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(Pocket-lint) - The G12 is Canon's new premium PowerShot digital compact and while it inherits most of the key feature of its predecessor, the G11, it also builds on these with some neat new equipment. The new kit includes a control dial on the front for enhanced handling, 720p HD movie capture, Hybrid Image Stabilisation and SDXC external storage compatibility.
The PowerShot G12 is a chunky beast and although blocky in style, the camera is replete with advanced shooting features. It also boasts retro-style controls across the top plate, one on the left for exposure compensation (+/- 2EV), and a nested double dial for shooting modes, including a full suite of manual controls as well as auto modes, dual custom settings and sensitivity settings up to ISO 3200, more on these later.
Of course, in terms of handling, you get the on/off button and a combined shutter release with lens zoom control, and each of these controls are sensibly placed and easy to use, particularly with illuminated indexes for the exposure compensation and ISO settings via orange LEDs; the on/off button is illuminated using an attractive green LED.
The squared off lines of the G12 are lightened by a slender handgrip that is designed to aid handling further along with the excellent 2.8-inch multi-angle 461,000-dot LCD that is great for composing and focus assessment too, but it's also a real boon shooting at high or low angles and is also great for close up work.
But it is the grip that worries us, as it's rather too small. The result, particularly when you use the new control dial on the front is the camera feels unsteady in the hand and while the shutter release is nicely weighted, as is the zoom lever surrounding it, the overall effect leaves you feeling less than confident, particularly about dropping the camera!
Cleverly though, you can set-up the camera so that you can use either the new front control or the rotating adjustment control on the camera back for adjustments, so there are multiple options available for using and handling the G12 and that's a big plus.
The G12 can be thought of as a professional snapper's back-up or as an enthusiast's DSLR-lite snapper because its features and usability fit well within the DSLR bracket. Another significant aspect of the G12 is its excellent build quality, something that is characteristic of all the "Gs" and certainly the stocky build and strong design give it definite "walnut crackabilty".
Other headline features include a crisp Canon 5x optical zoom lens, which has a versatile focal range offering a 28mm wide end with a 140mm full zoom. Lens distortion, overall, is not significant, but there's slight barrel distortion at the wide zoom.
The lens' aperture range still does not reach the dizzy, F/2 heights that were available to the old PowerShot G6, but with a maximum aperture range of F/2.8 to F/4.5 it still allows for some control over depth of field.
One other element that's significant in terms of its inclusion is a "proper" optical viewfinder, which backs up the display. It's clear and crisp and has a good dioptre adjustment and while it's certainly true it lacks the data feedback available on the display, it helps when trying to conserve power from the NB-7L rechargeable battery pack. Incidentally, even after almost a week of use, even in some very cold conditions, that battery is only just starting to show it needs recharging.
Another of the new features is the 720p HD movie capture mode. The first question we had was "why not 1080p capture?" to which Canon retorts, that tech would make the G12 even more expensive than it already is, which seems sensible. But hang on, there are many less well-specified, less expensive digital compacts out there that have 1080p HD movie capture, but even so, the 720p mode the G12 has is still pretty good.
If you have a HD TV, the G12 has an HDMI port - this sits under a flap alongside an AV Out and USB 2.0 socket plus a port to attach a remote control - meaning you can watch video directly from the camera on your flat panel TV. The G12 can shoot superb quality moving images with sound via the built-in stereo microphones, but unfortunately the built-in 'phones pick up unwanted sounds from motion, from moving your fingers on the camera and also the lens moving/focusing.
And talking of the lens, the G12 sports an adapted Hybrid Image Stabilisation providing up to 4EV of advantage for hand held shots, at least according to Canon. We feel that's a bit optimistic on our tests, but is still invaluable for keeping shots steadier than otherwise possible in low light or at longer zoom lengths, without reverting to a tripod. Another bonus of this Hybrid IS system is that you don't need to delve into higher ISO settings as quickly as you might, and this helps keep at bay problems associated with high ISO image noise for longer.
It must be said that image noise is well controlled thanks to the new Canon HS system, but only up to ISO 800 because above that setting, things get to be trickier, although not drastically so. If you use the camera at ISO 3200 or the boosted ISO 12800 mode, however, let's just say don't bother!
At the heart of the G12's image and video processing system lies Canon's DIGIC 4 processor. DIGIC 4 allows fast processing and better noise reduction and overall, improved image and HD video performance.
DIGIC 4 also powers some of the "intelligent" features found on the G11 such as i-Contrast, that increases the dynamic range in images to reveal better detail in shadows without losing detail in highlight areas. Like the G11, it works well and also contributes to another new feature, High Dynamic Range (HDR) shooting mode.
In HDR shooting, you need to mount the camera on a tripod because the camera takes three images, one each at a different exposure setting, exposing separately for highlights and shadows. It then combines the three images, in camera, to provide an image with details in areas you'd otherwise not be able to achieve in a single exposure.
In terms of control, the aforementioned top plate controls are great to use, the raised mode dial allowing fast changes of shooting mode (manual, aperture priority or full auto to name a few) to swift ISO changes. Ditto the exposure compensation, which can be quickly applied if you suddenly encounter difficult lighting situations.
The shutter release is encompassed within the lens' zoom control and while on the small side, the lever is very usable, while the shutter release's dual pressures are well weighted though the first pressure, to get the camera focusing and metering, is quite light.
The back plate is dominated by the multi-angle screen, but also houses the other main camera controls. The playback and shortcut buttons (we set this to quickly adjust white balance, one critical tool lacking a hard button on the body) sit atop the screen either side of the optical viewfinder, the top right corner houses the extremely useful AE/FE lock button, something that when combined with the improved exposure compensation control makes the G12 very responsive. Each of the buttons are cleverly angled making their use even better.
The AF point control is one of four buttons that surround the camera's rotating jog control, making it swift for menu or image scrolling. It also provides smart control for settings such as the superb 1cm macro mode, flash settings, manual focus activation and drive modes.
