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Apple's decision to reject Sony's e-reader application today sparked speculation that Apple would soon yank Amazon's popular Kindle software from the App Store.
One analyst said it would be a mistake for Apple to do so because it would give Android smartphones and tablets a better chance of stealing market share. "If Apple did this, it would mark a major change," James McQuivey, a media analyst with Forrester Research, said in an interview Tuesday.
"It would signal a switch from focusing on the platform rather than devices, which is what Apple's done in the past," McQuivey continued. "Any of its content selling has been done with the aim of selling devices, not the content itself, but you can sell devices to someone only one or twice a year. If Apple's really after the content service [market], it's in a position to make money."
In an earlier blog post , McQuivey said a change "is a mistake" by Apple.
Apple has denied that it will pull Amazon's Kindle app, but acknowledged it is now requiring developers to add in-app purchasing to their software.
The blogstorm over Apple's intentions started after the New York Times published a story quoting a Sony executive as saying Apple had rejected the company's e-reader app and told Sony that all in-application purchases had to go through the App Store.
Apple currently takes a 30% cut of all app and in-app revenue, something that Sony's software -- and Amazon's Kindle, too -- sidestep by opening a separate browser window for actual purchases. Apple may modify that percentage when it rolls out a new payment technology Wednesday at the launch of News Corp.'s The Daily all-digital newspaper.
Later Tuesday, Sony issued a statement about Apple's rejection of its e-reader application.
"With little notice, Apple changed the way it enforces its rules and this will prevent the current version of the Reader for iPhone from being available in the App Store," Sony's statement read. "We opened a dialog with Apple to see if we can come up with an equitable resolution, but reached an impasse at this time. We're exploring other avenues to bring the Reader experience to Apple mobile devices."
Sony did not respond to questions about the specific rule or rules that Apple is now enforcing that resulted in the Sony Reader app rejection.
One option by Sony would be to rely on a Web-based e-reader, thus circumventing the App Store entirely.
Apple, however, clarified its position today.
"We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines," said Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller. "We are now requiring that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books outside of the app, that the same option is also available to customers from within the app with in-app purchase."
Apple's current iOS App Store guidelines, however, do not spell out that requirement in so many words. The most pertinent clause in those guidelines simply says, "Apps utilizing a system other than the In App Purchase API (IAP) to purchase content, functionality, or services in an app will be rejected."
The new interpretation forwarded by Apple hints that other apps, including Amazon's Kindle, will be required to add in-app purchasing functionality, giving customers a way to buy books within the app and Apple its 30% cut.
McQuivey's concern is whether this might be a first step by Apple to lock out all purchases that don't go through its App Store. "It may make sense from a shareholder's perspective, but whether it would be good for the long-term growth of the industry is another question," he said. "People are just now learning to love apps and online purchasing on smartphones and tablets, and this will create friction for that."
On his blog, McQuivey said the change would be "fundamentally at odds with the pro-consumer revolution Apple started" and contrary to his belief that companies can both partner and compete with rivals.
But if Apple eventually goes that route -- or simply makes it more difficult for the likes of Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Sony to compete with Apple on iPhone and iPad e-reader applications -- McQuivey thinks that Apple would end up winning, at least in the short term.
"They could get away with this," he said. "People aren't going to blame Apple right away, they're going to blame Amazon that they can't buy books on the iPad."
Amazon did not reply to a request for comment on the Sony rejection, and the in-app functionally Apple's now demanding.
McQuivey also highlighted the possible fallout to Apple from the Sony rejection, and Apple's demand that out-of-app purchases be backed by in-app transactions.
First, it would give consumers another reason to look at Google and its Android operating system, especially when the latter reaches tablets with the launch this year of Android 3.0, aka Honeycomb. "It would add to the open vs. closed debate between Apple and Google," said McQuivey.
Although that message might not sink in until next year, McQuivey argued that consumers will soon start to equate Apple's so-called "walled garden" strategy with the AOL of 15 years ago. The latter's closed ecosystem eventually failed to stem the shift to the open Internet.
And government regulators will be keeping an eye on the situation, McQuivey promised.
"The FTC [Federal Trade Commission] is going to get quite a few phone calls on this one," McQuivey argued on his blog. "Any company that has either a natural or contrived monopoly eventually comes under scrutiny for how it inhibits competition and innovation."
Apple has faced U.S. government scrutiny before, both in 2009 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) started an inquiry into Apple's rejection of Google's Voice app for the iPhone, and last year, when it questioned Apple's plans to ban all apps created with cross-platform development tools.
Last September, Apple conceded on the latter.
How this will play out is unclear, even to a close Apple watcher like McQuivey, who focuses on e-readers for Forrester. One thing's certain, however: Sony isn't alone.
"Sony's not the only one in this situation," said McQuivey. "I know of several others that are in a similar situation. But maybe this is just a way for Apple to float a trial balloon."
Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking news for Computerworld. Follow Gregg on Twitter at @gkeizer or subscribe to Gregg's RSS feed . His e-mail address is email@example.com .
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Commentary: Echoes of World War II in land of Normandy
No one told me that January is the wrong time to visit Normandy (until afterwards, that is). Most of the places we went to visit were closed. It was cold and wet and rainy. It took more than three hours each way. But I haven't been to France in f...
No one told me that January is the wrong time to visit Normandy (until afterwards, that is). Most of the places we went to visit were closed. It was cold and wet and rainy. It took more than three hours each way. But I haven't been to France in fifteen years, and who knows (especially after this trip) when I will go again.
Our driver was an older gentleman, a retired executive who kept himself busy as a tour guide. As we left Paris, he enthusiastically pointed out the sights. This palace and that. This chalet and that. Napoleons' and Louis' and the rest. I finally told him, nicely, that as Americans, we had a somewhat different attitude toward kings. When that didn't work, I told him we'd be closing our eyes.
But as we got closer and found one place after another closed down, I started asking questions. He was old enough to remember World War II, or at least to have learned about it, as I did, from my parents and relatives who fought in the war. His father was a doctor, from right there.
I guess I should have known.
France had stayed out of the war, wisely he thought. After all, look at how many French soldiers died in World War I. Marshall Petain, soldier, appeaser, chief of state of Vichy France, was right to make his peace with Hitler in 1940. Look how many lives he saved. It hardly seemed right that he was prosecuted for treason after the war.
What about the Jews? I asked him. Really, he didn't know. Didn't know?
There were many righteous men and women in France who tried to save their Jewish countrymen and -women. Clearly, that did not include my driver's family. Nor the Vichy government. All told, 76,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps in France. Refugees were among the first to be rounded up. Pity those who thought they would find refuge from Hitler in France. They were as much in the dark as I was. They paid with their lives. All but 2,500 of those sent to the camps in France died.
The only place open was the American cemetery and the small museum adjacent to it. Our driver apologized. It hardly seemed worth the trip, he said. Wrong again.
You might remember the cemetery from the opening scenes in "Saving Private Ryan."
But seeing it is different.
I stood there with my 18-year-old son. The rain poured down. We stared at row after row of crosses, interspersed with stars of David. The museum, simple, powerful, told the story of these brave Americans, many of them no older than my son.
Omaha Beach is quiet. Even on a rainy day, it is beautiful. But it was not beautiful on D-Day. The ocean was dyed red with the blood of brave Americans who waded from their boats into enemy fire -- kids who gave their lives to save each other, to liberate the French, to defeat evil.
On that day, as the tape in the museum says, they carried the fate of the free world -- "the entire free world" -- on their young shoulders.
They saved the world.
My friend Annie was the one who told me to go to Normandy. She is the child of survivors, born in Munich after the war. She said that standing in that cemetery, she was overcome with pride to be an immigrant to this country.
