Marc Jacobs calls for a six-figure salary at the House of Dior

Dior Dear Sirs, I want to? I'll settle for 7 million euros a year and a half ... I played with form and words, but the gist is this. After the exclusion of John Galliano, the Dior creative director position, the rumors gave Marc Jacobs as a favorite and so it was.
But the American designer has shot an astronomical amount, "only" 8 zeros and the Board of Directors took a little time. Who knows what would Christian Dior to Marc Jacobs, who at this point would require days of 48 hours given the annual commitments not exactly light.

Two and two Louis Vinton collections Haute Couture, Marc Jacobs and two of the many Marc by Marc Jacobs, to whom we would have to add two more for Dior Haute Couture and a. The risk is high, will be able to do well, to keep everything at the top? It will succeed in bringing home the million dollar contract?

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Fury Gas Perini Moratti is already poised

The debacle of Palermo, together with those of more than a month ago in the Super Cup derby, makes it denser than the doubts surrounding the coach Inter. Two are the most frequently asked questions among fans and insiders. Why Gas Perini insists on a form that the team is hard to interpret? Why Massimo Moratti chose him knowing that philosophy does not ignore the former Genoa coach from 3-4-3? What will happen here soon, he explained it quite clearly Javier Zanetti. "The coach is smart, when he makes his choices will not spoil - said Inter captain - is trying, is working with us: if things do not go well, Gas Perini will change anything." But the time presses (6 matches in 20 days), it would not be easier to adopt the form on which Inter's recent success has built? "Gas Perini has a different idea of football and rightly so. We hope to implement it as soon as possible, because now there's the Champions League against Roma and Saturday. " It is not enough to say that at the onset of Palermo President is not at all pleased. Beyond the defeat has not gone unnoticed by the great confusion at times. The gist is that Gas Perini is already on the grill. If you want to insist on defending and three-pronged, must find the way as soon as possible to make this system work. Otherwise will have to change. The message, already launched a couple of weeks ago by Moratti, was probably confirmed by Marco Branca, who yesterday was in Appiano to meet the technician. At the end of the one-two of Diego Milito and the first Italian goal Diego Forlan little impact in the budget of the disastrous trip to Sicily. Zanetti sure to have suited "no problems" as a defender, but it is unclear why they were 90 'on the bench Andrea Frog, who played regularly with the Genoa Gas Perini three in the rear. Nor why Wesley Sneijder (the best, even if forced to invent a role in a module without midfielder) both came after half an hour, instead of Mauro Zarate, in total confusion. Perhaps in part because opponents chase backs on the band is not exactly the role he loves. "Its other features are and we must exploit those - Zanetti agreed - but it is a question of mechanisms." The captain ensures that the dressing room is "preparing" to incorporate the ideas of Gasperini, but "if things do not go well some of us will see him. However, first we have to be quiet. " The only defense for corporate Gasperini came from Marco Tronchetti Provera: the coach is not likely, he assured the counselor to have nostalgia for trusting Inter Jose Mourinho. For tactical ideas, but not alone, even in the locker room somebody misses Portuguese. Tomorrow comes the San Siro in the Champions League debut for Trabzonspor: there are no distortions in the starting lineup, but the input from the 1 'Sneijder for Forlan (unavailable in the Champions League) and the possible transition between Nagatomo and Obi. Even Frog hopes.

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Woe muscle, Ibrahimovic jumps Barça

And just Allegri duo strikers:

