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The charges, filed May 14, come at a time when the U.S. military has come under intense scrutiny for the way it handles sexual harassment and abuse cases.
McClendon, who had been assigned to the United States Military Academy at West Point since 2009, was transferred to Fort Drum, N.Y. last week, said Army spokesman George Wright.
According to reports, McClendon allegedly took pictures and videotaped a number of half-naked or fully-naked women between July 2009 and May 2012. It's unknown how he got access to all of the footage, but in some cases he allegedly entered the women's bathroom without first announcing his presence and taped them coming in and out of the shower.
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I've just bought my new mini laptop Aspire One 722 (AO722-0427)
As you can see in the above mentioned link at the bottom of the page, under the battery section:
Battery Information Number of Cells 6-cell Battery Chemistry Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) Battery Capacity 4400 mAh Maximum Battery Run Time 7 Hour
BUT when you look into the system tray icon for remaining battery life while it almost 99% you find it reads 2 hours and 45 minutes remaining HUH !?
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I did tried these and some extra using Google of course.
Switch off wifi, bluetooth, dim the screen, put it in battery saving mode.
side reply, customer like me who let you able to get your salary paid otherwise if there is no need for customer service or customer care you may run out broke.
side note its people like you that make me leave anything customer service related.
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The manufacturer is listing maximum run time.
What you see in the system tray is a calculated time based on how you are using the computer right now. How bright you have the screen brightness, whether you're using WiFi, bluetooth, etc, and how much you're loading the CPU can all affect how long your battery lasts on a charge.
Sometimes also a new computer will report incorrect battery estimations until you've gone through a few battery cycles so it knows how quickly the battery really drains.
This is why I hate most sales for such a thing. Like when when you go for Mac and order the advertised sandwich you will NEVER EVER find it the same advertised one.
That is because the battery life quoted is under very light usage and mostly idling. When you fire up a game or watch videos, it causes the processor to increase its operating frequency which drains battery faster.
We always get half of advertised life in day to day usage.
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what is the brand and specs
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side reply, customer like me who let you able to get your salary paid otherwise if there is no need for customer service or customer care you may run out broke.
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lol .... bla bla bla ... what a geniues !!!
No it's people like you why the good reps quit and swear off customer support forever, like me, and you are left with the ones that give you no real support
Yes, thanks for the tip.
Yeah whenever you see battery life that's over 4 hours, you should definitely inquire whether that information is with general use or minimum use.
actually I thought that stating this info should be a must in every product.
It's like this with everything though, not just laptop batteries. CCTV equipment for instance. If you buy a DVR Kit that guarantees a months recording, it'll be on the absolute lowest quality setting with one camera. And that is never, ever, ever practical or useful. It's just something to draw attention. Even though it's useless to you.
Yes, please tell z0phi3l this little piece of information
I don't work in customer service per-se, but I believe that giving people the most accurate and practical information is key. If they read on the box that it does 7 hours, and I tell them it'll only really do about 4 hours, I'd normally get a 'thank you for your honesty'. Not a 'But it says 7 hours on the box. '
^0^ Read this twice please
No it's people like you why the good reps quit and swear off customer support forever, like me, and you are left with the ones that give you no real support
I will follow these advices as possible
I have the Acer One 722. Had it a few months and it seems to last forever. I only plug it in every few days and use it a few hours a day to watch some tv shows or skype now, close the top to let it sleep until the next day. I never believe what the manufacture says about battery life.
Also I keep my wifi turned off and keep it about 75% screen brightness except when plugged in then i have it at 100%.


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Ankuda said Lawrence and Lober, a Bellows Falls electrician, and Hodgkins & Sons, both of which had earlier filed liens against the library and Baybutt, also sued the town.
Its expected that the town would be sued, said Ankuda, who said the subcontractors were also seeking an attachment for the money the town owes Baybutt. Rockingham had paid Baybutt $21,000 for a performance and payment bond, but Baybutt never purchased the bond, which is a form of insurance policy commonly used on large construction projects.
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Ankuda said all five members of the Rockingham Select Board on Dec. 20, 2011 signed a $2.5 million contract with Baybutt for the library project. Those included board members Thomas MacPhee, Peter Golec, Josh Hearne, Ann DiBernardo and Matthew Trieber. Also signing were Town Manager Timothy Cullenen, Jan Mitchell-Love, chairwoman of the Rockingham Library Trustees, and Celina Houlne, the chief librarian.
Under the terms of the contract, the towns architect, Sheerr McCrystal Palson LLC of Concord, N.H., would act as the towns project manager, Ankuda said. He said currently the architect now has a different role in the renovation project, but declined to elaborate.
So far, the town has paid Baybutt about $900,000, Ankuda said.
Things started falling apart on the library renovation project in mid-December, when subcontractors walked off the job because Baybutt wasnt paying them. Last month, the town sent a formal letter to Baybutt, terminating the December 2011 contract.
