A gift for Turnbull, who doesn't deserve it.
Welcome to Election-2016 in Australia.
"There will be no carbon tax under Labor, there will be no fixed price under Labor, what we are doing instead is we are working with the market to create an Emissions Trading Scheme," Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said.
He is offering a kind of "Cap N Trade", which is bound to suit all the Aussies who've been lining up at protests saying "No Carbon Tax. We want Cap N Trade". Have you met one ? Me neither.
It's a tax that's "not a tax" and a "free market" that isn't free.
Joy. An emission trading scheme (ETS) is on the agenda again in Australia. Here's why the first priority is to clean up a crooked conversation. If we can just talk straight, the stupid will sort itself out.
The national debate is a straight faced parody — it could be a script from "Yes Minister", except no one would believe it. Bill Shorten argues that the Labor Party can control the world's weather with something that exactly fits the definition of a tax, yet he calls it a "free market" because apparently he has no idea what a free market really is. (What union rep would?) It's like our opposition leader is a wannabe entrepreneur building a Kmart that controls the clouds. Look out Batman, Billman is coming. When is a forced market a free market? When you want to be PM.
Are dead fish worth more than live person? Could be… Let's ban fishing too.
[Reuters] "…the all-out efforts to combat China's disastrous pollution levels might get in the way of plans to tax carbon dioxide emissions in a bid to stunt the rapid growth of greenhouse gas emissions, Zhu Guangyao, the vice environment minister, said.
"We have to reflect the requests of the majority through many consultation rounds," he told the Beijing Morning Post from the sidelines of China's annual parliamentary sessions.
A carbon tax is increasingly controversial among lawmakers, said Zhu, adding that an environment tax would be easier to push through without carbon in the mix.
The decline was looking pretty terminal, but the EU government has now voted to backload (which means hold off the permits and cut the supply). This is a desperate measure involving over half the new permits to keep the "free" market alive.
Instead, the news agencies with greener leanings have underplayed the fall, and the 60% decline is now invisibly massaged in places like BusinessGreen into a "market set to soar". This is not just media-spin but a news-through-a-centrifuge.
The value of the world's carbon markets is set to soar to €64bn (£53bn) this year, up from €39bn in 2013, as the European Union launches a temporary fix to revive its ailing emissions trading system.
Peak carbon came and went. Those 2014 figures are speculation. Otherwise the trend was terminal.
It's just another day tracking the decline of the global warming meme.
Things were so pear-shaped for global carbon trading markets in 2012 that the World Bank canceled its annual State of the Carbon Market report. But how bad were they? In their last report in 2012 the grand global total was $176b USD for the 2011 year. Since the World Bank figure are not publishing their tally any more, I've switched to the Reuters Point Carbon figures instead, which are issued in Euro.
Rather devastatingly, despite the fact the FTSE grew 6% in 2012 and Euro Stoxx grew by 13% in 2012, the global carbon market (which is mostly an EU market) fell by a whopping 36% in 2012. Money printing is running rife and new money is pouring into asset markets worldwide, yet globally the money is running from invisible, rortable, pointless carbon certificates. We are past the peak, and over the hill. This parrot is almost dead.
Back in the heady days of 2008 the growth was described as "explosive" and it was predicted it would grow to $1.2 trillion by 2020 (about 880 billion €) .
When is a free market not free? When it doesn't do what the bureaucrats wanted it to "freely do". There is a message from this-pale-shadow-of-a-global-carbon-free-market and it's telling us that carbon (dioxide) should be free, as in $0, no cost, no fee, no tax.
CDM's (Clean Development Mechanisms) were set up in 1997 with Kyoto. It is separate from the EU market, and is one of the only "global" carbon markets.
The world's only global system of carbon trading, designed to give poor countries access to new green technologies, has "essentially collapsed", jeopardising future flows of finance to the developing world.
Billions of dollars have been raised in the past seven years through the United Nations' system to set up greenhouse gas-cutting projects, such as windfarms and solar panels, in poor nations. But the failure of governments to provide firm guarantees to continue with the system beyond this year has raised serious concerns over whether it can survive.
The collapse of the Man-Made Myth continues apace. You may not read headlines as such (at least not in major dailies) but all the signs are there.
People who we never would have imagined speaking against the Big Scare Campaign are now doing so. Key glaciers are not melting and corals are happy. Governments won't tell you it's over, but they are behaving that way (the Australian one excepted, due to an election fluke that gave the Greens the balance of power). The Catholic Herald headlined it: Is the 'anthropogenic global warming' consensus on the point of collapse?
The last year of carbon trading in EUR's continues to fall. (Click to enlarge).
Gillard once lauded the genius of the carbon market. That part of the "free" market which is free to move, is moving — and right out. The smart money is saying that carbon trading is a dead dog. It's a has-been-tulip, a sick puppy, a sinking ship.
The future of global carbon trading is so "certain" that Barclays Bank is not even bothering to leave one part time guy in the US office with a post box, so they can pretend they still have an interest in it. The mood has so changed, they see an advantage in letting the world know they're not wasting a single cent more on carbon trading in the United States of America. Well that made my day. .
Barclays was the first UK bank to set up a carbon trading desk, and fast to move into carbon trading: "Barclays Capital is the most active player in the emissions trading market, having traded some 300 million tonnes as at February 2007″.
Carbon Credits reach their true value!
I can hardly let the demise of the Chicago Climate Exchange go by without a note.
Didn't I point out that if carbon trading was a free market, nobody would pay a cent?
Well, hail the triumph of the free market.
But as Steven Milloy points out the death of the US national carbon market has barely made a mention in the news.
"[There are] no implications for the EU and UK," Emilie Mazzacurati, head of carbon research for North America at Point Carbon, told BusinessGreen in an email.
No implications? None? And would they have said that if new markets had blossomed in, say, Japan or Brazil?


i need some help and advice/suggestions about networks and office set-up for my own business, and hope some AI people might have some.
my wife and i run our own design studio -- its just us. we have found out we are expecting a baby so this means that we need to change our working arrangements somewhat, and i'm a bit stuck what to do.
we work in an studio about a mile from our home. the studio has an ADSL net connection, coming into a 4 port ADSL modem/router. we each have a PowerBook, which we plug into the router. There is a laser printer connected to the router.
the router has a static ip, the rest of the machines have assigned ips in the 192.168.7.x range.
we use an old UMAX mac clone with a G4 card, running 10.2.8 as our file server also connected to the network. this holds all our past work (so we can retrieve it at anytime), and copies of current work. it also runs iWork server, which we use for project management. the server is backed up to a filewire hard drive each night.
we each work on our own projects stored locally on our laptops then sync them with the server each day.
we do work from home occasionally, but we know in advance and make sure we have files we need with us. the other person is often working in the studio and can send files across the net to them in an emergency.
as we are expecting a small person, we want to change the way we work. at the moment we can't do our ideal thing, which is to move into a bigger house and have a studio and work from home. so we will be keeping our studio. my wife will be working part-time to begin with and will be working from home. i will work from the studio, and also from home (so i can be around the baby as much as possible).
we need to be able to access files and work from the file server wherever we are -- home or studio. we need an easier way than we have now for keeping files synced and up-to-date.
What is the volume of data that you sync on a daily basis?
it really depends on the type of projects.
some days we are just working on html/css files, so the data is tiny. other times its photoshop, illustrator or indesign files.
maybe a couple of hundred meg a day? certainly not gigabytes worth.
My personal suggestion for the volume of data you are talking about would be to get an .Mac account. You can use iSync / iDisk to sync your work seamlessly. It is not the most cost effective solution for large volumes, but it works wonders otherwise.
interesting solution, but i wonder if it will offer enough space and flexibility?
but 1gig won't be enough -- one project we do is a magazine which happens twice a year and takes up 1 gig by itself.
i'm wondering if some sort of VPN (i don't know much about them) would work -- a way to access the network in the studio remotely?
Well, I have never gotten the $100 Linksys and D-Link router/VPN's to work right. I have noticed that you have to at least spend around $700 on a Symantech, Sonic Wall or low end Cisco. and even at that they all come with clients for PC. I don't know of any with OS X clients, i am sure that they are out there. If you are not real savvy with networking i would recomend getting a local company or the kid next door to set it up.
Secure FTP (SFTP) is a good way to enable access to your machine from a remote site. You need to enable that port on the firewall / router and map it to a machine. Just make sure that the machine you run SFTP on has all the latest patches.
has anyone any advice on a good dummies guide to setting up port mapping etc on my router, so i can give this idea a try?


