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A SOI wafer is a suitable substrate for gallium nitride crystals
Improved characteristics in power electronics and radio applications can be achieved by using a SOI wafer for gallium nitride growth.
The researchers used Micronova's cleanrooms and, in particular, a reactor designed for gallium nitride manufacturing. The image shows a six-inch substrate in the MOVPE reactor before manufacturing. Photo: Aalto University / Jori Lemettinen
In cooperation with Okmetic Oy and the Polish ITME, researchers at Aalto University have studied the application of SOI (Silicon On Insulator) wafers, which are used as a platform for manufacturing different microelectronics components, as a substrate for producing gallium nitride crystals. The researchers compared the characteristics of gallium nitride (GaN) layers grown on SOI wafers to those grown on silicon substrates more commonly used for the process. In addition to high-performance silicon wafers, Okmetic also manufactures SOI wafers, in which a layer of silicon dioxide insulator is sandwiched between two silicon layers. The objective of the SOI technology is to improve the capacitive and insulating characteristics of the wafer.
"We used a standardised manufacturing process for comparing the wafer characteristics. GaN growth on SOI wafers produced a higher crystalline quality layer than on silicon wafers. In addition, the insulating layer in the SOI wafer improves breakdown characteristics, enabling the use of clearly higher voltages in power electronics. Similarly, in high frequency applications, the losses and crosstalk can be reduced", explains Jori Lemettinen, a doctoral candidate from the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering.
'GaN based components are becoming more common in power electronics and radio applications. The performance of GaN based devices can be improved by using a SOI wafer as the substrate', adds Academy Research Fellow Sami Suihkonen.
SOI wafers reduce the challenges of crystal growth
Growth of GaN on a silicon substrate is challenging. GaN layers and devices can be grown on substrate material using metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE). When using silicon as a substrate the grown compound semiconductor materials have different coefficients of thermal expansion and lattice constants than a silicon wafer. These differences in their characteristics limit the crystalline quality that can be achieved and the maximum possible thickness of the produced layer.
'The research showed that the layered structure of an SOI wafer can act as a compliant substrate during gallium nitride layer growth and thus reduce defects and strain in the grown layers", Lemettinen notes.
The image on the right shows an electron microscope image with a cross-section of the manufactured layer structure. From top to bottom: compound semiconductor layers produced by MOVPE, device silicon layer, silicon dioxide insulator layer and handle silicon substrate used as the platform for the SOI wafer. Photo: Aalto University / Jori Lemettinen
GaN based components are commonly used in blue and white LEDs. In power electronics applications, GaN diodes and transistors, in particular, have received interest, for example in frequency converters or electric cars. It is believed that in radio applications, 5G network base stations will use GaN based power amplifiers in the future. In electronics applications, a GaN transistor offers low resistance and enables high frequencies and power densities.
The article has been accepted for publication in the journal Semiconductor Science and Technology. Link to the article.
Jori Lemettinen
Academy Research Fellow Sami Suihkonen
Research & Art Published: 30.1.2023
Laureen Mahler uses origami folding to create bio-based packaging that is also pleasant to look at
Many products of the packaging industry are made of plastic and other fossil-based materials. The Aalto University Bioinnovation Center is developing ecological packaging solutions based on origami folding which also have value as beautiful objects.


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Bruno Spengler (ur. 23 sierpnia 1983 w Schiltigheim) – kanadyjski kierowca wyścigowy francuskiego pochodzenia. Od 2005 do 2011 kierowca fabrycznego zespołu Mercedesa, a od 2012 zespołu BMW w serii Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

Kariera

Początki
Tak jak większość kierowców Kanadyjczyk rozpoczął od kartingu. W 2001 przeniósł się do bolidów jednomiejscowych – dołączył do Francuskiej Formuły Renault, gdzie jeździł w zespole Graff Racing zajmując tam piąte miejsce i do Formuły Renault 2.0 Eurocup, gdzie był dziewiąty. W 2002 przeniósł się do zespołu Jenzer Motorsport, z którym rywalizował zarówno w Niemieckiej Formule Renault jak i w Formule Renault 2.0 Eurocup. W Niemieckiej Formule Renault wygrał trzy wyścigi wygrywając ze kolegą z zespołu, Estebanem Guerrierim, zdobywając tytuł wicemistrzowski. Do zdobywcy tytułu, Christiana Kliena stracił 24 punkty. W Formule Renault 2.0 Eurocup tylko raz staje na podium i zostaje sklasyfikowany w ogólnej klasyfikacji na ósmej pozycji. W Formule Renault FranAm Spengler wygrywa sześć z siedmiu wyścigów zostając mistrzem serii.

W 2003 przeniósł się do nowo powstałej Formuły 3 Euro Series dołączając do francuskiego zespołu ASM. Z powodu kontuzji nie mógł uczestniczyć w pierwszych trzech wyścigach. Staje trzy razy na podium, w tym dwa razy na trzecim i raz na drugim stopniu podium kończąc sezon na dziesiątej pozycji. W następnym sezonie został kierowcą Mücke Motorsport, gdzie był partnerem zespołowym Roberta Kubicy. Spengler choć zdobywa jedno miejsce na podium to spisuje się gorzej od Polaka, który wygrał dwa wyścigi. Kanadyjczyk kończy sezon na jedenastej pozycji z 27 punktami, mając prawie dwa razy mniej punktów niż Kubica, który w klasyfikacji został sklasyfikowany na siódmej pozycji.

DTM

W 2005 Bruno Spengler przeniósł się z bolidów jednomiejscowych na samochody turystyczne dołączając do DTM. Jego zespołem w pierwszym sezonie był Persson Motorsport. Kanadyjczyk pierwsze punkty zdobywa dopiero w dziewiątym wyścigu sezonu na torze EuroSpeedway Lausitz. Potem zdobywa punkty jeszcze w dwóch ostatnich wyścigach, kończąc sezon na szesnastej pozycji z pięcioma punktami.

W sezonie 2006 Spengler został kierowcą HWA Team zastępując w zespole Jeana Alesiego. Poza inauguracyjnym wyścigiem punktuje w każdym wyścigu. Podczas wyścigu na torze Oschersleben Kanadyjczyk zdobywa pierwsze podium, a dwa wyścigi później na Norisringu odnosi pierwsze zwycięstwo. Ogółem staje na podium pięciokrotnie, w tym cztery razy na najwyższym jego stopniu zdobywając tym samym tytuł wicemistrzowski, przegrywając z kolegą zespołowym, Berndem Schneiderem o osiem punktów.

W następnym sezonie Spengler był ponownie partnerem zespołowym Schneidera. Tym razem lepiej spisuje się od kolegi zespołowego, stając na podium cztery razy, w tym tylko raz na najwyższym. Sezon ponownie kończy na drugiej pozycji ze stratą trzech punktów do Mattiasa Ekströma. W sierpniu 2007 był łączony z posadą kierowcy wyścigowego Formuły 1 w zespole Prodrive lub ewentualnie z posadą drugiego kierowcy zespołu McLaren. Ostatecznie Prodrive nie wszedł do Formuły 1 a drugim kierowcą McLarena został Heikki Kovalainen.

W 2008 Kanadyjczyk partnerował Paulowi di Reście, który wszedł w miejsce Miki Häkkinena, który wówczas zakończył starty w niemieckiej serii. W porównaniu do poprzednich dwóch lat Spengler nie wygrywa pojedynczego wyścigu, stając na podium dwukrotnie – na Oschersleben i Nürburgringu. Kierowca zakończył sezon na piątej pozycji, spisując się gorzej od Brytyjczyka, który zdobył tytuł wicemistrzowski.

Na kolejny sezon zostaje partnerem zespołowym Gary'ego Paffetta. Choć tak jak w zeszłym sezonie spisywał się nieco gorzej od kolegi zespołowego, to udało mu się stanąć dwa razy na drugim stopniu podium i raz na trzecim. W klasyfikacji zajmuje czwarte miejsce ze stratą 23 punktów do Timo Scheidera.

Współpracę z HWA Team kontynuował w sezonie 2010. Po dwóch drugich miejscach Kanadyjczyk został liderem klasyfikacji. Prowadzenie utrzymał po wyścigu na torze Lausitz, gdzie wygrał po trzech latach. Potem wygrał jeszcze wyścig na Nürburgringu. Po awarii samochodu podczas drugiego wyścigu na Hockenheimring stracił pozycję lidera na rzecz Paula di Resty. Kanadyjczyk odzyskał prowadzenie po wyścigu na torze Adria. Wcześniej pojawiły się plotki o ewentualnym dołączeniu Kanadyjczyka do Formuły 1. Dyrektor ds. sportów motorowych Mercedesa, Norbert Haug zadeklarował, że jeżeli Kanadyjczyk wygra mistrzostwa to furtka do F1 może być otwarta. W ostatnim wyścigu na ulicznym torze w Szanghaju kierowca zajął trzynaste miejsce spadając w klasyfikacji na trzecie miejsce za Paulem di Restą, który był w wyścigu drugi i Gary Paffettem, który wygrał finałowy wyścig. Di Resta później został kierowcą zespołu Force India, gdzie wcześniej pełnił funkcję kierowcy testowego.

