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It has been a slow lazy day today..All our gardening is over and a hint of autumn in the air..It makes me so lazy. I did get a 20 minute walk in and worked a little on my horse. And I've started a felt stocking kit..We also went to town to the local grocer to stock up on some of their weekly special. I bought 10 packages of the Knorr side mixes that were 10 for $10 and they had a in store coupon (which I rarely use coupons) that if you bought 10 packages of the Knorr mixes you could get up to $5 off on a package of chicken..I got a package of chicken breast for $5.50 so was only out 50cents on the chicken..Hubby found some good deals on other meats and we stocked up on our milk supply..so it was a worthwhile trip to town.
I hope to be more active tomorrow but may rest again as I meet my sister for an intense day of walking and visiting on Friday.
This is the ongoing saga of the cell phone situation..
We drove the 50+miles to nearest Walmarts to check out phones..We bought 2 Straight talk phones..and 2 $30 cards with 1000 minutes on each of them..not counting the cost of the phones..our service for a total of 2000 minutes is going to be $60 per month which is $30 cheaper than the plan we had with Verizon for just 450 shared minutes..So THERE Verizon!!!!!!!
I really don't like the phone as well but can text, message and even go on the internet some..with 3G data..but probably won't..but what I don't like about it is that my other was a flip phone so I didn't worry about my butt dialing someone's number when I carried it in my pocket and the other thing I don't like is that it has a keyboard you can type on and the numbers are mixed in a tiny section of the middle and third...the keys are so tiny..so guess I need to get one of those pointer things like the grandkids have for their games..And lastly we have to wait a day or 2 until they turn our service on..but the price every month is so worth all this other..and we did get cases to carry the phones so we won't dial someone with our butts...(We used to tease our kids about that when that happened to them)...We will get used to these phones..I may have to get much much stronger reading glasses..I need a cell like my picture shows with a rotary dial..
I will let you know later when they let us use them whether I like them or not.
I am old school when it comes to new gadgets like cell phones...Let me give a little background to my phone lines first...
We moved here to the "boonies" in 1986. We had a phone that was a party line land line which was all we could get at the time. We had the party line phone for about 4 years until Alltel finally upgraded to a private line..and that was about the time you could get internet here but it was dial up only for years. Then finally cell phones came out but we could not even get cellular service for another few years..we live in a really hilly mountainous area and to get any cell service you would have to drive to the top of a mountain to use a cell phone so we never bothered to get one..then finally Alltel sold out their landline service to windstream and windstream upgraded and we finally got DSL but still no cell service in the area..then finally they built a tower in our area and we were able to get cell service which I promptly did..Then Alltel sold out to Verizon and things changed and got worse..Now we have been with Verizon through Alltel for years!!!!!! and been good customers all this time..bills paid on time etc...
Well about 20 months ago we decided we needed new phones and really didn't want to get on a so called "plan" with a contract..and since we were both retired, I decided we needed to ask for a senior discount..well what they gave us was awful!!!! We had to sign an 18 month contract and get new phones since we were still using alltel phones..then they said they could lower our bill to a senior plan and so we went ahead and signed the contract..well we got a savings of $4 per month is all and we lost minutes..we went from 700 minutes to 450 minutes but we were told we could have cell to cell minutes free..and it included other company cell phones..well our contract ran out in June and they called us wanting us to upgrade to new phones and sign new contract and I told them no..so we were not under contract with them now..well got my monthly bill and it was double what it usually was..it was $156 and was usually $89...Now we are very basic people and don't text, don't message people and don't use any dataplan...never go online just very basic calling people and talking to them is all we ever do..but my sister is with ATT and I had been calling her cell phone and so Verizon charged me 5cents per minute for going over my 450 minutes per month and this was calling her cell from my cell or she calling me from her cell so Verizon screwed us all the way around..
I called them this morning to see what they could do and talked over 2 hours to 2 different people and they could not do anything..they could upgrade us to more mintues but would be more than what it was when we had the 700 minutes or we could keep the plan we have now..They would not work with me at all.
Now here is the bad thing.. since we are in such a rural area Verizon more or less has a monopoly here..the only other service we can get is straight talk..I explained to Verizon that I could go with Straight talk and get a dataplan to use phone for internet cheaper than they could do for me with no dataplan..and still they would not budge..so I told them to just drop us..then they said we had been such good customoers over the year that it was sad they couldn't do anything for us..well they have just gotten too big for their britches..so tomorrow we are going to get a straight talk phone..
My wish is that more people would just drop them and go with someone else and then they would think about it if they start losing customers..and I'm making sure to tell everyone how sorry they are..
Nope haven't had any in a long while..I don't even keep them in the house but have a temptation in the house right now..I bought a big bag of mixed hershey candies to fix bags up for the granddaughter's new teachers..well more than half of the bag was left. I gave it to hubby to put up in his room but instead he put it on dining rooming table....but at least I don't walk in there much..but it has sure been a temptation..but so far I'm doing ok and not eating any and I noticed he is getting down to the bottom of the bag..yea!!!
Excuse me while I crow!!!!
I'm so excited to see my results in 8 weeks. I had joined the 5%challenge for summer and today was the end of it. Here are my results
Starting weight 199
Ending weight 192.5
6/23 Beginning measurements
Chest 46.5
Bicep 15
waist 40
hips 46.5
thigh 25.5
neck 15
8/18 Ending Measurements
Chest 46
Bicep 14.5
Waist 38
Hips 46
Thigh 25
Neck 14.5
The one I noticed mainly was my waist..loss of 2 inches...I knew I was able to fit in my smaller size 18 jeans and now this is the reason..
The fall 5% challenge won't start until sometime in September and I'm so looking forward to joing again..in the meantime I plan to keep pushing and hopefully will be down even lower...the weightloss has slowed so know I'm reaching a plateau but I will


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Thursday, February 21, 2013
It's darned cold and can't make up its mind whether to snow, hail, blow or be sunny....
A few weeks ago now we had our first tornado warning since moving to NW Arkansas. I was actually quite worried. I took the boys the school, but then worried about what to do if there was a Tornado. G said "Mama if there is a tornado, will you please come and get me?" Could I actually do that? S reassured me that if a Tornado was to hit, that the schools had lots of tornado proof areas and would actually lock down the school with the children in it until the danger had passed. As it happened, it got really hot and humid and there was a huge thunderstorm, but thankfully no tornado!
Yesterday, we had a Winter Storm Warning in place. The warning started at 8am and was in place until 12pm today. When it started to snow yesterday, my usual magnificent view of Beaver Lake vanished behind a wall of white, and I decided to light the fire, just in case we lost power and the house got cold. I had just lit the fire when S called me from work and said to let him know if the schools were being closed, so he could swing by and collect the boys and be home early! I expected the worst. It was pretty yucky for a while but then the bad weather vanished as quickly as it came and took the snow with it. I felt very relieved.
