With every E3, there are certain things to expect. The first is the inevitable "Who has won E3?" debate. Will Sony come out on top or Microsoft? The second is surprises and disappointments after hands-on time and demos on the show floor. I guarantee there'll be one game that comes out of left field to impress players. The third thing is predictions. Everyone has one, and it's a fun tradition to guess what will be announced and see how close the speculation is to the truth.
SONY: Hot on the heels of GDC, expect to see more Project Morpheus news. I doubt we'll have a specific release date but something ambiguous like fall of 2015. To make up for that, we'll probably see a few game demos for the virtual reality headset with the most impressive being a Gran Turismo 7. Sony and the folks behind the Souls series will reveal Project Beast, which will be an exclusive. One of the most impressive games will likely be The Order: 1886, which will look tons better than what we saw last year. Also expect to see a sneak preview of Uncharted 4, which may make fans' heads explode.
On the PlayStation Vita front, Sony will continue pushing the handheld. There's already a rumored bundle leaked. But I figure we'll see more of a focus of indie titles here or integration with Sony Online Entertainment. Maybe we can even see the upcoming DayZ clone H1Z1 playable on the system via Remote Play.
And lastly, we'll probably see something on The Last Guardian. I refuse to believe that the long-anticipated titles is dead.
Expect to see more on Halo 5: Guardians at Microsoft's presser.
MICROSOFT: The Redmond, Washington-based company has to come out swinging if it intends to build moment for the fall. I expect to see more Master Chief with details about Halo 5: Guardians. With the purchase of the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games, Microsoft should have a teaser to the next installment of the series. They'll also show off Kevin Spacey and the new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare with exclusives for the Xbox One. Remedy's Quantum Break will look good, but I have doubts about it. I view Quantum Break and The Order: 1886 as being in the same boat — the two games that were shown last year, looked good but didn't leave much of an imprint. This is the year where both have to blow gamers' minds.
I expect more app integration for the Xbox One and a renewed push to make it the center of the living room. What Microsoft really needs to do is bolster that Skype integration. The announcements out of left field could possibly be a new Battletoads or an indie title such as No Man's Sky going exclusive to Xbox One. Trying to one-up Sony on Project Morpheus, Microsoft may announce their own VR device or a partnership with Facebook and Oculus. They have to do something here because that technology is a game-changer and will define the upcoming generation of titles.
For even wilder speculation, Microsoft may even offer a price cut on the Xbox One as it tries to catch up with Sony.
NINTENDO: Normally one of the best at keeping secrets. Fans may have had a sneak peek at what's time come at E3 with this purported picture of Mario Maker. Moving beyond that, expect more revelations with new Super Smash Bros. characters and a gameplay trailer for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire.
The bigger news will be whether a new Super Mario Bros. or new Zelda is announced. Both of these are the cornerstones of Nintendo consoles, and the Japanese company should reveal one of them. If Nintendo keeps quiet, that would be a huge disappointment and a blow to the Wii U's prospects.
When it comes to pie-in-the-sky predictions, there's always hope that legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto could show off an original game. It's been a long time since he offered a new IP. The bigger news could be Nintendo's foray into app development. That could be a boost to the company and signal a sea-change for the industry.
OTHER BIG NAMES: On the third party side, I'm hoping to see two games from DICE — Star Wars Battlefront, which will likely come out next year perhaps in conjunction with the new movie, and Mirrors Edge 2. Those two will be front-runners for game of the show. Activision and Bungie's baby, Destiny, will continue to wow audiences. Meanwhile, everyone's waiting to see if Bethesda will come out with a new Fallout. That's another huge megaton announcement.
My high hopes is for Capcom. The company needs another hit and perhaps it will have one in a new Street Fighter. Speaking of fighting games, perhaps we'll finally get a playable version of Bandai Namco's Tekken x Street Fighter. We'll see how everything unfolds on Monday, when the big companies hold their pressers.
It's the Xbox One, left controller, and PlayStation 4, right controller, that will regenerate most of the headlines at E3 2013.
With E3 a few hours away, I want to go on the record with my predictions. There have already been leaks and confirmations this week. Thanks to an early copy of Game Informer, fans know that Respawn Entertainment's new franchise will be called Titanfall. More recently, Microsoft confirmed details about its upcoming Xbox One, including the fact that yes it will play used games and will need an Internet connection once a day.
Despite these surprises, I'm sure there's going to be more than one megaton announcements. Let's look in crystal ball and see what else is in store for gamers during the show.
PlayStation 4 will have a similar used games policy to Microsoft. Sure, the Xbox One caught a lot of heat with the convoluted way it introduced sharing games and purchasing used ones. But if the market has anything to say about it, expect a similar publisher-driven fee structure for preowned titles. The companies who put out games don't want to lose money, and if Sony takes that revenue flow off the table, they may miss out on games. Then again, Titanfall is reportedly an Xbox One and PC exclusive and there may be a reason for that.
The Last Guardian will be announced. Honestly, that's all I want from the PlayStation 3 this year. If Fumito Ueda's long-awaited game comes out this holiday season, it'd be a perfect sendoff for the system.
Don't expect all your questions about next-gen systems to be answered. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that game companies like to drag out reveals. They want to let tidbit of information dribble out slowly so that they can keep the console and games at the top of mind. At E3, we're likely going to get a look at the actual PlayStation 4 console and we'll see Xbox One's exclusive games, but the prices on titles (Will they stay the same or go higher to $69) and hardware will likely not be available. Sony and Microsoft will announce those details at other game expos down the road.
I don't have any idea why there's so much vitriol for the Xbox One. If Apple decided to come out with it and called the console the iGame or the new AppleTV, there'd be a meltdown of hype right now. I suppose it's expectations. But thinking along those lines, I do think Microsoft may announce a deal with cable companies or satellite providers to bundle the Xbox One with Internet/TV service similar to what the Apple did with the iPhone and AT&T when it first came out. It'd be a perfect way to lower the perceived cost of the system and solve that Internet-connection issue. The TV feature that turned off gamers may even make this more appealing to the mainstream.
Can you have more than one Call of Duty in a year? This could happen. Sledgehammer Games hasn't been quiet since Activision stole Dead Space creator Glen Schofield away from Electronic Arts. Other than the help they provided with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 not much has been heard from them. I've always wondered what the Foster City-based studio has been working on. Perhaps, we'll find out at the show.
Capcom announces a new Darkstalkers. The fighting genre has never been stronger. Every time I expect it to start declining as it has done in the past, it proves even more resilient. (See the success of Injustice: Gods Among Us). If Capcom follows the pattern, it has one more fighting game to revamp and that's its monster-themed fighting game. I expect the same 2.5D treatment as Street Fighter IV with a super special edition to follow a year after.
Hideo Kojima reveals a new Zone of Enders. Yeah, I know this is unlikely but I always wanted a next-gen version of this mech title. It'd be fun to see, plus the re-release of the two PlayStation 2 games in HD gives a new generation of players some familiarity with the series.
Shigeru Miyamoto announced a new franchise. Let's face it, the Wii U isn't doing too well. To keep the console from suffering the same fate as the Dreamcast, there needs to be some drastic action. Perhaps a console price cut and a new Zelda/Mario/Metroid would help. That's all fine and good but what I'm really hoping for is something fresh from the maestro. Miyamoto hasn't come out with a new franchise in ages. Does he have one more game up his sleeve? What are his hobbies right now? Whatever it may be Nintendo and the Wii U may need the legendary game designer to come through one more time.
AND WHAT WILL BE THE GAME OF THE SHOW?
I want Bayonetta 2 or The Last Guardian to kill everything out there but I have a feeling that there may be a surprise RPG or shooter that will blow people out of the water.
Being a Chargers fan, I have to disagree with some things they come up with. I'm not sure if Tom Brady will be the same old Tom Brady after that knee surgery. I'm thinking that Adrian Peterson may have a better year. For you 49ers fans, it looks like Patrick Willis could be the Defensive Player of the Year. I hear he knows how to play linebacker.