Na sezon 2011 pozostał w zespole HWA. Kanadyjczyk wygrał inauguracyjny wyścig na torze Hockenheim, potem zdobywa drugie miejsce na torze Zandvoort przegrywając z Mikiem Rockenfellerem. Po piątym wyścigu, który wygrywa Spengler zostaje liderem mistrzostw. Pomimo zajęcia drugiego miejsca na Nürburgringu to jednak w samej końcówce zdobywa zaledwie cztery punkty spadając w klasyfikacji na trzecie miejsce przegrywając z Martinem Tomczykiem i Mattiasem Ekströmem. Spengler ponadto wygrywa pokazowy wyścig na Stadionie Olimpijskim w Monachium. Po sezonie Kanadyjczyk opuścił zespół Mercedesa.

26 października 2011 Bruno Spengler został potwierdzony jako jeden z kierowców BMW, które ogłosiło powrót do DTM. 3 lutego ogłoszono, że Kanadyjczyk wraz z Dirkiem Wernerem będą stanowić zespół Team Schnitzer. Pierwszy wyścig na Hockenheim Spengler nie ukończył. W drugim wyścigu na Lausitz Spengler wygrywa pierwszy wyścig w nowym samochodzie. Była to zarazem pierwsza wygrana BMW od dwudziestu lat. Po drugim miejscu na Brands Hatch i trzecim na Norisringu wygrywa jeszcze trzy wyścigi zdobywając w ostatnim wyścigu tytuł mistrzowski.

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Kanadyjscy kierowcy Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Kanadyjczycy pochodzenia francuskiego
Urodzeni w 1983
Kierowcy Europejskiego Pucharu Formuły Renault 2.0
Kanadyjscy kierowcy Formuły 3 Euro Series
Kierowcy Francuskiej Formuły Renault 2.0
Kierowcy Niemieckiej Formuły Renault 2.0
Kierowcy Północnoamerykańskiej Formuły Renault 2.0

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France's Fabius says key questions remain on Iran nuclear deal
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
(Reuters) – France said on Thursday that important questions still needed to be resolved regarding Iran's nuclear program but that it hoped to reach an agreement by Nov. 24.
"I hope that we will be able to achieve an agreement but there are still key questions to resolve," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said at a news conference with Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni.
"I can't make any predictions at this time. I think it will only be on the day of the 24th that we'll be able to make an assessment," Fabius said.
The minister added that he was setting aside a couple of days and nights to go to Vienna if needed for the end of the Iran talks, which are due to run from Nov. 18-24.
France's foreign minister, Iran-P5+1 nuke talks, Iran's nuclear program, Laurent Fabius, P5+1 group, Quoted	November 13, 2014
Iran exports $4.575bln worth of oil, goods to China in 6 months
Official vows to remove problems of Iranian students abroad

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Champions League La Liga
Javier Tebas on Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain: "Didn't they want more interesting games?"
La Liga president Javier Tebas has spoken about the botched Champions League draw that began with Real Madrid facing Benfica in the last 16 and ended with them getting Paris Saint-Germain. The draw had to be redone after a mistake was made, excluding Manchester United's ball from one of the pots.
"Maybe Real Madrid are right and the whole draw shouldn't have been repeated," he said in comments carried by Cope. "It was a shame. I don't know if it was human or technical error, and maybe Real Madrid are right and the whole draw shouldn't have been repeated. But this is a personal opinion. Didn't they want more interesting games? Well, this is more interesting than playing Benfica would have been."
Tebas is referring to the Super League fiasco of last season, when 12 of Europe's biggest clubs tried to establish a new, closed competition that would have seen them face each other more often than they do now. Madrid were key to that project, while Tebas was a vocal opponent from the jump.
Madrid, as Tebas alluded to, will be facing PSG in February, while Atletico Madrid will lock horns with Manchester United. Villarreal, the other Spanish side to make it to the last 16, play Juventus. The other ties are Manchester City v Sporting Club de Portugal, Bayern Munich v Salzburg, Liverpool v Internazionale, Chelsea v Lille and Benfica v Ajax.
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Jerry S. Tokpah says:
14th December 2021 at 11:49 pm
We as REALS don't have to worry, we're the biggest team or club in history in champions league(13 records) and if PSG playe well, then they'll win a (draw record) in the matches, lo i have many to say just watch and see ! It's me JERRY S. TOKPAH, thanks .
Rabiu muhammad says:
You are rigt
Ibrahim konteh says:
We have a lot of lessons to teach PSG, champions league is not about money you have as a club but is all about knowing how to play the competition and it importance
Ogah Silas says:
We're real Madrid, nothing is impossible for us


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Day Nine:
Reluctantly I packed my bag the next morning and said goodbye to Mr and Mrs Ayala and their hard working team. Mr Ayala gave me the bill, shook my hand and said with a big smile – 'If you don't pay I ring the Police'. "I'll pay, I'll pay" I said. It was a very heart-warming touch when Mrs Ayala kissed and hugged me and read out a little note she had hand-written: Jeremy – thank you for visit our house and felt many happy in our city and with our family. Our family stay many happy with you in our house and like that come back to our house in Trinidad of Cuba that always is your house when do you come by any. Kisses Family Ayala. Fair enough, better than my Spanish anyway – and extremely sweet I thought. Mr and Mrs A and all the kind senoras lined up, smiling, blowing kisses (well, not Mr Ayala) and waving goodbye. Lovely people.
The long drive back to Havana was punctuated by a number of interesting stops including a panoramic viewing point and a museum showing how they used to dry, grind and roast coffee beans.
Then onward for lunch in a small town having followed for miles, a couple of smoke-belching, ex-US Army World War 2 trucks that had been converted into passenger carrying tourist buses.
After lunch our next stop was at the Che Guevara museum in Santa Clara. It's actually a Mausoleum, a memorial which contains his remains and those of others who were part of his attempt to spur an armed uprising in Bolivia in 1967. Santa Clara was chosen as the site for the Mausoleum as it was there in 1958 that Guevara's troops took back the city from rebels under the dictator General Fulgencio Batista, resulting in Batista fleeing the country and a decisive victory for Fidel Castro's forces. It was the final battle that won the Cuban Revolution. Nearby there remains a Batista military supply train that was derailed by Guevera during the battle.
The journey continued with nothing more notable other than the fact that when the driver decided we needed more fuel he just crossed the motorway's central reservation to go to a petrol station on the other side! Nearly had heart failure.
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Jessica Stender joined ERA as a Senior Staff Attorney in September 2015. She is responsible for leading ERA's Women at Work Initiative by supporting and developing ERA's litigation and other gender justice-related advocacy work, with a focus on employment-related cases and projects.
Prior to joining ERA, Jessica served as Legal Director of Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (Center for Migrants Rights), a transnational migrant workers' rights organization based in Mexico. There, Jessica advocated on behalf of low-wage migrant workers in U.S. courts and before U.S. government agencies and worked with advocates in the U.S. to facilitate representation of migrant worker clients in Mexico.
Prior to joining CDM, Jessica was a Civil Rights Fellow at the public interest class action firm Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho, where she represented workers in civil rights and employment class action cases. Jessica graduated from U.C. Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 2009, where she served as Senior Executive Editor of the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, Co-Chair of the Student Liaison Committee for Faculty Appointments and Co-Chair of the Boalt Hall Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. Before law school, Jessica worked as a paralegal at Friends of Farmworkers in Philadelphia, providing assistance to migrant farmworkers throughout Pennsylvania.


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Q: ProGuard: duplicate definition of library class? I run my ProGuard for my Android project and get the following warnings:
Note: duplicate definition of library class [org.apache.http.conn.scheme.HostNameResolver]
Note: duplicate definition of library class [org.apache.http.conn.scheme.SocketFactory]
Note: duplicate definition of library class [org.apache.http.conn.ConnectTimeoutException]
Note: duplicate definition of library class [org.apache.http.params.HttpParams]
Note: duplicate definition of library class [android.net.http.SslCertificate$DName]
Note: duplicate definition of library class [android.net.http.SslError]
Note: duplicate definition of library class [android.net.http.SslCertificate]

Note: there were 7 duplicate class definitions.

I found here to fix this with ignoring it with:
-keep class org.apache.http.** { *; }
-dontwarn org.apache.http.**
-keep class android.net.http.** { *; }
-dontwarn android.net.http.**

I do not see a way to remove the duplicates from the used libraries. Even after using dontwarn the warnings do not vanish.
Is this the right way of handling this warning in just ignoring it or could this lead to problems?

A: If you add a proguard option -printconfiguration config.txt you'll see proguard adds

-libraryjars 'D:\tools\android\platforms\android-23\android.jar'
-libraryjars 'D:\tools\android\platforms\android-23\optional\org.apache.http.legacy.jar'

your duplicated classes (e.g. SslError) are presented in both android.jar and org.apache.http.legacy.jar
Proguard adds second jar even if you don't useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
Here is an open bug describing the problem.
So now we can't do anything with the issue. Just ignore it:
-dontnote android.net.http.*
-dontnote org.apache.commons.codec.**
-dontnote org.apache.http.**

There is no need to keep the classes as long as they are located in library jar (phone's library actually).
dontwarn doesn't work because it's not a warning, it's a note.

