa as "vocalic chameleon": a deconstruction of the schwa and its importance in both stress and "unstress"
If I'm a lyric diction teacher, what sort of new perspectives will I gain, so that I could say I was really glad I took part in the workshop.
My approach to teaching diction is comparative in nature. I believe that related languages should be studied, practiced, and even programmed together. No language exists in a vacuum. Too often, singers are preoccupied with rules for each language as learned in a consecutive manner, not realizing that, in fact, many commonalities exist across Germanic or Romance languages. For example, allophones of K are identical in German and English; for, the point of articulation of the [k] in "cold" and Kunst is different from that in "key" and Kind. Recognizing such similarities allows singers to learn more about their own language while removing the unfounded fear of German.
I specialize in the efficient production of phonemes integral to achieving a native accent. In both sessions, participants will learn tips to mastering tricky sounds that they may have been singing incorrectly for years—for example, the curly-tail J, the ich-laut, the ach-laut, the German Upsilon and extended Epsilon. Moreover, natural cadence and syntax are often unintentionally disturbed by the treatment of incidental, monosyllabic words in both languages. Comparisons will be drawn using techniques such as implosion/explosion and vowel reduction.
Are there any fond recollections that led you to become a specialist in the field of teaching diction?
I first encountered IPA in Kindergarten in Cornwall, Ontario. We played many games in French and each had a small cahier that we used to write down one symbol each week. Growing up, I associated IPA solely with French not knowing of its broader uses. Upon moving to Germany to attend graduate school, I would mentally IPA conversations with people in real time, often incorrectly transcribing at first. I will never forget the spelling for Haarbürste (hair brush), after mistakenly asking a salesperson for a Haarbrüste (roughly translated as "hairy chest")! Her boisterous laughter will ring in my ears forevermore.
How would you relate your specialization in collaborative piano with the teaching of diction?
There are many possible careers as a collaborative pianist and countless specialties. Singers often work with different coaches when preparing either a recital program or an opera role. Coaches can specialize in a certain genre, language, or style. Sometimes a specialty develops due to chance or need, e.g., the trombone studio needs a pianist to work regularly in lessons, or due to interest. I started out playing for instrumentalists during my undergraduate degree and it was not until my fourth year that I began to work with singers. It was immediately clear that this was where I wanted to put all of my energy, as the combination of music, poetry, and foreign language provided the ultimate fulfillment. The human voice also moves me far more than any other instrument. I enjoy that the vocal repertoire is vast and endless. I am constantly encountering new songs and arias and am intrigued by how art songs are completely different pieces in various keys according to voice type. Foreign languages take years to be fully mastered; likewise, diction prowess. As a coach, one needs to be able to think in all of the major languages and be well-versed in each language's color palette, rules, and challenges. If a collaborative pianist is interested in specializing in vocal music, I always suggest that language study, as well as diction, commence immediately.
How is the subject matter relevant to those who teach in an independent studio?
It can be a challenge to sufficiently provide diction to private students who do not have the benefit of a structured university class. I will have handouts to distribute for both presentations that will summarize the main points. My book is designed to work well for self-learners and it includes introductory chapters for those not yet fluent in IPA. Included with the purchase is a comprehensive downloadable workbook, which provides exercises chapter by chapter for the independent learner. All voice instructors may request a free Answer Key. Private teachers may assign exercises at the end of a voice lesson, depending on what each student needs to practice. In addition, I have a video series. Short clips illustrate both visually and aurally how to properly execute challenging phonemes. There are also videos that simply go through the oral drills included in the book. This is particularly valuable to singers and teachers in an independent studio. In the privacy of one's own home, the singer can speak along with me and see close-up tongue positions while imitating the correct pronunciation.
Would any of the subject matter relate to teaching CCM?
One of the things that attracts me to diction is that it is not absolute. Languages are in a constant state of flux, and therefore, so is the field of lyric diction. In my book, I compare and contrast English diction choices depending on the specific repertoire and genre. For example, in music theater, a singer might choose to employ more R-colored vowels and solely use the retroflex R [ɹ], as opposed to a flipped or rolled R. Idiomatic pronunciation is integral to all genres, but in particular, CCM must employ a level of language that is relatable.
Are there other thoughts you'd like to add about the workshop?
I am so looking forward to being part of the NATS Summer Workshop! It will be exciting to meet new colleagues and students from across the nation, all united by their interest in diction.
Pictures from Amanda Johnston's Lecture and Masterclass on German Diction at Southern Region NATS Conference in November 2018 (Northwestern State University); and musical examples from "English and German Diction for Singers," illustrating how IPA may be lined up rhythmically to better reflect when phonemes are produced.
CLICK HERE for more about the 2019 NATS Summer Workshop, sponsored by the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Certificate Program.


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A Southern Threat to John Edwards
by The Prowler
February 6, 2003, 4:03 AM
NOW THAT HE'S HISTORY
After successful heart surgery last Friday, Florida Sen. Bob Graham is gearing up to make his final decision on whether to make a run for the presidency. "Had [John] Edwards performed better in the national spotlight, this might not be a serious consideration," says a Graham supporter in the Florida Democratic Party. "But the guy has choked, and Graham has the Southern connection and the heft to pull it off. He could be the Southern player in this election for us."
Edwards has his failings, but fundraising isn't one of them, and for all of his rookie mistakes, he remains viable in many polls. He runs a distant fourth (in a virtual dead heat with Dick Gephardt), for example, in New Hampshire polls that show him trailing only favored regional sons Sens. John Kerry, Joe Lieberman and Howie Dean. Not bad for a newcomer.
But Graham has to be looking at how the South will be in play for Democrats, at all of the potential fundraising he could do in his home state, and how the press is already playing up his foreign policy and intelligence know-how, and be thinking he could make a big dent in the plans of some of the other Democratic presidential hopefuls.
The best evidence he got recently that he might be able to make a serious run was a fundraising swing Kerry made through Florida, in which he attempted to draw off a number of old-line Clinton and Gore donors looking beyond Lieberman for a place to put their political dollars. While Kerry had a couple of successful fundraisers, the bigger message he got from bigtime donors and fundraisers was that before they could commit to him, they had to wait to see what Graham was going to do.
"If there were another Southerner in the race with some real experience and name recognition nationally perhaps Graham doesn't think about it," says a DNC fundraiser. "But there's only Edwards, and Graham beats Edwards on just about everything but looks. Graham might not play well in New Hampshire or Iowa, but he plays well in a lot of states where the other guys don't. He could make things more interesting than they already are."
IN SECOND GREER
In one of her priceless "Short Cuts," Lucianne.com yesterday took note of the latest involving an evolving neo-rightist and his insights into our nation's top impeached ex-president. She wrote:
"Although Clinton bashing isn't the sport it used to be — and it is truly old — the redoubtable Christopher Hitchens hasn't finished playing the game and dusts off some cuttings from the 'No One Left To Lie To' writing room floor. He's claiming BJ was a 'double' for the CIA during his Oxford years and that they both slept with the same future radical feminist during that time. Hitch gagged when we asked if it was Germaine Greer."
We can't help on the CIA front — though we do recall a visit to our old offices a decade ago from an American businessman who'd done business in Eastern European and insisted he'd come across people with evidence Clinton had actually offered his services to the KGB — but we are in position to recall what we published in June 1993 issue of The American Spectator. It was a piece by Stuart Reid entitled "Clinton's Ex-Pats," which included this:
"…What is less well known is that among Clinton's close friends at Oxford was a fellow American Mandy Merck, who became an archetypal professional expat and a minor success in such journals as the New Statesman and Marxism Today. Theirs was no a sexual relationship. As Ms. Merck said last year: 'Bill was the first boy I ever "came out" to. In fact, he was just about the first person outside my circle I ever felt I could tell I was a lesbian.' One wonders what Clinton might have done to persuade Ms. Merck to come out.
"Whatever, Ms. Merck was not a woman to mess with. She proved her toughness when she joined the radical events magazine Time Out in the seventies and, as 'Mother of the Chapel,' helped organize a series of strikes that ended in 1981 when the entire staff was sacked. With the help of a loan of £80,000 from the Greater London Council, then run by 'Red' Ken Livingstone, the ex-staffers started a rival (and even more radical) events magazine, City Limits, which earlier this year went into liquidation. A key element of the final dispute at Time Out was that management wanted to pay some staff more than others, on the old-fashioned principle that some staff are worth more than others, while Merck & Co. insisted that all staff should be paid the same wage. Tony Elliott, who owns Time Out, now talks of 'bloody Mandy Merck.' She was, he says, 'undisputably the prime mover in all our troubles, a classic case of a dilettante radical — bright and manipulative.' Remind you of anyone?
"More recently, Ms. Merck has produced gay and lesbian programs for both the BBC and Channel Four. In February, the feminist publishing house Virago put out a collection of Ms. Merck's essays under the promising title, Perversions: Deviant Readings. Pity the kids at Cornell, where Ms. Merck is now a visiting professor in feminist ontology, or some such."
Could Ms. Marck be Mr. Hitchens' mystery woman? We await the definitive biography of either principal — or better yet, the memoirs of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Someone is bound to remember something from those good old days.

