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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Nathan's Foundation for Freedom's Vision on Two Beers with Steve…
This 50 minute interview with Steve Patterson discusses some concepts of money and our economy, setting the stage for people to understand the plan we are about to present. The next show up will be a conversation with Bill Still, and then we're going to present the outline of Freedom's Vision shortly there after.
I'd like to thank Steve for spending the best part of his Sunday working on this. He feels strongly about helping our economy and I certainly appreciate his efforts, he's a great guy.
Speaking of great people, we have a website for this movement coming, several volunteers have taken the reigns to help create what will be a dynamic site to act as a home to the American Party and will act as "Swarm Central."
Two Beers with Steve interview: Foundation for Freedom's Vision
And here's a link to Steve's site, he has some great interview guests, I hope everyone visits and supports his site: Two Beers With Steve…
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NEW YORK – Major League Soccer unveiled its long-awaited revamped postseason structure for the 2011 season on Wednesday, giving 10 teams the chance to vie for MLS Cup in a unique twist on the league's format from the last two seasons.
The league's new structure will include the top three seeds from each conference and four wild card berths – regardless of conference affiliation – but the postseason will now include two play-in games for those wild card teams.
The expanded system now allows for more teams to be included in the postseason chase, driving more interest throughout the league as two additional teams vie for a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
WATCH: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs explained
"While there will be some who say that expanding the playoff field dilutes the regular season, we believe that in a certain way, it actually enhances it," said Nelson Rodriguez, MLS executive vice president of competition and game operations.
"It will mean that the battle and the race for the playoffs will have added intensity and last longer through the regular season. And that, on balance, should be a good thing for the play on the field, and for the fans in the stands and at home."
The seventh seed will host the 10th seed while the eighth seed hosts the ninth seed in a one-off playoff game to reach the final eight. The lowest remaining team will then meet the regular-season Supporters' Shield winner and the second-lowest remaining seed will meet the other conference champion in the Conference Semifinals.
This system ensures that the Supporters' Shield winner will play the lowest-seeded team available in the Conference Semifinals, a luxury not necessarily awarded to the regular season's top team in the past.
[inline_node:329317]"It's the essence of rewarding regular-season performance," Rodriguez said. "And as we look to the future, we need to continue to construct a playoff format that confers benefit to those teams that do well over a long season."
The Conference Semifinals will consist of a two-game, aggregate-goal series, a structure unchanged from previous postseasons.
The second and third seeds from each conference will play each other in the two-game, aggregate-goal series, with the winners advancing to the one-game conference final at the host site of the higher-seeded team.
The location of the MLS Cup will be determined at a later date.
Conference Championships will still be awarded in 2011, and the new system allows for less conference crossover in the postseason. In fact, the new system will not allow for a situation where two teams from the Western Conference to play in the Eastern Conference championship, as the San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids did in 2010.
Rodriguez said keeping conference consistency was crucial for the league in the new postseason format.
"We've eliminated the possibility of having two out-of-conference teams competing for a conference championship," Rodriguez said. "And we've decreased the likelihood of an out-of-conference team winning an out-of-conference championship.
[inline_node:323241]"In the end, we took the course that rewarding regular-season performance and pitting the No. 1 seed against the worst advancing wild card was more important."
Rodriguez admitted that there are factors beyond the league's control that could create criticism with the new structure, including the Supporters' Shield winner facing a long travel haul while playing a cross-conference game in the opening leg of the conference semifinals .
"There are so many variables that any system is imperfect in that regard," Rodriguez said. "You could be facing the lowest-remaining seed who's on a 10-game winning streak to close the season and they're the hottest team in the league. … Any playoff system has, within it, some fault or a flaw that could easily be pointed to."
He also stated that as the league expands to 19 teams in 2012 and eventually to 20 in the near future, both the balanced schedule and the current playoff structure could be altered in the future to accommodate a more conference-specific playoff qualification.
"At the end of the day, you try to create a playoff system that is fair and relatable to the regular season," Rodriguez said. "And also one that is a compelling format in and of itself. We think this iteration is an improvement over the last and we will spend the next bit of time trying to finalize a long-term playoff situation that can take us into the future."

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CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half and survived a second straight overtime game, prevailing 69-65 over Georgia Tech in the second round of the ACC Tournament. Daniel Miller forced overtime for the Yellow Jackets with 0.9 seconds left and Clemson trailed by as much as three in overtime, but found a way to win its 20th game of the 2013-14 season.
Clemson trailed 49-40 after Marcus Georges-Hunt scored inside with 7:50 remaining, but a 13-2 spurt by the Tigers culminated with Jaron Blossomgame's tip-in and lead change with 3:36 to play. He added another putback with 85 seconds to play that gave Clemson a four-point edge. But Tech scored twice in the final minute, including the improbable fallaway jumper by Miller with 0.9 seconds remaining.
The Tigers shot just 37 percent for the game, but held Tech to the same field goal accuracy in a slugfest. Clemson won the battle of the boards, 40-37. A huge advantage for the Tigers on Thursday came at the free throw line, where Clemson made 25-of-29 for a .862 mark.
K.J. McDaniels led Clemson with 18 points, despite only four made field goals Thursday. Rod Hall posted all 10 of his points after halftime, while Damarcus Harrison scored 10 of his 12 points after the intermission as well. Harrison hit the go-ahead layup in overtime, and Clemson salted the game away at the charity stripe.
The Tigers advance to face No. 3 seed Duke on Friday in a rematch from the Jan. 11 meeting that saw Clemson win 72-59 in Littlejohn Coliseum.
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Guest Star Bingo
Seriously, we should set it up. I bet someone else has, though. Anyone got a link? :)
Okay, here are some places I recently saw Supernatural guest stars:
An episode of Entourage from the last season, the one where Vince buys the dinosaur head. The actress who played Sarah in "Provenance" was in a similar role in the auction house.
Last week's episode of Leverage (two Sundays ago) had Todd Stashwick and the actress who played Casey in "Sin City."
I know there were others but I failed to write them down and my brain is starting to malfunction from hunger. I'm going to go make dinner--you tell me more in the comments!


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Year of publication
- 2003 (3) (remove)
- J/psi yield (1)
- quark (1)
- relativistic heavy ion collider (1)
- Charm coalescence at relativistic energies (2003)
- The J/psi yield at midrapidity at the top RHIC (relativistic heavy ion collider) energy is calculated within the statistical coalescence model, which assumes charmonium formation at the late stage of the reaction from the charm quarks and antiquarks created earlier in hard parton collisions. The results are compared to the new PHENIX data and to predictions of the standard models, which assume formation of charmonia exclusively at the initial stage of the reaction and their subsequent suppression. Two versions of the suppression scenario are considered. One of them assumes gradual charmonium suppression by comovers, while the other one supposes that the suppression sets in abruptly due to quark-gluon plasma formation. Surprisingly, both versions give very similar results. In contrast, the statistical coalescence model predicts a few times larger J/psi yield in the most central collisions.
- Transverse activity of kaons and the deconfinement phase transition in nucleus-nucleus collisions (2003)
- We found that the experimental results on transverse mass spectra of kaons produced in central Pb+Pb (Au+Au) interactions show an anomalous dependence on the collision energy. The inverse slopes of the spectra increase with energy in the low (AGS) and high (RHIC) energy domains, whereas they are constant in the intermediate (SPS) energy range. We argue that this anomaly is probably caused by a modification of the equation of state in the transition region between confined and deconfined matter. This observation may be considered as a new signal, in addition to the previously reported anomalies in the pion and strangeness production, of the onset of deconfinement located in the low SPS energy domain.
- Incident-energy dependence of the effective temperature in heavy-ion collisions (2003)
- We study the behaviour of the effective temperature for K+ in several energy domains. For this purpose, we apply the recently developed SPheRIO code for hydrodynamics in 3+1 dimensions, using both Landau-type compact initial conditions and spatially more spread ones. We show that initial conditions given in small volume, like Landau-type ones, are unable to reproduce the effective temperature together with other data (multiplicities and rapidity distributions). These quantities can be reproduced altogether only when using a large initial volume with an appropriate velocity distribution.