The boys arrived home from school at the usual time, but then the weather seemed to close in again and the local TV stations hijacked our normal TV viewing with storm warnings again and news of freezing rain. I thought freezing rain was hail, but apparently not. The temps drop below freezing, then it rains and as the rain hits the ground it freezes - instantly! creating the mother of all ice rinks in the process. The local weather man said ice layers would between 0.10 and 0.5 inches thick - the warning said "DO NOT leave your home until the storm has passed!" Again we were told the warning was in place until 12pm today.
We stoked up the fire and prepared for a cold night! I was half expecting to be woken through the night by ravaging storms, but I slept soundly and didn't wake until 5.30 this morning, when I was woken by the sound of G rekindling the remnants of the fire. One look outside and I knew that it must have been raining for quite some time through the night. It wasn't raining when I got up but our back deck was like a huge ice rink with ice nearly ½ inch thick in places and icicles hanging from my garden chairs and table. The BBQ cover looked like it was plastic not material and it was impossible to walk out there without sliding all over the place.
The local news was reporting that the worst of the weather had yet to hit us and that there would be thunderstorms to accompany the freezing. They said that there were power outages in certain areas and that they expected more throughout the morning! Many school districts were reporting that schools were closed for the day and I was keeping my fingers crossed that both of the boys schools would be closed! One disadvantage to living so far out of town is that we can had weather conditions far worse than in the town, making travelling to town and back hard work. S left the house around 6.30am to make the drive into town and work. He rang me a little later to tell me where the trouble spots were, and my heart sunk when he said the bridge was the worst spot, but just to take it really slowly and keep straight! I have to drive across the bridge to get into town, and it is almost halfway between us and town. On a normal day it looks like this -
As you can see it is a single carriageway straight bridge. On a good day the view as you drive along the bridge is wonderful. This morning it was covered in thick ice, and if you skid, there is nowhere to go! I kept hoping against hope that the news would tell me the boys schools were closed, but there was no such luck for me and at 7am we headed out to make the 13 mile journey to town. For the most part the road was pretty good - gritters had been out and the winding road was far less slippy than I expected. The bridge was kind of scary, but it was obvious that lots of cars had passed over on their way into town and crossing the first time wasn't so bad, I just kept my speed slow and didn't break or accelerate and we got over OK. However it also became obvious that the traffic flow had only been one way - the other side of the road was virtually untouched and I needed to come back after dropping the boys. I didn't tell the boys but I was worried about my drive home, and was just hoping against hope that the bridge would be empty and I could cross over onto the wrong side on my homeward journey.
Once in town the roads were clear and I was able to drop the boys of without incident which was good. The journey home again was slower than slow and the bridge, well at about 10 mph it wasn't too bad. Sadly there was a steady stream of traffic coming into town, so I had to stick to the 'slickery' side of the street, as S would say, but I made it home in one piece - just in time for a lovely thunderstorm.
Thankfully, as I write this, the rain has stopped and I cannot hear any more thunder rumbling. The deck is still an ice rink, but I have thrown some salt onto it, so hopefully it too will soon be accessible. I am hoping that this is the last of the bad weather for a while, and I am counting my blessing that I do not live in Mass like my sister, where the heavens opened and dumped 30 inches of snow on them the other week.
There are already a few signs of Spring, and with that will come the tornado warnings again. The neighbours tell me that the tornados only ever hit the other side of the lake, and one neighbour tells me he likes to sit on his deck and watch them as they do so. Maybe I will be able to get some photo's, although I kind of hope not!
Have a wonderful day
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Rain, snow, ice, thunder, and tornados...wellcome to Arkensas!ReplyDelete
You know even if the schools are open sometimes you can just stay home anyway and be safe, that bridge sounded icy and dicey...and as the signs always say "Bridge freezes before roadway." Glad you made it home safe.
Glad you stayed safe! Crazy weather all over the country this winter!ReplyDelete
'Inclement' would be the classic English understatement - it sounds dereadful! That bridge would scare the cr*p out of me on a good day let alone covered in ice. I'm with Joe, next time stay home and stay safe. Hoping the weather improved very soon and I shall stop moaning about the face that it's cold here - we ain't go nuthin on that! xReplyDelete
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Special Event!
Saturday September 6 is International Observe the Moon Night, an annual event to encourage people from around the world to look up at our neighbor, the Moon. We at SUNY New Paltz will be participating by opening Smolen Observatory to the public and pointing our telescopes at the moon. There will also be astronomers, including volunteers from the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association, available to answer your questions and help you view the moon.
The event is free, open to the public, and all ages are welcome. Come and go any time between 8 and 10pm. Smolen Observatory is located on the south side of the SUNY New Paltz campus in the alumni soccer fields.
If it is too cloudy to see the moon with your eyes then we can't see it with a telescope! Cloud date: Sept 7.
More information about InOMN, NASA lunar missions, and the moon can be found here: http://observethemoonnight.org/
Come be a part of something big, as people all over the world observe and learn about the moon at the same time!
Welcome to the Smolen Observatory at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The observatory is used for the education of SUNY students, small research projects, and shows for the public community.
The observatory will be open to the public for Astronomy Night on the first and third Thursday of each month that the university is in session. See our Public Viewing Nights page for more details.


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Bank of America: Financial Winner
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Bank of America (BAC) was the winner among the largest U.S. financial companies on Thursday, with shares rising over 3% to close at $9.41.
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The U.S. Labor Department reported that first-time jobless claims for the week ended Sept. 29 totaled a seasonally-adjusted 367,000, increasing from an upwardly revised 363,000 a week earlier. The four-week average for jobless claims was unchanged at 375,000, while continuing claims were also unchanged, at 3.271 million.
The KBW Bank Index (I:BKX) rose 2% to close at 51.45, with all 24 index components seeing gains for the session.
Bank of America's shares have now returned 70% year-to-date, following a 58% decline during 2011.The shares trade for 0.7 times their reported June 30 tangible book value of $13.22, and for 10 times the consensus 2013 earnings estimate of 91 cents share, among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The consensus 2012 EPS estimate is 48 cents. The company will report its third-quarter results on Oct. 17, with the consensus among analysts being a small profit of seven cents a share, declining from 19 cents in the second quarter, and 56 cents during the third quarter of 2011. Bank of America on Friday announced it had agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle a class action suit brought in 2009 by investors against the company and "certain of its officers and directors," over claims that the bank and its executives made misleading statements when the company acquired Merrill Lynch. The settlement has to be approved by Judge Kevin Castel in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In addition to litigation expenses of $1.6 billion, Bank of America said its third-quarter results would be "impacted by approximately $1.9 billion (pretax) in negative fair value option (FVO) adjustments and debit valuation adjustments (DVA) related to the improvement in the company's credit spreads, and the previously reported charge of approximately $800 million to income tax expense for changes in the U.K. corporate tax rate and the related effect on the deferred tax asset valuation."
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Those people who are always saying that little things mean a lot are right. Unfortunately, the automobile business is sometimes crowded with hard to understand technology, engine stats, fuel science, and complicated data. So when a really cool, easy to use piece of gadgetry comes along, that's a good thing. Nissan has come up with just such a marvel of wizardry, and even non-car people seem to enjoy it.
