End of the line for Roadrunner supercomputer

Susan Montoya Bryan , The Associated Press ? ? ? 19 hrs.

It's the end of the line for Roadrunner, a first-of-its-kind collection of processors that once reigned as the world's fastest supercomputer.

The $121 million supercomputer, housed at one of the nation's premiere nuclear weapons research laboratories in northern New Mexico, will be decommissioned Sunday.

The reason? The world of supercomputing is evolving and Roadrunner has been replaced with something smaller, faster, more energy efficient and cheaper. Still, officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory say it's among the 25 fastest supercomputers in the world.

"Roadrunner got everyone thinking in new ways about how to build and use a supercomputer," said Gary Grider, who works in the lab's high performance computing division. "Specialized processors are being included in new ways on new systems and being used in novel ways. Our demonstration with Roadrunner caused everyone to pay attention."

In 2008, Roadrunner was first to break the elusive petaflop barrier by processing just over a quadrillion mathematical calculations per second.

Los Alamos teamed up with IBM to build Roadrunner from commercially available parts. They ended up with 278 refrigerator-size racks filled with two different types of processors, all linked together by 55 miles of fiber optic cable. It took nearly two dozen tractor trailer trucks to deliver the supercomputer from New York to northern New Mexico.

The supercomputer has been used over the last five years to model viruses and unseen parts of the universe, to better understand lasers and for nuclear weapons work. That includes simulations aimed at ensuring the safety and reliability of the nation's aging arsenal.

As part of the U.S. nuclear stockpile stewardship program, researchers used Roadrunner's high-speed calculation capabilities to unravel some of the mysteries of energy flow in weapons.

Los Alamos has been helping pioneer novel computer systems for decades. In 1976, the lab helped with the development of the Cray-1. In 1993, the lab held the fastest supercomputer title with the Thinking Machine CM-5.

"And to think of where we're going to be in the next 10 to 15 years, it's just mindboggling," said lab spokesman Kevin Roark.

Right now, Los Alamos ? along with scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California ? is using a supercomputer dubbed Cielo. Installed in 2010, it's slightly faster than Roadrunner, takes up less space and came in at just under $54 million.

Roark said in the next 10 to 20 years, it's expected that the world's supercomputers will be capable of breaking the exascale barrier, or one quintillion calculations per second.

There will be no ceremony when Roadrunner is switched off Sunday, but lab officials said researchers will spend the next month experimenting with its operating system and techniques for compressing memory before dismantling begins. They say the work could help guide the design of future supercomputers.

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This TV stinks. No, really!

Once upon 1981, John Waters tried to engage his cult-ish fans with a scratch-and-sniff "Odorama" card to complement the film Polyester. This TV is not that -- in fact, it's a decidedly higher-tech approach to true Smell-O-Vision. Devised by a team of Japanese researchers at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and demoed in prototype form at IEEE's Virtual Reality conference, the set uses four corner-mounted fans to break the fourth wall and create an immersive olfactory experience. By merging and adjusting vapors fed through these four airflows, the team can somewhat realistically trick viewers into believing the scent is coming from localized areas of the screen. We can just hear parents of the future now: "Stop sitting so close to the screen, Johnny. You're gonna pass out from the fumes." Ah, the future...

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Mandela has 'restful day' of recovery

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Former South African President Nelson Mandela is pictured during a visit by former US president on July 17, 2012 at his home in Qunu, Eastern Cape, on the eve of his 94th birthday.

By Sofia Perpetua, NBCNews.com

Nelson Mandela condition has improved, the South African government confirmed on Sunday after the 94-year-old human-rights icon and former president received treatment for pneumonia.

?Nelson Mandela had a restful day,? the presidency of South Africa said in a statement. ?His condition has improved further.?

Mandela continues to receive treatment after he spending four days at the hospital. The South African government does not want to reveal in which hospital Mandela is receiving treatments.

NBC's Keir Simmons reports from South Africa and has the latest regarding the health of Nelson Mandela.

?We thank all people at home and around the world, who continue to keep ?Mandiba? (Mandela) and his family in their thoughts and to show their love and support in various ways,? said president Jacob Zuma, referring to the apartheid-era hero by his clan name. ?We also thank foreign governments for their message of support.?

Last December, Mandela spent 18 days at the hospital as he was being treated for lung infection and gallstones.

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Keep police business off Facebook, NYPD tells cops

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The New York Police Department has begun policing how its officers use Facebook, Twitter and other social media.

An internal order made public on Thursday advises members of the nation's largest police department to be careful with what they reveal online ? even urging them not to disclose that they're on the force.

Officers "are to exercise good judgment and demonstrate professionalism expected of them while performing their official duties," the memo says. It also warns that "personal social media sites may be used against them to undermine the credibility of the department, interfere with official police business, compromise ongoing investigations and affect their employment status."

The guidelines bar officers from posting photos of themselves in uniform ? with the exception of those taken at promotion or awards ceremonies ? unless they have permission from the department. Officers could face discipline if they don't comply.

Police officials said the policy has been in the works for about two years, and arose out of concern that police officers' online postings could embarrass the NYPD or be misinterpreted as official police policy. The department punished more than a dozen officers after they made degrading remarks about revelers at the West Indian Day Parade in 2011.