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Meet the Augustinians of St. Augustine's Priory, Washington Street, Cork. We Augustinians (of the Order of St. Augustine), a Roman Catholic religious community, have as our foundation the living of a common life, seeking to be united in mind and heart on the way to God.
Our religious profession, through which we friars, priests and brothers, consecrate ourselves to God, is the basis and principle of all our sharing of life and our fraternal equality.
Our Augustinian Order is one of apostolic fraternity, a community of brothers who live with the people of God giving witness to true Christian love and other Gospel values.


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Ds Lite
Bootlegged DSLite a well-made, slightly sloppy forgery
When Jeremy Parish bought an Apple Green DS Lite from a "seemingly reputable" eBay seller, subtle details on the handheld didn't seem quite right.
Ds Lite headlines
Three new DS colours confirmed for Europe
According to this Kotaku piece, Nintendo's confirmed three new DS colours for Europe.The new red, lime green and light blue DS Lites will go on sale on June 13. Watch for the press release.Update: Nintendo UK's just confirmed it's going to be announced today.
DS Lite launching in South Africa
According to this, DS Lite is about to launch in South Africa, alongside New Super Mario Bros, Nintendogs, Mario Kart DS and Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain. South African gamers will be able to pick up four colours: white, black, silver and pink. Unfortunately, you won't be able to get the […]


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Features an eye-catching 'available now' button which you can change to 'not available' when busy, pixel perfect icons from famfamfam and a minimal touch that will let your work be at the forefront.
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One of the more exciting things to come out of CES so far is the upgraded version of the Parrot AR.Drone. This quadcopter made a splash at last year's show, with its on-board camera, WiFi connectivity, smartphone control, open source software, and under $300 price point.
This year, the Drone is back and it's now sporting an updated 720p camera, HD recording, geo-location tech, automatable fly and record capability, and much improved flight control software and hardware improvements for better auto-stabilization and flying. The AR.Drone can be controlled from both Android and iPhones. The Drone is sold as a flying game platform — as a toy — but with these changes, this becomes a serious device and fits right in with PT's prediction about 2012 being the year of the drone. The AR.Drone 2.0 will retail for the same price as the original and is expected to be available in Q2 2012.
To see some of the cool things that people are doing with AR.Drones, see Dronehacks.


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Today in Things I Didn't Expect: Alexander Wang offered a very limited pre-order of his very literal, sneaker-inspired Spring 2015 runway bags on his website yesterday, and the three bags, all priced in the mid-$1,000 range, were sold out and completely gone from the site within a matter of hours. As we mentioned earlier today, the fashion community's thirst for novelty pieces seems almost insatiable right now.
The bags, which appeared on Wang's Spring 2015 runway two weeks ago in New York, were a limited edition sneak peek of the full collection. When we first wrote about the bags, you guys didn't seem too impressed, and I'd wager a guess that your views are unchanged now that you know they're at the top end of the brand's normal price range.
I'd give you more information on exact prices and model names, but save for this one photo I managed to capture, the bags have been scrubbed from the site after their apparent sell-through. The rest of the sneaker-bag-hungry masses will have to wait until the collection because available early next year.


