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A device driver has a bug. In some cases the faulting driver's name will appear in the message.
Some older versions of Windows may show the description as "ATTEMPTED_WRITE_TO_READONLY_MEMORY".
This is a fatal Windows error, typically called a Stop message, Bug Check, or more commonly the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). The system is in a forced reboot state. Any unsaved work is likely lost.
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
An attempt was made to write to read-only memory.
If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any Windows updates you might need.
If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.
Technical Information:
*** STOP: 0x000000BE
Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete.
Contact your system administrator or technical support group for further
Check if this software bug applies to your system:
This error can occur when using the Xircom Rex 6000 with a USB Cradle with an older driver or if the driver is not compatible with your version of Windows. Check at for the latest driver at Intel (Microsoft article 299371).
Check if you are using the latest hardware drivers, especially the chipset and video drivers. Older drivers are a common contributor to BSoD issues.
You can use a product like Driver Genius or Radar Sync to verify you have the latest drivers and help keep all your drivers up-to-date. If you're comfortable with driver installations, you can individually find and install current drivers.
A some of the most popular driver download sites:
Install the latest Windows software updates. Don't forget to check for non-critical updates too!
To manually get updates, open Internet Explorer (you can't use a non-Microsoft browser for updates).
For IE 8 and later: Click on Safety, then Windows Update. Follow the instructions.
For IE 7 and older: Click on Tools, then Windows Update. Follow the instructions.
If you can get the system up for more than a few minutes or can use safe mode, try removing the last installed software application or driver.
For removal of an application (Windows 8+)
For removal of an application (Windows 7 & Vista):
For removal of an application (Windows XP):
To disable a driver:
On the keyboard, press the Windows key + Pause/Break.
On the keyboard, press the Windows key + Pause/Break.
Select Start, right click Computer and on the drop-down, select Properties.
Select Start, right click Computer and on the drop-down, select Properties.
Also see our list of common Fatal Error Solutions.
Check out what others say about this issue and review or add your own comments and solutions!
A driver attempted to write to a read-only memory segment.
After the Stop code will be 4 hex values: {Parameter 1, Parameter 2, Parameter 3, Parameter 4}.
Parameter 1 specifies the virtual address of the attempted write.
Parameter 2 specifies the PTE (Page Table Entry) contents.
Parameter 3 is not defined.
Parameter 4 is not defined.
Parameter 1 specifies the virtual address of the attempted write.
Parameter 2 specifies the PTE (Page Table Entry) contents.
Parameter 3 is not defined.
Parameter 4 is not defined.


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Tagged: Ken Phelps
Bomber Busts: Worst Trades and Free Agent Signings
On June 15, 1964, The Chicago Cubs traded away left fielder Lou Brock to the St. Louis Cardinals for a right-handed pitcher named Ernie Broglio. Brock went on to enjoy an outstanding career; six All-Star selections, two World Series Championships, The Babe Ruth Award, The Roberto Clemente Award, his number 20 is retired by the Cards, and in 1985 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Not bad for a career's work.
Broglio on the other hand…well. Not many people remember his name and he didn't do much else with career after he was dealt to the Cubs. He finished his pitching career with a 77-74 record, a 3.74 ERA, and 849 strikeouts. His only accomplishment: winning the most games in the National League in 1960.
Who got the better end of that deal? The Cardinals, of course. Nowadays, whenever a lopsided trade occurs, in baseball terminology, it's called a "Brock for Broglio."
Being a devout Yankee fan, there are several instances (in my lifetime) I can think of when the Yankees either made a terrible trade or a bogus free agent signing. With the recent departure of Javier Vazquez, and in the spirit of "Free Agent Frenzy," I got the idea to write about some of the worst moves the Yankees have made over the years.
So without any further ado, I give you my top Yankee trade/free agent busts.
Here we go…
Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps
"What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for? He had 30 home runs and over 100 RBIs last year. He's got a rocket for an arm. You don't know what the hell your doing!!!!"
On an episode of the TV show Seinfeld, George Costanza's father Frank (played by Jerry Stiller) scolded George Steinbrenner for trading away a 23 year-old right fielder by the name of Jay Buhner.
The Yankees gave Buhner to the Seattle Mariners in July of 1988 along with two minor leaguers–Rich Balabon and Troy Evers–in exchange for Ken Phelps. To this day, the trade is considered by many fans to be one of the worst trades the Yankees ever made in their history.
A classic "Brock for Broglio," no doubt.
Buhner went on to become an All-Star and win a Gold Glove in 1996, and in 2004 he was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame. As far as numbers are concerned, Buhner averaged almost 22 home runs per season after leaving the Yankees and knocked in over 100 runs for three consecutive seasons from 1995-97.
It is obvious Buhner established himself on both sides of the field and overall was an excellent player.
Phelps on the other hand just faded away. He had only caught Steinbrenner's eye initially because he was able to hit 14 home runs in half a season–a feat the Yankee owner viewed as impressive. Unfortunately he gave away a player who went on to enjoy success and in return received a player who went on to become a nobody.
Now whenever someone mentions Phelps, he is remembered as "The guy that got traded for Jay Buhner."
As a Yankee fan did losing Buhner upset me? Did watching him perform so well year after year against us annoy me because I knew he could have been doing it for us?
Yes and no.
I liked Buhner, even though he was on the Mariners. He had such poise and talent; he could swing a hot bat, could play stellar defense, and yes it was hard to watch him knowing he was once a Yankee.
But at the same time, the Yankees had a pretty good right fielder of their own named Paul O'Neill–a man who earned the nickname "The Warrior" by Steinbrenner. Having O'Neill may have even been better than having Buhner.
After all, O'Neill was a force in the Yankee Dynasty. Without him, the Yankees may not have won the title in 1996 and 1998-2000. O'Neill battled year in and year out and because of his work ethic, he helped guide the Yankees to the Championship.
And for as good as Buhner was, he never won a title. With O'Neill in right field, the Yankees did.
Hideki Irabu
You know things aren't going well for you when your boss calls you a "Fat P—y Toad." Hideki Irabu was called this name by Steinbrenner, simply because he did not cover first base on a ground ball–in Spring Training, no less. In fact, The Boss didn't even allow his pitcher to travel with the team to Los Angeles after the incident because he was so infuriated.
That's what you would call a serious "FML" experience.
The San Diego Padres had purchased Irabu's contract in 1997 from the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan. Believe it or not, his purchase led to the current format used today that MLB enacts to sign Japanese players. Without this deal, players like Ichiro, Hideki Matsui, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and Hiroki Kuroda would have never made it to the Majors.
Apparently Irabu wanted to act as much like a big-name superstar as he could, because he refused to sign with San Diego. What's more, he stated he would only like to play for the Yankees.
That's a bit egotistical, wouldn't you say?
The Yankees eventually had to offer San Diego players in exchange for the rights to negotiate with Irabu. When it was all said and done, the Yanks gave up, $3 million, Rafael Medina, and Ruben Rivera (cousin of Mariano Rivera) for Homer Bush and the rights to Irabu–who was later signed by New York for $12.8 million over four years.
A complicated exchange and one that never really did pay off.
The best season Irabu put up was 1998. His numbers:
· 13 wins
· 173 innings pitched
· Two complete games
· 28 games started
Not exactly worth $12.8 million, if you ask me. I suppose the Yankees could have gotten a little more bang for their buck; or they at least could have signed him for less money.
Irabu collected two World Series rings (1998 and '99) but didn't even last all four years he was under contract with the Yankees. After 1999, Irabu was traded to the Montreal Expos (now known to most fans as the Washington Nationals) for Ted Lilly, Christian Parker, and Jake Westbrook. He finished his MLB career with a 34-35 record, a 5.15 ERA and 405 lifetime Ks.
