Improved multi language support – This is important for all people who are not English natives. And while the current OOo implementation for switching languages just sucks, the new options might help a lot here.

Backreferences in replacements – I like that one a lot: it is a search and replace mechanism where the replace can be constructed out of the bits found by search. Anyone knows how to do that for example in KDE’s kate?

Block selection mode – Funny thing, might come in hadny if you get a screwed up file where blocks were created using white spaces.

Convert Text to Columns in Calc – If you often have to deal with txt or cvs files you will love that feature. Basically it is a way to re-import txt-Data and separate them even if they are already in your Calc file.

Export Page names as PDF bookmarks – One of these small but quite useful features: It will allow you to export slides in Impress (or pages in Draw) and link them by name. These will be shown in every recent PDF viewer and will ease navigation.

Show bars side by side – Combining two data into one bar graph now looks better because the bars are not at the same position but a little bit distinct.

All in all it just looks like a polished minor release. And exactly that was expected. Major improvements will come up with 3.0 – I hope the presenter view will be part then.

Besides these improvements OpenOffice.Org also got a new webpage for the release. Be sure to check it once or twice today because the official announcement and download links will appear there. In case you are a Fedora user: Fedora 9 will ship with OpenOffice.Org 2.4.

On a personal note: I’m still alive. But I have to hand in my final thesis these days, so I’m quite busy. Also, the entire thesis thing didn’t went like I expected it, so I am not only busy but also stressed out and quite frustrated. Shit happens…

I always check for changes in rpm files. Unfortunately, the command to do so needs some typing:

rpm -q --changelog PACKAGENAME|most

(Btw., most is a replacement for less). The best idea would be to have a bash/zsh/whatever alias with an argument. This is unfortunately difficult or even impossible, but it is quite easy to define a simple function:

rpmch () { rpm -q --changelog "$1"|most;}

Copy that string to your .zshrc or .bashrc and you can easily query the changelog of rpm packages with the command

Recently I stumpled on the project fsdaily.com. It is a digg.com-clone but is focused on Free and Open Source Software. While the community seems to be rather small yet it might be an interesting news source in the future.

The more important question however is if it will suffer the same problems as digg.com. While I loved digg.com when I first discovered it I dropped it some months later due to quite some disappointments: digg is, after all, just a place for the masses. So the relevance is also defined by the masses. And well, the masses love sport, glittering things and naked skin. The equivalent in the software world might be iPods, themes and desktop screenshots. That’s ok for the masses, but as a result digg.com is just not the place if you want to get decent information or want to follow technological development.

That however might be the case with fsdaily.com – although I must admit that even the FLOSS world might have it’s equivalent for sport, glittering and naked skin in the form of a dozen hot flame wars. But at the moment the situation looks rather calm, and due to the specialized focus I think the topics will stay more technique related and really interesting than just glittering.

Also since it is still a quite small project, you can still influence it quite a lot with just a couple of people. So where is the next Commit Digest? In the end it’s the community which decides which news are interesting.

The Fedora repository contains a set of WebKit packages. Once installed they can give a first impression of WebKit’s abilities.

WebKit is a browser engine which was once forked from KHTML by Apple. Nowadays it is developed by the WebKit project where Apple still has quite some weight, but others are in the boat as well: Trolltech, Nokia, Adobe, some KDE developers, some GNOME developers, etc. Besides, WebKit will be part of the upcoming Qt 4.4, will play an important role in KDE’s Plasma and can also be used as a backend in GNOME’s Epiphany browser.

However, at the moment most of these developments are not here yet. But Fedora’s WebKit packages come along with basic WebKit browsers which can be used to test some websites against WebKit:

The two executables QtLauncher and GtkLauncher are a simple browser based on Qt or Gtk, respectively. Since the path is usually not part of PATH the browsers must be started from the command line with the full path, /usr/libexec/WebKit/QtLauncher for example. After you’ve called that line via ALT+F2 the browser comes up.

But don’t expect too much: these are just basic browsers to show off the capabilities of the WebKit engine – nothing more. They are definitely not ready for production use – or any real use at all. The Qt version does not know how to handle addresses without the http://, usual shortcuts like Ctrl+L are not working, and plugins are not embedded at all. However, the Qt launcher has a nice effect of showing a link address when you hover over a link. The Gtk launcher is in a bit better shape: it does at least understand addresses, but than again it does not fill in the http:// after loading the page.

But nevertheless these two launchers can give you a first impression how this web engine works on a web page – in case you are a web developer this might come in handy. Also, if you are up for tests, you can check the current state of WebKit in regards to the Acid3-Test. Also, the first impression of the engine is rather nice: it seems to be rather quick and layouts web pages just nice. I’m looking forward to see new browsers based on WebKit.

It is often mentioned that many games are not available on Linux. While several big titles are indeed missing such Linux ports, the Open Source community itself produced some impressive titles. Here is a short list together with some promo videos.

Most of the Linux Distributions out there are shipped with the set of games included in GNOME or KDE. These games are nice for short breaks, but not comparable with big, hour consuming games sold by the big publishers. However, the Open Source community stepped up there to deliver its own products, and many of them are not only interesting, but simply impressive. Also, there is a game for almost every taste available.

First of all the games where I also found a promo video:
The first person shooter Nexuiz speaks for itself:

FlightGear gives you a fuzzy feeling if you love to fly from one airport to another with different types of machines.

All of these entries above have three things in common: they are all actively developed by a healthy community, they are all very appealing and have high quality graphics, and they are all comparable to the proprietary competitors of the corresponding game type. Some of them are better, some of them are as good as, some of them fall a bit behind – but not much. And they definitely meet the requirements of the occasional player and are a way to spend hours and hours.

Of course I’m well aware that there are many more Free Software games – but I’ve kept my focus on the games which at least released one full working (feature complete, playable) version and are in active development. And of course I only listed games I know of. Although I think I covered all the shooting stars of the Free Software games genre I am open to any other suggestion!

But while these games are great, the Open Source community sometimes fails to advertise them. For example, many of these games are included in the distributions – but did you ever see a Linux distribution review featuring the included games? It should be included in the release notes and reviews that a Linux distribution most often is not only a nice set of Office software but also comes along with a rich set of high quality games.

Fedora for example has a dedicated project for games, the Fedora Special Interest Group Games which helped to bring many games to Fedora. Except Secret Maryo Chronicles all games above are available on Fedora and just a click away. It takes more than 1 GB to install all these games – but that is definitely worth the space. And if you like them: promote them!

There is btw. only one genre which I personally miss badly: MMORPG. Of course there are projects dealing with it, but none of them has released a full, stable version yet. But that might be not too bad for my person because I still have to finish and hand in my final thesis these days, and a free MMORPG would give me quite some time problems.

