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January 3, 2011
Brushing Teeth
First I would like to say, I am by no means an expert. With that said, if you have a child who doesn't like to brush their teeth there are some different things you can try.
-Take your little one to the store and let them pick out a tooth brush of their own. I think that when they are able to pick something out by themselves they feel pretty proud and will be more likely to use it. Just make sure you have the right stage brush for your child.
-Make brushing fun. Allow your child to take lead. Let them play with, chew on, and explore the brush. Its a new thing, you move it all over in your mouth, it feels funny, what the craziness is that thing? I think it helps to let the child to explore what the item is. The more familiar they are the more comfortable they will be sticking it in their mouth.
-Teach them. Use your tooth brush and show them how you brush your teeth. Front circles, side circles, tops, bottoms, how ever you brush show them. Let them try it out too!
Here is my experience with my son:
We started brushing my sons teeth shortly after he got his first couple in. He was probably around 9 months. I think most people don't think to brush at that age because they are so little and because they only eat so much. I think this helped with my son liking to brush teeth.
Once E was old enough we let him have to own brush to explore. He was able to chew on it, brush with it, play with it so that it became more of a good item rather than an item that was considered bad. We still would help him with brushing by holding his hand, not the brush, and showing him how to move the brush around and on his teeth getting the spots needed.
Shortly before E turned 2 he started asking a lot of different times to brush. He would hear my husband turn the water on in the bathroom and would run in there asking to brush his teeth.
We would play a fun 'game' with him and ask him to brush in different spots, like the top, front, bottoms, sides etc and he would do it. We also do a copy game where we will brush our own teeth and he will watch and do the same motions.
E loves to brush and will sit on the counter for forever if we let him brushing his teeth. He is still only 2 though and still needs helping making sure he gets all his teeth clean. That is why we have 2-3 tooth brushes just for him. He picks out the brush he wants and uses it. After a minute or two we pick up a different brush of his and help him. He usually does a pretty good time opening his mouth but every now and again he will keep it closed a little bit, I think because it tickles.
We have his first dentist appointment coming up on the 6th. This should be a really interesting experience. He is such a strong willed child and when something is going on that he is unsure of he fights and screams and kicks and you usually have to sit on his legs or hold him in a super tight hug to get him to calm down. I hope that he does well but I doubt it. I might make my hubby take the afternoon off to go with.
We probably would have waited until E was 3 to take him into the dentist but on Dec. 23 he fell in the tub and hit his face on the side. This resulted in a chipped tooth, really badly bruised gums and I think the teeth got pushed up a little bit. Of couse nothing was open from when it happened until the 27th because of the holiday and we had a recheck for his ears on Tuesday so I asked the Pediatrician about it and she recommending taking him in to get it checked out. She also said that she recommends they start seeing a dentist around 2 - 2 1/2 years old. So off we go to the dentist! I will have to let you know what happens, they might need to sand down the chipped tooth to smooth it out.
I would love to hear about your children's experience with brushing their teeth at a young age. Did they love it, hate it? What did you do to help them have a good experience with brushing their teeth?
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- Beth @ Sand To Pearl said...
Ok, my daughter LOVED teeth brushing from the start, no problems at all, and she LOVED the dentist, we have a great kids dentist out here who is fantastic. My son... well, he hated it from the start. Like screaming, sometimes so badly I'd have to hold his head still, and since he had to take pediasure for his weight, I wanted to make sure those little teeth got brushed. It took 6 months of brushing, letting him play with his brush, singing the Raffie "Brush your teeth" song, and watching mommy/daddy/sister brushing. Then one day, he just decided he liked it. Now at brushing time he sings the song all the way up the stairs. He no longer fights. And his first trip to the dentist was at 1. Our insurance company really pushed it. I figure, it's covered, might as well get him used to it. And they were nice enough to let him get his teeth all cleaned while laying on my lap, and on the TV's we brought He-man and they put it in for him. So instead of caring that people he didn't know were messing with his mouth he was excited to tell them that he saw He-Man.
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Inside the Intel Compiler
The OpenMP standard for C/C++ and Fortran (www.openmp.org) has recently emerged as the de facto standard for shared-memory parallel programming. It allows the user to specify parallelism without getting involved in the details of iteration partitioning, data sharing, thread scheduling and synchronization. Based on these directives, the Intel compiler will transform the code to generate multithreaded code automatically. The Intel compiler supports the OpenMP C++ 2.0 and OpenMP Fortran 2.0 standard directives for explicit parallelization. Applications can use these directives to increase performance on multiprocessor systems by exploiting both task and data parallelism.
