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We've made no secret of the fact that we've come to prefer clear full-body film protectors to cases for our iPods and iPhones over the past couple of years; these thin, transparent adhesive covers allow the designs of Apple's devices to shine through, adding less bulk and guaranteeing greater accessory compatibility than most of the cases out there. Today, we're reviewing three film sets for the iPhone 3G: FullBodyFilms' Protection Pack for iPhone 3G ($17), NLU Products' BodyGuardz for iPhone 3G ($25), and Zagg's Full Body InvisibleShield for iPhone 3G ($25).
First, let's share some good news about all three of these products: no matter which one you pick, you'll get film that covers both the front and back of your iPhone 3G very significantly against scratches. All three companies leave only small parts of the device exposed, including the headphone and Dock Connector ports, speakers, microphone, camera, side, and top buttons, but other than these parts—and some little holes at the corners—most of your iPhone will be strongly protected. Because they add virtually nothing to the iPhone 3G's thickness, you can use any of them with snug accessories such as Apple's iPhone 3G Dock or cables of any size; unlike cases that sometimes work and sometimes don't with given add-ons, there's no need to remove these film protectors once installed.
However, each of the companies differs a bit in how much film and the type of frills you get in the package, as well as how clear the film actually looks once applied. Though the text is the same from review to review, the photos shown in this review are specifically for the version of the film in the title above, showing what comes in each package and how the film looks immediately after installation, then after it has dried to its final appearance.
Of the three options, NLU's BodyGuardz offers the most film and frills for its asking price. You get two pieces of rear film and two pieces of front film in each box, each front or rear piece identical to the other. As such, one box gives you enough film to cover two iPhone 3Gs, and NLU offers a lifetime replacement policy for its film; you get the first replacement after a request, and additional ones if you send back the previously damaged units. The company also includes a spray bottle of application solution, and a card-like squeegee to remove air and liquid bubbles during installation.
ZAGG's InvisibleShield for iPhone 3G is, strictly speaking, the most expensive of these options given what comes in the package. You get four total items: a single piece of front protective film, a single piece of rear protective film, a rubber squeegee, and a sprayable water-based solution that wets down the film for application to the iPhone. The package explains Zagg's philosophy: "One is all you will ever need. If your InvisibleShield ever gets damaged we will replace it for free… for life!" Though you'll have an easier time with the NLU two-pack for the same price, we have no doubt that Zagg would make good on its warranty; the company has been around for a number of years, and the cost of sending you a second set is relatively small.
FullBodyFilms' Protection Pack has the least exciting packaging and frills of the bunch, but the parts it includes are the best. You get two pieces of front static cling protective film—one completely clear and the other anti-glare—plus one piece of adhesive rear protective film, which is literally identical to NLU's rear BodyGuardz piece, and applied with a little soapy water. Unfortunately, FullBodyFilms doesn't include either the soapy water or a squeegee-type plastic card to help you work the air and water bubbles out; you can use a credit card and your own water to achieve the same end. Unlike the other companies, you also don't get a replacement warranty for the film; if there's an issue, you have to buy a new set yourself.
This year, the InvisibleShield has the edge on scope of protection. It is the only protector we've seen with a Home button cover, as well as volume button and camera covers, though for usability reasons, you'll most likely want to take advantage of the perforations in the film to remove the latter two covers; the Home button cover diminishes sensitivity, but at least you have the choice of using it. Zagg has also tried to be as aggressive as possible at covering the iPhone 3G's corners, and winds up with a little more protection here than on the other films, though there's a cost.
Of the three, we found the InvisibleShield to be the most difficult to install and remove air bubbles from. A larger camera hole opening than on the NLU and FullBodyFilms rear films made precise alignment of the Zagg version trickier, and once it was on, we struggled unsuccessfully to use the soft rubber squeegee to work out front and rear bubbles. Some of the bubbles came out after the film dried, as shown in the last of the front and back pictures here, but many did not. A thin second piece also had to be installed separately to cover part of the device's chrome bezel. Our U.K. editor had greater success in installing his InvisibleShield, but in our view, you should plan to use a plastic card like a credit card to work out the air bubbles, and consider pulling the whole thing off for a re-wetting if it doesn't look right immediately after installation. We also noted that the InvisibleShield was, once again, the least optically clear of the three options, with a more noticeable texture on its front and rear surfaces.
BodyGuardz was in the middle of the pack on application and clarity. We found the single rear piece significantly easier to apply than the InvisibleShield, thanks to a camera hole opening that was precisely cut and served as a great starting point for the rest of the installation. Slight differences in the way the film was cut made the rest of the rear film easier to align, as well, and though the corners didn't get exactly as much coverage as in the InvisibleShield, they were very close. Additionally, though the rear film isn't completely texture-free, it was less conspicuous on the back of our iPhone 3G than Zagg's, though they're made from the same seriously scratch-resistant material. The front film was a snap to apply, and though it didn't have the Home button coverage of the Zagg design, the texture was less obvious, and there were fewer air bubbles to be concerned about.
The best-looking and easiest applied film set of the bunch was the Protection Pack from FullBodyFilms. As noted before, the rear film is identical to the one in the NLU set, which meant that it was easier to apply than the InvisibleShield version and—when using our own credit card—had far fewer air bubbles. We wouldn't call the final application perfect, but it's so close that we didn't mind. More importantly, FullBodyFilms' front screen protectors are the best of the bunch. The anti-glare solution resists fingerprints and reflections, while the crystal clear version is virtually impossible to see on the iPhone 3G unless you look closely with a macro camera lens. It's fantastic that you have the choice of these two protectors; both are better than the front film included with the Zagg and NLU alternatives.
Ultimately, you'll have to decide for yourself whether NLU's best-of-class replacement warranty or InvisibleShield's best-of-class scope of coverage is enough to trump FullBodyFilms' more aggressive pricing and superior combination of materials. Based on the overall look and pricing of each option, we'd pick the FullBodyFilms set first, with the NLU version as a very close second, and Zagg's third, but if you value more protection or packed-in extras over clarity, we'd understand if you ranked them differently for your own personal needs. All three of these products offer compelling alternatives to iPhone 3G cases, and are worthy of your consideration.
Updated November 13, 2008: FullBodyFilms has added a new version of the Protection Pack to its web site, the Protection Pack for iPhone 3G with Reflect Film. This version contains three types of screen film—now including reflective mirrored film—and one type of rear film, letting you choose between your preferred face covers. It sells for a $1 premium over the standard Pack, or $18.
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Company: FullBodyFilms
Website: www.fullbodyfilms.com
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What's going on, Franklin? Town leaders to stroll back into office unchallenged
In a town that has long thrived on competitive, and sometimes markedly heated, political contests, the prospect of an incumbents-only race this November in Franklin seems ghastly. Even to several of the shoo-in incumbents themselves.
"Maybe they're afraid they might actually get the job," a curmudgeonly sounding Mayor Joe Collins said when asked for an explanation.
"Maybe they love you, and the voters think you're a fantastic mayor?" he was queried.
"No, no, no," Collins replied unequivocally. "It's just that nobody is running against anybody."
Collins, unless upset by an unknown, unexpected and unlikely write-in candidate, will win a fifth, two-year term in office. Also running without competition? Four aldermen candidates: Bob Scott, Farrell Jamison (appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Jerry Evans), Joyce Handley and Verlin Curtis.
It isn't as if there aren't important issues in Franklin. The board will be hiring a new town manager to replace governmental veteran Sam Greenwood, and a new police chief to replace Terry Bradley. Several more of the town's top employees have enough years in that they could opt to leave, too.
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"It is nice not to have to go through the process of putting up signs, raising money and going through the suspense of how the election comes out," Collins acknowledged, "but it would absolutely be better" for the town if there were competition.
"That brings discussions, and different ideas, and maybe even different people around the table," he said.
George Hasara, co-owner of Rathskeller Coffee House, a popular Franklin watering hole and unofficial discussion-central for the town, agreed with Collins that "it's a shame" to have uncontested elections.
"Everyone should be challenged," Hasara said. "If nothing else, to highlight the issues. But, sometimes it just happens that way. The town's not rife with corruption — these are good people, so there's no groundswell of indignation."
Alderman Scott, who came within 14 votes of unseating Collins as mayor during the last election, agrees with his former political adversary that the lack of competition really isn't healthy for Franklin.
"I can't explain it," Scott said. "I have two theories. Nobody wants to have anything to do with us or else we are doing such a good job nobody wanted to interfere with us. That's my theories, and I am sticking with them. I am disappointed that there is no opposition. No opposition takes the fun out of politics."
Millie Griffin, who co-owns Millie and Eve's Used Bookstore on U.S. 441 south of town, believes the apathy in Franklin is simply a reflection of overall problems at the local, county, state and federal levels. She added that "outsiders" probably don't signup as candidates because, "If you're not from this area, you won't get in — so why bother?" And that right there, Griffin said, narrows the pool of contenders considerably.
"'Everybody's happy,' you could say. But a cynic would say, 'Nobody gives a rat's ass, they don't want to be burdened with it,'" soon-to-retire Town Manager Greenwood said in his usual polished diplomatic manner. "I just hope it is not going to be the new trend. It would show that people aren't interested. And that's really not good for the community, long term."