"We believe these guidelines are reasonable and make sense," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Thursday.

The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, which represents 23,000 police officers, declined comment. In the past, the union has cautioned its members about what they post and who they interact with on the Internet.

The NYPD edict prohibits the posting on personal websites of crime scene photos or witness statements. It also bars officers from using social media to contact witnesses, crime victims or lawyers involved in pending cases, or to contact minors who aren't part of their families.

"Such communications may be deemed inappropriate or unethical and may jeopardize an ongoing investigation," it says.

The adoption of guidelines was first reported in the Daily News.

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Seattle Real Estate - Blogs

Moving into a new place can be stressful in itself, but searching for a new home from across the country can seem like a mountain too massive to tackle. When you don?t know much about the city you?re moving to, it can be difficult to find the right resources and search tools, but here are a few tips that should ease the process.

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First, utilize your network. Do you any friends colleagues, or family living in or around the new city? There is usually someone within your reach, who at least knows someone who knows something about the city and can offer some free advise. Using social media to expand your reach is also a good resource; it can?t hurt to ask the Facebook realm if they have any advice on where to start, or who to reach out to to seek assistance. It is also important to do your research on the best neighborhoods that suit your needs. Before you start randomly browsing rentals, and it will help to know which neighborhoods make the most sense for you; are they close to schools, parks or work? What is the crime rate? How does the transportation look? All good things to look into prior to searching actual listings.

If you can afford it, flying in to scope out the neighborhoods in person is really the best way to determine if you?ll feel at home there. One weekend is a very short period of time to try and fit in apartment hunting, but if you contact the right real estate management company, someone should be available to show you around town. Your local real estate expert should also be able to work with you remotely to find the right place for you, and your family. If you plan enough time in advance, your agent should be able to fit a variety of showings into your weekend, that should at the very least give you a better idea of what is available, and what is within budget for your family?s needs. For more information on relocating, contact a local real estate expert today.

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Clean fuel regulations: EPA, oil industry vie over effect on gas prices

EPA on Friday proposed new regulations to require refineries to make cleaner gasoline. The cost? EPA says less than a penny a gallon. Oil industry says nine cents a gallon ? and higher gas prices.

By Ron Scherer,?Staff writer / March 29, 2013

Suzanne Meredith, of Walpole, Mass., gases up her car at a Gulf station in Brookline, Mass., July 2012. Reducing sulfur in gasoline and tightening emissions standards on cars beginning in 2017, as the Obama administration is proposing, would come with costs as well as rewards.

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If the new rules are implemented as scheduled in 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says, they will spare thousands of people from premature death and prevent respiratory problems in tens of thousands of children. The cost: on average less than a penny gallon.

Not so, says the oil industry, which has been battling the EPA over the proposed rules. The new rules will add as much as nine cents a gallon to the cost of making fuel and will produce ?ambiguous? results, says The American Petroleum Institute.?API, the industry?s lobbying arm in Washington, refers to the proposed new rules as part of a ?tsunami of regulations? the industry faces this year that could add as much as 65 cents to the cost of producing a gallon of fuel in the future.

Gasoline prices are politically sensitive. Consumers often know how much they have paid for a gallon of gasoline compared with their prior fill-up. When pump prices are rising, consumers grumble and, if prices get high enough, cut back on other discretionary purchases. As a result, economists refer to rising fuel prices as a tax on the economy.

But will Americans pay more for fuel and smile about if they believe it will result in cleaner air?

?Some will, but the majority won?t,? answers Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at GasBuddy.com. ?There is a sense among a lot of people that we are entitled to cheaper fuel prices than the rest of the world.?

The proposed changes would make US standards the same as most of Europe, Japan, and South Korea, Mr. Kloza says. ?We would be joining 45 other countries with tougher fuel standards,? he says.

Republicans quickly attacked the proposed regulation. ?The Obama Administration is modeling our regulations after California, which has the worst economy in the nation, and today?s announcement is essentially a guaranteed energy tax hike and unfortunately is just one of many radical policies coming out of this Administration that will deal a heavy blow to middle-class families and small businesses,? said Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, in a statement.??

In January, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, often associated with Democratic issues, conducted what it termed a ?bipartisan survey? of 800 registered voters for the American Lung Association on whether Americans favored tougher fuel regulations and improved antipollution laws. It found 62 percent of voters supported new gasoline and vehicle standards, and 32 percent opposed them.

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Lawyer: reality star learned of divorce from media

ATLANTA (AP) ? A lawyer for reality television star Porsha Williams says she learned from the media that her former NFL player husband had filed for divorce.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart filed for divorce in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta Friday. The filing says his marriage to Williams is "irretrievably broken." The pair appears on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."

Lawyer Randy Kessler said Wednesday that Williams would have liked to have heard the news of the divorce filing from her husband and is disappointed that he misled her.

Stewart's filing says the two married on May 21, 2011, and have no children together.

Stewart asks the court to find there are no marital assets to divide. He asks that neither side be ordered to pay alimony.

