For Afghanistan’s Karzai, funding tops NATO summit agenda – Los Angeles Times
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 USA TODAY | For Afghanistan's Karzai, funding tops NATO summit agenda Los Angeles Times The Afghan president, who hasn't been shy about criticizing the West, is turning on the charm as the mission winds down and long-term aid is in question. Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in ... With NATO summit, Chicago seeks to avoid repeat of 1968 riots 3 NATO protesters face terror conspiracy charges 3 NATO Protesters Face Charges |
Researchers tout efficiency breakthrough with new ‘inexact’ chip
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Accuracy is generally an important consideration in computer chips, but a team of researchers led by Rice University are touting a new "inexact" chip (dubbed PCMOS) that they say could lead to as much as a fifteen-fold increase in efficiency. Their latest work, which won a best paper award at a recent ACM conference, builds on years of research in the field from the university, and is already moving far beyond the lab -- some inexact hardware is being used in the "i-slate" educational tablet developed by the Rice-NTU Institute for Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics, 50,000 of which are expected to wind up in India's Mahabubnagar school district over the next three years. As for the chips themselves, their inexactness comes not just from one process, but a variety of different measures that can be used on their own or together -- including something the researchers describe as "pruning," which eliminate rarely used portions of the chip. All of that naturally comes with some trade-offs (less defined video processing is one example given), but the researchers say those are often outweighed by the benefits -- like cheaper, faster chips that require far less power.
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College football: Big 12 and SEC strike bowl deal – South Bend Tribune
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 Chattanooga Times Free Press | College football: Big 12 and SEC strike bowl deal South Bend Tribune AP The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch ... SEC needed a partner ... even if it was a recent enemy Big 12, SEC football champs to meet in Jan. 1 bowl Sam Mellinger: Big 12 back at the big boys' table |
3 charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATO – Atlanta Journal Constitution
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 Atlanta Journal Constitution | 3 charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATO Atlanta Journal Constitution By TAMMY WEBBER AP CHICAGO — Three men arrested earlier this week when police raided a Chicago apartment were being held on terrorism conspiracy charges Saturday stemming from allegations that they tried to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the NATO ... |
Republicans: Senate Democrats should offer budget – USA TODAY
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 USA TODAY | Republicans: Senate Democrats should offer budget USA TODAY By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Republicans in Congress criticized President Obama and Senate Democrats Saturday morning for failing to produce a realistic federal budget. In their weekly radio address, Republicans trotted out freshman Sen. Obama touts reforms after bank's $2 billion loss Obama pledges tough enforcement of Wall Street reforms Obama touts financial reforms while GOP senator faults Democrats for not ... |
Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons – San Jose Mercury News
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 CBC.ca | Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons San Jose Mercury News By RICK GANO AP Sports Writer CHICAGO—Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just ... MLB: White Sox withstand Cubs White Sox' Konerko OK after beaning Kerry Wood retires after final appearance with Cubs |
Kobe Bryant not ready to concede – ESPN
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 Globe and Mail | Kobe Bryant not ready to concede ESPN By Ramona Shelburne | ESPNLosAngeles.com LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant has known for a while now how it was going to end and who was going to end it. At some point this Oklahoma City Thunder team was going to get him. They were too good, too tough, ... Five things to take from Lakers' 99-96 win over Thunder Kobe relishes challenge of inspiring Lakers, deciphering Thunder Lakers fight back to overtake Thunder |
Raspberry Pi team shows off pics of (and taken with) prototype camera add-on
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While the main thing that would make Raspberry Pi's diminutive $25 / $35 Linux setups better would be if we could get our hands on them faster, the team behind it is already working on improvements like this prototype camera seen above. The add-on is slated to ship later this year and plugs into the CSI pins left exposed right in the middle of each unit. According to the accompanying blog post, the specs may be downgraded from the prototype's 14MP sensor to keep things affordable, although there's no word on an exact price yet. Possible applications include robotics and home automation, but until the hackers get their hands on them you'll have to settle for one pic from the Pi's POV after the break and a few more at the source linked below.
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All Signs Show Tight Race Between Obama and Romney – Sunshine State News
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 Sunshine State News | All Signs Show Tight Race Between Obama and Romney Sunshine State News AP source: Romneys donate $150k to campaign effort As the campaigns redirect their focus toward the general election, all signs indicate that the battle between Democrat incumbent President Barack Obama and the former governor of Massachusetts, ... Romney, GOP governors have differing takes on economy Obama backers assail Romney's business philosophy Michigan Republicans convene, gear up to help deliver 1 of their own to the ... |