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Mintonians: An NFT Project Currently on the Rise
The advent of the digital age has transformed different industries in ways no one could have ever imagined. With advances in technology and more innovative approaches, the rise of a wide variety of industries has enabled hundreds and thousands of aspirants to conquer their endeavors and realize their dreams. One such powerhouse that is currently dominating the scene for its unique and all-out approach to carve success-enabling paths among dreamers and go-getters worldwide is the up-and-coming NFT project Mintonians. Wielding the power of technology, this trailblazing project is bound to emerge as a leader, taking NFT owners and interested investors towards the summits of success.
Unlike other NFT-driven projects, Mintonians is an extension of a bigger Metaverse called the Mintyverse or the Mintyswap Network, a new platform that serves to mint NFTs and swap tokens between holders creating a community of creators and supporters who seek to establish an innovative economy across the Blockchain. Thus, this emerging project belongs to a much larger initiative that aims to push the boundaries of NFTs, which was founded by a visionary, Layth Samarah. On a mission to transcend limitations and break barriers, Mintonians represents a step forward to the materialization of the company's vision, setting the bar high among industry players worldwide.
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, may be an unfamiliar term to some. However, the fast-growing and ever-evolving nature of the digital space has allowed individuals and communities to dig deep into the realm, particularly the world of cryptocurrency. As a matter of fact, some established authorities and highly accomplished personalities have shed light on the craft, encouraging people to take a look into NFTs. Highly cognizant of their benefits, the team behind Mintonians and Mintyswap Network has decided to create an avenue that speaks volumes of the power of NFTs.
Being more than any ordinary NFT project, Mintonians distinguishes itself apart by integrating NFTs into a play-to-earn scheme. In this way, owners possess the ability to create more value in their lives by not only owning a highly distinctive NFT but also utilizing it to earn even more through its play-to-earn MMORPG called Legends of Mintonian. As a matter of fact, the emerging entity is currently offering ten lucky minters with $500 a month for life, with an additional $100 a month for every month they hold on to their NFTs. On top of that, Mintonians also have the capacity to produce Baby Mintonians, allowing owners to expand their horizons and strengthen their wealth-generating power across the Blockchain.
Aside from its money-making capacity, Mintonians also take pride in its unparalleled capacity to showcase art. Each Mintonian is hand-drawn and carefully curated, enabling holders to own a masterful piece of art. Through this initiative, it hopes to invite more artists into the trade, allowing them to promote their pieces in the most innovative way possible.
A remarkable feat was witnessed during its launch when Mintonians was sold out and raised a whopping $500,000 in just ten minutes.
In the coming years, Mintonians envisions itself expanding its horizons, stretching the boundaries of NFTs across the Mintyswap Network. As it continues to reach impressive heights, it aims to become a go-to resource for NFTs, launching go-getters to greater heights.
To know more about Mintonians, you may visit its website.
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The Australian Freedom Network was launched in Canberra on 2nd December. Seventeen faith leaders signed a declaration committing their faith communities to work for the elimination of modern day slavery. The declaration was the same one signed by Pope Francis and other faith leaders in the Vatican in December 2014. Present at the launch representing ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans) was Marist Sister Noelene Simmons.
Following on from this event, John Cleary, host of Sunday Nights, ABC Local Radio's weekly national program that opens up conversations on important issues concerning religion, spirituality, ethics and values, invited four guests to speak on modern day slavery. Noelene was one of the guests along with Jenny Stanger (Salvation Army), Sheikh Ahmed Abdo (NSW Muslim Police Chaplain) and Fuzz Kitto (Stop the Traffik). Listen to the podcast here.


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1. Suppose you have a protein that reads the DNA sequence shown below and you wish to reverse the direction of the protein on the DNA but still have it bind on the same face of the DNA (with respect to surrounding sequence and protein binding sites 10 or more bases away). There are two ways to think about this. You can (conceptually) cut both strands of the DNA on both sides, rotate the segment containing the sequence by 180 degrees, and rejoin the strands. If the rotation is about an axis perpendicular to the paper, it appears to leave the DNA sequence on the same face of the DNA. If the rotation is about an axis in the plane of the paper (and perpendicular to the axis of the DNA), it appears to move the DNA sequence to the opposite face. Both cut, rotate, and join schemes ought to give the same result, but they appear not to. What is going on here?
2. Chemists and biochemistry texts and lecturers say that the peptide bond is not freely rotatable. Just how stiff is it? How would you want to understand its stiffness in a way that helps you understand protein structure and function?
3. Design (in principle) an efficient, sensitive, practical, biosensor for the presence of mercury ions.
4. Weather is chaotic, see butterfly effect, but is a protein molecule immersed in a bath of 100,000 water molecules and simulated by a molecular dynamics program deterministic or chaotic? Devise a method for determining the answer.


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Le championnat du Ghana de football est créé officiellement en 1958 après l'indépendance du pays le 6 mars 1957. La saison s'étend de juillet à avril et la compétition regroupe seize clubs. Le club le plus titré est Asante Kotoko avec 26 victoires.

Histoire
Un premier championnat local, dénommé Accra League, est organisé pendant la période coloniale pour la première fois en 1920. La compétition est disputée douze fois jusqu'en 1953. Le principal club est alors Hearts of Oak, qui remporte l'Accra League à six reprises en 1925, 1927, 1929, 1933, 1935 et 1953.

Une première tentative d'organiser un championnat national a lieu en 1956, un an avant l'indépendance du Ghana. Parmi les quatorze clubs invités à y participer, quatre sont basés à Accra, deux à Cape Coast, deux à Sékondi, et six à l'intérieur des terres à Obuasi et Kumasi. La compétition est boycottée par les quatre clubs de Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Cornerstones, Dynamos et Evergreens. Ceux-ci sont alors suspendus par la fédération ghanéenne, la Ghana Amateur Football Association. D'autres clubs se retirent au cours du championnat de sorte que la compétition se termine avec seulement deux clubs classés : Hearts of Oak d'Accra remporte la médaille d'or et Eleven Wise de Sekondi la médaille d'argent.