The following is an example program, illustrating the use of OpenMP directives with the Intel C++ Linux OpenMP compiler:
#define N 10000 void ploop(void) { int k, x[N], y[N], z[N]; #pragma omp parallel for private(k) shared(x,y,z) for (k=0; k<N; k++) { x[k] = x[k] * y[k] + workunit(z[k]); } }
The for loop will be executed in parallel by a team of threads that divide the iterations in the loop body amongst themselves. Variable k is marked private—each thread will have its own copy of k—while the arrays x, y and z are shared among the threads.
The resulting multithreaded code is illustrated below. The Intel compiler generates OpenMP runtime library calls for thread creation and management, as well as synchronization (see Resources 1 and 2):
#define N 10000 void ploop(void) { int k, x[N], y[N], z[N]; __kmpc_fork_call(loc, 3, T-entry(_ploop_par_loop), x, y, z) goto L1: T-entry _ploop_par_loop(loc, tid, x[], y[], z[]) { lower_k = 0; upper_k = N; __kmpc_for_static_init(loc, tid, STATIC, &lower_k, &upper_k, ...); for (local_k=lower_k; local_k<=upper_k; local_k++) { x[local_k] = x[local_k] * y[local_k] + workunit(z[local_k]); } __kmpc_for_static_fini(loc, tid); T-return; } L1: return; }
The multithreaded code generator inserts the thread invocation call __kmpc_fork_call with the T-entry point and data environment (for example, thread id tid) for each loop. This call into the Intel OpenMP runtime library forks a number of threads that execute the iterations of the loop in parallel.
The serial loops annotated with the OpenMP directive are converted to multithreaded code by localizing the lower- and upper-loop bounds and by privatizing the iteration variable. Finally, multithreading runtime initialization and synchronization code is generated for each T-region defined by a [T-entry, T-ret] pair. The call __kmpc_for_static_init computes the localized loop lower-bound, upper-bound and stride for each thread according to a scheduling policy. In this example, the generated code uses static scheduling. The library call __kmpc_for_static_fini informs the runtime system that the current thread has completed one loop chunk.
Rather than performing source-to-source transformations, as is done in other compilers such as OpenMP NanosCompiler and OdinMP, the Intel compiler performs these transformations internally. This allows tight integration of the OpenMP implementation with other advanced, high-level compiler optimizations for improved uniprocessor performance such as vectorization and loop transformations.
Besides the compiler support for exploiting the OpenMP directive-guided explicit parallelism, users also can try auto-parallelization by using the option -parallel. Under this option, the compiler automatically analyzes the loops in the program to detect those that have no loop-carried dependency and can be executed in parallel profitably. The auto-parallelization phase in the compiler relies on the advanced memory disambiguation techniques for its analysis, as well as the profiling information for its heuristics in deciding when to parallelize.
One of the unique features of the Intel compiler is CPU-Dispatch, which allows the user to target a single object for multiple IA-32 architectures by means of either manual CPU-Dispatch or Auto-CPU-Dispatch. Manual CPU-Dispatch allows the user to write multiple versions of a single function. Each function either is assigned a specific IA-32 architecture platform or is considered generic, meaning it can run on any IA-32 architecture. The Intel compiler generates code that dynamically determines on which architecture the code is running and accordingly chooses the particular version of the function that will actually execute. This runtime determination allows programmers to take advantage of architecture-specific optimizations, such as SSE and SSE2, without sacrificing flexibility, allowing execution of the same binary on architectures that do not support newer instructions.
Auto-CPU_Dispatch is similar but with the added benefit that the compiler automatically generates multiple versions of a given function. During compilation, the compiler decides which routines will gain from architecture-specific optimizations. These routines are then automatically duplicated to produce architecture-specific optimized versions, as well as generic versions. The benefit of this feature is, it does not require any rewrite by the programmer. A normal source file can take advantage of the Auto-CPU-Dispatch feature by the simple use of a command-line option. For example, given the function:
void init(float b[], double c[], int n) { int i; for (i = 0; i < n; i++) { b[i] = (float)i; } for (i = 0; i < n; i++) { c[i] = (double)i; } }
the Intel compiler can produce up to three versions of the function. A generic version of the function is generated that will run on any IA-32 processor. Another version would be tuned for the Pentium III processor by vectorizing the first loop with SSE instructions. A third version would be optimized for the Pentium 4 processor by vectorizing both loops to take advantage of SSE2 instructions.
The resulting function begins with dispatch code like this:
.L1 testl $-512, __intel_cpu_indicator jne init.J testl $-128, __intel_cpu_indicator jne init.H testl $-1, __intel_cpu_indicator jne init.A call __intel_cpu_indicator_init jmp .L1
Where init.A, init.H and init.J are the generic, SSE and SSE2 optimized versions, respectively.