And much like the Buhner trade, Irabu was spoofed on Seinfeld for his poor performance. In the show's final episode, Frank once again confronts Steinbrenner and yells,
"How could you spend $12 million on Hideki Irabu????!!!"
I guess we will never know, Mr. Costanza.
Kevin Brown
I can understand why Steinbrenner and the Yankees sought Kevin Brown. He had racked up a lifetime of accolades, including a World Series ring. He was even named "Pitcher of the Year" by The Sporting News in 1998. Brown had made a number of All-Star game appearances, and had the ability to carry a pitching staff working as the ace.
What I cannot understand however, is how a pitcher can get so frustrated that he throws a punch at a wall and breaks his pitching hand in the process. I mean, if you are a pitcher and you have a bad game and get called on it by your teammates or manager, slam your glove to the dugout floor. Take a bat to the dugout water fountain, if you are feeling especially psychotic. Or my personal favorite, knock over a Gatorade cooler.
But don't ever, under any circumstances, try to pick a fight with a wall and use physicality. The wall is guaranteed to win every time.
With that sheer display of immaturity, I not only lost all respect for Brown but now consider him a terrible move the Yankees made. I don't really see it as a "Brock for Broglio" per se, because the Bombers only gave up Jeff Weaver, Yhency Brazoban, Brandon Weeden, and $2.6 million for Brown.
Aside from Weaver, the Yanks did not let go anyone of note and Weaver struggled mightily in the 2003 World Series…although his fall classic struggles didn't stop him from pitching like a stud for the Cardinals in the 2006 World Series…
Anyway….I digress.
In 2004 the Yanks probably felt Brown would help lead their pitching staff. But those feelings were not exactly well-founded.
In 2004 Brown went 10-6 with a 4.06 ERA, which weren't bad numbers for an older pitcher who was playing for the first time in the crazy New York atmosphere. In fact, Brown pitched rather well in the '04 ALDS vs. the Minnesota Twins, posting six innings and only giving up one run. The Yanks went on to win the series 3-1.
However, his ALCS Game Seven outing vs. Boston is what he is most infamous for; pitching less than two innings and allowing five runs, including a two-run homer to the hated David Ortiz. Essentially, Brown didn't give the Yankees a shred of a chance to come back and win the pennant.
All Yankee fans, including myself, were outraged. He picked the worst day of the season to have a poor outing. The most important game ever and Joe Torre used the least intelligent member of his pitching staff.
In 2005, Brown attempted to come back, but was sidelined due to injuries. He finished the year in '05 with a 4-7 record and an ERA of 6.50. The following off-season, he announced his retirement.
I don't blame the Yanks for trying to catch lightening in a bottle with Brown; there is no denying that he was a decent pitcher in his prime. Yet, it did turn out to be a bad move because they caught Brown in the twilight of his career. As a Yankee, he was nothing but a shell of his former self and could not get the job done when it came to nut-cutting time.
Overall, I chalk Brown up as a big loss for the Yankees.
Carl Pavano
$39.95 million that could have gone to a better cause. Charity, I suppose.
Following the 2004 collapse to the Red Sox in the ALCS, the Yankees were convinced they needed starting pitching. Along with the big signing of the Big Unit, Randy Johnson, the Yanks sought and landed free agent hurler Carl Pavano.
I used the term "hurler" not because Pavano is a starting pitcher, but because just by mentioning his name makes me want to hurl.
Not for nothing, Pavano was coming off his best career season, numerically, in '04. In his contract year with the Florida Marlins, he won 18 games while only losing eight and posted a respectable 3.00 ERA. His numbers made him a hot free agent commodity and multiple teams, including Boston and the Cincinnati Reds, wanted him.
Ultimately it was the Yankees who got Pavano and I wish they hadn't. It would have been better for them if the Red Sox or Reds had wasted their money on him.
At first Pavano appeared to be a decent pitcher. He gave the Yankees quality in seven of his first 10 starts, putting together a 4-2 record and posting a 3.69 ERA–again, not bad for just starting out in the New York environment.
But by June of '05 Pavano got hurt for the first of many times. Truthfully, his injuries and disabled list stints piled up more than his actual baseball statistics.
· Went on the DL in June of '05 with right shoulder injury. Ultimately went 4-6 with a 4.77 ERA for the season.
· Began 2006 with bruised buttocks; on DL for first half of year. Then…
· Broke two ribs in a car accident in August of '06; did not end up pitching at all in an MLB game.
· On April 15, 2007 was placed on DL after what was diagnosed as an "elbow strain." The next month Pavano announced that he would opt to have Tommy John surgery and missed the remainder of the year.
· First start coming off Tommy John came on Aug. 23, 2008. He pitched five innings and gave up three runs on seven hits.
· The next month on Sept. 14, Pavano left the game with an apparent left hip injury.
I have two words for all that: cry baby. He never pitched a full season with the Yankees.
What really struck me were Pavano's comments after his last game as a Yankee. The press questioned him about his ineffectiveness and his repeated injuries; they were probably about as skeptical about his excuses as most fans were.
Pavano responded by saying, "Well, what are you going to do, you know?"
Really? That's the best he could do? $39.95 million should buy a little more thought than that. Pavano concluded his tenure (if you can even call it that) with a record of 9-8.
Prior to 2007, Mike Mussina stepped up and publicly called Pavano on his injuries. Mussina said, "His injuries don't look good from a player's standpoint. Was everything just a coincidence? Over and over again? I don't know."
Thank goodness one of his teammates spoke out against him. Quite honestly it needed to be done.
In 2009 Pavano joined the Cleveland Indians and was traded mid-season to the Twins. I couldn't even believe it when I noticed that halfway through 2009 he was one of the league leaders in wins. He even finished 2009 with a record of 14-12–winning five more games in one year with Cleveland and Minnesota than he did in four years with the Yankees.
How ridiculous is that?
At any rate, it must have been fun for the Yanks to punish Pavano for all the grief he put them through by beating him in Game Three of the '09 ALDS–en route to their 27th World Series title.
If I were the Yankees last year, I would have sent Pavano a Christmas card with a picture of everyone hoisting the World Series trophy. Along with that, the Yanks could have attached a note to the photo that read, "Thanks for nothing."
The Yanks also beat Pavano in the ALDS this past season, another satisfying moment for all Yankee fans.
Javier Vazquez and Nick Johnson
I decided to combine these last two players simply because they failed in pinstripes not once, but twice.
I'll begin with Javier Vazquez.
The day after the Yankees were eliminated from the ALCS at the hands of the Texas Rangers, it was reported that Vazquez was already speaking to the Washington Nationals about possibly pitching for them in 2011. His talks with the Nats obviously cooled off, and as reported on Sunday, Vazquez has apparently agreed to a deal with the Florida Marlins.
I have four words for him: good riddance, you bum.
Before this past season began, Vazquez was acquired from the Atlanta Braves along with reliever Boone Logan. In exchange for Vazquez, the Bombers gave up young outfielder Melky Cabrera and rookie reliever Mike Dunn.
I would not necessarily categorize the trade as a "Brock for Broglio," although it kind of had that quality. Cabrera had an awesome year in 2009; he smacked three walk-off hits for the Yanks (including the first walk-off home run in the New Stadium), became the first Yankee to hit for the cycle since Tony Fernandez in 1995, and capped it all off with a World Series ring.
Cabrera was a beast and was looked at as one of the most pleasant surprises in '09.
The Yankees however did need starting pitching. They only used three starting pitchers in the playoffs and were able to get over the hurdles on the strength of three horses: CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, and Andy Pettitte. They needed a fourth man and they looked to Vazquez.