Le premier championnat officiel se déroule en 1958 dans l'état indépendant du Ghana. Il regroupe huit clubs. Hearts of Oak est le premier champion national officiel.

En 1966 le championnat débute en mars, soit juste après le coup d'état du 24 février. En cours de compétition plusieurs clubs sont dissous, tandis que l'équipe de l'armée, Defence Stars, perd certains joueurs. Le championnat est alors interrompu en décembre. Pendant la saison 1967-1968, la fédération organise finalement une compétition à élimination directe pour désigner le champion 1966. C'est le club de Mysterious Dwarfs qui, deux ans plus tard, remporte le titre de 1966.

En 2006, un accord de parrainage est conclu avec la compagnie nationale de Télécoms, One Touch de ce fait le championnat porte le nom officiel de One Touch Premier League. Les quatre premiers du classement final se partagent la somme de 200 millions de Cedis.

Depuis 2015 et un nouveau changement dans l'organisation du calendrier, la saison de championnat débute en janvier-février et s'achève en septembre-octobre.

Palmarès
Le palmarès officiel du championnat débute en 1958, le titre de Hearts of Oak acquis en 1956 n'étant pas reconnu officiellement.

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  Palmarès complet du championnat du Ghana sur le site RSSSF.com

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When Hubspot's Dharmesh Shah and Brian Halligan took the stage at INBOUND16, they enabled the audience to peek into the future of marketing and left them baffled. From changes in the buying process to changes in technology, they talked about every aspect which is going to build the future of marketing.
If you were to describe Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah's keynote at INBOUND16 in one word, what would that be? For us, the word was 'futuristic'. While Brian started off with how the customers' buying process has changed and will change in the next few years, Dharmesh gave us a glimpse of how technology will change to cater to these demands in the future. And their keynote address was a look at how all of these changes will affect us and our businesses.
You can, of course, take a look at Dharmesh and Brian's INBOUND16 keynote. But what we'll do here is put together some of the most important pieces of information that they shared. So the next time you are thinking about fundamental changes to your growth plans, you know exactly which aspects to focus on.
Brian's bit was all about some great insights from his research on how customers buy products, and how that's changed from 2006 to 2016.
Today we live inside social media, or as Brian calls it, 'Zuckerberg's world'. It's like our favorite coffee shop where we spend a great part of our day. So of course, that is where all your marketing should be concentrated. If you are not interacting with your customers there, you might as well be not doing any marketing at all.
When we started off, inbound marketing was all about creating great content that offers value to your readers. It was about the width of your brain and not the width of your wallet. But in 2016, and in the coming years, content marketing is going to be about the width of your brain times the size of your wallet. It's still about offering great value, and then taking it out to a great number of people.
A video is a more competent mode of connecting with your audience now. We all know there's more chance of your content being consumed if it's in the form of a video. And now there's more proof with the launch of Facebook Live and Instagram stories. So in 2017 and in the near future, video marketing will be the name of the game.
Brian analyzed a lot of sales, tracking them from the point where people think out buying till the time they actually make the purchase. And he did not find a single successful sale where the process had started with a cold call. Picking up the phone and talking to strangers just does not work anymore. And if you are still spending time and resources on it, it's time to stop.
Your marketing and sales teams are what helps your prospect decide upon your product/service right? Yes, but they are not the only ones. A significant part of the buying decision is influenced by your existing customers and what they have to say about you. Whether you have new customers or not depends on how you treat your current customers. And that makes it all the more important to constantly deliver value.
We also took a shot at condensing the other highlights from Brian's piece in this compact doodle.
Dharmesh's part of the keynote was all about technology, and how our interaction with technology is going to be the major determinant of how we grow our business.
Today, search is everywhere. It's in your pocket, in your car, and in your ear (with the Apple ear pods). Google, Facebook, and Amazon combined, know everything about you. And all of that builds the engagement graph of what people are looking at and how much they like it, share it, engage with it. So the way to win at SEO is going to be via maximizing the users' engagement and enjoyment.
When the mobile came into prominence and the internet expanded, people thought all the action is going to be in the web browser. But that was not to be. As Dharmesh hummed, "It's all about the apps…'bout the apps…not browsers." And outpacing all others are the messaging apps. They are personal and immediate, and used in both private and professional life.
So how does that effect marketers? If the majority of your audience interactions is on messaging apps, marketers have to go inbound, without fail. There is no more 'buying a list' and then sending everyone the same generic email. You have to connect and build trust with your audience. Inbound will not be an option, but rather mandatory.
Chatbots are going to be the next big wave in technology. The thing that would set them apart is the ability of the software to naturally converse with us. They would be able to intuitively understand what we mean in any given context and offer up easy, one-click ways to complete a lot of different actions. Achieving complex tasks will be as easy as asking a question to the chatbots.
The chatbots are possible in large part due to AI and machine learning. And while marketing tasks like lead scoring and automation will definitely improve with machine learning, there are other interesting use cases as well. Machine learning will lead to better matching of prospects and sales people. Analyzing data would help connect the prospect to a sales guy who has the best chance of closing the sale. And that's just one scenario. Machine learning is obviously going to change how people buy, and consequently, transform how we sell.
And here's the doodle for Dharmesh's bit at the INBOUND16 keynote.
So yes, this is where marketing is headed, at least in the near future. Time to buckle up and get our plans straight.
Image credit: All images not bearing the Niswey logo are screen grabs from the keynote video posted by HubSpot.
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The family friendly IPC Shopping Centre in Petaling Jaya has installed a colourful new floor in its indoor play area using specialist resin solutions from Flowcrete Asia.
The popular IPC Shopping Centre refurbished the floor to ensure that the site was looking its best and that it would able to maintain a colourful, safe and functional surface. Owned by Ikano Retail, part of the global IKEA business, it was imperative that the new finish lived up to the brand's high standards.
To achieve a floor that would meet the shopping centre's demands, 180 m2 of Urban Expressions EP was applied in a vibrant and child-friendly lay out. In the Kids Corner area the polyurethane resin finish was applied between tiles in bright pink, blue and green rows. This part of the centre was designed to be a fun place where families could spend time together, which meant that not only did it have to be fun and interesting but the floor would also have to withstand the scuffs, scrapes, spillages, impacts and abrasions inherent to a busy play area.
Three standing sections around the Kids Corner were also coated with Urban Expressions EP in solid blocks of colour, including yellow, blue and pink. The seamless and impervious nature of this system means that it will be easy for the cleaning regime to quickly wash away any dirt, dropped food or spilled drinks and the durability of Urban Expressions EP means that the shopping centre's operators can rest assured that the colour and quality of the floor won't deteriorate even after an extended period of use.
It took only six days for the installation project to be completed and ready for the venue's 15 million annual visitors to walk, play, run and jump across its revitalised children's play area.