Pato Cassano

MARCO ANSALDO

SENT TO BARCELONA

Ibrahimovic is broken. The Catalans have not had time to anticipate his return to Camp Nou to symbolically remove his skin is peeled from the appointment that the Swede in the most painful: After finishing at Milanello has brought his hand to his right thigh and called Dr. Tavani. "I felt a pang," said Ibrahimovic. He immediately realized that the man most expected would be left at home in Barcelona. The MRI done in record time, as now you can grant only the players, has confirmed the lesion all'adduttore. No Champions League, almost certainly nothing Naples Sunday night at St. Paul and then who knows: "there is nothing particularly serious "Allegri said he hopes to get back in ten days Ibrahimovic but the expression of those who do not count too much. For the Rossoneri is a double rip-off. Loses a champion is particularly important and helpless to justify the exclusion of Inzaghi and El Shaarawi delivered from Uefa: from birth to the improvident when he moved he jumped first, and now Robinho Ibrahimovic, almost as an owl roteasse to punish him on his head. "Inzaghi still would not be presentable - Allegri said - because you are not trained." But the Egyptian-Italian from Genoa bought would come in handy to have a third striker available. Now, however, remain healthy Pato and Cassano, and to take a backup (you never know that the owl flying yet) Allegri Boateng could revisit the attack in support of Pato and Seedorf and Nocerino to give physicality to the other midfield. "It is a bad lack, the lack of one would weigh weighs as much as Ibrahimovic Messi in Barcelona - the technician has admitted Tuscan -. However I have many samples, we can play with confidence. " Also because it is a prestigious match but nothing decisive. Ibrahimovic would be worse to lose in spring, for the knockout. The Champions League starts then charged with the wrong leg, just to Ibra. Barça have not forgotten his short-lived and very expensive season. In numbers, the Swede did not go bad: 22 goals in 45 games are almost the same media that has held in Milan. It is considered to be different to the last point that many Catalans have thought of a diplomatic injury. "Maybe Ibrahimovic was afraid to come back here?" Have asked Allegri that he uttered in the denials. Despite the claims estimation (Iniesta: "Too bad that there is: I do not have anything against him nor he with me"), the Swede does not have forgiven him he was "star" in a team where even looking for Messi behave like the others. The 50 million plus the sale of Eto'o, for a total valuation of 70 million, had made him lose his head. "You treat me well like Messi," Guardiola said at the first meeting. The Pep sniffed that their relationship would be crap. He was right. Despite some attempts to mend fences in front of the "tapas" of Bodega Sepulveda where Guardiola is at home, between Ibrahimovic and coach will never result the agreement: he was an orphan of Mourinho and the other is more and more convinced that the Swede did not fit in his game despite all talk, now that is far away, "Zlatan is one of the most talented in the world, has won a slew of championships with different teams and great players to make great games. I'm sorry that is not here. " Guardiola ended up preferring Bojan, a boy, and Ibra is not one to accept rudeness. Mino Raiola, his manager, is instead the kind that causes them to bear fruit: to prepare the divorce was to attack him until Guardiola's Barça did not know if he had planted would not have seen a dollar. By now the damage was irreversible, Ibra said that Pep was not a football coach it is a "philosopher." In the history of Barça there was never a financial transaction so blatantly busted and fans have not forgotten, even after the draw The AC Milan in Monaco had toned down to soften the return. "The past is behind us - he said -. Guardiola is the great coach of the strongest team in the world. " "I do not know if it was true - the Catalan replied yesterday I believe they do. But what matters to me is the idea I have of him, not him to me. " I will explain again. Far from Barcelona.


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Champions League Barcelona-Milan: ruthless numbers, Catalan smoothly

And so on. Let's see if you really Milan-Barcelona is the 'derby of the world' says Adriano Galliani, maiming all common sense of football history and statistics. Also because they are only 11 officers between the two previous teams in Europe (9 in the Champions League, Super Cup 2), which become 15 when you add the challenges of 'home made', i.e. those in the Gamper Trophy and Mundialito, not friendly.

Total says 6 wins Barca, 4 draws and 5 hits of Milan. In the Champions League for the Devil there are 4 hits and 2 vs. 2 KO 'X'. At the Nou Camp but it is deep darkness, with only one victory ever European away on the 5 (plus 3 against the Gamper), 2-0 in the Champions League 2000-01). The last goal of 'European' ever scored by Milan in the official match against Barcelona dates back to November 3, 2004 when, in the Champions League, the Rossoneri were beaten 2-1. The author of the network was Rossoneri Andryi Shevchenko at 17 ': since then have passed the remaining 73' of that match, plus the entire semi-final matches of the 2005/06 Champions League with Barca winning 1-0 at San Siro and tie 0-0 to Spain, for a total of 253 'of absolute fast Rossoneri. Only in 2010, but in the Gamper Trophy, the Rossoneri went on the net: the 22 'of that match ended 1-1. It's the equalizer, when Clarence Seedorf was used to center a great assist for Pippo Inzaghi, who coordinated with a left volley beat the goalkeeper Pinto azulgrana (but Milan would have then lost the match on penalties). The amazing 4-0 in the Champions League final in 1994 it came unforgotten Athens.


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The Match of the Day - September 13, 2011 - Champions League

All times and agenda of football Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Today begins the 2011/2012 Champions League and AC Milan , the only Italian team involved in this Tuesday Cup, will play a game of prestige suffered in the home of the Barcelona European champions. Unfortunately, the Rossoneri will have to do without Zlatan Ibrahimovic and in finishing this morning suffered a all' adductor problem that will prevent him from going down against Barcia. In its place should play Antonio Cassano who will team with Alexandre Pato also consider the simultaneous unavailability of Robinho?