Cullenen said Thursday the Rockingham Select Board had earlier in the week expanded the work order currently being completed by Engelberth Construction at the library. He said Engelberth would now be completing the roof at the library, as well as putting in the new, energy efficient windows.
Cullenen said that Engelberth was working hard to button up the library, and said they were hard at work early Thursday morning, in apparent preparation for a large snowstorm expected to hit Vermont this morning.
Engelberth is working on a time and materials contract, Cullenen said, and the Select Board had agreed to expand the scope of work Engelberth was originally hired to do, after Baybutt stopped work.
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Quarterly Report: 2009, April - June (Q4), White Mountain
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Community Sanitation Overview:
Water is derived from a well near the Fish River and is treated. All households and factilities are connected to the piped water and sewer system. The school was completely destroyed in a fire and the new school is under construction and will also be connected to the cities water sewer system. The City has also requested funding to relocate the landfill, the current site is not permitted.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
Nome and Anchorage staff travelled to White Mountain on May 6, 2008 to provide Elected Officials training and conducted a RUBA Assessment of the Sanitation utility. The City of White Mountain does not meet all essential and sustainable indicators at this time. At the request of City Clerk, Amy Titus, Nome RUBA staff assisted with the identification of economic development projects that would qualify under the Denali Commission request for proposals (RFP). After a review of the RFP and the Community's Local Economic Development Plan, relevant projects were suggested based on the top ten priorities. These included a gravel source development and community shop for maintenance and repair of equipment. Assistance and advice was provided with the interpretation of the City's ordinance chapter that deals with the vacancy of a council seat. Amy successfully completed a 32-hour RUBA sponsored Personnel Management workshop in Nome the last week of February. Out of eight students, Amy received the most improved test scores.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
At the request of the Council, Nome RUBA staff will travel to White Mountain this quarter to provide assistance to City staff. RUBA staff will continue to provide technical assistance to the city staff upon request.
Essential Indicators:
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Sustainable Indicators:
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Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The City of White Mountain adopted a FY 08 Budget appropriations ordinance on June 19, 2007. The water and sewer expenditure budget is projected to be $87,022 in 2008. The cost of electricity and Fuel make up approximately $40,000, or half of the expenditure budget. Projected 2008 revenue for the utility is $91,248. This leaves a projected profit of $4,226. According to the March 2008 monthly financial report, year-to-date the water and sewer utility has spent $50,516 and brought in $67,687. With a $17,170 net profit, the City can sufficiently cover repair and replacement costs. The utility manager uses an Excel spreadsheet format for its monthly financial reports, which is converted from QuickBooks Pro. In addition to the financials, a narrative report is prepared. The residential and commercial customer rate is $75 a month. There are currently 63 residential and 18 commercial customers. The school district is charged $9,375 a quarter or $37,500 a year. For the winter heating oil supply, the utility purchased 90,000 gallons at $2.82 from Norton Sound Bulk Fuel program.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The City Council and utility management are committed to enforcing the utilitys collection policy and their efforts have paid off. Out of 63 customers only two are delinquent with monthly payments and the city has active small claims with both. In the past, the utility had difficulty collecting past due accounts from customers who have moved away. For 2009, the Utility plans on pursuing the individuals permanent fund dividend (PFD). The utility uses QuickBooks Pro 2006 version and may need to update to 2008 version. The utility subscribes to a local Internet service provider and can update through the Internet. QuickBooks is utilized for just about every aspect of utility accounting. A NEBS system is used for cash receipts and petty cash receipts are kept separate for cash disbursements. Water and sewer monthly bills are combined with the electric utility and cable television. Bills are sent out on the 1st day of the month and are due on the last day of the month.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
The utility has a separate Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) from the City. At the time of this report, the Internal Revenue Service has deemed the White Mountain Utility compliant with reporting requirements. However, the past year the Utility had been making quarterly, not monthly deposits which they have been penalized. Once this was discovered by RUBA staff and the Utility Manager, a check was written to cover the total amount and staff is aware of the necessity to keep in compliance. According to the Department of Labor, as of 9/18/2008, the Utility is current on State Unemployment Security Tax depositing and reporting.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
The Utility has insurance and workers compensation coverage with the Alaska Municipal League, Joint Insurance Association (AML-JIA) and is in good standing. The utility sends AML-JIA a lump sum payment for the annual coverage. The required Employers Notice of Insurance is posted at the White Mountain Utilities office. The coverage is from July 1, 2007 through July 1, 2008.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The city council acts as the utility board and utility business is addressed on the regular council meeting agenda. The city council is very active with policy-making decisions of the utilities it owns and operates. The Utility Manager and City Clerk have attended various Utility Management Training workshops over the last few years. The city has utility ordinances that cover the city-run utilities, including cable TV, electricity, water and sewer. Chapter 35-Water and Sewer Utility ordinance outlines the rules and regulations of the utility. An organizational chart was located in the City of White Mountain Business plan for sanitary upgrades.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
Utility Operator Ed Titus is certified in Water Distribution and Water Treatment at the Operator in Training (OIT) level. Eds certification will expire on 12/31/08 so efforts should be made to get training before expiration. Utility Operator Curtis Williams is certified in Water Distribution/Treatment and Wastewater Treatment and Collection at the OIT level. The utility also has an alternate water and sewer operator that will need training. Since the system is rated at a Level 1, all operators should be working toward the equivalent level of certification. Chapter 6-Preventative Maintenance of the Operation and Maintenance (O/M) handbook covers maintenance procedures. The preventative maintenance program includes a list of jobs that need to be done on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Chapter 7 of the O/M handbook covers the safety program. The utility operator gives verbal reports to the utility manager and/or the Mayor on a regular basis.