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
I have tried both gcc and icc 7.0 on cache-intensive code. Also examined the intermediate assembly code. Same code, same performance (better comments for icc), provided that you compile (under gcc) for the right processor type. Default processor is 386 (!!!) for some distributions (e.g., Mandrake), pentium for others (e.g., RedHat). Be careful, the performance advantage can be up to 40%.
Of course, no OpenMP support for gcc. However, when Intel people will dare to make measurements with hyperthreading enabled (please read their papers carefully), I will convice myself that it MIGHT be useful.. :)
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
Some of the optimizations shown were just part of good proramming practice anyway.
Only extreme newbies wold program as shown before optimization.
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
dare to say the current gcc has most of this stuff already implemented.
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
When did GCC get vectorization and OpenMP support?
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
3.2 has pretty good vectorization support, not the best but pretty good
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
Take a look at:
3.2 had nothing
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
"dare to say the current gcc has most of this stuff already implemented."
Not true, although you'll find some things that work better in GCC. The Intel compiler is specifically optimized for IA, while gcc has to run on a lot of different architectures. Your mileage will vary depending on what you're doing.
GCC vs. the Intel Compiler definitely falls into the category of "use the right tool for the right job." Of course, the proprietary nature of the Intel tool will be an obstacle for some, but you can definitely get some performance benefits from using a compiler that is specificially optimized for the architecture.
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
well, this might be true, but it is still much slower in most benchmarks.
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hmmm, it's posible create a Linux Distribution with Intel Compiler!!??
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
Well, in other articles people say it can't compile many things that are designed to be compiled with gcc (many linux packages) so I don't think it's feasible
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
AFAIK, no :(
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
AFAIK, Gentoo will be, maybe...
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
Nice article. I hadn't heard anything about OpenMP until now, or CPU dispatch.
One thing I'm curious about though is what stuff the compiler team uses to develop with.. e.g. What language(s) are the C/C++ and Fortran compilers implemented in?
Some benchmarks I've seen would suggest they share a common back-end, but I wonder if the compiler itself is written in C, C++, Fortran or maybe a lisp dialect or some functional language..
The Intel Compiler is
The Intel Compiler is written on pure C.
Re: Inside the Intel Compiler
Umm I think they use a mix of PERL and OCaml.
They do the OpenMP stuff in functional Miranda.
functional miranda
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How do you know?
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Imagine a vendor carrying a basket of vegetables on her head. Is she doing any work? One would definitely say yes! However, in Physics she is not doing any work! Again, imagine a boy pushing against a wall? Is he doing any work? We can see that his muscles are contracting and expanding. He may even be sweating. But in Physics, he is not doing any work!
If the vendor is carrying a very heavy load for a long distance, we would say she has lot of energy. By this, we mean that she has a lot of stamina. If a car can travel very fast, we describe the car as powerful. So, there is a link between power and speed. However, power means something different in Physics. This chapter describes the links between work, energy and power and what these mean in Physics.
You will learn that work and energy are closely related. You shall see that the energy of an object is its capacity to do work and doing work is the process of transferring energy from one object or form to another. In other words,
- an object with lots of energy can do lots of work.
- when work is done, energy is lost by the object doing work and gained by the object on which the work is done.
Lifting objects or throwing them requires that you do work on them. Even making electricity flow requires that something do work. Something must have energy and transfer it through doing work to make things happen.


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As states struggle to close budget gaps, it's worth highlighting that due to tax changes at the federal level, most middle income families are paying a far smaller percentage of their income in federal taxes than they did a few years ago. So while states should concentrate revenue increases on those who can most afford it, there is greater capacity among middle income families to absorb some tax increases due to the lower federal tax burden.
Two new studies highlight this reality. In a recent policy brief, President Obama cut taxes for 98% of working families in 2009 [1], Citizens for Tax Justice found, detailing that provisions in last year's Recovery Act reduced federal income taxes for 98 percent of all working families and individuals. More broadly, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) outlines in their report, Federal Income Taxes on Middle-Income Families at Historically Low Levels [2], that a family of four in the exact middle of the income spectrum will pay only 4.6 percent of its income in federal income taxes this year, the second-lowest percentage in the past 50 years.
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More Options for States to Raise Revenue: With a lower federal tax burden, generating revenue at the state level become a less onerous proposition. Progressive States Network has highlighted many of the best practices for states to raise revenue for needed services in an earlier Stateside Dispatch, Revenue Options in 2010: Making the Case and Debunking the Myths [4], which details how states are raising rates on high-income individuals, closing corporate loopholes, and expanding the sales tax base to services to increase revenue and fairness.
Emphasizing the argument for greater taxes on the wealthiest families, a new Economic Policy Institute report, At the Top: Soaring Incomes, Falling Tax Rates [5], shows how the 400 American families with the highest incomes have seen a dramatic decline in their effective tax rate since 1992.
