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Very good start to the week and a very good start to our 6 Week Training Cycle! So this is how the Strength Training is going to work… Mondays we will be performing Back Squats, Tuesdays we will be performing Shoulder Press and Thursdays we will be performing Deadlifts. This week (Week 1), we will be performing 5 Sets of 5 Reps at 65% of your 1 Rep Max for each movement. Your "6th Set" will be an all out effort to perform As Many Reps As Possible using the same weight. Week 2, we're gonna move up to 70%, Week 3 will be 75%, Week 4 will be 80%, Week 5 will be 85% and Week 6 all of us will Re-Test the Lifts. I know sometimes, "POOP Happens!' You can't get into The Box for whatever reason… School, work, kids, traffic, etc etc… So if you miss a day, please make it up whenever you can. RCCF is very Strength Biased! I believe that if you are consitent with your Strength training, your Conditioning WODs, don't really get any easier, but you become more efficient at "such and such" movement, which in turn allows you to do more work in less time, which is what we're aiming for!
And, Strength Training is just straight up FUN!!! Think about how amazing it feels to "PR" on your Squat, Press, Deadlift, etc etc etc!!!
RCCF Strength
5x5x5x5x5 (5 Sets of 5 Reps) at 65% of your 1 Rep Max
Using the same weight, perform 1 Max Rep Set
RCCF MetCon
"The Chief"
As Many Rounds As Possible in 3 Mins:
3 Power Cleans (Rx'd: M-135lbs/F-95lbs)
6 Push Ups
9 Air Squats
Rest for 1 Min and repeat for a total of 5 Cycles… You will pick up on your next Cycle wherever you left off at on the previous Cycle… So if you finish the 1st Cycle at 5 Rounds plus 3 Power Cleans plus 3 Push Ups, you'll pick up on the next Cycle on Rep 4 of your Push Ups…
"Life is the sum of all your choices…"
Albert Camus
12/12/2011 WOD & Scores…
Strength- Front Squat: 5 @ 60%, 4 @ 70%, 3 @ 80% x 4. Squat Clean: 3 @ 60%, 3 @ 70%, 3 @ 75%, 3 @ 80% x 2. Clean Pull: 3 @ 95%, 3 @ 105%. Bench Press: 5 @ 60%, 5 @ 70%, 5 @ 85% x 3.
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Bayern OKs Mario Goetze recall
Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has defended Mario Goetze's call-up to the Germany squad, explaining it will aid the player's rehabilitation from injury.
Goetze, 21, has only played a handful of minutes for his new club Bayern Munich following his 37 million euro transfer from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.
The Germany international missed most of pre-season with a thigh injury suffered during the Champions League semifinal between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in late April.
He played his first minutes for Bayern in their 2-0 victory over Nuremberg in late August, but less than a week later suffered another injury setback, picking up an ankle injury during the UEFA Super Cup victory against Chelsea.
Since then he has made only two brief appearances as a last-minute substitute leading Uli Hoeness to question Goetze's inclusion in the squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Ireland and Sweden.
Hoeness told kicker: "For all involved, it would be better if he enjoyed two full weeks of training -- then he'd physically be where he should be. But that's my private opinion. I won't intervene."
On Monday, Goetze joined the national team in Cologne regardless, but Bayern sporting director Matthias Sammer told Bild that it is in the player and club's best interests for him to be involved.
"Uli Hoeness' comments were spot on because we also want that Goetze trains hard to regain his fitness. You also have to see that nearly all of our players are away with national teams and therefore, over the next days, a normal training in Munich will not be possible."
Goetze, who last played for Germany on March 26, 2013, will also do individual training during his stay with the Germany team, Sammer explained, saying: "If we believed that his trip to the Germany would harm him, we'd have sought talks with Joachim Low. But we only see the advantages of the call up.
"[Normal training] would not have been possible in Munich. That's why it makes perfect sense to join the national team. In addition, Loew has said he needs him."
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Coastal Carolina University invites students, families to Discovery Day
December 1, 2009
Coastal Carolina University will host Discovery Day, a program for prospective students and their families on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m.
The program will include a special presentation on the Spadoni College of Education, a campus tour and an admissions presentation.
Check-in and registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the E. Craig Wall College of Business. Registration is recommended, but not mandatory.
To register or for more information, call 1-800-277-7000 or visit www.coastal.edu/admissions/visits.html.


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Back in the 1980s, when Buddy Curry was playing linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, they didn't have concussions.
"They were called dings," he said, though they really were concussions.
Now concern over those injuries has led the Falcons, along with Curry and his nonprofit, Kids & Pros, to hold camps to teach players, coaches and parents the right way to play to avoid those injuries. They are holding a free Heads Up Clinic and parent information session for players ages 6-14 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today at Grovetown High School.
Concerns about concussions have risen, particularly in the NFL, Curry said.
"What's happened now is you see a lot more concussions that are being brought forth," he said. "Most people think they've been there all along. They're brought forth because we are getting more information about concussions."
That has prompted Georgia and nearly every other state to adopt rules about when a child suspected of a concussion should be held out of sports and when they should be allowed to return.
It has also led to a re-evaluation of proper hitting and how that should be taught, Curry said.
"The kids are going to do what they are instructed to do," he said. "So what we've got to do is take a fresh look at the game, a fresh look at not only what we're teaching but why we are teaching it."
The Heads Up clinics are part of that. For Lemuel Lackey, the head football coach at Lucy C. Laney High School, it is about stressing the basics first.
"I don't know if all coaches are spending enough time working the fundamentals," he said. "It's hard because kids just want to get to the end result but I think you have to force the issue, and force them to drill and go through the little things on a daily basis."
Little things can help prevent injury by stressing the proper form, Lackey said.
"It's about getting your body and your feet in the right position and getting a good posture when you perform a task, especially with hitting and tackling," he said. "That's vital. Nowadays, that's vital."
It's important because parents and players know more about safety concerns, Lackey said.
"Parents are smarter, kids are smarter and football is a much safer sport than what it used to be," he said.
Addressing those concerns is a big part of the parent session, Curry said.
"People are just learning about the issues," he said. "What we want to do is we want to inform parents. We want to take a lot of the fear out of parents. If you have information, you can make better decisions."