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HP's $169 Slate 7 tablet apparently delayed until June

Maybe it's that $169 price, or maybe it's the inclusion of an honest-to-goodness memory card reader, but we know some of you can't wait to get your mitts on HP's new Slate 7 Android tablet. Back when it was first announced, the company indicated it'd be available by April, but it would seem that plan has changed: the product page on HP's site is now saying the Slate won't arrive until sometime in June. We're not sure why there's a delay (we're asking for comment), but we do know this can't be good news for HP. By June, after all, Google I/O will have come and gone, and the next-gen Nexus 7 might already be on sale.

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First quarter report cards: Which fighters rose above early in 2013?

Sunday will mark the end of the first quarter. It's been a busy three months in MMA, so it's a good time to look back at the past three months and see who rose above the rest.

Biggest upset: Did you expect to see Robbie Lawler walk away with the win over Josh Koscheck at UFC 157? What about Antonio Rogerio Nogueira beating former UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans? But there's no question who scored the biggest upset of the first quarter of 2013. Antonio Silva's TKO of Alistair Overeem at UFC 156 left more than Overeem's jaw on the floor.

Best knockout: Vitor Belfort's knockout of Michael Bisping at the January UFC on FX was memorable, as was Tyron Woodley's 36-second dismantling of Jay Hieron at UFC 156. Wanderlei Silva, Robbie Lawler and a slew of Bellator fighters have posted impressive knockouts. But the one that had everyone talking was on "The Ultimate Fighter." Uriah Hall's knockout of Adam Cella* was perfectly executed, and had the rest of the TUF house worried about Hall's skills. For that, Hall wins knockout of the first quarter.

* The knockout actually occurred last year, but aired in the first quarter of 2013.

[Also: Video blog shows the other side of UFC's Dana White]

Best submission: For the best tapouts of the first three months of 2013, Bellator provided a nominee when Dave Vitkay choked out Jesse Peterson in just 18 seconds. Gabriel Gonzaga's guillotine of Ben Rothwell stands out, as is Ronda Rousey's arm bar of Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. The winner comes from the undercard of UFC 157 as Kenny Robertson managed a weird yet incredibly painful looking kneebar-esque submission of Brock Jardine. It was the kind of submission that left MMA fans wondering what had happened.

Best rising star: There were plenty of candidates for fighters who really made an impressive leap in the MMA world early in 2013. Jordan Mein's UFC debut at UFC 158 included rolling out of an arm bar with Dan Miller, and then knocking him out before the first round ended. Abel Trujillo's TKO win by knees to the body of Marcus Levesseur was pretty fantastic, too. But it's Trujillo's opponent at UFC 160, Khabib Nurmagomedov who is taking home the prize. His TKO of Thiago Tavares in Brazil showed he can fight well under any conditions.

Best fight: Johny Hendricks and Carlos Condit put on a great scrap at UFC 158. Brian Stann and Wanderlei Silva's bout was thrilling before Stann was knocked out. Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson's title fight at UFC on Fox 6 was memorable, as was Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo's title bout at UFC 156. The one fight that stood out above the rest, though, was Dennis Bermudez and Matt Grice's fight from UFC 156. Throughout the bout, both fighters should have given up. Both fighters should have been knocked out. But neither man gave in. Bermudez won the decision, but both fighters will be remembered for this bout.

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'The Conjuring' Continues To Freak Us Out With A New Poster

After the first trailer for James Wan's supernatural horror flick, "The Conjuring," came out of nowhere and scared the crap out of anyone who saw it, a new poster for the film, which stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as paranormal investigators, continues the movie's usage of smart, creepy imagery to sell itself. It's refreshing [...]

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Dad denies using daughter in child-porn extortion plot after professor's suicide

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James Aune took his own life after he was allegedly blackmailed by a man who authorities say used his daughter to lure men into sexually explicit conversations online, then blackmail them.

By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press

HOUSTON -- A Louisiana man denied on Tuesday that he used his daughter to lure a college professor into a sexually explicit online relationship and then blackmailed him.

The professor, James Arnt Aune, of Texas A&M University, jumped to his death from the roof of a campus parking garage in January after paying part of an alleged demand for $5,000, sending a text to the man saying "Killing myself now. And u will be prosecuted for black mail."

Authorities allege that Aune, 59, was one of many victims of the same scam by the man. The Associated Press isn't naming him to protect the identity of his daughter.

Aune, who headed the school's Department of Communication, battled depression in recent years. He struggled with the administrative duties of being a department head, and he was badly shaken by his 2007 battle with prostate cancer, his widow said. "He never really came all the way back," Miriam Aune said of his surviving cancer.

He began drinking heavily, and in December he started a sexually explicit online relationship with what he thought was an underage girl, according to prosecutors. He was soon contacted by a man purporting to be her outraged father, who threatened to expose Aune unless he paid him $5,000.

Aune paid the man $1,500, but he didn't know if he could come up with the rest, authorities say.

The alleged blackmailer pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a Houston federal courtroom to an extortion charge.

The 37-year-old Metairie, La., resident was ordered to remain in jail without bail, and his trial is scheduled for May 28. If convicted, he faces up to two years in jail.

'A weak moment'
In the criminal complaint, prosecutors contend that the man's daughter told authorities in Louisiana in 2011 that her father took naked photos and videos of her and used them "to scam men" through MocoSpace, a social networking website mainly for mobile devices. On the site, "she would meet men, get their phone numbers and send them pictures and videos then (her father) would call them and say how she was his daughter and how she would need counseling and they had to pay for it."