2007 was probably The Year Of Free Graphics: AMD/ATI’s specs, a totally new Mesa, output hotplugging via XRandR and the announcement of new shiny OpenGL specs. While this all was truly great, the OpenGL releases never happened, and there are no updates on the topic.

Graphics in Free Software were always a difficult topic in former years: specs for many hardware bits were missing, proprietary drivers often didn’t support new hardware for several months, the graphics API (OpenGL) was seriously falling behind Microsoft’s competing API (DirectX) in terms of features and hardware support and last but not least the main free implementation of the API, Mesa, was hopelessly outdated.

While this list is indeed impressive, there is one big gap: the announcement of the new OpenGL specs. These never happened. Not even a cleaned-up version of the current OpenGL API ever came up anywhere. And, although it was said that the communication with the community would be improved there aren’t any information available about the current state. In fact, all possible channels are deserted. The only bit of information available is a post by Barthold Lichtenbelt (OpenGL ARB Working Group chair) in the OpenGL forum dated end of October 2007 stating that the development of the next spec faced difficulties and that the release will be delayed:

The OpenGL ARB found, after careful review, some unresolved issues that we want addressed before we feel comfortable releasing a specification. […] None of these issues we found are of earth-shocking nature, but we did want them discussed and resolved to make absolutely sure we are on the right path, and we are. […] The ARB meets 5 times a week, and has done so for the last two months, to get this out to you as soon as possible.[…] We don’t want to spend time fixing mistakes made in haste.
[…]
More details will follow soon in an upcoming OpenGL Pipeline newsletter.

Of course unresolved issues can turn up. But in such cases a vital part of maintaining a community – and also a stable customer base – is to deliver more information from time to time. And it is important to state schedules as soon as it is possible. If something is difficult, than that must be stated. Communication also means to say something from time to time just to show: we are alive, we care.
But the OpenGL team has failed in that regard: the mentioned OpenGL Pipeline newsletter is totally outdated and therefore a joke, and the forums don’t contain any other official post explaining the situation.

I’m pretty sure that there is work going on behind the scenes – there are many different parties with a vital interest to ship a next generation OpenGL. But the total lack of communication, the inability to handle basic communication principles in the right way is depressing. OpenGL is not only a technology, but also a product, and if the product is managed that bad it can’t be good for the technology.
Also it leaves the sad feeling that, in respect of the API, the free graphics ecosystem is still back in the old days.

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MRI findings in patients with affective disorder: a meta-analysis.
A review of the literature on primarily magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of patients with affective disorders is presented. Several studies have indicated an increased ventricle/brain ratio and other signs of cerebral atrophy, as well as an increased frequency of lesions (so-called signal hyperintensities) in the brains of unipolar and bipolar patients. This notion is strongly supported by two meta-analyses performed in the present study. The lesions are often localized in the frontal lobes and the basal ganglia, indicating a defective basal ganglia/frontal circuit, and are correlated with the degree of cognitive impairment seen in these conditions. No studies have indicated that psychoactive drugs or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) might cause the lesions, but on the other hand they can probably increase the risk of delirium complicating the treatment.


Unmanned drones track Arctic seals

U. COLORADO (US) — Cameras mounted on unmanned aircraft flying over the Arctic are doing double duty by assessing declining sea ice and pinpointing seals that have hauled up on ice floes.

The project is the first to use aircraft to monitor ice and seals in remote areas without putting pilots and observers at risk.

The Arctic is rapidly warming as a result of human-produced greenhouse gases and sea ice loss is impacting Arctic marine and terrestrial mammals, researchers say.

“Because ice is diminishing more rapidly in some areas than others, we are trying to focus on what areas and types of ice the seals need for their survival,” says Peter Boveng, leader of the Polar Ecosystems Program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center.

“By finding the types of ice they prefer, we can keep track of that ice and see how it holds up as the Arctic sea ice extent shrinks,” says Elizabeth Weatherhead of the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Four species of Arctic seals are of particular interest: the bearded, ringed, spotted, and ribbon seals, because each rely in some way on sea ice for breeding, resting, and as a safe haven from predators.

Seal-finding software
The unmanned aircraft, the “Scan Eagle,” was launched in May and June of 2009 from the NOAA vessel McArthur II over the Bering Sea west of Alaska. The drone has a 10-foot wingspan and is owned and operated by the University of Alaska.

The image recognition software was developed by Boulder Labs Inc. in Boulder, Colo., and was used to automate the identification of seals in 27,000 images that were collected during the flights.

“The results show that the seals have distinct preferences for specific types of ice, demonstrating that ice extent is not the only factor affecting seal populations,” Weatherhead says.

The Scan Eagle flights lasted from two to eight hours and flew at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1,000 feet.

While the amount of ocean and ice scanned by the unmanned aircraft was small—it flew 3- to 5-mile-long transects over the Bering Sea—the researchers were eager to see whether the image recognition system would work for characterizing both the ice and the seals. “The answer was a resounding yes,” Weatherhead says.

Sizing up ice
The analysis of sea ice by the team included edge-to-area calculations of ice floes as well as ice floe size and distribution.

“There is an incredible variety of ice and we are trying to come up with mathematical ways to describe it,” she says. “One thing that really interests us is how broken up the ice is in particular areas.”

According to CU-Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center, the total loss of Arctic sea ice extent from 1979 to 2009 was an area larger than the state of Alaska. Scientists believe the Arctic may become ice-free during the summers within the next several decades.

Under threat
This month, NOAA’s Fisheries Service proposed to list the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act because of diminishing sea ice and snow cover.

Arctic ringed seals do not come ashore, but use sea ice for whelping, nursing, and resting. Ringed seal pups are born in snow caves on the ice, and their survival can be affected by snow depths and the timing of spring snowmelt and ice breakup.

“Biologists are thrilled about the image recognition software because it could change the way we monitor seal populations,” says Weatherhead.

“We can send an unmanned craft out from a ship, collect 4,000 images, and have them analyzed before dinner. This is a great example of physicists working closely with biologists who are concerned with the health of seal populations.”

Typically, seals appear in less than 1 percent of the images, says Weatherhead. But on the ice floes or ice edges where they are found, the software can help researchers identify seals by species.

In the future, researchers might be able to identify the relative age and gender for some seal species. The software could even be adjusted to look for polar bears and their tracks.

The team wants to combine its results with forecasts not only of future sea ice extents, but also of future ice characteristics that will allow for predictions regarding the impacts of changing and disappearing ice types on seal populations.