Have a look at the informational video link below, and learn how the new Nissan cars will alert you to low tire pressure. It's not just the standard dashboard "low -pressure" light either. Far from it. Nissan's team devised a system that makes putting air into your tires fun.
The system alerts you to which tire, if any, needs air. You stop at the service station, begin filling the tire, and watch the turn signals flash while the pressure is changing. When all is well, and the tire has the exact amount of pressure it needs, the horn honks once. If you accidentally put in too much air, the horn will chirp three times, quickly, as if to say, "Hey, you got carried away with this new tire thing and over-filled. Let some air out, and by the way, no more texting while adjusting tire pressure!"
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The Amazing Race Review: What An Ending!by Luke Dwyer at . Comments
If your heart did not beat faster during this week's episode of The Amazing Race, "We Are Charlie Chaplin," then either you don't like the show or don't have a pulse.
What fans of the series were treated to here spanned the gamut of emotions, culminating in one of the most dramatic finishes ever.
The first challenge of the leg gave the promise of one filled with twists and turns. Clues that require the teams to talk to the locals and use some problem solving are always far more interesting than any that essentially say: Go here. As expected, one team, Andy and Tommy, were unable to get the clue correct and fell from first to last.
As exciting as the opening challenge was, it was short lived. Any separation the teams created was eliminated by the flight to Panama City, which had all four teams. Why does the race waste such great challenges right before an equalizer like a flight?
The Roadblock in Panama City was incredibly scary and thus awesome to see. However, it did nothing to help any of the trailing teams catch up. Things seemed equally bleak when the first three teams chose the 'Salt' option of the ensuing Detour.
Amani and Marcus breathed life in to the Detour by choosing the other option, only to be driven to the same one as the rest of the teams. Surprisingly and ultimately intelligently, they did not panic and just complete the challenge they were at. They made their driver take them to the 'Filet' option and passed Ernie and Cindy and Jeremy and Sandy in the process.
What appeared like it might be a boring episode suddenly became interesting. The leg saved its biggest challenge for last: finding the name of the Pit Stop with their only hint being the destination of some dancers.
As Andy and Tommy directed their taxi cab to the wrong destination, suddenly anything became possible. Amani and Marcus seemed to have a chance to leap from last in to first, but couldn't figure out where to go either. When the remaining two teams finished the Detour, my heart started racing.
The teams were so close and yes so far away. Everyone had the Pit Stop in their mental sights but had no idea where to go. Andy and Tommy were hopelessly lost. Ernie and Cindy seemed headed down the same path. Jeremy brilliantly drew a picture of the destination and his cab driver was able to figure out. Amani and Marcus remained at the Pit Stop.
Each team was heading in a different direction, something that must be a The Amazing Race first. With only one team heading in the right direction – and not even remotely being convinced of that anyway – the leg had dissolved in to the biggest mess we've ever seen. It was awesome!
Just as quickly as the tension and excitement developed, it evaporated. The cab drivers of Ernie and Cindy, Jeremy and Sandy and Amani and Marcus were all working together and Jeremy and Sandy's cab driver directed the others where to go. Despite not being able to figure out the clue, Ernie and Cindy and Amani and Marcus were heading to the final leg.
This left Andy and Tommy out of the running despite winning six legs during the course of the race. Afterward, I'm sure they were furious to find out exactly how they lost. Sure, they made a mistake, but Ernie and Cindy and potentially Amani and Marcus (it wasn't clear) were able to make the same mistake.
It is a mistake The Amazing Race will not let happen again. The rural cab drivers used at the start of the day knew each other and likely talked about what was going on the entire time. They're just trying to help one another, having no idea that they're messing with a race. There's no way the race will be designed with such a potential flaw in the future.
With the clear favorites out of The Amazing Race, the final leg is anyone's to win. I can't pick between Ernie and Cindy and Amani and Marcus. What I do believe is that Jeremy and Sandy will not win. If I had to pick, I'd take Amani and Marcus. Picking with my heart for sure.
More from this episode:
- Interestingly, the addition of Tin Tin to the episode was not a promotional ploy. There's a Tin Tin movie coming out soon, but we were not subjected to any product placement-like advertisement for the movie.
- The only good thing about the train ride and plane flight being an equalizer is that no time was wasted showing the travel. Normally, I love that part of the legs, but in this case seeing more of the ending was worth it.
- The way Phil congratulated the final three teams, didn't you think it was possible Andy and Tommy were not eliminated and we were going to have a final four? It would have felt cheap afterward, but they did a great job of building the tension.
Why didn't they tell the cab drivers the rules and interfere early on in the day when they were walking on the wires and the taxi cab drivers were helping one another??? They should have known by then! DUMB PRODUCERS. Snowboarders should win on another ALL STARS. Taxi drivers ugh! No brains.
I agree with the majority of the posts. So very very angry that taxi drivers calling each other determined the end of the race. I am huge fan of amazing race - not anymore. Producers really, you allow taxi drivers to talk to each other so Tommy and Andy can't be the final three????? What is up with rules and regulations to the show. I am so angry that the best team who won 6 first place finishes ended up being eliminated because the other three taxi drivers were in cohoots. Shame on CBS and the producers of Amazing Race. Won't be watching the finals. Its a disgrace
I agree that this wasn't cheating by the other teams but it was defiantly outside interference. The cab drivers should have taken them where they were told. They didn't solve the clue. Those of you that think this is the same as following other teams or cabs breaking down are crazy. I agree I won't be watching either
@ realsupergirl-you're a tard--the snowboarders were awesome and got robbed--i am sure you would not have done as well. regarding amani and marcus--he is a retired NFL player, i am sure they don't need the money--why does TAR insist on having "pseudo celebs" on to boost ratings or whatever. i am done with TAR, gone way downhill the past 3 seasons. buy bye!
I know fans of Andy and Tommy are upset but stuff like this happens on the show a lot. Couples tell each other the answers and sometimes follow each other without knowing where they are going. I too am upset with what I consider the unfairness of contestants sharing info with some and not with others. It should not be allowed but you can't control everything that happens. Andy and Tommy won a lot of trips, money and cars, so I think they are probably pretty happy about things.
My sentiments are the same as most others here. I will not be watching the finale nor the show next season. If contestants do not have to use clues to move on and can simply get their solutions by cheating, what's the point of using clues to move the race along?
Totally agreed, CBS producers should be ashambed of themselves. Snow boarders were cheated. Two other teams were on the same path as them if it wasn't for the cab drivers. This is essentially cheating any way you look at it. Boo, Boo, Boo
How can anyone say that the other teams knew that Jeremy/Sandy knew where they going and decided to follow them?? It was the cabbies interfering. It wasnt cheating but it still wasnt right. The cabbies should have driven to where they where told to drive to. Dedicated viewer since day 1.......not anymore.