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O Stanford Stadium é um estádio localizado em Stanford, próximo a Palo Alto, California (EUA). É utilizado pelo time universitário de futebol americano universitário Stanford Cardinal football pertencente a Universidade de Stanford, já foi utilizado pelo time de futebol San Jose Earthquakes da MLS.

História

O estádio foi construído em 1921 em cinco meses no lugar do Stanford Field com capacidade inicial para 60.000 pessoas com 66 fileiras, sendo na éppoca o segundo maior estádio do país, atrás somente do Yale Bowl, em 1925 ganhou mais 10.200 lugares, em 1927 com a adição de mais 14 fileiras chegou a ter capacidade para 85.500 torcedores, configuração que perdurou até 2005. Entre os anos de 2005 e 2006 foi demolido e reconstruído, tendo atualmente capacidade para 50.000 torcedores.

Foi uma das sedes de jogos de futebol dos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1984, uma das sedes da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1994 e da Copa do Mundo de Futebol Feminino de 1999.

Sediou, também, o Super Bowl XIX, disputado em 20 de janeiro de 1985 (San Francisco 49ers 38-16 Miami Dolphins), em 1989 sediou uma partida da temporada regular da NFL do San Francisco 49ers após o Sismo de Loma Prieta de 1989 ter danificado o Candlestick Park.

Jogos da Copa do Mundo de 1994

Copa do Mundo de Futebol Feminino de 1999

Ligações externas
 Site Oficial - Stanford Stadium
 Foto de Satélite - Google Maps

Estádios de futebol americano dos Estados Unidos
Estádios da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1994

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Der Kanton Lamballe-Armor ist ein französischer Wahlkreis im Arrondissement Saint-Brieuc, im Département Côtes-d'Armor und in der Region Bretagne; sein Hauptort ist Lamballe-Armor.

Geschichte
Der Kanton entstand am 15. Februar 1790. Von 1801 bis 2015 gehörten elf Gemeinden zum Kanton Lamballe. Mit der Neuordnung der Kantone in Frankreich stieg die Zahl der Gemeinden 2015 auf 12. Zu den bisherigen Gemeinden des alten Kantons Lamballe kam noch die Gemeinde Hénansal des bisherigen Kantons Lanvollon hinzu.

Durch die Gründung der Gemeinde Lamballe-Armor erfolgte die Umbenennung des Kantons von vormals Kanton Lamballe zum aktuellen Namen per Dekret vom 13. Februar 2021.

Lage
Der Kanton liegt im Norden des Départements Côtes-d'Armor.

Gemeinden

Kanton seit 2015
Der Kanton besteht aus zehn Gemeinden und Teilgemeinden mit insgesamt  Einwohnern (Stand: ) auf einer Gesamtfläche von  km²:

Veränderungen im Gemeindebestand seit der landesweiten Neuordnung der Kantone
2019: Fusion Lamballe, Morieux und Planguenoual (Kanton Pléneuf-Val-André) → Lamballe-Armor

2016: Fusion Lamballe und Meslin → Lamballe

Kanton bis 2015
Der alte Kanton Lamballe umfasste elf Gemeinden auf einer Fläche von 168,82 km². Diese waren: Andel, Coëtmieux, La Malhoure, Lamballe (Hauptort), Landéhen, Meslin, Morieux, Noyal, Pommeret, Quintenic und Saint-Rieul.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Politik
Im 1. Wahlgang am 22. März 2015 erreichte keines der fünf Wahlpaare die absolute Mehrheit. Bei der Stichwahl am 29. März 2015 gewann das Gespann Marie-Christine Cléret (PS)/Robert Rault (PS) gegen Jean-Luc Guymard/Rosalie Le Boëdec (beide DVD) mit einem Stimmenanteil von 53,71 % (Wahlbeteiligung:56,03 %).