Ease of Dressing

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What It Is

Young female fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles can dress up like their favorite Turtle with the Deluxe Leonardo and Deluxe Raphael Girl Tutu Dresses. Each green tutu dress comes with a shell backpack, a shiny fabric belt in the character's signature color, glovelets, and a matching eye mask. Each is sold separately and available in sizes small, medium, and large.

Is It Fun?

Little girls will love being able to dress up in Turtles gear just like the boys with these cute costumes. Girls will like the sparkle and shine of the fabric and wearing these costumes on Halloween and for everyday action-packed roleplay.


WRT300N v2.0 firmware

Hi, I am new to this router and the forum, so please bear with me thanks. I just found my WRT300N v2.0 router is still on firmware 2.00.08 which had some problems with wireless connections. I searched Linksys website but can only find the latest firmware 2.00.21. When I tried to upgrade it I got a message saying "Wrong version, not for this device" or something like that. I searched this forum and found out I need to upgrade to 2.00.13 first (Which has two .bin files and needs to do two step upgrades). But unfortunately I can not download any older version than the 2.00.21 from Linksys website. Does anybody still have the 2.00.13 or any version that can be upgraded from 2.00.08? Or a location I can download from? Thanks very much for your help!


Constantine's 13-episode first season comes to a close on Friday, February 13th (how apropos!) with "Waiting for the Man." John and Zed travel back to New Orleans to help out a case involving a missing girl while Papa Midnite makes a deal with some dark, mysterious forces that could spell out huge trouble for our hero.

I spoke to series star Matt Ryan about the big season ender, the return of Emmett Scanlan as DC's Jim Corrigan, John's relationship with Zed, the future of the show (and whether it could possibly wind up moving to Syfy) and more.

Matt Ryan as John Constantine in "Waiting for the Man."

Anjelica Celaya as Zed and Matt Ryan as Constantine.

Well, obviously it's the season finale. That goes without saying. So it's big. [laughs] But it's actually a story that's taken directly from the comics. And I think throughout the season when we've adapted things straight from the comics it's been very well-received. And so we've enjoyed that very much. But you'll also see the return of Jim Corrigan and Papa Midnite. And it's interesting because this time we see a development in John and Jim's relationship. The last time we saw Corrigan he was mostly paired up with Zed. This time he's actually asked for John's help and we see things progress in their relationship. We also see Jim taking a step toward what he's ultimately going to be - which is The Spectre. Which is great stuff.Papa Midnite also comes back to exact his revenge on John. There's a hit out on John. A bounty. Someone's placed a hit on him and we don't know who it is. We also reveal a little bit more about Manny and his character and backstory. So that's really interesting too.I don't think so really, to be honest with you. When I said they were well-received, I think it's more that those fans out there know those stories and they see what we're doing with them and how we're actually using them to showcase what the show's all about. And they're happy with that. For me, I think all the stories are great. I love the comics, so when we're doing something that's lifted directly from the comics, it's always really exciting to see what the writers do with it and how we wind up adapting it. So yes, it is always exciting. But then again the other stories are new stories and they're just as exciting for me as well.Well, with that one... You'll just have to wait and see. [laughs]. I mean truthfully, there's not much I can say for that. There's only so much I can reveal, obviously. I think Corrigan being in this episode is good though. He was sort of a reluctant participant in the last episode he was in, but this time he's actually asking John and Zed for their help and doesn't have to be introduced to their world anymore. And, like I said, he takes a certain step toward becoming The Spectre. There's a psychological, mental switch that gets flipped for him, so look out for that.Yeah, it's so much fun. I mean Michael [James Shaw] is just great and we have a blast together. It's always fun playing those types of relationships and with those types of dynamics. I really enjoy them. And Michael does was well. He's this huge guy who's so overpowering, but then John just doesn't give a s*** so it's great. He's just always like "Yeah, whatever. Piss off." I find it really really funny. Because when you look at the two of them Papa Midnite looks like he could take John out with one punch, but John just keeps giving him all this s***. It's a really fun relationship.I think that he's a master at disguising his emotions. And that's what's really fun about playing him. Looking at what level, on a scale from one to ten, is his actual fear factor at. And then deciding how much of it he would be hiding from the others. But he is a human being at the end of the day, and that's what I love about the character so much. He isn't the quintessential superhero who comes from another planet and flies around with a cape. He's a human being who has human problems. And has psychological problems just like everyone else. He's just street-wise and world-weary and knows how to not show anyone what he's feeling.I think it'll do both. I think it will and should do both. Hopefully it'll reveal a few things to the audience that we've been setting up throughout the season, but also give some enthusiasm for the show possibly going forward if we get picked up and are given another season.I don't know for sure, but there's been some talk. I mean we're always talking and I always talk to Daniel [Cerone] and David [Goyer] about what else we could adapt from the comic books. One storyline I'd love to see in there is "The Family Man" storyline. That's something that we could do if we came back for a second season. That's not to say that that story's in the cards, by the way, because obviously that's their job and my job is to play the part. But there are so many great storylines that I'd love to explore and I think this show has huge potential for many seasons to come given the great source material we have.I think that if we get a second season, we'll get see what happened at Newcastle. I think we will.I think John at the beginning was someone who was reluctant to take anyone new under his wing, so to speak. But then he saw what was useful about Zed when it came to the fight against the Rising Darkness. But there was also a part of him that wanted to keep her at arm's length. The two of them spent a lot of time trying to figure out each other's histories and backstories. Who they really were and where they came from. But I think over the course of the season they have become attached. And in the last episode you did see John get shaken by the news of her having a tumor. And it goes to show again his human quality and that no matter how hard you try to keep your distance from someone, if you spend enough time with someone you start to build a relationship and inevitably you become attached. And it comes back around to everyone who's around John winds up dying. But I think there's still a lot more places we can go with that relationship. Obviously in the comics they get together. We haven't explored that on the show yet, but there's chemistry between them. So it would be interesting to see what we do with the two of them going forward.Heh, I heard that news when you heard it, man. [Laughs] I was like "Oh, really? Is that something that could happen?" I mean, hopefully, that would be cool if it means that we get to continue exploring this world with these great characters and great stories. But I know just as much as you do right now. But fingers crossed.

Constantine's season finale airs Friday, February 13th at 9pm.Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/Showrenity


Woodsville, New Hampshire

Woodsville is a census-designated place (CDP) and the largest village in the town of Haverhill in Grafton County, New Hampshire, U.S., along the Connecticut River at the mouth of the Ammonoosuc River. The population was 1,126 at the 2010 census. Although North Haverhill is now the county seat of Grafton County, the village of Woodsville has traditionally been considered the county seat, as the county courthouse was originally located there. The county buildings are now located halfway between Woodsville and the village of North Haverhill to the south.