Another report, Leaving Money on the Table [6], from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and United for a Fair Economy's Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative, demonstrates that residents in states that predominantly rely on regressive sales tax rather than a progressive state income tax, pay much higher federal income taxes. States flagged in the analysis include Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. They conclude that states who "are most flagrantly ignoring the benefits of this important source of tax fairness could use this revenue-sharing agreement to provide valuable tax cuts to many state residents without depleting state coffers by a dime."
Progressive States Network - Revenue Options in 2010: Making the Case and Debunking the Myths
[4]Citizens for Tax Justice - President Obama Cut Taxes for 98% of Working Families in 2009
[1]Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Federal Income Taxes on Middle-Income Families at Historically Low Levels
[2]Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative - Leaving Money on the Table
[6]Economic Policy Institute - At the Top: Soaring Incomes, Falling Tax Rates [5]


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Sarah Brightman had just sung that it was time to say goodbye and yet we could not!
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I didn't like the tone that much. My biggest problem with the amp was using head phones. The reason I bought it was to use at home instead of my Mesa head so I could play and not bother my family members. THe head phone jack had a constant hiss or hum, can't remember, I ended up returning it.
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This is by far my favorite amp. I have it connected to a Blackstar HTV-212 cab and it absolutely screams and sounds beautiful. With this cab, at home, I typically keep the volume at around 1/4 and the Gain around 1/2 and get a nice clean sound. Take the Gain past the 1/2 way point and it starts to break up a tad. Crank the Gain all the way up and you have some absolutely beautiful sounding breakup. I personally like this better than the overdrive channel and I do not really use the overdrive channel. Taking the volume up past 1/2 makes my ears bleed in my home office. It's astonishing how loud it is while driving 2x12 and just 1 watt!
Originally, I purchased the HT-408 cab (4x8) and was just not very impressed at all. I could crank the volume on the amp and it just didn't get as loud as I wanted at a fully cranked level. The HT-408 sounded good, but just wasn't full or loud enough. So, I returned that cab and bought the HTV-212 and was just amazed at the difference. I would highly recommend at least putting this head to a 1x10 if not a 1x12 to get the best sound. It even sounds great connected to a 4x12!
I'm giving an 8 here. I personally love the limited feature set for a home/practice amp. The tone knob is fine. I keep it in the middle myself... What I REALLY wanted out of this is a footswitch to get between the clean and overdrive channels. I keep it on the clean channel and run an overdrive pedal for some nice high gain tones. Sometimes I will just crank the gain on the amp on the clean channel and it just sounds amazing, even at 1/4-1/2 volume.
Top notch. Beautifully made. Everything feels solid.
Could be cheaper... for a 1w with limited features, I'd expect it to be about 25% cheaper.
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I sent it back, toooo noisy at idle with nothing plugged in. To bad because it had a nice warm sound for something that is basically digital. I know it got tubes or tube but it's a hybrid amp' which to me is cool. I think it's the best of both worlds.
Maybe I just got a dud, the older ones without the reverb are suppost to be quiet.
I've also read it's a pain to change tube/s. That I don't like.
I think this is a good value if you can find a quiet one or don't mind some hum. It's cheaper than alot of pedals, as a matter of fact it kind of reminded me more of a pedal than an amp.
1 watt, reverb, tone shaper, line out, ext speaker, headphone,nice appearance, basic stuff.
Seemed well built.
Good value, cheaper than some pedals.
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The first usable guitar amps appeared in the early 1930s. Now, after 80 years of using them, people are beginning to realize that the most useful guitar amp is one you can actually play through in the situation EVERYONE plays in most - in your living room / bedroom / hotel room etc. But that sounds like that 50-watt Marshall or 80-watt Twin Reverb onstage. So you don't have to change your style if you want to practice. The Blackstar 1-watt head with reverb is the first amp to really pull it together for this purpose and I gather it's selling extremely well. Any other manufacturers care to take notice? There's only a huge market here waiting to be tapped.
Herewith, a quick review of the essentials and what it could do still better. (1) The amp has an "EQ" knob that takes you from a mid-60s Fender sound on the left to a late-60s Marshall sound on the right. The Fender sound is surprisingly convincing but too thin in the upper midrange - which needs to be beefed up. (2) The amp makes a farting noise whenever it is switched off. The addition of a circuit costing only a few dollars would fix this. This amp should be aimed at pros as well as kids starting out. Everyone needs something like this. (3) The Blackstar EH-1 head is better than the EH-1 combo, which has an inadequate 8-inch speaker. All amps need a 10-inch speaker to come alive - or a 12 or 15, if you prefer the sound of them. (4) At 1 watt, the EH-1 is STILL TOO LOUD for the living room - at least if you want that bit of bluesy distortion, or more. Some people are claiming it lacks "clean headroom", but this is a myth - it has plenty of clean headroom. Any company thinking of making one of these should reduce the power output to 1/2 watt or maybe 1/4 watt. Will Blackstar again get there first? In the meantime, this is the only major production amp of its kind. The revolution of micro-powered amps is beginning.