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"Church History Chronology," Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Class Member Study Guide (1999)
"Church History Chronology," Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Class Member Study Guide
Church History Chronology
- 1805, December 23
Joseph Smith born to Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith in Sharon, Vermont (see Joseph Smith—History 1:3–4).
- 1820, Early Spring
Joseph Smith received the First Vision in a grove of trees near his home in the state of New York (see Joseph Smith—History 1:15–20).
- 1823, September 21–22
Joseph Smith visited by the angel Moroni and told of the Book of Mormon record. Joseph viewed the gold plates buried in a nearby hill (Cumorah) (see Joseph Smith—History 1:27–54).
- 1827, September 22
Joseph Smith obtained the gold plates from Moroni at the Hill Cumorah (see Joseph Smith—History 1:59).
- 1829, May 15
John the Baptist conferred the Aaronic Priesthood on Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in Harmony, Pennsylvania (see D&C 13; Joseph Smith—History 1:71–72).
- 1829, May
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery received the Melchizedek Priesthood from Peter, James, and John near the Susquehanna River between Harmony, Pennsylvania, and Colesville, New York (see D&C 128:20).
- 1829, June
Translation of the Book of Mormon completed. The Three Witnesses and the Eight Witnesses shown the gold plates (see 2 Nephi 11:3; 2 Nephi 27:12–13; D&C 17).
- 1830, March 26
First printed copies of the Book of Mormon available in Palmyra, New York.
- 1830, April 6
Organization of the Church in Fayette Township, New York.
- 1830, September–October
First missionaries called to preach to the Lamanites (Native Americans) (see D&C 28; 30; 32).
- 1830, December to 1831, January
The Lord commanded the Saints to gather to Ohio (see D&C 37; 38:31–32).
- 1831, July 20
Site for the city of Zion (the New Jerusalem) in Independence, Missouri, revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith (see D&C 57; Articles of Faith 1:10).
- 1833, March 18
Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams set apart as Counselors in the Presidency of the Church and given the keys of the kingdom (see the headings to D&C 81 and D&C 90; see also D&C 90:6).
- 1833, November 7
Saints began fleeing from mobs in Jackson County, Missouri, across the Missouri River and into Clay County, Missouri.
- 1834, May 5
Joseph Smith left Kirtland, Ohio, for Missouri as the leader of Zion's Camp to bring relief to Saints expelled from Jackson County.
- 1835, February 14
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized in Kirtland, Ohio (see D&C 107:23–24).
- 1835, February 28
The organization of the First Quorum of the Seventy commenced in Kirtland, Ohio.
- 1835, August 17
The Doctrine and Covenants accepted as a standard work of the Church in Kirtland, Ohio.
- 1836, March 27
The Kirtland Temple dedicated (see D&C 109).
- 1836, April 3
Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple (see D&C 110:1–10). Moses, Elias, and Elijah appeared and conveyed priesthood keys (see D&C 110:11–16).
- 1837, July 19
Elder Heber C. Kimball and six others arrived in Liverpool, England, on the first overseas mission.
- 1838, April 26
Name of the Church specified by revelation (see D&C 115:4).
- 1838, December 1 to 1839, April 16
The Prophet Joseph Smith and others imprisoned at Liberty Jail in Liberty, Missouri (see D&C 121–123).
- 1840, August 15
Baptism for the dead publicly announced by the Prophet Joseph Smith.
- 1841, October 24
Elder Orson Hyde dedicated Palestine for return of the children of Abraham.
- 1842, March 17
Female Relief Society organized in Nauvoo, Illinois.
- 1842, May 4
First full temple endowments given in Nauvoo, Illinois.
- 1844, June 27
Joseph and Hyrum Smith martyred at Carthage Jail in Carthage, Illinois (see D&C 135).
- 1846, February 4
Nauvoo Saints began crossing the Mississippi River to move west. Some Saints sailed from New York City for California on the ship Brooklyn.
- 1846, July 16
Mormon Battalion mustered into United States service in Iowa.
- 1847, April
President Brigham Young's pioneer company left Winter Quarters on the journey west (see D&C 136).
- 1847, July 24
President Brigham Young entered the Salt Lake Valley.
- 1847, December 27
Brigham Young sustained as President of the Church.
- 1848, May–June
Crickets in the Salt Lake Valley devastated the crops. The fields were saved from complete destruction as flocks of seagulls consumed the crickets.
- 1849, December 9
Sunday School organized by Richard Ballantyne.
- 1850, June 15
Deseret News began publication in Salt Lake City.
- 1856, October
Willie and Martin handcart companies detained by early snowstorms. Found by rescue party from the Salt Lake Valley.
- 1869, November 28
Young Ladies' Retrenchment Association organized, forerunner of the Young Women program.
- 1875, June 10
Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association organized, forerunner of the Young Men program.
- 1877, April 6
St. George Utah Temple dedicated. President Brigham Young received revelation to set in order the priesthood organization and stakes of Zion.
- 1878, August 25
Aurelia Spencer Rogers held the first Primary meeting in Farmington, Utah.
- 1880, October 10
John Taylor sustained as President of the Church. The Pearl of Great Price accepted as a standard work.
- 1883, April 14
Revelation given to President John Taylor on the organization of the Seventy.
- 1889, April 7
Wilford Woodruff sustained as President of the Church.
- 1890, October 6
"Manifesto" sustained in general conference, ending the practice of entering into plural marriage (see Official Declaration 1).
- 1893, April 6
President Wilford Woodruff dedicated the Salt Lake Temple after 40 years of construction.
- 1898, September 13
Lorenzo Snow became President of the Church.
- 1899, May 17
President Lorenzo Snow received revelation in St. George, Utah, prompting him to emphasize tithing.
- 1901, October 17
Joseph F. Smith became President of the Church.
- 1918, October 3
President Joseph F. Smith received the vision of the redemption of the dead (see D&C 138).
- 1918, November 23
Heber J. Grant became President of the Church.
- 1936, April
Church Security Program instituted to assist the poor during the Great Depression; became Church welfare program. This program grew out of a revelation received previously by President Heber J. Grant.
- 1941, April 6
Assistants to the Twelve first called.
- 1945, May 21
George Albert Smith became President of the Church.
- 1951, April 9
David O. McKay sustained as President of the Church.
- 1961, September 30
Under the direction of the First Presidency, Elder Harold B. Lee announced that all Church programs were to be correlated through the priesthood to strengthen families and individuals.
- 1964, October
Observance of family home evening emphasized.
- 1970, January 23
Joseph Fielding Smith became President of the Church.
- 1971, January
New Church magazines—Ensign, New Era, and Friend—commenced publication.
- 1972, July 7
Harold B. Lee became President of the Church.
- 1973, December 30
Spencer W. Kimball became President of the Church.
- 1975, October 3
President Spencer W. Kimball announced reorganization of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
- 1976, April 3
Two revelations added to the Pearl of Great Price. In 1981 they were moved to become D&C 137 and D&C 138.
- 1978, September 30
Revelation granting the priesthood to every worthy male member regardless of race or color sustained by the Church (see Official Declaration 2).
- 1979, September
LDS edition of King James Bible with study aids published.
- 1981, September
New editions of the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price published.
- 1984, June
Area Presidencies inaugurated, with members called from the Seventy.
- 1985, November 10
Ezra Taft Benson became President of the Church.
- 1989, April 1
Second Quorum of the Seventy reorganized.
- 1994, June 5
Howard W. Hunter became President of the Church.
- 1995, March 12
Gordon B. Hinckley became President of the Church.
- 1995, April 1
Announcement of a new leadership position to be known as an Area Authority.
- 1995, September 23
President Gordon B. Hinckley read "The Family: A Proclamation to the World," from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, at a general Relief Society meeting.
- 1997, April 5
Area Authorities to be ordained Seventies. Third, Fourth, and Fifth Quorums of the Seventy organized.
- 1997, October 4
President Gordon B. Hinckley announced plans to build smaller temples.
- 1997, November
Church membership reached 10 million.
- 1998, April 5
President Gordon B. Hinckley announced goal of having 100 temples in service in the year 2000.


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Just like discovering your "lost" glasses on your forehead or your "misplaced" keys already in your pocket, sometimes the reason your motorcycle, ATV or UTV won't start can have an obvious solution. Use this handy guide to troubleshoot your problem and be on your way.
- So your machine won't start?
Don't overthink the problem, check the simple things first…
- Was the ignition switch in the "on/run" position before the starter button was pushed?
If not, turn it to the "on/run" position and try it again.
- Is the kill switch (usually on the handlebar adjacent to the throttle) turned to the "on/run" position?
If not, turn it to the "on/run" position and try it again.
- Is the kickstand in the fully retracted (up) position?
If not, a stand safety switch may not allow the starter to engage and crank the engine.
- Is the clutch lever pulled in all of the way?
If not, a clutch safety switch may not allow the starter to engage.
- Is the battery in a sufficient state of charge to crank the engine?
If not, have the battery charged or replaced as necessary.
- If the starter engages and cranks the engine but it fails to fire, is the fuel valve (if so equipped) in the "on" position?
If not, turn the fuel valve to the "on" position, wait 15-20 seconds for the carburetor's float bowls to fill and try starting it again.
- Is there sufficient fuel in the fuel tank?
If not, add fuel.
- Is the engine carbureted or fuel injected?
If carbureted, was the choke or mixture enricher set to the appropriate position to start the engine at the current temperature? (Both ambient air temperature and engine temperature need to be considered.)
If all of these items have been checked/corrected/adjusted and it is still not starting, additional diagnosis and tools may be needed.
And remember, before you hit the open road, be sure to check out these motorcycle safety tips and talk with your insurance agent to make sure you've selected the right motorcycle coverages.
[1] Most carbureted motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs will have a fuel valve at the fuel tank that must be in the "on" or "reserve" position to allow fuel flow to the carburetor. Most fuel injected models do not have these manual fuel control valves. ⤶