Why they wanted Vazquez, I'll never know.
Sure he was second in the National League when it came to ERA in 2009 (with 2.87) and he won 15 games for the Braves. I suppose the Yankees thought they would really be unstoppable if they could get that kind of production out of their number four starter–which made it somewhat understandable.
Yet, the Yankees must have forgotten how Vazquez busted for them in 2004, which was his first stint in pinstripes. In '04 Vazquez went 14-10 with a 4.91 ERA. Like Brown, he pitched in Game Seven of the '04 ALCS, giving up a grand slam and a two-run homer to Johnny Damon–once again, not giving the Yankees a shred of a chance to come back and win the pennant.
Maybe they figured he could do a lot better than that come his second go-round. Perhaps the Steinbrenners and Brian Cashman had the mentality of, "It can't get any worse, he can only do better."
In 2010 Vazquez pitched to a 10-10 season record with a 5.32 ERA. He started 31 games and allowed 32 home runs, pitching so poorly throughout the year that he did not even make it into the postseason starting rotation. Was the trade really worth giving up Cabrera?
Well I guess it didn't matter. Cabrera finished 2010 with a .255 batting average for Atlanta and only hit four homers and knocked in 42 runs. But that doesn't erase what he did in 2009, and if he had played in the Bronx in 2010, he might have had a better year.
The bottom line is that Vazquez was a bad move made by the Yankees. I knew he was going to bust before the season began; actually I knew he was going to fail again right after the trade was completed. It was just so foreseeable. And when he gave up that first-pitch home run to Jimmy Rollins on day one of Spring Training, I knew it was all over for him.
And then there was Johnson.
In 2001, Johnson served the Yankees as Tino Martinez's backup at first base. When Martinez left for St. Louis after the season ended, Johnson became a little bit of a regular first baseman, albeit the Yanks did have Jason Giambi in their lineup and available to play first.
Johnson would go on to rank seventh in the league in hit-by-pitches in 2002, but did put up a somewhat decent year in '03. Johnson clubbed 14 homers and drove in 47 runs with a .284 batting average, but his injury-prone nature kept him from truly breaking out.
The Yankees had no choice but to trade him at the end of '03, ironically enough for Vazquez. Two useless Yankees got traded for one another. Really, what are the odds? And like Vazquez, as useless as Johnson was, the Yankees still could not manage to give up on him.
On Dec. 23, 2009 the Yanks signed Johnson back to a one-year, $5.5 million deal.
This past year Johnson was expected to be the everyday designated hitter, taking up the mantle of the great, 2009 World Series MVP Hideki Matsui. Unfortunately, Johnson saw little action because of a wrist injury. In fact, before the season even began, Johnson injured his back in Spring Training, proving once again that he did not belong in a Yankee uniform.
He finished 2010 very early with 24 games under his belt, only 98 plate appearances, two home runs, eight RBIs, and 12 runs scored.
I would certainly characterize that as a waste of $5.5 million.
The bottom line is, the Yankees have wasted a ton of money on terrible players and have given away some great players to get some rather mediocre ones. But they are not the only organization to do it; it happens to the best of teams.
I mean, the Red Sox gave up Jeff Bagwell for a reliever named Larry Andersen. (Who?)
The Blue Jays gave the Yankees David Cone for three minor leaguers who never made it.
The Devil Rays gave Bobby Abreu to the Phillies for Kevin Stocker. (Who?)
And who could forget the New York Mets giving up Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano?
Chan Ho Park–yes, Mr. Diarrhea himself–got $65 million from the Texas Rangers in 2002.
Juan Pierre received $44 million from the Dodgers in 2007.
Yes, baseball organizations are human and make bad moves sometimes. Maybe next week I'll review some of the BEST moves the Yankees have made; off-season changes that have paid off royally and had a great impact on the team. I can think of quite a few right off the top of my head.
And while I'm waiting, I'll hope the Yankees can decide on the right moves. The Baseball Winter Meetings begin next week and I'm hoping the Bombers can make a splash in Orlando.

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UH Manoa-led research team successfully completes first long duration balloon flight around Antarctica in search of neutrinos
NASA-sponsored flight is second longest on record at 35 days; five-year project aims to detect high-energy neutrinos within the Antarctic ice sheetUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Kristen Bonilla, (808) 956-5039
External Affairs & University Relations
The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) project, led by principal investigator and UH Mānoa professor Peter Gorham, is the first neutrino observatory of any kind ever supported by NASA and its 35-day flight that launched on December 15, 2006, is the second longest on record for any scientific balloon flight ever.
"Astrophysicists have recognized for some time that neutrino observations are crucial to our understanding of the most energetic objects in the universe," says Gorham. "Neutrinos are really at the frontier of our understanding of particle physics, almost mystical in their properties, almost otherworldly. So it's kind of fitting that the last frontier on earth—Antarctica—turns out to be one of the best places to go and search for them."
ANITA, a project which involves eight other universities and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is designed to view the Antarctic ice sheet from horizon to horizon using a sophisticated array of antennas (as seen in photo at right) to "listen" for sharp bursts of radio waves emitted by cosmic high energy neutrinos as they interact deep within the ice sheet, producing what amounts to a mini bolt of lightning in the ice sheet. The payload of microwave antennas is carried around the Antarctic ice sheet by a stadium-sized balloon circling at an altitude of 120,000 feet—four times as high as a passenger airplane travels.
Antarctica was selected as the best site because its ice is completely transparent to radio waves and because it is one of the most radio-quiet spots on Earth. Thus, at the altitudes of 120,000 feet attained by NASA high-altitude balloons, ANITA can simultaneously monitor over a million cubic kilometers of ice, turning the entire Antarctic continent into an enormous neutrino telescope.
Neutrinos are subatomic particles, the smallest building blocks of all matter, which interact so rarely with other matter that one could pass untouched through a wall of lead stretching from the Earth to the moon. Scientists are still puzzled as to where they come from, and figuring this out could lead to a better understanding of the Big Bang theory and the origins of the universe.
The team will propose up to two additional flights for December 2008 and December 2010. Initial release of results from data collected this year should occur by late summer.
In addition to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, other universities participating in the ANITA project led by UH Mānoa include University of California, Irvine; University of California, Los Angeles; Ohio State University; University of Delaware; University of Kansas; University of Minnesota; Washington University, St.Louis; and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy.
For more information, visit: http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/~anita/web/index.htm


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School closing near San Bruno explosion site
175 students attend school
Too few students forced the school board to close an elementary school near the site of the 2010 San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion.
The San Francisco Chronicle says the board voted unanimously on Wednesday night to close Crestmoor Elementary School at the end of the school year.
Many families who lost homes in the explosion and fire sent their children to Crestmoor.
The San Bruno school board wanted to shut down the school last year because enrollment was only about 175 students.
But residents said losing a neighborhood school would be unfair to youngsters who had lost homes.
School trustees said the school could stay open if voters approved a $10 million parcel tax. But the measure on the November ballot didn't get the two-thirds majority to pass.


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Asus VivoBook S400E full review
The Asus VivoBook S400E is the first in Asus' new VivoBook range. These are highly portable Ultrabook-style laptops. With their 10-point touchscreen they might even be a route to a better understanding of the controversial Windows 8. Two models will be made, with either 11.6in or 14.0in display.
See: more laptop reviews.
Here we've reviewed the 14in-screen Asus VivoBook S400E-CA040H, which comes with an Intel i7-3517U processor. Cheaper models in the S400E range (the CA038H and CA039H) come with similar specs, but use Core i3 and i5 processors respectively.
As well as these Asus VivoBook S400E models, Asus will also be selling models under £400 from the even more affordable S200 family, based on the 11.6in display, but still with a touchscreen.