History

Woodsville was named for John L. Woods, a figure in its early development. He arrived from Wells River, Vermont, a village across the Connecticut River narrows in Newbury, and in 1829 purchased a sawmill which had been operating on the Ammonoosuc River since 1811. He manufactured pine lumber, and opened a store in his house. Spring snowmelt carried log drives down the Connecticut and Ammonoosuc rivers. A log boom was built across the Connecticut River to Wells River to hold the logs briefly for sorting.  Logs not destined for Woods' mill were released gradually to avoid jams in the Ox Bow meadow downstream.  Log drivers detailed to work at the boom enjoyed Woodsville's saloons and red-light district.

The Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad opened at Woodsville in 1853 and built its division offices and a branch repair shop. It replaced the original 1805 bridge between the states with a two-level span, featuring a toll highway below and railroad tracks on the roof. The village boomed into an important railway town and junction, endowed with fine examples of Victorian architecture. It also became a center for legal affairs. The log drives were stopped after 1915, when pleasure boat owners complained about the hazards to navigation. In 1889, the Grafton County Court moved from Haverhill Corner to Woodsville, where it remained until moving halfway to North Haverhill in 1972.

Geography
Woodsville is in the northwest corner of the town of Haverhill, bordered to the north by the town of Bath and to the west by the Connecticut River, which forms the state border with Vermont. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which  are land and , or 2.23%, are water. The Ammonoosuc River runs just north of the CDP and reaches its confluence with the Connecticut River at the northernmost point in the community.

Woodsville is crossed by U.S. Route 302 and by state routes 10 and 135. US 302 leads northeast  to Littleton and west across the Connecticut River to Wells River, Vermont and  to Interstate 91. Route 10 leads south from Woodsville  to Hanover, and Route 135 leads north  to Interstate 93 northwest of Littleton.

Woodsville serves as the commercial center for the town of Haverhill and the surrounding communities, including several just to the west in Vermont. Many of the town's commercial businesses, including supermarkets, sit-down and fast-food restaurants, and banks, are located near the junction of US 302 and NH 10. Cottage Hospital, a critical-access hospital serving the area, is also located in Woodsville.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,126 people, 482 households, and 293 families residing in the CDP. There were 558 housing units, of which 76, or 13.6%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.5% white, 0.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 1.9% from two or more races. 1.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 482 households in the CDP, 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were headed by married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.87.

23.9% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 9.4% were from age 18 to 24, 26.3% were from 25 to 44, 28.1% ere from 45 to 64, and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $40,708, and the median income for a family was $34,635. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,945. About 28.4% of the population and 20.3% of families were below the poverty line, including 40.1% of those under age 18.

Notable people

 Chad Paronto, relief pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, and Houston Astros
 Bob Smith, pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers
 Mark Steyn, columnist and author

In popular culture
In The Stand by Stephen King, Woodsville is mentioned as the home of Glen Pequod Bateman, a major character in the novel. He was an associate professor of sociology at the fictional Woodsville Community College when the superflu hit.

See also
 Disappearance of Maura Murray

References

External links
 Town of Haverhill website
 Woodsville Free Public Library

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Matrix Morpheus

what if i told you

that legalizing sweet marriage, reforming a broken health care system, appointing two women to the supreme court, saving the auto industry, regulating the housing industry, normalizing relations with cuba, working out a nuclear deal with iran, and decriminalizing marijuana use, all done by the country's first black president isn't business as usual in washington.

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// ExternalStringsHack.cs is generated from ExternalStringsHack.cs.in
//

using System;

namespace Beagrep.Util {

	  public class ExternalStringsHack {

		static public string Version {
		       get { return "@VERSION@"; }
		}

		static public string Prefix {
			get { return "@prefix@"; }
		}

		static public string SysConfDir {
			get { return "@sysconfdir@"; }
		}

		static public string PkgLibDir {
			get { return "@pkglibdir@"; }
		}

		static public string PkgDataDir {
			get { return "@pkgdatadir@"; }
		}

		static public string LocalStateDir {
			get { return "@localstatedir@"; }
		}

		static public string DataDir {
			get { return "@datadir@"; }
		}

		static public string LocaleDir {
		       get { return "@prefix@/share/locale"; }
		}

		/* Still need this since we directly do not use KDE C# bindings */
		static public string KdePrefix {
			get { return "@KDE_PREFIX@"; }
		}
	}
}


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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a microprocessor, and more particularly to a microprocessor having a translation lookaside buffer (TLB).
2. Description of the Related Art
In a virtual memory computer, it is necessary to translate a virtual address into a physical address (address translation) during program execution. A hardware mechanism for the address translation is called a dynamic address translator (DAT). The DAT refers to an address translation table (a table constituted of a segment table, a page table, and so on) to execute the address translation. The address translation table is in a main memory and managed by an operating system (OS). The address translation table shows, for example, which virtual page number corresponds to which physical page number.
If the DAT refers to the address translation table for every address translation, overhead for the address translation substantially increases. Therefore, in a general practice, previously used address translation information (a pair of the virtual page number and the physical page number) is registered in a high-speed memory with locality of the address reference taken into consideration. This memory is called a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) or an address translation buffer. The TLB has a plurality of entries in which the address translation information is registered.
If there is no address translation information corresponding to a virtual address in the TLB at the time the address translation is executed, it is necessary to substitute address translation information obtained by address translation using the address translation table for the address translation information registered in any one of the entries. In other words, the entry substitution is required to be executed. An entry to be substituted is chosen according to LRU (Least Recently Used) algorithm, for example. Specifically, an entry that was referred to least recently is chosen as a subject of substitution with locality of the address reference taken into consideration.
However, for example, in a case a frequently used program is executed after a less frequently used program in a time-slice OS, one entry substitution request made during the less frequently used program leads to occurrence of a lot of the entry substitution requests during the frequently used program. Therefore, the advantages of the TLB cannot be exerted.
In order to solve this problem, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. Hei 4-338848, for example, proposes a TLB having a function of prohibiting the entry substitution (entry lock). In this kind of TLB, each entry has a substitution prohibition bit. The substitution prohibition bit is set in an entry having registered therein address translation information used for a frequently used program (such as a program needed to have a realtime property), i.e., information required to be resident in the TLB. The entry having the set substitution prohibition bit is excluded from candidates for the entry substitution.


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(Reuters) – Aubrey McClendon, the CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp, has borrowed as much as $1.1 billion over the last three years against his stake in thousands of company wells – a move that analysts, academics and attorneys who reviewed loan documents say raises the potential for conflicts of interest.