Einzelnachweise

Lamballearmor
Gegründet 1790


HEALTH BENEFITS OF LAUGHTER Laughing makes people feel good and promotes wellness. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. Various studies have shown how laughter infuses our blood and brain cells with fresh oxygen, to relieve stress and lower blood pressure, along with relieving pain and boosting the immune system. Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can even temporarily relieve pain.
natural killer cells that destroy viruses and tumors increase during a state of mirth.
trigger a myriad of pleasure-inducing chemicals in the brain (morphine like compounds that produce a sense of euphoria and lessen pain from degenerative disease.
activates disease destroying antibodies and T-cells, which bolster our immune systems.
reduce hormones that cause stress by shutting off the flow of stress hormones that are activated during times of stress, hostility and rage.
increase joy with a beneficial effect on overall well being.
Psychotherapists are now using humor to treat patients with a variety of mental conditions, encouraging patients to laugh. Plans are for this to be taught in traditional medical schools. The result would be a super drug capable of treating everything from a bout with the blues to heart disease and cancer.
Nothing relieves stress better than laughter. Stress tends to trigger the release of hormones that depress the immune system. Stress hormones suppress the immune system, raise blood pressure and increase the number of sticky cells called platelets that can cause fatal obstructions in arteries. In contrast, laughter causes the body to produce endorphins, brain chemicals associated with feeling good.
Immunoglubulin-A or IGA, which fights respiratory tract infections is secreted from the eyes, in saliva and mucous becomes profuse when patients are exposed to something funny.
When people take everything too serious (getting mad or hostile as it turns into rage) adrenalin bombards the hearts forcing the organ to beat as if in a constant state of fight or flight.
People who have been given a very short time to live due to illnesses such as advanced-stage colon cancer have lived for many years and attribute it to their choice of having a positive outlook as they try to find the humor in everything.
Research confirms what people have known for centuries about laughter's vital role. "The saying that 'laughter is the best medicine,' which comes from "A merry heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones (Proverbs 17:22)definitely appears to be true when it comes to protecting our health.
Children laugh about 400 times a day, on average while adults laugh only about 15 times.
Sure, it's easy to laugh when things are going well, but it's just as important to try to laugh when times are tough. Even forcing laughter can make one feel better. Youtube has great video to get in your needed laughs. Have some friends over and let everyone tell "my most embarrassing moment".
LAUGHTER IN THE WORKPLACE Incorporating laughter into your work day can create enthusiasm, innovation and motivate productivity to peak performance while reducing job-related stress. 20 minutes of laughter exercise and the benefits last all day which helps to foster a happy and healthy workforce which makes for good teambuilding.
A Merry Heart Doeth Good Like Medicine!
Plus, laughter is free and has no side effects!
Update: Research has confirmed the role of laughter in healing. A study in Pediatric Anesthesia reported that using medical clowns for children undergoing surgery can "significantly alleviate pre-operative anxiety" when compared with no intervention, and is better than or similar to sedation medication. Washington's Sibley Memorial Hospital's "Laugh Cafe " now has a room where senior citizens go to tell jokes and laugh.
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Laughter has restorative powers unsurpassed by drugs according to Dr. George C. Friedman, an Atlanta -based endocrinologist. He shared how a patient who was convinced he had cancer changed his outlook all of his symptoms disappeared.
New York family therapist Dr. Diane Constance says that good humor is as good for one's married life as it is for one's business life. The two work together. The more effective your are as a spouse the more effective you will be as an executive, salesperson, computer specialist or whatever, she says. A sense of humor makes one more relaxed and easier to get along with. People who lack a sense of humor tend to take life and themselves too seriously. This puts people off. A hearty laugh goes beyond the smile that sets everything straight.
This is the dad who is trying to change his daughter's dirty diaper. See if you can watch without laughing.
a few of the many benefits of laughter include reducing stress, increasing oxygenation and circulation, boosting the immune system and reducing pain.
…Reader's Digest, newspaper comics, TV programs and funny YouTube videos as possible sources for a daily chuckle.
learn and tell jokes, dance at home to your favorite music, doing creative crafts and journaling about the good things that happen to you during the day. Sometimes just telling people to have some fun is a good prescription.
laughter may also help others as it is contagious. However, it's important to support laughter that's positive and uplifting. Inappropriate humor, often at the expense of others, can do you more harm than good.
The average four year old laughs 300 times a day. The average 40 year old? Only 4 times a day.
HUMOR MONTH- April is Humor Month – Founded in 1976 by author and humorist Larry Wilde, the original idea was to raise public awareness of the healthy benefits of happiness and laughter. According to many health care professionals, laughter can actually improve our health. Not only is laughing a lot of fun and good for you, it can be very contagious. So make it a point to have a positive effect not only on your own health, but on the health of those around you. Look for the humor in your daily life and spread it around. There is an endless supply out there, you can have as much of it as you like and it often doesn't cost a thing!
In the heart of the Blue Dome District in downtown Tulsa, The Comedy Parlor Theater and Training Center offers classes in improvisation and stand-up comedy. Every Sunday night, they host an open mic night that showcases their students of comedy.
Observe the world. —and then make fun of it. Funny people have a knack for seeing things other people miss. They notice how people behave and what is great—or messed up—about the world around them.
People may laugh for various reasons, such as if they like a joke, if they see their friend take an awkward tumble, or if they experience anything else that might tickle their funny bone.
Studies have shown that laughing has been passed on to humans from our ancient primate ancestor. For our ancestors, laughter was a process of strengthening the bond between them. People laugh when they feel free and are comfortable with one another, so laughter definitely increases bonding between people, just as it did for our ancestors.
The way a person reacts to a sound is dependent on the brain's premotor cortical region. This region is responsible for how the muscles in the face react to the corresponding sounds. University College of London conducted a study on certain volunteers where they played different sounds to them and measured their brain's reaction to the sound.
It was seen that responses were higher for positive sounds, such as laughing of the sound of triumph, and we much lower for negative sounds like screaming or retching. This suggests that humans are more susceptible to the sound of laughter as compared to negative sounds. This explains the reason for our involuntary smile when we see other people laughing.
This natural response that we have to laughter is the reason why pre-recorded laughter is frequently put on sit-coms, as this increases the chance of inducing laughter from the audience. Laughter therapy also works on the same principle; when you see many people laughing, you involuntary end up laughing too!
Laughter is the best medicine is not just a saying. It has a significant impact on your health, happiness, and self-confidence. Laughter is infectious, empowering, and a secret weapon that more people should utilize to increase self-esteem, strengthen relationships, and enhance overall mood and health. Studies have revealed that humor is a great way to cope with stress and other mental health–related issues. This natural stress-reducer has been related to improved health, increased life expectancy, and overall well-being.
Endorphin is nature's pain relief. We need it to switch on and off so we don't end up walking on a broken leg, for example. Find the right amount to push you through pain and promote wellbeing.
-Laugh. A true belly laugh will 'shake up' your insides in a good way. Genuine laughing (which makes your face ache) is thought to release fear.
-Cry. Holding back tears can build up tension, whereas if you let it go when you need to, it's a physical relief from tension generally in the body, and especially in the diaphragm.
-Exercise. But change it around, as working the same muscles leads to wear and tear or injury. Feeling uncoordinated is the point – 'new' movement is how you get the endorphin rush. Make it fun, so that you laugh at the same time.
-Stretch. It's a great way to boost circulation. Try a yoga or Pilates class, which will go even deeper. The idea is to stretch those muscles you never even knew you had.
When we laugh,there is a decrease in stress hormones (cortisol, adrenaline and dopac) and an increase in beta-endorphins (which lower feelings of depression) and human growth hormone (which helps protect us against disease and infection).
Incredibly, the mere anticipation of laughing changes our body's chemistry (when you're driving to see a funny movie, for instance) [source: American Physiological Society].
In fact, your brain will respond to laughter even if the laughter is faked!
Laughter also prompts our bodies to produce more T-cells and globulins, which bolster our immune systems. And the type of positive mindset that enjoys a good laugh may keep you chuckling for years to come. People who report general feelings of happiness tend to be healthier overall and live longer than unhappy people.
But can we laugh ourselves into shape?
By lowering cortisol levels, we may be shedding belly fat as well, or at least issuing fewer orders to store a protective spare tire around our central organs. Cortisol is a dieter's nightmare — it prompts us to eat (stress eating, anyone?), lowers our post-meal metabolism and then stashes the fat in our midsection. People who are otherwise skinny but who have extra belly fat have measurably higher levels of cortisol, so laughing may help you finish the job that your diet started.
Laugh – A little laughter can go a long way to boost those feel-good chemicals in your brain. Studies are showing that even 'fake' laughter can alter chemical responses in the brain, too. An Oxford professor says it isn't the intellectual act of laughter but the physical one that makes those endorphins flow. Smiling can do the same for you.
The most waster of all days is one without laughter. The world is like a mirror. You face it smiling, it smiles right back.