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I like the HT-1 head. Like stated earlier, when paired with the components of your choice in the front, it has a very decent-sounding clean channel to make what you feed it sound just as good. Just remember the old caveat, GIGO, and you will do fine if you're wanting to jam live in your bedroom, studio, or the basement with your buddies. The amp is loud for what you expect for a 1-watt rating. Actually, I prefer two of these in my den, with the previously-mentioned Ampeg cabinets, or a couple of Bogner Alchemist 2 x 12 cabinets, when playing or recording that I do the pair of Blackstar HT-5 5-watt heads I also have. You can achieve a nice clean sound for your pedals out of either, but you can overdrive the power amp section before you overdrive your neighbors like you do with the 5-watt versions. If I had to let a pair go, it would be the HT-5's, so the HT-1's are a keeper in my book. They fall short in a few areas, but for what's out there right now, they rank pretty high on the desirability scale for this specific application. When, oh when, will someone realize, and offer to fill, the need for a fully-featured, fractional-watt, tube amp head/combo. Series and parallel effects loops, 0.1- to 5-watt power rating, 3-4 channels, full tone controls for each channel, separate power settings on each channel, MIDI, and all the other features of a quality amp head or combo. Throw everything in there, but let me blast the thing in my den with that creamy overdriven sound you only get when you fully saturate the preamp and power amp sections, at a level I, and everyone else in and around the house, can easily endure. Make it. I don't really care what it costs, within reason, or who makes it, as long as it doesn't leave me wanting for features I need to do it my way. I'll pay for it - gladly. I'll get four of them for my home studio and divest myself of at least 12 short stacks, half stacks, combos, and various heads. Keep the powerful pieces for when power is needed, which is out of the house and home studio. Fill the same needs you'd need in larger venues, in my home studio. I will be a happy man - forever and a day. Surely someone sees the need; it's always been there. I've been a proponent for low-wattage tube amps forever, for this very reason. It's about time someone fills that need. Blackstar is halfway there. Build what everyone wants, whether they realize it or not. Once it's out there, people will get a taste and have to satisfy it. Whoever steps up to the plate will be the winner for their whole line of products. Anyone listening? Please? I've been waiting 40 years, and things are starting to come around to what guitarist need for home playing. Let's get this job finished while I'm still playing. Blackstar: you're fairly new in the arena of amp makers, while you bring tons of experience to the plate from former affiliations, so why not take that knowledge of the needs of a top-of-the-line amp and disseminate those features all the way down through your line of products. Damn the torpedoes and the costs. Give us what we need, and we'll come running to your corner. Like I said, you are halfway there at the bottom, and right up there at the top. Make a fully-loaded fractional-wattage amp for guys and girls to dime the controls across the board and add all the benefits of all the features found in the flagship models. Extend the features of your top series all the way down through the fractional-wattage units, and people will buy it. Low-wattage players need a flagship too.
Features are a little light on this amp head. It really isn't much more than Blackstar's similarly-designed pedal with the addition of reverb - a nice touch, but don't let the digital-stereo reverb addition get you all excited, as it did me, because the reverb, as nice as it sounds, is not up to par for a "reverb" you would expect to be getting on an amp head. It is weak and sounds as if it barely gets to 4 on a regular reverb. No effects loop. External input for MP3 player, etc., is a 1/4" jack, not the 1/8" TRS you would expect. Yes, adapters are made, but the average person is going to plug in an MP3 player, CD player, notebook, etc., and the 1/8" would of made a lot more sense. Only one speaker out jack that is a 4 - 16 Ohm jack. No mention of an impedance-sensing feature, just implied. Two jacks would of been appreciated, as well as different jacks in a setup similar to the HT-5 head, of which I own 2 of those as well, the earlier ones without the reverb. Nice, but I like the sound of a pair of these, front-ended with pedals/floorboards of choice, into a pair of nice cabs. I have them paired with the new Ampeg 1 x 12 Celestion Vintage 30 speaker cabs, driven in stereo with a Boss ME-70 floorboard fed with a TS9 and Crybaby 535Q - sweet sounds await you when plugging into this setup with a nice clean sound dialed on the HT-1. Overdrive channel is a little noisy, but usable for limited overdrive sounds of usable quality. Noise gate/compressor should be first in your line of fire to feed this capable mini-head's second channel.