First impressions are very strong. Styling is very much Apple influenced once again and the laptop verges on ultraportable status. It's 21mm thick at the rear and at the sides, with the lid closed, it's around 16mm, falling to 12mm at its thinnest.
It feels amazingly slim, and the brushed aluminium makes for a smart but attractive case, even if the lid is a little too fast in picking up fingerprint smudges.
The 1.8kg weight is relatively modest given the 14in screen, and the laptop might be lighter still if there wasn't a need to supply the base with plenty of mass. This is necessary for the Asus to remain stable while you use the touchscreen.
This being a comparatively light laptop, there are inevitably omissions, the most obvious of which is the optical drive. If you want to load up software from disc, you'll need an external drive.
It may be possible to find some versions of the VivoBook with solid-state storage. However, our review sample of Asus VivoBook S400E-040H doesn't, issuing instead a Seagate 500GB hard disk. It didn't seem to slow down the Asus too much in everyday Windows tasks. And it booted up from cold in under 15 seconds.
The 14in display offers clarity, even if it doesn't always bring out all detail with its relatively limited 1366 x 768-pixel resolution. The colour palette is pleasing, if a little light. Despite it being a glossy screen, the reflections weren't too obtrusive.
The panel is sadly using cheap twisted nematic (TN) technology rather than IPS, so it does have issues with limited viewing angles. You may need to fiddle around with the angle of the screen in order to see its picture.
As a touchscreen the 14in display is a triumph. Its very sensitivity, and with practice we were able to punch tiny icons with reasonable accuracy. After practice we found moving from keyboard and trackpad to touchscreen and back came to feel like second nature. Windows 8 was designed for laptops like this.
Asus VivoBook S400CA: Performance
The Asus wasn't quite as fast as we might have hoped. In PCMark 7 it achieved a score of 2928. This is decent, but we expected a higher score given that the Asus VivoBook S400E has an Intel i7-3517U chip.
Gaming performance is also curtailed, in part due to the onboard Intel HD Graphics 4000 controller. We;ve seen up to 29fps with this graphics solution before but here it could only muster 22fps in FEAR. In our Crysis tests, it finished only marginally ahead of the Core i5-powered Acer V3-571, playing up to 64fps at 1024x768 in Low detail.
The Asus keyboard lacks depth. It's still comparatively pleasant to type on, and we didn't experience too many problems with inaccuracies, but ardent touch typists may hanker for a less shallow keyboard. Size isn't an issue with the 104x71mm trackpad, and its decent size offers plenty of finger room. Multi-touch gestures are fully implemented. But the trackpad lacks precision, and it's easy to find yourself accidentally resizing a window when you meant to click on an icon.
Connectivity is decent. HDMI and VGA ports offer both digital and analogue options for external monitors, while three USB ports (one of them USB 3.0) are placed at the sides, alongside the SD card reader. Wireless facilities are covered by single-band 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 controllers, while the ethernet port is gigabit.
Sound from the speakers is a little distant, but will suffice for Windows alerts or a brief burst of a music or film clip.
The Asus is pleasingly quiet in operation, barely adding to existing noise levels for the most part.
Battery life is disappointing. The Asus is saddled with a three-cell battery, which rather cuts the time you can keep using the laptop for. We got 3 hours and 27 minutes from it in MobileMark 2007 Productivity test.
Asus VivoBook S400E: Specs
- 1.9GHz Intel Core i7-3517U
- Windows 8
- 14.1in (1366 x 768) glossy TN display
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- gigabit ethernet
- 802.11b/g/n
- Bluetooth 4.0
- 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
- SD card slot
- stereo speakers
- headphone jack
- webcam
- 44Wh lithium-polymer battery
- 339 x 239 x 21mm
- 1.8kg
- 2-year warranty


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Hearing our pleas, we're being told BMW will be bringing the diesel 3-series to the US in the coming months. As proof, we've got shots from our spy friends at KGP of the oil-burning BMW doing some final testing on American soil as well shots of it at the green-handled pump. The 2009 BMW 335d should feature a slightly lower level of performance compared to the European turbodiesel, but that still means 265 HP and 425 lb-ft of torque. This should result in a 0-to-60 MPH time of around 6.2 seconds while getting a rumored 23 MPG city / 33 MPG highway. Full spy report below the jump.
Spy Report
BMW is in the midst of its final testing for the U.S.-spec 335d—the first diesel-powered Bimmer to be sold in North America. The introduction of the 335d will coincide with the launch of facelifted sheetmetal destined for the entire 3-series lineup.
Due to e-mission restrictions, the U.S. version of the 335d will reportedly be down on power from its European cousin (265 hp and 425 lb-ft of torque vs. 282 hp and 428 lb-ft.), but even our U.S. numbers—especially the fat torque number—promise terrific performance that may well be enough convince people to make the move to diesel.
As with the 335i gasoline engine, BMW will use two turbochargers—a small, low-pressure turbo to aid low-end acceleration and a more potent turbo to help at higher engine speeds. Acceleration for the 335d is expected be around 6.2-seconds to sixty, while fuel consumption will likely yield 23 mpg city and 33 mpg highway.
BMW's new diesel range is expected to launch under the banner: BMW Advance Diesel with BluePerformance (Blue denotes the use of AdBlue—the aqueous urea solution used to reduce the diesel's nitrogen oxide emissions). The 335d is expected to bow this fall.


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Program Collaborates with Area Students to Strategize Solutions for Reducing Dropout Rate from Teen Pregnancy, Bullying
UAlbany High School students listen to options for dealing with high drop-out rates at a youth summit hosted by the School of Social Welfare. (Photo by Mark Schmidt)
ALBANY, N.Y. (February 5, 2013) -- The Liberty Partnerships Rising Stars Program (LPP) at the University at Albany's School of Social Welfare (SSW) recently hosted a Youth Summit at UAlbany's downtown campus. The event was designed to engage high school students to strategize solutions to reduce high school drop-out rates caused by teen pregnancy and bullying. The LPP serves students in the Albany City School District who are at risk for dropping out of school due to risk factors they may face at home, in their neighborhood, peer groups, and school.
Three Liberty students from Albany High planned, produced and compiled footage for their videos and then presented their work to peers from the Albany City School District on the day of the summit. These pieces will be part of a national public media initiative funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting called American Graduate, which focuses on raising awareness about the high school dropout crisis. The Youth Summit is featured as a web-only broadcast on the WMHT American Graduate Youth Voices website.
"The Liberty Partnership Rising Stars Program is a showcase program for our School, truly making a difference in the lives of Albany youth by helping them to overcome barriers to reach their full potential," said School of Social Welfare Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson.
Sidra A. Chaudhary is director of LPP. "This WMHT project is important to the students in Liberty Partnerships because it is an opportunity for them to be empowered," said Chaudhary. "There is nothing like the excitement in their eyes as they take charge and watch their ideas come to life, while acquiring critical skills necessary for both academic and workforce development."
The short videos produced by the teens will be used as a catalyst for conversation with other youth groups as well as business community leaders.
"Student voices are often absent from our discussions of what to do about these issues, when they can and should be part of the solution," said WMHT VP for Education Katherine P. Jetter.
At the Youth Summit, UAlbany sophomore and Brooklyn, N.Y., native Sotonye Douglas asked, "Does anyone know a teen who is pregnant or who had a baby?" Five out of six students in her small group discussion raised their hands. Every hand went up when Douglas inquired about bullying.
The statistics on teen pregnancy are sobering. Fewer than two percent of teen mothers earn a college degree by age 30. The students in the videos succeeded in communicating the facts in innovative ways to other students.