Would Emily Post approve of your email marketing strategy? See if your tactics appear on the do or don't list to find out.
How often do you think about the feelings of the people on your email marketing list?
Hopefully every time you type up an email, but just in case, give this infographic from Skadeedle a quick read. It lists the dos and don'ts email marketing, which you should follow if you don't want to offend, irritate or anger your readers.
Do ensure your subject line relates to your email's content.
Do include your company name in the "from" label.
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BBC Radio 1 is one of the BBC's two flagship radio stations (the other being BBC Radio 2 ) that broadcasts to FM, DAB and TV from London. This station specializes in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day and it provides alternative genres such as electronica, dance, hip hop, rock and indie after 7 pm. It aims to a public aged 15 to 29 and the average age of its UK audience since 2009 is 30.
BBC Radio 1 was aired for the first time in 1967 to meet the demand for music generated by pirate radio stations. In 1991 it initiated a 24-hour broadcasting.
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Radiation therapy treatment is a very demanding cancer treatment process. The aim of the treatment is to cure or to limit the disease using high-energy radiation dose, having as minimum as possible damage on healthy tissues. In order to have the wanted results, the process is composed from several steps that are highly depended to each other. One could separate them into three different categories; the treatment planning and evaluation, the planning verification before and after treatment and finally the treatment itself. This work is a contribution in the chain of the radiotherapy process from the medical software application point of view. In principle the 3-Dimensional digital patient data are used instead of the physical patient, in order to perform the geometric planning (3D-Simulation), and partly the evaluation steps of the radiation therapy process. This thesis introduces the fully 3D definition of volumetric structures, offering higher degree of freedom to the clinicians for investigating the 3D information of the digital volumes. Also presents the semi-automatic segmentation of the spine, which is an essential tool used daily for the extraction of the spine volume. Main advantages of the methods are the increased efficiency and the improved time rates during volume segmentation. An interesting part of this work is the compensation of breathing artifacts as they are recorded and reconstructed on the surfaces of the acquired computed tomography medical volumes. This kind of artifacts is a source for potential errors during treatment planning and treatment evaluation. In this work we present a method for eliminating these inaccuracies and thus improving the treatment outcome. Further more using as basis the volume rendering pipe-line of the 3D-Simulation system reconstruction techniques have been established, to display anatomical volumes from specific body regions with sensitive structures. These methods require the minimum user interaction. Finally this thesis deals with a very essential issue related to the treatment planning verification. This is by presenting methods for the 3D visualization of the dose distribution in relation to the standard patient anatomy and the segmented anatomical structures.


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I recently bought a new high-speed imageFORMULA DR-C225. I started chopping down my boxes of papers like I was a log cutter, excited by the Porsche like speed. However, I soon noticed a glitch. It seems that all the text in the articles I scanned are somewhat blurry on my monitor. There is a ghosting around the lettering. It seems like the scanner is not getting the proper focus on the pages and the text is slightly "smeared". There's a bleed through to the edges of the image.
You can see below I have compared my Canon DR-C225 to my slower all-in-one printer scanner copier - Epson Workforce 630. The Epson scanner also has an Automatic Document Feeder so both scans used the same method of scanning. I used the same resolution for both scans - 300 DPI. You will hopefully notice how crisp the lettering and defined the edges are with the Workforce 630 and how variable the tones are in the Canon lettering and how grayed around the edges. This makes the text more difficult to read.
I am not an amatuer to working with scanners and pictures. I can use photoshop pretty decently and have an "eye" for resolution of images.
Please see the setting for each of the scanners below.
I am not sure why the quality of the image is so different. Is the high speed like taking a photo from a moving car. I would like the scanner to at least match resolution to resolution with my all-in-one with automatic document feeder.
I am now having a dilemna. I love the scanner for the variety of media types it can scan, the 11x17 capability and the space saving design. But I don't know if it is worth the loss in quality. Am I missing something? Could there be something wrong with my particular unit? Please help...
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"The West's favoured faction is on the run, while the Riyadh-backed rebels steadily gain ground"
Confusion over what is happening is so great that Western leaders may not pay as much of a political price at home as they should for the failure of their Syrian policy. But it is worth recalling that the Syrian National Coalition and the FSA are the same people for whom the US and UK almost went to war in August, and saw as candidates to replace Assad in power in Damascus. The recent debacle shows how right public opinion in both countries was to reject military intervention.Who are the winners in the new situation? One is Assad because the opposition to him – which started as a popular uprising against a cruel, corrupt and oppressive dictatorship in 2011 – has become a fragmented movement dominated by al-Qa'ida umbrella organisation the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil); the other al-Qa'ida franchisee, the al-Nusra Front; and the Islamic Front, consisting of six or seven large rebel military formations numbering an estimated 50,000 fighters, whose uniting factor is Saudi money and an extreme Sunni ideology similar to Saudi Arabia's version of Islam..."


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General officers face off in the presidential campaign
by Desiree Huitt Sep 16, 2016
Before officers make it to war college, their careers are dictated by politics (both in and out of the military), so it is not surprising that the general officers in Washington D.C and those that have retired are standing behind their preferred candidates. Here are the lists of flag and staff officers supporting Trump and Clinton.
Trump announced the backing of 88 former generals and admirals who called him the best candidate to serve as the next commander-in-chief. Within days, Clinton's campaign announced the names of 110 flag and general officers who endorsed her as the responsible, safe choice to lead the country. In response, Trump announced his list had topped 120.- Military Times
Does it matter which candidate the generals or admirals support? It does if they are in the pool of potential cabinet members, advisors, or key leadership positions.
In a Trump White House, 'You're FIRED' but it's more of the same
Retired Officers Question 2020 Election and Biden's Health in an Open Letter
Donald Trump to meet with Retired Marine General James Mattis for SECDEF
SOFREP attends the Commander in Chief Forum with Clinton and Trump
Department of Defense bans Confederate flag from military bases
Mark Esper's 'Shell Game' and the Shadow War in Syria


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Q: Hodge laplacian of distance function Let $p$ be a given point on a Riemaniann manifold $\mathcal{M}$. The distance function to point $p$ is denoted $f_p$ :
$$ f_p(q) = \operatorname{dist}(p,q)$$
The exterior derivative is denoted $\mathrm{d}$ and the codifferential is denoted $\delta$. Then the Hodge laplacian is $\Delta = \mathrm{d}\delta + \delta \mathrm{d} = (\mathrm{d} + \delta)^2$ which reduces to $\delta \mathrm{d}$ in the case of functions.
My questions are the following :

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*I think it can be shown that $f_p^2$ (the squared distance function to point $p$) is $C^\infty$ in a neighborhood of $p$. Can anyone confirm ?