For all our problems, we are still the luckiest people on the face of the globe. And one of the reasons for that is because of those young soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom -- and for the freedom of people like my driver and his family. He may not know enough to appreciate that. But I do. God bless America.
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Danks beaten by Price, White Sox lose to Rays
John Danks pitched well for the Chicago White Sox, but a resurgent David Price was even better for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Price went the distance to win his second straight start since returning from an injury as the Rays completed a three-game sweep by beating the White Sox 3-1 Sunday.
Danks (2-6) allowed three runs and five hits over seven innings. The left-hander has lost all five of his road starts this year.
"I feel good about getting us deep in a game and keeping us in the ballgame, but I simply just got outpitched by David, obviously," Danks said. "I just gave him too much of a cushion there, and he was able to be the reigning Cy Young winner."
Price (3-4) worked around eight hits, walking none and striking out five. The 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner spent 47 days on the disabled list with a strained left triceps, then came back and struck out 10 in seven shutout innings against Houston.
"That injury was kind of a blessing in disguise," Price said. "Just letting me kind of regroup, hit the re-set button, mindset, everything. I'm right where I need to be right now, and there's still a lot of baseball left."
Price struggled this year before getting hurt, going 1-4 with a 5.24 ERA after going 20-5 with a 2.56 ERA in 2012.
Josh Phegley hit his first major league homer for Chicago, which has lost nine of 11. The White Sox have dropped 19 of their past 23 road games.
"Not bad, I guess," Phegley said of his homer off Price. "One run, a complete game is a pretty impressive start, but I guess I just got one on him. The home run was a cutter in, and it was just kind of low enough where I could to get to it and get in there enough. I put a good ride on it."
It was just the second time that the Rays have swept a series of three or more games against the White Sox. The other time occurred in August 2008.
Desmond Jennings hit a leadoff double in the first and scored on Ben Zobrist's sacrifice fly to put the Rays up 1-0. Sean Rodriguez made it 2-0 during the fifth with a two-out, broken-bat RBI single.
"He pitched well," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of Danks. "It's just one of those that they got the extra-base hit and they executed, and they get the hit that squirts through. But even that happening, he pitched well, so it's good to see."
Phegley got Chicago within 2-1 on a solo shot in the sixth. He went 1 for 3 with two RBIs in his debut Friday night.
"He comes up here and doesn't seem frazzled or anything like that," Ventura said. "You don't really see the jitters."
Tampa Bay regained a two-run advantage in the seventh when Luke Scott tripled and Jose Molina hit a sacrifice fly.
The White Sox had two singles in first, third and fourth, but failed to score in all three innings by going 0 for 3 with runners in scoring and having one runner thrown out trying to steal second.
Tampa Bay's James Loney went 0 for 3, ending his career-best 16-game hitting streak. NOTES: Ventura tweaked his lineup and had SS Alexei Ramirez hit leadoff for the first time this season. Ventura didn't rule out using Ramirez again in the role. ... Chicago 2B Gordon Beckham went 2 for 4 and has 11 hits in his past 22 at-bats. ... The White Sox return home to play a makeup game Monday night against the Cubs before heading to Detroit for the start of a three-game series Tuesday night with the Tigers.


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The Time Napoleon Was Attacked by Rabbits
History tells us that Napoleon's most upsetting defeat came at Waterloo. Or it may have occurred eight years earlier, after the French emperor was attacked by a relentless horde of rabbits.
There are a couple versions of this story. Most agree it happened in July 1807, after Napoleon signed the Treaties of Tilsit (which ended the war between the French Empire and Imperial Russia). Looking to celebrate, the emperor proposed a rabbit hunt, asking Chief of Staff Alexandre Berthier to make it happen.
Berthier arranged an outdoor luncheon, invited some of the military's biggest brass, and collected a colony of rabbits. Some say Berthier took in hundreds of bunnies, while others claim he collected as many as 3000. Regardless, there were a lot of rabbits, and Berthier's men caged them all along the fringes of a grassy field. When Napoleon started to prowl—accompanied by beaters and gun-bearers—the rabbits were released from their cages. The hunt was on.
But something strange happened. The rabbits didn't scurry in fright. Instead, they bounded toward Napoleon and his men. Hundreds of fuzzy bunnies gunned it for the world's most powerful man.
Napoleon's party had a good laugh at first. But as the onslaught continued, their concern grew. The sea of long-ears was storming Napoleon quicker than revolutionaries had stormed the Bastille. The rabbits allegedly swarmed the emperor's legs and started climbing up his jacket. Napoleon tried shooing them with his riding crop, as his men grabbed sticks and tried chasing them. The coachmen cracked their bullwhips to scare the siege. But it kept coming.
Napoleon retreated, fleeing to his carriage. But it didn't stop. According to historian David Chandler, "with a finer understanding of Napoleonic strategy than most of his generals, the rabbit horde divided into two wings and poured around the flanks of the party and headed for the imperial coach." The flood of bunnies continued—some reportedly leapt into the carriage.
The attack ceased only as the coach rolled away. The man who was dominating Europe was no match for a battle with bunnies.
It was Berthier's fault. Rather than trapping wild hares, his men had bought tame rabbits from local farmers. As a result, the rabbits didn't see Napoleon as a fearsome hunter. They saw him as a waiter bringing out the day's food. To them, the emperor was effectively a giant head of lettuce.


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NetSuite goes pocket-sized
PDAs could have a real use after all
Though "BlackBerry Man" is a common sight these days, there is still some doubt about the real usefulness of such mobile devices to business users. They are certainly fine for functions such as calendars and keeping an eye on email, but they still have some way to go as a real replacement for laptop PCs.
Part of the reason comes from the fact that the form factor means many business applications need severe surgery to get them to fit onto the screen, and even then they often ended up almost unusable. The other part comes from the fact that many vendors of business applications have not even bothered to attempt the necessary surgery, so the supply of useful apps is a bit thin on the ground anyway.
Given all that, it will therefore be interesting to see how NetSuite fairs with the introduction of client implementations of its online business management service for the BlackBerry, the Palm Treo, and the Windows Mobile platform.
Three of NetSuite's partners have contributed applications to help make this possible. Antenna Software has provided AMPower for real-time customer and order update tasks, Explore Mobile's Explore Order Entry allows for taking and updating orders, and iEnterprises' Mobile Edge links to the NetSuite CRM and ERP capabilities. Each has extended the capabilities of NetSuite's SuiteFlex applications development and integration platform to provide the mobile UI extensions. This means users can develop applications once in SuiteFlex and then configure the UI to match whichever mobile device is selected.
According to Craig Sullivan, NetSuite VP of international products, the company has put in considerable effort in developing the UI to the online applications and services so it is possible to get a good degree of commonality in both look and feel, and in functionality between the UI available on a PC and the mobile UI.
"This way, users will be able to connect directly to the system without having to access a browser or the internet. With many of the network service providers moving to an all-you-can-eat bandwidth model, mobile users can get the same level of access to their applications and services as they would at their desk. And because the UI is based around pre-configured templates, the data transfer is small and the transfer speeds high," he said.
One advantage of the Software as a Service (SaaS) model offered by NetSuite is that the mobile devices will usually only need to operate as data collection and delivery vehicles, with no real requirement for extensive processing capabilities. The most they will be required to do is sometimes work offline with subsequent synchronisation if used in a situation where there is no signal available. This could make for a combination that works to the advantage of both market sectors. ®


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Hutchison Whampoa is in negotiations to acquire O2, a mobile operator in the U.K., leading to significant consolidation in the country's mobile services market.