And by saying outside people can't insert themselves into the game is just being naive. How could they not. There have been taxi drivers who have clouded before. Not at this level, but directions discussed. I am sure there are taxi drivers who respond negatively to bad racers and positive to good ones and drive accordingly. This is the same exact thing. Unless you have the racers drive everywhere themselves, this type of thing will always happen. How many times have people found a local willing to escort them everywhere they need to go. I am sure they were doing that out of the good of their own heart. Not at all because there were cameras on them and it seemed exciting to do. Nothing wrong happened in this episode. and it made it crazy exciting to see how it would all play out.
How were they cheated? What did Ernie/Cindy and Marcus/Amani do that would be considered cheating? The show is half skill/talents half luck. This is no more cheating than a first place team having a taxi break down and coming in last because of it. It's not their fault the taxi broke down, but that's the risk of the show. Also teams all the time say to follow others cabs. Whether they know where they are going or not. Why isn't that cheating? It's not fair play in the game. If anything Andy/Tommy did it to themselves. They had one word to go off of and just told the driver who took them to the port. They had no idea why they should even be there. If they had stopped and asked and gone to the Balboa statue first, they might have made it back in time for the taxi cab collusion. Again, how is it cheating??? The teams realized Jeremy/Sandy knew where they were going so decided to follow their directions.


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Closing Thoughts
This is the first of many important, yet delicate discussions on the aspects of performance for the AMD FX processor and the Bulldozer architecture. With the IPC decreases we saw in the the FX-8150 clocked at the same speed as the Phenom II X6 processor it makes sense that AMD needed to increase the clock rate of each core pretty dramatically in order to meet performance expectations. It would appear that AMD wasn't able to get frequencies as high as they wanted though and the performance of the FX-8150 in our series of benchmarks pretty clearly demonstrates that. It seems doubtful that years ago when starting development the CPU team at AMD would have targeted the $245 price range for their highest end desktop processor.
In applications that are very lightly threaded the FX-8150 does the poorest as you can see in our LAME MP3 encoding, Valve synthetic tests and more. Even with a clock rate as high as 4.2 GHz in those cases, the FX-8150 was unable to to keep up with the likes of the Core i7-2600k and even the Core i5-2500k. Even VirtualDub, used by many for video capture and transcoding, didn't really see the benefits of 8-cores like we might have thought.
Some of our testing did show some potential for Bulldozer, in particular our highly threaded application workloads like CineBench, POV-Ray and Handbrake. Programs like that can fully utilize the worlds first 8-core processor though even then the FX-8150 didn't beat out the Core i7-2600k that is a quad-core Sandy Bridge processor with HyperTheading enabled. Obviously the module design with 2 cores per module has helped AMD compress processing capability into a smaller die size but the truth is that 1 module does not TRULY equal 2 cores.
AMD iterated over and over that many of the tests we are showing you today are "old benchmarks" and that instead we should focus on "new tests" like high-resolution gaming, media transcoding and even things like the new WinRAR 4. The truth is that high-resolution gaming doesn't see enough of a difference between platforms to really warrant it as a deciding point in my book and in several places of AMD's "reviewer guide" they contradict themselves on that point. Still, I feel that our collection of tests and analysis is fair enough to be a complete evaluation of CPU performance. Just because it turns out to not be good for them all the time doesn't mean it is wrong.
Platform Considerations
Even though the processor might not have impressed us as we had hoped, there are some advantages the AMD platform has over Intel releases including a fairly static platform. When the 990FX motherboards were first released in June we knew that most would support the upcoming Bulldozer processor even if we didn't know exactly what performance would turn out to be. AMD is hoping that many users bought compatible and FX-ready motherboards and will continue to take that path, buying up AMD FX parts to upgrade their rigs.
Also, because many of the new 990FX chipset motherboards support SLI as well as CrossFire options, they can be claimed as more than adequate gaming configurations for at least the next couple of years.
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We mentioned and discussed on previous pages, but the cost of the AMD FX processor is another big selling point for them and was forced upon AMD by the performance numbers we reported today as well.
Compare that to the Sandy Bridge CPU prices on the Core i7-2600k ($314), Core i5-2500k ($219) and the Core i5-2400 ($189) and some interesting things take place.
In the best case, the FX-8150 is competitive with the i7-2600k and better than the i5-2500k, so the pricing is almost justified. However, in many other cases, the FX-8150 has problems keeping up with the i5-2500k as well as the i5-2400. In those instances, the price of the AMD FX part seems quite a bit higher than it has the right to be.
Just as we saw with the release of AMD's Llano A-series APU, AMD is pricing its processors based on best case scenarios rather than the average or median. The A8-3850 was priced in a way that expected consumers to put more value on the intergrated GPU than on the CPU performance. The FX-8150 is priced in a way that expects consumers to put more value on highly threaded applications like Handbrake than on lightly threaded ones like iTunes or gaming.
How will consumers respond is the real question?
Final Thoughts
The allure of having the "world's first destop 8-core processor" is more than slightly muted by the performance results we saw in our review today. Obviously the Bulldozer design team had to make some decisions years ago that couldn't be easily rolled back but it appears obvious to me at this point that the "2 cores per module" design didn't bring with it the benefits AMD expected. And with the inability for the processors to scale to higher frequencies, the FX series from AMD is left holding promises that it couldn't keep for consumers.
The AMD FX processor release really comes down to the one thought: are you willing to give up performance on lightly-threaded everyday applications in hopes of better performance per dollar on highly threaded programs like Handbrake? Even if the answer to that question is yes, Intel's Core i7/i5 line of processors based on Sandy Bridge have competitive solutions that don't require you to give up performance in either direction. Will a system based on the new FX-8150 be competent and competitive while also making for a great gaming machine? It definitely will but is that enough to pull consumers away from the Intel platforms that offer better performance in many areas for similar prices? It is hard to see how it could be.
Be sure to read Josh's final thoughts on AMD's latest release.
Another great article Mr Shrout. I really appreciate the honesty you provide in your assessment of this processor. Hearing different things on the web I was very interested in this processor. Great new design for the future but it just doesnt seem to compete as well as I would like. I currently have a AMD Phenom II X4 965 and this review has me not really wanting to upgrade to it. I plan to get a new mobo and ddr3 ram so looks like that and a new vid card will be my only purchase in the near future. Although given this review would u recommend the FX-8150 or Phenom X6 1090T/1100T?
It is hard to deny the value of the X6 processors now based on their price. If money is kind of tight, I have no qualms recommend the 1100T.
Ryan and his crew please stop doing bogus article on fx 8150.unless amd or someone at ms or linux has some benchmark that test with fx feature in mind all test will be irelevent.fma4 alone isnt supported and you try to compare actual fma proc .intel. vs fx.comparing a cpugpu vs a cpu?core parking activated?threading issue in window?mobo bios issue that wont be fixed in w8.come on just stop benchmarking this cpu give a call to mobo.ms.amd then when they have fixes you can revisit[about6 month worth]some silly test seams to forget one fact very important here in 2 year intel will have fma4.2 year.amd isso far ahead they cant even speak to any one for fear of copying.it isnt they dont want to.the techno is just plain further ahead then all expected.people wonder why fx is selling like hotcake.when was the last time you had a 2 year in the futurtechno avail today?it rarelly happen .this is huge new for corp in the software business be it gaming or anything else.i bet a lot are hard at work opimising .or trying.for fma4 and all other lessb highlighted feature.but like i mention this proc was released 6 month too early
I wonder what Trinity will be like. hmmm
Nice article only the tables are hard to readout :(
I understand the dilemma of sorting by name or rank.