LPP is included in the New York State Education Department's Statewide Plan for Higher Education as part of its strategy to maximize the successful transition of middle and high school students who are at risk of dropping out of school, into graduates who are fully prepared for the rigors of higher education and the competitive demands of the workplace.
The program strives to encourage students in grades five through 12 to achieve academic and personal excellence, obtain their high school diploma, pursue higher education, and prepare for the workforce. The program also encourages youth to build new relationships, self-esteem, and skills that enable them to become tomorrow's leaders.
The Liberty Partnerships Program has been at the University at Albany for 21 years. Since 2009, LPP has been part of the UAlbany School of Social Welfare and recently received a five-year grant from the State Education Department. Co-principal investigators on the grant are School of Social Welfare professors Lani V. Jones and Heather Larkin.
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XLobbyMC v1.50
-Designed for Remotes, Touchscreens and PPCs
-SDTV Aspect Ratio @ 720x480
-HDTV Aspect Ratio @ 1280x720
XLobby has been designed for flawless integration with mlbdude's SageMC STV for SageTV. Thanks to Johan Levin/Samsonite over at mediaportal for contributing his fabulous graphics.
XLobbyMC v1.50 Downloads
HDTV 1280x720: http://www.xlobby.com/files/Naylia/XLob ... 80x720.zip
SDTV 720x480: http://www.xlobby.com/files/Naylia/XLobbyMC-720x480.zip
BlueTwo Theme Pack: http://www.xlobby.com/files/Naylia/Themes/BlueTwo.zip
BlackTwo Theme Pack: http://www.xlobby.com/files/Naylia/Themes/BlackTwo.zip
Discuss XLobbyMC Here: http://www.xlobby.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3147
Warning: Do not extract directly to xlobby folder...contains IR triggers, databases and other files that could overwrite existing programmed commands and settings!!!! Be careful when adding databases, ir triggers, and plugins to your xlobby folder.
Customization Needed by User:
2 Events will probably need to be customized. These are:
Skin->autoplay->play dvd
Skin->movies->offline movie launch
They will need to have the correct path to your video player specified along with any parameters you want to implement.
INTEGRATION w/ SAGETV...
XLobbyMC will correctly wakeup and provide focus to a sleeping SageTV by pushing the My TV button in the main menu. SageTV v3.013 or higher will correctly pass focus back to XLobby when you put SageTV to sleep. Older versions will not do this correctly, but if you are using 2.2.8 or other older version I can walk you through any necessary modifications (it's not XLobby, Sage won't correctly give up focus to any program when it sleeps in version prior to 3.0.13).
XLobby expects SageTV to be asleep. XLobby wakes it up, Sage gets focus when it wakes up. When SageTV goes to sleep it now correctly releases focus and XLobby will regain it!!!!
INTEGRATION w/ SAGECLIENT........(hopefully I'll build a batch file and integrae this into settings)
XLobbyMC natively supports SageTV. However it can easily be modified to support SageClient instead. This just requires doing a simple find and replace on two of the xml files. The two files are:
Open each separately in a text editor and do a find and replace with the following paramaters:
Find: SageApp
Replace with: SageClientApp
...and accept all changes and you are all set!
-Download a theme pack.
-Unzip and place the buttons folder and background folder in the skins/XLobbyMC directory.
-Accept it overwriting the existing files.
-Start XLobby!
v1.50 Changelog
-Change video to television on Sage controls page
-Make buttons on left hand side match Sage sizewize better
-Migrate from XWeather to XoapWeather
-Music Stop on Movie/TV Play
-Radio Page Up/Down
-Go through XRemote carefully and make sure fully utilized
-Add more Music Playlist management
--Added: Play, Move Up, Move Down, and Remove Song
--Added: Delete Playlist
--Added: Rename Playlist w/ Onscreen Keyboard
-Added more labeling to provide information about what you're looking at
-Added Snap
-Added City name to Current Weather Overlay
-Improved how visualization is handled, should be able to exit vis using 'Exit' button now.
-Games screens uses roms2xlobby format for info...now in cover mode similar to Music and Movies
-Changed how Sage tv is openend and closed. It now targets the later versions of Sage3 and Sage 4.0 which allow for proper focus handling... no more sendfocus needed!
-Upgrade button images for directional arrows
-Put EPG buttons in buttons folder
-Add large Radio label - included a psd template to make your own logos
-Integrate XAnt plugin for AudioCD lookup
v1.10 Changelog
-Integrated XRemote plugin
-Added My Radio w/ 420 shoutcast stations (still need to work on organization of this db)
-Included My Games (for more advanced users that can build their own dbs, i will update when the complete games plugin is available)
-Added 720x480 resolution...only resolution currently available for this version
v1.02 Changelog
-The following ppc events now load the 'My TV' control screen after being pushed:
...My TV
...Recorded TV
-Music:Mini-Now-Playing Added
-Music:Controls - Volume Added
-Shutdown Screen added
-Many miscellaneous bug fixes in the way some events are handled! (I don't remember them but I know I made a bunch)
v1.01 Changelog
-Added Splash screen
-Altered Now Playing:Visualize button
-Added IR event for 'My TV'
v1.00 Changelog
-Complete PPC screens
---My TV (controls SageTV)
---My Videos (screens for ZP + TT)
---My Music
---My Weather
-Weather:Refresh added
-Now Playing:Visualizations added
v0.15 Changelog
-Finalized 'My TV' ppc screens.
-Music: Reset Views button added.
v0.14 Changelog
-No longer need Girder to switch between XLobby and SageTV
-Must place sendfocus.exe (included) at "C:\Sendfocus.exe"
v0.13 Changelog
-16x9 WS skin released with version 0.13
-Added a SageTV screen to XLobby - perfect for touchscreen users.
-Added triggers for remote users. Just relearn the ids/commands in the IR setup menu.
v0.12 Changelog
-Added My TV sage sendmessage event
-Added Recorded TV sage sendmessage event
-Cleaned up transition between XLobby / Sage
v0.11 Changelog
-Splash title added
-City name added to weather screens
-Today's nighttime outlook added
-Movie: Reset View button added
v0.1 Release Notes:
-Initial Release
-My TV implemented
-My Videos implemented
-My Music implemented
-My Weather implemented
-Settings implemented
Known Deficiencies:
-Settings->Stats page not implemented yet
-No Search yet...in any area.
-No News, Webcams, Pictures, yet either. All of the above probably rank before developing these areas. But I hopefully will get to everything eventually.
-SageClient needs separate events specified - I'll write a script for settings to configure this.
So, let me know what you think and I'll try to do updates as often as I can.


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iOS Production and Recording
Although the iPad is a fantastic portable device for working on and editing projects on-the-go, the main problem with it is that on its own, it doesn't feature any way of capturing professional-quality sounds. This is where iOS recording products come in!
As well as products that have been made for the studio with the soul purpose of getting high-quality audio into the iPad, there are also a handful of products and apps out there that help integrate your iPad into your existing computer-based set-up and help you to control production-based applications in more hands-on ways.


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Sam Diamond has lost faith in women. He's been married, divorced, and burned in the dating world. He swears off relationships and will settle for hot, one-night stands instead. When his best friend sets him up with the beautiful, equally broken Rachel Conroy, Sam can't keep away. Rachel, a well-schooled pupil of the Kama Sutra, awakens something deep inside Sam that has lain dormant for too long. He decides that maybe he can give this love thing another chance, but will Rachel hurt him, too, and turn this hardened bachelor's heart to stone?
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Anyone who loves bluegrass, country, Southern gospel and the like will surely be familiar with "The First Family in Country Music." Mark Zwonitzer's Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone is a lovely biography of musical pioneers the Carter Family that delves into the history of a family and the culture that shaped them. Be sure to supplement your reading with some ear candy via The Bristol Sessions, a collection of 1927 recording sessions in Bristol, TN of some of country music's (then unknown) pioneers.