The nine-zone AF set up is comprehensive providing a mix of orthodox auto and manual focusing plus Face Detection AF, servo AF and a Tracking AF mode that can fix on, and track, faces in a shot. A customisable Self-Timer provides for multiple shots and adjustment of the time delay between 0- and 30-seconds.
The Face detection system in particular performs well, even on faces in profile and the Face Select & Track is remarkably accurate and very clever to boot. But what's even better, with Face AF selected when you half press the shutter button, is that a magnified view of the detected face appears so that you can quickly check sharpness and even when detecting multiple faces, it seems to work rather well.
Our one concern about the AiAF focus system is when not detecting faces, tracking objects or focusing on close up subjects is that it is quite slow to react. And, if you leave the camera to select which of the nine active zones it will use, it does not always select the correct or intended part of the scene you want sharp. Switching to manual AF or simply using the Flexizone AF, where you can move and use just one AF point, helps mitigate some AF issues.
In terms of capture, the ability to shoot RAW and JPEG files provides scope for tinkering and getting shadow or highlight detail out of images later on PC, if you're not satisfied with all the other controls such as the HDR shooting or i-Contrast. Shooting RAW helps to pull shadow and highlight detail out and control noise problems more accurately, but the downside is the need to post process the images. All the same, RAW capture is a fundamental feature for the more enthusiast or pro photographer and a must-have feature for such a camera.
Images are captured and stored on a single SD, SDHC and the new SDXC high capacity cards, all stowed under the same flap on the G12's base where the Li-ion battery resides.
Continuing with images, the metering and white balance (WB) are typically excellent. The metering deals with most subjects with aplomb, centre-weighted and spot metering provide extra control and flexibility if required, while the WB control is good too.
One slight gripe here is the auto white balance, as it struggled with mixed lighting producing a slight orange cast on, say, mixed indoor lighting. Using the correct WB for the lighting you're shooting in and for the more difficult situations, setting the custom white balance is fast and gives complete WB control.
Cracking colour capture is aided with an array of tweakable colour tools from extra vivid colour to a selective colour mode, and all let you tinker with colour for more creative effect if you desire. Of course there are a set of 19 scene modes that include a panoramic stitch assist, colour swap, fish eye effect and a mode to make subjects appear as though they're miniatures within the scene. All fun and all adding to the creative potential of the camera.
Another nice feature that builds further on the creative side of things is the addition of a built-in neutral density (ND) filter. ND filters help to balance high contrast scenes providing a better balance between highlights and shadows, or where you need to use slow shutter speed that would otherwise overexpose your shot. Added to that is an accessory filter ring that clips around the lens barrel and allows you to use additional lens filters such a circular polariser or UV filters. Other additional specialist optics can also attach to the 58mm accessory ring adding even more versatility.
And that really is the point of the G12, it is a camera offering the tools, features and versatility of a pro-level camera, but all within a package designed to facilitate all of that creative power without the bulk of DSLR system camera.
Although the Canon PowerShot G12 looks pricey, it's well specified, well made and able to produce some stunning results be they video or stills. While the AF responsiveness lets the side down a little it's an otherwise eminently capable camera that'll prove to be an ideal pro's backup or enthusiasts top model.
While it's not without flaws, and it's not cheap, it's the creativity and versatility that are the watch words that really make the G12 - and the G-series cameras as a whole - ideal as pro's back up or an enthusiast's photographic powerhouse.
The G12 certainly slips into that groove well enough, and the features are worth having if you're already thinking of buying. The G12 therefore should be a contender for anyone serious about photography, but without the desire for a larger system camera.


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Read about SETI's new Website, SETIQUEST.org, Accenture's Intelligent Digital Platform and Facebook's new code: Hip Hop.
I'm a Believer
Jill Tarter is something of a believer. She's an astronomer who, according to a recent article in New Scientist, won a TED Prize last year. (TED is a nonprofit devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading.") Winning a TED Prize gets you about $100,000 and a wish: "One Wish to Change the World."
Astronomer Jill's wish was simple: "I wish that you would empower earthlings everywhere to become active participants in the ultimate search for cosmic company." So she and TED teamed up with the SETI Institute to create SETIQuest.org, which just went live. According to the New Scientist report, the SETIQuest site will "make vast amounts of SETI data available to the public for the first time. It will also publish the SETI Institute's signal-detection algorithm as open source code, inviting brilliant coders and amateur techies to make it even better."
But you don't have to be a coder or software developer to participate. With this new open access to SETI data, everyone can "visually search the data for anything that looks suspiciously like something other than white noise. Should you spot something anomalous, alert the global community. If enough citizen scientists agree that something looks fishy, their collective concern will direct SETI's telescopes to zoom in on the questionable patch of sky." So start searching, earthlings!
Getting Personal
Since marketers first realized the power of the Web to make money, one of the most sought-after capabilities has been "personalization."
So it's not surprising to read another release promising a new and better version of personalization. This time, however, the technology sounds interesting. It's the Intelligent Digital Platform, a joint effort of Accenture Technology Labs and Procter & Gamble.
The release says the platform "gives businesses the capability to move away from the one-size-fits-all Website now used to greet virtually all online viewers. At the same time, it provides the back-office data that can help the brand team achieve a desired outcome."
Joshua Kahn, a developer at Accenture's Labs, says the Intelligent Digital Platform uses "technology that promises to change the very nature of how we interact online and the applications used by the Web." He adds that it has the potential to "dynamically change the Website to give visitors what they want to see, in a way they want to see it."
Facebook Learns Hip Hop Language
The Register.com reports that Facebook has rewritten the popular and dynamic PHP code on which the mega-site runs. What's most interesting about the new code, called HipHop, is that it's a highly optimized but static version of C++.