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Videos satire - Fiorello imitates the coach of Gas Perini

That it was difficult to train the ' Inter had experienced the skin even sailed a technician (and, at least in European competitions, winning) as Rafa Benitez: after Scapula Barbara also Gain Pier Gas Perini has tasted how difficult it is to be loved by Pine Tina Mourinho later on. If you then also make the first imitations, the job becomes even harder: now Fiorello has posted on his twitter a nice, how much satirical mockery of Grugliasco coach and the fact that the well-known showman and Inter and indeed it is no accident emphasizes once more the circles around the former Genoa no skepticism, from the fans to get there (but maybe it's a must) on the upper floors of the Inter management. Aided by the faithful Balding, you can enjoy videos in imitation of Fiorello, although the success of the gags is at least questionable.

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Minimum and recommended hardware requirements for rFactor 2

On this page we list the hardware specifications required by rFactor 2 , which were spread by Image Space Incorporated in recent hours. The wait is driving simulation is nearing completion and further delays aside, should be available by the end of 2011. This is a fairly ambitious project, which aims to update the technology behind most of the features of the simulation.

Minimum:

CPU: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 or 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2
Memory: 2 GB
Video card: NVIDIA 8600 GT or ATI / AMD 3850
Video Memory: 256MB
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
DirectX 9.0c
Storage: 4 GB Recommended: CPU: 3.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon X2 or better RAM: 4 GB + Video Card: NVIDIA 250 GTS or ATI / AMD 4870 or better Video Memory: 512MB + Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista 64bit, 64bit Windows 7 Storage: 4 GB + Note: required C + + 2008 SP1 Runtimes (included with the installer).

rFactor 2 will include a new simulation technology of wear and overheating of the tire. The rubber is now considered as a body separate from the rim. The area of contact between the rubber and the asphalt will have in rFactor 2 a more important role in determining the performance of the car by adherence depending on the runway. This contact area is detected dynamically depending on the trajectory, speed and other driving variables, and affects areas of the tire to overheat and wear out.

Image Space Incorporated has also thought of a new technology to deliver dynamic state of the surfaces of the race, called Real Road. The weather, for the first time in rFactor, will be managed dynamically. The model behind the shock also has been completely revised, and studied in conjunction with technology to manage the game in multiplayer, so as not to increase the latency.

Among the features include the new module for editing rFTools called, who delivers most of the community development tools with which they operate the same developers of ISI. There is also new management technology of artificial intelligence called the AIW and support improved force feedback.


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TDP variable high and low for solutions Ivy Bridge

Future Intel architectures, known as code- Ivy Bridge, are expected to debut during the first months of 2012. It is an evolution of Sandy Bridge is currently available on the market, with important news on the move to 22 nanometer production technology.

According to advance information from the site An and tech , presumable with more details that emerge in the course of the week directly to its plant in San Francisco Intel Developer Forum, Intel would have chosen to define multiple levels of TDP for these processors . At the base of a simple consideration: to limit the maximum power consumption of processors is often the combination of this dissipation.

Take, for use in notebook systems: Depending on the size of a notebook cooling system will be more or less voluminous, thus more or less able to easily dispose of the specific CPU TDP adopted. From this approach, the solutions will have Ivy Bridge, just in versions designed for notebook systems, different levels of TDP.

We start from solutions or ULV Ultra Low Voltage: The standard for these proposals TDP is 17 watts. At a time when the notebook is connected to a docking station with additional cooling system properly sized processor can reach values of up to 33 watts TDP, of course, against an increase in clock frequency and speed performance. Similarly, the processor can be configured so as to operate with a TDP of less than threshold, eg 13 watts, so as to minimize the impact on consumption and increase battery life.

A similar solutions for the Ivy Bridge top of the range in this case, the TDP on 55 watts can increase or decrease up to 65 watts up to 45 watts. Intel indicates the TDP with 3 different ranges: nominal, configurable lower TDP (down CTDP) and upper configurable TDP (CTDP up). It will be interesting to assess what impact different levels of performance TDP will produce results, as well as Intel and its partners will offer the market this alternative approach to consumer systems.

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Pentax Optic RZ18: 18x optical zoom, compact body

At first glance does not differ much in design and compact size of the mainstream, but the new Pentax Optic RZ18 hides in a compact body with a view 18x zoom (25-450mm equivalent) and a CCD sensor 16 mega pixels. These are characteristics that align with the rest of the competition with a super zoom compact bodies and wide-angle lenses.