But personally i really prefer ordering by rank, but that's me.
A great solution would be to have mouse-over change the ordering so everyone can pick whats best for them.
Next to that some color coding would be nice of competing products
Light Blue for i5 2400 blue for 2500K and dark blue for 2600K
next to that dark green for the FX green for the X6 light green for the X4.
To just suggest something.
Like a said, good read, so so tables
Yeah, that's fair. We'll see what we can do to improve that in the future!
It's interesting to note that you guys came to a rather different conclusion than Anandtech did with regards to gaming performance with Bulldozer.
I'd definitely like to see some more testing done on this.
Notice they ran their games at resolutions like 1024x768 and at the highest, 1680x1050 while I ran my tests at 1080p. In truth, the higher the resolution the less important the CPU performance tends to be.
To some people, they just want to know the raw gaming power of the CPU so running at low resolutions, sometimes even lower than is likely to be run by the gamer (who plays games at 1024x768 anymore??) will show the biggest differences.
In my case I thought it more pertinent to show the most "real world" cases and 1080p seemed to be the way to go.
You can't argue the Civ V findings, but [H]ard|OCP used similar resolutions and found similar results to Ryan's.
I would to see more gaming benchmarks. Having only 2 games on there seems lazy to me. Where is Starcraft 2, Bad Company 2, Rage, The Witcher 2, and heck put World of Warcraft on there, you know games that people actually play. I don't anyone who plays Lost Planet 2.
Oh and of course Crysis, Crysis Warhead, Crysis 2. Come on!
Did I miss in the article where you explained why you used a 1090t instead of the top of the line 1100t for most of your benchmarks?
Ah, good point. We used the 1090T results from a previous article (Llano I think) and didn't have time to get in the 1100T to run the full allotment of tests before publication. Instead, with our time we had, I was able to run the 1100T through some our architectural analysis tests (core scaling, etc) and gaming.
So... how well does this CPU FOLD????
WOndering if it can handle bigadv folding...
You ain't the only one! I suggested it to Ryan but he hasn't done it since the PS3. Mind you I'm a BOINCer myself.
Based on this review, it's hard to justify upgrading from my Phenom II 955 especially when my PC is used mostly for gaming. I was hoping for better power consumption numbers when compared to what Sandybridge has.
The architecture is intriguing and has potential. It will be interesting to see what AMD comes out with the next iteration.
I just finished reading all 3 reviews( Anand, Toms and PCPER) and just like Yangorang said, WTF?!
The test show some consistencies but there is still a rather big difference in attitude and benches towards the 8150FX.
I think there is a bit of Fanboy-ism being implemeneted by ANAND and TOMS ( you can see by the comments as well) review. Granted it may not be a 2600k but its gets pretty close between a i5 and the i7 so I feel that those 2 reviews excerted much more biased in their writing towards the intel chip, even when the BD came close.
There are some crazy things like the power usage, but really? Most of the people posting dont really care about their lightbill( multi gpu, plethora of fans and 1100watt PSUs) so why are people complaining that much?
I already bought me ASUS CH-V 990fx mobo yesterday, and my AMDHD5970 (2gb) so I think I will just push on through with the BD. My last build was a core 2 duo so I thing I will be good non the less.
I don't think it is a BAD processor necessarily, but I find it hard to recommend the FX-8150 over the Core i5-2500k or even the i7-2600k if you are building a new system from scratch.
You have a 990FX Bulldozer-ready motherboard and want to get rid of that older CPU? Sure, the AMD FX will improve your system somewhat.
As I mentioned in my conclusion page, the primary issue is AMD thinks its processors are worth more money they probably are for MOST work loads.
Thanks for the review Ryan. I bought a Core i5-2500K and z68 mobo 2 weeks ago, and I'm not regretting my purchase one bit. We'll have to see if that sentiment persists thru to when Ivy Bridge comes out. :P
No wonder AMD is attempting to get pile-driver out as soon as possible, they probably knew bulldozer wasn't going to light the world on fire. Now the question is do you wait for Trinity/pile-driver and FM2. Somehow I think most people will wait, unless they already bought the AM3+ board. Isn't Pile-driver and FM2 by Q2 2012?
OH Dear,
Doesn't even look as if its worth updating from an X6.
Hope the 7000 cards are good cause AMD could be in trouble.
Thanks for including an older intel proc (the Q9650) I have a QX9650 and I've been looking to upgrade and was hoping to head back to AMD with this Bulldozer release. Sadly I see a i7-2600 in my future.
Thank you as always for the great review!
Thanks for reading!
Thorough, comprehensive, objective, and very informative review. Well done.
Well this make me wish I hadn't already bought it, since I have an 1100t... So much anticipation, and I suppose I'm about to be let down.
I couldn't care less where AMD goes from here in their lineup. I'm done waiting for their next "fast" cpu, which is only going to be a pathetic 10-15% improvement anyway. I'll have a 2500k under my hood now, and AMD will unfortunately be in my rear view, broken down on the side of the road overheating.
What is the deal with the performance?
Doesn't it look strange that a 2 billion transistor chip (fx-1850) is a tad slower than a 0.9 billion chip (i7 2600k) of witch 1/4 is a gpu.
There are a few major improvements, but still.
Is that just an unpopular code or a task sheduler comunication mishap? Some people speak of imprvements in windows 8.
Could that be it? That Bulldozer is a year early, and not late at all?
Indeed. It seems ridiculous that 2 billion transistors nets them a slightly slower chip than even their last generation.
It doesn't make sense. I think AMD needs hyper threading bolted on to extract more performance or something. All those transistors are going wasted, or it's just insanely inefficient.
The module design was to be AMD's take on HyperThreading but better.
Yes, Windows 8 will help some, but even in AMD's best case scenarios we are talking 4-10% improvement there.
In reality, we are just as confused how 2 billion transistors loses to 1.16 billion transistors this regularly.
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I first met the Vroegops 2 years ago when we adopted our adorable puppy Dutch from one of their litters. Philip and I have kept in touch with Todd and Janet over the past couple years and they contacted me about photographing their family. Janet really wanted capture her family (2 parents, 5 kids, 3 dogs) as they are now before her kids start marrying and moving out. So I headed down to their beautiful home surrounded by fields, trees, and dirt roads for an afternoon of fun. You can really see the love between Todd and Janet and the fun relationship the kids have with each other.
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Heading down to the spots Janet picked out for the photos. She did such a great job!