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You can add a course to your schedule without permission from the instructor until the class has met for the first time. Once a class has met however, you must get instructor permission to add the class.
Speak with your advisor to make sure the class meets your degree requirements. If it does and you want to add the class, get a Class Schedule Change form from your advisor with the class, course number and section to be added along with the advisor's signature. You then need to speak with the instructor and obtain their signature on the form. Return this form to your advisor and they can add the class to your schedule.
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Communication with your instructors is critical to your academic success. When should you contact your instructors?
- When you have a course-related question (i.e. how an assignment should be completed, when an assignment is due, or a course concept you don't understand). First, try to find the answer in your syllabus, your textbook, a classmate or the Tutoring Center. If you can't find the answer you need, contact your instructor.
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- Talk to your advisor. In some cases, it may be best to drop the course but there are important deadlines, degree requirements and financial aid implications that you will need to discuss with your advisor before you make this decision. Your advisor may also help you locate other resources to help you succeed in the class. To make an appointment, contact the Student Services Office at 309-341-5237. TRIO SSS students should contact the TRIO Office at 309-341-5362.
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LONDON (AP) -- The plan was to keep it close until their last routine on the high bar. That's where those things Americans like to think they still do better than anybody else in the world -- invent stuff, take risks and show off -- were supposed to finally deliver some golden dividends.
Instead, by the time the high-flying U.S. men's team arrived there Monday night, it wasn't close enough to matter. They'd long ago been tripped up by the pommel horse, the most pedestrian piece of equipment in gymnastics, a 4-foot tall, 5-foot long beast of burden they haven't learned how to ride for nearly three decades and counting.
"There's no explaining it. I've only been around so long, so I don't know the whole history," John Orozco said after the U.S. contingent finished a disappointing fifth. "We've been trying to get better. That's all we can do."
Those two years of talk about how this U.S. squad was ready to climb in the saddle and hang with the sport's big boys -- the Chinese and Japanese, not coincidentally, the gold and silver medalists here -- turned out to be just that. Talk.
The bronze medal the Americans won at last year's world championships and the first-place finish in qualifying just two days ago seem long, long ago.
The meet was all of 15 minutes old when the three U.S. team members moved over from the floor exercise mat to the horse, and soon enough, two of them wished they hadn't. Orozco and Danell Leyva wrestled for the biggest share of the blame afterward, but that was unnecessary: There was more than enough to go around.
Leyva went first, picking up too much speed as he worked his way from one end toward the other, spinning off the horse like a bad rodeo rider.
Orozco, it turned out, was actually too good at hanging on. He, too, was making his way across the horse when he inadvertently plopped his butt down in the middle of the routine. The U.S. men were fourth heading into the rotation; eighth out of eight teams coming out.
"There's nothing we could have really done differently," said Sam Mikulak, whose performance was sandwiched between those two. "We're a young team. We've never experienced anything like this before."
Like his teammates, Mikulak was only too eager to own up for the failure.
"There are so many other things," Mikulak said. "I fell on floor. I made a mistake on floor, didn't have the best vault of my life. This is a team. There's no one person who can screw it all up."
Speaking of that, some responsibility for the poor showing Monday night should find its way into U.S. coach Kevin Mazeika's lap. Call it second-guessing, but he had at least one shot to bolster the U.S. team's performance on the pommel horse, an apparatus on which they haven't earned a medal since Peter Vidmar won gold in 1984.
Alternate Alex Naddour is a specialist on the horse, but was left out of the competition because he didn't contribute much on any other piece of equipment.
"I'm not sure how or if you make that call," said Vidmar, chairman of USA Gymnastics.
His 1984 squad remains the only U.S. men's team to win gold.
"There's so much more brute strength and power required to compete in the rings, the vault, even floor exercise than when I competed," Vidmar said. "Yet the one place none of that extra power helps you out is on the horse."
But Vidmar conceded the Asian powerhouses and even Britain, a surprise bronze medalist after a centurylong drought in the men's team competition, had found athletes strong and versatile enough to work across all six pieces of equipment.
"Our guys are younger than most of the other" teams, Vidmar added. "They'll figure it out."
So will Mazeika, who acknowledged afterward he might have been caught looking ahead.
"We thought the order was going to shake out very good for us. We're almost always phenomenal on the high bar," he said.
And so they were again.
Orozco led off, and throwing himself around with abandon, posted a 15.33. Captain Jon Horton, the old man of the squad at 26, followed with another sizzling routine, highlighted by three straight flips over the bar. He then stuck his landing, saluted a handful of U.S. flags in the crowd and hugged assistant coach Tom Meadows, who's trained him almost without interruption since Horton was 6. Leyva topped both of those shows with a scintillating 15.86.
It was wonderful stuff, precisely what the Americans had promised.
Unfortunately, it was also way too late.
Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.


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At the city's Reliant Center, refuge to thousands of Louisiana hurricane victims but built out of glass to withstand only a Category 3 storm, orange neon Do Not Enter signs are now posted on the doors. Across town at the Astrodome, also unsafe because of its glass room, families sit on piles of suitcases, waiting for yet-another transfer to yet-another safe zone. Houston city officials, mindful of the chaotic scenes from the Superdome and the New Orleans convention center, are offering evacuees a get-out-of-town pass on buses, with Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, as the destination. For some evacuees from New Orleans, like Diane Pierce, a former Tulane University Hospital housekeeper, it's almost too much. She sat on a downtown Houston sidewalk Tuesday, all her possessions in a shopping cart, after accepting three bus tickets back to Baton Rouge for herself and two children, aged 10 and 13. "I'm getting out of Texas," she said.
Although the storm is expected to hit the coast at Port Lavaca, between Corpus Christi and Galveston, the National Weather Service in Galveston warned that Rita could be a so-called "perfect storm", inundating Galveston and parts of Houston, including possibly downtown. Galveston residents started voluntarily evacuating Monday, a full five days before the storm was expected to hit. Wednesday, it became mandatory. Mindful of the problems in New Orleans, the city had buses available Wednesday morning to carry people out of the city. Early in the week, Governor Rick Perry recalled the Texas National Guard as well as Texas Task Force 1 from Louisiana for possible search and rescue duty. The Salvation Army, already hard pressed by Katrina, gathered mobile kitchens and equipment from the west.
Continental Airlines, based in Houston, offered Katrina evacuees one-way tickets anywhere in the country but 22-year-old Robin Miller and her family couldn't take the offer because they didn't all have valid IDs. Instead, the Miller family planned to take a Greyhound bus to Atlanta. As the storm headed more westerly, some decided to chance yet another storm. Ronald Mills, a 49-year-old New Orleans truck driver who rescued about 200 people by flat boat, said he plans to stick out Rita. He was staying at a hotel in Brenham, Texas, and had applied for a job at the Bluebell Ice Cream Factory. "I think I'm safe." It's a calculation a lot of people are making today.


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August 2014
Get ready for the 3rd Annual OneSource Valleys Fastest Man Series series. The first two years of racing have seen incredible athletes that included numerous NCAA All-Americans and even Argentine Olympian (Claudia Camargo-Nero) and USA National Triathlon Team member Kelly Ciravolo.
But this series is for you! The weekend warrior or newbie who wants to see how fast they can fly when the course is short and "just finishing" isn't the goal. On the rubber track at Misericordia University we seed the runners by expected finishing times, so you get to run in a pack with people of similar pace.
At Giants Despair, the 600 vertical feet climbed in one mile can defeat anyone who starts too fast - can you run a smart race and beat the elites? On the D&L Trail you will test yourself on the unique rail trail surface.
All this for $30.
And the proceeds go to foster care and adoption…come on, you gotta do this!
This year we have a prize purse that includes a $200 bonus for breaking a course record. Misericordia Track Coach Chris Wadas will be recruiting elite athletes from across the northeast.
The series has three one-mile courses:
• Chase Mile at Misericordia, August 24, 2014, 7:00pm,
• The Giants Despair Hill Climb, August 20, 2014, 7:00p,
• D&L Trail Mile at Mountian Top, August 27, 2014, 7:00pm
The final race will be held on Friday, August 27, 2014. Runners will finish under the lights and in front of a large crowd. Awards will be given immediately following the last race.
You can run all three races for $30 if you enter now, or $12/race on race day. Download the registration form. Elite runners please review the elite athlete information section and Chris Wadas before registering.
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Time: February 10, 2013 from 10:30pm to 11:30pm
Location: Factory on 5th, The Kosmos
Street: 1715 5th St NW
City/Town: Albuquerque
Website or Map: http://www.sundaychatter.org
Event Type: music, and, poetry
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Mark Votapek, solo cello
Formerly with the St. Louis and Honolulu symphonies, Mark Votapek is currently an assistant professor of cello at the University of Arizona. He maintains annual appearances as teacher and performer at Indiana University's Summer Festival, and as a member of Ebb and Flow Arts new music ensemble and of Pacific International Concert Artists. John Milbauer will be accompanying Voltapek on piano.
The musical program will include Beethoven's Seven Variations on a Theme from Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Johannes Brahms' Ballade in D Minor Opus 1 No 1, Excerpts from "Mon Cirque" by Paul Tortelier, and Largo and Finale from Sonata in D Minor Opus 58 by Mendelssohn.
The poet this week is Gary Jackson. "Missing You, Metropolis," which won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, is his first book published, however, he has had other works published in "inscape," "Literary Bohemian," "Magma," and others. He received his Masters of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico.
Sunday Chatter Admission prices are $15 regular, $9 for those under 30, and $5 for children under 12, available at the door. The Frequent Attender Pass gives patrons 11 admissions for the price of 10 and can be purchased at the Chatter website, www.sundaychatter.org.