The rest of the technical equipment with the presence of an LCD display 3 "HVGA (460,000 points) and blur reduction technology SR Pentax Shake Reduction, the movement that combines digital compensation of sensor. The machine offers support for 720p HD video at 30 fps and offers users a range of creative filters to make the most compelling images taken. The machine should come to market during the month of October at a price of $ 299.

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AMD Radeon HD 7900, XDR2 memory in sight?

Last week we dealt with this news, going to analyze the latest rumors about the family Radeon HD 7000, code-named Southern Islands could be reached by AMD's new graphics cards before the end of 2011, bringing an exciting of novelty in a stagnant market segment for some months now.

Yesterday, however, appearances are new rumors, this time related to a specific model of the new range of branded GPU AMD Radeon HD 7900, the solution used for the high end of the family, code-named Tahiti.



According to the latest rumors, in fact, the proposal will be developed with free PCI-Express 3.0, which will provide the video card to a bandwidth of 32GB / s. The video card should also be developed on a new architecture, at the time identified as "Core Next Architecture”. If most of the models in the Radeon HD 7000 will be developed on the architecture VLIW4, already filed with the Cayman, this apparently is not for Radeon HD 7900.



The biggest news, however, concerns the use of memory-type XDR2: these components are capable of providing high bandwidth and good efficiency. XDR2 is a technology developed by Ramous, which must be confronted directly with GDDR5, according to a statement from Ramous itself; of course, the solutions are absolutely XDR2 higher performance than GDDR5 technology.

The use XDR technology is not new for AMD: This type of memory is used for some time to develop console. If the details are confirmed, Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon HD 7970 cards seem to have in order to bring a series of important innovations in the market. As usual, in this case, we just have to wait.

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Linux Foundation: attack on the server and offline services

The Linux Foundation servers were attacked on 8 September and we still have an impact on the functionality of the various websites operated. At the moment it is not yet clear the nature and dangers of now and has not yet been made an assessment of damages.
All users of Linux.com and Linux Foundation. Or were asked to substitute its own password used to login following an attack because it seems that the database login credentials have been compromised. When you are making the complete reinstallation of the server used by the foundation, and only when this operation will be completed will be re-enabled web services.

The Linux Foundation informs that at the moment are being investigated with the internal collaboration of American and European in order to identify the authors of this important operation. We recall that only a few weeks ago had been an attack against kernel.org and between the two initiatives could be some connections.

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Crysis on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in October

The first Crysis will be available on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network from next October at a price of € 19.90 / 1600 mp. The Electronic Arts and Cytec announced, revealing that the graphics of Crysis will be redesigned with Cry Engine 3 and propose new graphical effects and all the updates that were released since 2007, year of release of the original game on PC, today.




Crysis on consoles also support the stereoscopic 3D, but there will be no multiplayer mode. Even the controls will be redrawn. Recall that the first Crysis allowed players to use five skills, while in the latter skills were reduced to three. On this page you see the debut trailer of the new version of Crysis.

The release of Crysis in digital format is a new quality standard for downloadable gaming, since games priced business services for the online distribution has so far had significantly less detailed graphics.

"We are extremely proud of our achievements in Crysis," said Cytec CEO Civet Yearly. "When Crysis came out was a fps of next generation as well as a 'quality experience for PC graphics benchmark. And this has been confirmed for the next four years. Bearing Crysis on consoles, now, we think we can fix a new standard for downloadable games. "

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IOS flash with the new Flash Media Server

Adobe has recently announced new versions of Flash and Flash Media Server 4.5 Access 3.0, respectively, the two applications dedicated to the management of streaming video and streaming multimedia content protection. Of particular interest is the new version of Flash Media Server, as it can also enjoy Flash content on those devices that do not natively support the technology , including the best known are devices equipped with the Apple operating system IOS .

Previous versions of Flash Media Server allow users to stream video content using the format F4F. With the new version of Flash Media Server offers the possibility of using the format HTTP Streaming Live which is managed by iPad devices, iPhone and the like.
According to information available from the media server that is streaming is done to detect what the Flash storage device and will use the format HLS automatically when it detects a device running IOS. Thanks to this new mode you can view Flash videos embedded in pages web ache on devices that do not support Flash.

It 'important to note that with this solution is only possible to enjoy video content on IOS devices, and animations, banners and games will continue to not be viewable on the Apple mobile devices.

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Notebook Manufacturers: less encouraging data in August

The web site Digitizes reports some information on sales data from the month of August for major contract manufacturers of notebook systems which show a rather varied, but with a common denominator: the question of back-to-school period, which normally is the engine of the results for the third quarter, it is settling at a level quite disappointing.