I can only take so many posed photos with siblings before I'm ready for some fun. Here I said, "Umm, punch each other." I think it worked!
This is Luke. Contrary to popular belief, he is the oldest. He goes to Calvin College, as does his younger brother Mitch.
This is Mitch. Contrary to popular belief, he is not the oldest! I felt really terrible when I made this mistake… at least I wasn't the first.
This is Tessa. She is a senior in high school and next year plans to attend Calvin College. Man, how'd I get stuck with all these Calvin fans? I actually wore my Hope College fleece that day… completely unintentional!
This is Caleb. He loves to pick on his little sister Naomi. But I think he does it cause he loves her. (That's probably supposed to be a secret)
This is Naomi, the baby of the family, but that doesn't stop her from dreaming big. Even though her siblings all go to Calvin (or plan to), she wants to go to Harvard. Or Yale.
All done here, onto the next spot!
This barn wasn't part of Janet's plan, but since we were right by it and the home is rented, we figured it couldn't hurt to stop. I'm so glad we did, this barn was awesome!
Here are Todd & Janet. A beautiful couple. You can really see how much they love each other.
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Wednesday night and early Thursday morning temps will plummet into the teens, again, with near-zero wind chill readings.
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Himalayan art is new terrain for many people. This exhibition is intended to serve as a guide through this exhilarating landscape. It is organized into four sections, and each object on view contributes a partial answer to the question "What is Himalayan art?" The installation will change periodically to refocus the questions and to pose others. The museum as a whole is a journey along many paths through Himalayan art, offering intimate encounters and changing perspectives.
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Clarence Benjamin Jones
Clarence B. Jones (born January 8, 1931) is the former personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer and close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He is a Scholar in Residence at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute at Stanford University. He is the author of What Would Martin Say? (HarperCollins, 2008) and "Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation" (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2011) In 1962, Martin Luther King wrote a letter recommending his lawyer and advisor, Clarence B. Jones, to the New York State Bar, stating: "Ever since I have known Mr. Jones, I have always seen him as a man of sound judgment, deep insights, and great dedication. I am also convinced that he is a man of great integrity". Jones was born 8 January 1931 to parents who were domestic workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was raised in a foster home and a boarding school in New England. He attended Columbia University beginning in 1949, but his college education was interrupted by military service. Jones was drafted into the Army in August 1953, but was given an "undesirable" discharge as a security risk in April 1955 for refusing to sign the Armed Forces Loyalty Certificate stating  ( Wikipedia article )
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18th annual sun valley wellness festival
May 22-25, 2015
wellness expo
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Board of Directors
Nick Maricich, Chairman
Nick was born in the Sun Valley Lodge and has maintained a residence in the Wood River Valley for over 50 years. He has made a living as both a professional Skier and Ice Skater, traveling much of the world doing both. His life of spiritual practice began, when at the age of 12, he learned transcendental meditation. In 1980 while ski racing for the University of Utah he began a lifelong study of yoga. He has traveled extensively in the US, Peru, Brazil, India, Italy and France to seek spiritual teachers and experience. Nick has been adopted into the Crow Indian Tribe and is a recognized tribal Sundancer. He is a trained blessing giver, holy whisperer, Dahnhak level 2 trained and a guide to Casa de Dom Inacio. Today he continues to explore spiritual practice and mental growth combined with an outdoor life style. Nick is the Wellness Institute board President, sits on the board of the SVSEF and is a founding board member of the Sun Club. Nick makes a living in real estate and as a Ski School director. As a single parent he has raised an environmentally and spiritually conscious daughter in Sun Valley. Nick is dedicated to the Institute and exposing his community to as many different life enhancing experiences as possible.
Elisabeth Grabher, President
Elisabeth Grabher was born in Sun Valley, Idaho and raised in Ketchum. After graduating college from the University of Utah and University of Osaka, Japan she moved back to the valley to start her family and learn the family business. In 1992, Elisabeth started working at Grabher Construction working from the bottom up to become President in 2004. In 2005, she was asked to join YPO (Young Presidents Organization), Idaho chapter, and became the first woman in Idaho to join. In 2008, Elisabeth's mother Rigmor Grabher was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Elisabeth spent 14 months traveling the United States with her mother to find the best options to treat her mother's cancer. It was meeting Michael Broffman at The Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo, CA, that changed Elisabeth's path. His use of Eastern medicine helped Rigmor to have 12 good months of active living, far exceeding the western doctor's time frame of two months. In the fall of 2009, Elisabeth joined the St. Lukes Foundation board in hopes of helping to create and develop a wellness program at St. Lukes. She is very excited to have joined the Sun Valley Wellness Institute board because she has seen the many different aspects of Wellness and how they can benefit everyone. Elisabeth has two children Trent who is sixteen, and an eleven year old daughter Antonia.
Cheryl Welch Thomas, Vice President & Fundraising Co-Chair
Cheryl has worked at Chapter One bookstore for over 30 years. She moved to Ketchum 36 years ago to teach at Hemingway School. After working part time at Chapter One, she never returned to teaching. She helped organize the Sun Valley Wellness Festival 15 years ago to help bring spiritual opportunities to the community as well as to promote business in Ketchum over spring slack.
Michael Cortese, Treasurer
Michael Cortese started his professional career as a real estate and business attorney in California. Upon phasing out his legal practice he began and ran various business ventures, including in cable, film, restaurant, real estate development and currently, digital media. Michael has also served on various non-profit boards in both Idaho and California. He has served as CFO and/or President for the Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, YMCA, and Sawtooth United FC. Michael has traveled to many locals around the US and the world studying with masters of various spiritual practices. He finds that Sun Valley, with its wide array of spiritual teachings and enhanced health choices, may be the most advantageous place in the world to learn and gain knowledge of these practices for a more complete life. Michael has lived in the Wood River Valley for fifteen years and has raised his four children here.
Pam Jonas, Secretary & Volunteer Chair
Pam is a retired Alaskan School teacher who is living full time in the Wood River Valley with her husband John. She enjoys many of the outdoor activities that the valley offers. She loves to travel and experience different cultures and connecting with people from many parts of the world.
Scott Carlin
Speaker & Tech Committee
Scott his wife Laura and two young sons become full-time residents of Ketchum in 2011, moving here from Santa Monica, on what they describe as an "intuitive calling." Scott is an active investor, advisor and board member of a number of companies and non-profit organizations. He also creates, produces and distributes film and television projects, his principal endeavor for the last 30 years, many of which align with his interests in transformational media and new technology. Scott serves on the board of directors of The Ride, Inc., a mobile theatrical entertainment experience in New York City, Wild Gift, an incubator for young social entrepreneurs, HRTS: Hollywood Radio & Television Society and Carpe Paddlum, Kayak for a Cause and KDPI Inc., Ketchum's first non-commercial FM station. He is an advisor to G.A.T.E., The Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment, and The Shift Network. Most recently Scott served as President, Domestic Television Distribution for HBO, a position he held for seven years. Shortly after leaving HBO, he partnered with Rosie O'Donnell to produce her talk show "Rosie" for the OWN Network. He has produced the first-ever feature length documentary about Deepak Chopra, "Decoding Deepak," which was directed by Gotham Chopra. Prior to HBO Scott held senior management positions at Warner Bros. Television, Lorimar-Telepictures, Telepictures and DigitalConvergence.com.