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Exploratory Data Analysis: Combining Histograms and Density Plots to Examine the Distribution of the Ozone Pollution Data from New York in R
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This is a follow-up post to my recent introduction of histograms. Previously, I presented the conceptual foundations of histograms and used a histogram to approximate the distribution of the "Ozone" data from the built-in data set "airquality" in R. Today, I will examine this distribution in more detail by overlaying the histogram with parametric and non-parametric kernel density plots. I will finally answer the question that I have asked (and hinted to answer) several times: Are the "Ozone" data normally distributed, or is another distribution more suitable?
Read the rest of this post to learn how to combine histograms with density curves like this above plot!
This is another post in my continuing series on exploratory data analysis (EDA). Previous posts in this series on EDA include
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The Latest Research from the SEI
As part of an ongoing effort to keep you informed about our latest work, I would like to let you know about some recently published SEI technical reports and notes. Three of these reports highlight the latest work of SEI technologists on insider threat in international contexts, unintentional insider threats, and attributes and mitigation strategies. The last report provides the results of several exploratory research initiatives conducted by SEI staff in fiscal year 2012. This post includes a listing of each report, author(s), and links where the published reports can be accessed on the SEI website.
Best Practices Against Insider Threats in All Nations
By Lori Flynn, Carly L. Huth, Randall F. Trzeciak, and Palma Buttles-Valdez
This technical note summarizes best practices to mitigate insider threats in international contexts, explains their importance, and provides for each an international policy perspective.
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Unintentional Insider Threats: A Foundational Study
By CERT Insider Threat Team
This report examines the problem of unintentional insider threat (UIT) by developing an operational definition of UIT, which is a current or former employee, contractor, or business partner who has or had authorized access to an organization's network, system, or data and who, through action or inaction without malicious intent, causes harm or substantially increases the probability of future serious harm to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the organization's information or information systems.
The report also reviews relevant research to gain a better understanding of its causes and contributing factors, provides examples of UIT cases and the frequencies of UIT occurrences across several categories, and presents initial thinking on potential mitigation strategies and countermeasures. This research topic has largely been unrecognized, so a major goal of this study is to inform government and industry stakeholders about the problem and its potential causes and to guide investments toward the highest priority research and development requirements for countering UIT.
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Insider Threat Attributes and Mitigation Strategies
By George Silowash
Malicious insiders pose a threat to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an organization's information. Many organizations look for hardware and software solutions that address insider threats but are unsure of what characteristics to look for in a product. This technical note presents seven common attributes of insider threat cases, excluding espionage, which were drawn from a database maintained by the insider threat team, which is part of the CERT® Division. The note maps the seven attributes to characteristics insider threat products should possess to detect, prevent, or mitigate the threat. None of these attributes alone can identify a malicious insider; instead each attribute is one of many data points that an organization should consider when implementing an insider threat program.
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Results of SEI Line-Funded Exploratory New Starts Projects: FY 2012
By Bjorn Andersson, Stephany Bellomo, Lisa Brownsword, Yuanfang Cai (Drexel University), Sagar Chaki, William R. Claycomb, Cory Cohen, Julie B. Cohen, Peter H. Feiler, Robert Ferguson, Lori Flynn, David P. Gluch, Dennis R. Goldenson, Arie Gurfinkel, Jeff Havrilla, Chuck Hines, John J. Hudak, Carly L. Huth, Wesley Jin, Rick Kazman, Mary Ann Lapham, James McCurley, John McGregor, David McIntire, Robert Nord, Ipek Ozkaya, Brittany Phillips, Robert W. Stoddard, and David Zubrow
The SEI annually undertakes line-funded exploratory new starts (LENS) projects. These projects serve to (1) support feasibility studies investigating whether further work by the SEI would be of potential benefit and (2) support further exploratory work to determine whether there is sufficient value in eventually funding the feasibility study work as an SEI initiative. Projects are chosen based on their potential to mature and/or transition software engineering practices, develop information that will help in deciding whether further work is worth funding, and set new directions for SEI work. This report describes the LENS projects that were conducted during fiscal year 2012 (October 2011 through September 2012).We have highlighted previously in the SEI Blog, including posts by
- Bjorn Andersson, who wrote about Real-Time Scheduling on Heterogeneous Multicore Processors
- Lisa Brownsword, who wrote about Aligning Acquisition Strategy and Software Architecture with Stakeholder Needs
- Sagar Chaki, who wrote about Semantic Comparison of Malware Functions
- William Claycomb, who wrote about Enabling and Measuring Early Detection of Insider Threats
- Cory Cohen, who wrote about Semantic Code Analysis for Malware Code Deobfuscation
- Arie Gurfinkel, who wrote about Regression Verification of Real-Time Embedded Software
- Rick Kazman, who wrote about Measuring the Impact of Explicit Architecture Documentation
- Dave Zubrow, who wrote about Quantifying Uncertainty in Early Lifecycle Cost Estimation (QUELCE)
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I want to compile and build the code source for Windows 8, as I understood that I have to use Visual Studio in order to build the software. My question is which VS version I should use? Is there any document which describes steps which are needed to compile and build the code source?
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- Jumbo Hostel Made From a Recycled AirplaneVisitors traveling to Stockholm now have the option of sleeping on a plane! That may not sound like the most exciting proposition until you realize that the 747-200 in which they will be sleeping has been retired from flying, salvaged from being dumped somewhere to rot, and turned into a low-cost, fully-furnished hostel that is perfect for overnight accommodations.1
- Jumbo Hostel Made From a Recycled Airplaneirplane hotel, green refurbishment of an airplane, reclaimed waste hotel" /> The Jumbo Hostel is housed within a retrofitted 747-200 situated in the Stockholm-Arlanda airport. The jumbo jet has a long history of service - it was originally built for Singapore Airlines and even flew for Pan Am.2
- Jumbo Hostel Made From a Recycled AirplaneIt was last operated by Transjet, a now bankrupt Swedish airline. The Jumbo Hostel has 25 rooms with three bunk beds each. Each room is around 6 square meters, and naturally, a lucky visitor will get the chance to sleep in the cockpit.3
- Jumbo Hostel Made From a Recycled AirplaneMany original parts of the plane still remain - the lounge bar and first class seats are still there, as well as the oxygen masks.4
- Jumbo Hostel Made From a Recycled AirplaneNew rooms are expected to be built in the engine compartments, where the original rotor blades will be used as venetian blinds.5
- Jumbo Hostel Made From a Recycled AirplaneIt is not often that one gets to stretch his or her legs out comfortably in an airplane, and while this isn't quite like flying in first class, it does the trick and is an ingenious way to save a plane from being sent to landfill.6
- Jumbo Hostel Made From a Recycled AirplaneThe hostel is now open to visitors.7


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Miranda Lambert started her Wednesday night (June 5) on a strong note at the 2013 CMT Music Awards with a performance of "Mama's Broken Heart" and a win in the CMT performance video of the year category for "Over You," recorded live at the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year special.
Of course, in recent years, Lambert has enjoyed a lengthy series of career highlights with wins at numerous award shows, not to mention hit records and major tours. The Texas native never lacked confidence onstage, but as evidenced by her CMT Music Awards performance, Lambert has evolved into an even more natural performer as she commanded the stage. She also looked stunning, walking around the stage in a short black dress and ankle boots.
With its exotic rhythms and minor key, "Mama's Broken Heart" isn't the typical country song. Written by Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally and "Merry Go 'Round" , Lambert has said she wishes she had written the song herself. The fourth single from her Four the Record album, it was released as a single in January.