*What is the value of the Hodge laplacian of $f_p^2$ ? By analogy with the case $\mathcal{M} = \mathbb{R}^n$, is my guess that it is a constant function right ? Do we have $\Delta f_p^2 = 2n$  where $n$ is the dimension of $\mathcal{M}$ ?

A: 1) By first removing the cut locus of $p$, the remaining subset of $M$ is an open subset diffeomorphic to some open subset of $T_p M$. Furthermore, if you place yourself in spherical normal coordinates $(r, \sigma)$ (where $\sigma$ encodes all the angular variables), the function $d_p ^2$ becomes $r^2$, which is obviously smoooth.
For a rigorous statement (but following the same idea), see theorem 3.6 at page 166, in chapter IV of "Foundations of Differential Geometry", volume 1, by Kobayashi and Nomizu.
2) In the same spherical normal coordinates, the Laplacian looks like
$$\Delta f \ (q) = \frac {\partial ^2 f} {\partial r^2} (q) + H(p,q) \frac {\partial f} {\partial r} (q) + \frac 1 {r^2} \Delta_S f \ (q) ,$$
where $r = d(p,q)$, $S$ is the geodesic sphere of radius $r$ centered at $p$, $\Delta_S$ is the Laplacian restricted to $S$ and $H(p,q)$ is the mean curvature at $q$ of $S$. It follows that
$$\Delta d_p ^2 \ (q) = \Delta r^2 = 2 + H(p,q) 2r = 2 + 2 H(p,q) d_p (q) .$$
In $\Bbb R^n$, the mean curvature of the sphere of radius $r$ is $H = \frac {n-1} r$, so the above becomes $2n$. Otherwise, as your intuition hinted at, the curvature does play a role and makes the result non-constant, in general.
For an alternative formulation of the Laplacian see also page 48 of "Spectral Theory and Geometry" edited by E.B. Davies and Y. Safarov.

A: The answer to your first question is yes.  You can view the distance function you defined
$$f_p(q) = d(p, q)$$
as the radial component of the inverse of the exponential map at $p$.  The exponential map is known to be a diffeomorphism in a neighborhood $p$.  You can define the full neighborhood in which it is smooth in terms of its conjugate points according to this Mathoverflow Thread:

The distance function is differentiable at $(p,q) \in M \times M$ if and only if there is a unique length-minimizing geodesic from p to q. Furthermore, the distance function is $C^\infty$ in a neighborhood of $(p,q)$ if and only if $p$ and $q$ are not conjugate points along this minimizing geodesic.

Regarding the answer to your second question, I can't find a specific counter-example but I see no reason why it would be true.  I did do various searches of literature and found references to bounding the Laplacian of distance functions.  e.g. In On the differential structure of metric measure spaces and applications it is stated on page $2$ that
$$\Delta f_p(q) \leq \frac{n - 1}{f_p(q)}$$
when $M$ is a manifold with non-negative Ricci curvature.

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Homeless New Yorker reunites with his daughter after 11 years thanks to Twitter
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February 25, 2011 11:26 AM ET
A homeless New Yorker tweeted his way to a reunion with a daughter he hasn't seen in 11 years.
Daniel Morales, 58, got a Twitter account about three weeks ago, documenting what it's like to be homeless – 140 characters at a time. The number of people following him on the social networking site ballooned to about 3,000 and climbing.
Morales quickly mastered the fine art of tweeting and decided to use the tool to find his 27-year-old daughter.
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In a lot of men, the use and efficiency of Finasteride varies depending on their medical condition, age, health, and response to treatment. For some, it can take longer; some respond and obtain better results from the drug immediately. It is crucial that you always remain optimistic. However, for patients who have been taking and relying on the medication for over twelve months or almost a year and there are no visible improvements found from the treatment, it is very unlikely that it will work at all.
AGA or otherwise known as Androgenetic Alopecia is a medical condition where there appears a hair loss pattern that is found to be hereditary and where the remaining hairs turned into tiny vellus hairs. This kind of hair loss is widespread and very typical. About 85% of white Caucasian men and 60% of women have alopecia by the time reach the age of 70 years old.
Nevertheless, those suffering from the condition show various patterns of hair loss regardless of their gender. The men have the tendency to experience thinning of hair around the scalp vertex and the frontal scalp area. Women on the other hand, would show hair thinning around their central scalp. These hair losses are seen to result in emotional distress and impact the way of life of the sufferer, prompting them to seek viable treatments. Oftentimes, they would use finasteride. Finasteride is a medication from the category 5AR or 5 Alpha Reductase, which is usually utilised in promoting hair regrowth and inhibit further hair loss among patients.
Finasteride prevents the conversion of testosterone to Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the body. DHT is responsible in the development of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). It is also helpful in treating male pattern hair loss in men. It helps shrink the prostate gland among patients with BPH and aid them with their urinary problems such as having to pass urine frequently, but there is a weak flow of urine when you feel you have to go. The medicine is also useful in decreasing the risk of developing acute urinary retention or the inability to pass urine, which can eventually require surgery. Finasteride is for use with male patients only.
How Does It Work & What It Is Used For?
Finasteride is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor drug. It works by effectively blocking the action of the 5-alpha-reductase enzyme in the body. This enzyme converts the male hormone testosterone into DHT.
As men age, the prostate glands are prone to getting enlarged, this is the result of the testosterone to DHT conversion in the prostate gland. By effectively blocking the 5-alpha reductase, the drug will prevent DHT formation and help shrink the size of the prostate of the patient. The prostate gland is an organ found only among male patients. It is found at the top of the male urethra, just under the bladder. The enlargement of the prostate gland leads it to press on the bladder and urethra and result in difficulty passing urine coupled with the increased need to urinate, especially in the evening. By shrinking the patient's prostate, Finasteride is able to decrease the pressure on the urethra and the bladder and enable urine to flow freely to the urethra past the prostate gland.
Basically, your doctor will require some laboratory and blood tests to ensure the patient is not suffering from any medical condition that can prevent a patient from safely taking the medication. Make sure to follow all directions as advised in your product prescription label and read all medication guides on the product's packaging. Use Finasteride exactly as directed by your doctor.
Finasteride must not be taken by children or women. It can lead to serious birth defects once a female patient is exposed to it while pregnant. It must not be taken by someone who is pregnant or someone expecting to be pregnant.
Before you take Finasteride, make sure you first consult with your doctor. Do not take the medicine if you are allergic to it or any of its ingredients. Finasteride should not be taken by women or children. The medication can be absorbed by the skin, and so children and women must keep away from it. Pregnant women or those who plan to become pregnant should not handle this drug. If a woman accidentally comes in contact with a crushed or broken tablet, immediately wash the area thoroughly with soap and water. Using the medication can enhance the risk of developing prostate cancer among male patients. Ask your doctor first before taking this drug.
Finasteride can be taken by male patients, but make sure you contact your doctor if you have depression or have a medical history of anxiety disorders. This medication is not suitable for adolescents below 18 years old, women, and children.


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Der Isis River ist ein Fluss im Osten des australischen Bundesstaates New South Wales.