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I was an early adopter to the Windows Phone platform. My first phone smartphone was the HTC HD7 as I initially resisted the smartphones on the market but loved the build quality of HTC and was genuinely interested in what MS was doing. I purchased my wife an HTC Radar approximately 6-9 months later. After enjoying my HD7 for 2 years I decided to try a Nokia and all the extra software goodies that come along with it; plus, I really wanted to be on Windows Phone 8. Being a T-Mobile customer, my only options for WP8 were the Nokia Lumia 810 or HTC 8X. The 8X seemed like the better option at first but lack of SD slot coupled with the dark purple color kept me from pre-ordering. I wasn't nearly as interested in the phone after playing around with it in the store and ultimately went with the less flashy but equally capable Lumia 810.
While I was enjoying my new Nokia and WP8, my wife was busy breaking her HTC Radar. Knowing that Nokia was working on a 92x variant for T-Mobile, I decided to buy my wife a Lumia 521 to hold her over while I waited for the launch of the 925 (and ultimately, moving my wife onto the 810).
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I picked up the Nokia Lumia 925 on launch day and was instantly pleased with the aesthetics and general feel of the device. It's light and comfortable to hold in the hand. The uni-body design is sleek and instantly feels premium. Granted, I have rather large hands, so while an iPhone 5 feels really light and a little small in my hands, the Lumia 925 has that just right feeling... not too heavy but not too light. The 4.5" screen also feels like a sweet spot for screen sizes. I know that's probably just my taste, but I've had a couple friends specifically mention that they really like the screen size.
My first reaction upon starting the phone was: "Wow... that screen looks nice!" Easily the best looking screen of any Windows Phone device I've used or had a chance to play around with. Another welcome change from other devices I've used is the micro USB port and 3.5mm headphone jack are both located on the top of the device. Considering I use my device as a MP3 player, it was very awkward to have both plugged into a device (one on top the other on the bottom) and sit neatly in my car console. This is one of those small changes that feels natural.
Screen: 4.5" AMOLED (768x1280) w/ super-sensitive touch
Processor: Snapdragon S4 Dual-Core 1.5GHz
Camera: 8.7MP PureView with dual LED flash (includes front facing camera)
Dimensions / Weight: 5.08 x 2.75 x 0.33 inches / 4.9 ounces
Additional: 16GB storage, NO SD-card expansion.
Aside from using my phone to make calls and browse the interwebs, the camera is the most important function for me. None of my previous Windows Phone devices really satisfied my desire for a good point-in-shoot inside a smartphone (my wife's 521 was especially disappointing). Right out of the box, the 925 smokes anything I've had before. It simply takes very clean, detailed, and accurate photos right from the get-go without any adjustments from the user. This was really important for me because while I love to take photos, I'm not really one to make finite adjustments when I just want to snap a quick group picture or catch something happening in action.
I've had the chance to play with the iPhone 5 and really it's the only phone I've used where the camera experience was exceptional (although the HTC One seems to have a very nice camera as well).
For all the hand wringing about the WP app selection, the camera app selection is surprisingly excellent. There are a number of great filters available (Pictures Lab, Photosynth, SophieLens, Camera360, LazyLens, and Fhotoroom) and a bunch of great editing apps as well (Blink, Creative Studio, Fotor, Nokia Cinegraph, PhotoBeamer, Panorama). There's also a new Nokia developed app called Smart Cam that's exclusive to Nokia devices that support PureView technology and while I haven't had much time to really dive into the app, it looks like something that can help novice camera folk get great action shots or even remove an unwanted moving object form a photo. I could probably write an entire review just on the camera apps available, but frankly I just want the camera to take good pictures. I can safely say that the 925 has exceeded my expectations in this department.
If there's one thing that frustrates me about this device, it's the lack of an SD expansion slot. 16GB is a fine base storage amount for a phone, but it forces a user to be judicious with how many apps they load or how much music they store locally. I don't really have a problem with storage in terms of taking a ton of photos because everything gets stored to SkyDrive so that I can easily mass delete photos and I know there is still a copy already saved to SkyDrive. Still, I like to keep a good amount of music on my device and this really puts a damper on that practice (I had over 20GB on an SD card for my Lumia 810).