The loans, which haven’t been previously detailed to shareholders, are used to fund McClendon’s operating costs for an unusual corporate perk that offers him a chance to invest in a 2.5 percent interest in every well the company drills. McClendon in turn is using the 2.5 percent stakes as collateral on those same loans, documents filed in five states show.

The size and nature of the loans raise questions about whether McClendon’s personal financial deals could compromise his fiduciary duty to Chesapeake investors, experts who reviewed the documents told Reuters.

Three years ago, McClendon was in the middle of another controversy, after records were released showing McClendon’s compensation package for 2008 – arguably the worst year in the company’s history – totaled $112 million, including a one-time bonus of $75 million.

As Chesapeake’s assets and market value were growing rapidly during the mid 2000’s, McClendon began purchasing large blocks of CHK stock on margin. At its peak value of around $70 a share, McClendon owned around 5% of the company, a stake worth close to $2 billion. But when energy prices and the stock market both collapsed during the summer of 2008, McClendon’s lenders began making margin calls on his stock purchases. McClendon was forced to liquidate most of his shares in order to pay off his creditors. After McClendon spooked investors by flooding the market with shares, and news about the heavy indebtedness of the company began to surface, CHK stock plunged to a devastating low of $11 per share, wiping out most of McClendon’s fortune.

At that time, many people speculated that the bonus was really more like a payday loan that provided McClendon with enough cash to cover his share of the operating costs tied to the 2.5% personal ownership stake that McClendon (as co-founder, CEO, and chairman) receives for every oil or gas well that Chesapeake drills.

Here is the core of what is wrong with McClendon’s massive borrowing: Chesapeake is severely capital constrained (a result of high debt loads, reckless spending on ever more shale gas acreage and rock bottom natural gas prices) to the point that the company is trying to sell billions of dollars in assets this year to make ends meet. At the same time this is going on, McClendon has been competing directly against his own company for access to the capital markets in order to shore up his own finances — without telling shareholders the extent of his financings.

Doesn’t he owe it to shareholders to put their capital needs ahead of his own? Shouldn’t shareholders know that the ceo of their company has found someone to lend him $1.1 billion against assets that they co-own with him? That’s an amount of money that is certainly material to a company with an equity market cap of $12 billion and debt load of $10 billion. This is an obvious conflict of interest, insufficiently disclosed, that should not be allowed to continue.

… And it’s not just this $1.1 billion in loans. I’ve also learned today that McClendon has entered into two private transactions called volumetric production payments, whereby he has collected more than $130 million upfront from banks and investors in return for delivering to them set amounts of gas from his wells for a certain period of time (in effect he’s sold them a temporary overriding interest). Though Chesapeake’s most recent proxy filing mentions that McClendon has done such VPPs, the deals were not announced at the time they were done, nor were the dollar values.

So how does this happen at all? McClendon has one of the best perks in the entire oil and gas industry. Every time Chesapeake drills a well across its millions of acres, McClendon gets a 2.5% stake in it. He has to pay a pro-rated share of the capital costs and expenses that go into those wells, but after that, 2.5% of the oil and gas coming out of that well, and 2.5% of the reserves down in the ground are his, free and clear.

Helman also points out another aspect of McClendon’s sweetheart deal. Chesapeake has bought huge swaths of land as well as numerous mineral leases for land that it doesn’t own. Not all of these assets will yield a profitable amount of production. But McClendon’s deal means that his stake only includes profitable wells, while the company (and its shareholders) must absorb the losses for dry holes and acreage not used for production.

Not that it’s done him much good. Chesapeake’s most recent proxy filing sets out the financial performance underlying McClendon’s FWPP interests. In 2010 he received revenues from oil and gas sales of $127 million, but had to put up $268 million for his share of well costs and capital expenditures. That yielded a net capital loss of $142 million. This was worse than his $116 million loss in 2009 and his $63 million loss in 2008 (that was the year that he lost his fortune in Chesapeake shares after a margin call wiped him out). Gas prices have only been going down, so it’s likely that his last year’s FWPP losses were the worst ever. No wonder he needs a loan.

Now if McClendon’s prime slice of the Chesapeake pie is doing this poorly, it means the core oil and gas business underlying Chesapeake is just as bad, or worse. You can see it in their years of financial statements. The company doesn’t generate any free cash flow from operations; it’s only by playing the land game — acquiring acreage cheap and selling it at a premium to big, multinational companies like BHP Billiton, Cnooc or Total — that McClendon has kept the business going. That, plus taking on $10 billion in debt.

McClendon’s affability, generosity toward employees, vision, and guts have endeared him to many in the oil and gas industry. He has built a billion-dollar company almost literally from scratch and in the process has created tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in wealth. His achievements have been noted by many and are rightfully applauded, particularly due to the fact that Chesapeake has received virtually nothing in the way of loans, grants, or subsidies from the Federal government.

But in his personal quest to become a billionaire, he has gone too far. CHK closed today at $18 per share, down 44% from 8 months ago and down 73% from its peak value in June 2008. It would be tragic if the Chesapeake board of directors allowed McClendon’s ego and desire to accumulate a huge personal fortune to sink the company.

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Michael Laprarie lives in Oklahoma City and has been blogging since 2004. He is currently employed as a science teacher, and his professional experience includes contracting as a residential remodeling and asset preservation specialist, small business ownership, and QA/QC as well as general laboratory operations in the environmental testing industry. His interests include jazz record collecting, politics and current events from a conservative viewpoint, and Christian thought in the Armenian/Wesleyan tradition.


Nilov and Kuprianov are returning from a hunting trip and stop for a meal at the mill. An old man tells them about the mad wolf that has been terrorizing the village. They make light of the tale that there is a man in the village who can cure hydrophobia (rabies). Later, Nilov goes out for an evening walk. Suddenly, he sees a suspicious shadow--the wolf!

Nilov doesn't have a weapon with him. When the wolf gets close, the hunter grabs him by the neck. Ultimately, Nilov's cries for help are answered and the wolf killed, but not before he inflicts a deep bite on Nilov's shoulder. Nilov is terrified of contracting hydrophobia and goes first to the folk healer and then to a local physician, Dr. Ovchinnikov. Ovchinnikov reassures him that he almost certainly won't get rabies; after all, the wolf bit him through his clothing and he bled a lot, so the poison "probably flowed out with the blood."

In the first version of this story (1886), Nilov was so delighted that he paid Ovchinnikov 500 rubles, went merrily along his way, and a year later had not contracted the disease. In the later version (1899-1901), Chekhov changed the ending: Nilov embraces Ovchinnikov and leaves in his carriage, thinking about what a great tale his encounter with the wolf will be.