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8, 2005
Ian Michaels
(718) 595-6600
Commissioner Emily Lloyd of the New York City Department of Environmental
Protection urged New Yorkers today to not open fire hydrants illegally
during the current heat wave. Hydrants can be opened legally with
a free, City-issued spray cap.
"Hydrants are for fighting fires, and should be used responsibly," said
Commissioner Lloyd. "Illegally opened hydrants can lower
water pressure, causing problems at hospitals and other medical
care facilities, and hindering fire-fighting by reducing the flow
of water to hoses and pumps. Also, children can be at serious risk,
because the powerful force of a open hydrant without a spray cap
can push them into oncoming traffic."
The penalty for opening a hydrant without a spray cap is $500.
To report illegally opened hydrants or other water or sewer complaints,
call the City's 24-hour help line at 311.
Hydrants can be opened legally if equipped with a City-approved
spray cap. One illegally opened hydrant wastes up to 1,000 gallons
of water per minute, while a hydrant with a spray cap only puts
out around 25 gallons per minute. Spray caps can be obtained by
an adult 18 or over, free of charge, at local firehouses.
NYC Department of Environmental ProtectionPublic Affairs
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FilmDistrict has released the trailer and poster for director Antoine Fuqua's action-thriller Olympus Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Dylan McDermott, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo and Rick Yune.
In the March 22 release, the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, while disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President, and avert an even bigger disaster.


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Back in October, we broke the news that Jennifer Aniston was joining forces with haircare line Living Proof. Since then, we've been waiting with bated breath for her first move with the company. It was announced last week that she is bringing her longtime hairstylist, Chris McMillan, to be a creative consultant for the brand. ELLE.com chatted with McMillan about why he decided to endorse a product (after years of not) and what he plans to do with the line (and Aniston's hair).
ELLE: A lot of people associate celebrity hair with being unattainable, but having Living Proof readily available and affordable is a huge thing. What made you want to get involved with something like that?
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Chris McMillan: We wanted to wait for it to make sense. I've never endorsed a product, [but] I have to do the same thing Jen does, we're like Frick and Frack. I like so many products, I could never decide. This just always works; we played with it, and it just works. The proof is in the products.
ELLE: What sort of products have you used in the past?
CM: I like a good product. Living Proof really holds its own against other brands. What's great is it was created by scientists and developed by hairdressers. All of the founders are connected to the product. They made these products that make hairdressers' lives easier. Products can be so confusing, and these are so easy.
ELLE: You were the man who gave Aniston her famous "Rachel" haircut, and she's since had some pretty memorable hairstyles. Which has been your favorite?
CM: What's so funny: I was in London in Topshop, and they have these huge posters in the store. The models always look adorable in them. How fashion models get one haircut and wear it a thousand [different] ways always inspire me. Like Arizona Muse's bob! Stylists have done that one a million different ways.
There was a model wearing the "Rachel" in one of the posters! I loved it but at the same time, I also hated it because it's been around for so long. I just wish everyone would get over it sometimes! Now I'm kind of seeing it in a different light, and it's kind of cool again. It's a glorified shag—it's so great!
I don't have a favorite; I just love when she loves her hair. Jen loves to change her hair, but subtly. Sometimes it's bangs, a side part, or a bob. If you line up a bunch of pictures of Jen, you'll see that she changes her hair, but always just a little bit. It's always an updated version of the same.
ELLE: Are you happy you finally made the leap into endorsing a product?
CM: So much! You know, the shampoos and conditioners just make the hair feel so good! They work! It's that simple. Now, I can tell when my clients' hair has been styled with Living Proof—their hair feels and acts differently.
ELLE: We have to ask, have you and Aniston talked wedding hair yet?
CM: Oh my god, you're good! You know I can't answer that! Let's just say I'm sure it will be in true Jen fashion, pretty much the same as she always does, but slightly different.