Blackstar is putting out some quality amps and heads. Cabinets, unless you pop for the top-of-the-line models are less than stellar in construction and speaker selection. Celestion 70/80's seem to have a love/hate relationship with a lot of guitarists. I'll pass on them for what sounds I like to chase. MDF cabinets will never hold up to their multi-ply plywood counterparts. However, the heads are beautiful, both in appearance and build quality. Just a bunch of Marshall guys doing it on their own terms. Good for them, and us. Mostly.
When you consider you're getting a head with a power amp section; even if it is low wattage, for the price of a good pedal, you can't complain. However, 2 1/2 Franklins gives a fellow a few other options. Make sure this is what you want, and play through one if you can before purchasing. Of course, you can always take advantage of the return policy, if you don't mind paying the return shipping. Decent value overall.
Comments about Blackstar HT Series HT-1RH 1W Tube Guitar Amp Head:
I use this amp as a bedroom practice amp and it sounds great! I don't use the overdrive channel much and it is a little hissy but the clean channel is terrific. The clean channel spans the range from clean, (DUH!) to quite a bit of crunch, particularly with humbuckers. The ISF control seems to me to be just a tone control but I do use it with noticeable effect. I also like the reverb, think it sounds nice, and is another feature not usually found on a small amp. I have also used the headphone jack and, again, found that it is voiced pretty well. I have the head and use it with some small speaker cabinets I have built. As you can tell I am quite impressed with this amp.
It has a lot of features for such a small amp
I have had no problems so far in the 2 months that I have had it.
I thought it was pricey at first but now that I know how good it sounds I think it is a pretty good deal!
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The 2010 Honda Elite serves as a definitive example of an entry-level Japanese scooter. Not relegated to new or beginning riders, the Honda Elite can be enjoyed by riders of any level. The fuel efficiency and price tag are the most alluring aspects of this Honda scooter, but once you get on to ride it, the economy becomes secondary. These scooters are easy to ride, and a lot of fun.
For years, the Honda Elite has been the go-to model of the Honda scooter line. Through a few decades of production, the body style has remained consistent with the signature line, yet the engine has become smaller, more powerful, and much more efficient. On average, riders of the 2010 Honda Elite can expect to over 100mpg, as the Elite tested at 108mpg. The wheels serve as the other aspect of evolution on this popular Honda scooter. They're bigger, provide better handling, and offer a smoother, more enjoyable ride.
Like all Honda scooters, the 2010 Elite is a full-fairing design, presenting classic scooter lines from front to back. There is ample floorboard space for riders of all sizes, and the seat height is devoid of intimidation for riders of legal age, and even those who are below average height. Weighing only 254 lbs. wet, the Honda Elite can be easily maneuvered, parked, and propped on its center stand. The 110cc single-cylinder is quick off the line, able to squeeze between tight traffic (where such riding styles are legal), and has no issue cruising at the speed limit when zipping around town.
The operator and passenger seats are easy to mount, and provide a comfortable ride. Yes, the 2010 Honda Elite possesses plenty of pep for a passenger. In fact, the Elite possesses more pep than competitor scooters in its class—including scooters boasting bigger engines.
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NIAGARA FALLS — Major-General Isaac Brock
BORN: Oct. 6, 1769, in St. Peter Port, Guernsey (Channel Islands) in England, eight son of John and Elizabeth DeLisle Brock.
EDUCATION: Attends school in Southampton, England, and studies French for a year in Rotterdam (1784).
MILITARY: Buys a commission as an ensign in the 8th (The King's) Regiment of the British army (1785)
• Promoted to captain and changes regiments to 49th Foot so he can be posted abroad (1791)
• Sent to Kingston, Jamaica, he suffers a seriious illness, probably yellow fever.
• Commissioned a major (1795) and a lieutenant colonel (1797) and soon named commander of the 49th Regiment.
• Assigned to Upper Canada (Ontario) and stationed at York (now Toronto) in 1803.
• Promoted to brigadier-general (1807)
• Leads 730 soldiers and militia and 600 native warriors to capture Fort Detroit, Aug, 16, 1812, giving the British control of the Michigan Territory and the Upper Mississippi. American Brigadier General Hull surrenders his 2,500-member force without hardly firing a shot.
• Just before dawn, Oct. 13, 1812, Brock killed leading his 49th Foot (Regiment) up the hill.
• Buried at Fort George, Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.), his remains are later moved to the base of the splendid monument atop Queenston Heights (1856).
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Luke Chapter 22 Verse 58 - 71
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58.) And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
59.) And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.
60.) And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
61.) And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
62.) And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
63.) And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
64.) And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
65.) And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
66.) And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
67.) Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
68.) And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
69.) Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.
70.) Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
71.) And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.


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Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2012 --- 2:45 p.m.