At the time of that 2011 interview, her father was facing two counts of oral sexual battery and two counts of aggravated incest. The charges were dropped in February 2012 due to a lack of corroborating evidence, said Rachael Domiano, a spokeswoman for the 21st Judicial District Attorney's Office in Louisiana.

It wasn't clear from the criminal complaint if prosecutors believe the defendant's daughter actually interacted with Aune, or if her image was used to allegedly dupe him.

Miriam Aune, 56, told The Associated Press that investigators told her that the defendant communicated with her husband and other men, pretending to be his daughter.

She said her husband told her he began the online chats sometime in December and the defendant then asked for money.

According to court records, undated texts show Aune scrambling to put money on prepaid credit cards and asking for his forgiveness, saying "I am very sorry. It was a weak moment."

A week before his suicide, James Aune confessed to his wife. Miriam Aune said her husband never told her why he did it.

"I was just telling him there was nothing that we couldn't get through. We have two autistic children we have raised to adulthood. We've been through rough stuff. I thought we could get through this," Miriam Aune said.

According to a criminal complaint, the defendant continued bombarding Aune with profanity laced emails, texts and voicemails, including a Jan. 7 email in which he warned Aune that he had until noon the next day to pay or else "the police, your place of employment, students, ALL OVER THE INTERNET ...ALL OF THEM will be able to see your conversations, texts, pictures you sent ...."

On Jan. 8 at 9:21 a.m., the defendant texted, "3 more hours. If i don't hear from you the calls start," according the criminal complaint by FBI agent Nikki Allen. Just over an hour later, Aune replied with the text to say he was taking his own life.

Miriam Aune doesn't excuse her husband's actions. She said it was his decision to go online and begin the conversations.

"It just shows you anybody can slip off the path. I know a lot of people are very surprised by this. He was very human with flaws, just like all of us," she said.?

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Amazon Expands X-Ray Feature To TV Shows On Kindle Fire And Wii U With Data From IMDb

Amazon just announced that it is adding its X-Ray feature to TV shows. The feature already worked with movies thanks to data from IMDb, but the company will now use this very same data for other video content. The entire Kindle Fire family will receive the feature and the Amazon Instant Video app on Wii U will get is as well. As a reminder, X-Ray allows you to discover more about the content you are reading or watching. It first appeared with books — it shows you the different characters, where they appear in the book and how they are related to the story. Then Amazon added X-Ray to movies back in September 2012. In that case, watchers can instantly know the name of an actor in a scene. IMDb is owned by Amazon, allowing the Kindle team to tap into a very comprehensive movie database. As IMDb provides data for TV shows as well, adding TV shows to X-Ray was just a matter of time. The idea is to make the video experience unique on Amazon’s devices, making people want to buy those tablets or download those Amazon apps and stay in the Amazon ecosystem. It’s been known that Amazon doesn’t make much profit from selling hardware. Instead, it wants people to use the Kindle Fire tablets to buy content. Of course, the X-Ray feature only works with videos you buy or rent from Amazon Instant Video or videos from the Amazon Prime collection. X-Ray could be one of those little features that make you choose to watch a movie or TV show on Amazon over Netflix or iTunes. In addition to providing the X-Ray feature to Kindle Fire users, the feature will make its way to Amazon Instant Video’s Wii U app. This fact shows that what matters for Amazon is that people consume content from Amazon, even if it’s not on an Amazon-branded device. X-Ray for movies and TV shows may eventually come to Android and iOS as X-Ray for books is already available in many Kindle apps. X-Ray is more important than you may think at first. If the experience is not compelling enough, customers will neglect their tablets and Amazon won’t make any money from those users. That’s why Amazon cut the price of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ as well from $299 to $269 for the base model. It’s still the best way to

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Epson PowerLite W16SK 3D 3LCD Dual Projection System

As long as its name is, and as much information as Epson has packed into the name, the Epson PowerLite W16SK 3D 3LCD Dual Projection System, leaves out one critical piece of information: Namely, the W16SK works with passive, rather than active, 3D glasses. That's particularly important for a data projector, because it makes 3D far more economical for an audience of more than a handful of people. The lower cost, in turn, removes the major hurdle to making 3D practical in an office or classroom. And if you need 3D, it also earns the W16SK a spot on your short list.

Support for 3D is common enough to be nearly standard on DLP projectors today, and it's even starting to show up on LCD projectors, including the Editors' Choice Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3020e home entertainment projector and the Epson PowerLite W16 3D WXGA 3LCD Projector that I recently reviewed. However, the 3D in virtually all of these projectors depends on active-shutter glasses.

Passive glasses are much cheaper. Epson's are $15 (direct) for a pack of five, while its active glasses for the W16 are $99 each. So even though the W16SK costs more than twice as much as the W16, if you need more than about 10 pairs of glasses, the total cost for the W16SK for 3D will be lower. And since passive glasses don't use batteries, you won't be constantly changing or recharging batteries either.

All this makes a 3D data projector for a relatively large audience a lot more practical with passive glasses. That's what the W16SK brings to the table.

Basics
The W16SK is similar to the W16 in some ways. Both offer WXGA (1,280 by 800) resolution, and both are built around LCD engines, which means they share the advantage of not showing rainbow artifacts the way single-chip DLP projectors can. They also share the advantage over most DLP projectors of offering equal color brightness and white brightness.