The title refers to the lineage of women who form the unusual community surrounding the central character’s life in the decades following World War II. When we first meet Antonia (Willeke Van Ammelrooy), she is an elderly Dutch woman announcing to herself that today is the day she will die, and when the film concludes, indeed, she does. However, what transpires in-between presents a rich story of birth, death, disability, love, hatred, and, above all, a tenacious sense of nurturing regeneration in spite of harsh and difficult obstacles.

Audiences are swept into a pastoral epic filled with the pathos and joy of human life. In the unfolding flashback, Antonia and her teen-aged daughter, Danielle (El Dottermans), return to her rural birth setting on the day her own mother dies, and where she will become the life force for her daughter and, eventually, for the entire village.

Two women running a large farm seems at first daunting, but we discover that Antonia is a farmer in what might be called a feminist sense: she cares for everything that grows. Not only do her crops thrive under prudent management, but so do the vulnerable, infirm and damaged figures who are brought into her garden and house for recovery.

For example, Loony Lips, an awkward Ichabod Crane of a boy, tortured as the village idiot, is rescued by Antonia to become a productive member of the farm; later, he and DeeDee, Farmer Daan’s sexually abused and mentally limited daughter, who has similarly been rescued by Antonia and Danielle, fall in love and are married. For all of their shortcomings, the couple’s shy approach to one another, and joys for the simple provenance offered by Antonia as their protector, provide an emblem of the nurturing powers in the female household. Audiences squirm with delight as they watch these discarded members of society flourish with embarrassing innocence.

We watch Danielle’s transformation from adolescence to womanhood and find nothing alarming or disconcerting about her lesbianism and her decision to become pregnant without benefit of marriage. Antonia, always acceptant of life’s realities, continues to care for Danielle’s needs by providing emotional and intellectual support in the search for an appropriate man to father the child.

Much later, Danielle’s child is raped by DeeDee’s brother, who had also been raping DeeDee, prior to her rescue from her father’s malevolent and abusive household. Justice is swift. Antonia, magnificent in her outrage, sweeps across the farm and into the village pub where the males are gathered. With rifle pointed at the rapist’s head, she orders him out of town. [Her form of justice is less brutal than that of Danielle, who, having witnessed the rape of DeeDee by the same man, thrusts a pitchfork into his groin.]

Antonia’s farm grows and expands with new life. Seasons come and go, bringing death and rebirth. Happiness and tragedy exist side by side, as exemplified by the opposing viewpoints of Antonia’s positive spirit, and the pessimistic outlook held by Antonia’s life-long friend, Crooked Finger (Mil Seghers), the melancholic, Nietzche-quoting philosopher, who finds life impossible and unbearable. Whether we are watching Antonia’s mother die, or the Catholic Mad Madonna howling at the moon when she should be loving the Protestant man separated from her by the floor in the building they share, or feeling the appreciation of Farmer Daan’s wife’s for Antonia’s strengths--strengths that she herself does not possess--we are woven in the magic of a remarkably simple and yet complex fabric.

Seventeen year-old Phyllis Halliday lives with her parents near the maximum security penitentiary in Kingston, Canada. In the year 1919-20, she establishes a forbidden, epistolic relationship with convict Joseph Cleroux, who is serving a sentence for theft and extortion. Messages, money, and small gifts of tobacco, chocolate, and a ring, are concealed in the quarry next to her home where the convicts are sent to work. Influenced by the newly released film with Mary Pickford, she dubs her new friend "Daddy Long Legs," and herself, "Peggy."

Both Phyllis and Joe fear being caught, and they suffer from parallel illnesses. As she falls in love with the man whom she has never met, she neglects her studies, hoping that he will come for her when he is discharged. However, on that day, he is immediately put on the first train out of town. His letters dwindle and cease, but Phyllis continues to wait and hope.

A young doctor, just graduated, arrives at the country hospital to which he is assigned. He is fraught with anxiety because of his inexperience, especially when he meets the seasoned feldsher and midwives, who sing the praises of his predecessor. During the night his first patient arrives: a girl who was caught in a brake (a machine for threshing flax) and is now mangled and near death. No one expects her to live. The feldsher whispers, “She'll die now.” Yet the doctor feels compelled to try to save her, despite his ignorance. He amputates a leg, he continues treatment, the girl hangs on. Eventually she recovers. The new doctor has established his reputation in the district.

This short novel relates how a catastrophe involving strangers perturbs the lives of people who live in or near the site where the disaster occurs. The event is an airplane crash; the site, the small town of Bounds, Texas. Told as an inner monologue by each person who either witnessed the crash, or became directly involved in its aftermath, the well crafted narrative weaves back and forth among a widowed postmistress into whose field the plane falls; a priest who is questioning his calling and who administers last rites to all of the victims; a skeptical newspaper reporter; a reclusive young man who ghoulishly hunts souvenirs in the wreckage.

The postmistress hovers between dismay at the ruination of her field and curiosity and concern over the far-flung surviving relatives who come to visit the site long afterwards. Her thoughts are filled with memories of her husband and of the evolving relationship with her married son. She ponders that before the crash, ". . . seemed like I'd lived in a fishtank. "Then, "something shattered" and ". . . the whole world poured in."

The priest keeps the church doors open to strangers, including mourners from far away. This runs up the utility bill, drawing criticism from the parish council. So shaken is he by their small-mindedness and by his vocational doubts that he cannot say Mass. The reclusive souvenir hunter, who pocketed a body part, a hand, from the crash site, is haunted by ". . . that hand against my hand . . ." The newspaper reporter feels compelled to re-visit the scene months later.

The poem depicts a fiercely wild and free woman who meets an untimely death in a motorcycle accident. The anatomy student views the cadaver as more than just "thirty-one-year-old female flesh," and fantasizes about what her life (and death) must have been like.

In this long poem (47 quatrains), Annandale visits his doctor after years of absence and tells the doctor his story. When his wife Miriam died, he mourned her, "wept and said that all was done." Then he met Damaris, "who knows everything, / Knows how to find so much in me." Damaris, who became his second wife, comforts and accepts him. Even though sometimes "her complexities / Are restive" and she becomes angry, soon "She folds her paws and purrs again.

Annandale tells this story of late life happiness, then leaves the doctor's office. He never reaches home: "There was a sick crash in the street, / And after that there was no doubt, / Of what there was." In the last five quatrains, the doctor reflects on what he did for Annandale after the accident ("the one thing to do")--euthanasia.

This anti-war novel is written from the point of view of an injured World War I infantryman (Joe Bonham). As the plot progresses we realize how severe the injuries are (most of his face has been blown away and eventually his arms and legs must be amputated--leaving a faceless torso) and why the story is being told by an interior monologue voice.