As you can see, I've been on the Windows Phone platform from the get-go and I'm somewhat of an evangelist for the operating system. I try not to overdo my WP trumpeting because the OS still has a little ways to go until its feature set is on-par with that of Android; and thus, some people might be very disappointed when their favorite app isn't available (yet...) or something as fundamental as VPN is missing. With that said, I'm very happy on WP8 and more specifically how it performs on the Lumia 925. The OS is buttery smooth and the SkyDrive integration makes me giggle like a schoolgirl. I'm also not tied down to any one particular app, so there isn't any deal breakers for me in that department.
It's especially hard for me to believe tech journalist who insist that the only reason Windows Phone is so far behind iOS and Android is solely because of apps. I constantly find new and interesting apps to tryout (really looking forward to Halo: Spartan Assault) so that while I understand there are still a few major apps missing (ahem… Instagram), it doesn't seem to me to be quite as dire as people claim. Here's my little collection:
Reading apps
AP Mobile
ABC News
Drudge Report
NBC News
WP Central (need an official Neowin app!)
theChive (only the best website ever)
USA Today
Music apps
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Slacker Radio
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Football Pro '13
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Those who want a great camera experience with their smartphone would be wise to follow what Nokia is doing with Windows Phone. The Lumia 925 truly embodies these efforts. First, the phone has a great design; it's pleasing to look at and a joy to use. Second, Nokia has put considerable effort into delivering a great camera experience with quality imaging and excellent applications.
Best camera in a smartphone not named iPhone (or apparently the Lumia 1020 as well).
Nokia developed apps really round out the WP app ecosystem nicely
Best WP8 available from TMobile
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First let me say that I just discovered your forum community and it's been a lot of fun reading through your posts. I look forward to joining in your discussions.
I'm working on a Moist Von Lipwig costume for an upcoming event, and one of the accessories I want to include is a stack of of Cabbage Growers Bank Bonds to hand out. I've managed to capture a few still-shots from the Going Postal movie, but none of the images give a good close up of the detail on them. I tried the google-image search for a good 45 minutes without any luck.
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Academics . Courses
Aesthetics, Style, and Content
Course No. VAT 300 Credits: 3.0
Faculty Christian Wulffen | William Lorton
Aesthetics Style and Content focuses primarily, on the acquisition of creative and technical skills in the context of the development of original ideas and personal style. Studio work will consist of the practical exploration of the relationship between formal, technical, aesthetic, and stylistic issues relative to the personal, and thematic subjects of the students own choosing. Relative to this, in the seminar portion of the course the students are given critical, theoretical, philosophical background to issues surrounding the subjects of style, aesthetics and content. In the studio the students are encouraged to think of their work as an integrative whole consisting of these various components. In this context they are required to engage in independent critical research on topics relevant to their work. Their research takes the form of both archival and studio work and is presented in both visual and written form. This course is required for all junior students in VATe during their spring semester.
African American Art
Course No. ACD 334 Credits: 3.0
This course covers African American art from the late 1700s to the present emphasizing the formal qualities of art as well as the social and cultural contexts within which it was created. Lectures and assigned readings are drawn from the scholarship of art history, literature, anthropology and history. We examine works by U.S. Artists of African descent and others who engage aspects of African American life and culture. Visual Culture Emphasis course.
American Crafts History
Course No. ACD 376 Credits: 3.0
Faculty Mark Bassett
This course will necessarily focus on American crafts. However, an effort will be made to incorporate other expressions (especially non-Western) into the mix too. For example, there are readings in Adamson on the Scandinavian slöjd system, Bauhaus aesthetics, the Japanese concept of mingei, the Indian notion of svadharma, the Mande blacksmiths of West Africa, and subversive (feminist) stitchery, in addition to writings by Anni Albers, Karl Marx, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ellen Gates Starr, George Nakashima, Carole Tulloch, Garth Clark, and many more. Visual Culture Emphasis course.
American Vernacular Architecture
Course No. ACD344.1 Credits: 3.0
This class will take a cultural perspective to the architectural and design traditions of the United States. The primary emphasis will be on the domestic environment and its furnishing, though church and civic buildings will play their less part in the story. European antecedents and elite architecture will be included, of course, but we will pay particular attention to the vernacular traditions of various ethnic groups (or cultural regions) and the way in which these traditions adapted and accommodated the above influences, in both architecture and its furnishings. (Based on this historical knowledge, students will have the option of designing housing or other products for recent immigrant groups in the United States.) This course will follow these traditions into the modern world with attention to the development of suburbs as a social phenomenon, and of Craftsman, Prairie, Art Deco and Populous styles (the look and life of America in the '50's and '60's from tailfins and TV dinners to Barbie dolls and fallout shelters, to my own tract house childhood.) Visual Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.expand collapse
An Introduction to African Art
Course No. ACD 358 Credits: 3.0
Faculty David Hart | Katherine Flach
This art history course provides an introduction to the visual art traditions of sub-Saharan Africa from ancient cultures to the present. Lectures and readings are drawn from art historical scholarship as well as from other disciplines (anthropology, archaeology, visual culture studies) that provide a sense of the social, political and religious contexts within which the art was created and used. The study of African art from a Western perspective presents questions that are covered in class: When and under what circumstances did "Africa" as a concept emerge? Did Africans consider their works "art" in the same sense that Westerners use that term? How did Western museums acquire African art and how does that inform the way we understand African works? In what ways did colonialism, the spread of Islam and Christianity, pan- Africanism and post-colonial movements affect artistic production? How do we understand modernism in an African context? Fulfills non-Western or cross-cultural art history requirement. Visual Culture Emphasis course.