The Hong Kong company, which already owns operator Three UK, said Friday it had entered into exclusive negotiations with O2's parent Telefónica, for the potential acquisition for an indicative price in cash of £9.25 billion (US$14 billion) which would be paid at closing.
Hutchison will also make a further payment of up to £1 billion after the cumulative cash flow of the combined businesses has reached an agreed threshold, it said in a statement.
O2, the commercial brand of Telefónica UK, has over 24 million customers and runs 2G, 3G and 4G networks across the U.K. Three said in December it carried over 45 percent of the U.K.'s mobile data and planned to have 50 cities and 200 towns covered by 4G by the end of last year, in addition to its 3G coverage of 98 percent of the population.
The negotiations between the two companies may not conclude in a deal, Hutchison Whampoa said.
The talks between the two companies reflects a continuing interest among carriers in Europe to combine their fixed, cable and wireless offerings for synergies and economies of scale and to cross-sell to customers a bundle of services.
BT Group said in December it was in exclusive negotiations with Deutsche Telekom and Orange to acquire mobile operator EE in the U.K., which had 24.5 million direct customers at the end of September.
A deal between O2 and Three would create Britain's largest carrier based on the number of subscribers, according to reports.
BT said it expected significant synergies mainly through network and IT rationalization, back-office consolidation and savings on procurement, marketing and sales costs, and would also sell fixed-line services to EE customers.
Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, said last month that work still needs to be done to improve broadband and mobile availability, and quality of service for consumers and businesses. The regulator said it is preparing to auction additional spectrum for mobile operators to improve capacity.


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Secretary Locke Commends the Nation's Strong Participation in the 2010 Census as Final Numbers Come In
Secretary Locke congratulated the nation today on its strong participation in the 2010 Census after the U.S. Census Bureau released the final mail participation rate of 74 percent, matching the final mail participation rate achieved in the 2000 Census. More than 22 states, 1,553 counties, and 278 cities and other geographies met or exceeded their 2000 Census participation rates.
"I'd like to thank the American people for their cooperation and participation in the 2010 Census," Locke said. "With their help, we were able to match the participation rates of 2000 in a time of declining survey participation and save taxpayer money by reducing the need for costly door-to-door follow up."
America's strong mail participation is part of the reason the U.S. Census Bureau was able to announce $1.6 billion in 2010 Census operational savings in August. More than 250,000 partner organizations and a far-reaching communications campaign helped alert people across the country about the importance of mailing back their 2010 Census form.
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Down with the haters
Yesterday I was at a bar watching the Patriots game. The bar also happened to be hosting the Miami Dolphins DC game watch event. By the way, Dolphins fans are really obnoxious. When they weren't celebrating a 4 yard gain, they were cursing at the Patriots players, and even clapping when a Patriots player would go down injured. Look, you can dislike a team all you want, but celebrating or wishing injury on someone else is out of line. Also, what does yelling and screaming at the refs on TV do anyway? It just makes you look like an idiot.
I dislike the Colts and Lakers as much as anyone, but I would never wish harm on any players on their team. I can admit that they are two great franchises with great players. It doesn't mean I don't want them to lose every game, it just means I'm in touch with reality. I'm not stupid enough to blindly say these teams suck. If the teams sucked we wouldn't hate them, because we simply wouldn't care. Hatred and ignorance is a product of jealousy spurned on by people that quite frankly need to get a life. There is no greater feeling than watching the team you love win, but that doesn't mean that negativity and ignorance have to go with it.
If you go on any sports message board you will see ignorant comments everywhere. With the Internet people feel they can say anything because there is no accountability. They can blindly spew unsubstantiated claims in the privacy of their own homes. Would they say the same things to a person's face, of course not. I'm frankly embarrassed that people like this exist in the world. Sports are supposed to be fun, not a place to unleash anger and negativity. I'd like to say that I think things are going to get better, but the reality is it will probably get worse. Remember at the end of the day it is just a game.


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It's a tragedy really that many of our world's most talented people can go unnoticed for so long. But now, with the advent of the internet, we are constantly rediscovering precious gems of our rich collective history and culture!
Like, Bobby Banas!
Bobby Banas swinging his hips and hair for some major 1960s swag.
You might have noticed this 60s bad ass popping up all over the interweb recently for his wild poppin', non-stoppin' style in a 1964 segment of The Judy Garland Show showcasing the latest youth dance craze – the Nitty Gritty!
Go figure that over 50 years after the fact, he would become a viral sensation. Time is funny like that . . .
We say it all the time; style isn't just what you wear – it's how you live! And judging from this bad boy's dance moves, Bobby has enough style to give for all of us.
Tell me after watching this you don't feel inspired!
We were surprised/not surprised to find out this rebel dancer was also featured in the epitomizing classic masterpiece WEST SIDE STORY in the iconic Jets gang, and also made out with Marilyn Monroe in the 1960 flick "Let's Make Love".
To our knowledge, Bobby Banas, a resident New Yorker, is live and well to this day.
Hope he's enjoying his glory, and hope you are too.
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The County Parks Department is always seeking to improve park services that provide a better quality of life for the residents of and visitors to Okaloosa County. The Parks Department maintains a variety of park facilities including small neighborhood parks, playground facilities, beach accessways, boatramps and multipurpose sports fields.
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The concept of the Internet of Things relates to the ever growing number of objects that, in addition to containing internal sensors and processors, are also directly connected to the web, streaming their data online. While home automation is probably the "top of mind" application for this concept – the refrigerator that orders milk from the grocery store whenever its running out – the scope is, in fact, much larger. We could have toys that interact with each other independently, offices that automatically order new supplies as needed, without our intervention, even sensors on our clothing and bodies streaming our health data to our doctors in real time. This kind of machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is at the crux of the Internet of Things.
For the full potential of the Internet of Things to be realized, however, cloud computing is fundamental. The whole idea behind the connected objects is that the data they collect is mostly streamed online, so that applications can gather, parse, and act on this data efficiently. Going back to our example refrigerator, it's not the refrigerator itself that orders the milk from the grocery store. The refrigerator streams all of its data, from current grocery levels to your historical rate of consumption, to an application, which reads and parses this data. Then, taking into account other factors, such as your current grocery budget and how long it takes for the milk to arrive at your house, it decides whether to make the purchase. The cloud is the natural home for these applications.
An ocean of data
If all of our day-to-day objects are to receive every kind of sensor imaginable, the sheer number of data points being generated will be staggering. The Internet of Things, therefore, brings with it all the problems related to storing and parsing this data that we're familiar with, except on a much larger scale. And it's not only a matter of volume, but also of the speed at which this data will be generated. Sensors generate much more data and at a much higher rate than most commercial applications.
To handle both the volume and the speed, cloud-based solutions are fundamental. The cloud provides us the ability to dynamically provision storage resources as our needs grow, and to do so in an automated manner, so that human intervention is no longer necessary. It also gives us access to virtual storage, either through cloud database clusters or through virtualized physical storage that can have its capacity adjusted without downtime, as well as access to a huge pool of storage resources, beyond anything we could have locally.
The second problem with all this data is how to process it, a problem that comes in two flavors. The first one is the real time processing of each data point from each different object as it comes in. The second is extracting useful information from the collection of all available data points, and correlating the information from different objects to add real value to the stored data.
While real time processing seems simple enough – receive the data, parse it, do something with it – it actually isn't. Let's go back to the connected refrigerator, and imagine that it sends a data packet with information about what items were removed or stored every time a person opens the door. If we assume that there are somewhere around 2 billion refrigerators in the world and that people open their refrigerator doors four times per day, that's 8 billion data packets per day. That adds up to almost 100 thousand packets per second, on average, which is a lot. To make matters worse, these points would probably be concentrated at certain hours of the day (the morning and the evening, mostly), so that if we were to provision processing capacity based on peak loads, a lot of the infrastructure would go to waste.