A: Probably, you have mentioned "-injars" and -libraryjars" in your proguard-project.txt,considering the latest build system takes care of mentioning them for you ..so you dont need to mention it again.
source:
http://proguard.sourceforge.net/manual/troubleshooting.html#duplicateclass
I think this will help.:)

A: You can tell gradle not to allow duplicate classes (take only the first) by adding the following to your build.gradle:
jar {
    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
}

A: You can try this in your build.gradle for everything that is indicated as duplicate in the logs. I am not sure if this will work, so try it out and inform if it works or not.
packagingOptions {
        exclude 'android.net.http.SslCertificate'
    }

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Alamo Heights High School » Departments » College Center & Naviance » College Athletics Info » NAIA Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Since 1937, the NAIA has administered programs and championships in proper balance with the overall educational experience. In 2000, the NAIA reaffirmed its purpose to enhance the character-building aspects of sport. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true spirit of competition through five core values: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.
Most recently, the association opened the doors to the NAIA Eligibility Center, where prospective student-athletes are evaluated for academic and athletic eligibility. It delivers on our larger promise of integrity by leveling the playing field, guiding student-athlete success, and ensuring fair competition. Providing student-athletes a chance to connect with NAIA schools and coaches helps them make the best decision to prepare them for success in both college and athletics.
• 60,000 student-athletes
• 13 sports and 23 national championships
• Close to 300 colleges and universities and conferences
• $450 million in athletic scholar
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Q: Célula da tabela com tamanho fixo Como definir a largura da coluna de duas tabelas para que uma não tenha uma célula maior que a outra? Quando tento criar, a célula da segunda tabela sempre fica maior que a célula da primeira tabela, mesmo definindo <td style="width: 35px"> para cada uma, a segunda tabela permanece maior.
Como eu poderia deixar o tamanho das duas tabelas fixas?
Exemplo executável abaixo, e também no http://jsfiddle.net/f77kq/

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  margin - bottom: 0; /* overwrites bootstrap margin */
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  transition: background - color 1400ms ease - out;
}

/*see https://github.com/vitalets/x-editable/issues/139 */
.form - horizontal.editable {
  padding - top: 5px;
  display: inline - block;
}

/*!
 * Datepicker for Bootstrap
 *
 * Copyright 2012 Stefan Petre
 * Improvements by Andrew Rowls
 * Licensed under the Apache License v2.0
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 */
.datepicker {
  padding: 4px; - webkit - border - radius: 4px; - moz - border - radius: 4px;
  border - radius: 4px;
  direction: ltr;
  /*.dow {
  border-top: 1px solid #ddd !important;
 }*/

}
.datepicker - inline {
    width: 220px;
  }
  .datepicker.datepicker - rtl {
    direction: rtl;
  }
  .datepicker.datepicker - rtl table tr td span {
    float: right;
  }
  .datepicker - dropdown {
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
  }
  .datepicker - dropdown: before {
    content: '';
    display: inline - block;
    border - left: 7px solid transparent;
    border - right: 7px solid transparent;
    border - bottom: 7px solid# ccc;
    border - bottom - color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    position: absolute;
    top: -7px;
    left: 6px;
  }
  .datepicker - dropdown: after {
    content: '';
    display: inline - block;
    border - left: 6px solid transparent;
    border - right: 6px solid transparent;
    border - bottom: 6px solid# ffffff;
    position: absolute;
    top: -6px;
    left: 7px;
  }
  .datepicker > div {
    display: none;
  }
  .datepicker.days div.datepicker - days {
    display: block;
  }
  .datepicker.months div.datepicker - months {
    display: block;
  }
  .datepicker.years div.datepicker - years {
    display: block;
  }
  .datepicker table {
    margin: 0;
  }
  .datepicker td,
  .datepicker th {
    text - align: center;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px; - webkit - border - radius: 4px; - moz - border - radius: 4px;
    border - radius: 4px;
    border: none;
  }
  .table - striped.datepicker table tr td,
  .table - striped.datepicker table tr th {
    background - color: transparent;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.day: hover {
    background: #eeeeee;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.old,
  .datepicker table tr td.new {
    color: #999999;
}
.datepicker table tr td.disabled,
.datepicker table tr td.disabled:hover {
  background: none;
  color: # 999999;
    cursor: default;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.today,
  .datepicker table tr td.today: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.today.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.today.disabled: hover {
    background - color: #fde19a;
    background - image: -moz - linear - gradient(top, #fdd49a, #fdf59a);
    background - image: -ms - linear - gradient(top, #fdd49a, #fdf59a);
    background - image: -webkit - gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100 % , from(#fdd49a), to(#fdf59a));
    background - image: -webkit - linear - gradient(top, #fdd49a, #fdf59a);
    background - image: -o - linear - gradient(top, #fdd49a, #fdf59a);
    background - image: linear - gradient(top, #fdd49a, #fdf59a);
    background - repeat: repeat - x;
    filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr = '#fdd49a', endColorstr = '#fdf59a', GradientType = 0);
    border - color: #fdf59a# fdf59a# fbed50;
    border - color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(enabled = false);
    color: #000;
}
.datepicker table tr td.today:hover,
.datepicker table tr td.today:hover:hover,
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled:hover,
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled:hover:hover,
.datepicker table tr td.today:active,
.datepicker table tr td.today:hover:active,
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled:active,
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled:hover:active,
.datepicker table tr td.today.active,
.datepicker table tr td.today:hover.active,
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled.active,
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled:hover.active,
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled,
.datepicker table tr td.today:hover.disabled,
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled.disabled,
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled:hover.disabled,
.datepicker table tr td.today[disabled],
.datepicker table tr td.today:hover[disabled],
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled[disabled],
.datepicker table tr td.today.disabled:hover[disabled] {
  background-color: # fdf59a;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.today: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.today: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.today.disabled: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.today.disabled: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.today.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.today: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.today.disabled.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.today.disabled: hover.active {
    background - color: #fbf069\ 9;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.today: hover: hover {
    color: #000;
}
.datepicker table tr td.today.active:hover {
  color: # fff;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.range,
  .datepicker table tr td.range: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.disabled: hover {
    background: #eeeeee; - webkit - border - radius: 0; - moz - border - radius: 0;
    border - radius: 0;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: hover {
    background - color: #f3d17a;
    background - image: -moz - linear - gradient(top, #f3c17a, #f3e97a);
    background - image: -ms - linear - gradient(top, #f3c17a, #f3e97a);
    background - image: -webkit - gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100 % , from(#f3c17a), to(#f3e97a));
    background - image: -webkit - linear - gradient(top, #f3c17a, #f3e97a);
    background - image: -o - linear - gradient(top, #f3c17a, #f3e97a);
    background - image: linear - gradient(top, #f3c17a, #f3e97a);
    background - repeat: repeat - x;
    filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr = '#f3c17a', endColorstr = '#f3e97a', GradientType = 0);
    border - color: #f3e97a# f3e97a# edde34;
    border - color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(enabled = false); - webkit - border - radius: 0; - moz - border - radius: 0;
    border - radius: 0;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: hover: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: hover: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: hover.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: hover.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: hover[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: hover[disabled] {
    background - color: #f3e97a;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.range.today.disabled: hover.active {
    background - color: #efe24b\ 9;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.selected,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled: hover {
    background - color: #9e9e9e;
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, # b3b3b3, #808080);
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, # b3b3b3, #808080);
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(# b3b3b3), to(#808080));
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, # b3b3b3, #808080);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, # b3b3b3, #808080);
  background-image: linear-gradient(top, # b3b3b3, #808080);
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr= '#b3b3b3', endColorstr = '#808080', GradientType = 0);
border - color: #808080 # 808080 #595959;
  border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(enabled= false);
color: #fff;
text - shadow: 0 - 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}
.datepicker table tr td.selected: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected: hover: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled: hover: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected: hover.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled: hover.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.selected[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td.selected: hover[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled: hover[disabled] {
    background - color: #808080;
}
.datepicker table tr td.selected:active,
.datepicker table tr td.selected:hover:active,
.datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled:active,
.datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled:hover:active,
.datepicker table tr td.selected.active,
.datepicker table tr td.selected:hover.active,
.datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled.active,
.datepicker table tr td.selected.disabled:hover.active {
  background-color: # 666666\ 9;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.active: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled: hover {
    background - color: #006dcc;
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, # 0088cc, #0044cc);
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, # 0088cc, #0044cc);
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(# 0088cc), to(#0044cc));
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, # 0088cc, #0044cc);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, # 0088cc, #0044cc);
  background-image: linear-gradient(top, # 0088cc, #0044cc);
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr= '#0088cc', endColorstr = '#0044cc', GradientType = 0);
border - color: #0044cc # 0044cc #002a80;
  border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(enabled= false);
color: #fff;
text - shadow: 0 - 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}
.datepicker table tr td.active: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.active: hover: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled: hover: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td.active: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.active: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.active: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.active: hover.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled: hover.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td.active[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td.active: hover[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td.active.disabled: hover[disabled] {
    background - color: #0044cc;
}
.datepicker table tr td.active:active,
.datepicker table tr td.active:hover:active,
.datepicker table tr td.active.disabled:active,
.datepicker table tr td.active.disabled:hover:active,
.datepicker table tr td.active.active,
.datepicker table tr td.active:hover.active,
.datepicker table tr td.active.disabled.active,
.datepicker table tr td.active.disabled:hover.active {
  background-color: # 003399\ 9;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td span {
    display: block;
    width: 23 % ;
    height: 54px;
    line - height: 54px;
    float: left;
    margin: 1 % ;
    cursor: pointer; - webkit - border - radius: 4px; - moz - border - radius: 4px;
    border - radius: 4px;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td span: hover {
    background: #eeeeee;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td span.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td span.disabled: hover {
    background: none;
    color: #999999;
  cursor: default;
}
.datepicker table tr td span.active,
.datepicker table tr td span.active:hover,
.datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled,
.datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled:hover {
  background-color: # 006dcc;
    background - image: -moz - linear - gradient(top, #0088cc, # 0044cc);
    background - image: -ms - linear - gradient(top, #0088cc, # 0044cc);
    background - image: -webkit - gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100 % , from(#0088cc), to(# 0044cc));
    background - image: -webkit - linear - gradient(top, #0088cc, # 0044cc);
    background - image: -o - linear - gradient(top, #0088cc, # 0044cc);
    background - image: linear - gradient(top, #0088cc, # 0044cc);
    background - repeat: repeat - x;
    filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr = '#0088cc', endColorstr = '#0044cc', GradientType = 0);
    border - color: #0044cc # 0044cc #002a80;
  border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(enabled= false);
color: #fff;
text - shadow: 0 - 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}
.datepicker table tr td span.active: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active: hover: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled: hover: hover,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active: active,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled: active,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled: hover: active,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.active,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled.active,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled: hover.active,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active: hover.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled: hover.disabled,
  .datepicker table tr td span.active[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td span.active: hover[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled[disabled],
  .datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled: hover[disabled] {
    background - color: #0044cc;
}
.datepicker table tr td span.active:active,
.datepicker table tr td span.active:hover:active,
.datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled:active,
.datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled:hover:active,
.datepicker table tr td span.active.active,
.datepicker table tr td span.active:hover.active,
.datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled.active,
.datepicker table tr td span.active.disabled:hover.active {
  background-color: # 003399\ 9;
  }
  .datepicker table tr td span.old,
  .datepicker table tr td span.new {
    color: #999999;
}
.datepicker th.datepicker-switch {
  width: 145px;
}
.datepicker thead tr:first-child th,
.datepicker tfoot tr th {
  cursor: pointer;
}
.datepicker thead tr:first-child th:hover,
.datepicker tfoot tr th:hover {
  background: # eeeeee;
  }
  .datepicker.cw {
    font - size: 10px;
    width: 12px;
    padding: 0 2px 0 5px;
    vertical - align: middle;
  }
  .datepicker thead tr: first - child th.cw {
    cursor: default;
    background - color: transparent;
  }
  .input - append.date.add - on i,
  .input - prepend.date.add - on i {
    display: block;
    cursor: pointer;
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
  }
  .input - daterange input {
    text - align: center;
  }
  .input - daterange input: first - child {
    -webkit - border - radius: 3px 0 0 3px; - moz - border - radius: 3px 0 0 3px;
    border - radius: 3px 0 0 3px;
  }
  .input - daterange input: last - child {
    -webkit - border - radius: 0 3px 3px 0; - moz - border - radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
    border - radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
  }
  .input - daterange.add - on {
    display: inline - block;
    width: auto;
    min - width: 16px;
    height: 18px;
    padding: 4px 5px;
    font - weight: normal;
    line - height: 18px;
    text - align: center;
    text - shadow: 0 1px 0# ffffff;
    vertical - align: middle;
    background - color: #eeeeee;
    border: 1px solid# ccc;
    margin - left: -5px;
    margin - right: -5px;
  }
<link href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div id="user">
  <div class="entry-boxeditable" id="boxedit-0">