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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – After Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos claimed Strikeforce's first female 145-pound title with an August win over Gina Carano, many MMA fans wondered aloud who could possibly stand and trade with the heavy handed Brazilian.
Marloes Coenen (17-3) proved in the featured contest of Strikeforce and M-1 Global's "Fedor vs. Rogers" preliminary card that she might not have to.
Coenen earned a slick 63-second submission win over Roxanne Modafferi (13-5) on Saturday night in the un-televised portion of the CBS-broadcast event from Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill. In the process, Coenen earned a future date with "Cyborg" for the title.
In fairness, Modafferi found herself in a difficult position.
Taking the fight on just two-weeks' notice after Erin Toughill was forced to withdraw from the event due to undisclosed medical reasons, Modafferi was also fighting at 10 pounds more than her normal weight class. Traveling from her current Japanese residence for the fight, Modafferi came in a full five pounds less than the 145-pound limit at Friday's weigh-ins.
Nevertheless, Coenen's performance was extremely impressive.
After absorbing a few early low kicks, Coenen dropped Modafferi with a single shot. Modafferi alertly grabbed top position when her opponent followed to the ground, but Coenen swiftly worked her legs up the back and locked in a fight-ending armbar just 63 seconds into the contest.
Coenen rebounds from a January loss to Cindy Dandois and moves to 1-0 in the Strikeforce organization. The Dutch submission ace will now look to a title fight with Santos sometime in early 2010.
The win also levels the career mark between the two at 1-1 as Modafferi had earned a split-decision win over Coenen in May 2007.
The loss snapped a six-fight win streak for Modafferi, though she'll hopefully earn another look from Strikeforce in her natural weight class.
Neace bows out to injury; Bailey overwhelms Kolosci
After Dustin Neace (17-14-1) was forced to relinquish 20 percent of his purse to opponent Jeff Curran (30-12-1) for failing to make the featherweight limit at Friday's weigh-in, the pair's fight saw injury added to insult.
Desperately needing a win, Curran came out aggressively and attacked with low kicks and swift punches. Neace was willing to answer in kind, but things changed quickly in a brief clinch.
With Curran looking to inflict damage inside while looking for a trip, Neace signaled something was wrong and waved off the bout. Neace clutched his torso and would later apply ice to the area in a near-certain sign that he had broken a rib in the early exchange.
Curran was awarded the verbal submission win for his efforts.
While certainly not the way "The Big Frog" would liked to have earned his win bonus, the victory did snap a four-fight losing streak for the near-12 year-veteran. Neace drops to 1-4 in his past five contests.
A welterweight contest between fast-rising prospect Shamar Bailey (10-1) and former "The Ultimate Fighter 6" cast member John Kolosci (11-6) quickly turned one-sided in nature.
Bailey overwhelmed Kolosci from the opening bell with successful takedowns and damaging work inside the clinch. Bailey slowed briefly in the second frame when an illegal knee to a downed Kolosci cost him a point, but the offense quickly resumed.
Kolosci tried often to lock in a fight-ending guillotine choke, but the Indiana resident simply couldn't create the leverage needed to complete the hold. In the end, the lost point gave the scores a closer look than the action warranted, and Bailey was awarded the win with three scores of 29-27.
Bailey has now won four-straight contests overall and is 1-0 under the Striekforce banner. Meanwhile, the loss ended the perfect 3-0 mark Kolosci had earned since his release from the UFC.
Moore, Uflacker open prelims with wins
After a brief feeling out period, middleweight Nate Moore overwhelmed the previously undefeated Louis Taylor (4-1).
Moore's relentless ground-and-pound offense earned points in the opening frame and earned him the fight in the second. Taylor's only recourse was to grab Moore's shorts – a move he implemented twice and which cost him a point.
It wouldn't matter.
As the second round wore on, Moore drug his opponent to the floor and quickly took his back. Unable to sink in a submission, Moore simply unleashed with shots to the side of the head until the referee was forced to halt the bout at the 3:24 mark.
The evening's opening contest saw a competitive grappling bout nearly ruined by a series of illegal blows.
Christian Uflacker (2-0) and fellow lightweight Jonatas Novaes (4-3) spent the opening two rounds jockeying for position and taking turns scoring shots from dominant ground positions. But early in the final frame, Uflacker was visibly rocked while in a kneeling position by a series of illegal upkicks. The blows were anything but rapid-fire in nature, but it took several of the rule-breaking attacks before Novaes was warned for his action.
Uflacker struggled to regain his composure during the brief break but did eventually return to action. Novaes received a one-point deduction for the infraction.
On the restart, Uflacker earned a pair of takedowns to secure the clear win. With the penalty enforced on Novaes, Uflacker earned the win by a wide margin with scores of 29-26, 30-25, 30-25.
Uflacker remains undefeated in his young career at 2-0, while Novaes loses for th first time in five trips to the cage.
A preliminary card contest between Deray Davis and Mark Miller was nixed due to time constraints. Strikeforce officials informed MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that both fighters had been advised of the possibility prior to the evening's card and that both fighters would be compensated with at least their contracted show money.
- Marlos Coenen def. Roxanne Modafferi via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:03
- Jeff Curran def. Dustin Neace via submission (injury) – Round 1, 1:39
- Shamar Bailey def. John Kolosci via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27).
- Nate Moore def. Louis Taylor via submission (strikes) – Round 2, 3:24
- Christian Uflacker def. Jonatas Novaes via unanimous decision (29-26, 30-25, 30-25)
For complete coverage of "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers," check out the MMA Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Eurofighter Typhoon is built on the strength of 4 European nations: UK; Germany; Italy and Spain, and their leading aerospace and defence companies. This partnership is unrivalled allowing equal access to shared manufacturing, development and the creation of long-lasting political and industrial relations.
While Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH co-ordinates the programme on Industry side, the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) acts as the single point of contact for customers and governments.
The partner companies in the programme – BAE Systems, Leonardo – Aircraft Division, Airbus Defence & Space – manage industry suppliers employing over 100,000 people across the supply chain, enriching the technology capabilities of the whole European region.
NATO / NETMA acts as the single point of contact for customers and governments.
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH co-ordinates the design, production and upgrade of the aircraft.
Every day our aircraft are protecting the skies in Europe, the Middle East and even in the Southern hemisphere. They are on Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Eurofighter Typhoon has become the backbone of the Air Forces in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Saudi Arabia and Oman. During conflict, air chiefs want an aircraft that is versatile, reliable, resilient and cost-effective. Eurofighter Typhoon fulfills all of these requirements and the operational experiences gained during these flying hours have proven it.
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Eurofighter Typhoon is Europe's largest military programme, with the four founding nations – Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and Italy – all using the aircraft in their own air forces. Upgradeability and flexibility was at the core of the specification to ensure that the platform could be used highly effectively by all air forces providing unrivalled global partnership.
The construction of the first Eurofighter Typhoon prototypes began in 1989 and it was agreed that each of the four parent nations would host the production line and final assembly for the components of the aircraft it was responsible for: Warton for BAE Systems, Manching for EADS Germany, Turin for Leonardo – Aircraft Division and Getafe for EADS CASA.
In 1994, the Chiefs of Air Staff of Germany, Spain, UK and Italy all agreed on their advanced aircraft requirements, with DA1 and DA2 Eurofighter Typhoons making their first test flights that same year. By 1996, the nations had agreed on the workshare production, and a year later the 500th test flight took place in Manching, Germany. Over the late 1990s and early 2000s the aircraft undertook extensive environmental, weapon firing, in-flight fueling and supersonic speed tests.
Between 2003 and 2005 the Eurofighter Typhoon was introduced into service across the 4 core nation's Air Forces. During this period aircraft received the defensive aids sub system (DASS), the multinfunctional information and distribution system (MIDS), initial direct voice input (DVI) and sensor fusion systems.
In 2005, the UK signed an understanding with Saudi Arabia that Eurofighter Typhoon would replace the Saudi Tornados. In 2006 the aircraft was operational and patrolling the skies of Italy during the Winter Olympics. The Austrian Air Force (Luftstreitkräfte) received its first Eurofighter Typhoon in 2007, with Saudi Arabia receiving its first aircraft in 2008.
A year later, the 4 core nations of the founding consortium received the second tranche of aircraft, which undertook a unique advanced medium range Air-to-Air missile (AMRAAM) firing trial. The objective was to fire a missile while the radar was in passive mode, demonstrating a key stealth capability. Also in that year, it was established that the aircraft would receive upgrades every two years and major hardware upgrades every four years. By 2010, the aircraft featured an advanced helmet-mounted symbology system (HMSS).
The Eurofighter Typhoon began combat missions in Libya on 21 March 2011 as part of the United Nations' Odyssey Dawn operation. On deployment RAF Typhoons carried Enhanced Paveway II bombs and totalled 3,000 flying hours and over 600 sorties during a six month period on Operation Ellamy.
In November 2011, the 300th aircraft was delivered to the Spanish Air Force. In December 2012, a contract for the supply of 12 Typhoon aircraft to the Sultanate of Oman was signed. In 2013, contracts were signed for the Meteor integration and Phase 2 Enhancements (P2E). In the same year, the 400th Eurofighter was delivered to the German Air Force.
During 2014, the P1E upgrade entered into service, the Storm Shadow integration contract was signed as well as a contract for the development of Captor-E (E-Scan) radar for Typhoon. In Feb. 2015, the Phase 3 Enhancements (P3E) contract was signed during the IDEX Defence Exhibition and 2015 also saw RAF Typhoons performing numerous engagements over Syria and Iraq. In April 2016, a contract was signed for the supply of 28 Typhoon aircraft for the State of Kuwait. 2016 also saw a P2E upgrade enter into service.
The combat-proven Eurofighter Typhoon is the world's most advanced new generation swing-role combat aircraft available on the market and is in successful operation in seven nations: Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman. The Royal Air Force of Oman is the Eurofighter Typhoon's seventh customer, having commissioned 12 Eurofighter Typhoons. Deliveries have now commenced in Oman. In April 2016, a contract was signed for the supply of 28 Typhoon aircraft for the State of Kuwait. And, on 10th December 2017, it was announced that the Government of Qatar and BAE Systems entered into a contract for the supply of 24 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
Notable enhancements for 2017 and beyond include an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and the long-range Meteor missile.
Further Eurofighter Typhoon planned upgrades include: laser warners; enhanced DASS (defence aids sub system); thrust vectoring for greater manoeuvrability; stand-off weapons, such as Storm Shadow and Taurus; advanced targeting pods; enhanced computing abilities; and passive missile warning systems.
Taken together, these will keep Eurofighter Typhoon at the leading edge of swing-role combat aircraft technology.
More than 580 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft have been successfully delivered to the nine customer nations: Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Austria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.
With units operating worldwide, the Eurofighter Typhoon fleet completed 750,000+ flying hours with unparalleled operational statistics from Europe to the South Atlantic and the Middle East.
The RAF received its first operational squadrons at Coningsby, Lincolnshire in 2004, with a subsequent squadron at Leuchars, Fife in 2008. The RAF is the biggest Eurofighter Typhoon customer with the 100th aircraft delivered to No 1 (Fighter) Squadron at RAF Leuchars in January 2013. The UK is a key member of the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium.
The first Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft were accepted by the Luftwaffe in 2003. Four units operate the Eurofighter Typhoon in Germany; they are called Tactical Air Wings. As a core member of the consortium, Germany hosts the Eurofighter Typhoon organisation.
Italy is a key member of the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium. The 18th Gruppo based at Trapani Air Force Base (AFB) in Sicily, Italy, became the 20th squadron to operate Eurofighter Typhoon in November 2012. It joins squadrons in Grosseto and Gioia del Colle. The Italian Air Force uses the Eurofighter Typhoon as the main nation's asset for air defence and coalition missions.
Spain is a key member of the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium and received its first aircraft in 2003. The Air Bases in Moron and in Albacte are protecting Spains aerospace with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Austria saw the first sale of Eurofighter Typhoon outside of the four consortium member states. Austria now operates the world's most advanced swing-role combat aircraft securing and defending Austrian air space.
In 2006 Saudi Arabia agreed to purchase 72 Eurofighter Typhoons.
In 2012 the Eurofighter community welcomes Oman as a new member to join the international defence programme.
In 2016 the State of Kuwait signed the contract for the supply of 28 Eurofighter.
In 2017, BAE Systems and the Government of the State of Qatar have entered into a contract for the supply of 24 Eurofighter Typhoon.


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In 2004, Sandler launched Mister Retro, offering retro graphic design software products to complement his original typefaces. Mister Retro features a wildly popular suite of Photoshop plug-ins, Snappy Hour vector artwork, and original serigraphs from the world-renowned lowbrow artist Derek Yaniger. When he's not in his studio, Sandler enjoys life in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with his family, and indulging in world-class supper club dining – hunkered over a fancy pickle, radish, and black olive relish tray and sipping on a Shirley Temple.