Both also let you connect directly to a 3D Blu-ray player or other video device for 3D input, even though they don't fully support HDMI 1.4a. According to Epson, they also both work in 3D with a 3D computer equipped with a Quad-buffered, Open GL 3D-compatible graphics card. However, they don't support the 3D format that computers typically use, and they don't support 3D over a VGA connection. To get 3D with a computer, you need third-party software for the computer, and have to connect by HDMI.

Where the two most obviously differ is that the W16 is a single projector while the W16SK consists of two projectors plus a stacking mount. The mount holds the projectors in the right position relative to each other, so their images will be registered, meaning they'll be precisely aligned, pixel by pixel, without one turning into an apparent ghost image of the other.

Setup
Setting the W16SK up is surprisingly easy, considering the need to get the images aligned. However, Epson doesn't supply a splitter for either VGA or HDMI connections, and it doesn't supply any cables, so be sure to order these along with the projector. For my tests, I used a simple Y-cable splitter for VGA, connecting it to the computer and then connecting standard VGA cables between the splitter and each projector. For the HDMI connection, I used a powered splitter and three HDMI cables, with one going to the image source and one going to each projector.

Epson provides clear instructions for every step of the installation, starting with putting the projectors in the mount and adding the polarizing filters. You then plug in the cables, with one cable from each image source going to each projector. There's also a supplied USB cable to plug into both projectors, so you can change settings in both simultaneously with one remote or one projector control panel.

Each projector has independent manual focus and zoom controls. In addition, a Screen Fit feature automatically adjusts the images to correct for any misregistration. Here again, the steps are simple and clearly explained. They consist basically of pressing a button, following the instructions on screen to zoom the two images so one is larger than the other, and pressing the button again.

Once two projectors are set up, you can use them for 2D or 3D images, just as you would use a single projector. If you move them so they get misaligned, you can quickly realign them using the Screen Fit feature. I tried it several times, moving the table the projectors were on between each try, and it worked as promised every time.

A Word about Brightness
Epson rates the W16SK at 3,000 lumens for each projector, or 6,000 lumens for both together. It's important to understand that you actually wind up with fewer lumens to work with, however, which is why you need so much brightness to start with.

Before using the Screen Fit feature, the image in my tests was roughly 78 inches wide. After using the feature, it was 75 inches wide, with Screen Fit scaling the image on one projector to fix the misregistration. This is obviously needed, since the two images need to be aligned, but it works out to a reduction in screen area of about 7.5 percent. So if you assume a true 3,000 lumens per projector, you only get to use about 2,775 lumens with these particular settings for the image size, or a total of about 5,550 lumens.

There's also a reduction in brightness from the polarizing filters. Epson claims they drop the brightness by about 17 percent, but I measured it at 24 percent, bringing the total brightness down to about 4,260 lumens. And if you don't spend the time I did tweaking the zoom settings to give you the largest possible final image, you'll get a still lower brightness level. In one test run I wound up with a 71-inch width, which works out to about 3,820 lumens.

Keep in mind too that for 3D images the left and right lenses in 3D glasses each block out the light meant for the other eye, which effectively cuts the brightness in half again for 3D. So although 6,000 lumens would normally be bright enough for a small auditorium or large classroom, in the W16SK's case the actual brightness level is more appropriate for a suitably large image for a medium-size conference room or classroom with typical levels of ambient light.

One other twist on brightness relates to the screen. Passive 3D depends on polarized light. It won't work with a standard white screen, because the light from the projector loses the needed polarization when it's reflected from the screen. Instead you need a silver screen like the Severtson GP169923D ($1,150 street, 4 stars), which I used for testing. However, screens for 3D also tend to offer a high gain, with a 2.4 gain in the case of the GP169923D. That means the screen increases the brightness for the image by reflecting more of the light back towards the audience and less towards the sides.

Image Quality
The W16SK's 2D data image quality was a little short of excellent, but not by much. On our standard suite of DisplayMate tests, it delivered fully saturated, vibrant color in all modes, and excellent color balance, with suitably neutral grays at all levels from white to black in all modes. It doesn't show fine detail well, however, with black text on white easily readable only down to 9 points in my tests, and white text on black taking some effort to read even at 12 points. This shouldn't be an issue for most people, but if you need show images with fine detail, it could be a problem.

Video quality was far better than you'll get with most data projectors, making it easily good enough to watch a full-length movie. I saw some exceedingly mild loss of shadow detail (details based on shading in dark areas), but only in scenes that are particularly hard to handle and that most data projectors do far worse with.

I didn't see any motion artifacts, posterization (colors changing suddenly where they should shade gradually), or other issues worth mention, and the projector did a good job with skin tones. Colors don't pop they way that would with a better contrast ratio, but that's just another way of saying that the W16SK isn't in the same league as a home theater projector. It also helps that, as an LCD-projector, it doesn't show rainbow artifacts.

3D and Other Issues
The W16SK comes with only one pair of 3D glasses, so plan to buy more. Image quality in 3D is reasonably good overall, with good color quality in particular. I saw some crosstalk in one scene that tends to bring out crosstalk, but I didn't see any 3D-related motion artifacts in scenes that other projectors have problems with. In general, watching 3D with the W16SK was one of the most comfortable 3D viewing experiences I've had outside of an IMAX theater, with a good sense of depth, smooth movement, and no obvious issues beyond the occasional crosstalk.