Er entspringt an den Südhängen des Crawney Mountain in der Great Dividing Range. Von dort fließt er nach Süden durch die Kleinstadt Timor. Nördlich der Kleinstadt Gundy, in der Nähe des Lake Glenbawn, mündet er in den Pages River.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Flüsse in New South Wales
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On Monday May 19 2014 the OpenITP Techno-Activism Third Monday's featured presenter was Gregory Donovan who presented Dataveillance and Everyday Consciousness in the 'Smart' City. Surveillance doesn't have to be an accepted part of city living. Last year alone, Iowa City unanimously passed a law banning a large number of surveillance technologies. What is the situation in New York? Donovan explains who is tracking your movements, how they are doing it, and why; in addition, how city dwellers can take control of their privacy and security. Video is below.


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Re: Artists- what species are the easiest for you to draw?
Felines, reptiles, fish, invertibrates, therapods and dragons are all fairly easy for me.
T_T One day, I will learn this skill you possess... one day.
I can do feral drawings, I enjoy drawing fantasy characters best.
My drawing basis is in palaeontological drawings. There are a crapton of dead species of fish that needed drawing on my degree. After that, with some knowledge of human anatomy, it is easy to combine the two.
Canines, felines, rabbits, rodents, Thylacines, Most mammals but I can't draw equines.
Cats, rabbits, rats... octopodes and sharks I've gotten some decent practice with. There are only a couple breeds of canine that I feel at all comfortable with, and I still have a lot of work to do on anything avian or equine. Different reptiles are hit and miss. Goats I've gotten to be all right at.
Equines are one of the easier things for me to draw, except their legs. I am terrible at their legs.
I can also draw the following species with some ease...dinosaurs, birds, jaguars, housecats, rats/mice and *some* species of canines.
I need to start drawing again, I haven't in ages.
Canines and dragons, with felines fairly close behind. Probably because I've had the most practice with those. I can draw equines fairly well, but bovines are questionable. Birds are difficult, but doable, with reference pictures.
Smooth jazz will be deployed, in three, two, one.
I haven't really gone outside of that box, to tell the truth.
I doodle them E V E R Y W H E R E.