"Mama's Broken Heart" is also up for video of the year and female video at the 2013 CMT Music Awards. As part of her band, the Pistol Annies, Lambert is also nominated in the group video category for "Takin' Pills."
That's not all of her current nominations, though. Lambert's "Fastest Girl in Town" is also nominated for best interactive music video at the upcoming O Music Awards.


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(A) Filing and assignment
Except for the following, an initial filing (complaint or petition) in an elder law case not related to a criminal case shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court of Cook County, who will then randomly assign the case to a judge for hearing:
1. A petition for an order of protection shall be filed pursuant to Part 22 of the rules of this court.
2. In a criminal case, an information may be filed only by the state=s attorney and an indictment may be presented only by a grand jury pursuant to the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, 725 ILCS 5/100‑1, et seq.
(B) Service
Service of initial filings, motions, and other papers shall be pursuant to the applicable law and court rules.
(C) Transfer of Cases to the Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division
When a civil case is filed in the Domestic Violence Division or in the Municipal Department, First District, the judge assigned shall determine whether a transfer to the Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division is appropriate. If appropriate, the assigned judge shall then transfer the case to the Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division. All transfers pursuant to this subsection shall be effected as otherwise provided in the rules of this court. Nothing in this rule shall limit a judge=s discretion to transfer a case whenever such action is found to be appropriate.
(D) Transfer of Cases from the Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division.
Cases shall be transferred to other divisions of the court pursuant to the rules of this court.
(E) Related Cases
A judge assigned to an elder law case who finds it is in the interests of justice that adjudication of related cases be consolidated before a single judge or on a single calendar may transfer the case pursuant to the rules of this court. In exercising transfer authority, it is expected judges assigned to related cases will confer as needed on the manner in which the interests of justice and judicial economy can best be served. All transfers pursuant to this subsection shall be effected as otherwise provided in the rules of this court.
(F) Reassignment of cases after disposition of criminal charges
Upon the nolle prosequi, dismissal without prejudice, or final disposition of criminal charges in a case pending in the Domestic Violence Division, cases containing the following may be transferred pursuant to Part 22 of the rules of this court for any further proceedings:
(1) unexpired order of protection entered in the same case,
(2) related independent order of protection, or
(3) unadjudicated petition for an order of protection.
Dated this 29th day of August, 2013, effective immediately. This Rule shall be spread upon the records of this Court and published.
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text: NEWS Bruce Springsteen's MusiCares Tribute: Sting, Neil Young to Honor The Boss 1/2/2013 by Billboard Staff FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together' Concert: Christina Aguilera, Bruce Springsteen to Perform Other Artists to Perform at Grammy Week Event Include Kenny Chesney, Mumford & Sons, Patti Smith; Jon Stewart to Host Bruce Springsteen will be honored as MusiCares Person of the Year during Grammy week with a tribute event featuring performances by some of the biggest names in music, including Elton John, Mumford & Sons and Kenny Chesney. The annual event -- now in its 23rd year -- celebrates a star's artistic accomplishments as well as their philanthropic work. Previous honorees include Bono, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin and last year's man of the hour, Paul McCartney. The sold-out tribute event will take place Feb. 8 in Los Angeles -- two days before the Grammy Awards air on CBS -- and will be hosted by Jon Stewart. Other announced performers include Alabama Shakes, Jackson Browne, Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, Faith Hill, Jim James, Juanes, John Legend, Natalie Maines, Tim McGraw, Tom Morello, Patti Smith, Mavis Staples, Sting, Eddie Vedder and Neil Young. Attendees will also include Neil Portnow, President/CEO of MusiCares and The Recording Academy; Scott Pascucci, MusiCares Foundation Board Chair; and Paul Caine, MusiCares Board Chair Emeritus. The night's musical director is Rob Mathes. Proceeds go to MusiCares, which provides support to struggling musicians who are in financial, medical and personal need. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME


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Dot To Dot has happened. Been, gone, ain't coming back for 12 or so flips of your tits 'n' ass Max Power calendar. Missed it? Too bad. We didn't, and here is what we're calling Some Words To Prove It. Or: Dot To Dot: the DiS Review.
Nottingham-based pushers of virtual pens Dom Gourlay, Josh Cole and Jordan Dowling were, quite literally, foaming at the gobs over this year's Dot To Dot fest', which – for the first time ever – split itself in half to accommodate a Bristol event, a day before the becoming-traditional Notts all-dayer across the city's various scumholes and u-bends. Wipe them down is what we did, and pointed them at the city centre. Then we ducked for cover. Boys, over to you for a trio of tasty overviews…
Read our preview of the festival here
What is it with the rain and Bank Holiday weekends? Not for one single minute can I recall the heavens closing on Sunday, May 27, so from the first moment of navigating our way round the wristbands queue to the ridiculous trail of people that greeted us halfway down Goldsmith Street straight after The Thermals' set, the wind and rain was on hand to accompany us every inch of the way.
It's hard to compare this year's Dot To Dot to the previous two line-ups in terms of quality, but maybe that has more to do with a lack of artists ready to make that step up from the Conference in general, so to almost-proverbially speak.
Whatever the case, I Was A Cub Scout sound impressive during their soundcheck, but unfortunately we have to leave before they start proper due to members of our party having to undergo unscrupulous ID checks. So, back to basics it is… and the confines of the Rescue Rooms.
And why not? I mean, Yo! Chomsky are on in a minute. Aren't they? Aren't they!? What do you mean they played an hour before their scheduled timeslot? Bah….
So, two hours into the festival and still to see a set, a friend sends me a text that there's a band due on at Trent any moment now that shouldn't be missed. After another good soaking we take our places among the dozen or so people watching Bristol's Nova Saints literally tear through the University's foundations with their panoramic soundscapes.
Having briefly caught a glimpse of Maps' admittedly impressive electro-ambient shoegazing, it's back to Rock City for more queues and the repetitive start-stop-start-stop jerkiness of Foals. They sound okay, but their reference points are so obvious and the four songs played while we're present sound near identical.
With Rock City becoming excessively full and with queues forming at every opening – do that many people really want to see Kate Nash? – we decide to escape for our health and sanity to the even less-spacious confines of Stealth where These New Puritans play the shortest set in history. Importantly, though, they sound just right for a festival of this kind: their mash of electro, dub and new wave follows no blueprint whatsoever, yet falls into place with the drop of a hat.
A brief peep of the head round the Rescue Rooms door at Pete And The Pirates' set makes me venture in for a further ten minutes' worth. It's good, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll of a Coral-meets-the Pigeon Detectives style, and serves to briefly brighten a lousy afternoon.
The highlight of the day comes at around 7:30pm when, after a walk across the city centre to Lee Rosy's Tea Rooms, Napoleon IIIrd (aka James Mabbett) announces he's forgotten his setlist and promptly knocks seven shades of excrement out of his trusty tape machine. Not that this detracts anything from his set, as he plays the likes of 'Hit Schmooze For Me' and 'Defibrillator' with a poise and grace that suggests it won't be long before he's topping rather than propping up many a festival bill.
More rain, a quick Subway sandwich and a half a shandy and we notice the queue for Rock City finally seems to have subsided. Who's on? Why it's Lethal Bizzle, and he and his entourage prove to be entertaining if nothing else, even if it is all a bit "When I say hip, you say hop".
A quick glance at my watch tells me that We Are The Physics are gonna be on in five minutes, so a quick sprint back to Trent University gets me to the front just in time for their opening salvo. Despite the slow start, things perk up with 'Bulimia Sisters' and 'Networking', and WATP's cranked-up Devo rock suddenly emerges as one of the highlights of the day.