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Apple introduces iPhone
Posted by Martin Sturm on January 10th, 2007
Yesterday, Apple finally introduced the iPhone. This new telephone integrates an iPod, internet tablet and telephone in one. Apple claims that this new telephone is ahead of the competition, and I think they are very right. Taking the video's on the web site as a reference, it seems the usability of the iPhone is very good. Almost every cell phone I have used has major flaws in usability, and it is not a second to early that a company is going to improve this.
Obviously, a very large touchscreen makes it easier to create a nice user interface, but other phone companies could have done this as well. I think this is also the first telefphone which can function normally as a music player. My current telefphone, a Nokia 6230, has also the capability to play music, but the user interface is impossible to use. The same holds for my Palm Tungsten E2 (but this can be solved by installing other music player software). I predict that the iPhone is going to be a huge success.
Other strong features of the phone are the possibility to install other applications (widgets), browse the internet in a normal way (using 802.11a/b/g technology) and obviously integration with the Apple Mac. The touchscreen is also nice, because it doesn't require the use of a seperate pen to use it; you can just use your finger to control it. The motion sensor is a nice feature, but not essential I think.
There are already people saying that this product isn't innovative (but at the same time says Windows Vista is innovative, to I doubt I should take these people serious anyway). I do not agree with these statements. This telephone is definitely innovative because of the previous mentioned points. Current smartphones are just a collection of hardware and a bunch of software, creating the feel of a collection of stuff grabbed together instead of a integrated device. This latter is caused by the fact that telefphone companies think they should introduce a new model every three months (or something) which is in no way enough time to engineer a decent product. Even Motorola with the RAZR phone included iTunes support, but the user interface was very crappy. This caused that the phone was not a success and resulted in a missed oportunity by Motorola. I think Apple is going to make a lot of money on the iPhone, and they deserve it, because it is the first company spending time on designing a good user interface for a mobile phone. I think that I may buy an iPhone when it is available in the Netherlands and the price is not unreasonable high.
Nokia introduced earlier this week the N800, a successor to the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. With the N800 it is not possible to make telephone calls (because it has no GSM modele). The device is designed to use as a portable internet device and music player. The nice part on the N800 is that it runs Linux and uses GTK+ as the toolkit for its user interface. This is the same toolkit used by Gnome, and a lot of developers working on Gnome are also working on this Nokia device. Unfortunately, I think the Apple iPhone is more useable than the Nokia, because it has also the possibility to be used as telephone and doesn't require a Wifi-network for using the internet part of the device.
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Interesting article on Microsoft's marketing strategies
Posted by Martin Sturm on December 18th, 2006
This article is about the 'vapour ware' strategie Microsoft uses in order to push products from other companies of the radar. The article specifically tells the story on Microsoft's Cairo, a product which never appears on the market. The article describes how this story resemble the current marketing buzz Microsoft is generating around Vista. Interestingly, it seems that Microsoft promised a 'object oriented filesystem' already back in 1993, but seems to be incapable of delevering such a filesystem even now in Vista (WinFS would be a part of Vista, but eventually was not of high enough quality to be shipped with Vitsta, according to Microsoft). When you read such an article, you'll be almost ashamed for believing all the articles an publications on Microsoft products in the early nineties.
A 'must read' for Microsoft lovers and haters (I hope the first group will get to its senses after reading this 🙂 ):
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Linux with Beryl: almost as good as Mac OS X
I've used Mac OS X almost exclusively for about 1,5 year. I especially liked the nice effects and the fact that things 'just work'. Now, since a few weeks, I'm using Ubuntu Edgy Eft on my laptop and this week installed it on my old Athlon PC with Nvidia GeForce 4 graphics board. I enabled Compiz this week (see previous post) and now installed Beryl. This last engine is even nicer than Compiz (but according to the changelog of Compiz, a lot of the features of Beryl are also available in the latest development versions of Compiz). Beryl makes Linux almost as usable als Mac OS X. The software was already available (Firefox, Thunderbird, Gaim, OpenOffice.org, Eclipse, Gvim, The Gimp, Inkscape and Xchat are the programs I use the most) but with Beryl the usability and visual effects are almost as good, and sometimes even better. Especially the Exposé emulation and the trailfocus is very nice and actually improves the usability. I also installed Beagle and Deskbar. I have Beagle installed because of the engine, and use Deskbar as my main search program. This way, the functionality of Deskbar is similar to Spotlight on the Mac, and allows you to search for documents, e-mails, programs, chatlogs, webpages and much more. Finally, there is Network-manager which makes it easier to configure your network and especially makes it a lot easier to use wireless networks with WPA en WEP encryption.
Unfortunately, most of these tools are not installed by default on Ubuntu Edgy Eft, however, Feisty Feist (version 7.04) of Ubuntu, will include most of the stuff I mentioned in this post. At least there will be 3d desktop acceleration, beagle, network-manager and (I assume) Deskbar. As a bonus, the Ubuntu developers aim to improve the multimedia support in Ubuntu. I think this last point will make Linux even more usable for the average person than ever.
Ironically, I stumble across the news that Gartner thinks that Mac OS X is more attractive for businesses as a desktop operating system than desktop Linux. While I have the opinion that both Mac OS X and Linux are more usable than Windows as desktop operating system, I'm not sure that one of them is better than the other. Both are based on Unix, and as such have some obvious advantages over Windows (most notably a better command line shell and better security model), but I think they have both their specialties. Mac OS X is more suited for people who work with proprietary software, such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and MS Office, while Linux is a better platform for developers (although Mac OS X could be used for this as well, but requires some more fiddling because of the lack of an integrated package manager such as RPM/Yum or dpkg/Apt/Synaptic.
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Posted by Martin Sturm on August 8th, 2006
Yesterday, the WWDC opened its doors with a keynote speech of Steve Jobs introducing the new Mac OS X version called Leopard and the anticipated Mac Pro systems. Additionally, the company also introduced new versions of is Xserv server systems and Leopard for the servers.
The innovations in Leopard are not very spectacular in my opinion, or at least I was not waiting for them. The most important innovations according to Apple are Time Machine and Spaces. Time Machines enables user to take a snapshot of the system (stored on an external harddisk or a Xserve) and revert to these snapshots whenever one wants. Unfortunately for Apple, they're not the first one shipping such a tool, as Miguel points out. Dirvish provides identical features.
Another 'innovation' according to Apple is 'spaces', which enables the user to keep sets of applications for a given task instantly available. Wow, this sounds very similar to virtual desktops – what an innovation. Ok, I have to admit that I did not see this feature working yet, so probably it is a little more polished than most virtual desktop implementations, but it is not very unlikely that the possibilities are similar. According to the article at AppleInsider, Spaces includes the possibility to preview the various desktops in tumbnial format – probably similar to the working of Exposé. Well, at least is is more useful than the new features (uh, which features?) in Microsoft Vista, whith the difference that Vista contains a lot more changes 'under the hood' (at least, I think it does). Ok, so far not a high-priority upgrade.
Obviously Leopard does have more improvements. For example, there are PhotoBooth effects available for Mail (nice, but not something I was waiting for) and Mail.app provides facilities to store notes and todo lists and aggregate RSS feeds. That could be useful, but there are already tons of e-mail applications which provides these features, and Mac OS X already contained applictions like iCal and sticky notes which fullfill these tasks.
Another thing to mention is the new application Xray, which enables developers to debug applications and do some profiling. According to Calum Bensom, Xray is based on DTrace, which is created by Sun and open sourced under the OpenSolaris project. The implementation of Apple will probably be very nice and the use case they provide in their promotional material confirms this assumption. But while I still didn't do any development for Mac OS X, I think I will not use it. There are more improvements, but the other improvements in Leopard are mainly bug fixes and small features which in fact doesn't require a complete new operating system. Currently, I don't think I will spend money on Leopard, because it doesn't provide features I will need very much.
Ok, so far on Leopard. Apple also announced a new Mac Pro system. As expected, this system contains two dual-core Xeon processors based on the Woodcrest core (which is in fact a similar core to the Core 2 Duo cores Intel recently introduced). This is a very powerfull system for (considering the features) a resonable price of 2500 dollars. Apart from new processors and the obvious upgrades (new videocard, more memory, faster and bigger harddisks), the system is similar to its PowerPC predecessor. If I had the money, I think I would like to have such a system, because it has so much power that the coming years, upgrades are not very necessary. It is like buying a Ferrari – much faster isn't available.
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PowerMac replaced by Mac Pro
Posted by Martin Sturm on May 25th, 2006
According to AppleInsider Apple has registered the trademark 'Mac Pro' in the US. This seems to confirm the rumours that Apple wants to get rid of the word 'Power' in its productnames, because it is very probable that Mac Pro will be the new name for the current PowerMac productline. Earlier, the name of the PowerBooks was already changed by 'MacBook Pro'. The next major update in the PowerMac productline is expected in about a half year. The expectations are that the current PowerPC cpu will be replaced by an Intel processor, probably the Conroe, which is set for introduction this summer. I think Apple do not want to confuse customers by using the word 'power', because it may be considered as a pointer to the PowerPC cpu.
I am curious if Apple is also going to change the design of the Mac Pro or that the company stays with the current design, as they did with the MacBook Pro and the iMac. I also think we can expect some updates to the Cinema dislay's when the new Mac Pro is introduced. While the 30″ and 24″ Cinema Displays are unmatched in their design, the price is relatively high compared to the Dell widescreen displays in 24″ and 30″ format, while these display use the same panel. Only the backlight and the design of the screens is different, but I do not think it justifies a prices difference of several hundred euro's. The current Cinema Displays are quite a while unchanged, so that gives even more arguments for an possible update.
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Three OS'es on MacBook
Posted by Martin Sturm on May 23rd, 2006
The Dutch site MacOSX.nl has a videon online which shows a MacBook (the black edition, so it is a 2,0GHz version) which is running both Mac OS X, Windows (Vista?) and Ubuntu Dapper Drake (beta) on the same time. In order to achieve this, the virtualisation software from Parallels is used. In the video also a virtual desktop application is used, in this case Virtue, so it is possible to run every os full screen on its own desktop. It looks pretty fast on the video and certainly faster than using VMware or something on a Pentium M (which I have in my laptop). Probably this is caused by the Virtualisation Technology from Intel which is build into the Core Duo processor in the MacBook. I think it would be very nice to run Mac OS X and Linux at the same time at almost native speed… The Gimp for example is on Linux a lot faster than on Mac OS X, in my experience.
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Apple introduces MacBook