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Sibelius - Symphony No. 2, Karelia Suite - Pietari Inkinen/New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Naxos 8.572704).
Recently, my college-aged son took his roommates to Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis to hear Osmo Vanska conduct the Minnesota Orchestra in Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 2. He was totally jazzed about what he heard and was looking for a recording of that symphony. In my stack of new releases I just happened to have one featuring that famous work with a young Finnish conductor, Pietari Inkinen leading the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. This is the third volume in their new series featuring all of the symphonies by Finland's number-one son.
Pietari Inkinen was four years old when he began playing violin. At age 14 he got his first shot at conducting and was hooked. He was just 28 years old when he took the helm of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 2008. Inkinen is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo and he still plays violin with the Inkinen Trio. As an instrumentalist Inkinen creates an inviting, collaborative atmosphere with his musicians, giving them the freedom they need to fully express the music. The end result is a delightful sense of spontaneity and excitement throughout this recording. The first movement pulsates at an easy-going, flexible pace. The strings always start just after the beat, whereas the melody in the wind section starts squarely on the beat. The silent downbeats become a distinctive feature for this opening movement.
Sibelius and his family were sent to Italy on sabbatical by a wealthy Baron who was a fan of the composer's music. During his time in Italy Sibelius was able to compose to his heart's content and immediately his second symphony began to form in his mind. "I am completely a man of imagination," Sibelius wrote. He worked on his second symphony while absorbing the gorgeous horizon along the blue, sunny Mediterranean. He completed the symphony shortly after returning to Finland in March of 1902, and immediately premiered this fresh-sounding masterpiece, which effectively expressed the misty northern landscape of his homeland. A timpani roll sets the scene for the second movement, and we hear its rumble each time the bassoon melody returns. This second movement has a mysterious tone as the harsh winds whirl throughout this movement. The anticipation builds as Inkinen and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra soar to the luscious transition that seamlessly unites the third movement and the heroic finale. You can almost picture a hero and heroine triumphantly falling into one another's arms while the sun sets behind them during the sweeping romantic melody in the finale.
After the fully-satisfying Second Symphony Pietari Inkinen and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra serve up one final tantalizing morsel, the Karelia Suite. These three movements were part of a theatrical production about Finnish history and legends produced at Helsinki University in 1893. While I like the bright, crisp quality of the orchestra's sound, the tempo throughout this suite is a bit mechanical.
Many great conductors have already recorded full cycles of Sibelius's seven symphonies and it appears Pietari Inkinen and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will find a place among them. Pietari Inkinen is ensuring that Finland's next generation of conductors carry on the legacy of their country's best-loved composer. With his orchestra he shapes deep, rich colors and textures forming a savory romantic sound. And, my son will be happy to hear that his favorite Finnish conductor, Osmo Vanska will also be recording another Sibelius Symphony cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra later this year.