Anatomy for the Artist
Course No. BMA 250 Credits: 3.0
Faculty Elizabeth Halasz
This course is required for sophomore Biomedical Art majors and is also open to elective students on a space-available basis for studio or liberal arts social/natural science credit. The course is designed to strengthen the students' understanding and use of figure anatomy within their work. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of biomedical art, the course will have two complementary components. These components reflect a multidisciplinary approach to muscular anatomy and figure drawing. Study in this area is designed to provide the student with a good grasp of muscular anatomy as it strongly relates to drawing the figure and its proportions. This course will provide the student the opportunity to interpret anatomy knowledge by working directly from the model and human cadaver from CWRU Anatomy Department This course is designed to provide the student with a solid basic understanding of muscular anatomy as it relates to surface anatomy, proportion and movement of the human figure. The course incorporates lectures on anatomy, figure proportion and drawing techniques linked to direct and accurate observation of the figure model and cadaver model. Offered spring.
Animal Behavior
Course No. BMA 358 Credits: 3.0
Ultimately the success or failure (i.e., life or death) of any individual animal is determined by its behavior. The ability to locate and capture food, avoid being food, acquiring and defending territory, and successfully passing your genes to the next generation, are all dependent on complex interactions between an animal's design, environment and behavior. This course will be an integrative approach emphasizing experimental studies of animal behavior. You will be introduced to state-of-the-art approaches to the study of animal behavior, including neural and hormonal mechanisms, genetic and developmental mechanisms and ecological and evolutionary approaches. We will learn to critique examples of current scientific papers, and learn how to conduct observations and experiments with real animals. We will feature guest appearances by the Curator of Research from the Cleveland MetroPark Zoo, visits to working animal behavior research labs here at CWRU. Group discussions and writing will be emphasized. Cross-registration at CWRU required.
Animation II
Course No. TIM210.1 Credits: 3.0
An advanced, project-based course whose goal it is to create finished Animation or Motion Graphics pieces. Emphasis will be on After Effects and/or Apple Motion. Priority enrollment to TIME and Communication Design majors. This course covers contemporary issues in Motion Graphics and Broadcast Design. In this class, students will visualize, develop, and realize various creative solutions for tasks in 2D and 2 1/2D animation projects. Concept development, visual storytelling, montage theory, typography, sound design, and principles and meanings of movement will be explored. The final project will be a broadcast-ready or festival piece. If you're not sure what sort of work is created in the realm of motion graphics, please check out: http://motionographer.com/ Required materials: A 7200 rpm hard drive, a set of headphones and a notebook. 3 credits.expand collapse
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The Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Consumer and Industry Services Division works to preserve the quality of agricultural inputs and outputs to protect consumers and maintain a fair marketplace.
From sampling the quality of feeds, seeds and fertilizers and protecting livestock health to registering pesticides and inspecting dairy farms, these and other Consumer and Industry Services assure the integrity of the food chain. Consumer and Industry Services also houses the Weights & Measures Section which ensures that merchants are fairly charging the stated price for goods.
Complaint Hotline: 1-800-628-2631
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We all do it to some extent: get the car we want, then other things getin the way ... like the rest of your life. The bottom line is that yourprized Corvette sits entirely too long with no attention. You go out tostart it and the battery is dead or the fuel is stale. Then you let itsit a little longer, allowing more water to condense in the fuel systemwhile you spend time deciding what to do about the battery.
This is a wake-up call for those of us who let our cars sit in thegarage too long. A customer recently told me that his mid-year Corvettehad an underhood fire because the carburetor had flooded, fuel spilledout through the vent tubes on top of the carburetor, a spark occurred,and up in flames it went. The worst part was that the car was in thegarage when the fire occurred. Luckily, it was in Neutral so he pushedit out of the garage and used a fire extinguisher to end the disaster.
This, then, is where we begin, as this unlucky customer dropped off his'66 Corvette for repair. After reviewing the remains, it was apparentthat many moons had passed since the mid-year was driven regularly. Thiscar was driven during many northern winters, then left to sit for a longtime.
Inspecting The Tank
After 30-plus years, the fuel system has to be full of rust and/orwater. This system is the most important to maintain to avoid fires andengine damage from fuel-flooded engine crankcases. Checking the fuelsystem first is smart business. Sure enough, the fuel tank and fuellines had severe corrosion internally and externally, and also containedsome water.