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Got an idea for a new feature? Maybe a tweak to make something work even better? Wish there was an integration with another product to make you even more productive? You've come to the right place.
The Product Ideas Portal lets you submit whatever product feedback you have, good, bad, ugly, and anywhere between.
Want to stay anonymous? No problem, you can still share your ideas with us. You can also create an account which lets you vote on other people's ideas and receive updates when your idea's status changes.
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Hailing from rainy Seattle, Aiden combines post-hardcore and punk attitudes with gothic aesthetics and a love of all things horror (not to mention, of course, the Misfits) to create surging, darkly melodic music. The group formed in the spring of 2003 while its members were still in high school, taking their name from the young, ghost-seeing boy in the 2002 horror flick The Ring. A few lineup changes occurred early on; the quintet -- Nick Wiggins (bass), Jake Davison (drums), Angel Ibarra (guitar), Jake Wambold (guitar), and William "wiL" Francis (vocals) -- was solidified, however, before entering the studio in December 2004 to record their debut full-length, Our Gang's Dark Oath. Making two-song samplers of their album, Aiden managed to pass out a few thousand copies around town, sparking a word-of-mouth buzz all over Seattle. Their debut was released in June 2004 on Dead Teenager, and the band played countless shows throughout the year -- whenever school would allow. Their hard work paid off quickly, inking a deal with Victory Records by December. All members were finally done with high school by June 2005, and Aiden was free to tour, jumping on the road that summer with the Hurt Process, the Audition, and the Junior Varsity. Their first label effort, Nightmare Anatomy, appeared in October 2005, proving to be a slickly energetic record with undeniable hooks despite somewhat morose lyrical content. Touring with label mates Hawthorne Heights, Bayside, and Silverstein rounded out the year before Aiden headed back out to support 30 Seconds to Mars nationwide in the first half of 2006. Victory then re-released Our Gang's Dark Oath with new artwork in April 2006, the Rain in Hell EP arriving just in time for that year's Halloween. In August of 2007, the band issued Conviction, an album that took them away from their screamo tendencies towards more rock-oriented, melodic terrain.


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Onkyo TX-SR605 A/V Receiver
There's no point in making you slog through mundane bits about size, weight, number of inputs, and whether or not the remote control should ever have seen the light of day before we get to the exciting part. What most sets this receiver apart from the others on the market is the presence of two HDMI 1.3a inputs. Furthermore, the TX-SR605 is the first AV receiver we've seen that includes built-in decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
But I must digress for a moment. In my opinion, HDMI is the best thing that should have never happened to the AV world. The idyllic vision of a home theater system in which a single cable connects each piece of gear to the AV receiver – or, at the very least, one HDMI cable to run from the receiver to the HDTV – is so appealing, so utterly brilliant, that it's like having a rusty, jagged dagger thrust in your back each time you run afoul of the fact that there are multiple versions of the HDMI spec. And chances are that even the most fastidious of system designers won't be able to cobble together a home theater system in which all the components can utilize the full benefits of the HDMI format.
Now that I've had a chance to vent about the various flavors of HDMI (this was diatribe version 3.2b – I'm already working on a revision), let's look at why this matters in the particular case of the TX-SR605. Having HDMI 1.3a inputs means the receiver is capable of supporting a higher bandwidth connection between components, Deep Color (with up to 48-bit color depths), higher frame rates, a broader color space, automatic Lip Sync, and the aforementioned lossless digital audio codecs Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. (Also included is RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI, which is Onkyo's flavor of CEC control of connected HDMI devices using a single remote.)
Unfortunately, if you buy the TX-SR605 today, you won't find much use for most of those HDMI-based features – especially the decoding of the two new audio formats. Although most newer-model Blu-ray and HD DVD players have Dolby TrueHD decoding built in, few actually output TrueHD signals as native digital bitstreams. Most players, at best, transcode TrueHD signals to PCM, which can then be sent digitally over HDMI. [Transmission of DTS-HD Master Audio in any digital form- either as transcoded PCM or a native bitstream- is not supported in any current Blu-ray or HD DVD player. Players scheduled for release this fall are to change that. –Ed.]
So if you're planning on using all that HDMI 1.3a power the minute you take the TX-SR605 out of the box, you'll be sorely disappointed. On the other hand, owning this new Onkyo will let you sleep better at night knowing that you've bought some technological time and can wait for the rest of the AV world to catch up to you. Of course, having those capabilities available and crying out to be used will probably keep you up at night wondering what you should add to your system next in order to take advantage of them.
The good news, from an audio standpoint, is that you still only need one HDMI cable to connect your high-def disc player to the TX-SR605. Regardless of the audio format on the disc, the receiver gives you the option of playing back the sound either touched or untouched by processing in the receiver. You can also select default modes by input which will automatically engage a specific processing mode based on the input signal. You might, for example, like to play Dolby Digital soundtracks back using one of the Onkyo-developed DSP modes, such as "Orchestra". (It would be pretty silly to do this, but at least you can.) The best reason for having the ability to create default settings is for those times when someone else in the house did decide to watch a movie in the "Orchestra" mode. Then the next time you turn the receiver on to play a DVD, it will automatically engage your default mode (hopefully not "Mono Movie"). If you're an HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc player owner, you may choose to listen to the transcoded Dolby TrueHD PCM streams as unhindered as possible by choosing the "Direct" mode.
Like a lot of mid-priced AV receivers nowadays, the TX-SR605 includes seven channels of amplification – in this case, 90-watts per channel. It's a good sounding receiver, too, with plenty of power in the bottom end if you have large front speakers and run them full range. I'm a little spoiled because I recently sent back a $4,000 Primare integrated amp/processor. The Onkyo definitely can't compete with the effortless sonic character of the Primare, but it's one-eighth the price – and I can't find a bit to complain about it from that standpoint.
Although you won't be able to take advantage of all the HDMI functionality at the outset, you will be able to use the Audyssey 2EQ speaker calibration feature immediately. Audyssey processing isn't unique to Onkyo's receivers, but it's a great technology to have in your system, especially if you're someone who either 1.1) doesn't have the time or know-how to set up a speaker system or 1.2) has a room (or spouse) that's really difficult to work with and can't place the speakers in ideal positions. For the person in the first situation, the Audyssey setup procedure only takes about 15 minutes. Onkyo has made it so simple, in fact, that when the microphone is plugged into the receiver's front panel jack, the TX-SR605 automatically goes into setup mode and uses on-screen menus to guide you through the process.
If you're in the latter situation, the calibration won't be able to correct for every fault in the room's acoustics or placement of speakers, but it will make the best of most bad situations. I was in the middle of moving while I had the TX-SR605, and my new home doesn't have a room that's ideal for a home theater – a situation a sledge hammer and new wall board will soon help. Over the course of multiple room changes (with boxes, without boxes, sometimes with different furniture arrangements), I was very pleased with the results of each recalibration using the Audyssey 2EQ circuitry. It did have a hard time compensating for the arrangement when the left rear speaker was on the floor directly behind the couch, but that's to be expected.
An additional audio feature worthy of note is the TX-SR605's second-zone capability. In this case, the amp channels used for the surround back speakers can be used instead for a stereo second zone. If you want to keep 7.1 in your main theater, the TX-SR605 includes a pre-amp output for the second zone. It's also smart enough to process multichannel and stereo sources separately for the two zones.
From a video standpoint, the TX-SR605 is a solid choice, too. There are a total of five video source inputs, each of which can be individually selected and assigned from a choice of the two HDMI inputs, the three component inputs or the five (each) S-Video or composite inputs. If you're using an HDMI-equipped HDTV, any input format that's lower down on the technological food chain is automatically upconverted to HDMI giving you the sweet ability to run one (expensive) cable to the HDTV from the receiver. Even if you don't have an HDTV with HDMI connectivity you can still run a single cable set from the receiver because when the HDMI connection is not enabled, the TX-SR605 will upconvert all incoming analog video signals to component. At least this eliminates the need to switch inputs at both the TV and the receiver.
The video conversion capability of the TX-SR605 is a bit of a mixed bag, however. When upconverted to be sent over HDMI, analog video signals lose a bit of detail and brightness. No one should be surprised to find this is the case in a $599 receiver, and I suspect that many will choose the convenience of not switching inputs on the TV over a small sacrifice in performance. I must admit, in this case I'd have to think twice about whether the picture quality improvement is worth it, especially when it comes to training my family how to use the system.
If you choose the switching inputs route, the Onkyo's remote control can be quickly programmed to work your television set and other components in your system. Unfortunately, only the Remote Mode buttons on the remote light up when in use, so it's tough to navigate to the right button without good room lighting. I will give credit, however, to the engineer(s) who took the time and effort to come up with a design that grouped the function buttons logically together and used plenty of different shapes for individual buttons. As a result, while I normally hate the obnoxious remote controls that come with most receivers, I found this one to be fairly easy to use. (I'd still get a Harmony remote to control the whole system.)
Other features of the TX-SR605 include an input that can be used for one of the optional direct-connect style satellite radios from either XM or Sirius. (You'll have to pay additional money for whichever tuner and service plan you choose.) Speaking of radio, the built-in terrestrial AM/FM tuner does not receive HD Radio broadcasts – a fact that will probably upset the five people who currently listen to the format. There's also an input for one of Onkyo's iPod dock/chargers that can make an iPod act like it's a full-size AV component.
When you look at the entire feature package and the price point, this is one hot receiver. For the person who has to have HDMI 1.3a connectivity and on-board Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD Master Audio decoding before anyone else on the block, then the TX-SR605 is a no-brainer. But you don't have to be an over-eager early adopter to see plenty of merit in this new receiver, either. It's another hard-working success story from Onkyo, and it's a receiver with a value that will actually increase over time (the short term, at least). That's something that rarely can be said about a piece of electronic gear nowadays.