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The Y6II's Kirin 620, 1.2GHz processor let you live without compromises. The lightning fast, 64-bit octa-core allows multiple apps to be open simultaneously without sacrificing speed, power or performance. And the ARM architecture has ultra-high efficiency for longer battery life. The 2GB of RAM, 16GB ROM and 128GB SD card (supported) gives you more capacity, lower power consumption, faster speed and longer use than any smartphone you have ever owned.
Android 6.0 + EMUI
Based on Android 6.0, the Y6II uses the EMUI4.1 operating system, using cutting-edge software to drive a breathtaking user experience. The built-in phone manager monitors power consumption for extended battery life, and cleans and optimizes the devices O.S., while the App Lock and Do Not Disturb functions protect user privacy.
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- Display Size: 5.5 inches (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio)
- Display Resolution: 720 x 1280 pixels (~267 ppi pixel density)
- Display Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Multi-touch: Yes
- Back Camera: 13 Megapixel, f/2.0, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash
- Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
- Video: Yes, [email protected]
- Front Camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm, 1080p
- Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 620, 64 bit
- CPU: Octa-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: Mali-450MP4
- System Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Internal Memory: 16 GB
- Card Slot: microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
- Operating System: Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- User Interface: EMUI 4.1
- Alert types: Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loud Speaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G Network: LTE
- SIM: Yes, Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- Speed: HSPA, LTE
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
- Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0, A2DP
- USB: Yes, microUSB v2.0
- Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass
- Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
- Browser: HTML5
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Radio: FM Radio
- Java: No
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Audio: MP3/WAV/Flac player
- Video: DivX/MP4/H.264 player
- Battery: Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery
- Dimensions: 154.3 x 77.1 x 8.5 mm
- Weight: 168 g
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- 16 GB Internal Storage, MicroSD up to 128 GB
- 13 MP Back Camera, 8 MP Front Camera
- Octa-core 1.2 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM
- Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- Li-Ion 3100 mAh Battery, Dual SIM
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ShapeScan_PW™ ShapeQuest new out of the box scanner solution. Simply plug it into you computer and start scanning. The Intelligent Software will Create 3D Models and Generate Accurate Point Cloud Data from Digital Images or Structured white Light Scanning. It offers the best of all worlds, Scan it, Image it, or Do Both.
The ShapeScan_PW is ideal for reverse engineering and comes bundled with the new Polyworks 2014.
The robust design enables it to be used in harsh environments.
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ShapeScan SM™ The Intelligent Software to Create 3D Models and Generate Accurate Point Cloud Data from digital images or Structured white light scanning. It offers the best of all worlds, Scan it, Image it, or Do Both. The hybrid dense pixel stereo matching capabilities can produce large point cloud sets with higher accuracy than laser scanning at mid distances. Imagine this type of capability using a hand held digital camera, images are capture in an instant vs. scanning time.
The ShapeScan_SM V4.12 includes white light scanning capabilities. V4.5 uses passive image based stereo matching only. It also incorporates more matching features and allows for rotoscope of areas to be matched and is offered at a lower price. SKU 02000/02001 (Includes ShapeCapture Suite)
You can also use use the ShapeScan camera mounting hardware for DSM dense stereo matching in fact you can cycle scan methods during the scan process. Since the cameras are registered, you can scan objects in DSM in less than a second. ShapeScan suite allows for the use of a target template for automatically registering the images, and calibration, there is no need for placing targets around any object and registering the images in this mode. The suite is bundled with PolyWorks modeler.
The ShapeScan_SM Suite is the only system available that will work with multiple scanning solutions including, Image based, Structured white Light and Laser scanning. A first for the Industry.
Special Pricing for all modules including structured light and image base matching
Includes ShapeCapture Suite, ShapeGauge, Organizer ShapeScan ShapePattern, ShapeTexture, and PolyWorks Macros.
The ShapeScan_SM system is the most capable and versatile software package available for 3D scanning using digital imagery.
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ShapeGauge: is bundled with the ShapeCapture Suite and can also run as a standalone product.
ShapeGauge utilizes the proven, and accurate ShapeCapture photogrammetry bundle solution for accurate registration of the images.
ShapCapture/ShapeGauge continues to be the leading software package for accurate 3d measurement and modeling. ShapeCapture, is in use in over 32 countries. ShapeCapture/ShapeGauge offers accurate measurement (first order), and interfacing to compatible technologies.
It is a very affordable support tool for any type of 3d measurement and support for any type of 3D scanning process.
ShapeGauge provides the capability for 3D Measurement from images, Camera Calibration, 3D Coordinate Measurement, Photogrammetry, Automatic Target Extraction and Stereo Matching. Coordinate Transformation between scanning systems and Viewing 3d polygonal mesh files.
ShapeTexture_A™: The ShapeTexture program applies textures to polygon mesh files automatically. Polygon groups are created automatically with seam blending, the system allows for use of large image sets. It uses a photogrammetric bundle solution for registration data or IMU information. It will work with any type of scanner including all Lidar systems.
The ShapeScan DSLR is one of our new generation scanners. The ShapeScan_SM DSLR Scanner achieves high resolution scanning with a structured white light scanning source. It can be configured with most DSLR cameras and point resolution up to 18 million points. The system is configured automatically within the ShapeScan_SM module where you have the option to image or scan the object. Scan time ranges from .03 sec to 2 seconds to acquire millions of points. With accuracy of .025 to .100 mm (.001 to .004")
The Stereo cameras approach with or without a projection device allows for very accurate and quick scanning on nearly any type of object within shorter distances of 1 to 5 meters.
The system will work with any type of DLP projector including small handheld LED models. Also enclosed cases are available for projector and cameras. Since the scanning ability is built into the base ShapeScan_SM system you have an option of ordering a turn key system, tripod, cameras, housing, and projector for a total solution. ShapeQuest Inc. provides full system integration, with installation, and training for ShapeCapture, ShapeTexture, ShapeScan and PolyWorks.
The mounting hardware system can also be ordered separately without cameras or projector when you place an order for the ShapeScan_SM software. The camera mounts are fully adjustable for various base lengths for scanning from .5 meters to 7 meters. The DSLR scanner can be used for stationary objects, for human faces or full body scans but should not be used for moving objects. For this you will require changing out the DSLR cameras for our locked higher frame rate camera link cameras. The ShapeScan automatically senses this and will run the data.
The mounting hardware can also be used for DSM dense stereo matching in fact you can cycle scan methods during the scan process. Since the cameras are registered, you can scan objects in less than a second. The ShapeScan suite allows for the use of a target template for automatically registering the images and auto camera calibration, there is no need for placing targets around any object and registering the images.
The ShapeScan_SM is accessible to virtually any user. Even at a lower price point, it is able to capture large amounts of data at a more rapid pace and with greater ease than most competing systems. Although you can use any type of camera, we recommend you not use small format point and shoot cameras, we recommend using DSLR cameras from Nikon or Canon or other brands that you will allow for computer control. If you are looking at using lower end cameras you might consider using a lower price, less accurate scanning software package rather than using the ShapeScan_SM suite.
The ShapeScan system also support wireless operation of the cameras and image transfer from cameras, it is also IPAD compatible data acquisition and pattern generation can be made with the Ipad.
Please Note: The ShapeScan_SM system is not dependent on using more than one camera or projection device. In the majority of cases depending on the subject to be scanned only one camera is used as one can move around the subject, We can support a single camera mounted on aircraft, boats or vehicles. especially with our RTK/IMU approach for larger mapping projects.
You also have the option to utilize machine vision or motion picture cameras for scanning for modeling dynamic objects and scenes. The system can work with Red Epic Digital cinema cameras and any machine vision cameras such a camera link, GigE, or USB (please review the camera section from the ShapeMonitor information)
The ShapeScan Scanner camera projector hardware mounts. It can support multiple cameras and can support one or more projectors. Heavy Duty Tripod head and geared tripod to support up to 26.5 pounds (12kg).
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Nolan jumps to defence of under fire boss
Bolton captain Kevin Nolan has launched a spirited defence of under-pressure manager Sammy Lee ahead of the UEFA Cup match against Rabotnicki tonight.
Five defeats in six games have seen the club tumble to the foot of the Premier league table.
Lee has come in for stinging criticism, but Nolan said: 'I do not see why Sammy should be under so much pressure early in the season. We want to take that pressure from him and believe we will do if we stick together as we have done in the past.
'When I speak to family and friends they think everything is going wrong at Bolton. But we are as strong as ever and want to get through this. There are only winners in this dressing room.
'Sammy comes from a winning mentality and we would love to achieve what he has in his career.''
Nolan admits, however, that he has not been happy with his own form.
'Results speak for themselves,'' he said. 'We've all had a pretty average season, especially myself.
'I will always try my best and never give less than 100% but I have not been happy. I would not have minded if I'd been playing badly and the team was winning.
'But that has not been the case. I just want us to turn things around together. We all want the best for the club.''
Bolton are in the UEFA Cup for the second time in three years and Lee believes a different environment could just get their season up and running.
But he appreciates that Rabotnicki, who lie joint top of the Macedonian league, could prove difficult opponents in this first-round, first-leg game.
He said: 'This club has worked hard to qualify and the UEFA Cup is not a distraction. We are fully aware we've not had the best of starts. This is another opportunity for us to get our season going.
'These are games you look forward to and we have a number of players who already have European experience. Hopefully that will be to our advantage,''
Defender Andy O'Brien is expected to be fit for the match in Macedonia after he suffered severe cramp in the defeat by Birmingham.
Ricardo Gardner is likely to return at left back as Jlloyd Samuel is ruled out because of a hamstring injury.


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Thousands of people from across the continent converged on the streets of Pretoria in colourful traditional costumes to mark Freedom Day.
A parade showcased local groups as well as people from Burundi, Eritrea, Angola, Zimbabwe and Rwanda. The groups performed cultural dances to cheers, whistling and shouting from the thousands of spectators. There was more cheering when a contingent of motorbikes revved its way to the parade at the Union Buildings.
"We are happy today to showcase our culture in celebration of Freedom Day. This is also to celebrate the diversity of cultures in South Africa," said a member of the Hlanganani Family Group, representing the Xitsonga culture.
Zulu men and women also performed traditional dances, with the men dressed in animal skins and women in skirts decorated with beads.
Zulu-speaking Sipho Magwaza said, "sijabulele inkululeko" (we are happy for the freedom).
"We are not only celebrating the freedom in SA but the rest of the continent. Our aim today is to celebrate this day and make it memorable," said Magwaza.
Hillary Tagarira, Onwell Chinyanga and Farai Machingambi represented the Shonas of Zimbabwe with mbiras, wearing traditional hats known as ngundu.
"We are here to commemorate our freedom as Africans. We are honoured to be part of this event that unifies all African people from around the continent," said Tagarira.
Troops from around the City of Tshwane also participated in the parade.
"Birds have the freedom to fly around, so today we are celebrating the freedom we received in 1994," said Lebogang Makgoba, leader of the Secret Birds from the Mamelodi Forum.
Before the formal programme on the Union Buildings lawn, military bands played for the crowd.
People cheered loudly during a 21-gun salute and a fly-past by the SA Air Force as President Jacob Zuma arrived.
Military aircraft shot through the sky as the president made his entrance. - Weekend Argus