Once the real time processing is done, we get into the second problem, of how to extract useful information from the stored data beyond the individual transaction level. It's good for you if your refrigerator automatically orders your groceries, but it's even better for the manufacturer if they know that refrigerators from a certain region are more prone to overheating, or that refrigerators with a certain kind of grocery wear out faster. To extract this kind of information from the stored data, we'll need to leverage all the Big Data solutions we have today (and some that are yet to appear).
The cloud is uniquely well suited to handle both problems. In the first case, cloud computing allows for the dynamic allocation (and de-allocation) of processing resources, enabling an application that needed to parse refrigerator data in real time to handle all the data volumes and to optimize its own infrastructure costs. In the second, the cloud goes hand-in-hand with Big Data solutions, for much the same reasons.
So, while the Internet of Things may change the overall architecture of the cloud, the cloud as we know it today is essential to enable this change. Cloud computing, in the sense of virtualized computing resources that can be dynamically allocated by applications themselves, without human interference, isn't going anywhere. The Internet of Things will only make it grow.


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This post originally appeared on Business Insider by Brett LoGiurato.
It's been a year to the day since President Obama announced the heroic mission of the Navy SEAL Team Six that killed Osama bin Laden. But Navy SEALs aren't taking too kindly to Obama reminding everyone about it in the past few days.
Surprise, surprise: Today is all about politics.
Current serving and ex-Navy SEALs spoke with The Daily Mail for a story published last night, and boy did they have a lot to say. A sampling: Some said the mission was a no-brainer for any president. Some accused Obama of taking credit for their work. Some said it was an attempt to use them as "ammunition" for his re-election campaign.
Here's Ryan Zinke, a former 23-year SEAL that is now a Republican state Senator from Montana:
"The decision was a no brainer. I applaud him for making it but I would not overly pat myself on the back for making the right call. I think every president would have done the same. He is justified in saying it was his decision but the preparation, the sacrifice — it was a broader team effort."
For someone not currently engulfed in politics on the other side, let's go to Clint Bruce, who "gave up the chance of an NFL career to serve as a SEAL officer," according to the Mail:
"We were extremely surprised and discouraged by the publicity because it compromises the ability of those guys to operate. It's a waste of time to speculate about who would and wouldn't have made that decision. It was a symphony of opportunity and intelligence that allowed this administration to give the green light. We want to acknowledge that they made that decision.
"Politicians should let the public know where they stand on national security but not in the play-by-play, detailed way that has been done recently. The intricacies of national security should not become part of stump speeches."
The debate continues to rage over Obama's campaign ad, in which Bill Clinton voices over the narrative that Obama made the tough decision that led to the death of the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
Here is the mistake Obama made, though, which makes it so controversial and ripe for attack: The speculation over whether Mitt Romney would have made the same call.
It's a delicate balance: On one hand, Romney is on record saying that it was not "worth moving heaven and earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person." On the other, how much credit does a politician — even a President — get for the operation?
Romney, for his part, said yesterday that "any thinking American" would have ordered the killing. Today, he issued a statement:
"Today marks the one year anniversary of the mission that brought Osama bin Laden to justice. That mission was the culmination of nearly a decade of hard work and sacrifice by our men and women in the military and intelligence communities. I commend all those who planned and conducted the bin Laden raid, and I applaud President Obama for giving the go ahead for the mission.
Expect this political back-and-forth to continue as part of the foreign policy debate up through the final days leading up to the election.


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2nd Annual Freak Fest 2004 - Custom Truck Show
The Freaks Come Out - Again
During the weekend of April 16-18, Freaks of Nature hosted its second annual Freakfest at Famoso Raceway north of Bakersfield in McFarland, California. The whole custom-truck community had been eagerly anticipating the event since last year's inaugural show went so well, and those in attendance truly enjoyed themselves. This year's show featured much of what had been offered last time, but with more of everything for the more than 12,000 people showing a custom ride or hanging out for the attractions the Freaks had set up.
The event opened early on Friday for those who wanted to get a jump on the weekend's festivities. As with most truck runs, camping was available on-site at Famoso Raceway, and mini-truckers came out of the woodwork to take advantage of a safe place to hang out and have draggin' parties. Although Friday night was pretty wild, the Freaks staff kept everything going smoothly, and was surprised at how mellow everyone who got to the event early acted. The place settled down just before dawn, and for a few hours you couldn't tell that all hell was about to break loose at Freakfest 2004.
Roll-in for the show 'n' shine began early Saturday morning. Along the backside of the dragstrip, customs lined up and prepared for show. The Freaks of Nature staff soon had everyone classed and ushered into the show area, where massive detailing went on. Even though the show area was held in a somewhat dusty area (Famoso is a huge dust bowl), no one seemed to mind all that much. Once most of the vehicles on display were ready, the judges began making their way around the showgrounds to judge each vehicle on its merits. Several show vehicles were parked in the vendor booths just north of the main showgrounds, which the judges also attended to.
Speaking of vendors, plenty of them were on hand, selling all kinds of great custom parts, accessories, and must-have apparel for the custom truck enthusiasts pouring in all over the place. Since we'd already covered the show, we spent a lot of time looking through the vendors area, gawking at all kinds of things we'd like to use on our current projects. Vendors on hand such as The Hack Shack, EAI, Kuts R Us, Infamous Inc., Fa Dink/Fa Dunk, Low Life Video, BrandOne Clothing, Grant Kustoms, and Liquid Advanced Eyewear Technology had killer products being sold at show prices. Toyota Motorsports even brought out a display rig and several vehicles for showgoers to check out. Farther from the track and show area was a huge open space near the main stage, where stunters performed all kinds of killer tricks on sport bikes. To the side of the stage was a series of ramps and a huge mound of dirt brought in for a motocross jumping competition that promised $5,000 to the winner.
Late Saturday afternoon, the weather decided to throw a wicked curve at the show with an intermittent rain shower or two. Surprise light hail sent just about everyone running for cover for about an hour. Afterward, the parties continued as though the rain and hail had never happened. The party kept going pretty much all night long, with more raucous fun than anyone could've imagined. People had all sorts of partying fun, but never really got out of hand as many tend to do at truck runs. Sunday morning, the awards were handed out for all the show categories as with any other event. The Freaks, however, added some inventive specialty awards, making many of the clubs and enthusiasts happier than they'd been at any other show.
Freakfest is truly one of the best shows to be found along the West Coast these days. It has a light-hearted attitude and commitment to fun that we here at Mini Truckin' haven't seen in an event in years. Part of Freakfest's ability to keep things so loose is the attitude of those who attend the event. If people don't know how to act like adults in public, promoters can't treat their guests as adults. Many props go to the Freaks of Nature for one hell of a kickass event, as well as to each and every person who attended Freakfest 2004 for being upstanding enthusiasts and keeping this event going like no other. For more information on the third annual Freakfest in 2005, visit www.freakfestshow.com. Be on the lookout for the upcoming video Freakfest - The Movie, which will profile all the wacky happenings from this year's event.