    <pre>other_stream || false</pre>
    <table id="user" class="table table-bordered table-striped">
      <tbody>
        <tr></tr>
      </tbody>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>false</td>
          <td>plother2</td>
          <td>2014-06-03 09:55:32</td>
          <td>otherlocation/mystream</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>false</td>
          <td>plother2</td>
          <td>2014-06-03 09:55:32</td>
          <td>http:/local/demo.mp4</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
    <pre>stackoverflow || true</pre>
    <table id="user" class="table table-bordered table-striped">
      <tbody>
        <tr></tr>
      </tbody>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>true</td>
          <td>plname1</td>
          <td>2009-12-11 16:25:05</td>
          <td>C:\sample.mp4</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

  </div>
</div>

Ps: A tabela é gerada dinamicamente via PHP, o único problema está no tamanho.

A: O problema para impôr width: 35px; é que a table precisa de ser limitada na sua largura, senão vai ter a ultima td a adaptar-se ao resto da largura.
Sugestão (e tendo em conta que 35 x 4 = 140):
table {
    max-width: 140px;
}
td {
    width: 35px;
}

http://jsfiddle.net/f77kq/3/
Pode também usar percentagens para ter as td todas do mesmo tamanho. Pode colocar no CSS assim: http://jsfiddle.net/f77kq/1/
td {
    width: 25%;
}

No seu caso está a usar uma biblioteca de CSS. Com bibliotecas fica por vezes mais díficil alterar o CSS e pode ser necessário "forçar" o CSS para o que quer, usando width: 25% !important;. Isto deve ser evitado, mas se fôr absolutamente necessário pode usar assim: http://jsfiddle.net/f77kq/2/

A: Outra maneira mais agradável, usando <col>, e css para gerenciar as celulas da tabela setando table-layout:fixed na table.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/col
Código CSS:
table.fixo { table-layout:fixed; }
table.fixo td { overflow: hidden; }

Tabela:
<table class="fixo">
    <col width="60px" />
    <col width="40px" />
    <tr>
        <td>Meu texto</td>
        <td>Meu texto 2</td>
    </tr>
</table>

Referencia SOen: Fixed Table Cell Width


text:
The Gloucester Rugby academy youngster combining his passion for rugby and farming at Hartpury College
His course allows him to do two things he loves
Robert IlesHead of Sport
Hartpury student Harry Sprague
Harry Sprague has seized the opportunity to combine his two great passions in life at Hartpury College – farming and rugby.
He is dedicating his efforts to securing a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture at the same time as being a committed member of Hartpury's elite rugby academy squad.
With Hartpury tailoring academic and training timetables to suit student athletes, Harry is determined to maximise his chances of achieving academic and sporting success.
"I came to Hartpury because it allowed me to do agriculture and sport at the same time and there aren't many colleges, if any, that can give you that option," said Sprague, who also plays for the Gloucester Academy.
"It means that I'm able to do something that I love – farming – as well as wanting to play rugby to a high standard. That's the main thing that I drew me to the place.
"My tutors are brilliant in providing me with flexibility around my time-tabling, making sure I'm up to date with the agriculture course and freeing up time for me to train and play rugby."
From a farming background, Sprague is enjoying the vast range of opportunities to expand his knowledge of agriculture practises and livestock provided on campus at Hartpury's commercial farm, where the facilities include a modern milking parlour.
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"The course is brilliant," said Sprague.
"As I'm from a dairy background, I'm finding it extremely interesting to learn about other aspects of farming that I wouldn't have learned at home.
"It's opening up my horizons and also going into more depth about things that I already knew from growing up on a farm.
"The facilities on the farm are excellent. I'd love to have the dairy parlour at home!
"We have regular duties to perform as part of the course and it is like working on a real farm."
Dairy unity at Hartpury College
Sprague has only to walk a few minutes from the farm to reach another of his favourite destinations on Hartpury's specialist 360-hectare campus – the new £8.8m Sports Academy.
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"The level of coaching we receive and the facilities that we have access to, are outstanding.
"For me as a rugby player, it's so impressive to have the Gloucester Rugby players on campus all the time – it gives you something to aspire to.
"My dream is to become a professional rugby player and I will take that as a far as I can, but I'm pleased that whatever happens I will always have farming to fall back on."
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Home News Neon Dance Preparation!
The first dance of the new year will be the Neon Dance! ASB is hosting and will prepare the supplies needed to make the dance happen. With a theme of "Neon Neptune," the dance will be full of vibrant colors and music to enjoy for all who attend. DJ Solstace will return to the stage to perform with new music.
According to ASB member Kelby Plotkin, the goal of the dance is to "raise money and for the students to have a good time." The Neon Dance will take place next week on Friday, February February 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the big gym. Make sure you come out and participate pirates!