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Porto, Portugal, 2016/04/11 - Enabling Quantitative Cell Mechanobiology Studies with the Highest Resolution - Bruker.com. NASDAQ: BRKR
At the 7th AFM BioMed Conference, Brukers Nano Surfaces Division today announced the release of RampScript, which provides extensive new scripting capabilities for the BioScope Resolve® BioAFM. BioScope Resolve has set new standards for highest resolution AFM imaging with the first ever images of microvilli on live cells and by routinely resolving submolecular structures, such as the major and minor groove of DNA, while operating on an inverted microscope. With its combination of Brukers exclusive PeakForce Tapping® and FASTForce Volume technologies, BioScope Resolve already provides the widest range of ramp rates for biomechanics. Adding the most flexible ramp scripting interface available opens the door to new studies probing the dynamics of individual biomolecular bonds and the viscoelasticity of live cells.
We are excited about the advances in cell mechanobiology that will be enabled by the new ramp scripting capabilities for BioScope Resolve, said Marco Tortonese, Ph.D., Vice President and General Manager of Brukers AFM Instrumentation Business. Atomic force microscopy can play an even larger role in cell mechanics research when a system has the capability to correlate with the most accurate data to fluorescence. This is why we made it such a priority to add the most comprehensive biomechanics functionality to a system specifically designed for highest resolution on an inverted optical microscope.
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The RampScript package for BioScope Resolve (bruker.com) delivers the most powerful mechanical investigation toolset available today. It complements the systems widest range of ramp rates and allows users to build, control, and record complex nanomechanical measurements in such experiments as protein pulling, ligand-receptor interaction, and cell mechanics. RampScript features user-definable scripts for custom point measurements with step-by-step ramp definitions and simple drag-and-drop functionality for the ultimate experiment control. Ramps include seamless switching from segment to segment between open- and closed-loop operation, ramping and holding, Z-feedback and force feedback, as well as easy addition of TTL signals to synchronize optical microscopy or other external measurements. Brukers RampScript also enables dynamic mechanical analysis with frequency sweeps during ramp and hold measurements, at single points as well as integrated into force volume maps. A specially designed low-force trigger capability, together with fast, latency-free implementation build on the core performance of the BioScope Resolve to provide the most accurate script execution with pN force control.
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Clown House Bikini Bike Wash
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on June 18th, 2007 at 3:38 am
@ NE Alberta and 25th (The Clown House!)
Put on yer bikini and have yer bike washed! Bring a little dough fer da clowns, play some games, sporatic bafoonery will be erupting all day and if the right people show up TALL BIKE JOUSTING!!!
Clods in bikinis wash bikes all day for tips.
The game "Hot Dice" will be played on the Clown House stage.
The winner last year: Solid Gold!!!!!!
This years prizes: Free burittos!!!!!
Don't forget to tip the dealer.
Dingo Dizmal, fastclown at veryfast.biz, clownhouse.org


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A SCHOOL is losing more than £2000 a week because pupils are sidestepping canteen meals to buy their lunches at a store described as Britain's most middle-class supermarket.
It is feared that the financial loss to the 1300-pupil Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh will threaten the sustainability of the school meals provision.
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It is estimated the opening of the 300th Waitrose store close to the school, which had been seen as the ultimate badge of endorsement, has cost the academy nearly £35,000 since it opened. Argyll and Bute Council, which has confirmed the depths of the financial loss, insists that there remains a "healthy demand" for school meals, that it "is sustainable and it will be maintained".
The Helensburgh Waitrose branch, the sixth in Scotland, opened in October last year, creating around 200 new jobs in the area. It has 25,000 square feet of retail space, a coffee shop, petrol station and 180 car park spaces.
But there has been growing concern that hundreds of pupils are spending their money in the Waitrose store instead of taking school meals.
James Robb, a former council leader and Hermitage Academy Parent Council member, said the concerns about the shop being just a three-minute walk from the school have been realised with hundreds of pupils using the store.
He said: "Helensburgh's first out of town supermarket has an enthusiastic following and is a huge success.
"Almost half the pupils now choose Waitrose instead of school meals. The effects on social inclusion, learning and health are complex and any mitigation will require co-operation between the school and the supermarket.
"The financial loss to the school of £80,000 per year, which threatens the sustainability of school meal provision, is simple and quantifiable which any ethical, responsible and highly profitable business should accept as its responsibility to make good." He said 225 pupils in their first year are "strongly encouraged" to stay within the school grounds and this has "good compliance".
Darrel Hendrie, convener of Helensburgh Community Council, added: "For some children the only hot meal they get a day is a school meal, so it would be a shame if school meals were to finish as a result of this."
Council sources have confirmed staff have been attempting to overcome the deficit by running promotions to encourage pupils to remain in the school at lunchtime.
They say the lunches offered in the school canteen meet the standards specified within the Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007 which sets nutritional guidance for food and drink being served in schools.
It says the canteen does not sell any items such as chocolate or soft drinks, because it breaches the aims of the act.
And when available, snack items are generally lower in fat and salt than would otherwise be available from other outlets, it explains.
Aileen Morton, Argyll and Bute Council's policy lead for education, said the school meals service won a bronze award from the organic campaign group the Soil Association, which was "testament" to the staff's "initiative and efforts".
"Our school catering staff have been working hard to encourage pupils to have lunch in the school canteen, offering special promotions and healthy, attractive food choices," she said.
"Inevitably some pupils choose to buy lunch elsewhere and this is an issue for schools all over the country. Our catering team will continue their efforts to encourage more people to use the school meals service."
Waitrose said it did not wish to comment.


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Virginia saying goodbye to white pages delivery
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is saying goodbye to the Verizon white pages.
The State Corporation Commission on Thursday granted the company's request to stop automatic delivery of its printed white page listings. The listings will be available online, and customers can request free printed or CD-ROM listings.
The business and government white pages and the yellow pages will continue to be delivered.
Verizon asked the agency in August to waive the requirement that it deliver the white pages.
Verizon Virginia president Robert Woltz Jr. says the move will save an estimated 1,640 tons of waste each year.
Virginia joins a handful of other states that have lifted the requirement to deliver the white pages since 2007.