After the show was over each day, a huge party started and lasted until the wee hours of the morning. With bands such as Adema, Kottonmouth Kings, Level, The Dreaming, Karma Hit List, Paradigm Shift, Crooked, ThroatShot, Palisade, Relapse Trigger, Swag, Swine, Arrival of Fawn, Stupidog, Milestone, Melodrose, Squatcho, Vagrant, Fluid, Shamiq, and Biotiour all on stage slammin' live tunes until the break of dawn, everyone in attendance had more than enough entertainment to keep them jammin' throughout the weekend. If live music didn't get you stirred up, then maybe a killer wet T-shirt and bikini contest got you ready to party. Either way, everyone at Freakfest 2004 seemed to have a great time.
Solid Awards
Grant Kustoms took charge of building the specialty awards for Freakfest 2004, with awards for Most Partying Club (a hand-hammered steel mug) and Most Body-Dropped Vehicles in a Club (a diorama complete with three hammered rides and a miniature combo pan with drag damage), among others. Also handed out was the IF Customs "Matt Eye Award," a sculpture crafted in steel for IF's choice for Best of Show.
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mass spectrograph
mass spectrograph, device used to separate electrically charged particles according to their masses; a form of the instrument known as a mass spectrometer is often used to measure the masses of isotopes of elements. J. J. Thomson and F. W. Aston showed (c.1900) that magnetic and electric fields can be used to deflect streams of charged particles traveling in a vacuum, and that the degree of bending depends on the masses and electric charges of the particles. In the mass spectrograph the particles, in the form of ions, pass through deflecting fields (produced by carefully designed magnetic pole pieces and electrodes) and are detected by photographic plates. The beam of ions first passes through a velocity selector, consisting of a combination of electric and magnetic fields that eliminates all particles except those of a given velocity. The remaining ion beam then enters an evacuated chamber where a magnetic field bends it into a semicircular path ending at the photographic plate. The radius of this path depends upon the mass of the particles (all other factors, such as velocity and charge, being equal). Thus, if in the original stream isotopes of various masses are present, the position of the blackened spots on the plate makes possible a calculation of the isotope masses. The mass spectrograph is widely used in chemical analysis and in the detection of impurities.
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Yesterday, the Spanish regional newspaper El Norte de Castilla – 'The North of Castile' – published my third annual 'thankyou-note' article about the town of Cuéllar (original Spanish here), in Castile and Leon for its generosity during its feria – my favourite – and its incredible bull-runs. I cannot recommend the town enough to visitors and tourists – especially during the feria, where the bull-runs are as spectacular to watch as they are to participate in (as I have written before for the Financial Times.) The best place to stay is the Hotel Mesón San Francisco (click here to book), and other details of the town are in the article below. It is an hour and a half's drive from Madrid, or a twenty minute fast train to Segovia and forty minute taxi ride… AFH
See you soon, Cuéllar
"I have run in many bull-runs, but my favourite is, without doubt, the one in Cuéllar»
Alexander Fiske-Harrison | Segovia
For three years now I have come to the heart of Old Castile for the Fair of Our Lady of the Rosary of Cuéllar, and each year before, like a polite but unfamiliar guest, I would write a thank you letter as is the custom of we English. (2012, 2013) Now that I feel know Cuéllar a little better, even if not each of its inhabitants personally, and I can address you less formally, as real friends are allowed to do. And yet there are still so many thanks to be given, and not just from myself in England but also from my other friends whom came from around the 'Anglo-Saxon' world this year: from Australia and from Scotland, from Canada and from Wales, even from Australia (you have had celts from Ireland in your Irish pub since before I first came.) And of course, your great sculptor of, historian of and runner of encierros, Dyango Velasco.
(From outside the Saxon world we also brought a crazy Viking from Sweden – who ran with your bulls despite an aneurysm in his leg – and an even crazier Mexican, who never normally runs, except he found himself lost in the forest among the bulls – the blind leading the lame among the lethal.)
We all of us wish to thank Mariano de Frutos, his daughter Elisa and her husband Ruben Salamanca at the Hotel Mesón San Francisco, which was our headquarters in much the same way Hotel Quintana in Pamplona was once that of Ernest Hemingway and his friends – it is also the hotel of the bullfighters, some of whom I still know – and gardens on calle San Francisco are like the outside tables of the Café Iruña, attended with divinely inspired patience by Enrique and Cristina. However, we also ventured beyond our querencia – 'lair' – there, to your peñas, beginning on the afternoon of the Pregón with Bill's presenting his new novel – with me as translator – at El Pañuelo at the invitation of its president Valentin Quevedo on its fiftieth anniversary for CyLTV and various assembled journalists. There is also always Dyango's peña el Orinal, and the even nameless poker club of Luis Quevedo and his wife Soco since their son Alberto's Bodega La Carchena has closed. In the words of our poet Tennyson, "though much is taken, much abides." So instead we went to the flamenco of the Café Theatre Oremus of Marcos Gómez and the taurine bar Paralex of Miguel Ángel Cobos who has more carteles than your town hall, but no bull's head (yet.)


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When a new market of small-factor computers became very popular last year, Microsoft wasn't feeling too hot. Linux and Windows XP were being used, and the consumers buying these PCs were not able to take advantage of all the hard work that had gone into Vista. It didn't matter that with Vista SP1, the operating system was running better than its XP on higher-end machines. New computers don't necessarily mean better, faster, stronger anymore. Netbooks mean smaller, cheaper, lighter, and many consumers are quite happy to use XP, the operating system they had gotten used to during Vista's unusually long development. Microsoft simply did not foresee this new trend occurring when it was working on Vista; the demand for the inexpensive netbooks began to skyrocket even before the economic downturn.
Windows 7 further takes advantages of the improvements in Vista, adds a few features here and there, and also focuses a ton on performance. For the first time ever, Microsoft has promised it would aim to keep the same hardware requirements of a future operating system the same as its predecessor. Hardware leaps will still continue, but Windows 7 is already outperforming XP and Vista on current hardware.
If it wasn't for the netbook, that would have never happened; Microsoft is very much aware that it's not going to make much money offering XP on netbooks forever. So it's really no surprise that when Microsoft announced the Windows 7 editions last month, it promised that all editions would run on netbooks. To achieve this goal, the company has been tweaking like no tomorrow. It's never bothered doing that with a new Windows release, at least not to the extent that it is doing with Windows 7.
Vista SP2 is almost ready for prime time, and while the second service pack improves performance yet again, most people really just want Windows 7, whether that's for checking e-mail on their netbook, or for gaming on the latest hardware. If you plan on adopting Windows 7, you have the netbook to be thankful for, because Vista's successor would be a very different beast if Microsoft had less motivation to pursue performance.


text: Robbert Dijkgraaf, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics March 5th, 2014 ---- Mathematics has proven to be "unreasonably effective" in understanding nature. The fundamental laws of physics can be captured in beautiful formulae. In this lecture I want to argue for the reverse effect: Nature is an important source of inspiration for mathematics, even of the purest kind. In recent years ideas from quantum field theory, elementary particles physics and string theory have completely transformed mathematics, leading to solutions of deep problems, suggesting new invariants in geometry and topology, and, perhaps most importantly, putting modern mathematical ideas in a `natural' context. ---- visit Perimeter Institute's website to find this and other speakers www.perimeterinstitute.ca/video-library pirsa.org/


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SATURDAY, Oct. 5, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- A good pair of sunglasses can help protect your eyes from sun-related damage, so you need to know what to look for when shopping for a new pair, experts say.
Long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun is associated with a number of eye conditions, including cataracts, skin cancer on the eyelid and around the eyes, melanoma of the eye, and benign growths on the surface of the eye, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
In the United States, there are no federal standards for sunglasses and labels are inconsistent and confusing. Tags or stickers that say "blocks UV" or "UV absorbent" are meaningless because they don't tell you how much UV is blocked.