In the article, reporter Gavin Clarke noted that this is quite a turn of events for the leading-edge social site, which was built on "the new generation of scripting languages," such as PHP. After all, C++ is no stranger to the corporate IT world. As Clarke wrote, "C++ is traditionally associated with the reliable—but relatively unexciting—world of enterprise and server-side computing."
To be sure, no one is ever going to confuse working on CRM or databases with the funky fun that can be had over at Facebook. But when you get to the crux of the change, it is, in fact, an enterprise IT issue. The reporter said that "the company claimed it cut the CPU use on its servers by up to 50 percent, depending on the page, thanks to HipHop's transformation of PHP."
David Recordon, Facebook's senior open programs manager, told The Register that this translates into "cost savings, as the company can manage its existing server farms, while adding additional traffic to its service." He added: "We can scale the site in active users and face views and can get more from current hardware without buying more servers."
But don't think about trying HipHop out for your company's site. Recordon noted that the language would only be of interest to a very small group of users running very large sites. So you'll have to find some other relatively unexciting way to save your company money.
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A very late entry from the museum archaeology sector! On the Day of Archaeology this year, I am working as a Documentation Assistant in the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, Dublin. I work as a team member of the museum's Inventory project in the Irish Antiquities Division of the institution.
This project involves the documentation of the entire collections of the museum – a vast amount of objects amassed over a hundred years of collecting and conserving the Irish past. Documentation involves the organisation of information relating to all objects within a museum collection. When an object enters the museum collection, its details are recorded – e.g. object type, origins, dimensions and features – and it is assigned a unique museum registration number for future identification. The object is then placed in storage, and its details, registration number and current location are added to the museum database. If the object is taken out of storage, placed on exhibition, or loaned to another museum, the database record for the object is kept updated in order to monitor and track its location. A database of this nature also allows curators and researchers to search museum databases for specific object types, and to record secure curatorial and conservation information regarding a specific object. The National Museum of Ireland collection totals over four million objects, so without stringent documentation procedures, it would be impossible to maintain the required level of information, control and identification of their collections.
The Inventory Team documents the contents of hundreds of wooden drawers of artefacts from the storage crypt of the museum. The contents of the drawers can vary widely, and generally contain a mixed collection of artefact varieties and materials from several different chronological periods. Day to day, we can encounter a huge range of artefact types. These can consist of bronze swords, bone pins, flint scrapers, stone axes – and everything in between! We also deal with the more everyday domestic material unearthed from archaeological excavations, such as animal bones, organic samples and lots of pottery. Following a previous day of documenting a drawer of butchered animal bone, charcoal samples and clay pipe stems, I am rewarded today in my drawer of artefacts. I deal with a number of varied objects from an a donated antiquarian collection, which includes stone cannon shot, stone lamps, copper alloy dress pins and stone moulds used for casting jettons and bronze axes.
Each artefact is identified, entered into our database with information on its find place, donor, distinguishing features and habitat. It is then given a new label and storage bag, and if necessary, repackaging for conservation needs.
The work can be challenging, with the former recording and storage standards of artefacts differing significantly over time, but this role gives me the opportunity to work hands-on with an amazing artefact collection. Each day gives me the chance to encounter and handle a previously unseen piece of our past, and gain an expanded knowledge and appreciation of our material culture.
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Donovan McNabb is the best quarterback in Eagles history—this isn't even up for discussion. Deep down, with the benefit of a little distance, people in Philadelphia realize this. And while they may not regret hounding an over-the-hill McNabb out of town, they might wish they had been a little more appreciative of the guy who led them to five conference championship games and a Super Bowl apperance.
McNabb sat down with CSN Philly to discuss the end of an era in Philadelphia, and offered up a little "don't know what you've got 'til it's gone." As transcribed by Pro Football Talk:
"Making it to the NFC Championship is not easy, and I think they're starting to see that right now, that getting to the playoffs and going to the NFC Championship consistently, it's just not that easy. There are teams right now who have winning records, like the Atlanta Falcons, they've done it for so many years, and they get to the playoffs and all of a sudden they're one-and-done."
He's talking about Andy Reid, ostensibly. But McNabb isn't above the schadenfreude that comes with seeing fans spend years calling for you to go, and finally, when you're gone, not coming close to replicating your success.
Maybe trying to favorably compare the Eagles of the last decade to the Falcons isn't the best idea, though. There are four levels of the playoffs, but for fans there are only two tiers of satisfaction. For crappy teams, it's just making the postseason. For good teams like the Eagles or Falcons, it's winning the Super Bowl. Anything short, whether you're one-and-done or wait until late January to break your fans' hearts, is equally disappointing. The Falcons (before this season, perhaps) and the Eagles have their own ceilings that they just couldn't seem to keep from bumping up against every year. It's not a knock on McNabb specifically—he brings up Dan Marino—but for Philly fans, coming close and failing doesn't mean he wasn't a great quarterback, it just means he didn't win a Super Bowl. If both sides can leave it at that, maybe they'll be ready to kiss and make up.


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Olympic Park, London (CNN) -- The Olympic ethos may be centered on the pursuit of athletic excellence, but performance-enhancing drugs offer a way for competitors to gain Games glory via unfair advantage.
To the frustration of many, the use of illegal substances has marred all recent Olympic Games, and London 2012 has been no different.
Two athletes, Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku and Luiza Galiulina of Uzbekistan, have already been sent home from the British capital after testing positive for the steroid stanozolol and the diuretic furosemide respectively.
So what is the process of screening for banned substances and why, despite all the risks involved, do athletes try so hard to get away with using them?
The history of doping and the Olympic Games
According to UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) the practice of using "substances and artificial ways of enhancing performance" is as old as organized sport itself.
In Ancient Greece, athletes used special diets and stimulants to improve their chances of winning the athletics competitions, while Roman Emperor Nero allegedly drank a potion of wild boar's manure to aid his performance in the Games.
When Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen died at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, his autopsy revealed traces of amphetamine, and the following outcry led to drug testing being adopted by the world cycling and football federations -- as well as the International Olympic Committee in time for Mexico '68.