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Cal Ripken, who had not missed a game since 1982, removed himself from the Baltimore Orioles' lineup here tonight after playing in 2,632 consecutive games.
Ripken walked into the office of Manager Ray Miller about half an hour before the Orioles' game with the Yankees and said, ''I think the time is right.''
Ripken's staggering feat of endurance, credited with helping baseball regain the loyalty of its fans three summers ago when he broke Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games, officially ended when Rafael Palmeiro grounded out to complete the Orioles' 5-4 loss to the Yankees.
After the final out, Ripken, 38, shook hands with his teammates as photographers descended upon the Orioles' dugout. He then walked onto the field and into the nearby box seats to hug his wife, Kelly.
''I don't feel a sense of relief,'' he said at a post-game news conference. ''I don't feel much different. Now that I know what it feels like, I don't want to sit and watch a game anymore.''Continue reading the main story
Ripken said that he and his wife had talked last Thursday about ending the streak and that the time was right today, in the Orioles' last home game of the season.
''It was very important for us to do it here,'' he said. ''Right here in Baltimore, right here in Camden Yards. And make it a celebration.''
The late change in the Orioles' lineup was not visible until minutes before the start of the game. When the name of Ryan Minor was inserted in Ripken's place at third base on the scoreboard, only a few fans at Camden Yards reacted, pointing at the change.
Just before the Baltimore starters ran onto the field to begin the game, Ripken wrestled playfully with a teammate in the dugout. When Minor jogged to third base for his third major league game, fans still did not seem sure of what was taking place. But after New York's Chuck Knoblauch, the game's first batter, grounded out to shortstop, the entire Yankees team emerged from the visiting dugout and tipped their caps to Ripken, who was across the field.
The Orioles fans, who stood and cheered Ripken for more than 22 minutes when he broke Gehrig's record on Sept. 6, 1995, stood at 8:11 P.M. to salute him once again.
Ripken burst from the Orioles' dugout, playfully waving for the fans to sit, but they would not stop cheering and the Yankees would not stop clapping. Ripken returned to the Orioles' dugout and the standing ovation continued. Derek Jeter, on deck, stood out of the batter's box, and the Orioles' pitcher, Doug Johns, waited, having no intention of interfering with the moment.
Ripken emerged once again, raising both hands, intermittently turning to face all corners of Camden Yards and acknowledging the three minutes of cheers before motioning to Johns to throw his next pitch. Johns obliged him and an Orioles game went on without Ripken for the first time since May 29, 1982.
At the time Ripken tied and broke Gehrig's record, baseball was coming back from labor strife that had led to the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. The national respect and adulation for Ripken at that time were seen as extremely important to the recovery of baseball; the celebration of the sport on the nights of Sept. 5 and 6 was comparable to how the country has reacted this summer to Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa as they broke Roger Maris's single-season record for home runs.
Ripken's production has gradually diminished as he has aged, though the Orioles' coaching staff values him because of his intensity and his reliability. Ripken, the Orioles' shortstop since the first year of the streak, was moved to third base permanently after the 1996 season, and in 1997 he had a lower back problem so painful that he said he nearly walked off the field.
There had been growing sentiment within the Baltimore organization since 1995 that Ripken's streak should be ended, that he would benefit from additional rest and that other players would be helped by getting additional playing time in his place. Ripken had said all along that the decision to end his consecutive-game streak lay solely in the hands of his managers, but each manager disagreed, understanding the magnitude of Ripken's accomplishment and its significance in the history of the sport. Davey Johnson, Ripken's manager in 1995 and 1996, once said that only God or Ripken himself could end the streak.
Orioles officials had discussed the possibility of ending Ripken's streak this summer. One executive had said in May that the streak could end by July, and for several years club executives have felt that Ripken's autonomy -- a status created by the streak -- was damaging to the team.
Willie Otanez, a third baseman who hit 30 home runs for Class AAA Rochester this season, was called up last month, and because of Ripken's streak, Otanez played out of position, in right field and broke his wrist awkwardly attempting a diving catch. Ripken continued to play, with his run production the worst among American League third basemen, and criticism of the streak grew.
According to John Maroon, the club's spokesman, Ripken and Miller had privately discussed the possibility of ending the streak for several weeks. Ripken felt the timing was right: the Orioles played their final home game here tonight; the club is on the verge of elimination from the playoff race, and the team has several young infielders available who are seen as part of the team's future, including Minor.
About 20 minutes before tonight's game, Maroon received an urgent call from Miller, and Maroon hustled to the manager's office, where Ripken sat in full uniform. ''Hey, man, I'm not starting,'' Ripken said to Maroon, his tone even.
Gehrig ended his streak in 1939, going to Yankees Manager Joe McCarthy frustrated and confused by his lack of production. Gehrig did not know at the time that he was dying of a disease that now takes his name.
Ripken was born and raised in Maryland, the son of an Orioles minor league manager, seemingly fated to play for Baltimore. Drafted by the Orioles in 1978, Ripken was 6 feet 4 inches and 220 pounds, by conventional standards too big to play shortstop. But Earl Weaver, then the Orioles' manager, shifted Ripken from third base to shortstop in 1982 because of his exceptional hands, his ability to anticipate and his instinctive understanding of the game.
Ripken won the American League most valuable player award in 1983 and again in 1991, and he holds many offensive and defensive records for shortstops.
Albert Belle of the Chicago White Sox now has the longest streak among active players at 325 games. He would have to play into the year 2012, when he would be 45 years old, to approach Ripken's record.
The Yankees won their 107th game, three short of the team record for a season and four shy of the American League record with eight games left to play. ORLANDO HERNANDEZ improved to 11-4, allowing one run and five hits in six innings, and MARIANO RIVERA earned his 36th save. DEREK JETER hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning, his eighth triple of the season, to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead, and SHANE SPENCER added a run-scoring double in the eighth.Continue reading the main story


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For those of us born in the States and after the '60s, it's hard to imagine Paul McCartney as being dangerous. Perhaps this is because we've only known Macca the solo artist, the one who wrote chipper—and often sappy—pop tunes that were always upbeat and encouraging. The McCartney we've known recruited his wife into his band so that he could spend every waking moment with her, even though her talents as a musician were, at best, questionable (let's not, however, forget her genius as a photographer). And yes, as painful as it is to admit, we've known the McCartney who infamously recorded "Say, Say, Say" with Michael Jackson and then made that horrendous video where he and Jackson made a stab at acting. Most of all, though, we've known Paul McCartney as a sort of cultural father, a living institution and reference point who occasionally goes on tour. But dangerous? No. The most dangerous thing our McCartney did was declare that the world had had enough of silly love songs—that is, within the context of a silly love song. Our Sir Paul is courteous, making sure to never upset.
Back when McCartney was a Beatle, however, his music was considered very dangerous in the former Soviet Union. The Beatles, it seems, were seen as the epitome of Western debauchery, proof positive that too much capitalism and freedom leads to a meltdown in values. At least this is what the Soviet government told the people. Indeed, back in the Soviet Union of the 1960s, liking the Beatles was tantamount to treason—not political, but cultural—and the powers in control officially banned the band from the airwaves to prevent the spread of "alien propaganda". Many of the citizens, however, had a different view of the Beatles, and this is the story told in Paul McCartney in Red Square, a new DVD that mixes interviews and historical footage with clips of McCartney's first concert in Russia, which didn't occur until 2003. Through interviews with citizens of the former USSR, we learn of their struggles to do such simple things as purchase a Beatles LP, which was an offense punishable by imprisonment.
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Paul McCartney in Red Square [DVD]
US DVD: 14 Jun 2005
UK DVD: 20 Jun 2005
Of course, when anything is labeled taboo (and certainly when the government deems it as such), an incredible amount of interest automatically arises. And here is where this film succeeds—in telling the amazing story of people who risked their livelihoods and reputations to listen to Beatles albums and congregate with other fans of the band. For them, the Beatles weren't purveyors of Western propaganda, but intellectual liberators who stood in stark opposition to a government that dictated what was acceptable and what was anathema. For these people, who weren't allowed to openly love the Beatles until the fall of communism, seeing Paul McCartney in concert was not simply a fan's dream come true, but a historical event marking the changes in their society.
In Red Square does an excellent job of telling this inspiring story while also giving ample time to the concert footage, which includes songs from all phases of McCartney's career. With such an amazing catalogue of songs, it'd be hard to choose a less-than-stellar playlist, and this film doesn't disappoint the casual Beatles fan or the devoted Macca devotee. Anybody who's seen McCartney on tour in the last few years knows that his band is impeccable, able to recreate the complex music of the Beatles that the band themselves never recreated in front of a live audience. Together, they masterfully perform classics of the Beatles, Wings, and McCartney's solo era. The climax of the film comes during the performance of "Hey Jude", when McCartney urges a visibly uncomfortable Vladimir Putin to join the crowd in the closing chorus. Putin merely sits there, but he's the only person not in his entourage unmoved by the historical moment.
The film itself is absolutely gorgeous, full of bright, crisp colors that practically jump off the screen. The brilliant colors highlight the excitement of the event, which is further underscored by the digital surround sound; you'll swear you're in the audience during the concert segments. The only shortcoming of the film is that some of non-concert footage is boring and often breaks the enthusiasm of the music. In one of the segments, McCartney rides around on his bike, only to find out that bikes are prohibited in certain areas around Red Square. In another, he receives an honorary doctorate, which is significant for historical reasons, but certainly isn't riveting stuff. Indeed, the footage documenting the fall of communism runs out midway through the film, which is probably why the latter half of the film shows such mundane occurrences. These segments, however, are easy to forgive when the footage switches back to the concert, which is undeniably genius.
Cynics—and let's face it, there are many in the music-buying public—will deride this film as being overly sentimental and perhaps a bit revisionist. True, the sequences of McCartney receiving an honorary doctorate and visiting an orphanage are a bit too self-congratulatory. And yes, the opening quote in the film that asserts the Beatles played the biggest role in the fall of communism is sheer nonsense. The central story of a people now free, however, is both compelling and hopeful. As McCartney and his band perform, old men dance with their wives, fat guys breakdance, couples hold one another, and everyone in the crowd forgets their past and present trials. If that's not the goal of music, what is? Paul McCartney in Red Square serves as a reminder of the magical power of music, a power that nurtures, intoxicates, and refuses to be walled off.
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Nautilus selling off Pearl Izumi clothing at Vancouver HQ
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on October 31st, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Got this email from an employee at Nautilus, Inc. in Vancouver (WA):
The Nautilus Store at Nautilus World Headquarters in Vancouver, WA is selling Pearl Izumi cycling and running apparel at 50% off list price. The address is 16400 SE Nautilus Drive, Vancouver WA 98683. Hours are 10-7PM M-S and 10-5PM Sunday. Sale ends October 31, 2007 (see below for update) or while supplies last.
*I heard from them today (10/31) and got an update if you're planning to go check out the sale:
"We still have mens cycle shorts and a few bibs/shirts. We have a good amount of ladies bike and running wear. Some mens running wear too. The sale goes til its gone or about two weeks longer… At 50% off it puts a smile on everyones face when it comes time to pay."
Why the big sale? Some industry folks think Nautilus might be looking to sell off Pearl Izumi. Check out this story in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News for more.