Your best bet is to look for sunglasses that claim to block most or all UV. For example, "99-100 percent UV absorbent" or "UV 400." However, there is no independent verification for such claims, so you might want to have an optician test your sunglasses to find out if they block all or most UV, the UC Berkeley researchers noted in a university news release.
For those not in the market for a new pair of shades, it might be a good idea to have your old sunglasses tested, because scratches and abrasions can wear down UV coating over time. An optician can also put a UV-protective coat on sunglasses.
Be aware that darker lenses don't necessarily provide greater UV protection. And, darker lenses that don't block UV can be more harmful than wearing no sunglasses at all because they cause pupils to open wider and allow more UV to enter your eyes.
The larger the frames of your sunglasses, the better. Wrap-around sunglasses block light coming in through the side, according to the news release, but they may cause distortion.
Everyone should wear sunglasses when spending time outdoors, including children (their eyes are especially vulnerable to UV) and people who wear contact lenses. Even if contacts are UV-treated, they don't cover the whole eye.
Sunglasses are essential for people who are sun-sensitive due to medications or other reasons, and for those who have had cataract surgery. Light-colored eyes are particularly vulnerable to UV, according to the news release.
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The Situation: Mike Pelfrey hit the shelf with a back injury, and Gibson was already on alert-five in Triple-A, eagerly awaiting his first major league opportunity.
Background: Gibson was a highly touted collegiate arm coming out of Missouri, but a few velocity valleys and an injury concern (forearm stress fracture) pushed him down the board. He fell to the Twins with the 22nd pick and signed for $1.85M. Most thought that when and if healthy, Gibson could move through the ranks of the minors in short order and provide the major league staff with an innings-chewing arm with upside. Healthy in 2010, the tall right-hander looked the part, making 26 starts and logging 152 IP in his minor league debut, erasing most of the injury concerns, and looking like a safe bet to develop into an above-average starter.
Gibson started his second minor league season at the Triple-A level, where he allowed hard contact at times despite showing the ability to miss some bats. Some scouts soured on his frontline upside, calling him more of a middle-of-the-rotation type (which would still make him a valuable addition to any pitching staff). The velocity tumble he experienced in college once again showed its face during the summer, and by August, Gibson was on the shelf and looking at Tommy John surgery.
Gibson slowly made his way back into game action, and by the time he took the mound in the prospect-heavy Arizona Fall League, not only had his stuff returned, but the velocity had spiked and his slider was as sharp as it had been since his first season. A healthy Gibson once again returned to Triple-A in 2013, and has been steady but not spectacular in 15 International League starts.
The Scouting: Gibson looks the part of a prototypical power arm, standing 6'6'' and flashing the ability to work in the plus velocity range. The problem has often been his consistency, as he's suffered from fluctuations in velocity throughout his career, both in college and at the pro level. As a starter, Gibson should be able to work comfortably in the low 90s, with the arm strength to go get more when he needs it. The pitchability forces the arsenal up, as he can work the fastball east/west and pitch backwards if the situation calls for it.
At times, Gibson's slider is a bat-missing weapon, a sharp offering with tilt that is effective against both lefties and righties. He shows the ability to manipulate both the length of the break and the velocity, giving the offering more than one dimension. His changeup is another pitch that can flash plus, with good action that allows him to throw it effectively off the fastball. The stuff is good, but it's not great, and at times Gibson can find too much of the zone.
To find success, Gibson will need to move the fastball around, working down but also showing the ability to elevate the offering when necessary. It's often suggested that working low is the key to success, but if hitters know where the ball is going to be located, they can find it. Working east/west and north/south keeps a hitter guessing by altering the sight lines. That helps the secondary stuff play up even more, because it adds both horizontal and vertical breaks into the mix, as well as altering the timing of the bat.
Gibson will need to do more than just pound the zone with strikes, because he doesn't have the stuff to live loose in a major league hitting zone. If he can move the ball around, maintain 90-94 velocity on the fastball, create some deception with the changeup and miss barrels with the slider, he can stick around and log innings for the Twins. However, for a former top prospect, his margin for error isn't very big. —Jason Parks
Fantasy Impact: There are two factors very much at odds with each other when it comes to Gibson's current fantasy value, only one of which has to do with the right-hander's pure talent level. The second factor that can't be separated from his 2013 value is the specter of his innings cap and how it will affect his usage over the remainder of this season. And that's a shame, since I believe that Gibson is being underrated from a skill perspective.
Throughout the last six months or so, there have been a few different references to the number of innings Gibson would be allowed to throw this year, as he's still building up from his 2011 Tommy John surgery. There was never a specific number cited as gospel, as there was in Stephen Strasburg's case, but if you piece together the commentary, it appears as though he'll be shut down somewhere between 135 and 150 innings into his season. Normally, this wouldn't be that big a deal, but the Twins have taken an interesting approach here—instead of building him up and capping his innings at the start of the season, they've already let him throw 92 2/3 innings. That means that if you pick him up for fantasy this year, you're unlikely to get more than about 55 innings out of him the rest of the way, or as few as eight or nine starts.
From a skills perspective, Gibson can be a much more valuable fantasy starter than many analysts are letting on. He may not have top-shelf stuff, but his slider is much improved since he went under the knife. Don't be fazed by the fact that he pitches for the Twins and is a holdover from the organization's "pitch to contact" approach to drafting and developing pitchers: Gibson can miss bats at the major league level. And because he's built to log innings, he could reach 160-170 strikeouts per season during his prime.
In redraft leagues, Gibson becomes a worthy target in AL-only and deep mixed formats. But he can also be a stealth short-term pickup in 12-team mixed leagues. He'll make his first two starts at Target Field—which helps a right-handed pitcher who can give up the long ball when he's struggling—against the Royals and the underpowered Yankees. In AL-only formats, I'd be comfortable spending $8-10 (out of a $100 budget) on him in FAAB; he'd likely command $12-15 without the impending innings cap. In dynasty leagues, Gibson should be grabbed in all but the shallowest of formats, though he's not a guy you want to burn a high waiver priority on. In the end, I think Gibson can be a Shaun Marcum type, but without the injury concerns. And yes, that's a purely statistical comp, not a physical one. —Bret Sayre
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Microsoft officials Monday confirmed at the company's MIX 10 developers event in Las Vegas that native applications will not be allowed on Windows Phone 7 devices. Only applications running in the Silverlight runtime environment or games in the XNA Game Studio runtime will be allowed.
That was the answer by Todd Brix, Senior Director for Mobile Platform Services Product Management, to a question from UK-based technology journalist Tim Anderson.
Brix confirmed that Windows Phone 7, the user interface overlay atop the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Release 3 kernel, runs only interpreted or managed code through the two runtime environments provided by Silverlight and XNA.
Also see: Visual tour of Windows Phone 7
Adobe, but not Microsoft, has announced it's working on a version of its Flash multimedia environment for Windows Phone 7 smartphones. Microsoft has said, and Brix repeated today, that though the company has no objection to Flash, seen in part as a rival to Silverlight, the initial general release of Windows Phone 7 will not support it later this year. Questioned by Anderson, Brix declined to comment on how Adobe may be implementing Flash on the mobile OS if native code is not supported.
According to Anderson, the CE kernel has the necessary APIs, so the question becomes who will be allowed to access them and under what conditions.
Microsoft on Monday also announced the immediate free availability of its advanced development tools – Silverlight 4, Expression Blend 4 beta, Visual Studio 2010,and XNA – for Windows Phone developers to begin designing, writing and testing mobile applications.
The move is clearly intended to spark widespread interest in porting existing applications, and writing new ones, for the redesigned mobile OS. Microsoft has been heavily focused on managed code development.