Upon further inspection, the fuel tank had one original fuel-tankretainer strap and a piece of cable to hold the other side to thechassis. Opening the fuel filler revealed corrosion across the bottom ofthe fuel tank where water had accumulated. When water accumulates in thefuel tank, it's usually just enough to cause erratic engine operation.Ultimately, if it isn't attended to, your car won't start and the entirefuel system will be saturated. Quanta Industries has an A.O. Andersenfuel tank that fits the original tank location. It makes sense to usethis tank instead of sealing the original fuel tank.
Inspecting Fuel Lines
The original steel fuel line that runs from the fuel tank to the fuelpump had been replaced in several sections with 3/8-inch rubber hose.The hose was drooping in areas that could allow a catch point and wasfull of cracks. When rubber hose starts to check (crack), it can breakat any time and cause a major fuel spill or fire. Original steel fuellines will corrode from water coursing through them and will requirereplacement. As we moved toward the front on our car, the fuel pump,pump-to-carburetor fuel line, and carburetor required replacement oroverhaul.


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STUDENTS from around the globe are making Ambleside their home after enrolling on the University of Cumbria's first ever international course.
Outdoor enthusiasts from countries including China, Australia and Germany are among the 17 students spending the Autumn term in the Lake District as part of their masters in Transcultural European Outdoor Studies.
The qualification is the first of its kind and is being run by the university, Germany's University of Marburg and Norway's School of Sport Sciences.
Course leader Dr. Christopher Loynes said: "Within this time frame, our ambition is to make the course a coveted choice for people interested in pursuing a career in the outdoor field. We also aim to develop tight links with non-European universities and make the course truly global. Eventually, we plan to make the course financially self-sustaining through the charging of student fees."
The course will be funded by the European Commission for the next five years and once students have left Ambleside in the New Year they will spend their next two terms at the other institutions.
While some of the students area already experienced in outdoor studies, for many this is a new area of knowledge and expertise.
Katerina Pata from Greece, who previously studied to be a pre-school teacher, said:"I couldn't find a relevant masters course in Greece and applied for courses elsewhere in Europe. I liked this course because I get a chance to go to three different countries and learn various approaches to the subject. My goal is to make the concept of outdoor learning more prominent in my country and create my own outdoor kindergarten."
However, others come to the course with a lot of experience like Wilson Wai Yin Cheung who is a former president of the mountaineering association of Hong Kong.
The students, who come from 15 countries, will be living in university accommodation in Ambleside and learning the theoretical knowledge and practical qualifications necessary to be successful outdoor industry professionals.
During their first semester they will undertake two week-long hiking expeditions, one in the Scottish Highlands and one in the Lake District and a week-long canoeing trip.
ORGANISERS of the Lake District's 11th annual air extravaganza, taking place on July 23 and 24, have revealed their display line-up.
The Windermere Air Festival kicks off on the Saturday with the breathtaking acrobatics of the Breitling Wing Walkers, performing a sequence of manoeuvres and handstands whilst strapped to the top wings of the team's Boeing Stearman biplanes.
First day visitors will also be treated to the RedHawks' air show act with a slow, gentle and graceful four-minute, three-dimensional aerial ballet performed to soothing music by a pair of 42 year-old, wooden, high-efficiency aeroplanes, designed by French musician, artist, ceramicist and sculptor Réné Fournier.
Another Saturday highlight will be the RAF Falcons parachute display team, now in their 50th year.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will grace the skies above Windermere on both days with special flights from the Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster Bomber.
The RV8tors will be flying their remarkably fast Vans RV-8's with powerful smoke systems, performing an exciting and memorable display.
Combining close formation aerobatics with speeds up to 230 mph, the display makes large manoeuvres that fill the sky and leave big smoke trails.
Also appearing at the festival will be the RAF Tucano and the RAF Hawk.
Both spectacular in their own right the Hawk display team will demonstrate the professional excellence of the RAF while the Tucano display consists of 21 manoeuvres including an offset barrel roll, stall turn, oblique loop and reverse wingover.
On Sunday, the Twister Duo will create a display of formation barrel loops, rolls and gravity defying zoom climbs.
The highlight of the weekend is set to be the renowned ambassadors of the RAF and everyone's favourite – The Red Arrows.
Having missed last year's Lakeland air show, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, have been confirmed to headline 2011's festival.
Appearing at the air festival is a welcome return for Squadron Leader Graeme Bagnall.
Graeme, who is Red 10, is the team's commentator and on the ground safety supervisor.
He was educated at nearby St Bee's School, in Cumbria.
Mr Bagnall said: "We are really looking forward to displaying at Windermere.
"It's a stunning location and will definitely be a highlight of the display season for me.
"I can't wait to meet the crowd when I'm on the ground at the show doing the commentary for the Team.
"You get a real buzz from seeing how the audience reacts to the displays."
The RAF Red Arrows have been wowing audiences since their first season in 1965, they have flown over 4,000 displays in 52 countries.
Today the Red Arrows are renowned throughout the world,acting as ambassadors for Great Britain when displaying overseas.
They also support UK industry by demonstrating the capabilities of British equipment and expertise.
Lucy Bennett, a director of the air festival, said: "It's such a coup for us to host the Red Arrows this year.