Next door, Blonde Redhead are just about to start their sonic assault, and the roar of feedback echoing round the venue suggests they're either going to deafen everyone or blow the speakers up. Fortunately, it all calms down to a tranquil pace – maybe too quiet and slow in places – that proves relaxing but still unusual in the context of a festival of this kind.
In search of a few more thrills, we head upstairs for The Thermals but, after just two songs, decide to sit at the back with pints in hands, bemoaning the fact that on record they sound more interesting than the sub-Green Day pop-punk copycats on stage before us.
With the time getting on, and the rain pelting down relentlessly, we decide to brave the conditions and head elsewhere, only to find everyone else seems to have the same idea. Some bright spark has an idea and we head off to the Circus round the corner for free drinks and a cheaper-than-cheap three-course meal.
An hour or so later, the queues are still long, too long for us to bother with to watch some bloke play a few CDs, so we flag down the first taxi and head off home. As festivals go this edition of Dot To Dot isn't the worst by any means, but maybe one improvement for next year would be to have more than two 18+ venues open beyond midnight, particularly as Rock City – the biggest participating venue of them all – regularly hosts club nights most days of the week.
Still, at least the bands played indoors…
Two years ago, the debut Dot To Dot seemed like a godsend: a festival based at Nottingham's twin hubs of 'underground' live music (Rescue Rooms and The Social) bringing a heady mix of local and out-of-town bands together for one day at a very cheap price. Mystery Jets, Ladytron, The Automatic, The Rakes, British Sea Power, Long Blondes and The Swarm were among those that made the trip to Robin Hood Country for the festival, and its follow up in 2006.
Now in its third year, Dot To Dot has swollen to nearly ten venues and a price of £25. 2007's edition finds it accommodating elements of larger, more corporate festivals – such as manhandling security, poor organization, largely nonchalant crowds – as well as well as gripes of smaller ones (plenty of journeyman groups, but a lack of real headline-quality bands). Members of two of the city's finest bands are reduced to selling merchandise and soundchecking lesser bands (Lords and the newly reformed Six By Seven, FYI) and on top of this the weather was constantly terrible. Yet from ragged roots sometimes beautiful things can grow.
For this particular scribe the day should begin with Nottingham's own Yo! Chomsky, but unfortunately their set time has been changed for the second time, and I have to make do with a chat with their frontman, Alex. However, from this negative an unexpected positive blossoms: plans are changed and bodies diverted to Nottingham Trent to see Nova Saints, whose atypically aggressive shoegaze stylings provide as good a start to the day as any. Downstairs at the same venue, Maps kick up a storm, with a thrilling and very well-attended live band-backed set. Think Sigur Rós driving at 100mph up the M83 and you are probably nowhere near, but it's a fucking great pun.
These New Puritans also impress at Stealth, almost making the room seem like an adequate venue for bands with a shockingly short, but incredibly tight, sets. The venue certainly seems to bring the best out of their repetitive, angular guitar riffs and half-drunken yelps. Could we be seeing The Fall of New-Rave? In one way, certainly, and live 'Elvisss' nearly takes the Song of the Year crown from Battles' 'Atlas'. So what if they sound like The Rakes did two years ago? I'm guessing they were better than Kate Nash, who those who missed TNP were probably in the queue for, for about half an hour. You tossers.
Despite a backfiring tape reel machine, Napoleon IIIrd is on typically great form, and delivers what turns out to be one of the longest non-headline sets of the day. Not that anyone is complaining; it is almost impossible to dislike stomping anthems such as 'Hit Schmooze' and 'Call To Arms', and Lee Rosy's Tea Shop is the perfect venue for his quirky delivery.
Later on, We Are The Physics' scuzzed-up indie-punk falls on deaf ears during the build-up to Blonde Redhead, who play an assured but slightly disappointing set in front of a surprisingly large crowd downstairs at Nottingham Trent. Opener 'Spring By Summer Fall' is a strange and unlikely beginning, a mid-album track that takes five listens before its true beauty is revealed. '23' and 'Equus' fare better, but there is a slight sense of everything anti-climax amongst those who have seen the band before.
And so, for some of us at least, the festival finishes: some go home, some queue up hours to choke to death on florescent coffin air. Three of DiS's contingent go for a £3 three-course meal with free drinks at Nottingham Circus. That this is a highlight of the day says a lot for this damp Sunday, which despite flashes of promise fails to make up for its numerous negatives.
Due to its location, an adherence to the NME scene and availability to under-18s, next year's Dot To Dot will no doubt be as well attended as this year's, but a few major changes wouldn't go amiss. In Rock City, Rescue Rooms and even Lee Rosy's, Nottingham has some of the best venues in the midlands, if not the entire country. It also has a brimming live music scene. Today, during what could have been a perfect way to showcase the best of the city, it seemed only the most mediocre was displayed. A great opportunity missed? I think that's accurate.
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Of course it's all about the music, man. However this year's Dot To Dot will not just be remembered for its impressive array of underwhelming acts, but also for the day's constant drive of cold and clammy rain.
I Was A Cubscout open Rock City – Dot to Dot's unglamorous equivalent to the Pyramid Stage. The teenage duo are a more exciting prospect today than a year ago, having added muscle to their emotronica sound. So it's a shame that old song 'Pink Squares' still sounds a zillion times better than the newer tracks. Here's hoping I'm proven wrong on future records.
Sadly the walks between venues become increasingly unpleasant, as clothes get heavier and wetter. Still, I must go on… must… make… it… to… You… Slut. Inevitably when I eventually arrived at Lee Rosy's Tea Room for You Slut!, the 'venue' (an adapted leftfield café) was rammed to the extent I could not actually get inside, so stood outside, face pressed mournfully against the window, in the pouring rain.
As I force myself back again, thoughts of having to embrace further rain-lashed queuing (a lot of queuing was involved today, particularly for massive acts like Kate Nash) drive me to seek refuge either in a McDonald's doorway or, more appealingly, at home.
A nice, dry afternoon of The Sopranos (Series 3) does the trick and when I eventually return to the city centre for eccentric singer Scout Niblett, the rain has thankfully subsi…oh. Wishful writing. Scout is not nearly as bonkers as the last time I saw her (when she spent most of the show under a table in a blonde wig), and, whisper it quietly, but she proves a little bit boring. Still, her simple and intense guitar picking does provide some thrills.
One thing Gallows cannot be accused of is being boring. Chief runt Frank Carter is certainly passionate about his band's racket, flinging his little torso around Rock City's Basement like a ragdoll gone horrifically wrong. Or perhaps Chucky would be more accurate. The band's hysterical collaboration with Lethal Bizzle, that most novelty of UK rappers, is hardly the 21st century's 'Walk This Way'. OH! LOOK! It's Sam Duckworth (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.) crowdsurfing down the front, ditching the heartfelt shtick for some wholesome hardcore punk. He looks like Hardy to Frank Carter's Laurel; Pooh to his Chucky.
Finally the festival's 'headline' act, The Cribs, really aren't very good. Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever is a fun album sure, but live the sound is Philboyd Studge, and the album's immediacy and sharpness is lost among Rock City's dingy grot.
Despite all these criticisms it would be unfair to end on a negative. Dot to Dot is a brilliant day out, and will undoubtedly come back stronger and sunnier next year.
All pictures by Toby Price, from top: Nova Saints, Blonde Redhead, Kate Nash, Gallows, Blood Red Shoes, Chromeo, The Cribs.


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These cute little bunnies got almost sold out so fast!
I really like this colour match ( light salmon plus pale mint ), and I think I'm going to make a few more experiments.. well, at least I would, if only I could find the time! : )
Hope you have a great weekend,
big hugs,