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10 Things You Didn't Know About the Cure
Michael Gallucci Published: April 6, 2013
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You probably know that the Cure are one of modern rock's all-time biggest bands, forming in the late '70s and peaking in the late '80s and early '90s, just as alt-rock started taking over radio. But did you know that only one of their songs reached the Top 10? It's one of the 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Cure.
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Robert Smith Has Been Their Only Constant Member
Nearly 20 different musicians can put the Cure down on their résumés. But since the band's official start in 1976, only frontman Robert Smith has played on every single Cure album.
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An Early Version of the Band Played Their First Show When Robert Smith Was 13
When Smith was a student at Notre Dame Middle School in Sussex, England, he and future Cure members Lol Tolhurst and Mick Dempsey formed the Obelisk and played one show in 1973.
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Robert Smith Played Guitar in Siouxsie and the Banshees
After their debut album was released, the Cure went on the road opening for goth gods Siouxsie and the Banshees. When the Banshees' guitarist quit, Smith filled in and then played on some of their records.
Their First Single Was Issued With a Sticker That Said They Weren't Racists
The Cure's 1978 debut single 'Killing an Arab' is based on Albert Camus' 'The Stranger.' But people took it the wrong way, so a sticker was placed on the single that stated that the band wasn't racist.
Robert Smith Met His Wife When He Was 14
Smith met his wife, Mary Poole, when he was 14. They took a drama class together at school. They married in 1988. That's her as the ghostly figure dancing with Smith in the 'Just Like Heaven' video.
Their First Album to Chart in the U.S. Was Basically a Robert Smith Solo Record
Smith wrote every song and played almost every single instrument (except for drums and saxophone) on the Cure's fifth album, 'The Top.' It was the band's first album to chart in the U.S., making it to No. 180.
They Like Classic Rock
The Cure recorded covers of the Doors' 'Hello, I Love You' (from a 1990 record honoring the 40th anniversary of their label) and the Jimi Hendrix Experience's 'Purple Haze' for a 1993 Hendrix tribute album.
Robert Smith Was on 'South Park'
Smith voiced an animated version of himself in a 1998 episode of 'South Park' in which he transforms into a giant moth to battle an oversized Barba Streisand who's trying to destroy the town.
They Hit the Top 10 Only Once
You might know every single word to every single Cure song, but only 'Lovesong' reached the Top 10, climbing to No. 2. Only two other songs -- 'Just Like Heaven' and 'Friday I'm in Love' -- hit the Top 40.
Their Record Company Thought Their Breakthrough Album Would Bomb
The band's record company was certain that the long, druggy dirges found on the 1989 album 'Disintegration' would kill the Cure's career. But it became their first hit record and bestselling LP.
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'Exploiting the Daydreams of Teenagers': Press reports and memories of cinema-going by young people in 1960s Britain
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During the 1960s, young people were subject to intense scrutiny. Their lives differed from previous generations and as a consequence, they were portrayed as being at the forefront of social change and representative of Britain's national health. By comparing oral history interviews of those who were young and visited the cinema with media reports, this article evaluates the conversation around 'teenagers.' Newspapers' reports of youth arguably reflected their selection principles and journalistic practices. Oral history narratives, however, complicate press discourse by bringing to the fore a diversity of experiences and understandings: some felt the 'cultural revolution,' while others felt bored. This demonstrates how studies of reception materials are incomplete and could benefit from being combined with ethnohistorical approaches.
Glen, P. (2017) 'Exploiting the Daydreams of Teenagers': Press reports and memories of cinema-going by young people in 1960s Britain, Media History, 25(3), pp. 355-370.
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A $2.9M Week: Morgan & Morgan Wins 3 Big Jury Verdicts for Florida Car Crash Victims
Firm News | Aug 11, 2017
It was quite the week for our clients at Morgan & Morgan. Our attorneys secured three sizable verdicts totaling $2.9 million — two on the same day — for clients who were victims of injustice in the aftermath of their car accidents. These verdicts are several times the low-ball, pre-trial offers our clients received.
On Thursday, Aug. 10, we had two big victories for our clients. Attorneys Matt Morgan and Keith Mitnik won a $1.19 million jury verdict in Orange County court for a man who was offered nothing after sustaining permanent injuries to his spine, which caused radiating pain. He will need significant medical treatment into the future.
It wasn't just any $0 low-ball offer, though. On the Saturday before trial, the insurance company actually demanded that the client pay half of its attorney's fees. Needless to say, the jury agreed with the arguments of Morgan and Mitnik, both accomplished trial lawyers with millions of dollars worth of verdicts on their records.
Also on Thursday, attorney Mike Marrese won an $837,000 jury verdict in Alachua County for an injured man. Our client was driving his car in his apartment complex when he had to stop for a pedestrian, and in doing so was struck by a garbage truck. Our client's car was damaged and he suffered neck and back injuries.
The defendant denied liability and contended that the accident was our client's fault. The jury, however, disagreed, awarding our client compensation he can use to cover his medical bills and other expenses.
But those weren't the only verdicts this past week. On Friday, Aug. 4, Morgan and Mitnik had another Orange County win for a Morgan & Morgan client: a jury verdict of $900,000. That followed a pre-trial offer of $40,000, which was not adequate to compensate our client for the permanent injuries he sustained in his lumbar and cervical spine. His medical expenses were already at $50,000 and he'll have to get significant medical treatment going forward.
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In each case, our attorneys tapped into their experience and knowledge, and Morgan & Morgan's resources, to fight for their clients all the way to trial. They did this because our clients deserved better than the offers they initially received — offers that were an injustice when considering the injuries these people suffered and the future medical treatments they face. Our attorneys have done this many times before, winning jury verdicts that were as high as 481 times the initial low-ball offer.
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After reading Charles Moore's recent article, The Case for a Quiet, Cooler Running, Low Powered MacBook, suggesting a cooler-running, lower-powered MacBook and sending him a lengthy reply, I thought that I should weigh in on this topic. Speed, (lack of) heat, noise, battery life, and a number of other factors go into the design of a portable computer, and like any other manufacturer, Apple must balance these factors, as well as cost, before arriving at a retail product.
You've all seen those signs at retail stores to the effect of "Cheap, Fast, Good: Pick Any Two", and so it goes when designing a computer. For a laptop, the equation has more variables, but it's basically the same. Speed, price, weight, noise, battery life, size, durability, and other, more specialized specifications (such as docking, optical drives, connectivity and screen type) all are considered.
Apple made a number of choices in its MacBook and MacBook Pro that make them ideal for some users - and poorly suited to others.
Moore expressed his preference for the large 17" screen on his PowerBook, and Apple has a MacBook Pro just for him. He also mentioned his sensitivity to noise and his desire for a quiet-running computer, and the 17" MacBook Pro may or may not be ideal, depending on the choices Apple made in its specification. That MacBook Pro uses the fastest current versions of Intel's Core 2 Duo chips, which are very powerful but run rather hot.
That ULV MacBook Pro would be Moore's perfect computer. Slower than the high-powered MacBook Pro, but still adequate for most tasks. We could extend it more and fit our quiet 17" MacBook Pro with the integrated graphics of the lower-level MacBook. Integrated video doesn't have the performance of a high-end dedicated graphics chip, but it runs cooler and uses less battery power. Apple's response is to sell you a plain MacBook, but of course they don't offer one with a screen larger than 13" or with a low-voltage processor.
Even the computers that do have those ultra-low-voltage processors may not be as quiet as Moore would like. I own a pair of Lenovo ThinkPad laptops, a 14" T60p with a fast Core Duo that competes with the 15" MacBook Pro, and an ultraportable X41 that uses a ULV processor. While the big laptop has a considerably hotter (both temperature and performance) processor, it's also a much quieter computer. The X41 has a very cool-running chip and integrated graphics, but the case itself is so tiny that it needs hardworking fans to pull cool air in and push hot air out. The big T60p, despite its hot processor and even hotter graphics card, has a nice spacious case that allows a larger fan to move more air with far less effort and correspondingly lower noise levels. Of course, putting that ULV processor and integrated graphics into the spacious case would likely yield Moore's dream of a computer that doesn't need or use a fan at all, with the added bonus of longer battery life and a cooler chassis for comfortable laptop use.
Of course, what it really comes down to is profit. Apple, Lenovo, HP, and every other computer company exists not to make the computer that Moore, you, or I want; they exist to make money, which is best done by making the computer that appeals to the broadest sector of the market. Apple doesn't make an ultraportable not because it wouldn't sell, as I would buy one in a heartbeat, but because they (Apple) don't think it would sell in enough quantity in their market at a high-enough profit to justify the added expense of design, production, marketing, and support.
Lenovo does make an ultraportable, because it does sell in its market in large enough quantity and at high-enough profit to justify the costs. Toshiba makes five completely different models of tablet computer, Lenovo makes one, and Apple makes none, for the very same reasons.
Profit is also involved in noise and temperature beyond the size and cost of ultraportables or the lack of demand for low-powered large laptops. Any laptop can be made quieter through better, more insulated materials in the case, better airflow design, exotic materials for cooling, and perhaps a larger number of smaller, quieter, and more expensive fans. Perhaps Apple could build a 17" MacBook Pro with the hottest processor, most powerful graphics, and a more advanced cooling system that will be both silent and cool, but adding $50, $100, or even $400 to the cost of each MacBook Pro sold. Moore might happily pay for it, whereas the majority of buyers would prefer the lower price.
Where does that leave Moore? Of you? Or me?
Like everyone, we can only look at what is on the market and find the closest match for what we need or want. I want two laptops: one that connects to a docking station, has a high-resolution (at least SXGA - 1280 x 1024) screen, accepts multiple batteries, and runs Mac OS X; the other a 3 or 4 lb. ultraportable tablet with the option of 8 hour battery life. Moore wants a quiet, cool-running computer with a large screen. Most of us want these computers at a reasonable price.
None of those computers exist today, but we can get fairly close. The 17" MacBook Pro will give Moore his big screen, and an entry-level MacBook will give him lower temperatures and noise - he just can't have both in the same machine today. I have my docking and SXGA+ screen on my ThinkPad T60p, but it won't run OS X (without hacks, cheats, and compatibility issues). Toshiba's new Portegé R500 or Lenovo's X61t tablets satisfy my tablet dreams, just at too high of a price, so I compromise with a heavier, cheaper tablet.
Think of it like buying a family car. You want a sports car that's fun to drive and stylish. You also want a large van to carry your spouse, two children, and all of your stuff. There are some very sporty cars with four seats that you can squeeze into, at a sacrifice in space for people and stuff. You can buy a minivan, but it won't be any fun to drive. You can buy something in between. You can even buy a turbo Porsche Cayenne that will satisfy all of your wants and needs, but at a very high price.
Only you can choose which sacrifices you are willing to make, and which you are not.