"They put on such a fantastic display and really add some excitement to the programme.
"The highly acclaimed displays are filled full of twists, turns, drama and excitement - they are definitely not one to be missed."
Attractions on the ground at the Air Base include the military village, battle re-enactments and flying simulator, new kids have-a-go activities plus face painting, circus skills, music and great local food stalls.
The Windermere Air Festival 2011 takes place on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24. The Air Base is located on the Glebe in Bowness-on-Windermere. For further information, click on the website below.
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GARDENERS' World presenter Carol Klein has been confirmed as the special guest at The Holker Garden Festival June 3 and 5.


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Kelly Wins Biggest Prize Purse In History At Boost Mobile Pro
This had to be the most exhilarating and controversial final in the entire 2008 season; Kelly Slater vs. Taj Burrow. And while the Australian certainly brought his A-game, starting off quick with a 9 and 9.63, it ended up being a lot further than the scores show. Why you ask; well for one, Kelly and Lowers go hand-in-hand, almost as much as Kelly and Jeffrey's Bay. And two, $75,000 was on the table for the winner, the largest prize purse ever in ASP history. With Bob Hurley coughing up that extra $45,000, did you really think Slater wasn't going to add this little feat to his long list? Well the $45,000 addendum certainly brought the level of competition up, and maybe it's high-time surfers started getting paid relative to what other professional athletes in this world pull in.
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KNME-NEW MEXICO PBS AWARDED GRANT for PILOT PROGRAM at
Albuquerque, NM — KNME-New Mexico PBS (Albuquerque/Santa Fe) received a Ready To Learn Award of $94,000 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for a pilot project between KNME-New Mexico's Ready To Learn Service and Manzano Mesa Elementary School. NMPBS Ready To Learn was a sub-recipient awardee from CPB and the US Dept. of Education.
This project was designed to test effective uses of new PBS Kids Transmedia Content (digital videos and interactive games) and tools from PBS KIDS using technology (iPads), with children ages 6-10, while involving their parents, caregivers, and educators. The goal was to improve the students' math and literacy skills and expose them to new content and resources. KNME-New Mexico PBS worked with Manzano Mesa as a community partner to integrate PBSKids Transmedia Content into new and existing after-school, summer learning, and other educational programs to support learning in Out-of-School Time.
(Transmedia storytelling and learning tells a single story across multiple platforms and formats, using current digital technologies, combining books and other activities to reinforce learning.)
In collaboration with Children's Choice, a quality afterschool program provider, KNME-NMPBS developed a PBSKids Summer Learning Camp at Manzano Mesa Elementary that ran from June 11-July 26. This camp incorporated school-aged, project-based learning with PBSKids media content, and The Electric Company Summer Learning Program.
The New Mexico PBS Ready To Learn Service provided the Summer Learning Camp staff with iPads, along with other resources, to support the use of quality PBSKids Transmedia content for Out of School Time Learning. This was a free service to the children and their families, where the Kids could learn math and literacy skill- building activities and play PBSKids Computer Games.
In addition to the summer camp, the literacy skill-building content was successfully introduced to Spanish speaking parents and kids at their pre-school co-op. Parents were provided with ways to use the content to teach their kids vocabulary words with the program SUPER WHY!
"Our partnership with NM PBS has been mutually beneficial and our parents, especially those who speak English as a second language, are eager to continue learning with the wonderful resources that PBS offers," said Deanna Creighton Cook, Community School Coordinator, Manzano Mesa Elementary School. "We have incorporated the Martha Speaks Reading Buddies program into our Before School Book Club, and teachers and parents are very excited about the potential to improve literacy and language skills. We look forward to continuing to work with NM PBS as an influential partner in our school and the community of Albuquerque."
Other children can take part in the PBSKids Lab too – ONLINE – with FREE "PBS KIDS" games and apps. Go to www.newmexicopbs.org Click on EDUCATE, and visit the "PBS KIDS LAB" for games and activities from favorite "PBS KIDS" shows – including CURIOUS GEORGE, MARTHA SPEAKS, THE CAT IN THE HAT, WILD KRATTS, THE ELECTRIC COMPANY and more!
Learning and fun can happen anytime, anywhere….all the time… with smart and fun online math, science and reading games from the "PBS KIDS LAB!"


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Marking the anniversary of Megaupload's takedown, Kim Dotcom's new file storage service Mega is now live. The service, intended as a competitor to popular storage solutions such as Dropbox, is a simple, drag-and-drop storage solution with heavy encryption, intended to protect both users and the site's owners from copyright infringement issues. Users will receive a complementary 50GB of storage on Mega's servers, and the service offers a slew of other paid tiers. For €9.99, €19.99 or €29.99, users can get 500GB, 2TB, and 4TB of cloud storage, and these tiers allow users to share their files with more people.
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Better for the environment, with the same performance characteristics: Lamps with ALTO II technology have 50% less mercury than prior ALTO T8 lamps, making these lamps the most sustainable linear fluorescents available. Best of all, these lamps offer the same performance levels as ALTO lamps (life, energy, and light output).