Screening for drug cheats has been a crucial process in each Olympic Games since this time, and led to the IOC creating a prohibited list of substances
The system has uncovered state-sponsored doping programs, such as those employed by East Germany in the 1970s and '80s and China in the 1990s, as well as individual cases, such as the infamous Canadian 100-meter runner Ben Johnson and American sprinter Marion Jones.
Over the last five Olympics an average of 12 athletes per event have been found guilty of taking banned substances.
Technology has played a crucial role too -- with each advance in the screening process used by organizers, there is an advance by dope cheats in the complexity of drugs used to avoid detection.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director general David Howman told CNN the list of banned substances runs to 10-15 pages, with hundreds of drugs currently prohibited.
"The fight continues and the sophistication continues on both sides," he said. "You find that athletes and those that advise athletes are more sophisticated in what they do than they were 10 years ago."
What do the drugs do?
"Anabolic steroids provide muscle fiber and bulk, whereas a hormone like erythropoietin (EPO) brings more red blood cells to the system," says Dick Pound, former IOC vice president and former president of WADA.
"More red blood cells brings more oxygen to the muscles, so the athlete has more energy. That's why some athletes take blood transfusions before their races, to boost this count.
"Stimulants can increase heart rate, human growth hormone promotes muscle and bone growth and reduces body fat. It can help strength, power, stamina, improves recovery time so you can train harder and for longer. But archers may take drugs that have the opposite affects, to reduce the tremor in their hands," Pound told CNN.
"They say drugs can make 1% of a difference, but 1% over the distance of 100m is a tenth of a second, that's huge! You can imagine what it would do over a marathon. "Because all these drugs are under the radar and their use is covert we don't have test groups to know what damage this does to the human body. But you could expect liver damage, high blood pressure, androgynization of females. If you take EPO your blood becomes like sludge, your heart can't pump this stuff through the system."
What is new for London 2012?
The London Games is the first to use a private company, in this case GlaxoSmithKline, to help provide logistics for drug screening. Professor David Cowan, director of King's College London's Drug Control Center and chief scientist for the Games, is in charge of the GSK lab.
"These laboratories are the most high-tech labs in the history of the Olympics, analyzing more samples than ever before," Cowan told CNN. "Across the range of instruments in the lab, we reckon we can pick up things you haven't even thought of and we can test retrospectively if new drugs are developed."
"I think we'll soon be away from the days where designer drugs beat the analyst. I'm hoping this will be the Games that actually prove that."
At London 2012, the athletes themselves seal the bottles and fill in the paperwork, in order to minimize the contamination risk, and only then are the samples opened by a specialist in the testing lab.
Which athletes are screened?
Screening operates in the following way:
-- Athletes are screened in the run-up to the Games and can face repeat tests after the competition period of July 27-August 12.
-- The first five finishers in every event are chaperoned immediately to give mandatory tests, with samples of both blood and urine taken, and then from another two athletes at random.
-- Samples are collected straight after the event at the relevant venue and split into two lots: "A" and "B."
-- There are also unannounced spot tests conducted at random, both inside the Olympic Village and at other athlete accommodation.
-- Test results are processed with the "A "sample (as depicted above) usually within 24 to 72 hours -- some substances, like the hormone EPO, can take longer to screen.
-- The "B" sample is retained for any further backup testing that might be needed.
-- IOC officials comment only when drug tests fail.
-- Any refusal to provide a sample will lead to expulsion, as was the case with Hungarian discus thrower Zoltan Kovago ahead of the opening ceremony.
What happens if an athlete tests positive?
If the "A" sample shows positive, the IOC will start its investigation procedure. The athlete in question has the opportunity to ask for the "B" sample to also be tested, and can be present when the sample is opened to verify there has been no contamination.
If this also returns a positive reading, the IOC and the involved sport's national association will hear the athlete's reasoning before deciding on whether a violation has been committed. For those found guilty, the IOC will recommend sanctions to the national body.
Is enough being done?
"The equipment and technology is better in London, and the knowledge is more extensive," Pounds says. "But if you're a sophisticated doper and you test positive, you fail two tests: a drugs test and an IQ test. You need programs that are randomly tested over long periods. "We know we're not catching all the drug users. We're catching maybe 20% of the sophisticated users, it's a big problem. What's going on now is that athletes are taking advantage of the fact you are allowed four times the amount of normal levels of testosterone if you're competing.
"So now they can inject a pellet into their butt which will slow-release small doses of testosterone but won't go over the threshold. We have tests to find artificial testosterone, but the games (of catching them) go on. We're getting better, but we need to keep getting better -- and the labs need to test for everything on the list.
"You'd be pretty ambitious to say London 2012 was a clean Games. There are drugs we don't know about yet so we need to keep finding them and hunting down the distribution networks."


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On Nov 13th MGI Research is hosting an intensive half-day, invitation-only "21 conference" focused on technology and business innovation in SaaS.
On July 25th 2012 MGI is hosting a webinar on Platform as a Service (PaaS) trends.
Platform as a Service or PaaS is being touted as the express elevator to faster development, integration and deployment of Cloud applications. In the past, integration middleware was largely the domain of large companies as it required a significant upfront investment. Integration costs often added upwards of 60% of the total cost of a business application. PaaS promises to transform the economics of cloud application integration and delivery. Is PaaS a fundamentally new, must-have technology with a clear ROI or is it just a repackaging of old concepts retro-fitted for the cloud?