NORTH HUDSON, Wis. (AP) -- Republican challenger Mitt Romney has drawn President Barack Obama into a fight in Wisconsin, a state the incumbent Democrat won handily four years ago and his party hasn't lost since 1984.
It's somewhat out of necessity for Romney and somewhat a bid to tap into recent GOP strides in a place that once seemed out of reach.
Wisconsin has emerged as the latest presidential battleground. Television advertising is rushing in. And both campaigns are jockeying for its 10 electoral votes as each looks to rack up wins in enough states to accumulate the 270 votes needed for victory.
Republicans and Democrats say internal polling shows Obama ahead, though public surveys show a closer race.
Obama won Wisconsin by double digits in 2008.
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Van Bridgeman, assistant director and senior producer for the Center for Mediated Instruction and Distance
Learning (MIDL) at California State University, Dominguez Hills, was appointed to a second three-year term on the board of directors of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) during the organization's
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Silicon pore x-ray optics for IXO
Proceedings of SPIE Volume: 7732
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray (Proceedings Volume)
Author(s): Maximilien J. Collon; Ramses Günther; Marcelo Ackermann; Rakesh Partapsing; Giuseppe Vacanti; Marco W. Beijersbergen; Marcos Bavdaz; Eric Wille; Kotska Wallace; Mark Olde Riekerink; Bob Lansdorp; Lennart de Vrede; Coen van Baren; Peter Müller; Michael Krumrey; Michael Freyberg
Silicon pore optics is a technology developed to enable future large area X-ray telescopes, such as the International X-ray Observatory (IXO), a candidate mission in the ESA Space Science Programme 'Cosmic Visions 2015-2025'. IXO uses nested mirrors in Wolter-I configuration to focus grazing incidence X-ray photons on a detector plane. The IXO optics will have to meet stringent performance requirements including an effective area of >2.5 m2 at 1.25 keV and >0.65 m2 at 6 keV and angular resolution better than 5 arc seconds. To achieve the collecting area requires a total polished mirror surface area of ~1300 m2 with a surface roughness better than 0.5 nm rms. By using commercial high-quality 12" silicon wafers which are diced, structured, wedged, coated, bent and stacked, the stringent performance requirements of IXO can be attained without any costly polishing steps. Two of these stacks are then assembled into a co-aligned mirror module, which is a complete X-ray imaging system. Included in the mirror module are the isostatic mounting points, providing a reliable interface to the telescope. Hundreds of such mirror modules are finally integrated into petals, and mounted onto the spacecraft to form an X-ray optic of approximately 4 m in diameter. In this paper we will present the silicon pore optics mass manufacturing process and latest X-ray test results of mirror modules mounted in flight configuration.


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Before I throw hissy fits, I like to do my research. It usually calms me down and prevents me from sounding like a raving lunatic.
But after reading up on the subject of Common Core, I'm frothing at the mouth like a rabid dog and convulsing with anger. It might be the worst program ever foisted upon the public, and I use the word "foisted" because did you or I have any say on whether Common Core standards should be implemented? We didn't.
Theoretically, standards are adopted as a way to make sure that students in every state are learning what they need to in order to compete nationally and globally. Practically, that is a mouthful of hogwash. There is no global standard everyone works toward, so unless you think Moldovian kids are doing the same things we are, take that out of the equation. Nationally, giving everyone the same curriculum and standards and expecting them to work the same way in each system is sheer lunacy. It's based on a premise that all school systems are identical when they are anything but.
Common Core also threatens to make the art of teaching practically useless.
My daughter is in the midst of writing a 25,000-word novel for her eighth-grade English class. This project is challenging, it is arduous and it is beyond the scope of anything I'd ever done in school. And she loves it. Her teacher sends weekly email updates and you can feel his enthusiasm jumping off the screen. Under Common Core, this might not be possible. You might not know this, but the Core standards are copyrighted material, so schools are limited in how much they can change it. This means the ability for teachers to be creative is severely restricted.
Who copyrights education, anyway? What a crock.
I think I'm most incensed at the Common Core take on math. The method discourages memorization and focuses on the "process." I hate to break it to them, but math is memorization. It is black and white. You either have a right answer or a wrong one. You do multiplication tables until you are blue in the face not to stop the flow of oxygen, but so that you know how to multiply for the rest of your life. Two times two equals four no matter how you try to calculate it.
I don't want to leave any child behind. What I'd like to do is place children where they can excel. If that means encouraging trade schools for the mechanically inclined, that isn't bad in my book. If that means promoting advanced degrees for those who master schoolwork, that is a good thing. What isn't good is creating a giant mass of mediocrity under the guise of common standards.
I could go on, but I'd rather you take this as motivation to do your own research on the subject. Just don't blame me if an angry mob comes from it.