Apple today finally introduced the successor to the iBook G4: The MacBook. Not very surprising, because there were rumours about this system for weeks, and the new MacBook is exactly as it was announced by the various Apple rumour sites: a 13″ widescreen display, build-in iSight camera, Intel Core Duo processor, MagSafe powerconnector and the unit is available in both black and white – which is new, because the iBook was only available in white. The cheapest MacBook costs 1099 euro (1099 dollar also) and ships with a 60GB harddisk, 1,83GHz Core Duo processor, build in wireless network and 512MB memory. The display resolution is 1280×800 pixels and has a glossy coating which makes pictures and movies clearer according to Apple, but makes the screen also more sensitive to reflections I suppose. The most expensive MacBook contains a 80GB harddisk and a 2,0GHz Core Duo processor. This system also contains a superdrive and build-in Bluetooth, things which are missing from the cheaper models. I think it is a very nice system for its price – nice design, exelent operation system (Mac OS X) and it is even thinner than the iBook (only 1,08″). The addition of a black version makes it also intersting for people who do not like the white systems, but I think the white version is nicer than the black one. When I had to buy a new laptop now, I would take this system seriously into consideration. However, I think I would wait a few months, because then Intel will introduce the successor to the current Core Duo, the Core 2 Duo. This new processor adds 64-bit support and will probably be faster while the energy consumption will be reduced. The Core 2 Duo is based on the 'Merom' core for the laptop version and the 'Conroe' core for the desktop variant – yes, Core 2 Duo is both a laptop as a desktop processor.
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The real Vista
Posted by Martin Sturm on January 23rd, 2006
Today I came across a weblog post which is rather funny in my opinion, and also points out how 'not-innovative' Microsoft actually is. The weblog has some video's (I think Quicktime) of Mac OS X with the audio of Microsoft's keynote speech at CES in San Fransico this month. I already said to many people (but I think I didn't wrote about it on my weblog, only this is touching the problem slightly), but Vista doesn't contain very much 'new' features when one compare it to existing operating systems, such as Mac OS X, but also Linux. Fortunately, I'm not the only one who is noticing this, and maybe it will make people think about their software (probably not, but everyone has to keep dreaming 🙂 ).
The main problem is that Microsoft has become a to large company with to few really good developers (one could argue if they ever had good developers, but that's another discussion). Luckily for the shareholders, the marketing deparment of the company is decent (but the company has to do it without a really good chaiman, such as Jobs, who actually can make people believe that nobody can live without Apple products).
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Microsoft Max?
Yesterday, I saw a video on Microsoft's Channel 9 about a new product the developers from Microsoft are working on. It is an applications for managing photo's and eventually other media files, such as video's and documents. The video shows an 'innovative' feature of the new application which enables people to share photo's with other people. This feature uses a client-server system where it will be published that someone is sharing photos. When another person wants to view these photos, the actual files are copied using a P2P connection.
This new product will be available in the future, but is currently in heavy development. Ironically, Apple introduced a new feature for iPhoto which is called 'PhotoCasting'. As far as I understand, PhotoCasting does the same as MS new application, but doesn't use p2p (which is good, because if many people want to view your photos, your internet connection is probably not usable anymore) and is already available in iLife '06. Also, the MS application, which has codename 'Max', uses the new userinterface features of Vista (called Avalon) which is according to the MS developers 'impressive', but for a Mac user 'not very exiting' because on the Mac a comparable userinterface is already available.
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Apple introduces Intel-processor Macs
Unfortunately, my weblog was unreachable yesterday, because of a problem with my internet connection. Now everything should work again, so I'm able to write about the most anticipated IT-event this year until now: The MacWorld keynote by Steve Jobs.
Anticipated, because the expectations were that Apple would introduce the first Macs with an Intel processor – and they did. Also, there were rumours that Apple would introduce other existing products, such as a spreadsheet for their iWorks package and even a new version of Mac OS X – these rumours however, were untrue.
So, what did Steve Jobs announced? He began with some sale figures to illustrate the success of past year. He told that the Apple Stores sold for more than one billion dollars last quarter, and because he released this figure (which is information relevant for stock traders) he was forced by his CFO to tell the revenues for the latest quarter, which was 5,7 billion dollar. Steve also told that there were 42 million iPods sold over the entire lifetime of the musicplayer, and that in 2005 the company sold more iPods than every year before (32 million iPods). Of course iTunes Music Store can't be left out when talking about numbers. Apple sold 850 million songs via IMS and is now selling 3 million songs per day, which means a market share of 83 per cent. This left you wondering where record companies have their guts from to threat Apple with not selling songs via their store, because the 'prices are to low' in their opinion. They seem to really don't want to sell music at all, so they can even complain more about piracy?
After these 'boring' numbers, Steve announced that Apple will start selling new content via IMS. One of the new series is 'Saturday Night Live'. While the rumours suggested a new iPod shuffle or iPod nano, Apple introduced only a remote control for the iPod which also includes a integrated FM tuner. The new accessoire is going to cost 49 dollars. Finaly he also mentiond the coorporation with Crysler, which is going to add iPod support to their cars. In order to improve the iPod sales Apple has created a tv-ad featuring the trompetist Whyton Marsalis (who mostly plays jazz, so probably not many people will know him.. actually i do)
After the iPod and music talk, Jobs starts talking about the 'important' stuff: computers. He starts with Apple's new professional photography workflow application Aperture. After a short movie about Aperture, Steve continues to talk about the Widgets which were introduced with Mac OS X 10.4. He introduced a few new widgets from Apple: a Google search widget, a new Address book widget, a weather widget and a few widgets which are pretty much only intresting for US citizens. The new widgets are available with a new update of Mac OS X which has version number 10.4.4.
More software: iLife. Microsoft is currently working on new software for the upcoming Windows Vista, which includes a new music and photo applications. These applications are in functionallity almost identical to what Apple has for a few years: iTunes and iPhoto. These applications are in my opinion the most important parts which makes Mac OS more userfriendly than competing operating systems – one of the reasons I think that Linux distro's should include Mono by default, because F-spot is the only application which comes near to what iPhoto is and Muine or Banshee are also the best music libraries for Linux.
Steve introduces iLife '06 which includes new versions of iPhoto, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, Garageband and a new application called iWeb. The new iPhoto supports more photo's than previous versions and is faster than the older version. He demonstrates how the new applications works with full screen edition on large screens – it makes you almost want to run to the store to buy a nice 30″ Cinema display (unfortunately I don't have the money for it and it won't work on my Mac mini because it lacks a dual-DVI connection. iPhoto has improved support for photobooks, it addes the possibility to create calenders, postcards and features 'photocasting'. In fact this is nothing more than uploading selected photos to .Mac, where people can subscribe to such a gallery and the photos will automatically be available in their iPhoto. Changes made by the author are automatically updated to the people who are subscribed to the album. You have to be an .Mac-member in order to 'cast' a photocast, but everybody can subscribe to a photocast – even if you don't own a Mac – because it uses RSS to publish updates.
iMovie features animated themes, which enables you to create professionally looking movies with photos, video's and music without using ugly effects or slideshows. The movie will look more like 'one piece'. Jobs demoes some of the possibilties with iMovie, which are rather impressive. When you talk about iMovie, you also will be quickly talking about iDVD for creating a DVD of your movie. New in iDVD '06 are widescreen menus and support third party DVD-burners, which is nice because until now it was only possible to make DVD's when your Mac contained a build in superdrive. Also Garagaband features some minor updates, mainly focussed on Podcasting. Steve demonstrate it by creating a funny Podcast – you can easily see that this is very good prepared and probably rehearsed several times, because the timing is perfect.
iWeb is a new application in the iLife suite for publishing stuff on the web. This application will be 'easy to use to create beautiful websites'. The app can create online photoalbums, weblogs, podcast sites and other stuff. Especially creating photogalleries was a missing part of the Mac OS operating system, because Linux has standard applications which are able to do this, such as gThumb and F-spot. According to the screenshots the pages you can create with iWeb look pretty good and will work on IE, Firefox and obviously Safari according to Steve Jobs. For the photogalleries the program uses AJAX to create slideshows which will work on the current browsers. Unfortunately the program also only works when you have an .Mac-subscription. Also a new version of iWorks is introduced.
After the software, Jobs moves on to the hardware – the most interesting part of the keynote. He repeats that he announced that by june '06 the Macs with Intel processors will be available. Then there appears an from the smoke (in a previous keynote Apple 'burned' these dudes) Intel-dude which says: 'Intel is ready', to which Steve Jobs replies: 'Apple is ready too'. Steve thanks Paul Otelini (the Intel-dude) for their support when Apple moves to Intel processors. Then the iMac with Core Duo (Yonah-processor) is introduced, as was expected by rumours, because the design of the last update of the iMac with G5-processor wasn't as sophisticated as the previous iMac G5. The iMac with Intel-processor is available in the same size and design as the previous iMac, so with a 17″ and 20″ iMac. The other features are identical and the price is identical – probably to emphasize that the change to Intel isn't as difficult as it seems. The only difference is the speed, according to Steve Jobs. The processor is two to three times faster – Steve also says that this doesn't mean the computer is two to three times faster, because the disks aren't faster and the memory isn't faster. Every application Apple now introduces will be 'universal binaries', which means that it will run both on Power PC and Intel Macs. In March all the professional software of Apple will be available as universal binary. Finally it is announced that Microsoft will ship new Macintosh products for at least five years. There is also a tv-ad for the Intel Mac which is verry 'Applesque'.
And the last thing of the keynote is the introduction of the PowerBook ancestor, the MacBook Pro. This new laptop has obviously an Intel processor, namely a Core Duo. The powerconsumption of these processors is significantly lower than the consumption of the G4 and G5. The speed is four to five times better than the previous PowerBooks. It is the thinnest laptop from Apple and available with a 15,4″ widescreen with high brightness and iSight webcam. The laptop come with a remote control and Frontrow. Also it feature MagSave, which is a powerconnector which is magnetically held in, so when someone pulls on the powercord, it yanks right out from the laptop. This feature is 'patent pending' according to Steve. The MacBook Pro is available with a 1,67GHz Core Duo processor and a model with a 1,83GHz Core Duo processor.
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Fiona Rae's Limited Edition Cufflinks - The Queen's Beasts
After graduating with a degree in jewellery design from Central St Martins, Fiona came to the attention of The Prince of Wales when he presented her with an award for Best Product at a Trade Fair. Fiona started her business with a loan from The Prince's Trust and has since developed it into two parts. Firstly a range of vitreous enamel jewellery and cufflinks, which she has sold in galleries worldwide and while the other side focuses on creating luxury jewellery featuring precious metals, diamonds and precious gems. Close family links to one of London's top gem merchants enables her to source exceptional stones for clients. She offers a full design and manufacture service, with all work made in the UK.
To commemorate the 60 year reign of Elizabeth II in 2013, a series of Limited Edition cufflinks called "The Queen's Beasts" have been designed. The term originates from a series of sculptures originally commissioned to stand at Westminster Abbey for the Queens Coronation in 1953. The Cufflinks symbolise the "The White Lion of Mortimer" and "The Griffin of Edward III"(a mythical half lion, half eagle). The Cufflinks are limited edition with 50 pairs per design, each engraved by QEST (Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust) Scholar Ruth Anthony. QEST is the charitable arm of The Royal Warrant Holders Association, which enables outstanding craftspeople to further their skills. Fiona has been a Trustee at QEST for seven years.
www.fionarae.co.uk