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[](/sites/default/files/uploads/2012/04/20100516-yankel-rosenbaum-obm.gif)Why did the Trayvon Martin case become such a huge national story?
Is it because an innocent black teenager lost his life at the hands of a man, George Zimmerman, who "racially profiled" him? Is it that the victim is black and the shooter was not? Is it because the major media push the narrative that white anti-black racism remains an "unresolved" national issue? Is it because "civil rights activist" and MSNBC host Al Sharpton demands the shooter's arrest, threatening peaceful civil disobedience and "economic sanctions"?
If violent black-white crime generates headlines, where were the media after the sickening racially motivated assault that occurred in Long Beach, Calif., on Halloween night, 2006?
Three young white women were brutally kicked, punched and beaten by a mostly black mob of 30 to 40 teens and adults. According to witnesses, during the rampage the mob yelled: "We hate white people. F—- whites!" Yet only two local papers reported the story, and one — the Los Angeles Times — published its article a full week after the attack! National Public Radio got around to mentioning Long Beach a month later, but only to raise the question of whether blacks, given America's history of racism, can even commit a "hate crime."
The way The New York Times covered the 1991 Crown Heights, N.Y., riots shows how the major media downplay black violence. A Columbia University professor called the three days of anti-Semitic rioting "a modern-day pogrom."
The Crown Heights riots started after a 7-year-old black child was killed in a traffic accident when a car driven by a Hasidic Jew went out of control. The Rev. Sharpton led 400 protesters through the Jewish section of Crown Heights, with one protester holding a sign that read, "The White Man Is the Devil." During the ensuing nights of rock- and bottle-throwing, nearly 200 people suffered injuries. Surrounded by a mob yelling, "Kill the Jew!" a young Talmudic scholar, Yankel Rosenbaum, was stabbed to death.
Last year, on the 20th anniversary of the Crown Heights riots, Rosenbaum's brother wrote: "It was Sharpton who repeatedly bellowed to the rioters, 'No justice, no peace!' And Sharpton claims his remarks at Gavin Cato's funeral were misinterpreted. Here is what he said … :
'Talk about how Oppenheimer in South Africa sends diamonds straight to Tel Aviv and deals with the diamond merchants right here in Crown Heights.
The issue is not anti-Semitism; the issue is apartheid. … All we want to say is what Jesus said: If you offend one of these little ones, you got to pay for it. No compromise, no meetings, no coffee klatch, no skinnin' and grinnin'.'"
But according to a New York Times reporter, Ari Goldman, the Times insisted on reporting a false narrative: _that during the riots Jews were as likely to be the aggressor as were blacks. _Frustrated over the misleading reporting, Goldman said he called his Times editor to complain:
"'You don't know what's happening here!' I yelled. 'I am on the streets getting attacked. Someone next to me just got hit. I am writing memos, and what comes out in the paper? 'Hasidim and blacks clashed'? That's not what is happening here. Jews are being attacked! You've got this story all wrong. All wrong.'"
The New York Times simply did not want to hear about the one-sided nature of the riots. Nor is accurately covering the extent of black-on-black crime apparently news that's fit to print.
Following Trayvon Martin's death, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said, "Blacks are under attack" — presumably by the George Zimmermans of the country. And Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., a black lawmaker and former member of the Black Panthers, stood up on the floor of the House. Against House rules, he donned a hoodie, presumably to demonstrate the unfairness of profiling a black man based on his clothing.
Rush later described himself as "an African-American father whose son has been killed on the streets." Rush implied that his son, like Trayvon Martin, was an innocent black victim of random street violence.
The details remain murky about the death of Rush's son. But Rush's son, Huey, was allegedly working as a drug-runner. Evidence suggests that Huey was targeted. One of the murder suspects said Huey had been paid $100,000 to procure drugs that he failed to deliver. And tragically, in 2002 another member of Rush's family, Dennis Rush, was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery during a narcotics transaction. The crime had nothing to do with randomness or profiling.
For many in the media, the Trayvon Martin case is a referendum on "race relations" in America. But the case is really a referendum on the media. The media are intensely interested in covering white-on-black violence, even when rushing to do so — as in the Duke lacrosse "rape" case — compromises the truth. But the media are far less interested in reporting about the No. 1 cause of death of young black men age 15 to 24: homicide by other black men.
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Make sure you bring your own soap and toilet paper: "Get up close and personal with the locals that make up the melange of Communism."
The Sydney Morning Herald calls it 'Travel for the mind' with George Negus – Venezuela & Cuba
READER OFFER: With George's instinctive journalistic interest, this two-country excursion will awaken and engage your mind.
SMH readers are flying to Venezuela for a $10,000 per head socialism celebration while Venezuelans are trying to fly out:
"Of course, I'd rather fly," he said. "But there are no seats available." Cordova said that he had tried for a month to get a seat on an airplane, to no avail. That's because the economic policies that have driven him to leave Venezuela have also made it exceedingly hard for people to depart by air.
That's the "melange of Communism" for you.


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Source Says MLB Is Forcing Astros Out of National League
Major League Baseball told Houston businessman Jim Crane it would not approve his purchase of the Astros unless he agreed to move the team to the American League, The Associated Press has learned.
Crane was forced to agree to move the sale along, a person familiar with the negotiations said Wednesday on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made by MLB or the Astros. Approval of the sale could be announced as early as Thursday at a meeting of baseball executives in Milwaukee.
Crane reportedly agreed to the move in exchange for a drop in the sales price valued earlier this year at $680 million. The person who spoke to the AP could not confirm the sales price.
The MLB Players Association believes two 15-team leagues would create a more proportionate schedule and has urged baseball to make the switch. With schedules for next season already completed, the earliest such a move could take place is 2013.
Time is running out for approval of the deal: Crane has said that his offer, which was announced on May 16 expires Nov. 30.
An MLB spokesman did not immediately return messages seeking comment, though Commissioner Bud Selig addressed an Astros' move during a Twitter chat on Monday.
"For 15/15 realignment, Houston would be the team moving to AL West. Would create more fairness in baseball," Selig tweeted via the Colorado Rockies Twitter feed. He also added that "15 teams in each league would necessitate interleague play every day but it will be better schedule overall."
The Astros currently play in the six-team NL Central. The AL West is the only league in the majors with four teams (Rangers, Angels, Athletics and Mariners).
The Astros would be in a division with in-state rival Texas. But fans are unhappy that the other three teams are all on the West Coast, meaning many road games would routinely end past midnight Central time.
Drayton McLane bought the team in November 1992 for about $117 million and put the franchise up for sale in November. He turned down an offer from Crane to buy the team in 2008.
The $680 million sale price is the second-highest in major league history, trailing the $845 million purchase of the Chicago Cubs by the Ricketts family two years ago. The $660 million sale of the Boston Red Sox in 2002 currently is second. Like the Astros' deal, the Cubs and Red Sox transactions included related entities.
A major selling point in Houston was the Astros' share in a new deal with the NBA's Houston Rockets to create a regional sports network that will begin airing Rockets games in 2012 and the Astros in 2013.
Crane has said the team's 30-year lease at Minute Maid Park, which is owned by the Harris County Houston Sports Authority, will remain intact under his ownership.
Crane, who founded a Houston-based logistics company in 2008, is also the chairman and chief executive of Crane Capital, a private equity fund company. In 2009, he was in the running to buy the
Cubs and last summer teamed with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban in an unsuccessful bid to buy the Texas Rangers.


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Glenn Beck's Texas Last Stand Bunker
[There was a video here]
After concluding his Fox News program Thursday and being brutally assaulted by New York cultural elite fascist thugs earlier this week, Glenn Beck has had it with New York. So he's moving to Dallas, and renting this place for $20,000/month.
Beck has been planning on leaving New York for a while now, though he only just sold his Connecticut home a few months ago. So the Bryant Park movie disaster wasn't the express reason he's leaving, but I'm sure it's a small part of the bigger why. Everybody's mean to Glenn Beck, so Glenn Beck's leaving.
For $20,000 a month, this Texas pad had better be a well-fortified compound, the better to protect Beck and his kin when the marauding hordes of Jew-hippies come for his gold. (And they will come for his gold.) It's hard to say exactly what the house will look like when Beck inhabits it. These images are obviously a real estate agent's staging work, we see none of Beck's elephant leather furniture here, and anyway the whole place will be structurally different once Beck builds his traditional protection wall and hollows out a holy water-filled "Rapture Tank" in the root cellar for when the terrible magic snake-fires, sent by his sworn enemy the great and powerful sorcerer Soros, inevitably come for him. But you can get a vague impression.
So yeah, this will likely be Glenn Beck's new nightmare villa. He's your problem now, Texas! Well, he's not exactly out of New York's hair. He's holding onto his apartment in Manhattan and will probably still be doing a good bit of business up here. But at the first blaring, clarion call of Van Jones's horn of war, you'd better believe he's hightailing it to this Texas fallback point. Godspeed to him. And to all of us. [NYDN; images of Beck's home via Cindy Ruppert]