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WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts, October 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn") Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Epix") revealed today the contractual agreements for S1P1 lead compounds, AMG 369 and AMG 277, offered December 8, 2011 in a sealed bid sale.
AMG-369, AMG-277 and the six back-up compounds were discovered and/or developed as part of License Agreement between Amgen and Epix (formerly Predix) using technology that Epix licensed from Ramot at Tel Aviv University, Ltd. In October 2011, Finn and Amgen entered into an agreement whereby the parties agreed to sell the S1P1 program assets. In September 2009, Finn and Ramot entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement whereby the financial terms defined in the License Agreement (May 2004) were renegotiated, and a potential purchaser will have no financial obligation to the university.
Assets included in the sale include preclinical and toxicology data related to AMG 277, AMG 369 and six backup compounds, existing inventory of these compounds (API), and related patent portfolio.
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Webster Biology Student Named to Prestigious Fellowship
Apr. 3, 2013
ST. LOUIS, April 3, 2013 - It seemed like a routine class needed for a bachelor's degree in biology. But for Samantha Powers, it was a life-changing course. Powers, a junior at Webster University, was named as one of only 15 students in the United States granted a Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). She will conduct research this summer for the national organization.
Powers credits the one-on-one mentorship from her professors at Webster for helping her qualify for the prestigious appointment.
"I believe that one of Webster's greatest strengths, and the one that ultimately led to me getting this fellowship, is the personal relationship that faculty and students are able to share at Webster," Powers said. "Over the past three years, I have been able to form connections and relationships with many of my professors in the Biology department. It's extremely reassuring to be surrounded by so many people who are so consistently committed to seeing you succeed. I can't say enough about the entire faculty and staff of the biology department."
Her trip to becoming a nationally-recognized biology student started with her enrollment in the Plant Physiology course on the Webster Grove campus last fall. Powers - who also plays on Webster's softball team in right field - previously was interested in pursuing a career in cancer research and had been conducting independent research in that field with Professor Stephanie Schroeder.
The professor teaching the plant course – Marta Paciorek – quickly realized that Powers had an aptitude for plant biology. She also learned that Powers hoped to enter the field of research and intended to pursue a graduate degree. When the course had ended, she approached Powers and introduced her to Lucia Strader, who operates the plant biology lab at Washington University. Shortly afterward, Powers was offered a job in that lab with Paciorek's recommendation. A few weeks later, both Paciorek and Strader urged Powers to apply for the fellowship.
Powers thought it was a long shot to get the appointment because the competition is fierce for the fellowships, but said that numerous faculty members helped her with the application, proofread and made suggestions on her research proposal, and made themselves available whenever possible.
Then on March 15, she learned she was selected. Anywhere from 75 to 140 students apply for the fellowship each year, said Katie Engen, the education coordinator for ASPB. The students are selected according to the quality of the research that is proposed.
"The students aren't just used as go-fers or lab labor but have to conduct their own research experiment that can be completed in the 10 weeks of the fellowship," Engen said. "The students also will present their results at our summer conference next year, which will be held in Portland."
Powers will conduct her research in the lab of an ASPB member who has agreed to be her research mentor during the fellowship, Engen said. In Powers' case, that means she will do her work in St. Louis under the direction of Strader and Paciorek.
"This is a significant honor for Samantha," said Professor Mary Preuss, a plant biologist in Webster's College of Arts & Sciences. "She will be able to pursue cutting edge plant biology research and travel to present her results at the ASPB annual meeting. This award demonstrates the exceptional aptitude of Samantha in biological research and will set her up for success in achieving her goals."
Powers said none of this would have happened if it weren't for the faculty at Webster,
who all went out of their way to help her. And she said she is excited for her future,
which she now admits could include paths in either cancer research or plant biology
"Not only do I get to spend the summer doing something that I love, I also get the satisfaction of knowing that I am making real contributions to the plant biology and science communities through my research," Powers said. "It has proven to be extremely rewarding to take things that I have learned in the classroom at Webster and translate it into the real life work. I'm doing that in the lab and now I'll continue that work over the summer thanks to this fellowship."
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February 1, 2010
Free Digital Image - "I Heart You"
I have lots of favorite color combinations and green and pink is one of them. I seen this really pretty paper from Paper Studio and thought it would be perfect. I colored my teddy bear with my colored pencils and also added some soft pink into the lighter parts of him, but I am not sure you can see it here. I cut my tag with my Fiskars shaper tool and then just added my embellishments. OH, I hand stitched my "x's", I love to hand stitch and always love the look, but I love stitching on things all the way around! I also finished off the other side of my tag with the pretty pp as well. This was really a quick project and I just loved how all the projects turned out over at the challenge blog, but then again, I always love 'em. So make sure you stop by and check them all out as well as their personal blogs.
This was a lot of fun, so if you are looking for a bit of creative fun today, make a cute tag with this image! In the mean time have a heartfelt day!
10 comments:
- A Consuming Passion said...
Love your Pink and green tag Nina! Super cute stitching and pretty button details. This little bear is a favourite of mine.
- February 1, 2010 at 7:24 AM
- The Other Patti Sue said...
This is sew,sew cute!Sorry I couldn't help myself! Your stitching is great! Lovin your colors and the dp is perfect!
- February 1, 2010 at 7:31 AM
- Patti J said...
OMG, look at your colors! I am grinning almost out loud here as I look at your wonderful tag, Nina!!! What an adoragle piece of work! You know I'm a button fanatic, so of course, I love your button use, and your coloring, trims, etc. are all perfection!!! Great job dear girl - LOVE IT!!!
- February 1, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- Selma said...
Nina this is so cute. I love pink and green together too and it is beautiful on this cute tag. Your sewing is so perfect and your coloring looks just like real fur. This is another very cute image to design with.
- February 1, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- Danielle said...
Oh Nina, this tag is gorgeous! I too love this colour combo and you've done a fabulous job with your cute teddy bear! Your hand-stitched kisses are adorable and the ribbons add such a perfect finishing touch! Thanks for such a great image to work with this week!
Hugs, Danielle
- February 1, 2010 at 10:09 AM
- Deb Neerman said...
Gorgeous!! This has to be one of the prettiest tags I've ever seen!
- February 1, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Nilla said...
Sooo charming, love the papers, ribbons, colors well all! Perfect! Hugs Nilla
- February 1, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- Curt in Indy said...
Super sweet image Nina! I love how you left room in the heart so that it can say so much. Love your tag and colors! Best, Curt
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- February 5, 2010 at 4:07 AM
- Toni said...
Hon, I love your card. The paper behind the bear is so pretty and I love the colors. I really liked this stamp, you can do so much with it. Once again, perfection! Mom
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Sushi Zanmai has got its new outlet opened at Lowyat Plaza. Went for a try yesterday with fellow colleagues. Heard their food are really good at the Mid Valley branch, gets very high review though.
Bu then, it was disappointing. It does not taste as good as I expected. Also, the food looks more delicious in the pictures. Hm..
supposed to be my very favorite, but..
unagi is not fresh enough, tasted fishy
the kabayaki sauce also did not taste as it should be
Tendon - shrimp tempura
shrimps tends to be very soft, probably leaved for some times
feeling so oily after half of it though
Tendon - fried oyster
first bite of fried oyster, taste goo
after few bites, it gets very oily, probably the oyster not so fresh?
Agedashi Tofu
the best ever had at the night
but, will get oily if ate too muh
it could the vinegar used, that I don't like that taste
ginger slices are not crunchy
Soft-shell Crab Handroll
seaweed is really fresh, that it's so crispy
too much vege, and too less soft-shell crab
We were sitting at the one of the rolling-belt table, for we thought it should be easier and convenient for us to get the sushi on the plate. There seems like variety of sushi, and the way to make the sushi seems like very different from other sushi outlet too. One thing, their ingredients are really fresh! Worth a try still.