It sure is a good thing we bombed those Serbs.
And bought ourselves all that Bosnian and Albanian good will.
SARAJEVO — A member of a militant Muslim group was arrested in the Bosnian town of Brčko along with four kilograms of TNT explosives.
According to reports, Adnan Rečica belongs to the Salafi movement.
Rečica was also in possession of 300 grams of plastic explosives at the time of the arrest.
Other items confiscated by police in the district in northern Bosnia included trigger mechanisms activated by telephone, radios, military equipment, and printed propaganda in Arabic.
The arrest was made in Rečica's family home in Brčko. Police also discovered a lab used to manufacture illegal drugs.
"We found drug and explosives-making capacities. The operation came after lengthy preparation," a source was quoted as saying by the Sarajevo-based daily Dnevni Avaz.
This is not the first time that a member of the Salafi movement was caught in possession of TNT, according to reports.
A hand grenade contains 38 grams of the explosive, while anti-tank mines, designed to penetrate armor, are made of four to six kilograms of TNT.
A European Union official in Kosovo says assailants set fire to two cars of the EU's rule of law mission. No one was injured.
Nicholas Hawton, a spokesperson for the 3,000-strong police and justice mission, said the cars were burned early Tuesday in the capital, Pristina, outside the apartment of a member of the mission. Hawton says there is no evidence the official was the target of the attack.
The force, known as EULEX, helps Kosovo authorities fight organized crime and deals with past war crimes.
The force has been attacked by members of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian group which opposes EULEX because it does not treat Kosovo as an independent state. Five of the EU's 27 members refuse to recognize Kosovo's 2008 secession from Serbia.
Members of Kosovo's Self-Determination Movement damaged Tuesday in the capital Pristina 28 vehicles of EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) in Kosovo.
They used stones and sticks to destroy the vehicles parked in the yard of the Youth Center near the city center at an unannounced move. Some of the vehicles were overturned, while some had their glasses broken or tires pierced.
Attackers said the move was an expression of their refusal to "the EULEX presence and all its actions in Kosovo including the protocol agreement with Serbia," which is due to be signed in the days to come.
Kosovo police reacted and detained 21 members of the movement. EULEX praised "Kosovo police's fast and efficient response," as it condemned the attack.
A member of the Self-Determination Movement was seriously wounded and so were three members of Kosovo police during the police action.
The Self-Determination Movement action followed objections by Kosovo institutions to the planned signing of a protocol on police cooperation between EULEX and Serbian Interior Ministry.
Kosovo's government on Thursday blocked the signing of a protocol on border cooperation between the European Union's law-enforcement mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and neighbouring Serbia.
'As of today, all debates and talks on the subject of the protocol have ended,' Kosovo Premier Hashim Thaci and President Fatmir Sejdiu said in a short statement after meeting with the EU special representative in Kosovo, Pieter Feith, and EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon.
The protocol, which regulates operational cooperation with EULEX, is one of the technical conditions that Serbia must fulfill before acceding to the Schengen white list, allowing visa-free travel in and out of Serbia with other Schengen signatory states.
EULEX is having separate negotiations with Belgrade over the protocol, without Kosovo's participation, because Serbia does not recognize Kosovo's independence.
…Following a spate of incidents in southern Serbia, including a grenade attack on the Gendarmerie near Bujanovac and an explosion in Presevo, Serbia's Interior Minister, Ivica Dacic, emphasized how "such cooperation is necessary when at issue are groups crossing the administrative line, whether it is about terrorism, illegal trade in drugs or arms or the smuggling of goods… it is in our interest to prevent as much crime in our region as we can". Dacic also specified that the protocol is based upon UN Security Council Resolution 1244, which reaffirms Serbia's sovereignty over Kosovo, the decision of the EU Council of Ministers on which the mandate of EULEX is based, and the six-point plan of UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon.
The draft protocol has, however, been rejected by the Kosovo government, which maintains that EULEX does not have the mandate to sign international agreements and complains that it has been neither informed nor consulted about the protocol. In response, EULEX insists that it possesses certain authorities, agreed upon before the mission was deployed, that enable it to enter into such arrangements, whilst Serbia's Interior Ministry added that the agreement was very similar to the one previously signed with UNMIK's Police and Justice Pillar.
The expected protocol comes at a sensitive time for issues related to policing and war crimes investigations. On the seventh anniversary of the murder of two Serb children in Gorazdevac, near Pec, on August 13th, for which no-one has ever been charged, Oliver Ivanovic maintained that the "solving of that crime, as well as of many other crimes, is a test for EULEX".
Serbia's minister for Kosovo and Metohija, Goran Bogdanovic, meanwhile, has requested that Yves de Kermabon, EULEX's head of mission, take a central role in the investigation into the murder of an elderly Serb couple in the village of Partes, near Gjilan, on August 7th. Bogdanovic pointed out that since 1999, a vast number of crimes committed against Serbs and other non-Albanian communities in Kosovo have remained unsolved and unpunished…[T]he failure to adequately investigate and prosecute [these] crimes…continues to severely undermine attempts to strengthen the rule of law and transform latent conflicts.
The European Union's law enforcement mission in Kosovo (EULEX) was on Tuesday (25 August) the target of violent protests by Albanians opposed to the presence of the international community in the country.
Twenty eight EULEX vehicles near a youth centre in downtown Pristina were damaged during the events, organised by the Vetevendosja (Self-Determination) group, which launched its assault in reaction to co-operation between EULEX and Belgrade.
The vehicles were attacked with sticks and stones or overturned.
Two cars of the EU rule of law mission (EULEX) in Kososvo were damaged Wednesday when unknown attackers threw Molotov cocktails at them, a mission spokesman said.
"Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at the two cars. One of them was burned inside while the second one had only a broken window," EULEX spokesman Christophe Lamfalussy told AFP.
The incident occurred in the town of Gnjilane, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east from the capital Pristina.
"It is a regrettable but isolated incident," Lamfalussy said.
In a joint statement on the website of the US embassy in Pristina, International Civilian Representative for Kosovo Pieter Feith and the diplomats representing the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and the US set out their perspective on the agreement.
They said that the Eulex deployment had been accepted by Kosovo.
The joint statement said that based on the signatories' "detailed examination of the legal issues", Eulex's instruments of technical co-operation were consistent with its mandate to strengthen border management and had "no bearing" on the question of Kosovo's independence.
"The Republic of Kosovo is not a party to this technical arrangement, but we commend the commitment and interest of the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo in combating illicit cross-border activities," the joint statement, released on September 10 2009, said.
The same day, media in Pristina said that the EU had rejected claims that it was applying political pressure on Kosovo on the issue of the police co-operation protocol with Serbia.
"You know that all EU member states gave their full support to the Eulex mission in Kosovo and to the signature of the police co-operation protocol between Eulex and Serbia. Consultations are continuing intensively between the EU and Pristina and we do not see this as pressure but simply as negotiations, dialogue and consultation," an EU diplomatic source was quoted as having told Kosovo daily Koha Ditore.
However, about 20 organisations in Kosovo, led by Kosovo self-determination movement Vetevendosje were expected to protest in coming days against the protocol being signed. "It has become obvious that Eulex is going ahead with signing the document with Serbia, which denies Kosovo's independence," according to Avni Zogjani of the Çohu association, one of the organisations due to take part in the protests.
A group of hackers from Kosovo defaced 15 Serbian websites on Tuesday night, including those of high profile firms, government departments and museums.
The hackers, known as Kosova Hackers Group, posted the same, Albanian double-headed eagle and message on each website. The targets included the Serbian Ministry of Defence.
Many of the websites remain inaccessible, although the hackers' message has disappeared.
Their message reads: "Hello Serbs, now wonder why you see it on this particular page?? We do it because we can and we will continue to do so.
The group also hacked into the website of EULEX, the European rule of law mission in Kosovo, last month in protest against plans to sign a policing protocol with Serbia's interior ministry.
Hackers posted messages on the European Union's Kosovo mission official Web site claiming the bloc's police mission wants to return Kosovo to Serb rule.
Friday's attack on the Web site comes a day after a local court sentenced 20 ethnic Albanians to a month in prison for puncturing tires and smashing windows on some 24 vehicles of the EU mission, known as EULEX.
Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leaders object to a EULEX deal with with Serbia's police to exchange information, fearing it undermines Kosovo's statehood.
An unknown Albanian group on Thursday claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a European Union office in Kosovo earlier this month and warned of attacks against the Serb minority.
The obscure group, calling itself "Army of the Republic of Kosovo - ARK" sent its threatening e-mail to authorities, the media and international organizations in Kosovo.
It warned of "strikes with full force" because of a new United Nations plan for Kosovo…The UN and Belgrade have agreed that the EU's mission, Eulex, would be "status-neutral" and remain under UN command in areas dominated by Serbs - which Albanians fear would be a step toward an ethnic partition of Kosovo.
The internationals always run into problems when they treat Serbia as a party to negotiations over Kosovo, or consider the situation of the Serbs still living in deadly Kosovo.
Now, these more extreme Albanians have made it clear that they see the Serbs as one of us. When will we?
Before EULEX came around, when the UN people would try to enforce some semblance of legality, even on matters of property, they were attacked.
Driving much of the activity against the UN and EU is the fact that the international presence — in addition to ostensibly combating the society's lawlessness and corruption — may obstruct the formation of Greater Albania. (Even though it was the international presence that made the Kosovo leg of the plan possible in the first place — go figure).
In July and August of 2009 weapons and explosives caches were discovered in southern Serbia's Presevo Valley, smuggled from Kosovo. All the while, Kosovo Albanians call for a union with Albania, as does the prime minister of Albania. It's meant to test the waters for how far the international community will go toward such an eventuality.
Just a reminder that such a possibility was never on the table for imperiled Serbs in Croatia or Bosnia, although they represented a higher percentage of the population than Albanians in Serbia. Nor is it on the table for the north of Kosovo, where the majority of the province's imperiled Serbs live.
…The protocol on police co-operation between Eulex and Serbia's interior ministry is primarily concerned with the exchange of information relevant to the fight against corruption, organised crime, arms smuggling and other illicit trade….an important and constructive step towards strengthening the rule of law in Kosovo.
It has, however, been vehemently opposed by the Kosovo government, which maintains that Eulex does not have the mandate to sign international agreements on its behalf and complains that it was neither informed nor consulted about the protocol. The cabinet of Kosovo prime minister, Hashim Thaçi, has warned that "by ignoring relevant Kosovo institutions, it [the protocol] will worsen the relations between the European mission and the Kosovo government".
The Joint Action of February 2008, however, which provides the basis for Eulex's mandate, clearly states that the mission can enter into agreements independently of the Kosovo authorities. Having publicly demanded Serbia's constructive engagement with Eulex, the need for a similarly firm stance towards the Kosovo government is becoming increasingly apparent.
With Eulex planning further agreements with Serbia in the areas of customs and the judiciary, attempts to undermine and impair Eulex by Kosovo Albanians will have important ramifications for the EU's crisis management capabilities elsewhere in the region….
If Eulex is to reinforce its own often ambiguous role, while stabilising Kosovo and strengthening the rule of law, then it must re-emphasize that its legitimacy derives from UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and reassert, both rhetorically and in practice, its neutrality towards Kosovo's status. Steps to impose measures, especially in the north, will only prompt and provoke further confrontations with and between both ethnic Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo….
Which is of course the whole point — to inflame, not defuse.