During a post-keynote briefing with reporters, Brian Goldfarb, Lead Product Manager of the Web Platform and Tools at Microsoft, said that as a result of today's announcement, "Overnight, over 500,000 Silverlight developers became Windows Phone developers."
Microsoft officials cited external and internal studies that show Silverlight currently is present on 60% of all Internet-connected devices.
The new UI for Windows Phone, coupled with a minimum hardware platform that's mandated for the wave of devices expected starting in fall 2010, create a far more consistent mobile development platform for Microsoft coders. The new hardware specification, mandates just two screen resolutions, a common applications process, separate graphics processing unit, flash and memory minimum requirements. Handset makers can add to these, said Brix, but they cannot subtract from them or change them.
"No testing will be needed for running Windows Phone 7 applications on multiple devices," he said. "That will ensure a consistent user experience."
Read more about anti-malware in Network World's Anti-Malware section.
This story, "Microsoft: No native code for Windows Phone 7" was originally published by Network World.


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Proteomics/Protein Separations - Centrifugation/SOME FUNDAMANTAL PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS
Some fundamental physical and mathematical conceptsEdit
[1] "Molecular Biology Techniques Centrifugation"
- Gravity
It was Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) who first systematically and scientifically investigated gravity as a natural phenomenon. The gravitational acceleration constant is customarily assigned the symbol "g" and for simplicity taken to be 980 cm/sec sec. Newton showed that the force acting on a body undergoing constant acceleration is equal to the product of its mass and its acceleration that is,
F = ma // Force F = mass x acceleration
- Centrifugal Force
Consider an object P of mass m moving in a horizontal circular path at a constant speed (i.e, at a specific number of revolutions per unit of time and at a fixed distance x from the axis of rotation. Although the speed is constant, the direction of movement is continuously changing. Since velocity is defined in terms of the direction of motion, and this direction is changing, the velocity is continuously changing and the object is said to manifest constant acceleration. To restrict the movement to a circular path, a force must be exerted in a horizontal plane toward the axis of rotation. In the absence of such a force, the object would move off along a tangent to the circle. The force called the "centrifugal force" can be given as the same equation.
- Relative Sedimentation Rate
Relative Centrifugal Force--gFORCE
Usually , the value cited for the force applied to a suspension of particles during the centrifugation is a relative one, that is to say it is compared with the force that the earth's gravity would have on the same particles.It is called relative centrifugal force (RCF)
RCF = F centrifugation / F gravity
CORIOLIS FORCE: In addition to centrifugal force, particles in suspension ( and the body of suspending fluid itself) within a spinning rotor are subjected to Coriolis force
The Coroilis force which results from the inertia of the liquid and the suspended particles, is a small force directed at the right angles to both the axis of rotation clockwise, the force acts to deflect particles in a counterclockwise direction (and vice versa). Under nearly all experiment conditions, the coroilis force is very small in comparison with the inertial force, its effects are magnified when the rotor's speed changes (e.g during acceleration and deceleration).
While the centrifugal force acts to accelerate a particle away from the axis of rotation, the radially sedimenting particle is also subjected to additional forces including frictional force, the force of buoyancy and gravitational force. Frictional Forces, Force of Buoyancy.
- The Sedimentation Coefficient
Sedimentation Coefficients of some biological particles differ greatly.The parameters determining sedimentation rate fall into three major categories:
(1) the physical conditions of centrifugation
(2) the nature of the suspending medium.
(3) the properties of the suspending medium( i.e its density and viscosity)
- Diffusion
Diffusion is the bulk movement of solute molecules or particles from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Such a movement occurs as a consequence of random molecular motion or Brownian movement. Since the sedimentation of suspended particles is in effect a means of concentrating the particles, it is opposed by diffusion.


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BNP Paribas B Strategy Global Sustainable Dynamic
The universal basic portfolio formula
Looking for a balanced portfolio of international investments? An attractive long-term return? Then choose this investment fund, the basic formula for any investment portfolio.
International distribution
To minimise the risks to your investment, specialists select from investment funds around the world.
A ready-made formula
Experts closely follow investments in the portfolio and intervene when necessary. You can decide at any time the subscription and redemption amount.
Also for smaller amounts
Flexinvest allows you to automatically invest smaller amounts, starting from EUR 30 per month.
How does this investment fund work?
The objective of BNP Paribas B Strategy Global Sustainable Dynamic is to provide the highest possible value while ensuring an appropriate allocation of risk. It does so by investing in other investment funds, which deal with all types of asset classes (equities, alternative investments and bonds). The managers closely follow market developments and adjust your investment once it starts to deviate too much from your investor profile. As this fund has no maturity date, you can sell your shares whenever you want.
This fund is actively managed. Depending on market conditions and forecasts, the manager may deviate from the "neutral" weighting: 68.5% equities, 10.5% bonds, 21% alternative investments, 0% cash and money market instruments, within the following limits: 40%-90% equities, bonds 0-40%, alternative investments 0%-40%, cash and money market instruments 0%-50%.
Investment funds, CIUs, sicav/beveks...
Collective investments (CIU) in transferable securities (UCITS), commonly called "funds", are structures that ensure the collective management of capital provided by investors. The funds raise capital and collectively invest in securities. A fund of funds is an investment fund whose portfolio is invested in other funds.
What are the risks involved with this investment?
Capital risk
Your capital is not protected. The value of the investment fund fluctuates along with financial markets, as with your shares. If you sell your shares in the fund, it is possible that you receive less than your purchasing price.
Credit risk
If the financial situation of an issuer deteriorates, the value of the bonds in which the fund invests may decrease.
Risks inherent to equity markets
If a company in the investment portfolio sees its financial outlook deteriorate, the value of the shares may also decrease.
An overview of all risks can be found in the prospectus and the 'Key Investor Information'.
Risk and reward profile
The risk and reward profile of an investment fund is determined according to the types of investments it makes (equities, bonds, cash, etc.). Each investment fund is assigned a risk classification from 1 to 7, where 1 represents the lowest risk and potential return, and 7 the highest. The risk reward profile is updated at least once a year, because it may change over time.
How is the risk diversified?
Even with only modest initial capital, you can count on a good diversification of risk:
- between different asset classes (equities, bonds, alternative investments and cash) through various investment funds;
- geographically, as not all parts of the world have the same growth rate, risks or development potential.
What is in it for you?
Is your investment fund profitable? If you invest in distribution shares, you will receive a dividend (revenue of the fund, minus costs). However, if you opt for capitalisation shares, you will not receive a dividend, as the fund will reinvest your annual revenue. Do you want to sell your shares? If so, you will receive the equivalent value at the time of sale (see also section "Taxation").
Withholding tax:
- You pay 27% withholding tax on distribution share dividends.
- Over 10% of this sub-fund's portfolio is invested in debt securities. When selling your shares you pay 27% withholding tax on the added value, which is only a portion of your potential total realised capital gains.
Stock exchange tax:
- At entry: none.
- On exit: 1.32% tax on stock exchange dealings for capitalisation shares with a maximum of EUR 2,000. This tax is levied on the value of your shares at the time of the sale.
This tax regime applies to private investors in Belgium and may be subject to change. Other categories of investors are requested to inform themselves about the tax regime applicable to them.
- Entry fee: up to 2.50% on the amount invested.
- Exit fee: none.
- Ongoing charges: estimated at 1.90% annually, which also includes the management fee of up to 1.30%. This rate may vary over time and is levied against the value of your units.
- Custody fee: free on a securities account held with BNP Paribas Fortis.
Want to know more?
Notice: The investor must take note of the Key investor information (capitalisation) (pdf),the Key investor information (distribution) (pdf) and the Prospectus before making any investment decision.