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Rafael Benitez has declared working for Roman Abramovich would be "easier" than for George Gillett and Tom Hicks, despite admitting he had never even spoken to the Chelsea owner.
Benitez had no fears about putting himself in the crosshairs of football's most demanding boss or that he had only been appointed manager on an interim basis. But it was the revelation of him having had no contact whatsoever with Abramovich that raised the most eyebrows.
"I will meet him today," Benitez said of Abramovich after being unveiled as the Russian's ninth manager in just over eight years. "The main thing is that I have spoken to Michael Emanalo, the technical director, and he's my link. I like to speak about football with him. That's my priority."
Roberto Di Matteo was the latest victim of Abramovich's trigger finger in the early hours of Wednesday morning but his replacement claimed it would be less stressful working for the Russian than under his former bosses at Liverpool.
Benitez's relationship with ousted Anfield chiefs Hicks and Gillett eventually led to his departure two years ago and he said: "If you have two bosses who aren't talking to each other, it's difficult.
"You want a striker and one of them says: 'I don't know...' This will be easier."
However, Benitez's lack of contact with Abramovich was telling, especially as he reportedly rejected the chance to become interim manager prior to Di Matteo's appointment in March. Despite being given the same terms this week, he signed on, having been out of the game for two years.
He said: "I don't care about short-term. I have to win every game. We have five trophies to fight for. I will try from day one.
"In football and life, you never know. If we win some trophies in seven months, everybody will be delighted."


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Essex is a town in Chittenden county, Vermont. It was formed in 1630 in N.H. from Addison county. The probate and court district for Essex is Chittenden. For more information, contact the town at 81 Main St., Essex Jct. 05452. On the attached map, Essex is shown as 5 in Chittenden county.
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The current crisis is global and originates in the developed world. Governments around the world are taking unprecedented action to avert the collapse of the financial system. Much of the focus to date has been on stabilizing financial markets, restoring credit liquidity and reactivating the economy. In a number of developed and emerging economies, financial rescue measures have been complemented with the announcement of aggressive fiscal measures in the form of lower taxes and higher government spending. The amount of the fiscal packages is often without precedent.
Nevertheless, while it is commendable that countries have reacted so quickly, the impact of the measures has been limited to date. Lack of international coordination obviously diminishes the overall effect of the stimulus measures. But it also makes individual countries reluctant to move faster than their trading partners, given the international linkages. As a result, practical implementa tion of the stimulus packages may not achieve the intended results in the short-term.
Developed countries are able to afford rescue and stimulus packages, either from their own fiscal space or by tapping the financial market. Economies of developing countries, while being hit through the combined effects of lower international trade, dramatic cuts in foreign direct investment, and rapidly falling migrant remittances, are seldom in a position to afford such measures on their own. Some do not have fiscal space but can access financial markets. Others have to resort to IMF or other international funding. LDCs can only rely on international aid, at a time where ODA may become even scarcer.
Still, no measures have been deployed with a view to ensuring that the gap between countries does not increase even further as a result of the varying capacities to respond to the crisis. If these structural issues are not addressed, global imbalances and inequalities will intensify and a reversion to the "status quo" would be only a matter of time before another major systemic crisis hits.
The responses to the crisis need, first, to be coordinated internationally. And second, they need to address the fundamental imbalances in the global economy, including market failures as well as the development, food, education, health, employment, shelter, social and environmental gaps that preceded the crisis. In short, the challenge is to respond to the crisis while paving the way for a more sustainable economy.
Deep structural imbalances intensified during the latest phase of globalization. Social progress as measured by MDGs, widespread aspirations for social and economic betterment, employment and decent work, access to quality services and human wellbeing were frustrated by slow progress. Major economic and financial imbalances in savings, investment and consumption prevailed. In spite of major wealth creation through global exchanges in goods and services, social progress and human welfare in broad terms was lagging. Inequalities persisted and grew.
14. Before the financial crisis becomes a human crisis, it is imperative to address the needs of people most at risk and to mobilize and make quickly available additional concessional financing for the poorest countries, to avoid a forced pro-cyclical adjustment and to preserve the hard-won gains in growth, poverty reduction, and macroeconomic stability in the face of the global downturn.
15. Building a fair and inclusive globalization allowing for sustainable economic, social and environmental development benefiting all is a challenge still ahead of us. Human rights, democracy, social justice and peace need to be preserved and stimulated at all costs. At the same time, the capacity of governments to design, afford and implement the right policies, while coordinating them with international partners, is crucial.
16. The multilateral system has a unique contribution to make in this regard and the crisis should be seen as an opportunity to pool together and deploy its best capacity to assist the world in confronting the crisis, accelerating recovery and pave the way for a better future. Policy coordination and coherence are of the essence: coordination of responses in time; coherence across measures; commonality of views on moving out of the crisis. This is the time for inclusive multilateralism. Strengthening the links between the Bretton Woods Institutions and the UN system is key to an effective and coherent response to the crisis.