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by Katie Cortese
Jim's computer has a program that can age any face, or propel it back into youth. When she was first born, he aged Andrea's any-baby features to a teen who looks part fairy—some narrow-boned nymph we joked would eat nothing but pollen, drink nothing but sparkling dew.
When we brought her home from the hospital, Jim framed the would-be portrait, hanging it on the nursery wall next to a close-up from hours after birth. "So like you," he'd said. Then I was still happy to believe it. We were giddy with parenthood, thinking only of the future.
She is finally eating now, latching on with papery lips, trying so hard to suck that cords stand out between the blue veins in her neck. Before Andrea, I'd never known a skinny baby. I'd never known bones could snap beneath fingers only trying to caress.
The psychologist assigned to our case says no amount of bargaining can change the blueprint of her cells. No doctor, no drug can repair her. When we first got the diagnosis, I dug out my high school bio text. The cell chapter was covered with hearts containing the initials of boys whose names I no longer remember. The powerhouse of the cell, that's how the book defined mitochondria. But in Andrea's body, all her lights are at a constant flicker, and soon will go out for good.
Jim is banging in the cupboards now, home from work and hungry. In a moment, he will boil spaghetti and eat it plain, in front of the computer. His uncle died of Parkinson's and his father is early-stage Alzheimer's. I count the defects in his line like beads on my grandmother's rosary. He ticks mine off on his fingers: my sister's breast cancer, which is sometimes genetic, and the heart attack that felled my aunt. Anyone can carry the gene for mitochondrial ailments, we have learned. Anyone at all. Even without any symptoms. The psychologist reminds us blame is counterproductive. She reminds us what's done is done.
Tonight, when our daughter is sleeping, we'll plug her face into his computer again. Jim will cup the cool, plastic egg of the mouse, and bring up a portrait of Andrea as a curled-up little comma in the crook of my arm. "Well?" he'll say, and wait.
"Terrible twos," I'll say, and we'll marvel as two front teeth, miniature tombstones, spring from her gums like a magic trick. Then, "Kindergarten," and we'll watch her hair darken to jet—the narrow face that fills the screen the most beautiful thing I've seen. "Thirty-two," I'll whisper, and with one double-click she'll smirk at us with thin, familiar lips, eyes dark and framed by a fine net of crow's feet, hair inky, cheekbones high enough to cast shadows, nose sloped and neat and spare.
"So like you," he'll say, while the screen hums its tuneless song between us.
Katie Cortese holds an MFA from Arizona State University and a PhD from Florida State. Her fiction, nonfiction, and poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Narrative Magazine, Gulf Coast, Sport Literate, PANK, Crab Orchard Review, Carve Magazine, and elsewhere. She teaches in the creative writing program at Texas Tech University where she also serves as the fiction editor for Iron Horse Literary Review.
Category: 2013, Flash Fiction | Tags: Baby Pictures, Flash Fiction, Katie Cortese, The Citron Review, Winter 2013
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micosubosa says:
Such a tragic story but written with such beautifully poignant prose.