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The meteoric rise in the smartphone market is creating a dangerous vulnerability in smartphone security - one that may not be patched until the problem expands into what has been dubbed an "apocalypse."
Dan Auerbach, a staff technologist at the Electronics Frontier Foundation, points to outdated encryption standards and the inherent vulnerabilities of the baseband processor found on modern smartphones as the makings for a security hole through which users can be exploited at large.
The situation is similar to the PC boom of the late 1990s, Auerbach says. Just as PCs were designed to communicate freely with any and all network elements at the time, the baseband processors found on many of today's smartphones interact with any base station with which they come into contact.
At the same time, "the cost of having portable base stations has decreased quite a bit," Auerbach says. This has already enabled some police-state government agencies to create false base stations to monitor cellphone communications, he added.
"So you have just kind of a fake base station, and then you get a user's cellphone to interact with that instead of the real base station," Auerbach says.
This idea is known as the "baseband apocalypse," and it is nothing new. At last year's Black Hat DC Conference, security researcher Ralf-Philipp Weinmann presented the vulnerability and warned that new open source tools for establishing mobile base stations will make smartphones easier to exploit than in the past, when the code for base stations was retained by the service providers that managed them.
What's scarier, though, is that smartphone developers since have focused on features like user interface and screen resolution, as opposed to fixing a fundamental vulnerability that has been public knowledge for at least the past 16 months, Auerbach says. The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard for 3G cellphones still employs the A5/1 encryption algorithm, which Auerbach says is "incredibly broken" and "basically worthless." Indeed, the industry has been aware of an attack against A5/1 that can intercept voice and text communications since 2009.
"So, in light of that, controlling the base station and the network elements really does give you access to users' communications," Auerbach says.
Another similarity between the mobile industry of today and the PC security outlook at the turn of the century is that OEMs and mobile carriers have no incentive to secure this vulnerability during the product development life cycle, Auerbach says. The faster smartphones are developed and pushed out to market, the more money companies like Qualcomm and Apple stand to make. With the way the smartphone market has grown lately, they likely won't be slowing down any time soon - a recent IDC report showed 42.5% year-over-year growth in worldwide smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2012.
Although he says he does not know the exact cost it would entail, Auerbach believes that "it would be significant to overhaul the encryption that's used." As long as OEMs and carriers aren't feeling any pressure to make such a significant change, they will continue pushing more smartphones through the assembly line as is.
Herein lies the difference in security for smartphones and PCs. Just over a decade ago, then Microsoft CEO Bill Gates wrote a memo to the company's employees that set off the industry-changing Trustworthy Computing initiative. From 2000 to 2003, the number of Internet users across the globe nearly doubled, from 389 million to 759 million, and a large-enough security threat could affect roughly 12% of the world population. With numbers this staggering, Gates was compelled to ensure Microsoft "customers will always be able to rely on these systems to be available and to secure their information."
Ten years and 1.5 billion new web users later, Trustworthy Computing seems to have made a difference. Microsoft has since come up with the Security Development Lifecycle, for example, to instill security and privacy considerations before new products come to market.
Whether the mobile industry will receive a similar call to arms remains to be seen, but Auerbach, for one, is less than optimistic. Because the smartphone market is not showing any signs of becoming as monopolized as the PC market was in 2002, Auerbach says any federal legislation aimed at improving cybersecurity, such as CISPA or the SECURE IT Act, "should at least be thinking about incentivizing companies to care about security." So far, partially because lawmakers are unaware of these threats and partially because those tasked with educating them have their own agenda, solutions to that problem are "nowhere to be found," Auerbach says.
"I think, unfortunately, members of Congress are not very educated about real security issues and real problems, and instead they are taking their cues from interested parties, for example the intelligence community, as to what needs to get passed," Auerbach says. "Unfortunately, the result is that the legislation is not focused on the relevant issues, such as mobile, and instead it tends to become blanket legislation."
An increase in user education about the privacy and security issues with their smartphones could help the problem, as could improvements in sharing information about and patching newly discovered mobile software vulnerabilities, Auerbach says. However, OEMs and carriers are unlikely to respond until they have to, after a major security issue puts their customers directly at risk, he says.
"Unfortunately, it might be the case where it will require some sort of big, newsworthy event where users' privacy is compromised in a big way," Auerbach says. "I hope that's not the case. I hope that we can kind of improve security without that, but unfortunately I think it's going to take a lot of press coverage to get mobile platform vendors and manufacturers to really start caring about this issue."
Colin Neagle covers emerging technologies, privacy and enterprise mobility for Network World. Follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/ntwrkwrldneagle and keep up with the Microsoft, Cisco https://twitter.com/#!/ciscosubnet and Open Source community blogs. Colin's email address is email@example.com.
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This story, "Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse'" was originally published by Network World.


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For part 1, see here.
The late summer and early fall of 1843 was not a healthy time in Nauvoo. Philadelphia had yellow fever in the summer (and it emptied the town) and Nauvoo had malaria. If you could survive a year, the general weakness would usually subside and you had a good chance of staying alive. But the elderly and the very young had a more guarded prognosis. Often, malaria teamed up with pneumonia or cholera or some other bug to take out even the robust. In James Adams' case, cholera got the blame for his August 11 demise:
[James Adams] died about 10 o clock P.M. None of his family are here having only been sent for a few days & they are at Springfield It is truly afflicting to see the sickness which exists through the city and the loss of this man seems very grievous. He attended the polls on Monday last and was elected Probate Judge for this County but he is gone to receive his reward in the other world.
This note from William Clayton's record of Adams' death is interesting on several counts. The inevitability of death, steamrolling through mortal plans, was representative of common attitudes in antebellum America. Funeral sermons of the era played on these fatalistic attitudes and even school writing exercises show a kind of dreariness that today seems utterly morbid.[1] Joseph Smith's sermons stood away from this pattern in part.
A number of these sermons address parts of "the problem of evil" and his sermon for Adams is one of these. Smith posits that the existential problem of evil at least may be addressed by two facts (I'm not arguing for their adequacy here and I want to avoid a technical discussion in the post).
(1) The mortal world is only a small part of human existence, which extends before and after the mortal experience.
(2) The circumstances of mortal life were agreed to by the participants in the preexistence, suggesting that whatever pain and suffering is encountered in human life is according to the "designs and purposes of God." The sermon does not however explain those purposes.
In his sermon for Adams, Joseph does offer that in some ways comfort is to be found in gospel ordinances and in answer to prayer. The archetype may have been more detailed in its discussion of evil, but it does not seem to address the reasons for the type of pain and suffering which seems to bear no relation to any test of faith.[2]
Conditions in Nauvoo were bad enough that Joseph did not address the death of his friend and father figure until October and public reports of the address were even further delayed because the Times and Seasons printshop staff were all ill for several weeks beyond the sermon's date. They would eventually publish the sermon under a September date as a part of an out of order printing of October conference minutes in their catch-up efforts.[3]
Some interesting excerpts of the sermon follow. In the first, note the school boy exercise reference:
All men know that all men must die.–What is the object of our coming into existence then dying and falling away to be here no more? This is a subject we ought to study more than any other. which we ought to study day and night.–If we have any claim on our heavenly father for any thing it is for knowledge on this important subject [Willard Richards' notes.]
The expectation of knowledge here sets up his listeners for some punchlines. Here are a few:
He remarked that the disappointment of hopes and expectations at the resurrection, would be indescribably dreadful [Gustavus Hills report}
This interesting passage is paradoxical in a sense. It suggests that those ignorant of the principles of salvation (perhaps a sort of prideful ignorance is implied) in mortality would find their misguided hopes or conceptions unfulfilled on resurrection day. What of salvation for the dead? This question is rather complicated, and so I won't get into it here.
Joseph addresses the fate of his friend in a specific way in the sermon, appealing to Hebrews 12 and its "just men made perfect." Joseph assigns these persons a particular role in the restoration which is somewhat mysterious: they are the bearers of the power of heavenly knowledge (as well as priesthood keys it seems) to mortals. Moreover, Adams is assigned to this important cavalry of salvation.
It was the established order of the kingdom of God–the keys of power and knowledge were with them [spirits of just men made perfect] to communicate to the saints–hence the importance of understanding the distinction between the spirits of the just, and angels. Spirits can only be revealed in flaming fire, or glory. Angels have advanced farther–their light and glory being tabernacled, and hence appear in bodily shape. [Hills report.]
The implication here is that the teachings of the temple liturgy are sourced from the spirits of the just men (I'm leaving out some relevant quotes here). The oft repeated teaching (by Joseph) of D&C 129 is relevant and not just by analogy (I'm going to post on this section sometime – maybe).
One more quote:
Concerning brother James Adams, he remarked, that it should appear strange that so good and so great a man was hated. The deceased ought never to have had an enemy. But so it was, wherever light shone, it stirred up darkness. Truth and error, good and evil, cannot be reconciled [Hills]
Joseph's acknowledgement of Adams' political enemies together with a bit of hyperbole about Adams' character demonstrates the loyalty he felt for his friend. Our good friends sometimes are willing to see us through a glass, darkly. Not in true ignorance, but in that tolerance found in the bonds of friendship. And that is a pleasant fact of life.
If you would like to read some reports of the sermon, you can find such here.
Part 3 is here.
[1] Surviving primary school copybooks, over and over, contain phrases like "Remember, life is short," "all men must die," "you may die tomorrow" or "death will take whom it will." At least one of Joseph's sermons reads a bit like a string of such sayings.
[2] Joseph does address the suffering of innocents elsewhere and his answers are interesting, but certainly incomplete.
[3] Contemporary imprints of Joseph's sermons were comparatively rare.