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Ramallah – On Wednesday October 10, the Israeli government appointed a newly formed unit with the sole responsibility of dealing with "Jewish terrorism," countering the attacks carried out by extremist settlers. The inauguration of the new unit was attended by senior Israeli officials and held in the "Binyamin District" of the West Bank in which 42 Jewish only colonies are located in, otherwise known as the Ramallah governate. This follows the creation of a ministerial panel in December last year. Yet while Palestinians are the target of an overwhelming majority of extremist settler attacks, the motive for creating the new unit was based upon the settler attacks on Israeli security forces. In December 2011, there were a series of riots caused by settlers at an Israeli army base in the northern West Bank. Extremists damaged military vehicles, burned car tires and threw stones at a brigade commander, causing light injuries. During the same incident, settlers also blocked Highway 55 near the city of Qalqiliya close to the army military base, and hurled stones at passing Palestinian vehicles. After the attack the Israeli police conducted an investigation and laid charges against five settler extremists for conspiring to attack the military base and collecting information about its activities. No charges were filed in the incident of attacks on Palestinian vehicles. According to the UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the number of settler attacks causing casualties or damage to Palestinian property increased 144% between 2009-2011. In 2011, three Palestinians were killed and 183 injured by settlers. There were also 10,000 trees belonging to Palestinian farmers the were damaged or destroyed. During the same year,
the US State Department's annual report on terrorism
cited 10 mosques in the West Bank and another in an Israeli-Palestinian town which were attacked. Yesh Din, the Israeli human rights organization, reported that out of 781 incidents of settler abuse recorded since 2005,
90% of the reports filed were closed without indictment.
Yet the impetus for creating the new Jewish terrorism unit is ultimately based on the number of attacks which Israelis themselves are suffering themselves at the hands of settlers. In January, Haim Rahamim, head of the investigations and intelligence in the West Bank told a Knesset committee that more than 228 incidents of attacks by right-wing settlers on security forces were recorded in 2011. Much of the trouble is coming from a group of young religious extremists sometimes referred to as "hilltop youth" or "price taggers" who attack both Palestinians and Israelis. The hilltop youth justify their attacks on Palestinians by citing that the Palestinians are living in the land given to the Jews by God in the bible. They attack Israelis for government actions thwarting settlement activities. But many in Israeli society feel that now the problem has begun affecting Israelis, it is time to crack down. Price taggers have attacked a liberal Israeli professor for speaking about how Israel should adhere to the 1967 borders. This would ensure that Israel would retain its Jewish majority, but would threaten the existence of settlers. They have even slashed the tires of a leader of the settlement movement itself, one who is responsible for the construction wing of development, simply for "collaborating" with the government in planning new settlements. The website
Peace Now
lists the number of price tagging incidences that have occurred since January 2011. Out of the approximately 100 incidences the overwhelming majority have had Palestinians as the targets of these attacks. Despite the fact that the primary motivation for the Israeli government to take action against Jewish terrorism is a result of Israelis feeling the brunt of the attack too, Palestinians will still benefit indirectly as more of the perpetrators are rounded up and put behind bars.
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At about 22 years ago, Assembly Language is my second language after BASICA. I used Borland Turbo Assembler and Microsoft Debug on that time. I think Debug one of the very powerful tools for hacking. I like hacking. With Assembly, you can order the machine to do anything you want and go directly to every ports in the machine.
I just figure out, is there any Assembly Language in Linux?
Because, usually Assembly Language use DOS Services. Meanwhile, there is no DOS in Linux.
I finally found a good application, named NASM (Net wide Assembler). It's a Assembly Language compiler in Linux. I'm still new with NASM, so I just take the sample codes from http://leto.net/writing/nasm.php.
NASM doesn't have a text editor, so you have to type your code using other text editor then save the file with .asm file extension.
There are few main differences to be considered when you use assembly language in Linux:
In DOS mostly you use interrupt int 21h, int 10h and int 16h. In Linux, everything is handled by kernel with int 80h.
Linux is a 32-bit protected mode operating system, so you have to use extended 32-bit registers, such as EAX, EBX, ECX and so on. In 16-bit register, you still use AX, BX,CX etc …. registers.
In 32-bit programming, you don't have to think about segments at all because it runs in the flat memory model.
I think no body write DOS assembly anymore. Hey… it's 16 bit.
How I can get Nasm?
NASM is listed in Ubuntu Repository, so just download it using apt.
taufanlubis@toshiba:~$ sudo apt-get install nasm
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Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
mplayer-skins mplayer libggi2 libgii1 libgii1-target-x youtube-dl
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1557kB of archives.
After unpacking 2855kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main nasm 0.98.38-1.2build1 [1557kB]
Fetched 1557kB in 36s (42.8kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package nasm.
(Reading database … 126048 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking nasm (from …/nasm_0.98.38-1.2build1_i386.deb) …
Setting up nasm (0.98.38-1.2build1) …
Write your first Linux Assembly Language Application
When I learn a new computer language, the first thing I want to know is, how to display a 'Hello World!!!'. I don't want to know about the structure, variables, codes etc. Just do a simple thing, type, compile and see it run. That's it. Then you can go further. It's the same when you teach a baby to speak. We don't teach any grammar. We give samples.
So, here it is.
Step 1. Type the code
You can use, vim, vi, gedit etc. The extension must be .asm.
taufanlubis@toshiba:~$ sudo vim hello.asm
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section .data
hello: db 'Hello world!',10
helloLen: equ $-hello
section .text
global _start
mov eax,4
mov ebx,1
mov ecx,hello
mov edx,helloLen
int 80h
mov eax,1
mov ebx,0
int 80h
Press 'Esc' button and type ':wq' to save the file.
Actually, I'm new myself in Assembly Programming in Linux. I took the codes above from the NASM website. I just wanna show you that we can do Assembly Programming in Linux. If you want to know deeper you can go
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Step 2. Compile .asm (source code) to .o (object)
taufanlubis@toshiba:~$ nasm -f elf hello.asm
Step 3. Link the object file to produce an executable file.
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Now, you have 3 files, hello.asm (your source code), hello.o (your object file) and hello (your program).