In handicap team, the Cajun Expleauxion of Lafayette was third at 3,609 and the Cajun Exterminators from Lafayette took fifth at 3,565 out of 424 teams. The Expleauxion team was fifth in scratch team at 3,465.
Familiar names from over in the Lafayette area were second and third in handicap doubles with Toby Stelly and Derwin Pitre second at 1,573, eight pins better than third-place Gerald Coward III and Larry Grabert at 1,565. Greg Snee from the local association and longtime friend Cliff Barnes from Shreveport were sixth at 1,555. The Stelly-Pitre team was first (1,573), Colwart-Grabert second (1,536) and Snee-Barnes team third (1,526) in scratch doubles.
Bob McCollum of Shreveport posted 863 to win handicap singles. Dennis Crumpton of Shreveport (811), Andre Trahan of Houma (803) and Paul Brown of Baton Rouge (803) were the three bowlers that shot 800 scratch in singles.
There was a tie for handicap all-events with Arthur Christian of Bynum, Alabama and Baton Rouge bowler Cindy Kienlen at 2,381 for nine games. Pitre had the best scratch all-events, finishing third at 2,226 with Stelly in sixth at 2,186 and Brown was seventh at 2,180. Kienlen won the handicap senior all-events.
Complete results are available at SouthernBowlingCongress.org.
While in some ways it could be called a glorified exhibition, although there is plenty of prize money involved, the PBA League is an amazing television show and if the first two quarterfinal matches Sunday was any indication, this will be another great year.
When PBA Commissioner Tom Clark found Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine, a little 12-lane house (now expanded) became famously associated with pro bowling. The crowd this past weekend as usual had spent several hours tailgating, and came into the center in costume ready to chant, sing and yell. If you notice, most of the crowd has plastic drinking cups laneside. Bayside Bowl is the place everyone wants to bowl.
Interestingly enough, the remaining league shows will probably be the finale of 38 years of PBA Bowling on ESPN, which is a shame in some ways because Dave Lamont, Randy Pedersen and Kimberly Pressler may form one of the top bowling broadcasting teams of recent times and whether any of them will make the move to Fox remains to be seen.
Remember that the former voice of ESPN bowling, Rob Stone, is now at Fox as lead host on soccer and other sports. Will be return to the microphone and can they get Pedersen to come over to reunite with him or will Fox go in another direction?
One thing that has been reported this weekend is that in 2019, Fox Sports will show the PBA League for four hours live over two days on a July weekend. The PBA League in Portland, live, with that crowd. It is going to be a whole new day when bowling goes to Fox this winter.
Also on television, the month of college bowling begins on CBS Sports Network. The first show goes tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. with other shows set for May 1, May 10 and May 15.
It was announced at the annual city meeting that Ed Campbell would be leaving Louisiana and would no longer serve as executive director of the local association and the state men's association (although he will be here to run this year's event). Ed has done a tremendous job for both groups and will be missed as he moves to Alabama. Campbell worked through the traumatic situation of the 2016 flood and the association was able to help lead a city tournament effort just a few months later.
Susie Brown will take over the local role and everyone knows Susie's role as a top local and state bowling official. How the state job will be awarded remains to be fully seen as the three state associations must merge under USBC orders by Aug. 1. Ed we thank you for all you have done and wish you well in your future.
The Louisiana Open Championships are set for Circle Bowl and All-Star Lanes in Baton Rouge. The event runs for four weekends starting June 2-3 which will also be the annual meeting weekend. The entry deadline was Friday, but if you got a team you can probably get it to a local association member and still get it in … Also the final weekend of the Anchor Lady Trio is this weekend at All-Star.
Allen Cope had the high set of 799 (278) at Circle Bowl with Stephanie Graham leading the ladies with a 749 at All-Star. Dominick Michelle had 583 to lead youth bowlers and Albert Knox a very fine 765 that included a 300 game in the senior leagues.
Also Tyler Wright had a 300 as did Andre Carter, while Barry Doyle just missed with 299.
We are next scheduled to join you on May 8 and until then, good luck and good bowling.