Interspersed with recollections of Joe Bonham's life is a description of his amazing struggle to remain human. Joe's quest begins with a search for "time," and once time has been found, he begins to "organize" his world. After many years of struggle to orient himself, he tries to reach out to others by "communicating" with them. Unfortunately, his initial attempts to move his head in Morse Code are initially misconstrued as seizures, for which he receives sedatives. Eventually, a nurse new to his care realizes what he is trying to do and informs his doctors.

What Joe wants most is to let the world know about the horrors of war. He assures his keepers that he could support himself in this venture if only they would let him out (people would be glad to pay to see a "freak" such as himself). The answer he receives in return, one which had to be "literally" pounded into his forehead: "What you ask is against regulations."

In this very short piece, the author plunges the reader immediately into a scene from the American Civil War. A lieutenant, never named, is wounded in the right arm while resting with his troops during an active battle. The next segment of the vignette, almost surreal in its presentation, is comprised of the lieutenant's perceptions of the war going on around him as he walks to the rear in search of the field hospital. At the hospital, the wounded man has a brief, terse, and most unpleasant encounter with the surgeon, who is rude and lies to him. The lieutenant's fear and despair is captured by single lines of tightly controlled metaphor and stark description.

The poet addresses Jerina, a friend and confidant who knows the narrator’s story of childhood sexual abuse at the hands--"the silent fingers in the dark"--of her own father. The poet states matter-of-factly that she long ago realized there could be no safety anywhere if there was none at home. As an adult she took refuge in her work and neglected her personal life, but now "the girl [of whom she had been ashamed] is rising in me" and she intends to "have what she / has earned, / sweet sighs, safe houses, / hands she can trust."


Persistence of inclusions and antigens of chicken anemia virus in Marek's disease lymphoma.
The pathogenesis of the co-infection of CAV to MDV is complicated. In order to investigate the impact of CAV on the transformation phase of MD, MDV and, subsequently, CAV, were inoculated at 1day and 4weeks of age, respectively. Chickens were divided into six groups; vvMDV, vvMDV-CAV, vMDV, vMDV-CAV, CAV and a control group. The CAV inclusions and antigens were continuously detected in MD lymphomas in the vMDV-CAV and vvMDV-CAV groups in large bizarre-shape (presumably CD4+ T cells) and small MD lymphoid cells (presumably CD8+ T cells). The MD lymphomas were composed primarily of CD4+ T cells, but CD8+ T cells were infiltrated singly or in clusters. CAV enhanced the MDV-induced brain lesions in the vMDV-CAV group. The lymphoproliferative lesion (LP) in the vvMDV-CAV and vMDV-CAV groups was non-significantly higher than those in vvMDV and vMDV groups, respectively. CAV significantly increased the LP lesion in sciatic nerves. In conclusion, MD lymphomas enabled CAV replication and dissemination. The depletion of CTLs by CAV did not significantly affect progression of MD lymphoma, although they are essential for possible transition of lymphomatous to inflammatory lesion.


Access to 3-Deazaguanosine Building Blocks for RNA Solid-Phase Synthesis Involving Hartwig-Buchwald C-N Cross-Coupling.
3-Deazaguanosine (c3G) and phosphoramidite derivatives thereof that allow incorporation of this modification into RNA are needed for atomic mutagenesis experiments to explore mechanistic aspects of ribozyme catalysis. Here, we report a practical synthesis for c3G phosphoramidites from inexpensive starting materials. The key reaction sequence is a silyl-Hilbert-Johnson nucleosidation followed by Hartwig-Buchwald cross-coupling to achieve the N2-phenoxyacetyl protected c3G nucleoside.


What is this?

MIAMI — There’s been another delay for pop star Justin Bieber on Florida charges of driving under the influence and resisting arrest.

Prosecutors and Bieber’s attorney told a judge at a hearing Wednesday they need three more weeks to determine whether the case goes to trial or is resolved with a plea deal. Another hearing was set Aug. 5 for the 20-year-old singer.

Alcohol breath tests found Bieber’s level below the 0.02 limit for underage drivers but urine tests showed the presence of marijuana and an anti-anxiety drug. Bieber was also charged with driving on an expired license.


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The National Health Services (NHS) faces huge financial pressures, which will likely worsen in the current Covid-19 climate. Current guidelines relating to Oral and Maxillofacial surgery recommend increased levels of personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce viral transmission, helping to protect patients and staff.

The aim of this project is to highlight the additional cost of this PPE to NHS services during Covid-19. As a profession it is incumbent on us to regularly review evidence in order to assess what PPE is justified at different stages of viral prevalence.

Material and methods {#sec0010}
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Data was taken retrospectively from Aneurin Bevan Healthboard to assess how many clinical procedures were carried out over a one year period. This was then multiplied by the additional cost of PPE required due to Covid-19 to estimate an overall cost. Choice of PPE was made in accordance with the latest British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) guidelines [@bib0005], [@bib0010], which recommends FFP2 masks for non-aerosol generating procedures (AGP) and FFP3 masks for AGP.

The increased PPE cost was calculated per patient, where each clinician and assistant each wore an additional surgical sterile gown and FFP2 or FFP3 mask. Increased amounts of clinical waste were also calculated, with an average increase of one bag for every 3 patients. The added cost of this disposal was also included ([Fig. 1](#fig0005){ref-type="fig"}, [Fig. 2](#fig0010){ref-type="fig"} ).Fig. 1(Left) Example of clinician wearing full PPE prior to intraoral surgery. (Right) FFP3 mask sourced from 3 M.Fig. 1Fig. 2table showing itemised PPE cost per patient.\*PPE prices correct as of June 2019.Fig. 2

The total number of patients seen per annum was calculated by multiplying the average number of patients per list (3) by the total number of lists per week (18). This equates to 2808 patients seen per year for intra-oral surgery.

Results {#sec0015}
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The added cost of PPE due to current Covid-19 guidelines totaled £11.50 per patient. Multiplied by 2808 patients the total cost of a 1-year period was £32,292.

Discussion {#sec0020}
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Guidelines from governing bodies have a widespread impact on clinicians in both primary and secondary care settings. The aim is to provide treatment whilst maximizing safety for both patients and clinicians. Cost should not be a disproportionate driving factor when guidelines are written, however the likely long term effects of Covid-19 means that this financial burden will be significant. As such, all guidelines should be founded on a strong evidence base that should be regularly reviewed though the various stages of the pandemic. This will help reduce the likelihood of unnecessary use of PPE where there is no appreciable clinical benefit, whilst improving cost efficiencies.