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 taufanlubis taufanlubis 440 2008-01-17 20:38 hello
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 203 2008-01-17 20:33 hello.asm
-rw-r–r– 1 taufanlubis taufanlubis 736 2008-01-17 20:37 hello.o
Step 3. Ready to run
You can run your program by typing:
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Hello world!
Congratulations! You have just written your first assembly program in Linux.
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I had the opportunity to meet with Riot Games, and if there is one thing I can take away from it, it would be that Riot definitely listens to its fanbase. Riot revealed three characters under development and even showed a working version of the spectator system.
The first character showcased was Yorick, the Gravedigger. Yorick is a tanky, caster type character. He is Riot's version of a Death Knight. A shovel wielding giant, he is able to summon three different ghouls to fight alongside him, each with a different effect. One ghoul features a life steal ability, draining the enemy health and returning it to Yorick. Another ghoul will increase Yorick's attack speed and slow the enemy. Yorick's ult is a line of roots that drastically slows the enemy's movement speed.
For those clamoring in the forums for a female tank, you are about to get some good news. The wait is not going to be much longer. Riot showed the plans for a female tank currently in-the-works. Her name is Leona, and while her specific abilities remain undisclosed, she will harness the powers of the Sun. Artwork for her was revealed and will be posted shortly.
The third character, Skarner, is going to introduce a new race and will also be somewhat tanky. Other than that, not much detail was given.
In addition to these new characters, Riot mentioned that some characters would be reworked. They didn't go into much description, but from what I could tell it would involve mostly art design changes.
The new spectator system (to be used live in the Championships at Dreamhack) was the cherry on top of their E3 presentation. Players now have the ability to invite friends to watch their games. This system enables the viewer to see virtually anything in the current match. Spectators have multiple viewing options, ranging from revealing the entire map to seeing a single team's fog of war view. They can even lock on and track a single player.
Overall, the spectator system allows the viewer to see many details, including which skills have been taken, the players items, deaths, cooldowns, and more. One of the neatest features in the spectator system is the ability to see the total gold for each team. This is generally a good way to tell which team is farming better, getting dragon more often, winning the team fights, etc. It really is a quick way to judge who is winning the match.
While the spectator system does mean we are a step closer to a built-in replay system, Riot was quick to emphasize that it is a long, complicated process and that we shouldn't expect it right away. At the least, it is good to see that they are thinking about and working on a replay system.
Unfortunately, when I asked about the release of Magma Chamber, they replied that they may have leaked that information too soon. In other words, I wouldn't hold my breath for Magma Chamber's release any time soon. Although this was a bit disappointing to hear, it's hard to be upset considering just how much Riot has introduced to the game. With the recent addition of the Tribunal and the newly created spectator system, along with the launching of League of Legends in China, it's easy to understand why it isn't exactly a high priority on their to-do list.
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Texas college knife attack suspect to be in court
A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a Houston-area college is set to make his first court appearance since being charged in the attack.
Dylan Quick was to be in a Houston courtroom Thursday morning.
The 20-year-old is charged with three counts of aggravated assault in the Tuesday attack at Lone Star Community College in Cypress.
Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said Wednesday that Quick told authorities he had fantasized about stabbing people since he was 8 years old.
Officials say 14 people were wounded; all are expected to survive.
Garcia says Quick indicated he had been planning the attack for some time. Garcia says authorities are still trying to determine a reason for the attack and that the investigation is ongoing.


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Financial literacy lecture at the YMCA
At the YMCA of Greenwich on Monday morning, Bob Salomon had already worked his way through bonds, commodities, futures and economic principles when he got to his trip to the Middle East in 1982.
"I was asked to go speak at the Kuwait Stock Market," he said, looking out at a group of 16 adults seated in red chairs in the second-floor meeting room. The students had printouts that listed a couple dozen of the world's greatest market bubbles since the Dutch Tulip Mania of 1637.
Back in the early '80s, Salomon said, Kuwaiti markets were booming thanks to a concept called "post-dated checks," which were provoking investors to pump billions of dollars into companies that didn't actually have business plans.
Salomon's visit -- along with that of other foreign investors -- was supposed to lend an air of legitimacy to the whole operation, he said. Instead, he tried pointing out flaws in the system, but no one seemed to care. Eventually, someone managed to raise the issue of how many post-dated checks were outstanding.
"And as soon as they asked the question, the whole market collapsed," he said.
Lecture time
The story was a mix of textbook and scrapbook that typified Salomon's 90-minute lecture, which was the latter half of a two-day seminar on financial literacy. On Friday, Salomon, who is 77 and lives in Stamford, covered topics like money, banking, financial statements, hedge funds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
On Monday, he moved on from bubbles to discuss topics like university endowments and the curious animal argot of Wall Street: including bears, bulls, "dogs of the Dow," sheep (investors who follow the crowd), ostriches (investors who stick their heads in the sand, hoping for better days) and pigs (investors who've grown obscenely greedy).
It was a freewheeling and informal talk, which Salomon delivered while perched on the edge of a table. He was clad in jeans, sneakers and a white button-up shirt. "I spent my whole life in the business; I have a knowledge base," he later said. "I'm anxious to share it."
Steeped in the Street
Indeed, Salomon's Wall Street roots are deep. His career began in the college training program of U.S. Trust Company in New York. He stayed with the company for 17 years, rising to senior investor, before leaving it in 1978 for Salomon Brothers, which his grandfather had founded. There, he helped build the firm's equity research department and rose to chief equity strategist. In 1995, he left to create an investment management company with his wife. Over the decades, he's served on the Merrill Lynch mutual fund board of directors, the BlackRock mutual fund board, the Wilton-based Commonfund board and he's written columns for Forbes magazine, he says.
The world has changed dramatically over that time, he noted.
"There are a lot of people in the world who were brought up in a society where you never had to know anything about investments," he said.
These days, there are a lot of people keen to know more about IRAs, 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans and other financial concepts.
"Everyone is all of a sudden going to become an investor," he said.