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[Video] Pokémon Crystal Version Coming To Nintendo 3DS January 28th
December 14, 2017 4:57 pm Published by Mike Scorpio Leave your thoughts
Nintendo have announced the Pokémon Crystal will be getting the same treatment as Gold & Silver which released on the 3DS eShop September 22 this year. Pokémon Crystal will be available to download from January 28th and is also getting a packaged retail version as well with a download code.
Celebi will also be available to catch after the main game has been completed and it is confirmed that Pokémon Crystal will have compatibility with the Pokémon Bank. Nintendo have also released an annoucement trailer on their YouTube Channel which you can view here.
We have also included the full Press release from Nintendo below:
14th December, 2017 – When it launched in Japan 17 years ago, Pokémon Crystal introduced many new and exciting elements to the Pokémon franchise. An expanded version of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, it was the first Pokémon game to allow players to choose between a male or female playable character, as well as being the first game to introduce animations during Pokémon battles. Pokémon Crystal is now coming to Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS family systems on 26th January 2018, with a limited packaged version also coming to retail on the same day*.
On the day it launches, Pokémon Crystal will also be compatible with Pokémon Bank, a paid service that lets players transfer select Pokémon from classic Pokémon games to the newest games in the series. With the addition of Pokémon Crystal to this service, it is now possible for players to bring Pokémon from all core games in the series to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon.
In this version of Pokémon Crystal, players will also have the chance to encounter the mythical Pokémon Celebi in an event after completing the game. In the original version of Pokémon Crystal, Celebi could only be obtained by using a special accessory.
As with the Nintendo eShop editions of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, Pokémon Crystal will take advantage of the wireless communication capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, allowing players to enjoy Link Trades and Link Battles with each other. With the Time Capsule feature, players can even trade and battle Pokémon from Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition, which are also available on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS.
Fans will have the option to play their favourite compatible Pokémon games on a New Nintendo 2DS XL resembling the iconic Pokémon Pikachu, as the New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition will also be released in Europe on 26th January 2018. The system comes with a 4GB microSDHC memory card and a Nintendo 3DS AC adapter included in the box.
Source: Nintendo PR
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International Serial rapist who targeted Asian women and evaded arrest for over 20...
Serial rapist who targeted Asian women and evaded arrest for over 20 years finally detained by police
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A 58-year-old man accused of targeting and raping Asian women and eluding authorities for more than two decades has been captured by the Sacramento Police Department. Also known as the "NorCal Rapist," Roy Charles Waller of Benicia, California was arrested while he was on his way to work at the University of California, Berkeley on Sept 20.
Waller was linked by DNA as a positive match for the DNA profile of the Nor-Cal Rapist and linked directly to a sexual assault that occurred in October 2006 in the city of Sacramento.
During a press conference Sacramento Police said "some of these cases are close to 28 years old, this is still a very active investigation involving many different agencies."
Adding: "Detectives and Forensic Investigators have worked diligently throughout this investigation to process evidence, conduct extensive follow-up, and gather new information regarding these crimes. This has been a collaborative effort with the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office to bring justice for the victims and those significantly impacted by these crimes."
The Sacramento Police Department encouraged any witnesses with information regarding these sexual assaults to contact the department and promised that callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000.
Booking photo of the suspect, Roy Charles Waller in the #NorCalRapist Case, https://www.sacpd.org/newsroom/releases/liveview.aspx?release_id=20180921-111 #sacpd
Posted by Sacramento Police Department on Friday, 21 September 2018
One Facebook commenter, Greg Cook, who responded to Sacramento Police Department's post said: "Wow!!! I knew this dude. We worked together in the late 80's up and down Northern California. He and I traveled from Eureka to the Central Valley many times doing abatement work at the college in Arcadia . He was always a little different But damn… He had a strange attraction to Asian woman to a weird level. Perfect example how you just never know….Police should look as far as Eureka… So crazy!!!"
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Today's Article - Abraj Al-Bait Towers
This article is for quizzes on Monday July 20th, 2015...
The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel, is a government-owned megatall building complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are a part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that strives to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims. The central hotel building has the world's largest clock face and is the third tallest building and fourth tallest freestanding structure in the world. The building complex is metres away from the world's largest mosque and Islam's most sacred site, the Masjid al-Haram. The developer and contractor of the complex is the Saudi Binladin Group, the Kingdom's largest construction company. The complex was built after the demolition of the Ajyad Fortress, the 18th-century Ottoman citadel which stood atop a hill overlooking the Grand Mosque. The destruction of the fort in 2002 by the Saudi government sparked Turkish and international outcry.
The tallest tower in the complex stands as the tallest building in Saudi Arabia, with a height of 601 metres (1,972 feet). Currently it is the fourth tallest freestanding structure in the world, surpassing Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, but still is behind the Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China, the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo, Japan and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The site of the complex is located across the street to the south from an entrance to the Masjid al Haram mosque, which houses the Kaaba. To accommodate worshipers visiting the Kaaba, the Abraj Al-Bait Towers has a large prayer room capable of holding more than 10,000 people.
In addition, the Abraj Al-Bait Towers has a 5-story shopping mall (the Abraj Al Bait Mall) and a parking garage capable of holding over a thousand vehicles. Residential towers house permanent residents while two heliports and a conference center are to accommodate business travelers. In total, up to 100,000 people could be housed inside the towers. The project uses clock faces for each side of the hotel tower. The highest residential floor stands at 450 metres (1,480 feet), just below the spires. The clock faces are 43 m × 43 m (141 ft × 141 ft), the largest in the world. The roof of the clocks is 530 metres (1,740 feet) above the ground, making them the world's most elevated architectural clocks. A 71-metre-tall spire (233 ft) has been added on top of the clock giving it a total height of 601 metres (1,972 feet).
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Overcome the Hassles of the Helium Shortage with the New Agilent HydroInert Source
A new hydrogen carrier gas electron ionization (EI) source designed to improve chromatographic efficiencies for your gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) workflow
Dec 13, 2022|4 min read Agilent Technologies
Dr. Bruce Quimby
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Dr. Bruce Quimby is a Senior Applications Scientist in the Mass Spectrometry Division of Agilent Technologies, located in Wilmington, Delaware. He is currently working on GC/MS applications in multiple areas including environmental and food safety.
Lakshmi Krishnan is the GCMS Single Quadrupole Product Manager in the Mass Spectrometry division of Agilent Technologies, located in Santa Clara, California. Lakshmi obtained her M.S. in Biotechnology with a focus on Business Administration, from San Jose State University. At Agilent, she works on new product introductions, marketing, and commercialization of GC/MSD platforms.
Q: How has the recent helium (He) shortage affected GC/MS labs?
A: In the past, He shortages have led to higher He gas prices and delayed deliveries, but this is the first time we are seeing a complete lack of delivery due to restricted supply.
Q: Under the current scenario of price fluctuations with He and potential delivery interruptions, what steps must be taken?
A: The first step would be to consider whether your lab requires He or not. For SOPs or regulated methods that call for He, He conservation techniques would be an easy alternative for those who do not want to change their GC methods. Technologies such as 'Gas Saver' and the 'Helium Conservation Module' assist with this. Another important step labs should follow is to check and maintain their helium infrastructure to prevent leaks.
Lakshmi Krishnan
Credit: Lakshmi Krishnan
When considering alternate carrier gases due to interruptions in helium supply, nitrogen (N2) is not recommended due to limitations in performance, particularly sensitivity. Hydrogen (H2) is the best alternative for GC/MS analyses, providing greater chromatographic resolution, speed, and a diverse range of applications while also offering the fewest limitations when compared to N2.
Q: One of the concerns about H2 is safety due to its flammability. How are these concerns addressed?
A: Safety is always the first and most important consideration when handling gases. Agilent has a long history of over 50 years in manufacturing GCs and GC/MSs with extensive experience in design and testing for safety with H2 gas. Our products have been engineered for use with hydrogen for over 40 years, and we are confident of the safety protocols we have in place with our instruments. Our GCs are built with H2 safety features like safety shutdown protocols, flow limiting frits, and oven On/Off commands to program into your sequences. For detailed safety information, see the Agilent Hydrogen Safety Manual for GC/MS (part number G7003-90053). H2 generators can also be used, as they also offer some useful safety features.
Q: If a lab decides to switch from He to H2 gas, what are the requirements that must be considered?
A: A lab must consider the following changes in a move from helium to hydrogen gas:
GC/MSD and GC/TQ hardware changes—like switching to a 9 mm drawout lens, and if possible, using the HydroInert source that has been designed for use with H2 carrier gas
Choosing new chromatographic conditions, including selecting a column and method conditions appropriate for H2 flow rates
Potential reduction in signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio (2 to 5 times or more) due to higher noise
Changes in spectra and abundance ratios for some compounds
Activity and reactivity of H2 with some analytes—consider using a multimode inlet (MMI) in the cold splitless mode for compounds susceptible to reactions
Agilent has a very helpful document detailing the steps for conversion: Agilent EI GC/MS Instrument Helium to Hydrogen Carrier Gas Conversion User Guide (part number 5994-2312EN). If additional assistance is desired, Agilent CrossLab application and method migration consulting service can guide you to overcome application problems and help you optimize your H2 methods.
Q: Agilent GC/MSs have historically been able to run on H2 carrier gas, so what is the need for this new HydroInert technology?
A: HydroInert is a new EI source that is optimized for use with hydrogen. There are design improvements that help significantly improve spectral and chromatographic performance. In other words, previously a system could run on H2 and have some limitations in data, but now we see a substantial improvement with the use of HydroInert.
It opens the door for a wide variety of applications that can now run with H2 that were previously restricted to He. For example, with single quadrupole instruments used to identify unknowns, the improved spectral fidelity of HydroInert makes H2 use much more practical. With triple quadrupole instruments used for pesticides in food, HydroInert improves low-level detection, permitting most analytes to be measured down to 1 ppb.
Q: What are the key takeaways for the readers from this discussion?
A: If you can still reliably get He and the price is not a major concern, it is still the recommended carrier gas to use. We've discussed ways to overcome the He shortage. One of them is saving He, and the second is an alternative carrier gas, most notably H2. Current He methods can be converted to H2 carrier gas—and we have numerous ways, like calculators and guides, to help do that—but keep in mind there will be reduced S/N (sensitivity) with H2. Our recommendation is to include HydroInert when considering switching to H2 carrier gas to avoid reactivity issues and help get the best out of your spectra.
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Wayne Rooney must earn England place as striker or No10 or be dropped, he's holding the team back
It's always sad to see a true great in decline, but that is exactly what is happening — Gareth Southgate has to pick him on merit up front or not at all
Rooney is struggling as a midfielder because he ISN'T one — what will Southgate do about it? (Image: AMA/The FA/Getty/Action Images via Reuters)
Gareth Southgate must make a decision within the next six weeks which will define him as an England manager.
It will determine whether Southgate is strong and bold, or if he remains in denial over what just about every Three Lions fan can see with their own eyes.
The decision, of course, centres on captain Wayne Rooney , who will go down as one of England's all-time greats but is currently in serious danger of tarnishing his legacy.
Rooney is simply not playing well enough to justify his place in midfield, and there is probably a very good reason for that...
The nation's record goal-scorer is NOT a midfielder.
So Southgate must quickly decide whether Rooney is worth his place up front, or playing in the No10 role.
And if he is not, then he must drop England's underperforming captain.
The simple truth is that Rooney is holding the team back.
Even against minnows Malta on Saturday, he struggled. He got caught in possession, he gave the ball away and at times his passing was poor.
It is sad to see a truly great player in decline, but that is exactly what is happening to Rooney.
He admitted himself last week that he has lost half a yard of pace, and understood why his Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has dropped him to the bench for their last three matches.
If even Rooney can see he is not the player he used to be, then surely Southgate can?
Rooney has beaten Sir Bobby Charlton's England goals record but will he score any more? (Image: Getty)
Playing him in midfield is a strain on the team, as if he is being accommodated out of position just for old times' sake.
Rooney is still only 30 and needs just four goals to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton as United's leading goal-scorer, but the notion that he can prolong his career as a midfielder is just a nonsense.
Southgate must start picking him on merit as a forward or not at all.
It is a big call and, despite his insistence, you wonder whether Southgate is prepared to take it on, bearing in mind he is only confirmed as being in charge for another three games over the next six weeks.
Does he really want to take a huge decision which will rock the boat? Will he play it safe and stick with Rooney against Slovenia, Scotland and Spain, despite his worrying decline.
Rooney's leadership is valued by England... (Image: The FA via Getty)
...but his contribution to the team is becoming less and less obvious... (Image: AFP/Getty)
...Malta's Alfred Effiong adds injury to insult for the Three Lions' booed skipper (Image: Getty)
There are better options for England's midfield - Tottenham's Eric Dier, for a start - and Rooney is just keeping his place in the team based on reputation rather than form.
The real shame is that, sometimes, we do not appreciate the best players until after they have gone — David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, John Terry and Ashley Cole, for example.
Once Rooney retires, the tributes will come and there will be wall-to-wall clips of his best goals.
Yet the magic is fading fast, and that is really sad.
England were slow against Malta - no-one more so than Rooney, who was ponderous.
That only added to the frustration inside Wembley because, despite the new manager, it was the same old story.
England are on course for the World Cup finals but will Rooney get there with them? (Image: BPI/REX/Shutterstock)
Southgate's demands for his team to be brave did not play out in a disappointing game against poor opposition that did little to restore the battered pride after that Euro 2016 humiliation.
England should have won more comfortably after first half goals from Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli but lacked dynamism and creativity in midfield.
Afterwards, just like Roy Hodgson and Sam Allardyce before him, Southgate's defence of Rooney seemed very familiar.
It is also in danger of becoming such a big issue that it detracts from the rest of the players.
"You've got a captain who is desperate to lead on and off the field and continues to make an outstanding contribution to that group of players. So that was why he was selected," said Southgate.
In pictures — Rooney captains England to World Cup qualifying win over Malta:
England v Malta: World Cup Qualifying Group F
"I think he commands that respect.
"When he makes his observations, he speaks up. It's clear the authority that he talks with, but also the insight and his knowledge of the game is of a very high level. It's impossible to really feel that unless you are inside it."
Southgate defended his decision not to start Man United's teen sensation Marcus Rashford up front by praising his Old Trafford team-mate Jesse Lingard, who played well without offering too much in the way of end product.
"Given the number of chances we created I don't think we were far away," said Southgate.
Rooney was England's match-winner in Slovenia 16 months ago — will he be picked on Tuesday? (Image: The FA via Getty)
"From my point of view, especially Jesse Lingard's performance I was really excited by and pleased about. That was a real positive.
"I don't think Rashford would be fazed by starting, I'm sure he could have a good impact, but we've got some very good options in forward and wide areas, 7, 11, 9 and 10.
"It's a nice problem to have and it's nice to have people on the bench who can change the game. We tried to do that, it didn't quite happen for them when they came on but I think the changes were positive really."
Should Rooney start for England against Slovenia?
Will Rooney start for England against Slovenia?
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Q: Sharepoint ODATA API & how to authenticate using service account I am calling the SharePoint 2010 REST/ODATA api and by default the data context uses DefaultCredentials, which is really the logged-in user of my Asp.Net application. If I don't attach DefaultCredentials to the context, then I just get 401 Unauthorized.
I was wondering how to call SharePoint API while using the Application Pool credentials? I am trying to follow the trusted systems security approach. Otherwise the SharePoint site needs to grant ODATA access and certain lists need be writable by basically everyone (gak!).
For example, with a SQL connection, I would just set "Integrated Security=true" to use the application pool credentials.