One feature that's almost not worth having is the W16SK's sound system, with its severely underpowered 2-watt mono speaker. If you need sound, plan on getting an external sound system.

Given the Epson PowerLite W16SK 3D 3LCD Dual Projection System's price, there's little reason to consider it unless you are serious about 3D. But if you need 3D for an audience of 10 or more, it offers a complete, cost-effective option. The problem holding fine detail will be an issue for some people, but shouldn't matter for most. And for that majority, at least, the Epson PowerLite W16SK 3D 3LCD Dual Projection System is a potentially cost-effective solution that will be hard to beat.

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Texas School District to Arm Teachers

Educators in a Texas school district will soon be permitted to carry guns in the classroom, assuming they get approval from the school superintendent, pass a training course and obtain a concealed-handgun license.

The Levelland Independent School District, which is about 30 miles west of Lubbock, instituted the policy in response to last year's deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., as well as the shooting at the Aurora, Colo., movie theater.

"How do you describe a tragedy like that? It's devastating," Levelland ISD Superintendant Kelly Baggett told ABC News, referencing the Sandy Hook massacre. "It absolutely instilled fear in all of us and made us take a hard look at where we are with our safety and security.

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Baggett said the Levelland ISD School board voted Thursday for the policy change allowing teachers to carry guns only after extensive research and a series of meetings.

"Not every teacher in Levelland is going to carry a gun to campus," Baggett said. "It will be certain individuals that I and the school approve. The training is paramount. It's absolutely the most important thing."

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Under the new policy, teachers would first need to obtain a concealed-handgun license and pass a gun-training course. The exact nature of the training course isn't yet known, but the Texas State Legislature is considering legislation to establish standards for firearms training for public school employees.

Levelland would not be the first Texas school district to arm employees. David Thweatt, superintendent for Harrold Independent School District in north-central Texas, told ABC News his school board voted unanimously to arm school employees after the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, which he says was a wakeup call.

"The idea that we have moved into a society that the police have to do everything is ridiculous," Thweatt said. "Active shooters know where they are going. If your school is known to have a policy in place where people are protecting children with deadly force, they are not coming to your school."

Thweatt says the training his employees received involved lots of time spent on accuracy and shooting, while the other component involved strategies for clearing and securing rooms. It took about a week to complete.

Baggett of the Levelland district said Texas Law does not allow handguns on public school property, but a loophole exists in the penal code that says that a school board can authorize concealed handguns with the approval of a school attorney. The Levelland ISD has about 3,000 students and 485 staff members spread across eight campuses and, Baggett says, he hopes to arm two employees per campus.

Baggett says the parental and community response to the new policy arrangement has been mostly positive. "For the most part, we are getting very, very nice compliments and encouragement and positive remarks from our community members and they are applauding us for taking a stand and doing what we are doing," he said.

Baggett hopes to get those he chooses to arm trained this summer and have them ready and on campus before the start of the 2013-2014 school year.

"I have reservations about putting weapons in employees' hands," he said. "We are trained educators and it's a shame that it's gotten to the point in society that we are having to arm our school employees to protect their kids. But my philosophy is I want to do everything I can to protect our kids."

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Here's the Steve Jobs Manga You Didn't Know You Needed

There's manga for practically everything, and from the moment one popped about the politics of making Android devices, one about Steve Jobs was inevitable. Well, it's here. More »

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Scientists discover that DNA damage occurs as part of normal brain activity

Monday, March 25, 2013

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process. The team further found that disruptions to this process occur in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease?and identified two therapeutic strategies that reduce these disruptions.

Scientists have long known that DNA damage occurs in every cell, accumulating as we age. But a particular type of DNA damage, known as a double-strand break, or DSB, has long been considered a major force behind age-related illnesses such as Alzheimer's. Today, researchers in the laboratory of Gladstone Senior Investigator Lennart Mucke, MD, report in Nature Neuroscience that DSBs in neuronal cells in the brain can also be part of normal brain functions such as learning?as long as the DSBs are tightly controlled and repaired in good time. Further, the accumulation of the amyloid-beta protein in the brain?widely thought to be a major cause of Alzheimer's disease?increases the number of neurons with DSBs and delays their repair.

"It is both novel and intriguing team's finding that the accumulation and repair of DSBs may be part of normal learning," said Fred H. Gage, PhD, of the Salk Institute who was not involved in this study. "Their discovery that the Alzheimer's-like mice exhibited higher baseline DSBs, which weren't repaired, increases these findings' relevance and provides new understanding of this deadly disease's underlying mechanisms."

In laboratory experiments, two groups of mice explored a new environment filled with unfamiliar sights, smells and textures. One group was genetically modified to simulate key aspects of Alzheimer's, and the other was a healthy, control group. As the mice explored, their neurons became stimulated as they processed new information. After two hours, the mice were returned to their familiar, home environment.

The investigators then examined the neurons of the mice for markers of DSBs. The control group showed an increase in DSBs right after they explored the new environment?but after being returned to their home environment, DSB levels dropped.