Marcia Duff, Speaker Committee Chair
Marcia grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii and feels her move to Sun Valley 13 years ago was going from one paradise to another. She is a photographer with images in several galleries in Hawaii and Ketchum. She is also a grandmother, a swimmer, an ukulele player, and a networker, which is why she is on the Sun Valley Wellness Institute Board. She is the chairman of the Speaker's Committee and enjoys searching for and finding the best speakers with new and innovative ideas to present to her community.
Dolora Deal
Silent Auction Co-Chair
Dolora has been on a healing spiritual path all of her life. She is Co-author of
Incidents Beyond Coincidence
. She is certified in Reconnective Healing, Matrix Energetics and many other modalities including additional study with Dr. Joyce Hawkes of Cell Level Healing. A session with Dolora will give you the opportunity to shift your energy in all areas of emotional, physical, spiritual and mental disease. Her intent is to always move you to a place of peace and self love.
Pirie Grossman, Fundraising Co-Chair
Pirie Grossman has been a longtime supporter of the Sun Valley Wellness Festival and brings a diverse background in entertainment, event planning and fundraising to the SVWI board. She was living and working in Los Angeles in the entertainment industry as a television host of E! Entertainment Television, interviewing actors, directors and producers on movie sets all around the world. Her career shifted when she moved to Sun Valley to take a year off, met her future husband, Jim Grossman, and had her son, Buey, now 12, and daughter Saba, now 10. After going through intense spiritual lessons from some difficult pregnancy issues, she wanted to give back in gratitude for her miracle children, and the opportunity presented itself when she met Kiril Sokoloff, organizer of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit to Sun Valley in 2005. She was inspired to produce a special event where 10,000 children came to meet and hear His Holiness speak on compassion. Soon after she and her now ex-husband were inspired to bid to hold the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Idaho, and much work and faith led to a successful outcome. Three thousand athletes from 100 countries came to Idaho to compete for two weeks in February of 2009. Pirie's desire is to help expand and create more life enriching events as well as build a more permanent legacy of the Sun Valley Wellness Institute for our community.
Sandra Figge, Fundraising Committee (info to come)
Martin Flannes, Lon
g Term Planning Chair
Marty has been enjoying the Wood River Valley - first as visitor, then as a second home owner, and now as a resident - for over 30 years.
He is an active real estate, water rights, and business attorney and green development consultant.
During his substantial involvement in the acquisition and development of more than 50 significant properties (primarily hotel and resort) in North America, Hawaii, and the Caribbean, Marty learned about green development.
He returned to the Valley full time in 2003 to promote sustainable development practices and is a U.S. Green Building Council LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) Accredited Professional.
Marty has been a supporter or sponsor of the Wellness Festival since 2003 and helped organize the Sun Valley Wellness Institute in 2005 as a Board member.
He co-founded the Sun Valley Sustainability Conference in 2004.
Marty is an active supporter or board member of many environmental and wellness organizations and an avid outdoor sports enthusiast.
He is grateful for the opportunity to serve on the SVWI Board and to support its mission of inspiring positive change.
Stephanie Reed, Marketing Committee Chair
Stephanie has called Sun Valley home for 39 years. Having grown up in the Wood River Valley, she can truly attest to the unique quality of life and sense of community the area provides. Stephanie graduated with a Businessdegree from Boise State University and within the next year started sellingreal estate and has been for the past 15 years. In 2009, she was asked tojoin the St. Luke's Wood River Volunteer Core Board and accepted for 2 reasons,to be involved with a working board that yearly donates money to the HospitalFoundation in departments of need and to be part of the health and wellness ofthe community. Along with the hospital board, she volunteers for"Girls On The Run" in hopes of helping elementary and middle schoolgirls be healthy and follow their truth. "My search in spirituality was takento the next level last year when I attended the Sun Valley Wellness Festivaland what an honor, to be part of the board. I look forward to manyyears of helping others not only in our community but to all on their path of growth."
Andria Friesen, Silent Auction Co-Chair
Andria has been in the fine art industry for 30+ years. She moved to Idaho in 1986 to open Friesen Gallery Sun Valley, which she still maintains. Friesen Gallery Seattle was Andria's endeavor from 1990-2012. Representing artists of international and national recognition, the Gallery is also dedicated to showcasing and nurturing select talented emerging painters and sculptors. In 2009 Andria composed and published Speak For The Trees. A 200-page hardcover book featuring 76 important artists from around the world. Poignant offerings by 70+ significant authors (throughout history) are also showcased. Andria has been actively involved in the Wellness Festival for many years, other contributions to the community include Co-Chair of the 2013 Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction and she is a founding member of Animal Hospice/Compassionate Crossings.
Carol Waller, SVWI Executive Director, Marketing/PR Chair
Carol Waller is co-founder of the Sun Valley Wellness Festival and has been actively involved in its growth and development over the past 15 years. As the Sun Valley Wellness Institute's new Executive Director she is spearheading the SVWI's future expansion into creating and supporting year-round programs, education, and events. Carol has a 30 year career in travel & tourism management/marketing/PR; she was Executive Director of the Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Bureau for 13 years and is currently also working as Director of Fly Sun Valley Alliance and consulting on marketing, PR and event projects for a variety of organizations and businesses. She lives in Hailey with her husband with two children away in college. She loves the beautiful "tribe" of people involved in wellness and is constantly inspired by what she has yet to learn.
Sun Valley Events
Heather LaMonica Deckard, Director
telephone: 208-726-2777
Sun Valley Events provides professional event coordination with great attention to detail. Founded by veteran event professionals, Sun Valley Events handles a variety of Sun Valley and Ketchum area events, from the largest event in the area, Wagon Days, to small corporate conferences. Sun Valley Events has directed the Sun Valley Wellness Festival since 2007 and it is one of the highlights of their year to see such happy attendees and to work with such a professional and talented board of directors.
Heather LaMonica Deckard successfully coordinated the largest Sun Valley area annual event, Wagon Days, for seven years before co-founding Sun Valley Events. She is a native of the Wood River Valley and holds a B.A. from Boise State University.
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Watch all Springfield College commencement weekend ceremonies the weekend of May 17-18 as we celebrate the academic accomplishments of the Class of 2014.
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Graduate CommencementSaturday, May 17, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.
Due to inclement weather, the Springfield College Graduate Commencement Ceremony scheduled for Saturday, May 17, will be moved from the Naismith Green to inside Blake Arena starting at 9:30 a.m. Read more. Watch live.
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Baccalaureate ceremony exercises will be held on Naismith Green for bachelor's degree graduates and their families. Watch live.
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Undergraduate commencement exercises will be held at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. Watch live.