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In the framework of the European research and training activities in Complexity Science, we announce the 4th Ph.D. Schools on "Mathematical Modeling of Complex Systems" as follows:
Time: 14 – 25 July, 2014
Location: Cultural Foundation "Kritiki Estia", Athens, Greece (http://www.kritikiestia.gr).
Webpage: http://nlsconf2014.physics.uoc.gr
This is the next in a series of events that began at the University of Patras, Greece, in July, 2011 (see http://www.math.upatras.gr/~phdsch11) and continued at the University of Pescara, Italy, July, 2012 (see http://www.nodycosy.unich.it) and July, 2013 at the Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Greece (see http://nlsconf2013.physics.uoc.gr).
This Ph.D. School is intended for postgraduate students primarily from European countries (but students from other countries are also invited to apply) and offers four coherent lecture courses, taught by experts in each field, on:
Foundations of Complexity Science
Tassos Bountis (Patras), David K. Campbell (Boston), Manuel Velarde (Madrid), Constantino Tsallis (Rio de Janeiro), Lefteris Economou (Crete), Giulio Casati (Como), Manolis Floratos (Athens), Dimitris Ghikas (Patras), Theo Geisel (Goettingen), Gregoire Nicolis (Brussels), Catherine Nicolis (Brussels)
Complex Networks: Theory and Applications
Panos Argyrakis (Thessaloniki), Jeff Johnson (London)
Complex Physical, Chemical and Biological Systems,
Rudolph Dvorak (Vienna), Tassos Bezerianos (Patras), Fabio Babiloni (Roma), Mike Tribelsky (Moscow), Alex Vakakis(Urbana), Ko van der Weele (Patras), Nather Engeta (U. Penn)
Complexity in Social Sciences
Hideki Takayasu(Tokyo), Misako Takayasu (Tokyo)
Scientific Organizing Committee: Prof. Jeff Johnson (British Open University), Prof. Dirk Helbing (ETH, Zürich), Prof. Giulio Casati (University of Insubria, Como), Prof. Manuel G. Velarde (Complutense University of Madrid), Assoc. Prof. Angela de Sanctis (University of Chieti – Pescara, Italy), Prof. Tuğrul Hakioğlu (Bilkent University, Ankara), Prof. Ugur Tirnakli (Egee University, Izmir), Dr. Astero Provata (NCSR Demokritos, Athens). Prof. Giorgos Tsironis (University of Crete and FORTH, Heraklion), Prof. Tassos Bountis (University of Patras), Prof. Tassos Bezerianos (National University of Singapore/University of Patras).
Local Organizing Committee: Dr. Astero Provata (NCSR Demokritos, Athens). Prof. Giorgos Tsironis (University of Crete and FORTH, Heraklion), Prof. Tassos Bountis (University of Patras), Dr. Joanne Hizanidis, Evelyn Panagakou and Nefeli Tsigkri (NCSR Demokritos).
Supported by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-REGPOT-2012-2013-1) under grant agreement n° 316165, the FP7 FET-Open GSDP, ETOILE and TOPDRIM projects of the European Commission and also by the Thales project MACOMSYS, co-financed by the European Union and Greek national funds.


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Serbian Patriarch is participating at spiritual ceremonies in Tirana
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Serbian Patriarch Irinej is going to visit Tirana from 31 May to 3 June. The occasion of the visit is consecration of the Cathedral church of the Resurrection of Christ in the capital of Albania.
Patriarch Irinej will be accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Grace Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren, Very Venerable Archimandrite Kirilo, Venerable hieromonk Andrej, as well as by deacon Vladimir Rumenic. The majority of heads of the Local Orthodox Churches is expected to attend the ceremony of consecration.


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Curious? Guilty. I had to see who she was – 'the (ex) wife.' I dug around/cyber-snooped. I found a photo. A daughter, a husband and a wife… She wasn't what I expected. She looked sour, bored. Uninspired. He was in … Continue reading
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September 3, 2013
Dear CMC Community:
Welcome back to school!
It is a wonderful feeling for me to welcome you, as you have been so welcoming to my family over the past several months.
After all of the student internships, faculty research projects, and staff planning and campus renovations, it is exciting to start the fresh cycle of a new school year.
We arrive at the shore of this academic year floating high on the wave of the extraordinary five-year Campaign for Claremont McKenna. The Campaign concluded on June 30 at the incredible high-water mark of $635 million. This accomplishment demonstrated what we can do together—Trustees, alumni, parents, and friends; academic leaders, faculty, staff, and students—when we are aligned in pursuit of a common purpose. We still have much to do, and I am excited to work with all of you to build on this tremendous achievement.
Remarkably, our facilities team completed well over 50 renovation projects this summer, and the collaboration of the Trustees (building and grounds) with our administrative leaders and staff was amazing. In addition to great improvements in The Hub, the ASCMC offices, and the Crocker Reading Room, I was most impressed by the first-phase renovations to Phillips, Beckett, and Berger Halls: new lounges, new bathrooms, new flooring, new wall treatments, new air-conditioning (expected by the end of September), and so much more. We look forward to the completion of the second phase mid-quad renovations to Benson and Marks Halls next summer and breaking ground on the Roberts Pavilion in the spring.
Finally, I hope you will all be able to take full advantage of the opportunities arising from the Inauguration (October 4-5). We chose the theme Liberal Arts in Action, as it captures the special commitment of our rigorous academic pursuits to address real world problems. We are dedicating a day-long program to exploring the art and science of decision-making, with teach-outs, break-out sessions on personal and professional decision-making, and faculty-alumni panels on both the theory of decision-making and the choices we face on major global topics. Please visit the Inauguration website to learn more.
We have much to be grateful for and much to be excited about for the upcoming year and beyond! I am honored to be with you in support of our shared purpose.


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There may not be many ducks floating off Mexico's coast, but this iPhone app is certainly relevant to the ongoing BP oil spill disaster/shit-storm. The free app just hit the App Store today, and is educational as well as fun.
From the same developers who created a couple of tic tac toe games, and lolspeak dictionaries, the Duck vs BP app makes use of the accelerometer's tilt-controls, sending the duck around the polluted waters. The aim is to block up all the pipes spilling the oil, and to dodge oil bubbles. Interspersed in all the fun are clever facts about the environment, making it a game suitable for your kiddywinks too. [iTunes via Recombu]


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Diablo III's first (only?) expansion pack will be out on March 25, Blizzard just announced. It'll be $40.
The expansion pack itself gives you a new hero—the Paladin-y Crusader—a new act, and new features: an NPC artisan called the Mystic; a new mode in which you can ignore the story and start new games with every waypoint unlocked; and Nephalem Rifts—or loot runs—totally randomized dungeon crawls meant to emulate boss runs from Diablo II.
That $60 "Digital Deluxe Edition" up there, by the way? Here's Blizzard explaining what that is:
You also have the option to prepurchase the Digital Deluxe Edition, which contains a wealth of in-game goodies: a collection of exclusive helm- and weapon-transmogrification recipes to distinguish your hero among the champions of Sanctuary; a loyal Spectral Hound minion to keep your adventurers company on their epic journeys; three additional character slots to accommodate new heroes; an in-game Treasure Goblin companion pet for World of Warcraft; and an assortment of Crusader-themed Battle.net portraits and Malthael-themed decals for StarCraft II.


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The White House is asking you to nominate candidates for the Presidential Citizens Medal, an honor awarded for 'exemplary deeds of service'.
I can think of a few dozen people in the godless/scientific community I'd nominate, but looking at your contrary performance in that last poll I brought up, you'd probably just pick the one who looked most like a cat. Or owned the most cats. Or likes cats the most. So you're just on your own here.
I guess that means Jerry Coyne is a shoo-in…
First recommendation: Jessica Ahlquist. She probably likes cats. But despite that, she's an excellent choice to push.