"We were initially surprised to find neuronal DSBs in the brains of healthy mice," said Elsa Suberbielle, DVM, PhD, Gladstone postdoctoral fellow and the paper's lead author. "But the close link between neuronal stimulation and DSBs, and the finding that these DSBs were repaired after the mice returned to their home environment, suggest that DSBs are an integral part of normal brain activity. We think that this damage-and-repair pattern might help the animals learn by facilitating rapid changes in the conversion of neuronal DNA into proteins that are involved in forming memories."

The group of mice modified to simulate Alzheimer's had higher DSB levels at the start?levels that rose even higher during neuronal stimulation. In addition, the team noticed a substantial delay in the DNA-repair process.

To counteract the accumulation of DSBs, the team first used a therapeutic approach built on two recent studies?one of which was led by Dr. Mucke and his team?that showed the widely used anti-epileptic drug levetiracetam could improve neuronal communication and memory in both mouse models of Alzheimer's and in humans in the disease's earliest stages. The mice they treated with the FDA-approved drug had fewer DSBs. In their second strategy, they genetically modified mice to lack the brain protein called tau?another protein implicated in Alzheimer's. This manipulation, which they had previously found to prevent abnormal brain activity, also prevented the excessive accumulation of DSBs.

The team's findings suggest that restoring proper neuronal communication is important for staving off the effects of Alzheimer's?perhaps by maintaining the delicate balance between DNA damage and repair.

"Currently, we have no effective treatments to slow, prevent or halt Alzheimer's, from which more than 5 million people suffer in the United States alone," said Dr. Mucke, who directs neurological research at Gladstone and is a professor of neuroscience and neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, with which Gladstone is affiliated. "The need to decipher the causes of Alzheimer's and to find better therapeutic solutions has never been more important?or urgent. Our results suggest that readily available drugs could help protect neurons against some of the damages inflicted by this illness. In the future, we will further explore these therapeutic strategies. We also hope to gain a deeper understanding of the role that DSBs play in learning and memory?and in the disruption of these important brain functions by Alzheimer's disease."

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Mar 26 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2013 PGATour on Monday (U.S. unless stated): 1. Tiger Woods $3,787,600 2. Brandt Snedeker $2,859,920 3. Matt Kuchar $2,154,500 4. Steve Stricker $1,820,000 5. Phil Mickelson $1,650,260 6. Hunter Mahan $1,553,965 7. John Merrick $1,343,514 8. Dustin Johnson $1,330,507 9. Russell Henley $1,313,280 10. Kevin Streelman $1,310,343 11. Keegan Bradley $1,274,593 12. Charles Howell III $1,256,373 13. Michael Thompson $1,254,669 14. Brian Gay $1,171,721 15. Justin Rose $1,155,550 16. Jason Day $1,115,565 17. Chris Kirk $1,097,053 18. ...

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iPhone 6 release date: When will Apple?s next iPhone arrive?

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We?ve had plenty of new?smartphones?this year but the?Apple?iPhone 6 is nowhere to be seen. Here we round up all the leaks and rumours about the Apple iPhone 6 release date.

For starters it?s not definite that the next generation of iPhone will even be called the iPhone 6, despite the last model being names the?iPhone 5. Apple has traditionally followed each model with a hardware upgrade but the same design ? the iPhone 3GS and?iPhone 4S, for example.

Now we?ve got the?Sony Xperia Z,?HTC One?and Samsung Galaxy S4, eyes are firmly fixed on Apple and what it has to offer to compete. The smartphone market is much more fiercely contested between manufacturers than it used to be.

So Apple could well announce the?iPhone 5S?instead of the iPhone 6.

iPhone 6 release date rumours

The next-generation iPhone is probably the most confusing launch to date, with rumours flying around about various different models. Some suggest that Apple will launch multiple iPhones for the first time ever, so we could see an iPhone 5S and an iPhone 6.

There?s also talk of a cheaper, budget friendly iPhone made with a plastic casing instead of aluminium ? an iPhone mini perhaps.

Early rumours suggested a launch early in the year despite the iPhone 5 arriving in September. February was the marked month but it?s been and gone.

So, looking forward the most likely dates for an iPhone 6 announcement, with possible other iPhones, is firstly March. This is if Apple decides on a six-month cycle which is not its usual practice.

Apple holds its worldwide developer conference (WWDC) annually in June and it?s here that it could reveal the iPhone 6. This is the least likely, as the event is focused on software. However, Apple has announced hardware at the event (last year was the?MacBook Pro with Retina display) so it could use this to launch an iPhone.

If June comes and goes then September or October is the next likely time for an iPhone launch. The former would be a year after the iPhone 5 and be announced at a specific event. We say October as this was the month the iPhone 4S arrived.

The launch is very much up in the air but we?ll keep you up to date with the information as and when we hear it.

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Republican Bachmann under congressional ethics probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Michele Bachmann is being probed by the Office of Congressional Ethics for allegedly misusing campaign funds, media reports said on Monday.

Bachmann, a Tea Party-backed conservative congresswoman from Minnesota was among a large field of Republicans who ran unsuccessfully for their party's presidential nomination before last year's election.

She is being investigated over alleged violations of campaign finance rules, according to the Daily Beast, which first reported the story, citing a former Bachmann campaign staffer.