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The latest global regulatory standards on bank capital adequacy, stress test and market liquidity risk called 'Basel III' will be introduced for Omani banks by the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) next year. "A road map has already been finalised and revised rules shall accordingly be finalised by December 2012 and implementation in 2013 onwards in accordance with the timeline set under Basel III," said Hamoud Sangour Al Zadjali, Executive President of CBO.
The third Basel accord was developed in response to the deficiencies in financial regulation revealed, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Addressing the third Oman Economic Forum (OEF) here yesterday, the CBO chief said the new regulatory standard broadly covers enhancing the definition of capital, raising minimum capital requirements and introducing the counter cyclical capital buffer regime, enhancing the risk coverage of the capital framework and implementing leverage ratio, liquidity coverage ratio and net stable funding ratio. "I can assure that banks in Oman shall have no impediment in meeting the Basel III norms, at the same time keeping up their credit dispensation potentials," noted Sangour.
Sangour said the banking regulator is updating itself and banks on challenges ahead by way of aligning themselves with best practices elsewhere and market requirements. "Oman has been steadfast in meeting Basel II norms, thanks to the cooperation of banks." Omani banks are also well prepared to meet other major challenges in terms of technology, reach and innovations needed. Prudential requirements have ensured that there will not be any set back in the growth process. The CBO chief also said that the advent of Islamic banking through new banks and windows of existing banks will, no doubt, add to the size and diversity of banking operations in Oman. The banking industry in Oman is committed to commencement of Islamic banking in a very enthusiastic manner. Formal legal and other authorisations are expected shortly. The CBO will continue to urge that productive/growth-oriented finance needs should be given top priority. "Good amount of capital is expected to be earmarked for the healthy growth of Islamic banking business with two new banks alone coming up with capital of RO250 million."
Oman banking sector has done well over the years. Even the financial crisis elsewhere did not affect it much and growth has been sustained. In 2011, assets have grown by 17 percent, deposits by 19 percent and credit by 16 percent. With regulatory capital of over RO2.6 billion, capital adequacy ratio of 15.9 percent, proposed retained earnings and right and other issues along with ample liquidity available in the system, there is no doubt that banks in Oman are well prepared to meet the credit needs of the growing economy. Oman banks have been active in international markets. In terms of long term funding sourcing, they have no difficulties in mopping up required additional resources.
Banks have been freely able to tap long term CDs and bonds locally. "Project funding will continue to receive due attention." The two-day-long Oman Economic Forum was conducted under the patronage of His Highness As'ad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said, Representative of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos. Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Fuad Siniora, Former Prime Minister of Lebanon, also addressed the forum.
Via SyndiGate.info
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Fionna's Blue Plains deck is actually part Rainbow allowing for maximum customization. Several of her Blue Plains cards work rather well when paired up with Rainbow cards. And the Blue Plains "mastery of card drawing effects" gets a new twist. When Fionna gets her hands on a sword...or two or three...watch out!
Cake's Cornfield deck is centered around Buildings. The more, the merrier! In fact, this deck has more Buildings than any previous Collector's Pack. And if you play your cards right (literally), you can get more than four of them into play at once! And if you liked Flooping before, well shucks, you're going to love this Cornfield deck!
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(CNN) - Don't get any ideas about the lipstick on his collar, President Barack Obama jokingly warned Tuesday night.
Speaking at a White House reception for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the East Room, the president explained why he had a red mark on his white shirt.
Thanking the crowd for their warm greeting, he said "a sign of that warmth is the lipstick on my collar."
"I have to say I think I know the culprit," he said, adding it was the aunt of "American Idol" runner-up Jessica Sanchez.
"Auntie, right there, look at this," he said, pointing to the smooch mark as the crowd laughed and cheered.
"I just want everybody to witness. I do not want to be in trouble with Michelle. That's why I am calling you out right in front of everybody."
Chris Christie's lipstick?
Osama s cheating on whole country
Obama is a joke ! biden is even worse thats the only reason obama is here still cuz we dont want stuck with biden
Revolution, Osama was killed two years ago... awkward...
Don't start the women of America looking for tell tale lipstick marks....
Cannot believe how people turn sometime into their own evil thinking. Unbelieveable!
What a stupid story to put on the news! Those who react with nasty comments seem to read every item about the President and then send in another comment which is nasty and has no relevance. CNN even prints them and then we foolishly read them.


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Job Openings Are At A 13-Year High (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ)
Job openings grew to 4.67 million in June, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, or JOLTS report, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Expectations were for the report to show 4.6 million job openings as of the end of June, down slightly from the 4.635 million openings that existed at the end of May.
The June report showed that the hires rate was up 0.1% to 3.5% in June, while the separations rate was unchanged at 3.3%.
The quits rate was unchanged at 1.8% in June.
Commentary from Bloomberg's Chris Middleton following the report indicated that there are about 2 unemployed job seekers for each available job in the economy.
The JOLTS report is one of Janet Yellen's preferred economic indicators, and will be watched closely ahead of next week's Jackson Hole symposium, which is being held under the title "Re-Evaluating Labor Market Dynamics."
This chart from Calculated Risk shows the updated JOLTS data.
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To tell you the truth, if I were to
recommend a backend architecture for a web-based database
interface, I would probably recommend the
CGI architecture we just discussed.
In my opinion and experience, CGI is
still the most stable, cross-platform, easy to maintain
method for managing such a mission critical
application. Alternative technologies like CORBA,
Java, Active-X, and Cold Fusion are too difficult, too
proprietary, or too buggy.
Nevertheless, no discussion of Web
Databases would be complete without a discussion of JDBC.
What is JDBC
JDBC is Java's version of the DBI module in
Perl 5. It provides a standard interface between you
and the database server.
As with DBI, JDBC provides a standard
API which you can use regardless of what Database is being used
in the backend. Also, just as DBI is supported by a host of DBD
(Database Dependent) modules to connect DBI to the multitude of
proprietary systems, JDBC is supported by a large set of
JDBC drivers.
Fortunately, as in the case of DBI,
the JDBC interface and most of the JDBC drivers you will need
are installed by default so you already have them if you
have installed the JDK. Drivers that are not installed
by default can be downloaded by going to
This tutorial assumes that you are already
familiar with Java programming. If you are not, you may want to
read Intro
to Web Programming.
Limitations of JDBC
Of course, if you have been keeping up with
the news, you will know that Java is still somewhat buggy and
slow. However, the language promises to be with us as a
basic tool for many years to come.
And though it still is a bit
painful to use Java in an internet setting in which one cannot
control the browsers, operating systems, or hardware specs of
the users, it can still be worthwhile for you to learn and
play with it.
At very least, JDBC is extremely useful
for server-side application development in which you can control
the environment to a much greater degree.
So to conclude this tutorial on web databases,
we will take a walk through JDBC technology and present an actual
Java GUI that uses JDBC to connect to the datasource we
installed for the CGI section.


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Valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide (By mouth)
Hydrochlorothiazide (hye-droe-klor-oh-THYE-a-zide), Valsartan (val-SAR-tan)
Treats high blood pressure. This medicine contains an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and diuretic (water pill).
Brand Name(s):
Diovan HCTThere may be other brand names for this medicine.
When This Medicine Should Not Be Used:This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide, or sulfa drugs, or if you are pregnant.
How to Use This Medicine:
- Take your medicine as directed. Your dose may need to be changed several times to find what works best for you.
- Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
- Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
Drugs and Foods to Avoid:
Ask your doctor or pharmacist before using any other medicine, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.
- Do not use this medicine together with aliskiren. especially if you also have diabetes or kidney disease.
Some medicines can affect how this medicine works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:
- Atropine, biperiden, carbamazepine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, digoxin, lithium, methotrexate, rifampin, ritonavir, heparin
- ACE inhibitor blood pressure medicine
- Diuretic (water pill)
- Insulin or other diabetes medicine
- An NSAID pain or arthritis medicine, such as aspirin, celecoxib, diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen
- Ask your doctor before you use any medicine, supplement, or salt substitute that contains potassium.
- If you also use cholestyramine or colestipol, take these at least 4 hours after you take this medicine.
- Alcohol, narcotic pain relievers, or sleeping pills may cause you to feel more lightheaded, dizzy, or faint when used with this medicine.
Warnings While Using This Medicine:
- It is not safe to take this medicine during pregnancy. It could harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant.
- Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding, or if you have kidney problems, heart or blood vessel problems, heart failure, diabetes, gout, high cholesterol, lupus, trouble urinating, or a history of asthma or allergies.
- This medicine may cause vision changes.
- This medicine could lower your blood pressure too much, especially when you first use it or you are dehydrated. Stand or sit up slowly if you feel dizzy or lightheaded.
- Drink plenty of fluids if you exercise, sweat more than usual, or have diarrhea or vomiting while you are using this medicine.
- Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.
Possible Side Effects While Using This Medicine:
Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
- Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
- Blistering, peeling, red skin rash
- Change in how much or how often you urinate, bloody or cloudy urine
- Confusion, weakness, uneven heartbeat, trouble breathing, numbness in your hands, feet, or legs
- Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting
- Eye pain, vision changes, seeing halos around lights
- Lightheadedness, dizziness, fainting
- Rapid weight gain, swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet
If you notice other side effects that you think are caused by this medicine, tell your doctor
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088
Last Updated: 1/27/2017