Tucson, Ariz—-On March 25th, Chef Ryan Clark and Chef de Cuisine Brandon Dillon of Agustin Kitchen, traveled to Bangkok, Thailand to represent the US and participate in the 2015 Thai Culinary World Challenge. Ten teams of chefs from around the world competed in a lively culinary challenge on March 28 and 29.
On day one the team prepared three dishes , soup, appetizer and entrée from their country of origin. On day two they all prepared a similar meal, hot soup, herbal salad and a curry dish using the ingredients and traditions of Thailand.
Chef Clark was invited last year to participate, and enjoyed the trip so much, he jumped at the chance when invited to participate again this year. "The experience of working with beautiful fresh ingredients in another country is a new challenge and great fun for us. It's a unique experience to learn and expand flavor profiles in exciting new directions which I am sure will end up on the Agustin Kitchen menu. Winning this year was just an added bonus to a great trip," said Chef Clark.
Agustin Kitchen is located at 100 S. Avenida del Convento in the Mercado San Agustin.


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Q: Malloc, free and segmentation fault I don't understand why, in this code, the call to "free" cause a segmentation fault:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

char *char_arr_allocator(int length);

int main(int argc, char* argv[0]){

    char* stringa =  NULL;
    stringa = char_arr_allocator(100);
    printf("stringa address: %p\n", stringa); // same address as "arr"
    printf("stringa: %s\n",stringa);
    //free(stringa);

    return 0;
}

char *char_arr_allocator(int length) {
    char *arr;
    arr = malloc(length*sizeof(char));
    arr = "xxxxxxx";
    printf("arr address: %p\n", arr); // same address as "stringa"
    return arr;
}

Can someone explain it to me?
Thanks,
Segolas

A: The third line of char_arr_allocator() wipes out your malloc() result and replaces it with a chunk of static memory in the data page. Calling free() on this blows up.
Use str[n]cpy() to copy the string literal to the buffer instead.

A: When you write a constant string in C, such as "xxxxxx", what happens is that that string goes directly into the executable.  When you refer to it in your source, it gets replaced with a pointer to that memory.  So you can read the line
 arr = "xxxxxxx";

Treating arr as a number as something like:
 arr = 12345678;

Where that number is an address.  malloc has returned a different address, and you threw that away when you assigned a new address to arr.  You are getting a segfault because you are trying to free a constant string which is directly in your executable -- you never allocated it.

A: You are allocating the memory using malloc correctly:
arr = malloc(length*sizeof(char));

then you do this:
arr = "xxxxxxx";

this will cause arr point to the address of the string literal "xxxxxxx", leaking your malloced memory. And also calling free on address of string literal leads to undefined behavior.
If you want to copy the string into the allocated memory use strcpy as:
strcpy(arr,"xxxxxxx");

A: You are setting arr to the return value of malloc(), which is correct.  But you are then reassigning it to point at the string constant "xxxxxxx".  So when you call free(), you're asking the runtime to free a string constant, which causes the seg fault.

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Keeping up with a steady stream of patches to close security loopholes and upgrade apps has become time consuming and costly.
In mid-2003, RKA Petroleum, a distributor in Romulous, Mich., went through hell when one of its most critical servers crashed after IT applied a patch to one of its most critical servers. The company had been using Microsoft's Software Update Services, a rudimentary patch manager, which recommended installing an update for Internet Information Services. However, the patch wound up breaking the server instead of fixing it, according to Jason Hittleman, vice president of information services at RKA.
The IT department found out after the fact the server did not require the patch and because the server did not have sufficient disk space, the patch began deleting files, Hittleman recalls. Services began crashing, and employees couldn't log onto the network.
As a result, the company investigated third-party software tools and is now using PatchLink's Update. 'It saves us $30,000 each year in personnel time; we got payback in two months,' Hittleman says.
Another common need for patching results from what Jim Hurley, an analyst with consultancy Aberdeen Group, calls infrastructure alignment. For example, an enterprise decides to deploy a new router but when it does, the new router breaks an application installed some years ago. It's the kind of thing that happens when a new patch in one app requires an update in another app to work correctly.
The security angle looms large, of course. Most companies patch to keep viruses and worms at bay, experts say. The malicious software problem is only getting worse-the numbers of viruses and worms released is rising steadily and the time between when a vulnerability is reported and the time rogue programmers release malware designed to exploit is getting shorter all the time.
The Witty worm, for instance, started circulating in March 2004, less than two days after the first public description of a loophole in Internet Security Systems' firewall software. The worm infected as many as 12,000 computers in an hour, according to a report from the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis. The Code Red worm, which hit in January 2003, was even deadlier, CAIDA says, infecting more than 350,000 computers in about 14 hours.
Some software vendors release a steady stream of patches every week, and that exacerbates the problem of keeping up. Some weeks, for example, Microsoft releases as many as five updates. Vendors including Oracle and Microsoft have announced they are moving to quarterly update schedules, but they are in the minority.
The patch problem has gotten out of hand in many enterprises. With, say, even a couple dozen servers and a few hundred desktops, and an average of at least five applications per desktop, the complexity of applying patches escalates rapidly. This is particularly true if there are multiple supported desktop builds for different types of users in various departments, a common scenario in large organizations.
Enterprises now look to tackle the problem in a more holistic way. Many find themselves rediscovering the gospel of change management, a staple in the mainframe community that fell out of favor in a Web-focused environment that put a premium on getting an app quickly out the door.
In a perfect world, there would be an IT team of security, development and maintenance experts, responsible for evaluating patches to make sure they are necessary to combat security risks, increase functionality or provide some other benefit. The team would test the patches to make sure they didn't break anything on the production servers.
After a successful test, an automated tool would then push the patch out to all the machines that need it, and a reporting mechanism would attest to how many desktops or servers were successfully updated.
Most important, in this ideal world, patch management would be a piece of two larger processes: layered security and change management. Simply throwing technology at the problem of coping with patches isn't enough, experts say.
Phebe Waterfield, an analyst with the Yankee Group, estimates that only about 10 percent of the largest firms have a comprehensive patch-management process. These large companies are the ones that really need a coherent approach because of the scale of the problem in a worldwide and distributed environment.
Still, she believes because of security issues and regulatory oversight in many sectors, the market will thrive. She predicts patch management revenue will grow to $300 million in 2008, up from $70 million in 2003. During this time, more customers will come to see patch management is most effectively handled actively and regularly. They will have both best-in-class patch management tools and a structured process for introducing patches into the organization. 'Companies really need to apply patches on a scheduled, routine basis and not as a reaction' to a security threat, Waterfield says.
The 'key determinant' to a successful patch-management program is 'organizational process and not just technology,' Aberdeen's Hurley says. It's the proven way to minimize disruption and ensure business continuity, he adds.
Barton Malow, a construction management firm based in Southfield, Mich., has some 1,300 desktop machines and 80 servers that it plans to convert to Windows 2003, from a base consisting mostly of Windows 2000 and some Windows XP platforms, according to Paul Johnson, chief network engineer.
The company has implemented patch management as part of its inventory, licensing control and other change-management systems, Johnson says. Barton Malow's patch-management tool of choice is a component of the company's suite of Altiris products. Altiris is a systems management vendor whose products compete with Microsoft's SMS.
So, when Altiris came out with a patch manager as part of its product suite, Barton Malow took a look. Until then, the firm had been using custom Windows scripts to install patches. 'It took a lot of manual effort, 40 hours a week, just to keep our systems patched,' Johnson says.
Now, when a vendor releases a patch, Barton runs it through its test lab, complete with load simulation tools and benchmarking programs that simulate an app's average usage statistics. 'We check there aren't any crashes and odd interactions with the Exchange server and so forth,' Johnson says.
If all goes well, Barton deploys the patch to 20 or 30 machines to make sure it works as intended. After four or five hours, if no problems are reported, the patch is distributed to the rest of the machines that need it.
With the department spread out in five buildings on campus, Bailey would walk around to each desktop, install the patch and reboot the PC-a process that took between 10 and 15 minutes for each machine, assuming the update was trouble free.
'I pay $9 per computer for a PatchLink license-that's a minimal amount,' Bailey says. Because he works in a university, security is less stringent and access is more open than in the commercial world. 'I'd have a different approach in a commercial environment,' Bailey says. 'Here, our change-management process is more abbreviated than I'd like.' For instance, the department's 450 students are allowed to plug personal laptops into the network. 'We check out the laptop and register it, and if there are any problems, we turn it off right away,' he says. However, the university doesn't mandate which apps must be installed on the laptops.
When a new user signs onto the network, the machine is automatically taken to a Web page where BigFix installs itself on the client PC or laptop and checks to make sure everything is okay. 'You can't play on the network unless you're current with all your software,' Mellis explains. It's 'the most aggressive stance I've seen in this arena,' he adds.
In contrast, Mellis says he's worked with a financial institution with 10,000 desktops. This firm uses NetIQ to monitor the patch versions on each desktop, and when required, uses SMS to push the patches.
'Their biggest problem is that the testing cycle for the patches takes a very long time,' Mellis says. 'They have a change-control process and committee to approve it all, and sometimes the bugs appear before the patch-qualification cycle is done.' So the company is inspecting every e-mail and attachment, which emphasizes why it's important to do patch management in the overall context of a layered security approach.
Despite the obvious benefits, it's 'not a no-brainer to get started' on the patch-management path, says Carol Baroudi, founder of Baroudi Bloor, a consulting company based in Arlington, Mass. 'It's quite complex, and you're in a Catch-22 situation for a while' she says. 'Until you get to the point where everything is well defined, it's daunting to get everything into an automated scenario. You need to understand what software is on each client or server, which version it is, what's the critical path for each application on each machine.' Patch management, if done correctly, includes identity management, asset management and configuration management, she says.
Also see related article, For every little patch you make.
•	Viruses and worms are constant risks and patch management is a key defense against security breaches.
•	In an ideal world, patch management would be incorporated into security and change-management processes.
•	A comprehensive approach to patch management begins with an IT inventory assessment, which is often the most time-consuming part of the job.
• Only about 10 percent of all Fortune 1000 companies have deployed comprehensive patch-management solutions, according to the Yankee Group.