"There are no allegations that the congresswoman engaged in any wrongdoing," William McGinley, a lawyer representing the Minnesota Republican, said in an emailed statement.

"We are constructively engaged with the OCE and are confident that at the end of their review the OCE Board will conclude that congresswoman Bachmann did not do anything inappropriate," the statement said.

The Office of Congressional Ethics is an independent, non-partisan body that reviews allegations of misconduct against staff and members of the House of Representatives.

(Reporting by Rachelle Younglai; editing by Christopher Wilson)

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Arab woman wins on Israel?s ?The Voice?

March 24, 2013

JERUSALEM?(JTA) -- An Israeli-Arab woman beat out three other competitors to win Israel's second season of "The Voice."

Lina Makhoul, 19, of Acre, will receive a record contract and a scholarship to music school.

After winning the three-month long contest, Makhoul, who is Christian, said during the live finale that she had been victimized by racism throughout the filming of the popular reality show.

"Thank you for listening, believing, taking part, and putting the music first," Makhoul said after her victory.

In her final performance, Makhoul sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."
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Ask Engadget: best Bluetooth headphones for audiophiles?

We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Christopher, who wants to brave the world of Bluetooth cans for his daily rounds. If you're looking to ask one of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

"Yeah, okay. 'Audiophile' and 'Bluetooth' don't go together, but I'd really like a good pair of Bluetooth cans to use with my iPhone. Naturally, we're talking about headphones / cans rather than earbuds, ideally with track control buttons, a microphone and noise canceling -- but what I'm after is clean, beautifully reproduced audio above anything else. What can you suggest for less than £300 ($455)?"

Engadget's resident audiophile is a Klipsch evangelist, so it's probably best to start by talking about its Image One Bluetooth headset. It's £199 / $249 and comes with A2DP and aptX for high-quality audio, and we're fairly sure the company wouldn't put its name to a headset unless it was sure it was half-decent. Still, if you're sure you want to max out that headphone budget, then for £259 / $399, you can get Parrot's Phillippe Stark-designed Zik cans, which come with noise cancellation, jawbone microphone and touch-sensitive controls. Then again, we can only offer you so many suggestions before we open this question up to the folks in the peanut gallery -- so what do you peeps down there think?

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Michael Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns To Launch Gun-Control Ad Blitz

NEW YORK ? A new $12 million television ad campaign from Mayors Against Illegal Guns will push senators in key states to back gun control efforts, including comprehensive background checks.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the ad buy Saturday ? just days after Senate Democrats touted stronger background checks while acknowledging insufficient support to restore a ban on assault-style weapons to federal gun control legislation.

"These ads bring the voices of Americans ? who overwhelmingly support comprehensive and enforceable background checks ? into the discussion to move senators to immediately take action to prevent gun violence," Bloomberg said in a statement issued by the group he co-founded in 2006.

The two ads posted on the group's website, called "Responsible" and "Family," show a gun owner holding a rifle while sitting on the back of a pickup truck.

In one ad, the man says he'll defend the Second Amendment but adds "with rights come responsibilities." The ad then urges viewers to tell Congress to support background checks.

In the other ad, the man, a hunter, says "background checks have nothing to do with taking guns away from anyone." The man then says closing loopholes will stop criminals and the mentally ill from obtaining weapons.

The Senate is scheduled to debate federal gun control legislation next month. On March 28, the group plans for more than 100 events nationwide in support of passing gun control legislation that includes background checks.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns and other gun-control advocates frequently cite a mid-1990s study that suggests about 40 percent of U.S. gun transfers were conducted by private sellers not subject to federal background checks. Based on 2011 FBI data, the group estimates 6.6 million firearms transfers are made without a background check for the receiver.

A spokesman for Bloomberg could not immediately say if the $12 million was coming from Bloomberg or the mayor's political action committee, Independence USA. The New York Times, which first reported the ad campaign Saturday night, said Bloomberg was bankrolling the ad buy.

A spokesman for the National Rifle Association blasted Bloomberg and the new ads, saying NRA members and supporters would be calling senators directly and urging them to vote against proposed gun control legislation.

"What Michael Bloomberg is trying to do is ... intimidate senators into not listening to constituents and instead pledge their allegiance to him and his money," said spokesman Andrew Arulanandam.

Bloomberg has long supported efforts to curb gun violence, including sending New York City undercover investigators into other states to conduct straw purchases from dealers. Last month, Bloomberg's PAC poured more than $2 million into ads supporting Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, who won a special primary and ran partly on a platform of supporting tougher gun restrictions.

The new ads will air in 13 states the group believes are divided on gun control: Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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This Weekend's SoJO Dream Home is a Bayfront Beauty in Longport ...

If living on the water but away from the crowds is your thing, then this weekend?s SoJO Dream Home is right in your wheelhouse.

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This weekend we?re in Longport, where a nearly $6 million property is just waiting to be admired.

If you can afford it, I?d like you to adopt me! No, seriously, this is the house you want to have for entertaining friends and family with non-stop parties on the water.

You might fall in love with the picturesque staircase at first, but when you find out about the 7,000 square feet of luxury Living, 9 bedrooms, 10.5 baths, elevator, in-ground pool and spa, 3 boat slips, and parking for 8 cars? well, then you?re hooked!

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