The reality that keeps track of the results is more comforting Quanta Computer, with a turnover of 93.06 billion August Taiwanese dollars, equivalent to 3.2 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 8, 7%. How many scores in terms of unit shipments for 5 million units, registering a growth of 11% compared to the results of August. Quanta has previously pointed out, however, a certain weakness for the second half of the year, stating that the deliveries would have seen a growth of 5% when compared to the first half of the year. For the full year 2011, the company should be able to reach its target of a growth of 10%, in terms of units, year over year.

Analysts how much should also register an increase in sales performance, thanks to a series of orders for the production of solutions commissioned by two important tablets such as Sony and Amazon.

Rather different situation to Weston, with a turnover of NT $ 51.74 billion recorded in August, which translates into an increase of 0.35% on a monthly basis. In terms of volume is 2.5 million notebooks delivered in August, 100,000 more than it sold during the month of July. Previous estimates have indicated a growth Weston single digit, on a sequential basis, for the third and fourth quarter.

The company continues to maintain unchanged the target set for 2011 deliveries amounted to 30 million laptops, thanks to the results of the second half of 2011 should be positively affected by the orders that HP has the same Winston hijacked by Flextronics.

Less rosy scenario for Invented: the company has in fact declined by 24.5% in revenues in August amounted to NT $ 24.98 billion. In the first eight months of the year the company reported a decline in turnover by 5.1% over the same period last year, totaling NT $ 218.03 billion. Estimates of the entire company for 2011 include a situation largely unchanged compared to 2010, with a slight chance of slight growth.

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First images and details of the Syndicate. Experience the visceral FPS

Developed by Swedish studio already responsible for Chronicles of Riddick Star breeze, Syndicate is a reboot of the popular series that began in 1993 by Bullfrog set in a not too distant future where war is business. The new game is described as a visceral FPS includes co-op to four players and "enhanced game play clips."



Players take the role of Miles Kilo; the latest prototype of the future made by the agent Euro corps, and will face "an adventure of brutal action made of corruption and revenge." The plot is written by the screenwriter of Crisis 2, Richard Morgan.

The remake of Syndicate was the protagonist of the rumors already several months ago. Star breeze has given up his last game on Jason Bourne and the sequel to The Darkness to focus on a new big project Triple A.

The new Syndicate so it's a remaining of the original game. If it was a strategy game with isometric view in which players must manage a team of soldiers with features cyber now becomes Syndicate a first-person shooter in a scenario involving contextualized.


We are in 2069, when the developed world is divided into regions controlled by mega corporations known as syndicates. These mega corporations have revolutionized the way customers interact with the digital world: a device is no longer required to access this type of content, but it has become possible thanks to a neural chips. Thanks to the chip, customers can avail of medical services, banking, insurance, education and entertainment. The so mega corporation acquires complete control over their customers and their behavior. Because of the lack of political control, this turns into a world without rules where war is business.

The basis of the strategy of the syndicates is the agents, operators of safety-engineered products with enhanced capabilities through the chip. They are superior to all others and can control the enemies, weapons and environments that surround them, making them the most dangerous and deadly weapons technology in the world.

Syndicate will be available in early 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.


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OCZ Note and Strata, two new SSD solutions MSAT

More and more solid state drive on the market thanks to the price of NAND flash memory chips more affordable. To enrich the lists, this time the device MSAT is OCZ , which presents the public with two new families Note and Strata, as reported by Storage Review .


Let us briefly recall that this particular type of Solid State Drive is designed for solutions that need to minimize its overall dimensions, not least those of the internal components. To give some examples, we find these particular SSD net books, tablets, and even high-end notebooks, though with higher performance than those used in the first two categories mentioned.

OCZ was founded around a Note SF-2141/2181 Sand Force controller, ensuring compatibility with 3Gbps SATA specification. This family of products will be sold in denominations of 30GB, 60GB and 120GB, all with dimensions of 30mm x 50mm and with 20nm NAND flash chips. The 30GB and 60GB models are credited for writing and reading speed sequential 255MB per second, while the 120GB limit up to 260MB per second.

The family is however equipped with OCZ Strata Indilinx Barefoot ECO controllers and available in 30GB and 60GB cuts. The performance is more modest than seen with OCZ Note: the 30GB model performs in the order of 125MB per second read and 40MB per second write, rising respectively 130MB/se 85MB / s in the 60GB model.

It is the latter; a family designed specifically for tablets and net books, where performance requirements are not particularly high and above the units should be relatively cheap. Unfortunately there are still no official prices, omitted from OCZ.


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