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AP sources: Big East officials meet; Pac-12 close to meeting
NEW YORK — As the Big East tries to figure out a survival strategy, the Pac-12 is nearing a decision on whether it wants to stretch farther east.
Big East football school officials were meeting Tuesday night in New York City to discuss the league's future, and a Pac-12 official expects conference presidents in that league to decide by the end of the week if they want to expand again.
The Big East is trying to figure out what's next now that Pittsburgh and Syracuse have announced they are leaving for the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Three people with knowledge of the Big East meeting told The Associated Press that presidents and athletic directors from the conference's six remaining football members, along with officials from TCU, which is slated to join in 2012, were expected to meet with Commissioner John Marinatto.
The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the meeting, which was first reported by USA Today.
The remaining Big East football schools are West Virginia, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Rutgers, Louisville and South Florida. The future of the Big East could be tied to the future of the Big 12.
Although Syracuse and Pittsburgh know where they're headed, Texas and Oklahoma both are trying to decide whether to leave the Big 12 for the Pac-12, taking Oklahoma State and Texas Tech with them.
Both universities' board of regents voted Monday to give their presidents the right to choose a new conference. And Oklahoma State's regents have scheduled a special meeting Wednesday afternoon about conference realignment.
University of Oklahoma President David Boren has said the two in-state rivals will remain in the same league whether they decide to stay in the Big 12 or join the Pac-12.
"Whatever we do, we're going to do it together, and I think that's very good news for the state of Oklahoma," Boren said.
Should the Oklahoma schools decide to leave — and the Pac-12 agrees to take them — it could be the death knell for the Big 12, which already lost Nebraska and Colorado last summer and will lose Texas A&M if the Aggies are able to resolve legal issues that have their planned move to the Southeastern Conference on hold.
The Pac-12 official, also speaking on condition of anonymity because the league has not revealed its plans, said the presidents probably would need near agreement across the board to agree to expand.
Texas officials have said they're not interested in remaining in a Big 12 stripped of those other programs. That would leave only five schools — Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri — remaining in the league that once had 12 teams.
Officials from those five schools have been in contact with the remaining Big East members about the possibility of merging to create one conference.
But the Big East might be facing more defections.
UConn President Susan Herbst said no formal application has been filed with any conference, and the school has not ruled out staying in a reconstituted Big East. But she said she's receiving inquiries from across the country as the school considers which conference might make the best fit.
ACC Commissioner John Swofford has said his league is comfortable with 14 members, which it will have when Pitt and Syracuse join, but it is not "philosophically" opposed to expanding to 16.
Adding UConn and possibly Rutgers, located in New Jersey, would allow the ACC to further extend its reach into the Northeast and New York City television market.
The Big East, which lost Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech to the ACC in the early 2000s, requires 27 months' notice if members decide to leave for another conference.
Marinatto told The New York Times on Monday night that he plans to force Pittsburgh and Syracuse to stay in the Big East until the 2014-15 academic year.
With dozens of schools and almost every conference affected by realignment, rumors, reports and speculation emerge almost daily.
The SEC quickly responded to reports that Missouri was on deck to join the conference if the Big 12 fell apart.
"The Southeastern Conference has not agreed formally or informally to accept any institution other than Texas A&M, and there have not been conference discussions regarding changes in divisional alignments," SEC associate commissioner Charles Bloom said.
AP College Football Writer Jeff Latzke in Oklahoma City and Associated Press Writer Pat Eaton-Robb in Storrs, Conn., contributed to this report.
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We in Wisconsin are a tough bunch. At the first sign of spring we cast aside our winter coats and hats, come out of hibernation, and reclaim the outdoors as our own. But, spring really arrives with the start of the outdoor Dane County Farmer's Market, a weekly obsession for locavores, families, and even occasionally the random still half-drunk college student looking for spicy cheese bread and strong coffee. The Farmer's Market starts in April, and discounting the hoop house spinach and the hot house tomatoes, some of the first local produce to show up includes sorrel, watercress, asparagus, and ramps. Asparagus and I are old friends, but not so much the rest of that crew. This year, I decided to do something about that, and, without knowing what I'd do with them, this Saturday I bought ramps. Ramps are wild leeks, with a taste that leans more to garlic than leek, but not nearly as sharp and pungent. They have beautiful jewel green leaves and small white bulbs. And, I can now report, they are darn tasty.
Meanwhile, I stumbled across this week's "Blogger Secret Ingredient" post by Aubree Cherie of Living Free. And the secret ingredient is…. cashews! I'd not seen the Blogger Secret Ingredient challenge before. But, I love cashews, and it sounds like fun. And the possibility of winning the Maison Creole seasoning mix? Even better.
Hm…ramps and cashews…cashews and ramps…. Oh, and asparagus. What to do. I know – pesto!
Ramp & Cashew Pesto with Roasted Asparagus
1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked 8 hours & drained (divided)
3.5 oz ramps, washed and roots trimmed
.25 oz basil leaves
2 T. olive oil
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. nutritional yeast
1/2 T. lemon juice
1/2 lb fresh asparagus
1 T. olive oil
course salt
1/2 lb gluten free pasta (I like the Ancient Harvest Quinoa.)
Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil. Drop the ramps in the boiling water for 30 seconds. Remove them and shock them under cold water. (This doesn't really change the taste, but it does keep the ramps a brighter green. You can skip this step, but you're going to need a pot of water for the pasta anyway, right?) Place the ramps, 1/2 of the soaked cashews, the basil, the 2 T. olive oil, the lemon juice, the nutritional yeast, and the 1/2 t. salt in the bowl of your food processor. Pulse until mixture is ground, but not until it's completely smooth. (See picture.)
Preheat oven to 375°. (I actually used my toaster oven, which has a convection setting. You may want to go with 400° if using a conventional oven.) Place asparagus on an oven safe pan or cookie sheet. Drizzle with 1 T. olive oil and spring with course salt. Put 1/2 of the soaked cashews on the pan with the asparagus. Try to keep the asparagus and cashews on separate ends of the pan. Roast for approximately 10 minutes, turning once or twice, until cashews are toasted and asparagus is crisp-tender. If either is cooking faster than the other, you can remove the one that's cooking faster. You DID keep them on separate ends of the pan, right? I cook my asparagus whole, and then cut it into bite size pieces when it's done. It just seems easier that way.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta in the boiling water until al dente. Drain the pasta and toss with the pesto and asparagus. Plate servings and top with a few toasted cashews.
Serves 4-5.


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Downtown Hampton Block Party
DateJuly 14, 2018
VenueQueens Way in Downtown Hampton
Location710 Settlers Landing Rd Hampton, VA 23669
On Saturday nights every May thru August, the downtown Block Party features local and national musical acts performing under the stars on Queens Way. Music and children's area start at 6pm and the bands take the stage at 7-10:30pm. Featuring local food trucks and vendors; you can also grab a bite from one of the 17 bars & restaurants in downtown and grab an unique gift from one of the many stores! You may want to participate in a tie-in events such as Bob Ross Paint Night, Rolling of the Bulls, Waiters Race, Halloween and New Year's Eve celebrations.
After sunset, most of Downtown's enchanting restaurants present live entertainment Wednesdays through Saturdays. For unique experiences at lunch, dinner, or a night of fun, visit Bull Island Brewing Company, the oldest waterfront Brewery in Hampton, and Vanguard Brewpub and Distillery for craft beers and craft spirits.
Welcome home on the block!
While you are at the Hampton Block party stop by to check out the newest Honda's from Hampton Roads Honda Dealers and guess the number of beach balls in the Honda for your chance to win a weekly prize valued at $100. The person that guesses the correct amount of balls or the closest to the correct amount will win a prize each week. Winner will be announced on site from the stage at 9pm.
The 2018 Schedule:
May 5 – Tumbao Salsero
May 12 – Bennett Wales and the Relief with the Jesse Chong Band
May 19 – Popwire
May 26 – Schooner or Later
June 2 – Blackbeard Pirate Festival
June 9 – BJ Griffin and Galaxy Groove
June 16 – Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience with special guest
June 23 – The Reverend Horton Heat with The Shifty South and Lucky 757
June 30 – Slapnation
July 7 – The Deloreans – Bob Ross Paint Night
July 14 – The Skip Castro Band with the Tiki Bar Band – Rolling of the Bulls
July 21 – Agents of Good Roots with Mosquito Cabaret
July 28 – Buckshot – Sysco Waiter's Race
Aug. 4 – Rumours: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute with Mullins Sisters
Aug. 18 – Good Shot Judy
Aug. 25 – TFC Band