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Take Two for February 4, 2013
Skeletal remains found in parking lot confirmed as King Richard III's
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A television screen displays the skull what is believed to be King Richard III during a press conference at Leicester University on February 4, 2013 in Leicester, England. The University of Leicester has been carrying out scientific investigations on remains found in a car park to find out whether they are those of King Richard III since last September, when the skeleton was discovered in the foundations of Greyfriars Church, Leicester.
King Richard III never got a funeral fit for a king. The 15th century British monarch died in combat, defending his crown from an uprising. His remains were hastily buried and soon they were lost to ages.
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Now archeologists say they've found the missing monarch, buried below a parking lot in Leicester, England. The researchers used DNA from Richard III's living descendants to confirm the find. Joining us with more is KPCC's Patt Morrison.


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Large Tour Firms Jump on Exotic Travel Trend
A growing number of travelers are venturing far afield to exotic and remote destinations in search of once-in-a-lifetime vacations, prompting growing numbers of tour firms to expand in this direction.While tour operators like Journeys International and G Adventures have long specialized in this type of travel – including adventure travel, ecotourism and "experiential" travel to exotic locales – larger tour operators are moving in.The development has created more choices, and more decisions, for agents and their clients. Agents will, of course, want to know if the specialist tour operator pays commission and many do, including Journeys International and G Adventures.Once the commission question is answered, choosing between a smaller specialty firm and a larger tour op is a matter of assessing the different natures of each.What specialty firms offer"It's not so much a question of taking people exclusively [to exotic destinations]; rather we take them differently," said Will Weber, senior director and co-founder of Journeys International, a specialist in small group adventure travel and ecotourism.Journeys International tailors its trips, "curating the experience to match the individual's interest," Weber said. "Many of our people tell us, 'I don't take group tours, but I know I can't do this on my own.'" "Our clients tend to have higher expectations in terms of gaining more in-depth knowledge from local guides and more opportunities for interactions on a personal basis."In contrast, the larger tour operators "tend to have a more generalized focus," according to Weber. The advantages of bigFor Jeremy Palmer, Tauck Tours' vice president/general manager, land division and new ventures, choosing between a specialist or larger tour operator, "is not an either/or. There are pros and cons to each.""If you're going with someone who only goes to one place for 30 years, you would hope there's a level of service that comes with that," he said, adding: "I think we match that. "But on the flip side, because we are so large, there are things clients can expect before and after the journey, not just while they are there," Palmer said,The tried and trueTraveling with a larger tour operator, especially to more remote destinations, provides travelers with a greater level of comfort, according to Steve Born, vice president of marketing for the Globus Family of Brands."We know these niche operators are perceived as specialists by agents, but they have to weigh that against more tried and true operators like us," he said. "A specialist operator may not have the range of product we offer and, with Globus, the different brands we have. It's also more than likely the client will be more familiar with our brands, giving us more street cred."One advantage for agents is that bookings they make with Globus to exotic destinations contribute to their overall volume with the firm, whereas a booking with a specialist is likely to be a "one-off," Born added.Healthy competitionOverall, the increased competition in the exotic travel arena is desirable, said General Tours World Traveler president Bob Drumm."The competition is healthy, and it addresses the particular needs that travelers have," Drumm said. Some companies focus on specific interests or activities, others on particular destinations and budgets."The U.S. has always had a very fragmented tour operator market, with operators offering tours all over the world," he added.Next time: Advice from tour operators on selling exotic destinations.Related storyTour Ops See Rising Demand for Exotic Destinations
Many of our people tell us, 'I don't take group tours, but I know I can't do this on my own.'Will Weber, Journeys International
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Henry Brunton, BPE
PGA OF Canada Master Professional
Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher
US Kids Golf Master Junior Teacher
Henry Brunton is one of the most recognizable names in Canadian golf and is one of the worlds leading golf coaches and educators-a PGA of Canada Master Professional and the only Canadian listed among GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Teachers in Amercia. He was the Royal Canadian Golf Association's National Golf Coach from 1999-2011, the creator of the PGA of Canada's Teaching and Coaching Certification program.
A graduate of the University of Ottawa, Brunton has been a member of the Canadian PGA since 1984. In 2008, the PGA of Canada honored him with its highest standing - Master Professional. He was also named as the fourth Most Influential Person in Canadian Golf in rankings by Canada's National Post.
Brunton has a passion for developing elite junior golfers. He was Canadas National Coach since the Royal Canadian Golf Association established its Player Development Program in 1999 to 2011. Teams led by Brunton won the 2001 Four Nations Cup Championship and the 2003 Americas Cup and have competed for Canada around the globe. Brunton coached the Canadian National Mens Team to a Silver Medal finish at the 2006 World Amateur Championship in South Africa and the Canadian Junior team to a Bronze Medal finish in the 2010 World Junior Championship in Japan.
Brunton is a leader in coach training and education. In 1999, he was hired by the PGA of Canada to design and develop a national teacher and coach education program. The result was the highly acclaimed Teaching and Coaching Certification Program (TCCP). The TCCP is a mandatory training program for all PGA of Canada Professionals. He was a member of the task force that created the PGA of Canada/Golf Canada Long-term Athlete Development Guide. Brunton and Dr. Rick Jensen from Boca Raton, FL. have been contracted by the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) to develop and deliver a new TPI Education Track-Certified Golf Coach- this three level program will be conducted worldwide beginning in 2013.
Brunton is an accomplished author, speaker and consultant. In 2009, he published Journey to Excellence: The Young Golfer's Complete Guide to Achievement and Personal Growth and in 2012 High Performance Golf was released. Brunton has been a featured presenter at golf conferences throughout Canada as well as in Australia, Germany, England, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, in the United States for various PGA Sections, at the prestigious "Better Golf Through Technology" Conference at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2009 he was a keynote speaker at the PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit in Port. St. Lucie, Florida. In 2010 Brunton was a featured speaker at the World Golf Fitness Summit in Orlando, Florida as well as the British PGA Junior Golf Summit at the Belfry. In 2011 he delivered keynote addresses at the PGA of America Inaugural Junior Golf Summit at Pinehurst and at the English Golf Union Coaches Summit in Birmingham, UK. In 2012 he presented his research paper at the World Scientific Congress of Golf V1 in Phoenix, Arizona.
In 2005, Brunton was the first, and only, Canadian recognized by GOLF Magazine as one of America's "Top 100 Teachers, the publications survey of teaching excellence. In 2008 he became the first Canadian to be included among the U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 Junior Teachers list. In 2009, he was named National Junior Leader of the Year by the Canadian PGA. In 2010, Brunton was the first Canadian recognized by the PGA's of Europe - an alliance of PGA's of 37 countries with its most prestigious honour - the Five Star Professional Award. In 2012, Brunton was named US Kids Golf Master Junior Teacher- the first Canadian to be so recognized.
Henry Brunton Golf is based at Eagles Nest Golf Club near Toronto-winter programs are conducted at The Metro Golf Dome in Toronto and at the PGA Center for Learning and Performance in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
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