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Григорий Фабианович Гнесин (1884, Ростов-на-Дону — 1938, Ленинград) — русский и советский певец, драматический актёр, писатель, поэт и переводчик, библиофил и просветитель. Брат Михаила, Евгении, Марии, Елены, Елизаветы и Ольги Гнесиных.

Биография
Родился в Ростове-на-Дону 5/17 июня 1884 году в семье городского казённого раввина Фабиана Осиповича (Файвиша Иоселевича) Гнесина (1837—1891), уроженца местечка Ивенец, выпускника Виленского раввинского училища, и певицы Беллы Исаевны Флейтзингер-Гнесиной (урождённая Шима-Бейла Шаевна Флейтзингер; 6 марта 1838, Вильно — 23 ноября 1911, Москва). Родители заключили брак 15 июля 1863 года в Вильно. Самый младший брат в семье Гнесиных.

Окончил Петровское реальное училище в Ростове. С 1902 года учился в Петербургском Технологическом институте на химика, также был студентом в университетах Дармштадта и Женевы. В 1903 г. получил в Женевском университете диплом доктора естественных наук по специальности химия.

Унаследовав от матери вокальные данные, он обладал красивым баритоном, постоянно выступал в любительских компаниях с исполнением русских романсов, итальянских песен и известных оперных арий. Его занятия пением проходили с перерывами в Петербурге. В 1905 году он, после прослушивания у директора консерватории А.К.Глазунова, уже мог быть принят в консерваторию, но этому помешали революционные события.

Григорий Гнесин был ярко и разносторонне одарен. Отличаясь и увлеченностью, и авантюризмом, он много путешествовал, нередко участвуя в опасных и бурных событиях.  В 1903 г. он отправился из Женевы в Италию с целью учиться пению, играл в передвижных труппах «del arte». Вернувшись в Россию учился пению в Петербурге, участвовал в различных любительских и профессиональных спектаклях как драматический артист.

Во время революции 1905—1907 гг. отсидел полтора года в тюрьме, затем жил на Карельском перешейке. Арестован и выслан в 1908 году. Член партии эсеров с 1909 года. По возвращении из Италии в 1910 году находился в Крыму, Алуште, Москве, Петербурге. Тесно общался с В. Мейерхольдом, К. Чуковским, П. Кульбиным, В. Маяковским (написавшим его карандашный портрет) в Финляндии, в Куоккале. В 1916—1919 годах работал в Мурманске на строительстве железной дороги, в Петрозаводске в детском доме.

С 1919 года до конца жизни — в Петрограде-Ленинграде как артист, литератор, переводчик. На Ленинградском радио в 1930-е годы вёл популярную детскую передачу «Дядя Гриша рассказывает», заведовал нотной библиотекой Ленинградской хоровой капеллы. Автор переводов либретто опер (в том числе «Севильский цирюльник» Дж.Паизиелло  для Оперного театра имени К. С. Станиславского в Москве), итальянских песен, многочисленных стихов, книги «Воспоминания бродячего певца. Очерки Италии» (переиздана в 1997 году), музыкальных произведений. Был одним из крупнейших библиофилов в Ленинграде.

Арестован 2 ноября 1937 года и расстрелян как латвийский шпион (в «польском потоке») 4 февраля 1938 года. Реабилитирован в 1956 году.

Жена и дочь были высланы в Башкирию, но смогли вернуться в Ленинград. Из-за конфискации имущества после ареста уцелела лишь совсем малая часть литературного и эпистолярного наследия Г. Ф. Гнесина. Немногие сохранившиеся материалы переданы его дочерью Евгенией Григорьевной в музей Гнесиных.

Однако в 2007 году итальянский филолог Стефания Сини, которая занималась судьбой Г. Ф. Гнесина и перевела фрагменты из «Воспоминаний бродячего певца», обнаружила в Отделе рукописей Российской национальной библиотеки неизвестный прежде исследователям его крупный фонд: пьесы, стихи, переводы. Эти тексты были переданы в библиотеку во время блокады в 1943 г. после смерти его вдовы.

Память
В 2015 году в Ростове-на-Дону по инициативе преподавателя ростовской музыкальной школы им. Михаила Гнесина Людмилы Рыбальченко была установлена мемориальная доска на доме 67 по Тургеневской улице, где в конце XIX века жила семья Гнесиных.

В рамках общественной программы «Последний адрес» 3 августа 2019 года на доме 43 по 6-й линии Васильевского острова в Санкт-Петербурге была открыта памятная табличка, посвященная Григорию Фабиановичу Гнесину.

Публикации
 Гнесин Г. Ф. Воспоминания бродячего певца. Литературное наследие / Г. Ф. Гнесин; сост. А. А. Гапонов. — СПб.: Алетейя, 2019. — 406 с. — ISBN 978-5-907189-63-8

Семья
Жена (с 1919) — Мария Владимировна Гнесина, ур. Руднева (1888, Новгород — 1942, Ленинград), сотрудник двух этнографических музеев в Ленинграде: Музея антропологии и этнографии им. Петра Великого ("Кунсткамера") и Государственного музея этнографии (ныне Российский этнографический музей). Сестра архитектора Льва Руднева. Умерла в блокаду.

Дочь  — Евгения Григорьевна Гнесина (1921, Петроград — 2014, Москва), преподаватель истории материальной культуры в Театрально-художественном техническом училище (ТХТУ) в 1951-1971 гг., сотрудник Центральной научной библиотеки ВТО-СТД в 1971-1991 гг. После ареста отца выслана в Башкирию, в 1939 г. вернулась в Ленинград. В 1942 вывезена на Кавказ, оказалась в оккупированной немцами зоне. В 1943 после освобождения Пятигорска вызвана теткой Ел.Ф.Гнесиной в Москву, где оставалась до конца жизни. Окончила ТХТУ по специальности бутафор. Работала в нескольких московских театрах. Муж - Сергеевич Поль Александр Сергеевич Поль (1897-1965) .

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки

Деятели культуры и искусства, репрессированные в СССР
Расстрелянные в СССР
Персоналии: Последний адрес в Санкт-Петербурге
Посмертно реабилитированные в СССР
Казнённые в 1938 году


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Abstract : Exploratory search has an unclear and open-ended definition. The complexity of the task and the difficulty of defining this activity are reflected in the limits of existing evaluation methods for exploratory search systems. In order to improve them, we intend to design an evaluation method based on a user-centered model of exploratory search. In this work, we identified and defined the characteristics of exploratory search and used them as an information seeking model evaluation grid. We tested this analytic grid on two information seeking models: Ellis' and Marchionini's models. The results show that Marchonini's model does not match our evaluation method's requirements whereas on the other hand Ellis' model could be adapted to better suit exploratory search.