A: Am I right that you are running an ASP.NET application on other than the SharePoint server? (Outside of the farm; just a machine with IIS and ASP.NET.) If your ASP.NET application pool runs under the same user as your SharePoint web application you can temporarily impersonate the code of you handler or page to the application pool user and use the default network credentials:
using (HostingEnvironment.Impersonate()) {
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If you know credentials (name and password) of the application pool user from some configuration you can make the HTTP request using them directly:
ICredentials credentials = new NetworkCredential("user_name", "password");
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CableLabs Evolved MVNO Architectures for Converged Wireless Deployments
Posted on November 12, 2021 by Alan Weissberger
CableLabs and its members (cablecos/MSOs) initiated a technical working group to create an evolved architectural blueprint for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). The working group's aim is to explore new converged architectures that will benefit CableLabs members' wireless deployments while highlighting the benefits, impacts to existing deployments and features needed to be supported by both mobile network operator (MNO) and MVNO networks.
As cable operators in the US and abroad enter the mobile game or look to enhance their existing mobile services through MVNO partnerships, the working group's intention is to "create an evolved architectural blueprint for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs)," Omkar Dharmadhikari, wireless architect at CableLabs, explained this week in a blog post.
Many traditional broadband services providers—also known as multiple system operators (MSOs)—might not own mobile infrastructure but have (or are in the process of negotiating) MVNO arrangements with MNOs. These kinds of arrangements allow them to bundle fixed and mobile broadband services into a single service package. Traditionally, most MSOs adopt a reseller-type "Wi-Fi first" MVNO, where the MVNO doesn't own any mobile network infrastructure and resells the services leveraging MNO infrastructure.
Source: CableLabs
The MVNO models vary based on the amount of mobile network infrastructure that the MVNO owns and the degree of control over the management of different aspects of MVNO subscriptions and their service offerings. One common aspect of all traditional MVNO models is leveraging the radio access network (RAN) of a partner MNO.
With the advent of 5G and the availability of shared spectrum, many MSOs are actively evaluating offload opportunities for enhancing MVNO economics and are contemplating deploying their own mobile radio infrastructure in specific geographic areas (in addition to their substantial Wi-Fi footprint).
Such MSOs now have to contend with three disparate sets of wireless infrastructures:
the MSO's community Wi-Fi network,
the MNO's 4G/5G network, and
the MSO's own 4G/5G network.
This creates a new type of MVNO model called hybrid-MVNO (H-MVNO) that enables MVNOs to offload their subscribers' traffic from the MNO network—not just to their Wi-Fi networks but also to the MVNO-owned mobile network when inside the coverage footprint of their wireless network(s).
Maximizing data offload via the H-MVNOs' own wireless assets—thus ensuring a consistent user experience and enforcing uniform and personalized policies as users move in and out of coverage of these three networks—will require the deployment of new converged network architecture and related capabilities.
While CableLabs working group's focus on the hybrid MVNO challenge is new, several cable operators, including a group in North America, are already pursuing that initiative.
Comcast and Charter Communications have MVNO deals with Verizon, operate their own metro and in-home Wi-Fi networks, and have secured CBRS licenses in areas where mobile traffic is anticipated to be heaviest. Charter plans to launch a field trial involving "thousands" of CBRS small cells in one market in early 2022, and use that as a blueprint of sorts for deployments in additional markets.
Canada's Cogeco plans to enter the wireless business in Canada via a proposed H-MVNO framework. Tied into that plan, Cogeco secured 38 spectrum licenses in the 3500MHz band at auction, and says it now has spectrum licenses to cover about 91% of its broadband footprint.
H-MVNOs intend to offload as much traffic as possible to help offset the costs of going to their mobile network operator partners. But they'll also need a new converged network architecture and related capabilities to ensure a consistent user experience and the enforcement of uniform and personalized policies as customers move in and out of these different networks, Dharmadhikari explained.
The new CableLabs working group is exploring H-MVNO architectures that use dual-SIM and single-SIM approaches.
Unlike architectures with dual SIMs, single-SIM devices allow the H-MVNO network to enable seamless low-latency mobility for data applications across the MNO and H-MVNO networks. An ideal architecture for offering mobile services with single-SIM device usage is to combine the roaming architecture and a mobility interface, both of which are standardized in 3GPP.
However, due to the targeted nature of H-MVNO mobile deployments, the signaling load can increase on MNO mobility management core network elements, as the H-MVNO subscribers move in and out of H-MVNO network coverage.
To overcome this problem, CableLabs evaluated new MVNO architectures that make use of dedicated network elements within the MNO domain to serve H-MVNO subscriber traffic, thereby isolating it from the MNO subscriber traffic and eliminating the increase in signaling load on core network elements that serve MNO subscribers.
In addition, CableLabs evaluated voice handling in scenarios where H-MVNOs don't want to deploy their own voice platforms. One option is to offer voice via a third-party voice service provider; another is to enable additional interfaces between the MNO and the H-MVNO network to leverage the MNO's voice platform.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to the MVNO Interconnect Technical WG Lead, Omkar Dharmadhikari ([email protected]).
Introducing Evolved Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Architectures for Converged Wireless Deployments
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AT&T to be the primary network services provider for DISH MVNO customers
Dish Network has announced a long-term Network Services Agreement (NSA) with AT&T, making the carrier the primary network services partner for Dish MVNO [1.] customers, including retail mobile brands such as Boost Mobile, Ting Mobile and Republic Wireless, in addition to its own new Dish 5G network.
Note 1. MVNOs do not own physical networks, but rent capacity from established mobile network operators to sell services to their customers.
The ten-year agreement, which CNBC said was worth at least $5 billion, will serve as a back-up while the company rolls out its own mobile network. Dish has relied to date mainly on the T-Mobile network, as part of the deal signed last year to acquire Boost Mobile and other assets from T-Mobile following its merger with Sprint.
AT&T will also provide transport and roaming services, to support Dish's 5G network roll-out. Dish said it is committed to becoming the fourth facilities-based carrier in the U.S. and is aiming to bring its cloud-native, OpenRAN-based 5G network to 70% of the population by 2023.
"With an MVNO deal past 2027, Dish can focus on denser markets and leave rural to AT&T," said MoffettNathanson principal analyst Craig Moffett. "Dish desperately needs an MVNO to fall back on past 2027, because the economics of building to rural are awful, and a network that doesn't have rural isn't tenable."
Tammy Parker, Senior Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offered her opinion:
This deal is highly beneficial to AT&T as the company not only gains at least $5bn in revenue streams over the term of this ten-year agreement from new MVNO subscribers, it will also have access to DISH's spectrum holdings to support DISH customers on the AT&T network. The NSA is not exclusive for either party, so both can go out and find new dance partners; however, given the depth and breadth of this agreement, that would appear both unlikely and unnecessary.
Both companies are poised to ride the US wireless industry's ongoing growth wave. This is increasingly driven by the rollout of 5G, which enables faster network speeds, lower latency and new use cases, including Internet of Things services, that will result in many users having multiple wireless subscriptions. According to GlobalData's latest forecasts, the number of unique mobile users in the US will increase by 5% over the next five years. Furthermore, total mobile subscriptions in the US will expand by more than 30% during that time and there will be nearly 692.6 million US mobile subscriptions by year-end 2026.
A fascinating part of this new arrangement is that it provides a glimpse into AT&T's concerns regarding the possibility that DISH could sell out to another entity, perhaps even Amazon or Google. Rumors have abounded, even before DISH agreed to build its 5G network on Amazon Web Services' (AWS) cloud platform, about possible negotiations between Amazon and DISH regarding the former's potential use of DISH's forthcoming 5G network to offer new services. Though there is nothing new to report there, this NSA stipulates that AT&T will be allowed to terminate the NSA in the event of a qualifying change of control of DISH. This could include a rival wireless provider, US cable company or 'certain large technology companies' taking over 50% more of the voting power or economic value of DISH. AT&T would still have to support DISH's MVNO customers for up to two years after such a termination. "T-Mobile, and its Sprint network, is currently the primary MVNO partner for Boost and Republic. Ting operates on every nationwide network except AT&T. However, although DISH's involvement saved T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint, the relationship between DISH and T-Mobile appears to have been fraught from the start. T-Mobile's plans to shutter its 3G network by January 2022, leaving many of DISH's customers without network service, has created an especially contentious standoff between the two companies, which likely helped pave the way for DISH's new agreement with AT&T."
Dish has 8.89 million retail wireless subscribers as of its last quarterly earnings report, while AT&T has more than 186 million mobile subscribers.
CNBC said that the pact is a potential precursor to a DirecTV-Dish merger since it brings AT&T and Dish closer together. Jonathan Chaplin, an analyst at New Street Research, said in a note to clients that one of the biggest obstacles to a merger has been the notion that "AT&T hates Dish." Some of those bad feelings stem from the botched 2007 merger, when AT&T felt Ergen had reached a handshake deal and negotiated in bad faith, according to people familiar with the deal who asked not to be named because the discussions were private.
But the telecommunications world has dramatically shifted from 2007. AT&T is no longer run by Randall Stephenson, who stepped down as CEO last year. The wireless giant is reorganizing itself around 5G and fiber networks. AT&T could use the $5 billion Dish will give it over the next 10 years to pay down debt from its two enormous acquisitions of WarnerMedia and DirecTV.
While AT&T's MVNO pact allows Dish to be a stronger competitor to AT&T, "getting access to Dish's spectrum could help improve AT&T's competitive position," noted Chaplin, and facilitating a merger between DirecTV and Dish will help both companies.
Bringing together two competing satellite-TV providers — especially as both companies lose pay-TV customers each quarter as the world shifts to digital streaming television — would unlock billions in synergies, as satellites can be retired, duplicative jobs eliminated and competitive costs eradicated.
Still, regulators would need to feel comfortable that a Dish-DirecTV would be beneficial for consumers. While that remains uncertain, "it is a hurdle, not a barrier," wrote Chaplin.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/19/dish-and-att-sign-wireless-network-deal-worth-at-least-5-billion.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/19/dish-and-atts-new-wireless-partnership-potentially-foreshadows-directv-deal.html
https://www.telecompaper.com/news/dish-makes-atandt-the-primary-network-services-partner-for-all-of-its-mvno-customers–1390720
Posted in Dish Network Tagged 5G, AT&T, MVNO
Upstart Wytec International 5G small cell technology for cable operators
Posted on December 23, 2019 by Alan Weissberger
Wytec International, Inc., a small San Antonio based technology company with with 11 employees, is ramping up to bring 5G mobile wireless services to cable operators. The company wants to upend the MVNO industry in the U.S. so that cable operators are able to compete on par with mobile carriers. That means removing excess costs with which cable operators currently contend. Wytec owns patented small cell technology now recognized as a key component to delivering 5G fixed and mobile wireless services.
"Our 5G mobile services, offered through a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Agreement, will include a three-option plan designed for cable operators to "compete on par" with U.S. mobile carriers," comments William Gray, CEO of Wytec.
Since the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded Wytec its small cell patent known as the Light-Pole Node (LPN-16) on September 15th 2017, Wytec has been testing its unique features, capable of supporting a robust, "neutral host" dense wireless network, utilizing utility poles as its distribution access throughout America's cities. This feature collaborates exceptionally well with cable operators due to its existing utility pole access. In conjunction with its LPN-16 technology, Wytec's MVNO solution includes carrier "roaming agreements" allowing cable subscribers access to a worldwide mobile network.
Wytec is nearing completion of a multi-test trial in the Central Business District (CBD) of Columbus, Ohio in preparation of securing its first MVNO Agreement to prospective cable operators in early March of 2020.
As Robert Merola, Wytec's Chief Technology Officer and President of Wytec, states, "Our initial network deployment originates from one of the top ten Tier One providers in the U.S. and will expand accordingly in support of multiple MVNO cable operators throughout the U.S. We are excited to provide 5G services to the cable industry."
Wytec has invested more than five years advancing its intellectual property related to fixed and mobile wireless distribution. In September of 2017 Wytec was awarded a "utility" patent on its LPN-16 Small Cell technology from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) clearing a path for the development of its first 5G network deployment in Columbus, Oho.
Columbus, OH is the site of Wytec's first 5G trial
In June of 2019, the FCC awarded an "experimental use" license to Wytec for the testing of the newly issued Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum operating in the 3.5 GHz frequency band. The company plans to add fifteen (15) additional markets under an agreement with the sixth largest cable operator in the U.S. (unnamed).
Wytec has been funding its LPN-16 R&D through private Regulation D 506c PPM Offerings (Wytec's Pre-IPO Offering) to accredited investors and subsequently filed an SEC S-1 registration (Now Effective) in preparation for listing its shares on a public market.
About Wytec
Wytec International, Inc. is a facilities-based wireless operator located in San Antonio, Texas with wireless networks located in San Antonio, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; and Denver, Colorado. Wytec owns six wireless patents with its latest patent focused on 5G small cell technology called the LPN-16. Wytec was named one of San Antonio's Best Tech Startups in 2018 and 2020 by The Tech Tribune. Learn more at www.wytecintl.com.
Brianna Lohse, Media Relations
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wytec-offers-5g-mvno-services-to-cable-operators-300978257.html
https://www.wytecintl.com/
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged 5G, MVNO, Wytech International