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Jeanette S. Arakawa
Jeanette S. Arakawa was born in San Francisco, California to Japanese immigrants. Between 1942 and 1945, during World War II, she was part of a diaspora that took her to Stockton, California, Rohwer, Arkansas, and Denver, Colorado.
She returned to San Francisco in 1946. Jeanette and her husband, Kiyoto, have two sons and a grown granddaughter. Over the years Jeanette's devotion to educational issues has permitted her to share her experiences in the classroom as well as other forums.
She continues to be an active member of her temple. Writing, line dancing, taiko (Japanese drumming), and singing occupy the spaces available in her busy life. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
"Jeanette Arakawa has done a masterful job in bringing this tragic story to life. It should be required reading in our schools. We have to make sure that what happened to my parents, and tens of thousands of other Japanese-Americans, never happens again. "The Little Exile" belongs on everyone's shelf.
—Prof. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics, author of "Physics of the Impossible"
"With the deftness and colorful detail of a gifted artist, Arakawa captures the WWII confinement experience of Japanese Americans as seen through the eyes of a young child. Little Marie's innocent wisdom and spritely audacity frame the enormity of the trauma along with the minutiae of everyday life confined by barbed wire. Her story tugs at the conscience and inspires human kindness."
—Satsuki Ina, Ph.D., Producer, PBS documentary, Children of the Camps
"Few books about Japanese American incarceration capture so vividly the feel of community before the war, during the incarceration, and in the postwar relocation years. Arakawa has written an epic story in small, exquisitely remembered vignettes that glow with humor, warmth, and her own and her family's wisdom."
—Gil Asakawa, author, Being Japanese American
"Set amidst the tumult and trauma of displacement and incarceration, Arakawa offers us the moving and poignant story of a young girl whose American identity is constantly challenged. The Little Exile dramatically captures not only the broad historical injustices, but also the small acts of kindness and cruelty that leave such an indelible impression on our lives."
—Michael Omi, University of California, Berkeley
"Through the sharp and observant eyes of a preteen child, Jeanette Arakawa offers a readable, matter-of-fact account of wartime upheaval and the imprisonment of her family and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans. . . . "The Little Exile" should be required reading for every schoolchild and every U.S. government official."
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DMRC's 1st Cardiometabolic Science Bootcamp
Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center
Friday, July 9th marks the date of the Cardiometabolic Science Bootcamp, an all-day introduction to research sponsored by a T32 postdoctoral training grant entitled "Postdoctoral Training in Cardiometabolic Science, Willa Hsueh MD and Sakima Smith MD/PhD co-PIs." The series of introductory and educational lectures for Fellows and trainees is structured to define the all too common patient with diabetes and heart disease, the essence of the cardiometabolic syndrome, offer guidance from senior faculty who will highlight state-of-the-art techniques in research, and stimulate interest in postdoctoral fellowships.
The program will offer networking opportunities and the chance for trainees and fellows to hear from cardiovascular and metabolic investigators in an environment that is meant to cultivate the next generation of leaders who will be at the forefront of future advances in cardiometabolic science.
The series will include informative lectures from the following faculty:
Willa Hsueh, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University: What is Cardiometabolic Science?
Martha Belury, PhD, Carol S. Kennedy Professor of Human Nutrition, Program Chair, Human Nutrition, Department of Human Sciences: Nutrition's Impact on Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolism
Sakima A. Smith, MD, MPH, FAHA, Associate Professor of Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation, Vice Chair for Diversity & Inclusion, Department of Internal Medicine, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Heart & Vascular Center, Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program: The Heart in Cardiometabolic Disease
Vicki Wysocki, PhD, Ohio Eminent Scholar of Macromolecular Structure and Function, Director, Campus Chemical Instrument Center, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Proteomics and Metabolomics
Eugene Oltz, PhD, Chair, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Samuel Saslaw Professor of Infectious Diseases: Transcriptomics and Epigenetics
Jill A. Rafael-Fortney, PhD, Professor, Department of Physiology & Cell Biology, Director, Center for Muscle Health & Neuromuscular Disorders, Director, Cardiac Predoctoral T32 Training Program: Diversity in Research
Dr. E. Douglas Lewandowski, PhD, FAHA, FISHR, FAAAS, Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Director, Translational Research, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center: Metabolic Basis and Consequences of Heart Failure
Michael Knopp, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology and Novartis Chair of Imaging Research, Distinguished University Scholar, PI and Director, Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging and the Ohio Imaging Research and Innovation Network, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Radiology: Multiorgan Imaging (Pet/Ct/Mri)
Prabha Nagareddy, M. Pharm, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery - Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Injury
Lang Li, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine: Use of Biomedical Informatics to Enhance Research in Cardiometabolic Disease
The T32 grant will support two trainees in its first year, with an additional two trainees entering the program each consecutive year.
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ISyE's Ronald Johnson Named a Civilian Aide to Army Secretary
Jan 5, 2017 | Atlanta, GA
Ronald Johnson, a professor of the practice at the College of Engineering, has been appointed a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA). This is a prestigious distinction that underlines Johnson's commitment to Army members and their families.
As a CASA, Johnson will "help tell the Army story to the American public," according to a letter from Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning.
Johnson, an alumnus of the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), is also a retired major general, and he teaches at ISyE as a Faculty Leadership Fellow.
On Jan. 9, he will attend an investiture ceremony for new CASAs at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. His role will also include raising support for soldiers and helping civilians understand Army policies.
In addition to 32 years of military service, Johnson's career has included time as the NBA's senior vice president for referee operations. He holds a master's degree from Georgia Tech in operations research, a master's degree in strategic planning from the School of Advanced Military Studies, and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and mathematics from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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Turkish PM hires top PR firm in EU capital
Davutoglu casts his ballot (Photo: Turkish government)
BRUSSELS, 6. Nov 2015, 20:49
Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu has hired a top PR firm, Burson-Marsteller, to improve his overseas image following Turkish elections.
Karen Massin, the CEO of its Brussels office, told EUobserver on Friday (6 November) the contract began Tuesday, just two days after Turkish people gave his AKP party an absolute majority.
"The company is providing communication support to highlight the prime minister's leading role in international efforts to address the refugee crisis and his commitment to open dialogue and consensus, which is crucial to ensuring the stability and future prosperity of Turkey," she said.
The client, as listed in Burson-Marsteller's entry in the European Commission transparency register, is the "Office of [the] Prime Minister of Turkey."
It says the work is worth less than €9,999.
Government contracts in the EU capital can be worth €60,000 a month. But the low figure might reflect the early nature of the relationship.
Burson-Marsteller, a US company, had a turnover of almost €10 million in Brussels last year, and is one of the city's biggest lobby firms.
The company's Berlin, London, Paris, and Washington offices are also working on the Davutoglu file.
Its activities so far include setting up background briefings with journalists and the PM's press team, with a view to lining up interviews in Ankara.
European and US media, over the past 18 months, have highlighted Turkey's slide toward authoritarianism under the AKP president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
His riot police have beaten and killed pro-democracy protesters.
He has tried to hush up corruption scandals by sacking prosecutors and rigging the judiciary.
He has also launched a crackdown on government-critical media, prompting election monitors, last week, to say the AKP victory was "unfair", and due, in part, to a "rapidly diminishing choice of media outlets and restrictions on freedom of expression."
But as Massin's remark on "open dialogue" indicates, Burson-Marsteller is portraying Davutoglu as a moderate and relatively independent figure.
It notes that, during the election campaign, he held meetings with Kurdish groups, as well as AKP-critical artists, journalists, and intellectuals, in order to mend fences.
Erdogan's man?
Marc Pierini, the former EU ambassador in Turkey, who works with the Carnegie Europe think thank, agreed - up to a point.
"He [Davutoglu] has his own style and his own ideas, which are very different from the president's [Erdogan], and he can voice these differences. But after the elections, more power has shifted to the president," Pierini told this website.
"He [Davutoglu] has, on occasion, voiced differences on freedom of the press. But the problem is, it doesn't change anything."
Sinan Ulgen, who chairs the Istanbul-based Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies, and who also works with Carnegie, said it's "standard practice" for Turkish politicians to hire PR firms.
He added: "After the elections, Davutoglu might try to carve out more political space for himself … He has the constitution to back him, because it gives more power to the PM than to the president, but this will be an uphill struggle given how influential and effective Erdogan is."
An EU diplomatic source said: "Davutoglu is dependent on the president, but at the same time, he's ambitious and he might be waiting for his moment."
"He's an ideologue, an intellectual, and a man who represents certain values. Unlike Erodgan, for instance, he really wanted to fight corruption."
Media crackdown and violence taint Turkey election
Erdogan party clinches majority in Turkey
Turkey raises price on EU refugee deal
Turkey's strongman leader has demanded world respect for his party's victory in elections marred by a media crackdown and violence.
Turkish president Erdogan is set to tighten his grip on power as voters in Sunday's general election gave his party a clear majoirty to rule the polarised country at the gates of Europe.
Turkey seeking €3 billion a year in EU aid and visa-free travel, as institutions court Ankara on refugees, including by delay of critical report, now leaked, until after elections.
EU court blow to 'Eastern Partnership' credibility
The EU court in Luxembourg has annulled sanctions on Ukraine's former regime, in a symbolic blow to European foreign policy in the former Soviet region.
EU discusses new sanctions on Turkey
EU diplomats have discussed which sanctions to slap on Turkey over gas drilling in Cypriot waters, amid Ankara's ongoing mockery of Europe.


Sam and Callum are stranded in the strange parallel world, having been pulled across by the dangerous energy of the Bermuda Triangle. Now they have found Sam's mum and joined her rebel group, who are trying to stop the raptor species from creating even bigger holes in the fabric between the two worlds. Sam is still desperate to find a way home, but how far will he go to get there? Meanwhile Niamh is trying to uncover the truth about the boys' disappearance. Convinced that her brother and Callum are alive despite the authorities suspicions, it's up to her to solve the mystery before her father is convicted of murder.


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Julius Barnathan (January 22, 1927 – December 1, 1997) was an American broadcast engineer. Barnathan was President of Broadcast Operations and Engineering for American Broadcasting Company (ABC). During his 40 years at ABC, he was responsible for many technical developments in the television industry, including the use of handheld and miniature cameras at sports events and closed captioned programs for the deaf. He is also credited with helping to adapt slow-motion technology to color cameras, develop the use of long-lens cameras to capture sports events that take place over great distances, and introduce the use of small square inset pictures behind news anchors.

Awards and recognitions
 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - The Silver Circle, 1996
 NAB Engineering Achievement Award - April 13, 1982
 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - The Trustees Awards, 1984-1985

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How about start reducing plastic consumption?
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Cutting trees to make placards to quote on them - 'save earth', 'stop cutting trees' is really ironical. Isn't?
We are slowly destroying it. It's sad.
And many were probably littering while demonstrating. Wouldn't be surprised.
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Reality is that most of these people showed up because they prefered to take a day off school. Few of them actually care about our planet and lots of them were stoned. Very sad that government uses teenagers to make a statement instead of teaching them with values, norms and wisdom to take responsibility.


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Hjärtum is een plaats in de gemeente Lilla Edet in het landschap Bohuslän en de provincie Västra Götalands län in Zweden. De plaats heeft 384 inwoners (2005) en een oppervlakte van 49 hectare.