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HARRISON, N.J. – The New York Red Bulls got the three points they needed on Saturday, and it took another strong performance from Thierry Henry to help make it happen.
Henry got the Red Bulls back to winning ways with a three-assist, one-goal outing in a 4-1 win over Toronto FC at Red Bull Arena that was closer than the score indicated. New York fell behind early, but Henry's heroics inspired his side to a much-needed victory in front of the sold-out crowd of 25,017.
The win puts the Red Bulls one step closer to reaching the postseason, as they now sit in second place in the Eastern Conference with three matches remaining in the campaign.
Toronto FC got off to a dream start, scoring a goal in the sixth minute. Ryan Johnson blasted a shot past goalkeeper Luis Robles and into the top corner of the far post on an effort from 30 yards out. The 28-year-old 'keeper got the start - -and his MLS debut for the Red Bulls - -because of a back injury to incumbent Bill Gaudette.
Despite having conceded yet another early goal, the Red Bulls answered back seven minutes later. Markus Holgersson headed home an Henry corner to pull New York level and negate the momentum Toronto had gained from Johnson's excellent finish.
The match continued to go back and forth, and it was New York that took the lead prior to halftime. Wilman Conde played a long ball over the top that was nodded down by Henry to Lloyd Sam, who was making his first MLS start. Sam then played a quality through ball behind Toronto FC's defense to Henry, and the Red Bulls captain slipped it to Cooper for the easy finish in front of an open goal in the 27th minute.
OPTA CHALKBOARD: Track Henry's busy night
The second half saw more of the same from both sides, but neither team was able to find the back of the net until Henry delivered his 12th assist of the season to Cooper in the game's 88th minute. Henry collected a pass from Jan Gunnar Solli, dribbled away from a defender and played a low ball across the six-yard box that Cooper smashed home for his 16th goal of the year.
Cooper then returned the favor to Henry in stoppage time to blow the game wide open, hitting a through ball that Henry floated over Hall from 25 yards out.
The Red Bulls return to action on Oct. 6 to host the Chicago Fire in the afternoon of their final game before the upcoming international break. Toronto FC host D.C. United at BMO Field later that day.
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
What We Saw
Thierry Henry
Three assists and a magical goal to cap it off. Not much argument here.
Kenny Cooper
The beneficiary of Henry's play on two occassions, but great positioning when it counted.
Lloyd Sam
A dynamite first MLS start, he set up Cooper's first goal and was a pest all night on the right side.


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Google's Android mobile operating system's usage of the Linux kernel may violate open source licensing with a misappropriation of Linux code that could bring about the "collapse of the Android ecosystem," some intellectual property experts are charging.
Google is already under fire from Oracle, which has gone to court claiming that Android violates Java patents and copyrights.
The Linux issue is a separate one and no lawsuits have apparently been filed. But a few intellectual property watchers have written analyses that call into question Android's use of Linux code licensed under GPL version 2.
MORE ISSUES: Cell phones are 'Stalin's dream,' says free software movement founder
Although the Linux kernel is open source and freely available to developers, people who use and distribute it in derivative works must abide by strict licensing requirements. At issue is the concept of "copyleft," in which free software must be redistributed under the same terms stated in the original license. The question centers on "the library that connects Android and its applications with the underlying Linux kernel," writes NoSoftwarePatents campaign founder Florian Mueller.
"Google copied 2.5 megabytes of code from more than 700 Linux kernel header files with a homemade program that drops source code comments and some other elements, and daringly claims (in a notice at the start of each generated file) that the extracted material constitutes 'no copyrightable information,'" Mueller writes.
Mueller notes that while the GPL requires derivative works "to be made available on the same terms," Google instead publishes Android under a series of licenses that includes the GPL but also more permissive open source licenses such as Apache and some closed-source programs. The Apache license has no copyleft requirements.
Mueller's analysis was spurred on by concerns raised by intellectual property attorney Edward Naughton and another analysis by law professor and author Raymond Nimmer.
Naughton explains in a Huffington Post column that "Google built Android around Linux, which is an open source operating system licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). The GPLv2 is a 'copyleft' license: It grants everyone the freedom to copy and modify the Linux code, but that freedom carries conditions, including the requirement that any modified software code and any works 'based on' it must be made freely available to all. The very point of the GPLv2 is to make it impossible for anyone to take GPLv2-licensed code and make it private and proprietary."
Inspired by concerns raised by Nimmer, Naughton says he examined Google's use of Linux code in Android and, "What I found really surprised me: Google took a novel and quite aggressive approach to developing a key component of Android -- the Bionic Library. That library, a type of C Library, is used by all application developers who need to access the core functions of the Linux operating system. Google essentially copied hundreds of files of Linux code that were never meant to be used as is by application developers, 'cleaned' those files using a non-standard and questionable technical process, and then declared that the code was no longer subject to the GPLv2, so that developers could use it without becoming subject to copyleft effect that would normally apply to GPLv2-licensed code taken from the Linux kernel."
Naughton goes on to say, "I have serious doubts that Google's approach to the Bionic Library works under U.S. copyright law." But "what is potentially even more interesting is what happens if Google is right. If that is the case, Google has found a way to take Linux away from the open source community and privatize it."
If Google were sued and lost, however, Mueller claims that the development ecosystem built around the hugely popular Android mobile operating system would be at risk.
"If Google is proven wrong, pretty much that entire software stack -- and also many popular third-party closed-source components such as the Angry Birds game and the Adobe Flash Player -- would actually have to be published under the GPL," he writes. "A fully GPL'd Android would completely run counter to Google's Android strategy. Everyone would be free to use, modify and redistribute all of the affected software," and there would be "no more revenue opportunity for the developers of the affected applications, and the makers of Android-based devices would lose their ability to differentiate their products through proprietary add-ons."
Unless Google replaces the misappropriated Linux code with something else, it risks the "collapse of the Android ecosystem," Mueller writes.
Google has not yet responded to a request for comment from Network World. So far, the alleged violations are just opinions -- not lawsuits. But in an e-mail to Network World, Mueller says, "The way I view it is that there are literally thousands of Linux kernel copyright holders. Any one of them could pursue money or glory or be motivated by the defense of the copyleft principle."
Follow Jon Brodkin on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jbrodkin


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listenin to the partisans, wow. just stumbled on them. thought of you of course. GONNA KICK IN SOME TEETH TONITE! hope this place is cool.
so now I'm watchin Paul Anka on Kojak and having a second round of chalupas.
meteor showers! I can't wait, hope its visible to us. I LOVE YOU!!!
Please reply asap! I need to know how much to starve myself this weekend!
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HAHA, twitter got hacked!
shit discard the last message i thought u said satx.. just saw that you put S.atx
Thanx for the call; made my day. 3 hours and counting! HELL YEAH!
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Matrox Wins 2014 SCN Installation Product Award at InfoComm
Matrox Maevex H.264 encoders and decoders selected as "Most Innovative Video Processing (Transport) Product" by System Contractor News
SCN presents Matrox's Ron Berty with the Most Innovative Video Processing (Transport) Product award for Maevex Series at InfoComm 2014.
MONTREAL -- Matrox® Graphics Inc. today announced that Matrox Maevex™ 5100 Series H.264 encoders and decoders won the 2014 SCN InfoComm Installation Product Award in the Most Innovative Video Processing (Transport) category.
"Matrox is honoured to be recognized with this prestigious award from SCN," said Ron Berty, business development manager at Matrox Graphics Inc. "System integrators and installers worldwide have selected Maevex for its ability to cost-effectively capture, stream, decode, and display AV-over-IP content at excellent quality and low bandwidth. Customers will also soon be able to take advantage of key new features such as recording high-quality AV files or playing back pre-recorded content in the event of a network disruption with fail-safe mode."
Matrox Maevex H.264 encoders and decoders extend Full HD-quality 1080p60 video and audio over standard IP networks at user definable bitrates between 100Kbps and 25Mbps. They are ideal for driving dynamic digital signage, delivering multimedia materials to different classrooms, and letting operators share desktop, video, and other content on collaborative video walls. Maevex encoders also support software-based decoding on non-Maevex devices and will soon include video recording to capture and store video/audio to a network shared drive or NAS. The flexible and innovative PowerStream™ software lets administrators remotely discover, manage and adjust encode/decode settings on a network of Maevex devices.
About Matrox Graphics Inc.
Matrox Graphics is a leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professional markets. In-house design expertise, top-to-bottom manufacturing, and dedicated customer support make our solutions the premier choice in industries that require stable, high-reliability products. Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visit http://www.matrox.com/graphics.
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