Conclusions {#sec0025}
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A conservative estimate of increased PPE expenditure for the forthcoming year is £32,292 for Aneurin Bevan Maxillofacial unit. This is likely to increase significantly as wholesale PPE costs rise. The expenditure is needed to reduce Covid-19 transmission whilst continuing to provide surgical treatment. To reduce this ongoing cost all must be done to help reduce viral spread ensuring normal clinical standards can return as soon as possible.

Conflict of Interest {#sec0030}
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None.

Ethics statement/confirmation of patient permission {#sec0035}
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Uncited References {#sec0040}
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[@bib0015], [@bib0020], [@bib0025].


The 26-year-old driver and his passenger narrowly escaped injury as the object cracked the glass and, despite his shock, managed to keep control of the car. Two young white boys, believed to be aged about 11 years old, were spotted on the footbridge leading from Caeleon Close in Claygate, but have not yet been caught by police. One is thought to have dark brown hair. The man was driving under the bridge just after 4.30pm on February 26 and has been left with a bill of around £100 for repairs to his car. A spokesman for Surrey Police said throwing objects at traffic could be extremely serious and there was no doubt that, if the driver had lost control of his car, he and other road users would have suffered serious injury. “We cannot stress too strongly just how dangerous it is to throw objects from motorway bridges,” he said. “We would appeal to parents to impress upon their children the consequences of doing this. “We are bringing more offenders to court to face justice and anyone caught throwing objects onto the motorway will be dealt with appropriately.” In just six months there have been 17 reported incidents of people launching objects at cars from footbridges over the A3. This is the second highest total for motorways covered by the Strategic Road Network, which patrols and collects data for the county’s motorways. One of the most high-profile cases of people throwing objects or stones from motorway bridges is that of 53-year-old Michael Little. In 2003 the Essex lorry driver was killed when a brick was thrown through the windscreen of his cab on the M3. The culprit, 20-year-old Craig Harman of Frimley, near Camberley, admitted manslaughter after originally being charged with murder. Mr Little died from heart failure after he was hit on the chest by the brick but, despite shock and injury, he managed to steer his 44-tonne lorry to the hard shoulder in the seconds before he collapsed and died. Police launched a murder hunt and finally caught up with Harman through a groundbreaking familial DNA technique. The method involved matching blood found on the brick to a sample from a family member of Harman, which was held on the police database. Drivers on the M3 have also been the victims of concrete slabs being pushed off bridges by schoolchildren. A letter from Mr Little’s partner Sue Norman is included in a teaching pack for schoolchildren in Surrey called Just A Stone’s Throw. She described Harman’s actions as a “senseless act” and said he was “mindless of the hurt and devastation” he had left behind. Surrey County Council’s senior road safety officer Jane Siegle said the pack had been developed by the Highways Agency in partnership with Surrey services. “As a road safety officer for schools in the Surrey area I understand how peer pressure can compel children to do things like throwing objects off bridges,” she said. “The packs help children understand how heavy an object becomes as it falls from a bridge and how much damage it can cause to a car or driver. “It will help them to stand up to their peers if they are being pressured.” The pack highlights the dangers of throwing objects from bridges and the emotional impact it has on the families of those who have been hurt or killed. Surrey Police would like to speak to anyone who has any information about the incident at the Claygate footbridge. Call the police on 0845 125 2222 or contact Crimestop-pers anonymously on 0800 555111.


Upper Mustang Trek

Mustang Region occupied with the southern plateau of the Tibet along with the high himalayan giants like Dhaulagiri and Annapurna. The ancient Kingdom of Mustang

Upper Mustang trek is remote cultural trekking in the rain shadow area of Nepal. Upper part of Mustang region is famous for Tibetan influence culture and landscape which provides similar taste of Tibetan life. Lo-Manthang is the capital of Mustang. The region was a separate state called Mustang but now it is the part of Nepal. Still the local culture is preserved by the ex-king of Mustang. Trekking in Upper Mustang is wonderful walking journey to the hidden land of high Himalayan plateau.

Mustang Region occupied with the southern plateau of the Tibet along with the high Himalayan giants like Dhaulagiri and Annapurna. The ancient Kingdom of Mustang the capital Lo Manthan was attached to Tibet in the 14th century, Although it retained its identity as an autonomous dynasty throughout the centuries which is a walled city with their own present King Jigme Prabal Bista and the people still remain predominantly Tibetan.

One of the region in which outsiders are inaccessibled. By this isolation, life has almost unchanged for centuries.On the Trek, the Great River Kali Gandaki with a majestic and fast flowing river which have carved a deep george through the himalayas and to the plains.

Itinerary

Day 01 :

Arrival at Kathmandu, transfer to Hotel

Day 02 :

Free day in Kathmandu

Day 03 :

Kathmandu-Pokhara by fly/drive.

Day 04 :

Pokhara - Jomsom flight & Trek to Kagbeni

Day 05 :

Trek to Chele

Day 06 :

Trek to Eklobhatti

Day 07 :

Trek to Ghami

Day 08 :

Trek to Tsarang

Day 09 :

Trek to Lo Manthang

Day 10 :

Explore Lo Manthang & Eastern Valley, Nyphu, Gharphu

Day 11 :

Trek to Tange 3240m.

Day 12 :

Trek to Tetang

Day 13 :

Trek to Muktinath

Day 14 :

Trek to Jomsom

Day 15 :

Flight back to Pokhara. Transfer to the Hotel. A free afternoon in Pokhara

Day 16 :

Back to Kathmandu.

Included

from airport to hotel and hotel to airport transfer by private vehicle

Three nights’ accommodation in a 3-star hotel in Kathmandu with Buffest breakfast

Welcome or farewell dinners (depend up to your arrival and departure time)

Not Included

Nepal Visa fee USD25 for 15 days, USD40 for 30 days or if extending your stay USD100 for 90 days. All are multiple entries. You will also need a passport photo. The visa fee can be paid in US Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Euros. (bring accurate USD cash and two passport photographs)

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With it's high price tag I was expecting much from this lens on my GH3 but the edge resolution is disappointing under 25mm where my 14-45 is better at a fraction of the price. I shoot mainly at F8 and would expect any wide open edge losses to be resolved when stopped down but doing this on the 12-35 does very little. I was about to buy a 35-100 as well but was stopped when I started to read reports and see tests showing a similar so-so edge performance so this may simply be the design compromise of these lenses. On the plus side it has fast AF, weather sealed, fast aperture, a good solid feel and not bad edge resolution at 35mm. Think I'll sell it unless it's simply a bad copy.

The first question I have is do you have a good reason to shoot at F8.0?

I am getting tired of people stopping m4/3s lenses down and then complaining about the mistake they just made.

Why is it a mistake to stop down to f/8.0 for landscape photos? This ensures everything is in focus, and f/8 isn't a high enough f/stop to have any major loss of sharpness from diffraction.