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Paul Headrick from Oceanside, California, had longed to build a Chevy II well before he could drive. Even though it took some time for him to bring the dream to fruition, the final product turned out way better than his preceding dreams.
A restorable Deuce in Paul's price range had eluded him for years until one day on his drive home he spotted a totally stock '67 post car with a for sale sign in the window. He was so blinded by his love and need for the car he didn't spend much time looking it over before buying it. Instead it took all of about two minutes to complete the transaction and Paul was the proud owner.
The original intention was to put a slightly modified LS under the hood, some ladder bars in the back, and give the car a sinister look with all blacked-out trim. Well that simple plan turned into much more of a project. You see, Paul works at Turn Key Engine Supply, a company well-versed in building powerful LS motors and swap kits for vintage cars. His boss Kolby Enger gave him the green light to do anything he wanted engine-wise. So the simple plan was thrown out and the decision to build up a twin-turbo LS was put in its place.
A motor with that kind of muscle needs to be in a pretty stout car. The problem was when Paul got his newly-acquired coupe home and started tearing it apart the reality of the situation hit him square in the face. The car was a rusty pile that had been Band-Aid fixed with cardboard and Bondo. That took the wind out of his sails for a while, but luckily didn't stop the project. It took six years, a lot of money and the help of some experienced gearheads to reconstruct the rusty stocker into this sinister beast.
Under the stock hood you will find a punched-out 6.0L truck block stuffed with 9.2:1 J.E. pistons, an experimental (at the time) set of SCAT rods to replace the powder metal rods that came factory, and a lightened and nitrated stock crank. A set of AFR 225 heads with 72cc chambers and Manley chromoly valves is strapped down to the block with a set of ARP studs. A secret grind from Chris Mays was sent off to Comp Cams to be whittled out to make the best use of the boost the two, that's right two, Turbonetics T4 turbos provide.
The fuel system consists of a Precision Metalcraft intake manifold, SX fuel pump, and Delphi MEFI 4B fuel injection. Providing the spark to fire off the air-fuel mixture is a Delphi MEFI 4 ignition system. Things like the alternator, water pump and timing cover are powdercoated black while the AN fittings were black anodized for that sinister look. To evacuate the spent gases RPM Muffler built a set of stainless headers with 1 3/4-inch primary tubes and 3-inch collectors. Enger fabricated all the turbo and boost tubes, plus he tuned the engine once it was ready to fire.
A Griffin aluminum radiator keeps the temp down while the Jim Richer Auto Electric 180 amp alternator provides some juice to the electrical system. The engine produced 750 hp at 6,800 rpm on 6 pounds of boost and a whopping 1,000hp at 6,800 rpm on 15 pounds of boost. All that power is transferred through a TCI Powerglide with a Dalenzie 9-inch, 3,500-stall converter to the beefy Fab 9 rearend. Inside the narrowed housing is a set of 4.56 gears, Strange 35-spline axles and a billet spool from Randy's Ring and Pinion.


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Posted 16 July 2012 - 12:46
Not yet it doesn't, people are too focused on the RPi, not many people know about the Gooseberry, I found it by accident.
Give it time though, they have Ubuntu running on it. They sent out 2 of the initial run boards to Arch linux team who are porting it to Gooseberry.
It runs ICS smooth though, something the RPi will never be able to do because lack of ram.
Posted 16 July 2012 - 12:57
Posted 16 July 2012 - 13:47
I know you can emulate the image on QEMU on Windows, but I don't particularly fancy booting into Windows...
QEMU is available to OS X, too, no?
Thing is, I'd adore to set up some stuff for it already or develop for it and then when it arrives, I'd clone the image to an SD card and BOOM I'd be running my juicy tasks!
Still looking for either a cheapskate-compatible LCD 10" (sub 40$) or the ASUS VGA-HDMI converter for less than 30 Euros...
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 14:58
No there will not be hardware accelleration because there are no DRI or X11 drivers/modules for it.
And unless the full spec of the GPU is available to very experianced kernel coders (and chances are it isn't, RPis isn't, you need to be under NDA), it will never happen.
Posted 16 July 2012 - 15:05
Posted 16 July 2012 - 15:14
This is not correct...
They can't iron out performance bugs, it doesn't have the CPU power.
Apple TV 3 which has 1Ghz Apple A5 chip struggles with XBMC, Boxee Box runs a 1.2Ghz Atom. RPi has 700Mhz CPU and has no chance at running XBMC smoothly.
Posted 16 July 2012 - 15:27
What mA (mAh) power supply are you using? I was having problems with my Pi at first and then realized I had swapped the 700ma I had intended to use with it with a 550. You need a 700-1200ma for the "B" Pi.
My RPi is ok but very buggy at times and needs constant reboots. I know this is due to the OpenElec build I'm using (I'm using mine as an extender to my XBMC machine downstairs), but I think it will always be lacking.


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