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The dynamic vocal microphone TG V71d with a hypercardioid polar pattern was created for loud stages. Optimised for extremely close miking, it offers a perfectly resolved and powerful sound, which allows vocalists to stand out even on loud stages. As soon as it is plugged in and the high-pass filter is activated, it delivers a fascinatingly rounded and powerful sound – even without excessive tone control from the mixing console. Both the housing and the new, progressively damped capsule suspension are well-suited for the demands of the stage: handling noises are no problem with the TG V71d. Sound, ruggedness, design, rear-attenuation, hum-buck coil – a real professional on loud stages. Sound Channeling Technology:
For more information on Touring Gear series please visit www.beyerdynamic.com/touringgear.
Paul FattrossoSales & Product Support SpecialistPro Audio
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www.delamar.de 02/2012Title: beyerdynamic TG V71d ReviewAuthor: Lennart Scheuren
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Regarding the processing, you are always in good hands with products from beyerdynamic, which is here the case as well. The conical shape of the shaft is due to the new design and also provides for inexperienced singers that these do not cover the microphone grille with their hand and produce accidental feedback (in addition to the poorer sound by reflections).
The handling is assessed overall as good and regarding handling noise, the beyerdynamic TG V71d can convince – in our tests they are not noticed. Weighing 345 grams, this dynamic microphone does not necessarily belong to the lightweights, but has a very valuable look and feel.
It should also be noted that the sound felt a class better than with the smaller TG V50d model. There are more mids to hear and the lateral colour is not so strong. The lack of proximity effect makes this microphone not so sensitive to changes in the distance to the mouth. "
Conclusion: With the beyerdynamic TG V71d the manufacturer from Heilbronn, Germany has launched a vocal microphone that can meet professional demands. Currently this model is available for 179.00 Euro on the market and offers a top sound as well as a beautiful appearance - a winning combination to present oneself on a stage. It is precisely the lack of proximity effect which makes this model very interesting for all singers who need to hold the microphone very close to the mouth to enforce themselves in the mix against loud instruments.
Regarding the sound I find the microphone very well (...). For the band rehearsal room, the dynamic microphone is almost too bad, but it surely resists the stresses and a hard handling in the rehearsal room or on stage during a live gig without any efforts. I give four and a half stars out of five for the beyerdynamic TG V71d.


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|Chateau Marrakech
The restaurant is on the 3rd Floor of the Al Andalus Center, which is right behind Al Andulus Mall. Signage is on Olaya and also down the side street where the entrance is, which is helpful because the building itself is not much to speak of. You'd think you were going into an office block without the sign to point you in the right direction.
On exiting the lift, the entry to the restaurant is nicely decorated with traditional Moroccan hand crafts. The public areas of the restaurant have a surprisingly roomy feel, with lots of carved or decorated wood and lattice lighting creating a lovely ambience.
The cubicle we sat in was cosy, with a little window to see out of and small additions, like the hand crafted condiment holders and woven table linen, adding a quaint touch. The shape of the seating around the table means there is a bit of space between the diner and their plate - so people who have a tendency to drop food when they eat need extra napkins or have to lean forward to ensure all food on fork makes it to mouth.
The waiters continue the Moroccan theme being dressed in traditional garb. The English language skills of the gentleman who served us was limited, but we got by with pointing and the odd Arabic word thrown in. The rest of the staff, we found out later, had perfectly good English.
We were presented with a basket of bread and some olives to nibble on and our drinks arrived in a very timely manner while waiting for our mains.
There is a good selection of Moroccan food - we over ordered as usual, starting with a salad and moving on to a beautifully moist chicken Tangine (my favourite dish of the night), another chicken dish with the fluffiest couscous I've ever had and a mixed meat grill because someone wanted meat.
Chicken is meat.
No, it's chicken.
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Map to Chateau Marrakech
I will be recommending Chateau Marrakech as a place the ladies must visit - then dessert will definitely be ordered.
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Wretch 32 swung by the opening of the new Adidas Originals store in London last night, and gave a masterclass in cool summer casj.
The 29-year-old rapper rocked up in a pair of brilliant yellow Adidas All-Stars and teamed them with light skinny chinos in khaki, a wicked camouflage(ish) print T-shirt, and a stonewash denim jacket.
Wretch was all smiles, and we can only put this down to the fact that he's so damn comfortable. This is an excellent outfit for a night out, and while we're still in August and the sun is – intermittently – shining, it's also perfectly gauged for the climate.


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Watch: President Obama roasts Ted Cruz over 'basketball ring' gaffe
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At the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, President Obama roasted GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz for calling a basketball hoop a "basketball ring."
"Sure, I'm the foreign one," he quipped.
Barack Obama clowns Ted Cruz for calling a basketball hoop a "basketball ring" pic.twitter.com/spFVWHJo0z— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) May 1, 2016
In Indiana last week, Cruz mistakenly referred to the famous hoop from the movie Hoosiers as a "basketball ring."
He concluded his speech by channeling Kobe Bryant, saying "Obama out," as he dropped the microphone
Obama channels Kobe, drops mic and says "Obama Out." pic.twitter.com/JrsagMAVUI— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) May 1, 2016
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There's no denying that Oklahoma is one of the most intriguingly shaped states on the map. Whichever angle you look at it, you can't help but see a cooking pot. And with mountain ranges, prairies and forests stretching for miles and miles, in addition to the German, Irish, English, Scottish and Native American ancestry, the image of a cooking pot, where you mix different ingredients together, is actually very fitting. Over 25 Native American languages are spoken in the "Sooner State," more than any other state! All it takes, however, is one bad ingredient to put a damper on the overall package. In our state, that ingredient is an emergency expense.
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Braid Beat: 4 Celeb Variations on the Still-Hot Summer Hairstyle
Innovative braided styles have been popping up on the red carpet for years--and just when you think the trend is on its way out, starlets and their stylists find new ways to keep the classic look modern and perfectly enviable. Here are a few recent braided styles we've spotted on celebs that could inspire you when creating fresh and flirty looks for your clients this summer.
Naya Rivera
Stylist Clyde Haygood created this "braids for days" style, as Naya calls it, with three French braids--one on each side and one down the middle--that end in a high ponytail and volume throughout the hair. Haygood called it an "easy, Bardot-esque" look and even compared it to a "Hispanic Barbie" style. Love this style for summer-hungry clients who need some inspiration from their stylist on a DIY beach look!
Nicole Kidman
Another day, another stunning style from Nicole Kidman on the Cannes red carpet. It'd be an understatement to say that braids were trending at Cannes, but it could be considered an injustice to say Nicole's several braided styles, including this delightfully twisted one, weren't the stars of the show.
Vanessa Hudgens
Don't forget about extensions! What better accessory to use for summer when crafting the perfect braided look? Vanessa visited the HairUWear Extension Bar at Nine Zero One Salon in Hollywood this month, flirting with some wild and edgy colored extensions to match her copper-toned locks.
Cheryl Cole
We love a style that also manages to let complex color show through. Cheryl's elegant and loosely tucked braided 'do with a double ponytail complements her low-back gown and helps her work the red carpet from all angles at Cannes.