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The cleanser is unlike others I've used in that you are supposed to spread it on your face without water at first. This definitely took some getting used to for me, but I see the benefit in it helping you breakdown and remove your makeup. Once you've covered your face and rubbed gently, you can add a little water and start foaming the cleanser. When you look closely you'll see the flecks of gold in the cleanser! Yes legit real gold! There's also truffle extract! You'll notice that there are so many great ingredients in all of these products!
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CCS Joins International Outcry
At Life Sentence for Ilham Tohti
After a two-day trial closed to the public, Professor Ilham Tohti, an advocate for China's Uighur minority, was sentenced to life in prison for "separatism," a charge he denies. In addition, the court ordered all of his assets confiscated, leaving his family in severe economic distress. The trial appears to have denied him an opportunity for proper defense, according to his lawyers, and to be based on his teachings and non-violent expressions of opinion.
President Xi Jinping
The State Council General Office 2
Fuyoujie, Xichengqu
Beijingshi 100017, People's Republic of China
Your Excellency:
We write now in grave concern for Professor Ilham Tohti.
Dr. Tohti is a professor of economics at the Central Minorities University in Beijing and an advocate for the rights of the Chinese Uighur minority. We understand from media reports that on the afternoon of January 15, 2014, police reportedly raided Tohti's home, arrested him, seized computers, cell phones, passports, and other documents and then took Tohti to an undisclosed location. On July 30, Tohti was formally charged with separatism, charges that he has consistently denied.
On September 16 and 17, the Urumqi Intermediate People's Court held a two-day trial of Tohti, which was closed to the public. Tohti's lawyers have said that they were denied access to evidence in advance of the trial and were not allowed to call witnesses for his defense. Evidence produced by the prosecutors reportedly included Tothi's teaching materials and material from the Uighur Online website. Tohti maintained his innocence throughout.
Following the closed trial, on September 23, 2014, the court found Tohti guilty of separatism and sentenced him to life in prison. In addition, the court ordered all of his assets to be confiscated, leaving his family in severe economic distress. The verdict has attracted widespread international condemnation from human rights groups and from governments around the world.
These recent actions appear to indicate that Tohti was arrested, convicted and sentenced as a result of scholarly and nonviolent expressive activity, conduct that is expressly protected under international human rights instruments including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which China is a signatory. Moreover, according to Tohti's counsel, the verdict and sentence were arrived at in a manner inconsistent with the due process requirements of Chinese and International Law.
We respectfully urge you to immediately reverse this verdict, based on a trial lacking all elements of due process, as well as the resulting sentence, including the order to confiscate Tohti's assets.
Copies to:
Hon. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hon. Cui Tiankai, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the US
Hon. Max Baucus, Ambassador of the US to the People's Republic of China
Hon. John F. Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States
China's Fruitless Repression of the Uighurs (nytimes.com)
Jailing of Ilham Tohti Will Radicalize More Uighurs (nytimes.com)
China Sentences Uighur Scholar to Life (nytimes.com)
Ilham Tohti, Arrested in January Now Charged with Separatism (concernedscientists.org)
Filed Under: China Tagged With: Beijing, Ilham Tohti, Ürümqi, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang


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This is a list of , who are glamour models in Japan that are generally more provocative than regular models and idols, though not to the point of posing nude.

21st century

A
 Yuzuki Aikawa (b. 1983)
 Rina Akiyama (b. 1985)
 Sayaka Ando (b. 1981)
 Hikaru Aoyama (b. 1993)
 Yui Aragaki (b. 1988) - later became an actress.
 Haruka Ayase (b. 1985) - later became an actress.

C
 Rola Chen (b. 1987) - from China

D
 Leah Dizon (b. 1986) - non-Japanese, American-born.

E
 Enako (b. 1994)

F
 Ena Fujita (b. 1990) - also a musician
 Kyoko Fukada (b. 1982) - also an actress
 Mina Fukui (b. 1984)

H
 Shōko Hamada
 Mikie Hara (b. 1987)
 Ourei Harada (b. 1986)
 Marica Hase (b. 1981)
 Yuka Hirata (b. 1983) - later became an actress.
 Saori Horii (b. 1984)
 Aki Hoshino (b. 1977)

I
 Miri Ichika (b. 1999)
 Yui Ichikawa (b. 1986) - later became an actress.
 Waka Inoue (b. 1980)
 Saaya Irie (b.1993, alias: Saaya)
 Miku Ishida (b. 1988)

K
 Reon Kadena (b. 1986, alias: Minamo Kusano) - later become a nude model.
 Megumi Kagurazaka
 Yukie Kawamura (b. 1986)
 Kii Kitano (b. 1991) - later became an actress.
 Noriko Kijima (b. 1988)
 Hitomi Kitamura (b. 1985)
 Emi Kobayashi (b. 1983)
 Mao Kobayashi (b. 1992)
 Yumi Kobayashi (b. 1988)
 Michiko Koga (b. 1986) - later became a musician
 Eiko Koike (b. 1980)
 Ayaka Komatsu (b. 1986)
 Yuka Kosaka (b. 1985)
 Asaka Kubo (b. 1979)
 Risa Kudo (b. 1983)
 Yoko Kumada (b. 1982)
 Chiaki Kyan (b. 1986)
 Kana Tsugihara (b. 1986)

M
 Yoko Matsugane (b. 1982)
 Hatsune Matsushima
 Mami Matsuyama (b. 1988)
 Megumi (b. 1981)
 Mikuru (b. 1988)
 Yoko Mitsuya (b. 1984)

N
 Shoko Nakagawa (b. 1985)
 Yukie Nakama (b. 1979)
 Kasumi Nakane (b. 1982)
 Jun Natsukawa (b. 1980)
 Rio Natsume (b. 1985)
 Harumi Nemoto (b. 1980)

O
 Yuko Ogura (b. 1983)
 Mariko Okubo
 Miwa Oshiro (b. 1983)
 Aiko Otake (b. 1994)
 Nana Ozaki (b. 1982, alias: Akiko Aimoto)
 Anri Okita (b. 1986)