Plaats in Västra Götalands län


After being bogged down by funding amendments for Flint, MI and other issues, the "Energy Policy Modernization Act" has been resurrected and is expected to be brought up for a vote before the U.S. Senate today (Tuesday). This bill represents the first broad legislative attempt to address growing issues for the nation's energy sector since 2007. It has generally seen bipartisan support as it has made its way through committees since originally introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) last year.
Currently at 424 printed pages, there's a lot of ground covered in this package. In addition to updating language and definitions around various energy resources, the bill requires that DOE conduct new studies to answer questions about grid reliability, lays out support for workforce training programs (including those for displaced coal workers), and would require DOE to issue final determinations on LNG terminal applications within 45 days (some LNG terminal applications have been pending for more than 4 years).
Hoping to improve the Federal government's role in spurring innovation, it is also worth noting that the bill attempts to make it easier for small businesses to access the National Labs, and increases the authorizations for the Office of Science in the U.S. Department of Energy, ARPA-E, and the Army Corp of Engineers.
Access a current copy of the bill here. Read more about the anticipated amendments under consideration for this bill here.


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Les élections sénatoriales dans le Haut-Rhin ont eu lieu le dimanche . Elles ont eu pour but d'élire les sénateurs représentant le département au Sénat pour un mandat de dix années.

Contexte départemental

Lors des élections sénatoriales du 24 septembre 1995 dans le Haut-Rhin, trois sénateurs ont été élus selon un mode de scrutin proportionnel : un RPR et deux UDF.

Depuis, tous les effectifs du collège électoral des grands électeurs ont été renouvelés, avec les élections législatives françaises de 2002, les élections régionales françaises de 2004, les élections cantonales de 2001 et 2004 et les élections municipales françaises de 2001.

Sénateurs sortants

Présentation des listes et des candidats

Les nouveaux représentants sont élus pour une législature de 10 ans au suffrage universel indirect par les 1829 grands électeurs du département. Dans le Haut-Rhin, les sénateurs sont élus au scrutin proportionnel plurinominal. Compte tenu des évolutions démographiques, leur nombre change en 2004, passant de 3 à 4 sénateurs à élire et 6 candidats doivent être présentés sur la liste pour qu'elle soit validée. Chaque liste de candidats est obligatoirement paritaire et alterne entre les hommes et les femmes. 10 listes ont été déposées dans le département. Elles sont présentées ici dans l'ordre de leur dépôt à la préfecture et comportent l'intitulé figurant aux dossiers de candidature.

Divers droite

Union pour un mouvement populaire

Divers droite

Divers

Union pour la démocratie française

Parti socialiste - Les Verts

Divers

Écologiste

Front national

Alsace d'abord

Résultats

Sénateurs élus

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Articles connexes

 Élections sénatoriales françaises de 2004
 Grand électeur
 Liste des sénateurs du Haut-Rhin
 Sénat

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 Résultats des élections sénatoriales de 2004 dans le Haut-Rhin

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I'm trying to install a module driver in my petalinux rootfs for using on zedboard. I configured an IP core for PL, which has two AXI memory mapped ports (pic1). Now, for using my driver which is responsible for communications with my IP core, i need to know the conversions from phisical addresses to virtual addresses made by kernel.
[ 1324.279333] <1>Hello module world.
[ 1324.282663] <1>Module parameters were (0xdeadbeef) and "default"
In pics you can see the phisical adresses for my IP core. As i see, just the first phisical adress has a virtual conversion <0x43c00000 to 0xe09c0000>.
Has anyone met this problem?
how does your device tree node for this IP look like? How is the mapping in the code of the driver being done?
I do not undestand what you want to say by "the mapping in the code of the driver being done".
sorry, maybe my question was not so clear.
Maybe you can also check if the second address is present on "/proc/device-tree" on your board, to be sure that the kernel interpreted it right.
Thank you again for replying so quick. The code for mapping from probe function is the default one.
I looked into /proc/device-tree and this is what is see.
As i see, there are some files for the second interface s01.
and observe how many addresses were mapped. Another way would be to insert some "printk" in the code to plot the value of "r_mem->end".


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Stamford immigrant center gets $14K grant
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STAMFORD — Neighbors Link Stamford, a community resource center for immigrants, has been awarded a $14,250 grant from the Community Fund of Darien.
The grant will support efforts to increase employment-related opportunities for immigrant workers.
NLS Executive Director Catalina Horak said the Community Fund has been "a dedicated supporter" of the Stamford organization "since the very beginning." The Darien group is a volunteer-driven nonprofit that works to address health and human service needs in the area.
"This grant will help prepare our students for reliable careers that provide a steady, dependable source of income for themselves and their families," Horak said in a news release.
Carrie Bernier, executive director of the Community Fund, praised the NLS for its "strong foothold in the immigrant community."
"The successful integration of immigrants into the local workforce is critical for our region's economic growth, particularly with regards to increasing retirements by aging baby-boomers," she said in a statement. "With their unique positioning and perspective, they offer the right mix of opportunities that enable immigrants to make progress towards economic self-sufficiency and social integration."
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A Brazilian native and longtime Stamford resident, Nelson has been with Hearst Connecticut Media since 2013. He joined the organization months after graduating from Stony Brook University on Long Island, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. He first worked as a town reporter for the New Canaan News, then as a crime and general assignment reporter for the News-Times in Danbury and he now covers education and general assignments for the Advocate in Stamford. Nelson also has an associate's degree from Norwalk Community College as well as several awards from local and international journalism associations.


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The observations analysis, statistical analysis and interpolation product for the Galilee subregion in the Lake Eyre Basin bioregion describes the information necessary to better understand and model the areas where coal resource development is possible. This provides a quantitative understanding of the Galilee subregion by analysing the observed data and, where required, estimating additional data for locations where data are sparse.
geology: the geological model developed for the bioregional assessment of the Galilee subregion consists of a series of upper surfaces of stratigraphic sequences (structure contours) and thickness (isopach) maps. These were compiled to form a composite geological model of stratigraphic units in the Eromanga and Galilee basins.
hydrogeology and groundwater quality: hydrochemistry data were available for three regional aquifers, three regional partial aquifers and three regional aquitards.
surface water hydrology and water quality: the Galilee subregion and its neighbouring areas contain 36 streamflow gauges. Data from 15 of them were used for hydrological model calibration or assessment of impact due to the coal resource development pathway.
surface water – groundwater interactions: surface water – groundwater interactions manifest in various ways including baseflow to rivers, discharge to springs and lakes and groundwater-dependent ecosystems.
This product on observations analysis, statistical analysis and interpolation is part of a series of model-data analysis (Component 2) products, which describe the hydrological relationships between coal resource development and potentially impacted water resources and water-dependent assets in the subregion. This product informs impact and risk analysis (Component 3 and 4) products on the risks to and potential impacts on water resources and water-dependent assets, such as bores and habitats.


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Le diable l'emporte ("May the devil take him") is a 1948 novel by the French writer René Barjavel. It revolves a future world war with devastating weapon technology, which forces the last surviving humans to live deep underground in a secret vault. The book has a pessimistic message about technology and celebrates the down-to-earth man and traditional farmer.

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