Eager listeners
While that may include the 16 men and women in his class, Salomon also made a point of identifying people spread far and wide who have also become more reliant on complex financial markets.
While discussing derivatives, he recalled a trip he once took to Aroostook County, Maine, which is about as far north as you can get before crossing over into Canada. He was there to visit a potato farmer who'd long endured the anxiety of not knowing if he would sell his harvest of potatoes at a decent price before the crops spoiled.
"This poor guy sits at home, every day, looking at the newspaper, thinking, `Should I sell today?' " he said. "All of a sudden there's a futures market, and he can now sell his crop for future delivery anytime during the year. He doesn't have to sit there all winter worrying about it."
With that, Salomon opened Friday's Wall Street Journal to page C-8. He pointed out the small area devoted to listing cash prices of commodities and the much larger space devoted to the prices of futures.
"Everyone wants to deal with the futures market," he said, and then paused. Chances are, he added, no one in the room would ever really invest in commodities. Which got him ready for the next topic.
"I want to talk about the economy for a bit," he said. "And I want to make you economists in 10 minutes."
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Trang, ThailandKirsty Turner
Two major rivers flow through the province; the Trang River, which originates in the Khao Luang Mountain Range and Maenam Palian from the Banthat Mountain Range. This is an area of stunning natural beauty, featuring breathtaking islands and astounding beaches along the coast as well as awe-inspiring inland limestone mountains, caves and sparkling waterfalls, most of which feature pools for swimming in.
Many people travel from all over the world to visit Wat Tantayapirom, which features a footprint of Lord Buddha. Nearby, the Chinese Meunram Temple shows performances of Thai Shadow Theatre.
There are a large number of pretty islands in the area, and a great way to see them is by going on a sea kayaking tour. One of the most popular islands in the area is Ko Ngai, which is a small island with a long sandy beach in the east and unspoiled coral reefs. This is a great island for snorkelling and scuba diving.
Koh Muk and Tham Morakot (Emerald Cave) are also extremely popular, whilst Koh Kradan is said by many to be the most beautiful island in the area. Koh Chueak and Koh Waen are small islands good for snorkelling and scuba diving, while the Libong Archipelago Wildlife Reserve on Koh Libon preserves the rare dugong, also known as the sea cow. Although large, these animals are extremely graceful and it is delightful to see them in this reserve, which is one of the last areas of refuge open to them.
There are a large number of beautiful flowing waterfalls in Trat. Among the best are Namtok Ton Te and the incredible 17-tiered Namtok Phrai Sawan.
Hat Yao is a very chilled out fishing hamlet, perfect for escaping the crowds and the abundant bars of other beach areas. Hidden amongst the cliffs, you will need to hire a long-tail boat to reach the tiny bay of Hat Apo, but it is well worth the trouble. Whilst there, pay a visit to the extremely beautiful cave of Tham Chao Mai, which has hosts of glittering stalactites and stalagmites.
There are many different snorkelling trips available in the area. A good option is to book a trip to Koh Rok and go trekking in the mighty mountains of Khao Banthat.


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Serious Grape: A Look at This Year's Growing Season
Back in April, Michael Honig reminded us that at the heart, winemakers are farmers. "We don't grow bottles," he said, "we grow grapes." So today I wanted to take a look at how those grapes have been growing around the country. The weather has been somewhat erratic, hotter than usual in New York's wine regions, and cooler in California (with a few scorching days), but winemakers are hopeful about what they're seeing. Will 2010 be a great vintage or a catastrophic one? Only time can tell.
When Should Harvest Happen?
Well, it depends when the grapes are ready. Joel Peterson of Ravenswood Winery says that they look for "good ripe fruit flavors (nothing green, veggie or harsh), balanced acidity and pH." Winemakers want to start harvesting when the grapes have good aromatics and a balance between sweetness and acidity. They taste many, many grapes from all over the vineyards, making sure the flavors are good and the tannins in the seeds are mature.
They also look carefully at the vines. Winemaker David Lattin of Kuleto Estate says he looks for stems that are lignified down to the rachis. (That means that the stems holding each cluster of grapes have turned woody and brown instead of green.) "This is a cue," Lattin says, "that the seeds will likely be woody and sweet." Gary Horner of Erath Vineyards says he also observes the vine carefully, "looking for signs that the vine is preparing for dormancy and no longer focusing on ripening fruit."
Waiting too long to pick is a gamble, because the fruit need to be picked before the weather gets frosty or too wet. "A large rain," says Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard "can result in a massive imbibition of water, and extreme dilution of flavor, literally swelling the berries to 1.5 times their previous volume."
Checking In on California
This winter and spring was cool and rainy, so bud break happened late in many California winegrowing regions. A wet spring can lead to mildew, which prevents some clusters from ripening properly. The cool weather has kept the ripening cycle behind schedule.
Then in August there were a few days of extreme heat—it reached 108°F in some areas, sunburning and destroying some of the crops. Some winemakers are estimating 30 to 40 percent crop loss, and Chardonnay was particularly hard hit. Others don't sound too worried: "While we have had some damage and this fruit will be removed before harvest," said Bruce Cakebread of Cakebread Cellars, "we still think it is a good harvest."
Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon is particularly excited about some interesting new wines he hopes to make this year, including a single-vineyard Syrah and Viognier blend that he says "is not your French uncle's Côte Rôtie." Grahm plans on including 40 percent Viognier in the blend, producing a much lighter-bodied wine that you'd typically expect from Syrah. He's also hoping to make Old Telegram, an all-mourvedre wine he only makes in exceptional vintages, and says he's "hoping that the Gods of Botrytis will also favor us with some noble rot popping up in the roussanne" though none has been spotted yet.
Perfect or Worrisome Weather for Oregon Pinot?