P
 Phongchi (b. 1990) - Vietnamese descent

S
 Natsume Sano (b. 1985)
 Nozomi Sasaki (b. 1988)
 Erika Sawajiri (b. 1986)
 Ayaka Sayama (b. 1993)
 Risa Shimamoto (b. 1987)
 Ai Shinozaki (b. 1992)
 Yukina Shirakawa (b. 1985)
 Yuriko Shiratori (b. 1983)
 Anri Sugihara (b. 1982)
 Yumi Sugimoto (b. 1989)
 Fumika Suzuki (b. 1974)

T
 Chiaki Takahashi (b. 1977) - later became a voice actress
 Nozomi Takeuchi (b. 1980)
 Nonami Takizawa (b. 1985)
 Rio Teramoto (b. 2001) - also an actress
 Erika Toda (b. 1988) - later became an actress.
 Azusa Togashi (b. 1990)
 Ami Tokito (b. 1987)
 Kana Tsugihara

U
 Rio Uchida
 Miyu Uehara (1987–2011)
 Takako Uehara

Y
 Haruna Yabuki
 Erina Yamaguchi (b. 1985)
 Erika Yamakawa (b. 1982)
 Azusa Yamamoto (b. 1981)
 Saori Yamamoto (b. 1985)
 Mami Yamasaki (b. 1985)
 Minase Yashiro (b. 1985)
 Yinling (Yínlíng Yán, b.1978) - Taiwanese chakuero model.
 Sarii Yoshizawa (b. 1985) - Chakuero model
 Risa Yoshiki
 Ryoka Yuzuki (b. 1974) - later became a voice actress

20th century
 Yuko Aoki - 1990s
 Fumie Hosokawa - 1990s
 Agnes Lum - 1970s; Chinese-Hawaiian

References

See also
List of Japanese idols
Bakunyū

Japanese gravure idols
Gravure idols

Japanese gravure idols
Japanese gravure idols

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


I want to write my way from the margins to the center. I want to speak the language of the grasses, rooted yet soft and supple in the presence of wind before a storm. I want to write in the form of migrating geese like an arrow pointing south toward a direction of safety. I want to keep my words wild so that even if the land and everything we hold dear is destroyed by shortsightedness and greed, there is a record of participation by those who saw what was coming. Listen. Below us. Above us. Inside us. Come. This is all there is."
A wonderful quote, she is a great spirit.


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Next Article in Operating Systems
Windows 10 Is About to Get More Secure, Easier to Use
August 1, 2016 5:59 PM PT
Microsoft is poised to roll out its Windows 10 Anniversary Update on Tuesday.
The free update includes two security innovations for individual customers: Windows Hello for apps and websites; and Windows Defender.
Enterprises will get Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, which detects, investigates and responds to advanced malicious attacks on networks; and Windows Information Protection, or WIP, previously known as "enterprise data protection."
Microsoft "has done a very creditable and admirable job of paying attention to security — secure by design, secure by default, secure in implementation, and secure in storage," remarked Laura DiDio, a research director at Strategy Analytics.
"Now, they're making it much more usable," she told TechNewsWorld.
The Anniversary Update extends the Windows Hello biometric authentication feature in the browser using FIDO, and enables password-free access to apps such as Dropbox.
The Anniversary Update offers smartphone syncing using the Cortana apps on iOS, Android and Windows 10 Mobile.
Windows Ink, which lets users perform a number of tasks with a digital pen, is included in the update. Key apps have Ink-specific features.
With the update, the Cortana personal digital assistant appears above the lockscreen, so it can be used without having to unlock the device.
The Microsoft Edge browser includes more power-saving improvements; various Edge Extensions such as Pinterest's "Pin It" button and AdBlock; and improved visual presentation of Web pages in high contrast mode. The update also streamlines completion of online forms.
Gamers will be able to stay connected with friends on Xbox Live and enjoy more games across their devices with the Anniversary Update. They'll be able to use Cortana commands on Xbox One, and be able to select any supported language regardless of their location.
Finally, the Anniversary Update will simplify PC deployment, so teachers can set up devices without requiring dedicated IT support. Schools with IT support can set up shared devices in bulk, rapidly using the updated Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer tool.
Richard Adhikari has written about high-tech for leading industry publications since the 1990s and wonders where it's all leading to. Will implanted RFID chips in humans be the Mark of the Beast? Will nanotech solve our coming food crisis? Does Sturgeon's Law still hold true? You can connect with Richard on Google+.
NealMcDonald says:
It is true that Microsoft 10 is really fast & easy. Though it is pretty smart from other windows with its numerous application, but it would be interesting to watch how successful it is going to be in the long run.
psiclonehi says:
…and the word is credible.
jescott418 says:
I think it's a tough sell any more for Microsoft to actually make money from Windows. Most of the operating systems are upgraded for free for a period of time the device is supported. Typically 5 years or so. Google Chrome OS, IOS, Android, OS X are all providing free upgrades. I just don't see Microsoft being able to sell a Windows 10 upgrade to many for $119 or even $50. Especially when Windows 10 has become a marketing tool for Microsoft. I think most users would feel if your going to turn Windows into a Microsoft billboard then supply the OS for free. I don't like paying for something then also have to put up with trying to sell me more stuff.
Windows is not really more secure. It's the Defender app that is attempting to make Windows more secure. Windows itself if it was more secure wouldn't need a built in security app. Windows people who are honest know this and take steps to protect their devices and themselves. But to say Windows is more secure is flat out a lie. I've heard this each time a new Windows is released about how much more secure it is. It will not ever be secure as long as it is running on most PC's in the world. It will constantly be attacked and dissected for security flaws. This is why Defender was created in the first place to defend a troubled OS being attacked by so much.
"Microsoft "has done a very creditable and admirable job of paying attention to security — secure by design, secure by default, secure in implementation, and secure in storage," remarked Laura DiDio, a research director at Strategy Analytics."
…yup…that's why they've been well known for making the least secure OS in the world for decades
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Ok, so this question is as predictable as cranberry sauce and Uncle Hensley's snoring that starts 3 seconds after he settles himself on the couch, but still…do tell…what are you thankful for?
A friend said to me today "So what is at the top of your thankful for list…no, too obvious, what is 5th?" For our purposes (yes, we do have them. I think.) here on Addy Road, I'll take anything from your top 10. Oh, and my number 5 was art or music, it's a toss up. My friend rejected that answer and made me get more specific, so I said "that I'm healthy enough to paint and learn to play cello." I'm not as picky as my friend, so you can be obtuse or specific here…I cast a wide, wide thankful net.
This entry was posted in current events, holidays and tagged thankful on 25 November 2008 by June.
This entry was posted in art and culture, asides, church, holidays on 15 March 2008 by Sharolyn.


into the shock of frigid river water.
break our feet and arms.
as do many men without fathers.
fly directly into the sun.
destroys my history and my future.
and finally, the kite of Kawelo.
with a poultice of fertile clay.
the sea birds hunt for fish.
into the face of the river.
that has belonged to you forever.
are scarred from our fingernails.
swell for the last time.
dry on the lips of the faucet.
toss it onto the sofa.
Soon, the room is a furnace.
KIMO ARMITAGE draws upon the rich stories of his youth spent in Haleiwa, Hawaii, where he was raised by his maternal grandparents. Armitage published his first novel, The Healers, with the University of Hawaii Press in April 2016.


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Q: Slow Responsiveness MySql I have fired a command SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS; in mysql for detecting slowness in response,  following is the stacktrace of Semaphore, but as I am new to this, so can't figure out statistics, please let me know if we can trace something from it.
SEMAPHORES
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OS WAIT ARRAY INFO: reservation count 22124, signal count 103334
Mutex spin waits 2140674, rounds 1742014, OS waits 8304
RW-shared spins 24931, OS waits 4171; RW-excl spins 1775, OS waits 8282
Spin rounds per wait: 0.81 mutex, 10.20 RW-shared, 210.67 RW-excl

A: Have a look the MySQL documentation for InnoDB Monitors. It says:

This [SEMAPHORES] section reports threads waiting for a semaphore and statistics on
  how many times threads have needed a spin or a wait on a mutex or a
  rw-lock semaphore. A large number of threads waiting for semaphores
  may be a result of disk I/O, or contention problems inside InnoDB.
  Contention can be due to heavy parallelism of queries or problems in
  operating system thread scheduling.