Useful information to investors:
Legal information
The sub-fund BNP Paribas B Strategy Global Sustainable Dynamic is a fund of funds. It is a sub-fund of the sicav/bevek BNP Paribas B Strategy, under Belgian law.
The sub-fund BNP Paribas B Strategy Global Sustainable Dynamic offers two types of shares:
- Distribution shares "Classic Distribution": ISIN BE0163305544;
- Capitalisation shares "Classic Capitalisation": ISIN code BE0163304539.
Financial service: BNP Paribas Fortis.
Subscriptions are available each bank business day (before 4pm) on the basis of the net asset value (NAV).
Minimum subscription: one share. If you subscribe through Flexinvest, you can subscribe to 0.001% of a share, on the basis of the NAV of that day (amounts are rounded to one cent).
The net asset value (NAV) is published each business day at www.beama.be.
If you are not satisfied with the investment products and/or services, you can submit the dispute to:
- BNP Paribas Fortis NV - Complaints Management (1QA8D) - Montagne du Parc 3, 1000 Brussels;
- the Ombudsman for Consumers (Ombudsfin): www.ombudsfin.be/en/individuals/introduce-complaint;
- or refer to Article 21 of the general terms and conditions of the bank.


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The easiest way to make a style statement while staying warm this winter? Add this trendy texture to your look. From velvet scrunchies to velour joggers, the cozy-luxe finish will instantly glam up any outfit. Check out the hottest velvet pieces—plus, how to rock them all winter long.
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Emerald Shorts: Show off a a pair of crazy-cool textured tights with velvet shorts! The heavy material makes shorts totally acceptable for the middle of winter and they're a comfier alternative to a skirt to rock during final's week. Pair 'em with a statement sweatshirt layered over a chambray shirt and lace-up oxfords to complete your quirky-cute outfit. (Green Crushed Velvet Shorts, $64, Topshop)
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Crop Top: Velvet adds glam edge to a crop top and cozies up the top for winter. Try a long-sleeve version with a high-waist skirts (so just a sliver of your stomach shows), thick tights, and simple flats. (Kimchi Blue Velvet Cropped Top, $29.99, Urban Outfitters)
Combat Boots: Clunky combat boots get a glam update in velvet. Velvet Dr. Marten-esque kicks are totally unexpected and a great way to add a cool-girl twist to even your most basic outfits! Throw them on with your fave skinnies, an oversized cardigan, and T-shirt for your next casual hang. (Malice Lace Up Velvet Boots, $54.01, MissGuided)


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This week's training theme:
If you feel like pushing the pace a little in a training run, go for it. The worst that can happen is you'll have to slow down. But it you can handle it, you'll get a real shot of confidence.
This past week was another case of deciding that some recovery was in order. After three weeks of banging away at between 85 and 95 miles, all that stress caught up with me. I was very tired on Monday, and was worn down mentally from needing to do so much running inside due to the weather, snow and ice.
Tuesday afternoon was the last straw. I experienced some intense side effects from my third rabies shot: a malaise that hit me like the proverbial ton of bricks about three hours after I got the shot. Unfortunately, at the time I was attempting to embark on my second speedwork session — this time inside on the treadmill — and finding that I could barely run a 12 minute mile.
Oh, our ancient washing machine also died on Tuesday afternoon. That also contributed to my foul mood and overall sense of doom.
So, after feeling really frustrated and despondent for awhile, I got over it and recast the week's schedule to try to salvage things. I split a longer easy run into two recovery runs, leaving me with just two hard days: Wednesday and Sunday. All the rest were double recovery session days, with 60% of my mileage at dead easy pace.
One thing I couldn't change was the weather (much as I wish I could) and its effects on the running path and roads. So, with the exception of two runs, everything was inside again this week. But today, at last, we had a hint of spring, with temperatures in the 50s. Our cat was also beset by spring fever this morning, always a sure sign that the season is turning.
This week's centerpiece run was my last big marathon pace run. I chose to again use a race environment for support. This time around, it was the 25K (15.6 mile) Boston Buildup in Norwalk, CT. The race start was a local elementary school, where runners kept warm in the gym.
What an interesting race! It's part of a series of races of gradually increasing length, presumably designed for people who are training for the Boston Marathon to use as training runs or tuneup races. As people began trickling into the gym, it was clear that this was a serious, accomplished crowd. It was a small race of around 200 people, and there were some very good runners there.
One side note: This is the first race I've run in where they actually banned headphones. I didn't care because I never race with them (and I rarely run with them outside anymore), and no one else seemed to either. It was necessary for this race, as the roads were open.
The race was on a tough, tough course. The first 8.5 miles were uphill, with an elevation gain of around 500 feet. We were also running into a 15 mph headwind much of the time. Then, at 8.5 miles, the course headed downhill. There were still a few little, yet challenging uphill bumps, but overall it was a fast cruise downhill, and I was running a good 20-30 seconds per mile faster in the second half.
I wasn't racing, but I had decided ahead of time to go for broke and target a pace of 7:48 minutes per mile, which is a 3:24 marathon pace. For most of the past few months I've been training at paces appropriate for a 3:30 race. It's only in the last week or two that I've picked things up; I'm doubtful I'll run 3:24 in April, but I'll certainly be trying for something well under 3:30.
It was a fantastic training run. People were very spread out, but close enough that I kept a few in sight and they pulled me along. And I passed a few people over the course of the run. I was working hard, but I felt comfortable and in control of things. I could have run it faster. The miles flew by and at the finish I still felt pretty fresh, like I could have kept going. The picture above shows me just a few seconds before crossing the finish line. See how fresh I look?
The best part? I came in at 2:01:08 — a 7:48 pace, right on the nose.
Post-race, the gym resembled a war or disaster triage area. About a dozen student massage therapists had turned up to give free massages, and they had their tables all set up. When I walked in, I saw all these prone runners getting massages. It was quite impressive and distracted me from my mission of determining which was the best variety of bagel offered. There were no trophies, but Jonathan got a very nice, long-sleeve custom "Boston Building" tech tee (from Asics, the race sponsor) for coming in first in his age group. They were also giving out free copies of the book Breakthrough Running. Smart schwag!
The race organization was a little rough around the edges, with too few people running things, but it was a challenging course and a good crowd to run with. The people running the race obviously cared about putting on a good event, despite the limitations. I'll definitely want to do that one (and perhaps others in the series) next year.*
A look back at the week:
- Monday: 4 miles recovery pace (AM), 6 miles recovery pace (PM)
- Tuesday: Disaster strikes after my rabies jab: 3 miles at enfeebled pace
- Wednesday: 5 miles recovery pace (AM), 5.5 miles recovery pace (PM)
- Thursday: 15 mile long run (steady) pace (PM), 4 miles recovery pace (PM)
- Friday: 5 miles recovery pace (AM), 6 miles recovery pace (PM)
- Saturday: 4.6 miles recovery pace (AM), 3.4 miles recovery pace (PM)
- Sunday: 16 miles at marathon pace
Total mileage: 73.5 miles
Paces this week:
- Enfeebled: 12:00+
- Recovery: 9:50 – 11:30
- Long: 8:44
- Marathon: 7:48
This week's quote:
"Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run."
— Jumbo Elliott
Coming up in training week fourteen: Another attempt at speedwork, a weekday 20 miler, and my last tuneup race before the big race in April. And my penultimate rabies shot. And a new washing machine. A very, very fast washing machine.
*They had salt bagels, too, which no one ever has. These are the best bagels to eat after a long race, when all the salt in your body has been sweated out of you, settling as a fine powder on your skin.
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