It was a pretty mild winter in Oregon's Willamette Valley, followed by a very cool spring ("If you can call that 'spring', quips David Millman of Domaine Drouhin). Harvest is likely to start two or three weeks later than last year. It's been challenging, says Millman, but "here we are, with vibrant, healthy fruit, thinning down to what we think will ripen well." Sam Tannahill, director of Viticulture and Winemaking at Rex Hill, estimates that small berries and a small crop, plus a warm, mild, and dry fall and long hang time for the fruit could equal "a tremendous vintage."
Gary Horner, the winemaker at Erath, says the long and cool growing season is perfect for Pinot Noir. "The 2008 vintage was another such late season that produced some of the finest Pinot noir in the last twenty years." But Bernard Lacroute of Willakenzie warns that "the quality of the vintage will be determined by what kind of weather we experience in September and October. If we have a nice Indian summer, the vintage could be great, somewhat like 2008. If we do not get good weather it could be average, to mediocre to catastrophic. It is too early to tell, but the current situation is worrisome."
The Word from Washington State
Martin Clubb of L'Ecole Nº 41 in Walla Walla says that though it has been cool in Washington, it hasn't been as severe as in other regions. L'Ecole is running about ten days later than last year, and says that the grapes this year will likely have stronger than normal acidity levels, which is a good thing.
In Prosser, Amber Fries of Desert Wind says that they rarely see any rain or frost during harvest. "We have the ability to leave the grapes out pretty much as long as we need to without being forced to pick due to weather. We actually prefer when the grapes take their time to ripen since that helps flavor development, as opposed to having a really hot August and seeing a big spike in the sugar content very quickly."
Juan Munoz-Oca, winemaker at Columbia Crest, says he expects "sharp refreshing whites and flavorful reds with tons of color and great acidity" due to the cool spring and lovely summer. "It will be a great vintage," he declares.
The News from New York
New York wineries are similarly excited. Bedell Cellars winemaker Rich Olsen-Harbich reports that the growing season in 2010 "has been magnificent thus far." Summer was warm with plenty of sun and just enough rain. "The vineyards look absolutely beautiful and very happy," he says. Ripening is ahead of schedule, he says: "This season is on track to be the earliest in the history of Long Island wine."
Josh Wig of Lamoreaux Landing in the Finger Lakes region agrees that the weather has been wonderful for reds and Chardonnay, but ideally, he'd prefer the nights be a bit cooler to preserve aromatics and acidity in the Riesling. "We will end up bringing the Riesling in a little earlier than usual to counteract this. Because there is so little acidity, we did not bring in any grapes for sparkling this year," since they only make bubbly under ideal conditions.
Stay Tuned
Will 2010 be a good year for wine? As David Millman says, "I don't know why anybody would say anything other than 'I sure hope so!' at this point." We'll be filling you in later on as harvest season continues—and we'll even be getting our hands dirty with some winemakers out west in October. Until then, we wish winemakers everywhere good luck and good weather.
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Pronounced: dis-ARTH-ree-ah
Dysarthria is a speech disorder. It differs from aphasia, which is a language disorder.
Dysarthria may arise from problems with the muscles in the mouth, throat, and respiratory system, as well as other causes.
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This condition can be caused by not being able to control and coordinate the muscles that you use to talk. This can result from:
- Stroke
- Brain tumor or traumatic brain injury
- Infection
- Conditions that paralyze the face or cause weakness, such as Bell palsy
- Degenerative brain disease, such as:
Neuromuscular disease, such as:
- Cerebral palsy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Surgery or weakness on the tongue
- Structural problems, such as not wearing your dentures
- Side effects of medications that act on the central nervous system
Risk Factors
Factors that increase your chance of dysarthria include:
- High risk for stroke
- Degenerative brain disease
- Neuromuscular disease
- Alcohol or drug use disorder
- Increased age along with poor health
Dysarthria may cause:
Speech that sounds:
- Slurred
- Hoarse, breathy
- Slow or fast and mumbling
- Soft like whispering
- Strained
- Nasal
- Suddenly loud
- Drooling
- Difficulty chewing and swallowing
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done, paying close attention to your:
- Ability to move your lips, tongue, and face
- Production of air flow for speech
Images may be taken of your brain. This can be done with:
- MRI scan
- CT scan
- PET scan
- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan
- Swallowing study, which may include x-rays and drinking a special liquid
The electrical function of your nerves may be tested. This can be done with a nerve conduction study.
The electrical function of your muscles may be tested. This can be done with a electromyogram (EMG).
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment options include the following:
- Addressing the cause of dysarthria, such as stroke
Working with a speech therapist, which may include focusing on:
- Doing exercises to loosen the mouth area and strengthening the muscles for speech
- Improving how you articulate
- Learning how to speak slower
- Learning how to breath better so you can speak louder
- Working with family members to help them communicate with you
- Learning how to use communication devices
- Safe chewing or swallowing techniques, if needed
- Changing medication
To help reduce your chance of dysarthria:
Reduce your risk of stroke:
- Exercise regularly.
- Eat more fruits and vegetables. Limit dietary salt and fat.
- If you smoke, talk to your doctor about ways to quit.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Check your blood pressure often.
- Take a low dose of aspirin if your doctor recommends it.
- Keep chronic conditions under control.
- Call for medical help right away if you have symptoms of a stroke, even if symptoms stop.
- If you have an alcohol or drug problem, ask your doctor about rehabilitation programs.
- Ask your doctor if medications you are taking could lead to dysarthria.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Dysarthria. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association website. Available at: http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/dysarthria.htm. Accessed November 9, 2017.
McGhee H, Cornwell P, Addis P, Jarman C. Treating dysarthria following traumatic brain injury: Investigating the benefits of commencing treatment during post-traumatic amnesia in two participants. Brain Inj. 2006;20(12):1307-1319.
Preventing a stroke. National Stroke Association website. Available at: http://www.stroke.org/understand-stroke/preventing-stroke. Accessed November 9, 2017.
Last reviewed November 2018 by EBSCO Medical Review Board Rimas Lukas, MD Last Updated: 12/20/2014


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