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Shampoo bars
Hi Aussie curlies,
I've been thinking about trying out shampoo bars, since some of the US curlies seem to like them. The only place I know that sells them is Lush, but theirs have sls in them :sad1:. I'm not strictly CG, washing my hair once a week with a dt, so I was wondering if anyone has tried and liked them.
Also, does anyone know other companies that sell shampoo bars (preferably CG), or that might ship domestically (rather than from the States)?
Hope that all made sense, TIA
Hi, Beauty and the Bees make sls free shampoo bars and you can buy them online here
I have never used them on my hair, but I love their skincare range.
Thanks TassieAnge!
They have a few! I'm exited to try the Rosemary and Mint bar for Brunettes, but the Beer Shampoo bar looks really intriguing as well...
I'll let you know how they go once I try them.
They are gorgeous and you usually get free sample in your order. I've used them on my husband and kids, both with great results.
I've just ordered them both. I usually get Burt's Bees from Myer or DJs, but together plus shipping, these are actually cheaper!
Thanks again for pointing me this way:smile:
Looking forward to a review :mrgreen:
I have noticed within the last few months that there is a shop at doncaster westfield that sells shampoo bars, perhaps it's called 'lush' or something.
Curlywurlygurly I checked on Lushs website and pretty much every one of their shampoo bars contains a harsh sulphate.
oops! sorry I didn't even check that. One of my friends was raving about them awhile back, just figured shampoo bars didn't have sulfates.duh!
Serves me right for not doing my homework.
Update on the Shampoo Bars :)
So I got them yesterday. I got a Deep Sea Mud sample with the delivery:compress:, I think it's for your face?
Anyway, I tried the Beer Shampoo bar yesterday and it smells sooooo good! I lathered right to the ends of my hair (I teach swimming and the chlorine gets right in there), then used 1-2 tbsp of Burt's Bees More Moisture conditioner. After plopping I added a bit of avg and scrunched and air dried.
My hair is shiny, less frizzy but most of all it's really soft!
2nd day hair isn't too bad either.
I'm going to try it again with my usual mousse and diffusing, see if it's still a winner :D
Also, it didn't feel so moisture sucking the way a lot of CG shampoos do.
ETA: I'll do a review of the Mint and Rosemary for Brunette's next week.
Interesting on the deep sea mud. Can't find it on their site anywhere. Maybe a new product line? Glad the beer bar is working for your hair so well.:toothy6:
No dry, sea weedy feeling? That is what I usually hate about CG poos.
FeralCurls, nothing like that. Not slippery the way conditioner is, but definitely does not have that stripped feeling (like Alchemy :S). It's hard to describe, it's made of essential oils so it's soft when it lathers, but when rinsed out the hairs just feels like... hair.
I hope that makes sense lol.
I find most cg poos either leave me feeling stripped and dry or that I can't get them to mix with my hair. I've got to get back into co-washing.
I'd love to know how you find the poo bars long term - I've heard alot of things about build up etc which has always turned me off them
My hair is so dry (and skin) atm thanks to all the heating...I've even started using my honey suckle rose conditioner again in hope to bring it back to life.
Think you do need to use the vinegar rinses if you use the bars long term. This company does sell a apple cider vinegar rinse. Have to say that does put me off as the only time I tried a rinse it was total agony! Really hurt my scalp.
poor thing feralcurls - i just dislike the smell, when they really don't do much for my hair, seems like a lot of effort to me lol.
:( ow hope you recovered ok.
Fortunately my hair and scalp have reacted well to acv. I tried the rosemary and mint bar yesterday and today I have nice 2nd day hair! So far no build up but will keep you guys posted.
Hey Aussies, I have been using Beauty and the Bees products for over 3 years now, including the shampoo bars. I love them, they lather well but rinse out really easily. I use the Lemon one.
I did notice some kind of buildup however, my hair would occasionally get stiff, thick and stringy, especially at the back where I would have it in a ponytail, BUT, I never used to condition, I was under the impression that I didn't need to while using the poo bars and I thought the condish was making my hair too boofy so I ditched it when i started using the bars. Now I think that if I had have been following up with rinse outs and co washes I would not have had a problem.
I have been co washing for about a month now and in that time used the bar once to remove buildup, it seemed to really freshen up my hair. I will be using it for a second time tomorrow. I think once to twice a month will be enough for me with my current routine.
My hair hates ACV. I have tried it with all finds of dilutions and it always ends up like straw.
So yeah, long time user here, never really noticed a problem with build up until recently though which is odd. I can't rave about these bars enough, they are so handy to take traveling too, you can just slice off a portion to take away with you.
If you get it in your eyes it hurts like crazy, so be careful with that (if you use it on your kids and it gets in their eyes they will certainly let you know).
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BUFORD - Gwinnett County Police have identified the suspect as 22 year old Derrick Jamal Rankin. Warrants for two counts of armed robbery and one count of false imprisonment have been obtained.
Anyone with information about Rankin's location should contact Robbery Unit detectives at 770-513-5300. Anyone who encounters Rankin should contact 911.
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BUFORD - Gwinnett County Police detectives were working leads Thursday night when a man wanted in a Buford home invasion robbery led police on a chase down Interstate 85.
The suspect is described as a black man wearing a white v-neck shirt, camouflage shorts and red and black shoes, according to police.
He is about 5'10" and weighs 170 lbs. Police said he was driving a white Buick Century.
Authorities believe the man held two boys, ages ten and 14, at gunpoint while he robbed their home on Suwanee Trail Drive.
It started with the man coming to the door asking to mow the yard. Gwinnett County Police Corporal Jake Smith said the older boy turned him away, but the suspect came back.
"This time he brandished a pistol and forced the older victim back into the home. After they'd been inside for just a few minutes, the younger of the two children came home. He was held at gunpoint as well," Smith said.
The nightmare continued for the boys for about 30 minutes, according to Smith.
"The single suspect ordered the older victim to take him around the home and point out the valuable electronics, and actually forced him to help load some of those electronics into the car."
Police said the boys' parents were still at work when the crime happened. The victims were not injured.
Following the 3:35 p.m. response to the house, police officers got behind the suspect's car on I-85 southbound near Beaver Ruin Road.
The chase led into Atlanta where the suspect wrecked near exit 86, according to Smith. The man took off on foot. Gwinnett and Atlanta Police officers and the Georgia State Patrol searched the area but didn't find him.
Most of the items stolen from the home were recovered from the car. Smith said investigators also found a handgun in the vehicle, but still consider the man armed and dangerous.