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Four-Time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington Calls It A Career
Often when professional athletes are contemplating the perfect time to end his or her career, the thought of "going out on a high note," comes into play. In other words, bowing out gracefully after a huge win, a championship or a massive personal accomplishment becomes the ultimate time to hang up the boots. Many are fortunate enough to experience this perfect storm, even more are not. Four-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington had no choice. Whenever she chose to call it a career, she was going out a champion. The British triathlon legend had never lost a race in her professional career. Enduring the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile marathon run, thirteen times, Wellington remained undefeated during her professional career from 2007 until about a week ago. Wellington officially announced her retirement, citing that she had "achieved more than I could have ever imagined."
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Chrissie Wellington is more than used to the extreme pain associated with the infamous Ironman race in Kona. In other words, she makes pretty much everyone else look like a whimp. So it was literally a walk in the park when Oakley's four-time World Champion instructed celebrities in some physical activities at the brand's latest 'Learn to Ride' event at South Beach in Miami late July. Joining O pro surfer Erica Hosseini, SUPcore (Stand Up Paddleboard fitness program) creator Noelle Kozak, O Wakeboarder Amber Wing and elite trainers like Paul Hinicker (trains Olympian Gretchen Bleiler), the British Triathlon legend partook in two days of exclusive fitness instruction for multiple celebrity guests. From Dancing With the Stars' Karina Smirnoff, CoverGirl and Entourage star Dania Ramirez to Real Housewives of Miami stars Marysol Patton/Christina Rice, some of showbiz's gals suited up in Oakley's high tech performance apparel – putting their fresh threads to the test in some gruelingly f...
Fourth's the Sweetest: Chrissie Wellington Claims Glorious Ironman World Championship Title in Kona From Behind
It was all but over at the Ironman World Championship in Kona for Chrissie Wellington. Oakley's elite team Triathlete exited the water close to 10 minutes behind then-leader and fellow O team standout Julie Dibens. But every media personality, industry insider and die-hard fan had a common thought in the back of their minds. When Chrissie is on the course, don't ever count her out. And they were right. Big time. Displaying just why she's considered one of the premiere endurance athletes, Chrissy charged hard on the bike and blazed on the run to edge out defending Champion and fellow O athlete Mirinda Carfrae by less than three minutes, finishing in 8:55:08 for her fourth coveted Ironman World Championship Title.


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By Alan Pergament
For a highly entertaining game that wasn't decided until the final two minutes, the Buffalo Bills' 37-24 loss Thursday to the Cleveland Browns on the NFL Network's Thursday Night Football package had a surprisingly low rating here.
The combined rating from local station WBBZ (18.9) and the NFL Network (12.0) was a 30.9, which made it the second-lowest-rated of the five Bills games played this season.
The Bills win over Baltimore last Sunday had a 33.7 rating and the Bills loss to the New York Jets in a late afternoon game Sept. 22 had a 39.7 rating.
However, Thursday's rating was higher than the 30.5 rating the Bills-Panthers game had on WUTV on Sept. 15.
Of course, calling the rating for the Bills-Brown game low begs for some perspective. The rating was more than three times that of the Buffalo Sabres' opening game loss (9.8) to Detroit carried on the NBC Sports Network.
And the Bills rating was more than double the local rating for any prime time network program Thursday. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" on Channel 4 had a 15.2 rating at 8 p.m. before the Bills game began.
Most network prime time programs took big hits here opposite the Bills game. The 8:30 p.m. premiere of CBS' "The Millers" (11.2) on Channel 4 was the only other network show to hit double figures. Robin Williams' new CBS comedy "The Crazy Ones" (7.3) took a big hit here from its premiere rating.
None of NBC's programs Thursday had higher than a 3.3 rating on Channel 2, including Sean Hayes new comedy "Sean Saves the World" (3.3) and "The Michael J. Fox Show" (3.3).
Over at Channel 7, ABC's highest-rated program was "Grey's Anatomy" (6.3), which has been playing longer than any Bill on the roster. "Grey's" out-scored the premiere of the popular 10 p.m. show "Scandal" (5.2) here.
Fox's "X-Factor" had a 2.4 rating on Channel 29.
Interestingly, the CW series "Vampire Diaries" (2.0) on WNLO-TV out-rated NBC and ABC programs here. That doesn't happen too often.
Of course, almost all of Thursday's shows will be On Demand, which means a lot of people watching the Bills have a lot of catching up to do this weekend on their favorite TV shows.
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Silver City – A man is dead after his ATV struck a hole on a forest road in southwestern New Mexico and flipped end over end.
State police said the accident that killed Lloyd Montoya of Silver City happened Saturday near Buckhorn. The 43-year-old Montoya was taken to Gila Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Montoya was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. State police said he was thrown from the vehicle and it came to rest on him after flipping over.
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