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Chrysler World Tours 3.0
More often than not, commercial games are quite a bit better than their freeware counterparts.
Most of this comes down to the lack of development resources, but every now and then a freeware game comes along that commercial developers really need to take a good look at.
The World Tours series now has its third rendition, Chrysler "Drive & Love" World Tours. Throughout its renditions, World Tours has evolved into one of the coolest golf games any of us have ever seen. Through different tournaments (and other game modes), gamers can play for prizes ranging from video game consoles to golf equipment to vacation getaways.
Surprisingly, the game engine is quite robust, using very high-quality visuals and sound. There are different ways to handle view, stroke, and club selection and basically anything you could think of. Most likely you will find that everything you're used to seeing in Links, you will find here.
There is a pay service offered by World Tours, which allows you to have even more options and more chances to win prizes. Once you take a look at their prize catalog, you'll see why everyone is talking about this game.


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I do not like this new TS song. It's good until the chorus but then turns into Black Eyed Peas. Gross.
I've been blasting this track from the new Iglooghost album pretty regularly in anticipation for its release. (It's his first LP on brainfeeder so pretty hyped for it to come out).
this is my favorite song of all time. tonight it's making me feel again.


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All of our current guitars use catalyzed urethane lacquer finish and requires very little care. I suggest a lightly water dampened cloth to remove any body oils followed by a clean soft cotton cloth to dry the finsh. There is no need for any chemicals or polishes with this durable finish.
My earlier guitars (serial numbers ending with 23 or less) were finished with nitrocellulose instrument-grade lacquer. Lacquer requires a bit of care when handling, so take the following measures to protect your new instrument.
Do some "preventive" cleaning each time you play to avoid a number of future problems. A soft cotton cloth is best for polishing and cleaning guitars. Flannel "guitar polishing cloths" are available from local music stores. Alternatively, use an old 100% cotton T-shirt with no printing or graphics to wipe down the guitar after playing. Paper products such as tissues, napkins and paper towels can actually scratch a fine guitar's finish, especially if it is lacquer or shellac French Polish.
Simply wiping with a cotton cloth will keep your guitar looking like new. Some areas, such as the area under the strings, might be a bit hard to reach, but it's not that difficult to simply shove the wiping cloth under the strings to remove any surface dust.
You can extend the tonal life of strings by wiping them vigorously after each time you play. Simply grip the string through the cloth and scrub up and down its length. You can also keep the fingerboard relatively clean by wiping right over the board, strings and all.
As you wipe down the finish, particularly on the top and back, you might notice some spots or larger areas that don't come perfectly clean. Removing tougher fingerprints, smudges, and other dirt can be accomplished with a trace of moisture on your wiping cloth.
For even more cleaning power, moisten the wiping cloth with a little mild detergent diluted in water. Spray the cloth, not the guitar. That way, you'll be able to control how much water actually gets on the surface. The idea is to use as little moisture as possible, to avoid it getting into any tiny voids in the finish. Follow the damp wiping by buffing with a dry cotton cloth to remove any streaks.
There are many commercial guitar polishes and cleansers on the market. They are basically of three types: water-based cleaners, creamy water-based cleaners with very fine abrasives, and oils. Most of these are fine products, and, used according to directions, will yield good results.
Oils will remove oily smudges, but might not have any effect on water-soluble dirt. Water-based cleansers (which look semi-transparent in the bottle) should be sprayed on the cloth rather than on the instrument, and will clean up water-soluble dirt best. The creamy-type polishes may contain a slight abrasive, and are best avoided if you have a matte-finished guitar. Too much polishing can cause a semi-gloss finish to become shiny in patches.
So here's the deal: Vinyl eats lacquer. As such, it presents significant danger to a nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Rubber also can discolor and soften lacquer. A vinyl covered guitar stand can damage lacquer finishes. You'll also find that certain capos can inflict this same bit of damage.
I find it interesting that guitar stands, hangers and straps made with vinyl are still sold. Worse yet, most, if not all, are sold without a disclaimer about the damage they can cause!
Excess heat is the most unrecognized and destructive force that acts on stringed instruments. I'm talking about the kind of heat that builds up in parked cars. It's the kind of heat that kills the family dog in short order. It's the kind of heat that drives out moisture and causes instruments to crack. It's the kind of heat that causes glue to melt. It's the kind of heat that causes necks to warp.
How hot is it?
On a hot day in full sunlight, my car can reach an interior temperature of 175 degrees Fahrenheit in only fifteen minutes. At that temperature, it's not long before the interior of an instrument case gets extremely hot, too. At around 140 degrees, the glue that holds modern instruments together begins to turn to liquid. LITERALLY.
For most instruments, the safest storage is in their cases. There, they are protected from dust and accident; and, to some extent, from temperature and humidity fluctuations. The downside is that they are also more out of the way and less likely to get used for a casual tune.
I don't recommend gig bags as they offer the least protection for your fine instrument. Chipboard cases are a bit better, but still offer minimal protection. I suggest a HARDSHELL case made of plywood for the ultimate in protection. You can purchase an ABS plastic case, but they tend to distort and warp over time and you will find that they don't close properly once distorted.
Frank Ford prefers to keep his hanging on the wall.
"I just use a leather thong tied to the tuners and hang it on a picture hook firmly mounted on the wall. I check behind the instrument to see were it touches the wall and I use double stick tape to attach a small piece of felt, about 4 inch square to protect the back from scratches. On the wall, staring at me, my guitar and mandolin are free to make me feel guilty for not playing enough music! They are free from the accidental kick that can send a guitar flying out of its stand. They do collect a bit of dust, but I can keep them wiped off easily enough."
Frank's old friend, Barry Olivier, has been teaching guitar to individuals and groups in Berkeley, California, for over forty years. Barry told me that, since the very beginning, he has given each of his students (thousands by now!) a leather thong to tie around the pegs so the guitar can hang on the wall. He tells his students to keep the guitar out so they can take advantage of a short playing breaks.
"If you have two or three minutes to spare, you can play a tune. That is, you can if your guitar is handy."
Barry describes the case as a "barrier to playing." He offers this quote from Shakespeare ("Timon of Athens" Act 1, Scene 2): "Sweet instruments hung up in cases. . . keep their sounds to themselves."
Before you ask, I don't believe that exterior walls pose any threat to a hanging guitar unless you live in a single-wall building, like a cabin. If I lived in a one-room, woodstove-heated house, or in the swamps or other harsh environment, I'd rethink keeping my guitar hanging on the wall.
In the winter, some houses get really dry when heated, especially if they're located in cold areas of the country. If the ambient relative humidity is really low and you don't humidify your house, you probably use a case humidifier and instead of keeping your instrument out.
My least favorite place to keep instruments is on stands. They are more in the way because they take up floor space; they can fall; and they may have some problems if the finish interacts with the vinyl or rubber on the stand. A good way to prevent this is to cover the contact areas of the stand with a couple of layers of thick felt. You can also purchase fuzzy pads to cover the neck holder portion of the stand, but don't forget to cover the any area where the body might come in contact with the stand.
We all agree that you should de-tune any instrument that's going into storage for a long time. The only problem I have with that common wisdom is that usually I intend to play it tomorrow. . . Some of the above information borrowed [with permission] from the master repairman, Frank Ford, at www.frets.com.