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The Australian Dealer Pack (ADP) was introduced in the period between the end of the VC HDT and prior to the main model in the VH Series. The HDT Dealer's were screaming for cars after the end of the VC and it was still some time until the base model cars were ready for the new range of HDT vehicles. In addition, several non HDT Dealer's wanted something they could also sell.
The cars were based on anything from the SL, right through to the top of the range SL/E variant and had either the 4.2 or 5 litre V8's and both manual or automatic transmissions.
Available in any Holden colour, buyers could also option them up with VC style flares, Stratos seats, 16 inch Centra road wheels and more.
In addition, HDT had built a few Jackaroo's in this period also. The 1000th car built by HDT Special Vehicles was a black SL/E ADP, referred to as the "Carringbush Special.
You can see that vehicle featured in our picture gallery.
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M21 4 Speed or Trimatic 3-Speed Automatic.
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Microsoft forcing Edge on users again, claims it's safer than Firefox or Chrome
Microsoft hates the fact that Windows 10 users continue to dwell on Chrome and Firefox as their default browsers. As such, the company has been busy lately trying to come up with new tricks, tips and comparisons to convince users to adopt the built-in Edge browser. This time, the software giant claims its Edge browser is more secure than the other two.
If you run Windows 10, you may have noticed that Microsoft has turned on a new set of Windows Tips to inform Chrome and Firefox users that Edge is a safer browser. When inquired, Microsoft reported that this latest recommendation had been active since November. Getting a sense of deja vu?
It is because a similar thing happened back in July when Microsoft started generating notifications warning Chrome/Firefox users about battery drain and then recommended Edge instead:
This wave of Windows Tips for Windows 10 users began in early November. These Windows Tips notifications were created to provide people with quick, easy information that can help them enhance their Windows 10 experience.
The pop-up notifications are a part of Microsoft's "Windows Tips for Windows 10" campaign which launched in early November. As claimed by Microsoft, the service was launched as a means to promote or educate users about the new Windows 10 features. But lately, it seems that Microsoft has been using it more to its advantage, not to user benefit. The company has lately been criticized for attempting to promote features affiliated to advertisements.
The notification read:
Microsoft Edge is safer than Firefox. It blocks 21% more socially engineered malware. Learn more.
A similar message is shown to Chrome users but with a different percentage. Microsoft claims to have drawn the statistics from NSS Labs, an independent testing facility that selects vendors and products for their group tests based on global market share and end-user requests.
The browser tests and experiments conducted by this company prove that Edge blocks 91.4% of phishing URLs and 99% of social engineered malware. The percentage values for Chrome were 82.4% and 85.8%, and for Firefox 81.4% and 78.3%.
Given the circumstances, it doesn't look like Edge is doing so well with only a 5% market share. It does seem that Microsoft has intensified its browser cold war lately, exploiting its place as the creator of the most popular OS. It appears that the company is using its OS more for promotion purposes than user convenience, while its competitors Google and Firefox don't have the same kind of leverage and resources to highlight their strengths.
Annoyed with these notifications? We won't blame you if you are. Just press the keys Windows-I to open the Settings app, go to System > Notifications & actions, Locate "Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows", and switch the preference to Off.
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When Bay Area writer Adam Bessie's brain cancer returned in 2013, he was thrown back into the nightmare he calls the "Chemoverse." But this time was different: a physician prescribed him medical marijuana. Here is his story, illustrated by Marc Parenteau.
Adam Bessie writes non-fiction comics which have appeared in The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, Truthout, and The Pacific Standard. He teaches community college English in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more comics, see his website or follow him on Twitter.
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Adam Bessie writes non-fiction comics which have appeared national publications, including The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, Truthout, and The Pacific Standard. He teaches community college English in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Marc Parenteau is a California-based cartoonist whose work has appeared in The Atlantic.


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Q: How i can't create Fragments and Activity on Android Studio? Error cannot find I have an app example running with Navigation Drawer and I need to create a tabbed screen, I went to the example and I created TabLayout, but I want to add other tabs, when I try to create a new Fragment from the Android Studio options, it creates the class but cannot find the class .xml even though it is already existing.
Follow the images, for example:

And

But, in the class:

This error returned is "Cannot resolve symbol 'fragment_fragment_devices' "
BUT, THIS .XML EXIST .-

A: Don't know if you still getting that error, but it happened to me and i just found out how to solve it. Go to "File" -> "Invalidate Caches/Restart..." -> INVALIDATE AND RESTART. Then just reopen your project and it should be solved. I've learned that sometimes invalidating caches and restarting can solve problems of that style.


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DWI, DWAI, & Drunk Driving
Case One: Convicted of Drug Misdemeanor Instead of 12 Years in Prison
Case Two: Felony DWI, Aquitted.
Chemist's Misconduct Jeopardizes Thousands of Drug Convictions
Earlier this month, Dookhan admitted to faking results, forging signatures, skipping proper lab procedures and tampering with evidence at the lab in many of the drug tests she ran.
Dookhan's actions have created chaos in the State of Massachusetts's judicial system; prosecutors and defense attorneys are now dealing with thousands of legal challenges to the cases in which Dookhan was involved.
Supreme Judicial Court Justice Margot Botsford heard arguments from both prosecutors and defense attorneys on how to deal with the legal mess created by the testing scandal. Defense attorneys want the high court to offer a remedy to deal with the thousands of convicted drug offenders serving prison sentences in which Dookhan performed tests.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts as well as lawyers for the state's public defender agency argue the high court needs to get involved to protect the constitutional rights of those defendants whose convictions may have been tainted by accusations against Dookhan.
According to Randy Gioia, Deputy Chief Counsel for the Committee for Public Counsel Services, "thousands of defendants were waiting for court hearings on their requests to be released from prison while legal challenges to their convictions make their way through the court system."
Dookhan was arraigned last month and has pleaded not guilty to all but one of the twenty-seven charges on which she has been indicted. Her scandalous actions have not only raised questions about the reliability of evidence used in thousands of criminal cases, but have also resulted in the release of 286 offenders to Massachusetts communities.
Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz said prosecutors will be reviewing every case handled by Dookhan to "make sure justice is done." However, he also stated he found it frustrating to be releasing convicted drug dealers because of Dookhan's misconduct.
Special courts in Massachusetts have been hearing hundreds of cases of convicts and defendants claiming they were denied due process by the mishandling of their evidence by Dookhan.
Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone said that most drug cases where Dookhan was the primary chemist will be impossible to re-prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
Defense attorney William Sullivan said because of Dookhan's misconduct, defendants have lost jobs, driver's licenses, kids and marriages, while others have been deported. "This is a lab that was pretty much wholly and fully contaminated by Ms. Annie Dookhan…she had full access to everyone's drugs."
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