Hi, I'm trying to use bp_has_members to display a filtered list of members on a page. I can get this to work with 1 search phrase but I need to display a list of members that fulfill more than 1 search phrase. For instance, I need to list whatever the member filled in for "Business Category" in xprofile. I can't figure out how to get this to work. I saw something promising with BP Member Filter but that plugin is no longer offered/supported? I just can't find documentation this. It's really hanging me up at the moment since it's a big part of my site build. Here's what I've tried below. Only 1 search term allowed it seems. I also need to be able to run multiple search results on the page separated by headlines. This is what I've tried and an unable to get more than 1 search term to show up in any variation I've tried.
Unfortunately, you're not going to be able to do this with the search_terms parameter. Our query class simply isn't set up to work that way.
– the heavy lifting is https://github.com/boonebgorges/bp-better-directories/blob/0.9.x/bpbd.php#L104 It's written to loop through and do an additional join for each of the search parameters. Line 127 is where I'm making the new LIKE clauses. Then, on 142, I blow up the original query and stick my new clauses in there.
Not pretty (and it won't scale infinitely – don't try doing this with 10 different filters on a large member database!) but it does work.
Thanks @boonebgorges I appreciate the help. Going in to BP, I thought it would be a simple function to filter members. You said this won't scale infinitely so would you foresee an issue with a site having 300 members where I'd want to display 10 filtered lists on a page? For instance, a list broken up into 10 categories? I'll be diving in to this over the weekend but first wondered if this is a safe path to travel or if this won't work for me. Thanks again!
The core reason why it's difficult to do infinite filters like this is because BP xprofile fields are abstracted. That is to say, in order for our profile fields to be extensible (so that your site can have different profile fields from mine) we have moved the profile data to a separate table, which is essentially a key-value table. This is in contrast to a solution where you store all profile data in a single table, making it very easy and fast to filter by many criteria at once (the trade-off being that the table structure needs to be set in stone).
The numbers you cite shouldn't be much of a problem. You may experience some slowness if you try filtering along 7, 8, 9 criteria at the same time, though I suspect that this is probably an edge case. In any case, some solid MySQL query caching will help.
Anyone have a solution to converting the vertical xprofile field database structure to a horizontal more efficient structure?
I have 10 million entries in my xprofile_data table and my site crashes everytime i try to filter anything with ajax… very frustrting.
i am going to extract the important xprofile fields and convert them to a horizontal database structure and point my search box to the new table.
We'd be interested in seeing your slow query log from MySQL, and any other hard numbers relating to how well xprofile scales with 10 million entries. It'd be awesome if you could create a ticket on https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org or send me those details to paul/buddypress/org.
Sure I'd be happy to provide that. Does anyone have a suggestion for mySQL query or PHP script to copy the xprofile tables over to a new normalized table?
Normalized but most importantly TRANSPOSED.
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Queen and standout American Idol star, Adam Lambert, will be teaming up again in 2017, as the combo has announced its big 2017 summer tour. With stops in over 25 cities across North America, Queen + Adam Lambert will kick things off on June 23rd with a performance at Phoenix's Gila River Arena, followed by a show at Las Vegas' new T-Mobile Arena. They will also make stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Vancouver, St. Paul and more, until the tour concludes August 5th in Houston.
Tickets for the tour will go on sale Friday, February 3rd at 10AM, however Queen and Lambert fan club members can begin to purchase tickets on Tuesday, January 31st. Fans can visit Queen's official website for more information.
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Thanks to Quiet Earth, we've got the official trailer for Kisses, an Irish film from Lance Daly. Kisses is a whimsical Irish fairy tale of sorts about two very young kids who run away from their parents and spend a night exploring the streets of Dublin, Ireland together. It's a very film festival-like film that I first saw at the Telluride Film Festival but didn't love, although Peter from SlashFilm found it quite entertaining. Daly has a really unique style, but I just didn't feel like it was too enduring. Anyway, this trailer might interest a few of you and was definitely worth featuring because it's an indie that deserves some attention. Enjoy!
Kisses is both written and directed by Irish filmmaker Lance Daly, of Last Days in Dublin and The Halo Effect previously. The film first premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh and went on to play at the Locarno, Telluride, London, and Toronto Film Festivals this year as well. As far as we know, the film doesn't have a US distributor yet, but I expect it'll end up playing in theaters sometime in 2009.
These look like phenomenal young actors (in the trailer at least).
i'm sure i'll end up watching this sometime; but, (from the trailer anyway) it does seem to lack a quality that would set itself apart from other movies and make people WANT to watch it.
It'll hit my netflix list, I won't go out of my way for it though.
I've seen this film at Locarno Film Festival this year and it was BY FAR the best film of the Official Competition!
Just saw this movie in Ireland...... and loved it! The kids are wonderful and Dublin looks great. Loved the story . Good luck to all involved.


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The NotShort blog is restarting in 2013. Let's hope some content appears . . .
Rozy is the new member of the Long family, a pure-bred Rottweiler.
One of the consequences of being overseas for so long is you find there are big holes in your local media knowledge, whether it's TV shows, books or even events that totally by-passed you. In my case I was away for most of the decade from 1998-2008 -- in Hong Kong, then Singapore and for the biggest chunk of time in Thailand. So while I'm passable in my knowledge of Asian cinema and Thai current affairs, I got caught out when someone threw me a few lines from The Castle on my return. I also missed the whole Kath and Kim thing, which I can surely live without from what I've seen. But one of the things I'm now realising I missed out on, to my detriment (but I'm catching up), is the writing of Richard Flanagan. I'd been meaning to jump into Death of a River Guide, which I picked up in $5 Books, but didn't really know much about him or the book. Then more recently I found a compilation of his non-fiction writings called "And What Do You Do Mr Gable?" Most of them have appeared in major newspapers and magazines previously, but as I suspected most were written in the decade I was away. Wow, this guy can write and I can't wait to start his novels. Good to plug at least some of the gaping holes in my book list.
NotShort 2.0 . . .
We used to blog here, but looking at the site the last time I posted anything was in 2008. I guess starting a business from scratch will tend to put minor activities like blogging on the backburner -- it certainly did in my case. Of course starting a business and then running it for a few years also gives you a few more things to say, if nothing else, and it certainly has in my case. So let me get this blog thang reworked and refreshed and hopefully I'll be back with a few interesting bits and pieces. Back in five . . .
It was back in 2006 that Time magazine declared that "You" were the person of the year for taking control of your digital world, yet for all the hype on user-control there is still a lot "you" cannot do. For example, you can't legally open up and modify an iPhone, at least you can't according to Apple and its legal team. And they're not alone, with many other electronics makers wanting to lock you out of the innards of their gadgets, in the process locking you in to their way of doing things.
Phone and internet connections are similarly hobbled. We're only now starting to see so-called "naked" DSL, where you can have a Net connection without having to pay for a phone service you don't want, but it's still fairly scarce. And as a number of friends have found out after moving house recently, when it comes to getting a new phone connection you're still at the mercy of telcos and their antiquated practices.
For example, one acquaintance moved into a place where they'd only just hung up the Telstra phone, yet when he wanted to get his own Telstra connection back he had to wait for a technician to come and connect the wires. You'd think that there would be systems in place that would allow for an automated service initiated by the user. But as another vendor friend noted, the whole area of connecting and disconnecting lines is a huge revenue earner for some telcos.
And then there's the ability to control your own domain name and the services attached to it. I wrote about my experience with Melbourne IT a few weeks back: how I couldn't change some DNS records so that I could use the free Google Apps services. Despite pleas to Melbourne IT, they would not allow me to change my own DNS records -- something common with most other domain registrars. Since then Melbourne IT has got even bigger, with the acquisition of VeriSign's Digital Brand Management Services (DBMS) business, but they haven't got any more user-friendly. On the contrary, I had many emails from people with similar problems with the company and many requests for getting around them.
Thankfully, when "You" are in control you can find a solution. In my case, I initiated a transfer to another domain registrar, one that allowed me to control the DNS settings of my own domain name. The process to transfer the domain was all automated thanks to the enlightened policies of the dot-au domain space and took about 48 hours to come through.
The registrar I chose to park my domain name with was Domain Central, mainly because they assured me that I could alter the domain name records whichever way I chose, including pointing them to the free Google App services. In particular, I could alter the CNAME records to point to Google and also change the MX records so that I could take advantage of Google's free email hosting using my own domain.
In the process of doing all this, I discovered another user-centric service I like -- web-based live support. Online support is another area that's been hyped over the years but hasn't really been widely embraced. Just think of all the major company web sites you visit and then try to recall how many have live support via chat and so on -- there aren't too many. Domain Central has gone to the other extreme, doing away with phone support altogether and relying on online support via web FAQs, email and live chat. While you might suspect it's simply a cost-saving measure that offers poorer support, I was pleasantly surprised at how effective it was.
In my case, I needed help getting the right formats for my DNS records. I clicked on the live support button and within a minute or two I was in a chat session with someone who obviously knew their DNS and how to change the settings to suit my purpose. The guy even did a backup of my records on the spot and sent it to me for safe keeping, then went on to patiently explain what the problem was.
The beginning of the end for unlimited Net plans?
Given that the average user absolutely loathes pricing based on the quantity of data downloaded, it's interesting to hear that carriers and ISPs in places such as the US, Canada and Japan are considering doing just that.
In Japan such pricing is still in the discussion phase, but ISPs there have expressed concerns over an explosion in P2P and video traffic and some see "per-byte" charging as a possible solution. Bell Canada is also looking at its options, according to media reports, which stated that an industry group representing more than 50 independent Canadian ISPs is suggesting that Bell Canada's plans to throttle the web traffic on its networks is part of a larger plan to implement a tiered Internet pricing scheme. And in the US, Time Warner has already started trials in Texas of pricing schemes based on how much bandwidth the user consumes.
Users in Australia and New Zealand have long been used to Internet "caps" and associated charges that see them pay for the extra data they download. But in the rest of the world, "unlimited" data plans are taken for granted. There are a number of other countries that have capped data tariffs, but mostly these are outweighed by unlimited plans, as a study by New Zealand's Wairua Consulting found in 2006. NZ had the distinction of having the highest percentage of capped products among OECD countries surveyed, while the study also found that the top three countries in terms of broadband uptake -- Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway -- all "have significantly more choice, faster plans and either no usage restrictions or limits that in most cases are unlikely to ever affect customers."
Over the past 12 months I've been a user of both unlimited and capped services and have noticed a massive difference in my broadband habits depending on which I'm using. Using an unlimited broadband connection gives the user the opportunity to embrace the digital world fully, whether that's contributing to or accessing video sites like YouTube, sampling the world's radio stations via the Internet or creating a virtual meeting place on a social networking site.
A capped service, as I've experienced the past four months, can see users severely throttling their broadband activity and nervous about experimenting with anything online that might send them over their capped broadband limit and paying exorbitant charges for the excess data. In my case, the cap is 5GB -- a limit the carrier and a few friends suggested would rarely be exceeded. Wrong!
I don't consider myself a heavy surfer, particularly of video, but I've still found it easy to exceed the 5GB threshold. One change of habit as an example: I no longer have music services such as Last.FM playing constantly in the background while I work. I also have to be careful of automatic updating services, such as the security and other updates from Windows or application updates from the likes of Adobe.
A while back Mark Cuban, tech entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, blogged about his two favourite technology magazines: one was about the broadband marketplace (www.screenplaysmag.com) while the other was the title Communications Technology (www.cable360.net/ct/). The thing I like most about this blog entry was that I'd never heard of either site/magazine, and given that the recommendation came from Cuban (www.blogmaverick.com), who is himself a compelling read, I (rightly) figured they'd be worth adding to my reading list.
Not that I needed any more reading sources -- my RSS reader (if a blog/web site doesn't offer an RSS feed these days, I simply don't read it) has over 100 feeds and normally a backlog of articles in the thousands. As such, I'm in the process of culling my reading list to something of more manageable proportions. Before I do that, however, I thought I'd offer my own recommendations. Herewith, then, are the first five of my top-10 tech blogs and information sources, in no particular order. The second batch will be dispatched in a coming column.
TECHDIRT: There are a whole bunch of players that churn out scores of stories per day via a team of reporters, the online equivalent of the quickly-fading IT trade press. They all tend to cover the same stories, all reasonably well, so you really only need one of these on your list. Some of the sites in this category include Om Malik's GigaOM, The Register, Ars Technica, and Tech Crunch. However, the one that I tend to use most is Techdirt (www.techdirt.com), mainly because I find it provides more analysis and context to its stories. The Register would be a candidate, especially as it's not US-centric like the others, but it's not at all friendly towards RSS readers so doesn't make the list.
O'REILLY RADAR: Many will have heard of O'Reilly through its books and conferences and may also be aware that founder Tim O'Reilly is credited with coining the term Web 2.0. As you'd expect, the publishing company has a great online presence and practices what it preaches when it comes to social networking and blogging. While there are numerous blogs available on its site, the one I turn to most is its Radar blog (at radar.oreilly.com), which has a range of contributors and is especially strong on its coverage of Web 2.0, social networking themes and emerging technologies. In their own words, "we draw from the wisdom of the alpha geeks in our midst, paying attention to what's interesting to them, amplifying these weak signals, and seeing where they fit into the innovation ecology."
TELCO 2.0: If you want insights into future telco business models, then go no further than the Telco 2.0 blog (www.telco2.net/blog), which is produced by research and analysis firm STL Partners. Their Telco 2.0 initiative aims to look at how the telecom industry can make money in an IP world and includes regular brainstorming sessions and conferences around the same theme. While there are some obvious plugs for the conferences and research products, there's also a lot of good information and tidbits from their research results as well as commentary on telco news. Incidentally, I came across this site thanks to the Telepocalypse.net blog of Martin Geddes, who is now part of STL Partners. While Telepocalypse is not updated as often as it was in the past, it's still worth a read.
SCRAWFORD.NET: If policy and regulatory matters matter, then try Susan Crawford's blog at scrawford.net. Crawford is on the ICANN board of directors and also teaches Internet and communications law at Yale Law School. Typical topics on the Crawford beat include an in-depth look at the 700MHz spectrum auctions in the US; discussions around network neutrality; goings-on at ICANN and the implications of filtering/blocking. It's telecom regulatory issues through the rigourous mind of a legal practitioner.
SILICON ALLEY INSIDER: Remember Henry Blodget? He was the high-flying securities analyst at Merrill Lynch during the heady days before the dot-com crash who later was charged with securities fraud when things went pair-shaped. Whatever you think of the guy, he's certainly abreast of what's happening in the digital world and you can now catch up with his regular analysis at Silicon Alley Insider (www.alleyinsider.com). Blodget is one of the three founders of the site/blog, which was started last year and seems to be expanding rapidly, with commentators from the likes of Forbes and Variety added to the roster. It's a site that goes well beyond straight news and a must-have on any high-tech reading list.


1950's vintage full skirted halter party dress. Weighty teal black corded silk taffeta. The engineering of this design relies on the substantial weight of the fabric. Boned bodice is fitted with darts that form deep V center front. Full circle skirt with pieced wide flare pleats at front with inverted pleat at center effecting mitered cord look. Pieced wide flare pleat center back. Center back metal zipper closure, bottom covered by pleat that attaches over the top. This dress was most assuredly created in a high end house by some brilliant couturier, but alas, sadly has no label. No matter... an exciting addition to any serious collection!
Skirt length, measured back from waist seam to hem edge - 32"


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George St-Pierre Being Sued by Ex-Manager?
Following his controversial win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167, UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre shocked the world when he hinted retirement citing issues in his personal life. Since then, there have been a number of speculations as to what those personal issues might be, including a report by TMZ sports that his father is dying and he accidentally impregnated a woman.
According to a report by BloodyElbow.com, Stephane Patry, the former manager of St-Pierre, told 98.5 FM Sports that the only personal issue he could think of that GSP has going on in his life right now is a litigation with Shari Spencer, another one of his former managers.
GSP has yet to comment on Patry's statements.


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Fleetwood Mac Announce Huge 2019 Stadium Tour
By : Charlie Cocksedge On : 22 Oct 2018 19:15
Everyone's favourite feuding on again off again band of 'soft rock cocaine enthusiasts' have announced a huge tour for 2019.
The rumours are true – get ready for some serious crowd sing-alongs of Go Your Own Way and rocking out to the epic ending of The Chain, stadium superstars Fleetwood Mac are touring again.
Taking in stops at Berlin, Dublin and, of course, London's Wembley Stadium, the summer of 2019 will see Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood reunite yet again.
One notable absence, however, will be the band's guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, who departed the band earlier this year over 'scheduling conflicts'. Instead, Heartbreakers' guitarist Mike Campbell, and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn will join the group.
The band's drummer and co-founder Mick Fleetwood said, as per NME:
Fleetwood Mac has always been about an amazing collection of songs that are performed with a unique blend of talents.
We jammed with Mike and Neil and the chemistry really worked and let the band realise that this is the right combination to go forward with in Fleetwood Mac style.
We know we have something new, yet it's got the unmistakable Mac sound.
A statement from the band added:
We are thrilled to welcome the musical talents of the caliber of Mike Campbell and Neil Finn into the Mac family. With Mike and Neil, we'll be performing all the hits that the fans love, plus we'll be surprising our audiences with some tracks from our historic catalogue of songs.
Fleetwood Mac has always been a creative evolution. We look forward to honouring that spirit on this upcoming tour.
So far, the band have announced three dates for the summer: Waldbühne in Berlin, Germany on June 6, 2019; the RDS Arena in Dublin, Ireland on June 13, 2019, and Wembley Stadium, London, UK, for June 16, 2019. Tickets go on sale from 9am on Friday, October 26.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Lindsey Buckingham was suing his former band after they dismissed him.
The singer and guitarist is claiming he has lost an estimated $12 million in upcoming tour proceeds, after the band unceremoniously parted ways with him in January. He is now suing the band for breach of 'fiduciary duty, breach of oral contract and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage'.
It's not entirely clear what led to the falling out (this time) between the band members, though Buckingham's suit suggests a conflict in touring schedules.
Speaking to CNN, he said:
Everything that we wore on our sleeve, the discord and nature of the band, was the people breaking up, the dysfunction, [but] right below all of that dysfunction is a great, great deal of love.
If course, this isn't the first time Buckingham has been absent from a Fleetwood Mac tour. When the group decided to tour in 1987, after a five-year hiatus, the guitarist backed out at the last minute. While, before another tour in 1998, Christine McVie left the band, before rejoining in 2014.
'You can go your own way…'
Charlie Cocksedge
Charlie Cocksedge is a journalist at UNILAD. He graduated from the University of Manchester with an MA in Creative Writing, where he learnt how to write in the third person, before getting his NCTJ. His work has also appeared in such places as The Guardian, PN Review and the bin.
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